December 22, 2o12

Today was a pretty long day!! Woke up early, to see my beautiful dog on my bed. Spoke with a couple of my crew and talked about the upcoming anniversary of the blog. Worked on some applications for university, and wrote a morning post. At noon I got ready to go do some last minute Christmas shopping and had a great time in the stores. Went to the mall's local Starbucks and bought myself a coquito frappuccino! ;)

Walked around and marveled the Christmas decorations and then headed back home. On my way home I took a beautiful sunset picture of the road, once home started wrapping all of the gifts!! God I cant wait for Christmas Eve!!

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Hoy fue un día muy largo!! Me despierto temprano para ver a mi  hermosa perra acostada en mi cama  Hable con mi equipo a ver que podíamos hacer para el aniversario del blog. Al mediodía me prepare para hacer unas compras navideñas de ultima hora. En  el mall vi un Starbucks y me compre un Coquito frappuccino! ;)

Camine un poco y vi las decoraciones y me fui para casa! De camino a casa le tome una foto al atardecer y cuando llegue empece a envolver los regalos!! Dios mio no puedo esperar hasta la víspera de navidad! 

Easy Breakfast for those Early Wakers

A great way to start your morning is by having a great breakfast with coffee!! ( Or tea, or hot chocolate idk. You guys decide its your morning it need to go the way you want it to be! But I love coffee so yeah! hahaha) Today as a present from VB Productions to you guys we want to share our easy breakfast recipe! We eat this the days we happen to be in a rush and need to go bolting out the door really early in the morning for a photo-shoot or film. Its really easy to make and its done in a matter of minutes! 

The things you will need are:

1. Two Eggs

2.  Two slices of Ham (Any type of ham!)

3. Cheese (Any type of cheese as well!! I personally like swizz.)

4. Salt & Pepper, the perfect yin & yang!

5. Two slices of Bread

6. Butter or Olive oil (Or both!!)

Lets get Cooking:

1. You place a  nonstick pan on top of the stove and add about one tablespoon of butter or olive oil! We want to create a light cover to soften the surface of the pan so the eggs can come out nice and soft. Turn the stove on, and put it in low medium. 

2. Crack open your eggs into the pan. If the olive oil starts spitting that means you have the fire to high, lower it. In a few seconds the egg will start changing color. Cook till the whites of the eggs are set and good to go, and the yolk is still runny. While your eggs cook put your slices of bread on the toaster and wait for them to toast.

3. With your spatula flip over the egg and wait 20 seconds to make an over-easy egg. This will cook a bit of the other side but it will leave the yolk runny. If you want the egg yolk to be harder than leave it there for one minute. If breads are done being toasted, place the slices on a plate. Lower the fire on the pan and with a spatula remove your eggs and place them on top of the bread. 

4. Grab your two slices of ham and place them on the pan. Wait a few seconds till the side of the ham is a bit golden. Flip and wait for the other side to be golden as well. Once done turn the stove off and remove the slices of ham. Roll them up and place them on top of your eggs. Grab a small handful of pepper and salt and apply to the surface of your eggs and ham, to give it a bit of more taste. And bam your done!! 

To complement your easy breakfast, you can buy cupcakes  or fresh fruits from your supermarket or local markets. Adding another healthy choice to your morning! (The cupcake I had was a pumpkin one, mmm it was so good!) Hope you enjoy this recipe from the crew of VB Productions!! Enjoy and "Buen Provecho" ( Enjoy your meal!)

La Feria!

Ah the fair!! it is the closest thing Puerto Rico will ever have to an amusement park. Sadly it comes once a year, at the beginning of Christmas till the end of June. The fun thing about this fair is that I really don't remember much about it! I remember my last visit was like two years ago, and I had a great time. Couldn't get on everything but I had a great time. This year I got on everything to the point that they shut down the amusement park in order for us to realize they were closing down. In other words they kicked us out. 

What I love about the fair is the fact that its functions as a portal to the old world. To the time where people listened to Elvis Presley and admired Marilyn Monroe . A time where teens where starting to be independent. A period of TV and radio rising to fame. A period known as the golden age of America, the fifties!!

One thing that shocked me about this fair was that they had bump cars and the old ones!! You don't see those anymore to the point that I saw elderly people making the line to ride with their grand kids. Why wouldn't they?? That was one of their rides in their times. So an overall of everything, it was a really great experience. I made friends with an Emu (Bird like animal that has huge similarity to an ostrich) and played with my fellow VB Production team!! Merry Christmas to you all and thanks for everything Nana, Sami, Bianca & Scott love you guys!! 

Changing booth the New Photo Booth

Now a days finding a good photo booth can be quite a journey. Especially now, that technology is rising and most of the stuff we couldnt do, now we can with just a click of the finger. So for those who have a bit of a vintage nostalgia and want to keep following the traditions with your own modern twist, I am going to tell you guys one of my versions of a photo booth which so happens to be a changing booth!! 

When I go on a shopping rampage, I am the first willing to try new clothe. I am obsessed with jackets and its many families like sweaters, cardigans, hoodies, etc. Therefore when I choose all of the clothe (or jackets!) I want to try, I call for a worker and tell them "i wish to try the clothe on." The workers ever so kindly open the door to the changing booth not knowing what is to happen in there. I go in and boom!! The booth is my own personal photo studio, I go crazy with the camera and take as many photos as I want. There is a reason for it! Ill explain later in another post.

Once done trying out the clothe I look at the pictures and decide what im taking and what stays. Then with the many apps we have now a days for editing, I give the pictured a bit of lomo-ish, vintage feel to it. One way or another creating my own personal photo booth in a changing booth!

I encourage you guys to try it out and send the pictures to us so we can make a collage and show it on the blog!! Looking forward to hear from you guys!! You can send them via:

e-mail:  voyagedbosch@hotmail.com

Twitter: here! 

Facebook: here!

Tips from Bosch: Loving yourself will help you love others!

I figured since today is 12-12-12 and people are speculating its the end of the world why not take a last picture for the blog. But the difference about this picture among others that I have taken is that this one is really simple. Simple pose and my really shitty and yet simple webcam and me!! No fixing makeup at last minutes, no combing my hair, nada, nothing! Its just me in my favorite holiday hoodie and drinking great coffee! I didn't even brush my teeth before taking this picture, lol!! I wanted to share with you guys something that I learned from this small spiritual journey I underwent through. Something that might sound selfish but it really isn't and well might be of help to you. You gotta learn how to love yourself! You got to know yourself, what makes you who you are! Do you define yourself or does society choose who you are? Learn to trust yourself, your mind and body.Understand them, learn them cause they are what makes you!! Think about it!

Beautiful morning over here! Happy 12-12-12, hope you guys have a good day!!

Merry Christmas ;)

El Coquito

Coquitos are a traditional holiday puertorrican drink, that is well known among the island.  Its one of my favorite drinks for the holiday and its really easy to make. You may find the recipe similar to that of the eggnog but this one is more tropical and well in my opinion way better! So in this post as a gift from me and VB Productions, we want to give you our own recipe of this wonderful drink!

The materials youll need are as  mentioned below:

1.) 1 can of  Coconut Cream

2.)1 can of Sweet Condensed Milk

3.) 1 can of Evaporated Milk

4.) Cinnamon Sticks

5.) White Rum (Better of P.R. rum)

6.) Empty Glass Botles

Steps:

1. Open the can of coconut cream, sweet condensed and evaporated mil and pour them in the osterizer. 

2. Grab the cinnamon stick and shave the cinnamon that way you can have a more pure taste of cinnamon for your coquito. If you want to use ground cinnamon then use two tablespoons and put them with the rest of the mix.

3. Mix it all together in the blender and pour how much rum you want your coquito to have and blend it once more.  

4. Once you put the rum and blend it again, pour the now finished coquito onto one of the empty glass bottles and throw a cinnamon stick inside. Close the bottle and shake it. Voila!! Your done making your coquito. Put on the refrigerator for 30 minutes or more ( the colder the better) and enjoy!!

Christmas Wish List

Lets face it, we all still write letters to that imaginary being that wears a big red suit and scream
"ho ho ho" at Christmas eve!! Dont try to hide the fact, yeah im talking to you! All of you write letters of things you want for Christmas so people have an idea of what to buy you right! So yeah that counts as a christmas list!! And who is to judge you?? Me, your parents, your friends, society?? NO!! You sit down and write that letter cause fellow readers, I have one as well!! LOL!! 

All I want for Christmas is:
1. Lord of the Rings Extended Blu-ray edition (cause im a nerd for it and my precious is calling me!! ;))
2. Billabong Surfboard ( Its time for a new one!! Mine is sort of old!!)
3. Red Vans Baseball Jacket ( I love old school and vintage stuff and this will give my soul a bit of vintage nostalgia.)
4. Coffeemaker ( I dont have one and desperately need one to function during my day!)
5. Books ( really dont care what type of books, encyclopedias, novels, their old favorites! Just something new!!)
6. Oakley Frogs ( I love those glasses!!)
7. Vans Shoes ( need new pair mine are about to go bye bye!)

Shoes that Bloom

Finally a store that goes with my believes!! The OAT Shoes store believe we are all connected, that's why they have their special brand of shoes. They believe in a future in which mankind & industries re conciliate with nature as one. They state that we come from earth, we grow in it, play around it and die in it. But this past few years we have been ignorant for it. We have been ignoring the fact that every small thing makes a big impact in our planet!! In order to make greener and stylish choices in life, they created this really  cool Eco-friendly sneakers, OAT shoes!!

This shoes are biodegradable but with style. The industry made them that way so that when your ready to get rid of them you can plant them in your backyard and in a matter of six month wildflowers will be blazing and growing in your backyard!! Isn't that beyond amazing!! I believe all shoes should become biodegradable. Sadly they only have stores in Netherlands, Belgium and other parts in Europe, but it wont be soon till they come to the US!! God I want one of those shoes!! 

Congreso de Lideres

Sorry I havent been able to post about my thanksgiving adventure, its sort of a long story lol. But a story worth talking about, maybe on my next post. Today I want to talk about this convention/workshop I went to as soon as thanksgiving break was done. This convention took place on the Marriott in Condado, P.R and goes by the name "Congreso de Lideres"(Congress of Leaders.) Those two days were one of the most hardest and interesting days of my life. They truly helped me form and give shape to the way I want to tackle my future. They opened my mind to see how this world truly functions and how one way or another everything is connected. I understood that you create and mold your vision of the future, but life molds small pieces that make a huge different in the ending results. 

Every mistake is a coincidence! We must not fear mistake for it is from them that we truly learn. Thats one of the big things I learned there. Among others I learned that in this world if you want to get things done you have to do it yourself, not wait for others to think or make the decision first. If we come to see, it is you who need to make the difference not the others. Those things are just small samples of the great conversations we have with some of the most important leaders in our country like, Kurt Schindler, Edwin Rodrigues, John Richardson, etc, etc. 

All an all the experience was great and I had a vast amount of time to go exploring the hotel. The rooms were really comfortable and had great views of the ocean. The food was beyond great, and I had an opportunity to experience a fancy meeting of the San Juan Rotary club. All of this thanks to the work of two beautiful, great and interesting ladies. Hilda Brizzie and Vanessa Caban, truly did an amazing job creating and building this Convention and to them I have to give the biggest of thanks for letting me form part of that team and letting me go through all this wonderful experiences!!

BRB, Ill be Eating

Today is Thanksgiving and we really wanted to tell you guys that we are thankful for all of our readers. We all love you alot and without you I wouldn't have the blog I have today. You guys are like my family and well I really wanted to thank you and my team for everything!! 

So devour you food with no regrets, Happy Thanksgiving! 

-Sincerely Bosch & VB Productions team

Zone Free of Discrimination

The world everyone lives in is so captivating and strange. Its haunting and beautiful. Its broken but its getting fixed and its full of mysteries and life. But one of the most captivating things in this world are the beautiful creatures that live there. Those fragile and yet strong creatures have come to  be known as humans. They have endured so many challenges since the beginning of time. They have endured extreme weathers, plagues,  wild environment, wars, different kingdoms and heritage, different will of power and prosperity, loss and many more things. Those events that are marked in worlds history books or encyclopedias have been overcome by people of different races, sexual orientation or physical status. 

Alexander the Great, great leader that brought the Greek empire to its golden glory and helped bring prosperity in many ways, like science, jobs, land, etc. As we all know he had several wife's but some of his true lovers were actually men. Especially his best friend Hephasteon. Does the world go on discriminating him of his attraction and feelings toward men? NO! (Maybe his few wife's  But either way, NO!!) Other great leaders are Mitchel Obama. She is black, do you think that stops her from moving forward and working hard for our country? No, oh but it gets better just the fact that she is a woman and black is enough prove of why my blog is a free discrimination zone!! Mitchel does an even harder work than men and focuses on ending what she started. This things are subject that human beings don't grasp. 

Don't judge a book by its cover! If you haven't had the decency to even read or browse the summary of the book. If the world sets apart their difference, there is this inner spark that kindles this small hope of progress and evolution inside of me. A change that can be for the better of this world and for the better future. Thats why im taking the step and announcing that this blog is as stated in the top in perfect Latin,  ZONA LIBRE DE DISCRIMINATION (Zone free of Discrimination!!)

Obama 2013!!

Barrack and Mitchel Obama are purely amazing!! They both have the heart and the spirit that scream I am american and I work to strive for the american dream. After winning the election he went to his campaign team and thanked them in person and in that beautiful speech he shed some tears in front of the cameras and everything. We have a great man as our president and a superb first lady. God Bless America!! I know you all might have seen the "Obama thanks his campaign" video, but I still believe I should post this in here in memory of him and his team! If you havent watch it look at the full video below. 
                                                                                     -Sincerely Bosch