If there is one thing that I cannot tolerate in life it is racism. I hate it, I deplore it, and I simply don’t care to be anywhere near it. When I was a kid, my family moved around the USA a lot, and I experienced many different parts of the country. I also lived […]
Yes! Yes? Well, maybe…
I have heard a number of times from expats that Filipinos are liars. It is not something that I agree with, though. Sure, there are Filipinos who lie. There are Americans and Brits who lie too, but certainly all Filipinos are not liars, just as all Americans and Brits are not liars. Last year, right […]
Is the Philippines turning off tourists?
Over this past weekend, I got a little shock. I was watching the news on TV and saw a tourism ad for the Philippines. On the ad, they promoted a new tourism website that I was not aware of, so I visited. This is a website owned and operated by the Philippine Government Department of […]
Not all invitations are good
Getting invited to an event is a honor, right? I mean, the fact that the person throwing the even thought of you as a person to invite should be a pleasure, an honor and such, don’t you think? Wait… don’t think too quickly like that. Being “invited” in the Philippines does not always have a […]
Bob’s favorite Davao dining spots
Last year, I wrote an article called Bob’s Top Ten Restaurants in Davao here on this site. Well, a year is a relatively long time, and tastes can change in that time. Restaurants that were great can lose their luster, and restaurants that didn’t even exist can be the newest hot thing in a City […]
How do you like Soy Sauce?
As I wrote on Monday, Feyma and I spent this past weekend in GenSan. One thing that I enjoy when we go there is that it gives me a chance to talk with family members that we don’t get to see often. One of the people that I always enjoy getting together with is my […]