Last night, I had dinner with Matt. Matt Mullenweg. For those who don’t know who Matt is, he is the founding developer of WordPress, the software that this site runs on, and that powers millions of blogs on the Internet. Matt is also the founder of Automattic, the company that runs his online ventures. It […]
Do you like Pomelo? Suha? Buongon?
Do you know what Pomelo is? Well, it is similar to a grapefruit, although much sweeter. Pomelo, in my opinion is simply far superior to grapefruit. It is sweet, juicy, and generally just all-around-GOOD. I love the stuff. Pomelo is the English name of the fruit, in Tagalog it is called “Suha,” and in Bisaya […]
An evening for connoisseurs
I had an interesting evening last weekend. I was invited to attend an evening event for bloggers, which was held at Kangaroo Coffee, a relatively new coffee shop here in Davao. The event consisted of several hours of enjoying great coffee, and great food from the people at Kangaroo Coffee. But, the highlight of the […]
Very good banana cookies!
For a while, I have been cooking banana cookies. They are a lot like banana bread, but in cookie form. I have shared them with many visitors over the last few months, and they all seemed to enjoy them, and I know that Bob and the kids like them a lot too. I got a […]
The pizza wars
One thing that most people really love is good pizza! Ex-pats are no different. But what about pizza here in the Philippines? Well, over the years it’s changed a lot. I remember the first time I came to the Philippines, it was in 1990. There wasn’t much to offer in the way of foreign foods […]
What a Steak!
I hear from a lot of people that you can’t find good meat in the Philippines! Some people say that a good steak doesn’t exist here. Well, I am here to tell you that you are wrong if you feel that way. I have thought for years that the best steak in the Philippines can […]