The Pearl

The book that I chose to read during my recovery was "The Pearl" by the dead author John Steinbeck. I liked the book a lot because of it has a powerful story with a great plot and strong message to the person reading it. The book show us how ambition can make men blind, tearing apart families and creating conflicts among society. I really recommend everybody to read it if they have some freetime.

What to do when your unable to move around.

After my experience on my trip to Salinas, I decided to make a little list on the things to do when you can not enjoy your short vacations due to physical problems: first getting your homework done is the best idea ever, after that you feel tons of weight out of our body, second: reading a book, this can improve your vocabulary and knowledge, third and final: watching a movie in company of your little cousin, this taught me some tips in how to keep calm and control a kid :P, I think that afterall my frustrated carnival was not bad at all at least know I know whot to manage my little cousin, YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pain after fun

Like I mentioned on my last blog, I went to the beach with my family to celebrate the carnival. At first the whole trip to Salinas was like almost five hours, but after getting there we had fun, we to eat, took a little bit of sun, bought a bunch of fish, crabs, lobsters to take home to cook couse my family is a huge fan of seafood. Everything was alright untilthe next day when I woke up and was not able to move because all of my body hurt so much from the long trip that i had to stay in bed for the next two days, not going anywhere and getting people wet!! so unfair!! :(

Worst traffic ever.

My family to celebrate the carnival decided to go to salinas for the weekend. We woke up on Sunday getting reading and packing our foods for the trip everything was going great until we hit traffic, I mean TRAFFIC, it was horrible!!! to see all cars and the heat were making us changing the decision of going, but at the end we did not. Just to get to the the toll it took us like 4 hours!!! when normally in forty minutes at the most you get there, after paying it only took like an hour with twenty minutes to finally reach our destination, luckily we had fun so we forgot that "great" event.

Taking actions over piracy.

Piracy has become a great business in our country, not only because is cheaper, but also because of the many titles and variaties of movies that we can find. Many actions are been taken from the police side, because as consumer it benefits us saving us a couple of dollars, but the owners of those productions dont see a penny of their work. Only yesterday while taking a walk around Malecon I saw all these people and store owners running and closing their stores because cops were coming to get their merchandise, I can't say anything against the actions taken by the police because is the fair thing to do, but it makes me sad cause I am big consumer of this market.

Back problems related to computer use

While searching on the net I found this very interesting article http://www.annelisabeth.com/blog/archives/000379.html, it tells us about the many damages that the human body can suffer from using too much computers. Is very clear that computers have helped our lives is saving time, communication, business, but at the same time it is very harmfull if is not use with coution, spending too much time sitting down can cause us chronic back problems because of been in one position for so long and not resting moving around. This article gives some interesting tips in how to keep ourselves in good shape if we are constantly in the computer/internet area.

Kosher Food

Nowadays people seen to worry a lot of what they are eating, always looking for new foods that will satisfying them and at they same time keep them on shape. Kosher food is a great alternative for people in this search, but what is Kosher food? is the typical Jewish cuisine, which is base on fruits, saltines/sugar cracerks, pasta, beef, turkey meat and salads. In this diet is practically impossble to find chicke lasagna or a chicken sandwich, a cheese burger and even worse pork because of the stricit code that the Jewish follow called Cashrut, that tells whta foods to be avpit in order to keep a clean heart, soul and mind.

Anna Nicole Smith RIP

Wow, Is so impressive to see how many people involve in the entertaiment industry, not only in Hollywood, but around the world, are dying this year. Not only last month we lost about four important icons and last week was the turn of the famous model-actress Anna Nicole Smith who became popular during the 90s for possing for a well known adult's magazine and because of her big scandals. Anna Nicole had a very interesting, as well as tragic life. Last year she won the big court fight that she was having with the son of her ex husband, who was 90 years old at the time they good married, but passed away a year later, folliwing this event was gthe death of her son related to drug abussed after she gave birth to daughter and getting married. Very sad to see how a young woman's life can ended up like this, hope she finds peace wherever she is.

"The Passion of Christ"

Yesterday night as I was going through my uncle's movies I found the famous "The Passion of Christ", when it came out I didnt put so much atention on it, but people were talking a lot about on how good was it and how much it made them cry, so I decided to watch it. To be honest I didnt like the movie at all!!! is just to much violence and torture!!! the movie is basically describes in how to tortured someone and what each weapon does to the body, I didnt even finish watching instead I changed it to "The Ten Commadements" with Charton Heston, Thats a Great movie with a message of love and peace and also showing the beauty of God and his power. God is not about violence is about love, care, tolerance, pardon, peace, tender, sweetness, kindness, I can name all the articles in the world, but still it wont describe his greatness.

Surgery for Graduation!!!

Not so long ago every student in our country on the day of him/her graduation from highschool was expecting to get the long waited senior ring as a present from his/her parents, but as time goes by these customs tend to change. Now the most preciated gift that a graduated wants is SURGERY!!! (comestic one, of course) to correct what they call an "imperfection" of their body or to enlarged certain part of it to be more sexy. I read an article that talks about this situation a week agon and all I have to say is that is so sad to see how people dont feel happy and secure of what they are!, I mean for some reason God created us the way we are/look, we are already perfect as we are!!! we dont need to change anything. People should have more confidence and be happy woth themselves, appereacnce is not always what counts, actions are.

"Volver"

Okay so I did have some free time this afternoon to watch "Volver" the latest film of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and this is my little review about it. First I have to say that it was not what I was expecting, I mean after reading all of the comments and opinions on how excellent was the movie I thought it will be better, not saying that the movie is bad it has a great plot and excellent casting, but compared to his past movies is not that great. It still makes a good movie to be watched with family or with your mom becuase its main topic is based on daughter-mother relationship.

The OSCAR!!!

So the Oscar Awards are coming, I am not really into them, but I am very excited to see how much diversity they are having this year with the nominations!!!!!!!!!! this is so good because it opens the door to other countrys productions to be awarded not just the Hollywoods productions. I watched "Babel" already and I think it deserves every nomination, today if I have some free time I will be watching "Volver" and see how is it!!!!