As you can imagine, I get a lot of e-mails with various questions about visiting the Philippines, and also about living here. One of the most frustrating things to me is when somebody sends me an e-mail through one of my websites, and when I take the time to send them a reply, the message […]
The Global Pinoy Center
Have you ever heard of the Global Pinoy Center? It is a relatively new thing, perhaps a year or so old now. It may be even older than that up around Manila, but we have had it here in Davao for a year or less now. The Global Pinoy Center is owned by SM, and […]
Movie Night with the Family
Back in the 80’s and early 90’s I had some really bad experiences while going to movie theaters here in the Philippines so I just stopped going altogether. I had taken my wife and daughters to a Movie in Manila at a mall in 1994 and was hit straight in the head with culture shock. […]
Bob, why did you move to Davao?
The other day, I got an e-mail from Don. Don lives in Canada, but it seems that he is considering making a move to Davao with his family. Don has a wife and two kids. He asked me why Feyma and I decided to move here, and especially why we decided to raise our kids […]
It’s Normal Here in the Philippines
Life is so normal here, oh yes it’s different from where I grew up in Massachusetts, but in some ways it’s the same. Its people waking up every day, going about their life and trying to get the most from it, its enjoying the little things that life gives you. It’s taking pride in the […]
Wow, it’s deja vu all over again!
Just a couple of days ago, I had an article entitled “It’s Coming! I can’t wait!” Now, today, I wanted to use the exact same title for this article, but I refrained! What’s coming this time? Well, I’ll get to that in a minute. About 6 months to a year ago, somebody started preparing an […]