{"id":361,"date":"2009-07-01T15:10:22","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T15:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentradiaries.com\/blog\/?p=361"},"modified":"2014-05-20T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T15:17:00","slug":"154361","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentradiaries.com\/blog\/154361\/","title":{"rendered":"154361"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>note: location is panama city<br \/>\ntoday was the innauguration of panama&#8217;s new president, ricardo martinelli. i wish i had known the president&#8217;s name the day before&#8230;.so i would not have embarassed myself after inquiring if the man seated next to me on the bus (from colon to panama) was involved with martinelli&#8217;s cider (he had a hat which said &#8216;martinelli, president&#8217; on it)<br \/>\nbut i diverge. everything was closed today (which is why i had to drop off the car at the port yesterday). instead, my roommate (at the hostel) and i went to the roberto duran stadium for the festivities. outside street vendors sold hotdogs on sticks, steaks on sticks, and soda. inside, we got a free bag of lay&#8217;s potato chips and coupons for free cups of soda and water (unfortunately, they were using styrofoam cups). along with the crowd of a few thousand, we watched several artists perform on stage. while a couple of the groups were very talented&#8230;.the majority were dj&#8217;s\/mc&#8217;s&#8230;.which are apparently very popular here&#8230;.but also seem to have very little musical talent. the pairs get on stage and shout. then a part of a popular song is played&#8230;while they sing along (often out of key)&#8230;.then make a joke or laugh&#8230;.and repeat. maybe it&#8217;s an acquired taste, though, since the crowd seemed to love the hour and a half of it. moreover, the radio here (and in parts of mexico) is often similarly annoying.<br \/>\nunfortunately, brendan and i could not take anymore&#8230;.and decided not to wait till 7pm to see the president talk there. instead, we took a taxi to calle argentina, and met up with some friends of his at a restaurant. it was quite good. we also went to the only microbrewery in panama. it was ok&#8230;but overpriced. they import most of their raw ingredients from chile. afterwards, we walked to the nearby casino, hung out for a bit, then headed back.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-361 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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