lunes, 28 de enero de 2008

"THE" exam / "EL" examen


I have to study a lot (exam on Thursday) and Pichí knows it. She is trying to keep me out of my favourite addictions: messenger, email, youtube... in short, the computer. Her method is very simple, pressing constantly a random key while lying in the laptop. Well... only this post and then back to study again. Wish me luck!

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viernes, 18 de enero de 2008

I am lucky / Tengo suerte


I am a lucky girl, I know. This man never ceases to amaze me. Daniel is the official cook, lately. I am so busy with my assignments and so that he is becoming a great cook. The other day, when he said "dinner is ready!" I went downstairs and I found this (see photo!!!). When I saw it I was laughing for almost 30 minutes. This man is adorable. God bless Mexico!!!

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viernes, 11 de enero de 2008

Back from Spain / De vuelta de España



Yes, we have been in Spain for 2 (stressful) weeks. You might think that for me Spain means holidays but the truth is that Spain means stress and The Netherlands is holidays :-) at least regarding Madrid. When I go in summer and do a short trip to the beach then is different. Life in The Netherlands is quieter, calmer... even despite University and Daniel's job.

Things we did in Spain:

  • A lot of family dinners, and I really mean "a lot", and a lot of food too. I managed to gather all my familiy together inviting them at Cherry's new restaurant La Despensa de Ibiza. Nice place, nice food, nice atmosphere! (See photo and check out the gorgeous bar-tender)
  • Vicka, my classmate at Utrecht University, joined us from the 23rd to 29th. She spent her first day there with our friend Maxi and he did an excelent job as a tourist guide! During the following days we visited Segovia (with my friend Lupe and her family), Toledo... and also Zara and Mango outlets :-) (It seems that Zara is a luxury firm in Indonesia... but in Spain it is not).
  • On Christmas evening Daniel surprised me with an invitation to the theater (he invited some other friends too), a Gospel concert!!! I love choral music so I was almost crying touchingly. Well... not almost, I am a sensitive girl!
  • Ricardo & Ruth invited us to their Christmas fever party :-) It was amazing, although I was so tired of walking through Toledo's slopes that I ended up sleeping (with some sweet and lovely little snoring) in their sofa.
  • An offroad adventure with my brother's car: Jeep Grand Cherokee. As we have our Sorento here we didn't enjoyed an offroad route since our Moroccan adventure in Summer 2006.
  • Also a visit to our friends Almudena and Luis who have triplets! I didn't have too much maternal instinct but after that visit it is reduced to 0%.
  • On the 4th we went to the theater again to see Tricicle new show. I laughed out loud with their former shows "Terrific" and "Sit", but this last one "Garrick" didn't have as intelligent humour as the previous ones.
  • On the 5th we gave up travelling to Salamanca because I had some presents to buy for the Twelft Night. We delivered our presents and we flight back to the Netherlands on the 6th (with my beloved acoustic guitar that I don't play since my teen years)

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miércoles, 2 de enero de 2008

Amistad / Friendship (II)


Aquí véis a Mark y Reine. Mark es otro compañero de Dani de UPC y también un buen amigo. Mark colecciona ¡calaveras y esqueletos! Al principio pensé que su casa sería un poco tétrica, terrorífica... pero al final se parece más a un museo arqueológico, hasta educativo. Mark y Reine son una bonita pareja y unas de esas "cosas buenas" que hemos encontrado en este país. Ellos están cuidando de nuestra Pichí y seguro que se lo va a pasar muy bien allí. Muchas gracias amigos, por la encantadora velada que pasamos con vosotros y por cuidar a nuestra gatita.

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