El Gran Caribe

It is a matter of choice how you decide to face problems and difficulties. Most of the times when you decide to take things with extra pain you don’t actually deserve it. Does it help the situation to get worried? Haven’t you feel like stress has pulled you out of the road and you’re uncomfortable inside your own skin and the more you try you breathing has shortened and your hands feel like shaking? I’ve been there, and no, it didn’t help at all. You can decide how do you want to start your day at the very moment you’re getting out of your bed: either in a bad mood or in a good mood. You can try simple things to make yourself feel better like wearing the clothes you like the most even if it is a regular day.

I have a phrase that pretty much defines everything that happens to me: “Things will come when they are supposed to, not always when you want them to happen”. The key is to have patience, learn to recognize the opportunities and be humble when somebody is helping you (and help others as much as you can). Life is a short ride and better enjoy it in the best way possible.

Be happy and chill out!

* Posted Originally on December 26, 2007

Some kilometers above the earth I was facing one of the greatest blend of feelings I have had in my life: To return home after a long journey that took me living in 3 different countries, visit more than 30 cities in 3 years and 3 months.

As the plane approached the Caribbean coast on a splendid sunny Wednesday, In the distance, I could recognize the tropical surface of my home land. This has been a long awaited moment and finally it was becoming true. I would definitely need some support. I asked for another whiskey.

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Dear reader, let me embrace you in a wonderful tale of a fascinating lifetime before I put my story back to Earth. Probably the best thing I can offer you for this unexpected twist of my post is this song in the background. The song is “La Noyée” from the movie “Amelie” from Yann Tiersen (interpreted masterfully by Dave Thomas). No soundtrack can fit better this enchantment of poor literature. Listen to it twice and continue reading while it plays. It works good for me.
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The first time I heard this song was in the Guitar hero game, since then it gives me head trippings :)