Here are some links to interesting articles and resources on programming techniques.
[[http://willcode4beer.com/ware.jsp?set=dojoTreeWidget|Introducing the Dojo Tree Widget]]
[[http://www.technologyreview.com/InfoTech/17831/page1/|The Problem with Programming (by Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of the C++ programming language, defends his legacy and examines what's wrong with most software code)]]
[[http://www.phim.unibe.ch/comp_doc/c_manual/C/cref.html|C Programming Language Reference]]
[[http://www.javapassion.com/j2ee/|JavaTM EE (J2EE) Programming Course]]
[[http://www.artima.com/lejava/articles/eclipse_culture.html|Eclipse's Culture of Shipping]]
{{:alissonwilker:firmiversaofinal.pdf|Injeção de Falhas na Fase de Teste de Aplicações Distribuídas}}
[[http://iptps06.cs.ucsb.edu/papers/Post-fallacies06.pdf|Fallacies in Evaluating Decentralized Systems]]
8-o [[alissonwilker:programmingtips:mixinggenericandnongenericcollections|Mixing Generic and Non-generic Collections]]
[[http://www.parc.com/cms/get_article.php?id=533|Talk: Software and the Concurrency Revolution, by Herb Sutter, Microsoft]]
[[http://www.gotw.ca/publications/concurrency-ddj.htm|The Free Lunch Is Over: A Fundamental Turn Toward Concurrency in Software]]
{{:alissonwilker:eclipse30keyboardshortcuts.pdf|Eclipse 3.0 Keyboard Shortcuts}}
8-o [[alissonwilker:programmingtips:binarysearchproblem|Nearly All Binary Searches and Mergesorts are Broken]]
[[http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2006/04/06/exception-handling-antipatterns.html|Exception-Handling Antipatterns]]
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Music
Here you can find a list of all songs I usually listen to while I’m working or studying on the computer.
Movies Seen
Here are some of the movies I’ve already seen. If you agree or disagree with any of the comments I’ve made about them or if you would like to suggest me any other movie to see, click here and post a comment. ;-)
:-) O Auto da Compadecida
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Writer: Guel Arraes and Adriana Falcão
Director: Guel Arraes
Main actors: Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso and Denise Fraga
Country: Brazil
Year: 2000
Comments: The most funny movie I’ve ever seen!! Although we see clear production and direction mistakes, actors are very good and the story is very funny. ;-)
:-| The Break-Up (Separados pelo Casamento)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Writer: Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender
Director: Peyton Reed
Main actors: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams and Cole Hauser
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s a regular movie. There are some funny and romantic scenes, but it is more for a drama than for a comedy or a romance. However, Jennifer Aniston is pretty beautiful in the movie and makes it worth it watching her. ;-)
:-( Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars III: A Vingança dos Sith)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Writer: George Lucas
Director: George Lucas
Main actors: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen and Ian McDiarmid
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Comments: I definitely don’t like the Star Wars movies. I think the sequence of stories is interesting and smart, but the way they are told in the movies does not please me. Maybe it’s just the director’s style that doesn’t delight me. So, I only watched this movie because my sister rented it and I had nothing else to do. Specially, I think this movie is long and boring.
:-) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Piratas do Caribe 2: O Baú da Morte)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Writer: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
Director: Gore Verbinski
Main actors: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Just as good as the first one! If you liked Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) you’ll certainly like the second story too. But if you didn’t do it yet, I do recommend that you watch the first movie before going to the second, since there are some scenes that presume the audience has seen the first movie of the series. I really enjoyed it! Full of adventure and funny scenes, besides Captain Jack Sparrow, which is an amazing character!
:-| Final Destination 3 (Premonição 3)
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Glen Morgan and James Wong
Director: James Wong
Main actors: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche and Alexz Johnson
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It is neither well written nor directed. Scenes that are supposed to explain the flow of the events are too fast and, unfortunately, become helpless. Furthermore, the flow itself is very poor in creativity. However, scenes of death are very shocking and the thriller holds your attention. I liked pretty much the previous movies: Final Destination (2000) and Final Destination 2 (2003). I do recommend them! ;-)
:-| Poseidon (Poseidon)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Mark Protosevich and Paul Gallico
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Main actors: Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss and Jacinda Barrett
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s somehow like Titanic (1997), but “Titanic” is pretty better. Although “Poseidon” is well made, it is full of lies, such as the big wave that appears right in the middle of the ocean. How could that be possible? I just can’t realize that! Nevertheless, the actors are quite good and the movie holds your attention from its beginning until the very end.
:-| Kingdom of Heaven (Cruzada)
Genre: Action / Drama / History / War
Writer: William Monahan
Director: Ridley Scott
Main actors: Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green and Jeremy Irons
Country: Spain / UK / Germany / USA
Year: 2005
Comments: Well, I think I didn’t like it very much. Either it is a bit complicated or maybe I was just asleep while watching it. The movie is quite long and a little bit tiring too. There are also several shocking bloody scenes. But, finally, it’s not that bad!
:-) The Omen (A Profecia)
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Writer: David Seltzer
Director: John Moore
Main actors: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick and Vince Valituti
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s a good thriller! Not boring and well written and directed, the movie is a good option for those who like thrillers. There are just a few violent scenes, so that you should not worry about horror scenes. Note also that this is a remake of the horror classic The Omen (1976). Unfortunately, I’ve not watched the original version.
:-) Monster-in-Law (A Sogra)
Genre: Romance / Comedy
Writer: Anya Kochoff
Director: Robert Luketic
Main actors: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes
Country: Germany/USA
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a romantic comedy movie, but it stresses the comedy in detriment of the romantic scenes. It’s a funny movie! :-D My girlfriend and I really liked it.
:-) The da Vinci Code (O Código da Vinci)
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Dan Brown
Director: Ron Howard
Main actors: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen and Jean Reno
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: The movie is not so exciting, but it let its interesting message well explained. I’d say it is a thriller, but not very frightening.
:-) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Piratas do Caribe: A Maldição do Pérola Negra)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Writer: Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio
Director: Gore Verbinski
Main actors: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley
Country: USA
Year: 2003
Comments: The movie is full of action scenes that make you keep your eyes on the screen. Besides, it is full of jokes and funny scenes that make you laugh a lot. ;-)
:-) The Devil Wears Prada (O Diabo Veste Prada)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Writer: Aline Brosh McKenna and Lauren Weisberger
Director: David Frankel
Main actors: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s an interesting and funny movie. I was a little bit asleep while watching it late in the evening, but it seemed to be quite fine for me. I’d recommend it.
:-( World Trade Center
Genre: Drama / History
Writer: Andrea Berloff and John McLoughlin
Director: Oliver Stone
Main actors: Maria Bello, Connor Paolo, Anthony Piccininni and Alexa Gerasimovich
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Urrgh!! Really didn’t like this movie. It is a very boring drama that doesn’t say too much about the 11th September. It’s much like one of those movies full of American heros.
:-( Jarhead (Soldado Anônimo)
Genre: Drama / Biography / War
Writer: William Broyles Jr. and Anthony Swofford
Director: Sam Mendes
Main actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard and Jamie Foxx
Country: Germany / USA
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a drama. I shouldn’t say anything else about it, should I? As you may have already noticed from the previous movies, I don’t like dramas. There’s no action or people dying in that movie. It’s just a drama. But, after having watched it, I discovered it is a biography of the author of the book with the same title (Jarhead). So, if you like dramas and you want to see one on the war, go on!
:-) Million Dollar Baby (Menina de Ouro)
Genre: Drama / Sport
Writer: F.X. Toole and Paul Haggis
Director: Clint Eastwood
Main actors: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and Jay Baruchel
Country: USA
Year: 2004
Comments: I finally found a good drama. :-x I really don’t know how that can be true... but it is! :-? It is a nice movie. The script is very well written and Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood have done a very good job as actors. It’s not one of those boring dramas that we generally see. It’s a drama that takes your attention from the very beginning until the end. Furthermore, there is a nice message that is present all over the movie. So, I recommend it! ;-)
:-) Casino Royale (007 - Cassino Royale)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Writer: Neal Purvis and Robert Wade
Director: Martin Campbell
Main actors: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen and Judi Dench
Country: USA / UK / Czech Republic
Year: 2006
Comments: This movie is really interesting! An action movie full of thriller scenes. That’s the best definition I can give you! Furthermore, the script is very well written! Not too long, not too short. Really recommend it! ;-)
:-( Hostel (O Albergue)
Genre: Horror
Writer: Eli Roth
Director: Eli Roth
Main actors: Paxton, Josh, Oli and Natalya
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Comments: Just don’t watch that movie! It’s more like a comedy than an horror movie. Doesn’t worth it.
:-( United 93 (Vôo 93)
Genre: Drama / History
Writer: Paul Greengrass
Director: Paul Greengrass
Main actors: Thomas E. Burnett Jr., Sandra Bradshaw, Todd Beamer and Mark Bingham
Country: France / UK / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Didn’t like it. It doesn’t seem to be real, although it is based on real facts.
:-( Ultraviolet (Ultravioleta)
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Main actors: Violet, Six, Daxus and Nerva
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Didn’t like it. It is too complicated. At least, it seems to be complicated because the director didn’t know how to present the story. Although, I couldn’t stop watching it just because of Milla Jojovich’s beauty. Oh, she is pretty!! =)
:-| 16 blocks (16 quadras)
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Richard Wenk
Director: Richard Donner
Main actors: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse and Jenna Stern
Country: Germany / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s not one of best movies I’ve seen with Bruce Willis, but it’s “watchable”. :-) I think it missed some creativity and more action for this movie. Everything seems to be so easy and calm, that sometimes it looks more like a drama. But there is a message in the end. :-D
:-( Ice Age: The Meltdown (A Era do Gelo 2)
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family
Writer: Gerry Swallow and Peter Gaulke
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Main actors: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Seann William Scott
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: No action at all! A very monotonous movie, with very poor script and direction.
:-) The Ladykillers (Matadores de Velhinhas)
Genre: Comedy / Crime
Writer: William Rose and Joel Coen
Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Main actors: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans and J.K. Simmons
Country: USA
Year: 2004
Comments: Very funny!! I really liked it! It seems to be made for kids, but, unless I’ve not already grown up, it made laugh. =) I recommend it!
:-( La Sagrada Familia (A Sagrada Família)
Genre: Drama
Writer: Sebastián Campos
Director: Sebastián Campos
Main actors: Patricia López, Néstor Cantillana, Sergio Hernández and Coca Guazzini
Country: Chile
Year: 2004
Comments: Really really bad!! Full of fools and with a very bad script! No message in the end!
:-) The Game (Vidas em Jogo)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris
Director: David Fincher
Main actors: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger and James Rebhorn
Country: USA
Year: 1997
Comments: This movie is amazing!! It catched my attention from the very beginning until the end! Full of action and thriller scenes!! Very well written and directed! I do recommend it!!
:-) Contre-enquête
Genre: Crime
Writer: Franck Mancuso
Director: Franck Mancuso
Main actors: Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lucas, Agnès Blanchot and Aurélien Recoing
Country: France
Year: 2007
Comments: Intriguing movie! Very good script, actors and director!
:-| Ghost Rider (Motoqueiro Fantasma)
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Thriller
Writer: Mark Steven Johnson
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Main actors: Matt Long, Raquel Alessi, Brett Cullen and Peter Fonda
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Comments: Although the movie has a good script and could be fascinating, Nicolas Cage and Raquel Alessi are two very bad actors! Moreover, I think the director didn’t do a good job. So, the movie is only “watchable”... But don’t pay too much to watch it!!
:-| Ice Princess (Sonhos no Gelo)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Family / Sport
Writer: Meg Cabot and Hadley Davis
Director: Tim Fywell
Main actors: Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg and Hayden Panettiere
Country: USA / Canada
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a nothing-else-to-do movie. Hehe!!
:-) The Illusionist (O Ilusionista)
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
Writer: Neil Burger and Steven Millhauser
Director: Neil Burger
Main actors: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel and Rufus Sewell
Country: Czech Republic / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: A very good movie, although a little bit predictive. But I recommend it!
:-) The Prestige (O Grande Truque)
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Writer: Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan
Director: Christopher Nolan
Main actors: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Piper Perabo
Country: USA / UK
Year: 2006
Comments: A very smart story!! Very well directed and played also! Do recommend it!!!
:-| The Fog (A Névoa)
Genre: Action / Mystery / Thriller / Horror
Writer: Cooper Layne and John Carpenter
Director: Rupert Wainwright
Main actors: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair and DeRay Davis
Country: Canada / USA
Year: 2005
Comments: This movie has not so much horror, so, even if you don’t like horror movies (like me), I think you can watch it.
:-) The Interpreter (A Intérprete)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Martin Stellman and Brian Ward
Director: Sydney Pollack
Main actors: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener and Jesper Christensen
Country: UK / USA / France
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a quite good movie, except for some weird romantic scenes in the middle of the thriller.
:-( Population 436 (População 436)
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Michael Kingston
Director: Michelle Maxwell MacLaren
Main actors: David Ames, Leigh Enns, Susan Kelso and Rick Skene
Country: Canada / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: What a boring movie!!! :-x
:-) Crash (Crash - No Limite)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Writer: Paul Haggis
Director: Paul Haggis
Main actors: Karina Arroyave, Dato Bakhtadze, Sandra Bullock and Don Cheadle
Country: USA / Germany
Year: 2004
Comments: Its message is very clear and important. But don’t think it’s an action movie. It is a drama! Usually I don’t like dramas, but this one is very good. I do recommend it!
:-| Corpse Bride (A Noiva Cadáver)
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Writer: John August and Caroline Thompson
Director: Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
Main actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, and Tracey Ullman
Country: UK / USA
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a good movie. Not impressive, but a little bit funny and beautiful.
:-| FBI: Negotiator (A Negociadora)
Genre: Drama
Writer: Joseph Nasser and Keoni Waxman
Director: Nicholas Kendall
Main actors: Elisabeth Röhm, Chandra West, Woody Jeffreys and Jerry Wasserman
Country: USA / Canada
Year: 2005
Comments: A bad movie with a good purpose. The movie reports the story of a mother who takes hostages in a hospital in order to get experimental medicines needed to save her daughter’s life. The movie is very badly directed and actors are very weak. However, there is an important message in the end.
:-) Flushed Away (Por Água Abaixo)
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family
Writer: Sam Fell and Peter Lord
Director: David Bowers and Sam Fell
Main actors: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen and Jean Reno
Country: UK / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Very good movie!! Lots of funny and action scenes. Good option for kids and for the whole family. One of the best animations I’ve ever watched!!
:-| Alpha Dog (Alpha Dog)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Writer: Nick Cassavetes
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Main actors: Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch and Fernando Vargas
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Great movie, but there is something I don’t like in it. I just didn’t realize yet what it is. :-?
:-( Happily N'Ever After
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family
Writer: Douglas Langdale and Robert Moreland
Director: Paul J. Bolger and Yvette Kaplan
Main actors: George Carlin, John Di Maggio, Andy Dick and Sarah Michelle Gellar
Country: USA / Germany
Year: 2007
Comments: Boring.
:-( The Good Mother (A Casa de Vidro 2)
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Brett Merryman and Wesley Strick
Director: Steve Antin
Main actors: Angie Harmon, Joel Gretsch, Jordan Hinson and Bobby Coleman
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Very badly directed, although it has a good story.
:-) Eurotrip
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Writer: Alec Berg and David Mandel
Director: Jeff Schaffer
Main actors: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Kristin Kreuk and Cathy Meils
Country: USA / Czech Republic
Year: 2004
Comments: Very funny, but full of erotic scenes.
:-) A Good Year (Um Bom Ano)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Writer: Marc Klein and Peter Mayle
Director: Ridley Scott
Main actors: Freddie Highmore, Albert Finney, Abbie Cornish and Russell Crowe
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Funny and quite beautiful story. Pretty scenery and good actors too, such as Russell Crowe.
:-) Spider-Man 3 (O Homem-Aranha 3)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Writer: Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi
Director: Sam Raimi
Main actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco and Thomas Haden Church
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Comments: OK!!! Finally a good movie from the Spider-Man series. Full of action and Peter Parker is not so dump in this movie. I recommend it just for fun... ^_^
:-) Déjà Vu (Déjà Vu)
Genre: Action / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Writer: Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio
Director: Tony Scott
Main actors: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer and James Caviezel
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: The movie is full of action. It has a good story, a good actor (Denzel Washington) and it was quite well directed by Tony Scott. So, that’s a good product of the cinema industry.
:-) The Departed (Os Infiltrados)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Writer: William Monahan and Siu Fai Mak
Director: Martin Scorsese
Main actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg
Country: USA / Hong Kong
Year: 2006
Comments: Very well written!! A very good script, full of good actors and directed by no one else than Martin Scorsese. Very good movie! Although, full of shocking bloody scenes.
:-( The Wicker Man (O Sacrifício)
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Neil LaBute and Anthony Shaffer
Director: Neil LaBute
Main actors: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan and Frances Conroy
Country: USA / Germany
Year: 2006
Comments: Bad script and bad actors (like Nicolas Cage). The film is just horrible!!!
:-| Lonely Hearts (Os Fugitivos)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Todd Robinson
Director: Todd Robinson
Main actors: John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek
Country: Germany / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: I think I didn’t understand the intent of the movie. It looks a little bit like "Catch Me You Can", in a less interesting version and with a message in the end that I couldn’t really understand. Maybe I was a little bit sleepy at 3am. :-/
:-| 88 Minutes (88 Minutos)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Gary Scott Thompson
Director: Jon Avnet
Main actors: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Amy Brenneman and Leelee Sobieski
Country: Germany / USA
Year: 2007
Comments: I think the script is pretty good and it has good actors (such as Al Pacino, for exemple). However, I think it missed some good direction so that the movie could be more interesting and valuable.
:-) 44 Minutes (44 Minutos)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Action
Writer: Tim Metcalfe
Director: Yves Simoneau
Main actors: Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, Ray Baker and Douglas Spain
Country: USA
Year: 2003
Comments: It’s a good movie for a made-for-TV short movie, although I think it could be better.
:-| Apocalypto (Apocalypto)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Writer: Mel Gibson and Farhad Safinia
Director: Mel Gibson
Main actors: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer and Morris Birdyellowhead
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s a good movie, but I think it could be more interesting. It becomes a little bit boring in some moments.
:-) La Marche de l'Empereur (A Marcha dos Pingüins)
Genre: Documentary / Family
Writer: Jordan Roberts and Luc Jacquet
Director: Luc Jacquet
Main actors: Penguins
Country: France
Year: 2005
Comments: Very good documentary!!
:-( Little Children (Pecados Íntimos)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Writer: Todd Field and Tom Perrotta
Director: Todd Field
Main actors: Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly and Gregg Edelman
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Very bad movie! Didn’t find anything interesting. It’s also true that I forwarded the movie several times. :-\
:-) Men of Honor (Homens de Honra)
Genre: Biography / Drama
Writer: Scott Marshall Smith
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Main actors: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron and Aunjanue Ellis
Country: USA
Year: 2000
Comments: Very good biography!
:-) American History X (A Outra História Americana)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Writer: David McKenna
Director: Tony Kaye
Main actors: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D’Angelo and Avery Brooks
Country: USA
Year: 1998
Comments: Very good good!! It’s violent, but it’s very well written, directed and has very good actors, such as Edward Norton and Avery Brooks. There is an important message in this movie.
:-| Copying Beethoven (O Segredo de Beethoven)
Genre: Drama / History / Music / Romance
Writer: Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Main actors: Diane Kruger, Ralph Riach, Matyelok Gibbs and Ed Harris
Country: USA / Germany / Hungary
Year: 2006
Comments: This movie doesn’t aggregate much value, but it helps us know better how Beethoven’s life was like.
:-| The Gospel of Judas (O Evangelho Proibido de Judas)
Genre: Documentary
Writer: none
Director: James Barrat
Main actors: none
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Not surprisingly interesting.
:-) 2 Days in Paris (2 Dias em Paris)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Writer: Julie Delpy
Director: Julie Delpy
Main actors: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Daniel Brühl and Marie Pillet
Country: Germany / France
Year: 2007
Comments: Very funny commedy! I would not say there is a drama or romantic scenes in it. Actually, most of all, it is a very intelligent and funny commedy.
:-) O Auto da Compadecida
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Writer: Guel Arraes and Adriana Falcão
Director: Guel Arraes
Main actors: Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso and Denise Fraga
Country: Brazil
Year: 2000
Comments: The most funny movie I’ve ever seen!! Although we see clear production and direction mistakes, actors are very good and the story is very funny. ;-)
:-| The Break-Up (Separados pelo Casamento)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Writer: Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender
Director: Peyton Reed
Main actors: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Joey Lauren Adams and Cole Hauser
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s a regular movie. There are some funny and romantic scenes, but it is more for a drama than for a comedy or a romance. However, Jennifer Aniston is pretty beautiful in the movie and makes it worth it watching her. ;-)
:-( Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars III: A Vingança dos Sith)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Writer: George Lucas
Director: George Lucas
Main actors: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen and Ian McDiarmid
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Comments: I definitely don’t like the Star Wars movies. I think the sequence of stories is interesting and smart, but the way they are told in the movies does not please me. Maybe it’s just the director’s style that doesn’t delight me. So, I only watched this movie because my sister rented it and I had nothing else to do. Specially, I think this movie is long and boring.
:-) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Piratas do Caribe 2: O Baú da Morte)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Writer: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
Director: Gore Verbinski
Main actors: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Bill Nighy
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Just as good as the first one! If you liked Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) you’ll certainly like the second story too. But if you didn’t do it yet, I do recommend that you watch the first movie before going to the second, since there are some scenes that presume the audience has seen the first movie of the series. I really enjoyed it! Full of adventure and funny scenes, besides Captain Jack Sparrow, which is an amazing character!
:-| Final Destination 3 (Premonição 3)
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Glen Morgan and James Wong
Director: James Wong
Main actors: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Kris Lemche and Alexz Johnson
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It is neither well written nor directed. Scenes that are supposed to explain the flow of the events are too fast and, unfortunately, become helpless. Furthermore, the flow itself is very poor in creativity. However, scenes of death are very shocking and the thriller holds your attention. I liked pretty much the previous movies: Final Destination (2000) and Final Destination 2 (2003). I do recommend them! ;-)
:-| Poseidon (Poseidon)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Mark Protosevich and Paul Gallico
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Main actors: Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss and Jacinda Barrett
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s somehow like Titanic (1997), but “Titanic” is pretty better. Although “Poseidon” is well made, it is full of lies, such as the big wave that appears right in the middle of the ocean. How could that be possible? I just can’t realize that! Nevertheless, the actors are quite good and the movie holds your attention from its beginning until the very end.
:-| Kingdom of Heaven (Cruzada)
Genre: Action / Drama / History / War
Writer: William Monahan
Director: Ridley Scott
Main actors: Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green and Jeremy Irons
Country: Spain / UK / Germany / USA
Year: 2005
Comments: Well, I think I didn’t like it very much. Either it is a bit complicated or maybe I was just asleep while watching it. The movie is quite long and a little bit tiring too. There are also several shocking bloody scenes. But, finally, it’s not that bad!
:-) The Omen (A Profecia)
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Writer: David Seltzer
Director: John Moore
Main actors: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick and Vince Valituti
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s a good thriller! Not boring and well written and directed, the movie is a good option for those who like thrillers. There are just a few violent scenes, so that you should not worry about horror scenes. Note also that this is a remake of the horror classic The Omen (1976). Unfortunately, I’ve not watched the original version.
:-) Monster-in-Law (A Sogra)
Genre: Romance / Comedy
Writer: Anya Kochoff
Director: Robert Luketic
Main actors: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes
Country: Germany/USA
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a romantic comedy movie, but it stresses the comedy in detriment of the romantic scenes. It’s a funny movie! :-D My girlfriend and I really liked it.
:-) The da Vinci Code (O Código da Vinci)
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Dan Brown
Director: Ron Howard
Main actors: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen and Jean Reno
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: The movie is not so exciting, but it let its interesting message well explained. I’d say it is a thriller, but not very frightening.
:-) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Piratas do Caribe: A Maldição do Pérola Negra)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Writer: Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio
Director: Gore Verbinski
Main actors: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley
Country: USA
Year: 2003
Comments: The movie is full of action scenes that make you keep your eyes on the screen. Besides, it is full of jokes and funny scenes that make you laugh a lot. ;-)
:-) The Devil Wears Prada (O Diabo Veste Prada)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Writer: Aline Brosh McKenna and Lauren Weisberger
Director: David Frankel
Main actors: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s an interesting and funny movie. I was a little bit asleep while watching it late in the evening, but it seemed to be quite fine for me. I’d recommend it.
:-( World Trade Center
Genre: Drama / History
Writer: Andrea Berloff and John McLoughlin
Director: Oliver Stone
Main actors: Maria Bello, Connor Paolo, Anthony Piccininni and Alexa Gerasimovich
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Urrgh!! Really didn’t like this movie. It is a very boring drama that doesn’t say too much about the 11th September. It’s much like one of those movies full of American heros.
:-( Jarhead (Soldado Anônimo)
Genre: Drama / Biography / War
Writer: William Broyles Jr. and Anthony Swofford
Director: Sam Mendes
Main actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Peter Sarsgaard and Jamie Foxx
Country: Germany / USA
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a drama. I shouldn’t say anything else about it, should I? As you may have already noticed from the previous movies, I don’t like dramas. There’s no action or people dying in that movie. It’s just a drama. But, after having watched it, I discovered it is a biography of the author of the book with the same title (Jarhead). So, if you like dramas and you want to see one on the war, go on!
:-) Million Dollar Baby (Menina de Ouro)
Genre: Drama / Sport
Writer: F.X. Toole and Paul Haggis
Director: Clint Eastwood
Main actors: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and Jay Baruchel
Country: USA
Year: 2004
Comments: I finally found a good drama. :-x I really don’t know how that can be true... but it is! :-? It is a nice movie. The script is very well written and Morgan Freeman and Clint Eastwood have done a very good job as actors. It’s not one of those boring dramas that we generally see. It’s a drama that takes your attention from the very beginning until the end. Furthermore, there is a nice message that is present all over the movie. So, I recommend it! ;-)
:-) Casino Royale (007 - Cassino Royale)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Writer: Neal Purvis and Robert Wade
Director: Martin Campbell
Main actors: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen and Judi Dench
Country: USA / UK / Czech Republic
Year: 2006
Comments: This movie is really interesting! An action movie full of thriller scenes. That’s the best definition I can give you! Furthermore, the script is very well written! Not too long, not too short. Really recommend it! ;-)
:-( Hostel (O Albergue)
Genre: Horror
Writer: Eli Roth
Director: Eli Roth
Main actors: Paxton, Josh, Oli and Natalya
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Comments: Just don’t watch that movie! It’s more like a comedy than an horror movie. Doesn’t worth it.
:-( United 93 (Vôo 93)
Genre: Drama / History
Writer: Paul Greengrass
Director: Paul Greengrass
Main actors: Thomas E. Burnett Jr., Sandra Bradshaw, Todd Beamer and Mark Bingham
Country: France / UK / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Didn’t like it. It doesn’t seem to be real, although it is based on real facts.
:-( Ultraviolet (Ultravioleta)
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Writer: Kurt Wimmer
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Main actors: Violet, Six, Daxus and Nerva
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Didn’t like it. It is too complicated. At least, it seems to be complicated because the director didn’t know how to present the story. Although, I couldn’t stop watching it just because of Milla Jojovich’s beauty. Oh, she is pretty!! =)
:-| 16 blocks (16 quadras)
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Richard Wenk
Director: Richard Donner
Main actors: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse and Jenna Stern
Country: Germany / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s not one of best movies I’ve seen with Bruce Willis, but it’s “watchable”. :-) I think it missed some creativity and more action for this movie. Everything seems to be so easy and calm, that sometimes it looks more like a drama. But there is a message in the end. :-D
:-( Ice Age: The Meltdown (A Era do Gelo 2)
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family
Writer: Gerry Swallow and Peter Gaulke
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Main actors: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Seann William Scott
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: No action at all! A very monotonous movie, with very poor script and direction.
:-) The Ladykillers (Matadores de Velhinhas)
Genre: Comedy / Crime
Writer: William Rose and Joel Coen
Director: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Main actors: Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans and J.K. Simmons
Country: USA
Year: 2004
Comments: Very funny!! I really liked it! It seems to be made for kids, but, unless I’ve not already grown up, it made laugh. =) I recommend it!
:-( La Sagrada Familia (A Sagrada Família)
Genre: Drama
Writer: Sebastián Campos
Director: Sebastián Campos
Main actors: Patricia López, Néstor Cantillana, Sergio Hernández and Coca Guazzini
Country: Chile
Year: 2004
Comments: Really really bad!! Full of fools and with a very bad script! No message in the end!
:-) The Game (Vidas em Jogo)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris
Director: David Fincher
Main actors: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger and James Rebhorn
Country: USA
Year: 1997
Comments: This movie is amazing!! It catched my attention from the very beginning until the end! Full of action and thriller scenes!! Very well written and directed! I do recommend it!!
:-) Contre-enquête
Genre: Crime
Writer: Franck Mancuso
Director: Franck Mancuso
Main actors: Jean Dujardin, Laurent Lucas, Agnès Blanchot and Aurélien Recoing
Country: France
Year: 2007
Comments: Intriguing movie! Very good script, actors and director!
:-| Ghost Rider (Motoqueiro Fantasma)
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Thriller
Writer: Mark Steven Johnson
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Main actors: Matt Long, Raquel Alessi, Brett Cullen and Peter Fonda
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Comments: Although the movie has a good script and could be fascinating, Nicolas Cage and Raquel Alessi are two very bad actors! Moreover, I think the director didn’t do a good job. So, the movie is only “watchable”... But don’t pay too much to watch it!!
:-| Ice Princess (Sonhos no Gelo)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Family / Sport
Writer: Meg Cabot and Hadley Davis
Director: Tim Fywell
Main actors: Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Michelle Trachtenberg and Hayden Panettiere
Country: USA / Canada
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a nothing-else-to-do movie. Hehe!!
:-) The Illusionist (O Ilusionista)
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
Writer: Neil Burger and Steven Millhauser
Director: Neil Burger
Main actors: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel and Rufus Sewell
Country: Czech Republic / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: A very good movie, although a little bit predictive. But I recommend it!
:-) The Prestige (O Grande Truque)
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Writer: Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan
Director: Christopher Nolan
Main actors: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Piper Perabo
Country: USA / UK
Year: 2006
Comments: A very smart story!! Very well directed and played also! Do recommend it!!!
:-| The Fog (A Névoa)
Genre: Action / Mystery / Thriller / Horror
Writer: Cooper Layne and John Carpenter
Director: Rupert Wainwright
Main actors: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair and DeRay Davis
Country: Canada / USA
Year: 2005
Comments: This movie has not so much horror, so, even if you don’t like horror movies (like me), I think you can watch it.
:-) The Interpreter (A Intérprete)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Martin Stellman and Brian Ward
Director: Sydney Pollack
Main actors: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener and Jesper Christensen
Country: UK / USA / France
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a quite good movie, except for some weird romantic scenes in the middle of the thriller.
:-( Population 436 (População 436)
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Michael Kingston
Director: Michelle Maxwell MacLaren
Main actors: David Ames, Leigh Enns, Susan Kelso and Rick Skene
Country: Canada / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: What a boring movie!!! :-x
:-) Crash (Crash - No Limite)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Writer: Paul Haggis
Director: Paul Haggis
Main actors: Karina Arroyave, Dato Bakhtadze, Sandra Bullock and Don Cheadle
Country: USA / Germany
Year: 2004
Comments: Its message is very clear and important. But don’t think it’s an action movie. It is a drama! Usually I don’t like dramas, but this one is very good. I do recommend it!
:-| Corpse Bride (A Noiva Cadáver)
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Writer: John August and Caroline Thompson
Director: Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
Main actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, and Tracey Ullman
Country: UK / USA
Year: 2005
Comments: It’s a good movie. Not impressive, but a little bit funny and beautiful.
:-| FBI: Negotiator (A Negociadora)
Genre: Drama
Writer: Joseph Nasser and Keoni Waxman
Director: Nicholas Kendall
Main actors: Elisabeth Röhm, Chandra West, Woody Jeffreys and Jerry Wasserman
Country: USA / Canada
Year: 2005
Comments: A bad movie with a good purpose. The movie reports the story of a mother who takes hostages in a hospital in order to get experimental medicines needed to save her daughter’s life. The movie is very badly directed and actors are very weak. However, there is an important message in the end.
:-) Flushed Away (Por Água Abaixo)
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family
Writer: Sam Fell and Peter Lord
Director: David Bowers and Sam Fell
Main actors: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen and Jean Reno
Country: UK / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Very good movie!! Lots of funny and action scenes. Good option for kids and for the whole family. One of the best animations I’ve ever watched!!
:-| Alpha Dog (Alpha Dog)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Writer: Nick Cassavetes
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Main actors: Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch and Fernando Vargas
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Great movie, but there is something I don’t like in it. I just didn’t realize yet what it is. :-?
:-( Happily N'Ever After
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family
Writer: Douglas Langdale and Robert Moreland
Director: Paul J. Bolger and Yvette Kaplan
Main actors: George Carlin, John Di Maggio, Andy Dick and Sarah Michelle Gellar
Country: USA / Germany
Year: 2007
Comments: Boring.
:-( The Good Mother (A Casa de Vidro 2)
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Brett Merryman and Wesley Strick
Director: Steve Antin
Main actors: Angie Harmon, Joel Gretsch, Jordan Hinson and Bobby Coleman
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Very badly directed, although it has a good story.
:-) Eurotrip
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Writer: Alec Berg and David Mandel
Director: Jeff Schaffer
Main actors: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Kristin Kreuk and Cathy Meils
Country: USA / Czech Republic
Year: 2004
Comments: Very funny, but full of erotic scenes.
:-) A Good Year (Um Bom Ano)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Writer: Marc Klein and Peter Mayle
Director: Ridley Scott
Main actors: Freddie Highmore, Albert Finney, Abbie Cornish and Russell Crowe
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Funny and quite beautiful story. Pretty scenery and good actors too, such as Russell Crowe.
:-) Spider-Man 3 (O Homem-Aranha 3)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Writer: Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi
Director: Sam Raimi
Main actors: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco and Thomas Haden Church
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Comments: OK!!! Finally a good movie from the Spider-Man series. Full of action and Peter Parker is not so dump in this movie. I recommend it just for fun... ^_^
:-) Déjà Vu (Déjà Vu)
Genre: Action / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Writer: Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio
Director: Tony Scott
Main actors: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer and James Caviezel
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: The movie is full of action. It has a good story, a good actor (Denzel Washington) and it was quite well directed by Tony Scott. So, that’s a good product of the cinema industry.
:-) The Departed (Os Infiltrados)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Writer: William Monahan and Siu Fai Mak
Director: Martin Scorsese
Main actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg
Country: USA / Hong Kong
Year: 2006
Comments: Very well written!! A very good script, full of good actors and directed by no one else than Martin Scorsese. Very good movie! Although, full of shocking bloody scenes.
:-( The Wicker Man (O Sacrifício)
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Writer: Neil LaBute and Anthony Shaffer
Director: Neil LaBute
Main actors: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan and Frances Conroy
Country: USA / Germany
Year: 2006
Comments: Bad script and bad actors (like Nicolas Cage). The film is just horrible!!!
:-| Lonely Hearts (Os Fugitivos)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Todd Robinson
Director: Todd Robinson
Main actors: John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek
Country: Germany / USA
Year: 2006
Comments: I think I didn’t understand the intent of the movie. It looks a little bit like "Catch Me You Can", in a less interesting version and with a message in the end that I couldn’t really understand. Maybe I was a little bit sleepy at 3am. :-/
:-| 88 Minutes (88 Minutos)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller
Writer: Gary Scott Thompson
Director: Jon Avnet
Main actors: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Amy Brenneman and Leelee Sobieski
Country: Germany / USA
Year: 2007
Comments: I think the script is pretty good and it has good actors (such as Al Pacino, for exemple). However, I think it missed some good direction so that the movie could be more interesting and valuable.
:-) 44 Minutes (44 Minutos)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Action
Writer: Tim Metcalfe
Director: Yves Simoneau
Main actors: Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, Ray Baker and Douglas Spain
Country: USA
Year: 2003
Comments: It’s a good movie for a made-for-TV short movie, although I think it could be better.
:-| Apocalypto (Apocalypto)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Writer: Mel Gibson and Farhad Safinia
Director: Mel Gibson
Main actors: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer and Morris Birdyellowhead
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: It’s a good movie, but I think it could be more interesting. It becomes a little bit boring in some moments.
:-) La Marche de l'Empereur (A Marcha dos Pingüins)
Genre: Documentary / Family
Writer: Jordan Roberts and Luc Jacquet
Director: Luc Jacquet
Main actors: Penguins
Country: France
Year: 2005
Comments: Very good documentary!!
:-( Little Children (Pecados Íntimos)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Writer: Todd Field and Tom Perrotta
Director: Todd Field
Main actors: Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly and Gregg Edelman
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Very bad movie! Didn’t find anything interesting. It’s also true that I forwarded the movie several times. :-\
:-) Men of Honor (Homens de Honra)
Genre: Biography / Drama
Writer: Scott Marshall Smith
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Main actors: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron and Aunjanue Ellis
Country: USA
Year: 2000
Comments: Very good biography!
:-) American History X (A Outra História Americana)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Writer: David McKenna
Director: Tony Kaye
Main actors: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D’Angelo and Avery Brooks
Country: USA
Year: 1998
Comments: Very good good!! It’s violent, but it’s very well written, directed and has very good actors, such as Edward Norton and Avery Brooks. There is an important message in this movie.
:-| Copying Beethoven (O Segredo de Beethoven)
Genre: Drama / History / Music / Romance
Writer: Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Main actors: Diane Kruger, Ralph Riach, Matyelok Gibbs and Ed Harris
Country: USA / Germany / Hungary
Year: 2006
Comments: This movie doesn’t aggregate much value, but it helps us know better how Beethoven’s life was like.
:-| The Gospel of Judas (O Evangelho Proibido de Judas)
Genre: Documentary
Writer: none
Director: James Barrat
Main actors: none
Country: USA
Year: 2006
Comments: Not surprisingly interesting.
:-) 2 Days in Paris (2 Dias em Paris)
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Writer: Julie Delpy
Director: Julie Delpy
Main actors: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Daniel Brühl and Marie Pillet
Country: Germany / France
Year: 2007
Comments: Very funny commedy! I would not say there is a drama or romantic scenes in it. Actually, most of all, it is a very intelligent and funny commedy.
Movies to See
If you would like to suggest me any other movie to see or if you just have any of the movies below and would like to lend me, please, click here and post a message. ;-)
:-x Um Fazedor de Filmes
Writer: Ely Marques
Director: Ely Marques
Country: Brazil
:-x Coisa Mais Linda: Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Genre: Documentary / Musical
Writer: Paulo Thiago
Director: Paulo Thiago
Main actors: Johnny Alf, Leny Andrade, Billy Blanco and Ronaldo Boscoli
Country: Brazil
Year: 2005
Comments: I have to see it!
:-x Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Piratas do Caribe 3 - No Fim do Mundo)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Writer: Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio
Director: Gore Verbinski
Main actors: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Comments: I should see it!
:-x Ocean's Thirteen (13 Homens e Um Novo Segredo)
Genre: Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Writer: Brian Koppelman and David Levien
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Main actors: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Michael Mantell
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Comments: I should see it!
:-x La Faille
:-x Zodiac
:-x Miss Sunshine
:-x Save the Green Planet!
:-x The Shawshank Redemption (Um Sonho de Liberdade)
:-x Um Fazedor de Filmes
Writer: Ely Marques
Director: Ely Marques
Country: Brazil
:-x Coisa Mais Linda: Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Genre: Documentary / Musical
Writer: Paulo Thiago
Director: Paulo Thiago
Main actors: Johnny Alf, Leny Andrade, Billy Blanco and Ronaldo Boscoli
Country: Brazil
Year: 2005
Comments: I have to see it!
:-x Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Piratas do Caribe 3 - No Fim do Mundo)
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Writer: Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio
Director: Gore Verbinski
Main actors: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Comments: I should see it!
:-x Ocean's Thirteen (13 Homens e Um Novo Segredo)
Genre: Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Writer: Brian Koppelman and David Levien
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Main actors: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Michael Mantell
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Comments: I should see it!
:-x La Faille
:-x Zodiac
:-x Miss Sunshine
:-x Save the Green Planet!
:-x The Shawshank Redemption (Um Sonho de Liberdade)
Books Read
:-X J’ai survécu à Auschwitz
Author: Krystyna Zywulska
Publisher: tCHu
Year: 2004
Comments: This book is very interesting and shocking. It describes the history of Krystyna Zywulska, who survived Auschwitz. Everyone should read this to realize how much evil a human been can do to someone else and that prejudice is worthless.
:-D A Briefer History of Time (Uma Nova História do Tempo)
Author: Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Publisher: Unknown
Year: 2005
Comments: A very interesting book!! It presents a tour through the evolution of the Physics from the first philosophical thoughts of Aristoteles until the newest theories on the universe’s shape, evolution and basic components. I shouldn’t have to say that other important characters such as Sir. Isaac Newton, Galileu Galilei and Albert Einstein are also present in the book. Furthermore, although about Physics, its content is not dense and few formulas are presented. Besides, the language is clearly understandable even for those who don’t like Physics so much. So, I do recommend it!
:-D The da Vinci Code (O Código da Vinci)
Author: Dan Brown
Publisher: Sextante
Year: 2003
Comments: It is surely one of Dan Brown’s best thrillers. Simply a world wide best-seller that keeps your attention since the beginning and continues on until the last word. Although many controversies about the veracity of the facts presented in the narrative about Jesus’ marriage with Maria Magdalena, we should never forget that this book is a romance, i.e. it is not a scientific book intended to reveal a truth based on scientific research. As Dan Brown himself said in an interview published in his site, he just wanted to make religious people think about their spiritual beliefs. Maybe, after reading the book, you should take a look at this article. But don’t stop there! Go look for other opinions about it too. I myself don’t agree with some affirmations made by the author of that article. ;-)
:-) Sofies verden (O Mundo de Sofia)
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Unknown
Year: 1991
Comments: It is an interesting romance that shows an overview of the Philosophy’s history. It gets you interested in the end of the story. However, when we get closer to the end, it gets boring. But that is understandable, since it is quite big and a little bit repetitive. But, specially if you like to learn about Philosophy and ancient philosophers such as Socrates and Voltaire, you should read it.
Author: Krystyna Zywulska
Publisher: tCHu
Year: 2004
Comments: This book is very interesting and shocking. It describes the history of Krystyna Zywulska, who survived Auschwitz. Everyone should read this to realize how much evil a human been can do to someone else and that prejudice is worthless.
:-D A Briefer History of Time (Uma Nova História do Tempo)
Author: Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Publisher: Unknown
Year: 2005
Comments: A very interesting book!! It presents a tour through the evolution of the Physics from the first philosophical thoughts of Aristoteles until the newest theories on the universe’s shape, evolution and basic components. I shouldn’t have to say that other important characters such as Sir. Isaac Newton, Galileu Galilei and Albert Einstein are also present in the book. Furthermore, although about Physics, its content is not dense and few formulas are presented. Besides, the language is clearly understandable even for those who don’t like Physics so much. So, I do recommend it!
:-D The da Vinci Code (O Código da Vinci)
Author: Dan Brown
Publisher: Sextante
Year: 2003
Comments: It is surely one of Dan Brown’s best thrillers. Simply a world wide best-seller that keeps your attention since the beginning and continues on until the last word. Although many controversies about the veracity of the facts presented in the narrative about Jesus’ marriage with Maria Magdalena, we should never forget that this book is a romance, i.e. it is not a scientific book intended to reveal a truth based on scientific research. As Dan Brown himself said in an interview published in his site, he just wanted to make religious people think about their spiritual beliefs. Maybe, after reading the book, you should take a look at this article. But don’t stop there! Go look for other opinions about it too. I myself don’t agree with some affirmations made by the author of that article. ;-)
:-) Sofies verden (O Mundo de Sofia)
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Unknown
Year: 1991
Comments: It is an interesting romance that shows an overview of the Philosophy’s history. It gets you interested in the end of the story. However, when we get closer to the end, it gets boring. But that is understandable, since it is quite big and a little bit repetitive. But, specially if you like to learn about Philosophy and ancient philosophers such as Socrates and Voltaire, you should read it.
Books to Read
:-x O Mochileiro das Galáxias
Author: Unknown
Publisher: Unknown
Year: Unknown
Comments:
:-x How to Read a Book
Author: Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren
Publisher: MJF Books New York
Year: 1940
Comments:
:-x How to Speak How to Listen
Author: Mortimer Adler
Publisher: Simon & Schuster New York
Year: 1983
Comments:
Author: Unknown
Publisher: Unknown
Year: Unknown
Comments:
:-x How to Read a Book
Author: Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren
Publisher: MJF Books New York
Year: 1940
Comments:
:-x How to Speak How to Listen
Author: Mortimer Adler
Publisher: Simon & Schuster New York
Year: 1983
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Books Reading
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Projects
2006
Media Box Project (at SourceForge.Net)
This project is an effort to create a simple and sympathic MP3 audio player written in Java. If you like music, Java or is looking for a good and well-documented project to work on, you’ve just found it! Feel free to download MediaBox right now! ;-)
Moblog II
A moblog is a mix of ‘weblog’ (also known as ‘blog’) and ‘mobile’, i.e., a mobile blog. Its objective is to manage and enable multimedia content (mainly photos) to be posted to a Web site through mobile devices, such as cell phones or PDAs. This second release enables users to visualize their moblogs through their own mobile devices’ browsers. There is also a J2ME MIDP2.0 application which can manage and display photos recorded in mobile devices’ memories. The first release of this software can be found here.
2005
InGriD (at SourceForge.Net)
Incremental Grid Deployer (InGriD) is a system developed to easy the administrator task of building grid user environments (i.e. deploy applications and data in grid machines).
Moblog I
A moblog is a mix of ‘weblog’ (also known as ‘blog’) and ‘mobile’, i.e., a mobile blog. Its objective is to manage and enable multimedia content (mainly photos) to be posted to a Web site through mobile devices, such as cell phones or PDAs. This first release is able to receive photos from a mobile device and display them in a Web site. It is also possible to manage the multimedia content through a Web interface. The second release of this software can be found here.
Traducteur Mobile
TraducteurMobile is an application to be run in mobile devices that support J2ME MIDP1.0 technology. Its objective is to translate English words to other languages, such as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French...
Media Box Project (at SourceForge.Net)
This project is an effort to create a simple and sympathic MP3 audio player written in Java. If you like music, Java or is looking for a good and well-documented project to work on, you’ve just found it! Feel free to download MediaBox right now! ;-)
Moblog II
A moblog is a mix of ‘weblog’ (also known as ‘blog’) and ‘mobile’, i.e., a mobile blog. Its objective is to manage and enable multimedia content (mainly photos) to be posted to a Web site through mobile devices, such as cell phones or PDAs. This second release enables users to visualize their moblogs through their own mobile devices’ browsers. There is also a J2ME MIDP2.0 application which can manage and display photos recorded in mobile devices’ memories. The first release of this software can be found here.
2005
InGriD (at SourceForge.Net)
Incremental Grid Deployer (InGriD) is a system developed to easy the administrator task of building grid user environments (i.e. deploy applications and data in grid machines).
Moblog I
A moblog is a mix of ‘weblog’ (also known as ‘blog’) and ‘mobile’, i.e., a mobile blog. Its objective is to manage and enable multimedia content (mainly photos) to be posted to a Web site through mobile devices, such as cell phones or PDAs. This first release is able to receive photos from a mobile device and display them in a Web site. It is also possible to manage the multimedia content through a Web interface. The second release of this software can be found here.
Traducteur Mobile
TraducteurMobile is an application to be run in mobile devices that support J2ME MIDP1.0 technology. Its objective is to translate English words to other languages, such as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French...
Presentations
2006
Nagios - Tool for monitoring computer network devices
2005
Accurate Autonomous Accounting in Peer-to-Peer Grids
JUnit - Framework for developing unit tests in Java
Tomcat - J2EE Web Server from Apache
Nagios - Tool for monitoring computer network devices
2005
Accurate Autonomous Accounting in Peer-to-Peer Grids
JUnit - Framework for developing unit tests in Java
Tomcat - J2EE Web Server from Apache
Published Papers
2006
A Large Scale Fault-Tolerant Grid Information Service
BRASILEIRO, Francisco; COSTA, Lauro Beltrão; ANDRADE, Alisson; CIRNE, Walfredo; BASU, Sujoy; BANERJEE, Sujata
In 4th International Workshop on Middleware for Grid Computing (MGC’06)
At http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1186675.1186690
Relative Autonomous Accounting for Peer-to-Peer Grids
SANTOS, Robson; ANDRADE, Alisson; CIRNE, Walfredo; BRASILEIRO, Francisco; ANDRADE, Nazareno
In Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CPE)
At http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/113466339/ABSTRACT
Labs of the World, Unite!!!
CIRNE, Walfredo; BRASILEIRO, Francisco; ANDRADE, Nazareno; COSTA, Lauro B; ANDRADE, Alisson; NOVAES, Reynaldo; MOWBRAY, Miranda
In Journal of Grid Computing (JoGC)
At http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=157m802556628h30
2005
Accurate Autonomous Accounting in Peer-to-Peer Grids
SANTOS, Robson; ANDRADE, Alisson; CIRNE, Walfredo; BRASILEIRO, Francisco; ANDRADE, Nazareno
In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Middleware for Grid Computing (MGC2005)
At http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1101499.1101509
2004
Content-Based Image Retrieval Combining Growing Hierarchical Self-Organizing Maps and a Log-Polar Representation
BATISTA, Luana; GOMES, Herman Martins; ALMEIDA, Francisco; ANDRADE, Alisson
In Proceedings of the Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks (XVII SBRN)
São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil.
A Large Scale Fault-Tolerant Grid Information Service
BRASILEIRO, Francisco; COSTA, Lauro Beltrão; ANDRADE, Alisson; CIRNE, Walfredo; BASU, Sujoy; BANERJEE, Sujata
In 4th International Workshop on Middleware for Grid Computing (MGC’06)
At http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1186675.1186690
Relative Autonomous Accounting for Peer-to-Peer Grids
SANTOS, Robson; ANDRADE, Alisson; CIRNE, Walfredo; BRASILEIRO, Francisco; ANDRADE, Nazareno
In Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CPE)
At http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/113466339/ABSTRACT
Labs of the World, Unite!!!
CIRNE, Walfredo; BRASILEIRO, Francisco; ANDRADE, Nazareno; COSTA, Lauro B; ANDRADE, Alisson; NOVAES, Reynaldo; MOWBRAY, Miranda
In Journal of Grid Computing (JoGC)
At http://www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=157m802556628h30
2005
Accurate Autonomous Accounting in Peer-to-Peer Grids
SANTOS, Robson; ANDRADE, Alisson; CIRNE, Walfredo; BRASILEIRO, Francisco; ANDRADE, Nazareno
In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Middleware for Grid Computing (MGC2005)
At http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1101499.1101509
2004
Content-Based Image Retrieval Combining Growing Hierarchical Self-Organizing Maps and a Log-Polar Representation
BATISTA, Luana; GOMES, Herman Martins; ALMEIDA, Francisco; ANDRADE, Alisson
In Proceedings of the Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks (XVII SBRN)
São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil.
Research on Computational Grids
Name: OurGrid
Description: OurGrid is a free-to-join peer-to-peer grid that has been in production since December 2004. Anyone can free and easily join it to gain access to large amounts of computational power and run parallel applications. This computational power is provided by the idle resources of all participants, and is shared in a way that makes those that contribute more get more when they need. Currently, the platform can be used to run any application whose tasks (ie, parts that run on a single machine) do not communicate among themselves during execution, like most simulations, data mining and searching. All you need to connect to the grid is a linux machine. The software is all stable, free and open-source (distributed under GPL) and has an active community of users and developers. For more details, read more about the vision behind OurGrid.
Research Lab
Name: LSD - Laboratório de Sistemas Distribuídos
Department: DSC - Departamento de Sistemas e Computação
Institution: UFCG - Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Address: Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882, Bloco CO, Bodocongó
City/State/Country: Campina Grande / Paraíba / Brazil
Zip Code: 58.109-900
Phone/Fax: +558333101365 / +558333101498
Description: OurGrid is a free-to-join peer-to-peer grid that has been in production since December 2004. Anyone can free and easily join it to gain access to large amounts of computational power and run parallel applications. This computational power is provided by the idle resources of all participants, and is shared in a way that makes those that contribute more get more when they need. Currently, the platform can be used to run any application whose tasks (ie, parts that run on a single machine) do not communicate among themselves during execution, like most simulations, data mining and searching. All you need to connect to the grid is a linux machine. The software is all stable, free and open-source (distributed under GPL) and has an active community of users and developers. For more details, read more about the vision behind OurGrid.
Research Lab
Name: LSD - Laboratório de Sistemas Distribuídos
Department: DSC - Departamento de Sistemas e Computação
Institution: UFCG - Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Address: Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882, Bloco CO, Bodocongó
City/State/Country: Campina Grande / Paraíba / Brazil
Zip Code: 58.109-900
Phone/Fax: +558333101365 / +558333101498
Areas of Interest in Computing Systems
* Distributed Computing
* Embedded Systems
* Information Technology Economics
* Software Engineering
* Artificial Intelligence
* Embedded Systems
* Information Technology Economics
* Software Engineering
* Artificial Intelligence
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae in English
Curriculum Vitae in French
Curriculum Vitae in Portuguese
Plataforma Lattes (Portuguese)
Curriculum Vitae in French
Curriculum Vitae in Portuguese
Plataforma Lattes (Portuguese)
Professional Info
Job: Computer Science Undergraduate Student
Department: DSC - Departamento de Sistemas e Computação
Institution: UFCG - Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Address: Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882, Bloco CN, Bodocongó
City/State/Country: Campina Grande / Paraíba / Brazil
Zip Code: 58.109-900
Phone: +55 83 33101000
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Job: Computer Science Undergraduate Student in Exchange
Department: Département Informatique
Institution: INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Address: 20, Av. Albert Einstein
City/Region/Country: Villeurbanne / Rhône-Alpes / France
Zip Code: 69.100
Phone: +33472438383
Department: DSC - Departamento de Sistemas e Computação
Institution: UFCG - Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Address: Rua Aprígio Veloso, 882, Bloco CN, Bodocongó
City/State/Country: Campina Grande / Paraíba / Brazil
Zip Code: 58.109-900
Phone: +55 83 33101000
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Job: Computer Science Undergraduate Student in Exchange
Department: Département Informatique
Institution: INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Address: 20, Av. Albert Einstein
City/Region/Country: Villeurbanne / Rhône-Alpes / France
Zip Code: 69.100
Phone: +33472438383
Personal Info
Me Name: Alisson Wilker Andrade Silva
Birth Date: 05/08/1984
Nationality: Brazilian |̲̅<̲̅Θ̲̅>̲̅|
Current Address: 20, Av. Albert Einstein, chambre E421
City/Region/Country: Villeurbanne / Rhône-Alpes / France
Zip Code: 69.100
Phone: +33670875075
Address in Brazil: Av. Juarez Távora, 1750, apto. 305 A, Torre
City/State/Country: João Pessoa / Paraíba / Brazil
Zip Code: 58.040-021
Phone: +558393325920
Skype Name: alissonwilker
E-mail and MSN: alissonwilker@gmail.com
MSN Status: MSN Status
Orkut: Alisson Wilker
Flickr: Flick Photo Album
Blog: Exchange at INSA-Lyon
Birth Date: 05/08/1984
Nationality: Brazilian |̲̅<̲̅Θ̲̅>̲̅|
Current Address: 20, Av. Albert Einstein, chambre E421
City/Region/Country: Villeurbanne / Rhône-Alpes / France
Zip Code: 69.100
Phone: +33670875075
Address in Brazil: Av. Juarez Távora, 1750, apto. 305 A, Torre
City/State/Country: João Pessoa / Paraíba / Brazil
Zip Code: 58.040-021
Phone: +558393325920
Skype Name: alissonwilker
E-mail and MSN: alissonwilker@gmail.com
MSN Status: MSN Status
Orkut: Alisson Wilker
Flickr: Flick Photo Album
Blog: Exchange at INSA-Lyon
Proverbs
Here are some proverbs that sparely come out from my mind and others that I’ve either heard or seen elsewhere.
"The success depends on three elements: courage, knowledge and opportunity. Therefore, be bold and get ready. Because the opportunity... that will come!" (adapted)
"I blog because I can; I feel like I'm hoarding information when I don't." (Natalie Jost)
"The world needs no more than 3 instruments: piano, pandeiro and sanfona." (Alisson Wilker)
"Have faith! Because, some day, there will be nothing else you'll be able to do." (Alisson Wilker)
"Today, just take care of the ones who are next to you, for tomorrow may be too late." (Alisson Wilker)
"When we feel death close to us, we realize how many futile things we valorize." (Alisson Wilker)
"What man is a man who does not make the world better?" (Balian of Ibelin)
"Speak the truth even if it leads to your death." (Balian of Ibelin)
"It's only you who makes your limits." (Alisson Wilker)
"If you look at a person and you see only bad characteristics, I can say nothing about you but that you have a bad characteristic too." (Alisson Wilker)
"Curiosity is a key for the knowledge." (Alisson Wilker)
"Quality is a culture." (Phillip Crosby)
"The best way to really understand a subject is trying to teach it to someone else." (Unknown)
"Most of our limits are due to never having tried it even once. And the remaining ones, are due to having given up when trying it." (Alisson Wilker)
"The success depends on three elements: courage, knowledge and opportunity. Therefore, be bold and get ready. Because the opportunity... that will come!" (adapted)
"I blog because I can; I feel like I'm hoarding information when I don't." (Natalie Jost)
"The world needs no more than 3 instruments: piano, pandeiro and sanfona." (Alisson Wilker)
"Have faith! Because, some day, there will be nothing else you'll be able to do." (Alisson Wilker)
"Today, just take care of the ones who are next to you, for tomorrow may be too late." (Alisson Wilker)
"When we feel death close to us, we realize how many futile things we valorize." (Alisson Wilker)
"What man is a man who does not make the world better?" (Balian of Ibelin)
"Speak the truth even if it leads to your death." (Balian of Ibelin)
"It's only you who makes your limits." (Alisson Wilker)
"If you look at a person and you see only bad characteristics, I can say nothing about you but that you have a bad characteristic too." (Alisson Wilker)
"Curiosity is a key for the knowledge." (Alisson Wilker)
"Quality is a culture." (Phillip Crosby)
"The best way to really understand a subject is trying to teach it to someone else." (Unknown)
"Most of our limits are due to never having tried it even once. And the remaining ones, are due to having given up when trying it." (Alisson Wilker)
Old News
Here are the news I've published in this site a longer time ago.
// **17-03-2007 -**// I've started my internship last week (Monday 5th). Everything has been fine during my internship so far, except that they've changed the subject of my internship. Nowadays, I'm working on the development of a web site for managing employees' personal contacts. In the end, this personal address book will be integrated with another software that manages Atos Origin's contacts (about 60,000 employees). It is a nice subject too and I am learning a lot. What is interesting is that I've already requested vacation! :-o But that's just because we're thinking of travelling to East Europe during Easter. ;-)
// **26-02-2007 -**// Happy and said at the same time!! :-/ Happy because I've lived great moments with my new fiancée, Hellen. We've engaged here in Lyon, just in the same day when we completed 2 years of dating. It was an amazing night in that restaurant lyonnais. We've also traveled to Grenoble, Geneve, Annecy, Paris and Rome. And, unfortunately, from Rome she went back to Brazil, to start her master course. But we know she is doing the right thing by going to Brasilia and taking her master course. It may be important for us in the future. So, I'm said she's gone, but I'm happy for us together. I'll never forget those 20 days we spent together here in Europe. It was just amazing! ;-)
// **11-02-2007 -**// My girlfriend has finally arrived and I am very happy for that!! She arrived in Geneve (Switzerland) in February 2nd and we stayed there in the house of friends of mine (Alexandre and Dayse) for the whole weekend. Then, she came with me to Lyon. Unfortunately, I'm not yet on vacation. So, I have to share my time between my studies and my girlfriend. Yesterday, we went to Grenoble, so that Hellen could know the city and visit her friends (Ana Paula and Alessandro). It was an amazing Saturday. We climbed up a mountain by car and it was snowing there. It was the first time Hellen saw snow and she was very happy (and cold :-/). She will stay here at Lyon until February 17th. In February 18th we will travel to Paris and then, in February 22nd we're going to Rome. It will be certainly amazing!!! ;-)
// **23-01-2007 -**// Today, it snowed! It was the first snow of the year here in Lyon. I hope it doesn't get to cold from now on, because I was really enjoying the hot winter we were living here. :-)
// **03-01-2007 -**// I have had a nice Christmas in the house of a French family named Ghizzo. They are friends of my "Famille d'Accueil" (Welcome Family) and they invited me to the Christmas dinner with their family. It was an amazing night full of typical food and presents. I missed only my real family and my girlfriend. For the New Year Day, I have travelled to Barcelone (Spain) with some Brazilian friends. It was a very nice trip!! Barcelone was very crowdy (full of tourists) for the end of 2006. After, on January 1st, we have travelled to Montpellier (France). There, I've discovered one of the most beautiful historical cities I've ever seen in Europe. Full of touristic places, organized, clean and near from the Mediterranean Ocean, Montpellier is really amazing!! I'd say I've even liked it more than Barcelone. Now I'm back to Lyon, but next trip is already scheduled for February 18th, when I will be going to Paris and Rome with my girlfriend Hellen, who is coming from Brazil for a 21-days sojourn in Europe. It will certainly be another great trip through Europe. I'm already looking forward to February 18th. ;-)
// **22-12-2006 -**// Well, it's been a long time since I've written some news here. Well, during that time, I went to a traditional party which is called "Fête de la Lumière" (it was very nice seeing all those lights everywhere in the city). But I had also lots of work to do. I had 2 exams (the first one was fine, but the other... :-( ) and lots of projects during that period. Fortunately, they've all gone and, just today, my vacations start! 8-) But I've just got some books to study for the next 6 exams that will take place during the 6 weeks that follow these vacations. So, not too much to commemorate. :-/ Ah!!! I was almost forgetting to say that I've found an internship here in France. It is a big company called [[http://www.atosorigin.com|Atos Origin]], at Lyon. From 5th Mars until 31st July, I'm gonna work there in a project to develop an administration Web portal for the Louvre Museum. That's nice, isn't it!? I'm very happy for that opportunity God has given me. That's it! ;-)
// **30-11-2006 -**// Yesterday and the day before yesterday (Tuesday and Wednesday) I've worked (with some Brazillian friends) as translator French-Portuguese in a conference on industries that develop techniques to protect the environment. The conference took place at Lyon and it is called "Eurexpo - Sallon Pollutec". It was a different but very nice experience, where I could improve my French and learn a little bit on the technologies used for protecting the environment. Brazil was invited to be there by Pollutec (the organizer of that event).
// **18-11-2006 -**// Ahhh...!!! I forgot to tell you that, last weekend (Saturday 11th), we went to a party at El Mambo, where there was I nice French band playing Samba songs. They singed very well in Portuguese and they played nice too. It was a nice opportunity to practice my Samba dancing skills. :-) And after the Samba party, we could eat "feijoada" for free, made by an Italien guy, in the restaurant inside El Mambo. But that was possible only because we met a gentle Brazilian woman that worked in the restaurant. ;-) And she decided to give us a gift. =) It was one of the most funny nights here in France!!
// **18-11-2006 -**// I think being away from Brazil is making me valorize more our national culture. For example, here I listen even more to Brazilian rhythms, such as Samba and Forró. Furthermore, it was here where I learned how to dance Samba and I've just discovered an interesting instrument: the "Pandeiro". There's a friend of mine that came from Brazil too (named Flávio Matias), which brought his pandeiro to France. Then, once he brought that instrument to my room and I started trying to play it. And I quickly realized it's a difficult instrument. However, I've also realized that it is a nice and versatile instrument, which can be used to play Samba, Choro, Partido Alto, Baião, Funk, Samba Reggae, Electronic ([[http://www.pandeiro.pro.br/ritmos.html|listen to some of those rythms here]]) and many other musics. The pandeiro was even used in orchestras' presentations already. 8-O There are many pandeiristas (pandeiro players) in Brazil. Listen to some of the most known ones playing the pandeiro by clicking [[http://www.pandeiro.com/videos.php|here]]. Now I want to know how to play it, but it would be easier if I were in Brazil. However, if I were in Brazil, maybe I would never have been so attracted by this instrument. So, I think I'm in the right place! ;-)
// **18-11-2006 -**// Last Thrusday (16/Nov) we went watch a presentation made by "Orchestre National de Lyon" at the "Auditorium de Lyon". It was a concert for students of this region and it was free. It was really interesting and beautiful. After that, we found a party on the street that commemorated the arrival of the "Beaujolais Nouveau", which is a regional wine launched every year by the 3rd week of November. It was quite a private party, promoted by local restaurants, but there should have been a big traditional party, where the wine should be freely served to the population. But, unfortunately, this year they didn't have enough money to do it. :-( So, it was a break in a 15-year tradition. It's a pitty!! :-/
// **13-11-2006 -**// Yesterday, I've visited my "Famille d'Accueil" for the second time. They invited me for a lunch and to comemorate their son's birthday. Théo has completed 11 years last Tuesday (November 7th). Actually, I didn't know it had been his birthday on Tuesday. I was just told about it when I arrived there. But it was a really nice Sunday. There were some friends of the family there and we started eating at 12pm just until 4pm. :-o Amazing, isn't it?! :-) And after that, I went to the church. It had been a long time since I had gone to the church. Two or three weekends. So, it was nice going there again.
// **07-11-2006 -**// Last week we were on vacation for the Toussaint. So, we decided to go to the South of France again, and visit other cities, such as Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Montpellier. We rented a car and we were 4 Brazilians (Ricardo, Karla, Flávio and me). We left Lyon on October 31st (Tuesday) and, firstly, we visited Avignon. It is an amazing historical city, from the Middle Age. Then, we went to Aix-en-Provence, but there is no much to see and to do there. But we found a friend of Ricardo (Emily) and she's given us a tip: "go visit Cassis!". Then we went there, for it was very close to Aix-en-Provence, and it was really nice there!!! The city is very beautiful and we took a boat trip there for 1 hour. That's when we decided to let Montpellier for another trip, because we really wanted to stay longer at Cassis. Finally, we went to Marseille, which is a very beautiful city too. Plenty of nice places and monuments, we were really enjoying the city. Unfortunately, Friday had arrived and we had to go home. But, during the whole trip, we took many photos, which I published in the [[http://www.alissonwilker.blogspot.com|blog]]. You should go there and check it out! ;-)
// **25-10-2006 -**// Today I've had my first class of the dancing course. Yes, that's it! I'm taking a course of Salsa here at INSA-Lyon. Really nice, isn't it!? It was very nice that first class. Unfortunately, our next class will only take place on November 7, because next week we'll be on vacation. I feel like going to a Salsa party next Friday. :P Just to practice my Salsa dancing skills. :D
// **09-10-2006 -**// Yesterday was a very different and nice day. I went to the house of a family that lives in Lyon and to whom I was introduced by a program called Famille d'Accueil (promoted by the association [[http://brasilparati.free.fr/|Brasil Para Ti]]). I had lunch with them there and they seemed to be very kind people. I have published some photos of that event on my [[http://www.alissonwilker.blogspot.com|blog]]. Besides, after leaving their house, I've found a nice evangelical church, which is named Ciel Ouvert. There are plenty of Brazilians there (even the shepherd is Brazilian!), and that made me feel a little bit at home. However, the worship was given in French. But it was very nice to be there! Gotta go there again next Sunday. ;-)
// **25-09-2006 -**// Classes began today! The first class was quite nice, but the professor talked too fast and, besides, students didn't make silence. They talked a lot with each other during the class and, sometimes, I couldn't even hear what the professor was saying. So, I could only follow the professor during the initial 1 hour of course. After that, it was very difficult to continue paying attention on him. Tomorrow I'll have another class at 8a.m. :S
// **25-09-2006 -**// This last weekend we went to Munich, to see the OktoberFest 2006. It was quite a nice trip, but Munich is very far away from Lyon. So it was a very hard trip too. We stayed in a camping there and we were 10 brazilians again, in 2 rented cars. The photos are published in the blog.
// **18-09-2006 -**// Really happy for I have had another paper accepted for publication. The paper is "A large scale faulttolerant
grid information service", accepted for publication in Middleware for Grid Computing (MGC2006). It's the same conference where I presented the paper "Accurate Autonomous Accounting in Peer-to-Peer Grids" last year, in Grenoble, France. But, this year, the conference will be held in november, in Melbourne, Australia. I don't know yet which of the authors is going to present the article there. I hope it will be me! :P
// **15-09-2006 -**// Today was our last day in the Summer Course of French at INSA. We have made a little party, with different kinds of wine and cheese. It was quite good. Photos were posted to the blog. Next week I'll be free. But, on Monday 25th, classes begin in Informatics Departement. I'm enrolled in the 4th year of informatics here at INSA.
// **04-09-2006 -**// Last weekend (1st to 3rd September), we (9 Brazilians and I) rented 2 cars and travelled to the South of France. We visited three amazing cities: Cannes, Nice and Monaco. The trip was very pleasant and calm. The only difficulty was to find a good place to stop the cars and sleep at night, as we had no reservation in any hostel. The solution was to sleep in the cars and also in camping tents in parkings around the city. But, finally, everything worked out fine. The photos of this trip will be published soon in the blog, whose link may be found in the [[alissonwilker:homepage#personal_info|Personal Info]] Section of this site.
// **29-08-2006 -**// Last weekend I travelled to Genève, Switzerland. I went there to visit a friend of mine (Alexandre) and his wife (Dayse) and get the notebook I had bought at Dell Switzerland before I left Brazil. The trip was very interesting and I put some photos at the blog. The link to the blog is at the [[alissonwilker:homepage#personal_info|Personal Info]] Section of this site. I'm thinking of travelling to the South of France this weekend with some friends, while it is still a little bit hot. There are some interesting beaches to visit there. Maybe we're going to visit Monaco too.
// **23-08-2006 -**// In France! :-) After 3 flights and a long trip, I've arrived at INSA-Lyon with 4 friends of mine last Sunday (August 19th). Everything is all right here and the weather is hot. There are people from everywhere in the world here and most of them have been surprisingly sympathic (all exchange students, just like me). For now, I share the room with an 18-year-old guy from Vietnam. He is a good person and is going to stay at INSA for 5 years. Unfortunately, I do not have either a digital camera or a notebook with me yet. But, as soon as I have it (probably next week), I will post some photos on my Flickr album and the blog that I created specially for this sojourn in Europe. The links for the Flickr and the blog may be found in the [[alissonwilker:homepage#personal_info|Personal Info]] Section.
//**18-08-2006 -**// Tomorrow is the day. The day in which I'll be leaving for a long sojourn abroad. I'm both excited and sad. :-? Excited because I think it is a great and unique opportunity, and also because I think it will be an amazing moment in my life. But sad because it's not easy being apart of so much loved people, such as my parents, brother and sister, relatives, girlfriend and friends. :-/ But I'll be fine, because God will be with me everywhere I go! ;-)
//**05-08-2006 -**// Happy birthday to me!! :P Thanks to my friends for all live messages and scraps I've received through Orkut. Thank you all very much!! Thanks to my family and girlfriend for being so kind to me. And, specially, thanks to God for allowing me to get older once more. :) It's been a very happy day!
//**02-08-2006 -**// Today is my last day in Campina Grande. I've arrived here in June 2002, in order to begin my graduation course in Computer Science at UFCG (Universidade Federal de Campina Grande). I consider that it was worth it leaving my parents' house when I was only 17, because here I think I had a better professional qualification, as well as I knew a lot of special people, specially in the LSD (Laboratório de Sistemas Distribuídos). However, I cannot say it was an easy task living here, apart from my family, friends and girlfriend, who live in João Pessoa. Unfortunately, once more I will be moving away from them in 15 days, when I'll be going to France and, probably, stay there for at least 1 year. But, I do think it will be worth it too. Gonna miss you all in Brazil!
//**28-07-2006 -**// Half-happy day: i) today, my girlfriend is graduating. She has just finished her graduation course in Civil Engineering. Congratulations, amor! God bless you in this new phase of your life and I hope you take a nice Master course soon. ii) unfortunately, my grand-grand-father died today. I hadn't much contact with him, but he was a good and very strong person. He was 103 years old. Amazing, isn't it?! God be with you, grand-grand-father Abel.
//**27-07-2006 -**// Today is a very happy day!! Many reasons for commemorating:
i) a friend of mine, named Eliane, has just known she is pregnant!! That's great, Eliane! I hope you'll be very happy with your husband and new baby. :-) ii) I've just received the visa I was waiting for!!! From now on, I have permission to stay in Europe for one year. :-D iii) my friends from university and I are going to commemorate my exchange. We will go to the best pizzeria in Campina Grande (Forno de Pizza). ;-)
//**19-07-2006 -**// From now on, I am a Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0. :-D I've gone to Recife with two friends of mine (Xico and Neto) to take the certification test. Xico also passed the exam, but, unfortunately, Neto didn't. :-\ Try again and you'll surely pass it, Neto!! ;-)
//**17-07-2006 -**// I've just received the confirmation from CAPES of my scholarship to study at INSA-Lyon. :-) The next step is to go to Recife and ask a visa for one year in France. ;-) I'll probably do that next Friday.
//**01-07-2006 -**// Brazil's soccer team has lost the quarter-finals match against "Les Bleues" (France) and has been eliminated from the World Cup 2006, in Germany. :-/ The result was France "1" and Brazil "0". Brazil's team played no soccer throughout the whole competition and it was not different against France. Although full of stars, such as Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Ronaldo, Adriano and Roberto Carlos, the team seemed to need a fine tune that could not be reached by Parreira (coach) and his assistants. Unfortunately, it was not this time that we could win the World Cup for the sixth time. But I feel we are getting closer. Maybe in 2010! ;-)
//**28-06-2006 -**// No time for happiness! I'm really said for I've just known my cousin has a serious cancer. God bless her and her children. :-(
//**28-06-2006 -**// Today it's my girlfriend's birthday. Congratulations to you, //amor//! =) God bless you more and more! :*
//**21-06-2006 -**// I've passed the contest for DATAPREV (Empresa de Tecnologia e Informações da Previdência Social) in the 14th position. :-) Unfortunately - or fortunately (I don't know yet) - I will probably not be able to get the job, as I've not graduated yet. A second reason for not going to work there is that I will probably get the scholarship to study at INSA-Lyon by September/2006. So, I won't be able to go to France and also get the job here. Anyway, it is worth the experience. ;-)
//**21-06-2006 -**// After spending several nights awake, now it's easier for you (reader) to post a message in this site. Take a look at [[alissonwilker:homepage#post_your_comments|Post Your Comments]] and try it out! Moreover, my bookmarks are now being held by [[http://del.icio.us/|del.icio.us]]. Take a look also at [[alissonwilker:homepage#bookmarks_and_placemarks|Bookmarks and Placemarks]] Section and enjoy it! ;-)
//**13-06-2006 -**// Today, my girlfriend Hellen and I have completed one year and 4 months together. We are both very happy and we thank God for that. I like you very much "mô"! :-)
//**13-06-2006 -**// Today, Brazil has stopped to see our team playing against Croatia in the World Cup 2006. Fortunately, Brazil's team won the match (1x0) :-D However, it was not easy. :-( Brazil's team did not convince the brazilians and Ronaldo did nothing at all during the match. We hope next match will be better. And it will next Sunday, against Australia. 8-O Go on Brazil!!! ;-)
//**11-06-2006 -**// Yesterday I went to one of the best São João parties ever! :-D It was the 10th edition of a São João organized by Sebrae, and it was called Forró Zébrai. It took place at Boîte da Caixa and the group that animated the party is called Tamborete de Forró. They are so good Forró players that I even bought their first CD. It costed only R$ 5,00. ;-) What a bargain! :-o
//**06-06-2006 -**// Today this site has been accessed for the first time from outside Brazil! :-D Yuuuppii!!! LOL The accesses came from Germany (18 accesses) and from France (1 access). And what a coincidence! The access from France came just from Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Exactly the city where I'll be in a few months! :-P I have no clue about who accessed it from France, but from Germany I believe it was a friend of mine who lives there and for which I gave the link.
//**05-06-2006 -**// I found a very good French site on the Internet. It is [[http://www.tv5.org/|TV5 Monde]]. I think I can really profit from its contents for improving my study on French. Check it out! :-)
//**04-06-2006 -**// I've just found a place to buy my notebook in Europe. I was looking for a cheap and accessible country where I could by a notebook with a keyboard not so different from QWERTY. And I found it! It's name is Germany. As soon as I get all documents necessary for the trip, I'll surely buy a notebook at [[http://www.dell.com|Dell.com]]. ;-)
//**01-06-2006 -**// This morning I've eaten the most delicious chocolate ever. Directly from Europe! I just can't remember its name, but I know that it was a Lindt chocolate (www.lindt.com). Check it yourself! ;-) I wish Hellen were here to taste it too. :-(
//**01-06-2006 -**// I feel good about this site! But it's 2am right now and I should go sleep. :-o I think it will be camera ready in a few days. =)
//**24-05-2006 -**// Today, I've received the acceptation letter from the INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées), located at Lyon, France, where I will be studying from August/2006 to August/2007. It will be great!!! ;-)
// **17-03-2007 -**// I've started my internship last week (Monday 5th). Everything has been fine during my internship so far, except that they've changed the subject of my internship. Nowadays, I'm working on the development of a web site for managing employees' personal contacts. In the end, this personal address book will be integrated with another software that manages Atos Origin's contacts (about 60,000 employees). It is a nice subject too and I am learning a lot. What is interesting is that I've already requested vacation! :-o But that's just because we're thinking of travelling to East Europe during Easter. ;-)
// **26-02-2007 -**// Happy and said at the same time!! :-/ Happy because I've lived great moments with my new fiancée, Hellen. We've engaged here in Lyon, just in the same day when we completed 2 years of dating. It was an amazing night in that restaurant lyonnais. We've also traveled to Grenoble, Geneve, Annecy, Paris and Rome. And, unfortunately, from Rome she went back to Brazil, to start her master course. But we know she is doing the right thing by going to Brasilia and taking her master course. It may be important for us in the future. So, I'm said she's gone, but I'm happy for us together. I'll never forget those 20 days we spent together here in Europe. It was just amazing! ;-)
// **11-02-2007 -**// My girlfriend has finally arrived and I am very happy for that!! She arrived in Geneve (Switzerland) in February 2nd and we stayed there in the house of friends of mine (Alexandre and Dayse) for the whole weekend. Then, she came with me to Lyon. Unfortunately, I'm not yet on vacation. So, I have to share my time between my studies and my girlfriend. Yesterday, we went to Grenoble, so that Hellen could know the city and visit her friends (Ana Paula and Alessandro). It was an amazing Saturday. We climbed up a mountain by car and it was snowing there. It was the first time Hellen saw snow and she was very happy (and cold :-/). She will stay here at Lyon until February 17th. In February 18th we will travel to Paris and then, in February 22nd we're going to Rome. It will be certainly amazing!!! ;-)
// **23-01-2007 -**// Today, it snowed! It was the first snow of the year here in Lyon. I hope it doesn't get to cold from now on, because I was really enjoying the hot winter we were living here. :-)
// **03-01-2007 -**// I have had a nice Christmas in the house of a French family named Ghizzo. They are friends of my "Famille d'Accueil" (Welcome Family) and they invited me to the Christmas dinner with their family. It was an amazing night full of typical food and presents. I missed only my real family and my girlfriend. For the New Year Day, I have travelled to Barcelone (Spain) with some Brazilian friends. It was a very nice trip!! Barcelone was very crowdy (full of tourists) for the end of 2006. After, on January 1st, we have travelled to Montpellier (France). There, I've discovered one of the most beautiful historical cities I've ever seen in Europe. Full of touristic places, organized, clean and near from the Mediterranean Ocean, Montpellier is really amazing!! I'd say I've even liked it more than Barcelone. Now I'm back to Lyon, but next trip is already scheduled for February 18th, when I will be going to Paris and Rome with my girlfriend Hellen, who is coming from Brazil for a 21-days sojourn in Europe. It will certainly be another great trip through Europe. I'm already looking forward to February 18th. ;-)
// **22-12-2006 -**// Well, it's been a long time since I've written some news here. Well, during that time, I went to a traditional party which is called "Fête de la Lumière" (it was very nice seeing all those lights everywhere in the city). But I had also lots of work to do. I had 2 exams (the first one was fine, but the other... :-( ) and lots of projects during that period. Fortunately, they've all gone and, just today, my vacations start! 8-) But I've just got some books to study for the next 6 exams that will take place during the 6 weeks that follow these vacations. So, not too much to commemorate. :-/ Ah!!! I was almost forgetting to say that I've found an internship here in France. It is a big company called [[http://www.atosorigin.com|Atos Origin]], at Lyon. From 5th Mars until 31st July, I'm gonna work there in a project to develop an administration Web portal for the Louvre Museum. That's nice, isn't it!? I'm very happy for that opportunity God has given me. That's it! ;-)
// **30-11-2006 -**// Yesterday and the day before yesterday (Tuesday and Wednesday) I've worked (with some Brazillian friends) as translator French-Portuguese in a conference on industries that develop techniques to protect the environment. The conference took place at Lyon and it is called "Eurexpo - Sallon Pollutec". It was a different but very nice experience, where I could improve my French and learn a little bit on the technologies used for protecting the environment. Brazil was invited to be there by Pollutec (the organizer of that event).
// **18-11-2006 -**// Ahhh...!!! I forgot to tell you that, last weekend (Saturday 11th), we went to a party at El Mambo, where there was I nice French band playing Samba songs. They singed very well in Portuguese and they played nice too. It was a nice opportunity to practice my Samba dancing skills. :-) And after the Samba party, we could eat "feijoada" for free, made by an Italien guy, in the restaurant inside El Mambo. But that was possible only because we met a gentle Brazilian woman that worked in the restaurant. ;-) And she decided to give us a gift. =) It was one of the most funny nights here in France!!
// **18-11-2006 -**// I think being away from Brazil is making me valorize more our national culture. For example, here I listen even more to Brazilian rhythms, such as Samba and Forró. Furthermore, it was here where I learned how to dance Samba and I've just discovered an interesting instrument: the "Pandeiro". There's a friend of mine that came from Brazil too (named Flávio Matias), which brought his pandeiro to France. Then, once he brought that instrument to my room and I started trying to play it. And I quickly realized it's a difficult instrument. However, I've also realized that it is a nice and versatile instrument, which can be used to play Samba, Choro, Partido Alto, Baião, Funk, Samba Reggae, Electronic ([[http://www.pandeiro.pro.br/ritmos.html|listen to some of those rythms here]]) and many other musics. The pandeiro was even used in orchestras' presentations already. 8-O There are many pandeiristas (pandeiro players) in Brazil. Listen to some of the most known ones playing the pandeiro by clicking [[http://www.pandeiro.com/videos.php|here]]. Now I want to know how to play it, but it would be easier if I were in Brazil. However, if I were in Brazil, maybe I would never have been so attracted by this instrument. So, I think I'm in the right place! ;-)
// **18-11-2006 -**// Last Thrusday (16/Nov) we went watch a presentation made by "Orchestre National de Lyon" at the "Auditorium de Lyon". It was a concert for students of this region and it was free. It was really interesting and beautiful. After that, we found a party on the street that commemorated the arrival of the "Beaujolais Nouveau", which is a regional wine launched every year by the 3rd week of November. It was quite a private party, promoted by local restaurants, but there should have been a big traditional party, where the wine should be freely served to the population. But, unfortunately, this year they didn't have enough money to do it. :-( So, it was a break in a 15-year tradition. It's a pitty!! :-/
// **13-11-2006 -**// Yesterday, I've visited my "Famille d'Accueil" for the second time. They invited me for a lunch and to comemorate their son's birthday. Théo has completed 11 years last Tuesday (November 7th). Actually, I didn't know it had been his birthday on Tuesday. I was just told about it when I arrived there. But it was a really nice Sunday. There were some friends of the family there and we started eating at 12pm just until 4pm. :-o Amazing, isn't it?! :-) And after that, I went to the church. It had been a long time since I had gone to the church. Two or three weekends. So, it was nice going there again.
// **07-11-2006 -**// Last week we were on vacation for the Toussaint. So, we decided to go to the South of France again, and visit other cities, such as Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Montpellier. We rented a car and we were 4 Brazilians (Ricardo, Karla, Flávio and me). We left Lyon on October 31st (Tuesday) and, firstly, we visited Avignon. It is an amazing historical city, from the Middle Age. Then, we went to Aix-en-Provence, but there is no much to see and to do there. But we found a friend of Ricardo (Emily) and she's given us a tip: "go visit Cassis!". Then we went there, for it was very close to Aix-en-Provence, and it was really nice there!!! The city is very beautiful and we took a boat trip there for 1 hour. That's when we decided to let Montpellier for another trip, because we really wanted to stay longer at Cassis. Finally, we went to Marseille, which is a very beautiful city too. Plenty of nice places and monuments, we were really enjoying the city. Unfortunately, Friday had arrived and we had to go home. But, during the whole trip, we took many photos, which I published in the [[http://www.alissonwilker.blogspot.com|blog]]. You should go there and check it out! ;-)
// **25-10-2006 -**// Today I've had my first class of the dancing course. Yes, that's it! I'm taking a course of Salsa here at INSA-Lyon. Really nice, isn't it!? It was very nice that first class. Unfortunately, our next class will only take place on November 7, because next week we'll be on vacation. I feel like going to a Salsa party next Friday. :P Just to practice my Salsa dancing skills. :D
// **09-10-2006 -**// Yesterday was a very different and nice day. I went to the house of a family that lives in Lyon and to whom I was introduced by a program called Famille d'Accueil (promoted by the association [[http://brasilparati.free.fr/|Brasil Para Ti]]). I had lunch with them there and they seemed to be very kind people. I have published some photos of that event on my [[http://www.alissonwilker.blogspot.com|blog]]. Besides, after leaving their house, I've found a nice evangelical church, which is named Ciel Ouvert. There are plenty of Brazilians there (even the shepherd is Brazilian!), and that made me feel a little bit at home. However, the worship was given in French. But it was very nice to be there! Gotta go there again next Sunday. ;-)
// **25-09-2006 -**// Classes began today! The first class was quite nice, but the professor talked too fast and, besides, students didn't make silence. They talked a lot with each other during the class and, sometimes, I couldn't even hear what the professor was saying. So, I could only follow the professor during the initial 1 hour of course. After that, it was very difficult to continue paying attention on him. Tomorrow I'll have another class at 8a.m. :S
// **25-09-2006 -**// This last weekend we went to Munich, to see the OktoberFest 2006. It was quite a nice trip, but Munich is very far away from Lyon. So it was a very hard trip too. We stayed in a camping there and we were 10 brazilians again, in 2 rented cars. The photos are published in the blog.
// **18-09-2006 -**// Really happy for I have had another paper accepted for publication. The paper is "A large scale faulttolerant
grid information service", accepted for publication in Middleware for Grid Computing (MGC2006). It's the same conference where I presented the paper "Accurate Autonomous Accounting in Peer-to-Peer Grids" last year, in Grenoble, France. But, this year, the conference will be held in november, in Melbourne, Australia. I don't know yet which of the authors is going to present the article there. I hope it will be me! :P
// **15-09-2006 -**// Today was our last day in the Summer Course of French at INSA. We have made a little party, with different kinds of wine and cheese. It was quite good. Photos were posted to the blog. Next week I'll be free. But, on Monday 25th, classes begin in Informatics Departement. I'm enrolled in the 4th year of informatics here at INSA.
// **04-09-2006 -**// Last weekend (1st to 3rd September), we (9 Brazilians and I) rented 2 cars and travelled to the South of France. We visited three amazing cities: Cannes, Nice and Monaco. The trip was very pleasant and calm. The only difficulty was to find a good place to stop the cars and sleep at night, as we had no reservation in any hostel. The solution was to sleep in the cars and also in camping tents in parkings around the city. But, finally, everything worked out fine. The photos of this trip will be published soon in the blog, whose link may be found in the [[alissonwilker:homepage#personal_info|Personal Info]] Section of this site.
// **29-08-2006 -**// Last weekend I travelled to Genève, Switzerland. I went there to visit a friend of mine (Alexandre) and his wife (Dayse) and get the notebook I had bought at Dell Switzerland before I left Brazil. The trip was very interesting and I put some photos at the blog. The link to the blog is at the [[alissonwilker:homepage#personal_info|Personal Info]] Section of this site. I'm thinking of travelling to the South of France this weekend with some friends, while it is still a little bit hot. There are some interesting beaches to visit there. Maybe we're going to visit Monaco too.
// **23-08-2006 -**// In France! :-) After 3 flights and a long trip, I've arrived at INSA-Lyon with 4 friends of mine last Sunday (August 19th). Everything is all right here and the weather is hot. There are people from everywhere in the world here and most of them have been surprisingly sympathic (all exchange students, just like me). For now, I share the room with an 18-year-old guy from Vietnam. He is a good person and is going to stay at INSA for 5 years. Unfortunately, I do not have either a digital camera or a notebook with me yet. But, as soon as I have it (probably next week), I will post some photos on my Flickr album and the blog that I created specially for this sojourn in Europe. The links for the Flickr and the blog may be found in the [[alissonwilker:homepage#personal_info|Personal Info]] Section.
//**18-08-2006 -**// Tomorrow is the day. The day in which I'll be leaving for a long sojourn abroad. I'm both excited and sad. :-? Excited because I think it is a great and unique opportunity, and also because I think it will be an amazing moment in my life. But sad because it's not easy being apart of so much loved people, such as my parents, brother and sister, relatives, girlfriend and friends. :-/ But I'll be fine, because God will be with me everywhere I go! ;-)
//**05-08-2006 -**// Happy birthday to me!! :P Thanks to my friends for all live messages and scraps I've received through Orkut. Thank you all very much!! Thanks to my family and girlfriend for being so kind to me. And, specially, thanks to God for allowing me to get older once more. :) It's been a very happy day!
//**02-08-2006 -**// Today is my last day in Campina Grande. I've arrived here in June 2002, in order to begin my graduation course in Computer Science at UFCG (Universidade Federal de Campina Grande). I consider that it was worth it leaving my parents' house when I was only 17, because here I think I had a better professional qualification, as well as I knew a lot of special people, specially in the LSD (Laboratório de Sistemas Distribuídos). However, I cannot say it was an easy task living here, apart from my family, friends and girlfriend, who live in João Pessoa. Unfortunately, once more I will be moving away from them in 15 days, when I'll be going to France and, probably, stay there for at least 1 year. But, I do think it will be worth it too. Gonna miss you all in Brazil!
//**28-07-2006 -**// Half-happy day: i) today, my girlfriend is graduating. She has just finished her graduation course in Civil Engineering. Congratulations, amor! God bless you in this new phase of your life and I hope you take a nice Master course soon. ii) unfortunately, my grand-grand-father died today. I hadn't much contact with him, but he was a good and very strong person. He was 103 years old. Amazing, isn't it?! God be with you, grand-grand-father Abel.
//**27-07-2006 -**// Today is a very happy day!! Many reasons for commemorating:
i) a friend of mine, named Eliane, has just known she is pregnant!! That's great, Eliane! I hope you'll be very happy with your husband and new baby. :-) ii) I've just received the visa I was waiting for!!! From now on, I have permission to stay in Europe for one year. :-D iii) my friends from university and I are going to commemorate my exchange. We will go to the best pizzeria in Campina Grande (Forno de Pizza). ;-)
//**19-07-2006 -**// From now on, I am a Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0. :-D I've gone to Recife with two friends of mine (Xico and Neto) to take the certification test. Xico also passed the exam, but, unfortunately, Neto didn't. :-\ Try again and you'll surely pass it, Neto!! ;-)
//**17-07-2006 -**// I've just received the confirmation from CAPES of my scholarship to study at INSA-Lyon. :-) The next step is to go to Recife and ask a visa for one year in France. ;-) I'll probably do that next Friday.
//**01-07-2006 -**// Brazil's soccer team has lost the quarter-finals match against "Les Bleues" (France) and has been eliminated from the World Cup 2006, in Germany. :-/ The result was France "1" and Brazil "0". Brazil's team played no soccer throughout the whole competition and it was not different against France. Although full of stars, such as Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Ronaldo, Adriano and Roberto Carlos, the team seemed to need a fine tune that could not be reached by Parreira (coach) and his assistants. Unfortunately, it was not this time that we could win the World Cup for the sixth time. But I feel we are getting closer. Maybe in 2010! ;-)
//**28-06-2006 -**// No time for happiness! I'm really said for I've just known my cousin has a serious cancer. God bless her and her children. :-(
//**28-06-2006 -**// Today it's my girlfriend's birthday. Congratulations to you, //amor//! =) God bless you more and more! :*
//**21-06-2006 -**// I've passed the contest for DATAPREV (Empresa de Tecnologia e Informações da Previdência Social) in the 14th position. :-) Unfortunately - or fortunately (I don't know yet) - I will probably not be able to get the job, as I've not graduated yet. A second reason for not going to work there is that I will probably get the scholarship to study at INSA-Lyon by September/2006. So, I won't be able to go to France and also get the job here. Anyway, it is worth the experience. ;-)
//**21-06-2006 -**// After spending several nights awake, now it's easier for you (reader) to post a message in this site. Take a look at [[alissonwilker:homepage#post_your_comments|Post Your Comments]] and try it out! Moreover, my bookmarks are now being held by [[http://del.icio.us/|del.icio.us]]. Take a look also at [[alissonwilker:homepage#bookmarks_and_placemarks|Bookmarks and Placemarks]] Section and enjoy it! ;-)
//**13-06-2006 -**// Today, my girlfriend Hellen and I have completed one year and 4 months together. We are both very happy and we thank God for that. I like you very much "mô"! :-)
//**13-06-2006 -**// Today, Brazil has stopped to see our team playing against Croatia in the World Cup 2006. Fortunately, Brazil's team won the match (1x0) :-D However, it was not easy. :-( Brazil's team did not convince the brazilians and Ronaldo did nothing at all during the match. We hope next match will be better. And it will next Sunday, against Australia. 8-O Go on Brazil!!! ;-)
//**11-06-2006 -**// Yesterday I went to one of the best São João parties ever! :-D It was the 10th edition of a São João organized by Sebrae, and it was called Forró Zébrai. It took place at Boîte da Caixa and the group that animated the party is called Tamborete de Forró. They are so good Forró players that I even bought their first CD. It costed only R$ 5,00. ;-) What a bargain! :-o
//**06-06-2006 -**// Today this site has been accessed for the first time from outside Brazil! :-D Yuuuppii!!! LOL The accesses came from Germany (18 accesses) and from France (1 access). And what a coincidence! The access from France came just from Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Exactly the city where I'll be in a few months! :-P I have no clue about who accessed it from France, but from Germany I believe it was a friend of mine who lives there and for which I gave the link.
//**05-06-2006 -**// I found a very good French site on the Internet. It is [[http://www.tv5.org/|TV5 Monde]]. I think I can really profit from its contents for improving my study on French. Check it out! :-)
//**04-06-2006 -**// I've just found a place to buy my notebook in Europe. I was looking for a cheap and accessible country where I could by a notebook with a keyboard not so different from QWERTY. And I found it! It's name is Germany. As soon as I get all documents necessary for the trip, I'll surely buy a notebook at [[http://www.dell.com|Dell.com]]. ;-)
//**01-06-2006 -**// This morning I've eaten the most delicious chocolate ever. Directly from Europe! I just can't remember its name, but I know that it was a Lindt chocolate (www.lindt.com). Check it yourself! ;-) I wish Hellen were here to taste it too. :-(
//**01-06-2006 -**// I feel good about this site! But it's 2am right now and I should go sleep. :-o I think it will be camera ready in a few days. =)
//**24-05-2006 -**// Today, I've received the acceptation letter from the INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées), located at Lyon, France, where I will be studying from August/2006 to August/2007. It will be great!!! ;-)
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// **24-06-2007 -**// It's almost the end of my internship and my exchange in France. My internship finishes on 31st July. My parents will arrive on 1st August in Paris, and we'll travel together until 18th August (when we'll get the flight back to Brazil). I'm really looking forward to being with them again. Furthermore, the longer I stay here in France, I get more interested in Brazilian culture, and I see how great our country is. How full of cultures, rythms, beautiful places... Here in France, I've also discovered a passion by rythms such as Bossa-Nova and Jazz, which are intimaly related. I've also developed a passion by instruments such as the piano, the pandeiro and the sanfona, which I think they could make a good trio in a concert (something like Luiz Gonzaga, Jackson do Pandeiro and Tom Jobim together). Hehe!! :-D For me, that's interesting because, when I came here for the exchange, I thought of leaving and working here at least for a period of my life. However, nowadays, I think what I really want is to come back to Brazil, and leave in the Norheast area. Especially, in Bahia, although I don't even know it yet. That's true! I don't know why, but I feel a very compulsive interest in leaving in Bahia. Gotta go there and find out why as soon as possible! ;-)
// **24-06-2007 -**// Last Thursday, 21st June, was the Music Party (Fête de La Musique) in France. The singer and composer Lenine, from Pernambuco-Brazil, was supposed to play here in Villeurbanne, France. However, it rained a lot the day before, so, they cancelled the show. :-( Besides, this weekend we made a great barbecue in Karla's. It was very nice! ;-)
// **24-06-2007 -**// Two weekends ago (9th and 10th June) we visited a very beautiful region in France named [[http://www.ardeche.com/decouverte/index.php|Ardèche]]. It's a good place to do radical sports, such as rafting, climbing... We did cannoying in the Rhône river there! We also visited Ray-Pic cascade and the cave of La Madeleine, which are very nice places. Unfortunately, the water was very cold, though it was a hot weekend there (30 degrees). ;-) This time, we were in just one car, with five people (me, Karla, Pedro, Naiara and Chris). Nice pictures in the blog!
// **27-05-2007 -**// Last weekend (from 17th to 20th May) we made an amazing trip to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corse|Corsica]]. We were, in total, 25 people from INSA-Lyon (about 15 Brazilians). It was perfect!!! Corsica is a very beautiful place. There, we made 2 boat tours, one in the South (Bonifacio) and another in the North (Calvi) of the French island. We really had fun there! :-D It was the last trip I made with my friends from INSA-Lyon. I'm almost finished with my internship (31st July) and my last trip in Europe will be with my parents, from 1st to 18th August. That's true!! They will come to visit some cities (Paris, London, Venice, Berlin and Madrid) with me. I'm looking forward to seeing them here!! ;-) I hope I'll get tickets to get back to Brazil with them in the same flights. That would be amazing too!!
// **15-04-2007 -**// I've just come back from an amazing trip through East Europe during Easter vacation. We've visited very nice and different places, such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna|Vienna (Austria)]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest|Budapest (Hungary)]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w|Kraków]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague|Prague (Czech Republic)]]. We were five Brazilians in a rented car and it was a nine-day trip, from 6th to 15th April. Near Kraków we've also visited the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz|Auschwitz concentration camp]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine|Wieliczka Salt Mine]]. In short, Auschwitz is very shocking and Budapest is really amazing!!! Prague is very nice too, but it is very touristic. We found Kraków pretty, but unfortunately we didn't have enough time to visit the city itself. Vienna was probably the less interesting city of all, although we've watched an opera/concert in an important palace there. In Budapest, no one should miss the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Terror|House of Terror]]. ;-)
// **24-06-2007 -**// It's almost the end of my internship and my exchange in France. My internship finishes on 31st July. My parents will arrive on 1st August in Paris, and we'll travel together until 18th August (when we'll get the flight back to Brazil). I'm really looking forward to being with them again. Furthermore, the longer I stay here in France, I get more interested in Brazilian culture, and I see how great our country is. How full of cultures, rythms, beautiful places... Here in France, I've also discovered a passion by rythms such as Bossa-Nova and Jazz, which are intimaly related. I've also developed a passion by instruments such as the piano, the pandeiro and the sanfona, which I think they could make a good trio in a concert (something like Luiz Gonzaga, Jackson do Pandeiro and Tom Jobim together). Hehe!! :-D For me, that's interesting because, when I came here for the exchange, I thought of leaving and working here at least for a period of my life. However, nowadays, I think what I really want is to come back to Brazil, and leave in the Norheast area. Especially, in Bahia, although I don't even know it yet. That's true! I don't know why, but I feel a very compulsive interest in leaving in Bahia. Gotta go there and find out why as soon as possible! ;-)
// **24-06-2007 -**// Last Thursday, 21st June, was the Music Party (Fête de La Musique) in France. The singer and composer Lenine, from Pernambuco-Brazil, was supposed to play here in Villeurbanne, France. However, it rained a lot the day before, so, they cancelled the show. :-( Besides, this weekend we made a great barbecue in Karla's. It was very nice! ;-)
// **24-06-2007 -**// Two weekends ago (9th and 10th June) we visited a very beautiful region in France named [[http://www.ardeche.com/decouverte/index.php|Ardèche]]. It's a good place to do radical sports, such as rafting, climbing... We did cannoying in the Rhône river there! We also visited Ray-Pic cascade and the cave of La Madeleine, which are very nice places. Unfortunately, the water was very cold, though it was a hot weekend there (30 degrees). ;-) This time, we were in just one car, with five people (me, Karla, Pedro, Naiara and Chris). Nice pictures in the blog!
// **27-05-2007 -**// Last weekend (from 17th to 20th May) we made an amazing trip to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corse|Corsica]]. We were, in total, 25 people from INSA-Lyon (about 15 Brazilians). It was perfect!!! Corsica is a very beautiful place. There, we made 2 boat tours, one in the South (Bonifacio) and another in the North (Calvi) of the French island. We really had fun there! :-D It was the last trip I made with my friends from INSA-Lyon. I'm almost finished with my internship (31st July) and my last trip in Europe will be with my parents, from 1st to 18th August. That's true!! They will come to visit some cities (Paris, London, Venice, Berlin and Madrid) with me. I'm looking forward to seeing them here!! ;-) I hope I'll get tickets to get back to Brazil with them in the same flights. That would be amazing too!!
// **15-04-2007 -**// I've just come back from an amazing trip through East Europe during Easter vacation. We've visited very nice and different places, such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna|Vienna (Austria)]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest|Budapest (Hungary)]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w|Kraków]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague|Prague (Czech Republic)]]. We were five Brazilians in a rented car and it was a nine-day trip, from 6th to 15th April. Near Kraków we've also visited the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz|Auschwitz concentration camp]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine|Wieliczka Salt Mine]]. In short, Auschwitz is very shocking and Budapest is really amazing!!! Prague is very nice too, but it is very touristic. We found Kraków pretty, but unfortunately we didn't have enough time to visit the city itself. Vienna was probably the less interesting city of all, although we've watched an opera/concert in an important palace there. In Budapest, no one should miss the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Terror|House of Terror]]. ;-)
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