jueves, 24 de septiembre de 2009

Transantiago...

The truth is that, although I often used the previous public transport system, this was not an everyday occurrence and I didn’t travel long distances, that is why I know better the current system, called Transantiago.
First I would like to talk about the positive aspects of the new sistem. In economic terms for users is cheaper than the previous one because in the new system you can perform various combinations and travel long distances by a single ticket. I think the new sistem is more organized, although in some cases the frequency is irregular, creating long waits and traffic jam. Also thanks to the renovation of some machines is less polluting, especially in terms of noise. In my personal case the creation of new routes favored me because now I have more ways to get around, but I don’t forget that for some people the change had a negative effect, because they have to walk far to take the bus. On the negative side I consider that sometimes you have to wait a lot of time for the bus and, as the subway, it is always crowded.
I think, as the first step to improve the current system, I would make a more community planning and design, because they usually think only from experts ignoring who actually use the system. Also, I would implement more buses, routes and regularize the frequencies.
Finally, I consider that the government authorities and the whole society must think about the public transport sistem more seriously, because it is an issue that affects quality of life of people in a very important way.

jueves, 3 de septiembre de 2009

The music in my mp3 :)

First, I must say I am a music lover, I love music in every way, love listening to music, dancing and singing. Unfortunately I have no talent for playing musical instruments, but also enjoy the art of others. The music covers many topics, so we could write millions of pages about it, but today I want to tell you about the songs in my mp3. Why did I choose this topic? Simply because I feel that these songs can tell a lot about myself and how I see life, these are songs that I like so much and they are with me constantly, for example, when I walk down the street or I am on the subway or I should wait somewhere. In my mp3 I have songs of many different styles and periods, such us The Beatles, Alanis Morissette, The Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey, Nsync, Pablo Dacal, Kevin Johansen, Jorge Drexler, 31 minutos, Jarabe de Palo, Sarah Mclachlan, Andrés Calamaro, Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz, Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley, Holden, Cafeta Cuba, Carla Bruni, Michael Buble, Fito Paez, Katy Perry, Miranda, Yann Tiersen, among others. Generally, I used to listen more music in English, but lately I've been listening to music mostly in Spanish, especially Pablo Dacal, a great Argentine singer, very talented, Kevin Johansen and Jorge Drexler, they have in common soft melodies and very special lyrics, funny, simple and complex at the same time and express thoughts and feelings with which I identify sometimes. No matter what time I always listen to The Backstreet Boys, I assume that I love them and I am a really crazy fan. To finish, I can only say that I couldn’t live without music. See you!