Kalengirl's Weblog

This is it on TV next Saturday on TVN

kalengirl — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:00:21 +0000

I was watching TV and I saw a small commercial about Michael Jackson and the movie “This is it”. For my surprise, channel 2 (TVN canal 2) will show the movie this Saturday 26 of June, right after the first anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. I didn’t know the Michael Jackson movie was [...]

Addicted to Sims 3

kalengirl — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:35:51 +0000

How do you know if you are addicted to Sims 3? You buy a new computer because the old one cannot run Sims 3. In your dreams, you speak the Sim’s language and you can see your thoughts. You suddenly like to plant, and expect your seeds to grow in two days. Instant of saying [...]

Windows 7 plays M2TS files

kalengirl — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:00:22 +0000

I didn’t know the new version of Windows Media Player (Version 12) can play high definition videos, for example M2TS format. I have a few videos on that format in my computer because Boyfriend has a video camera that saves the videos in that weird format. I change to Windows 7 Ultimate a month ago, [...]

Welcome to Everytown is an easy to read book

kalengirl — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:07:27 +0000

I spent almost three months in the UK and I read three books while I was there, one of three books was Welcome to Everytown A Journey into the English Mind by Julian Baggini. The writer feels like an outsider in his own country and as a foreigner (Me), it was nice to get some [...]

What is the Secret of life?

kalengirl — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:30:22 +0000

One of my cousin sent me this video to my facebook account and for me, this video puts together the whole mean of life. What you should do to be happy. It is simple. No need of a degree to understand it. I’m pretty sure if you try to do one of the thing the [...]

The Lost Symbol Review

kalengirl — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:00:48 +0000

It is the new 2009 novel by Dan Brown, which takes places in Washington D.C. and it is the continuation of The Da Vinci Code novel. The symbologist Robert Langdon is the main character one more time. I read Angels & Demons last year after watching the movie, because I knew the book would be [...]

Paxil without a Prescription

kalengirl — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:30:57 +0000

Paxil (or Seroxat in the UK) is an antidepressant by the company GlaxoSmithKline and it is used to treat major depression. The active chemical is paroxetine, which is associated with weight gain. However, while I was on Paxil I did not gain any weight but I did experience the other side effects like nausea, somnolence, [...]

Winning the Macdonald Monopoly game 2010

kalengirl — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:00:13 +0000

While I was in the UK, I saw for the first time the Macdonald Monopoly Game, which consists of small cards that come with specifics Mac-combos and sometimes you can get more cards if you make the meal large. The cards look like the ones from the real monopoly game and represent properties from the [...]

Student loans for Panamanians

kalengirl — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:08:23 +0000

IFHARU is the institution where Panamanians can request a student loan. It is not a bank in the regular meaning of the word. This institution only gives student loans and scholarship. Scholarships are given to good standing student and student with not enough resources to pay for education. When I was in Junior High, I [...]

Having a long distance relationship is not always easy

kalengirl — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:00:21 +0000

On Friday 14, I said good-bye to Boyfriend. It was a very emotional day for both of us, even though we knew this day was coming. Last year Boyfriend moved to Oxford, UK because a great job offer was awaiting for him. Before he left we made planes for me to join him for a [...]

Traveling to Panama

kalengirl — Sun, 16 May 2010 10:20:52 +0000

I am going back to Panama, after almost three month living in the UK as a tourist. Now I am writing this entry, while waiting for the aeroplane that will take me to Panama City, Panama. It is five in the morning but my body thinks is eleven in the morning. I am experiencing the [...]

Biking for the first time in Oxford

kalengirl — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:00:14 +0000

Two weeks ago, I bought a used bike for only 45 pounds. It is a girly bike (it is not pink though) with six gears and the frame is big enough for my height. I am 5’10. The town looks different from a bike perspective and I think many people would agree with me. It [...]

What is a Bank Holiday?

kalengirl — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:44:30 +0000

In Panama, we have four holidays in November, three in December, two in January, three in February and the list continues. When a holiday falls on a weekend, the following Monday will be a holiday. The reasons for the holidays in November are Independence from Spain, separation or independence (depending on your definition) from Colombia. [...]

Washing clothes with hot water

kalengirl — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:49:38 +0000

In Panama, middle-class people do not usually have hot water as a choice in their bathroom, kitchen our laundry. My guess is the weather. Panama is a very hot country that reaches 33C every day and can go up to 36C during midday. My first experience doing laundry with hot water was back in 2005 [...]

Penny Auctions are not easy

kalengirl — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:20:50 +0000

A few weeks ago, I registered in madbid.com, I saw a commercial on TV about penny auctions and thought it would be fun to play a little and get to know penny auctions website. Let me tell you how they work. If you want to make a bid you will have to buy them, what [...]