I received a WhatsApp message stating that Dr. Bullen will be in his David office on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
As you may remember, he is the doctor that helped Lilliam with her skin cancer need.
My original post, on Dr. Bullen’s office, can be found HERE.
Information on his dermatology practice can be found HERE.
Numbers to call for reservations are 223 9697, 215 2106, 213 1907.
David – 777 8076 direct, 774-0128 ext 2185
Mobil 6982 2188 (English)
I received a request to post the following”
We have a titled, 1.78 hectare farm in the plaza proper of Plaza de Caisan, Panama. It is about 30 minutes out West of Janson’s Coffee Farm, in Volcan. It comes with a 4 bedroom 3 bath renovation building that could easily convert into a home/business. It has a newly renovated kitchen and an indoor well, providing its own ample water supply. It can also hook up to the town water. It has electricity with the ability to get internet. Included on the property, are 2 outbuildings and a shed. In the large field, we have corn and rice, surrounded by 150-200 banana trees. The weather is hot in the afternoon and chilly at night. If you are looking for a building project, income property or a more remote place to live then this farm is great. It is also advertised on www.yourpanama.com. Only serious buyers please.
Phone: 6364-1394 ask for Pam
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Lilliam and I visited the US several times before we decided to apply for Lilliam’s Green Card. We started the Process in July of 2016. The process is described in the following US Government website.
In our case, I had to file form I-30, which is the petition for an alien relative. The filing fee was $535.
There were many more fees as well as the expenses of preparing the documentation. All in all, I think I spent in excess of $1,500+ to get through the entire process.
I am not going to go into any of the filing specifics, but will merely describe the process and anxiety we went through in satisfying all of the requirements.
Some people hire lawyers to do this, but I am convinced that it can be done by the individual if you are patient and willing to read the instructions and double check your work. I had to do the filing as I was the petitioner. There are requirements for both the petitioner as well as the relative. Continue reading Green Card Experience
I have received the new 128 GB Google Pixelbook and am going through the process of understanding how to work in a Chrome environment.
Most people that move to Panama only use a computer for email, to watch videos and surf the Internet. For that, a Chromebook fills the bill and is much more secure than an Apple or Microsoft PC. Chromebooks can be picked up from around $150 to $1,650 for the top Google Pixelbook. The difference in price is for memory, internal storage and processor capability.
You really don’t need a lot of memory because your main storage medium will be the cloud. Obviously, that does mean that you need WiFi connectivity to the Internet.
I always felt that the Chrome environment would be beneficial to those living in Panama because of its built-in security and secure environment design. While the Chrome environment is more secure from viruses, trojans, and malware, it does not eliminate the need for good passwords.
If you use the internet to enter your bank account, view Facebook, read email, etc, and use the same password for all sites, then you are asking for trouble and no system will protect you. I recommend a unique password for all sites and use the LastPass password manager. With it, I only need to remember one password and LastPass remembers the rest. I also use two-factor authentication to protect access to the LastPass account. For that, I use AUTHY. Continue reading New Technology and Old Minds
Thanks to all that replied to my “Hello World” post. I had chosen that title as it is the default title for the first post on WordPress and it almost seemed like a first post since it had been so long.
I doubt if I will be able to be as active posting as I was before. It will take a few days for me to organize the Green Card post. I will have to go back and look at my notes related to all the submissions.
I am trying to give myself motivation for the book project. I used the book as motivation to buy a Google Pixelbook, which is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. It is Google’s Chromebook and is not cheap, so seeing something lying around not being used, usually motivates me to get active. At least if it is technology related. I need to be careful how I phrase that or Lilliam will start leaving hammers, drills etc lying around the house.
Speaking of getting active, yesterday, I took the Texas written driving exam. I had foolishly allowed my Texas license to expire and therefore put myself in the position of needing to take both the written and driving exams.
Getting a license requires a quite a bit of documentation. I needed a Social Security card, so that required a trip to the SSA office. I got the SS card last Friday, which cleared the way to take the written exam.
Besides the SS card, I needed my passport and two forms of identification to prove I was a resident of Texas. I had my new Medicare card (with current address) and new voter’s registration (with current address), but they still wanted one more. I was able to use my phone to send the attendant my car insurance card, which showed residents address.
The written exam was 30 questions and I needed 70% correct (21 out of 30). I got 77% correct (23 out of 30). The reason for the low score was that there were a lot of questions such as “What is the maximum fine for a first offense DUI”? I am glad I passed because I really did not want to study the manual
My passing took a huge load off of Lilliam who is really stressing out over having to take the test. I have the driving and parallel parking test scheduled for the 26th. That was the first open date to take the test. You would not believe how many people were at the DPS office.
I have finished my taxes and one of the things I need to do the E-filing is to enter my Texas Driver’s license number. I could have printed the forms and mailed it but used it as another motivation to get the license. I needed all motivation to go take the test I could muster.
When you move to Texas, you are required to have a drivers license within 90 days of entry, assuming you plan on driving. My end date was February 12.
Hopefully, next week, I will get out another post. With a little luck, it will be done on the new Pixelbook.
I hope that Chiriqui Chatter can remain a resource for understanding retirement in Panama. I am open to ideas for posts following the ones I mentioned in my “Hello World” post.
I am about to get my act together and most of my ToDo list has been worked off. I thought I would let everyone know that Lilliam, Koki and I are well and adjusting to being in Texas.
I have a few posts that I will be preparing in future days that I thought might be of interest.
First I thought I would discuss the Green Card process that Lilliam went through to allow us to move to the US. All in all, it took over 18 months. When I first started the Embassy said it should take 6-9 months.
Another topic I thought might be of interest was how we got some of our Panama items shipped to Texas. Getting things to Panama is much easier than taking them out. Then we also had to take care of all the paperwork to allow Koki to come with us.
Lastly, I thought I might go over our search for a place to live, adjustment to Texas weather, prices in general compared to Panama and maybe a few other items that may enter into my mind as I start writing.
I still have a lot of writing, I had done about living in Panama, in preparation for a book that I may get back into. After 15 years in Panama, experience moving there and moving back, and several years of Embassy cases, I do have enough for a book. I will see what motivates me.
It has been interesting having so much going on that I have had no time to blog. In Panama, I spent a lot of time blogging about life there and working on embassy cases to keep me busy.
In Texas, I am almost in overload with getting settled, finding a house and filling it with furniture and technology. The good thing is it is new and everything I have bought has been good quality. I am having a hard time keeping my finger off the “click to buy in Amazon” button.
When you can look on the Internet, see what you want and order it and get it in 2 days, it is almost addictive.
At any rate, I thought I would see if I still had any readers left and see if any of my thoughts produce any comments.
By the way, my taxes are done. It is amazing how much easier it is when all the documents get to you in a timely basis.
I received a WhatsApp message stating that Dr. Bullen will be in his David office on Saturday, February 3, 2018.
As you may remember, he is the doctor that helped Lilliam with her skin cancer need.
My original post, on Dr. Bullen’s office, can be found HERE.
Information on his dermatology practice can be found HERE.
Numbers to call for reservations are 223 9697, 215 2106, 213 1907.
David – 777 8076 direct , 774-0128 ext 2185
Mobil 6982 2188 (English)
I received a request to post this business property opportunity in Bugaba.
I received a request to post the following:
Our 3rd Annual Poker Fun….is like the Poker Runs done in the US by Car and Motorcycle Clubs. Ours is a ‘Fun’ because we WALK or drive around Boquete to various locations, where a playing card is drawn ‘for your hand’, and the BEST HAND wins a prize. There are 7 card draw locations, and you can purchase ‘Wild Cards (up to 3) at the final stop. Best Hand wins our Prize, and there’s a Lottery for additional Gift Certificates and prizes.
The action begins at the Clubhouse at BCP at 2PM, on Saturday, Feb. 3rd where official score cards are purchased (2/$10, additional @ $5). Lottery tickets will be sold at the final stop…..Big Daddy’s for final judging. Help us……Help the Community of Boquete.
ACCB, the ‘Association of Charity of Community of Boquete’, is a Panama Association (Resolution: 02-PJ-02-2018).
More information can be found on our website at: accboquete.org
Thar’s some real talent up thar in then thar hills.
