Gloria's Spa and Salon
And afterwards - a shampoo and head massage!
Deep tissue massage is $40 for an hour
Mani-Pedi anyone?!
Showing posts with label Uvita. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Uvita. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Glamour Girl
Lisle decided he needed a haircut - after canvassing our friends he decided on this place in Uvita.
Gloria's Spa and Salon
All ready for his glamour treatment - razor cut No.1 on the sides and No.2 on top - squared off on the back.
And afterwards - a shampoo and head massage!
$10
Deep tissue massage is $40 for an hour
Mani-Pedi anyone?!
Gloria's Spa and Salon
And afterwards - a shampoo and head massage!
Deep tissue massage is $40 for an hour
Mani-Pedi anyone?!
ICE
For those of you in Toronto, I know this is a bad word, and no this is not another 'ha-ha I'm warm and your not' entry.
ICE (eee-say) is the Instituto Costaricense Electricidad - the national utility company - electricity, internet, telephone - like the old Bell - and no stay here would be complete without a saga about dealing with the unique bureaucracy.
First off the internet service has SUCKED since we arrived - barely 0.5 download (for the non techies - remember when you had a phone modem and it took forever). Email was timing out and downloading anything close to a Mb took 30 minutes - don't even think about streaming.
Lisle decided we needed a better solution from ICE - so off he went to Uvita to see Ruper (the guy who actually speaks some english). This was Wednesday. After a 2 hour wait - New plan for his iPhone4 - postpaid - up to 3Mb (of course that is based on service, topography etc. etc. - so we are likely to still get .5Mb but for more money every month) but to get this a personeria is required (a document certifying the corporation). You get that at the bank next door - wait - wait - wait --- closing time - come back tomorrow.
Thursday 8 am - speak to Ruper - all ready to go - just need the Personeria - bank doesn't open until 9. Get the Personeria - back to Ruper - get the new chip with a new phone number - but needs to be activated on the new system in San Jose - that will take 15 hours - he will call when it is active.
Friday - no call - wait - wait - drive to Uvita - Ruper says not active yet - he will call when it is. Add prepaid minutes to the existing chip to keep it going.
Sunday - OMG - i could walk an email to Canada faster than trying to send it - Sunday is the worst - all the Ticos are off work and on the internet!
Monday - text message from Ruper - it is being processed - switch the chip just in case - no service - back to the prepaid chip. Not done, just in process
Tuesday - the drive to Uvita - don't need a Personeria so 8 am should be good and there wont be anyone else in line. Arrive shortly after 8 - no one else there - Lisle explains what is up - yes, I am working on it - the paper is right there in front of him - it will be done shortly - - that's ok, we'll wait - he taps away at the computer for about 15 minutes - will be all set in 15 minutes - turn off your phone and then back on and the chip will be set - already there are 5 other people waiting - - - very clear that if we hadn't gone in and hadn't waited, the paperwork would still be the next thing to do - - after all the other people.
All fixed in only a week! Now we'll see if it makes any difference in the internet matter!
ICE (eee-say) is the Instituto Costaricense Electricidad - the national utility company - electricity, internet, telephone - like the old Bell - and no stay here would be complete without a saga about dealing with the unique bureaucracy.
First off the internet service has SUCKED since we arrived - barely 0.5 download (for the non techies - remember when you had a phone modem and it took forever). Email was timing out and downloading anything close to a Mb took 30 minutes - don't even think about streaming.
Lisle decided we needed a better solution from ICE - so off he went to Uvita to see Ruper (the guy who actually speaks some english). This was Wednesday. After a 2 hour wait - New plan for his iPhone4 - postpaid - up to 3Mb (of course that is based on service, topography etc. etc. - so we are likely to still get .5Mb but for more money every month) but to get this a personeria is required (a document certifying the corporation). You get that at the bank next door - wait - wait - wait --- closing time - come back tomorrow.
Thursday 8 am - speak to Ruper - all ready to go - just need the Personeria - bank doesn't open until 9. Get the Personeria - back to Ruper - get the new chip with a new phone number - but needs to be activated on the new system in San Jose - that will take 15 hours - he will call when it is active.
Friday - no call - wait - wait - drive to Uvita - Ruper says not active yet - he will call when it is. Add prepaid minutes to the existing chip to keep it going.
Sunday - OMG - i could walk an email to Canada faster than trying to send it - Sunday is the worst - all the Ticos are off work and on the internet!
Monday - text message from Ruper - it is being processed - switch the chip just in case - no service - back to the prepaid chip. Not done, just in process
Tuesday - the drive to Uvita - don't need a Personeria so 8 am should be good and there wont be anyone else in line. Arrive shortly after 8 - no one else there - Lisle explains what is up - yes, I am working on it - the paper is right there in front of him - it will be done shortly - - that's ok, we'll wait - he taps away at the computer for about 15 minutes - will be all set in 15 minutes - turn off your phone and then back on and the chip will be set - already there are 5 other people waiting - - - very clear that if we hadn't gone in and hadn't waited, the paperwork would still be the next thing to do - - after all the other people.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Cloudy With Chance of ...
Seems that everywhere, the conversation is about the weather!
In Toronto it is about the heat, humidity, cold, wind chill, rain - everyone is on about it, usually in a constant state of complaint. Understandably, since navigating the asphalt and concrete, the subway and streetcar in anything but the nicest of cool breezy sunny days can be hell!
So here, the topic is the same, but the conversation is very different.
There is talk about the storm last night, marveling at the lightning show and the sound of the thunder. There is discussion of the gathering clouds over the ocean and whether it is going to be a stormy night or a rainy day tomorrow. There is talk about the warmth of the rain and the smell of ozone following a tropical downpour.
Those of us in Phase 9 discuss if the rain is too heavy to get back across the river - if the rain is coming from the mountain we can be in trouble - unless it is just REALLY heavy and then is doesn't matter where it is coming from.
We talk about the colour of the sky and the clouds as they gather around the mountains.
We talk about the hue of the ocean and the clarity of the horizon
We talk about the micro-climates - how it can rain in Ojochal but not in Uvita - how it rains on that side of the ridge but not this - how we can watch the storm sweep up the valley and into the valley beyond the ridge to the north, and when it is done you can see the ribbon waterfall.
So right now, it is gently raining - wouldn't know except for the ripples in the pool. The sky above is grey and the horizon is clear - maybe a colourful sunset through the rain like the other night - check these out!!
In Toronto it is about the heat, humidity, cold, wind chill, rain - everyone is on about it, usually in a constant state of complaint. Understandably, since navigating the asphalt and concrete, the subway and streetcar in anything but the nicest of cool breezy sunny days can be hell!
So here, the topic is the same, but the conversation is very different.
There is talk about the storm last night, marveling at the lightning show and the sound of the thunder. There is discussion of the gathering clouds over the ocean and whether it is going to be a stormy night or a rainy day tomorrow. There is talk about the warmth of the rain and the smell of ozone following a tropical downpour.
Those of us in Phase 9 discuss if the rain is too heavy to get back across the river - if the rain is coming from the mountain we can be in trouble - unless it is just REALLY heavy and then is doesn't matter where it is coming from.
We talk about the colour of the sky and the clouds as they gather around the mountains.
We talk about the hue of the ocean and the clarity of the horizon
We talk about the micro-climates - how it can rain in Ojochal but not in Uvita - how it rains on that side of the ridge but not this - how we can watch the storm sweep up the valley and into the valley beyond the ridge to the north, and when it is done you can see the ribbon waterfall.
So right now, it is gently raining - wouldn't know except for the ripples in the pool. The sky above is grey and the horizon is clear - maybe a colourful sunset through the rain like the other night - check these out!!
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