Predicions - this year the PRD will go down faster than a Dominican hooker in a $10 pushbutton, and the surprise winner of the 2009 presidential election will be supermarket king ricardo martinelli.

so says Aghata Lys, Peruvian witch. not only has Aghata declared the PRD dead in ‘08. she also thinks torrijos should start wearing white shirts to promote greater peace. it may sound crazy, but Aghata may be on to something. el presidente looks smashing in a guayabera. read more»

12/19 - i’d love to be able to report my bloodshot eyes and pounding headache are due to my deadly encounter with senor aubelo, or that i’ve been infected with some new strain of syphilis. i can’t. truth is, i’ve picked up el gripe.

it’s seems almost inevitable that i’d get sick. i’ve spent the last week bouncing around p-city like a fat super ball. if you like holiday shoppers, heavy traffic, petty crime, and high humidity, panama is definitely the place to be for christmas.

i did get some good news today. i bumped into a pack of sexy girls dressed as santa’s helpers, and after waiting in line for over an hour at migration, i was told that i can stay 3 months, and re-apply later for 2 more months. read more»

el cangrejo - i was breaking in a new liver with old man abuelo when okke’s message arrived.

it was a hot, wet, panama day, and you couldn’t keep your forehead dry with a sea sponge.

“let’s get together and talk. 3pm, the del prado.” the message read.

cryptic bastard. so you’ve come up for air. back in the day, okke ornstein was the shit-throwing journalist over at noriegaville news. his dyspeptic daily sent me good traffic. but then something happened and he dropped out of sight. read more»