Monthly Archives: November 2011

Davao Oriental (Surfing And More)

It rained the previous night. So I woke up feeling cold. It’s 4:16 in the morning but I thought I was just on time. I checked and sent emails, prepared breakfast and got ready to meet my family. We’re going … Continue reading

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The Venue

Do you know that there’s a new floating restaurant in Davao City? Yes, that’s right! It’s called THE VENUE. Last Saturday, I was one of the invited guests to the dinner party sponsored by one of the developers in Davao. It’s supposedly … Continue reading

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Toyozu Mountain Resort

Toyozu Mountain Resort is located in Nabunturan, the capital of Compostela Valley. The region’s main income is derived from mining of gold, silver and copper. Travel time from Davao City is about 3 hours. The whole family and I went … Continue reading

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Lake Agco Resort

December 2008 : Our neighbor does a yearly repair/upgrade of their house. That year was no different. Her husband comes home from the US for holidays. Good news for them. 🙂 Terrible for us. The noise of the workers , the banging … Continue reading

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You Heard It First From Me.. :)

On November 25, 2011 – VILLA SENORITA will start bulldozing the roads of the subdivision. Following that, will be the construction of their Model Houses which will start on December 17, 2011. I am so happy with these developments because … Continue reading

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Mindanao… (Part 3)

Another beautiful place in Mindanao that John and I visited was the Island of Camiguin in 2008. It’s been years since then but the memories are still very fresh in my mind. The place for me, is mystical. There’s an … Continue reading

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Mindanao.. A Misunderstood Paradise (Part 2)

Year 2003: My sisters, our driver and I left for Cagayan De Oro City via Bukidnon around 4 in the afternoon to purchase stocks for our ukay-ukay store. We’ve done this several times already so it did not bother us. We … Continue reading

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Mindanao… A Misunderstood Paradise (Part 1)

Mindanao is often on tv or newspapers. Not because of our wonderful mountains, gorgeous beaches, beautiful and picturesque landscapes but because of what’s going on in Basilan. Yes, it is part of Mindanao but if you look at your maps, … Continue reading

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