tompower has written 11 posts

Gringo Lessons from Sin Tetas no Hay Paraiso by Tom Power

Sin Tetas no Hay Paraiso is a book by Gustavo Bolivar Moreno "Without tits there's no paradise" in short its a book and a telenovela about Catalina a flat chested missguided adolescent from Pereira who's determination to get breast implants and become the paid girlfriend of various wealthy drug lords leads her on an insightful adventure into the reality that is colombia and ends in her death. The story delivers four powerful lessons to every gringo who reads it: Lesson One: Hey Gringo ...

By tompower on 2007-12-31 06:51:09. 73 comments.

Cartagena Hungry??

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By tompower on 2007-12-28 06:12:51. 2 comments.

Why I love Cartagena

I'm married to a girl from Turbaco. I love going to the beach. Turbaco is way outside of town so to get to the bocagrande I gotta bus al the waydown to the bomba el amparro then all the way through town past castellana past plaza de los torros past basurto past pie de la popa, manga and then fianlly centro and then bocagrande. The whole way I've got my cooler and by the time I get to playa hollywood I'm feeling good. After that trip the bocagrande is paradise. The worst hoard of vendedores is ...

By tompower on 2007-12-10 06:08:09. 38 comments.

Tom Power's Top Cartagena Music

Before embarking on your Cartagena Holiday please listen carefully to the following songs inorder to get into the mood. 1/ Kaleth Morales - Vivo en el Limbo 2/ Peter Manjarrez - El Amor de mi Sabana 3/ Jorge Celedon - Quatro Rosas 4/ Silvestre Dangond - Por Tu Amor 5/ Silvestre Dangond - La Colegiala 5/ El Afinaito - Busco Alguien que me Quiera I've chosen the last because Cartagena is the home of Champeta. Remember, we're all in this together. ...

By tompower on 2007-08-24 05:19:24. 10 comments.

Bogota Baggage Check???

Is there a place to store my luggage in the El Dorado airport while I spend the day in Bogota?? Remember, we're all in this together. Tom Power

By tompower on 2007-08-09 11:42:13. 4 comments.

!!! No pinto ma' na' mito !!!

Well that's what she said:
!!!! No pinto mas nada mi hijto !!!!
Can you imagine being an english speaker and immigrating to a country where none speaks english, then spending at least 4 hours a day on messenger talking to Jethro De Bodine ( Ed CLampets nephew from the Beverly Hillbillies) your english would get pretty bad right?
My wifes a costena but it was never a problem understanding her because she's educated doesn't eat her words too much. Her Mother though is a real ...

By tompower on 2007-06-25 05:45:49. 1 comments.

Dependent Children Documents for Permanent Resident Visa (CDN)

The Permanent Resident Visa application for a sponsored person's dependent children requires outside of identity documents the following:

"If you are divorced or separated, you must include proof that you have custody of the
children, that you have fulfilled all obligations in custody agreements, and that the children are free
to move to Canada."

Has anyone had experince with getting these notarized documents in colombia i imagine it's the same type of ...

By tompower on 2007-06-15 05:43:10. 4 comments.

Carita Where are you?

Well I figured it out, she's not even in colombia, and i think she's never even been there.

By tompower on 2007-05-23 21:16:34. 4 comments.

Jinksmeister! How's your girl?

Couple of weeks ago you brought your new wife to Alberta from barranquilla right? How's she adjusting?

By tompower on 2007-05-17 09:50:29. 12 comments.

Canadians, how to sponsor your Colombian Spouse...

For those interested in sponsoring a colombian spouse to come to canada as a permanent resident I will gladly tell you my experience.
Before arriving in colombia I went to the land registry office in my province and obtained a cerificate of marriage search, I then applied for the full form of my Birth Certificate,.. not the wallet sized one,..that doesn't work. This takes a lot of time allow for at least 3 months.
No idea what you need if you've been divorced,.. call the consulate ...

By tompower on 2006-12-30 07:30:11. 21 comments.

Como manda dinero?

quiero consejo sobre las opciones para mandar dinero a canada desde colombia. es posible que voy a cualquier banco y pedir cheque internacional y mandarlo por correo? no quiero usar western union por el gasto...
Que opinan ustedes?
gracias ...

By tompower on 2006-03-20 08:40:07. 3 comments.