Written by Mona on March 29, 2010 – 8:10 am
Easy-to-follow recipe for making Sancocho Panameño Sancocho Panameño is a traditional soup, or stew, of Panama. However, variations represent popular national dishes in the Canary Islands of Spain, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico as well. In Panama, Sancocho is made with chicken and/or meat chunks, “mazorca” (corn on the cob), yuca [...]
Written by Mona on March 28, 2010 – 3:49 pm
Boquete is expensive…$46 for a pedicure?!? My family owns a villa in Boquete, Panama, and even though I don’t live there full time (or even half/quarter time), I have noticed the ridiculous increase in prices across the board. Pedicure / Pedicura in Boquete A couple of tips for people that want to get pedicures in [...]
Written by Mona on March 28, 2010 – 3:24 pm
Hanging out in David’s Enrique Malek Airport waiting for my (delayed) flight to Panama’s Albrook Airport As the title suggests, I’m waiting for my flight to Panama City’s Albrook Airport in David’s Enrique Malek Airport. After I returned my rent-a-car, unaware there was a delay, I went to check-in (with my enormous suitcase toting huevillos [...]
Written by Mona on March 27, 2010 – 8:31 am
In light of the escalating paedophile priest scandal in the Catholic Church, the question has been raised as to whether Pope Benedict XVI should resign… The BBC’s Vatican correspondent, David Willey, examines the question. Original Story Here. ***As always, I’ll be interjecting my humble opinions throughout! In all technicality, there is nothing to prevent Pope [...]
Written by Mona on March 26, 2010 – 9:33 am
WTF is up with this Tanning Tax?!? The health care bill imposes a 10% tax on customers who use ultraviolet tanning lamps. Apparently, the initiative is expected to generate $2.7 billion over ten years. Tanning Tax is Absurd LOL, WTF, are these people for real?!? In my opinion, people that tan every so often tend [...]
Written by Mona on March 26, 2010 – 7:03 am
The recommendation is aimed at women who don’t want to diet but do want to avoid gaining weight. Some experts say to take it with a grain of salt. March 24, 2010 | By Shari Roan | Original Gloria Hale rose at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, as usual, to swim laps before work. Active though she [...]
Written by Mona on March 25, 2010 – 5:13 pm
Baila Morena – Mana y Zucchero If you don’t know me, then you don’t know that I have a *slightly* addictive personality. If I like a food, i.e. Togo #24 (I ate it for a year straight when I was 14), then I literally eat it until I can’t anymore. It’s the same with music, [...]
Written by Mona on March 25, 2010 – 9:13 am
Web Form Design Patterns: Sign-Up Forms Great article about sign-up forms: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/04/web-form-design-patterns-sign-up-forms/, including tips about placement and design. Information is based on an extensive survey of sign-up forms.
Written by Mona on March 25, 2010 – 9:09 am
WTF is wrong with the people on the red carpet at the Oscars? While watching the 2010 Oscars, my jaw dropped to my belly button during the red carpet interviews, especially Sandra Bullock‘s. I know it’s weeks after the Oscars, but I’ve been busy! However, the comments made me so angry that I had to [...]
Written by Mona on March 14, 2010 – 12:52 pm
Hilarious video about How to Insert a Tampon I just couldn’t resist with this one, and I got to hand it to these two adolescent girls…They’re pretty freakin’ funny! How to Insert a Tampon In case you haven’t figured out quite yet what the video is about, it explains how to insert a tampon. Being [...]
