I was told the first day but, I had forgotten so it wasn't bother me; Apparently there is big snakes kicking around where my apartment is. Poisonous. After hearing about them all night, I find myself darting through the walkway, and watching my step. Shiba.
I've been getting into wearing tight shirts, to hold my stomach in. Is that a Hernia Ryan, or are you just happy to see me. Shiba. wakeboarding, and Arial maneouvres, and then bumps on my stomach that are making my feel a bit nervous. It was settling down not bad, but then I had to run in the rain. I guess I could have walked yesterday to meet the lawyer. In Panama it's culture to dress well to show people, especially authority, that you respect them. Imagine another few minutes in the rain, in that meeting with lawyers. Could I have felt like anymore of a kid, when talking about starting investing money and starting companies. Sorry Fernandez. Next time in panama, I'll remember my shirt and tie.
Most things are cheaper here. Like if you buy import, well it's a bit less then I would say something in America would be. If you buy local like 50%. For example. Heineken, 1$ comapered to 40cents for local. I've been having some good feeds here thanks to other foreigners who have been kind. Is the new joke going to be, "feeding Ryan". I hope so. My stomach would sure be appreciative of that. Wait, maybe that lump isn't from wakeboarding.
I didn't really do much of anything today. Mostly random yawns, and research. I'm like 1 day a way here from planning my trip up North. I'm probably going to go to Bocas Del Toro or David. Flights are cheap around the island here. Like 40$ one way. It would be like the equivalant of flying Edmonton - > Calgary. Hotels for 10$ a night, and days at the beach, in the place where they filmed Survivor Panama. Um as soon as you show me the dotted line, I'll sign. Nolan, you can have the laugh, I've borrowed the Lonely Planet Panama, and we'll be becoming mates here. Here I'm just writing Kenna to get some advice on how to use it. haha.
There is funny ants here. Alot more impressive then your average ant back home. I tired washing one down the sink today for about a minute before he finally gave up. There is this funny little Panama plaque that I've been using to sqaush them with. whoops.
I don't think I can say that I've ever gone out in Edmonton by myself. 80 cents later and I've done it a few times here now. Just hop in a taxi for a $, and say disco, or Calle Uruguay, I haven't had any bad cab experiences. Normally they are really good, like the last time, the guy drove me around down town helping my find a place that wasn't dead. Well it was Monday Ryan you monkey. Tonight when I say salsa I'm not talking about something I had on my soft taco's for dinner (thanks Grace). I'll probably be from Belgium tonight. Parlais vous le Francais?
From top: Le Chateau, Guess, and Adidas, It's bawling. And what about David Beckham. I keep running into him everywhere. Propoganda Galore, between Pepsi and Adidas, and who knows what else. I'm starting to get a bit concerned when I keep seeing you on posters with Destiny's Child. You've already got a Spice Girl. Now I know that Brad Pitt just did it, but there is no need for you follow in his footsteps. I guess people like football here or something? That's soccer to you. Bloddy America. What makes more sense? Soccer being called football, or football being called soccer. hmm.
So Sadness, it's a relateable topic for me. What about these:
"We enjoy warmth because we have been cold. We appreciate light because we have been in darkness. By the same token, we can experience joy because we have known sadness. "
"The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy."
"I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer."
At 2 cents a minute to use this dial up connection I better hurry up. Wait, ryan, your writing this offline. whoops. Then looking at my watch I realize it is quarter to 11, and then that I'm hoping to make it to Avenida 5 a sur at a decent time. That's Senor Frogs, Panama. Franchising, yeah; there is a bit of that here.
I think my favorite new thing is "Poquito Denaro", but even just simply "Buenos", and "Salida" are up there. |
