en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/505426 Comments by Caterina http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/tale-of-two-chavistas.html#IDComment35003267 I liked the interview too, Mujica's always like that, he speaks his mind, period. Jejeje, I love it when I encounter ME-O and Karen at El Portal La Dehesa, such a blatant double standard. I'm not asking him to live in La Cisterna, but isn't La Dehesa supposed to be the incarnation of evil in Santiago de Chile? BTW, I used to live in La Dehesa and my parents still do :-)...lots of Concertacionistas live over ther, especially DC (like UDI folks , they tend to have a gazillion of kids, so they need big houses), and it is a nice neighborhood Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/tale-of-two-chavistas.html#IDComment35003267 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/tale-of-two-chavistas.html#IDComment35002760 I can't stand him either, he's so arrogant, and don't even get me started with his cousin (Rafael Gumucio) Argentines secretly envy Uruguay's stability and civility. Of course, plenty of Argentines think of Uruguay as another province. The thing is Arg-Uru relations have become pretty strained due to the pulpmill. There's a pending resolution to a lawsuit filed in La Haya. So, every time an Uruguayan politician makes a statement about Argentina it's going to get tons of attention. Also, there's a precedent. When Battle was president he started ranting, thinking the cameras were off, about how Argentines were all "chorros, corruptos" etc, etc . He had to come over to personally apologize to Duhalde, he even cried...it was such a bizarre episode. Of course nobody bought his apology, mainly because it's known that Uruguayans really think Argentines, for the most part, are chorros y corruptos. I think it's being interpreted as Mujica speaking his mind and telling it like he sees it, which he does pretty much always. What's interesting is that Crista&Néstor were rooting for him to win the Frente Amplio primaries. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:16:57 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/tale-of-two-chavistas.html#IDComment35002760 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/tale-of-two-chavistas.html#IDComment34995041 That interview has caused a quite the quilombo on both sides of el Río de la Plata. It is very likely that Mujica will win the election, although I would have prefered Astori as the Frente candidate much better. What's interesting in Uruguay is the absolute lack of renewal of its political class, the youngest politician must be 60 years old. About ME-O he really shot himself in the foot, the quote doesn't surprise me much. He's always been prone to those statements about him having grown up in Europe and bla bla bla. His presidential race should be over, however I'm not so sure about his political career. All he needs to do is something cute or endearing in order to win the graces of the Chilean people. The best example is Velasco. I thinks it's great his little daughter survived the drowning accident, really, I'm very happy for him and his wife, it must have been an undescribable ordeal. However, prior to that he was the most unpopular member of the government, his poll numbers were lower than Toledo's before leaving Peru's presidency. All of a sudden his 2 year old almost dies and he becomes the most lovable man Chile's ever had. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:35:29 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/tale-of-two-chavistas.html#IDComment34995041 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-caracas.html#IDComment33739072 I lived in Bello Monte/Colinas de Bello Monte for 3 years, while I was a student at la Católica, great memories!!! We had a great view and we could also see the estadio universitario's scoreboard from our balcony... Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:53:57 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-caracas.html#IDComment33739072 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/drooling-on-lens-of-his-sincerity-cam.html#IDComment33643106 From the first minute of Bowling for Columbine you can tell MM's just wants to show his on the right side, and has no interest in promoting an intelligent discussion about the guns issue. . The first thing he shows ia the number of homicides (absolute figures). Well of course there's going to be more homicides in the US than in Switzerland. If he really wanted to be serious he would have used percentages, you know, to take into account population diffferences. But no, he just wants you to be shocked by the absolute number. I'm not a Charlton Heston fan, although back in the 60's he was one of the first celebrities to march along Dr. King. I don't know what happened to him and why did he become such an adamant defender of the NRA, but I thought it was in poor taste to ambush a senile old man with Alzheimer the way Moore did. Hey, even Erich Honecker was granted asylum for humanitary reasons in Chile... Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/drooling-on-lens-of-his-sincerity-cam.html#IDComment33643106 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/drooling-on-lens-of-his-sincerity-cam.html#IDComment33642562 100% agree + he's terrible with a camera. All of his documentaries have lousy lightning, extremely poor framing, etc, etc. You can actually make that's beautifully shot and that means something. I don't subscribe at all with Riviera&Breton manifesto about art only having value if it is political. Two examples: Frederik Wiseman's entire body of work and Spike Lee's Four Little Girls Michael Moore's only merit is making documentaries more popular, other than that he's reduced them to it's lowest level. MM really gets on my nerves, because I love film in general, and documentaries in particular. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:40:51 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/drooling-on-lens-of-his-sincerity-cam.html#IDComment33642562 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment33029085 Well, here's an old joke I heard when I was a kid, very very un-PC: ¿qué sale de la mezcla entre un argentino y un portugués? un conserje q se cree el dueño del edificio Thu, 3 Sep 2009 20:08:57 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment33029085 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment33027773 Well, to begin with, barrio is the same as urbanización. Here in Argentina, la Lagunita, or el Country, would be barrios. A muchacha de barrio is basically a good girl, you know "una muchacha de su casa", a goodie two shoes.It is a positive description if you like good/well behaved girls Thu, 3 Sep 2009 19:49:20 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment33027773 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment33027137 I've always had the feeling that Venezuelans would have a hard time if Brazil and Venezuela were to meet at a World Cup :). I cheer for Italia, always had, and I can tell you every time Italia played Brazil in a World Cup, Venezuelans without Italian background would come to our club (Casa d'Italia de Maracay) to throw eggs at us and call us names. I'm not doubting, at all, your anecdote about Chileans partying with the Brazilians, but when was that? Last time Chile went to a World Cup was France 1998 and I remember very very long faces when Chile lost to Brazil on the second round, at least in Santiago. Yet, I would do the same, Brazilians definitely know how to party and have a good time! Funny joke, however, we get along just fine these days. You know, Chileans love coming to Buenos Aires and Argentines, since local beaches are too expensive again, are flooding again Chilean beaches during the summer. Furthermore, Argentines are a little jealous of Chile's success, which in turn has made Chileans become more arrogant. Thu, 3 Sep 2009 19:43:35 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment33027137 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32923612 Buenos Aires it is definitely a place to visit. You'll like it a lot. Let me know when/if you come over, so we show around, etc. I didn't know about the Argentinosaurus. You always learn something new. If a larger one comes out it could be called Braziliansaurus, as well, you know, since they are "o pais mais grande do mundo" Wed, 2 Sep 2009 19:50:57 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32923612 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32922778 Maybe :). I was 18 when Ten came out in 1991. I vividly remember listening Alive for the first time in Rockadencia (92.9FM), it blew my mind and changed forever my taste in music Pearl Jam has a new album coming out on Sept. 21 and they are one of the best selling gigs out there. Still playing to sold out arenas wherever they go. They're so amazing live! Also they change their setlists all the time, so you can catch several shows on the same tour and listen to approx. 120 different songs. On the other hand, they're not selling millions of records these days, but they've managed to retain a very loyal fanbase. Which includes me, just in case there was any doubt jeje Wed, 2 Sep 2009 19:40:33 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32922778 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32917785 For Boludo Tejano (whose comment I can't see) Yes, the same Barrio Norte, but I did not say it in a derogatory manner. Except for the hipster areas of Palermo; Palermo + Recoleta is commonly refered to as Barrio Norte. My in-laws live in Barrio Norte. I wouldn't mind living in Barrio Norte ;) Wed, 2 Sep 2009 18:33:13 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32917785 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32911426 ¿Where's that? Barrio Norte/Palermo? Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:08:13 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32911426 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32911381 JA! That's funny. I've never been to Paris (yet), but shouldn't it be the other way around? BsAs may look a little like Paris... Nonetheless, BsAs is a beautiful city and a great place to live. It's been 10 years since I moved here and I've loved every minute, only thing missing is a Pearl Jam tour every year ;) Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:07:41 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/09/view-from-your-window-buenos-aires.html#IDComment32911381 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/you-cant-quit-youre-fired.html#IDComment32045872 This just in from Delsa Zolórzano's Twitter RT @delsasolorzano: Amigos, no es cierta la supuesta expulsion de Leopoldo Lopez. Es una informacion errada y manipulada, no sabemos con que objetivo. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:41:25 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/you-cant-quit-youre-fired.html#IDComment32045872 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/just-about-to-get-married.html#IDComment31114231 Coño, talk about putting pressure on the future newlyweds jaja. You guys are already debating which language should use Quico and Kanako to speak to their future kids. I'll never complain about my Iddishe momme mother in law again... Now, there's going to be mounting pressure on the children issue, there's no avoiding that. Eventually, if you don't have kids in your -say- three first years of marriage, you'll get tired of answering the "when are you having children" with the usual and polite "not yet, we want to wait a little longer, maybe next year, etc etc". Well, since I'm 36 (and my husband 37) we get that question a lot!!!! The only anwser that's proven to be an effective "deterrent" is: "yeah, we've been trying for so long now, it's painful for us, can we change the subject please?" That person will feel terrible (small vengeance for asking preguntas impertinentes) and will never ever ask you again ;) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:10:24 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/just-about-to-get-married.html#IDComment31114231 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/chavez-gets-one-right.html#IDComment30546135 Well, sports is a critical topic and golfers take their "sport" very very seriously. Some are fully convinced that Tiger Woods is greatest man to ever grace the Earth. Really, it would be a total shame if the golf court is expropriated. Regardless of my feelings por el Country Club de Maracay jeje (they used to be really, really mean to us members of la Casa Italia) I don't know how many of you have ever been to Maracay, but the claim that the golf court is needed for housing is, to say the least, preposterous. But, why should we expect common sense from the Govt. anymore right? Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:00:44 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/chavez-gets-one-right.html#IDComment30546135 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/chavez-gets-one-right.html#IDComment30540943 On second thought, how many tennis court would fit in a golf court? Maybe Venezuela can finally have a Wimbledon champ... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:05:02 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/chavez-gets-one-right.html#IDComment30540943 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/chavez-gets-one-right.html#IDComment30534079 This can't be a serious post, although I have to agree with Quico about some golf fashion choices. Furthermore, I'm not fully convinced it is an actual sport. So, since I think this is a tongue-in-cheek post, I'll make a very maracayero (former member of a club) comment. Ja ja! Los socios del Country, ahora que no van a tener más la cancha de golf , qué van a decir que tienen mejor que la Casa Italia de Maracay???? Seriously though, that golf court is great and the Hotel Maracay used to be beautiful. It really embelishes the Avenida Las Delicias, why mess with it. There's plenty of space in Maracay for housing projects, in El Limón and El Castaño, for instance... Nevermind the fact that as a matter of principle I oppose expropriations. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:42:20 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/chavez-gets-one-right.html#IDComment30534079 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/chavez-gets-one-right.html#IDComment30532018 Chavismo makes people do the weirdest things... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:16:37 +0000 http://www.caracaschronicles.com/2009/08/chavez-gets-one-right.html#IDComment30532018