The FIFA World Cup… I remember the first time I was aware of this magnificent sporting event in 1998: I was hanging around in my house (I lived with Dad back then), and I suddenly heard a big commotion erupting from his room. This was unusual because my father and his wife are usually pretty [...]
Hay de cosas innecesarias en esta vida: conferencias de prensa por un temblorcito de 6 segundos, nombramientos ridículos a un centro de convenciones brand new, pop-ups de publicidad que te invaden la pantalla completa cuando vas a visitar el periódico online… …y otro “Reencuentro” … KA$$$HING! Estos pendejos van a hacer OOOOOTRO “reencuentro” más. La gira [...]
Food is always an issue in my household: Eze likes his rice & beans, pork chops and viandas; I don’t. I’m usually met with incredulous faces (complete with gaping mouths and wide eyes) when I admit that I don’t like rice & beans at all. If you’re boricua, you have to like rice & beans, [...]
I just got home from a failed attempt at penetrating the biggest mall in this island (Plaza las Américas, of course, the center of everyyyything). I wanted to get a rare orchid for my mother: it was an dark purple plant with leaves that slightly shimmered as if gold dust had been sprinkled on them, [...]
Hace unos cuantos días tuve una de las experiencias más raras de mi adultez sedentaria: la noche del pasado martes me acosté a dormir, y el sueño nunca me llegó. Casualmente, me tocaba levantarme a las 5 AM del miércoles para llevar a mi hermano al aeropuerto. Nunca pude dormirme completamente, así que a las [...]