Recently a dear friend in the States sent me a money remittance through a company called MoneyGram. I had never seen this company in Panama. All I knew is that people preferred to use Western Union to make money transfers for whatever reason. After a brief investigation, I learned that MoneyGram is represented in Panama [...]
Archive for November, 2011
A Huge Mural Photograph in Panama City
Posted in Photography, tagged Landscape Photography, MoneyGram, Mural Photograph, Panama, Photography, Skyline, Tourism on November 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A Mouse With an Appetite For White Cheese
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Composition, Computers, Hardware, Humor, Inventions, Mouse, Photographs, Photography, Technology on November 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The electronic device that we use to execute commands in our computers looks a lot like a mouse and that’s the name we call it. If you look closely, its resemblance to a house mouse is remarkable. It even has a tail, which is the cord that connects it to the CPU. Technically, in computing, [...]
A Pleasant Aroma of Strong Hot Coffee
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Coffee, Coffee Shop, El Rey Supermarket, Festivities, Independence Day, Memories, Panama, Remembrances, Tiffany Lamp, Tourism on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
November is a special month for Panamanians. It’s called the Month of the Country—Mes de la Patria—because many days of this month are dedicated to commemorating the independence of Panama as a sovereign nation. The remembrance starts on November 2 which is a special day to reminisce our loved ones who have departed before us. [...]
A Bird’s Eye View of Panama City’s Old Shell
Posted in Photography, tagged Ancon Hill, Casco Viejo, Henry Morgan, History, Panama City, Photographs, Photography, Pirates, Tourism on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
During a recent sojourn to an impressive hill adjacent to El Chorrillo, near the Old Shell of Panama City, I took several shots of this magic and nostalgic part of town. The view from this privileged site is just spectacular, in search of a better term. Now I know why birds are so happy. Their [...]
Aerial View of Panama City in Black & White
Posted in Photography, tagged Black and White Photographs, Casco Viejo, Coastal Strip, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Snapshots, Tourism, Vivian Maier on November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I posted several pictures of Panama City taken from the top of Ancon Hill. All of them were color images. For today’s post, I decided to switch to black and white pictures and compare the results. After reading about Vivian Mair, the eccentric nanny turned street photographer, I’ve learned to enjoy pictures in plain [...]
View of Panama City From Ancon Hill
Posted in Photography, tagged Ancon Hill, Panama City, Photographs, Photography, Tourism, Tropical Vegetation, Urban Center, Watchtowers on November 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
“There was more sky than a man could think, curving deep and far and empty, except maybe for a hawk or an eagle sailing.” The Big Sky by A.B. Guthrie During a recent journey to the top of Ancon Hill, I had the fantastic opportunity of taking pictures of the city from the heights of [...]
Fixing an Irritating Nuisance in Chrome Web Browser
Posted in Web Browsers, tagged Chrome, Click to Call, Firefox, Google, Internet, Irritations, Mozilla, Pesky Windows, Plug-Ins, Skype, Web Browsers on November 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Usually I don’t use Google’s Chrome Web browser, even though I have to accept it’s very fast and easy on the eyes, due to its minimalistic design. It’s also on a constant upgrade mode to ensure stability and security to its growing number of users. After Flock Social Web browser was sent out to pasture, [...]
