RAONS ABSURDES PER LES QUALS CATALUNYA HA DE ROMANDRE A ESPANYA

M’he assabentat fa poc que el PP s’apropiat del COBI i li ha posat un vestit del PP i una bandera espnayola i catalana. També veig que per promocionar l’espanyolitat de catalunya fa servir que a Catalunya hi ha molts GARCÍA y JOSÉ.

És possible que al PP siguin tan ignorants que no sàpiguen que a la majoria de països que es van alliberar de la possessiva Espanya i que ara són independents també hi ha molts JOSÉ i GARCÍA. No serà pas que el PP encara no ha acceptat que hi hagi països on es parli castellà i hagi cognoms i noms castellans i no estiguin sota el control de Madrid?

Encara que tothom a Catalunya ens diguessim JOSÉ i GARCÍA i fins i tot encara que fins i tot ningú parlés en català sinó que tothom parlés castellà també tenim raons per no voler dependre de Madrid! També els austríacs i els alemanys deuen compartir molts noms i cognoms i no per això Austria i Alemanya han de ser un mateix estat. El que ens uneixin coses a la gent de Catalunya amb gent d’Espanya no vol dir que hàgim de dependre de Madrid!

A veure si se n’adonen a Madrid i al PP que el problema que hi ha és que a Catalunya estem farts de ser maltractats des de Madrid! Què  estem farts de que ens insultin dient que ens deixen diners quan nosaltres ens hem quedat sense res entre altres coses per ser tan solidaris durant dècades! ¡VIVA LA LIBERTAD! ¡VIVA LA INGLATERRA QUE RESPETA A SUS VECINOS DEL NORTE! !VIVAN TODOS LOS PAISES DE SUDAMÉRICA Y CENTROAMÉRICA CON LOS QUE COMPARTO LENGUA Y EL DESEO DE UN DÍA  DE TAMPOCO  DEPENDER DE MADRID. POR MUCHO QUE ME GUSTA ESTA CIUDAD. COMO ME GUSTA LONDRES.

WHERE CAN I BUY PANELLETS IN LONDON?

I wonder if there is a place in London where you can buy panellets in London but as they are so delicious I find a pity if you cannot find them. Maybe Harrods could care about selling them. It is one of the best things I can think of from Catalonia. In any case I imagine one can also do them in an oven. But if the ingredients are already expensive here I wonder how much can they cost in pounds.

DOES THE.CAT SUPPORTS SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE?

Yes,but … No, but Yes, No but .. Yes No, No.Yes. What I say, Yes, but No, But Yes! Yes, but No! No? Yes? No! Yes! But, you asked me yes, but no, but independence, but Yes, But, well, but not, But Yes. But Not, But ohhh! Si, But I mean No, Nein, Ja, Oder … Aber Ja,ja, Oder Nein, Ja. Sorry. Yes but Not. Not but Yes. But Not. But Yes. So, what was the question?

Well, once I payed my little homege to Little Britain humour let me answer if I support or not Scottish independence.

Well I am afraid that the answer is more or less like the one above related to Litlte Britain.

I am so happy that there is a part of the world where independence can take place in a civilised way that just the fact that indepence is chosen or not it is not so important to me! I hope in Catalonia and Spain we had a similar way of acting.

Let me just say that I have been in London and Scotland and I love both places a lot. So I just hope that whatever it happens you continue being so civilised as now.

In 2014  if Scotland decides to become independent I would be quite happy because it will send a sign to the world that the Scottish have decided what they want. And if Scotland decides to remain part of a United Kingdom I would be happy too because it will send a sign to the world that the Scottish have decided what they want. So good luck to everyone!

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WILL LONDON TUBE STICKERS REACH BARCELONA METRO?

London by SPOT Satellite (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

One of the things I love too about London is the tube. I love it so much that i have even downloaded some audio where you can learn to pronounce correctly the names of the stations.

Today I read about the existence of some stickers in the tube that are not from the company but put by somebody with a kind of unexpected, funny, weird, etc messsage.

I wonder if this will reach barcelona metro too. I leave you with a BBC link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19858746

 

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UGANDA IS NOT SPAIN

Congratulations to the winner of Men’s Marathon in the London Olympic Games 2012.

Some months ago the president of Spain, Mariano Rajoy said that Spain was not Uganda. Now people in Uganda can say that Uganda is not Spain. In fact even the first European to end the Marathon has done that in the ninth position. Congratulations so to Uganda. Congratulations to Stephen Kiprotich!

SO FAR, SO GOOD

I am sorry that these last days I have not written any post let alone posts about the Olympic Games in London.
In fact the Olympic Games have taken some of my time.
It is incredible how smoothly the games are taking place. I hope they end in such a peaceful atmosphere as these last days.

It is amazing the change that Internet has made to the Games. With websites and apps it has been so easy to follow the games.

Never in my life I had followed the Olympic Games in this way.

I watched the women’s Marathon some days ago. It was quite nice and you could see some of London landscapes. Nonetheless I am intrigued why did they not choose a Marathon that connected the zone of Buckingham Place (or Big Ben, etc) with the Olympic Stadium at Strattford. By the way, each day I like more the Stadium.

It is fascinating to follow the Games because you can see too how people from different nations react to the camera and to the public! Athletes from some countries remain very serious and do not smile while others smile a lot. I have realised that it is not just a personal choice! I like the athletes who smile and have even some fun in front of the camera but I imagine I like that just because in Barcelona people use to smile and be nice in front of a camera. But maybe for people from other countries these smiles maybe it is some kind of frivolity. I do not know. I am very intrigued about all this. Besides the medals the Olympic Games seem to me the perfect venue to see how beautiful and nice can the human race be. And how full of different ways of behaving.

Let me end by remembering Usian Bolt when he heard the USA anthom and he cut an interview to listen to the anthom. Or the tears of the athlete Sánchez and the applause of the stadium.

Congratulations to ALL the people behind the Games in London. They heve been very splendid so far. I have realised that even in the streets of Catalonia there are more people jogging through the streets … or is it me that I pay more attention? One when sees these atheless running so fastor being so fit one wonder if it would not be nice not just being a superstar athlete but just somebody how care a little more about making a bit of healthy exercise. It is obvious that to run like Usain Bolt is, curently, out of hand for the rest but it is quite handy to walk a little more each day. That’s the less I want to do after watching these amazing games coming from the amazing London.

LOCATION OF SOME OLYMPIC VENUES IN LONDON

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Never in my life I had followed the Olympic Games as these days. As I like London I love to follow the games in order to see some hint of London skies … London streets, London skyline …

Saturday July 28th
This was fantastic as there was the male road cycling! In www.london2012.com I could see a map and through a tv I could see Hampton Court and also as the cyclists pass through Richmond Park. And obviously Buckingham Palace.

Sunday July 29th
In the morning I saw Hockey. The event took place in the Olympic Park and at a time a could see a swimming pool nearby and also the Olympic Stadium. I saw two some of the tall buildings in Stratford. RIVER BANK ARENA would be the name where hockey was taking place. The A12 is not very far so I imagine that the tall buildings are the ones one can see when coming to London by bus from Stansted Airport.

One of the surprises was to see that Volleyball Beach was taking place in the center of London. You could see the London Eye and sometimes the Big Ben or Saint James Park and I think too the Hilton Hotel next to Hyde Park. The Place is called HORSE GUARDS PARADE and I know it a bit because when you go from Trafalgar Square to Westminster you pass through an entrance. So we are having volleyball next to David Cameron’s 10 Downing street! There is too a building with two greet roofs. I imagine it is an official building.

On Tv I could see judo from NORTH GREENWICH ARENA. EXCEL is mentioned. An indoor event. Yesterday there were too rotations in an indoor place. I wonder where is the swimming pool where Phelps can be seen. I imagine it is the AQUATICS CENTER. It is a building with an amazing roof. The architect behind is ZADA. This building is near the Olympic Stadium. THE ORBIT is the controversial red structure near the Olympic Stadium.

I see the following sports to take place in the Olympics:
ARCHERY
BADMINTON
BASKETBALL
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
BOXING
CANOE SLALOM
CYCLING – ROAD
DIVING
EQUESTRIAN
FENCING
FOOTBALL
GYMNASTICS – ARTISTIC
HANDBALL
HOCKEY
JUDO
ROWING
SAILING
SHOOTING
SWIMMING
TABLE TENNIS
TENNIS
VOLLEYBALL
WATER POLO
WEIGHTLIFTING
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August 7th 2012

These last days I have seen that some of the walk, marathon ot bycicle on road had one thing in common: the streets next to Buckingham Palace. The streets going from Hyde Park to more or less Trafalgar Square and passing near the gates of Buchingham Palace have appeared very oft. The square with the sculpture of Quuen Victoria looking towards Trafalgar Square has appeared very oft. So anyone who has been there to see the change of the Royal Guard will recognise that square.

About the Olympic Stadium I have discovered through photos that the flame is in the south of the stadium. The medals are given in the Western side of the stadium. And the 100 meters were started in the north west side of the stadium. The Orbit, outside the stadium, is at the east side. It is that strange red structure. The strange white roof not so far is the Aquatics Center.
Sometimes we have views of the stadium with a green background. If you see the Orbit, the stadium and at the end some green maybe you are seeing the Victoria Park. It is years I want to visit that big park.

The other day I watched on Tv the Royal Artillery Barracks. They are in Woolwich. South of the Thames and in some way south of Lea Valley. The Olympic Park is a part of the Lea Valley.

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Friday, August 10th 2012

These last days Hyde Park has appeared on Tv quite oft. I saw it as I watched the men’s triathlon with BROWNLEE GOMEZ BROWNLEE as the three winners.
I watched a video about the triathlon and it connected it to the masons.
Yesterday the Serpentine was the place for a women’s 10 km final. You could see a skycraper. Knightsbridge Barracks?

Today I see the Men’s Kayak Single in ETON DORNEY. It seems it is near Windsor Castle or at least in that part of the country.
I see it s having two long parts being the wider part the one now in use. In a map I see it is near the M4. From London you will pass near Heathrow and then about 15 or 20 miles away one will be near Eton Dorney.

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AUGUST 11TH 2012

I still have to look where WEYMOUTH PORTLAND is but maybe it is in the English Channel.
Now I am watching a mountain Bike final. It takes place in Essex, in HADLEIGH FARM:

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THE.CAT REVIEW OF THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES 2012 OPENING CEREMONY

Some minutes ago ended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London and before going to bed I just want to tell how I go to bed after watching this ceremony!

Well, I am extremely happy with the ceremony. The British have been very wise and in this ceremony they had shown to the world what makes them so wonderful.

The music has been of course one of the most wonderful things! With even Jude with Paul McCartney at the end!

To be sincere I was full of envy as the ceremony was unfolding! British worldwide Hit after British worldwide hit was part of the ceremony!

And from time to time you could see very known people as lovely Mr Bean!

Watching the ceremony one had to admit that we were no watching just another opening ceremony! Very very very very very few countries could have given a ceremony with so much content from the own country and at the same time to feel familiar to people from other countries!

In fact I had the feeling as if the ceremony was a summary of part of my life and of the history of the world! I only have doubts about the song of Saturday Night Fever. I think it is from the Bee Gees and I do not know if it has something related to Britain. But all the rest of the songs I also love them. They reminded me of when I was younger!

One of the most incredible parts included in the ceremony and that I think that I will never forget ever EVER is the blending film when the queen jumps off the helicopter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ceremony reminded me of the musicals at the West End of London. Rowan Atkinson presence was also very nice because its humour unites people from around the world! He is incredible!

The beds with children and the white white white incredibly shining blankets were also amazing. The white butterflies were pure dreaming.

But to summarize maybe the best of the ceremony was for me the sense of a great civilisation behind the ceremony.

It is funny because I love the English language very much but I must admit that the words in French in the Olympic Stadium sounded to me incredibly good. In fact one of my favourite series is Alo Alo! where they speak English with French accent!

David Beckham with his smile in the boat and the lights surrounding the boat, well, that was amazing too.

I have felt a lot of emotion when I have seen the words NHS inside the Olympic Stadium! In Catalonia and Spain we also have universal health for everybody but I cannot imagine putting its name inside an opening ceremony! I have felt at that moment a very big respect for the people of these beautiful islands.

I have to go to sleep … but let me end by saying that this has been a very nice ceremony.  It is obvious that the British are very wise and know how to sell their products to the world and tonight they have shown that they have a lot to sell. Even if that is a bit of the last century. Like me.

Congratulations so to the ones behind the cerimony! The best: the music and the Queen jumping!

Tonight I go to sleep very happy of having  London at only two hours by plane. I must admit that this ceremony has not made that I fall now in love with London as it is a long time since I have been seduced by Judes, Roppers and the sounds of the English language …

MITT ROMNEY: IS HE A STUPID OR AN IDIOT?

It is quite frightening to realise that a possible future president of the United States of America could be a stupid or an idiot or both.

I wonder how on earth is going Mitt Romney to convince (if he becomes new US president) the European allies to, for example, attack Iran he if he has just acted with disdain against the staunchest ally of the USA in the world: the UNITED KINGDOM.

If this idiot (or should I say stupid) man is so arrogant as to doubt about the capacities of the staunchest ally of the USA I do not want to imagine what he may think about the rest of Europeans: we must be pure shit!

I follow a lot the news about London these last weeks and it is true that what has been said by Mitt Romney could be heard by some British people too. But it is very different that the British are critical of themselves (this is a good thing and makes them better!) that a foreigner puts doubts about the British capabilities. It is pure insult to say what he has said. And what is worse it shows to the world that he is not fit to become the next president of the US.

I wonder what the Americans will do but they can be sure of one thing: for me this man attittude is pure shit. Any American who thinks that Americans are the best and that the rest of the world is pure shit who cannot even organise Olympic Games should vote for that man. It would be perfect for them. But be aware, that you are not going to have just Iran against US. The rest of the world would look at Mitt Romney with despise. Nobody likes a superpower with nuclear bombs to be ruled by a

STUPIDITY HAS A NAME

stupid.

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THE.CAT LONDON LINKS

In some hours teh opening ceremony will start … and here in THE.CAT I want to have all the links I like to follow the news coming from London. More that the Olympics I am interested in the city of London so for me the Olympic games are a good opportunity to get news from London.

First of all, let me tell that I have read webpages that say that it is possible to watch BBC tv outside the UK through Internet. It is even possible to watch it  through a mobile under some circumstances. Once that said here are the links that I am looking to use and that I am sharing with anyone reading this post:

BBC WEBSITE:

The BBC is for me a very good source of information but now what it is good for me is to know really what part to look at! So here I have some links:

BBC ONE. Perfect to watch the opening ceremony. If you cannot see it outside the UK (although it is possible as I read in some webpages!) you could try to listen to some BBC RADIO as BBC RADIO 5 .

As I said before I read in some websites that it was possible to watch BBC tv outside the UK but now I have read a news on the GUARDIAN website that makes me afraid that maybe we BBC TV or BBC RADIO programmes related to the Olympic games won’t be broadcast to an international audience. It the website from the BBC thinks you are outside the UK you may read:

“The BBC’s agreement with the International Olympic Committee means we are not allowed to broadcast anything online outside the UK from the Olympic Park or Olympic venues.

“As a result, this programme may need to be blanked for International listeners due to rights issues surrounding Olympic content in programmes.”

A good place to know what the Londoners feel about what is going on in London can be LBC radio. There is a lot of talk and people call and they talk about a lot of issues some related to the Olympic and London, etc.

Another interesting website to know more about London is the TRANSPORT FOR LONDON website or FTL. There you may find maps of the tube, the buses. Another option is to go to Google Maps and choose transit.

The Olympic Park is in Stratford. As far as I know it can be reached, for example, throgh the Central Line, the Jubilee Line, the DLR. It is quite interesting to know about the past of the place where the Olympic park is placed. It seems it is in a marsh of the Lee river. The Thames can be very famous but I feel more excited about this Lee river and its surroundings. After all, one of the best things of England is its landscape.

If you have nostalgia of London you can also watch a torch relay through London. I have found this link to a torch relay with map included from Candem to Westminster: http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day69

Let me now go to the official website of the London 2012 Olympic games: http://www.london2012.com
To move through London I use to go to TFL but I see that in the official Olympic games website they also have a Journey planner. I tried it and it gave me different options from Piccadilly Circus to the Olympic Stadium. It also mention the existence of the GAMES TRAVELCARD.

I have found a webpage at THE GUARDIAN where you can see photos of the past and of the present of the place where the Olympic park is now: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/interactive/2012/jul/27/olympic-regeneration-legacy-stratford

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