Keeping it Simple and Giving my P.O.V.

WELLCOME 2007

2006-12-31T13:52:07+01:00

There are lots of things to remember of 2006! But there is no so much time... 2006 has been challenging. Lof of change for the whole world. Now 2007 seem like an even more challenging year, but we all can take that to our advantage and make of this a very memorable year. For now I'll "Keep it simple" and wish you all the best for 2007. A YEAR OF OPPORTUNITIES LIES IN FRONT OF US!!! ENJOY IT!! MAKE THE MOST OF IT!! LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST!! BEST WISHES!!

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New "HUB" For "Internet Precense"

2006-12-26T13:13:51+01:00

Hello Friends!! Long Time no see! Sorry for all that time without update. Lots of things to do. To simplify things I'm making my blog at blogspot.com my "HUB for my Internet Precense". In there you'll find links to my other profiles and my favorites places in the net. Off course I'll be updating it far more often than what I actually do. Please chek it out at http://dionny.blogspot.com and leave a comment on what do you think. Note: I'll continue updating in here, just that now I'll do this a dedicated blot to a particular theme. Off course I'll continue visiting my friend's blogs, specially the Vania and Varsha ones. ^__^ Hope to hear from you soon friends. Have blessings.

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My first Video... ^__^

2006-08-30T19:04:01+02:00

Finally I finish the TV class project. After 2 months in the making and 3 straight days in edition the 4 minutes feature is complete. That’s my very first TV job. It’s amazingly hard to do a thing like that, but its lots of fun (and headaches). See it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPQLQ-nDVvk (just copy and paste the link to your browser if it doesn’t link directly)

Leave a comment. Hope to see you around.

NOTE: The video is in Spanish. Sorry to the English speaking friends, but I think there are parts that are quite funny even if you don’t now the language. Enjoy!!

WARNING / ADERTENCIA

There’s some foul language. / Hay algo de lenguaje fuerte.

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Wow.... I need to update more often!

2006-08-17T13:11:04+02:00

Yeah, I know... I need to update more often. I'm really busy and it's difficult to, but at least I added a slide show with some photos. To watch it Clik the view link in the previous post. The photos where taken at Rio Blanco in Naguabo, Puerto Rico. That was part of a class project for the TV Production class. The project is a TV show called "Control TV". That day at Naguabo we're filming the documentary "Los Herederos del Hippie", produced and directed by Roberto. Will talk more about that later because right now I'm in a rush. See you people.

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Some Pics...

2006-08-17T13:07:04+02:00

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Change...

2006-07-23T00:20:05+02:00

As the only constant in the universe, change is unavoidable. Everything changes, for good or bad, for better or worse. No denial reason. Change is best dealt with when you embrace it. Keep going…

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And the Thanks go to...

2006-06-16T01:32:19+02:00

Why it’s that sometimes the people for whom you care the most are the people that you give less time?

I haven’t write a book or doing a multi million movie (yet) but I don’t have to wait till then to give my thanks to this special people

Mom and Dad - although we had have so many clashes through life, specially in the teenage time, they continue being supportive and loving, we still have different opinions about so many things, but now we work them out and rise above any issues.

My sister Zaira - As we joke very often we’re a “Company”; we went trough so much together and know so much about each other!

My best and only sis, the very special, Mandy - By far my best friend ever. Even as our relationship isn’t a “traditional” one.

My childhood “brother” Javier

Childhood and teen-age friends Yaritza, Madelyn, Shaylyn and Maria

My former teacher and great friend Irmary Zayas

My university best friend and “partner in crime” Lydia

Some shiny star along the way…

Myriam Scacerra (Sea) - from Mar del Plata, Argentina
Norma Torres - from BBV
David Sierra “El Cocorote” and Maria - from BJC
Rosa Lina - from IBC
Rosemary, Aramis and Victor - from Old Navy, Plaza las Américas
Victor and Felix Caraballo - from SEA, Cidra

Thanks and success to you all.

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What do I really Love?

2006-06-14T14:05:36+02:00

I was talking with my very best friend, and she ask me how I’m sure that I do really want to make movies and how do I know I’ll stick to it in the future… I give her kind of a short answer, now I want to give a broader one, it’s basically the same thing, but the perspective is more ample.

First I will take that all saying… “When the student is ready, the teacher show itself.” For “teacher” it really don’t have to be someone in front of you telling loud and clear what you need to hear. I got lot of “teachers”, parents, school and college professors, friends, radio, TV and the most direct cinema and books.

The people who is around me is not “bad” people, and the ones who gave me advice I know do it with a kind heart, but… the reality is that they have a vision of life that is far from what I think life is. Must of them live the same “reality” in which I find myself right now, they speak from the POV of their experiences, they talk what they see. So, even if they have good advice, their advice is for that reality, if I want to move out of that circle I have to find advice from the outside.

By far books are the best way to find that outside advice, even better than internet in some ways. These “teachers” gave me a lot of knowledge and even wisdom. Later I would give a list of my fav ones.

Cinema comes next. It’s not because I want to do movies that cinema helps me, it’s because in movies you can “see” beyond what it’s around you. I’m not talking about special effects, I’m talking about the stories, the “bones and marrow”. Movies can make you realize things that maybe you don’t have the chance to experience firsthand.

And finally, how I’m sure I want to do this? There are some questions to help you find out if you really like and really want to do something…

Did you stay awake late at night thinking in that stuff?

Did you wake up and suddenly think in a new way of do that?

The magazines which you bought or are attracted to, are related to that?

When someone is speaking about it you have the urge to jump in the conversation to help that person understand it better?

Imagine you’re 95 years old, you look back at what you’re doing right now, how do you feel about it?

Would you do that thing even if you don’t get paid? - Like a hobby or voluntary work.

Are you willing to make sacrifices for it?

If you know for sure that you would fail in it, would you try it anyway?

Trough experience you’ll see what you really love and what you really don’t. Discover what you really love is a long process. It’s trial and error. It’s important to be honest with yourself, and that is a very difficult thing to do, I’m still learning that. At the end what matters is that you do what you love, if you suddenly realize that what you’re doing doesn’t interest you anymore, quit. If you quit because that realization and not because fear, laziness or frustration, you’ll not be a loser, you’ll be wise. What other people said is just talk.

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Fianlly an Update!

2006-06-12T01:40:15+02:00

I had been busy the last weeks so there’s something to update, yet I’ll Keep It Simple…

I went to saw some movies and my opinions are:

:(" class="middle" border="0"> The Da Vinci Code - I expect so much of that movie… It turns me down, for real. I prefer to read the book again.

X-Men 3: The Last Stand - By far the best movie I saw this summer. Ok, it’s not such a great movie, but at least it was fun.

The Omen - Nice drama… Horror? What Horror?

I just started college and it feels so great! The work load is incredible but I like that! The courses I’m taking are:

Cinematography
Marketing
Script Writing for Television and Cinema
Television Production
Occasionally I take the Audio class and it’s quite fun. They let me play with the console at the recording studio!

I get in touch with some good old friends. I want to say hi to Irmary, Judith, Yolanda, Javier, and Aramis.

>" class="middle" border="0"> Finally I get my first video camera, a mic, a digital camera and a digital recorder.

Well till next time… see ya.

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Crisis is Over... It seems.

2006-05-12T15:51:47+02:00

Latest news over Puerto Rico’s crisis, it’s over… it seems.

Thousand protest Puerto Rico’s Layoffs
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-05-11T231123Z_01_N11181292_RTRIDST_0_ECONOMY-PUERTORICO.XML

Workers Pressure Politicians to End Budget Crisis in Puerto Rico
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=3&aid=59371

Puerto Rico Ends Government Budget Crisis
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/3857481.html

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Puerto Rico's Fiscal-Political Crisis

2006-05-11T02:43:27+02:00

For those who wants to know about the current fiscal -political crisis of Puerto Rico, there are the latest news as of May 10, 2006. For more info one of the best places to look is Google news portal (http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8 ) Search: Puerto Rico and El Nuevo Día Newspaper (in Spanish) (www.endi.com)

Unions halt Puerto Rico protests
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4755069.stm

Commission set to Announce plan to Bail Out Puerto Rico http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=3&aid=59303

Deal Could end Puerto Rico Crisis
http://gocaribbean.about.com/b/a/256765.htm

Puerto Rico Protest and Fears http://www.amhersttimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1450&Itemid=27

Oblivious to Puerto Rico Shutdown Problem (Look up for comments) http://hammeroftruth.com/2006/05/09/oblivious-to-puerto-rico-shutdown-problem/

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M:I 3

2006-05-07T13:36:45+02:00

Yesterday saw M:I 3. I didn’t expect that much about that movie specially after the second one. But M:I 3 is more in sync with the first one. Of course the gadgets are always cool and the action is fast paced, but what really got my attention was Maggie Q… Specially with the red dress she wore in the Vatican. That women is gorgeous.

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Just Arriving here...

2006-05-06T16:18:39+02:00

There's so much happening around here that sometimes it's really difficult to cope with everything. I'll do my best to keep it all going smoothly. Don't take me wrong, everything is going right, but it's just to much. It's like have your mouth full of chewing gum, nice taste but to hard to chew. With time everything will be in place...

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