Thursday, February 28, 2008

Iphone TV add

I like this add and yes having an Iphone is very cool


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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Snowboarding


I look cool on this picture :)

but I think it is only the looks because I really suck at snowboarding. This weekend was the second time I did it and I think snow sports are not for my thing.

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Monday, February 25, 2008

ABN AMRO Tennis Tournament


Yesterday I went to my first professional tennis match and it was a very nice game, I also think that tennis is a special sport. I compared it with other professional sports I have attended and I think that it is a very relax athmosphere if you are an expectator, you just clap after the play is over and you need to be quiet for most of the game.

Here is a report of the game:

Frenchman Michael Llodra defeated comeback boy Robin Soderling of Sweden in a three-set thriller to win the 824,000-euro ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Sunday.

This was the second ATP title of the season for 58th-ranked Llodra, who also won in Adelaide, Australia in January. Only world No. 10 Andy Murray of Britain matched his performance this season.

It took Llodra 2 hours and eight minutes to beat 59th-ranked Soderling, who is on a comeback after being sidelined for six months by a left wrist injury. Llodra won 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (4).
It has been a dream week for Llodra, who is also good at doubles winning the Wimbledon doubles title last year and reaching the Australian Open doubles final last January.
Soderling, who was in only his second tournament after his comeback last week, was playing in his sixth ATP final. He had won two titles in his career, the last one in Milan in 2005.

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Friday, February 22, 2008

Again weekend

Well it is weekend again and I am looking forward for a very nice one. 
I am going skiing in The Netherlands, yes you read it right in The Netherlands, there is a huge indoor ski place there. I have been there before so this will be my second time there, I just hope to manage do some skiing, last time I was mostly on the snow...

Also on Sunday I am going to Rotterdam I have tickets for the ABN AMRO Tennis tournament, the final is on Sunday so I got tickets for the match, I have never been in a tennis match before so I guess it will be a nice experience. Pictures and all that stuff on my next post.

So I wish you all a very nice weekend

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Scotland!

I just came back from Scotland and I can say that I had an amazing time there.
The country is very pretty, there are so many things to do and to see, also the country is full of history, so many castles and battles fields that just to be able to be in such historic places is priceless (I just sound like a mastercard add). I also went to Loch Ness, where Nessy is supposed to be living, but unfortunatelly I was not able to see her...

The whole trip was perfect and I enjoy it so much, even the terrible experience of flying from Brussels Charleroi Airport, there is a new terminal that is very cool and it makes it fell like a normal airport.

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Going to Scotland!

I am going tomorrow to Scotland!

It will be a nice weekend there :) , pictures and story when I am back in Belgium on Monday.

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

AIESEC in Belgium elections


This weekend it was the time for the organization to select their leaders for the next year. I went there just to listen the speeches of the candidates and to see old friends.
I really enjoyed the whole process, you get really inspired by some of the things that the candidates mention in their speeches and it just make me realized that AIESEC is really developing leadership in its members.

Anyway in case you want to know who is the MCP for AIESEC in Belgium 08/09.... VISHAL JODHANI!

I just want to congratulate him and wish him all the best for the coming year.

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Thursday, February 07, 2008

Perfectiville

Very nice TV add




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European teachers...

I have been studying in Europe for almost 3 years now and I can say that every time I interact with some professors for some problem, I am very disappointed...

I have the impression that professors in Europe think that they are the coolest persons in the world and they are not open to new ideas.... I also have the impression that they are thinking like they are making me a favour just to be in his class.

Currently I have some troubles with one of the classes that I need to attend, they plan the timing of the class in the mornings and since I am working I can not attend the class. The worst is that people in the student administration knew that some students work during the day, but still they plan the class in the morning…
I have tried to talk with the professor and also the responsible of my master program, but nothing has happen, they say it is your problem and you should solve it... (like it is so easy to skip work)

Maybe it is different cultures or just different ways of thinking but in Mexico when I was studying, students have rights and we can talk to professors and people and they are willing to help you. I remember a case when one student needed to attend the class and the original class schedule was overlapping with his schedule, so in order to solve the problem they changed the class timing in order to fit everybody’s needs.

Anyway I do not think that will happen in Belgium but I hope the problem is solved soon...

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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Charles Wilson


During the weekend I went to see the movie Charles Wilson War, I did not had any expectations for that movie but I was surprised by the story.

The whole movie is based on true story and it how a US Senator Charles Wilson help the Afghan people to fight the Soviet Army during the Cold War.

It is an impresive story, but what makes me think is that is everything is true in the movie (sometimes things are not so real), this guy really helped changed the world.

Here is some information I found about him

Charles Nesbitt "Charlie" Wilson (born June 1, 1933) is a former United States naval officer and former Democratic United States Representative from the 2nd congressional district in Texas.
He is best known for leading Congress into supporting the largest ever CIA covert operation, which supplied the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. MORE

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Monday, February 04, 2008

Underdog victory



The New York Giants' defensive standout stopped to answer a question about his team, the amazing underdogs who had just pulled off one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. Instead, Pierce decided to talk some trash about the New England Patriots, the team he and the Giants had just vanquished by a 17-14 score.

"This was the death of a dynasty!" the veteran linebacker yelled over the roaring Giants fans who would not, could not leave. "We wore all black, and we killed it."

What, you expected the Giants not to gloat?

In the wake of a stunning Super Bowl XLII victory that not too many people outside their locker room saw coming, the brash New Yorkers reminded everyone how unintimidated they were by their previously undefeated opponents. The Giants will leave Arizona Monday the way they arrived in the desert a week earlier, strutting and chirping and acting like they owned the place – which, in retrospect, they did. FULL STORY

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Nice way to start the week

I just got this on my mail in order to start nice the week...

Real Story

Three brick layers were busy working. A passerby stopped and asked them, 'what are you doing?' The first worker answered, ' I am laying bricks.' 'I am making a wall.' said the second worker. The third worker said, 'Can't you see, I am building a cathedral!' The third worker was called Michelangelo.

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Sunday, February 03, 2008

Mexican National Orchestra

Today I went to see for the first time a classical music concert and I can say that it was a great experience, maybe it was very special because I saw the Mexico National Orchestra and they played some mexican songs and it is always nice to hear some mexican music.

I was searching on youtube and I found this video of one of the presentations of their European Tour, just take a look and you will see what I am talking about (maybe in the next days they will upload the video of the concert in Belgium, so I will put it here too)


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Friday, February 01, 2008

Super Sunday!


It is finally weekend :) and like most of my weekends it will be a busy weekend.

There are so many things happening this weekend: parties, trips, carnival, concerts....

Anyway this weekend I will travel to Luxemburg on Saturday and on Sunday I will go to the concert of the Mexican National orchestra.... also this weekend is the Super Bowl Sunday!!, when I was in Mexico it used to be one of my favorite days of the year, but since football is not popular in Europe, nobody cares about the game. (I have already posted some thoughts about this on the past)

This year the SuperBowl will be played between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. I am pretty sure it will be an amazing game specially since it will be the first time that one team can finish the season unbeaten.

I will try to see the game online via some of the P2P streaming sites (I just need to figure out how to make it work on a mac OS).

So for all historical reasons on this SuperBowl I am supporting the New England Patroits :)

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