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I got the impression (from the comments) that hardly anyone was reading this blog. My close local friends hear these stories in person. If you actually follow the blog, leave a quick comment below and I will continue sharing my adventures...like the time I saw the lady taking a bath in a puddle on the street...completely naked!!!!

The Dentist with the Wandering Boobs

I went to a new dentist recently for a teeth cleaning. He came highly recommended by my coworkers. Interestingly enough, he is
Panamanian, but he sounds 100% Cuban. He´s got confidence and swagger that reminds me of the Cubans from Miami...not that I know many, besides "Pitbull" (the rapper). In fact, he told me "I don´t sound Cuban, the Cubans sound like me!"

I get in the dentist chair and instead of the "Cubano", I get a young woman dentist. She tells me that she will be my dentist today. She was easy on the eyes so I didn´t mind. Overall, she and
her assistant did a good job. What suprised me however was that
throughout the cleaning, as she reached over to clean my teeth from
diffrent angles, she put her breasts against my head! I´m not
talking about once or twice, it was like 10 times. I was trying my
best not to laugh!!!

For the record, she was not trying to seduce me, nor did she set her breast firmly on my head. However, they came into contact with my head many times. I don´t think she even noticed.

Donald Trump Comes to Panama...Perfect Time for a Flood

Recently, the new "Trump Tower" opened for business. It is a huge
building that is a mix of apartments and hotel rooms. I´ve been inside one of the apartments. They were very nice, but I wouldn´t rent one. I don´t like the area, because it smells like dirty water in that part of town (Paitilla/Punta Pacifica) AND the streets flood all the time when it rains.

Ironically, on the day they open for business, Donald Trump is here
and the streets flood terribly...right in front of his fancy hotel.
This is because Panama city has a terrible drainage problem.

Whenever it rains hard, the streets flood and the water can get up
to 1 foot (or more) deep. I don´t understand why they didn´t fix
this problem...at least in front of this brand new fancy hotel.

I heard through the grapevine, that the hotel is currently losing
lots of money! Not enough people are renting the place. On top of
that, the building isn´t even finished! They are still doing
construction on the upper part of the building, plus one of the
apartment elevators isn´t even finished....Is it me, or DOES THE TRUMP TOWER LOOK LIKE A...???????

Today I Saw the Strangest Thing...

An ambulance (with its siren blowing and lights flashing) had to stop and and pay a toll.

Call me crazy, but if an ambulance is on its ways to an emergency, shouldn't it be allowed a free pass through the toll?????

In my world, by the time the ambulance gets to the toll booth, the gate should already be UP so the ambulance doesn't even have to slow down!

In Panama or the US, It Doesn't Matter...

because sometimes I feel like the 3rd glass. :)

Online Banking - I Love It!!!!

I use one of the most popular banks here in Panama.

Sometimes things take forever here, but thank GOD for online banking. I pay bills, transfer money, etc. all from the comfort of my home. It may be no big deal to you who live in the States, but here its invaluable when you compare it to standing in line for 30 mins just to pay your electricity bill.

Today, I Was That Idiot Going in Reverse on the Freeway

I'm always making fun of people who drive in reverse on the freeway. My thinking is that its dangerous and stupid. Well guess what I did today?

On my way to Colon, I took the South freeway when I should've been on the North. Not a big deal under normal circumstances, but this freeway has a $2.50 toll which I refused to pay.

As I'm driving in the wrong direction, my buddy sees an opening in the freeway divider. But of course he tells me this when I've driven 200 yards past it.

Well I was left with 2 options, 1) keep going, waste time and get shook down for $2.50, OR 2) put it in reverse and go back. My plata (money) is tight these days, so the choice was obvious.

No one was coming, so I hit reverse and made my move and drove 200 yards in reverse on the freeway. I made it back and went through the opening with no problem. The only scare was the police car that was coming as I pulled onto the "correct" freeway. If it was a police car, luckily he didn't come after me.

Kids, don't try this at home.