Posts Tagged ‘Porto Diao and Friends’
Articles / Memoirs / Panama Tourist Guide
Tags: 2000, 2010, ASEP, clubbing, love, Oxford International School, Panama, Porto Diao and Friends, Rob-Rivera, writing
January 15, 2010
Over the past few weeks I have found myself in a rather introspective mood; the bloody remains of 2009 already becoming the birthplace of one “twenty ten,” I felt nostalgia’s hand slap me from both palm and back… both a year’s and decade’s end. As it is with every end of every journey, most of us look back at the road traveled with the hope of feeling like it was worth trekking despite its ups and downs and this year it was no different. In fact, for me it held double importance as the last year of this decade was, in many forms, a trial by fire for me. Once I had come to terms to that I unexpectedly went back to how things were ten years prior exercising my Eagle Eye and, lo and behold, the changes from how things were to how things are now are absolutely drastic.
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Articles / Popular
Tags: aim to misbehave, complex, complications, country, Culture, gringo, misfit, Panama, Porto Diao and Friends, portodiao, relationships, tourism
October 19, 2009
I live in a country without borders. A place where I can’t tell where one boundary ends and the other one begins. A land beyond belief, not only for its beauty but also the people living in it. A small pearl; a newly-discovered gem that, despite it being within a hard shell of intolerance toward the outside, has been brought to the limelight for all to see, admire and enjoy. Like every other diamond in the rough, though, there are very hard edges. Smudges, marks that denote a sense of character and a path traveled. There is still much to walk, I think. I live in a country where its people are so culturally diverse that it runs from the constant risk of losing its identity. I live in a country where being proud of your heritage is an excuse to go out and get drunk without really knowing what is being celebrated.
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Memoirs / Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends / Rants
Tags: everything, fear, hate, labels, life, Life on Mars, love, non-relationship, Panama, Panamanians, Porto Diao and Friends, portodiao, sociology, the universe
July 7, 2009
To put it in lamest terms, lately I’ve found myself with an acute lack of inspiration to write anything worth reading. Looking back at it, I could attribute this resignation with being tired from taking care of Porto and all the wonderful things he does, or recent work troubles, or somewhat personal issues; maybe it’s all of the above. Of course, since it’s in my nature as a writer to be an observer of human behavior, I find myself more interested in how other people’s actions (or lack thereof) affect me. If you’re looking for an informative piece on Panama or Panamanians and how they operate, I guess you’ll find something worth taking with you in this piece. If you want to read the musings of a jaded columnist with some snark and hilariously bitter social commentary, you’ll get a kick out of this joint. If you’re looking for news, get the fuck out of my porch.
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Articles / Popular
Tags: Allay, Casco-Viejo, Desliz Sonico, events, Indigo, Indigo All-Stars, la-casona, Llevarte a Marte, Music, Panama, Porto Diao and Friends, portodiao, Sonic Slip
May 12, 2009
This inaugural Slip is very special not only because it doubles as the release party of Porto Diao v3.0, but it also marks what will go down in Panamanian history as a once-in-a-lifetime performance by three bands that complement each other in ways no degree of wizardry could’ve crafted. Why do I say this? Because somehow the universe conspired to allow us the privilege of setting up this event with some of the most talented individuals in Panama’s music scene, who are part of bands that are the hotness at the moment.
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Articles / Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends / Video
Tags: bella_vista, crimson_ghost, halloween_costume, halloween_parties, internet_portals, midnight_fireworks, october_31st, Panama, panama_city, Porto Diao and Friends, portodiao, rebels_motorcycle_club, social_calendar, social_phenomena, Video, vimeo, zombie_horde, zombie_movies, zombie_walk
October 22, 2008
Looking for something different to do this Halloween? If you’re tired of the club scene and Halloween parties that appear in the social calendar every October 31st, then you are invited to participate in a special event that will make the “dead” rise and walk the earth for one night only.
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Memoirs / Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends / Video
Tags: boom, burn_marks, discovery, entertainment_factor, homebrew, ironboy, karcamo, lucha extrema nacional, lucha libre, lxn, personal_experience, plot_twists, Porto Diao and Friends, portodiao, rxw, scars, Video, violence, wrestlers, wwe, xtrema, youtube
May 23, 2008
Like a folded chair to the face, sometimes things blindside us and knock us off our shoes when we least expect it. Many of us enjoy the thrill of a pleasant surprise, but in this day and age of the Internet where we can know everything everybody is doing every second of the day, spoil [...]
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Articles / Panama Tourist Guide / Video
Tags: appendage, beers, business_appointments, calle-uruguay, cornucopia, cover_charges, crazy_adventures, diao, gangbangers, glitz_and_glamour, hell_street, la-casona, labor_day, mafia_style, many_a_time, mentality, nightclubs, nighttime_entertainment, night_clubs, panama-news, panama_city, party_animal, Porto Diao and Friends, rainy_day, sahara, sexual_healing, the-gallery, the-godfather, Video, yamile-moral, youtube
May 7, 2008
Due to an oddball series of events that I dare not discuss here, I found myself perusing the nightlife of my fair, beautiful Panama City in search of fun, sexual healing and assaults to my senses that can only be found under the multicolored lights of the many nightclubs that pepper the town. My hard-partying [...]
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Movies / Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends / Video
Tags: ancon, anime_dragon_ball_z, best_man, big_boss, bruce_lee, challengers, chop_socky, cult_exploitation, dangerous_man, dragon_ball, dragon_ball_z, fellow_man, grainjaus, history_of_cinema, laws_of_gravity, martial-arts, martial_artists, mere_mortals, Movies, Porto Diao and Friends, tony_jaa, undisputed_champion, youtube
April 24, 2008
Porto Diao marches on with his ongoing cult/exploitation film festival at the Theatre guild of Ancon. This time, it’s a celebration of chop-socky, closed-fist destruction as two of the most incredible martial artists in the history of cinema square off in a battle where only the best man (and those most drunk) wins: Bruce Lee [...]
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Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends
Tags: art_music, assorted_crap, Blog, canadians, chunk, commotion, crazy_pills, different_reasons, earth_man, europeans, friday_morning, good_man, google, music_scene, myspace, Panama, Panama Travel, panama_travel, Porto Diao and Friends, portodiao, post_coital, real_estate_boom, Rob-Rivera, señor-loop, social_discomfort, sonic_blast, top_dogs, workload
March 31, 2008
At least that’s what the folks at Panama Travel News are saying. It was Friday morning, sort of excited about going to the Guildstock ‘08 for reasons I will not discuss here (ask me though. I love ranting) but even more excited because I scored a copy of Señor Loop’s new album in 4 years [...]
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Blog / Music / Porto Diao and Friends
Tags: adolfo, ancon theater guild, arias, bandas de rock, board of governors, booty, caravan, directores, el teatro, gastos, indie rock, jazz, jennifer aniston, john aniston, ladies and gents, last minute caravan, loggia, napolitan band, Panama, panama-city, pat quinn, Porto Diao and Friends, portodiao, ruben blades, sin embargo, tga, the vox, theater guild, theater guild of ancon, theaters
March 27, 2008
Just a quick heads-up for those of you in Panama City; as a member of the Theater Guild of Ancon Board of Governors, it’s my duty (to please that booty) and honor to humbly invite you to get to know one of the oldest theaters in Panama City, and the only one that mounts plays [...]
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Articles / Español / Panama Tourist Guide / Rants
Tags: ADEP, Articles, creative writing courses, cultural awareness, driving force, enrique jaramillo levi, Español, faction, la prensa panama, laundry list, mastermind, minitextos, Panama, Panama Tourist Guide, panamanian culture, perseverance, Porto Diao and Friends, Rants, relevance, repressed anger, retos, Rob-Rivera, short essay, slant, technological university, william wallace, writers association
January 15, 2008
In December of 2007, an article by legendary Panamanian author Enrique Jaramillo Levi graced the Opinion section of La Prensa, Panama’s highest-circulated newspaper. The short essay, titled “Escritores Ante Nuevos Retos” or “Writers Facing New Challenges” was placed on my desk after a long day on the streets, being charming and trying to earn my [...]
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Blog / Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends / Video
Tags: Blog, crimson_ghost, jspotpanama, medcom, october_31st, Panama, Panama Tourist Guide, Panama-Riders, panamanian, Porto Diao and Friends, radicales_libres, rencilla, tv_outlets, urraca, Video, video_recap, wrestling_superstar, youtube, zombie_horde, zombie_walk
November 20, 2007
I have returned! After a short absence (alright, so I took a little more than a month… big whoop) I’m slowly taking back the reign of things. One of the reasons why I’ve been quiet this long is, in part, due to this year’s Zombie Walk, which was organized by the Porto Diao group. The [...]
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Blog / Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends
Tags: Blog, charming_man, current_marketing, facebook, girls, juan-carlos-navarro, landslide_victory, man_of_mystery, Panama, Panama Tourist Guide, panamanian, politics, Porto Diao and Friends, ricardo_martinelli, supermarket_chains, zombie-walk, zombie_walk
October 19, 2007
As an aside to this piece, I feel compelled to share this tidbit with you: I got to work this morning and after settling in and the like, I decided to peruse Facebook. The social netwroking website has been vital to Porto Diao’s current marketing ventures, especifically talking about the Zombie Walk and I’m the [...]
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Articles / Collaborators / Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends
Tags: action_figures, anime_action, Articles, bandwagon, certain_age, Collaborators, desire, forms_of_entertainment, freight_train, justice_league, ninja_turtles, nintendo_ds, Panama Tourist Guide, playing_video_games, play_video_games, Porto Diao and Friends, second_generation, social_aspects, ugly_heads, vaginas, wii, zeitgeist
October 8, 2007
As videogames continue their climb to become respected forms of art and entertainment, Panama doesn’t fall behind. I jumped in the video game bandwagon during its second generation (as of 2007, we’re on the 7th cycle) I can’t deny that stem of my roots even if I wanted to. More than two decades later, we’ve [...]
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Articles / Panama Tourist Guide / Porto Diao and Friends
Tags: american_forces, Articles, broken_hips, casual_reader, clueless, extracurricular_activities, facebook, flag_football, gems_of_wisdom, lowdown, mangled, nfl_players, Panama Tourist Guide, panama_flag, peruse, playing_field, porto, Porto Diao and Friends, raisin, shapes_sizes, social_networking, vets
October 3, 2007
Since both Porto Diao and myself peruse Facebook daily for both pertinent and extracurricular activities, I get a lot of invites to events of all shapes, sizes and topics. As great a tool as the social networking site is, sometimes it can become quite overwhelming and douched in its own particular brand of bullshit that, [...]
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