January 19th
Posted by Ana Lucia at 2:49 pm in Ana's Musings...

This is my Birthday! Yes. I mean, not today, but I was born on January 19th :)

So…. I decided to Google January 19th and this is what I found:

January 19th in History

1793: King Louis XVI sentenced to death by the French Convention
1915: German zeppelins bomb London for the first time in World War I
1942: Japanese forces invade Burma during World War 2
1991: Iraqui Presidential Palace attacked as the Gulf War begins
1992: A new Bulgarian President is elected in the countries first free elections
1993: Israel recognizes PLO

January 19th birthdays

1736: James Watts, Scottish ’steam’ inventor
1737: Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French author
1807: Robert E. Lee, American Civil War general
1809: Edgar Allen Poe, American author and poet
1839: Paul C?zanne, French painter
1943: Janis Joplin, American rock singer
1946: Dolly Parton, US country singer and film actress

Famous, Infamous, and Notable
January 19 Birthdays

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January 19, 1991 Erin Sanders American child actress
January 19, 1985 Rika Ishikawa Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
January 19, 1985 Esteban Guerrieri Argentine racing driver
January 19, 1984 Thomas Vanek Austrian ice hockey player
January 19, 1984 Euan Blair Eldest son of Tony Blair
January 19, 1984 Karun Chandhok Indian racing driver
January 19, 1983 Utada Hikaru American-born Japanese singer and songwriter
January 19, 1982 Jodie Sweetin American child actress
January 19, 1982 Mike Komisarek American ice hockey player
January 19, 1982 Angela Chang Taiwanese singer and actress
January 19, 1981 Asier Del Horno Spanish footballer
January 19, 1981 Lucho González Argentine footballer
January 19, 1980 Jenson Button English Formula One driver
January 19, 1979 Svetlana Khorkina Russian gymnast
January 19, 1979 Wiley (rapper) English Rapper (Grime)
January 19, 1977 Lauren Cameroonian footballer
January 19, 1977 Nicole Chilean singer
January 19, 1976 Tarso Marques Brazilian racing driver
January 19, 1974 Jaime Moreno Bolivian footballer
January 19, 1974 Ian Laperrière Canadian ice hockey player
January 19, 1973 Karen Lancaume French actress
January 19, 1972 Joana Benedek Mexican actress
January 19, 1972 Drea de Matteo American actress
January 19, 1972 Ron Killings American professional wrestler
January 19, 1972 Princess Kalina of Bulgaria titular Bulgarian royal family
January 19, 1972 Troy Wilson Australian racing driver and AFL player
January 19, 1971 Shawn Wayans American actor and producer
January 19, 1971 John Wozniak American singer and songwriter (Marcy Playground)
January 19, 1970 Udo Suzuki Japanese comedian
January 19, 1969 Junior Seau American football player
January 19, 1969 Steve Staunton Irish footballer
January 19, 1966 Lena Philipsson Swedish singer
January 19, 1966 Sylvain Côté Canadian ice hockey player
January 19, 1966 Floris Jan Bovelander Dutch field hockey player
January 19, 1966 Stefan Edberg Swedish tennis player
January 19, 1964 Ricardo Arjona Guatemalan singer
January 19, 1963 Michael Adams American basketball player
January 19, 1963 Caron Wheeler British singer (Soul II Soul)
January 19, 1962 Hans Daams Dutch cyclist
January 19, 1957 Kenneth McClintock Puerto Rican politician
January 19, 1955 Simon Rattle English conductor
January 19, 1955 Paul Rodriguez Mexican-born actor and comedian
January 19, 1954 Katey Sagal American actress
January 19, 1954 Cindy Sherman American artist
January 19, 1954 Katharina Thalbach German actress and film director
January 19, 1953 Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor
January 19, 1953 Richard Legendre Canadian politician
January 19, 1952 David Patrick Kelly American actor
January 19, 1950 Grant Nordman Canadian politician
January 19, 1949 Robert Palmer English singer and guitarist
January 19, 1949 Dennis Taylor Northern Irish snooker player
January 19, 1948 Frank McKenna Canadian politician
January 19, 1947 Paula Deen American chef and restaurateur
January 19, 1947 Rod Evans British musician (Deep Purple)
January 19, 1947 Ann Compton American news reporter
January 19, 1946 Julian Barnes English author
January 19, 1946 Dolly Parton American singer and actress
January 19, 1944 Shelley Fabares American actress
January 19, 1944 Peter Lynch American investor
January 19, 1944 Dan Reeves American football coach
January 19, 1944 Laurie London English singer
January 19, 1943 Janis Joplin American singer
January 19, 1943 Petchara Chaowarat Thai film actress
January 19, 1943 Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
January 19, 1942 Michael Crawford British singer and actor
January 19, 1941 Colin Gunton British theologian
January 19, 1941 Tony Anholt British actor
January 19, 1940 Paolo Borsellino Italian magistrate
January 19, 1939 Phil Everly American musician
January 19, 1936 Ziaur Rahman President of Bangladesh
January 19, 1932 Richard Lester British director
January 19, 1931 Robert MacNeil Canadian journalist
January 19, 1930 Tippi Hedren American actress
January 19, 1926 Fritz Weaver American actor
January 19, 1924 Nicholas Colasanto American actor
January 19, 1924 Jean-François Revel French author
January 19, 1923 Jean Stapleton American actress
January 19, 1923 Markus Wolf German spy
January 19, 1922 Guy Madison American actor
January 19, 1921 Patricia Highsmith American author
January 19, 1921 “Billy Batts” Devino American gangster
January 19, 1920 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peruvian United Nations Secretary General
January 19, 1918 John H. Johnson American publisher
January 19, 1917 John Raitt American singer and actor
January 19, 1914 Bob Gerard British racing driver
January 19, 1913 “Minnesota Fats” American billiards player
January 19, 1913 Rex Ingamells Australian poet
January 19, 1912 Leonid Kantorovich Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate
January 19, 1909 Hans Hotter German bass-baritone
January 19, 1908 Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh Russian mathematician
January 19, 1905 Stanley Hawes British-born Australian film producer, director and administrator
January 19, 1892 Ólafur Thors Icelandic politician
January 19, 1887 Alexander Woollcott American intellectual
January 19, 1879 Boris Savinkov Russian writer
January 19, 1878 Herbert Chapman English football player and manager
January 19, 1863 Werner Sombart German sociologist
January 19, 1851 Jacobus Kapteyn Dutch astronomer
January 19, 1848 John F. Stairs Canadian businessman
January 19, 1839 Paul Cézanne French painter
January 19, 1833 Alfred Clebsch German mathematician
January 19, 1832 Ferdinand Laub Czech violinist
January 19, 1813 Sir Henry Bessemer English inventor
January 19, 1809 Edgar Allan Poe American writer and poet
January 19, 1808 Lysander Spooner American philosopher
January 19, 1807 Robert E. Lee American Confederate general
January 19, 1739 Joseph Bonomi the Elder Italian architect
January 19, 1736 James Watt Scottish inventor
January 19, 1544 King Francis II of France (d. 1560)
January 19, 399 Pulcheria Byzantine empress
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Rainy Sunday
Posted by Ana Lucia at 8:26 am in Ana's Musings...

Its my Sunday afternoon and its raining a lot! which is good, really, perfect weather to stay home trying to entertain myself with books, internet and DVDs. Doing everything I can to occupie my mind so time will run and Dec 19th will arrive faster.

I started reading “Shopaholic ties the knot”, Sophie Kinsella. Good.

Also, I was posting at Orkut (www.orkut.com) in a community of brasilian girls married to kiwi guys and two of them think about doing handmade embroided towels to sell. As I told them, artcraft wont get them anywhere (and this is the truth). I suggested to to learn reiki, massage, Bach florals therapy… and start a business as therapists. Very low costs, they can work from home and pretty much everybody is looking for a way to avoid stress.

Today I watched one of my favorite TV shows, which is the australian “Whats Good for You”. Oh! I LOVE thi TV show! You learn so much about pretty much everything that can make your life healthier or could harm you. I love you! I also watched a bit of Jamie Oliver at Home DVDs (my husband gave me the first season) and it just feel so great watching Jamie at his wonderful garden and cooking absolutely gorgeous food! Yummy!

I woke my husband at his 7AM and now he´s off to work. Cant wait to have him online with me, it feels so comforting to have him online. Even if we are not saying anything. Just to see him I feel better.

Well….. I will continue my book now.

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Saturday
Posted by Ana Lucia at 7:27 am in Ana's Musings...

, This is my Saturday afternoon and the day has been pretty good so far.

Its very cloudy and cool, which means its perfect for a walk. So, I went to Gavea Mall (havent been there for quite a while) and they have new shops (a couple more just about to open) so it was very good to walk around. Stayed there for like one hour and then walked to another mall Leblon Mall where I spent some time reading books and magazines at a bookshop called Livraria da Travessa and, after that, had a coffee and came back home. Tided few things in my little bedroom and baked two cheese and turkey croissants. Not bad! :)

Now I am (of course) writing and listening to the radio Paradiso FM (nice song now – its a brasilian guy called Nando Reis).

I am almost finishing the book: “Shopaholic Abroad” (Shopie insella). Its good. Fun, light reading.

I was watching a TV where they interviewed some women who had a career and then they decided to make a big change so they started again and opened a business. Very interesting. Specially one of them who used to work with publicity / marketing and now she owns an Holistic Terapy Center (very close to my father´s place, by the way). The holistic center is called CHI and is pretty much about relaxation, well being, massages, reiki….

I would love to own a business where I could provide those kind of natural therapies, plus astrology, for instance. I think this could be sucessful in New Zealand. Maybe in the future, Cam and I could open a business like this.

Changing subject, I got very shocked when Cam told me about a guy who got stabbed because he tried to help a wman who was being attacked in Central Auckland at daylight….. Oh, my God! Such a terrible thing…. The poor guy, a good samaritan, had a wife and kiddies. I think my husband got shocked as well, because he sent an email to friends (myself included) telling about is ICE contact (his father…). Jesus! I got upset for not being my husband´s ICE contact – but I didnt get upset with Cam, I got upset with the situation of being here in Rio so that I cant be his emergency contact.

To me, its weird to see that a brutal crime like that ould happen in a peaceful country like New Zealand (and I live in Rio…. if you know what I mean), specially in Central Auckland, during the day !!!!!! It makes me wonder… tragedy is probably destiny. I dont know…. when you see a thing like that happening, its hard to believe in God and that there is a “God´s Justice”. Like: why bad things (like terrible things) happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. This is a question with no answer.

BUT there is something I do believe, which is: we always arrive in the exactly place at the exactly time when and where we are expected to be. So, for some very strange cosmic reason, the good samaritan had to die.

I got a cold and it started this week. I have to blow my nose all the time. Its been rainy (which I like) and I hope the weather will stay like this for a while.

My aunties will arrive back in Rio (after 20 days spent between Rom and Paris) this Wednesday and it will be fun meeting them. To hear everything about their trip (and they will be talking at the same time, of course).

Work has been a bit stressful, there are 5 persons on holidays so we are just a couple of persons trying to cope with loads of boring BORING files and angry nasty stupid lawyers. But the ones on holidays will be back next Wednesday and things will finally go back to normal.

Its raining a LOT now. Perfect weather to be snuggling with Cam.  I am daydreaming… Cam & I having a nice relaxing bath togther…

HOW I WISH I COULD TRANSPORT MYLSELF TO CAM´S ARMS……… GOD! I MISS HIM!!!

Its almost time to wake Cam up…..

Almost finishing my book.

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Kitty Cat
Posted by Ana Lucia at 1:52 pm in Ana's Musings...
Cute Hip Hop girl!!
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2 years and 8 months married Anniversary!!!
Posted by Ana Lucia at 4:52 am in Ana's Musings...

This Saturday, 13th of September, was our 2 years and 8 months Anniversary!! And I want to say again and again to my beloved husband that he is the love of my life, that he is my perfect partner, my lover, my love and my very best friend. He is everything to me. May God always look after us and helps us to be living together ASAP!!

By the way, on 16th September, it will be 4 years since we met first time, at Auckland Airport arrivals area. I still remember all the details of that wonderful week we spent together like if it was happening now. Like if I am watching a movie. 4 years! We are so blessed. Since that day, September, 16th of 2004 Cam and I are TOGETHER.

I was thinking about the times when Cam brought me to Auckland Airport to get the plane back to Brasil and also the times when I brought Cam to Rio´s Airport for him to get the plane back to New Zealand. Both options are devastating. We feel absolutely broken hearted and in serious emotional pain every time we have to say “see you soon” to each other at the airports. But, for me, its a bit harder when I am leaving New Zealand to come back to Rio.

Anyway… I am reading “The time traveller´s wife” (its a bit hard for me to sit down and concentrate so I stop and read and stop and continue reading). Its an AMAZING book! Oh my God! Debbie suggested it to me and its one of the best books ever. I kind of relate with the story of the unusual marriage Clare and Henry have because, so far, Cam and I have an unusual marriage because we have to spend time in distance because of our jobs.

Well, I am going to continue my reading….

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My Husband´s little garden
Posted by Ana Lucia at 6:13 am in Ana's Musings...

Hello readers,

This my Saturday afternoon and I miss going to the Aunties, have lunch and talk. They are in Rome now (they will go to Paris after that).

I am feeling a bit depressed today and I am MISSING Cameron so much. Anyway, there is nothing I can do but wait for him to arrive here.

Cam has been working on his garden and its lovely. Here are some pictures:

Very soon my husband will be able to use herbs, spices and vegetables planted in his very own garden. This is so lovely! Of course, I would love to have been there with him and help him to set this beautiful little garden.

I MISS my husband.

Nothing on the TV and the only thing left to do is read a book. Wait for Cam to wake up. But he wont be able  to be online with me because he has to work in the factory.


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Tiger Tiger!!!!!
Posted by Ana Lucia at 11:47 pm in Ana's Musings...

Cam And Ana’s blog