In this blog you will find relevant information about me, my work and hobbies. The posts may appear in Spanish or English.
En este blog enconrarás información de relevancia acerca de mí, mi trabajo y entretenimientos. Los escritos podrán aparecer en español o en inglés.
Today the people of the USA voted for change. A change that could make this world a better place for everyone of us. I wish Barack Obama and hes team much success with all the goals he aims to achieve. Barack Obama is just what the World needed, not only to end the Bush era but to reintegrate the USA to the world community.
A principios de febrero el mundo pudo ver como unos valientes estudiantes de la Universidad de Ciencias Informáticas (UCI) en La Habana ponían contra las cuerdas al presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, Ricardo Alarcón Quesada, en una reunión celebrada en la nombrada institución. Especialmente se destacaron dos de los intrépidos jóvenes, Rafael Alejandro Hernández y Eliécer Ávila.
Debo admitir que inicial e inocentemente había creído en la sinceridad de Raúl Castro cuando conminó a los ciudadanos a promover la crítica para sacar adelante al país del atascamiento en que se encuentra. Sus palabras han resultado ser vacías y esta entrevista con Eliécer Ávila lo demuestra.
Espero que atrás hayan quedado ya los tiempos en que un estudiante universitario solía ser expulsado por cuestionar la política o simplemente lanzar una crítca "de mal gusto". Eliécer no ha sido (aún) expulsado de la UCI pero según su testimonio es ya un cadáver político a sus 22 años. El status quo continúa: el sistema no tolera ninguna crítica por muy buenas que sean las intenciones como, en este caso, las de Eliécer Ávila.
Este valiente joven merece todo nuestro respeto y son personas como él las que nuestro país necesitará más temprano que tarde.
Nuevamente Enrisco nos vuelve a deleitar con su humor. Ésta vez examina las prestaciones de la delegación cubana en los recientemente concluidos juegos olímpicos de Pekín y toca, como es de esperar, el vergonzoso incidente protagonizado por Ángel Matos quien propinó una patada y un empujón al árbitro tras ser correctamente descalificado en un combate de taekwondo. Toda una bajeza y falta de espíritu deportivo. La revista Cubaencuentro lo ha publicado íntegramente aquí.
I saw how Cuban taekwondo fighter Ángel Matos went crazy and kicked the Swedish referee Chakir Chelbat when the Cuban was declared the loser of the bronze match for taking more than the allowed 60 seconds of injury time after he hurt his foot. The Cuban coach Leudis González refused to apologize for Matos' actions and criticized the referee saying: "He was too strict." The World Taekwondo Federation announced lifetime bans for both Matos and González for "a strong violation of the spirit of taekwondo and the Olympics."
I can agree that in this Olympics there have been scandals in sports where the referee may take a subjective decision. But reactions like Matos' are absolutely unacceptable! Sadly most Cuban official mediums are keeping hermetic silence about this embarrasing situation. The site Vanguardia from my home town Santa Clara wrote a short note wihtout any explanation of the reason for which Matos was declared loser.
Any Cuban official reading this can take a look how Ara Abrahamian lost his chance to the gold medal in the 84 kg class. He protested and threw away the bronze medal with Honor without hurting anybody!
Today I posted the signed contract that initiates my proffessional relationship with SEB. On October 20th I will join SEB as software developer after 7,5 years at Europeiska.
Today Barack Obama has become the Democratic Party Nominee to the President of the United States of America. Now, the senator for Illinois can concentrate efforts and aim on the battle against McCain, a battle I hope so much Obama will win.
I was born in Placetas, a small town in the province of Las Villas, Cuba but grew up in Santa Clara, the largest city in the central part of Cuba. Being a student in Leningrad (now S.t Petersburg), I experienced the Soviet Union's collapse and its transformation into the more democratic Russia. I came to Sweden in 1992. Between 1994 and 1997 I worked as electrotechnic engineer at GJT. In 1997 I began as SW Engineer at ABB. Since January 2001 I live with my wife and daughter in Täby.
In March that year I joined Europeiska as Systems Developer. In October 2008 I started working at SEB.
Here is my Russian University Network contact site.