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Dec. 11, 2025
Be real or be AI stuffed?
When to choose between to really know something well and just to show that you know it is not such an easy thing to decide.
We are living in an interesting time when with a magic touch of AI everything could look ( not to be , only look but that is enough) 10 times faster, smarter, better.
Every person could do that, it is enough just ti touch some buttons 2 or 3 times and "Voila!", you have a simple cheap solution in you hand.
But it is shining and so attractively bright. No doubt it works for all, for you as well as for another people. And those people could be your bosses, customers or clients.
So you should choose. And what a tough decision it is I have to say.
You never know what is better in the eyes of another person - be natural/rustic/old fashioned or be modern/unnatural/ bright and cheap.
I was challenged by this choice during the recent interview . Nobody told me the requirements or rules. Use or do not use whatever you want. They just observed.
It was an interesting exerience.
We are living in an interesting time as I have already mentioned.
Dec. 11, 2025
First impressions matter!
How do you feel then you hear "tell me about yourself" question?
Of course , of course, the question is wrong and the interviewer should better be more open and direct and actually ask “What specifically about you meets my needs ?”.
Does not matter , we all are seasoned professionals here and know this trick perfectly.
But how to answer?
The professor Rebecca Okamoto , a Communication consulter, shows us a very good example how to do it when presenting on TEDTalk.
Tell me about yourself, but don't talk about yourself. Tell me that you can do for me in only 20 words.
Then she shows 5 main topics like help, mission, strength and others to choose from .
And she bright! She sounds confident and nice! Exactly as everybody wants to sound when answers.
Suddenly I blink and and the magic clears away, something breaks.
It is all now about appearance only. Nothing real, only words.
That is why very often corporates end up with people knowing how to talk, not to how to do the job, they master the faire-savoir instead of the savoir-faire.
Lesson learned !
I also be heaving the 20 words speach in my pocket but just to open me the way to a real achievements.
Dec. 11, 2025
Renovation Day 8
It’s the last day.
The renovation left only one task, which is caulking. I got a message that the worker will arrive at my house around noon. I headed home to let he in during my lunchtime.
Today was heavy rain. I didn’t have an umbrella, but I wore the raincoat. I walked in the rain and, of course, I all wet.
I cleaned the countertops to make easy for caulking while I am waiting him. He arrived in 10 mins after I did. He picked some tools from tool back and started caulking. A white color one was put on edge sides and a clear one was put on around sink. After that, he repaired a wall with some pink muddy item(sticky liquid?)
That was the last step for our new kitchen! (Actually, a chipped door will be replaced later, but it is not important now.) I took a picture of our kitchen and shared the results with my colleagues. They congratulated me so much!
Dec. 11, 2025
Insomnia
I had insomnia last night, the feeling was really bad.
At first, I fell asleep as usual. Suddenly, my Pomerania puppy barked crazily and I was woke up. I realized that he slipped into my bedroom and was shut in the room. Maybe he had been sleeping quietly under my bed, so I didn't notice it at all. I opened the door and he ran out of my bedroom to drink water.
Then I couldn't fall asleep anymore, I kept thinking about this and that until nearly 3 AM.
This morning, I dragged myself to the office and felt really sleepy. I planned to check out earlier and take a good rest tonight.
Dec. 11, 2025
My Wednesday!
Today I woke up at 5.20 am. I worked all day and in this moment I work.
I left tomorrow at 9 a.m.
In the evening I practiced English on Discord.
I talked with people from USA, Brazil, Egypt and Ecuador!
I was nervous at first, but now I feel happy.
I want to speak more tomorrow and improve my English.
Thank you for reading me.
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Dec. 10, 2025
Papierbescher
Heute ist mir etwas komisch passiert.
Ein Kunde wollte einen Papierbescher, aber ich wusste nicht, was war das. Ich wusste natürlich das Wort Papier, aber nicht Papierbescher. Ich dachte am Anfang, dass er sich auf Brotpapier bezöge, aber nein, ich war total falsch. Deswegen hat er wiederholen: "Papierbescher!" Ich habe dann ihm eine Kuchenunterlage gezeigt, die aus Papiel besteht, aber ich war nochmal falsch. Der Mann war entweder genervt oder frustiert, trotzdem war er nicht unhöfflich, aus diesem Grund habe ich nie die Fassung verloren. Ich habe nur gelächelt. Am Ende hat er gesagt: "Papierbescher für Kaffee!". Nun, dieses Mal habe ich ihm ein Filterpapier gezeigt. Hahaha! Ich weiß nicht, ob er eigentlich genervt oder frustiert war, oder er auslachen wollte. Schließlich habe ich mein Handy benutzt, um das Wort zu übersetzen. "Vaso de Papel" war die Übersetzung. Ahhh!! Ich habe über mich gelacht! Endlich konnte ich der Mann geben, war er wollte. Ich habe heute etwas neues gelernt!
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Do you like public speaking as much as I do?
For me, it’s exciting to stand in front of many people and present my ideas.
I enjoy every minute of it.
I speak clearly and feel the audience.
It is all fun.
But also it helps me to grow pprofessionally and improve my communication skills.
That is what I could say but I hate public speaking.
I am definitely not a good speaker and never been.
Usually I say that I have a strong cold and sorry a thousand times but this time please do it without me.
And it works!
Dec. 10, 2025
My Family Farm
I used to spend my New Year with my parents. We went each year to their farm and we met with my mom's side family. I don't know why, but I have realized that with the time, my family give less important to these moments. All of them, except for my parents. Each year we were less, either because: my aunt had a discusion with her daughter; my cousin has nail pain; or my brother was so exhausted. So, the last few years, I was feeling equal too. But I continued going there for my parents. My family says that my parents don't miss a thing, not even an assembling furniture (it's a Colombian joke).
I believed that to spend far away from my Colombian family dates like New Year and Christmas will be sad, but it wasn't like this. I started feeling like them, giving less importance to that moments. Now, I have my own family with my husband, and I only want to be with him. I only feel bad to my parents but we are searching to spend special moments together.
Dec. 10, 2025
What's the most boring thing that you have to do every day?
My daily joint stretching and muscle training are boring. I started these training in order to improve my back pain, because my back was getting pain even when I was sitting. However, my flexibility hasn't been good. I think I need to go on gradually.
Dec. 10, 2025
Should students use their phones in school?
Nowadays, technology dominates society in every aspect you could imagine, one of them being in education. A large number of schools, colleges, teachers, and most importantly, students improve their abilities by using the Internet, although there's controversy about it. Could students be crossing the line by using their mobile phones at school?
The Internet is a big and powerful sharing community, which means you can find any information about any subject easily and quickly. If used correctly, can clearly enhance the learning process. However, school isn't a place only for studying, it is also where you learn about social skills and the use of mobile phones definitely has negative impacts from this point of view.
As a result, students can be deeply affected by the excessive use of the Internet. The use of their phones in class or even during breaks can harm their social abilities and concentration, it should only be accepted if the teacher believes it is necessary for learning.
Dec. 10, 2025
昨日のフランス語の集まり
毎週、ほかの人と会って、フランス語でしゃべります。
（ちなみに、どの言葉は適切ですが？集合？集まり？会合？交流会？ミーティング？）
この集まりには２０１１年から参加しています。あの年、高校生の四年生（＝日本の三年生、つまり最後の年）でした。妹の友達のお母さんに教えてくれました。参加しないときもありました。大学や海外で働いているとき、夏の休みしか参加ができませんでしたね。コロナウイルスのとき、皆は一時的に止まりました。でも今、また定期に集まります。
私はもちろんそんなに若くないですが、２０１１年からずっと一番若い常連です。もっと若い参加者は来たことがあるでしょうが、普通の「メンバー」と言わないと思います。
最近、この集合以外、別にフランス語を練習しません。日本語と中国語に集中します。フランス語の能力を一応維持するようにこの集合に行っています。それに、多くの参加者は友達になりました。妹の友達のお母さんをはじめ、多くの２０１１年の参加者まだ来ています！
唯一の問題は集合の場所です。同じカフェに何回も行っています。立地といい環境といい、便利です。環境が割と静かで、大きな晩ご飯の代わりに、小さい飲料しか注文してもよくて、二時間も座ってもいいです。でも食べ物の質は低下してきて、値段も高くなってきました！
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My Day
Today, I didnn't have any ideas of subjects to talk about so I decided to talk about my day.
I woke up at 6:35 a.m. because I had to go to school. That's really early so I had to go night night early too.
Yesterday, I forgot to put my alarm on for today, but down to luck, I woke up at 6:41 naturally. That's impressive how our habits can impact our brain.
Afterwards, I went downstairs, did my skincare routine, brushed my hair, and ate a bowl with skyr, chocolate and oat flakes, and I added a banana.
After that, I went to school, and during the commute, I learnt some English words from a list I've made with important words and expressions I heard in Ryan Trahan's videos. That way, I learn about 10 to 15 words a day and I renforce my vocabulary.
Today is Wednessday, so I only have 4 hours of school, but I started with a test. And this test was in a subject I really don't like: NSI (Numeric and Informatic Science). I don't know if I passed the test, but I did my best. I hope I'll have about 12 out of 20. That's not a good grade, but that isn't terrible too.
After the NSI class, I had French class. It's maybe the most boring subject. We always talk about French authors, but let's be honest, who really care about them ahah? Moreover, I don't think this subject is that useful. How can it be useful for you future? You won't talk about Victor Hugo or other different authors?!
I finished the day with a Spanish class. Before, I had a teacher I hated. The class was so bad. We did things we learnt when we just began to learn Spanish, three years ago. However and hopefully, she was just a replacement and the teacher I have now is much better. First, we learn things that are from our level, and secondly, the class is much more interesting. For example, at the moment, we talk about the singer Bad Bunny and it's really cool. We talk about him because he made a statement where he encourage people to earn Spanish in the U.S.A because he will think at the Super Bowl, and in Spanish. His statement caused controversy because the Trump politic try to erase all the Spanish stains in the U.S.A.
I hope you enjoyed reading my text. Please tell me how uou found my English!
Dec. 10, 2025
Brainstorming
Der Austausch von Informationen scheint beim Fortschritt der verschiedenen Wirtschaftszweige und auch in der Wissenschaft eine wichtige Rolle zu spielen. Deswegen hat Brainstorming in der heutigen Zeit einen großen Zulauf. Jedoch wird oft darüber diskutiert, ob Brainstorming wirklich von Vorteil ist. Im Folgenden sollen die unterschiedlichen Aspekte dieses Themas erörtert werden.
Es gibt zahlreiche Argumente, die gegen Brainstorming sprechen. Der wichtigste Einwand bezieht sich auf den Zeitverlust. Kritiker argumentieren, dass es viel Zeit in Anspruch nimmt, Themen mit anderen Menschen auszudiskutieren. In einer sich rasant entwickelnden Welt ist Tempo von großer Bedeutung, weswegen sich Zeit als etwas Wertvolles erweist. Brainstorming entschleunigt den Ablauf der Dinge, wodurch sich Fortschritt verzögern lässt.
Gegen Brainstorming ist zudem einzuwenden, dass dieser Austausch in einigen Fällen zu Konflikten oder Missverständnissen führen kann, was die Produktivität und Effizienz in der Arbeitswelt senkt. Des Weiteren können diese Konflikten eine friedvolle Zusammenarbeit beeinträchtigen, was langfristig die Wirtschaft destabilisiert. Zum Beispiel können die Arbeitnehmer in einem Unternehmen nicht mehr in Gruppen arbeiten.
Diesen Nachteilen werden einige Vorteile entgegensetzt, die nicht zu übersehen sind. Befürworter weisen darauf hin, dass Brainstorming den Austausch von Ideen und Gedanken ermöglicht, wodurch sich innovative und kreative Lösungen entwickeln lassen. Außerdem können sich Menschen dadurch gegenseitig inspirieren, was die Motivation steigt.
Das wichtigste Argument dafür bezieht sich auf die Persönlichkeitsentwicklung. Brainstorming kann Toleranz in der Arbeitswelt sowie in der Gesellschaft fördern. Denn Menschen lernen, die Meinungen anderer Menschen zu respektieren. Ferner sind Menschen dadurch in der Lage, ihre sozialen Kompetenzen zu verbessern und ihren sozialen Netzwerk zu erweitern.
Wägt man die Argumente ab, muss man zu dem Schluss kommen, dass Brainstorming einen Beitrag zur Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und Entwicklung innovativer Ideen leistet. Gleichzeitig aber kann die dadurch entstehenden Konflikten die Wirtschaft allmählich beeinträchtigen. Persönlich vertrete ich die Meinung, dass die Vorteile überwiegen. Brainstorming kann Toleranz und Respekt vor Meinungen anderer Menschen in der Gesellschaft schaffen und innovative Lösungsansätze entstehen lassen.
Dec. 10, 2025
Рукописный русский
Думаю, что каждый народ придумал что-то в истории, чтобы докучать иностранцев в изучении своим языком. Французы придумали орфографию и (не)определённых артиклей, арабы и грузины придумали произношение, китайцы придумали систему письма саму, а русские придумали рукопись. Мне кажется, что что-то написанное от руки по-русски никто не понимает, даже русские сами! В Интернете находится много мэмов об этом: всё похоже на ряд маленьких зубов (как на фото ниже), особенно во старых письмах. Все старые письма (независимо от языка) сложно читаются, но ещё труднее на русском. Это просто невозможно читать! Я представляю себе лихорадочных министров прошлых времен, которые ждали очень важные указания от царя. «Вот мой друзья, что хочет наш Великий Император Всероссийский! Он очень ясно написал в этом письме: ^^^^^! ^^^^, ^^^^^, ^^. ^^^^^^^^^. ^^^^^^^! ^^^^. Слава Императору!»
Но серьёзно, да, я научился читать и писать русский от руки. Хотя мне очень трудно писать нетщательное письмо, мне нравится! Кстати, мне нравится кириллица в общем. На самом деле кириллица вызвала мой интерес к русскому языку, когда мне было 13-14 лет. Рукопись - это хорошая и элегантная традиция на каждом языке. Надо её сохранить. Кто умеет писать только клавиатурой не умеет писать.
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