The Adventures of Super Hector!

New Russian Speaking Buddy!

Super Hector — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:45:00 +0000

You know, I have some friends from Russia, whom I met during the course of many-a-project development. They are mostly programmers. They speak English. I Also speak English! They Speak Russian. I want to speak Russian! In the lines of “you always bring to yourself what you need” from the universe and from life. I [...]

Super Hector Fireman: Pasos y Pedales Duty

Super Hector — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:41:00 +0000

Pasos y Pedales is… Every single Sunday here in Guatemala city, one of the main traffic arteries (Avenida Las Americas AND Avenida Reforma) Are closed to vehicular transit. Instead of that, it gets populated by lots of families and running/biking/skating enthusiasts, to enjoy a sunny day (almost always) of leisure walking with family and friends. [...]

The Womans Remote and Other Crazy Postcards

Super Hector — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:14:00 +0000

Warning: This is an extremely chauvinistic post! My curious eye, ever wandering on anything funny… spoted these funny cards the other day. Most notably, you can find the “WOMAN’s REMOTE CONTROL” to command us men. What nerve! I wonder what our (men’s) remote to control women would look like? This is also a nice design for [...]

Super Hector Visits GOOGLEPLEX

Super Hector — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:54:00 +0000

On a recent trip to San Jose, California, me and my buddy Derick Brol decided to pay a visit to those cool guys at Google! “Actually we didn’t find something on a Google search and, since we were so close, we decided to go and ask them” DUH! This was Derick’s idea of a great joke [...]

Graphic Doors! What a great idea!

Super Hector — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:54:00 +0000

I came across the reality of an idea I had for my new apartment: Make the doors a billboard! Place some interesting design, let’s say, for your dorm room, for the gym room, for the kitchen, that is allegoric or significant to the room you are entering! (This door in the picture was the door [...]

Company News: Hiring Campaign is OUT!!!

Super Hector — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:54:00 +0000

Ok, so… we didn’t exactly plan to have the ad published THIS DAY (March 13th 2008) BUT nevertheless some very proactive people at the company managed to get the ad (FULL PAGE, FULL COLOR) in the Guatemala’s leading newspaper!. It was a blast! The add is very peculiar, irreverent and very different. The goal was [...]

Driving the Hummer H3 for the first time!

Super Hector — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:45:00 +0000

I arrived at Denver’s International Airport, went to pickup my rental car, and lo and behold… our Budget-rent-a-car-agent greets me with these words: “Hello sir, we have and upgrade special for a few bucks more you can take a Hummer H3 SUV. Would you like that?” Temptation strikes! HARD! What could I do… ???? Read on…

Project: Jeep Off Road Ambulance: Painting is DONE!!

Super Hector — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:25:00 +0000

Today was a great day! The off road ambulance project hit the first milestone, as the vehicle came back painted TOTALLY WHITE!!! Also many of the repairs that needed to be done are already taken care of. This is great, we have a nice clean white vehicle to start with the other phases of [...]

Project: Possible Modules for Off Road Ambulance and Assistance Vehicle

Super Hector — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:47:00 +0000

The idea behind the ORAAV (Off Road Ambulance Assistance Vehicle) is to have a fully configurable vehicle that can serve and assist in many of the first responders duties. This post is about the ideas for the different modules and is just a pointer and a reminder of where the project is headed. Read on [...]

Project: Jeep Off Road Ambulance and Assistance Vehicle (ORAAV)

Super Hector — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:24:00 +0000

PICTURES FOR THE PROJECT ARE HERE!!! Project update (01/2008): As of January 2008 the car has been in the shop (for phase 1) for almost 4 months! The guys at the shop told me they are “almost ready” now I have to come up with the bucks to pay them!!! :~ see the updated pictures from [...]

Guia de Estudio: Esteroides

Super Hector — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:03:09 +0000

La siguiente es mi primera investigación de farmacología, si, mi PRIMERA. No habiendo tomado ningún tipo de clase en esta materia, pues me lanzaron a investigar este tema del 3er semestre del Técnico en Urgencias Medicas. Les advierto que esta investigación esta algo incompleta, (Sin embargo hay muuuchos links!!!) por el mismo desconocimiento del tema, [...]

Super Hector’s Blog: Going Multilingual!

Super Hector — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:52:00 +0000

Ahora en Varios Idiomas! Maintenant avec Autres Langages, Agora em Moitos Idiomas! Last year was nice blogging year. If you recall my ideas on my first post I was undecided whether I should write my blog in English or Spanish. I decided for the former. And I do feel more comfortable writing and expressing my ideas [...]

Super Hector: At the epicenter of Digital Signatures in Guatemala

Super Hector — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:02:07 +0000

Today was a historic day, as Guatemala embarked further into the electronic age by issuing the first legal and government sanctioned Digital Certificates for the legal signing of electronic transactions! We were so excited at the company, as we were the actual issuing agents of the first smart cards containing the first certificates for the [...]

Book Notes: Microtrends

Super Hector — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:20:00 +0000

Microtrends: The Small Force Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes. Like the incredible force released by a tiny little atom in a chain reaction, so is the impact of so called “microtrends” in our society and culture today. Heralded by books like “The tipping point” and “Megatrends” this EYE-OPENING book describes statistically small changes that predict cataclysmic [...]

Super Hector Fireman: First Fire!!!!

Super Hector — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:57:00 +0000

Wohoooooo!!! Finally the day arrived when we saw and heard our station’s call to action on a fire incident: One loooong ring and the red light commanded us to get aboard the fire truck, strap our turnout gear and haul ass to a still developing fire. Man, it was a kickass experience! A great learning [...]

Firefighter Activity Update: A Million Things

Super Hector — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:49:19 +0000

In my nascent life as a firefighter there have been quite a few happenings: I did my practice rounds (while still a student) as a final step for graduation, I have posted here my final scorecard! I also GRADUATED! Then there is my first day in service in which a small initiation took place, I [...]

Super Hector Fireman: Graduation Day

Super Hector — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:27:00 +0000

Super Hector in the news! Graduation Day Video Graduation Day Finally arrived! November 12th 2007 I was invested officially with my firefighter helmet! The crowning of a whole year’s work and toil, every weekend, preparing to “serve our community” and humankind. The graduation turned out to be excellent and I got my 15 seconds of [...]

Trouble in the Sky: New Parachuting Adventures

Super Hector — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:58:55 +0000

Here is a video from my recent jumps at a Florida skydive zone. This time I took a turn at jumps 2,3 and 4 for my AFF certification. The thing is… I had some troubles with the maneuvers in jump number 3, and like my logbook says “Lost control at 11,000 feet” I really lost [...]

Project: Jeep Off Road Ambulance: Gone to the shop!

Super Hector — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:48:00 +0000

Well, the ORAAV Proeject has officially started!!! Today, the old, rusty and beaten down jeep Grand Cherokee was picked up by the boss of the local shop I hired to start working on the project! They are going to take care of Phase 1: Fixing a lot of issues in the car and returning it [...]