Este blog pretende ser una ventana abierta a mis reflexiones y experiencias personales, un rincón para melómanos y un enlace para estar en contacto con mis amistades.
Quotes from "Nation" by Terry Pratchett
-->"Don't you understand? He's got two guns and you've got one spear. You'll run out of spear before he runs out of gun!"-"Yes, but his gun will run out of bang before my knife runs out of sharp."
-->"If a lie will make us strong, a lie will be my weapon. People want lies to live by. They cry out for them."
-->"It's science"..."A lot of people will try to prove you wrong. The more they fail, the more right you will become."
-->"Leaving a man in uncertain waters without weapons is a death sentence."
-->"One person is nothing. Two people are nation"-"What are three people?"-"A bigger nation."
-->"You are very clever"..."I would like to eat your brains, one day."
-->Thinking: This book contains some. Whether you try it at home is up to you (author's note).
Quotes from "The Godfather" by Mario Puzo
Guard your true strength from public gaze that a friend should underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults <---> Oculta tu poder real a la gente de tal forma que un amigo debería subestimar tus virtudes y un enemigo sobrevalorar tus defectos.
I'll make you an offer you can't refuse <---> Te haré una oferta que no podrás rechazar.
Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it's cold <---> La venganza es un plato que se sirve frío.
Sometimes the greatest misfortunes bring unforeseen rewards <---> A veces las mayores desgracias traen recompensas inesperadas.
You ask me for a favor and I ask for your friendship in return <---> Me pides un favor y a cambio yo te pido tu amistad.
sábado, 22 de septiembre de 2012
University gives you Good Old Friends
Hay pocas cosas mejores que una partida de tute con viejos amigos de la universidad. Para muestra un botón ;)
We'll keep on loving your moving music through the pass of the years. RIP
Why Chinese is so Damn Hard
Interesting and funny article about Chinese language. Here is a grasp of it: "An exhaustive hunt for problematic lexical item can leave one's desk strewn with dictionaries as numerous as dead soldiers on a battlefield"
Riddles - Adivinanzas
1) What has four wheels and flies?
2) What's black & white & red all over?
3) What stinks while living, but in death smells good?
4) What's full of holes but still holds water?
5) What type of jam you can't eat?
6) Why did the man throw the butter out the window?
Answers are at the bottom of the page
Favorite Idioms and Expressions
A friend in need is a friend indeed --> En momentos difíciles se sabe quienes son los buenos amigos
A smile a day keeps the worries away --> Una sonrisa al día te libera de las preocupaciones
An arm and a leg --> Un ojo de la cara
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade --> Al mal tiempo buena cara
It's out of my league --> Está fuera de mi alcance
Still waters run deep --> Las apariencias engañan
The die is cast --> La suerte está echada
There is something fishy --> Haber gato encerrado
Through thick and thin --> En lo bueno y en lo malo
To beat around the bush --> Andarse con rodeos
To play the fool / clown --> Hacer el indio / payaso
What goes around comes around --> Se cosecha lo que se siembra
You are barking up the wrong tree! --> Te estás equivocando!
You are preaching to the choir! --> Que me vas a contar!
You are the weakest link --> Eres el eslabón más débil
Frases Para la Historia: To Beer or not To Beer.
When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. Sooooo, let's all get drunk and go to heaven! - Brian O'Rourke
Why do I drink? So that I can write poetry. - Jim Morrison
I drink to make other people interesting. - George Jean Nathan
Women and drink. Too much of either can drive you to the other. - Michael Still
Pequeños Trozos de Sabiduría
"El TERRORISMO es la explosión de violencia con fines políticos cuando no hay guerras" - Umberto Eco.
"El ATEISMO es el vicio de unas pocas personas inteligentes" - Voltaire.
"Al hombre perverso se le conoce en un sólo día, para conocer al hombre justo hace falta más tiempo" - Sófocles.
"¿Quieres ser rico? Pues no te afanes en aumentar tus bienes, sino en disminuir tu codicia" - Epicuro de Samos.
"Tener Fe significa no querer saber la verdad" - Nietzsche.
"This is your life. Do what you love and do it often. If you don't like something change it. Stop over analyzing" - The Holstee Manifesto.
"Travel Often; getting lost will help to find yourself" - The Holstee Manifesto.
Great Covers
OrtoPilot & Ebony Day covering "Price Tag" by Jessie J
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