We were coming off the mountain last Friday evening heading to the By the Sea Resort for Mongolian Barbeque; Cecil was driving with his wife Ymir Thea in the front and Mr. & Mrs. Thompson in the back. I noticed the temperature gauge was reading very high. But we made it to dinner on time. […]
You may be stepping on a landmine!
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 […]
A surprise phone call from a friend!
While I was eating my lunch the other day, I got a phone call on my cellphone. I noticed that its the Davao local number so I thought it was like a doctor or the Globe company for our DSL (our land line is Globe too). But thinking its Sunday so no establishments would be […]