After visiting Makahambus Cave, our next stop was just 50 meters up the road and across the street at Makahambus Adventure Park. This place is sometimes called “Makahambus Gorge”, but it is really a sinkhole. There is no such thing as ciruclar gorge. What happened, a long, long time ago, was that the ground above [...]
The first Saturday of every month is expat night at Zax Retro-bar. (I’m not sure what “retro-bar” means unless it means they play songs from 20 or more years back. I’ve heard the bands there play songs that are from the ’50s.) This place is packed with foreigners the first Saturday of every month and [...]
We had a blast this year. Almost everyone got embarrassed. Here’s one of the more embarrassing photos. See the full Christmas Party Photo Gallery here.
Maria Teresa Libres is a social worker who works in Conception, and she was our guide to the village. After we arrived, I met the Mayor of Conception, Ben Pilota, and the major’s wife treated us to lunch. I ate some kind of fresh water snail there. Watch the video, below to see me eat [...]
Jim Marvel left us ex-pats in Cagayan de Oro back in September 2008. I have not much to say about the reasons for his farewell, but I do have something to say about his send off-departure…it was a party not to be missed, at Spooks KTV in Cdo. See the Jim Marvel Send-Off Party Video [...]
Maui Taylor graced Spooks KTV club in downtown Divisoria (the heart of Cagayan de Oro City) on the night of December 18, 2006, and yours truly was on the scene. Check out my Maui Taylor photos. This is one hot babe, and she asked me to get on stage with her and then while she [...]
Hans Kock, who I met at SEO Philippines, recommended I try the Hobbit House where Freddie Aguilar regularly plays on Monday nights. I loved this place. The food was great, the service impeccable, and Freddie was really rocking, so were two of his sons. I hear his daughter is a great musician also, but unfortunately [...]