12/09/2012

 
Happy Sunday!

This has been a great weekend.

Alexander (and his family), Amy and I went to Anna-Lena's home for having Xmas Lunch.

She cooked typical Swedish food: meat balls & potatoes au gratin with anchovies. You know that I am veeeerrryyy picky for the food, but I can tell you that this meal was excellent! (I cannot believe that I have not taken a pic from her food!!! Sorry, Anna-Lena)

Amy cooked "Sticky toffee pudding":



Although I am a crap cook, I am able to make an acceptable cake that people can eat and they say: "mmmm... it´s good":


At the end of the lunch, Anna-Lena taught us how to "play" with marzipan. We made many and funny figures. Some of them related to Xmas... some of them... well, some of them just because we wished to continue making more. It was really entertaining (I would say that adults have enjoyed more than the children).

 
 
¡¡¡LAS MATEMÁTICAS NO MIENTEN!!!

(A Isaac Newton, Leibnitz, Euler, Gauss, Galois, Fermat... ¡
Ni se les ocurrió!)

Matemáticas:

> ¿Qué significa 100%?
> ¿Qué es dar MÁS del 100%?
> ¿Alguna vez te preguntaste cómo son esas personas que dicen que dan MÁS del 100%?

Todos hemos asistido a reuniones en las que alguien nos ha pedido que demos MÁS del 100%.
> ¿De qué está compuesto el 100%?

A continuación figura una simple fórmula matemática que puede ayudarte a responder a estas preguntas.
Utilicemos la siguiente tabla que le da un porcentaje numérico a las letras de nuestro alfabeto

> A = 1
> B = 2
> C = 3
> D = 4
> E = 5
> F = 6
> G = 7
> H = 8
> I = 9
> J = 10
> K = 11
> L = 12
> M = 13
> N = 14
> Ñ = 15
> O = 16
> P = 17
> Q = 18
> R = 19
> S = 20
> T = 21
> U = 22
> V = 23
> W = 24
> X = 25
> Y = 26
> Z = 27

Entonces podemos deducir lo siguiente sobre algunas actitudes o acciones utilizadas comúnmente en las actividades laborales:


> T-R-A-B-A-J-A-R
> 21+19+1+2+1+10+1+19 = 74%

> S-A-B-I-D-U-R-I-A
> 20+1+2+9+4+22+19+1 = 78%

> D-E-C-I-S-I-O-N
> 4+5+3+9+20+9+16+14= 80%

> I-N-I-C-I-A-T-I-V-A
> 9+14+9+3+9+1+21+9+23+1= 99%

> D-E-S-E-M-P-E-Ñ-O
> 4+5+20+5+13+17+5+15+16 = 100%

 Y:

> L-A-M-E-C-U-L-O-S
> 12+1+13+5+3+22+12+16+20 = 104%

> I-N-Ú-T-I-L-E-S
> 9+14+22+21+9+12+5+20 = 112%

> M-E-N-T-I-R-O-S-O-S
> 13+5+14+21+9+19+16+20+16+20 = 153%

> C-O-R-R-U-P-T-O-S-
> 3+16+19+19+22+17+21+16+20=153%

> S-I-N-V-E-R-G-Ü-E-N-Z-A-S
> 20+9+14+5+19+7+22+5+14+27+1+20 = 163%


MORALEJA:

En base a esta teoría, podemos afirmar, que es matemáticamente cierto que en algunos lugares como la ESPAÑA actual:

1) No es aconsejableTRABAJAR , tener SABIDURÍA, tener DECISION e INICIATIVA , y un buen DESEMPEÑO , porque solo te llevan como mucho al 100%.


2) Y están más valorados los LAMECULOS , INÚTILES , MENTIROSOS, CORRUPTOS y SINVERGÜENZAS: porque sobrepasan con creces el 100%.

Y bueno, amigo mío, las matemáticas no mienten.
 
I spent the Saturday with Rodrigo and Jessica in Bern and Thun. Weather was freezen!! but we had a lot of fun. For sure, we will repeat after Xmas! Looking forward to it.


12/08/2012

 
                                                              1) Zürich: Where I live
                                                              2) Granada: Where I am from
                                                              3) Cottbus: Where I finished my career
Mannheim... again

I spent 3 days in Mannheim this week because a new workshop. It did not start as I normally expected. We were brought to a really really weird "hotel" where the eiderdowns were in a common wardrobe in the middle of the floor corridor. Obviously, I did not take it! (for sure I would have found bedbugs).



Next day, I went to a new hotel (not without having a big discussion with my boss because of the Company Policy). Not mention that the mate who went with me decided to come back next day at 11 am to Switzerland.

Fortunately, week got better:

1) I met one of my ex-workmates from Accenture and we had dinner together. We did not really know well each other since we just spoke a few times (always in some party)... but I enjoyed my time with him. He was funny! (It´s a pitty I did not take any pic).

2) Since I was in Mannheim, I missed the Xmas Company Party. But I had one with the people who was participating in the workshop and it was cool. We went to an Italian Restaurant, had delicious food and many laughs. Great time with them.


(Aleksandra, Dipankar, Michael, Martin, Olaf, I, Patricia)

3) Patricia (one of the participants from Business) was really kind (as the first time we went there) and she showed me the Xmas Market and a cool shopping center in the center of Mannheim. There were some stalls very original and cute.



4) I found a St. Nikolaus chocolate out of my hotel door (the good hotel) and in the office.

12/06/2012


Love the "handbag" and super fan of the serie!!!

12/02/2012

Swarovski'12 Xmas-Tree


Awesome! (Zürich HB)

12/01/2012

1 Year in Switzerland

Wow! One whole year!!!! Unbelievable! I still see so clear the night I arrived here.

If you remember (or you have read) my starting was not what I expected. But now I am fine and happy with the decision (no easy) I took one year ago.

Some things somehow remain:

1. I do not live anymore next to a Sex-Club --> My down-stairs corridor neighbor has a "masochism office" where some guys come.

2. I see sometimes in Baden train station to "Camilo Sesto II". Obviously, we have not talked again.

3. Mechanical Engineer tries to maintain a conversation with me every time he sees me in the train.

4. "Hair on upper ladies lip" is still present.

5. I continue getting lost more often as I should.

6. Surrealistic situations that only can happen in Switzerland (Thank Jessica that you can share them with me and you understand them!!).


However, the most of them have improved:

1. I live in a flat that I love (it´s small but enough for me).

2. I like the area where I live.

3. I understand better the Language.

4. Xmas Company Party will be a "normal" party (it´s a pitty I will miss it).

5. I have friends (nice friends).

6. I am better in my daily work and I am involved in important projects for the Company.

7. My "old friends" are still there (thank you!).

8. At the moment (and I cross my fingers!) I have not had more "only cold water" to have a shower.

9. I have learned a lot about myself and I have realized that I have been able to beat some difficult situations that I though I could not and that I am ready to face all the ones which will come.

Balance is a total:


¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!

I am not a fan of Xmas time but this year I have had the feeling of decorating my flat and I have bought a Xmas-tree and a small detail for the big table I have in the living room.

I like the result!