Nature Tripping at Malagos Garden Resort

Malagos Garden Resort is a great place to be one with nature. The 12 hectare land is abundant with trees, orchids, flowers and other ornamental plants.

Just one of the interesting tropical flowers you will find

Ornamental Plants and Trees

Uniquely shaped bonsai tree

Some beautiful landscaping 

Jack's Ridge - Overlooking Davao City

Jack's Ridge is notably a must go site when traveling to Davao City. The place not only gives visitors the best view of the city, it also provides some starter facts on Davao.

Due to the nature of its scenery, you can expect an uphill terrain going there. However, once you get to the area you would be greeted by some good selection of restaurants and cafes. 

This will be the first thing that you would see reach the place

What makes it different from the usual collection of culinary offerings, are the quirky yet definitely interesting sculptures that reflect Davaoeno culture.

Sculptures representing various tribes of Davao

Saving The Haribon

Haribon is a shortened term for 'Haring Ibon' which refers to the Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi). This majestic bird is the largest bird in the world as reported in this article ,which gives out detailed measurement in comparison to other eagles from other countries.

Haring Ibon tops in 5 of the 7 external measurements:Total length, bill gape, culmen, bill height and tarsus.                        

In 1995, thru Proclamation No. 615 , the Philippine eagle became the National Bird, replacing the Black-headed Munia or the Philippine Maya.

Sadly there are reportedly around 400 pairs of wild eagles in the Philippines which makes them critically endangered. Even as early as the 1960s,the world was alerted that the eagles were in serious danger of extinction.

The Elusive Bulcachong Part 2

I had attempted to cook Davao-based Bulcachong before but it ended up like kare-kare as I narrated in my previous blog. Having no time and moolah, I sent my sister to go to the place where Bulcachong was created to check out the restaurant and food and to let me know how was it.

I'll let her blog this one for me :)

Bulcachong is a small old fashioned house turned into a simple restaurant.  It's known for its bulcachong, which is where it got its name.

This place isn't so hard to find since it's located at the heart of the city.  Just few steps away from JS Gaisano, you could spot this small resto.

Dabawenyo Ka Kung...

Check out this new FB page that's quickly gaining popularity among Davaoenos and Davaoenas. It's callled 'Dabawenyo Ka Kung...' . Some of the comments were oh so true but others perhaps not so much XD

Kung na-ignu kag fireworks. :))
 (You're ignorant of fireworks)

kabalo ka mu-TAGBIS (Tagalog Bisaya) :-)
 (you know TAGBIS(Tagalog Bisaya)


kung wa pa ka kahibalo unsa ang bagyo until niadto kag laing lugar...
(you have no experience of storm not until you went out of the city)--this of course is prior to the flash flood last month.

dabawenyo ka kung gatan aw ka pirmi ug "gkan sa masa para sa masa".. basig apil ka sa roll call ni digong
(if you always watch " from the masses to the masses"...and even probably part of the roll call by Digong (aka. VM Rodrigo Duterte)

dabawenyo ka kung naka laag nka ug people"s park!
(If you have been to People's park!)

11 Unusual Things I Love about Davao

1. Davao Airport. Douglas Adams might say "It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear" but I am curiously a fan of Francis Bangoy International Airport . The place is clean and well maintained and they even charge lower boarding pass rates compared to Manila.