My favorite poem. Get inspired... and... Change!

Edson Marques

CHANGE

Change.

But start slowly,

Because the direction is more important than

the speed.

Sit on a different chair, on a different side of

the table.

Later, move to a different table.

When you go outside, try to walk on the

different side of the road.

Later change the road, walk through

different paths,

calmly,

attentively observing the places that you are

passing by.

Take a different bus.

Change for some time your clothing style.

Give away your old shoes. Try to walk

barefoot for a few days.

Use a whole afternoon to walk around freely

on a beach, or in the park,

and listen to the songs of little birds.

See the world from a different perspective.

Open and close the drawers and doors with a

left hand.

Sleep on the other side of the bed…

later, try to sleep in other beds.

Watch different TV programs, buy different

magazines… read different books.

Live different romances.

Don’t make a habit of your way of life.

Love the novelty.

Sleep later. Sleep earlier.

Learn a new word ever day in a different

language.

Correct your posture.

Eat a little less, chose different foods,

new spices, new colors, new delicacies.

Try something new every day,

a new side, a new method, a new taste, a

new way, a new pleasure, a new love, a new

life.

Try.

Find new friends.

Try new loves.

Make new relationships.

Eat lunch in different locations, go to

different restaurants,

Drink a different drink, buy bread in a

different bakery.

Eat lunch earlier, eat dinner later or the other

way round.

Chose a different market-place… different

brand of soap,

Different tooth paste…

have a shower at a different time.

Use pens that right in different colors,

Go for a walk in different places,

Love a lot, each time more, and in different

ways.

Change your bag, the wallet, the suitcases,

change your car, buy new glasses,

write different poetries.

Throw away old watches,

burn delicately those horrible alarm-clocks.

Open an account in a different bank.

Go to different cinemas, to a different hair-

dresser, other theaters, visit new museums.

Change.

Remember that you have only one life.

And think very seriously about getting a

new job,

new activity, a job more “light”,

more pleasurable,

more dignified, more human.

If you don’t find reasons for being free,

invent them.

Be creative.

Take a chance to make an unpretentious

(simple and sincere) trip,

long,

if possible without a clear destination.

Experiment new things.

Change things.

Change, again.

Experiment again.

You will certainly find-out things that are

better, and thing that are worse than the ones

you already knew.

But that is not what is important.

The most important is the change, the

movement, the dynamism, the energy.

Only the dead people do not change!

 

Edson Marques
Mude
(Portuguese - original version)

Mude.
Mas comece devagar,
porque a direção é mais importante que a velocidade.
Sente-se em outra cadeira, no outro lado da mesa.
Mais tarde, mude de mesa.
Quando sair, procure andar pelo outro lado da rua.
Depois, mude de caminho, ande por outras ruas,
calmamente,
observando com atenção os lugares por onde você passa.
Tome outros ônibus.
Mude por uns tempos o estilo das roupas.
Dê os teus sapatos velhos. Procure andar descalço alguns dias.
Tire uma tarde inteira pra passear livremente na praia, ou no parque,
e ouvir o canto dos passarinhos.
Veja o mundo de outras perspectivas.
Abra e feche as gavetas e portas com a mão esquerda.
Durma do outro lado da cama...
depois, procure dormir em outras camas.
Assista a outros programas de TV, compre outros jornais... leia outros livros.
Viva outros romances.
Não faça do hábito um estilo de vida.
Ame a novidade.
Durma mais tarde. Durma mais cedo.
Aprenda uma palavra nova por dia numa outra língua.
Corrija a postura.
Coma um pouco menos, escolha comidas diferentes,

novos temperos, novas cores, novas delícias.
Tente o novo todo dia,
o novo lado, o novo método, o novo sabor, o novo jeito, o novo prazer, o novo amor, a nova vida.
Tente.
Busque novos amigos.
Tente novos amores.
Faça novas relações.
Almoce em outros locais, vá a outros restaurantes,
tome outro tipo de bebida, compre pão em outra padaria.
Almoce mais cedo, jante mais tarde ou vice-versa.
Escolha outro mercado... outra marca de sabonete,
outro creme dental...
tome banho em novos horários.
Use canetas de outras cores
Vá passear em outros lugares.
Ame muito, cada vez mais, de modos diferentes.
Troque de bolsa, de carteira, de malas,
troque de carro, compre novos óculos, escrevas outras poesias.
Jogue fora os velhos relógios,
quebre delicadamente esses horrorosos despertadores.
Abra conta em outro banco.
Vá a outros cinemas, outros cabeleireiros, outros teatros, visite novos museus.
Mude.
Lembre-se que a vida é uma só.
E pense seriamente em arrumar um novo emprego,
uma nova ocupação, um trabalho mais light, mais prazeroso,
mais digno, mais humano.
Se você não encontrar razões para ser livre,
invente-as.
Seja criativo.
E aproveite para fazer uma viagem despretensiosa,
longa,
se possível sem destino.
Experimente coisas novas.
Troque novamente.
Mude, de novo.
Experimente outra vez.
Você certamente conhecerá coisas melhores
e coisas piores do que as já conhecidas.
Mas não é isso o que importa.
O mais importante é a mudança, o movimento, o
dinamismo, a energia.
Só o que está morto não muda!

Edson Marques
Keiskis
(Lietuviškai)

 

Keiskis.
Bet pradėk neskubėdamas,
nes kryptis yra žymiai svarbesnė nei greitis.Sėskis ant kitos kėdės, kitame stalo gale.
Vėliau pakeisk ir stalą.
Kai išeisi laukan, stenkis eiti kita gatvės puse.
Po to, pasirink kitą kelią, eik kitais maršrutais,
Ramiai,
ir nuosekliai apžiūrėdamas vietas pro kurias praeini.
Važiuok kitais autobusais.
Pakeisk, kuriam laikui savo aprangos stilių.
Atiduok savo senus batus. Pasistenk kelias dienas pavaikščioti basas.
Paskirk sau laiko visą popietę laisvai pasivaikščioti pliažu arba parke,
ir klausytis paukščiukų čiulbėjimo.
Žiūrėk į pasaulį iš kitos perspektyvos.
Atidaryk ir uždaryk stalčius ir duris su kaire ranka.
Miegok kitoje lovos pusėje...
Vėliau, pasistenk miegoti kitose lovose.
Žiūrėk kitas televizijos programas, pirk kitus žurnalus... skaityk kitas knygas.
Gyvenk kitus romanus.
Negyvenk pagal rutiną.
Mylėk naujienas.
Eik miegoti vėliau. Eik miegoti anksčiau.
Kas dieną išmok vieną naują žodį vis kitos kalbos.
Pataisyk savo pozą.
Valgyk šiek tiek mažiau ir pasirink skirtingus patiekalus,Naujus prieskonius, naujas spalvas, naujus skanėstus.
Bandyk kažką naujo kiekvieną dieną,
naują pusę, naują metodą, naują skonį, naują būdą, naują malonumą, naują meilę, naują gyvenimą.
Bandyk.
Ieškok naujų draugų.
Bandyk naujas meiles.
Užmegzk naujus santykius.
Pietauk kitose vietose, eik į kitus restoranus,
Gerk skirtingą gėrimą, pirk duoną kitoje kepykloje.
Pietauk anksčiau, vakarieniauk vėliau arba atvirkščiai.
Pasirink kitą parduotuvę... kitos firmos muilą,
kitokią dantų pastą...
maudykis kitu laiku.
Rašyk kitų spalvų tušinukais
Eik pasivaikščioti kitose vietose.
Mylėk stipriai, kas kart vis stipriau, ir vis kitu būdu.
Pakeisk savo krepšį, piniginę, lagaminus, pakeisk mašiną, nusipirk naujus akinius, rašyk naujus eilėraščius.
Išmesk senus laikrodžius,
su pasitenkinimu sudaužyk tuos bjaurius žadintuvus.
Atsidaryk sąskaitą kitame banke.
Eik į kitus kinus, kitas kirpyklas,
kitus teatrus, aplankyk naujus muziejus.
Keiskis.
Nepamiršk, kad gyveni tik vieną kartą.
Ir rimtai pamąstyk apie darbo pakeitimą,
naują užsiėmimą, šviesesnį darbą, suteikiantį daugiau malonumo,
garbingesnį, žmoniškesnį.
Jeigu nerandi priežasčių būti laisvesniu, susikurk jas.Būk kūrybingas.
Ištrūk kelionei,
nerūpestingai,
ilgai,
jei įmanoma be galutinio tiklso.
Išbandyk naujus dalykus
Vėl pakeisk.
Keiskis, dar kartą.
Dar kartą eksperimentuok.
Be abejo atrasi geresnių ir blogesnių dalykų negu tai ką jau gerai pažįsti.
Bet ne tai svarbiausia.
Svarbiausia yra pats keitimasis,
judėjimas,
dinamizmas, energija.
Nes tik numirėliai nesikeičia.

Day-trip in Barcelona (in English)

Day-trip in Barcelona (in English) - will be updated soon

Food

Here is some suggestions translated form the Lithuanian entry of my blog about places to eat at in Barcelona (be aware these suggestions are from my memories in 2009 so things might have changed):

First, some general advice: 

·     Try not to eat in turist places like Rambla – it is typically very expensive and has nothing to do with the local cuisine. Get off the main street and try smaller restaurants.

·     Paella – is neither Barcelona nor Calatan dish. God forbid eating it on Rambla or similar places – it will not be decent quality and you’ll be very disappointed. If you really want one, try Barceloneta district (by the sea) but think that it’ll be on the more expensive side (40 eur or more per person).

·      Also, don’t forget there are strict times when people eat in Spain. Lunch is typically from 1pm to 4pm, and dinner anywhere from 8pm to 12am. On other times all normal places will be closed.

Here are some good restaurants to try:

·     La Flauta (C/ Aribau, 23 arba C/ Balmes, 164) – Tapas (small few bites-sized plates of food). Among the best tapas in Barcelona. There are two restaurants the better one is in Aribau street although it’s always full of people too. Sometimes you might need to wait 30-40 minutes to get in. They don’t take bookings.

What to eat: I normally would eat there Pan amb Tomaca (roast bread with tomato – the famous Catalan entry), patatas bravas (roast potatoes with special dressing), huevos rancheros (very tasty egg meal), calamares a la romana (fried calamari)… But anything you’ll try will be very good.

For desert don’t miss the Crema Catalana and Flan.
Comments: This place is very good. Very tasty, high quality and generally low prices.

·      Retorno - (C/ Comte d'Urgell, 168) – Sea food. Among my most favorite places in Barcelona. Very small and not fancy looking but the food quality and price don’t have equal in the whole of Barcelona. It’s best to make a reservation in advance at tel: 93 415 51 86  (you could ask your hotel to do it for you).
What to eat: very worthy to try pescaditos fritos (small fried fish), calamares (calamari), pulpo a la gallega (Galician octopus – their specialty), and mejillones (muscles). The dishes are Massive! So for two people take 3 dishes (half a portion) and share. If you feel a bit adventurous try their non-filtered white wine (I loved it) called Vino Turbio – it’s very cheap, very traditional and tasty.

·      For a little classier cousine try Balthasar (C/ rosello 189), Attico (Rambla 120) – good food and not crazy pricing in general.

As much for non-Spanish foods if you would like:

·      Tagliatelle – Italian food. Very very recommendable. Very neat atmosphere, fascinating Italian food and good prices (their pizzas and pastas will blow your mind). There is a few of them. See which one is closest to you on the internet.

·      La Carassa (C/ Brosolí, 1) for Fondue (Swiss cheese pot with bread). Is extremely good. A little pricier, with wine you would spend about 70 EUR for two people but it’s worth it.

·      Panchito – Mexican food. Good food, good prices. There is a couple of them – check on the internet which one is closer.

·      Restaurants in Gracia. The district is amazing – worth visiting in the evening. The whole district is full of great food places and nice atmosphere. As in your hotel for an exact street as I cannot recall the names.

• Some very good Italian pizzerias. La Bella Napoli (C/ Villarroel, 101), Il Golfo di Napoli (C/ De Lleida, 38).

My fist ever Korean mini-story: 리투아니아

리투아니아

리투아니아가 작은 발트 국가 이고 북동부 유럽에있어요. 리투아니아 옆에는 이웃 국가가 네개가 있어요: 벨러루스와, 폴란드와, 라트비아와. 리투아니아 는 인구가 300만명 이지만 제일 큰 발트국가 예요.

러시아와는 제일가깝지만 문화는 완전히 달라요. 리투아니아는 발트국가이고 러시아는 슬라브국가예요. 리투아니아에서는 리투아니아어를 해요. 리투아니아어가 발트어이고 다른 유럽어들과 너무 다라요. 발트어를 쓰는 나라는 두나라빢에 없어요.

리투아니아는 역사가 오래된 나라이고 너무 예뻐요. 리투아니아 수도는 빌뉴스이고 빌뉴스는 인구가 50만명 이에요. 빌뉴스는 아주 에쁘고 오래된 도시예요. 빌뉴스에는 바로크 건물 많아요.

리투아니아는 아주 아름다운 자연이 국가 예요. 그리고 리투아니아에는 산이 없지만 나무들과 숲이 많아요.

저는 우리 나라를 아주 사랑해고 외국에서 살고 있지만 일년에 두번 리투아니아에 가려고 해요.여름하고 겨울에 한번 가려고 해요. 올해 여금에 6월이나 7월에 제 여자친구하고 리투아니아에 갈 거예요.