sábado, 30 de agosto de 2008

Esteban; welcome to the "Vans band"


Estimado amigo Esteban; Jeff, Craig, Alexis, Ian, Rob, Starr, Tim, Braden y yo mismo te damos la bienvenida a la "banda de Vans", jeje!...ahora no podras parar de comprarte zapatillas Vans, es como un virus, jeje...Que las disfrutes!.
Dear friend Esteban; Jeff, C-do, Alexis, Ian, Rob, Starr, Tim, Braden and me, like to say welcome to our "Vans band", haha!...now you cannot stop buying Vans shoes, is like a virus, haha... Enjoy it!.

jueves, 28 de agosto de 2008

Cocina "Pro" - "Pro" kitchen




A cocinar se ha dicho!, y "Uruguayos RPC burritos de carne" fue el menú. Hace un par de días a Esteban y a mi se nos ocurrió cocinar comida mejicana, que dicho sea de paso nos gusta mucho, a excepción de los picante, eso si que no, pero bueno los hicimos a nuestro gusto y quedaron espectaculares!. Notable Esteban con la ensalada. Dirán que una ensalada no tiene mucha ciencia...para algunos puede ser, pero hay que elegir la verdura correcta, el corte de la misma, los aderezos y los extras a usar en ella. Seguramente Federico (entrenador y amigo) y Jeff se les estará haciendo agua la boca, ya que a ambos les gusta mucho los burritos de Chipotle(cadena de restaurantes), pero estos "burritos a la Uruguaya" quedaron mucho mejor ;-)
Dinner time!, and "Uruguayan RPC beef burrito" is the menu. Just few days a go Esteban and I cooked Mexican food, that we really like but with hot-spicy-free, NO Tabasco, no please!. Well, we did a good job (what else I have to say, right?). Esteban make a delicious salad. You don't need to study or have a diploma to make a salad, I know that, but you have to get the right veggies, the cut, the right dressing and the extras (raisins, almond, etc.). I'm sure Fred (coach & friend) and Jeff (teammate-friend) will get "crazy" about that, they both like Chipotle, but the "Uruguayan burritos" are much, much better ;-)

lunes, 25 de agosto de 2008

Feliz Dia de la Independencia - Happy Independence Day




Feliz dia Uruguayos!. Hoy 25 de Agosto, dia de la independencia de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay aprovecho a saludar a todos los ciudadanos Uruguayos en nuestro pais y en el mundo. Salud!.
Happy day Uruguayans!. Today, August 25th, is Uruguay independence day. Uruguay became a zone of contention between the Spanish and the Portuguese empires during the 16th and 17th centuries. Montevideo (capital) was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century. Uruguay's early 19th century was shaped by ongoing fights between the British, Spanish, Portuguese, and colonial forces for dominance in the Argentina- Brazil-Uruguay region. In 1811 Jose Artigas, became Uruguay's national hero, launched a successful revolt against Spain, defeating them on May 18th in the Battle of Las Piedras. The Portuguese forces, thanks to their numerical and material superiority, occupied Montevideo on Jan.20th , 1817, and finally after a struggle for 3 years in the countryside, defeated Artigas in the Battle of Tacuarembo. In 1821 Uruguay was annexed by Brazil under the name of Provincia Cisplatina. As a reaction the 33 Orientals led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja declared independence on August 25, 1825 supported by present-day Argentina. This led to the 500-day Argentina-Brazil war. Neither side gained the upper hand, and in 1828 the Treaty of Montevideo, fostered by the United Kingdom, gave birth Uruguay as an independent state. The nation first constitution was adopted on July 18, 1830.