For several months I was curious about the experience of reading an e-book using a tablet. I had been reading several e-books on my Kindle application using my desktop computer with its wide 21″ screen, and it was pretty cool. The only problem was that I had to be glued to my office every time [...]
Archive for November, 2011
The Process of Unpacking the Kindle Fire
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Amazon.com, Apps, e-Book Readers, E-Books, Entertaining, Gadgets, Hardware, Kindle Fire, Reading, Tablets on November 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Total Quality Management in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Aeropost, Business, Business Administration, Customer Service, Kindle Fire, Panama, Services, Total Quality Management on November 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
When I was studying Business Administration at ULACIT, one of the courses that struck my attention was TQM, which stands for Total Quality Management. I was then 53 and was absorbing information like a sponge. I was absolutely convinced that the implementation of this business philosophy was mandatory, if you wanted to have a healthy [...]
Water Factories in the Sky
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Clouds, Lakes, Panama, Panama Canal, Precipitation, Rainfall, Rainforests, Tourism, Transportation, Waterways on November 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Panama Canal opened its doors to the world in 1914, the same year the United States entered the First World War. It was a wonderful moment when the greatest nation on Earth built one of the seven modern wonders of the world. American creativity stretched technology to its edges, only seen during the construction [...]
A Red Caboose
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Caboose, Education, Elementary School, Farm 8 School, Memories, Panama, Reading, Teachers, Tourism, Trains on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Hubbard were English teachers working for the Farm #8 School in Changuinola, when I was starting my student’s life. I was six years old when I started my English education. The school was operated by the then United Fruit Company a.k.a The Chiriqui Land Company, and directed by an extremely efficient [...]
The Real Story of Black Friday
Posted in English, tagged Accounting, Black Friday, Capitalistic Societies, English, Expenses, Holidays, Idiomatic Phrases, Revenues, Shopping, Stores on November 26, 2011 | 8 Comments »
As you probably know, I was born and raised in Panama. My native language is Spanish, though I’ve been struggling with the language of Shakespeare since I was six. I’ve been to the United States on several occasions when I worked for Texaco, but never lived in the country. Therefore, there are hundreds if not [...]
Green is a Beautiful Color
Posted in Photography, tagged Colors, Green, Malls, Palms, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Rainy Season, Tourism, Vegetation on November 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’m psychologically inclined to appreciate the green color. When I see something green, my eyes are immediately fixed to that coloration. That’s the reason I enjoy the rainy season so much. Even though the traffic is terrible when it rains, and you get wet, and you get your shoes soggy and dirty, all around you [...]
A Water Fountain Inside a Mall in Panama
Posted in Photography, tagged Malls, Panama, Photograph, Photography, Tourism, Water Fountain on November 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Computer Problem is Fixed
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Blogging, Computers, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard, Hobbies, Lingua Franca, Photography, Switches on November 23, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’m glad to announce this morning, that the puppy is up and wagging it’s tail. At exactly 3:09 p.m. (-5 GMT) my ole computer was all hooked up and ready to boot. My heart was pounding hard as I touched the Start button. After a few minutes, my ole HP computer was purring like a [...]
Computer Problem
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Blog Posts, Blogs, Computers, Hardware, Lingua Franca, Problems, Technology on November 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
This afternoon while scanning the Web, something happened and my computer froze. I was forced to turn it off. When I turned it on again no joy. Technology adamantly said no, and I had to humbly abide. Disconnected the system and sped to the technician. Tried to convince him to fix it right away, but again, this [...]
A Loose Lion in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Casinos, Economic Growth, Economy, Gambling, Lions, Panama, Panama Canal, Tourism on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The lion that I’m referring here is not the kind you will find the in grasslands of the Serengeti in Africa or in your city’s zoo. Nope, this is the name of a recently built casino in the neighborhood of El Dorado called, “The Golden Lion”. Sorry if I misguided you. (Tongue–in-cheek). After Noriega’s military [...]
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