Ibatan is the language that is spoken in the region of the Batanes Islands here in the Philippines. Actually, until just a short time ago, I had never heard of it! Did you know that here in the Philippines over 80 different languages are spoken in different parts of the country? As I have discussed […]
“Next time, sir”
I had an experience last week that kind of surprised me. On Friday afternoon, I decided that it was about time to go have a haircut, so I headed to the barber shop. It was about 4pm by the time I went there, and I knew that by the time I finished and got ready […]
Bobs Charity run 2007 Christmas
This is a short video of the FOOD RUN that Bob did with his family over the Christmas period. The quality is low but a broadcast version from yet another remote location will follow in the next few days . Sorry, this video is no longer available.
My visit to the Bureau of Immigration
Today I went to the Bureau of Immigration here in Davao City to follow up on my son’s I-Card (Permanent residency card). I took the taxi from our house to the BOI. As soon as the taxi pulled in the gate I heard someone was yelling. When I looked up I saw a foreigner near […]
I just figured out something about the Philippines
You know, no matter how long you live somewhere, you can learn something new about the place at any time if you just keep your eyes and ears open. Something like this happened to me the other day. It’s something that I had observed for several years, but the light bulb never flipped on, and […]
Let’s go to Zamboanga City
OK, we’ve been traveling around the Philippines looking at different Cities around the country, and trying to which one might be best as a place to live! Well, today, let’s go way down South to Zamboanga City. I know, I know… the first thing that most foreigners think of when it comes to Zamboanga City […]