I’ve been real busy lately working on a Proof of Concept (Business Process Management related) and at last got a chance to post some photos from my trip to New York. I went with my brother and had a great time there. Some highlights of our trip:

• Visited four museums, American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (my personal favorite) and the Guggenheim.
• Made a quick visit to Central Park, on the day of Cory Lidle’s plane crash.
• Attended three Broadway plays, Spamalot, The Lion King and The Producers. Spamalot is simply hilarious and I highly recommend it if you like to laugh. The Lion King has a great production but was a bit dramatic for my taste. The Producers was OK, with a peculiar kind of humor.
• Rode the ferry to Liberty Island to saw the Statue of Liberty (not really that impressive)
• Visited the Empire State 86th and 102nd floors (Tip: Don’t go on Saturday, unless you like crowded places)
• Did some shoppin; my favorite store was (quite obviously) the Fifth Avenue Apple Store which is just great but a bit crowded even at night. Times Square is also a must stop for shopping, particularly Swatch and Toys ‘R Us.
• I used the subway and walked a lot. Had a couple of “fun” incidents with the subway, by boarding an express train when I shouldn’t have… and by entering the wrong station (who knew some stations for trains of the same line going north and south are not communicated underground…).

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P.S. For those of you that haven’t heard, I’m selling my bike, click for details.

Update: Sold bike :).

There seems to be a lot of fuzz today about a red iPod that will apparently be released tomorrow. I went today to the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York and can confirm that the Apple has turned red. Just take a look at the following pictures:

Fifth Avenue Apple Store, now featuring a red Apple

Fifth Avenue Apple Store at night

iPod nano (RED)

Red Apple Logo

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Update (2006-11-05): Added two pictures. A bit later than expected.

Update (2007-02-05): Added one picture.

I am really excited because I just won a Leadership Award for my work as a WebSphere IT Specialist for IBM in Mexico. Aside from the recognition, I get a 4-day trip for me and an “adult guest” to New York. Since I’m single, I still haven’t made a final decision as to who will be my guest, so submit your application ASAP (women only please) :P. I’m also accepting suggestions regarding must-see places.

In recent news, I have been appointed as the WebSphere Integration Solution Architect Leader for Latin America, which makes me the focal point to guide other IT Specialists in the region interested in pursuing this competency. I am still figuring out the specific action plan, but it seems like a good chance to get to know and collaborate with fellow IBMers.

Finally, frequent visitors might be aware of ads appearing in some of my pages. I decided to experiment a bit and will evaluate if they should remain after a trial period.