Tuesday 10 August 2010

Curitiba - Brazil

FuFu Life in Curitiba - Brazil
9th August 2010 | Part Two


Silently sitting at a square in São Francisco area! ♥

It's been a week since i had arrived Curitiba on 23rd July 2010. Well, i am still looking for a room while staying with my host here in São Francisco area (just next to the Centro area). This square is just block away from the apartment where you can find historical buildings and churches. The weekly flea market of the city is taking place here too!

Besides hanging around the city centre, i love to spend half an hour or more sitting at the square watching every movement happened here in Curitiba. Tourists stopped by and snapped pictures, local came and sat on the benches, buses and cars passing by. What a life!

I know most of the people won't do this but i am a world citizen! I wanna know the lifestyle of the local and also everything (bottom up) about the city i am living now. I don't wanna simply waste my time here just doing a research project or enjoying the city like a passer by!

29/07/2010 | São Francisco, Curitiba | 19°C - Sunny |

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FuFu New Haircut in Curitiba, Brazil.

Finally i had my hair cut here in Curitiba yesterday since my last haircut 5 months ago in Frankfurt, Germany. It's thinner and shorter now. Easy to manage! I am loving my new haircut! Now i don't need to use many wax to hold my hairstyle against the strong wind here in Curitiba. So do you like the new haircut of FuFu?

p.s. 1 : I don't have acne problem now, but how to get rid of the red spots/scars caused by the pimples? Any suggestion?

p.s. 2 : Wash + Cut = R$ 10 (RM 18)

p.s. 3 : Little FuFu is loving Curitiba! Hoping the weather will be warmer. =)

06/08/2010 | R. Oyapock, Curitiba, Brazil | 15°C - Sunny

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♥ Botanic Garden of Curitiba

Hey guys, it's my second weekend here in Curitiba. Today, i went to Curitiba's trademark French style Botanical Garden that opened in 1991. It is one of the major tourist attractions of Curitiba and situated 3 minutes away from the condominium i am currently staying at!

Icon of the garden is the greenhouse that built in an art nouveau style with a modern metallic structure, resembles the mid-19th century Crystal Palace in London. The garden has nice paths for strolling but i wish it would not be asphalt, instead wood or stones.

So, i walked to the garden after lunch because it is a sunny day with clear blue sky. As usual, i spent most of the time taking pictures and also sitting on the bench observing every movement happened in the garden while waiting for the sunset. It's simply nice watching how beautifully the cloud dancing in the sky. The sunset was awesome too! Guess i would be the frequent visitor of the garden from now on!

07/08/2010 | Botanic Garden, Curitiba | 16°C - Sunny |

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Magnificent Sunset at Botanic Garden of Curitiba

I love sunset very much. I know it is short. And that makes me treasure every second until the sun willing to call it a day. Exactly as life too, we have to enjoy it to the fullest until our body couldn't function anymore. Don't wait. Do it now!

Ops, i am alone now in the apartment. Because my host is going back to his family. Why? Because today is the Father's Day here in Brazil. Keep in mind that not all countries celebrating Father's Day on the second Sunday of June.

Gonna cook something nice later before i go out snapping pictures of my new neighbourhood. It is a nice day. I may probably go back to Botanic Garden for another sunset because my friends are going there later! Wish i could see more awesome cloud formations like yesterday. I like playing with Sun now. lol

08/08/2010 | R. Oyapock, Curitiba | 19°C - Sunny

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Little FuFu and his Mexican Friends

So i had spent the whole morning cleaning and organising my room. After lunch, i brought little FuFu out to Botanic Garden, meeting my Mexican friends, Carlos, David and Michelle. They all have seen my pictures with the little one, so they asked if i bring him out or not. I answered "YES". Then i introduced my little FuFu to them!

Little FuFu is happy to know new friends from Mexico. Guess i have to include Mexico in my backpacking list. I had met another Mexican friend, Tita the first week i had arrived Curitiba, Brazil. I told her that i would like to visit Mexico. Guess what sweet surprise i got from her?

Quickly she replied, "You will have a house if you go to Mexico."
"What? A house? No kidding?!", i replied while scratching my head.
She smiled and said, "Yes, my house is your house!".

Without any hesitation, i immediately gave her a tight hug! Mexicans are too friendly! I gonna treasure this friendship with them here in Brazil! Can't wait to fly to Mexico city, visiting the pyramids and enjoying Mexican's popular traditional dish - tacos! lol

p.s. 1 : Mexican girls are all pretty!

p.s. 2 : Mexicans are all party animals too! Will figure out their level later! XD

08/08/2010 | Botanic Garden, Curitiba | 20°C - Sunny


100 comments:

Ice said...

Nice hair cut. No wonder you look more alert :o)

fufu said...

Ai Shiang : hahaha i took the picture right after coming back from the saloon :)

[SK] said...

oh, very cheap haircut, even cheaper in KL.. but u cut hair only every 5 months?? so nice, i need to cut every month..

i like that sunset photo, so nice..

Kenny Mah said...

Oh for the beaches and the sunsets of Brazil... I wanna go visit you... wherever you are, mate. (Cos you are always in some place interesting, haha.)

fufu said...

SK : hahaha i wanna save money... so only cut my hair every 5months... poor student >< i love the sunset too!


Life for Beginners : hahaha come! i will show you around :) hihihi btw i will be starting my backpack journey end of the year to paraguay, bolivia, peru, ecuador, colombia, chile, argentina, uruguay, mexico probably... hihihi

micki said...

Beautiful sunset picture you took! You will also love Mexican food! Try their canitas (Pork), you will love it! ;)

fufu said...

micki : sure i will try out everything!! :) lol really cant wait to visit mexico :)

London Caller said...

>wow.. a architectural lesson?? lol nice!
I used to work with them. ;-)

Latin Americans are so hot!
Can you handle them?
Still stick with your Asian principle? Ha ha...

Good luck! I know you need it! ;-)
I mean for your pimples.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful scenes of the Botanic Garden.

William said...

5 months! Wah, you saved a lot of money hor! You look cute la. :)

fufu said...

London Caller : yeah latin americans are all hot!!! but well i am still who i am... cannot change that easily ok? hihihi i dont want pimples though ><


Mei Teng : yeah love the sunset or particularly the sky here in brazil lol


William : hahaha poor student like me has to save money for more travelling :) lol am i cute? no way!!!!

Akira 思胜 said...

WOw, a nice haircut you had!!!

fufu said...

Akira 思胜 : hahaha thank you

Caroline said...

hahah! cute la the one u with ur plushie lil tiger! :D n nice haircut too! :)

Vincent Cho said...

>.< you should take more photos on Mexican hot girls! hehe..

fufu said...

Caroline Ng May Ling : hahaha yeah my little fufu is very cute ya :) thanks for liking my new haircut =p


Vincent Cho : hahaha i have several months here :p no worries ya sure i will take ton of pictures with her lol

Yvonne Sam said...

I'm back to your blog!!!!! eh, RM18 is quite cheap leh!!! My bf went for hair cut @ london also not that cheap but I dy forgot how much it cost..

Mexican girl is really pretty la :)))

fufu said...

yvonne : yeah it's a cheap saloon here in curitiba :) hohoho london will be damn expensive if you convert back to ringgit :) yeah mexican girls are all beautiful =p i like!!!

Feeling said...

to me, mexico is a mysterious place! i heard a lot of UFO news from there ahha~

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Oh what a name! You "curi" curi masuk and "tiba" di Curitiba? Wow wow love that magnificent sunset pix in Botanic Garden..so far how many Brazilian words you have picked up (forget those 4 letter words first..)haha? tQ

海市蜃樓 said...

過一個休閒嘅下午相信只有喺外國正可以實現,呢度只會有灰塵跟嘈雜的汽車聲,同埋熱到想打人,爆炸嘅天氣!

新髮型再短啲應該仲好睇囖。

~珊姑娘~ said...

wao!!! ur mexican fren r so sexy pretty!!!!!!

嘿嘿 said...

Wao!The weather is just like one in Melbourne! Changing at anytime.

Apply Collagen Cream for the scars?

June (An Asian Traveler) said...

wow, a nice new haircut in Brazil! You look younger fufu. Btw, I think you have a resemblance to Kangta, a Korean singer. What do you think? :)

豪少 said...

Ya, your hair definitely look more neat and tidy now! Haha.. Btw, the sunset is gorgeous! Have fun there ya!

单身汉 said...

頭髮可以再短, 更好看。
你拍的照片, 很美哦!

Mr.D said...

if it's hot, strip to your underwear! we wanna see see. =P

Nicole said...

Those photos are totally awesome!
What a difference to Frankfurt :D
The Lifestyle too :D
Glad you are having a good time :)!

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小虫 said...

哈哈哈~发型换了还是那么帅!
Mexico lady really nice n pretty!! haha

gosh~! look at those pic!! really gorgeous!!

嘿嘿 said...

我记得有这么的说法:巴西人的屁股好翘,好性感!你终于体验到了。呵呵!

瓶子 said...

短发好看多了~不过我也是很久才去剪头发~因为要我静静坐在那儿,很困耶XD
男人本“色”~去到那个国家都会先看美女哦^^
backpack journey~我也想去~~~我要去!!!!!!!!!!

Candlelyn said...

mexican guys also quite handsome too! haha~

lechua said...

this is soo exciting to be in brazil!... hanging out by the square and all - and what a beautiful sunset; makes a picture perfect :D

lock said...

i think the scar on your face needs times to be lightening!

我是橙子,Halo! said...

i luv the photo tat u take durin the sunset..
so nice..

Nice hairstyle
hehe =)

long hair usually makes me feel so hot..
short hair is better..

Yih Yann said...

Nice hair cut...but you seems a bit fater...good life, right?

uLi.佑莉 said...

Weiii...how come got pimples jor :P

I know Mexican girl are pretty ...hehe!

escape said...

the first photo is love! great place indeed!

"Yes, my house is your house!".>> in espanol this will be> "mi casa su casa"

fufu said...

Feeling : yeah mexico!!! very exotic! one of my dream countries to visit!! hehehe :) wish i could see UFO when i am there... lol


Bananazஇ : hahaha yes... i curi-tiba-ed to brazil :) well i will start my portuguese class today!! wish me all the best ya =p i only know puta/puto, loka/loko!! hahahha :)


海市蜃樓 : hahaha 馬來西亞也一樣可以悠閒的過一個下午哦 看你怎樣處理罷了 :) 可能我喜歡熱的天氣把 :) 頭髮如果再短的話就會好像小孩子那樣的了 :) hahahhaa 因爲我的年齡是跟我的頭髮一樣相同 =p

fufu said...

珊姑娘 : yes, michelle is really HOT :) love her smile too =p very sweet...


嘿嘿 : yeah because it's still winter here ya :) and collagen cream?? erm... i think i will just ask my friend DHL the product to Brazil hihihi


June : kangta??? i gotta google who is he first! hahahhaha :) yeah i have told you...i look damn so young! lol even younger now after the haircut =p

fufu said...

豪少 : yeah :) i like to be neat as usual... but to save money, i gotta have my haircut every 5mths here lol i know it's not many but if i can save i will do it! lol glad you like my sunset shot!


单身汉 : 我很想再短的哦
但是那個理髮師說好看了
然後我朋友還趕時間
所以就剪到這個程度 :)
還可以接受吧 哈哈


Mr.D : oh no way!!! are you kidding me? if ever i dare to strip off my underwear, i wouldnt put the pictures here!!! hahaha

fufu said...

Nicole : yeah very different with Frankfurt, and the parks here are as nice as Frankfurt :) cost of living also quite the same...


Anonymous : what is that??


嘉CacinG進 : 哈哈 短頭髮好清涼哦 :) 對呀墨西哥的女生都很性感的哦 :) hahaha 謝謝你喜歡我的照片哦

fufu said...

嘿嘿 : 巴西人的屁股好翘好性感是真的哦 :) 有機會一定會讓你看那些照片 lol


瓶子 : 哈哈哈哈 不是男人本色...是他們真的很漂亮哦 :) 女孩子就沒有關係咯, 因爲男的不剪頭髮就會長,不可以好像女的那樣留長頭髮咯 :) hahaha backpack? 來呀 :) 一起探險南美洲的奧妙吧~


Candlelyn : hahaha yeah both men and women are nice ya :) wanna me bring back some for you? lol

fufu said...

lechua : haha well it depends one you actually, you can sit at the park there in malaysia/anywhere if you want to :) enjoying life can be anywhere :p hihihi sunset! i like~


lock : huuh really? how long it would take huuh? but my friends ask me use bb cream.. hihihi


橙子 @ Kar Ping : yeah i love sunset very much...everytime will snap many pictures of sunset no matter where i go :) yeah i like short hair too :) easy to manage =p

fufu said...

Yih Yann : hahaha yeah because i have no stress here...enjoying life...and no exercise... guess i gotta start doing workout here sooner :)


uLi.佑莉 : i dont know lah... >< probably i dint take care of my face when i was in frankfurt >< anyway wish it would be fine sooner lol girl from argentina also very nice lol


dong ho : lol thanks :) yeah they are so friendly!!!!!! lucky people around me are all nice!! thanks god =p

Pete said...

Wah, nice place, nice haircut and nice girls....LOL!
Curitiba, what a cute name!

rainfield61 said...

It is cheap to have both wash and cut.

But Mexicans are far more beautiful.

LOL.

SuwEi said...

U're stepping around the world..wf ur nice haircut:P

行走绿色世界 said...

i like how you describe the sky & cloud, sky is unlimited,everybody can do, can dream whatever they wanna do....the photo is nice, it's hard to shot such the nice scenery, feel so free.
If you're gonna chile & Argentina, must visit patagonia,heard that place is stunning....

Lily Riani said...

love your pics... good skill. (lame comment but REALLY!)

BB_hwiyee said...

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jel said...

fufu,
good to hear from ya,
some AWESome pictures,

take care

fufu said...

Pete : yeah curitiba :) it's pronounced as Ku-ri-chi-ba :) thanks for liking my new haircut ya =p


rainfield61 : yeah it's cheap ya :) lucky i know where to have my haircut =p save a lot of money =p hihihi yeah mexican girls are hot


SuwEi : yeh i am not going to travel right now... will do it later :) probably end of the year i will start the journey =p

fufu said...

Winnt : hihihi glad you like the description :) we gotta dare to dream big!!! and get the dreams come true is a huge challenge... well i will do a lot of research for the tourist destinations all around latin america :) thanks for telling ya =p


Lily Riani : thanks :) really appreciate your compliment :)


BB_hwiyee : 哈哈哈 :) ok

fufu said...

jel : yeah :) i am find here :) glad you like the pictures!

pusangkalye said...

Curitiba is just bright bright bright. I miss the sun and the clouds....mostly gloomy here these days.....those clouds formations are simply amazing----and about little fufu? hmmmmp...little anton (tonton) is just envious he is making lotsa friends there.lol

fufu said...

pusang kalye : well it's gloomy since yesterday >< anyway i am showing the good part of the city though... havent shown you guys the dark side of curitiba yet :) alright, the formations of clouds are really stunning!!! i couldnt believe my eyes to see such awesome view!!! lol well little fufu wanna befriend with little tonton :) cant wait to visit the philippines ya...hehehe

迷迭香 said...

wow!! i love the sunset pic!!!
how did u get it ? i mean where u lying on the ground while taking this picture ? o.O

fufu said...

迷迭香 : nope i was standing while taking the pictures :) actually there's a little hill, that's why i could take such nice pictures :) lol

蓝天白云 said...

wow,like ur picture so much,the picture with the cloud on the sky,it always make me more imaginative,imagine the shape of the cloud...
make meto be predictive,predict is it coming to rain soon...

another attract me is the sunset,its really awesome!its like when a gold ball missing on the sky...

thanks for ur sharing!!like it so much...

fufu said...

bluecloud : hahaha really glad to hear that you like my pictures :) i still have many to share with you guys here... stay tuned ya... i always like to look up the sky.... as what i had written above :) and sunset!!!oh...it's my darling!!! lol

Yvonne Sam said...

Then find a Maxican gf there :))))

Ely said...

Hi Fufu,

Just dropped by to say thank you for always visiting my site. I've added you at Facebook but I'm not sure if you recognize me.

Cheers!

Ely

Che-Cheh said...

You look younger with the haircut. More Mexican ladies? haha

Nice silhouette shot of the sunset @ Botanic Garden.

Now you make me fall in love with Brazil. :)

Mavis Ng said...

your mexican friend is so hot!

Im facing the same problem as you which my face has a lot of red spots and scars caused by the pimples. aiks...so sad now :'(

London Caller said...

Oh yes, according to the MET office, the highest temperature for London this week is only 23 C.
Lowest 11 C. Ha ha... Apart from weather, something else happens even faster in London!

Watch out the space! Ha ha

三吉 said...

在巴西很冷? 多少度。。?

Matt said...

Fufu: It's always good to go out and enjoy the local culture and scenery. You're really a world traveler now with roots in many countries.

垃圾魚-sookyee said...

long time didnt came ur blog...hehe...once came saw u so handsome cos u cut the nice hair.

foongpc said...

Wah! New hair cut! *Pinch! Pinch!*

I like the sunset photo! Yes I like sunset and sunrise. Wait... I think I prefer sunrise : )

Oh no! Now Little Fufu is getting more and more well known! Just don't do that sudden-appearance-in-your-face act! Haha!

fufu said...

yvonne : hahaha well i will see :) if there's a chance :) hihihi


Ely : yeah you are already my friend in my facebook's friend list? with the same name there as Ely???


Che-Cheh : yeah thanks! i really look young now... hohoho :) good or bad? hihihi i think you will love brazil MORE after i have share all my pictures and stories here ya hehehe

fufu said...

mavis : hahaha do let me know how you successfully get rid of the red scars/spots ok? hahaha yeah my mexican friends are all nice


London Caller : oic...it's really chilly over there... but probably the cold current?? lol bet you must have missed warmer days already :)


三吉 : 你沒有看我的文章嗎?? 溫度都有記載 >< anyway... 平均9-20度咯...

fufu said...

Matt : yeah now only left africa i havent been to :) but anyway will try to go there next year :) hohohoho also canada! i must plan to visit canada in these 2years... so wanna go to vancouver and toronto :)


垃圾魚-stacey : yeah it's been a while since you last visited me ya :) do come back more often when you are free ok? hahaha


foongpc : yeah little fufu is very famous now internationally :) so you like my haircut too??? lol well cannot pinch though >< hahaha sudden-appearance-in-your-face act?? where got? lol

Allen said...

Glad that you're doing well man! Take care!

vialentino said...

wahliow...in brazil now...so nice
sorry for my late reply...busy at work now....

wanna see brazil food....never know how their food looks like

Ayie said...

now in Brazil? nice haircut fufu but I prefer before you had it cut =P

dining room set said...

This is why I really love visiting your blog. You always have an updated post just like this. And I love reading your travel diary. It is so much fun reading your article.

shloke said...

Clouds are so unpredictable. Either white or gray puffs. I still prefer a perfect cloudless blue sky :) Perfect for day for photography.

I LOVE to see more sunset shots from fufu! Beautiful sunset in Curitiba! Geng!

冒牌周武王ΨomsΨ said...

i like the sunset ...... its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

小东 said...

Brazil~
nice!!!

I Love Brazil~~
I Love Kaka !!

fufu said...

Allen : yeah thanks :) i am doing well here seriously... wish you are alright over there too :)


vialentino : oic... well take your time :) just come here when you are free ok? yes i am now at brazil...will show you more of brazilian food ok?


Ayie : hahahaha :) gotta try other haircut since i am still young :) otherwise will regret when i am getting old with lesser hair... lol

fufu said...

dining room set : thanks :) do come here more often ok? hihihi sure will share everything of my life everywhere i am living :)


shloke : hihihi cloudless sky? well i dont actually mind, as long as it's a sunny day :) lol erm thanks for liking my sunset shots ya :) i love your photography too =p


冒牌周武王ΨomsΨ : thanks :) i love sunset very much :)

fufu said...

小东 : yeah brazil :) hihihihi kaka is very popular here...

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fufu said...

Anonymous : huh? what error?

TG said...

I like FuFu new heair a lot. But you could go shorter, maybe a crew cut? Or too afraid to be a soldier boy? :P

Great photos and I agree, Mexican girls are usually hot. Does FuFu have a gf? If not, I suggest a Mexican hottie for a date. And the food she'll cook for you must be delicious :)

thepinaysolobackpacker said...

i wish i could visit Brazil too! lovely pictures! keep exploring! :)

fufu said...

Anonymous : what is that??


MKL : sure i will go shorter next time ya :) i wanna have different kind of haircut till i could :) because i am losing hair now... well i will see if mexican girl suit me or not... but we will be here for couples of mths only... sigh...


thepinaysolobackpacker : wish you could come to brazil one day :) till then please come here and catch up with my experiences here in brazil ok? hehe

嘿嘿 said...

“but we will be here for couples of mths only... sigh... ”

Well~ Well~ Well~
I gotcha!
Hohoho……

WHO are WE???

嘿嘿嘿~~~


sing said...

在异国不赶时间地坐着看着人来人往慢慢观察周围的人事物真的是超享受的生活!
是我响往的旅游方式啊~~~好好哟!

新的发型很爽朗利落.好看!喜欢! ^^

那日落的照片真的很有意境.有故事.好像刚观赏完一部温馨片后的最后一幕.有心暖的感觉~ 赞!

哈!我觉得超有人缘的你真的很容易结交友善兼热情的朋友.这或许就是什么所谓的'吸引法则'吧,是不? Mexico的pyramid就是属于那著名的玛雅人的那个pyramid是吗?有去的话要为我们揭开那神秘的面纱哦~~~~ :)

p/s: 谢谢你的"Don't wait. Do it now!" ^___^

fufu said...

嘿嘿 : me and my friends >< we will be here for a semester only...wish to get a long with them longer though...


sing : 慢慢享受人生+仔細的觀察都是我想來的旅遊方式哦 :) 希望你們會這樣的去享受每一個旅程 lol 謝謝你喜歡我的心髮型哦 hahaha 下一次回來個不一樣的 =p 對呀日落真的很漂亮...每一個都不一樣的 =p 所以哦要珍惜每一分每一秒咯 lol 對呀我就是那麽的親切 :) 但是偶爾也會很兇的說 lol hahaha 可能我的性格比較隨和 :) 很多人都可以很容易的親近我 :) 大有些人又說有時候我很酷很冷淡... hahaha 那就要看是對哪一些人咯 XD 墨西哥哦 那就是玛雅人的pyramids 哦 :) 一定會跟你們分享的 如果我真的去的話 =p 還在計劃我的行程 =p

Anonymous said...

Funny to read, I do the same like you when I arrive in a new place, first of all sitting down and watch the local life and movements. That's a great way to understand a new place. Looks great there in Brazil! Have fun with your mexican (girl)friends! Nice haircut by the way ;-)

fufu said...

niceartlife : yeah give me five!!! that's the best way to know a city better :) because i dont like to be a normal tourist! i am a traveller =p hihihi will hang out with my mexican friends more often from now on :) hehehe my hair is growing damn fast... lol

Harshi said...

Firstly yep, that's a cool haircut. Can I copy? lol

Secondly those cloud formations are indeed unusual and so mysterious. You always find amazing sceneries.

And thirdly glad to hear lil Fufu n big Fufu are having a great time out there. =D Can't waitta see your new neighborhood and the botanical garden. ^__^

fufu said...

Harumi : yeah i will write something more on my neighbourhood, botanical garden and everything in curitiba after my merdeka and malaysia project :) stay tuned! :)

Anonymous said...

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fufu said...

Anonymous : huuh? for what?

lechua said...

hey fufu.... did u take the sunset shot??? it's a-m-a-z-i-n-g!

fufu said...

lechua : yeah i snapped the sunset ya :) kudos to the clouds :)