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travelogue number 4: davao

sa lupain ng durian, mabango ang pag-ibig!

lampas isa't kalahating oras din ang lipad ng airbus a300 patungong matina, davao para sa aming nakatakdang evaluatyion ng mga branch offices dito sa davao. kasama ko ang bosing sa team, ang isang model franchisor, at ang GM.

pero siyempre para sa blog na ito, hindi ko isusulat ang tungkol sa negosyo, hehe.

pinakamalaking siyudad daw sa daigdig ang davao kung land area ang sukatan. pero siyempre, kung kaunlaran, wala siguro sa top ten ito. ewan lang sa iba pang sukatan, kagaya ng HDI, quality of life, etc.

basta may ateneo dito ayos na!

nasa tapat lang ng hotel room ko ang ateneo de davao, college department. yung grade school at high school medyo malayo-layo pa daw. may college of law pala dito sa ateneo de davao, at dito nag-aral ang isang kaklase na philo major sa ateneo de manila. teacher na rin siya sa college of law dito.

bakit mahalaga ito?

kasi gusto namin ng misis ko na mag-aral siya ng law sa susunod na taon. at bukas kami sa lahat ng options, lalo na kung halimbawang hindi makapasok sa UP law. kasama na diyan ang relocation sa siyudad na may mura ngunit de-kalidad din namang law school.

although hindi nga naman mura ang ateneo de davao law school. siyet na malagket.

cebu na lang kaya? mura ba sa san carlos? hehehe

just thinking out loud :)

davao is one of the most unique cities in the country in the sense that it is one of the few truly cosmopolitan cities we have, rivaled only probably by baguio in the north. it is the melting pot of several cultures in mindanao and the visayas. the lingua franca itself is a cebuano import. the commerce driven by chinese and muslim merchants. christians, on the other hand, make up much of the business and government.

i didn't get to see much around town in the four days that i was there, but if i ever come back, i'll make sure i get to check out the night scene there. i hear there's this little reggae bar, marley's, that of course, features good reggae beats.

the restos of course must be explored more thoroughly the next time. the most daring we did was go to a turoturo cum ihawan resto that served food that was true to the "mura na, marumi pa!" dictum of truly yummy street food. and yes, the boss ate there too.

posted by dyeproks @ 7:16 PM