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Bob Martin » Blog Archive » Bob’s Top Ten Restaurants in Davao — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:06:43 +0000

[...] Diner – I wrote a column about Al’s Diner a week or so ago, it is an American style hamburger place located on Crooked Road, just off of [...]

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:09:22 +0000

Hi Anton - yeah, you can get health insurance here. Read this post.

By: Anton

Anton — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:29:34 +0000

Hi Bob , i allso liked the happy day’s show.
But i want to ask you something,
when i retire and come live in iligan ,
what about health insurance , is that in the Phil. that you know of.
I read something about it last time , but forget where.
Can you give me an answer , or maybe somebody else ?
Thank you. Anton

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:12:02 +0000

Hi Dave Starr – Oh yes, indeed, there are other places along these lines down here too. But, this place was just unique, and I enjoyed my visit. I have actually ordered some delivered food from them since my visit, it’s excellent!

Hi Ken – Glad that you are over your dengue! Belated Happy Birthday to you too!

By: ken

ken — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:54:08 +0000

hi bob sounds like my kind of place my wife and i will have to check it out , now that im through with my bout with dengue ,and i am out of the hospital … oh and happy birthday bob my birthday was the 5th of feb see yall later

By: Dave Starr --- ROI Guy

Dave Starr --- ROI Guy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:30:30 +0000

Fonzie in Tagalog? talaga?

that sounds like a great place, Bob ..a and it’s far from the only place owned by a foreigner here with an American and/or European theme. Fits right into what we were talking about recntly about business here not having to be based on undercutting the exisitng business model in a battle of shaving centavos off the going rate in ordfer to make a paper-thin profit. Almost any sensible business cna be made to fly with drive and enthusiasm .. and a health disrespect for the ‘experts’ who will be happy to tell you all the reasons it ‘can’t be done’.

I laughed at the mention of the 60’s music … that’s hardly a trademark in this end of the country .. at least half a dozen Manila radio staions are ‘oldies’ stations and when they talk ‘oldies’ they mean 1950’s and 60’s ‘oldieas’. Our municipal trash men have their own trademark … a huge karaoke speaker atop their truck and you can always hear them in plenty time to take out the basura, becuase their 1960’s hits blare out at some ungodly db level … th workers seem to love it, but it’s hard to carry on a conversation with them, they all seem deaf

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:08:09 +0000

Hi Bubba – I was looking at your photo album, and I recognized your fiancee right away from our “encounter” in Digos the other week! Ha ha.. I am still amazed by that!

Hi Jerry – You may be right on that… Freddie Augilira, the Philippine Fonz!

By: jerry smith

jerry smith — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:25:04 +0000

i miss the old days, i think the fonz in the philippines would have to be freddie augilira.it there was one there.

By: bubba

bubba — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:30:32 +0000

hi bob –when i get to davao i will be sure to have my first meal at Al’s–i hope to arrive in late april –by the way jane had a birthday monday –i posted a few pic from the party on your photo site –thanks for all you do for us wanna-be’s

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:55:33 +0000

Hi Richard – Ha ha.. the Fonz speaking Tagalog? Say it isn’t so!!!

Hi Bruce – Thanks for the additional information about Al. His menu did not go into the fact that he had lived in the USA as well, it only said that he was from the UK. I did enjoy the food there!

Hi Paul – Yeah, that’s the standard way it is put “1/4 pound before cooking” – there must have been significant shrinkage in that burger! It was delicious, just a little small, though.