The longest running restaurant in Davao City is a place called Luz Kinilaw. It is probably the most famous restaurant in Davao as well. Luz is located in Salmonan, Davao City, right on the waterfront. When I say it is on the waterfront, many of you surely have idealic thoughts of a pure and beautiful […]
It happened in the Philippines?
Something unthinkable happened yesterday. I went swimming with a friend in the morning, and after we left the pool I was driving home. As I drove down J. P. Laurel Avenue, somebody started slapping on my side window of my car. I looked, and it was a traffic police. He motioned for me to pull […]
Take care of yourself!
Last night, while I was sleeping, I got a text from a friend. I won’t name this person, but he is a regular visitor to the Philippines, and generally spends a few months here whenever he comes. I guess he has only been here about 3 times or so, but since he stays for quite […]
Psst… Don’t tell anybody…
I’m going to tell you something, but keep it quiet, OK? This is just between you and I, and I want it to stay that way. I found gold! That’s right, you read it correctly, I’M RICH! Well, maybe I’m not, but you can’t imagine how many times I have heard this before. If you […]
Are you ready for some football?
One thing that kind of surprises me is how many people actually base their decision about whether to move to the Philippines on how much (or little) American Football they can catch on TV here. Two or three times per month, I get e-mails from people asking me how many games per week they can […]
The Congressman wants what?
Do you remember a couple of months ago I had an article where I advocated the Jeepney fares should be determined by the private sector, not dictated by the government? Over the years I have had numerous columns where I pointed out that the Philippine government, in my opinion, gets too involved in matters that […]