I arrived in Cebu City on Tuesday morning. Although it had been about 8 years since I visited Cebu by my recollection, the airport in Mactan basically had not changed in that time. It surprised me, because Davao has a new airport in that time, and frankly, the Davao airport is much nicer than the […]
Can you get there from here?
There is an old joke that’s been around forever. I’m living that joke as I type this into my PC. As I said in my article yesterday, I am traveling to Cebu this week. Well, I am trying to anyway. As of right now (it’s Saturday as I type this), I am not sure that […]
A week of adventures
This week is going to be a traveling week for me. Most of the week anyway. I’m not going anywhere that I’ve never been before, but I am going where I am going armed a little differently than I have in the past. I’ll be venturing to Cebu this week. First, I’ll be spending some […]
Fight day in Davao
So, yesterday, Sunday, was fight day. Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton. I wrote an article on Friday in anticipation of the bout, and although it was a very short match, it certainly lived up to my expectations. I was a little worried for Manny, maybe he had not taken the “Hitman” seriously enough, but he […]
Let’s get ready….
…to rumble. This weekend, Pacman is at it again! No, I’m not talking about the vintage video game from the late 70’s, I’m talking about THE PacMan! Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is a champion boxer from General Santos City, Philippines. Considered a hero here in the Philippines. Certainly a source of great pride in this nation […]
The gang who couldn’t shoot straight
Back in the 70’s there was a movie called “The gang who couldn’t shoot straight” which starred Robert de Niro, among others. Unfortunately, the Philippine National Police (PNP) may soon be called “The Police who couldn’t shoot straight.” You see, recently, the 125,000 Philippine National Police officers were given a marksmanship test. They were also […]