Believe me when I tell you I can write an encyclopedia on the subject of “chasing pussy” not because I’ve done a lot of it, but because I like to study people. It’s somewhat of a way to entertain my mind with instead of just turning it off when need be. Since I live in a Latin American country [...]
With more than a million foreigners coming to Panama in 2008 and a trend that indicates we’re far from seeing the peak of visitor influx, you’d think that Panama’s immigration office would be up to the task to receive and process every single foreigner in the country. After having recently visited the main office I’m happy to report that the old addendum about government entities continues to jam its rusty blade into the annals of our society: the Panamanian Immigration Office is a clusterfuck quagmire of fairy tale insanity, the sort of unique mess that is not fantastical in its matter-of-factness but it boggles my feeble mind nonetheless.
You’re a tourist in a foreign country, have a couple hundred bucks in your pocket and you’re feeling lonely. What do you do? One of the benefits tourism services don’t tell you when planning your trip to Panama is that underneath the glossy sheen of blooming commerce, beautiful beaches and outstanding vacationing experiences lies a [...]
I’ve been called a megalomaniac before. A “pathological egotist.” I wonder why that is, but then again, if I didn’t have to wonder then it wouldn’t make me much of a megalomaniac because they have delusions of grandeur. Keyword here being “delusion.” People who are delusional usually don’t know it because they’re so into their [...]
Extreme Planet helped me appreciate movies and grow up as a cinema fan, but like everything you grow out of there comes a moment where you are forced to move on, because as much as you’ve matured and demand a better movie-going experience, this place has stayed true to its beginnings established when I first [...]
I was doing some upkeep on Rob-Rivera.com as well as PortoDiao.com and after seeing nothing but code and Photoshop for 6 hours, a brother needs a break. Enter the idiot box: lately I’ve become more receptive of the boob tube, mostly because finally honest-to-goodness good shows are popping up that involve the viewer and invite [...]
Over the weekend my web surfing got me to land over to Leon’s blog where he had a somewhat interesting entry going on (and before you crucify me, I’m still on Day 3 of the Carnival adventure, but hey I’m human too) over there. I’m not going to repost everything written there because you can [...]
Hey, it’s Marco’s birthday so make sure to drop by his chunk of the internet and say hello; to honor the kid in the day of his birth I’ve decided to post another one of our crazy talks because I’ve been getting emails and I find them hilarious. This was earlier today, so they’re funky-fresh [...]
This story begins in the second grade; a shy young kid that went by the name of “Robert” was dropped off at school by his mom and when he stepped into his classroom the teacher was addressing the class, talking about the new kid that just came in… she asked us to be nice and [...]
I told you I’d be back. I went out last night to meet this guy, his girlfriend, a bunch of their friends (cool cats, all of them) and of course this lovely girl and we where joined by this guy with a friend later on and I got back home at 3AM so excuse me [...]
My mom always told me I shouldn’t ask for any favors until it was absolutely necessary; I think this has helped me become the hardass, egocentric, driven and devilishly charming fellow that I am (y’heard about that “egocentrical” part, right?). As such, I like to be around people that are in that same wavelength, but [...]
I was at Lum’s last night after picking the Bastardizer up and meeting up with Magnus for a beer. Lum’s I like; for those of you not in the know, Lum’s is a restaurant bar that’s quite literally split down the middle… to your left, a family restaurant and to your right, an American pub. [...]
I’m 1,000,000,000,000,000% x 17 serious about this: don’t laugh, man. Look, alright. I’ll start off like this… I’ve said time and time again how Panama is a socially retarded society, one which I love to death! Kind of like a cholo Rain Man, if you will. Now, I’ve seen my fare share of stuff when [...]
I find it amazing how shitty we can treat each other as fellow Panamanians but when a tourist comes around some natives might as well kiss their feet as they stroll down the street dressed up as if they were going on an Amazonian expedition. This makes them easier to spot, and many a time [...]
If you’re Panamanian then you’re very fucking familiar with this song. It has become one of the cornerstones of our brand of reggae (or reggaetón, depending on who you’re asking) and it was quite popular at the beginning of 2006 but just like many other reggae songs that are unleashed on the populace, it went [...]