#Nica Café

[gastronominho]

Veja as novidades do Nica Café

Casa apresenta mais entradas, pratos principais e pratos vegetarianos

Casa apresenta mais entradas, pratos principais e pratos vegetarianos O Nica Café, de São Paulo, está com novidades no cardápio. A casa comandada pelo chef Abdo Vila Nova apresenta mais opções de entradas, pratos principais e opções vegetariananas. Conheça as opções: Entradas– Trouxa de Pastel de Cupim (R$ 28,00): cozido lentamente no vinho, com mix de queijo.– Caldinho de Moqueca de Camarão e…

[aegoniipascal]

RIGEL WILDE (headcanons)

Warning: fluff 🥰

When you met him:

• You saw Rigel Wilde at the first day he had attended to school along with his stepsister, Nica. All you knew that they were new both new in this town.

• the first time you actually met him. When you were sitting down in photography class, the teacher made him sit next to you since only available chair next to you.

• As class began and the teacher began speaking to the students. You were paying attention to the teacher speaking not know Rigel was watching you.

• Next day, you went to school and were walking down the hall to your locker. When a football boy bumping into you knocking all of your books to the ground. The footballers laughs walking past you as one of them kicks one of your books. You sighs and knees down to picks up the books, you picked up the books. Then all of sudden, see a book right in front of your face and you looked up to see Rigel. Smiling at you. You thanked him.

When you & Rigel hangout:

• The day that you dropped your books and helped by Rigel was the best day of your life because that day you and became friends.

• Rigel had never been to the movie theater before because he was raised in an orphanage and never been out. You took him to see a scary movie but you kept on jumping on every time jump scared. You calm down when Rigel had his hand on your thighs to calm down and put your hand on top of his.

• He loved going to the movies and seeing the horrors movies because he would comfort you when you got scared.

• you guys go to the movie theater every Friday after school.

• “I think it was a bad idea taking to the movie theater.” You told him.

• “Really? Because I fucking love it.” Rigel smile in respond.

When he asks you to be his girlfriend:

• You and Rigel have know each other for 5 months and got along fine. Every single day he would wait for you at your locker with a strawberry and banana milkshake from your favorite café.

• At your photography class, you were sitting next to Rigel. You listening to your teacher when Rigel whispered into your hear telling you if you wanted to hangout with him. Of course you told him yes.

• Rigel took you out to the beach that was 30 minutes away from the town. He did not peak a word to you as you begged him to tell you but said nothing to you.

• He had both of his hands on top of your eyes covering it up from your view. Rigel guided you towards the picnic, he had Nica set it up for him.

• Once Rigel’s hand takes off from your eyes see that you were at beach and see a picnic set up in front of the sunset. You were surprised by this and you loved. He saw how much you loved and gave him much hope.

• You guys were enjoying the food that he had made for himself and you. He had made your favorite which was a simple tuna melt sandwich with a sprite soda.

• “Be my girlfriend.” Rigel blurted out as you look up at him away from the sun.

• “What?” You wanted to make sure that’s what Rigel said to you. He repeated what he had previously said to you.

• You nodded your head yes and jumped on his lap and Rigel smiled at his new girlfriend not regretting it what he had did. He leaned in and kissed you in the lips. Your soft lips against his and it’s was prefect.

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[myusuchaa]

༊·˚ wrapped in wicked romance spin off - vogel : a date with darius

࿐pairing: Darius x f!reader ࿐scenario: Victor has assigned you a day of lover pretend with one of the Crown or Vogel members. Much to your surprise, Dari quickly volunteers. The deal? He is your boyfriend until dinnertime. Unless... ࿐wc: 1.2K ࿐tags: light R18, roleplay, light degradation, invasion of space, teasing, clit rubbing with foreign object ࿐a/n: hullo~ this idea came to me in a fever dream literally. basically this series is meant to mimic the endings/epilogues of the wrapped event we got with the Crown boys! i'm starting to hyperfixate on dari.... i thought it would be ring who would win me over from vogel but alas.. something about dari's effervescent voice skdfhjsd and he's cute!! hehe. anyway i wanted to write something for vogel since they weren't included in the welcome event wrapped in wicked romance! hope you enjoy~~ next will be ring then nica.

-> ༊ a date with ring coming soon

-> ༊ a date with nica coming soon

After a long day of pretending to be Darius's lover, you are all but relieved to part ways with him now that dinner has ended.

Not that there was anything wrong with his company per se; you quite enjoyed your time with him - learning more about his likes, dislikes, his mannerisms.

You learned he has a childlike innocence to him, with his fickle nature and interesting eating habits. You two wandered about London in the morning before stopping at a café that finally had a scone and hot drink to his liking (picky boy). His treat, of course. At midday, you assisted him in note taking at his scheduled meetings. In public, he called you his "adorable doll", acting quite dignified and showing you off among the other international noblemen and parliamentary members. In the carriage ride back to the castle in late afternoon, he gently held your hand to help you in and out, smiling softly while watching your every move.

It was, in the truest sense of the word, a splendid day with him.

However, there were times when the conversation between you two stopped and the silence was so pronounced that you could hear your own heartbeat. In those seemingly harmless seconds, void of meaning, you swear you caught a glimpse of him as something other than a honey-eyed, gregarious gentleman.

Something imposing, something dark.

As if a shadow of a hand stretched behind your neck while you weren't looking, the sensation causing gooseflesh to rise. As if an uncanny feeling gurgled its way up from the depths of doubt and made itself a reality before you.

"Mm?" he inquired, "What is this spacey expression you wear on your face?"

The bright tone of his voice snapped you back into the moment. You must have gotten lost in your thoughts again... just how many times has that happened today?

"Ah, I'm sorry, it's nothing! I was just thinking back on the day..." you quickly cover up any sign of curiosity. "Thank you very much for treating me so well today, I had a good time."

"Why of course," he retorted, a prideful expression graced his face as he closed his eyes slowly in satisfaction.

"I'm surprised a normal little girl like you could keep up with the demanding schedule of Crown and Vogel members... But!! In any case, perhaps it was because of this pretense between us, that you enjoyed yourself so?"

Both of you stood in the hallway outside of the main dining room. The sunset was in full bloom on the horizon, sending golden rays onto the wall curtains akin to the locks of his bangs that draped his eyes. You look down at the notepad you are holding, fidgeting with the pages, and he turns to watch the slow drop of the sun outside while waiting for your response.

"I'm still not sure why Victor suggested this," you hestiantly reply, "but… yes, perhaps. Though I think that, even if we weren't pretending...," 

He listens to you while keeping his focus on the windows. Timidly, you continue, "..whether I was... with you in that way or not..," the corners of the pages curl with your nervousness, "... I would have still enjoyed your company."

Immediately you regret that last line. Damn!

Like a trained predator waiting for the first sound of its prey, Darius's eyes instantly cast a discerning side glance, his face still toward the window. Then, painfully slow, he turns his head to face you, keeping his eyes locked on yours all the while. 

Ah… this again. 

The sound of the grandfather clock at the end of the hallway was deafening.

*tic.. toc.. tic.. toc..*

It was absolute torture, these seconds. 

“Haahhh…,” a sigh? No, a scoff left his lips as he took one step toward you. Suddenly you are filled with dread and…  anticipation.

Another step. 

He’s looking down. With the third step he will have closed the distance between you two. It takes everything in you not to step back. You instinctively pull your hands behind your back and swallow.

The third step echoes like an angel’s bell, the sound bouncing across the high ceilings and landing on your sensitive eardrums.

Mere centimeters away from you, Darius raises his eyes to meet yours while keeping his head hung slightly. The now darker, golden sunset rays hit his back and cast a black shadow on his fur coat and curly eyelashes. Yet his eyes remain a gleaming gold.

In this position he looks like a mischievous little boy. That smirk on his face, so unassuming and yet so demanding. 

His head still cocked to one side, he leans into your ear and whispers in a melodic voice, “You are faaar too trusting, Miss Fairytale Keeper.” He lifts one hand up to your face, bringing his fingers to sweep across your cheekbone and downward until he grabs and lifts your chin. 

“Ngh- Dari–!!”

“Shhhhhhh, shhhh,” with his other hand he waves his index finger *no* in front of your face which is locked-in by his grip, taunting you as if you did something naughty. He then slowly brings that index finger to your lips while shushing you.

“When I’m this close, I can’t help but be more intrigued by you,” he almost growls. “Such an innocent human girl, and yet these features…,” his finger traces your lips sensually, “...are practically begging to do that which should be left……unspoken.”

His sing-songy voice seemed to fill the entire hall with his presence. Even though you felt trapped against him and the wall, you can’t help but linger on the image he painted in your mind. More time alone with Darius… didn’t seem half bad.

“I-, I wouldn’t say I’m too trusting…,” you manage to squeak out. “I think I can decide for myself who to listen to, and what to do.” You try to stand your ground against him - first out of defiance, but second because you were strangely curious about what he may do to you next.

Your face grew hot as he kept his hand on your chin. 

“Ohh?”

With his eyebrow raised and a lustful and scheming look in his eyes, he brings up his cane and presses it across your neck, belting you in. He drags the ornate hand-knob down your chest, ribcage, and waist, until it settles nicely in the warm nook between your thighs. Giving it a light twist, he chuckles. 

“Tell me, my dear, sweet girl…,” Darius hums as he continues to twirl his cane into your folds. The smallest moan escapes your lips. “Do you think Crown could bear to part with their precious Robin?” An intoxicating fresh and luxurious scent rolls over you, along with the warmth of his breath. “Dare to entertain me?”

“That… I don’t know if I-” you mumble, squeezing your legs together a bit. Before you could finish, Darius cut you off by abruptly stepping back, leaving your face free from his grasp and your tingling heat yearning for more. 

“Ahhh, an ordinary human, after all,” he muses and pouts, his voice tinged with disappointment.

Without turning to look back at you, he begins walking away to his room, leaving you frozen still against the wall. He waves a hand in the air as if to bid adieu. 

“Goodnight, Miss Fairytale Keeper,” he says demurely before he turns the corner. His voice was distant, yet the shadow of his presence was still rooting you in your spot. 

After you caught your breath, you meekly said goodnight to yourself before trudging back to your room.

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by myusuchaa, please do not steal

[rou-luxe]

ikevil group activity ideas (vogelcentric)

liam 🐈, elbert 🍎, ring 💍

CAT CAFÉ!!

they unite under the cuteness.

maybe bring alfons too. ultimate cat man.

alfons 🪞, nica 🍒

I just want to put them in a room together and see what happens

will they kiss, will they fight, or both?

harrison 🦊, ellis ⛓️, ring 💍

they should go try out restaurants

I forgot where I saw this but apparently ring is interested in restaurants and might encounter ellis there

of course we have harrison with his sweet tooth

harrison 🦊, alfons 🪞, jude ⏳️, nica 🍒

(loud slot machine sounds)

jude ⏳️, ellis ⛓️, darius 🪽, ring 💍

ellis and ring are just talking

the other two are engaged in a financial debate

ellis and ring have to stop them from throwing hands

liam 🐈, roger 🔫, ring 💍

ring has no idea how he got here

he blinked and was suddenly helping roger bandage liam

victor 💀, darius 🪽

victor passive aggressively tries to teach darius how to make scones

bonus: alfons takes out his blue mysterious scone and darius almost vomits

william 💟, victor 💀, darius 🪽

Erm!

[nicascurls]

OK, hear me out: a BarclayPierce Au idea

@streets-in-paradise @losersclubisms @silvershewolf247 @cult-of-dollbabies @cornerofhell

Andy was always on edge about the idea of Chucky coming back. When Andy first sees news about a series of homicides in LA with Jennifer Tilly, the star of the new Chucky movie being a key witness, he does his best to ignore it. His mother had been released from the mental hospital a few years prior, and the last thing he wanted to risk was something happening to her again.

However, the thought is always there in the back of his head, and 4 years after the events of Seed, he began to give into his curiosity. After his research and looking into Tiffany Valentine, who appeared to be linked to Chucky not long after getting rid of him at the military academy.

That was when he decided to swallow his pride a little and ask Mike if he knew anymore. Mike and Karen had married a couple of years ago and Andy did his best to be civil but both men were aware of some underlying tension regarding circumstances after his 6th birthday.

Andy knew why Mike did it, he would have been considered mad too. So he had lied, knowing he could do more to help and hopefully get Karen released quicker, granted the plan took longer than any of them wanted but the betrayal had still stung.

It ended up working in Andy's favour when he went to ask Mike about what he knew regarding Chucky when he was human. Mike was keen to gain Andy's trust, to make amends for the hurt he caused. That's when Andy learnt of Sarah Pierce, the woman Chucky had obsessed over and kidnapped along with her young daughter after killing her husband. He told Andy how he found Charles that night and that out of anger he had stabbed Sarah in the stomach harming her unborn child in the process and when he had visited them after Andy's birthday, the baby had been born but they were unsure if the poor little girl would survive.

So after further research, he found out where the Pierce family lived now and decided to try and warn them. It couldn't hurt to try and explain. If Tiffany's body ended up dead, who's to say one of them wouldn't be next?

It was close to Christmas when Andy went to the Pierce house. This meant the entire family was there, Sarah, Barb, Ian and little 3 year old Alice, who was currently introducing 20 year old Nica to all of the toys she had brought with her.

Andy's attempt to talk to Sarah was extremely unsuccessful, with her telling him to leave the second he mentioned Mike's name followed by Barb slamming the door in his face.

Nica had heard the ordeal from the other room and entered soon enough to get a glimpse of the man at the door. Nica, being as observant as she was knew it must have been important. The only time she remembered her mother shutting down a conversation that quickly was when she would ask about her father as a child.

So she quickly made her way to the bathroom before opening the window, hoping to get the man's attention before he was too far away. She ended up being successful, and the two spoke briefly before agreeing to meet at a nearby café later in the week so he could properly explain himself.

Th night after that discussion, Nica secretly did her own research on Andy and came across an article from a few days after she was born and ultimately ended up with more questions than answers.

The meeting for all intents and purposes was successful even if it was a difficult discussion for both parties. Trusting someone he had just met with the truth he had been so well trained into concealing was tough for Andy but certainly not as tough as Nica finding out that her father's death was no accident and the rest of the story that came along with it.

After a few days coming to terms with what she now knew, Nica came to the conclusion not to tell her mother but to make sure to look out for her and protect her from any signs of the killer doll. She had exchanged numbers with Andy during the meeting at the café and the two quickly became friends, frequently calling and texting each other. It originally started with any updates to do with Chucky but quickly turned into conversation on anything and everything that came to mind, from Nica's adventures babysitting Alice to the chaos that would ensue when Andy and Kyle would go to Karen and Mike's for dinner.

2013 eventually came along, and with that, an unknown package addressed to Sarah Pierce. Nica first told herself not to panic. It was probably another one of her mother's online purchases. Until her mother dismissed the idea, claiming that she hadn't bought anything for 2 weeks, and the next thing Nica saw was the red hair as her mother lifted the doll from the box.

Nica quickly took the doll and box from her mother, telling her that she would call the company for her to find out where it came from. She went straight to her room, tied up the doll as best she could, and shut it in her closet, blocking the door just to be safe. Before immediately calling Andy, letting him know that his suspicions had been correct.

On the other end, Andy had already started packing to meet Nica and try to end this once and for all, with as few casualties as possible...

[roizcriteriodigital]

Nicaragua participa en Feria Internacional de Café en Taichung, Taiwán

Nicaragua participa en Feria Internacional de Café en Taichung, Taiwán.

Feria especializada

El Consejo para el Desarrollo del Comercio Exterior de Taiwán (TAITRA) ha organizado la Feria Internacional de Té, Café y Panadería de Taichung (TCFB), la cual se realizará de manera presencial del 24 al 27 de diciembre del corriente. Nicaragua estará participando con un stand gratuito dentro del Pabellón de Latinoamérica, junto con países de la región, tales como, Honduras y Guatemala.

Importante Oportunidad

Con el ánimo de promover la exportación del exquisito café nicaragüense, la Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) con la colaboración del Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) estará enviando las muestras de 9 productores y exportadores cafetaleros, entre ellos, las Cooperativas: SOPEXCCA, Las Diosas y Tonanzintlalli; Café Montaña Verde, Café del Rey, Alborada, Café Yaguare, Café Sabor Nica y Sajonia Coffee Estate. Las muestras provienen principalmente de los departamentos de Matagalpa y Jinotega. La Embajada.

[festivalanalfabet]

begin

ik en Nica zijn vandaag begonnen met ideeën opdoen en na denken over wat wij gaan doen voor deze opdracht. Ons idee is met alle letters van het alfabet een soort theater festival te maken voor elke letter een kleinen voorstelling die mensen kunnen gaan bezoeken door de helen stad. Wij hebben gekozen voor de stad Utrecht om dat het het middelpunt in van het land. 

We willen posters gaan maken met alle letters er op en die verspreiden door de stad op abris en bij cafés of andere openbare plekken. De posters worden geroot met als middelpunt de letter van elke voorstelling 

De letters bepalen ook het onderwerp van de voorstelling.

[josephpdavis]

Restaurantes en Miami para disfrutar de la mejor gastronomía

Miami es un destino turístico por excelencia, las personas disfrutan viajar a este lugar por su clima agradable durante todo el año. Si decide conocer esta increíble ciudad, podrá encontrar una oferta muy variada de restaurantes en Miami. La gastronomía es de lujo, pero también hay opciones económicas para todo tipo de paladares.

Guía de restaurantes en Miami

Miami es conocida como la puerta de entrada a Las Américas debido a que alberga el crisol más grande de la cultura latina y caribeña en los Estados Unidos (Payano, 2020).  Por eso, encontrar distintos tipos de restaurantes en Miami es muy fácil gracias a la gran herencia de muchas culturas del mundo.

En esta guía le mostramos los mejores restaurantes en Miami para disfrutar desde hamburguesas americanas, comida italiana y sushi hasta opciones vegetarianas. También, podrá encontrar restaurantes argentinos, mexicanos y colombianos. La variedad es infinita.  

1. Spiga: comida italiana en el corazón de South Beach

Este restaurante italiano atiende todos los días hasta las 11 p.m. Sirve diferentes platos clásicos, entradas y postres (Miami Diario, 2018). Se recomienda empezar con un aperitivo de carpaccio di manzo, luego seguir con un plato principal de salmón grillado, linguini al ajo y vino blanco o una milanesa de pollo a la pizzaiola. Para terminar, el tiramisú casero le dará el cierre perfecto a su velada.

2. Los Ranchos Steakhouse con vistas al mar

Este restaurante es conocido por su estilo suramericano donde las parrillas y carnes asadas son la especialidad. Su ubicación es excelente, pues se encuentra en el segundo piso del Bayside y tiene vistas al mar.

Es uno de los restaurantes en Miami más recomendados para degustar comida nicaragüense (Tripadvisor, 2018). Puede empezar con un queso frito y tostones nica. Como plato de fondo puede pedir un churrasco Los Ranchos y para cerrar un volcán de chocolate de postre. Los platos son abundantes y vienen acompañados de arroz y plátanos fritos.

3. Buena comida con impresionante vista en E11Even Miami

E11Even Miami Rooftop es la mejor elección para disfrutar de una deliciosa comida y mucha diversión. Tiene música en vivo que combina perfectamente con el menú que ofrecen. Incluye sabrosas tapas y exquisitos platillos como el thai chicken wings, mahi tacos, vodka pizza, chicken sliders, shrimp ceviche, asian spare ribs y mucho más para disfrutar al aire libre.

Esta terraza de más 4700 pies cuadrados, ubicada en el corazón del Miami Design District, es uno de los lugares más codiciados y preferidos de la ciudad. Es llamativo por su arquitectura de estilo moderno. Se puede encontrar moda de lujo, arte urbano y mucha decoración.

4. La ilusión de estar en Cuba

Lario’s on the Beach y Bongos Cuban Café son restaurantes en Miami que rinden tributo a la comida cubana. Ambas opciones tienen una atmósfera tropical de La Habana para disfrutar de platillos como ropa vieja, pastelitos de guayaba y camarones enchilados. Un dato curioso es que los dueños de estos restaurantes son los íconos de la música latina Gloria y Emilio Estefan. Descubra más sobre la cultura hispana en Miami visitando el distrito Little Havana. La zona está llena de cafés, restaurantes, locales y mercados de inspiración latina que dan espacio y voz a diferentes orígenes que se han arraigado en el vecindario (Miamiandthebeaches, s.f.).

5. Restaurantes en Miami para conocer famosos

¿Sabía que los dueños de muchos restaurantes en Miami son cantantes y artistas famosos? El turismo en Miami es muy conocido por todo el mundo y uno de sus principales atractivos es la cantidad de celebridades que viven en esta ciudad (Juarez, 2017).

Desde 2008, el restaurante italiano Café Ragazzi fue comprado por el cantante Ricardo Montaner. Su especialidad son las pastas, pero también ofrece una variedad de pizzas de muchos sabores. Está ubicado en Miami Beach, lo que da la oportunidad de descansar en alguna playa. Otra opción increíble es el restaurante Tatel del tenista Rafael Nadal junto al cantante Enrique Iglesias. Ambos incursionaron en el mundo de los alimentos y las bebidas con lo mejor de la gastronomía española en Miami.

¿Cómo descubrir Miami en pocos días?

Miami es una ciudad muy fácil de recorrer en pocos días. Se puede conocer a pie o en transporte público, pero lo más recomendable es hacerlo en auto (Miami, 2020).

Las opciones de restaurantes en Miami son infinitas. Al recorrer la ciudad se pueden descubrir desde propuestas de chefs famosos en South Beach hasta nuevos platos creados por chefs jóvenes en el distrito de Wynwood. La ciudad no solo ofrece una variedad de opciones gastronómicas en diferentes vecindarios, sino que también hay centros comerciales en Miami para comprar a precios increíbles.

Bibliografía

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Miami Diario. (12 de Noviembre de 2018). Diez mejores ofertas de restaurantes en Miami. Recuperado de https://ift.tt/2Euz9KQ

Viajar Miami. (17 de febrero de 2020). Itinerario Miami 3 días. Recuperado de https://ift.tt/2Euza1m

Miamiandthebeaches. (s.f.). Little Havana: un vibrante barrio latino. Recuperado de https://ift.tt/3mVWczE

Payano, P. (4 de septiembre de 2020). Mes de la herencia hispana. Recuperado de https://ift.tt/3i0mVHs

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[chiveraccs]

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[justharuthings]

2019.

2019 was a year of firsts and lasts.

Looking back, I realized it is one of those years wherein I got to experience A LOT of things.

During the first few months of 2019, I was on my last stretch of my thesis. I was taking up Design 10 at that time. I swear, taking individual thesis is HARD. Maybe some of you prefer to work on their thesis alone to prevent conflicts between members, or to avoid having to argue with a member regarding ideas, or if ever some are not helping in the group. Well actually, I prefer that too, sometimes. But as an Architecture student, individual thesis is draining ㅡ physically, emotionally and financially (lol, ngl).

I cannot forget the day of our final defense. It was the most nerve-wracking experience for me because I have been always worrying about it because I am scared of speaking in front of others, but things happen …. and thesis, defended!

To be very honest, there were times wherein I want to give up, but I’m thankful for my friends. We kept on cheering and motivating each other that WE CAN finish this. I cannot forget those times wherein we were staying in our house, doing our thesis (which was actually during holy week) and suddenly, one of us were crying! Like, out of nowhere, she was crying, and we saw it and of course, we knew why, and we all started breaking down too, as well. How I miss those times...

We had our final defense on April 27 which was a Saturday and on the following day, April 28, I planned to meet my Inspirit friends to celebrate my defense and also to watch Avengers: Endgame. Luckily, a Sunggyu cup sleeve event is being held in Zoo Café at SM Megamall which is actually organized by one of our friends. So, we went there before and after watching Avengers. It was my first time attending a cup sleeve event here in the Philippines. I was actually wishing for more cup sleeve events, but little did I know that, that was the start… hahahahaha!

Then, months after, came our graduation day! I can say, it is the highlight of everyone’s college life. You walk up the stage, shake hands with your institute dean, and then receive your diploma. It was 5-years’ worth of tears, laughter ㅡ it was a roller-coaster of emotions.

Those past 5 years spent in college made me who I am today. I have learned how to be independent. I was staying in a dormitory since my first year of college until my last year. I learned how to budget my allowance well. Also, balancing my time between acads and fangirling. Hahaha!

5 years is indeed a long time, but I am happy to have met such amazing people throughout my entire stay. I will surely miss each and everyone of them, but I know, and I believe, that we will all be successful in our chosen field.

Moving on, I started looking for job weeks after graduation while, some of my friends went back to their provinces to have a vacation first. In my case, I only had around 2-3 weeks of rest? And I used that time to catch up with One Piece and all the other series I had to postpone watching because of my thesis. 

I swear, the waiting period after sending a resume to a company can make you go nuts. I mean, that is where your patience will be tested. I went to few interviews before I got in and started working around third week of August.

Before the end of the third quarter, I went to #UPALLNIGHTinManila. It was my first concert for this year, 2019. We were upgraded to Floor from Balcony Center. That night ended with a hi-touch event! We got to high five all the members and it was indeed a memorable night for me.

My second cup sleeve event for the year but, my first cup sleeve event for Day6! I actually thought I wouldn’t be able to attend this event because, Jae and my brother actually have the same birthday. So, I thought I’m spending the 15th of September at home but guess what? I made it to the event.

I literally spent that weekend celebrating birthdays. My brother’s birthday is actually on a Sunday, but we celebrated it the night before and after that, I went straight to my friend’s house to also celebrate hers. Good thing my friend’s house is actually just around Quezon City, so I was actually close to the venue.

Indeed, I had fun celebrating Jae’s birthday with my co-mydays! I wasn’t even expecting to be called in the raffle, but I went home with a Remember Us album! Hahaha! There were lots of freebies given on that day. We even met a new friend (finally, a sungjin stan haha), it was nice meeting new mutuals!

On to the last quarter of the year!

My first X1 cup sleeve event, but my third one for this year! I went to this event with Siege and my cousin, Ate Anne. The venue was actually crowded! Well, it was a small one, but there were lots of Oneits gathering inside so, it was jampacked. But it was a fun day! I met and made new friends in that event. But to our surprise, most of the attendees were still in senior high and college hahaha! I feel so old (lol).

Moving on, our squad planned a staycation on the last weekend of October. We rented out an Airbnb near SM North. We were lucky enough to find a beautiful one! It was like a hotel to be honest! Everything we can find inside is free! Even the coffee is from Starbucks and there is a French press available in the room. But the best part here was the large smart TV! We were playing MVs, reality shows non-stop!  

It was a tiring, but fun weekend spent with these people!

We were sleep deprived because of the intense round of Jenga! We actually stayed up till morning because of the game hahaha! The game itself was so intense but we were more focused because our biases are on the line.

Actually, we have planned this staycation way before an as far as I can remember, the only cup sleeve event we were supposed to attend was Yunseong’s, but I don’t know, this happened....

I thought I wouldn't be able to attend Seunghyub’s cup sleeve event because I have prior schedule at that time and I thought it already ended but as we were walking in the mall, we came across a café and I saw the TV was playing N.Flying music videos so I wondered why then I realized that the event is being held there!

On our last day of stay, we went out to attend Yunseong’s cup sleeve event happening on Flamingo Bloom at SM North. It was our first Woollimz cup sleeve event! Actually, this was the only event we were supposed to attend during our staycation, but we met a friend in the event and told us that there’s also an event happening at Lost Bread, still in SM North. It was an event for Eunsang and Wooseok. So, we went there after lunch then went back to Yunseong’s event.

An addition to my list of firsts this year, I attended a christening for the first time! It was Lyle’s christening. I actually went as a proxy to my cousin, Ate Anne, which was not around the country at the time. Ate JL was the first one in our circle of friends to have a baby and we were happy that we were invited. It was also our first time that our group meet in Cavite hahaha!

The four of us, together with Ate Dee, booked a place to stay for 3 days and 2 nights because we are actually going to have a reunion with our friend from Australia, Ate Nica! We spent the Friday night catching up while strolling around Araneta. On the following day, was DAY6’s concert.

#DAY6GRAVITYinMNL

I can say, this is one of the highlights of my 2019? My second concert for this year, and my second time seeing DAY6! I don’t know, but what I felt from that night seems surreal. It felt like I have become more closer to DAY6 ㅡ a step closer than before. It’s like my relationship with DAY6 grows deeper and deeper each year.

As expected in a Day6 concert, it always exceeds your expectation! It became an unforgettable night especially to PH MyDays because JAE CRIED.

“I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22!”

To conclude, this year was indeed a year of firsts and lasts. 2019 taught me lot of things. I am thankful to everyone I have met throughout the year. I will surely cherish all those moments spent with the people close to me. I can't wait to see were 2020 takes me!

Thank you, next!

[spaziozut]

musica live

LINO CAPRA VACCINA

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Venerdì 01 Novembre alle ore 21.00

ALTOpiano & Re:play presentano: Lino Capra Vaccina / Spazio ZUT

LINO CAPRA VACCINA Compositore, percussionista, polistrumentista, inizia la carriera artistica giovanissimo nei primi anni 70 come cofondatore del gruppo AKTUALA, realizzando con loro concerti, registrazioni discografiche e partecipando alle maggiori manifestazioni nazionali e Festival dell'epoca.

Successivamente inizia una lunga e intensa collaborazione con F.Battiato, collabora anche con J.Camisasca, con loro due da vita al gruppo TELAIO MAGNETICO.

Ha studiato Composizione, Percussioni e Pianoforte presso la Civica Scuola di Musica di Milano.

Contemporaneamente a queste esperienze, ricerca e sviluppa un proprio linguaggio sonoro e, come compositore pubblica nel 1978 l'album ANTICO ADAGIO, considerato una pietra miliare del Minimalismo Europeo, nel 2014 è stato ristampato dalla Label Die Schachtel insieme a un album di brani inediti dello stesso periodo "Frammenti da Antico Adagio", seguito nel 2016 da un'altro album di inediti sempre dell'epoca "Echi Armonici".

Per alcuni anni suona come percussionista nell'Orchestra delTeatro alla Scala.Negli anni pubblica altri album, nel 2015 esce l'album ARCAICO ARMONICO, e nel 2017 METAFISICHE Del SUONO entrambi per la Label Dark Companion.

Tiene Concerti e performance in Festival, teatri e Location in Italia e a l'Estero, Londra Café OTO, Bruxelles KRAAK Festival, Nantes(FR) Festival Variations, Milano Spazio O', Berlino Roter Salon, Barcellona Nica, Firenze Sala Vanni e molti altri.

Prima e dopo l'evento Ivø D'Antoni ambient selection

Posti Limitati INGRESSO 10 euro Prevendite qui: https://www.diyticket.it/events/Musica/3225/lino-capra-vaccina-biglietti

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[recetas-peruanas]

4 recetas de bebidas a base de ron y que puedes preparar fácilmente

Para tomar una bebida con tus amigos, familiares o pareja no necesitas ir a algún bar, ya que hay tragos que puedes realizar en casa y de esa forma pasar momentos inolvidables junto a ellos.

Para demostrártelo, en esta nota, gracias a los bartenders Antonio Naranjo y Edir Malpartida te compartimos la recetas de cuatro delicias que tienen como insumo principal al ron.

1. Alto Spresso

Ingredientes:

1.5 onzas de ron

1 onza de jerez

1 onza de licor de café

Una taza pequeña de café expreso (café con agua caliente)

Una pizca de sirope de sal de Maras.

Modo de preparación:

Agrega los insumos en una coctelera con cubos de hielo, bátelo por unos minutos y sírvelo echando el sirope de sal de maras.

2. Nicaragua Sour

Ingredientes:

2 onzas de ron

1 onza de zumo de limón

1 onza de jalea de lúcuma y plátano

1/2 clara de huevo

Una pizca de syrup simple

Modo de preparación:

Echa los ingredientes a una coctelera, bate y luego sirve en una copa. Decora con el syrup simple.

3. Aperitivo Nica

Ingredientes:

1.5 onzas de ron

1 onza de vermú

Bitter

Un merengue de quinua.

Modo de preparación:

Coloca los insumos en una coctelera con hielo, muévalo, sirve en un vaso y decora con el merengue de quinua.

4. Viejo Nicaragüense

Ingredientes:

2 onzas de ron

1 onza de zumo de limón

1 onza syrup de vainilla

1 pizca de angostura bitter

3 trozos de pepino

Vino tinto espumoso.

Modo de preparación:

Añade los ingredientes con hielo en una coctelera, menos el vino, la angostura bitter y el pepino. Agita algunos segundo y sirve el contenido en una copa con hielo. Finalmente, echa el vino espumoso y decora.

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[antoniainnicaragua-blog]

Die ersten Septembertage

Mittlerweile ist schon September, doch wenn das Wetter konstant warm ist, bemerkt man die unterschiedlichen Monate eigentlich nur beim Blick auf den Kalender. Aber ich bin ich mir sicher, dass ich nur bei dem Gedanken an meine Herbstpullover und -Röcke die goldenen Herbsttage in Deutschland bald vermissen werde. 🍂 ☔️

Nun aber erstmal zu meinen letzten Tagen hier:

Freitag hatte ich keinen Spanischunterricht, weil mein neuer Lehrer selber zur Uni musste. Deshalb war ich mit 3 anderen Freiwilligen aus Deutschland, England und der USA in Catarina (Bilder gibt es im letzten Post). Abends war dann ‘Ladys Night’ in einer Bar. Es gab für alle weiblichen Besucher Cuba Libre frei Haus (heißt hier übrigens Nica Libra und wird auch mit Nica-Rum gemacht). Da mussten wir natürlich mal kosten und konnten auch gleich feststellen, dass das mit dem richtigen Hüftwackeln beim Tanzen wohl noch etwas dauert. Aber Übung macht ja bekanntlich den Meister und wir haben ja noch 5 Monate! ;)💃🏻

Samstag gab es einen großen Karnevals-Umzug, weshalb wir das Wochenende in der Stadt blieben. Da dieser aber erst gegen 5 an unserem Haus vorbeikommen sollte (wurde dann doch erst 7), machten wir eine Stadt-Rallye, die Majas Freunde für sie geplant hatten. Das heißt, wir hatten vor sie zu machen. Nach einer halben Stunde fing es aber an zu regnen. Erst nur ein bisschen, das war nach der Hitze ganz erfrischend. Dann aber ziemlich doll, so dass wir tropfend Unterschlupf im wunderschönen Garden Café fanden. Dieses besitzt neben einem tollen Innenhof (mit Garten) und Hängematten auch eine kleine Bücherei auch einen Shop mit einheimischen Taschen, Kleidern und und und, so dass wir dort bei einem super leckeren Latte Macchiato den Nachmittag verbrachten.

Nach dem Sport sahen wir uns dann den Umzug an. Den Anfang bildeten die Prinzenpaare mit wunderschönen Federkostümen in cinderellaartigen Pferdekutschen. Danach bestand der Karneval aber eigentlich nur noch aus je 30 Trommlergruppen und bunt und kurz angezogenen Tanzgruppen bestand, wobei letztere zu meiner Überraschung zu mehr als 50% aus Männern bestanden (auch wenn man das manchmal erst auf den 2. Blick sah…). Das ganze zog sich fast 3 Stunden hin, da eine Gruppe immer mal stehen blieb und es zwischendrin große Lücken gab. Aber es waren viele Leute auf der Straße, es gab viel Essen und die Musik hat eine gute Stimmung verbreitet 🎉

Am Sonntag wollten wir dann aber doch mal was anderes sehen als nur bunte Häuser und die gelbe Kathedrale Granadas. Und was fällt 4 Mädels da als erstes ein? Richtig- shoppen 🙈 so machten wir uns gegen 10 Uhr mit dem Expressbus auf den Weg in die Hauptstadt nach Managua. Da man Ein-und Aussteigen kann, wo man möchte, wurden wir direkt am riesigen Einkaufszentrum rausgelassen. Dieses war einfach nur gigantisch- groß, weiß-glänzender Steinboden und leer. Wie Maja auf ihrem Blog geschrieben hat, fühlte man sich zwischenzeitlich eher wie in den USA als in Nicaragua. Dort gab es auch alles, was das Shopping-Herz begehrt: Pull&Bear, Bershka, Mango, Zara und einen Beauty-Laden, in dem man neben Victoria’s Secret Düften auch Bath&Body Works finden konnte. Zudem gab es auch einen großen Foodcourt mit Pizza, Sushi, Burger und einem super leckeren Café 😍 ☕️ . An dem Tag hatte ich kein Handy mit, da es in Managuas Innenstadt wohl viele Taschendiebe gibt und wir keine Wertsachen mitnehmen sollten und wollten. Fotos gibt es deswegen nicht, aber sonst googelt einfach mal ‘Galeria Santo Domingo Managua’. Insgesamt hätte ich mir die Mall glaube ich nicht so schick vorgestellt, auch wenn ich mittlerweile weiß, dass es auch viele wohlhabend Nicaraguaner gibt. Dennoch ist das wirklich die Minderheit und meiner Meinung nach kann sich auch nur diese Oberschicht die Mall leisten, wohingegen für uns Europäer alles erschwinglich erscheint (mit Ausnahme von Mango- da kosteten Kleider schon mal 70-90$). Café für 3$, ein Top für 8- für uns ja kein Problem. Aber wenn aufmerksam aus dem Bus schaut (oder in Granda in eine Seitenstraße geht), merkt man schnell, dass die Mehrheit des Landes (für unsere Verhältnisse) arm ist und diese Mall wahrscheinlich nie betreten wird. Deshalb war unser Ausflug vielleicht nicht typisch, um Nicaragua zu erkunden, er hat mir trotzdem oder gerade deshalb aber geholfen, das Land und seinen starken Kontrast zwischen Arm&Reich besser kennenzulernen. (Aber zu den Unterschieden zwischen hier und Deutschland schreibe ich diese oder nächste Woche noch etwas- versprochen!) Bei mir gießt es gerade wie aus Eimern, aber ich geh jetzt ins Bett! Saludos, Antonia 🙋🏻

[candy-corps]

Baegels Metro City in 08|2017

Disclaimer: This is a patchverse. My muses only experience what I write with muns below. When one of these writes something with a mun I do not work with, the reality of my muses stays unaffected.*

(*So yeah you can write with the muns when you’re in the Metro City 2.0 and don’t want to connect your roleplay with mine. You can knock the Metro Tower over for all I care - in the reality of my muses, it’s still gonna be as it was. My muses cannot meet characters of muns I don’t work with. That’s all there is to it. You and only you decide your reality. Have fun!)

As for now: 

Bruce is trying to be a hero again and hides the fact from Izaic, pretending to be a candy maker and a candy maker only. Belle has trouble to access certain verses which worries her at the moment, though she can’t express her feelings openly while she cares for her children: Reese, Madeleine, Mars ... and the ones she adopts on the way. Minion fish and pirate Nica found a friend in Aqua Man who  helps her to commit crimes  keeps her company and helps protecting the lake. Crazy catwoman Michelle has fallen in love with Greg and tries her best to be a good person and just be a little evil twice a week. Damien hates everything including himself, not liking changes, and Dae is still adjusting to the fact that he’s gonna be a dad. Bruce’ older self, Forest, is just doing his (most heroic) thing, magic anon Bun needs a vacation from overworking himself, Pigeon Man is looking for a human soulmate and in the meantime there’s a strange space ship appearing all around the city at night.

(Spacebats incoming ~ !) 

Current Stories with other Muses:

@charlotte-liddel​ 

A beautiful white bat-lady that runs a café. She has yet to meet bats other than Bruce, who thinks she is a princess and treats her according. 

@ersatzambassador​

Aqua Man commit a robbery and Enkidu tries to stop him. We see if it succeeds.

@forgottenfallen​

Unaware still that the old and new Metro City fused, Forest, an older version of Bruce, meets the pretty man and offers help.

@ignisoel-folfv-vortextual-danger​

Altair the Utahraptor is making new, cuddable friends.

@lyanna-of-aryllia​ 

Distracts Megamind which might or might not result into a desaster that’s gonna pass unnoticed.

@mygardenofmuses​

Joe and Lou are reunited with their parents, Jessie is pregnant, Grace is looking for work and Jess about to join the Lil’ Gifted School, along with Damien. Greg needs to deal with the fact that he suddenly has a bat-shaped daughter.

@not-the-usual-suspects​

Belle adopted Shawn and Sheila which now have to get used to a life in the city.

@tiivadvabadust​

Kyou is being followed by Forest who’s trying to win him over. For the local hero league as well as for, like ... more. 

@vulcan-and-the-mighty-muses​

Julie and Seth live in the Metro Tower with Belle. They still need to meet the rest of Belle’s family. 

@workingdreamer-formerbeliever​

Young Bernard lives in the Metro Tower just like all heroes and sidekicks do. Skipping school though is going to get him in trouble. Forest doesn’t like unpunctual students ... 

[julivamosnica-blog]

SIMON SAYS💚

nachm training waren wir wieder auf nen smoothie im -ich muss es nochmal betonen - SCHÖNSTEN!CAFÉ!DER!WELT!!! („simon says“ heisst es). es ist mein allerliebster lieblingsort in der stadt, wenn nicht gar auf der ganzen welt. sogar die klotür ist schön.

ich könnt da stundenlang einfach fotos von ALLEM machen. und dann hing da auch noch der schönste hund der welt ab. ich kannte sie schon von fotos, sie heisst nica. ein bisschen wie muffin als er klein war. selbe rasse auch.

[aventurasennicaragua]

May 29th-June 7th

Brace yourself, potential readers.  This is gonna be an extra long blog post, probably double the length of my last few ones.  I’ve been really busy these past 9 days, and as I’ve stated countless times, Nicaraguan WiFi just isn’t quite up to par with U.S. WiFi.  However, I’ve found some time this afternoon to venture to a new café that I recently discovered, and the connection here is pretty reliable!  So, without further ado, here is the story of my recent experiences in Granada, Nandaime, and San Juan Del Sur.

Last Monday marked the start of my second week of classes.  McKenna, Jack and I are in the same Spanish group, and our professor is Maria.  In addition to typical Spanish lessons (verb conjugations, tenses, vocabulary, etc.) Maria has been teaching us tons of Nicaraguan history.  While interesting, the stories have been pretty depressing; this country has experienced so much war and poverty within the past century, and not until the past 5 or 6 years has the government seen some stabilization and begun implementing policies for alleviating poverty, increasing education, and more.  The future seems bright - the country has become much safer and tourism has surged dramatically.  However, it seems like that future is still pretty far away.

Sometimes, all of the Spanish groups get together and have some kind of activity.  One day, our professors taught us all about the importance of corn in Nicaragua.  Las nicas (a nickname created by and for the Nicaraguan people) use corn to make pretty much everything: cheeses, breads, tortillas, even beverages.  For example, Tiste is a refreshing and chocolatey drink made with cacao, corn, and water.  Who would have thought that combining those things would make for a pretty good drink?  Los Nicaragüenses even have a widely known song that they sing to celebrate corn - “Somos Hijos Del Maiz.”  While this literally translates to “We Are Children of the Corn,” I’m pretty sure there’s no connection to that freaky scary movie with the same name.  

On Friday, our EWH group split into two groups, one which went to Hospital Amistad Japón in Granada (named after Nicaragua’s friendship with Japan, which resulted in the creation of the hospital) and Hospital Primario Monte Caramelo in the city of Nandaime.  I went to the latter with Iyad, Alyssa, McKenna, Mackenzie, Nico, and Teja.  We spent the morning working on a spectrometer with a broken LCD screen.  Spectrometers are used to perform tests on blood, urine, and other fluids; apparently, one of the lights inside of the spectrometer wasn’t working, so it was sent to the repair center in Managua.  When it came back, it worked perfectly, but after a couple days, the LCD screen stopped turning on.  Our group troubleshooted the device by testing the fuse, the battery, and various electrical connections.  Everything appeared to be working normally, and the more we worked on it, the more confused we became.  However, the thing about this spectrometer is that it uses a lot of advanced computer technology, which isn’t really in our group’s range of things that we can fix.  We eventually deemed that there must have been a problem with one of the computer chips in the device (it could have been damaged in a way that we couldn’t see), so we left a note on the device explaining everything that we had done and our recommendation for contacting the manufacturer.  Not the most productive morning, but at least we saved the next group of technicians the trouble of checking a bunch of things.  During the afternoon, we worked on a broken infant incubator.  Without getting into the details, I’ll just say that this portion of the day was not so pretty.  We didn’t really speak with the hospital staff enough to obtain a full understanding of why the incubator wasn’t working, and unfortunately, our repair efforts may have done more harm than good.  It didn’t help that we were pressed for time, since this was just a one-day hospital trip rather than a what we’ll be doing next month.  We learned some valuable lessons and talked through them during the bus-ride back to Granada.  In addition to writing this blog, I’ve decided to keep a private journal where I can make note of these kinds of lessons/clinical needs/etc.

On Friday night, 11 out of the 14 of us left for San Juan Del Sur for the weekend.  San Juan Del Sur is a town in southern Nicaragua, right along the Pacific Ocean and not too far from the Nicaragua/Costa Rica border.  Mere words cannot describe how beautiful this little city is.  It’s nestled within a cove that’s carved into the mountains.  There are caves, private/uninhabited beaches, and even a 26-meter-high statue of Jesus Christ on a mountain overlooking the beach.  It felt like a smaller version of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and the vibrant restaurant, bar, and danceclub scene made it seem so even more.  We stayed in a big room in a hostel just steps away from the beach.  Sleeping in a bunch of bunk beds and sharing one bathroom felt like a major throwback to the summer camp days.  As soon as we had unpacked and settled in, we wandered onto the beach and dipped our toes in the sand.  We grabbed drinks at one of the many beach bars, which set the tone for the night.  We ended up at a fun club on the beach called Lost in Translation, or LiT for abbreviation purposes.  Whitney and I befriended a couple older ladies, and we all had tons of fun.  The next morning, we got up early, had breakfast at the hostel (which was literally $12 each night), and headed to the beach.  I had my first swim in the Pacific Ocean there, and I must say that the water felt pretty amazing!  I could go on and on about San Juan Del Sur, but since that’s probably not the best idea for my blog, I’ll just state the highlights: swimming in the really warm ocean, hiking up to the Jesus statue and gazing at the breathtaking views of the city, taking a boat out onto the ocean and swimming to a desolate yet beautiful beach, going out again on Saturday night and dancing the night away, and eating delicious fresh seafood for a a ridiculously cheap price ($19.95 for two appetizers, fish fillet, and a couple beers).  If anyone is considering vacationing to Central or South America, I highly recommend San Juan Del Sur.

We came back late on Sunday night, and I passed out pretty early.  However, before going to bed, I talked with two women who are staying in the same homestay as me and are traveling from Atlanta, Georgia.  Sue has a house in northern Nicaragua and works with an organization through her church called Amigos for Christ.  Her friend, Brandy, is accompanying her and has never been to Nicaragua before.  However, she has been to 45+ other countries and loves doing adventurous things like traveling and running marathons.  She and I ended up having a pretty long and deep conversation about tons of different topics.  She’s a super interesting person and I’m glad that I’ve met her.

It’s now Wednesday evening, and while nothing especially noteworthy this week has happened, I do want to spend a few moments talking more about our Medical Instrumentation class and lab.  I’m learning a lot from both classes, and I feel like I’ll be really prepared for Juigalpa next month.  Iyad has lectured us on topics such as motors, ventiladors, batteries, electrocardiograms, defibrillators, pumps, fetal heart monitoring systems, and more.  In our lab, Seth and I have built a flashlight, a variable power supply, we’ve discharged and charged a battery, and we’ve troubleshooted various types of medical equipment.  I’m really grateful to be having this opportunity this summer, and everyday I think about how excited I am to be entering a field where I can use my biomedical engineering skills to improve lives in Nicaragua and other places.  On Friday we’ll go to a hospital in Masaya, and I’m looking forward to seeing how that goes.

P.S.  I apologize for the lack of photos, I’m having a really hard time uploading them, even with this “reliable” WiFi.  More photos will come soon!