Chronicles by Luciana B. Veit

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Causing a Commotion
2007-03-10 23:38:01
So, I sent my husband over for the last groceries and meanwhile, “with all my hair in the air”, I started to hide the broken wings of my son’s toy airplanes and Lego bricks that were spread across the rug. ...The truth was that these guests were nothing more than fellow workers of my husband, whom I, on the spur of the moment, invited to have a coffee at our place – and thus invading my utmost privacy. ...It’s not that I am someone who has never seen daylight - quite on the contrary, since I adore traveling and do enjoy the bustling life of a great city. ...As a matter of fact, three hours of lovely conversation flew by, in spite of the obscene behaviour demonstrated by my dog: he was harassing our guests and did it with rhythmical interruptions (just to catch some air). ...This meant that soon they will be leaving, and I could finally get back to myself, to my absolute naked truth, that only very few people can handle or understand. ...I agreed th...
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One Night in Dubai
2007-03-10 05:31:00
During the sacred month of devotion and discipline for the Muslims, tourists also have to show some respect to Muslim traditions, but nonetheless they begin to experience the most genuine atmosphere of a thousand and one nights. ...The great, modern and mirrored skyscrapers reflect the traditional tents in front of spacious houses of natural tones, reflect the party of light and ornaments on the streets and also reflect the joy of the worshippers for having managed another hard day of minor sacrifices during the holy month, apart from helping their families and the needy ones. ...The shops reopen offering hundreds of prizes and super discounts, the restaurants organize special set menus, the belly-dancers in their exotic costumes get ready for another busy night, the tourists do not know what to photograph first with so much to see. The warm waves of the Persian Gulf Sea keep their eternal rhythm; and by the shores of the sea arm, known locally аs Khor, where the city of Duba...
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The Perfect City
2007-03-06 02:37:00
However, the truth is that this country has become one of the most prosperous, clean and safe countries in the world - thanks to its visionary founder, the British Sir Stamford Raffles. Despite its very strict laws, Singapore attracts millions of tourists each year, and not only those who decide to take advantage of their flight connections and make a stopover in one of the most dynamic cities in the world (by the way, Singapore Airlines has already received the crown of the best national flight carrier in the world many times). ...Those who think that I am exaggerating, please name any other city in the world where crime is practically non-existent, where the temperature is tropical all year round, where the beaches of the small and most of the time deserted islands surrounding the city are paradisiac, where modernity is present in all aspects of the infrastructure, where the subway and the green streets are immaculately clean, where all the public places are well kept, and st...
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The several faces of the humanity
2007-01-08 14:12:00
The primary school teacher (or perhaps the librarian) – single, in her 40’s; she is a model citizen in the eyes of society, but this woman belongs to category of those who are extremely jealous of those who are pretty, who are married, who have lovely children and, at the same time, who are intelligent and very much active outside their own family. ...Grown men who cannot be completely happy with what they have, unless they can show to all in their circle the gorgeous woman who is crazy about him, the dream house at the beach that he has just bought, the brand new, expensive car. ...Elderly ladies who, with age, turned into saints: they would never think of something inappropriate…, however the truth is that they really yearn for a hot sex scene on the television, or even better, in their own beds – and this is great, because sexual desire is natural at any age. ...The teenagers who try to prove themselves, they believe that they are the centre of the ...
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Human heat
2006-12-22 14:45:00
But time and again when I drive my car, I recall those times when I needed three hours to get to work by public transport, literally crossing São Paulo City from one end to the other. Every morning I had to endure that tremendous tension, hoping to find a vacant seat on the bus (preferably by the window), because it would be a nightmare to spend one and a half hours fighting for each centimetre on the floor just to place my feet and be able to stand. ...It was like steam and water mixed with oily skin, cheap deodorant and wet hair (hair was not only wet from the rain, but also as a result of the wet hair-style chosen by some less stylish citizens of this city). ...Still two bus stops to go, I fought my way trough the commuters to pay for my ride, and finally I could anticipate that glorious moment when I could get off the bus. ...The bus started to slow down, and in these two seconds that I had before the door threw open, I observed the whole scene once again: the cro...
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What about the toilet?
2006-12-16 14:34:00
Time and again, when the lights are dimmed, when the eyes are fixed on each other, when everything makes you smile, when the body temperature rises and when you blush, who in this precise moment is going to imagine your partner relieving himself? ...Japanese and South Koreans insist on spending a quality time while sitting in the toilet, what perhaps could be the only time when they can enjoy some unconditional privacy and peace of mind. ...For example, when they cannot hold their stool and relieve themselves in front of the school; or a story of the man who is invited for a barbecue party at his boss‘s place and discovers that his boss has the goddess for a daughter, but their toilet was not equipped with toilet paper nor did it have a towel. ...It’s easy to see that this system does not work very well, when piss on the floor is left to dry out or when small pieces of excrement are glued to the cabin walls. ...People there even do not try to find a place where t...
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Causing a Commotion
2006-12-08 14:37:00
So, I sent my husband over for the last groceries and meanwhile, “with all my hair in the air”, I started to hide the broken wings of my son’s toy airplanes and Lego bricks that were spread across the rug. ...The truth was that these guests were nothing more than fellow workers of my husband, whom I, on the spur of the moment, invited to have a coffee at our place – and thus invading my utmost privacy. ...It’s not that I am someone who has never seen daylight - quite on the contrary, since I adore traveling and do enjoy the bustling life of a great city. ...I became impatient, staring at my wristwatch and thinking that in this exact moment I could be watching the news, surfing the Internet, tickling my husband and son, reading or writing. ...As a matter of fact, three hours of lovely conversation flew by, in spite of the obscene behaviour demonstrated by my dog: he was harassing our guests and did it with rhythmical interruptions (just to catch ...

To believe is not to know
2006-12-03 15:00:00
If He chose to love a woman in all possible ways, this would only confirm that Jesus was really a saint, an extraordinary man, because what He preached above all, was love. ...If we look at the roots of the history, we will notice that people killed others, as much as they died themselves, for the same idea of divinity, for the same God in different names. ...Are we afraid of taking full responsibility for what we believe in or is it more comfortable to let the others do all the talking? ...Many people try to prove the impossible: on the one hand, science is right in its statements regarding faith, but on the other hand, the church (doesn’t matter which one) possesses the absolute truth. ...Therefore, if Jesus was a mortal, a father and a husband, it’s us who should decide what to believe in, accepting the idea or explanation that is closer to our heart, and never let someone else do it for us. ...The miracle of life and the most precious gifts that we were giv...

Upscale Expatriate
2006-11-28 14:47:00
All this and perhaps a little more is part of the routine in an expatriate’s life, the only thing is that is the beautiful side, the side that everybody wants to hear about (or maybe not everybody, since many can’t bear so much jealousy). ...With time, expatriates start to see the world with eyes of local people, we begin to express ourselves differently, and also we learn to shut our mouths once in a while, because we realize that our world adventures do not surprise our beloved ones any longer, and our stories become boring for those who did not take any part in them. ...The nephews grow up, the cousins get married, new family members are born; and for those who are far away, these are indeed important events, but these events not necessarily have the same importance for the expatriates – and not because the latter are cold people, but simply because of the fact that the distance prevents us from being greatly involved in life of our relatives. ...The non-e...
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This is not a banana tree leaf!
2006-11-25 14:15:00
To speed the process, I decided to fire away my answers to the questions before they were even asked: “I’ve come as a tourist for two weeks this time, I speak German, I am not a night club stripper, I will not lodge under a bridge and yes, I possess a credit card. ...Minutes later, passing through the green channel designed for Nothing to Declare people, I remembered those times when I used to arrive in Europe from Brazil loaded with all kinds of pills, powders and herbs: guaraná, curau, fubá, mixing flour (to eat with feijoada), cheese bread, carqueja tea and candy. ...Always when I was asked to open my luggage, I did not know if I simply laughed or if I roared with laughter to the officers’ face of disbelief while they tried to decipher each plastic bag filled with strange items. ...No matter how they are excited with our soccer, dance our samba, listen to our bossanova, read our literature, drink our cachaça, dream of our landscape, an...
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