Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Ross Kemp On Gangs Stream
Monday, February 21, 2011
Remove Kidde Smoke Detector
Before I begin my story let me talk lightly on the Temazcal obviously am not an expert in history, much less in Mesoamerican traditions, etc. and tell you all what is my experience and opinion about Temazcal, for all those fans who are not from Mexico.
Well, roughly Temazcal is a kind of sauna bath house designed by ancient Mesoamerican peoples (as might be the Maya or Nahuatl), naturally with certain rituals to perform within it. In my personal experience, you go in a bathing suit and a mixed (men and women), going to a place made of mud and or other material for style, this place has no windows or other opening than the front door, is circular and there is a bench across the shore. People sit on that bench, while watching the coals and hot stones in the center. Finally, the person driving the Temazcal closes the door and everything goes dark and silent. This person pours water with some herbs to stones, creating a very pleasant aroma steam. Then they can be certain thoughts or talks within the Temazcal, I've had varied from fairly deep talks rituals, to simply the enjoyment of being in a place like this.
The heat can become intense thing, and certainly exhausting, leaving the Temazcal you feel the freshness of the environment (in my case was in Veracruz), then one must take a shower with cold water to stop the process, which leaves one with a sense of unique tranquility and inner peace.
Well, this brief and incomplete account of Temazcal comes up because in Russia have their own tradition about the sauna, I mean the banya. It is very common for people in Russia have a house of "field" or Dacha, say that is the equivalent of homes in Cuernavaca that many people in Mexico City comes to own, a place to escape the stress of city \u200b\u200band can relax, even on weekends or short periods of time.
Dacha interesting thing about is that many people take to plant things in the garden, as I came to talk, some vegetables, berries (it's quite common for them to have their own jellies and jams made from the berries in their gardens), I imagine that some fruits, etc.. everything that can be given in these latitudes before the onset of winter. And as a good place for rest, recreation and quiet, could not miss the Banya, as opposed to Cuernavaca, there would be a very suitable place to have an outdoor pool (unless you want ice skating a good part of the year .)
Well However, the Banya is a small room located outside the Dacha but within the same field that point, the room is separated into two, a dresser and the implications of the Banya itself, which is the principle very similar to the sauna.
The Banya tried it two weeks ago with the father of Masha (the girl with whom I was staying) and Bryan, another guy who was also staying with us. Both Bryan and I were first-timers in this matter, and Masha's father (Vladimir) do not speak English, and then our Russian was little more than bad, so gradually and based on gestures and how little we understood we were following indications.
We left the Dacha
garden at -20 ° C approx. and we go to Banya, entered the station, and we strip away all the clothes to be as it came to the world as a simple mass of skin and hair, then Vladimir had already prepared everything in Banya, so only we had to go. Within the Banya, it is difficult to describe, a number of seats at different heights from the ground, and a kind of oven, too hot stone, radiating in a way never experienced in my life was like taking a walk at noon Mexicali during the heatwave.
Vladimir gave us some indications and we sat on the bench three highest, leaving our heads (the thinking) about 15 ~ 20 cm from the ceiling. At first it was extremely hot but bearable, but they did not even two minutes when I started to feel an intense burning in the eyes and ears. At that time Vladimir fell from the banks and smaller banks dipped, which was almost flush with the floor, I leaned over to put his head almost to the knees, the heat was unbearable, I felt I was literally cooked alive, I can not describe the feeling, but I could swear I was about 60 ° C in that part of Banya, really was too much, you could not even focus well in sight.
Bryan and I went down and sat on the small bench near the floor, there the heat was much more tolerable, about 40 ° C I count, and began to throw us out buckets of water, warm of course, the interesting thing is that there were two faucets, one red, cold water, and blue, hot water, which I discovered in a bad way to fill one of the tubs of water and burned holy me back, finally, I should have tested the water before echármela above. We
cooled with water several times until Vladimir told me to come back up to the highest bench, that disturbed me a bit, as it came to my mind again so intense ardor. I went, but this time told me to lie down on the bench, his head as far away the oven, I did, and then Vladimir took a bunch of herbs and began to shake from my body. After a while he got off the bench and did the same with Bryan.
then told us that we left the dressing room. We went out and I was about to take my towel, but I stopped him, this had not yet. We sat in chairs that were there, and we cooled down a bit, I consider that the temperature at the station was above 10 degrees, but did not reach 20 degrees, something fresh. We relaxed a little, drink a glass of orange juice that was there, and then the unexpected happened. Vladimir
opened the front door and told us to get out in the open, and we did, if we go naked in the garden, at -20 ° C, then we come to a railing that was right up front, we took a little snow and we spread it to us in the limbs and face to chill, this time I can not describe in great detail the sensations, but I can assure you he was not too cold, the body in some way was a bit unbalanced I guess, from the extreme heat and extreme cold as that caused no major problem, however, only were a couple of minutes in the open.
re-enter the Banya, and continued to shoot water ritual while we supported the intense heat, but now also we took bunches of herbs and we los "azotábamos" en todo el cuerpo, obvio de una manera gentil, tampoco era sadomasoquismo. Después de un rato otra vez salimos al vestidor, y nuevamente a la intemperie.
Repetimos el proceso unas cuatro o cinco veces, yo estimo que en total estuvimos entre hora y media y dos horas en el Banya, lo que si, aunque suene muy extraño, al llegar a Kazan tenía una leve infección en la garganta, y me agoté los antibioticos que llevaba y no terminaba de curarme, y después del Banya, prácticamente me curé al 100%, no se si las bacterias también sean muy sensibles a los cambios extremos de temperaturas, ya que ir de +40°C (por vernos conservadores, pero se que era mucho más) a -20°C suddenly not everyone is patient.
What I, as the Temazcal, Banya after we take to the room, and I can not remember if I fell asleep or at least if extremely relaxed, no doubt it is something like a Temazcal but taken to extremes, even a friend from around here told me that in some regions of Siberia, enduring one Banya causes the local people catch you respect.
I hope you enjoyed this story, come
Monday, February 14, 2011
How To Avoid Swollen Eyes
Perhaps this is the blog entry that many have expected, and therefore no wonder, since people in general is very curious and in fact quite different I have been accustomed.
For obvious reasons, and out of respect for many people, my language in this post will be extremely moderate, and besides I have no strong opinion, and since any comments duendezco and evil people will be treated with usual haha.
First of talk about people in general. Since my experience in Ukraine I expected to be a bit closed in terms of their feelings are concerned, in general, in public people over there do not smile, or when you purchase your bus ticket, or when you ask for something in the street just a smile in a public space with strangers is something I'll never be able to obtain, and if you try to do, people you look so strange.
Do not expect long answers or gimmicky, rarely hear "please", "sorry", "thank you" as often, does not mean that they have no manners or being rude, just not as ceremonious as Latinos and go straight to the point, even it is not uncommon that the answers are limited to a simple "Da" or "Niet."
in confidence
But people change radically in the early days, I met a guy, Igor, to give everything, I was introduced to the customs of relaxation and there is alcohol in these places, which are generally quiet but no less fun, and talk more in detail about it in future entries.
really are very warm, Igor introduced me to his fellow University, a whole generation of future architects or civil engineers, really did not understand exactly what is involved ("construction", "construction"), but the truth is that they are great people, from the beginning I tried to excellent, good friendship, obviously with a lot of curiosity because they in particular had not dealt with any Mexican before, and they were there having fun speaking a strange mixture between English, English and Russian, which true, since my prescription has become to communicate in these areas, though as I still feel bad tossing to speak Russian, but I think I'm getting much more.
I had a great time with them, and after a while started calling me "brother of Mexico", the truth is that like that if I am filled with emotion, the truth is that in a few locations outside my homeland I felt so flattered and so in confidence.
What if it is a fact, their reputation is completely true drinkers, drank with these guys not too much, but some of them followed the party and went to Andrei house, another friend of Igor , to take a drink. Oh that big mistake, drink a different way to ours, while at least in my case the drink is more like a social issue, take your whiskey, I serve on the rocks or with water, and drinking going slowly as socializing, on this side of the world is literally grab the pony, whiskey or jammed As you go through alcohol and echártelo in one gulp, and again and again, until you lose consciousness and will wake up on Monday with tremendous raw, as happened to yours truly. Do not do again, because apart from all the alcohol mix and have gotten nothing nice, this ideology is empedar.
Beyond that, again, people are in full swing, large adults with whom I've met people also generally very friendly, once the know, suddenly you can joke with them, but understand 30% of what they say.
I think the only people who have brought me are the old ladies wave or "babushki" the other day on the bus, stood near the door, I was not full but at that stop people going to descend bastantita The case is that a babushka told me something I did not understand Russian, I infer that gave permission to pass, so I stuck as closely as possible to the tube so he could move smoothly, the fact is that as they did not like ( maybe he wanted me to be completely removed) and I started screaming and pushing to let go two three shots. The truth is that I got a lot of wave and did not know whether to laugh or to expression of confusion, since I prefer to stay as far away as possible from the babushki: P
Let the party which perhaps many of my dear readers want to hear, women. Obviously I will address them with a broad and absolute respect as they deserve no less.
In general, all are extremely pretty, and I repeat, are extremely beautiful. I have met with some appearance of the face that I have never seen in America, and that my taste is extremely attractive, a large majority have a look and a gentle expression, even in public transport and elsewhere, have a way of very flirty dress, despite the weather ranges from -35 ° C and -10 ° C at best, know how to choose their coats, their nets, his boots to be quite smart and some even sensual.
That's another thing that strikes me, the whole floor is uneven because of the amount of snow and ice, and women do not hesitate to wear boots with high heels and walk like that, I have to ask what is your secret because today I came back to whip, fell to my knees and oh how it hurt!
Finally, in terms of physical description is basically this, there are black women, very white skin, light eyes, verdozos, blue, gray, almost all the rainbow, redheads, blondes, etc. overall I think are cozy and simple.
However, in the way of being is something also that I found it very complex to assimilate, they are very nice people, really, all the women I've tried are nice, with a certain dose of tenderness, too open and happy, the truth is that all I've known I've caught some affection and not pretty eh?
What is really complicated, it's true attitude of the Russian girls as opposed to Latin, and a lack of physical contact, and I mean lack of physical contact as something totally, not even a kiss of greeting, go, not even a handshake and a hug because it is definitely beyond any possibility. This is supposed to only happens when you do not know well, and that because you know they are warmer, but I still do not get to that point with the girls I know, the truth is frustrating, if it misses, even the kiss damn cheek, but hey, are things here and there to learn to live with them.
I've already externship with several people, several foreigners strangely coincide with me, others, like Masha, think I'm completely crazy, and that physical contact with someone "unknown" (although it is supposed to be someone with whom you befriend and everything must be honest and positive) is pretty nasty.
Well, well, I seize the opportunity to talk I met a girl here, by way of example, here I will not give names, but I can comment that it is still a student, barely speak English and I hardly speak Russian, but we found the opportunity to go out together one day and meet us. The truth is that we had a great, super nice, very smart girl and good conversation, tried to teach me a little Russian, but my dyslexia would not let me = P, it was still interesting to know. I was pleased because I realize some of the ideals of Russian youth, lifestyle, and have fun, and much more, and I must be honest, I liked a lot, have beautiful eyes, and what pleased me most was his tenderness, laughter, in short, could enjoy myself the rest of the blog describes it is not the case.
All I can say in conclusion to all this text is that it pays to have friends in Russia are great people, I find no better words to describe, you have to experience to know what I mean
Driver For Compaq V6000 Coprocessor
a separate space to public transport and car use in general and a subject I find fascinating what they're doing here, besides fun, well, sometimes.
the outset, I mentioned earlier that some multi-lane avenues have disabled some of the amount of snow, but this is on main roads where it is most clean, small streets that go between the areas of departments, only a few days I could see the pavement, the rest of time is a mass of compacted snow and ice from passing cars, I have even come to see several cars buried in snow not being used for long periods of time.
Masha told me that in many cases, as low temperatures and extreme, not light vehicles because the battery loses charge by the cold, then you have two options, use one of those chargers for connecting the battery power to the house or flat every time you get home, remove the battery from the car and take it with you.
The fact is, it really is difficult to handle in the snow, I honestly did not disperse them to do so without prior experience, every time I get to see the high and slow the cars before, and skid on the ice about 3 or 4 meters before stopping, however, in general already have well-measured the distance and almost never stick, plus it never exceeded a speed greater than 40 ~ 60 km / h.
for parking if that is quite an ordeal, because as I mentioned in the narrow streets everything is quite full of ice and snow and you have to hit it into tight spaces, to the turns or to enter into a parking space, in many cases, people who have given her enough experience to give good derrapones curves, despite ranging at very low speed, and in other cases, when they turn on "or" need to tap the handbrake and the drift ice to tumble much more closed. Have a good level of technical skill here.
generally not touched me to see traffic police, except a day that seems to put up a stone and everyone came out of there, they began to stop people like crazy, in fact the same day we had they stopped the taxi in which a friend and I went and we were like 20 minutes in the car waiting to see what the driver was negotiating with the cops, who as I have understood and have been rumored, are quite susceptible to bribes.
Regarding the sidewalks, is another story quite funny, just the machines that clean the streets stop most of the snow on the sidewalks, which by design in general are very wide, and as always there are trails to walk the nominee regardless of snow, which when compacted tread and ice, generally where I am staying many days the snow was between half and one meter high, so in the corners or intersections, there was like ice steps made by the same people as they passed, to enter the trail, the good news is that forces forces you to cross at corners or crosswalks, so yes, sometimes the path is very narrow and almost alone be a person, which can be a problem if several people want to go out there the other day I wanted to step aside but to walk on the soft snow I sank to the knee, and would have sunk more were it not for the other leg is left in the trail.
also something that caught my attention at first is that people walked very funny, as taking baby steps all the time, like those silent movies where the number of frames people seem to walk funny. I soon realize the reason for this, if you try to take bigger steps or at least normal, you slide very easily, and after my ass kissed the ground for the fifth time, I decided to imitate them and walk funny too.
One issue that deserves special attention is public transport. Itself is not bad, and there are two three details that definitely should imitate us, but if there are other things that are really frustrating.
Overall I have had to travel only by bus or taxi, although one of these days I will use the subway just to test. The bus concept is generally quite good, are medium-sized vehicles, as it should be in Mexico, just stop at your stop, and expect a good time to go up and down the ticket. Another fact is that the driver does not charge, and you have to pay just to go up, but there is a girl or guy to be walking around the truck and is gaining as it moves the same, so that you can ride, sit at your place, and calmly make the change to pay, and the girl who will not be pressing charges to pay right at that moment.
Another point, and I'll constantly repeating all the blog posts, is that girls with gorgeous, and very flirty, know how to dress well despite the low temperatures that force you to cover yourself with multiple layers of clothing, and even though the bus was stuck in rush hour is not so complicated if you're just surrounded by beautiful girls . Although at times it becomes frustrating to me I really pushed hard to stop beating down, as it is sometimes chivalry mine, and therefore already a couple of times I missed my walk down by letting in girls before me, and the problem is there is no way to walk back, I have to take another bus back down the distance that is the other station.
Sometimes if it to be frustrating because it goes so jammed you can not even go up, and as I am right bottle for that, I prefer to leave two or three buses (which also run every 15 to 20 minutes) and freeze in the cold, walking a pure crowding.
As for the taxis I like your concept, you are charged by distance and tables to calculate, so the price is always the same, and do not hang out with the rows of taxis and others pulled apart all have GPS (as in the rest of Europe, I guess) then there is no way you kidding walk.
In general if this is another experience of transport in Kazan, I find many words to describe it, you have to live
Ski Boat Dog Clutches
As I struggled to start this blog entry, but as always, how difficult is to start throwing around phrases and then begin to accommodate himself.
After arriving in Kazan in general everything went great, the truth is that I do not regret anything that I chose this city as my first point of contact with the Russian civilization, and I think that has helped me to have more contact warm with Russian culture, that maybe in larger cities like St. Petersburg or Moscow could not have.
The transfer from the airport to the house where I am staying was fascinating, I had my first contact with the Russian winter, and yes, the truth is that the cold is quite strong in these two weeks we have been between -5 ° C and -38 ° C, but the truth, down to -10 ° C do not feel a major difference. Something I've noticed a lot, unlike Mariupol (which is the only city with which I can truly compare right now), this city is in a very strong process of modernization, the suburbs have very modern apartment buildings, the not really ask anything to cities like Miami and Chicago (at its proper level, of course).
Rumors that Russian roads are terrible are not entirely wrong, if they are bad, the pavement is pretty crappy and uneven, but I think what most concerns at this time the year is that there is so much snow and ice on all sides, 4-lane roads become two, because more than clean snow is always overflowing the sidewalks onto the street.
Upon arrival to the department (or floor, as I like to call it here in Europe), the treatment was super hot, the place is excellent, although it is a bit far from downtown, but it's really quite comfortable. It has two floors, but downstairs, where I am staying is very nearly an entire department to myself, I have TV, bed, sofa, kitchen and bathroom, what more could you want?
The family with whom I am staying is great, the girl who is hosting me called Masha (Maria) and as half of the week is with his parents, and another season will be his dacha (country house) in the suburbs. Masha she studied and lived for a time in Galicia, and the truth is that he speaks both English and English in an impressive, if I find on the street and speak in English I could swear that is not English and Russian.
They have treated me with enough love, which also surprised me in general is that the people here and in confidence is very warm, very hospitable and always in the mood to make you feel comfortable.
Something I thought I was going to be hard going to be food, which I got to see on the Internet did not look very appetizing to be very honest, but being over here I've noticed some things that are pretty tasty, and what little I've tried really great great food is delicious, as far as seasonings, and richness of flavor not ask for anything Mexican. Of course, a big problem I encountered is when buying the food at the supermarket, for several reasons, first is that I'm used to purchase prepared meals (I'm lazy, so what?), And here is more as a super 15 years ago, where only find fresh fruit and vegetables, meats, dairy products and others, and they have to take the chance to buy all the ingredients separately to prepare your food. There are some things I did not want to buy it than if I'm pretty rusty on it and cooked, as well as missing other important ingredients (like lemon) to throw good flavor to the issue. So my diet has largely been processed meat, Pilmeni, which are a kind of ravioli stuffed with meat, very rich if you cook with butter, and yogurt.
We do, took almost a week of not eating Pilmeni, I decided to prepare 500g of it, because I said, "if I just why not?" And go, if it was too, I had food, dinner and breakfast the next day.
Out there, in restaurants I've eaten the food is generally varied and rich, I tried the Tatar Azu, which is like a beef stew with potatoes, but as with herbs as well, the most delicious things I've tasted in my life, I declare myself a fan.
For now finish this blog entry, the entry while others, as there are many things to say of life around here
Friday, February 11, 2011
Egg White Mucas Days Before Period
Fernandez honorableness Noronha has never been questioned, it is clear that it does not, Felipe Calderón's alcoholism is not a gossip, being a heavy consumer of alcohol (I) and cronies who share my passion I recognize who walks drunk raw or creed (ethyl state is achieved when not enough sleep to get to the raw nor too little to go fart.) I never saw Felipe Calderon in any of the above states, or in person, while attending the bullfights (the, I'm still attending) or in interviews, speeches, opening or receiving any that have been televised. As President of Mexico, Felipe was neither better nor worse than any of his predecessors, to express this assertion I can not based on anything other than my perception, economic indicators, statistics and figures, may say "mass" the reality is overwhelming. We remain a country where "divine injustice" trumps the social utopia of equality.
To complete the cast of this tragi-comedy we have a journalist Carmen Aristegui like all journalists, has their level of reliability, for some have much and others is almost nil, I place myself in a middle ground between quotas.
Now enter into the exciting world of the assumptions of the need to know the reason that prompted the deputy to put the blanket in the House of Representatives, an act that is the trigger for this "Tragedy Sheakespiriana" no casualties.
1 ª Hypothesis
led Mexico to the dark caverns of the lawlessness to be at the mercy of the decisions of a dipsomaniac. If this hypothesis were true, I have very clear that apart from vulgar, Fernandez would be a pendejazo Noronha. There is no way that a blanket Felipe Calderon had to leave the Presidency of the Republic.
2 nd Scenario
Unmasking a sick alcoholic with no ulterior motive which "balcony" in bad temper (bad milk Noronha, not Calderon). To achieve this exposure blanket is as useless as the prayers for the health of patients, for a forceful unmasking tests are needed "hard" a dress with the semen of a president could serve, Bill Clinton can attest.
3 rd Scenario
Branding (anglicized used in marketing that refers to the process of making and building a brand through strategic management of the whole set of assets linked directly or indirectly to the name and / or symbol (icon) that identify the brand influences the brand equity for both the customer and the company that owns the brand. ), in this case the mark is Gerardo Fernandez Norona and the same is the owner of this.
What is achieved by positioning a brand? ... Without going much into the intricate byways of marketing summarize ... MONEY, and in this case also POWER.
what is the "target market" brand Fernández Noronha?, Millions Mexicans who through ignorance, weariness and disappointment in solidarity with anyone who threatens whom they believe are responsible for their woes, no one is more popular in school that it breaks a mother who has broken the mother to " little ones, no matter if it's broken "right", the point is that it breaks.
What do you want Fernández Noronha, branding and recognition? The question may sound silly and it is, still remain, the courts, the perceived Sueldazo, the privileges of his position and fame (which attracts many women), all these are reasons to which "the end justifies the means." Felipe
Calderon did not lose or gain anything, will remain the Precise, Aristegui wins position as "journalist who does not shut up" (no matter if what you say is crap or pearls of wisdom, she did not keep quiet), but on the other side loses a chamba now that are so scarce that the should be worried. Fernández
Noronha ... that deserves the award for best publisher of the year, no spectacular city, no radio or television announcement has given so much to talk like a blanket of 1.6 by 3 meters whose cost should not be greater than I'm spending a month in whiskey.
Carmen Aristegui received his commission or chopped in kind, in this case, fame and position, "Carmen does not quiet at all."
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Grecian Wedding Tiara
After a long silence, caused by several reasons not to go into detail at this moment, I've decided to write here. And a good way to do is to talk about travel.
any chance I think I mentioned that I love to travel, and that in some way, I need to. Traveling is inspiration, novelty, although the destinations involving roads already traveled.
Traveling allows me a kind of reflection that I have at home, much to repeat certain conditions: a seat not very comfortable, low light, heat and people snoring. What is different is that here I lose control of what goes on around me, my unit is absolute in the hands of the driver, and external things are no longer part of my influence.
now trying to get some sleep for 12 hours a little shorter.