30th microrrelate

I woke up having in mind exactly what to do. I had 2 things in the 'to do list'. Every day -and night- , since 4 years ago, I had been planning how to do it. But not. Same, that day too I could not find the enough valor to propose marriage to her. And I started doing the laundry. 

29th post: 'When Alonso Quijano passed away'

Alonso Quijano has died, and I can't help succumbing to this deep sadness.

The first time I ran into him was during my last childhood: I was twelve o thirteen. I remember listening to him, wooden spear in hand, about his struggles against giants and how he was able to run away from two ground armies. I also remember that I hardly paid attention to him and I considered him fucking mad.

My second meeting with the noble knight was during my full maturity. He talked to me about his dear beloved, Dulcinea del Toboso. That time I listened to him, but he seemed to me a wise and a sane man.

The last time we could see each other, he was already on his advanced senescence. He talked to me about weapons and literature, and I understood, above all, that the ingenious gentleman was absolutely mad. However, he didn't seem the same crazy man who I thought that I had known a lot of years ago; then he had such holly crazyness that everybody want to have without any kind of doubt.

28th post

Nowadays, it is very difficult -and maybe weird- that a person doesn't have his own mobile phone with an Internet connection. This new kind of electronic device is normal in our current life and we are already used to going always with at least one smartphone in our pockets.

Personally speaking, since they were created by scientists and future viewers a couple years ago, nobody can deny that our lifestyles have gradually changed with advantages, of course, but with disadvantages as well. I disagree with the people who think that there are only positive changes: they are just able to see the improvements with their use since them were invented, such as a more connected world due to the fact that now everyone has the chance to call somebody up easier, faster and cheaper. That is absolutely true, but there are other features and issues that turn cell phones into no such an ideal partner. I mean, even little kids have currently their own phone and I wonder: what is the reason? They are unnecessary to them! Are they going to text their girlfriends or perhaps split up with them? I can't believe it. 

Besides, some people are overusing their smartphones since they are always using it with different aims, for instance, while they are taking a stroll, while they are with their friends in a park or even in the bathroom. 

Thus, these sorts of changes are not good because, in my opinion, we are turning into slaves of technology, like we were forced to buy them or have at least one of them in our pockets.

27th post

Now I'm living in Murcia with two flatmates and our lives are quite different from our former ones. We are glad to live here, but there is still a problem without solution, and this problem appears when somebody wants to take the control of the television.

I hardly ever watch the TV, but I like watching the news while I'm eating or having dinner as a way of entertainment, just these three hours for a day. However, my flatmates and I don't share the same schedule and when I'm eating, they are playing videogames on TV (as usual), so they don't let me watch what I want to see. That's why I'm tired and I want to change this situation as soon as possible. 

In order to put an end to this problem, I can throw the video-console out throught the window (and we live on a third floor), but I already know that this is not a good solution to solve the problem, since I don't want to pay some money for having broken the video-console. Another option is to buy a new TV to connect the Play Station on it, but we can't afford it currently. Thus, the best option I have thought is to do a 'timetable' in order to know who takes the control of the TV each hour of the week and to know who decides what to watch.

We have been living here for almost three months and I hope that this problem ends soon, so we have to get together and do this kind of timetable to keep living in a better way without neither discusions nor disagreements. 

26th post

That teen prisoner -known as Jermaine by his parents and his friends since he was born- was really called Reşit Gülüm, but this information only was known by the Superintendent chief of the National Police.

25th post

SOLAR POWER IN SPAIN

I. Solar power is the best alternative source of energy in our country due to physical features are ideal to host it, its maintaining expenses are not very expensive and its use don't provoke any sort of pollution.

II. Spain is ideal to host photovoltaic energy.

A. Many hours of sunshine every year.

1. No rainy weather, except the North.

2. A lot of sunlight hours during summer.

B. Spain has large plains and wasted lands to host the PV parks.

III. Its costs are cheap.

A. Raw materials for free.

1. Sun is for free.

2. The only raw material is the sun.

B. Not many workers in PV parks.

1. Not many paid-jobs.

IV. Decreasing of pollution.

A. No harmful smokes

1. Less air pollution.

2. Less fallout of hazardous emissions.

3. No acid rain.

B. No toxic wastes.

1. Improving the environment.

V. The government should develop solar power as main source of energy for the country instead of the other no-renewable ones, which are worse, less economical and more harmful.

24th post #microstory

"Dear Katherine Esther,

I am writing this note with a weapon pointing at my head. I have no idea if my assassin let me finish writing this or if he give you this letter as we agreed. Anyway, I hope that my blood doesn't make illegible my last words.

Do you remember when we were free? We both knew this end, don't be afraid, enjoy again, live like the first day that we met seventeen years ago. Life for yourself and for our little lovely daughter. Kiss her. Don't stop kissing her. Love her as I have loved you. 

I am not going to lie to you, I am going to die, and, of course, not with a smile on my face: this fucking situation frigthens me. However, I want to ask you for my ultimate favor: I only want you to tell our baby, when she learn to speak, that she has bee..."

(...a loud gunshot was heard.)

23rd post

All the birds were wet;
that's why they were on the clothesline
and my ashtray full of ashes in a corner.

22nd post (Lecture Task)

There are still some problems to solve in my new home, but one of them is that my flatmates and I are always arguing for who takes the control of the television. I really don't like watch the TV a lot, since I have more important things to carry out, but I like watching it while I'm eating or having dinner (the news, sports programmes or a little bit of entertainment). I just ask for these two hours of the day! Furthermore, if I want to watch any programme, I only have to go to my bedroom and watching it lying on my bed with my laptop. However, they prefer playing video games on television while I am eating (we don't share shame school schedule) so I can't watch it getting me angry. If we do nothing to change this situation, we will have a real big problem.

In order to overcome this situation, I have thought some solutions. I live on a third floor, so I can throw the Play Station through the window. As I don't wanna pay a big amount of money for destroying it, this option probably is not the most proper one. Another way to put an end to the problem is to buy a new device in order to it hosts the video game console, but we can't afford it currently. Personally speaking, we must make a 'TV schedule' to know who takes the control of the TV each time and choose among us the best choice. I hope this schedule would be made by tomorrow, as soon as possible.

21st post, 21st century schizoid man

to make a point, which one of us is truly crazy? Not me, but i'm not pretty sure.

20th post

As far I'm concerned, the nineties ended that afternoon in 2012, didn't they?

19th post #microstory

Do you like that canvas or prefer my portrait? - the painter asked.

I choose the portrait, but I want to know what happened with your hand - the child replied.

All right, I'll tell you the truth: My left hand missed its ring finger after she denied my marriage proposal, but I had to try it one more time. Now, as you can see, I have got neither an ear nor a finger.

I choose the portrait...

jaf

18th post #microstory

She was forbidden to fall in love with that mad man, but they don't know that him was only the one who could love her madly.

jaf

17th post (Lecture Task)

GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE
(CON)

I absolutely disagree with government surveillance. Firstly, security cameras in public spaces invade our privacy and we should not be filmed every second of the day. Then, the information that cameras supply could be dangerous if it got into criminal hands. Finally, the cost of installing and maintaining them is very expensive. Whereas security cameras help us to fight crime, there are some drawbacks to having them all around us.

GUN OWNERSHIP

(CON)

Little kids could get guns more easily and weapons are not a toy for them. They are very dangerous and its use involve violence. Guns increase violence and violence is not the proper solution to solve problems. Besides, not everybody have the enough responsibility to be the owner of a gun.

GLOBALIZATION

(PRO)

Each person from Earth should be able to be, visit and enjoy every part of the planet. Cultural societies try to know more about the others in order to share customs and preferences due to the presence of a worldwide market. This process helps to increase the demand of products, which makes factories and trademarks develop their production, in a last effort to put an end to the financial crisis.

CHANGING YOUR NAME 

(PRO)

From my point of view, changing your name should be a Human Right since you have to have the possibility to decide about all of yourself, what means can change your own name. Sometimes your name is 'too funny' and you are tired about it (your friends remember this issue every day). Furthermore, you can invent a cooler or eccentric name: that name which you have been dreamt about all your days and nights.

16th post (Lecture Task)

Using 'The POINT-BY-POINT Method':

I currently live in Murcia with two guys who are eighteen years old too and they have just moved here like me. We have been living in Murcia for two months, and our lifestyle is quite different in contrast to our former lifestyle. Whereas I am getting used to living here very well, I cannot say the same about my two flatmates:

Alfonso is studying 'ADE degree' at UCAM and he has his lectures on mornings, so he has to wake up early every day in order to take the tram. Antonio is studying Economy degree in Espinardo and his lectures are on afternoons. I have known Alfonso since 2012, when we started to do bachelor in the same high school whereas Antonio has been my schoolmate since we started 'primary school' because he is from my little village. Alfonso is not a very outgoing person, sometimes he is a little bit bashful, so meeting people is not easy for him. That's why he has never had a girlfriend and he usually prefers to stay at home than go out with ours. Meanwhile, Antonio is a real party-goer, he loves staying with his friends and with his girlfriend. He is joyful, but a little lazy. He often spends his time playing video games or watching movies and hardly ever help us to carry out the household tasks such as do the ironing, sweep the floor or do the washing-up. However, Alfonso is an hard-working person, caring, he always does his homework and support to do the household chores. 

Each person is a different world and the same happens with my flatmates. On this subject, I would like to quote a sentence that I personally like: 'Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else' 

15th post (Lecture Task)

Using 'The BLOCK Method':

As I have commented before in previous posts, I currently live in Murcia. Alfonso and Antonio are my new flatmates, two guys who are eighteen years old too and they have just moved here like me. We have been living in Murcia for two months, and our lifestyle is rather different in contrast to our former lifestyle. Whereas I am getting used to living here very well, I cannot say the same about my partners:

Alfonso is studying 'ADE degree' at UCAM University and he has his lectures on mornings, so he has to get up early every day in order to catch the tram well in advance. I have known him since 2012, when we started to do bachelor in the same high school, since he is not from my village. Alfonso is not a very outgoing person, sometimes he is a little bit bashful, so meeting new people is not easy for him, but there is not doubt that he is a nice dude. That's why he has never had girlfriend and he usually prefers to stay at home than go out with ours. However, Alfonso is an hard-working person, caring, he always does his homework and help us to do the household chores. Besides, he goes to the gym. Hence, Alfonso never wastes his time.

On the other hand, Antonio is studying Economy degree in Espinardo and his lectures are on afternoons. We share a common schedule, but he does not like wake up too early, so he often gets up even at noon. Lazy. He has always been my schoolmate since we started 'primary school' together, in the same class because he is from my little village. He is a real party-goer, he loves staying with friends and with his girlfriend. He is joyful, but a little lazy. He often spends his time playing video games or watching movies and hardly ever help us to carry out the household tasks such as do the ironing, sweep the floor or wash the dishes.

Each person is a different world, with particular attitudes and thoughts, and the same happens with my flatmates. On this subject, I would like to quote a sentence that I personally like: 'Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else' 

14th post #microstory

Please, dear reader, imagine this situation:

Two cheap and uncomfortable armchairs which are in a large lounge in front of the fireside. Well, it was a cold night and the company really didn`t help me. There were me, alone, one more time, with the another armchair where she used to sit down. To make matters worse, I was listening to some little kids singing Christmas carols from the street. They were happy times, but not for me. My stupid homesick couldn't let me live pleasantly, but I was already get used to it. Finally, I fell asleep until next morning, I think. The fireside has gone out but it was impossible to put out the blaze of my heart.

jaf

13th post (Lecture Task)

Like the vast majority people from my country, my favourite sport is football, so I usually play football with my friends in my village. Even when I was a kid, I was the goalkeeper of my local team. What a team! :) However, I’m writing this post while I’m watching a NBA match (Charlotte Hornets vs NY Knicks) on TV because I prefer to watch basketball matches than football matches. The same happens with another sports, not just occurs with basketball, different sports such as American football, boxing or wrestling. Maybe I mainly prefer to watch these kinds of sports because they are broadcasted and commented by great and funny –or crazy- commentators or radio speakers who make the spectacle joyful and exciting. 


As opposed to Homer J. Simpson opinion, 'it is better to watch stuff than to do stuff', doing physical activities is good for your health, to keep fit and avoid overweight. There is no doubt playing sports can potentially benefit your health making us stronger and helping us to stay in shape. Besides, it is a good way to reduce stress or depression whereas you are improving your body and your mind at the same time.

12th post (Lecture Task)

I really don't know what is my fave place to stay in, but I have some ideas. I have visited a couple of beauty cities such as Barcelona, Amsterdam, Prague or Berlin, but anyone is so charmed like my little village. There there are my family, my friends, and it's the place where I spent my childhood. I grew up there, with my achievements and my defeats. Nowadays, I'm studying in Murcia so I had to move here. Living in Murcia is a different concept of life, with advantages and drawback, but this is another story. La Copa is a little village, which is 3 kilometres from Bullas, and is located in the northwest of Región de Murcia. This site is sourrended by mountains and fields, and no far away there is a natural lake where I am going with my friends to swim in the summer, go fishing and enjoy ourselves. I have enclosed below two pics: The first one was taken on a cloudy day from 'La Silla', which is the nearest mountain of La Copa, and the second one shows the lake that I have mentioned before.

I would like to travel around the world, and I know that there are more beutiful and interesting villages, mountains, lakes, customs or what you wanna to explore and enjoy... but home is where the heart is, and my heart is in La Copa.

Nonetheless, sometimes...

;)

11th post #microstory

The Major of Barcelona wore one of his best suits. His wife, fancy green earrings. As every Thursday, the marriage were taking a stroll pleasantly in Ramblas street, and, behind them, there was an eccentric crazy man:
'I have always wanted to learn Greek!' - he shouted to a scared pigeon which flew away.
And who flew over the Cuckoo's nest?

jaf

10th post (Lecture Task)

He has been my loyal partner since we started going to primary school. He is tall, strong and he has blonde hair, big green eyes and a charming beard (that's why girls fall in love easily with him). But, first of all, he is my best friend. Rodrigo is nearly eighteen and he is cheerful, joyful, outgoing and a great person. As my best friend, we share common interests such as go fishing or playing tennis. I still remember when he looked after my dog and watered my mother plants while we were on holidays in Barcelona. Indeed, that was a big effort to him since he is not from my village, although I always feel that he is close to me.

9th post

I have been playing chess since I was six years old and I still remember when I played for the first time with my grand-mother in her house. Some people think that playing chess is a boring activity and a real waste of time, but they don't know what 'means' playing chess. People who never have played this game think that the figures are randomly moved on the chessboard and that is absolutely wrong. Even doctors have researched that this activity can help us to choose better options and decisions in hard situations of our life. You have the chance in this mental exercise to improve your mind thinking about your movements and about your opponent moves. Both players must hesitate if they want to win the challenge: It is a real braintraining. Besides, the pacific struggle with your rival makes the game fun and exciting, and playing chess becomes a source of amusement. That's why I always enjoy myself while I am playing chess. I know when I started to play this game, but I don't know when I will stop to play it.

8th post

Smoking is harmful to people. This former sentence has been proved by scientists a lot of times after uncountable researches, but we still smoke at bars, in the street, in parks and even in front of schools, while we are waiting for our children. And that's why young people start to smoke earlier, since they watch older people smoking one cigar, maybe two, or even until they empty their cigarettes box.

7th post #microstory

While the sun was coming up, my gin bottle fell down on the floor… it was broken, but it didn’t mind because it was already empty.

fear of empty gin bottles;

but fear of emptying gin bottles…

perhaps I should have chosen that morning to stop drinking.

jaf

6th post

we've come a long long way together
through the hard times and the good
i have to celebrate you baby
i have to praise you like i should

5th post (but is this really a post?)

i just want the teacher to comment this post :)

4st post

yeah, we are always speaking about brainstorms, and now once again...
and what about brianstorms?!!

3rd post

Today I have heard the following piece of art on the local radio:


'beyond this place of wrath and tears
looms but the horror of the shade
and yet the menace of the years
finds, and shall find, me unfraid

it matters not how strait the gate
how charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul'


This issue has really struck me. I have always thought that local radio was a piece of shit.

2nd post #microstory

The retired grand-father had been doing jogging every morning at 8.00 a.m. since his lovely wife suddenly died after 41 years of marriage. But that cold Tuesday, this old man made the decision to change his itinerary: He got together with his wife once again, and this time, forever.

jaf

1st post #microstory

These text lines are my first homework at university. Undoubtedly, it's a new step in my life: My new life. But I'm really sure that there will be  another 'new life' in the future and that 'new life' will start the day when I find the enough courage to propose marriage to her.

jaf