Commuting

Every day I say a little prayer as I get into my car to go to work.

I never realized the many unknowns that plaque our roads until I started commuting.

1st week commuting down south, I saw this motorist zoom by and said to myself "I hope he's careful"

Driving so ever carefully I was, trying to make sure I wasn't side swapped and kept my distance from the vehicle in front of me and kept another eye on the vehicle behind.  I wasn't in the mood to get rear ended either.

It couldn't have been more than 20 minutes or so, the cars started slowing down, I could see anything...

What could have happened to have caused this backup?

As my car glided towards Sample Road, there it was, the motorcycle; there he was, the young man with the backpack. On the ground lifeless.  I was speechless, I had just saw him zoom past my car and there he was on the road, body, lifeless.

Everyday, on my journey down south, I say a prayer. Not just for me but for all of those whose intention is to go and return to their loved ones.

Everyday, on my journey down south, I say a prayer.  Not just for me to exercise patience, but for those sharing the road with be as cautious.

Every day I say a little prayer as I get into my car to go to work.

That I make it home to see my kids...

God is my shield and for him I continue to commute.

Engineers...

Its funny when you think about...

How many Engineers does it take to fix an espresso machine?  Having espresso in the morning, after lunch and when you start to feel drowsy at work is the norm.  It seems that once the machine stops functioning my colleagues and I seem to be at a lost.

Today was no different.  What made this worse, was that the machine was changed by the vendor and we were not familiar with it like the old one.

So, as one engineer was pressing the front panel buttons, another was pulling out a tray to dump the ground coffee beans.  Still it did not work.

Myself, I stood and insisted the grounded bean container wasn't the error.  While my colleague, turn off the machine and then on in hopes that it will work.  Still it did not work.

The 'cheat sheet' left by the vendor looked like Latin, we couldn't decipher what the icons meant or what to open and close that would make the machine work.  So, another engineer tried shaking the coffee beans container.  Still it did not work.

Low and behold, a light bulb came on. The button pressing engineer, press a button on the side. It opened to reveal a weird apparatus looking thing. He blew at it, shook it and cleaned it, then placed it back and closed the little door. Wait...the error light...it changed back to green. It worked!

It took 4 engineers to troubleshoot a 2 x 3 rectangle looking espresso machine. Thank goodness, it worked; otherwise, it would have been a loooong day.

It's another day...

There are times when you suddenly realized that it's just another day; it's another day to take a stab at the that THING you have been dying to complete; it's another to try that CUISINE from that restaurant that you have heard rave reviews about; it's another just to LAY BACK and WATCH the stars fill the night sky.  So, what was it that made it another day for you?

For me, it was another day for me to figure out how to get my blog going, to add value and increase the traffic  :)

So, here's what I did,

• Search frantically for gadgets to add that suits my theme (still working on it!)
• Took much difficulty in figuring out how to add music to my blog (working on it!)
• Search for pictures from last year to post, then realizing that last year, I barely took pictures! (Hmmm?)
• Add a control as to who can leave comments (I think I did that right, yeah!?)

By the end of this day, my express was....

So I ease the tension, by watching the following and called it a day.

...Hope your day was that of discovery too 

Hello from Florida

Hello!

Well, my name is Tinúade Peña, but everyone calls me "Tinú" so feel free to follow suit.  I am originally from Washington, D.C. but has had the pleasure of living in Lagos, Nigeria for about 13years where I obtained my primary and secondary education. 

I have attended a few Universities in the US primarily due to my service in the Army which meant a lot of moving but has made Royal Palm Beach, Florida my home State after the end my tenure.  I am a mother of two teenagers, Miguel and Eleana with our family pet, Kyle making three... So you can imagine the horror I am going through ... (just kidding)

From left: Miguel, Kyle,Tinu & Elly

I obtained my Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Business Administration about 6 years ago, so I  decided to pursue my Master Degree of Science in Project Management after being laid off in 2009 with hopes of improving my competitive edge in the Civil Engineering or other fields.  I have since starting this program gain employment with a Concession on a P3 project (P3 = Public-Private-Partnership) which is fast paced and requires a great deal of mental alertness. 

AD 648 will be my 7th Class with Boston University Online and with the hustling & bustling of work, home improvement projects, kids plus school... I have very few "me-time", so any "me-time" I get, I maximize my "sleep-time" (which never last long because the kids still wake me up, just to say good morning and ask for breakfast).

Anyways, this year I have decided to prepare myself to experience new things which means better managing my time and having fun with my family and friends.  


While this may sound odd, I am taking time now to teach myself how to ride a bicycle (I know what you are thinking....), so far I have fallen twice (no bruises, thank goodness) barely missed a concrete light pole, mailbox and fire hydrant.  So this weekend I hope to continue mastering the art of cycling and wish I am steady enough to keep the bike going in a straight line (without hitting anything or falling)

Regardless, I look forward to the upcoming discussions, team project and wishing you all good luck in this course.

Ciao!

Tinú