"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." – James Dean
Posted in Panama Journal on May 4th, 2009
Yesterday we went to an afternoon lunch to watch the election returns come in. In case you don’t keep up with Panama Politics, Ricardo Martinelli, a supermarket magnate and candidate of the opposition Democratic Change Party (DC), won Panama’s presidential election.
From all of the polls that had been coming out, there was no real surprise [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jan 6th, 2009
We drove to Panama City for the holidays. I drove to the Bridge of the Americas in Panama City and then turned the driving over to a more accomplished and experienced resident. Following are a few photos that will provide a small taste of the drive. Most of the photos were taken beginning at the [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jan 5th, 2009
Having just returned from Panama City, I have some thoughts that I would like to share. Since I would like to keep the primary post about my trip positive and upbeat, I decided to write this part as a stand-alone piece, so as to not corrupt the trip narration portion.
I have to admit that I [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Dec 20th, 2008
A Chiriquí Chatter Reader sent me the following Obituary. I found it interesting:
Native of Panama Returned as Missionary
By Lloyd Jojola
Journal Staff Writer
The Rev. Claudio Iglesias was born on a little island off the Caribbean coast of Panama and was 13 years old when he was sent to the United States to receive [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Aug 18th, 2008
Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda, from Colon, Panama, took gold in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, in the long jump. His jump of 8.34 meters was .1 meter further than the second place finisher. How great is that! The first ever Panamanian Gold Olympic medal.
I was watching it on channel 12 and it was as [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jun 10th, 2008
I have written about this before, but since it is a current discussion in one of the Yahoo groups again, I decided to write my answer here, rather than the Yahoo group, so that more people could see the discussion.
There are multiple problems with water in Panama and I am speaking specifically about Chiriquí. The [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on May 27th, 2008
Here is an interesting article (Panama Strikes Back at Inflation Subsidizing Food Prices) from a Blog in Panama City, written by a friend of mine.
Posted in Panama Journal on Mar 28th, 2008
Every now and then I look at the “Links from external pages” stats, which shows me how some people find Chiriquí Chatter. Today I found what I would call a Panama Portal. It contains links to about anything you want to know about Panama. Check it out HERE.
Posted in Hardware, Software, Technology on Mar 16th, 2008
This was posted on one of the Yahoo groups by SGG and I think it is worth reemphasizing what she says. Everything she says here rings true. Some Internet Cafes are managed better than others, but most are lax in their use of updated Anti-virus and spyware programs.
The safest practice is to use your own [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Mar 11th, 2008
This question comes up again and again. “Where should I chose to live in Panama?” Some will say that Panama City is too crowded. Some will say that Panama City is perfect because you can do and find anything you want.
Some will say, “No El Valle is the only place to live.” Other’s may [...]
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