On May 3rd 2009 around 7:00 pm Ricardo Martinelli was declared as the New President of Panama; with about 68% of the votes.

It was my first time voting, and I was really excited. I had to go to my home town to vote, because I forgot to change my address… :-S anyways, I got the chance to see my old high school; they have some new chairs!! in my times we didn’t have chairs… I’m kidding

After the announcement, there was a huge party at the Calle 50, which is located in the banking area. Cars with flags of the parties, music with the slogan “Los Locos somos Mas”, etc. It was like a national Party.

Not like McCaisn speech, Balbina Herrera was quite angry… her speech was full of sadness, and rebellion… just like a child when doesn’t get his way.

Lets hope, the happiness stays in Panama for a long time.

Let’s hope we do not regret this choice later on..

Until now we don’t have any person with the swine flu, we are still waiting for result from 4 possibles patients. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be prepare for it; that’s why the Government gave 5 millions dollars to take care of  the situation with the Swine Flu.

One person from Peru had a stop here in panama this week, and when she arrived to Peru, they found out she had the swine flu.  According to Representatives from the airport she stop in Panama, but she took her next plane right away.

Anyways, the people working at the airport are wearing masks to protect themselves, and people from the ministry of Health are giving pamphlets with the symptoms of the Swine flu and easy ways to protect yourself from the flu.

Last Weekend I when to The Royal Decameron in Farrallon, Panama.

I made my reservation on January, that’s what you do if you want a nice price for a weekend. Since I don’t have a car I took a bus (a bus that goes to Anton, tell them you want to get of at The Royal Decameron Resort) from La Gran Terminal. Buses leave every 20 min and the price is $5.00 per person, the bus takes you all the way to The Royal Decameron and the trip is about 2 hours long. If you have an O.K sit you might take a little nap or listening to music, but if you have a crappy sit… then just… try your best to enjoy the view .

When you arrive at the hotel you will get you “special” bracelet which grants you entrance to all the restaurants (those that don’t need reservation) pool, disco, etc, at registration they should give you a list with all the free things you have access to.

The Royal Decameron All inclusive,Farallon is just 45 min away from El Valle de Anton, a great place to walk and take a closer look to the golden frog, as well other animals. Be aware that you might need the entire afternoon to visited all the touristic places in El Valle de Anton; specially if your going by public bus…

To get to El Valle from the Hotel, you will need a taxi, which will charge you $12.00 for the ride  to the entrance of El Valle. At the entrance, you will need to take another bus, which cost $1.40 per person. When you arrive at El Valle you can walk to all the touristic places or take a taxi… but since my boyfriend likes to walk, we walk…

During the night there are many different things you can do, like going to the disco, watch the night entertainment or just look at stars.

you can look at the stars, how the shine for you… and everything you do… and they’re all yellow

Martyrs’ Day is a Panamanian holiday which commemorates the January 9, 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riot started after a Panamanian flag was torn during conflict between Panamanian students and Canal Zone Police officers, over the right of the Panamanian flag to be flown alongside the U.S. flag.

U.S. Army units became involved in suppressing the violence after Canal Zone police were overwhelmed, and after three days of fighting, about 21 Panamanians and four U.S. soldiers were killed. The incident is considered to be a significant factor in the U.S. decision to transfer control of the Canal Zone to Panama through the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties.

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