I arrived in Cebu City on Tuesday morning. Although it had been about 8 years since I visited Cebu by my recollection, the airport in Mactan basically had not changed in that time. It surprised me, because Davao has a new airport in that time, and frankly, the Davao airport is much nicer than the […]
Summer of swimming
Summer vacation for the school kids here in the Philippines is well underway now, and the challenge for parents like Feyma and I is to keep the kids busy! You know how kids are, if you don’t keep them busy with something, they will spend their time playing video games and watching TV. Doing that […]
Davao is going green!
In the past few weeks, Davao City has been having a green revolution! I’ve never been much of an environmentalist. I believe that we should take care of the environment, but I am not a rabid “go green” person by any means. I do believe, though, that when there is an opportunity that comes along […]
Bargain hunting
On Sunday, I needed some office supplies to complete a little project that I was working on, so I headed to the mall. I decided to go to SM City, because there is a National Bookstore there, and I figured that on a Sunday, that was the most likely place that I would find what […]
Davao City 911 Center
Update March 2009: Yesterday, a friend who lives in the Philippines had some health problems. He texted me and asked if there is 911 in the Philippines. I told him that it is only available in Davao, but now that I thought about it, there are a couple of other cities that have it too. […]
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 […]