Mi blog!!!

Hola! Este blog fue creado como un ejercicio por parte de mi maestro de Ingles 4 de la Lic. en Idioma Ingles, el Lic. Juan Enrique Cabrales con la intencion de que practiquemos y mejoremos nuestra habilidad para escribir en el idioma ingles. Como se podran dar cuentea, la escritura en otro idioma no es igual que en el español. Las estructuras cambian. Algunos errores no fueron corregidos con la intencion de que en un futuro veamos estos errores y ver que tanto hemos mejorado. Espero y les guste mi blog y espero encuentren algo de su interes dentro de el. Gracias.

Grutas (improved)

Hello! This is a post I've already posted before. Our teacher told us to print it so he can improve it and correct some mistakes.

Grutas are what we know as caves. They are formed by water filtration. They take thousands of years to be formed. The different types of shapes and sizes are characteristics of the rocks in the caves. They are built primarily of stalactites and stalagmites. These are accumulations of salt minerals. Stalactites are the ones which hang from the upper part of the cave. And stalagmites go from the bottom to the upper part. These rocks have formed many shapes inside the caves. One is "La gruta de Catedral" and the other one is "La gruta del Angel" The pic I'm posting is from the first one. This one is called like that because at the very bottom there is a big space made by rocks that form the shape of the inner part of a Cathedral. Well, this is it. My next post I'm going to talk a little about "Gruta de Catedral". And I'll post some pics I took there. See ya! Ba bye.

Marriage

Tan tan ta tan, tan tan ta tan... What?
There is one question nobody can answer me up to this moment. Well, actually they do but all they say is non sense. At least it is for me. Why is marriage a good thing? I can’t see anything positive about getting married.

What is the difference of getting married by the law and not getting married and live with someone? The only difference that I see is that by law you get a legal document saying that you are married. What are the benefits of this document? From my pint of view, none! Actually, there is a clear advantage I see but it is only for women. For example, if a couple gets divorced, the woman can fight for part of the ex husband’s properties and things for their children. And what’s in for the man? Nothing!

Getting married by a religious way is something even bigger I can’t understand. Do you have to marry by his or by her religion? This is in case you have different believes. Do you have to go to mass at your church or at hers? Why getting married? I’m not going to talk about this because I can have problems, jiji.

Well, if anybody can guide me or make me understand why is it good to get married, please post me back. And please, don’t get mad at me. Every time I say I don’t want to get married people seem o get mad at me. This is another thing I can’t understand! Am I dumb? That is about it for this post. I’m pretty much done. Please requestJ. Love and marriage, love and marriage, It’s an institute…

Terrible Weekend

Dear Sir or Madam :

On July 16 my friends and I arrived at your inn hoping to spend an enjoyable weekend. Unfortunately, because of your poor service, our weekend was a disaster. Since your ad says "have a fabulous time or get your money back", I am requesting tha you refund our money.

From the moment we arrived, there were problems with th service. First, a very unfriendly desk clerk couldn't our reservation. After waiting almost half an hour, we were led by another unfriendly clerk to our room. The room, which had a view of a parking lot instead of the bay, ad not yet been cleaned, so we found dirty towels on the beds and cigarette butts in the ashtrays. Despite these problems, none of your empleyees apologized to us. This was not the weekend we had been looking foward to.

Service at your inn was not always like this. My provious visits were always enjoyable because of the corteous service and clean rooms with beautiful views. Until things change at your inn, I will never recommend it to anyone. I expect to recieve my refund shortly.

Sincerely yours,

Dale Thomas

Silly questions, Brilliant Answers.

Why do you think so many peolple turned down Bowerman's idea? Because it was something new and something that people weren't used to use.

Why do you think Smith's profesor gave him a C on his project? Because he tought it was very silly idea, plus a very expensive one.

Which idea has led to the most imitations? Well, in my opinion, Nike has led to the most imitations. But, sincerely, nobody makes shoes like nike.

Do you have any ideas for new products or services? Yes, my dream is to stablish one of he biggest restaurants in the world with foods from each state of Mexico. With its traditions and culture.

A creative person.

Lucy Gomez is the most creative person I know. She started piano lessons when she was only 6 years old. At school, she was always creating interesting projects in her art class. When she was only 12 years old, she won a citywide poetry contest. Her parents were very proud of her.

Now Lucy works as a sitcom writer for a popular TV show. She works with a group of writers, and together they have to think of fresh ideas. They also have to come up with funny dialog for the actors on their show because the actors have to play believable characters that will make the audience laugh. It is not an easy job, but Lucy does it well.

She starts work late in the morning and often works until 7 or 8 at night.

Lucy is very curious. She likes to travel and meet new people who have opinions that are different form hers. She often carries a notebook with her and writes down what she sees and hears. Lucy tells me that these new experiences are a good source of ideas for her work. I always enjoy talking to her and am happy to know someone as bright and creative as Lucy.

High school Regrets

I have nothing but regrets about the time I spent in high school. Many say that high school years are the best. Well, they weren’t for me. Actually, I think they were the worst years of my life. Now that I’m in college, I think about those days a lot. I remember things I wish I hadn’t done or had done differently. Regrets, regrets and more regrets.

One of my major regrets is that I didn’t pay enough attention to my teachers. When I was in class I was only thinking in other things different to the class. For example, in physics class I was supposed to pay attention to learn formulas. Instead I was thinking in which pc video game to buy. Nothing to do one thing with the other. :S

I also regret not going in to class. Sometimes my friends from other classrooms where playing at the volleyball court. I wanted to play to. The difference between them and me was that I had class. I didn’t care at all. All I wanted to do was to play. Due to this, I failed all my exams.These are some regrets I will never forget. Now that I’m older I sit down and think of what I did in those days. I can’t believe how I could’ve done that. If I could go back in time I would not do it again.

Grutas de "CATEDRAL"

Hellow all! Well, on this post I'm posting some pics I took on my great adventure to the "Catedral" caves. They are great, believe me. In Mexico there are many places where you can find caves. This cave is located en Rioverde, S.L.P.. It is at 45 minutes from downtown. The cave is located right next to another one called "Angel". I didn't go into that one because you have to pass through a little hole and I felt afraid of getting stuck. The difference of these caves from many other that Mexico has is that they are not modified. I mean is you want to go in you have to jump, drag yourself, crawl and specially get dirty. In Monterrey there are some caves , but as far as I know they have steps and ilumination. So it's not as exciting as going into the "Catedral" cave. In which you have to use flashlights in order to see. On the con side it is more dangerous. But, I'm not afraid. :p.

This is a sign you'll see on the road. It sais "Grutas" 20 km. Things you'll need:

Comfortable clothes- Water- Non slippy shoes- Flashlight- Ropes- And a Very Good Truck.<---If you don't want to walk too much.This is a person we found on our way to the cave. We asked him for some directions. I took the opportunity to tkae a nice pic. :)As you can see on the pic there is a beautiful scenery road to the caves. This is why you should bring a good truck if you don't want to walk much. There are some ford's on the way to the cave by which cars wont pass.This is a pic of the jeep in which we went. 4x4 full power. jeje. It was kind of dirty by that time. This is another pic of the scenery. The black hose is the one which takes the water from the river down to the houses neer the cave. This is the way your truck will end by the end of the trip. Kind of dirty huh?This is one of my friends sitting on a huge tree. Imagine if he falls from it. I think that hurts. These are some of the different rocks you'll find inside the cave. Water runs on some of them. You can drink water. It's delicious, plus its very cold. Well, done for today. Hope you enjoy the pics. And if you have the opportunity to visit this caves, do it. It's an expereince you won't forget. :) See ya! Ba bye. :) :P :D

Caves (grutas)

Grutas are what we know as caves. They are formed by water filtration of the rocks. It takes thousands of years to form them. The different types of shapes and sizes are a characteristic of the rocks in the caves. They are built primarily of stalactites and stalagmites. These are accumulations of salt minerals. Stalactites are the ones which hang from the upper part of the cave. And stalagmites go from de bottom to the upper part. These rocks have formed many shapes inside the caves. In Rioverde, S.L.P., you can find two of the most beautiful caves. One is “La Gruta de Catedral” and the other on is “La Gruta del Angel”. The pic I’m posting is form the first one. This is called like that because at the very bottom there is a big space made by rocks that form the shape of the inner part of a Cathedral. Well, this is it. My next post I'm going to talk a little about "Gruta de Catera". And post some pics I took. See ya! Ba bye.

UFOs

One day I was walking home. It was about 3 o’clock in the morning. I had just finished working. Suddenly I saw something in the sky. It passed so fast I couldn`t distinguish what it was. Just then another one, and another one. At that moment I felt kind of excited. I thought they were UFOs. Not everybody has the opportunity to see them, not even once in their lives. After that I kept walking. When I got home I took a shower and went to sleep. The next day I told my mom what I had seen the night before. She didn’t believe me. As soon as I finished my breakfast I turned on the T.V. and watched the news. I couldn’t believe it. It was true, I did see something it was not an illusion. But, what a deception. What I saw the night before weren’t UFOs. L They were shooting stars.

A Good Reason for Studying.

As a rule, most teenagers in my country, have to study middle school and highschool. Why is it so important? Nowadays, if teenagers decide not to study college (a degree) they must work. But, most jobs require an educational background. Years ago it was only necessary to study until middle school, but, things have changed. If you did not finish your education until highschool it is going to be very difficult to get a good job oportunity. So think about it twice if you decide not to study. ;) See ya! Ba bye!.

PICS I PROMISED...

HELLOW GUYS! I hope you had a nice weekend and that you enjoyed it. Well, I do not have much to talk about. My life is kind of bored. But, here are the photographs I promised I will post. They where taken by me. Some of them of course :S.



This is the first pic, I was scuba diving in the deepest part of the spring.



















As you can see, there are many trees at the bottom of it.

In some of them you can sit and relax for a while :).
















This pic was taken by a friend. Actually, he is the owner of the
scuba diving equipment. He has over 300 tanks. The one in the
back of the pic is another friend.














This is the biggest part of the spring. This part is the reason why it
is called la "Media Luna" I still can not find the shape. :s

















These pics are from the places where it is more shallow.
























People who bring little kids and babys prefer this part.



















































As you can see, I was not lying. The water is as clear as a crystal.







This pic was taken on the road to the grutas of "Catedral".
My next post I am going to talk about this wonderful place. It is great. Check the edge of the license plate. ;). Scuba Diver jaja. Well, g2g. See ya! Ba Bye

Republica de Cuba

Cuba is a small socialist country located in the northern Caribbean at the meeting point of the Caribbean sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba has a tropical climate so besides being hot it is humid. It has a weather similar to the one in Tampico, but, since it is in the cross of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico many hurricanes pass by it.







One of the most visited provinces in Cuba is Ciudad de la Habana which is the the capital city of the country. This province is the major port and leading commercial centre of Cuba. If you like to see beautiful buildings as well as wonderful beaches visit La Havana. It has a fantastic nightlife with great music (for me the best) with great shows. It also has great theaters and museums. The best part of this is that it is not expensive at all. With around 12,000 pesos you can have a unforgettable weekend. Visit Cuba that Cuba will be waiting for you.




These are just a few places you can visit while you are at La Havana.



Paseo del Prado which leads to the centre of La Havana.




Centro Havana District







Museo de La Revolucion

A bit more about "La Media Luna"

Hi again! Well, this is my post for this week. I am going to talk a little bit more about the “Media Luna” spring. I know I promised some pics taken by me, but I could not find the DVD in which I have them :s. Plus, I completely forgot about the post jiji. Well, the “Media Luna” spring has a depth of 36 meters. As I mentioned before, you can go swimming, snorkeling or even scuba diving in winter. Something very weird happens here. The spring in winter reaches its maximum temperature that is 32°celcius. Crazy huh! Geologists from the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi believe that there used to exit a great lake on this place. And due to the weather changes it began to dry and finished in small lagoons as it is at this moment. It has a length of 300 meters for 60 on its biggest part. All the figures found buried in the bottom of the spring where figures made by aborigines. In the year 650 this region was populated by Pames, Otomies and Chichimecas. That is why we can find figures, pots, jars and many other things made of mud. This is it for today. Promise to post some pics next time. See ya! Ba Bye.

MYSELF (2ND PART)

Hellow! Well, this is the second part of my profile, and, Guess what? Here is the picture of me scuba diving in “La Media Luna”. Since I do not like to talk much about myself, I am going to talk about “La Media Luna”. XD. “La Media Luna is a spring of sweet water. It is called like that because it has the shape of a half moon. Even though I can not find that shape. It is sorrounded by vegetation, and it has six arms that form small rivers. This spring is located in Rioverde, San Luis Potosi. It is around 6 miles away from down town. This spring’s water is so clear you can have a visibility of around 90 ft. And it’s temperature is always 25°c. So, if go in December you can swim with no problem. The water is quiet warm, although when you go out it is cold. This is a perfect place to practice scuba diving. As you can see on my pic. A long time ago, Mr. Jacques Yves Cousteau visited this place. He came specially to Mexico to visit “La Media Luna”. He was received by Mr. Juvencia Martinez who is a great scuba diver. Around 30 years ago, he found a mammoth skull deep in the water. They have found many other archelogical pieces. There even is a “Mammoth Museum” which is located in the hotel “Media Luna”. This is it for today, next time I will upload more pics of this beautiful spring and pictures I took of the mammoth’s skull. Ba bye. See ya!

Myself

Well, this is my first post here at blogger.com. My name is Jose Gpe. Guillen Rostro, I believe that all of you who would check my blog will know my name. I was going to put a photo when I went scuba diving, but, this thing did not accept it :S. Well, I was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico on August 19th 1986, so I am 22 years old now. Even though I was born in Tampico, I only lived there for 4 years. When I was 5 years old my family and I moved to Brownsville, Texas. I studied my kinder garden and elementary school. After that we moved again to Mexico. But to a place called Rioverde, San Luis Potosi. I lived there for 9 years in which I studied school and high school. At this moment I have been living here in Tampico for 2 years. I study a degree in English Language Teaching. It’s a great degree. I love it . I have a very weird character. I am temperamental, grumpy and moody (that’s what my friends say, some of them even call me “Grinch”). I am the kind of person who does not want any kinds of problems. I try to avoid people who are hypocrite. To be continued…