Improving my English

 Finally, the last post. In this time I have to talk about how was this subject at the university. So this isn’t the first time I do English at university. The past semester I was in English 3 and because of that I come here with some knowledge about the structure of the subject. In English 3 we have the same format, with classes on Tuesdays and blogging the Thursdays, but in English 3 we have a less thoroughness. When I star t English 4 I feel a little bad, because I have bad feeling about my English qualities and came here with a lot of people who talks English so good, it was like “what I’m doing here”. But then I put an effort (a little) to increase my levels. And I think that I finish this in a “good position” I hope.

 About blogs, I have the experience of the past semester, but as I say before, we have a less thoroughness in that classes, so in English 3 I didn’t do all the blogs, and also, I never did the comments, so the new English class be an extra responsibility.

 The interest to take this subject obviously was improve my English levels, but now, when the end of the classes is near, I have to do a personal evaluation. Since school I have problems with grammar. I never like this part of any language, so English was an extra effort, but I know this is necessary to have a correct use of this language. Also I have to improve my pronunciation and my vocabulary, because there are a lot of words that I don’t know. And, How I plan to do this? I don’t know, I always try to use English but that isn’t enough. So I think I have to take an English course by myself the next year or in the summer.

 In my life is not usual the use of English. Sometimes I try to think in English and when I go to read the lyrics of a song that I like, I try to do without using any translate site or program. In my house I am the only one who has medium English, so when some product comes with an English instruction I have to read to my family. Also I look the some sites in internet in English and I have my cellphone configured in this language to make more “friendly” the use of the English.

Future Job....

Today I have to talk about my future job. Well, I’m studying laws, so I become in a lawyer. But, what kinds of things a lawyer can do? The first idea when someone says lawyer is a man or women, with formal clothes, who have to go to the court and defend a client. In my case I don’t looking to be like this. I don´t like to talk in public, but if for some reasons I have to do, I will. So the kind of work I looking for is to advise people and little companies too. People who has legal problems, they can go to my office and I help to find a solution for that.

But the problem is that I have to start being a typical lawyer. So my first job as a lawyer have to be go to the court to defend a client in front all the judges and the counterpart. But then with more experience I like to have my own office or if I work in a buffet, I will put my terms.

Also if all the things that I say don’t work, I think I will be looking to work for the government or I will join in a buffet with my classmates. Obviously I can combine two things and work in a buffet but only doing the advices.

But it will be time to that, first I want to take more subjects, because now, I prefer the civil law, but then in the next semesters I will have new subjects. I have hopes to administrative law and the elective class of urban law, because I like the streets, the city order, and the urban politics like the permission to build a house or another building (I think it could be about that kind of stuff) and I have a lot of friends who studies architecture and I think we could work together.

In two years

 How I see myself in two years, that’s a good question. If I go back two years ago, maybe I was thinking to study laws also, but maybe with a low expectative. My goal always was to study here in the Universidad de Chile, but two years ago I thought that I couldn’t reach that goal. Now thinking to the future, in two years, if I have the chance, I will be still studying here. I will be in 5^th or 6^th semester, the most difficult times in the career – that is what people says- so I think I wouldn’t have time to spend with friends and do things like go to the cinema or do a regular sport activity because I will be focused in the study. So my goals to do in two years, starting now, is obviously reach that semester in the career, getting over the semesters above, 3^rd and 4^th.
 That focused in my student life, but about my personal life, I think two years in future, I will be the same guy. I like the same music (post hardcore, metalcore, hardcore, etc.) since 4 years now, and that difficult will change. In other things, I think about my responsibilities, because of the university, maybe I wouldn’t go anymore to scout in my school, but I wish that wouldn’t happen. And about my family, I think I will be living with my mom, and hope to be still living with my grandma. About my house, I lived there for 2 years now, and I think that in two years that wouldn’t change. So basically my life will be the same in two years, I think.

R-E-C-Y-C-L-E

 My experience with recycling and the care of the environment, I think is good. I’ve been scout for almost 10 years, and I have a good “relationship” with nature.

 I think today is easier to learn about how we can cooperate with the care of the environment. Today the information about these topics could be found in the newspaper, in TV, and in internet, in related web pages and also in social networks as Facebook and Twitter.

 In my case, I have the habit to recycle years ago. Now I live in a small flat, so do the things that recycle require is more difficult, because you need a place to put the things you want to recycle separately from the garbage. But day by day I have the caution to put garbage in the correct place and if there not a trash  can near to me, I wait to have one or I put the little pieces of paper in my pockets.

 Also I have the habit to walk. I like to walk, so if I´m not tired and I have the time to do, I walk to my house, or everywhere I want to go (of course if the place is near from me). And I really want to have a bike, but the problem of the space in my house appears again.

 I’m not the kind of person who joins to the ecologist Campaigns, but last year I sign to PETA’s campaign on Facebook. This was about the abuse of the use of fur in the world. I think that was a good reason to join.

 I miss in the Santiago people the really care of the environment. People in general always talks about the global warming, but no one does something. The first care stars by ourselves, we shouldn’t give the responsibility to the government in this case. If people really care about the kind of garbage who could be reuse, then the government will see the change and they could put more money in recycling politics.

Letters between prince Charles and ministers. it is right?

 This is a piece of news about private letters who prince Charles of Wales was sending to ministers to give his influence in they decisions.

 The Attorney general, Mr. Dominic Grieve has put a veto to block the publication of 27 private letters between the prince and the ministers over a seven month period. In those letters, the prince Charles put his most deeply personal views and beliefs.

 The veto overrides last month (September) by the tribunal, because they thought public have to know how the prince sought the change in the government policy. This decision, take by Grieve, comes after seven years of government resistance to the Guardian’s request to see the copies of the letters between prince and ministers in period of 2004 and 2005.

 Following his decision, the Guardian said that it would be seeking to take this to the high court to challenge the veto.

 The Prince Charles have also been accused of meddling in government affairs and influence in ministers decisions.

 To defend his veto, Grieve said that the reason to put a veto, is because the letters contains private things of the communication between the prince and ministers, and if they disclosure the letters, it could have an effect upon the willingness of the government to use the confidential correspondence. And also, disclosure of the letters could damage the prince Charles ability to become king.

 On the other hand, Katy Clark, a Labour MP, said that the Grieve’s decision is “quite shocking”. She thought that the prince didn’t be allowed to hold his influence in political things.

 And Lord Roger said that anyone, king, prince or poor man, have been allowed to influence and make undermine decisions by private interventions who have a public impact. He thought that in a democracy the only way, is to act publicy.

 Finally the judges in information tribunal decide to release the letters, stating: “The essential reason is that it will generally be in the overall public interest for there to be transparency as to how and when Prince Charles seeks to influence government”.

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/16/attorney-general-blocks-prince-charles-letters

Study Trip (post n° 3)

Well, a trip that was meaningful, was my study trip. It was in november of 2009 when I was in 10° grade. It was special because my class would never exist again after that trip. For first time in years, my school will separate the classes by the subject that we are interested, so it was the last time when we could be a class.

We went to Pucon a then to Bariloche, Argentina. Our trip started in our school and we traveled all night and arrive at Villarrica to eat breakfast and then continue to Pucon. There we did a lot of things, like to play paintball, go to the thermal water, canopy and that kind of things.

Then we went to Bariloche, where we went to a toboggan, to the disco, to the chocolate factory, and to a typical Camp day. I enjoyed a lot the time we were in Argentina, because I could buy a lot of cds cheaper than here, and the experience to be in another country and with friends is great. Bariloche is a beautiful place also Pucon, and I wish to be there again.

a bookworm?

No, im not a book worm, I like to read from time to time, but now I have to read tons of books because of the university.  When I was child I hate to read, in the school I took the whole month to read the book that we must read.

Now I like more to read. I don´t like to categorize what kind of books I prefer. If it called my attention has a lot of possibilities to being read. My favourite book, when I was a child was “Las descabelladas aventuras de Julito Cabello”, but when I was in 5^th grade someone stole it from my class room. Now I think my favourite author is Edgar Allan Poe, I can read his compilation book whenever I want. But a book that I think is my favourite is “Carlomagno” by Harold Lamb.

The last book that I read was “La semana en que se juntan los siglos”. I enjoy it but I can’t finish because I read it in the summer and it was about 500 pages, and when I enter to the university I prioritized it, so it have about 30 pages left to finish it . It was a gift from my grandmother when I left the school, in November of 2011, so from then to all along the summer, I was reading it.

The book is about a conspiracy in the Chilean army who wants to give a tribute to Augusto Pinochet as a founding father. So, the main character founds a tunnels underneath the center of Santiago, in where was hide the body of Pinochet and he have to protect the president because all this was occurring during the week of the celebration of bicentenary, so the president was in a difficult position because the army was pulling pressure to him to accept the things that they want, and also stop a war with Perú, because the army stole a submarine and they threaten to attack the Peru’s army. I recommend it because is interesting how the author, who don’t give us his name, write this book including a lot of military things and creating a situation that could happen. It is a good book but a little slow in the story but in the final chapter it stoles your attention.

A Lawyer Worthy of Atention

 I know a short list of experts in this field, because I’m only in my first semester, but a person who deserves a lot of attention is my Introduction to Law teacher. Well I “admire” him because in the short time that I been in this university, I have learn a lot of things, and he try to implant his ideas about the different topics of laws.

Pablo Ruiz-Tagle or PR-T, is a lawyer who graduate from this university. He teaches Introduction to Law and Constitutional Law. He did a PhD on Yale, and he also took part to create a new constitution to Chile with the President Frei. He has written some books. For the class I have read “Revisión Crítica del Derecho” and “Ciudadanos En Democracia”, who talks about the ideas that he has about how is the law in Chile and How we should understand it.

The most remarkable about the things that he teaches us, are the ideas of a new and true democracy and the things that the university should give us, all of this accords with the ideas of republicanism in which Andres Bello established the University of Chile and the Civil Code. 

Animal Lover?

I not consider myself as an animal lover, but sometimes they could need our love. I hate when people treat animals like children. I know some people can’t have kids, and a cat or a dog is a good choice to give their love.

Probably I´m not an animal lover, because I didn’t have any pets when I was a child.  My mom never let me have a hamster or a small pet, either a dog or a cat. But although, when I was 6 years old, I catch some woodlouses and put them in a box, and I made it my pets. Also I brought the pet of my class to my home sometimes.

For me, the turtles are the best pets. I don’t know why but I always want to have a turtle.

About the use of animals for medical research, I’m totally disagree, because everybody knows that the animals they use are the most similar to the human, and obviously them have developed feelings. About the animals in zoo, sometimes they are better there than in the wild life. Some of those animals were hurt and the people of the zoo helps to recover. And of course I’m totally disagreeing to wear fur, I think that is cruel, and the methods of killing are obscene. In relation to that, I signed to PETA to stop the cruelty, but only about to wear fur and some companies who treat animals in a cruelty form, like food companies. I’m not vegetarian but I think animals deserve a good treat.

I’ve been bitten by a dog a few months ago. It was a little bite in my leg, but it hurts a lot. I think the owners of the dogs should be responsible and take some precautions, like put a leash and not let them go out alone.

If I were an animal, I think I would be a turtle. I said that I like turtles. They haven’t has a fast life, they wait to do things, and if they be in danger, only have to hide into the shell. Also they represent the patience and knowledge, virtues that I like to have.

May the force be with you. Films things...

I like to go to the cinema, but I go to watch a movie when it really calls my attention, or if someone invites me. I like a lot different films, but I think my favorites is the romantic comedy, like 500 days of summer, but I also like Tarantino´s films, or others kinds of films, how I say in the beginning the movie have to call my attention. The last movie that I saw in the cinema was The Hunger Games. It was different because when I was in the room an earthquake comes and all the people runs out of it.

 So my all-time favorite movie is Star Wars. I think everyone knows it, but if you don´t, Star Wars is a saga who tells the story of an order called Jedi, who fight to bring the peace and balance to the galaxy, but in the other hand, the siths try to destroy the balance, and wants to install the empire in the galaxy. I don´t know what I like it, I think this is the only science fiction film that I like. Maybe the light sabers fights, and the way that the story is told. I don’t know how many times I see it, but I prefer the second part of the saga, the chapters I, II, and III. I totally recommended.

 And what film I like to see again, I think I like to see again “que pena tu boda”, why because is too funny, and I see it only once.

My Favourite Piece Of Technology

 A computer... Maybe it's the most important invention of all time. You can do almost anything with a PC. Today life without a pc is unimaginable.

 In my childhood, the TV was one of the most important things in my life. I spent hours watching cartoons. Today it's my notebook, who took all the attention.

 I got my first Pc in 1998. I remember like it was yesterday. I like to draw things in paint, a play with the pictures that comes with the Power Point. Then I have to use it to do some homework for school, and in my free times to play some games, like "Fifa", "Roland Garros", "Age Of Empires", etc.

 Then, in 2002 my family has to buy another Pc, because the other have broken. I continue to do the same things in the Pc, but when I have 12, I start to do others things, like download music, tabs for play some song in guitar, and I star to chat with messenger.

 Nowadays, I usually use my computer for a lot of different things. The one of I most like is download and listen music. I have around 8.000 songs, and increasing. I have a different social network, like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, places where now I spend a lot of time. Also I use it to do things for the University.

 And, why is my notebook so important today?, It's simple, because I can take it everywhere. With a Pc, like I have before, I can only use it in my house. Now I can take mi Pc to go to move around the house, to go to the university, to go to the beach house, etc.

 So because all the things that I said before is why, my notebook, is today, my favourite piece of technology.

Right in the Skrillex concert

The last time that I' went to a concert was the weekend of March 31st, and April 2nd. The Concert was the after show of Lollapalooza, in Friday, in who was playing the electronic and Dubstep Dj Skrillex. And in the same weekend, in Sunday in the 2nd day of the Lollapalooza festival, I have seen him show again.

 So, as you know, the Lollapalooza festival was in the O´higgins Park. The 1st show of him was in Teatro La Cupula, and the 2nd was in the Movistar Arena.

 I like this music because is a kind of electronic music who is so underrated, and the effects of bass and fast times are awesome. And in special form, i like this artist, because the first time that I heard about the Dubstep I heard a Skrillex remix, and from that occasion I download all his job as a Dj, and I also knew him, because in 2004 to 2006 he was singing in a Post-hardcore band called From First to Last, band that I also like.

 So in the concert of Friday, I went with my best friends. We arrive there about 10 pm. The Concert was more like a party, because of music style. I have been in a Dubstep´s party in Santiago, but this one was an experience that I have never forgotten.

 In the concert of Sunday, I went with only one friend. We haven't had tickets, because a man who was working in the sound of the festival, promised us to let enter free in the festival. We were waiting about 5 hours to enter, and finally we enter hidden in a truck. So then we have to wait to the Skrillex's presentation that starts at 7 pm. So meanwhile we went to seen the other artist who was playing that day.

 This presentation have been a little better than the Friday, because was in a bigger place, and the sound was much better. He plays songs that he hasn’t played in Friday, and the set design was more original than Friday.

 And this is a video of one of my favorite songs of Skrillex. It is Cinema, a Benny Benassi remix. This song was the winner of a Grammy, for best remix in 2011.

This is me

My name is Javier, I was born in september of 1993, in Santiago, Chile, and grew up in Ñuñoa neighbourhood. I finished my kindergarten in 1998 and then I went to Instituto de Humanidades Luis Campino, where I was all my school days, and where I become who I am now. Then I decided to study Laws in Universidad de Chile.
I'm the only son, and I live with my mom and my grandmother.
In my free time, I do a lot of things. I like to listening music (I like a lot kind of music, but I prefer Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Indie, Drum 'n Bass and Dubstep), I like to play the guitar, sometimes I write my own songs. I like go to concerts and partys with my friends. Sometimes i do Skateboarding, but I'm not so good. I'm a fan of Colo-Colo, and sometimes I go to the Stadium to support the team. I also like the baseball, and I try to play it the last year. I have been Scout since 2003, and I like to go to camping. I also like the tattoo culture, i don't have any tattoo yet, but I wish have some un a few years.
So this are some things about me.