Next Chapter... 2013

Hi everyone!!
Happy New Year!!!
I hope this year you fulfill all your wishes and all your dreams may come true.
This year will be a challenging year for me as I'll have to present the SATs and TOEFL and mainly get a good score. My future depends in it, so I really need to work hard for it.
Also this year, we'll be visiting all my family in India, so I'm really looking forward to it.
I sense this will be a great year!
So, here we go 2013!
We have a 365 page book to write. It's worth more if you write a damn good one ;)

2012... The End or a New Beginning?

Hi everyone

It’s been such a long time since I last wrote. This year is almost over, 19 days left. Years nowadays pass really fast, it just seems yesterday when we first came to Torreón.  It’s been nearly  6 years. 

Well, as you know the mayan prophecies say that the world will end the 21 of the present month. 

Many people are scared and wondering what will happen, if this day will mark the end of the world.

In my point of view I think that not necessarily it means the world’s going to end, it represents only changes and maybe the start of a new era.

Yesterday I came to know that the US government had to make an oficial declaration that the world isn’t going to end because many people were preparing themselves with food and clothes, meanwhile others were commiting suicide. I was impressed by this fact, I didn't think it was even possible for people to get so paranoid but as always there are some people like this...

Personally, I don’t think something bad or disastrous will happen, just that people are creating a lot of fear and panic by saying it’s the end of the world, we are all going to die or in other words; the apocalypsis.

Finally, there isn’t anything left to say.. let’s see what happens and hope for the best!

In the meantime enjoy each day as your last and be cheerful. 

Aquí vamos 2013! 

Time flies...

It’s been such a long time since I last wrote!! So many things have passed in the meantime.

In less than 2 years, I’ll be finishing high school and who knows where I’ll be heading to, what I'll be studying... (I do have a vague idea of what I'm going to do, I'm not so lost haha) 

According to my dad, these years will define the person you’ll become. So he keeps on telling me to study and prepare myself so I can go college abroad.

I guess that’s right so I try to follow his advice.

I’ve started studying for the SAT’s and I just need to focus, a lot!! I’ve also a lot of school activities to do, robotic, football, french and so. So I think maybe this year will be kind of tough but I’m sure that if I organize all my activities and time and most importantly I don't waste my time doing nothing, I might be able to achieve my goals. 

These months I have seen that time flies and I need to start working fast! 

Sometimes as you grow up, you need to realize that priorities change, the amount of responsibilities grow and well you, you only need to keep up with them.

Each decision you make forms part of what you’re becoming and each step you take defines you.

Growing up implies a lot more tan just having more freedom and responsabilities, but the ability and maturity to deal with them.

Sometimes I’m scared of what’s about to happen, of the future but I guess I should just do my best and hope everything works out. 

CERBOTICS. Imagine and Build.

This time I’ll tell you about our school’s robotics club.

Everything strated before xmas holidays when many students were invited to participate in a robotics project (first robotics competition) organized by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).

The FRC is an international competition and this is the first time we’re participating. Peñoles is sponsoring the whole Project for our team and for other 3 teams from the region.

We really started working after the kick off, on january 7th. Our goal was to create a robot that could play basketball; throw the balls and defend the area.

The first thing we did was to divide ourselves in different areas; mechanic, electronic, informatic and comunication. I’m in comunication.

Each area got together and started planning everything they had to do. Our first job was to create a name, a logo and a slogan for our team.

After going through different options and propositions we decided that we would be called Cerbotics; Cervantes + Robotics.

Each one of us was assigned a especific work; I’m in charge of the media and press diffusion, so I talked for the radio, tv and press.

We also had a “cascarita” (a game) in which the 4 teams of the region presented their project and made a demostration of their robot.

For 6 weeks of intense hard work, the bag and tag day had come. We had to close the robot and pack it before the 24 on midnight. That last day was full of surprises. Our robot had some technical issues so suddenly it stopped answering commands and working. Everyone of us was getting so worried and nervous because if the robot didn’t work there was no chance of going to regionals and competing. The tension level was high at the critical moment. The fact that it was already 10 o’clock when this happened made us feel so scared and worried.We had so few time left, the electrics, mechanics and informatics got to work and check what was going wrong.

After they knew what was happening, quickly they started working and got the robot fixed. The good thing was that the problem could be solved and we managed to pack everything before 12:00.

When we finished we were so happy and excited because it is a product of hard work, dedication and effort.

Now we move on to the next step of preparation for the regionals in April at Houston. The first half of our job is done, now we have to go on and do what it needs to do our best performance in the regionals.

Check it out!

Facebook: Team Cerbotics 4400

Twitter: @TeamCerbotics

Blog: http://www.cerboticsteam4400.blogspot.com/

http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/703332.html

http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/703378.construyen-robot-para-competencia.html

http://www.hoyrobotica.com/construyen-un-robot-basquetbolista/

http://impreso.milenio.com/node/9111378

http://www.periodicoentretodos.com/mx/index.php/notas-locales/4273-presentacion-de-robotica-en-el-colegio-cervantes.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpmXw6zz_hE

Real Steel

Yesterday I went to the movies and saw a film called Real Steel.

The story takes place in the 2020, at that time human boxing is extinct.

It actually starts when a man called Charlie (Hugh Jackman) who used to be a boxer is told that his exgirlfriend has died and their son, Max will be under his control. Charlie hates the idea of it as the only things that matter to him are robots and money. He makes a deal with the husband of his son’s aunt to exchange the boy for money. They decided that the boy will just spend the summer with him and the rest of his life with his aunt.

Charlie wants Max to stay with Bailey, who after her father’s death owns the gym where he grew up, but Max insists in being with his dad.

Charlie had bought a once famous robot called Noisy Boy and in a fight it gets totally damaged, so he and Max go to a place where they could find robot parts to be able to build a new one.

There by chance Max finds a complete Generation 2 bot named Atom buried. He brings it back and in the gym Bailey lets them that it’s in good conditions. It is programmed to support a lot of They find out that it has a shadowing mode.

Max programs voice control for Atom. He teaches it to dance while Charlie teaches it box. Max was determined to make Atom a good fighting robot.

No one believes that Atom can win a fight but amazingly he does. Through words Atom becomes famous in the small leagues. It was innovative to see a small boy and a bot dancing and winning.

After some time they invite Charlie, Max and Atom for a fight against two cities in a preliminar fight of the world robot boxing league (mayor league).

Before the match, they are called to the Lamckova suite. There Farra, the owner of Zeus the most powerful robot on earth at that time, tells them her interest in buying Atom. Charlie wants to accept because of the amout of money they would receive but Max refuses.

The fight seemed to be to easy for Two Cities at first but then Charlie saw the weak point of his opponent and Atom seemed to work it out pretty well.

At the end of the fight Max challenges Farra for a fight against Zeus.

Summer was over and Charlie took Max back to his aunt’s house. Even though they had grown close Charlie decided that it was the best option for Max’s future.

He came to realize that he wanted to be part of his son’s life from that time on, so he went to apologize to him and tell him that their challenge had been accepted.

When the day had finally come, everyone was nervous, Zeus hadn’t ever been defeated. At the start everything seemed to go bad for Atom. It was being hurt awfully but it hanged on till the last round. The voice mode wasn’t working so they were practically lost. Max asked Charlie to box for Atom using the shadow mode. It was hard for Charlie to accept but he agreed.

Everything was going wonderful they almost won Zeus, the bell saved it. It was time then for the judges to decide the winner. Zeus “won” but the people had seen that extraordinary event and called Atom “the people’s champion”.

It’s a good movie. I really liked it and you should see it! I think it’s worth it.

Never give up, everything’s possible.. that’s clear!

time goes by...india 2011

This year on summer vacations we went to India .

We first went to Chennai with Janani akka, Varshini, Mishal, Shanti athai, Ganapathy mama, Shankar chitappa and Mini chiti.

After staying there for a couple of weeks, we went to Coimbatore to see Lalitha achi, Samy thatha, Aparna, Devi athai, Soori mama and Mani mama. We also saw perrito (Lalitha achi and Samy thatha's dog)! He's really big and cute.

Since we arrived at Chennai and in Coimbatore Balu thatha and Gomathi achi stayed with us.

We also saw many ammappa’s friend in both cities.

We went out to malls, temples, to have an ice cream, to go out for dinner, to see Harry Potter and many more things.

Before coming back Mani mama took both achi’s, amma and myself to Ooty (a hill town). I loved it! It is really cool: the climate, the scenaries, everything!

It was really nice to spend time with all of them after such a long time. I had such a wonderful time and even wish we could have stayed a bit longer!

I think India is changing, I saw a lot of difference between last time we came (2 years ago) and this time. It has become really Cosmopolitan and modern. But there is still the essence of Indian culture and I do think it’ll always remain there.

Something quite interesting is that I noticed a lot of difference between people from North India to the ones from the South (talking generally). The southern people are more conservative and in a way a more closed society, meanwhile in the north they’re more open, a more liberal society.

Sometimes, I wonder what will happen if I return there. What will I have to do, what will happen to my ways of life, even maybe my ideas will have to change, and in a certain point of view it’ll be really hard I guess. I hope and know that when that time comes, my family will be able to help me through it.

Maybe I have an mexican way of thinking, maybe not, maybe it’s a mix of both cultures. It’s the way I grew up not here nor there. Lets see what happens next….

Champions League! BARCA CAMPEON!

Hi eveyonee!

Yesterday took place the Champions League Final in Wembley 2011. I was really anxious about this match because I knew it would be a great match, with the best teams in the world. Both, Barcelona and Manchester United went for their 3^rd title.

Manchester United started playing well and controlling their opponent but after some minutes Barcelona began to play way far better than ManU.

After 27 minutes, the first goal was scored by Pedro with a pass from Xavi. The culés couldn’t celebrate for long as 6 minutes later Rooney gave the tie for the red devils.

But in the second half, Messi and David Villa gave the triumph for the Barcelona team. Now the team coached by Sir Alex Ferguson couldn´t even make a clear shot at the goal posts.

The man of the match was Lionel Messi, I do agree that he’s the best player in the world!

Here in Mexico, a lot of people supported Manchester United just because Chicharito is playing there while others supported Barcelona of Pep Guardiola. Many were comparing him to Messi, I think that even though he's a very good player we can't compare him to Messi who is a genius in football.

I support Manchester United not only because of Chicharito but because I like their way of playing, but even then I do accept that Barcelona is a fantastic team!

The Champions League is an annual tournament organized by the UEFA for the top football clubs in Europe; it was inaugurated in 1955 by the proposition of a French journalist who conceived the idea after seeing the Campeonato Sudamericano de Campeones in 1948.

Since then, the Real Madrid is the team with the highest number of titles (7).

Let's see who wins next year! Hope its ManU or Real Madrid! jiji :D