tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212855552024-02-20T12:13:12.536-06:00Take Ur Vitaminz — 100% BelizeanTake Ur Vitaminz is the web home of Leonardo Melendez.Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-14881354104847990262023-11-15T03:46:00.006-06:002023-11-15T03:48:53.790-06:00Apparently<p>Apparently, I have mild aspergers and hyperfocus adhd. The latter requires me to exercise as often as I eat and sleep. </p><p>Damn, rewiring your brain takes a really long time, I've been tracking a thing for 8 years and another thing for 4 years, simultaneously but not deliberately simultaneously, just apparently.</p><p>Hard skills require so many more reps, soft skills less reps and easier. Both very expensive.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-63140914630997836092017-05-24T04:11:00.002-06:002017-05-24T04:11:16.433-06:00The clear pathIs clear.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-17819262822266190702017-04-07T07:20:00.000-06:002017-04-07T07:20:00.713-06:00Here we go againWell fuck. To the place I can go to to speak my mind. Thanks for always being here. Find yourself. Your true self.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-82609297473201122412016-08-17T19:51:00.000-06:002016-08-17T19:55:19.591-06:00Give them someGive them what they want first, and them some. If that's too slow, just give them some from the get go. Then live in that some and be better at some and some. You'll always be behind on everything so get out there and get ahead.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-90940636855092514262016-08-17T19:43:00.000-06:002016-08-17T19:43:00.982-06:00Same thingWe all want the same thing, over and over again, everybody, all the time.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-60297173022472446522016-07-10T09:06:00.002-06:002016-07-10T09:06:38.013-06:00What do you knowWow, I'll be 29 soon. We're up to 4 right now. I'm still trying to figure everybody out and it's making me dumb by the minute. Pep is at City but we got Mou. Well, well, well?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-53691815800437326912016-03-23T13:32:00.002-06:002016-03-23T13:32:37.036-06:00Be you. Be different. Poison. We're surrounded by it. Rise up. Rise above. Statement. Make a statement. Boom boom boom. Fight fight fight.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-75043988885317040272015-12-28T16:33:00.001-06:002015-12-28T16:55:57.563-06:00Ever 28 aka 28, 28, 28I'm 28 today. It's not my birthday. This is the year I tried to understand everybody else's perspective. Oh boy did that **** me up. Today I feel like a 5 year old, rebuilding my own perspective, reestablishing who I am and what I stand for but in new light. I feel dumber than ever.<br />
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Once in blue moon I take a two minute walk from the space station. I can't help but notice how beautiful the world looks these days. The sky is still blue, the trees have color. I wonder where Pep will be next year.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-63057802343814342902015-10-17T21:42:00.000-06:002015-10-17T22:00:49.025-06:00Where I could have beenWhy don't I fit in? Why can't I see eye to eye with most people? What is it about most people not being able to see the world the way I do? I have a strong unusual personality.<br />
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On the surface, it appears as if most people lack depth and substance. I don't need somebody to coach me to tell me I can do whatever I put myself to. I can do that on my own. And even when you start doing the impossible, what sucks is, that to do anything, there must be some sort of approval or acceptance from the general public. By design, the public decides what average is and what the boundaries of moral relativity are. And they are not wrong, not ever. The thing about that is that nobody knows what the best is, people only know what they like and what they don't but what they don't know is what they want. Again, this is by design.<br />
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They know what hard work and success looks like but don't know what it takes to get there. Some people don't care about any of the above, they only want to hear what's pleasant to them.<br />
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Everyday, it's a constant struggle. Most people just want to be accepted but they only really need to accept themselves. They prefer to hear what sounds pleasant to them. They keep doing what feels right for them, that first feeling and not the future feeling. If they could see past that...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-55225314416833791542015-09-20T04:27:00.001-06:002015-09-20T04:27:20.999-06:00Just so you knowThe shit I post here is just for me. Go home.<br />
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Where was I...Ah, yes. Empathy.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-64579128405361998842015-05-04T08:09:00.002-06:002015-05-07T09:33:24.472-06:00How to Get Better at Call of Duty, Faster - Beginners guideBefore reading this there are some things you should know about me. At my core, I'm a thinker. I want to slow things down so I can understand it better.
I think first before I react. I'm always deconstructing. I'm not the
type that's running and jumping all over the place, it just doesn't suit
me. I have a family and run my own business which means I always have
things on my mind that I just can't put aside while I'm playing. I'm competitive. <br />
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I recently did an experiment on FIFA 2015 where I got from Div 10 to div 1 in 3 months. That's the top 5%. It required a lot of losing (learning without fear) and experimenting and found out that being good at FIFA is mostly about being able to read the AI and then adapting based on how the AI of both your team and the opponent's changed throughout the the 90 minutes. If you made the right call, the game could turn in your favor quickly. It's all about the AI.<br />
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Call of duty online is a totally different beast. I just started playing Call of Duty AW in December 2014. In fact, it's the first time I've played an FPS and my goal is to do the same...get better faster. I'll put my progress here as time goes by.<br />
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First off. Most of the people I play with online have been playing the COD series, everyday, since the first COD of at least since 2011.<br />
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My first two months sucked very badly. I could not get past 10 kills on TDM. But I wasn't trying to get better faster I was only getting a feel of it. On the other hand I was playing FIFA since 1999 but I only recently wanted to get competitive about it. I thought it was about skill moves and flare or having it or not having it in you, but after going at it seriously, I found out that the most important thing was learning to read the AI, properly.<br />
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Right now, I'm of the belief that COD is not about aiming skills, it's about knowing the map, your movement around the map, a little bit of anticipation, and if you can keep calm while firing. But I could be wrong. Which is why I'm experimenting. At the end I hope to have about 10 straight forward guidelines that can get you from noob to 20+ kills.<br />
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My biggest problems sounded like: Why am I getting killed so easily. If they see me first, I'm dead 90% of the time. Their aim is so accurate and fast. Campers get me all the time. If I play too cautiously, I won't get any kills. If I don't see anybody coming, when is it time to step out or forward to find an enemy? The moment I step out, I die. When do I aim down sights? Do I aim down before I star shooting or do I shoot first then aim. How often should I be aiming down?<br />
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I use only assault rifles...AK12, BAL, ARX. I have never used sniper guns or shots guns. I don't use score streaks. I don't prestige. My goal is to kill more, die less...basically keep a positive K/D. Consistently. I could care less about XP points, I simply want to get better at killing. Faster. Which is why I play Hardcore TDM, KC. My sensitivity fluctuates from 6 to about 9. I use foregrip, semtex, red dot, extended mags. I use kontrol freaks and the PS4 gold headset.<br />
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At the moment, I'm playing very slow and cautiously.<br />
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This is what I've learned so far:<br />
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1 - Stay on the edge of the map, you will die more in the middle.<br />
2 - Play in a certain area of the map for a while before pushing to another. Don't go from corner to corner in 10 seconds unless you are very certain of the opponents' positions. Play smart, before you move know where you are going and why and
know where there's usually a lot of people running out from<br />
3 - Don't camp. Some movement is required for you to understand what's happening around you.<br />
4 - Don't get frustrated. Don't play their game, play yours. If you start dying a lot, calm down. Play smart. Be patient and make sure your body is not fatigued or you're not lagging. Drink water. Take your vitamins, say your prayers.<br />
5 - Walk more. Sprint less, jump only when necessary. Pay attention to how many boosts remain in your exo.<br />
6 - Aim down sights more, especially around corners or through doorways<br />
7 - Look far first when you're looking at an open area. <br />
8 - Hide behind objects or walls when possible.<br />
9 - Get on the ground or hide when reloading, always. You'll stay alive longer.<br />
10 - Always try to anticipate where the opponents are spawning or where the movement is happening. Listening on a surround sound device helps.You need to be aware of what's going on, all the time.<br />
11 - Keep calm and be quiet. Example, if you're behind an opponent and he doesn't see you, take time to make sure he's on target before you fire.<br />
12 - If you're running in a tight space, be ready to hip fire. <br />
13 - If you want to get more kills you will have to be more aware of what's going on. Once you play with these tips for a while, aiming down faster, accuracy...will all fall into place. Make sure you have your right sensitivity.<br />
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Update May 7, 2014<br />
It's working! I played tonight and I maintained 15-20+ kills on average with 1+ k/d about 85% of the matches in kill confirmed. I started playing this way very slowly for the first 2 days. Today, the third day, I felt a bit more comfortable and sure about what was going on on the map. I got a few blood thirsty and double kill medals. Getting better at strafing. <br />
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My class: ARX Damnation with red dot, fore grip, quick draw, UAV with
threat detection and support, lightweight, that thing that makes you
invisible to UAVs (makes you stay alive longer), and toughness. Sensitivity 7 with kontrol freak on the right. <br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-35424753913165147622014-09-29T08:04:00.000-06:002014-09-29T08:04:00.846-06:00Good morningWake the fuck up and produce.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-5918189448636644302014-08-02T05:22:00.001-06:002014-08-02T05:24:56.771-06:00Almost doneWoke up about noon, again. Almost wrapped up an entire batch of you know what. <br />
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A couple interns came in. 18-year-olds. One with a dodgy haircut, the other drinking orange juice. Whatever I say somehow always gets lost in translation. I'm giving up on expanding. We've given opportunities and taken risks but the right fit is not only hard to find but also hard to make.<br />
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Around 6pm I went to buy baby milk at the Chinese. It's hard to put the two year old to sleep. She doesn't let anybody sleep. 4 hours later, she's asleep.<br />
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I've spent about a quarter of my up time looking for inspiration.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-26095373107632145322014-08-01T04:23:00.002-06:002014-08-02T04:36:04.357-06:00That Cheesecake!Today, I woke up at noon, delegated for 10 minutes then wrapped up what was my first maternity session to a Team Coco playlist.<br />
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The editing style, posing and overall approach when photographing pregnant women is very different than say an engagement session. It requires a totally different approach. If it will be interesting, it has to be artistic or abstract. Artistic, portrait style, if that makes any sense. It should require much less time than an engagement session. The gallery must be minimal. It's either sexy or emotional, right? Or is that bullshit? Damn, I just ate a lot of cheesecake.<br />
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I'm gaining weight in the mid section. For the time being, I'll have to reduce my intake and if that doesn't work...it better damn work!<br />
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Time is worth a lot more than money at the moment. <br />
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Around 9PM, we had our final 5v5 soccer playoffs match. We'll be up against the defending champions and current number one seed in the quarterfinals next week. I can't believe we even qualified!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-16498925354517597502014-07-29T14:25:00.000-06:002014-07-29T14:25:03.822-06:00Hello DeskI don't miss you. I miss my kids. After many days of traveling, I get home and they are not here.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-26211049309698727482014-06-18T00:32:00.001-06:002014-07-07T07:14:55.415-06:00On hiring peopleWe've lost 6 of 8 games in our 5v5 futbol competition. I never thought managing a team could be this challenging and I'm not certain what we're doing wrong. There is a plus to this however, but why bother? I want this post to be negative. And it's done.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-45087436938787479252014-02-16T17:29:00.003-06:002014-02-16T17:29:53.100-06:00PichaazEat. Shit. Sleep. Pichaaz.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-22455103765986314102014-01-14T19:04:00.002-06:002014-03-05T03:00:59.311-06:00Cleary, the chinese are up to somethingLooks like there's new management. <a href="http://takeurvitaminz.blogspot.com/2013/10/time-to-clothes.html">Allan's shop</a>, aka Tiasan, just ain't there anymore. Looks like they got kicked out after, say, 5 years? Place looks different, new chinese lady, new refrigerators, more stock. I wonder if because Allan made a baby means that the lil shop couldn't sustain his peeps plus his new family. Anyway, what's important here is that some other chinese took over, same people from the bigger shop on the other block. There's a chinese grocery store on every block, that's the goal right? Or very close, you get my drift. They have everything thought out. Wonder what the next 15 years will be like for us. Compete!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-28783335608204526782013-12-27T01:52:00.001-06:002013-12-27T02:07:34.318-06:00Night timeWhat's outside at night? It's still and dark inside my room and the only thing I hear is the fan, and on occasion, the distant car passing and the neighbor's dog barking. <br />
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We're in Belize so it's not cold around this time but it's also not hot but just right. <br />
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From here, outside looks blue and dark and mostly quiet. But it feels scary and lonely because it's so quiet and hardly signs of life. Night time feels like a bad time, it's not like daytime where you can see everything and there's activity. <br />
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Bad things happen when it's dark. Forgive me for all I've done. This darkness is a sign that good things come to an end, always. Night follows day. I feel sad and scared and lonely inside.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-64350921733393528402013-11-15T03:22:00.001-06:002013-11-15T03:22:05.004-06:00*m@f$%ksht@@!I just bought a PS4 and Tracy had me cancel the order. *m@f$%ksht@@! She says video games are ruining the family. I bust my ass off all year long yet I can't ruin my own family?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-18570337831463242672013-10-18T18:47:00.001-06:002013-10-18T19:09:21.186-06:00Time to clothesSometime last month I walked into the small Chinese grocery store, you know, the one by the alley on Palmar Road. Anyway, I noticed that the Coca Cola refrigerator just disappeared. It made the place look empty and dark. Come to think of it, all the lights were off. Maybe energy saving light bulbs just ain't saving much these days. Now they cram the sugar water with the frozen chickens and other sorts.<br />
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And today, they hung out their clothes, baby walker and all, right out front for the world to see. It's kinda hard to step inside now. This economy!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-81911254416421007282013-08-28T02:21:00.001-06:002013-08-28T02:32:31.846-06:00Swim<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cd250Te4Ua2BYQzjp6NQqtXTHZrLlpoc2onBDt7TuiLXkmfp7hYcRwo9Px0IVosoBreU4jR3HAKSHHcKMYb5Q1SA8Bltg-wSwvCX0CAPf_0Mvu6OLvjydLFyvqITR7bxsviI/s500/posey_34.jpg" /><br />
<p>Some fellow swims by while we're photographing a wedding in San Pedro.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-16278783420875935382013-07-23T02:27:00.000-06:002013-07-30T16:18:20.838-06:00Poor Right NowWe're poor right now. There's nothing in the refrigerator. Nothing to spread that butter on. After a hard day's work, water will satisfy the appetite. Bon appetit.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-87065958492752656122012-11-08T03:38:00.002-06:002014-03-21T18:33:14.370-06:00Horizon<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURpPzVyhZuzoAj4Dt7izOhyphenhyphengp1HVHPS4MtSUNc9Aa4V83ud6uEFjJbMXu1Q5HzspQw9ehmX9kBXzV2sl9DewB4MvAsQaZGOpn1AJnFY7iBH9T_Lvyz1a_WzHM7Zt0rMQRXfW6/" /><br />
<p>It's not always bright and sunny on the island. Don't be dumb, of course it's Photoshopped.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285555.post-9136971896147338282012-10-03T16:55:00.000-06:002013-07-23T02:30:33.507-06:00On the business of selling popcorn<p>I really don't know how to feel about this. For the second time this week, some kid comes ringing on the door. He comes on a bicycle selling popcorn. Does he bag them individually or you bring your cup and he scoops it in? I wonder, who in the world would want to buy popcorn? I'd buy tomatoes and stuff but popcorn? I'm here trying to figure out complex business problems and somebody's on the street just wanting to sell popcorn. I think I want to help the kid out but I feel terrible because I don't really want popcorn, what I really want is <a href="http://takeurvitaminz.blogspot.com/2008/11/no-ipods-this-christmas.html">four ipods for $30BZ each</a>.</p><p>Never stop hustling.</p><p>UPDATE: We gave in today. Caesar says "it's good".</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Making Healthy Progress Day by Day</div>Leonardo Melendezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06426113802533290727noreply@blogger.com1