sábado, 28 de noviembre de 2009

Yearbook

I found a very funny page. I would like you to visit it and try to create your own "Yearbook" with the funny pictures. If you want to share some of them, please, do...

http://www.yearbookyourself.com/

Have fun!










viernes, 27 de noviembre de 2009

German coast guard

What is success?

The Circle of Life
What is Success? . . .

A Simple Explanation

1. At the age of 3, Success means :

Not shitting in your pants.

2. At the age of 12, Success means :


Having friends.


3. At the age of 18, Success means :

Having a driver‘s licence.


4. At the age of 20, Success means :

Having sex.



5. At the age of 35, Success means :

Having money

6. At the age of 50, Success means :


Having money

7. At the age of 60, Success means :

Having sex.

8. At the age of 70, Success means :

Having a driver‘s licence.

9. At the age of 75, Success means :

Having friends.


10. At the age of 80, Success means :

Not shitting in your pants.


There you have it . . .
Enjoy Success !


sábado, 21 de noviembre de 2009

"Coca d'auberginis" every Saturday


I invented "Coca d'auberginis" last year and since then , Ana, my daughter, wants me to prepare it every Saturday for lunch.
It is an adaptation of a very sophisticated Greek recipe, which was much more complicated.

I hope you like it! Enjoy your meal! Bon profit!



Ingredients
A medium aubergine (egg plant in US)
A big leek (or two small ones)
15o gr. of walnuts
Shortbread pastry (Masa quebrada from Mercadona)
Salt, cumin, pepper and nutmeg

Chop the leeks and the aubergines finely (in tiny dice) and fry them in a frying pan for 5-10 minutes. They are seasoned with salt, nutmeg, pepper and lots of cumin. Chop the walnuts finely with a knife (media luna), take the frying pan off the heat and add the walnuts to the leeks+aubergines. Stir and mix.

Switch on the oven and bake the pastry for 5-10 minutes. When it is half done take it out from the oven and cover it with the ingredients you have just cooked. Bake it again for 5-10 minutes and enjoy your meal!

(I think the secret of this "coca" is the cumin, which gives its mediterranean flavour and the walnuts, which give some "crunchiness" to the coca...)

Crunchy, munchy and mmmmm................

martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009

Jobs (Lina Quiroga)

I'm Lina Quiroga and I'm from Colombia. I came here with my sister when I was 9 years old. When I arrived to Mallorca, my dad picked us up at the airoport because he had already been living here for a year.

My parents decided to go to another country because they wanted to change our lifestyle. The working world in Colombia was bad and they needed to get enough money to make our lives better.

In Colombia, my mum worked in an office as an acountant and my dad worked in a work shop, it was like a family bussines.
In Mallorca, my dad has worked in many places (we lived before in Cala Ratjada) but now he works as a technician in a company in Palma.

My mum works in a supermarket in Club de Mar in Palma.

About my grandparents, I can't say many things about their jobs, because I only have three grandparents and I've never asked them about their past lives. But I know that my only grandfather worked in a railway company. His wife (my grandmother) worked in different houses as a nanny, cooking, cleaning and looking after the kids.
They are my father's parents.

About my mother's parents I only know my grandmother and she worked first in the countryside and then in the city as a cleaning lady.

In my opinion,I have to say that I apreciate their effort, but I wouldn't like to work in the jobs that I've just mentioned, because I have a dream that is to have a degree in architecture and also to be an actress.
About my personality, I have to say that I seem cold and serious, because sometimes I really am. I can be harsh and pessimistic but regarding work I'm disciplined, hard working, ambitious and determined.

I think that the positive side of my character is that I realize my mistakes and I always try to get what I want if I really want it.

And the negative side is that sometimes people can feel bad with my decisions and I know it, but I don't look back or even apologize, because if I make a decision it's because I think that I'm right.
By the way I think I'm very sympathetic and there are very few times that I have been so tough. I always try to understand people arround me.

If I have to look to the future, I would like to do a lot of things.
Firstly I want to live in America. I would like to work in Los Angeles as an actress and I also would like to have a big house there. I want to have a very big family and help my parents to live better.
If I imagine myself in ten years, I can see myself doing all that I have mentioned, working with famous people and working everyday to be better.

About money, I have to say that I don't really care about how much I would get in my future job. I just want to get enough money to live well and to help people who need it. I would like to work a lot of hours if I can achieve the goals in the jobs I have just mentioned.

A meatball a day... (Tom Lombardi)

Hi my name is Tom Lombardi, I'm 17 years old, I'm French and I live in Mallorca. Today you will be able to see how healthy and delicious are the meat balls from Mercadona! (only 0.74 euros !!). In this video, you'll see the way in which, a delicate French Chef prepares his fresh, expensive meal.
Hope you enjoy it.

lunes, 16 de noviembre de 2009

Chinese acupuncture

If I were a doctor I would like to study Chinese acupuncture.
I have been into Taichi for a long time and I discovered the five element theory through my teacher, Tew Bunnag. I found it really interesting!

Click on these words and have a look at the chart of correspondences

I have always liked sour tastes, I love vinegar, and I think this has a connection with the liver. Chinese medicine says that you can become ill due to lack of energy or due to an excess of energy...
If you don't have enough energy in one of the five organs, than you are attracted to the corresponding taste... I love vinegar because I think I need more energy for my liver...

There is a wonderful film by Zhang Yimou called "Hero" I think it is based on the five elements theory ( five seasons, five colours, five organs and so on...) I love the film.