my calender

The Calendar that everyone has been waiting.

January:                             February:                              March

April:                                   May:                         June:

July:                                 August

September, October:                        November and December

Time to say good bye – Yes finally I am going

  

“Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it. This isn’t good or bad. It’s just the way of things. Nothing stays the same.”  – quote from unknown person. Sorry to all of you but I am going to do my farewell in english.  Paolo will be doing translations.

 It has been a privilege working with you all.  My adventure started 6 years ago with Alfonso doing my interview in the hotel Expo and my only expectation from lastminute.com was that I would learn Spanish on the job (instead of paying for classes). Really not sure if I achieved my objective – verdad:)) 

I have ended up working with a talented group of people who have taken a shakie business to  be one of the best examples of business and culture within the group and in Spain. It has not been easy but it has been fun. 

Highlights: 

1. Seeing the shine in some of your eyes when we were discussing something and I could see that you were learning or appreciating the advice.

2. Seeing some of you pass from being people with potential to being professionals with a future.

3. Learning laughing, and sharing time with Alfonso, Eva, Marco, Marcos, Bruno and Oscar.

4. Seeing the Holidayautos team take control of their business.

5. Partying

I started off being a copywriter… looked after Entertainment, Escapadas… worked in Meliaviajes.com looking after product  …..been caretaker of the office in Barcelona… contracted hotels in Spain, Portugal and Africa. And finally returned to the Spanish office with Alfonso to work with product and marketing. 

In all these roles I have had my turns at being a student, a teacher, a worker, a boss, a mother, a father, the good guy, the bad guy, the foreigner, the quiet one, the noisy one, and the strange one.  After all these changes, the only one that I want many of you to remember me as, is a friend.

I would like to thank you all for helping me during these years, especially Alfonso for his friendship and leadership.  Eva, my corazon, is always there to listen and give me support (EVA STOP CRYING).  Marco Van Helsing has been a great friend during many many many hard years (especially the Melia days) and many many many good years. (Marco -I will miss talking about the latest gossip in “Hola” with you at lunchtime). Oscar alway helping me and we have got to know each other well lately. Marcos has gone out of his way to help me during my difficult period and is a friend and professional that has my respect and friendship.  And Bruno is Bruno – each day was a surprise and the truth is I started to enjoy the surprises and as a professional you earned my admiration.  Marc V and Susana B it has been a privilege working with 2 very talented individuals such as yourselves.  I really enjoyed seeing you both develop as professionals and as people in the small space of time we had. Dani and Pili we have passed many years since we were in the World Trade Centre you have understood me best than most and put up with me and supported me and it is really appreciated.  The Holiday autos team, marketing and product teams who I have spent most time with thank you for a tremendous 2 years and the results speak for themselves. There are many other people I would like to mention but I think this blog has a limit of words. I would just like to say thank you to you all and that you enjoy your time in lastminute.com.

I will leave you with a little saying that is a bit “soppy” but it expresses where I am at the moment.

“Don´t walk behind me I may not lead.  Don´t walk in front of me because I may not follow.  Just walk beside me and be my friend”.

Adios

Tai

 

 

Somewhere over the Rainbow….

… Pues nada, ya sabes, sigue el camino de baldosas amarillas. Necesitarás valor (courage, no bondage) y encontrarás obstáculos allá donde vayas, pero… tus amigos te ayudarán superarlos y llegarás por fin a tu ciudad Esmeralda!!! (New Zeland, Cuenca, Lepe, Tomelloso, Calatayud…).

Monstro! Que eres un monstro!! Con esas espaldas y esas piernas!! Puedes perfectamente volver a jugar a Rugby , o poner mojitos en un chiringuito de playa jamaicano !!! (o hacer películas porno, como tú veas….).

Vamos a echarte de menos: un jefe guapo, simpático, y siempre de buen humor ¡!!! Serías perfecto si supieras bailar rumba, arikitaun, taun, taun.

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Primera pista

Alguien le ha robado esta foto de la cartera, y parece que todo apunta a que se va por que quiere hacer un tratamiento Anti-aging para volver a estar cachas y guapo.

¿Seguro que no va tras los pasos de Pamela Anderson? Tiene una tabla de surf, está muy moreno… debe tener alguna relación con una vigilante de la playa.

¿Alguien tiene más pistas?

Wellcome post

Hemos decidido investigar dónde va Tai realmente, ¿o alguien se ha creido lo de las rutas por medio mundo? No, no, debe haber algo más… siempre me pareció un tio sospechoso!

¿Cuál es tu teoria? Ayúdanos a descubrir la ruta hacia donde va Tai, pregúntale cosas sobre su viaje, mira en sus bolsillos, acósalo en el ascensor, chantajéale con una chocolatina, …. cualquier estrategia es buena para averiguar su destino final.