This simpatico crab with a peculiar accent stepped into the klieg lights with the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid, about the love between a mermaid and a human. Sebastian, the red Trinidian crab, was the servant of King Triton whose mission was to keep the little mermaid away from humans. Aside from being a crab, [...]
Archive for December, 2010
The Loquacious Red Crab
Posted in Movies, tagged Cinta Costera, Crabs, Hans Christian Andersen, Movies, Panama, Sebastian, The Little Mermaid, Tourism, Walt Disney Studios on December 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Laughing Jesters in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Cinta Costera, Coastal Strip, Family Values, Humor, Jesters, Laughter, Panama, Tourism, Villas Navideñas on December 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As I mentioned in a recent post, the Municipality of Panama has decorated the Coastal Strip with themes to entertain the family; specially young children. The name of the project is Villas Navideñas, although many of the subjects have nothing to do with Christmas, but you know how rational we are in this part of [...]
A White Rabbit in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Alice in Wonderland, Christmas, Cinta Costera, Coastal Belt, Panama, Tourism, Villas Navideñas, White Rabbit on December 29, 2010 | 10 Comments »
If you were ever a child, chances are you probably read the children’s novel, Alice in Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world [...]
Flashbacks of Christmas 2010
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Christmas, Christmas Tree, Cinta Costera, Coastal Belt, Decorations, Holidays, Municipality of Panama, Panama, Photographs, Tourism on December 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today is December 28, 2010. The time is 04:40 a.m. This day is considered, “Día de los Inocentes”, a day very similar to April Fool’s Day. April Fools’ Day is celebrated in the Western world on April 1st of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools’ Day. All types of jokes and pranks are [...]
Christmas on Wheels
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Bicycles, Children, Christmas, Family, Niño Dios, Panama, Play, Santa Claus on December 27, 2010 | 6 Comments »
When Abdiel—our grandnephew—was about three, his godfather gave him a bicycle for Christmas. At such a young age, he barely used it. We kept the bike at home, and every time he came over, we persuaded him to ride the bicycle. Two rounds inside the livingroom and that was it. He preferred to play with [...]
Cooking With Flames of Fire
Posted in Photography, tagged Cooking, Fire, Flames, Food Courts, Malls, Metromall, Panama, Photographs, Restaurants on December 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A Homely Nativity Scene in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Angels, Baby Jesus, Bible, Christmas, Manger, Nativity Scene, Panama, Stables on December 25, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Today is December 25, 2010. Time: 07:50 a.m. All is quiet outside our house in Panama City, except a cracky radio playing old nostalgic songs of yesteryear. Today we celebrate in Panama the birth of the son of God, Jesus Christ who was born in a crowded stable in the town of Bethlehem. Humility best [...]
And Unto You a Child is Born
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Babies, Birth, Christmas, Life, Motherhood, Nativity, Photographs, Saint Sophia on December 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Today is December 24, 2010. As the clock ticks forward measuring a fourth dimension called Time, we are heading for Christmas Eve. On this date most Christians celebrate the birth of Baby Jesus, the son of God, in a town called Bethlehem on day zero of the Western civilization. In a humble stable in the [...]
A Packed Food Court at MetroMall in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Christmas Holidays, Economy Savings Accounts, Food Courts, Metromall, Money, Panama, Panama City, Tourism on December 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
After the distribution of the savings acconts of local banks plus the XIII Month, millions of U.S. dollars have poured into the Panama economy. Much of this money is spent in our local malls spreaded throught the country. I visited a popular mall in Panama City, and the vanue was busting at the seams. This [...]
Golden and Red-Cherry Christmas Balls
Posted in Photography, tagged Balls, Christmas, Christmas Balls, Decorations, Ornaments, Photographs, Photography, Spheres on December 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
