2014-09-30

A call from our enviroment!

I'am very concerned about our enviroment. It's a fact that we are damaging it, we are overexploting it, and the gas emissions are triggering serious effects in our world.
In Japan, a natural disater has provoked 40 deaths. A Volcano woke up and it has killed 40 persons. Curiosly, Japan is a country where the nature is very well care. But after the nuclear disaster all has changed.
In California, people are suffering a big drought. The main consequence of that is the prices of the poducts will rocket. They will have to import products from another countries and the level of way will be increased.
I think, we have to listen to the messages sent by our enviroment. Industry has to reduce the gas emissions to the atmosphere, we have to take care our enviroment.
Natural disasters have always existed, but we can help to miniminize the effect that they are provoking in our world.

2014-09-29

I Am Going To Sail

I am leaving far away
I came to say goodbye
God only knows whether
I have to come back someday.

I leave everything,
I carry no things,
why do I need things
if at the end of time
they will make me suffer.

If someone asks you
where I am heading,
tell him that I left
without even knowing
where going.

I'm going to walk
I'm going to navigate
for seeing if in that way
I can forget you.

May be, the time will remove for ever
your treacherous love
May be, someday will come up to my life
a real love.
...Lyrics

2014-09-26

The Holy Death

Thousands of Mexicans, socially marginalized population show lack of job, money and affection. They look for tough exits to their lives and that hope only comes through the magic or Santeria rituals.
Many people in Mexico city face up a spiritual emptiness. Later they try to find a place within Witness of Jehová, or Mormons, or Solo-Cristo-Salva, without succeeding, finally they find shelter in the worship The Holy Death.

Actually this is not a story about the death but the unbearable life that it can be living without faith.

(Letter "obviously" written for a priest from The Holy Death)
 Dear son:
For you who don't believe in me. I am writing this letter for you do not offend me nor  judge me because  I am a work of your creator. I am the spirit of light that carries you towards him when your soul emerges from your body and then you have to be held accountable of your life, because I am not a satanic being nor am a diabolic being, I can help you because I am an angel who our Father created, I am "The White Little Girl" who looks you, my arms that embraces you, my hands that consoles you, my feets that drives you, the scythe that defends you, my breath that you breathe, my world where you live, my blanket that covers you and safeguards you.
I have everything of this for you, just ,ask me for and invoke me but do it with humility, do it with your heart and I will stand with you.
Yours truly "The White little Girl"

The Catholic church in Mexico city should reach the marginalized neighbourhoods and convicted in prisons.

2014-09-25

What Does No One Know?

About my secret desires,
about my personality,
about my eagerness and my dreams,
what does no one know?

About my real life
about my way of thinking
about my crying and my laughing
what...

what does no one know
what I like and don't like of this world?
what does no one know
what I prefer or don't prefer in love?
Sometimes I heard some buzzing,
and I don't care and I laugh and I wonder.

what..
if I even know what I want
what...
why my heart is throbbing of excitement.
About my pleasures and my intimate desires
what....

About what I worry,
which don't let me sleep,
about what my life looks for
what...

About why I always give my soul
when I start to sing,
about why about my hollow laugh
what...Lyrics

2014-09-24

The Cat That Is Sad And Blue

When I was a little boy, what a happiness,
playing to the war night and day,
jumping a fence, seeing to you,
and in this way to discover something new in your eyes.
The roses told me that you were mine
and a cat accompanied me
since you left me, I don't know
why the window is bigger without your love.

The cat that is in our heaven
is not going to return at home if you don't stay,
you don't know my love, how nice night,
I feel that you are in that star.

The cat that is sad and blue
never forgets that you was mine,
besides it will be known from my suffering
because in my eyes..there is a tear.

Dear my life
reflection of moon that laughed,
if to love is wrong then it's my fault,
I loved you, at the bottom, what is the life, I dont know it.

The cat...

The cat...
besides you will always be in my looking,
clear tear of spring.

The cat , which is in the dark,
knows that there is a tear in my soul.
Lyrics

2014-09-23

It Has Been My Fault

So many dreams were the ones that I killed for you,
So many kisses were the ones that I rejected for you,
So many hours were when I was dying of love for you,
without realizing me that you aren't for me.

Your words were the ones that blinded my light,
your caress were like nails on my cross,
your letters were a bunch of papers,
without realizing me, you even tore me my skin.

Mine, the fault has been mine,
by thinking that you would be only for me some day

Mine,...
how slow is my agony empty of hope for me.

So much love, so much love.
It kills you and gives you life at the same time
So much....
than I don't know what to do.

Your smiles were like a gift of God and
your mad world was the madness of the two,
your wings were the ones that made me to fly,
without realizing me, I was going to love more, more.
Lyrics

2014-09-22

Ebola Outbreak III

Watching a tv research program about ebola virus, I have known some creepy things.
First of all a travel through the disease epicentre or ground zero, a big full of bats repugnant cave in Liberia. As it is well known, bats carry the ebola disease in their bodies and in their faeces. On the other hand, bats are a usual food in Centre Africa unfortunately. They are also able to infect other animals of the human food chain.
But asides from that, an important portion of the population think that the ebola virus is actually evil spirits brought by white man, yes, I just mean a witchcraft theme. So they don't understand why have to go to hospital and the disease spread is greater. Besides, those sick people is taken as possessed by evil spirits and are marginalized by the rest of population even for their families, in other occasions, they are hidden by their families likewise spreading the disease.
5000 dead are contemplated in africa due to this plague, and sending staff is very complicated because they might return sick, and to spread the disease.


There is no lack of speculations about if  pharmaceutical industry is behind all this. They will win a lot of money by finding of a new effective medicine and selling it around the world taking in consideration the vaccinations to avoid being sick.

It is very commented the quick strange spread of the disease and the amount of dead within Kenema hospital in Sierra Leone where there was a US bioweapons lab at centre of Ebola outbreak, which has been closed inmediately. What does this suggest?. And therefore, it has provoked that the population thinks that if you go to the hospital then they will kill you there. More information.

2014-09-21

Five Cardinals Revolt Against Pope Francis

Five cardinals, belonging to conservative wing, openly revolt against Pope Francis, stating against to permit divorcees and married afterwards may receive communion. They have made it clear in a book written by them, titled "keep you in the true of Christ-marriage and communion with Catholic church*" where they refuse and even show hostility about the dialogue and open attitude that Pope Francis keeps towards to sinners and in special towards divorcees. This book will appear the next first of October.
This new message from Pope Francis was promulgated by progresist German cardinal Walter Kasper. The five cardinals criticised the part of speech when he says "Every sin can be absolved, every sin can be forgiven, the divorce can be, too. Upon supporting this idea after to do a run of penitence.
This is something  that I didn't know. I wonder who has more power, the Pope or cardinals.

*"Permanecer en la verdad de Cristo-Matrimonio y comunión en la Iglesia católica"
more information

2014-09-20

You Are Mine

You're mine, you're mine,
having the desire to feel that you're mine likes me more
than being together and  knowing that you are cheating me,
It likes me a lot more than to caress your body,
telling to the night my sorrow for not to be your owner.

I rather close my eyes and dream of you,
than suffer the sorrow of another heartbreak,
It likes me a lot more to feel me hurt,
and to make of you a story that lasts a thousand years long.
you...
An invention in my cristal soul
you...
Each night, I want you a lot more.
you....Lyrics

Tergiversaciones

Tengo frente a mí un texto en el que he circulado varias palabras desconocidas. La que me llamó más la atención es "tergiversa". Me parcece a una palabra bastante extraña, como si pudiera haber escrito mal. Pero el diccionario me dice que quiere decir "distort", es decir, interpretar algo erróneamente o a sabiendas. Es una técnica estándar entre los políticos. Un ejemplo famoso tuvo lugar aquí hace unos pocos años. El presidente Obama hablaba de la importancia del gobierno en apoyar las empresas, en particular refiriéndose a la infraestructura que mantiene el gobierno — las calles, puentes, puertos etc. Hablando como si se digiriera a los proprietarios de empresas, dijo "No construyo eso!", y repitió la frase múltiples veces. Bueno, sus adversarios no pudieron resistir la tentación de tergiversar la frase. En promociones de campaña mas tarde, vimos varias personas hablando de sus negocios y como "Yo construye esto!"

The Future

I think this week has been an important week for the world. Scottish people had the chance of deciding if they wanted to be an independent country or keep being part of the United Kindomg.
The rest of the world, was expecting the final result, because nationalisms are on rise in this moment, not only here in Spain but also in the rest of the world.
The fact of separating of your country, would trigger serious consecuences to the rest of the world. These new countries would be weaker, and never would have an important international support. Big companies would go away, and the economy of these new countries would be damaged.
In my opinion, all countries have a lot of different backgrounds, and I think this fact makes that the culture of each country is better, interesting, rich.....
Achieving the wellbeing of our society must be the duty of all our politicians. We have to live together, sharing our traditions, and always with respect to the rest of the world and people.
There are serious international problems to cope with , for instance: Ebola, Ukraine, and now the worst in the new confict where journalist are being beheaded. This is what our politicians must solve. It's unfair, and sad.

2014-09-19

Dancing Close Together

Dancing separate isn't to dance,
it is like being dancing alone,
you are dancing on your volcano
and I am two meters from you
dancing at the pole.
Let's just try once, dancing like in fire.
by embraced to the beat, without ever separating
your body from my body.
Dancing close together is to dance
the same that the sea dances with the dolphins,
heart by heart, two dancers in a only hall,
heart by heart, and just in a hall,
very embraced each other, caressing each other,
feeling each other our skin,
our ballad is going to sound, we are going to try,
to try the art to fly.
Dancing...
You will hear the music after
it is asking for a kiss by shouting,
and goes up through your feet,
something that you don't see
what has never been written.Lyrics

2014-09-18

The Street Language

I am going to speak about four expressions in Spanish slang, but besides that, about something more interesting, where do they come from? In general, this is unknown for Spaniards.
1-"Manda huevos", it comes from latin "mandat opus" that means "the need obligates" which was used in juridical language. However, it is equivalent to say "it's incredible" when it is happened something that annoy you.
2-"poner los cuernos", it comes from middle age when the feudal lord supposedly had the  right to bed a servant girl in her wedding night "jus primae noctis", a Latin phrase translating to "right of the first night.". when it was happening, a deer horn was hanged on the husband's door. What a wild period!. Alguien te está poniendo los cuernos is said when anyone has an affair with your wife.
3."aqui hay gato encerrado"  In 15th century, the purse where one kept his money was called "gato" and it was usual to keep this purse among the clothes or somewhere at home. This expression is equivalent to say "here, something strange is happening"
4 "joder la marrana" it comes from the noise from the axis of a waterwheel that screeched reminding to a pig(marrana), the whole expresion refers to stop the waterwheel by putting sand or sticks in its axis. This expression is similar "to annoy"

2014-09-17

Death Row Dinners

It is a thematic restaurant, but in this occasion, the title chosen for london site "Death row dinners" might not be the more appropriate, according to low acceptance of the campaign have had on social networks.

The place is inspired by what could be the last dinner of inmates death row. By through his web page, it was promoted with a serial of black & white faces pretending the mug shots of the convicts with their menu hanging on their necks.

Polémica en Londres por un restaurante que ofrece la última cena de condenados a muerteAccording to portal web "BuzzFeed" the negative response got by part of the internet users provoked that the restaurant owners delete the photos of the web and apologise to people who have been offended.

The restaurant plans its opening on the next 24th, October and it is sited on a scene zone "hipster" from Hoxton, at East of London, In a place called "The Penitentiary".

In spite of having removed the promotional polemic campaign, the owners continue with the idea to offer the customers the possibility to imagine how their last dinner would be. It is motivated, taking a historical and geographical tour through the different cultures, civilizations and countries where the death penalty is or was in force, and the different ways and menues among those who could choose what would be their last feed intake.

The menu costs 50lbs, and it can already make reservations by its web page.Lyrics(if you need it)

2014-09-16

Friends


Hi,
It's been a long time since my last entry on the blog. I would like to beg your pardon. I've been very busy and stressed and never found the opportunity to turn on the computer and write. I wish it didn't happen again.
Thank you for everything.
Vicent



My dear friends

Last Saturday, my closest English school friends, their couples, my wife and I had the pleasure of having a get-together at home. It was kind of celebration of our successful year. Most of us achieved all the skills in June and got the B2 level so it was such a perfect excuse to see each other before autumn came.

Needless to say we all are very happy but, as far as I am concerned, the most important achievement is the friendship that has flourished among us. Before joining the school, never had I thought that I was going to be so proud and joyful. Happiness has been spilled in my heart and I am sure that it is going to stay inside me for long.

Each one has different traits but, generally speaking, they have in common tenderness, loyalty and beauty. When they are surrounding me, I feel myself over the moon and time seems not to go by.

Josemi is going to work abroad for six months in order to improve his English, Angie is very positive about everything and her smile always cheers me up, Jo’s sweetness and confidence makes me feel in peace and H......, she is out of this world.
 
We all try to help each other, this is the reason why my dear friend H is going to help me with the C1 enrolling process on behalf me.  What I long the most is to get a position in this level so as to carry on with my studies. I wish I could get it next Monday. I am sure she is going to be lucky and, as a consequence, she will make me the happiest person in the world, adding a new reason for me to love her even more.

Vicent

2014-09-15

Scandal

Scandal, it's a scandal.
Always the same routine,
we meet around the corners avoiding what people think.
My body doesn't get used to this love in the shadows
which is stronger than a volcano.
Hiding from the moon, we can't go on.
Unfortunately and fortunately I won't stop to love you
Scandal....

I don't care who murmur
and nor my name is censored in the whole city.
Now there is no one who stops me
although the high society doesn't watch their tongue.
This overflowed river can't be controlled,
if our way is a sin, I won't stop to sin.
Scandal...
I live my life, I am like I am,
there is no one who stops me for what I go.

I'm not interested that it causes you surprising,
I have always been a free soul.
If I feel like then I'll do as I please.
I am who decides yes or no.
If they think  badly then it doesn't get me worried.
I am not going to leave of your side.
I think in different way, I don't live with people,
and I am not going to change my way.
Scandal...Lyrics

2014-09-14

Whatever They Say

There is more bliss than sorrow in the world.
There are more flowers in the land than rocks in the sea.
There are more clears than black clouds,
and the light is more than darkness.
Whatever they say, whatever they say the others.

They are a lot, many more who forgiven than
who intend to condemn for everything.
People want peace and fall in love
and adore what is beautiful nothing  more.
Whatever...

There is a lot, much more love than hate,
more kisses and caresses than ill will.
Men have faith in the afterlife
ant fight for the good, not for the evil.
Whatever...Lyrics

2014-09-13

If They Let us

If they let us we are going to love every life
If they let us we are going to live in a new world
I think we can be a new dawn of a new day
I think that you and I can still be happy.

If they let us we look for a corner close to heaven.
If they let us we became the clouds in velvet.

And there,  together both, very close to God,
it will happen what we dream.

If they let us I take you your hand, honey
and we go away

If they let us we forget the all rest.
Lyrics

2014-09-12

The Mother

It hasn't anything to do with the common story,
about "no one loves me" and all those kind of things.
She mopped floors, she never bought clothes,
for giving to him a good school, she multiplied the leftovers.
What would it be that moment? Who taught to him those things?
When he tried the death and appeared between shadows.
What can I give you? Don't suffer,
What can I give you? Don't get you down.
I better I don't see crystal reflections in your eyes
because your anguish kill me, your sorrow is beyond me
What can I give you?
She wanted to help him without knowing how to do it
even though she couldn't, she was selling all.
But all was little for a bottomless pit.
A heist to a chemist's, some little theft.
Returning home from hospital he knew
that sooner than later his wound would reopen.
What can...

By the prudence which madness gives,
she looked for data, clarified her doubts.
By the last effort, she bought him the purest one
and upon looking him his eyes, he vanished through misty.

He thought that he was dreaming
while he ended up his time embraced his mother.
What can I give you? ....Lyrics

2014-09-11

El frenesí

Es una semana ocupadísima desde el lunes en mi trabajo. A principios tenía que compilar explicaciones de errores que habíamos cometido durante el último año, para un informe para un cliente insatisfecho. Este incluyó un plan de mejoramientos. Al mismo tiempo he tenido que estudiar algún software de otro proyecto y entender cómo debe funcionar, y cómo podríamos corregirlo. Entonces, hoy, un colega me pidió ayuda en determinar quién podría proveerle información que le falta. Siento como si fuera un ordenador con demasiado ventanas abiertas. No tengo memoria suficiente ni una CPU suficientemente rápida para lidiar con todas estas demandas. Y lo peor es que mi esposa está viviendo una semana igualmente loca. Que nos traiga el fin de semana un poco de paz y descanso.

2014-09-10

Meet the Teacher Night

Esta noche hemos tenido un evento en la escuela, que se llama "La noche para conocer al maestro". Los padres de los estudiantes fuimos a la escuela y seguimos el horario de nuestros hijos en una forma acelerada, pasando sólo ocho minutos en cada aula. El evento comenzó con un discurso por el director, y este fue demasiado largo, pero soportable. Su tema fue el tema del año para la escuela — solidaridad. En las aulas los maestros hablaron de su experiencia y sus teorías de enseñanza, y muchos de ellos mencionaron que "esta clase es un grupo genial de estudiantes". Me recordó de un pueblo mítico en el que "todas las mujeres son fuertes, todos los hombres son guapos, y todos los niños son por encima de la media". Bueno, nos alegramos de haber asistido para conocer a los maestros. Nos ayudará entender los comentarios o quejas de nuestro hijo en el futuro.

Rock & Roll Star

You have had lucky for getting to meet me,
I think no one likes to be born to be a loser,
you will open a magazine and you will find me
I must be some clown but that makes me happy
uuh uuh..baby, I am going to be a  rock&roll star

I will invest a lot of money, my producer say me
with the goal to make me a rock&roll star,
he say me: I will make you a rich man, you only have to sing well,
if anyone doesn't shoot you ten times at the door of any hotel.
uuh uuh..

You will see me on the posters to make you to go behind,
you will think that I am anyone with an special touch,
I am a street boy which lives his song,
I also get drunk and cry when I have depression.
uuh uuh..

In the rain I will put my heart of rock&roll,
and when I fill my body with amphetamines* and  alcohol,
I will want anyone close to lift me off upon falling
so, that way, baby, I will have lucky for getting to meet you.
uuh uuh..
Lyrics

* anfetas(slang)=anfetaminas

Who Has Stolen Me The Month of April?

In the failure inn
where there isn't comfort nor lift,
helplessness and moisture
share their mattress,
and when by the street,
life passes as a hurricane,
the grey suit man
comes out a dirty calendar
from his pocket and he shout:

Who has stolen me the month of April?
How might happen to me that?
Who has stolen me the month of April?
I kept it in the drawer where I am keeping my heart.

The BUP* girl failed in most of subjects
in that course that that boy
makes pregnant her.
And when at the blackboard
the Latin teacher takes attendance,
tears of lovelessness
rolling by the pages from a notebook,
and he writes:
Who ....

The mother's husband
went out on the last train
with a hairdresser,
twenty years less old.
And when they show those
**instamatic laughs in Paris,
defeated on an armchair
my old mother***withers
watching Falcon Crest****
and she thinks:
Who...Lyrics

*BUP is the old acronym of High school stage in Spain
**instamatic is a trade mark of cameras
***mi vieja means my old mother in slang
****Falcon Crest is an American soap opera.

2014-09-08

God Save The Queen

Elizabeth II, queen of UK, panics. Monarch said in private to be horrified at the prospect of Scotland voting for independence from the UK. Besides she has done popular the phrase "don't let me be the last queen of Scotland"
By having the chance speaking with some British, since several months ago, about the topic of Scotland's independence, the topic turned them out boring when I tried to introduce it, because they felt sure about victory of the "no" and it was just only "words" of a simple nationalist politician. Suddenly this situation has changed and politicians of Government seem to get crazy by offering less taxes for Scots and more powers. And the queen is in talks with PM over this issue. And all this to just 10 days of the referendum.
I have noticed a certain chaos in this situation in British citizens because no one know clearly the answers to essential questions in reference to how will be the future beyond of 18th September? Who will be their king? whatever will be their currency? Will be out of NATO? Will be out of EU? How the country's debt will divide? What about military bases in Scothland? How is, going to referendum without to know those answers, posible?
Meanwhile the pound has come down and some Scottish securities too. What will it happen?

There are a lot of nationalist propaganda threatening the stability of Europa promoted by politicians looking for glory without explaining the real consequences. This is the case of UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, France and Holland among others.

Then I ask we'd better keep united before the amount of troubles threating the world nowadays.

Feelings

After speding last month writing post for scribblando, I have some doubts if I am doing well or not.
Yesterday I had to write two writings and the result was afwul. I thought that this way would help me to improve my skills. I think so! Absolutely. But why have I some problems to write a writing? I know that I have to write : short sentences, be more consistent and the most important thing, try to develop only one or two ideas but well developed,
In my opinión I consider this blog like an important tool to improve our skills. I think it is very possitive due to the feedback that we have created.
Sometimes my doubts are around,: - subjetcs. when is necessary to repeat them.
My feelings tell me : I have improved, but when I have to do something more oficial and this one is wrong ... I am out of sorts. Now it's time to encourage and keep writing and improving.

2014-09-06

The grandpa Vitor

(Song dedicated to his father which was a coal digger in the mine)
Sitting in his door jam,
his extinguished cigarette from his lips
with his soaked beret and in his hand
a nervous stick made of hazelnut
which reminds his forehead clean and clear.
Perhaps the Spring removed of leaves,
the smell from wet powder
or the flavor of the coal while he digged.

The grandpa was a digger, there in the mine
and by digging black coal he burnt his life.

He, the grandpa, is sitting on the stairs
for waiting the warm sun in the morning
his look fixed at the mountain,
it is its most trusted friend, it never cheats him.
His trembling hand goes to his pocket
searching his tobacco and the rolling paper
and finally he always mumbles
that Maria hides his tobacco.Lyrics

2014-09-05

Causing Stir

An well-known 74-year-old artist called Cristobal Coral has caused plenty of controversy with his work of futurist art "The abdication of the King", in it is featured a photo of none other than former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, lying in a rubbish container.
Artist causes stir with 'king in trash' pieceThis artist, considered like realistic in his artworks, has left the still lifes and nudes in favor of paintings based in themes of exile, migration and transit. But in this occasion there is some added spice in the form of controversy using the former-King's photo
This piece has been labelled irreverent and cruel by some media commentators.
he says: "I understand that it's tough accepting seeing the king in a rubbish container next to an old toilet. However there is a world of difference between a rubbish bin and a rubbish container, one is a place for junk while that the other is for things that have done their service, so a container is a symbol of renovation.
It is not fuelled by rage an anti-royalist symbol, at all, like some can think, in fact, 'Juan Carlos I' means a lot for me. a likeable and approachable figure and very important person in the Spain history playing a crucial role after francoist period but which many now view as irrelevant".

2014-09-03

Only For Adrenaline Junkies


In 1905, a hydroelectric company built a pathway of 3 km through the gorge of the Guadalhorce River near the Malaga town of El Chorro so that its workers could arrive to their jobs.

But this narrow trail is in disrepair ridden with holes, so you have to go crazy to try crossing this walkway and, of course, it is imposible if you have fear to heights.

It's terrible the massive drop next to you at the notorious hairy cliff, in some sections the path is missing and you need to scramble over rocks.
It's not that really difficult, it's actually a mental challenge. It's not that a lot physical effort but it's better not looking down.

Currently crossing down the trail is illegal but there are always braver people, experimented climbers or not, willing to attempt to undertake the pathway by dodging lurking police and to complet the cliff-hanged feat. And without forgetting the fines of up 6000€ for trespassers in a close watch zone.There are unfortunately death cases there.
However, the president of Malaga province has announced a safe and refurbished pathway for January 2015.