My Blogging Experience

I remembered the first time we had to do a blog in English III, i was not too enthusiastic, especially because of the "mental block", i don't know, it's so stressful, sometimes it's hard to me have to write about something just because i have to do it. I really hate that.

However, i realized that when i started to write a blog (after the mental-block thing), the ideas only appear, and it's fun, every time we have to write about something (the most of times) it's about an interesting topic, so after a while i don't even care about the wordcount... and although it sounds a bit silly, i got to know myself better, it's weird, because some ideas just pop up, and after writing, i assimilated them.

There's no doubt that i learned a lot of new words, so my vocabulary increased considerably. And of course, now i feel more prepared to write anything in English. Also, it's a way to get out of the chemistry, physics, maths... it's just different and I’m able to enjoy it.

Sometimes i just read some blogs only for curiosity and there are some cool and fun blogs, and i like the way some people write, it's a whole new world for me. And some future topics, i don't mind if i must write about some other countries that i find interesting or about the fears that people have, i really hate clowns for example, so... there's a fun topic.

Whatever, it was fun, more than i expected it, and, oh, achievement unblocked: i was able to overcome my mental block without even a cigarette.

From the invisible to the visible world...

"What is essential, is invisible to the eye."

I recently read in the news about a group of pharmacists and other professionals of the health area who invented a new treatment based on nanoemulsions of a derivative of Tumeric: the curcumin. This treatment can inhibit the reappearance of cancerous cells and is apparently very effective on animals.

Nanoemultions are basically a kind of heterogeneous mix: powder of a selected product or "active ingredient" round by a lipid monolayer with other immiscible liquid that contains it. This "emulsion" is encapsulated in nanostructures and it could be administered by many ways, the process to make simple nanoemultions is energy efficient, but the trouble is that industries generally use a high amount of energy to make the process the most effective possible.

His applications are essential in the pharmaceutical industries, it allows to reduce the size of any material to nano-size (50-200 nm.) and protect, carry and deliver antimicrobials, antioxidants, drugs, pharmacological nutrients and many other substances, so they are common in the Pharmacy career.

It's really interesting the wide use that nanoemultions have, not only in the oncological treatment, but in food and cosmetic industries too, and the recent discover, shows to everyone the importance and utility of this method.

And if the essential is invisible to the eye, just bring your microscope!

The Most Enjoyable Subject...

All in all my heart still belongs to biology, i have to admit it, actually, i can't wait to start the second semester just to study about the cells, genetics, ecosystem and so much others :( whatever...

I really like Chemistry I, there's something about the study of the matter that caught my attention... it's so universal, even the Greek philosophers tried to understand what things were made of. It's really interesting study the behaviour of the atoms to form molecules, and so, i always wanted to know how really works the reactions to form compounds, and of course, lean how to name them. By the way, my favourites contents are Chemical Bond and Stoichiometry<3.

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I feel really comfortable in the class, just like a fish in its bowl and other friends from other sections are there too, actually, there are like 80 people there, and the teacher, Mrs. Atria, well, she doesn't talk... she whisper... so, it's really hard to listen when you get late to the class and there's no sit free in front.

Although, sometimes it's a little bit complex (solutions pls) and as you know, it's a class totally theoretical, i like that, but, the next semester start the practical Lab of Chemistry, and that sounds more interesting to me than the actual Lab Techniques, this last subject it's fine, but, i can't really enjoy it so much because of the pressure i feel in there... whatever, there is no subject i don't like at all, but certainly the second semester it's gonna be f*cking awesomeee!

A Person you Admire

"Experience is a truer guide than the words of others"

-Leonardo Da Vinci

His legacy is endless, born on 15 April in 1452 in Italy, Da Vinci is for me, the greatest figure of the renaissance, his work embraces from maths to painting, including astronomy, botanic, anatomy, literature and a lot more areas from the arts, humanities, and science, also he was an magnificent inventor.

Leonardo had an excepcional mind, maybe, the most complex and complete one in the history. Is recognised by their paintings, the most famous ones: The Last Supper, and The Mona Lisa, this last one is really misterious, i don't know, maybe, because the experssion of her face...

It's hard to talk about all his magnum opus, but, we all know the Vitruvian Man, which reflect the anthropocentric revolution and the most perfect machine ever made: human body, Leonardo just like me could marvel from the beauty and the incredible mechanism of everything that we are made of, just like gears that spin in a precise way. Da Vinci also studied anatomy and physiology, i heard that he used to profane bodies from the cementery just to dissect them and then, draw what he saw, material with the vascular system, a fetus in the uterus and organs like the heart, cerebral ventricles and the liver (to mention a few), also Leonardo was the first in define the atherosclerosis and liver cirrhosis.

I like Leonardo's insatiable mind of knowledge, he was unique, and when i read about his work sounds like the most interesting person i'll never know. I mean, he probably could talk about everything and enjoy to know about everything at the same time. I bet he was an inspiration for a lot of people (artists, humanists, mathematicians, scientist, writer and others). Maybe, he was a man misunderstood in his time, but now, he have the appreciation he really deserve.

And just like Leonardo said, don't be afraid to experience all the fields that you want, don't guide by the other people words, if they say that something is yellow, don't respond: ok, so it's yellow... just take a look by yourself.

My Favourite Book and Film

There is not exist a feeling comparable to finish a book. I remember when i was a kid my mother sometimes bought me some childish books to read like "¡Ay, Cuánto me quiero!" or "La familia guacatela", i don't think that titles like those sounds familiar to you but for me are an important part of my childhood, i remember i liked so much that i read them like a million times at least.

But i started to really enjoy read some books thanks to my teacher of language, she always give us cool books to read and i get into it so much that i ask her for more books. Between the Chilean writers, Pedro Lemebel, (rest in peace, master) the way he write.. his books are so enjoyable, it's incredible, my favourite books written by him are "De perlas y cicatrices" and "Tengo miedo torero". Also, i read "Mala onda" by Alberto Fuguet, a Chilean novel about a teenager, Matías Vicuña living in the middle of the dictatorship in Chile, i have to say that i loved that book, it's probably my favourite one in spanish.

I like horror books too, Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe are the reason of the 90% of my goosebumps :( advice: never read them in the night alone... well, i also like fantastic novels like A Song of Ice and Fire, The Hunger Games and Harry Potter. I remembered me so excited about the new movies of HP. I used to go to the cinema a lot, but, now... maybe once or twice at month.

Well, i like a lot a movies too, but my favourite is"Kill Bill" with the beautiful and deathly blonde, Uma Thurman by the great Quentin Tarantino, who also directed Reservoir Dogs, Unglorious bastards, Pulp Fiction and other masterpieces... "The Clockwork Orange" by Stanley Kubrick is a five stars movie, Kubrick also directed The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut. I like almost every movie directed by Tim Burton, who usually work with Jhonny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter, and by the way, "The Night Before Christma"s was my favourite movie when i was a kid, i know all the songs in it.

Well, i'm going to give you just a humble advice: don't read something beacause everyone read it and don't watch a movie just because it has 5 stars on netflix, come on, like my mom say: don't judge a book by his cover.

A Photograph You Like

Press the button and ¡Flash! it's taken. As we getting older, we usually forget about the past, about certain moments, people, travels... the best solution: take a camera with you, well... it's not 1998, so you could take your phone, or your tablet, or your notebook, There is any device that don't take photographs? I doubt it. Now it's easier, you don't have to wait for the developing or worry about the camera roll, welcome to the twenty-first century bit*hes, the "I want it now! age".

When i see my family albums i can't help but notice the importance of the photographs, especially because i almost don't remember my father, so, the picture of my mind of him is basically his face on photographs. And oh, how can i forget when i said to my mom: "I don't want to take the camera, mom, all i'll want to remember it's going to be on my mind" Bull*hit! I regret it so much, my best vacations on 2010 in Chiloe and i don't have any picture of it :(

Anyway, a photograph that caught my attention was a nostalgic and beautiful one, and is the proof that a picture taken in the right time can capture the perfect essence of the moment... In the middle of the war in 1994-Chechnya, a russian soldier who found an abandoned piano in the woods started to playing it, and someone just took the photo. I don't know why, but it's like this photograph has soul, it's a little bit rare combination: a soldier playing piano in the middle of nowhere, but at the same time it's so peacefull and nostalgic. Well, sorry if i can't describe it right to you, but, look at it for yourself... as you know "a picture is worth a thousand words.".

Music in My Life

            The music is like food to the soul, and you could "eat" any kind of music you wish, in my case, i could start with a plate of psychedelic rock, then listen some hip-hop, but, of course, end with a great dessert: Jazz.

          I started listening to Jazz when i was like 10 or 11 years old, because a neighbor had a band, and he used to play the Bass, one of my favorite’s instruments together with Saxophone and Piano. When i heard the music he put on the radio: i was listening Coltrane for the first time, and i just traveled to a peaceful place, it left me speechless, and it was indescribable. So, i did get so much into it, that then, when i was 15, my family bought me an alto saxophone, it was hard to learn, but it truly worth it, i love to improvise, even i play in a Band, but the time is really short because University, so, we decide to take a break until vacations.

            By the way, that doesn't mean i just listen to Jazz, because in a day i listen Chilean Music like "Los Prisioneros" or "Violeta Parra", The Doors, Michael Jackson, Radiohead, The Eagles, Iron Maiden, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, Edith Piaff, Calle 13, Cypress Hill, even classic music when i study, like Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy... i listen to almost everything, except for Reaggeton, and i'm not a big fan of the new pop. Sorry if you feel judged, but i feel Reaggeton and Pop are the most commercial kind of music for me.

            Anyway, I think people shouldn't be close to listen to a specific kind of music, because, if your take your soul to the "restaurant" of music, i don't think that feed it with the same plate everytime be so funny, so, try to listen a little more of the menu!