Happy Birthday bro!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Happy, very happy birthday Andrew!!!
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Labels: Life
New York City Trip 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
If you read my last post you may wonder what I actually did on my trip. Sine this was my second trip to New York I mostly have already seen the main stuff (the Statue of Liberty, the Met, Times Square, Ground Zero, etc.) I was only missing a few important things. So in my trip I went to those places and some other places out off the beaten path.
I arrived on Monday afternoon to JFK, it is a nice airport but it takes a lot of time to get to Manhattan due to the high traffic. I checked into my hotel and went to grab dinner at the Empire Diner, it was very good. On Tuesday morning I want to pickup the tickets for the baseball game and checked out the New Yankee Stadium, it is a beauty!Later that day took the 2-hour sightseeing tour of Circle Line, it was OK but far from wonderful, maybe for some first-timer in New York could be good. To end the day, I visited Brooklyn’s Grimaldi’s Pizzeria. Who doesn’t loves pizza, and the pizza in New York is the best I have ever tasted (so far) and Grimaldi’s is one of the top spots in town.
Moving on to Wednesday. In the morning I spent 3+ hours visiting the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), they have some cool art in there. Lunch at the obliged Kat’z Delicatessen, pastrami sandwich. The rest of the day was reserved for the Yankees. Oh my gosh, what a experience that was, definitely one of the best experiences of my life! Since you board the a 4 train packed with fans to The Stadium to the last out of the evening, everything was memorable. The first pitch was made in space aboard the International Space Station. My seats were a little above behind and to the right of the home plate. The Yankees pounded the sox 15-9 in a 4:10 hour game.
Thursday. Grab a doughnut at the Doughnut Plant. Later I visited the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens to see the Cherry Blossoms. Then I went to The New Museum in The Bowery, it is nice but feels like just an art gallery. My lunch for the day was at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park, lovely and delicious place between the trees in the park. Finishing the day was the second Yankees game, seats in the Bleachers. It was a pity that the Yankees lost.
On Friday morning I visited the Upper West Side (H&H Bagels, Zabar’s, and some of the area around them) and Central Park. In Central Park I visited Strawberry Fields, rented a bike and drove the 6+ miles circuit, and rested some in Sheep’s Meadow. In the afternoon went to do some shopping in the 5th Avenue Area. In the evening went to The Blue Note in the Village to enjoy some Jazz.
The last day in the morning went to Chelsea Market, and old Nabisco factory where the Oreo cookie was invented and now it is transformed into a food market and offices. Finished my shopping and packed my things for my flight back to Mexico.
Here are some photos of the trip, hope you liked this post :)
PD. Sorry for the LOOOONG delay for this post, no excuses this time. Sorry.
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Labels: 2008, Baseball, Food, Life, Photos, Travel, Yankees
New York City Trip 2008, Part 0
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Last month I made a trip to New York City. I really like New York because you have a great amount of things to do, to see, to eat, etc... It was my second trip to NYC and I'll write some posts and upload some photos about it :)
The idea for this trip surged from my wish to see the Yankees play in the Yankee Stadium before they tear it down later this year. It has always been kind of a dream of mine to do that. So after thinking a lot about it I made up my mind to do it. So when the Yankees tickets for this season were made available I was able to buy tickets for two games at The Stadium against the Red Sox! I was so excited, the greatest rivalry of baseball.
So I've made my trip plan (flights, hotel reservations, etc.) around this two games (April 16 and 17).
On the next posts I'll write about the trip itself...
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Quote of the Day:
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust
--Samuel Johnson
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Labels: 2008, Baseball, Life, Travel
WRC Corona Mexico 2008 photos
Sunday, March 30, 2008
As promised, here are a few photos of my trip to the WRC Corona Mexico 2008.
Quote of the Day:
Forgiveness is not an occasional act: it is a permanent attitude.
--Dr. Martin Luther King
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Labels: 2008, Mexico, Photos, WRC
Earth Hour 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Tomorrow Saturday March 29th, at 8pm local time, switch off your lights for one hour to make a stand against global warming. The idea came form Sydney, Australia where in 2007 thousands of people turned of the light. Here is a video
Quote of the Day:
All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.
--Jane Wagner
While writing this, I was listening to "No" by Shakira
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Labels: 2008, Environment, Video
oops, too much time since I posted anything
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Sorry for the lack of posts, I have keep forgetting to post. I'll post a few pics of the Corona Rally next week, and hope to post most often, sorry again.
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Labels: Announcements
WRC Corona Rally Mexico 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
In a few hours I am off to Leon, Guanajuato for the World Rally Championship, Corona Rally Mexico 2008. I'll take lots of pictures and post some when I come back. See ya!
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Yankees, here I come
I have my tickets for the Yankees vs Boston games on April.
I am so, so happy!!
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Paseo Interlomas, a new mall in the neighborhood
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I live near a zone that is thriving with commerce and new residential developments, Interlomas. This zone has a variety of shopping centers, both small and large, supermarkets, cinemas, schools, a university, etc. The growth of this zone in the last years has been astounding. This growth has brought a lot of traffic to the zone and it lacks some roads to be better communicated (see Hueyetlaco).
So, why not, let's make a new shopping mall, one of the largest in the Mexico City area.
This new mall is currently under construction. It will be called "Paseo Interlomas". It was designed by the Fernando Teruya Design Studio and built by GICSA. This mall will feature 15 movie screens (5 of them VIP), an ice skating rink, two mayor department stores (Liverpool and "Palacio de Hierro"), about 79,000 square meters (~850,000 square feet) of retail. Bellow you can find a rendering of the project, click on it to see more images:
I like new projects that beautify the city and the space we live in. I also expect the projects to be reasonable and include adequate planning and impact mitigation measures. For what I have read, this project also include a road plan to help cope with the traffic that will generate.
The mall is projected to open in summer 2008, although by judging the current progress I would say it will open near the end of 2008 or beginnings of 2009.
Quote of the Day:
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
--General Omar Nelson Bradley
Posted by Michael 7:46:00 PM 3 comments
† Rest in Peace Father Marcial Maciel, LC
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Father Marcial Maciel, founder of the Legionaries of Christ passed away yesterday January 30, 2008. Father Maciel died at the age of 87 of natural causes in the United States of America.
Father Maciel was the founder of the schools I have attended almost all my life. Since preschool, elementary, middle, and high school at the "Instituto Cumbres" and in college at the "Universidad Anáhuac". The Legionaries of Christ have been an important part of my formation.
I just wish to extend my prayers and condolences for the Maciel family and to all the community of the Legionaries of Christ and the "Regnum Christi" Movement.
Posted by Michael 6:16:00 PM 2 comments
