Another post from the PlayGround
I am in Bogotá, Colombia, getting ready to leave to Barranquilla in a 18hrs Bus Trip to Chair the Colombian LDS.
We were supposed to travel by air but we couldn´t find enough tickets for the Faci Team...
We will arrive at 2pm the day before the event.
Barranquilla is in the Pacific Coast of Colombia and it is supposed to be a warm land. I have the expectation that I will resemble a little bit Guanacaste in CR.
My only worry is that the guy in "The Funniest Moment of AXLDS" happens to be the OCP of SDL..., yep..., I think I must keep him away from the drinks :)
I am a little bit upset because some ppl from AIESEC is not supporting me to be here. I truly think that I have perform good enough to be able to enjoy this kind of events, their are in the heart of the organization and a strong element of the learning enviroment. Anyways...
The last days have been painful since I have to say good bye to many great ppl, even worst, some left without the chance to me to say bye. Great ppl I met: Elias, Gabi, Chamo, Brodie, Francesca, the Colombian MC, the PD people, my favourite ever spanish delegation :) -favourite by far-, the brazilians - so cool -...
I don't know, too many great feeling I thought I would never have again in AIESEC. I wish I had got in tough with SSGN long time ago... I hope there is still something I can bring back.
Well, a great LDS is coming, my first Chair-ing experience in Spanish, looking forward to meet Shakira's Family, do you know she was in AIESEC? or not...
besos
Monday, March 20, 2006
SDL 2006 Barranquilla, Colombia
Another post from the PlayGround
I am in Bogotá, Colombia, getting ready to leave to Barranquilla in a 18hrs Bus Trip to Chair the Colombian LDS.
We were supposed to travel by air but we couldn´t find enough tickets for the Faci Team...
We will arrive at 2pm the day before the event.
Barranquilla is in the Pacific Coast of Colombia and it is supposed to be a warm land. I have the expectation that I will resemble a little bit Guanacaste in CR.
My only worry is that the guy in "The Funniest Moment of AXLDS" happens to be the OCP of SDL..., yep..., I think I must keep him away from the drinks :)
I am a little bit upset because some ppl from AIESEC is not supporting me to be here. I truly think that I have perform good enough to be able to enjoy this kind of events, their are in the heart of the organization and a strong element of the learning enviroment. Anyways...
The last days have been painful since I have to say good bye to many great ppl, even worst, some left without the chance to me to say bye. Great ppl I met: Elias, Gabi, Chamo, Brodie, Francesca, the Colombian MC, the PD people, my favourite ever spanish delegation :) -favourite by far-, the brazilians - so cool -...
I don't know, too many great feeling I thought I would never have again in AIESEC. I wish I had got in tough with SSGN long time ago... I hope there is still something I can bring back.
Well, a great LDS is coming, my first Chair-ing experience in Spanish, looking forward to meet Shakira's Family, do you know she was in AIESEC? or not...
besos
I am in Bogotá, Colombia, getting ready to leave to Barranquilla in a 18hrs Bus Trip to Chair the Colombian LDS.
We were supposed to travel by air but we couldn´t find enough tickets for the Faci Team...
We will arrive at 2pm the day before the event.
Barranquilla is in the Pacific Coast of Colombia and it is supposed to be a warm land. I have the expectation that I will resemble a little bit Guanacaste in CR.
My only worry is that the guy in "The Funniest Moment of AXLDS" happens to be the OCP of SDL..., yep..., I think I must keep him away from the drinks :)
I am a little bit upset because some ppl from AIESEC is not supporting me to be here. I truly think that I have perform good enough to be able to enjoy this kind of events, their are in the heart of the organization and a strong element of the learning enviroment. Anyways...
The last days have been painful since I have to say good bye to many great ppl, even worst, some left without the chance to me to say bye. Great ppl I met: Elias, Gabi, Chamo, Brodie, Francesca, the Colombian MC, the PD people, my favourite ever spanish delegation :) -favourite by far-, the brazilians - so cool -...
I don't know, too many great feeling I thought I would never have again in AIESEC. I wish I had got in tough with SSGN long time ago... I hope there is still something I can bring back.
Well, a great LDS is coming, my first Chair-ing experience in Spanish, looking forward to meet Shakira's Family, do you know she was in AIESEC? or not...
besos
The PlayGround is Big the passion stronGer!
After the Romanian experience I came to realize something I knew from long time ago: my passion is support other accomplishing their dreams, I am an enabler (some may remember the speech on passion at NPS 05). ThanX AIESEC!
I am not the one down in the field but the one behind those.
If you read my MCVP PD CAS aplication, you will find that one of my motivations to stay in AIESEC was bringing back to CAS the vision I have of AIESEC - a scale model of the Play Ground!
Expro made me realize I was thinking small.
It is not about CAS, it is about Latin America, It is about all developing countries, it is also about China.
Today, I am getting ready to Chair the Colombian LDS and yes, the Conference theme comes from deep in my heart: AIESEC is a PlayGround, define your role, enjoy the game!
I think Expro is what I needed back in November when I was trying to define my short term future. Later is better than never.
I enjoyed Expro as hell: the facis, the OC, the delegates!, the ladies serving food and cleaning, the longest 3hrs trip, the swimming pool PD sessions, the frustrations of the PDs and the beginning and their commitment at the end. I was so happy with the CAS delegation. So professional during the day, so dancing during the role calls and so heavy parties during the night. The culture is shaped.
I miss all my AIESEC friends, I am with all my AIESEC friends!
I am not the one down in the field but the one behind those.
If you read my MCVP PD CAS aplication, you will find that one of my motivations to stay in AIESEC was bringing back to CAS the vision I have of AIESEC - a scale model of the Play Ground!
Expro made me realize I was thinking small.
It is not about CAS, it is about Latin America, It is about all developing countries, it is also about China.
Today, I am getting ready to Chair the Colombian LDS and yes, the Conference theme comes from deep in my heart: AIESEC is a PlayGround, define your role, enjoy the game!
I think Expro is what I needed back in November when I was trying to define my short term future. Later is better than never.
I enjoyed Expro as hell: the facis, the OC, the delegates!, the ladies serving food and cleaning, the longest 3hrs trip, the swimming pool PD sessions, the frustrations of the PDs and the beginning and their commitment at the end. I was so happy with the CAS delegation. So professional during the day, so dancing during the role calls and so heavy parties during the night. The culture is shaped.
I miss all my AIESEC friends, I am with all my AIESEC friends!
The Day Before
Expro starts tomorros with a CSR Day.
The event is forecasted to have more than 800 delegates and great personalities including the President of Colombia. It will be broadcasted by CNN in Spanish.
The Faci Team created the roll call. But the funniest thing was Brodie's face while we were trying to pick to song.
Imagine him looking at 10 latinamericans dancing and screaming over the different songs..., and then, when we found the right one, everyone was singing in spanish and portugues... :)
The song is great! I am sure delegates will cry a lot when they heard after AXLDS is done...
Well, back to my sessions!
(By the way, according to the new AIESEC guideline on what LR is, I had already have a LR position in Romania... OCP..., strange eh?)
The event is forecasted to have more than 800 delegates and great personalities including the President of Colombia. It will be broadcasted by CNN in Spanish.
The Faci Team created the roll call. But the funniest thing was Brodie's face while we were trying to pick to song.
Imagine him looking at 10 latinamericans dancing and screaming over the different songs..., and then, when we found the right one, everyone was singing in spanish and portugues... :)
The song is great! I am sure delegates will cry a lot when they heard after AXLDS is done...
Well, back to my sessions!
(By the way, according to the new AIESEC guideline on what LR is, I had already have a LR position in Romania... OCP..., strange eh?)
Two days to Expro Americas!
Faci Meeting is going well.
Basically, I only need to work on one session about the AIESEC Identity. It was Brodie's but I guess his is a little tired of delivering it... But it's funy, because he has already gave me a ppt and it is based on a book I read for university "The Fifth Discipline"... I found it very impressive but as usual not many people have read it... Try it on. Also check Gung Ho, Sun Tzu, Goldratt, Norton and Kaplan, Goldman, Porter....
SSGN has a funny thing called Potential F**ked Ups..., an example? Well, we may not have multimedia projectors..., so I have to "translate" my ppts in flipcharts... How's that?
Two days from now we will have a CR Day and also the chance to share with the President of Colombia and 800 delegates.
Bogotá seems so nice, I wish I manage to get sometime to see it.
Well, I must go... Time to look busy!
The toilet is broken,
Juan
Basically, I only need to work on one session about the AIESEC Identity. It was Brodie's but I guess his is a little tired of delivering it... But it's funy, because he has already gave me a ppt and it is based on a book I read for university "The Fifth Discipline"... I found it very impressive but as usual not many people have read it... Try it on. Also check Gung Ho, Sun Tzu, Goldratt, Norton and Kaplan, Goldman, Porter....
SSGN has a funny thing called Potential F**ked Ups..., an example? Well, we may not have multimedia projectors..., so I have to "translate" my ppts in flipcharts... How's that?
Two days from now we will have a CR Day and also the chance to share with the President of Colombia and 800 delegates.
Bogotá seems so nice, I wish I manage to get sometime to see it.
Well, I must go... Time to look busy!
The toilet is broken,
Juan
Day -4
I am in Colombia.
11.26pm and I decided to take a breath from the sessions review I was carry on.
Elias is there, MCP Brazil, working on his sessions. The rest of the guys left a couple of hours before after shring dinner with us.
First impression. I think they were tired, but they seem very approachable. Still, I can't deny I felt weird.
That is an interesting feeling because sometimes people tell me that they had a hard time approaching me. They told me they thought they need it to say something smart.
That's how I felt. I felt I needed to say something smart.
I said things, some smart, some funny, none 100% natural.
Maybe that is the issue. Natural & Honest.
I wish I could see the honest and natural each person that approaches me is. I wish I could avoid the capability to feel their insecurity. Approach me.
By the way, if you manage to read until this line, maybe you want to join me in a very simple game. It is call "Before they close the PlayGround".
The game is very simple, you have to think which 10 things you want to do before you have to leave the PlayGround.
You don't have to come with them now. Think about it. Realize the consequences of those 10 things. Be sure they will bring you happiness.
Those 10 things can become your guideline for life....
Are you in?
11.26pm and I decided to take a breath from the sessions review I was carry on.
Elias is there, MCP Brazil, working on his sessions. The rest of the guys left a couple of hours before after shring dinner with us.
First impression. I think they were tired, but they seem very approachable. Still, I can't deny I felt weird.
That is an interesting feeling because sometimes people tell me that they had a hard time approaching me. They told me they thought they need it to say something smart.
That's how I felt. I felt I needed to say something smart.
I said things, some smart, some funny, none 100% natural.
Maybe that is the issue. Natural & Honest.
I wish I could see the honest and natural each person that approaches me is. I wish I could avoid the capability to feel their insecurity. Approach me.
By the way, if you manage to read until this line, maybe you want to join me in a very simple game. It is call "Before they close the PlayGround".
The game is very simple, you have to think which 10 things you want to do before you have to leave the PlayGround.
You don't have to come with them now. Think about it. Realize the consequences of those 10 things. Be sure they will bring you happiness.
Those 10 things can become your guideline for life....
Are you in?
Photos from the Thesis Defense
There are more but as usual, I have none. So I will wait until my dear friends send me some.
Here I was reading the document that states that I pass the examination... I don't know why I don't look too happy. Maybe I was reading carefully...
Here I was reading the document that states that I pass the examination... I don't know why I don't look too happy. Maybe I was reading carefully...
In the next picture you can see from right to left:
Maris (EST), Maria Jo (LC UCR), Wong and Javier, Enrique (MC), Mónica (LC UCR), Maga and some handsome guy...
Tomorrow I am going to Colombia. For the neXt two weeks, AIESEC will be the only thing in my life. I hope to have access to post some memories. Last time I went to Romania didn't post in one month, my goal is not to let that happen again...
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Defending a Thesis in the PlayGround
Today I woke up as an Engineer.
I feel the same.
No hat was in my head, neither a belly or hammer in my hand.
Only the memories of last day funny moments:
Evaluation Template Prints
There were so many things to take care of, that we forgot to print the Evaluation Templates where the teachers are suppossed to write down their comments and final mark. So, I had to ask the Panel for 10 mins to go and print those documents. In the mean time, I ran 4 floors downstairs, 500 meters and back to the closest printing place wearing a formal suit, tie included. In my mind, I could only think..., I wish we had an OC Logistics...
The Gum Incident
The presentation started and everyone was very quiet and behaving strictly formal. I was chewing gum.
A few minutes before I had to talk I realized it.
So, my only way out was swallowing it. And I did... or not, because it got stuck in my throat.
I was there in front of all those people, being evaluated with a gum in my throat, luckily in a place where I could breath.
But I got scared when I thought of the possibility that when I start speaking, I will cough and the gum will fly to the plenary... I freaked out.
I walked to the panel and wisely took a bottle of water. I took one zip and nothing happened!!!
I took another one and nothing happend! Shit!
I turned around and took half the bottle and the gum rafted all the way down to my stomach.
I guess today it is still there...
Mum on stage
My mum is a very smart woman, with strong criteria but very very conservative. Anyways, after the questions from the Panel, she got upset with a question regarding how to increase the retention of a key employee in the system we designed.
So she asked permission to talk and gave the teachers a speech on how retention is a matter, not only of economical perspective, but also of personal and professional development and how the crytical aspect is not how to retain the employee but how to select it in a way that will allow them to find a person which values and goals are alligned with the opportunities in the job... PAI! PAI! PAI! :)
Comment of the Evening
One of my teachers approached my mum after the presentation and told her: "I wish my daughter marries someone like Juan..."
Jaja, so fool! I can picture my mum asnwering in her thoughts: "Yeah right, you have to see his room first"
AIESEC Presence
The MC CAS was there (Maga and Kike) and also some members from LC UCR (Monica and Maria Jo) and Maris, the Estonian Trainee.
It is definitively one of the best feeling I have ever had since I joined AIESEC. Be standing there in a very important day in my life and see the people you work together with building eachothers dreams...
Also at many times during questions and speech I wanted to make AIESEC related examples, for example in a question how to manage a yearly rotation in a key position... :)
I wish we have a little tropical country named AIESECLand...
I feel the same.
No hat was in my head, neither a belly or hammer in my hand.
Only the memories of last day funny moments:
Evaluation Template Prints
There were so many things to take care of, that we forgot to print the Evaluation Templates where the teachers are suppossed to write down their comments and final mark. So, I had to ask the Panel for 10 mins to go and print those documents. In the mean time, I ran 4 floors downstairs, 500 meters and back to the closest printing place wearing a formal suit, tie included. In my mind, I could only think..., I wish we had an OC Logistics...
The Gum Incident
The presentation started and everyone was very quiet and behaving strictly formal. I was chewing gum.
A few minutes before I had to talk I realized it.
So, my only way out was swallowing it. And I did... or not, because it got stuck in my throat.
I was there in front of all those people, being evaluated with a gum in my throat, luckily in a place where I could breath.
But I got scared when I thought of the possibility that when I start speaking, I will cough and the gum will fly to the plenary... I freaked out.
I walked to the panel and wisely took a bottle of water. I took one zip and nothing happened!!!
I took another one and nothing happend! Shit!
I turned around and took half the bottle and the gum rafted all the way down to my stomach.
I guess today it is still there...
Mum on stage
My mum is a very smart woman, with strong criteria but very very conservative. Anyways, after the questions from the Panel, she got upset with a question regarding how to increase the retention of a key employee in the system we designed.
So she asked permission to talk and gave the teachers a speech on how retention is a matter, not only of economical perspective, but also of personal and professional development and how the crytical aspect is not how to retain the employee but how to select it in a way that will allow them to find a person which values and goals are alligned with the opportunities in the job... PAI! PAI! PAI! :)
Comment of the Evening
One of my teachers approached my mum after the presentation and told her: "I wish my daughter marries someone like Juan..."
Jaja, so fool! I can picture my mum asnwering in her thoughts: "Yeah right, you have to see his room first"
AIESEC Presence
The MC CAS was there (Maga and Kike) and also some members from LC UCR (Monica and Maria Jo) and Maris, the Estonian Trainee.
It is definitively one of the best feeling I have ever had since I joined AIESEC. Be standing there in a very important day in my life and see the people you work together with building eachothers dreams...
Also at many times during questions and speech I wanted to make AIESEC related examples, for example in a question how to manage a yearly rotation in a key position... :)
I wish we have a little tropical country named AIESECLand...
If life is hard...,
just think of the world as
a big PlayGround!
Friday, March 17, 2006
Defensa Today!
Well, this is a special day.
Acknowledgements
To my family. Because I found in it the school of the values that lead my life and the support that allows me to strongly believe in my own ideas and dreams. Furthermore, because my parents, brothers and sister are always willing to share those details of life that only make sense when you share them with the beloved ones. Thank you.
A mi familia. Porque en ella he encontrado la escuela que inculcó los valores que guían mi vida y el apoyo que me ha permitido creer firmemente en mis propias ideas y mis propios sueños. Pero sobre todo, porque mis papás, mis hermanos y mi hermana siempre están dispuestos a compartir esos detalles de la vida que solo toman sentido con la gente que uno quiere.Gracias.
Dedicatory
To whom ever had a dream and, regardless of fear and loneliness, kept walking on their own path. Even more for those that were left behind and did not have the chance to taste the joy of living.
A todos aquellos que un día tuvieron un sueño diferente, sintieron miedo y soledad, pero aún así continuaron el camino que sentían era el mejor para ellos. Más aún a aquellos que quedaron en el camino y no tuvieron la oportunidad de disfrutar la grandeza de vivir.
A chapter is closed.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Ce faci fratica!
Sunt foarte foarte fericit!
We will have a "Romanian Delegation" in Expro Americas!
Didi originally from IASI, currently in MC VEN
Irina Ciobanu from Sibiu in Bazi
and, of course, Ionut from Deva :) (CLUJ!!!!)
I am so happy, cine are tuica???
We will have a "Romanian Delegation" in Expro Americas!
Didi originally from IASI, currently in MC VEN
Irina Ciobanu from Sibiu in Bazi
and, of course, Ionut from Deva :) (CLUJ!!!!)
I am so happy, cine are tuica???
Communicate!
Tomorrow I am defending my thesis!
It is a very formal event with the jury and external guests including family and friends.
You will think it is scary but not really. The ownership over the project is so high that you are even waiting for someone to try to make a bad intentional question to make him/her look bad.
The only problem we have is that one of the guys in the team may not be defending with us. His mistake: lack of communication.
After we presented the final document, he dissapear for work-related reasons, and we had to do some corrections to the structure of the document (not even the content). Then the School stuff realized he wasn't working that much and they are refusing to let him defend.
My position is:
Just Communicate!
It is a very formal event with the jury and external guests including family and friends.
You will think it is scary but not really. The ownership over the project is so high that you are even waiting for someone to try to make a bad intentional question to make him/her look bad.
The only problem we have is that one of the guys in the team may not be defending with us. His mistake: lack of communication.
After we presented the final document, he dissapear for work-related reasons, and we had to do some corrections to the structure of the document (not even the content). Then the School stuff realized he wasn't working that much and they are refusing to let him defend.
My position is:
- Yes, he is part of the team
- Yes, HE did NOT show up after we presented the final document for revision
- Yes, WE did NOT add value to the project while he was away, we only re-shape
- Yes, he must do correctional activities
- No, the relation fault-punishment is not fare, neither logic
Just Communicate!
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Words, music and life
"Miracle Drug"
I want to trip inside your head
Spend the day there...
To hear the things you haven't said
And see what you might see
I want to hear you when you call
Do you feel anything at all?
I want to see your thoughts take shape
And walk right out
Freedom has a scent
Like the top of a new born baby's head
The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've seen enough I'm not giving up
On a miracle drug
Of science and the human heart
There is no limit
There is no failure here sweetheart
Just when you quit...
I am you and you are mine
Love makes nonsense of space
And time...will disappear
Love and logic keep us clear
Reason is on our side, love...
The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've had enough of romantic love
I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up
For a miracle, a miracle drug, a miracle drug
God I need your help tonight
Beneath the noise
Below the din
I hear a voice
It's whispering
In science and in medicine
"I was a stranger
You took me in"
The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've had enough of romantic love
I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up
For a miracle, miracle drug
Miracle, miracle drug
I want to trip inside your head
Spend the day there...
To hear the things you haven't said
And see what you might see
I want to hear you when you call
Do you feel anything at all?
I want to see your thoughts take shape
And walk right out
Freedom has a scent
Like the top of a new born baby's head
The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've seen enough I'm not giving up
On a miracle drug
Of science and the human heart
There is no limit
There is no failure here sweetheart
Just when you quit...
I am you and you are mine
Love makes nonsense of space
And time...will disappear
Love and logic keep us clear
Reason is on our side, love...
The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've had enough of romantic love
I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up
For a miracle, a miracle drug, a miracle drug
God I need your help tonight
Beneath the noise
Below the din
I hear a voice
It's whispering
In science and in medicine
"I was a stranger
You took me in"
The songs are in your eyes
I see them when you smile
I've had enough of romantic love
I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up
For a miracle, miracle drug
Miracle, miracle drug
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
A turning point
It is 10pm at I am working on the Ppts for Expro Americas.
I am in the soft part now. Trying to make the best sessions I can.
I was looking for music for one of the Ppts and I found something amazing:
A song that captured the moment of my life when I committed this period of my life to AIESEC.
NPS 2004: "My AIESEC XP" Session
Makambo - Geoffrey Oryema (Click here to listen to the song)
Memories:
But everything started when Dani and Alexa went to Antares SRL to raise a traineeship. Certain is the fact that the story is still being written. I am happy about that.
Thank you AIESEC in Romania
Thank you AIESEC in Cluj - Napoca (poca, poca?) :)
I am in the soft part now. Trying to make the best sessions I can.
I was looking for music for one of the Ppts and I found something amazing:
A song that captured the moment of my life when I committed this period of my life to AIESEC.
NPS 2004: "My AIESEC XP" Session
Makambo - Geoffrey Oryema (Click here to listen to the song)
Memories:
Marta Sum (POL) and I after delivering that session
With Jeremy, the Chair. We share some good moments, not all to remember :)
The responsible: Pode's Head (with Salma's help?)
But everything started when Dani and Alexa went to Antares SRL to raise a traineeship. Certain is the fact that the story is still being written. I am happy about that.
Thank you AIESEC in Romania
Thank you AIESEC in Cluj - Napoca (poca, poca?) :)
Monday, March 13, 2006
Chinese Baptism!
Today is a very special day in my life.
I was officially baptized by Dexter, the elected MCP of China.
He said it was hard, but I don´t think he tried very hard... :)
.:: Judge by yourself ::.
Spanish name: Juan Cajiao
Chinese name: Huang Kai Xiao
The Meaning Behind The Characters
Dexter AIESECerMSNaiesecchina@hotmail.com says:
"Huang" is a very popular family name in china
Dexter AIESECerMSNaiesecchina@hotmail.com says:
"Kai" is a very traditional chinese character style
Dexter AIESECerMSNaiesecchina@hotmail.com says:
"Xiao" means high up in the sky!
I want to thank Susan for all her support in this important moment of my life.
Today was a good day.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Enhance your profile!
Finally I have something good for that session.
Since I found out what was it about, I wanted to develop it about the Personal Brand Concept but I couldn't find anything strong enough. No more fluffy stuff!
I was looking for this fast, impacting, very mtv-kind of supporting material and I found it!
Actually it is an article, but it contains a lot of examples and strong remarks on how to build the brand. My favourite aspect is that makes no difference between product, organizational or personal brand...
I will not release the link yet because of the hopefully-active-learning delegates but I can tell you that everything is summarized here:
"These seven pieces form the primal (branding) code:
- The creation story
- Creed
- Icons
- Rituals
- Sacred words
- Non believers
- Leaders
They are the basis for belief systems that inherently attract people who want to believe. These groups - whether it's two people in a room, or two billion on a continent - form communities of people who surround products and services like Nike, Apple, Starbucks. They surround personality brands like Oprah, Ché, or U2. They surround organizations (ie. Corporate culture). They surround social and political causes, even civic communities. They can even surround abstract concepts like global thermonuclear war, global warming, and gravity".
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Hagamos un trato
I´m sorry it is in Spanish but that's how it reflects that true feeling that makes me realized many things...
Hagamos un trato
Compañera,
usted sabe
que puede contar conmigo,
no hasta dos ni hasta diez
sino contar conmigo.
Si algunas veces
advierte
que la miro a los ojos,
y una veta de amor
reconoce en los míos,
no alerte sus fusiles
ni piense que deliro;
a pesar de la veta,
o tal vez porque existe,
usted puede contar
conmigo.
Si otras veces
me encuentra
huraño sin motivo,
no piense que es flojera
igual puede contar conmigo.
Pero hagamos un trato:
yo quisiera contar con usted,
es tan lindo
saber que usted existe,
uno se siente vivo;
y cuando digo esto
quiero decir contar
aunque sea hasta dos,
aunque sea hasta cinco.
No ya para que acuda
presurosa en mi auxilio,
sino para saber
a ciencia cierta
que usted sabe que puede
contar conmigo.
Hagamos un trato
Compañera,
usted sabe
que puede contar conmigo,
no hasta dos ni hasta diez
sino contar conmigo.
Si algunas veces
advierte
que la miro a los ojos,
y una veta de amor
reconoce en los míos,
no alerte sus fusiles
ni piense que deliro;
a pesar de la veta,
o tal vez porque existe,
usted puede contar
conmigo.
Si otras veces
me encuentra
huraño sin motivo,
no piense que es flojera
igual puede contar conmigo.
Pero hagamos un trato:
yo quisiera contar con usted,
es tan lindo
saber que usted existe,
uno se siente vivo;
y cuando digo esto
quiero decir contar
aunque sea hasta dos,
aunque sea hasta cinco.
No ya para que acuda
presurosa en mi auxilio,
sino para saber
a ciencia cierta
que usted sabe que puede
contar conmigo.
M. Benedetti
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
An EXPRO Day
Reading mails, reviewing PDU work, looking for materials, visualizing the "state of art", furthermore.... Imagining. All those things you do when you want to develop the best sessions for an AIESEC Conferences. That has been today.
One of the sessions I have is "Enhacing your profile as MC Member"...
Firts time I read that name I thought: "Hmmm..., enhancing...; ...why me?" :)
But then, after some thinking I came to realize the truth about that session (translation to AIESEC RO-English) : Personal Brand !!!
I was very happy about it, then.
I found funny-stupid stuff. For instance, Check Here how ranked is your name in the net. Mine is bad, only 68...; Brodie (PAI) has 102; the Elected President of Costa Rica has 589 000; Bart Simpson has 2 195 000; and Jessica Alba has 10 970 000...
But also some intersting ideas:
"Your personal brand is what you are known for - the special value you provide to a team or an organization. Your personal brand lets people know you are unique and valuable. If you don't brand yourself, someone else will. It is better to deliberately create a personal brand that represents you in the manner you desire than to leave this important task to another person."
One of the sessions I have is "Enhacing your profile as MC Member"...
Firts time I read that name I thought: "Hmmm..., enhancing...; ...why me?" :)
But then, after some thinking I came to realize the truth about that session (translation to AIESEC RO-English) : Personal Brand !!!
I was very happy about it, then.
I found funny-stupid stuff. For instance, Check Here how ranked is your name in the net. Mine is bad, only 68...; Brodie (PAI) has 102; the Elected President of Costa Rica has 589 000; Bart Simpson has 2 195 000; and Jessica Alba has 10 970 000...
But also some intersting ideas:
"Your personal brand is what you are known for - the special value you provide to a team or an organization. Your personal brand lets people know you are unique and valuable. If you don't brand yourself, someone else will. It is better to deliberately create a personal brand that represents you in the manner you desire than to leave this important task to another person."
So true... Guys, never let your girlfriends brand you... It could be not so good... :)
Monday, March 06, 2006
So much to learn...
Today I stopped at the Mandarin Language Learning Center in my city.
The two ladies at reception are chinese and they were very polite and nice to me.
I felt very agressive because of my matters, I mean, I am loud and I move my hands to fast when I speak. They were soft, small and quiet...
Of course, everything changed when they told me the mandarin classes are 10 USD per hour... I forgot how nice they were at that moment :)
So, I came back home and surf the net to find some free-online classes.
They were also very nice, they even gave me the first version of my chinese name:
The two ladies at reception are chinese and they were very polite and nice to me.
I felt very agressive because of my matters, I mean, I am loud and I move my hands to fast when I speak. They were soft, small and quiet...
Of course, everything changed when they told me the mandarin classes are 10 USD per hour... I forgot how nice they were at that moment :)
So, I came back home and surf the net to find some free-online classes.
They were also very nice, they even gave me the first version of my chinese name:
Kong Ang Ning
-proud & peaceful-
but you can call me "Mr Kong"
I am going back to my classes now...
Friday, March 03, 2006
Seremos nosotros?
The last Costa Rican president which had a very favourable opinion was Luis A. Monge (term 1982-1986).
After him we had Arias, Calderón, Figueres, Miguel Angel and now Pacheco.
5 presidents in 20 years
Look carefully, because they were all "succesful" in their lifes before reaching the presidency but it seems for us, the costa rican people, that they were not good enough...
5 presidents in 20 years
Pay more attention, also the most of the ministers were and are very "succesful" people...
5 presidents in 20 years
Maybe is not the Government...
5 presidents in 20 years
Maybe is us...
After him we had Arias, Calderón, Figueres, Miguel Angel and now Pacheco.
5 presidents in 20 years
Look carefully, because they were all "succesful" in their lifes before reaching the presidency but it seems for us, the costa rican people, that they were not good enough...
5 presidents in 20 years
Pay more attention, also the most of the ministers were and are very "succesful" people...
5 presidents in 20 years
Maybe is not the Government...
5 presidents in 20 years
Maybe is us...
¿Seremos nosotros?
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
A girl almost made me cry....
Yesterday I hear the longest version of "Call on me". My legs were going to explote, the instructor was shouting and the song kept on playing.
Besides living diversity and playing fútbol, spinning is becoming one of my my favourites hobbies.
I take an hour to go to the spinning class where you find a bounch of trying-to-be-healthy people coming together and sharing effort, sweat, pain and music to reach a happy and joyfull end - maybe because the pain finishes with the class :)
Besides living diversity and playing fútbol, spinning is becoming one of my my favourites hobbies.
I take an hour to go to the spinning class where you find a bounch of trying-to-be-healthy people coming together and sharing effort, sweat, pain and music to reach a happy and joyfull end - maybe because the pain finishes with the class :)
All you need to get started is to find a gym with spinning classes, get confortable clothes and tell the instructor, which by the way are very friendly, that it is your first time. The rest is about advancing at your own rythm...
If you think you are tough, try one of this classes with a cute little girl as instructor..., your selfsteem will fall down when she keep on screaming "ten more seconds" and tears want to come out of your whole body.
I love it.
One year and one day
November 5th, 2003 February 28th, 2005
Two dates that outline the gratest experience of my life.
Yesterday I wonder about how cold that day was and how sad I felt in trip by bus to Budapest.
I am so grateful I went straight to Poland because it cheer me up and I was able to come home with a smile in the face.
One year and one day...
Two dates that outline the gratest experience of my life.
Yesterday I wonder about how cold that day was and how sad I felt in trip by bus to Budapest.
I am so grateful I went straight to Poland because it cheer me up and I was able to come home with a smile in the face.
One year and one day...
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