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Lyrics for "Sem bo amor" (Nelson Freitas)

Originally in creole, and in http://www.afrikaonline.net/t4011-sem-bo-amor-nelson-freitas-part-to-semedo-loony-johnson-2012   is translated to portuguese, but with bad ortography. Here it is corrected enough so that Google Translate can give a good result. Anyway, and amazingly enough, the lyrics end up making sense after all the process, and even being not-really-moronic and fitting to the song mood. Nice surprise. Ondas de mar estao chamando por ti Estrela no ceu ilumina-me o caminho Vento esta soprando escuto sua voz Nao ha dias que nao sonho contigo Mas nao quero entregar, tudo em ti Prefiro ficar, sozinho (Refrao) Sem teu amor "girl" Meu coraçao fica mais forte Mas com teu amor "girl" De certeza vou sentir a dor Parte: To Semedo Ja vi que tu és Aquela mulher tao especial Um toque divinal Faz-me enfeitiçar Sentir como se tens Aquela força que é poder que leva o meu ser Aonde nao quero ir Mas nao quero vir a entregar (entregar) Tudo em ti Prefiro ficar (fica

Microwave oven sponge cake

I needed my recipe for a microwave oven-made sponge cake, and could not find it. Never more. So here it is. I have seen different variations online. Some are interesting, some aren't. This is one version I have kind of settled in after some tries and changes and mixings with other recipes. It still is evolving, but is a good start point, or of course end point. (Yeah, microwave oven. It works. This is kind of a survival recipe; it won't be as good as with a normal oven, but is incredibly fast (15 mins from beginning to cake), and it is better than a lot of sponge cakes and muffins you see in supermarkets and even coffee shops. Yeah, it also works for muffins. And if you don't have a normal oven in your rented flat, it's actually more than good enough) Ingredients: 4 eggs 450 g flour (substitute about a third of it with Graham for more interesting texture; or change to 300 g flour+200 g cocoa for a chocolate sponge cake) 450 g sugar (no big difference with bro