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 […]
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 […]
It’s coming! I can’t wait!
Over most of the years that I’ve lived in Davao City, SkyCable, the local Cable TV company has offered Cable Internet service. Problem is, their service area has always been very limited. For many years, only one or two relatively small neighborhoods had access to Cable Internet. I have always wanted the service, but never […]