When I tied the knot on July 12, 1980 I purchased a home, signed my first and only telephone contract, my first and only electricity contract and my one and only water supply contract. Thirty years later, I still have the same water supplier (IDAAN), the same electric company (ENSA) but a new telephone company [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Hello Cable Onda, Goodbye Cable & Wireless
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Cable & Wireless, Cable Onda, Communications, Internet, Modems, Service, Telephones on October 31, 2010 | 8 Comments »
The White House
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Buildings, Panama, Structures, Tourism, White House on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The White Building of The Gorgas Memorial Laboratory
Posted in Photography, tagged Architecture, Belisario Porras, Buildings, Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, History, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Research, Structures, Tourism on October 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, known in Spanish as Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas, was founded by president Dr. Belisario Porras in 1921 as an honor to his collegue Dr. William Crawford Gorgas, who eradicated the deadly yellow fever in the Isthmus of Panama. Without the contribution of Dr. Gorgas, the Panama Canal would not have been accomplished. [...]
Quotes
Posted in Quotes, tagged Aesthetics, Alfred Stieglitz, Art, Artists, Creativity, Living, Photography, Quotes on October 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Photography is not an art. Neither is painting, nor sculpture, literature or music. They are only different media for the individual to express his aesthetic feelings. You do not have to be a painter or a sculptor to be an artist. You may be a shoemaker. You may be creative as such. And, if so, [...]
China Bumps Japan As Second Global Economic Power
Posted in News, tagged Brasil, China, Economic Expansion, Economy, Finance, Japan, United States, World Powers on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recent economic statistics highlight China’s emergence as an economic power that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power, to how cars are designed. It’s already the biggest exporter, auto buyer and steel producer, and its global influence is expanding. Japan has held the No. 2 spot after the U.S. since [...]
Born With a Silver Spoon
Posted in English, tagged English, Idiomatic Phrases, Idioms, Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, Silver Spoon, Supermarkets on October 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In Panama there’s a popular saying that when a child is born within a wealth family, he or her were born on a golden cradle, “nació en cuna de oro”. In English there is an equivalent phrase—born with a silver spoon. Recently I happened into the story of this antique phrase. A spoon was once [...]
Quote
Posted in Quotes, tagged Chile, Chilean Miners, Death, Life, Mario Sepúlveda, Miners, Mines, Quotes, Wisdom on October 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Life is short. In one minute you can lose it. In one minute it can all be gone. Don’t worry so much about money. Live your life. Live every second of it.” Mario Sepúlveda, One of the 33 rescued Chilean miners.
A Car Show With a Feminine Touch
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Atlapa Convention Center, Cars, Exhibitions, Guides, Motorshows, Panama, Sales Promoters, Tourism, Usherettes on October 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I would unequivocally say that a feminine touch is essential in the success of any human endeavor, no matter what they say. Seductive women have been used by Madison Avenue since the dawn of time. And it works magnificently. While attending a motorshow at Atlapa Convention Center last Sunday, there were several gorgeous looking women [...]
A Motorshow in Panama is Much More Than Cars
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Atlapa, Entertainment, Four Wheelers, Jet Skis, Motorcycles, Panama, Sports, Tourism on October 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When I visited the 2010 Motorshow at Atlapa last Sunday, I thought I was in for a glimpse of flashy cars from one corner of the venue to the other. Evidently there were cars, but to my surprise, there were also motorcycles, four wheelers and even some nice-looking jet skis. Let’s take a look at [...]
