La entrevista con Sarmiento, bueno con Elias.

Que celebramos el 16 de Septiembre los mexicanos? Celebramos que somos un país independiente de España, pero... creo que seguimos muy amarrados de otros lados, quien sabe que tan independientes somos, eso si no somos esclavos del reloj, porque nos llevamos el premio a la impuntualidad, jajaja, perdón es que todavía traigo el "timing" inglés y de vez en cuando me ofendo de que me tengan ahí esperando o de plano me dejen plantada, (cosa que ya me paso varias veces en estas escasas tres semanas que llevo por acá). Tenganme paciencia.

Pero bueno, les quiero compartir unas fotos de lo que hice hoy para celebrar, fuimos a unas carreras "parejeras" que nos invito Rosi aqui en Toluca (es la primera vez que voy, pero presiento que no será la ultima, se pone bueno) , y nos la pasamos tan agusto, de veras, y acariciamos algunos caballitos y nos reimos un buen rato. Me cae muy bien Rosi, es una señora muy divertida y muy buena onda y aparte canta lindo.

For all those people who their first language is not spanish this is an explanation about the celebration of the 16th September. Mexican Independence Day.

Everything began when a normal 13th of August 1521, Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor was captured. The indigenous allies of the Spaniards raided Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire.
They didn’t know it at the time, but they had been liberated from one oppressor and fallen in the hands of a much more powerful authoritarian.
This was the beginning of three centuries of Spanish rule. The new colony was named Nueva España, (New Spain).
The years that followed were devastating. The conquerors brought with them diseases unknown to the natives. The epidemics that broke out as well as the merciless workload imposed upon the natives dramatically diminished the Indian population. There were approximately 20 million Indians inhabiting this territory before the Conquest, and after just one century of Spanish rule there were only 1 million left!

Colonial society was highly stratified. Spaniards born in Spain, occupied the higher echelons, followed by Criollos, those born in Mexico from Spanish parents; Mestizos, the mix- blood offspring of Spaniards and Natives; Indios, Native Indians; Negros, African slaves.
Each socio-ethnic group had different rights and duties. The privileged were the peninsular Spaniards. Discontent steadily grew, especially amongst the Criollos, who were always treated as second-class subjects of the Spanish Crown. It is no surprise then, that Criollos were the spark that ignited the Independence movement.

In 1808, Napoleon invaded Spain, and decided to impose his brother José Bonaparte, as king of Spain (1808-1810). The Criollos found in this circumstance the opportunity to seek their independence form Spain.
Influenced by the concepts of liberty, equality and democracy proposed by the French philosophers Rousseau, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and by the war of Independence of the United States, they decided to start a revolt.

It was 1810, and their plan was to start the war on the 2nd of October. Unfortunately, their plans were discovered in early September. The movement was in trouble. They had two alternatives; either abandon their plans, or move faster and start the revolt immediately. They decided upon the second alternative.

In the early hours of September 16, 1810, Cura Hidalgo, accompanied by several conspirators –Iganacio Allende, Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez- rang the bell of his little church, calling everyone to fight for liberty. This was the beginning of the Independence War, which lasted 10 years.

Now, let's talk about the Celebration

Every 16th of September is re enacted in every plaza or zócalo of Mexico, and commemorated by Mexicans all over the world.
Streets, houses, buildings and cars are decorated everywhere in the country. On every street corner there are vendors selling flags, balloons, sombreros and rehiletes -shuttlecock, all with the green, white and red, our National Colors.
Flags wave from practically every house and building.
Lighted decorations are set up in every city, the most spectacular being those of the Zócalo, main square, in Mexico City. This main plaza of every town and city is the place where the great 16 De Septiembre celebrations take place. People of all ages come to this party, to take part in the collective gaiety!

Food is always a very important part of these festivities. Literarily hundreds of stands are set up several days before and offer the traditional food, most aptly described as a variety of finger foods, Mexican candies, and punch. "ponche", is a drink made of fruits that are in season: guavas, sugarcane, raisins and apples, and such a delicious aroma!
During September, the month of our nation as it is called in Mexico, restaurants serve traditional Mexican dishes, such as Mole Poblano, Chiles en Nogada, Guacamole and chips.
During the evening of September 15, people start gathering in the zócalo. Many people walk around dressed in typical Mexican dress: men as Charros and women as China Poblanas, or indigenous dresses. Those who don't own a typical outfit, at least dress find something to wear in the colors of the flag.

Live Mariachi Music bands play to the delight of all present. There are also photography stands where one can have a picture taken, attired with a sombrero and atop a wooden horse!
The euphoria is collective and all are prepared to shout, yell and make as much noise as possible with fake trumpets, noisemakers and whistles!
As the evening advances, the venue gradually fills with more and more people; suddenly there is practically no room to move. Excitement and euphoria reach a crescendo at the culminating moment when a government official arrives in the zócalo, at 11:00 P.M. to give the shout or cry of Independence. This ritual recreates the moment in which Cura Hidalgo, gathered his followers in Dolores Guanajuato.
It is customary for our President to deliver the grito in Mexico City’s zócalo. It is in this venue, atop Palacio Nacional, the National Palace -a beautiful colonial building where the President’s offices are located-, that the original bell rung by Hidalgo is placed. And this is the bell that is rungevery 16th of September.
The ceremony reaches the high point when the crowd joins in proudly shouting out the names of the heroes of our Independence, to end with the exciting VIVA MÉXICO!
When the grito ceremony ends, the sky lights up with multicolored rockets that shower our hearts with the pride of knowing that we are a free and independent nation.

So, now you know why.

por May Herz

Magnum y mi familia... it does match

Junto al muro de la ignominia.

Y tambien ese mismo sabado fuimos a la ciudad de Mexico, increible lugar, hay de todo. Pero bueno, fuimos a ver ami hermano Pablo, fuimos a su casa, ahi estaba Jordi con él, y fue muy agradable verlos y ponernos al corriente con las ultimas nuevas. No se porque soy tan afortunada que tengo esta clase de hermanos, son muy chidos, cuando vivía en Inglaterra conocí a muchos adolescentes que odiaban a sus hermanos, no entiendo porque, pero bueno yo amo a los míos, son muy lindos, inteligentes, guapos, buena onda, trabajadores, etcetera, etcetera.

Pablisho ojala se haga lo de Chaina

Aqui estoy con mi hermano, supongo que ya lo conocen no? es Elias, es muy buena onda o como dirian por ahi, es "buena bestia" un abrazo con todo mi cariño para mi hermanin. Estabamos en el bautizo de la hija de unos vecinos y comimos muy rico, arroz, mole verde con pollo, tamales, refresco y luego echaron el bolo en el patio y nos tocaron unos dulces y yo atrapé como 3 pesos. La pasamos bien.

El Sabado pasado despues del bautizo de la hija de los vecinos fui a la church y vi a mi amiga Eugenia, es bien buena onda, es una de las rufles, una de las cosa que me gustan de ella es que es decidida, y que cuando algo le gusta se lo toma en serio, creo que le gusta la politica y se informa y tiene verbo y todo. Aparte es bien defensora de las mujeres y de los niños, y esta en ese proceso de transformación, soy muy afortunada en tener una amiga asi.

La historia de mi amiga Angeles de Jalisco.

Mango groove, Special Star


Quien es este galanazo????


Pues mi hermano Pablo

Escuchen esta canción, describe muy padre lo que a veces traemos adentro y queremos decirle a Dios.

Estoy recordando los Lunes en la mañana en St. Paul's siempre empezabamos con un momento de oración y teniamos un orden que hiba mas o menos así:

Morning Prayer on Monday

O Lord, open our lips

All: and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.


A Song of God’s Compassion



1The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, •slow to anger and of great kindness.
2He will not always accuse us, •neither will he keep his anger for ever.
3He has not dealt with us according to our sins, •nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.
4For as the heavens are high above the earth, •so great is his mercy upon those who fear him.
5As far as the east is from the west, •so far has he set our sins from us.
6As a father has compassion on his children, •so is the Lord merciful towards those who fear him.
7For he knows of what we are made; •he remembers that we are but dust.
8Our days are but as grass; •we flourish as a flower of the field;
9For as soon as the wind goes over it, it is gone, •and its place shall know it no more.
10But the merciful goodness of the Lord is from of oldand endures for ever on those who fear him, •and his righteousness on children’s children;
11On those who keep his covenant •and remember his commandments to do them.

Hace 10 dias que llegue a Mexico, hoy desayune tamales de salsa verde, hace tanto que no los comía, saben deliciosos. Pero lo mejor es que estoy con mi familia, mi mamá es muy buena onda, mi papá tambien, y son bien trabajadores, siempre andan buscando que hacer y pues mis hermanos tambien son muy activos, Pablo estudia en el Colmex y tambien esta aprendiendo chino, y Elias estudia en la UNAM y aprende Ruso, asi que ya se imaginaran nuestras interesantes conversaciones.

Ayer fue la celula de profesionales de Compa en el negocio de Danely en San Lorenzo, fueron varios amigos muy buena onda y el estudio lo moderó Leo, estuvo bastante interesante. Es bueno estar con los amigos y el ambiente mexicano no se compara con nada, somos muy alegres.

It's been 10 days since I came back to Mexico, today I had Tamales with green sauce for breakfast, mmm jummy, the best part is that I am with my family, I really enjoy being with them, my parents are so cool, and my brothers are nice as well, are very active, studying their degrees and learning chinesse and russian languages, so you can imagine what sort of conversations we have.

Yesterday I went to IFES cell (compa), and I had the opportunity to see some of my friends and we have the bible study which was really interesting. Anyway I like this friendly atmosphere, very happy.

Cambridge

Una foto de la ciudad de Paris, desde la torre Eiffel, se ve muy bonito el Arco del Triunfo, las iglesias famosas de Notre Dame y Sacre Coeur, y mucho mas.

He says "I wish I knew you, I wish I met you
When time was still on my side"
She'll say " I wish I knew you, I wish I loved you
Before I was so bright"

And so they must depart
Too many more a broken heart
But I've seen that all before
In TV, books and film and more
And theres a happy ending
Every single day

And theyll meet one day
Far way
Saying " Hey I wish I was something more"
And theyll meet one day
Far away
And say " Hey I wish I knew you, I wish I knew you before"

I miss England :(

La letra de esta cancion esta bastante divertida y la musica me agrada. Se llama Kate Nash

Thursday night, everything's fine, except you've got that look in your eye
when I'm tellin' a story and you find it boring,
you're thinking of something to say.
You'll go along with it then drop it and humiliate me infront of our friends.

Then I'll use that voice that you find annoyin' and say something like
"yeah, intelligant imput, darlin', why don't you just have another beer then?"

Then you'll call me a b...
and everyone we're with will be ebarrased,
and I won't give a sh...

My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation,
and I know that I should let go,
but I can't.
And everytime we fight I know it's not right,
everytime that you're upset and I smile.
I know I should forget, but I can't.

You said I must eat so many lemons
'cause I am so bitter.
I said
"I'd rather be with your friends mate 'cause they are much fitter."

Yes, it was childish and you got agressive,
and I must admit that I was a bit scared,
but it gives me thrills to wind you up.

My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation,
and I know that I should let go,
but I can't.
And everytime we fight I know it's not right,
everytime that you're upset and I smile.
I know I should forget, but I can't.

Your face is pasty 'cause you've gone and got so wasted, what a suprise.
Don't want to look at your face 'cause it's makin' me sick.
You've gone and got sick on my trainers,
I only got these yesterday.
Oh, my gosh, I cannot be bothered with this.

Well, I'll leave you there 'til the mornin',
and I purposly won't turn the heating on
and dear God, I hope I'm not stuck with this one.

My finger tips are holding onto the cracks in our foundation,
and I know that I should let go,
but I can't.
And everytime we fight I know it's not right,
everytime that you're upset and I smile.
I know I should forget, but I can't.


And everytime we fight I know it's not right,
everytime that you're upset and I smile.
I know I should forget, but I can't.