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About Me

Let me give you a brief description of who I am.

I’m happily married with the same woman for 29 years. No kids. Two pets – one red and one white goldfish.

In love with computers, photography, the Internet, blogging, movies, strolling aimlessly at the beach, listening to soft music and reading History books.

Recently retired at age 62 and looking forward to enjoy life to the fullest with a different perspective.

Deeply interested in environmental issues and doing everything I can to contribute to the Green Cause.

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36 Responses

on January 15, 2008 at 11:47 am | Reply leakyfaucet

I like you, I’m putting you on my blogroll- hope that’s okay
on January 15, 2008 at 8:59 pm | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hi Leakyfaucet:

Thank you. Yes, you can put me on your blogroll. That’s O.K. with me.

Have a great day!

Omar.-
on March 19, 2008 at 7:14 pm | Reply greenrecycler

Hi Omar,

I’d like to put you on my blogroll also. I enjoy your posts.

Leslie
on March 19, 2008 at 7:48 pm | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hi Leslie:

Thank you for your kind words. Feel free to add me to your blogroll.

Good Day!

Omar.-
on September 2, 2008 at 7:54 am | Reply Abraham Lincoln

I really like your new blog, Omar.
on September 2, 2008 at 8:12 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hi Abe:

Thanks a lot Abe. I love your blogs too. They’re my everyday chicken soup.

Regards,

Omar.-
on January 9, 2009 at 7:46 am | Reply danmihalache

We have at least two common pursuits: poetry and green. Dan.
on January 9, 2009 at 7:50 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hi danmihalache:

Yep, and both are high-quality pursuits in a world full of hatred and greed.

Regards,

Omar.-
on January 16, 2009 at 8:26 pm | Reply gryphonscry

Omar, Dan referred me to your blog. I enjoy it a lot. I am going to add you as well to “Word Press Blogs I Like” on my site, without objection.

Until later.
- on January 17, 2009 at 4:51 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.
  
  Hi gryphonscry:
  
  Thank you for your very kind words. I appreciate your comments. I’m glad to have you as one of my readers. I’ll do my best to bring you rich content every day.
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Omar.-
on January 16, 2009 at 8:28 pm | Reply gryphonscry

Tried to subscribe to this post but after I posted the comment, so I had to do it again with a comment.

entschuldigung, bitte
on February 10, 2009 at 7:44 am | Reply Lee Zeltzer

Wow, I really like your material and writing. Your blog is a bit like Don Ray’s Chiriqui Chatter plus . I have added a link from Boquete Guide under Panama Blogs, please reciprocate if you wish.
on February 10, 2009 at 9:49 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hi Lee:

Thanks a lot for your kind appraisal of Lingua Franca. I read Chiriqui Chatter every day for inspiration. Don Ray is doing a superb job in his community.

Thanks to him and another blogger, Abraham Lincoln, I got addicted to photography.

Yes, we can go ahead and reciprocate our blog sites.

Have a great day,

Omar.-
on February 12, 2009 at 11:01 am | Reply ransomed

WOW – Love your blog. I subscribed and placed it on my blogroll.
on February 12, 2009 at 11:07 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hi Ransomed:

Thank you for your comment. I’m glad you liked Lingua Franca and blogrolled it. Welcome back anytime.

Regards,

Omar.-
on April 14, 2009 at 7:57 pm | Reply anthromes

I’ve just spent some time scrolling back through you’re site archives, a very interesting, informative, and entertaining experience. I too live in Panama City where i keep part of an diverse collection of native and exotic edible and medicinal plants and trees, mostly fruit trees, hidden in numerous semi-urban nurseries in Casco Viejo. If you still have room for more trees in your yard let me know the next time you’re in the area. I have photos of a lot of my plants on my weblog site.
on April 14, 2009 at 9:52 pm | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hello Anthromes:

Thank you for your kid offer of fruit trees. I will talk to my wife and let you know what she says. In my house, she’s the boss.

Best Regards,

Omar.-
on April 15, 2009 at 12:58 pm | Reply Marie

Your blog is more than pictures when you add the historical background or something beyond a simple album. I greatly appreciate the extra work you do to give us this additional information. I have forward your various entries via Ye Olde Cut ‘n Paste method of sending the URL far & wide & know that your statistics reflect a jump. Great work!
- on April 15, 2009 at 1:11 pm | Reply Omar Upegui R.
  
  Hello Marie:
  
  You are so sweet. Thank you for your kind words. It is with great pleasure that I shoot these images and attach to them a message. It’s my way of sharing the country where I was born with the world. If we understand ourselves better, there would be fewer wars.
  
  I appreciate what you are doing to spread the word around.
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Omar.-
on May 6, 2009 at 4:45 pm | Reply nereida

Hello, Mr. Omar Upegui,. I am please to know you,.and also love you writing, specialy about the enviroment, nature and much more. I am also from changuinola but live in USA for 40 years., I also have a good memories from my childhood in changuinola., .
- on May 6, 2009 at 5:27 pm | Reply Omar Upegui R.
  
  Hi Nereida:
  
  What a pleasant surprise to find a reader from Changuinola, of all places. I lived in Farm #8 and Baseline for many years. Maybe we have met. My father owned a commissary (Tienda Manila) in Baseline right in front of the train station.
  
  Welcome to Lingua Franca. Please come back at any time and give us your experiences in Changuinola.
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Omar.-
on May 21, 2009 at 6:39 pm | Reply Thorwald Westmaas

Just curious: what’s your name? People use different names to address you.

I found your post on the Balboa Highschool. We’re actually 3 blocks away in Calle Las Cruces (2311a).

It’s a beautiful area and former zonians love to stay here.

Thorwald
- on May 27, 2009 at 5:36 pm | Reply Omar Upegui R.
  
  Hi Thorwald:
  
  My name is Omar Upegui R. and I live in Panama City at Tumba Muerto. That is the name I use at Lingua Franca.
  
  The area where you live is a paradise on Earth with a long historic background. I wish I could live nearby.
  
  Thank you for dropping bye. Please come back anytime.
  
  Regards,
  
  Omar.-
on June 2, 2009 at 8:44 am | Reply a130368

hi i am impressed with the maturity of your thinking level, which has nothing to do with age
your relaxed attitude is quite motivating
we will love to hear from you till….we r here
- on June 2, 2009 at 9:26 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.
  
  Hi:
  
  Thank you for your appreciation of our work. I’ll try to keep improving as much as I can.
  
  Regards,
  
  Omar.-
on June 16, 2009 at 2:40 am | Reply Eric Richardville

I am new to this blog and I must say that I love this blog. I love everything about it; the stories, the humor and the great life quotes. Very nice blog.
- on June 16, 2009 at 7:58 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.
  
  Hello Eric:
  
  I’m flattered with your kind words. Thank you very much. I’ll try to maintain a high-quality content for readers like yourself.
  
  Regards,
  
  Omar.-
on July 8, 2009 at 5:38 am | Reply Susan

Hello Omar,

I really like your self description. I am sure you are a very nice person.

Omar, as you are an internet savvy person and also like photography, can i invite you to join our social network site http://www.ecpod.com ?

ECPod.com is a social network site to connect China and the world, to make friends and share your world through photos, videos, blogs and more.

I hope you can take a look at our site and join us our community too. Our chinese community would love to meet more foreigners and get to know about yourself, your country and your culture. Similarly we hope you get to do the same too.

Thanks.
- on July 8, 2009 at 5:52 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.
  
  Hello Susan:
  
  I would love to join your social network ecpod. I think these types of social networks do a great deal in making our world more friendly.
  
  It would be my pleasure to make Panama known to the Chinese community. Thank you for inviting me and for your kind words.
  
  Omar.-
on July 8, 2009 at 6:19 am | Reply Susan

Thank you Omar for joining. I didnt know you are from Panama… I am personally keen to find out more. I read a lot about it on internet but i have never spoken to anyone that is actually from your country. I am planning for a short trip later this year. Anything interesting i can do at Panama? Is Portobelo worth visiting?

Thanks in advance
on July 8, 2009 at 8:22 am | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hello Susan:

I’m glad you’re planning to come on down to Panama. We have a wide variety of destinations for foreigners, like the Ruins of Panama Viejo, Casco Viejo, the Panama Canal, our tropical jungles, the beaches of Bocas del Toro, the highlands of Chiriquí, the Ruins of Portobelo, and so forth.

If you read some of my posts at Lingua Franca, you will find photograph of some of these touristic places.

Welcome to Panama!

Regards,

Omar.-
on July 18, 2009 at 11:52 am | Reply Nereida Wilcoxon

Hello Omar,

How have you been? I have continued to enjoy your writing and your beautiful photography. I would like to invite you to view my galleries and hear your opinion.

Nereida from Changuinola
- on July 18, 2009 at 1:18 pm | Reply Omar Upegui R.
  
  Hi Nereida:
  
  Well what do you know, from Changuinola, This place is very near my heart. This is where I grew up and built my character.
  
  Thank you for your encouraging words. Please let me know your URL so I can visit your site. I’ll be more than happy to express my opinion of your place.
  
  Edition: I just came back for your cyber place called Fine Art America. The pictures are outstanding. I understand you are a professional artist and have photographs in stock for sale.
  
  I tip my hat for the quality of your pictures. As you know, I’m still learning the ropes.
  
  God Bless,
  
  Omar.-
  - on July 20, 2009 at 6:10 pm Nereida Wilcoxon
    
    Hi Omar,
    
    Changuinola is also in my heart. It is a small place with friendly people and a very pleasant place to be. As a child my life was wonderful there. I want to thank you for your comment on my art. I also enjoy your work. It is superb. Thank you again.
    
    P.S. You can also find more of my art on these sites
    http://www.americanframe.com
    http://www.artistrising.com
    
    Nereida from Changuinola
on July 29, 2009 at 12:57 pm | Reply Loulou Beavers

Can you contact me?
on July 20, 2009 at 7:26 pm | Reply Omar Upegui R.

Hello Nereida:

Will take a look at your websites. I’m sure there will be will something to make my eyes happy. Thank you for sharing your work with us.

Best Regards,

Omar.-