Michael Jackson in Mexico

Michael visited Mexico back in 93, and performed 5 shows at the Azteca Stadium. Everybody was talking about that, even myself went to his hotel, as other fans, hoping to see him by the window. It didn't happen.

Lucero, a Mexican singer who was at the top of her career in those years, included a MJ's medley during one of her performances in Mexico City, and was broadcasted nationwide.

Feel her voice...

She is Maria Alejandres, a young mexican opera singer, winner of Placido Domingo's Operalia Competition in 2008. Maria is now taking off to the Opera World Scene. After you heard her, it's just impossible to stay away.

This video is from Operalia, singing Dieu, quel frisson court dans mes veines… Amour, ranime mon courage from the opera Roméo et Juliette de Gounod.

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I'm blogging in Mexico City

In Mexico City we're living under Swine Flu shadow. Most people is staying at their homes. Many have run out of the city. I dream about "I am legend" and inspired, imagine myself all alone in the city. Too bad I know nothing about vaccines, so I won't be next Robert Neville.

For you to remember this dialogue:

My name is Robert Neville. I am a survivor living in New York City. I am broadcasting on all AM frequencies. I will be at the South Street Seaport everyday at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky. If you are out there—if anyone is out there—I can provide food, I can provide shelter, I can provide security. If there's anybody out there—anybody—please, you are not alone.

That's a good flight start!

I wish I had this guy in one flight! He's just great rapping!

Results according to your ideology

Do you feel easily offended when a search engine gives you results againts your values or moral?

Well, Yahoo! Ideological Search may be an answer, as it let you control what kind of results you get. Let say, you're a homophobic and search information about "gay marriage"... be sure the results won't be the kind of "gay rights" and more like "God hates gays"... happy?

Try it here.

Lost in translation...

Should she be working at he UN? lol!

The face of Hope

She may not be Broadway's Fantine but in a world where most of the peoples feels like life has killed the dream they dreamed... Susan Boyle is the new face of Hope. Like that, with a big H.

Jimmy Fallon represents this feeling in the most accurate way...

View video on YouTube

(Sorry but NBC doesn't let me embed the video, so follow the link)

America gets political

In about 5 weeks elections will come. Time to vote. Will you?

Hollywood's actors are inviting, in this creative way, to register first, and then go vote. Because we all should care.

Don't you love Salma? I do

It's all brand new... Google Chrome

Google's always innovating. There're no many companies that understand the internet as Google, and they use their knowledge and creativity to bring us new and excitings applications, as they did today.

The morning was quite busy around the blogosphere, people were just talking about Google Chrome, and when they finally launched it, many of us went crazy and downloaded it as fast as possible.

Discover a new product is always exciting and demanding... so as many people I spent this afternoon discovering Chrome. 

And this is a first post from all brand new Google Chrome!

Hillary Clinton at the DNC

Hillary spoke up and loud last night at the DNC... a long time waited speech which result much more of what we were waiting from her... and for some of us, kind of nostalgy not to have Hillary as vice president.

I've talk to some friends here in Mexico City, and let me say most people feels Obama must be your President.

Best moments of Beijing 2008

Now, just for remember the great closing ceremony held in Beijing, German site stern.de have another good gallery...

Best pics of the Olympic Games in Beijing

The german site Stern offers a 150 picture gallery, with the best shots taken during the Olympics in Beijing... some pics are just great!

Eat Mexican in Beijing!

It's true, it's hard to find a good Mexican restaurant in Beijing. I never been in this one, so if you are, tell us what you think...

Slogans and logos of the Olympics Games

During the years, slogans have become a main part of the olympic marketing. Below you'll find a slideshow that travels from Seoul 88 to Beijing 2008, its logos and slogans.

Which one is your favorite? Leave your comments!

9/11

Before last october, I was in NY in 2000. So, as most people in the world, I witnessed 9/11 tragedy through tv. I was on my way to college, so when I get there, I found out about the second plane.

Last year, while attending the World Peace Forum in NYC, I visited ground zero after a morning journey on the ferry. And this is what I found, plus the towers in my memory, which hace no video, just that, memories.

Intercultural Education – Pathways to Peace

Participants: Roberto Ruffino (AFS Italy); Carol Bellamy (World Learning); Margee Ensign (University of the Pacific); Helene-Marie Gosselin (UNESCO); Vivien Stewart (Asia Society).

So Margee shares a funny but deep story. Do we know our world? Our nation? This is the story: Margee was in a plane, and the women besides her started a conversation, with that women-typical presentation "I like your purse". So Margee answered "Thank you". And then the women goes on, what brand is it? -she said-. It's from Rwanda. I don't know that brand -the women said.

This is it. Maybe Miss South Carolina should be an exemple on this. And then Sandra Bullock saying "... and world peace".

World Peace Forum in NYC

I just get here two days ago. Finally today the World Peace Forum at Columbia University, organised by AFS, has started.

Peace? Well known word, so badly understood. People is starting to talk about this word today. Just a word? a state of mind? a political position? a international convention?

Well, what you think about it? I'll keep posting through this journey.

Tube's buskers

In Mexico City is usual to see people singing in the subway or in the buses. Most of them only sings with a guitar and after finish each song they ask for money. They're students or new comers' people, who don't have a job or just need help for their studies. Their stories are like the result of the city's cruelty and violence, all of them tragic. They all have this speech that says: "as you may realise I'm not a great singer, but I'm trying..."

In London, the mayor promoted the initiative "Carling Live Underground Music" with the objective to avoid those "illegal" singers. So the organised auditions, selected those talented musicians and provide'em a small place in the tube. Each one is accompanied with an instrument, an amplifier and a microphone.

Most of the cities can be hostiles and cruel. The people that lives there, we're in a hurry, always with a few minutes to get around. We learn not to look the watch too much. Some people listen music with headsets, read books, or just pretend to sleep. The true is we don't observe what happens around us. London is not the exception.

But it is not my city, I don't live here, I'm a visitor. I found one of those guys playing the flute in Picadilly Station. I keep walking, I barely saw the guy. I get the tube again and I arrived to Baker St Station, I must change to Jubilee. In a long corridor, which is really more like a tube, I saw a girl singing with her guitar. Quite young, maybe 25yo. She's singing Shania Twain's "you're still the one".

I was about keeping walking, like everybody else was doing; like I'd do if I were in Mexico. But I stopped and stayed, about 6ft from the spot she was. I seated and I observed her, I listened to her song. She looked at me like she was happy, like being grateful. I accepted to be her only audience. How ironic! I really was still the one to give her some attention. When the song was ended I gave a shy applause that got lost within the people, those who never stop walking, like a Disneyland's parade. So then, I left too.

Yes. Cities are cruel and hostiles. But there's always somebody willing to listen, and so, we make it, and live our cities.

Oranienburger Tor

Behind an old building in eastern Berlin, with its so East side architecture, the time seems timeless, nothing new from outside. There's something like an empty and big parking lot, and the building seems to be abandonned. The kind of place that you imagine is inhabited by homeless, junkies or whatever else.

It is Saturday night and my friend is taking me there. From the street corner you realise the place is not at all empty, neither is a parking lot. People get in and out throught a 32ft door. The place is dressed with lights, live music, young people and a lot, really a lot of beer. Small carps serve as a place to sit and bar service. The walls are painted with graffitti art, pieces of wood, rims of tractors and remainders are the true furniture and no one of them is here by coincidence.

"There is a Mexican bar, Zapata, with the image of General Zapata in a 10ft wall. My friend needed to go to the toilet, but there was a 3€ charge! Some feet away from the bar's main entrance was the exit door. Breaking the rules he get in that way, and he saved 3€"