Amazing "Real" Short Stories of Nano Burgos

My Incredible Grand Daughter GABRIELA BURGOS

2011-06-28T12:40:00.005-04:00

Today is a very important day for Gabriela, she just learned to ride her bicycle without training wheels.
Congratulations you are a real Burgos Cycling Girl.

Incredible but true.
Best regards,

Hernan P.Burgos(NANOBURGOS)

CUECA national Chilean dance

2010-11-15T17:45:00.007-05:00

Every year September 18 we celebrate the Independence Day of Chile, I born in Talca in the Maule Region and there I learned how to dance Cueca and how to ride a horse.

BIKE TRAIN www.biketrain.ca

2010-10-30T12:56:00.011-04:00

Take the Train Bring Your Bike
Last Summer Gloria and I enjoyed a trip to Niagara and we had a lot of fun,It rain for a while and was a beautiful day after.

My Grandson Roberto Singing Opera

2010-08-05T11:40:00.002-04:00

My Incredible Grandson Roberto

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Roberto(opera+boy)&aq=f

Incredible but true.

Regards,

Hernan P.Burgos

NANOBURGOS

A LOST FRIEND

2010-07-30T18:49:00.003-04:00

Today I found a lost friend that I did not have contact with him for more than 46 years, today thank's to the Internet I was able to communicate with him. I just called him by phone and his wife Ursula answer the phone, she was very surprised but the one really excited was my friend Percy Hertzer-Plaza. Now we have our e mails and we will communicate more often.He is the same friend I Lost.

He has a web site in German www.percyhertzer.com.

Incredible but true.

Best regards,

Hernan P.Burgos

Nano Burgos

Insensitive People

2010-07-29T14:33:00.002-04:00

Long time ago when I just came to Canada as a Landed Immigrant, Gloria and I where walking in downtown Toronto and we saw a car on fire, well the first thing I thought, where to find a fire extinguisher, I run to a gas station nearby and very excited asked for a fire extinguisher , the store keeper told me that he did not lent such things he only sells them. Very disappointed I went back to the car on fire and saw a Fire Truck coming, they did a very professional job in no time.

Only in Canada.

Incredible but true.

Hernan P.Burgos

NANOBURGOS

Lasalle Schools Olympic Champions 1961

2010-07-18T11:56:00.005-04:00

In 1961 my cycling team won the School Olympic of all Lasalle Schools from Chile, representing my School "Liceo Blanco Encalada" In Talca, Chile my own Town. Cycling gave a lot of points to my school that's why we won.

Incredible but true

Regards,

Hernan P.Burgos

(Nano Burgos)

ANNE ROMMERS,JEANIE PETTY WITH NANO BURGOS

2010-06-26T11:57:00.002-04:00

EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE 2010

2010-02-28T13:16:00.011-05:00

I just came back from Chile, I left the Santiago Airport 3 hours before the quake, in Chile, the house of my cousin Juan Pablo in Talca was completely destroyed,the bed where I used to sleep when I was in there, was crushed by the ceiling , also my little house in Vilches was destroyed by the quake, and over the pillow of my bed fell a big chunk of adobe.
I flew in LAN Chile, the Air Canada Flight was cancelled because a bird got into the turbine, I feel bad for all the passengers that were grounded in Santiago.
Everything was perfect for Gloria and I, very good timing.
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos (NANOBURGOS)
www.terremotochile.ca

Photo:The bed were I used to sleep and my Little House in Vilches destroyed by the eathquake

Museo Vicente Parra , Oliva , Valencia, Spain(closed for renovations)

2009-10-28T17:08:00.011-04:00

After a long trip from Malaga finally I arrived to Oliva, Oliva is a town that is open and dynamic,a town in which its past and its historic quarters contrast sharply with its dynamic new avenues and beautiful boulevards.This wealth of cultural heritage and its thriving industry extend right down to Oliva beach, a tourist magnet with a huge range of accomodation whose main attraction is its unspoilt coast, I went directly to the Tourist Info Oliva and two nice girls helped me to find an Hotel"Hostal Tropical" own by a grandmother and her grandson, they helped me to find my lost relatives: Paco Soria Parra owner of a bicycle store EL VALENCIANO www.elvalenciano.net
The bad news the Museum was closed for renovations, the good news my cousin owns a bicycle store, the bicycle business runs in the family, incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(NANOBURGOS)

DANDYHORSE MAGAZINE

2009-09-02T10:50:00.004-04:00

VICENTE PARRA FAMOUS SPANISH ACTOR

2009-08-12T14:33:00.006-04:00

I have tickets to travel to Spain in October, I wrote before about my trip to Malaga Spain to visit the land of my ancestors , searching in the internet I look for my distant family member Vicente Parra and I found it that he was a Famous Movie Actor, also I found that there is a Museum in his memory in Oliva, I hope to visit the museum to know about my distant family member.
Incredible but true.

Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos
(Nano Burgos)

The importance of the right bicycle saddle

2009-05-31T10:53:00.006-04:00

As many of you know reading my blog, I am a cyclist for life.

I just had an operation for prostate cancer done by Dr.Stanley Flax, the surgery went well and the stay at the NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL in Toronto,Canada (5 days) was very new for me, first time in an Hospital since I was born 66 years ago.

At the Hospital they keep asking me if I am allergic or what kind of medicine I used to have, I replied all the time:" Mint Tea when I have a stomach ache" and no allergies.

They hooked me at a Computerised Machine that supposed to give me all the medicine and nutrients I needed after my surgery and the most important gadget was a device that I had to click every time I had pain, this device sent directly to my blood stream the exact amount of Morphine.

They where very surprised that I did not use this gadget to often, but according to my knowledge and experience you do not need to abuse the pain killers.

Well thanks to my healthy life, my stay at the Hospital was short and pleasant(my sincere thank's to all the people at the Hospital).

Now the point is: If you want to avoid prostate cancer surgery, start to use now the Holey Saddle, for me was too late, I used to have this hard leather saddles since I was 6 years old (my first race ) up to 19 years old my last race, I did very well racing, I was Chilean Champion in my category many times.

The incredible thing about this story was that I did the Trade Mark Registration of my own brand HOLEY SADDLE 15 years ago, without knowing that I will needed in the future.

Best Regards,

Hernan P.Burgos

http://holeysaddle.blogspot.com/

www.holeysaddle.com

The Last Frame Builder in Chile-SAMUEL DEL VALLE

2009-05-22T14:22:00.011-04:00

Samuel del Valle is the last frame builder in Chile, his father made my Track Racing Bicycle, they worked for my Father Bicycle Company and they help us a lot to learn how to make good bicycles.
I visited in his house in Chile and I took a few pictures of him.

Spanish Translation:
Samuel Del Valle es el unico sobreviviente de la Familia Del Valle los famosos soldadores y maestros del arte de hacer marcos de bicicletas, su padre y sus hermanos trabajaron en la Industria de mi Padre y ellos nos ayudaron a aprender a hacer los mejores marcos(cuadros) de bicicletas.
Estan fotos fueron tomadas en su casa en el 2008.

Best regards y saludos.
Hernan P.Burgos(NANOBURGOS)

Divine Caroline

2009-05-03T10:40:00.001-04:00

This is a story I wrote in Divine Caroline
http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22353/30671

Regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(NANOBURGOS)

THE INCREDIBLE COOKIE ROSCOE

2009-03-21T16:13:00.001-04:00

LAN CHILE FLIGHT 532

2009-03-04T12:34:00.004-05:00

I went to Chile via Lan Chile Airlines, on the way to Chile I went through New York no problem, then to Santiago Chile.
I had a wonderful time in Chile, Summer time there winter in Canada, I left Toronto with a very painful knee, as soon as I arrived in Chile and then to Vilches(Little Canada Ranch) the pain was gone, I went fishing , up and down the mountains, got a nice suntan and I came back to Toronto full of energy, healthy and happy to see my wife and family.
On the way back to Toronto from Santiago we went through the New York Airport, ""IT WAS A NIGHTMARE", a long line up was waiting for us, immigration,customs and security check(no matter we were Canadians passengers on transit).
Finally we arrived at Gate 5 for our departure to Toronto(1 hour and 30 minutes later), I tried to call Gloria(my wife in Toronto) and I did not have American coins to use the phone, I went to a store and I begged for change from Canadian Dollar's to American with no luck, suddenly my life changed from frustration to happiness, a nice lady from U.S.A gave me the US$1 in coins to call home, a very happy ending.
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos
(NANOBURGOS)

G Ross Lord Park

2008-12-26T15:50:00.004-05:00

This Park is located South of Steeles and East of Dufferin, this is our favorite park to go cycling with Gloria, this Summer we found a Deer that ignored us when we passed by, nice park and closed to everybody, it is incredible that you find wild animals inside of the great city of Toronto.
Incredible but true, only in Canada.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos
(NANOBURGOS)

Too much hamlet for me

2008-12-20T23:39:00.005-05:00

Long time ago I was approached by Lois to help her with her movie, 19 years later the movie is still not finished, or if it it ready, I do not know . I always have faith and I think some day will be ready and the world will see a very touching movie that will make them to have a different view of the actual world, I think some changes are happening right now, but with a lot of patience we will see the results.
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos
(NANOBURGOS)
LAST MINUTE INFORMATION FROM LOIS
According to Lois she believes that 2009 will be a good year for"To Much Hamlet for me". She expect to be in Toronto in the New Year, to work on the sound and she will let me know when it happens, Spanish translation and subtitling are on the above list.
I will keep you updated.
Tuesday March 10/2009, Lois is coming to Toronto, I will keep you posted with more news(good or bad).

Racing in the Velodrome(Talca, Chile )

2008-12-18T14:14:00.005-05:00

Racing in the same Velodrome after 50 years, same bicycle, same old guy, I hope to be there this Canadian Winter, Summer in Chile.

My Incredible Grandchildren

2008-12-02T13:16:00.008-05:00

This is my grand daughter Natalia when she was only 1 year old, this little Miyata model Peter Pan is so good that last for ever. Now Nataila is 13 years old and she is a very good for all kind of sports: Soccer, football, basketball etc.
Incredible but true,
Hernan P.Burgos
NANOBURGOS

Hernan BurgosJr. and Hernan Sr.

2008-12-02T12:53:00.004-05:00

Multiple Sclerosis Ride Sponsor Miyata Bicycles and Oxford Bicycles of Canada Inc.

My friend Geoff Brown(Ian's Brown Son)

2008-12-01T11:06:00.004-05:00

Danger My Ally

2008-11-28T12:10:00.003-05:00

Long time ago a good friend gave me a book that was published in 1995 by Mitchell-Edges & Honey, yesterday I was watching a movie Indiana Jones and the crystal skull(I think this was the name of the movie) and in some part mentioned Frederick Albert Mitchel-Hedges, then I remembered that I have a book, I look in my drawers and I found it, also I noticed that was autographed by his Daughter I think this book has the real story of the Skull of Doom that is made of pure rock crystal and according to the scientists it must taken over 150 years, generation after generation working all the days of their lives,patiently rubbing down with sand an immense block of rock crystal until finally the perfect Skull emerged.
It is at least 3,600 years old and according to leyend was used by the Hight Priest of the Maya when performing esoteric rites.
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos
NANOBURGOS

Free Trade Agreement CANADA & CHILE

2008-11-26T11:06:00.002-05:00

Cycling in Japan

2008-11-26T10:55:00.003-05:00

Miyata Bicycles Stand Bicycle Show

2008-11-26T10:52:00.002-05:00

Early Bicycle Prints From the 1800's

2008-11-15T11:02:00.010-05:00

I just launched a new site displaying old bicycle prints.

Check it out at CyclePrints.com

Racing in Motorcycle(May 26/1963)

2008-10-30T10:23:00.009-04:00

In 1963 I was very young as you can see in the picture, one day my friend Julio Anuch showed up in Talca and he wanted to race in his motorcycle, I fixed his Jawa and I made it ready for racing.
Next day we went to the Velodrome and everybody was ready to race. My friend chickened out. He saw so many accidents that he gave up. Well I told him I would do it, the race started and every body thought it was Julio racing, even my girlfriend, Gloria. But with a big surprise she noticed it was me. After the race I took my helmet off and she saw me. Well the good thing was I won the race and everybody clapped. Sometimes you can accomplish something unexpectedly.
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos
(NANOBURGOS)

How I met Hilda Jones

2008-09-12T11:36:00.003-04:00

About 5 years ago in Toronto, Canada, I rescued an elderly lady who was exhausted at a neighbourghood landromat beside my Bicycle Store. It was on a hot day of July.
When I asked her name she replaid"Hilda Jones".
" Oh," I said you are the grandmother of Indiana Jones."
She vociferously denied it."How can I be the grandmother of Indiana Jones when I am a single lady?"
Well, I said "for me you are the grandmother of Indiana Jones. He is a fictitious person and you are his grandmother.
Well, to shorten my story , she became the Editor for my Incredible Stories.
Incredible but true
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(NANOBURGOS)

Lance Armstrong's Autograph

2008-06-07T16:58:00.002-04:00

First Show in Canada (Asao Miyata-Hernan P.Burgos-Hideo Miyata)

2007-12-12T23:52:00.000-05:00

Mr.Shin Ichiro Ishikawa(Miayata Bicycles Director)

2007-12-10T13:21:00.000-05:00

This story happened in my early trips to Japan, all the Miyata executives took me out to have some fun, in the Japanese culture is it very important to show your friendship and the best way is to go out after all the meetings and the hard day of work , to some special Bar or Karaoke restaurant, there we were with Hideo Miyata, Isao Kamei, Tom Numa, Mr.Asao Miyata and of course with my good friend Shin Ichiro Ishikawa, we had a good clean fun, in the middle of the toast"KAMPAE" , Mr. Ishikawa gave me his Miyata 24 kt. gold pin (that are given only to Japanese High Rank Executives,you must work with the company for more than 40 years to receive one), all the managers and Japanese friends looked at me very surprised and one of them was really angry( I will tell the story in the future).

I was really excited and honoured with such a big demonstration of friendship and I kept it like my most precious treasure.

Incredible but true.

Best regards,

Hernan P.Burgos(NANOBURGOS)

Miyata Bicycle Catalogs Now Available Online!

2007-12-08T00:13:00.000-05:00

I have always kept a copy of the Miyata catalogs since 1981. After being requested many times from people all over the world, I went ahead and started scanning the catalogs on to the web.

They can now be found here starting from 1981:

Miyata Catalogs

I will keep adding the years up until I reach 1993

ENJOY!!

My Brother Julian with Michele Bachelet(President of Chile) and the President of Asexma

2007-12-06T11:47:00.000-05:00

The day I met Hideo Miyata

2007-12-06T11:09:00.001-05:00

Long time ago, I was visiting my brother's Bicycle Factory"Fabrica de Bicicletas Oxford Ltda." in Arica, Chile, I was only 17 years old, it happened that Hideo Miyata was visiting the Factory(We have been connected to Miyata since the early stages of Oxford in Chile,as a matter of fact, our first factory was designed according to the Japanese Miyata standards).
My brother Julian asked me if I could take Hideo out to show him the city and all the interesting places(well... he was my age and we had a the same ideas how to have fun).
To make the story short,when I came to Canada I contacted Hideo in Japan and offered him to sell his bicycles here, do you want to know his first reaction?...Hernan what are you doing in Canada?,why do you want to sell bicycles there? and also added...nobody rides bicycles in Canada there is only snow, bears ,forest and Canadian Mounties, well I replied, here in Canada we have more than snow, bears, forest and Canadian Mounties, we have 4 seasons and there is a possibility that we could sell bicycles here, meanwhile I contacted the CSGA and joined them.
After a few months, I received Hideo's answer, well Hernan ... I am sending you a catalog with the price list to sell them in Canada.
I went to the CSGA and reserved a booth to display the MIYATA line up, since then Miyata bicycles are known in Canada.
Incredible but true,
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos
(NANOBURGOS)

MASHED POTATOES IN A CONE

2007-12-04T16:31:00.007-05:00

Today, I went shopping with my son Hernan Jr. and his daughter Natalia(my granddaughter).
When we were coming back home, Natalia told me about a project she has at school, about recycling . I told her about an idea that I had for many years, "MASHED POTATOES IN A CONE". It is a very simple idea, you buy cones(with no sugar) and you make your own mash potatoes at home(or you buy a ready made one), then you add shrimps(seafood), or veggies(vegetarian), or pepperoni(Italian),or anything that you like the most,you could top it with gravy, or ketchup to give your favorite flavour, very simple indeed, did you like it? ,...well we could name it MASHEDTATOS(for the British)or MASHEDTATOES (for the Americans).
This is very simple and biodegradable, you eat everything and you do not produce any waste.
Incredible but true,
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(NANOBURGOS)

A Family of Cyclists

2007-11-29T15:53:00.008-05:00

My father was a cyclist, he has a few records of long distance in bicycle touring in Chile,also he won a few championships racing in velodrome, he and my Mother Vicenta (also a cyclist) managed to built the first velodrome in Talca in 1920 in my Grandfather's farm (with their fellow's cyclist help),also my brothers: Julian, Guillermo, Jose, Adolfo and Rafael also raced in Velodromes, some more successful than others, well of course I was a cyclist too,my first race when I was only 6 years old,in Concepcion, I was 3rd.Champion of Chile(I cried because I did not win), the pressure was so high that been third was not enough, then next year I became a Chilean champion, and the following years also in different categories(in Velodromes around the country),at school when I was 17 we had an Olympiad and we won all categories and the Olympic Trophy for our school"La Salle".
The tradition goes on Guillermo and his son also a cyclists in Sweden, Claudio won a few championships in Chile, Pato's son a good cyclist, Hernan Jr. my son world champion in downhill, probably I missed a few in my family(but soon I will be reminded), now you know why the family members love bicycles SO much, we have a few of them in the Bicycle Business: Julian owns "OXFORD BICYCLES" in Chile, Rafael has a successful "Bicycle Parts Importing Company", Guillermo Burgos Jr. owns "Importadora Burgos Valera" and I "Bicycles At St.Clair" in Toronto Canada.
No wonder that when we get together the only thing you hear is BICYCLES.
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos

Pizza Iola

2007-10-12T09:03:00.002-04:00

Long time ago, Gloria and I we had a Pizzeria called Pizza Iola, this was our first business in Canada.
One night, around 11.00 P.M., we were relaxing after a very busy day, when a car stopped in front of the store with two men inside. One of the men got out of the and entered our store. I was sitting in the lobby. Immediately, I felt a strange sensation(similar to dogs when they sense something dangerous, and their hackles go up) The hair on the back of my neck raised and a cold sensation ran through my entire body. The man looked at our surveillance camera and moved to the side of the store, trying to avoid being taped. He took a Coca Cola from the fridge and paid for it. It was very strange that somebody would enter a pizzeria just to buy a pop, when right next to us was a variety store. Their price for pop was cheaper. After the man left, I said to Gloria "Lets close earlier and go home". She saw that I was concerned and agreed. We closed the store and went home.
The next day our Chinese neighbours from Pinky's(Chinese Restaurant)came to tell us that the night before they had been robbed by two men with sawed-off shotguns. The men had cut the telephone line. They forced our neighbours up against the wall, took all the money from the cash register and demanded our neighbours to empty their pockets. It was a terrifying experience.
When I described the man I saw in our pizzeria, it matched the description of one of the robbers. Lucky us for, listening to my inner feelings, saved us from the same fate.

Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(nanoburgos)

Fwd: Mountains of Chile(I spend my Canadian's Winter there)

2007-10-09T09:45:00.001-04:00

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Our daily bread

2007-05-25T09:58:00.000-04:00

I was cycling in Japan for two weeks with Ian Brown. We visited many incredible places, for instance Mount Fuji. We also visited the Japan Cycle Sport Center, located in Shizuoka Prefecture. This complex is exclusively for the use of cycling enthusiasts. There are courses avaialable for cyclists of various ages and abilities, as well as bicycles of all types for rental. The facilities included a 2 km course, a cycling monorail, a gymnasium and a swimming pool. Admission is 800 yen.

As we travelled, we had a lot of rice, noodles in soup, all kinds of fish and seafood, but something was missing... Yes! You guessed it: bread!. As a good Spanish descendant I am used to eating bread everyday. When I don't have bread it's like something is missing in my life. One day we arrived at a small town and suddenly we saw a big sign that say "PAN", well pan in Spanish is bread. I though that I was having hallucinations. A barrel full of baguettes was outside of the bakery. Ian and I went inside to check if it was true that they had bread? Yes! There was a lot of bread and it was very delicious. As soon as I paid , we started to eat the bread with so much pleasure it was as though we had been famished. As the Bible says, "our daily bread". Many people eat rice, noodles, tortillas etc. I think it is their daily bread too.
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(nanoburgos)

Big surprise in Japan

2007-05-16T15:56:00.000-04:00

A long time ago, I went cycling in Japan with Ian Brown. We went to many places and met incredible people (Japanese people are polite and very friendly).
When we where in the middle of nowhere on a cold a rainy day, I had the urge for a cup of coffee. It seems impossible,but suddenly a vending machine was right there beside the road. I saw the different kinds of pop and noticed it had coffee in a can as well. I said,"Even if it is cold it will be OK." I put 100 yen into the machine and wow!... a nice hot coffee popped out , with double cream and double sugar, just the way I like it.
The best coffee I ever had in my life.
Incredible but true.

Regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(nanoburgos)

My first Karaoke experience

2007-05-06T15:17:00.000-04:00

About 30 years ago, I went to Japan to visit Miyata Bicycles in Chigasaki(Kanagawa Prefecture). With all my friends there, after a hard day of work and planning for the future of Miyata Bicycles in Canada, we went to have fun and relax. We went to visit a Karaoke Restaurant. They took very good care of us and everybody started to sing and enjoy the night. Suddenly, they handed me the microphone and a book with songs(of course in Japanese). Well...."What can I do?" I asked myself. "Improvise...yaaa". I asked for a Latin Song "Reloj",and then the music started . It was kind of easy and relaxing for me(as a good Chilean I knew the lyrics). I am not a good singer but the most important thing for a Japanese Karaoke is to have fun and relax and experience the real friendship.
I took a bottle of Chivas Regal whisky, and after we had some drinks I left it there. If I go back to the same place I am 100% sure that my bottle will be there with my name on it.
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(nanoburgos)

BLOGTVCHILE.COM

2007-05-06T15:06:00.002-04:00

I have a new blog www.blogtvchile.com for all the Chilean living in Chile and around the World.
Also to interact with your camera and your computer go to: www.blogtv.com chilenos
http://www.blogtv.com/Search.asp?SearchStr=chilenos

Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos
(Nano Burgos)

Remember what you ask God for

2007-04-26T08:56:00.000-04:00

More than 40 years ago,my Father and I were fixing the old road in Vilches. Suddenly a pick up truck showed up with one of my Father's friends, German Sanchez and his family. They were vacationing out in Vilches and were coming back to Talca. They talked for a while and in the back of the pickup truck was a very young girl who smiled at me. I looked at her and had an instant attraction to her. I looked at the sky and asked God to give me this girl as my wife. A long time passed and at the Chilean North American Centre of Culture in Talca we met again. We started to talk and I felt some special feeling for her. We saw each other a few times and one day she asked me to go to her home for a cup of tea . She gave me the address and " I went". It was an apartment building. When I was standing at her front door I saw a plaque that said "German Sanchez Lorca". I said, "oh no!This is my music teacher's home. I thought her family name was Rojas". I ran downtairs and asked the Janitor about this beautiful girl called Gloria. He replied ,"Yes, she lives on the second floor, exactly in the same place you went before". Well!...I went again and very excitedly knocked on the door . There she was, my lovely girl!. Very confused I asked her: "What are you doing at Don German's home?"... She said ,"He is my father"....Wow!...well, nice to meet you but I have to go". Then a nice voice called, "Gloria, who is there?" "Mom,it is Nano, my friend from the Chilean North American Institute." "Ask him to come in!" Well....to make the story short...two years later I married her. We have been together for 43 years. We have 3 children ,and 5 grandchildren. Now we have added 3 more grandchilden through Carolina's marriage to Clint.
Incredible but true. Sometimes you ask God for things and then you forget.

Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano Burgos)

Cycling in Chile with Ian Brown

2007-04-18T10:33:00.000-04:00

A long time ago I went to Chile with my friend Ian Brown. It was his first time there. As soon the Airplane landed in Santiago we started to have fun. Some of my family members were waiting to take us to Talca, about 250 kilometers south of Santiago. On the way to Talca we had a few stop overs to taste the good Chilean food and relax. It took us about 4 hours to arrive at our final destination. There were a lot of my family members waiting to invite us to different activities, weddings,birthday parties and all kinds of get togethers.
After a week of parties we decided to go for a bicycle ride. The closest place was Cerro de la Virgen that is located on the other side of Rio Claro. It was about 6.00 P.M.,when we went up on the hill and we kept cycling until we came to Pencahue. There we had some refreshments and talked a lot about all the fun that we had had. Then I said to Ian "Let's go to Corinto". He said "how far?" "not too far", I replied. Well we kept cycling until it got dark and we arrived in Corinto. We went to the Police Station and asked for a place to sleep. The policeman told us to go to a Pension not far from there. We arrived at an old Farm House and I knocked on the door. An elderly lady said "Welcome to my house". Ian stayed outside taking care of the bicycles while I was making the arrangements with the owners. He started to get worried because I was taking too long and a lot of people from the neighbourhood had arrived to see the "gringo". He was really worried about what was going on. Suddenly I realized that Ian was outside waiting for me, and I asked somebody to go and bring him in. The guy who was appointed was a farmer who was a little bit drunk after all the talking and drinking. He went outside an grabbed my friend , Ian who was really upset with all the commotion. When he saw me he said:"Hernan what is going on?" I explained to him that the owner of the Pension was an old Friend of mine and we were talking about my childhood. We had a good dinner, and they finally showed us the room where we were to stay. Not a really fancy place but very comfortable. The only thing missing was a washroom wich was near a canal and not too close to our room. We talked and laughed a lot about the whole situation, and then we fell asleep. In the middle of the night I felt the urge to go to the washroom but I was holding on because of the darkness and the distance to go. Suddenly I heard a sound of somebody pissing near me. I said ,"What is going on?" Ian laughing replied "I'm pissing ",and I said "where at the wall?". "No he said in a pee pot"."Well I told him give it to me I need it. Wwe laughed so much and then went back to sleep.
Next morning, we had a cold shower and a very nice breakfast with fresh eggs from free range hens, home made pate, chicha(fresh wine very sweet) and home made bread.
When we asked for the bill(Ian was worried that it would cost us a lot with all the food and attention)the owner told us "$2.500 Chilean pesos" about $5.00 Canadian.
Incredible but true,
Best regards.
Hernan P.Burgos(Nanoburgos)

Cycling in Japan with Ian Brown

2007-04-15T10:50:00.000-04:00

A few years ago I went to Japan with my friend Ian Brown. We went to visit Miyata Bicycle Factory in Chigasaki. Miyata gave us two Team Miyata Bicycles to cycle around the country. We had many experiences there. I will tell you this one. We bought train passes on the Shinkansen (The bullet train) and we took our bicycles with us. When the day was nice we stopped in any city at random. This time we had cycled the all day and at night time had ended up in Nagasaki. As you may have realized the and all the signs where written in Japanese.So we did not what to do to find a hotel. We went to a corner store and with the few Japanese words I knew I asked the store keeper;" shoto si masen hoteru(excuse me, do you know where to find an hotel?". She replied in Japanese and showed us that across the street was a beautiful Japanese hotel with a lot of flower arrangements (we did not know the reason). We entered the hotel, and the receptionist told us that the Hotel was completely booked. I told her that I was from Chile(I pointed at my nose and I said "Chiri" that means Chile in Japanese). She said "ohhhh...Chiri!". Well she gave us the best room since the Hotel was empty . This day was the day of opening.
Incredible but true.
Regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(nanoburgos)

Campeonato Mundial de Downhill

2007-04-13T17:59:00.002-04:00

En 1994 mi hijo Hernan Jr. fue a la Provincia de
Quebec a visitar a nuestros clientes de Oxford
Bicycles of Canada Inc., sucedió que en la misma fecha
fue el Campeonato Mundial de Downhill en Bicicletas de
Montaña en Mont-Sainte Anne, nuestro amigo y Campeón
Mundial, estaba allá representando a las Bicicletas
Miyata de las que somos Representantes en Canadá, mi
hijo lo fue a ver, llevo su Bicicleta Miyata de Titanio
por si acaso, bueno para hacer la historia corta...se
entusiasmó y compitió en la categoría de
Experts(amateurs o novicios como lo llamaríamos en
Chile), bueno... se gano la Medalla de Oro
representando a Canadá.
Cuando regreso a Toronto me dijo...adivina que?...que
? soy Campeón Mundial de Descenso de
Montaña(Downhill), no podía creerlo, si me contesto
aquí esta la Medalla de Oro.
Increíble pero cierto,
Saludos,
Hernan P.Burgos(nanoburgos)

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World Champion Downhill

2007-04-13T16:50:00.002-04:00

In 1994 my son Hernan Jr. went to Quebec to visit our customers(Oxford Bicycles of Canada Inc.), it happened that at the same time was the World Championship in Mountain bikes(Downhill)at Mont-Sainte Anne, our friend Greg Herbold was competing in professionals representing Miyata Bicycles, my son went to see him, he took his Titanium Miyata Mountain bike just in case, well he got excited and he raced in the category of Experts(amateurs), he won the Gold Metal representing Canada.
When he came back he told me, Dad guess what... I said what? I am a World Champion in Downhill, I could not believe it, he said here is the Gold Metal and he show it to me.
Incredible but true,
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(nanoburgos)

THe Power of Laughter

2007-04-07T20:43:00.000-04:00

A few years ago I was driving to work and listening to a Christian Preacher"Chuck Swindoll". The topic was "The Power of Laughter". I was thinking that it is very true that when you laugh you feel much better. My Grandmother lived 103 years and one of her virtues was that She always laughed about many things. She was from Malaga, Spain ,and people from there are very happy and laugh a lot.
The incredible thing was when I was listening Chuck Swindoll and he was talking about the power of laughter, I looked at the car in front of me. Guess what the licence plate was?...."LAUGHTER".
Incredible but true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

CBC Radio-Canada "Information Age"Comercial

2007-04-04T13:59:00.001-04:00

In September, 2001 I was approached by Ron Whaley Executive Producer, Broadcast Presentation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to participate in the production of the commercials for the CBC Radio One campaign called"Information Age", I was really excited to work for CBC Radio-Canada and very honoured, because I admire them very much; it is a great Radio and TV station. They fixed a date for the filming and I agreed, I thought that somebody will come with a camera and will do the filming, well... they came with a crew with lights, cables (a lot of them), a make up lady a cameraman etc. They did the filming and everything was great, at the end of the production they gave me some papers to sign( I looked at them and was very nervous, I thought I have to pay for all this production) but it was very simple just to agree that they will discount me the union fees $1,55 and then they sent me a cheque for$98.45, I was so happy I worked for CBC my favorite Radio and TV station and on top of that they pay me, only in Canada.
Incredible but true

Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

Burgos Video Productions

2007-04-03T21:46:00.002-04:00

About 30 years ago, when I just came to Canada to work with Lorne Shields in his Bicycle Factory, my family in Chile, tried to convince me to return to Chile sending me family videos with interviews of my family members and friends, I had to rent a video player to see them and also rent a camera to send videos of my family here, we made about 10 videos, after that I decided to buy a camera, I went to Mans electronics in Steeles and Yonge street and I bought the best camera, monitor , microphone etc., after that I though it was a crazy idea and I had to do something to give a good use to all of that, at the factory a met an Italian Lady Gina Campoli , talking to her she told me that his nephew was about to be married, I told her: I will make a video of the wedding, just like that, the wedding day I took all my video equipment and went first to the house of the Bride to video tape all the excitement at her home, after that I went to the groom house and did the same, the I run to the church and I was ready to do the filming, after the church we went to the park and kept filming when we fished , we went to the party, everything was filmed without editing, after the party was finish I gave the video to Gina's brother that was a famous baker, this action was very well received and everybody wanted to had their videos with us(Hernan Jr. and I), I think this was the first Video Production of a Wedding in Canada, Incredible but true.

Best regards

Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

Historia Veridica de mi amigo Enrique.

2007-04-03T14:57:00.001-04:00

La historia de mi amigo empieza asi:
Mi historia se remonta a los primeros días de enero de 2007 cuando conduje mi destartalado Subaru 4x4 hacia la localidad de Vilches Alto a buscar algún lugar para emplazar mi colmenar debido a que esas montanas tienen cierto prestigio como productoras de miel de abejas de alta calidad y cantidad, especialmente de avellano chileno (nativo) *Gevuina avellana*, Mol.. Hacía como 50 años que no andaba por esos parajes cordilleranos de la VIIRegión del Maule de Chile pero en mi mente se guardaba el recuerdo de la majestuosa hermosura y su exuberante naturaleza.
Encontré un gran contraste con mis recuerdos al ver ante mis ojos la misma pura y limpia escenografía y frondosa vegetación que almacenaba mi disco duro, ahora con un amplio camino estabilizado ( en regular estado por falta de mantención), ancho y cercado, en lugar del polvoriento de "trumao" ( tipo de suelo muy fino que al pisarlo se levanta una polvareda que te envuelve por varios minutos) que otrora sepenteaba por el lecho de un estero casi inaccesible en invierno, solo a caballo.
Me detuve para consultar con unos lugareños a la berma del camino sobre algún lugar que cumpliera con mis requisitos,....¡grande fué mi sorpresa! cuando uno de ellos me contestó que el sector era muy apto y que "alli" puede pedirle permiso a don Nano el propietario, un Canadiense que ahora se encuentra veraneando ahí; nuevamente un
cortocircuito en mis neuronas me hizo preguntar por el apellido del canadiense, y me
contestaron ... BURGOS, ¡otra coincidencia y sorpresa!, el famoso canadiense
era mas chileno que los "porotos con mote" y había sido mi compañero de
colegio en el Liceo Blanco Encalada de Talca allá por lo años '50 y tantos. Buscando a Hernán (nano) Burgos Fuster me dirigí a "alli", encontré un portón y a un anciano de cara curtida por la montaña de expresión amable típica de los hombres de la cordillera, su nombre .... don Gilberto
Ayala,....¿? mmh. .... ¡Ayala!, de nuevo los contactos de mis neuronas me
llevaron a los años '50 cuando con un agrupo de amigos hicimos un memorable
paseo a caballo por esos faldeos cordilleranos distantes 70 km. de donde
habíamos partido la cabalgata...., y le dije: No será Ud. de los mismos Ayala que nos socorrieron en una fría noche de septiembre de 1959 cuando en una noche deambulábamos a caballo perdidos envueltos en trumao dentro de "una boca de lobos coronada de estrellas" ? y al arrimarnos al fuego a tomar "mate" para acariciar nuestras tripas con algo caliente y poder así hilvanar una conversaión me preguntó, "... y ¿como se llama su merced?", a lo que prontamente contesté Enrique Cortés, ... después de un silencio me dijo...¿no será algo de don Erique Cortés Donoso que también se guarneció en esta humilde vivienda hace como 17 años (1942)
cuando andaba celebrando su despedida de soltero con don Alfonso Letelier?,
¡!.... no cabía dudas, coincidía mis 15 años de edad y don Alfonso era el
mejor amigo de Enrique Cortés Donoso mi padre; ..... y celebramos animadamente la coincidencia con "mate con malicia" hasta muy avanzada la noche. ... Y, ahora don Gilberto Ayala, en enero de 2007 mecontestó, somos los mismos...¡fué mi padre con quién habló!. ¿?.
Increible pero cierto. Si usted tiene alguna historia increible como la de mi
amigo Enrique envienmela a www.nanoburgos@gmail.com y si verifico que es verdadera se la publicare.
Saludos,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

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True story about my friend Enrique

2007-04-01T18:48:00.001-04:00

The story of my friend begins as follows:
My story begins in early January 2007 when I drove my rusty Subaru 4x4 towards the area of Vilches Altos to find a place to set my bee hives, because this is the best location to produce bee honey due to their high quality and quantity, due to the avellano chileno(native)*Gevuina avellana*, Mol
It was about 50 years that I did not visit this beautiful mountains in the VII region of Chile near the Maule River, but my mind remembered the majestic and beauty and their exuberant nature.
The things I remembered there were complete different with the new Vilches I saw, the clean and exuberant vegetation was intact, but now it was a wide road with gravel, not to bad for this rural roads instead of dusty "trumao"(a very fine dust) that when you walk covers you for a few minutes.(well you still find trumao in Vilches). The old road was like a canal that got very slippery during the winter time, the only way to go there was riding a horse.
I stopto at the side of the road to ask the local people about a good place to
install my bee hives... I had a big surprise when some of them told me that this area was great for my purposes, you could ask permission to Mr. Nano the owner a Canadian that spend summers in his farm, again a short circuit in my neurons, I asked them Nano's family name and they replied ...BURGOS , another coincidence and surprise!., the famous Canadian was a very Chilean guy and he was my fellow student at Liceo Blanco Encalada in Talca in the fifties.
Looking for Hernan(Nano) Burgos Fuster I went to his place and I found an old guy very friendly very typical of the mountain people, his name Don Gilberto Ayala?? mmh...Ayala! ... again my mind went back to the fifties when I made a memorable trip riding horses about 70 kilometers....and I said to him do you belong to the same Ayala family that helped us in a very cold night in September 1959 when we were lost covered by trumao in a very dark night full of bright stars?... well he asked me to came to his home to have a mate(special herbal tea), then he asked me: what is your name? I replied Enrique Cortes...after a brief silence he told me..are you related to Mr.Enrique Cortes Donoso that also was lost about 65 years ago(1942) and I gave him some tea and food, it happened he was celebrating his bachelor party in the area, he was accompanied with Mr.Alfonso Letelier?...there were no more doubts , my father and his best friends spend a night with Don Gilberto same as me later.
Incredible but true.
If you have a story to share with us , please do not hesitate to contact me at http://www.nanoburgos@gmail.com/ and if I find that is true I will be more than glad to publish it.

Best regards.
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)______________________________________________

Miyata versus Miata

2007-03-25T18:42:00.000-04:00

A long time ago I received a phone call from the lawyer of Mazda in Canada, He asked me, as Canadian Representative of Miyata Bicycles ,if they could use the name Miata for their cars. I answered him that I had to contact Mr.Hideo Miyata in Chigasaki, Japan to ask for permission. I thought that Miyata would ask for some kind of payment for the use of the Trade Mark"Miyata" that sound like Miata. I phoned my friend ,Hideo Miyata, and explained the situation to him. He replied don't worry. Let them use the name. We are part of Matsushita Corporation and they use our electronic components in their cars. A very simple answer that I understood with no major questioning. Japanese Companies are very loyal to their associates and work together in harmony.

Incredible but true,
Best regards.
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano Burgos)

The flying pyramid

2007-03-19T22:38:00.000-04:00

About 17 years ago I was in my Bicycle Distribution place in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. It was winter time with not much to do for bicycle sales. I was really bored . Then a saw a cardboard pyramid on my desk. I wandered why there are pyramids in different parts of the world, Mexico,Central America, Egypt etc. I took the cardboard pyramid in my hands and then I picked up 2 pins . One I put on the top and the other in the bottom(right in the center). I started to blow and make it spin. I had an electric fan, and I put the pyramid right in front of the air flow. The pyramid turned so fast that I decided to take out the pins at the top and the bottom at the same time. The pyramid flew in a straight path all the way across my warehouse. I had shown that a vehicle with a pyramidal shape could fly. If you look the pyramid from the bottom when it is flying you will see a disc shape. I realized that many hundred of years ago people saw these strange flying vehicles landing in different places, and when they saw the pilots and crew they called them gods.
Incredible but maybe true.
Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

The hard to find tractor

2007-03-19T21:37:00.000-04:00

When I was in the mountains of Chile on my Farm in Vilches, I was working in the forest collecting wood to make lumber with the saw mill. I had to find a tractor to move the big logs from the forest to the mill. It was very hard to find one. I went up and down with my friend, Gilberto Ayala looking for a tractor. We went to Vilches Bajo, Vilches Centro, and there was not a tractor available. Meanwhile , while we were in Vilches Centro we decide to visit the sister of Gilberto. He had not seen her for many years. As soon as we arrived at her home, we noticed that she had been sick for more than a week with a terrible diarrhea . As soon as we went to Vilches Alto we hurried up to go visit the paramedic in order to get some medicine for her. The paramedic asked me a few questions about her symptoms, and he decided to go back with me to see the sick lady. It was a very good move, because the lady was very sick and if we waited too long she could die . The paramedic injected IV and he promised to came back next day to be sure that she was fine.
(Well ,next day a driver on one of the best tractor in the area showed up ,ready to work). The thing was that the sick lady is his mother in law. Sometimes when you do something good for somebody you get an instant reward.
Incredible but true.
Regards.
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

Note: This hard working Paramedic has not an Ambulance or at least a motorcycle to visit his patients, to help him please contact Mr.Juan Rojas Vergara Mayor of San Clemente in the Seventh Region of Chile

Air Canada flight AC 0092

2007-03-14T19:46:00.000-04:00

This is the most recent story . It happened on November 28/2006. I had bought a ticket well in advance to travel to Chile, and when I arrived at the airport, 3 hours early , I found out with great surprise that I did not have a seat reservation. They put me on a waiting list and sent me to the terminal to wait for a seat. Meanwhile I was waiting, I phoned my wife , to tell her that I would probably stay at the airport to wait for the next plane,.As soon as I hung up I ran to the front desk to insist on a seat. Thank God they had a seat for me. Then I went to the phone again to tell my wife that I was ready to go to Chile. While I waited for the departure I took a seat next to a gentleman who happened to be Pastor Glen Forsberg from Fort McMurray,Alberta, Canada. He was traveling on the same flight . I asked him the purpose of his trip .He said : "I am going to Argentina to give lectures on the Bible". "Oh", I said ,that is very good. Do you speak Spanish? "No" he said;" I will ask somebody to translate for me". Well I said I will help you. I have a Bible in Spanish and English. I opened the Bible and with great surprise he found that it was at the text he was to read in Argentina. I asked him what seat he had on the plane. He replied "33 F ".Well ,I told him ,"I have 33 E". What a coincidence!Incredible but true with 300 people on the plane I was there to help him.
Best regards,
Nano Burgos

My friend Ian Brown racing with Fausto Coppi

2007-03-14T19:20:00.002-04:00

RE: Del Hyatt a La Picà del Pobre

2007-01-02T19:51:00.001-05:00

Hola amigos, como se han dado cuenta,estoy escribiendo desde Chile, el clima es caluroso, pero mucho mejor que el invierno en Canadá.
Les quiero contar de un Restaurante muy humilde en Santiago, la comida es exquisita y muy económica ,comí ahí durante todos los días que estuve en Santiago ayudando en la producción de bicicletas de mi sobrino Guillermo Burgos Valera, conocí este pequeño restaurante por uno de los obreros que me ayudó en el armado de las bicicletas. Increíble, he estado en los mejores restaurantes del mundo y este es el que mas me gusto, por su comida sabrosa y buena atención, la dueña cocina y su esposo sirve las mesas, por ejemplo comí Pollo al Coñac por$1.300 pesos Chilenos, aproximadamente $2.50 Dolares Canadienses. Como pueden ver no es necesario gastarse una fortuna para disfrutar una buena comida.
Otro día les cuento mas acerca de mis experiencias en Chile.
Un abrazo desde Chile para todo el mundo.

Hernan P.Burgos(Nano Burgos)

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Air Canada Vuelo AC 0092

2006-12-04T13:51:00.000-05:00

Esta es la historia mas reciente, sucedió el 28 de
Noviembre, adquirí un pasaje para viajar a Chile el 14
de Septiembre y cuando llegué al aeropuerto de Toronto
con tres horas de anticipación, me encontré con la
sorpresa de que no tenia reserva de asiento, me
pusieron en lista de espera y me enviaron al terminal
para que esperara, que el agente me diera , si es que
quedaba,un asiento para viajar a Santiago, mientras
esperaba, llame por teléfono a mi esposa Gloria para
darle la noticia que posiblemente me quedaría en
tierra hasta nuevo aviso, hablé con ella y cuando
terminé mi llamada, me fui al mesón a seguir
insistiendo por la disponibilidad de asiento. Gracias
a Dios me dieron el asiento ,me fui de inmediato al
teléfono y llamé a Gloria y le dije que ya estaba
listo para viajar.
Mientras esperaba la salida del avión, me senté a
conversar con un Señor que resulto ser el Pastor Glen
Forsberg de Fort McMurray,que se dirigía a Argentina a
predicar sobre la Biblia, cuando me pregunto en que
asiento viajaba le conteste en el 33 E, saco su pasaje
para verificar y con gran sorpresa me dijo yo tengo el
33 F, justo a su lado, yo le dije, ya que vamos a
viajar juntos le puedo ayudar con la traducción al
español, en cuanto subimos al avión y nos sentamos,
abrí mi Biblia, para mostrarle que era en español e
inglés, con gran sorpresa nuevamente , me dijo justo
donde usted abrió la Biblia es el pasaje que tengo que
traducir.
Que increíble, de 300 personas que viajaban en el avión nos sentamos juntos(sin tenerlo planeado) y
cuando abrí la Biblia estaba pasaje que tenía que
traducir para su predica en Argentina.

Increíble pero cierto

Atentamente,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano Burgos)

The bicycle repair

2006-11-27T12:06:00.000-05:00

I will tell you about my little bicycle store in Toronto,Canada.
Bicycles At St.Clair is located in Toronto. There are a lot of incredible things which have happened there,about which I can tell you stories.
One day, a customer came in with a flat tire. I put his bicycle on the repair stand I realised that he had no brakes in the rear.Without telling my daughter,Carolina, who takes the payments, I also intalled a pair of brake pads on his bicycle. The customer paid for the flat tire repair and left in a hurry.
The next day he came back with his mother,really excited. He had been late for work and was cycling very fast when suddenly a taxi crossed his path. He thought, "Oh my God,I have no brakes!" .But his bicycle stopped right on the spot. Then he realised that his brakes had been repaired. That is why he came back to my store to thank me. His mother talked to me, and I noticed she had an accent. I asked her, "Where are you from?" She replied,"From Malaga, Spain." I said to her, "What a coincidence!--My Grandmother was from Malaga too.And Grandmother had told me that she lived in the Perche area." She said to me ,"This is amazing because I was born and lived in the same area."

She invited my wife and I to visit her at her home in Malaga,Spain. I asked my daughter, Carolina, to buy two tickets for me to Malaga.After she did this, I told my wife, Gloria. Gloria was really angry with me. "Why are we going to Spain? You just meet people, who casually invite you to visit, and you immediately agree. I had to explain everything to my wife so she would understand.
We went to Malaga and had a wonderful time there. Now we have good friends in Spain to visit.
You see what a simple act of kindness can do when you least expect it.
Incredible but true.

Best regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

Un rescate increible

2006-11-25T10:44:00.000-05:00

Esto sucedió en Talca, Chile.
Casi todos en mi familia eran bomberos, de lo que me
acuerdo eran: mi Papa, 4 Hermanos, 3 tíos y 2 primos.
Esa fue la razón porque tan joven, fui aceptado como
bombero voluntario de la Primera Compañía de Bomberos
de Talca.
Una tarde de verano, estaba trabajando en el Garaje de
reparaciones de automóviles de mi hermano Pepe, cuando
divise a la distancia humo. Me sentí muy excitado y mi
cuerpo empezó a vibrar y sentí unos deseos increíbles
de correr hacia ese lugar, fui corriendo a mi casa(
que estaba al lado del garaje)y en mi habitación me
puse todo mi uniforme de bombero. Corrí de vuelta al
garaje y le suplique a mi hermano Rafael que me
llevara al incendio en su automóvil. El me dijo: "Tu
estas loco! al primer humo que vez te imaginas que es
un incendio". Me vio tan excitado que decidió llevarme
al lugar que yo quería ir. Seguimos la dirección hacia
donde veíamos el humo, hasta que llegamos a un puente
angosto solo para peatones. Salí apresuradamente del
auto y corrí frenéticamente hacia el incendio. Era
una casita pequeña en llamas. Le di una patada a la
puerta y esta se abrió, entre en una habitación llena
de humo( no se veía nada), agarre fuertemente a
alguien y lo saque de la casita, al salir a la luz,
me percate que era una viejita con una estatuita de la
Virgen María en sus brazos. Se la entregue a Rafael y
trate de entrar de nuevo en la casa, la casa se
desplomo . En ese instance se podía escuchar la sirena
de los Bomberos que venían hacia el incendio. Quede
muy preocupado pensando que alguien mas podría haber
quedado atrapado en la casita.
Mientras tando alguien se llevo a la viejita, pregunte
a uno de sus vecinos donde la habían llevado y me
contestaron :"a casa de su hija a que vive a unas
cuadras de aquí". En cuanto llegamos a la casa de su
hija, lo primero que le pregunte fue si había alguien
mas con su Mama en la casita, ella me contesto:
"estaba solita", sentí una tremenda sensación de
tranquilidad al saber que no había nadie mas con ella.
Como se puede explicar todo esto?. Porque me sentí tan
excitado y seguro que era un incendio?.

Es difícil de creer, pero es cierto.

Atentamente,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

El Caballo desbocado

2006-11-24T14:43:00.000-05:00

Esto sucedió en Ontario,Canadá. Yo tenia una compañía
importadora y distribuidora de bicicletas "Oxford
Bicycles Of Canada Inc." situada en Bradford, Ontario.
Un día estábamos esperando unos clientes de Alemania
que estaban interesados en comprar nuestras bicicletas
Miyata y Oxford que teníamos en bodega.
Salí de mi oficina temprano para hacer unos negocios
en New Market, le pedí a mi hijo Hernan Jr. que me
llamara por el celular cuando llegaran los Alemanes.
Me fui por la Super Carretera 404, había avanzado
varios kilómetros, cuando recibí el llamado de mi hijo
Hernan Jr., en cuanto termine la conversación, salí en
la primera salida que estaba accesible.
Me perdí en unos caminos rurales angostos y no sabia
donde estaba. A la distancia vi un caballo que corría
desbocado en medio del camino sin jinete, estacione mi
Toyota 4 Runner en el costado de camino,puse los
intermitentes y corrí a atajar el caballo desbocado
(no creo que muchas personas en mi situación lo
habrían hecho),cuando el caballo me vio en el medio
del camino con mis brazos abiertos, disminuyo su
carrera y pude sujetarlo por las riendas.
Varios minutos mas tarde divise a una dama cabalgando,
cuando estuvo cerca, se detuvo y me agradeció por
haber rescatado el caballo de su amiga , que había
pasado un tremendo susto al ser lanzada en el aire y
caído (gracias a Dios) sin heridas graves que
lamentar.
Yo le dije aquí estoy en el lugar y momento preciso
para sujetar el caballo.
Como se pueden explicar todo esto, estaba perdido en
un lugar desconocido para mi, pero en el lugar y
momento preciso para ayudar a esta dama.
Increíble, pero cierto

Atentamente,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

El Retrato perdido de Mi Abuela

2006-11-21T19:47:00.000-05:00

Ya les he contado acerca de mi Abuela Rafaela., ahora
les voy a contar una verdadera historia muy excitante
acerca del Retrato perdido de mi Abuela.
Un día estaba en casa de mi hermana Eliana, pero ella
no estaba ahí. Ella había ido a ver su Doctor.
Mientras tanto, me entretuve mirando un Retrato de mi
Abuela, este retrato es uno de los ocho que un pintor
famoso chileno hizo para todos los mis hermanos y
hermanas incluyéndome a mi, lamentablemente yo no
tenia uno, por la sencilla razón de que me había ido a
Canadá cuando los retratos estuvieron listos,el que me
correspondía fue comprado por mi Tío Ricardo. Pensé y
me dije a mi mismo:Me hubiera gustado haber tenido uno
de estos retratos. Esto sucedió a las 4 de la tarde.
A las 5 de la tarde mi hermana Eliana regreso, me
dijo: "Nano, adivina lo que tengo para ti?"
No me puedo imaginar le respondí.
Eliana me contó que cuando fue al Doctor que tiene su
oficina en el mismo lugar que era nuestra casa cuando
eramos pequeños y que fue construida junto con la de
nuestro Tío Ricardo(socio de mi padre en Importadora J
y R Burgos,Importadores de Vehículos de la General
Motors),cuando pasaba por ahí frente a la casa del Tío
Ricardo, alguien la llamo:"Elianita", era un ex
profesor que ella tuvo cuando estudiaba en el
Instituto Comercial, Hola Elianita, te acuerdas de
mi?, si ,mi hermana le contesto, yo estoy arrendando
la casa de tu Tío Ricardo, que la heredo una sobrina
de el por parte de su mujer la Tía Olga, hay un
retrato de una Anciana puesto en la muralla en una de
las habitaciones,te gustaría tenerlo?.A mi no me
interesa. Mi hermana de inmediato le contesto, por
supuesto que si, muchas gracias. De inmediato pensó en
mi y me lo llevo a su casa, donde yo estaba sin pensar
en esta tremenda sorpresa tan agradable para mi, esto
ocurrió exactamente a las 4 de la tarde en el mismo
momento que yo estaba pensando con tener El Retrato
perdido de mi Abuela.
Increíble pero cierto.

Saludos,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

The one horse Stampede

2006-11-18T14:41:00.001-05:00

This happened in Ontario, Canada. I had a Bicycle Distribution Company "Oxford Bicycles Of Canada Inc." based in Bradford,Ontario. One day we supposed to have some visitors from Germany interested in buying our Miyata and Oxford Bicycles, in stock.
I left early because I had to do some business in New Market, I asked my son Hernan Jr. to give me a call on the cellular phone when the Germans arrive. I took Highway 404. When my son called me, I said to him, "I will return to Bradford immediately." So I did. I turned back in the first exit available. I got lost in narrow roads and I did not know where I was. Suddenly I saw ,in the distance ,a horse without a rider, running in the middle of the road. I parked my Toyota 4 Runner at the side of the road,with flashing lights on, I got out of the car, as soon as possible ,and went in the middle of the road to stop the horse. I do not think too many people will do that. When the horse saw me slow down, I was able to take him by the reins. A few minutes later, I saw a woman riding a horse. When she got closer, I said to her," do you know this horse"? She replied,"yes ". I was riding with a friend and the horse suddenly threw my friend and ran as the horses do in the stampedes, well I told her," I am here at the right time and place to hold your horse".

How do you explain all that. I was lost in the middle of nowhere just at the right time to help this lady.
Incredible but true.

Regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

The lost Portrait of my Grandmother

2006-11-14T15:56:00.000-05:00

I have already told you about my Grandmother Rafaela,now I will tell you a new and exiting true tale about a lost portrait.
One day I was at my sister Eliana's home but she was not there. She had gone see her doctor. Meanwhile, while I was waiting for her I looked at a Portrait of my Grandmother. This was one of eight portraits that had been painted for each of my brothers and sisters. I was really sad because I did not get mine because I moved to Canada. The one that was supposed to be mine was taken by my uncle Ricardo. I said to myself,"I wish I could have one of these portraits, but how?". This was about 4.00 P.M.
At 5.00 P.M my sister came back home and she asked me, guess what do I have for you?..."I do not have a clue" was my answer.She replied I went to the Doctor's office in the house where we lived as children and my uncle Ricardo has one house exactly the same as ours(my father and my uncle were partners in a General Motors distribution company in Talca)and they built the Store and the houses in the same block my sister passed by the house and somebody call her, "Elianita how are you?. It was an old teacher she had at school. He said to her: I am renting your uncle Ricardo's home. As you know when he died, his niece on his wife's side, inherited the house with everything inside, furniture etc. He also said to my sister; there is a painting on the wall of an old lady. This painting does not mean anything to me, but I think you would like to have it. My sister very excited said "yes of course"(thinking how happy I would be to have the portrait), she took the painting home and there I was waiting for her to have tea without knowing that my sister got the painting for me at the same time(4.00 P.M.)when I was dreaming of having it.
Incredible but true,

Regards,
Hernan P.Burgos

The night that my Grandmother died

2006-11-10T17:02:00.001-05:00

This is another real story for you...

In September 1978, I was living in Talca, Chile. My Grandmother was living in the same city. Everybody loved her, she was 102 years old. She had an excellent memory. When we celebrated her 100 anniversary, I made a tape of her interview. She talked about her life in Malaga, Spain, before she emigrated to Chile. Which I will tell you about in another story.
September 12 /1978 , I returned from Santiago with my wife and my brother,Rafael, asked me to go to see my Grandmother. Because it was late at night, I decided to go to see her next day.
I went to bed. I was sleeping when suddenly I woke up and saw a little blue flame moving on top of my bed. I woke my wife to tell her about it. She said "Hernan go to sleep. It's 5.00 A.M. and you are telling me about a little blue flame. I went back to sleep. At 8.00 A.M. my brother, Rafael ,phoned to tell me that my Grandmother had died. I asked him what time?. He replied at 5.00 A.M. The same time I had seen the little blue flame on top of my bed!
Incredible but true,

Regards.
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

A SURPRISING RESCUE

2006-11-09T18:53:00.000-05:00

This is my first amazing experience that I will share with all of you and I hope you like it.
All my family members were firemen: my father, my 4 brothers , 3 uncles and 2 cousins. Because it was my family tradition I was accepted very young. I was 17 years old, living in Talca, Chile, when this happened...
One summer day I was at my brother Pepe's car repair shop when I saw smoke in the distance. My body started to shake and I felt a big urge to go to that fire. I went to my room and put on my full fireman's uniform. I asked my brother, Rafael, to give me a ride to the place where I saw the smoke. He told me "You are crazy! You see smoke and you think it's a fire." He saw that I was so excited that he agreed to go with me. We followed the smoke until we reached a narrow pedestrian bridge. I got out of the car and ran to the fire. It was in a little house. I kicked in the door and found the room full of smoke. When I went in I found somebody whom I pulled out , and I realized it was an elderly lady with a statue of the Virgin Mary in her hands. As my brother took care of her, I attempted to go back inside when the house suddenly collapsed. At the same time we could hear the fire trucks coming. I was really worried that somebody else might be in the house. Meanwhile the lady was taken to her daughter's house where she was looked after. When we arrived at the house of her daughter I asked if somebody else had been with her in her house. Her daughter told me that she was alone.

How can you explain all this? Why did I feel the urge to get to that house as quickly as I could?

It is hard to believe but it's true.

Next time, I will tell you the story of when my Grandmother died.

Regards,
Hernan P.Burgos(Nano)

Introduction

2006-11-08T23:15:00.000-05:00

This is my first post on my blog. This blog will have all of my amazing experiences. I really hope you enjoy them as much as I did.