On leaving PCdoB

Hello, whoever reads or will read this post!

I am a Brazilian teacher. I teach languages. I've kept this blog since 2004. If you take some time to check my previous posts, really old posts, you'll notice that I mention about Brazil's general situation here and there. I was never engaged in politics. So, that has changed. Since June 2013*, I have become interested in protesting and doing my part. On March 15th, April 12th, and August 16th this year, always on Sundays, more than 2.5 Million people wearing the colors of our flag protested on the streets of Brazil. Since last year's presidential election, many popular moviments, especially LIBERAL moviments, have popped up and led these people, me included.

Last August, I got to join Movimento Brasil Livre (MBL), which was translated by The Economist as Free Brazil Movement. Since the World Cup, July 2014, the country started being divided, there was some tension between the ones who approved of everything President Dilma and her Labour Party "did" to receive the World Cup in Brazil, and the ones who got outraged and frustrated by the amounts of money that were supposedly spent on building soccer stadiums and better airports all over the country. Let alone that Brazil is a continental nation; one can fit over 20 Frances in our territory. Some stadiums and airports were never finished, including Rio de Janeiro international airport, but the money was all spent.

Guess which side I picked?

There are countless corruption scandals directly related to PT - Partido dos Trabalhadores (Workers' Party - openly Bolivarian socialists). Brazilian media, as a matter of fact the leftist media, came up with a label to call those who have begun opposing President Dilma and her party PT: "coxinhas", which is literally the name of a typical Brazilian dumpling filled with schredded chicken or beef. Coxinhas are also called "reactionary" and therefore rightists.

August 16th, 2015 in Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil - All against the president

You may call me rightist, coxinha, or reactionary. I know that I do not partake any socialist, communist, or any leftist ideology... In reality, I had always called myself an ANARCHIST. However, I have grown, lived, and learned. People may call me a LIBERTARIAN, as I favor the freedom of the individual. I favor justice and progress. In the past, people could call me "communist". I did join PCdoB when I was 16 and dilligently worked for this ideology. It took me years to free myself. I am 39 now and I declare my wish to unjoin the Brazilian Communist Party as I do not partake its socialist and communist ideals. I am out of it. My name must be related to liberal ideals.

Thank you, MBL Caxias do Sul, for accepting me.

 re·ac·tion·ar·y 
rēˈakSHəˌnerē/

adjective: reactionary 1. (of a person or a set of views) opposing political or social liberalization or reform. synonyms: right-wing, conservative, rightist, ultraconservative; More antonyms: progressive noun noun: reactionary; plural noun: reactionaries 1. a reactionary person. synonyms: right-winger, conservative, rightist; traditionalist, conventionalist,dinosaur "an extreme reactionary" antonyms: radical

*Read this NYTimes, June 19th 2013

Meet teacher Laila once again...

A letter to Manu's video commenteers

Dear Emanuelle's commenteers,

How's it going?

Emanuelle Thomaziello, a furadora do Pixuleco, respondeu aos comentários sobre o video dela defendendo o ex-presidente Lula. Suas análises sobre os comentários são cheias de preconceito e outras ideias nonsense.

Emanuelle is really delusional.

Segundo ela, os ricos estão com "medo" de dividir a sala de aula da faculdade com os pobres. Quem cita a palavra "medo", é a autora do texto, senhorita Manu. Ricos com medo de pobres? O indivíduo pobre promove MEDO? Isso nem faz sentido.

Todos os brasileiros vivem o medo rotineiramente, tão intrinsicamente, que achamos normal gradear janelas e não poder andar calmamente nas ruas de noite.

Os pobres, os de classe média e os ricos do Brasil tem MEDO de tudo e de TODOS. Não confiamos nas palavras. Não cremos em políticos. Não confiamos na polícia. Não confiamos em médicos. Não confiamos no vizinho, no taxista, no advogado, nas vacinas, no mecânico, no gerente do banco... Tudo é cartório e fiador... Sufocante.

Ela cita que uma socialite se ofendeu porque  mal-vestidos estão pegando avião com ela. Para as socialites, eu penso, todo mundo deve andar mal-vestido mesmo. É por pensar assim que elas são chamadas "SOCIALITE". Se a Manu associa ser pobre com "andar mal-vestido", bem; o julgamento está sendo feito pela autora do texto, again. Delusional, isn't it?

Política de Cotas é XENOFOBIA sim. Só que para esquerdopatas, essa XENOFOBIA pode!

"A elite tem raiva do crescimento econômico do nordeste..." Como assim? Qual crescimento econômico? E elite de qual região do Brasil? Se o nordeste estivesse realmente crescendo economicamente, duvido que a elite nordestina estaria com raiva.

Manu foi muito criativa tbm quando escreve, "E esse ódio não é de agora! A ânsia da elite por  condições de privilégio existiu em meados do século XIX..." Impressionante que antes disso, ninguém nunca ansiou por privilégios. E os ricos de hoje, eles são ricos devido a privilégios? Really?

Que brilhante, para o século XIX, desenvolver o conceito de classes sociais, e mais tarde  acreditar que uma oprime a outra. Isso deve ter sido muito revolucionário mesmo, para o século XIX.

Se é fato de que há muitos pobres, porque há os ricos; uhmm... já que minha família é pobre e numerosa, deveríamos combinar um suicídio coletivo, para ver se nascem mais ricos no mundo.

Thanks, Manu for providing me enlightenment.

Truly yours,
Laila C. Batista
;)

MBL has me

From this day on,
I am an official member of MBL
Movimento Brasil Livre
We are changing the face of BRAZIL

Today's Horoscope

Making yourself clear.
This influence is generally good for the flow of ideas and communication between you and others. You are intellectually alive, curious and willing to learn. This is a good day to attend a lecture or a class in some subject. You are willing to have people challenge your ideas and thereby broaden your thinking. At the same time you are happy to share your insights on any subject. Thus all interchange with others today should be fruitful and expansive, both for yourself and for the people you meet. Travel is sometimes indicated by this influence, although usually not over long distances. In the course of daily business you may cover a lot more ground than usual. This is a good day for conferences and negotiations in which it is important to make yourself clear to others.

Stand Up - Roteiro

Papa Francisco, tão gente boa. Nem parece que ele é argentino.

Been missing good friends

When my mind gets double entendres

Need light

Sunday Vegan Brunch

Where my vocation comes from...

As I tried journalism, I realized that that occupation wasn't for me. Never knew why?

Then I tried Creative Writing. I still struggle to get a sentence finished. I skip letters and words due to writing anxiety. Maybe not for me either.

I graduated 17 years ago in Journalism, and 13 years ago in Creative Writing... A long time ago... And only today did I notice that I could never work as a journalist because I am not a good listener. And I might never publish a novel as I am to anxious to finish writing or reading any fiction. I prefer poetry.

And that explains why I ended up being an international languages instructor because I am a crazy talker.

Urban Dictionary: Bear with me

Urban Dictionary: Bear with me

Fringe, bangs... It doesn't matter how we call them; they are being missed

Changing the layout of our home again...

Literally

Am I not?

I am a woman
I am not feminist
I am a Human
I am not a Zombie
I am a teacher
I am not strict
I am an anarchist
I am not made of concrete
I am fed up
I am not worried
I am controlled
I am not brutal
I am emotional
I am not hardhearted
I am a freak
I am not centered.
I am against humans
I am not safe here
I am alone most of the times
I am not good company anyway
I am drowned
I am not scared
I am suspicious
I am not ready to trust
I am unrealistic for sure
I am not hateful
I am dead inside
I am not German
I am horrendous
I am not conformed
I am a fraud
I am not pretending anything to anyone whatsoever

By teacher Laila
May 7th, 2015

#Saturday Selfie

Wassup?

AlOnE

i MISS MY FRIENDS,

MISS MY FAMILY,

MISS MYSELF.

i MISS MYSELF FULL OF REGRETS

REGRETS OF NOT BEING WHAT i WANTED TO.

i MISS ALL THE ABSENCE WHICH ONCE SURROUNDED ME...

i FEAR ME

i FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF,

AND i ALSO HAVE OTHER VIOLENT FEELINGS TOWARDS ME -

VIOLENT FEELINGS,

BUT THEY JUST STAND STILL ON THE TOP OF THE SHELF,

RIGHT NEXT TO MY POT OF LOVE WHICH IS DUSTY AND DULL.

EVEN BEING FUZZY AND GOOEY, IT'S JUST ONE.

i RELISH ALL THOSE WHO ARE ALONE,

CHERISH MY LOSSES TOO.

FEAR INVADES MY HOUSE,

BREAKS INTO MY ROOM,

AND IT'LL COVER WHATEVER IT SEES FIT.

NO FRIENDS TO PROTECT ME,

NO FAMILY WHATSOEVER,

AND WHO ELSE IS LEFT TO HELP?

NOT EVEN MYSELF.

i MISS MYSELF.

On becoming Vegan

My dear blog reader and this is also for myself: in April 2015 hubby and I decided on becoming vegan. It took us a while, a long while. But we've made it.

The process started 2 years ago when Roberto won Abu Dhabi Pro for the second time. On a Sunday evening, during a road trip, driving home from Gramado, I came up with the ideia of going vegetarian once and for all. We did. We quit meat, except for fish.

Now it is official. No more milk. No more eggs. No more cheese. Being vegan has never been my personal goal. However, this is the best decision I've ever made in my life. It has been 15 days and I've lost 4 pounds already. I am not very proud of losing weight because I am way underweight. I am eating bigger portions now as I don't to end up skin and bones.

Imagine yourselves reading this blog 11 years ago, you would've been reading messages around this blog template against vegetarianism or veganism for that matter. For a long long long time I refused becoming green.

In conclusion, there's no better time for a life shift. In secret, I have always wanted to be vegan. And this is it :)

My husband on a Friday evening!

A break from anti-demonstration arguments

It is getting more and more serious the Brazilisn partisan reality, the broken society, the extremists from both wings which will forever harm relationships.
Meh