The number of Tylenol caplets used by English students to calm down the headaches triggered by the confusion of the correct use of the words I and Me are countless. I still get mixed up with this tricky issue. The official explanation is: “I is a nominative pronoun and is used as a subject of [...]
Archive for February, 2010
The Headaches of I and Me
Posted in English, tagged Communication, Confusion, English, Grammar, I, Me, Nominative Case, Objective Case on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Holding the World in Your Hands
Posted in Photography, tagged Art, Education, Panama, Photographs, Sculptures, USMA University on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Education in Panama
Posted in Photography, tagged Education, Intellectual Capital, Japan, Knowledge, MIT University, Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, USMA University on February 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In this day and age it’s imperative to invest heavily in education if a country wants to become competitive. The world has evolved into a new age identified as the Information Age, where information is the critical factor to guarantee economic growth. Failing to look the other way is to fall into a deep hole [...]
A Nostalgic Gazebo in Panama City
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Betania, Community, Gazebos, Lions, Panama, Parks, Republican Band, Structures on February 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Last Sunday I was interested in going out to Betania neighborhood to take pictures of several colorful Guayacán trees. These trees transform their leaves into bright pink, white and yellow flowers during the dry season. Something similar to the cherry trees in the States when they bloom (sakura) in Spring. The sight is nothing less [...]
The Vitality of the Construction Industry in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Buildings, Construction Industry, Economic Growth, Economy, Fires, Panama, Progress, Urban Development on February 24, 2010 | 14 Comments »
For the last decade, Panama has enjoyed a two digit economic growth, being the envy of Latin American nations. In the midst of a global meltdown, Panama was able to continue its growth, albeit at a lower rate. President Ricardo Martinelli said in a recent gathering of Latin American Presidents in Cancún, that he anticipating [...]
Color or Black and White? That is the Question
Posted in Photography, tagged Architecture, Black and White, Buildings, Color, Digital photography, Panama, Photographs, Structures on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On my last visit to my otorhinolaryngologist (nose, throat and ear doctor), I noticed the facade of a recently built structure in the neighborhood of Bellavista. It was different from the boring buildings of the city. Our contemporary buildings look all the same–giant match boxes with no charm at all. I guess this is happening [...]
Caveat Emptor
Posted in Gadgets, tagged Apple, Cellphones, Communications, FM Radio, Mobile Phones, Mobile TV, Samsung, Smartphones on February 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
For my last birthday I gave myself a nice-looking smartphone. I’m afraid that was all—a cute cell phone. According to the Chinese salesman, the phone was a clone of Apple’s iPhone with all its nice application. It was most certainly a misleading sales pitch. On the reverse side of the gadget it said that the [...]
A Coffee Mug
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Coffee Mugs, College, Costa Rica, Education, Learning, ULACIT University on February 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I graduated from high school in 1965 at age nineteen. My next step was to obtain a college degree at the University of Costa Rica, since the one in Panama was closed because of persistent student’s riots. I lived in Costa Rica from 1966 to 1972 striving to finish my education, but I was [...]
Autumn in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Autumn, Dry Season, Fall, Fallen Leaves, Foliage, Nature, Panama, Seasons, Trees on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No, of course not. Panama is located in the Tropical Zone where we don’t have the usual four seasons common in the Northern Hemisphere, (e.g., Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter). Here we have only two seasons: the dry and wet season. During the dry season, many trees lose their leaves carpeting the ground with dry [...]
Strange Answers to Test Questions
Posted in Jokes, tagged Answers, England, English, Exams, Humor, Questions, Teens on February 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
If you have been an educator, you know the types of answers some students will come up with, when they don’t know the correct answer. Some of them are stupid, others are silly, but some of them will put a smile on your face. The following questions were set in last year’s GCSE examination in [...]
