Annoying things! ENVIRONMENT!

Talking about environment I would like to mention an important item that really worries me and I’m sure most people also and it is the lack of water. As the population grows, water is used more and more, and some places are running out of it. This is what is happening in my city, Barcelona. Recently the city has received a ship full of water from another place in the country. The city has suffered a long winter with no rain and this could happen again in the future as a terrible hot summer without water. This is a serious problem that the government should anticipate and prevent in order to solve it, but this is not enough if people aren’t aware of the problem. They have to regulate water distribution and use but we as good citizens must be very conscious of the problem, making the best use of it.

Obviously, everybody knows how to respect nature and a clean environment is synonymous of a “better life”. Personally, I try to do lots of things to improve my behaviour against pollution or environmental disasters doing things such as recycle the rubbish, to save water and electricity, to use public transport as much as possible but these measures are not enough. Probably, the problem is how much we perceive or how these problems affect us directly. As far as I’m concerned about problems such as air, rivers and sea pollution or the destruction of the ozone layer, I feel sensible with these near problems. On the other hand, I have to realise that these are just as important problems as waste disposal, overpopulation and the effects of famine or the greenhouse effect.

To finish, just to remember how important are our individual actions are if we want to improve our quality of life. Little by little, step by step we can have a better world or al least don’t destroy it more.

Another way of ART !!!!!! BODIES !!!!!!

I don’t agree with the idea that people are obsessed with having a toned body. However, I agree with the idea that people are excessively busy with having a slim body. In my opinion, the idea of being thin has grown up around the cult of celebrities. It’s a real fact that the worry and mania that is involving our society around the topic of not putting on weight is increasing.

Furthermore, people believe in drugs that are able to produce the benefits of a diet and exercise without hard work. It’s a wonder you don’t believe everything all these drugs promise in their advertisements. Despite the fact that most of these drugs are expensive and useless, people still buy them. Nonetheless, after a period of taking them to achieve some results, they realise that there’s very little success losing weight if they don’t take care of their staple diet.

On the other hand, I have to admit all surgeries I know to obtain a beautiful body have so far ended in failure. I think it is young people who go along with this idea don’t get me wrong. But, they choose surgery in breast, nose or lips without keeping an eye on their effects on their future health.

Taking everything into account, we have to accept that drugs and surgery are an attractive and an easy way for people who want to cheat their way to being beautiful. But it’s important not to forget that if you combine exercise and diet, this will surely be the best way to improve your beauty, happiness and life!

After Easter Week

One special holiday morning last week, I was having breakfast in my favourite coffee shop when I couldn’t avoid to listen to the conversation between two women talking about how long has been Easter week for some families, specially if they have children. There were only few people in the coffee shop but three children, about five or six years old, more or less, were doing the noise of hundred. Generation of spoiled brats, I thought! .Their mothers where talking about a usual topic that teachers hate at all: Teachers have too many holidays. It was too difficult don’t take part in their conversation.

Nowadays, I don’t think parents spend enough time with their children, and when they have time, most of them, don’t know how to manage them. This, sound terrible, but it’s a reality. In my opinion, this is the main reason to justify traditional family is history. Life is difficult. Parents need to spend too many hours working just to pay off. So, it isn’t a surprise the increase of small families. Debts give rise to big problems, and this is of course, a cause of divorce. Society is changing and traditional family has lots of difficulties to survive.

I agree with the idea of how the nuclear family is being substituted by other models. It means to emphasize the role of grandparents in our society. There is no point in discussing how grandparents’ functions have been increased and changed. They give undivided attention to grandchildren and sons and daughters, but we have to recognize how parents don’t give to grandparents the authority in upbringing their children in spite of the fact that most of them spent twenty four hour with them. They are accused of spoil the children. To finish I would like to say, that it’ll worth giving them all the respect they deserve to.

Modern hero!

Talking about "Modern day survivors" I would like to mention David Meca who in spite of hasn’t taken part in reality shows, he seems to do that with his heroic deed.

As you surely know, two years ago, he decided to be the first man to cross swimming the Mediterranean Sea. He used his charm and energy to raise fame. The hazardous feat made him more popular. The more than thirty hours ordeal, soaked and suffering from exhaustion, ran into trouble with dangerous weather. I think, instead of achieving a glorious arrival, he faced a gruelling trial of survival.

I’d quite like to swim more than I do but I wouldn’t cross a Sea even if you paid me a lot of millions! I’d be scared of risky animals. Despite, David Meca’s heroic survival against the odds, people showed little interest, probably because they had other matters on their minds. I am sure, had he known in advance, he wouldn’t have done. So, in conclusion, it doesn’t worth it!

Nowadays, the hero’s concept has changed. I never believed I’d actually listen to names as Jonas’s Brother, Bekan or Barbie being heroes. Children have heroes like these characters that dull their minds, causing them overlook important details of life. I’d rather they knew Eleanor Roosevelt, or Teresa de Calcutta but they don’t. It’s time we think about it carefully!

NOT UNCANNY BUT THE WORST HORROR STORY!

Hello classmates,

The story I am going to tell you it is not really an uncanny story but it is the scariest and the worst horror story you could imagine.

Eight years ago, I got up early in the morning to go to my job. At that time, I was working fifteen minutes driving from the place I live. That morning, my car made strange sounds. They were as a ghost moaning or a door creaking, so I decided not to take my car. The best and the cheaper transport were to take the train. I went to the nearest train station in my town. I never had taken the train to go to work. However, I decided it as the best solution for that day. Even though the train was the best transport for me because I am always in a rush and the car stresses me, I didn’t get used to catch it.

That morning, while I was waiting the train I started looking around me. The platform was plenty of people. Too many people on the platform, teenagers going to the school, men carrying computers, women reading books,.. . Suddenly a big whistle was listened. It was the train. But it was not my train. It was a goods’ train. When that train was arriving to the station a teenager boy, probably in his fifteen, jumped into the railway station. The driver could not stop the train in time to avoid the impact and crashed into the boy, who died instantly.

Imagine the chaos! Everybody was shocked. The train stopped some metres from the platform after a sudden brake. Quickly the police arrived and cleared the platform station of people. I don’t known what happened then. Still shaking, I looked for a taxi. Despite my shock, I had to work all day. I couldn’t concentrate during all day and I’m sure all people that were there that morning in the station didn’t either.

At night I could watch the suicide on the local TV channel. It was not a prank or a nightmare. I had an eerie sensation and weird feeling while I was listening to the news. It still comes to my mind. I wish I hadn’t been there, that day. I will never forget it. It sounds creepy, if you have children or work with them. This suicide was the buzz in my town for some days. A rumour said it was the end of a love relationship. It was a huge tragedy!