To do list # 1

Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia

Our (informed) society

I frequently like to discuss current afairs, not because they are fun but because they belong to the history of our days. In some years from now I will be able to say that I lived all the world conflicts of the early XXI century and that fortunately I was informed enough to know what was happening and why. We are the lucky ones, young adults with access to all sources of information, not just from brain washed newspapers but also from citizens who are living these moments of history in real life and are able to share quotes, images and even videos with all of us, all around the world. When I am discussing certain situations with people as young as I and they do not have any clue of what I am talking about, is when I start to wonder what is wrong with our society. People do not care and do not want to be bothered to care. All of this conversation because of a simple click on the BBC website where I found the most popular articles shared on the Internet today: 

What the hell is wrong with people? Even the fact that Cyprus asked for bailout help from the EU is more important than all of this crap. 

The meaning of censorship

Thought of the day:
Is censorship already faded away in Western "democracies"? Can we express ourselves openly without any restrictions? Do we have the right to protest against our government? The answer is clearly no and we do not need to do a further research to understand why. 

"It's not about his mental health. It's about us never seeing him on the street again."

The trial of Anders Breivik ended in Norway today but the final verdict will just be announced in August. There is no question about the insanity of this man, he killed 77 people, most of them young teenagers. It is impossible for a man who acted this way to be psychologically normal. His psychological status is not important anymore, not for me and not for all the families who suffered their losses. He killed and there is no excuses to it. The case of Breivik is just one more proof that extremism, of all kinds, is a danger to the world of today. 

Mourinho 1 - 0 Zeiman

The new Roma coach reffered to José Mourinho, who is currently working in Real Madrid, as a "mediocre coach." Mourinho answered back to Zeiman's comments saying the following: 
“I didn’t know he was the Roma Coach and I’ll have to catch up on what he won. I’m on holiday at the moment, but I have some free time and I’ll look to inform myself with the help of Google."

News from Egypt

Mubarak is, according to different sources, "clinically dead." While he is in hospital thousands of Egyptians celebrate the begin of a "suppose" new era on the heart of the revolution, Tahir Square. According to early results, the candidate for the Muslim Brotherhood won the elections for president. But what does this mean? Can democracy be installed when the fingertips of the Mubarak regime are still alive? The answer is no. Democracy is big steps away from Egypt and the Mubarak era can now be entering a new beginning but in a different form. 

As much as I love England...

Ukraine 0 - 1 England (or should I say 1-1?)

Note to self

Who consumes more?

As we all know the global weath is not well distributed between regions. This graphic, made ahead of the Rio+ Summit 2012, makes it clear. The regions with more resources are the ones who suffer more hunger and poverty. Give it a thought!

Y u no wake up?

Even 9gag makes sense when talking about Portugal. Incredible!

José Manuel Barroso

Today at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, the European Comission head, José Manuel Barroso, answered  to a Canadian journalist when we asked why North Americans should "risk their assets to help Europe":


In his words:
"Frankly, we are not here to receive lessons in terms of democracy or in terms of how to handle the economy. This crisis was not originated in Europe."

Top news of the day

According to Pakistan's Supreme Court PM Gilani "had ceased to be the prime minister of Pakistan." 
Will the next PM be any better? Is this just a battle between the civilian politicians and the judiciary? Will the government fall? Did he deserved this end? A lot of questions to be answered!

A new beginning

I am starting my counting again. How many blogs I already had? I asked. Probably five, probably more. I always end up forgetting passwords, the content itself or to be honest, I just become tired of the daily basis of blogging. That is why I decided to start a knew one, because I am a stubborn (one of those that never give up). 
Now, instead of focusing on my same old and girly themes, I am writing about what I love: the world, in every possible "outlook". Believe me that the view of a world traveller can be very different from the rational perspective of a journalism student.

(Unfortunately the world is full of it)