Monday 12th August 2013….a bit of everything!!!!

Pati came to clean my casita this morning so I always go out and today I decided to treat myself to breakfast down in Centro at the café Monet where I have been before I took my Spanish book and studied while I had some good hotcakes and orange juice…the service was not great but no problem and I asked for my bill which my waitress brought to me inside a black folder….the bill was 45 pesos not even 4 dollars….I had no change so I put a 200 pesos not in the boll fold and handed it back to her.  She came back a few minutes later and because I have 14 years as a waiter in my resume I am a very generous tipper…..she handed me the bill fold and sort of hovered around I opened it and immediately handed her a 20 pesos note she said thanks and turned and left….it was then that I noticed there was another 20 pesos note and 3  x 5pesos coins, she had shorted me 100pesos..she looked back at me and I called her over and before I had chance to say anything she handed me a 100pesos note…there is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that this was not an honest mistake but an attempt to steal 100pesos from me..I was upset and for once in my life did not know what to do I wanted to take away the tip but I did not she walked away and I noticed that the owner of the restaurant was not around…I know this sort of thing happens and even though I am the most trusting person there is I still keep my guard up this really did not sit well with me!!!

I came home and showered and changed and went to my Monday lecture class last week was the first one and the topic is living forever and the ramifications…I am glad I went but really not impressed with the instructor and felt I learned nothing and you could tell the class, all females , felt the same way…..when I got home tonight there was an e mail from the course organizer saying that she felt the class was not going well and had spoken to the instructor, who give him credit is a volunteer, and she is changing the format of the remaining 2 classes to discussion group..a great idea!!

I went from that class to my first private yoga class…..it was wonderful the instructor is a gem she is very caring and put me through some moves and I felt taller when I left she told me the class would benefit me so much health wise, sports wise and mind wise…so I have signed up for a month of classes Mondays and Tuesdays…….got absolutely drenched on the way home so jumped straight into a lovely hot bath…

Joke of the day!!

A  SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that, in  Spanish,
unlike English, nouns are designated as either  masculine or feminine.
'House' for instance, is feminine:  'la casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'  
So, a student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'  
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the  class into
two groups, male and female, and asked them to  decide for themselves
whether 'computer' should be a masculine  or a feminine noun.
Each group was asked to give four  reasons for its
recommendation. The men's group decided that  'computer' should
definitely be of the feminine gender ('la  Computadora'), because:
1. No one but their creator  understands their internal logic;
2. The native  language they use to communicate with other
computers is  incomprehensible to everyone else;
3. Even the  smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for
possible  later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a  commitment to one, you find yourself
spending half your  paycheck on accessories for it.
(THIS GETS BETTER!)  
The women's group, however, concluded that computers  should be
Masculine
('el computador'), because:
1.  In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;  
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for  themselves;
3. They are supposed to help you solve  problems, but half the
time they ARE the problem; and  
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if  you had
waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better  model.
The women won.

Yahsi koshi!!