when in Davao...
"Things are so cheap here! Avocados sell for P5/kilo, papayas P10, bananas P15. It's paradise!"
That's among my best friend's first text messages after relocating from Manila to Davao a few weeks ago. Looks like she's getting just what she and her hubby had in mind when they decided to move there -- cheaper goods and a lower standard of living in general. And weather-wise, it's got its advantages, too.
I remember spending about a week in Davao in 1997. On the way to Pearl Farm resort from the city, we had a bit of walking to do; despite the noontime sun, it was quite comfortable (perplexing, really). In Manila, the sun's rays can really be bothersome -- all one needs to work up a sweat is 3 minutes or so standing under the sun. The only exception I could remember was January 2004 when a friend and I basked in the 1pm sun, strolling from SM Megamall to The Podium donning hooded jackets and enjoying the cool temperature.
Davao sounds like a good alternative to Manila-living...
That's among my best friend's first text messages after relocating from Manila to Davao a few weeks ago. Looks like she's getting just what she and her hubby had in mind when they decided to move there -- cheaper goods and a lower standard of living in general. And weather-wise, it's got its advantages, too.
I remember spending about a week in Davao in 1997. On the way to Pearl Farm resort from the city, we had a bit of walking to do; despite the noontime sun, it was quite comfortable (perplexing, really). In Manila, the sun's rays can really be bothersome -- all one needs to work up a sweat is 3 minutes or so standing under the sun. The only exception I could remember was January 2004 when a friend and I basked in the 1pm sun, strolling from SM Megamall to The Podium donning hooded jackets and enjoying the cool temperature.
Davao sounds like a good alternative to Manila-living...
posted by sunnyday at
10:13 AM
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Davao.... sarap. The things that I really look forward to (when I was supposed to go there, a trip that was ruuudely interrupted by abu sayaf's antics) were TUNA and MANGOSTEEN!!!
Ay oo nga pala, mangosteen - there's a mangosteen-based product that's being sold thru MLM by a scientist from Utah. The product will be launched (or was it already launched na by this time?) in the Phils with a membership fee of approx $35.
The product specifically says that the mangosteens come from Southeast Asia and its healing/medicinal qualities had long been recognized by natural healers in SE Asia.
But it took a Kano, some 20 hours away from the Phils to discover its commercial value - a product that's under our very nose.
Well, too bad they commercialized it first. BUT - it's never too late for us, di ba?
:) hope your bestfriend is doing ok, regards regards. (My YM is now ok, nakakapasok na through the firewall - hindi nga lang tayo magpang-abot! :( )
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AsianSmiles, at 11:22 AM
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