葛雅萍 ge ya ping

Silence by Jay Chou

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:35:26 GMT

Silence by Jay Chou

to my chinese friends

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:41:52 GMT

中国是我的第二家
我2004到了天津的时后不想４年以后我这样说。但是我现在可以说中国就是我的第二家。
巴西是我的老家，是我爸爸妈妈的家，是我最喜欢的地方，是我出生的国，是我要次的土。
但是中国是我学习怎么了解人的心的地方，是我学习做大人的家，是我开始看见世界是什么的国。在中国住的时间不长但是一定我学习了很多，还需要学习很多，但是肯定我的中国朋友回叫我，回办我在中过做好人。sorry for my poor chinese!

yaping

De volta ao Brasil

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:47:58 GMT

Esta de volta ao Brasil eh super bom!

Matar a saudade da familia, amigos e lugares!

Tem sido muito especial estar aqui com vcs!

Minha irmã ALessandra mora em Recife e eu que nao sou boba nem nada, estou passando 3 semanas aqui com ela, matando a saudade !

Já fizemos de tudo um pouco, fomos ao centro velho , andamos de bugue, jangada, fomos a Itamaraca, mas o melhor mesmo foi Porto de galinhas!

Maravilhoso! Sem palavras!Deus estava de muito bom humor quando criou Porto de Galinhas! Deu ate vontade de ir para o Ceu mais rapido so de imaginar qto deve ser lindo por lá!

Agora o melhor de tudo foi mergulhar! Era o sonho da Ale, e lá fui eu com ela!

Máscara, pé de pato, oxigênio... o problema foram os peixinhos!

UPs... eu descobri que tenho pavor de peixe!

Mas valeu o fundo do mar sem duvida eh o lugar mais lindo que eu ja vi!

E foi papai que criou!

antes que o outono chegue

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:46:25 GMT

Nesta correria para deixar tudo pronto, fazer malas, despedir de amigos eu nem me dei conta que as estacoes estavam mudando novamente.

Pois eh ! segundo o calendario lunar ja estamos no outono!

AH?

Sim, apesar do calor intenso, das manhas com neblina e de noites abafadas ja estamos no Outono lunar.

E a natureza, que segue rigorosamente as leis que Deus estipulou quando criou nosso mundo, nao me deixa mentir!

Ontem quando deixei minha cidade em rumo a capital, pelo caminho pude contemplar a beleza e o misterio de Deus.

As arvores estao perdendo o verde intenso , suas folhas comecaram amarelar e as mais delicadas ja comecaram a perder folhas.

Os fazendeiros ja comecaram a limpar o campo , e as preparacoes para a colheita ja estao comecando.

Eu porem estou saindo antes que o outono se instale...rumo ao sul... vou persseguir o sol e aterrizar numa terra em que a primavera so' esta comecando!

Pois eu este ano eu so quero florescer! e crescer... e deixar que o sol brilhe sobre mim...

Brasil ai vou eu!

good bye tianjin

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:01:41 GMT

For two and half year TJ has been my home...i saw people coming and going, i saw the seasons changing, i saw myself changing...

Now is time to go to my other home..BRASIL.. and how much i miss that home is something i cant explain, but if i could use words to describe it would be something like ..i miss Brasil as one would miss air .... as one would miss the smile of the beloved one... as one would thursty for water on a hot day...

But i will miss TJ ... i will miss my friends... my house... my bike...i will miss the smell of yangrou chuar( kabobs), or the thousand bikes on the street... i will miss the eldery people dacing on the public squares ... i will miss people saying WAI GUO REN ( foreigner) ... i will miss...

I will miss ...

SO i will be back!!

I guess this is why we need to miss a place .... it is a reminder that we belong somewhere!

See you guys in January!

meet Lando

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:17:39 GMT

Lando... we just met a month ago and i ask myself why it took so long for us to meet... since then we have been spending time together everyday... he is quite, but if i am on the mood to talk he is always willing to interact.. he can be quite strong but normally he has this nice tone that brings a smile to my heart... Lando is spanish and as every latin he really knows how to turn life into a "caliente" melody... no boring days with Lando...my roommates are saying that i spend too much time with Lando... and they feel like i am negleting them...but what can i do...i just cant stop ....ooh by the way ... Lando is not a guy neighter a dog... Lando is my new guitar... and yes i do play guitar ...

Ano novo chines

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:04:02 GMT

Hoje comecam as comemoracoes de ano novo chines que so vai comecar no dia 17 de fevereiro , mas hoje os fogos de artificios comecaram anuciar a virada de ano... meus vizinhos comecaram a lavar as janelas, nas ruas os vendedores ambulantes estao carregados de bandeirinhas, lanternas, e todo tipo de decoracao para o festival... tudo em VERMELHO

O ano novo chines , conhecido tambem como FESTIVAL DA PRIMAVERA, eh marcado pelos fogos de artificios, decoracoes vermelhas piduradas nas portas e janelas, e lanternas de papel vermelho espalhadas por todo lado.

Cada coisa tem o seu significado e tudo em funcao de atrair bons fluidos, bencaos e sorte no ano que comeca.

Como no nosso natal as familias se reunem e comem dumplings, um pastel cozido que eh recheado com carne e vegerdura.

Na noite de ano novo fogos de artificios pipocam pela cidade por horas a fio.

Daqui uma semana as grandes cidades ficam vazias, pois todos voltam as suas cidades natal para vizitar os pais e avos que ficaram por la'.

Hoje eh o inicio da contagem regressiva. Pois como o calendario eh lunar por aqui, entao como nas fases da lua os chineses vao comemoram de pouquinho em pouquinho a troca de ano...

os fogos comecaram ... sao 7 da noite... FELIZ comeco de contagem regressiva de ANO NOVO...

he knows my name

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 03:56:17 GMT

I have a maker

He formed my heart

Before even time began

My life was in his hands

I have a father

He calls me his own

He will never leave me

No matter where i go

He knows my name

He knows my every thought

He sees each tear that falls

And hears me when i call

the warrior is a child

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:31:58 GMT

Lately i've been fighting battles left and right

but every soldier can get wounded

people say that i am amazing

well beyond my years

but the can't see inside of me

i'm holding back the tears

They don't know that i go running home

when i fall down,

they don't know who picks me up

when no one is around

drop my sword and cry for just a while

coz deep inside this armour the warrior is a child

i am not worried because this armour is the best

but even soldiers need a place to rest

people say that i am amazing never face retreat

but they don't see the enemies that lay me at their feet

they don't know that i go running home

when i fall down

they dont know who picks me up when no one is around

drop my sword and look up for a smile

coz deep inside this armour the warrior is a child

toooooooo hot

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:26:09 GMT

can somebody explain me why it is so hot???

it is driving me crazy!

yeah i am complaining!

and please dont give me that talk: but you are brazilian you should like it!!!!

just for your information : i hate summer!

please somebody ..... can somebody turn the temparature down?????

and one more thing : 64% humidity??? that's insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cai yi lin

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:15:01 GMT

Cai yi lin

蔡依林

我受够了等待,你所谓的安排

到底多久多久才来

你总是要我乖,慢慢计划将来

我想依赖却你都不在

应该开心的地带

你给的全是空白

一个人假日发呆找不到人陪我看海

我想你应该明白却一直都进不来

你说给我的伤害我是真的很难释怀

终于看开爱回不来,我们面前太多阻碍

你的手却放不开,哭着求我留下来’

终于看开爱回不来我们面前太多阻碍

你的手却放不开,宁愿没出息求我别离开

你总是要我乖,慢慢计划将来

说的未来到底多久才来

过去怎么安排,你该给的信赖

我的眼泪却一直掉下来

看我脸上的苍白,看到记忆慢下来

过去甜蜜在倒带

只是感觉已经不在

过去你给的期待,被我一次次摔坏

已经碎成太多块,要怎么拼凑跟重来

终于看开爱回不来而你总是太晚明白

最后才把话说开哭着求我留下来
终于看开爱回不来我们面前太多阻碍
你的手却放不开宁愿没出息求我别离开
喔～～～～～～
终于看开爱回不来而你总是太晚明白
最后才把话说开哭着求我留下来
终于看开爱回不来我们面前太多阻碍
你的手却放不开宁愿没出息求我别离开
离开～
啦啦～
告别从前的爱
求我别离开

my mom!

Fri, 19 May 2006 06:06:26 GMT

Name :Giza

Nationality: Brazilian

Age: who cares!

Job: to be my mom!!!

Yeah that's her job! Dont get me wrong it is a lot of work! I was adifficult child, as she always says. When i was just 10 months old i was walking, talking , and drving my mom crazy. Poor mom!

On my first bithday , gramma gave me this beautiful dress but as soon as i put it on the story tells that i was crying and saying that i didnt want to wear that THING! I never believed that story, but the pictures are there to prove that my mom had to buy me something else to wear! A Jeans shirt and white blouse !( that sounds more like me!

When i was little she lost the count on how many times she had to prove that she was my mom. Once we were going back home after a summer on my grandfather's beach house, when she got to the airport and was checking in they asked her for my documents, she didnt have it, to make a long story short , she end up on the child care office with me and after a long talk the officer told her she would not be able to fly , so he sent her to tell the airline , but when she was going out of the office i started to cry and call " mom , mom!"

The officer stopped her and gave her the permission to fly : " she is your child ! I can HEAR it!"

This wasthe firs but not the last time people didnt believe that she was my mom. Why?

Well , can a blond white curly girl be a brunet long dark hair tiny little beautiful young woman's daugther???

Still today people refuse to believe that we are mom and daughter.

Of course i am her first born , and the genetics explain all that matter.

But for those that will meet my mom on the next fews days let me say one thing:

I am so proud to be this little woman's daughter!

She is my inspiration and example . I have never met stronger person!

Her life story could be on a book , and for me would be a privillege to be included on a few pages.

She raised me on HIS way and even when dad left her , she kept her faith and never lost the vision.

In the past it used to bother me that people would belive us , now i dont really care!

I wish i could look like her ( because she is so beautiful), but what i really want is to be a good mom like she is to me , and that one day my daughter will be writing about me. I really wish that my offspring will look at me and respect me the way i respect and love her.

So my mom will be in China within ... 21 hours! Do you know what she said last night?

Why do you have to live soooooooooo far! Do you realize that i am doing this because i love you?! 36 hours !!!

Yeah mom ! I know YOU LOVE ME , and that's why i am who i am ! Because you never let me forget that i am loved and precious!

Mom is coming!

Wed, 10 May 2006 05:24:48 GMT

Mom is coming!!!

I can't believe! 10 more days!!!

One year and 4 months away from home! I haven't forgot her voice or her face because we talk every week, and from time to time they send me pictures, but i cannot remember how it is to receive her hug or her perfume.

There are so many things that i miss here, but what i miss her the most , i can hear here voice and see her face on my computer but nothing is like her sweet perfume in the morning and her warm hug !

Minha mae esta chegando!

Nem posso acreditar! 10 dias!

Um ano e 4 meses longe de casa! Eu nao esqueci da voz dela e nem de com eh o rosto dela , pois agente se fala toda semana e de tempos em tempos eles me mandam fotos la' do Brasil, mas eu ja nem me lembro mais como eh receber um abraco dela ou o perfume dela!

Eu sinto falta de muita coisa aqui, mas o q mais sinto falta eh da minha mae, eu posso ouvir a voz dela e ver a foto dela, mas nada eh igual ao perfume dela pela manha e o seu abraco!

If you want me to

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:31:33 GMT

If You Want Me To
The pathway is broken
And The signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to

Cause I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
so if all of these trials bring me closer to you
Then I will go through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When you lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'd never go alone

So When the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
And I will go through the darkness
If You want me to

When I cross over Jordan,
I'm gonna sing, gonna shout
I'm gonna look into Your eyes and see
You never let me down
So take me on the pathway that will lead me home to You
And I will walk through the valley
If You want me to

Yes, I will walk through the valley
If You want me to

------Ginny Owens

guangdong

Sun, 02 Apr 2006 12:38:08 GMT

Hey guys,

These are new pictures from Guangdong.

ALice and I went there last February just to see a friend.

It was really amazing to see how beautiful and simple South China can be.The colors, flavor and people everything around you makes you feel welcomed and relaxed.

So check the pics!! And let me know what you think!

will the spring come?

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:20:45 GMT

After two weeks in Hong Kong,lots of sun , a day on the beach, i came back to Tian Jin ready for spring!

But everything is grey still, so Alice and I decided to go and get some color to your home!

We went nuts ! In China if you need to buy something just ask around and you will find a market full of that thing.

If you need shoes , shoe market. Clothes , clothe market. Kitchen utensils , kitchen market... you name it , they have it !

So flower market was our target last weekend !

Three hours of green, green , green , green.... Did we buy anything ?Of course! And now our house smells like spring , looks like spring .... ups we even have a fish bowl with 6 little fish ! And of course they had to match the living room, guess what color they are?

Orange!

tian jin by a brazilian

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:07:58 GMT

Sometime ago my teacher asked me if i had any hobbies, it was the hardest question ever.

Why?

Cause i had to confess that i dont have one, everything i do either has to do with my work or i do it because i have to do.

She was suprised , me too.

We tried to find something i do just for fun, just to enjoy my self. Bad news, i couldnt find it.

I study chinese because it is necessary, i ready because it is essetial for my mental health, i swim because it is good for my health, i ... well

Also talking to a friend i realized that it seems that i have to be passionate about something otherwise i wont do it. But i guess it is about time for me to change a little , just a little .

So this is my Chinese new year resolution:

Taking pictures will be my hobbie for this year.

I am terrible, and my pictures are never what i really want them to be, but i decided that it doesnt matter.I will take them anyway, i will publish them here, and whatever, if you like me just a little you will encourage me checking my blog once in a while, leave a message about them, and i will keep doing it just because i will do it , not because i need it , not because i have to, just because.

a year in china

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:53:04 GMT

So how a year can change a person?

Good question isn’t it? Apart from the fact that my hair is longer , that I am slimmer and that now I can speak some Chinese? What else can I say that changed??

After writing the first part of this letter my mom asked me when I was going to finish it, I said “soon”, actually I was trying to say I have to think first and then I can finish it.

So this is what is on my mind now…

Remember that book that I could not bring? I didn’t really miss it, cause when I got here I had to interact with people instead of hide my self behind a book cover, so instead of reading somebody else’s experience, I had to had my own, it was like reading a living book, a book that doesn’t have paper pages but have real stories about real people.

I had to become more open about me , so I could gain people’s respect and trust, I had to learn how to listen , which is not easy for me ( born to be a teacher kind of person).The time passed and I became more and more interested in getting to know my new friends , and more open to learn from them( again really hard for a teacher)

I had to let people take care of me , I had to show my weakness and receive love from strangers ( at least I thought they were) , I had to let dad guide me through a valley that for me looked more like the death valley than a promised land.

I was so scared at the beginning…

And I am still scared…

Every new relationship challenges me to be more my self, more who I was created to be…

During this year , dad allowed me to pass through some adversities, and to be really honesty so many times I asked him why, so many times I asked him “ are you sure this is the right place for me?”

But I didn’t know he was changing me , not to be a different person, but to be more me…not who I wanted to be, but the person that he planned me to be, not just outside , but inside, not to please other people, but to please him, not to feel better about me , but to be right with him.

He changed me , he molded me, he refined me

He showed me how miserable, how small and fragile I am ,

How easy it is for me to lose the perspective of who He is and who I am

Do you know when He says that a day is like ten thousand years and ten thousand years can be like a day?

I guess I understand it better now, the work he has to do within us can be done in a day or in a thousand, it just depend on us!

I don’t miss any of my material things that I left behind, I do miss my family and friends, sometimes places and smells…I used to miss myself , you know … sometimes, because of the language and so many other things I felt I was not myself anymore, and I missed that, but finally I realized that I cannot miss that cause what I am today is a better version of who I was before

Not that I am more perfect now, just that I am more who I am suppose to be, not hiding my fears and thoughts , not hiding my Latinity ( is that a word?), and above all things not forgetting who I am in Him.

I could say much more, there are so many other things that changed inside of me , but that is something I am learning now, there is a time for everything, and right now I am not really to talk about them so lets say that they are a working project at the moment.

Just one more thing, if you are reading this and you are part of my new community now, I just want to thank you so much for being part of this process. If you are part of the community who supports me from far , thank you so much for the love and care you have shared with me.

Thank you guys , without you I couldn’t do it!

But hey , next time the letter will be more funny and less deep , otherwise I know that some of you will never read anything I write again!

almost a year!

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:52:34 GMT

A year ago I was getting ready to come to China. It would be my second time. I knew it was the right thing to do, I knew I had to come, I knew He had something here for me, I just didn’t know what or how he would do it…

My short period during the summer gave me enough information to help packing and getting ready. Packing is one of my favorite things about traveling, you wash your clothes, try to make sure you have enough , you try to think ahead, but also, you have to leave things behind, your favorite shoes wont fit, or an expensive item that you would hate to lose if your luggage never gets to the destination, maybe that book you want to read over and over, but it is not really appropriate to have with you … while I was packing to come back to China, I learnt a lot about my self, how indecisive I was, how crazy about organization, how not prepare for this new life I was … but it was too late, I was in love with China and I had to come.

Leaving friends and family was not easy, but what does he says…he will give us how many more times what we have left behind? Yeah he promises family and field for those to leave everything behind because of him. That was the only thing that I could hold on to.

So almost a year later, here I am… China.

I am not the same person anymore, and I don’t want to be who I was anymore either.

Of course what I brought with me was not enough; I left Brazil during summer and got here mid-winter, needless to say that I almost froze on the very first week.

I didn’t bring enough books or cds in Portuguese, so from time to time I catch my self forgeting my words on my native language.

But I managed to bring the essential, I brought with me the experiences which helped me to overcome my fears. I brought with me all the love I had and still receive from my beloved ones. I was able to pack grate friendships, that were like a lovely sound from heaven when “ saudade” (a word that is used in Portuguese, and is the name of what you feel when you are homesick) hit me multiple times during this year.

And I also packed a good amount of dreams. Some I saw becoming true, but most of them I had to let go, to be able to embrace new ones.

Nowadays , when a Chinese ask me how long have you been to China I answer: “ bu dao yi nian” , but yesterday a reality stroke me “ ALMOST A YEAR”

Wow! A year, what is that in a person’s life…

To be continued…

alice's birthday in beijing

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:33:26 GMT

Alice is my roomate , and since she got to China she was talking about going to Beijing but we never had the time, so last weekend was her birthday and Rachel invited us to go join her on a short visit to BJ , and of we went!

We had decided to avoid all "the most visited places" and try to look for different things to do.

Rachel had a list of things, we picked Jing Shan Park , north of the Forbiden city. We also had in mind to spend the least as possible.

So this is what we did: we checked in on a Hostel across from Beijing Central Station ( 60 kuai each), then we took the subway to Tian an men ( 3 kuai) , and i know you will say " but that's the most visited place in BJ " , but i will answer " we had to start from somewhere, right?". From Tian an men we walked 40 minutes to get to Jing Shan Park, we we took a side street east from the Forbiden city, which took us through the most amaizing and unexpected sights of BJ, narrow alley ways, old houses, and all for free, 40 minutes of real China, with a touch of adventure. We took loads of pictures, and soon i will post them here, but it was the best walk i had in China so far.

Rachel menttion that one of her professors back in Israel , told them if they wanted to know the real Jerusalem they should get every chance to snick in , so he said " if you see an open gate or door just go in ,you will never know". So we did that, we found this old alley way and there we were, inside someone's house, or maybe their back yard. Nobody stopped us ,or asked what we were doing there. If anyone would dare to ask the waiguoren, i would them answer in portuguese ( he he he) " just looking".

We had fun!

When we got to the Park ( 2 kuai each) I had i feeling that it would be the most boring place ever, but after a short climb i discoverd that i was wrong.

Away from the crowd , up on that hill we could see all the forbiden city, great part of old Beijing, lakes, pagodas, parks...

A perfect sunset for a perfect day!

But still more to come.

It was only 5 pm , so we walked towards the subway, still walking towards the north, and we found more of those alleys , and we just couldnt help ourselfs to explore...

But we still had one more mission to accomplish: Take ALice to a Mexican restaurant!

So we did.

Ok , I know, that's not cheap, neighter it is authentic Chinese food!

But come on! It was her birthday! And she eats chinese everyday!

Misson accomplished and almost with no more strengh to walk we had back to the hostel!

See it is possible to enjoy a good day in Beijing for less than 200 kuai.

Alice and i already have plans for the next time, and maybe we will come up with a guide " how to spend a day in Beijing with less than 100 kuai"

Photo Album: happy new year

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:15:55 GMT

happy new year

ale lika3

ale paula1

ana mae le

ana mae

ano novo7

carol le ano novo 07

carol paula2

carol1

familia mesa

mae 1

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Photo Album: Brazil - Recife

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:04:42 GMT

Brazil - Recife

paula

ale

ale , estrela do mar

reencontro

centro velho recife- downtown

my sister Alessandra

Orange fortress

Itaparica

LE e EU - my sister and I

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Photo Album: great wall muralha

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:14:58 GMT

great wall muralha

boys2

gyp33

sunset

wall 44

wall 55

home sweet home

i can do it

side

Photo Album: Brazil

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:52:24 GMT

Brazil

long beach main avenue

long beach - Brazil

beach girl!

grandfather and sister

grandfather 84!!

street market!

china or brazil?

i do love sun!

beach girl 2!

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Photo Album: Brazil 2007

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:26:02 GMT

Brazil 2007

grandmother

hometown- downtown public park

public park

Sao paulo ariport

sao paulo airport

friends singing

spring time

sunny days

welcome home lunch

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Photo Album: primavera 2007

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:39:30 GMT

primavera 2007

maginolia

flores e mais flores

flores...

Foto sem título

maginolia

ceu azul!!!

era uma vez a maginolia

maginifica maginolia

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Photo Album: festival de primavera

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:45:24 GMT

festival de primavera

festival de primavera ...

lanternas

lanternas...

e mais lanternas...

Foto sem título

vendedor ambulante de fogos de artificio..

Photo Album: 10 de janeiro

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:40:11 GMT

10 de janeiro

choir2

Foto sem título

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Photo Album: oeste

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:23:11 GMT

oeste

mesquita

xining

igreja

wang fu jing centro de compras

ruas de xining

restaurante novo

ruas de xining

venda de ovelhas

ovelhas

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Photo Album: rachel 's

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:34:00 GMT

rachel 's

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Xinjiang (Oct 1-8, 2006) 074

Xinjiang (Oct 1-8, 2006) 106

Xinjiang (Oct 1-8, 2006) 115

Xinjiang (Oct 1-8, 2006) 158

Xinjiang (Oct 1-8, 2006) 183

Xinjiang (Oct 1-8, 2006) 216

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Photo Album: fotos para mae

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:00:58 GMT

fotos para mae

bolsas

paper cut para caixas

porta celular 0,97

carteira 2.33

estojo 2,33

porta guardanapo 2,92

bolsa 4,67

bolsa 2,92

bolsa 8.77

saquinho 0,29

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