Showing posts with label About the Blue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label About the Blue. Show all posts

Thursday, May 20, 2010

CAVEANT CONSULES - NO DIA DO MAR!!!


(A Bandeira do Atlântico Azul, içada no Museu de Marinha desde 18 de Abril de 2009)

CAVEANT CONSULES!!!

NO DIA EUROPEU DO MAR, A MINISTRA DA CULTURA, GABRIELA CANAVILHAS, QUER ACABAR COM O MUSEU DE MARINHA!!!!!

Friday, November 27, 2009

«E viu-se a terra inteira, de repente, surgir, redonda, do Azul Profundo...»

O Director-Geral da Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, a Directora-Geral do Livro e das Bibliotecas e a Vereadora da Cultura da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa convidam-nos a todos para a sessão comemorativa dos 75 Anos da primeira edição da «MENSAGEM» de Fernando Pessoa (1934 - 2009), que decorrerá no anfiteatro da Biblioteca Nacional (Campo Grande, 83) já na Terça-feira, 1 de Dezembro de 2009, pelas 17h30. A NÃO PERDER.

Friday, July 17, 2009

FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR

Another motto of Atlântico Azul, as suggested by my Friend João António P.: «Fluctuat nec mergitur» («Tossed by the waves, but not sunk», in latin). So Help us God. * Apresento-vos mais um lema do Atlântico Azul, que me foi sugerido pelo meu Amigo João António P.: «Fluctuat nec mergitur» («Mesmo açoitado pelas ondas não é submerso», em latim). Assim Deus nos ajude.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

ATLÂNTICO AZUL, O MURO DAS LAMENTAÇÕES

«Care for some more cookies
(Photo by Sailor Girl, dedicated to Anonymous)
Se for uma pessoa religiosa e crente, incentivo o Anónimo a deixar comentários sempre que necessitar. Utilize à vontade este blogue para desanuviar, desabafar, qual Muro das Lamentações no meio do Mar. E leia a nova encíclica do Papa [AQUI].
Querido Anónimo, a Vida é demasiado curta para julgar as pessoas apressadamente e sem fundamentos (ou a partir de premissas erradas). Pense nisso antes de voltar a deixar comentários desagradáveis.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

(Photo by Sailor Girl)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

THAT'S MY WORLD TUESDAY # 16

Photo by Sailor Girl, illustrating the commentary of today's Gospel. A contribution to «[That's my World Tuesday]».
«Prayer is a heart to heart with God... Prayer that has been carried out well touches God's heart and prompts him to answer us. When we pray, let it be our whole being that turns towards God: our thoughts, our heart... The Lord will be moved to incline towards us and come to our help...Pray and hope. Do not get upset; worrying doesn't help. God is merciful and will hear your prayer. Prayer is our best weapon; it is the key that opens God's heart. You need to speak to Jesus less with your lips than with your heart». By Saint [Padre] Pio de Pietrelcina (1887-1968), Capuchin friar.
«A oração é um coração a coração com Deus. A oração bem feita toca o coração de Deus, incitando-O a ouvir-nos. Quando rezamos, que todo o nosso ser se volte para Deus: os nossos pensamentos, o nosso coração. O Senhor virá em nosso auxílio. Reza e espera. Não te agites; a agitação é inútil. Deus é misericórdia e há-de escutar a tua oração. A oração é a nossa melhor arma: é a chave que abre o coração de Deus. Deves dirigir-te a Jesus, menos com os lábios do que com o coração.» Por Santo [Padre] Pio de Pietrelcina (1887-1968), monge capuchinho (trad. Mediaspaul, Une pensée, p. 23).

Monday, February 9, 2009

«E quantos O tocavam ficavam curados»

(Image of «Moment of Silence», from the internet)
«Ó Deus verdadeiro e Senhor meu! Para a alma afligida pela solidão em que vive na Tua ausência, é grande consolo saber que estás em toda a parte. (...) Quando Tu queres, Senhor, depressa saras a ferida que fizeste. Ó meu Bem-Amado, com quanta compaixão, com quanta doçura, bondade e ternura, com quantas mostras de amor Tu saras estas chagas feitas com as setas do Teu amor! Ó meu Deus, Tu és o repouso para todas as penas!» (ver texto completo em comentário a este post)

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

ABC WEDNESDAY - # 01 (A)

«A» IS FOR «ATLÂNTICO AZUL»!
A contribution to ABC Wednesday, now on its round # 04!
Have another very Happy Day, my Friends!...
The flag of «Atlântico Azul» was designed and registered by Sailor Girl, with the help of [IADE] (Lisbon Arts and Design School), who offered all the technical support and the flag's specifications on my 36th Birthday. It represents not only UNITY around the World between all Countries, People and Creeds, but also the greatest Discovery of the Portuguese. «Portuguese, from the West, seeking lands of the East», as Portuguese Poet Luís Vaz de Camões sang on his poem «The Lusíadas». The Discovery of the Ocean, the Union of all Oceans, the Ocean Blue, color of the sky, the Ocean of the Portuguese and of Human kind. It is represented by the blue colour. This is the mark, the signature of the Portuguese, forever. It is centered by the unit of the armillary sphere, because, after the discovery, the entire Humanity discovered that we were connected by the roads of the Sea, which the Portuguese were the first to discover. It is topped by castles and armors, which are the signs of the Nation, the Portuguese Nation, spread and living all over the World.
ADENDA: it is also the official flag, the pavillion, of the «Tagus Navy», further to the author's authorisation, which highly honours me. Fourty five barges built between from 1900 to 2008 fly it and they feel very, very honoured and proud about it.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

This could be my Life. What about you?

(Photo by Sailor Girl)
«We often get surprised, that is, unexpectedly grabbed, tied up from above! The unexpected catches me unprepared. And that is good! It is a sign that there are many new and unknown things and it is a sign that I am not blind and closed up to novelty. It is urgent to at least stop imagining an old and used God, without grace, a God made by us, by our measure. We are made on His image! He is an ever surprising God, Who picks us up from the above always with a new thing, an alternative, which shows us unimaginable paths. If we open up our hearts’ eyes and ears, He always appears with more surprises to give us. And it is by contemplating Him that we can see, after all, who we are».
From the new book by Father Vasco Pinto Magalhães, «Where there is crisis, there is hope». Translation by Sailor Girl.
«Ficamos muitas vezes surpresos, isto é, agarrados inespera­damente, presos por cima! O inesperado apanha-me despreveni­do. E é bom! É sinal de que há muita coisa nova e desconhecida e é sinal de que não estou fechado e cego para a novidade. É no mínimo urgente deixar de imaginar um Deus velho e usado, sem graça, um Deus feito por nós, a nossa medida. Mas nós é que somos à sua imagem! Ele é um Deus sempre surpreenden­te, que nos apanha sempre por cima, com uma novidade, uma alternativa, que nos revela caminhos inimagináveis. Se abrimos os olhos e os ouvidos do coração, Ele aparece sempre com mais uma surpresa para nos dar. E é contemplando-o que podemos vislumbrar, afinal, quem somos».
P. Vasco Pinto Magalhães, «Onde há crise, há esperança».

Monday, January 12, 2009

To all suffering from Depression: keep running up that hill

(Photo taken by Sailor Girl on April 18, 2003, on a walk from Cais-do-Sodré do Cascais to clear the head)
«It doesn't hurt me... Do you want to feel how it feels? Do you want to know, know that it doesn't hurt me? Do you want to hear about the deal I'm making you? It's you and me. And if I only could I'd make a deal with God, and I'd get Him to swap our places. Be running up that road, be running up that hill, be running up that building. Say if I only could oh...
You don't want to hurt me, but see how deep the bullet lies unaware! I'm tearing you asunder Oh there is thunder in our hearts, is there so much hate for the ones we love? Tell me we both matter, don't we? You, it's you and me! It's you and me, you won't be unhappy! And if I only could, I'd make a deal with God and I'd get Him to swap our places. Be running up that road, be running up that hill, be running up that building, If I only could... You, it's you and me! It's you and me, you won't be unhappy! Come on baby, come on darling, let me steal this moment from you now! Come on angel, come on, come on darling, let's exchange the experience, oh... And if I only could, I'd make a deal with God, and I'd get Him to swap our places. Be running up that road, be running up that hill with no problems... And if I only could, be running up that hill...With no problems
«Running up that hill», by Kate Bush

(Photo by Sailor Girl)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Merci, Jean-Claude Petit.

This post concerns the news I just had about the loss of a Friend, Jean-Claude Petit, a French Artist residing in Alentejo, Portugal, who I had the privilege to meet aboard «CREOULA» at the Ship's 70th Birthday Party (10th May 2007). Since then we shared our passion about «CREOULA» (and also about biplanes). His Family maintains his blogs and thus his Memory. These are some of his masterpieces.
Soube há instantes, através de um Amigo comum, do falecimento do Mestre [Jean-Claude Petit] que tive o privilégio de conhecer a bordo do «CREOULA», no dia 10 de Maio de 2007, por ocasião da Comemoração do 70.º Aniversário do Navio. A última vez que trocámos mensagens foi em 8 de Setembro de 2008 e de imediato coloquei a «Lilly la Brumeuse» no Atlântico Azul (no post Mercie, Jean-Claude Petit!), que reproduzo de novo.
O meu preferido de Jean-Claude Petit, «La Vieille Dame», que coloquei no post de 29 de Agosto de 2007, ["Vieille Dame", de Jean-Claude Petit].
Que o Jean-Claude neste momento nos esteja a acenar do Céu, com aquele sorriso magnífico com que foi fotografado a bordo do «CREOULA» e que guardamos nos nossos corações.

PORSCHE, THE REAL VOLKSWAGEN!!!

«Porsche» is now the owner of «Volkswagen» (a german word meaning the «People's Car»), and we do sincerely hope that from now on everybody may own one!
Frankfurt, 06 Jan (Lusa) - A construtora alemã de carros de luxo Porsche anunciou hoje que passou a controlar a Volkswagen, depois de ter comprado mais de cinquenta por cento das acções do maior produtor automóvel europeu. A Porsche afirmou numa curta declaração que comprou novas acções da Volkswagen "aumentando assim a sua participação para 50,76 por cento" do capital do grupo, em comparação com os anteriores 42 por cento.
O plano inicial da Porsche era comprar mais de 50 por cento do capital da Volkswagen até ao final de 2008, mas viu-se obrigada a atrasar a operação porque o valor das acções da Volkswagen chegaram a bater nos mil euros, volatilidade causada pela especulação nos títulos da construtora. Na segunda-feira, as acções da Volkswagen fecharam nos 254,74 euros, perto da banda entre os 200 e 250 euros que a Porsche estava disposta a pagar.»
Fonte: Agência LUSA

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

THAT'S MY WORLD TUESDAY # 10

(Photo downloaded from the internet)
My today's contribution to «[THAT'S MY WORLD TUESDAY]» consists of the moto of the above image: «THE WORLD IS OUR SHIP»!!!... Have a Happy Tuesday and I am sorry I was late!!!...

Friday, December 19, 2008

SKY WATCH FRIDAY # 12

Lisbon's Blue Sky with the flag of Atlântico Azul proudly swaying on one of the ship's masts. A contribution to [Sky Watch Friday], a wonderful place to find awsome sky photos from all over the World!... Its guardian angels are [Klaus], [Sandy], [Ivar], [Wren], [Fishing Guy] and [Louise]. I am sorry for my long absence in visiting and replying to you!!!...

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

ABC Wednesday # 08

For today's letter, «U», I chose «UNITY», one of the pillars of Atlântico Azul and part of its motoUm só Oceano. Uma Só Cor. O Atlântico Azul»). Briefly, Atlântico Azul represents the great Discovery made by the Portuguese Sailors that all oceans were United. To illustrate it, I chose a beautiful music by The Lighthouse Family, «High», one of my favs from this band, now playing at Rádio Atlântico Azul (with three extra ones...)!!!! And here goes part of the lyrics:
«When you're close to tears remember someday it'll all be over. One day we're gonna get so high! Though it's darker than December, what's ahead is a different colour, one day we're gonna get so high! And at the end of the day remember the days when we were close to the end and wonder how we made it through the night! At the end of the day remember the way we stayed so close to the end! We'll remember it was me and you, 'cause we are gonna be FOREVER, YOU AND ME, you will always keep me flying high in the sky of love! Don't you think it's time you started doing what we always wanted, one day we're gonna get so high! 'Cause even the impossible is easy when we got each other, one day we're gonna get so high! (...)»
A contribution to Ms. Nesbitt's [ABC Wednesday], of which I am a proud team member!!!... Have a very Happy Day, my Friends!...

Saturday, November 15, 2008

A BEAUTIFUL MOON

(Photo by [Mary Beth])
The most beautiful moon I have ever seen in my Life!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

ABC Wednesday # 02

(Photo by Sailor Girl)
«O» is for «One Ocean. One Colour. The Atlantic Blue.», this blog's moto.
My contribution to Ms. Nesbitt's [ABC Wednesday], specially dedicated to [Ships & the Sea], on his Birthday!...

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

TOMORROW * AMANHÃ

(Photo by Sailor Girl)
Atlântico Azul proudly announces the new series «Virtues to achieve», which will start tomorrow and will include considerations by the Author (some of them addapted from the internet, mainly Wikipedia and Wikiquote) about Patience, Chastity (in the sense of fidelity and purity), Temperance, Serenity, Charity, Diligence, Tolerance, Positive-Thinking, Kindness and Humility, and a reminder of the advantages to avoid Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride and all things we try to fight on a daily basis. I HOPE IT WILL BE USEFUL!!!
O Atlântico Azul dará amanhã início à nova rubrica «Virtudes a alcançar», que incluirá breves dissertações da Autora (algumas adaptadas da internet, em especial da Wikipedia e da Wikiquote) acerca da Paciência, da Castidade (no sentido de Fidelidade e Pureza), da Simplicidade, do Despreendimento, da Temperança, do Auto-controlo, da Moderação, da Diligência, da Tolerância, da Serenidade, da Caridade, da Compaixão e Amizade, da Humildade, da Modéstia e das vantagens de evitarmos a Gula, a Avareza, a Luxúria, a Ira, a Melancolia, a Preguiça, a Vaidade, o Orgulho, a Inveja e tudo o que procuramos combater no dia-a-dia. ESPERO QUE GOSTEM!!!...

Friday, September 12, 2008

I'll be back as soon as possible

(Photo downloaded from the internet)
I proudly present to you a brand new acquisition: the official shark of Atlântico Azul! See you soon, I hope!...