Davao 2013 – Day 6 (Lake Agco)

5:00AM call time as agreed, we're bound to the capital of Cotabato province - Kidapawan City. The city is found at the foot of the country's highest mountain, Mt. Apo making it a great spot and first-rate tourist attraction. Mom said that it's first settlers were predominantly Manobos but right now Cebuanos, Ilonggos and Ilocanos are the major ethnic group.

Travel time from Davao City to Kidapawan  will take around 2hrs but it felt like more than it because the local government was having a road widening construction on the major roads tendency to have a one lane road.

Anyway, we arrived in Kidapawan at around 9 o'clock. Originally we're to stay at the Grandshine Hotel but since Mindanao that time was having a crisis that during daytime they got no electricity and the hotel does not have a generator, it will be really difficult to stay in that hotel on that condition so my brother transferred us to AJ Hi-Time Hotel - Address: Laurel Street, Poblacion, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, Philippines. Phone:+63 64 288 1811 which is just a block away from the previous one, good thing they have their own generator and their staff is very friendly and accommodating.

Davao 2013 – Day 5 (Mall Day)

Not so much to do on that Thursday, after three consecutive days of activities my brother decided that we stay home for that day. Made me think that it’s a perfect time to explore the city myself. lol.

We had lunch and our nails done at home. In the afternoon my brother and his wife went to the mall, they invited me to join them but I didn’t feel going out.. until I grew bored. lol. So I’ve decided to visit our Davao office which is just near the mall (I heard).

I asked my brother-in-law the right way to the mall and he was telling me to just take a cab, but I felt the need to try taking the jeepney. So I insisted the one I wanted. lol. I took a bath, fixed myself and said bye-bye to my Mother. My sister-in-law’s father got worried and said that I should call him as soon as I got lost and he’ll pick me up with his car. lol.

So my brother-in-law brought me to the jeepney terminal just outside the village going to the mall. And while going down of his car he kept reminding me of the jeepney I should be taking when going home. lol.

I took the jeepney, from Wellspring, Catalunan Pequeñno to Ecoland where SM City Davao is located. The fare is like Php10 it’s quite far at first (it’s always been) from where we’re staying but going home was a jiff but… (we’ll get to that later. lol.)

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Davao 2013 – Day 4 (Samal Island)

Fourth day of our trip in Mindanao and we were enjoying every minute of it. Thanks to my brother and his wife for an all expense paid trip! A visit on the second largest island in the Philippines will not be complete without seeing a beach. One of the famous beach spot in Davao is the Samal Island, home of one of the reputable resort in the Philippines, where thousands of white-lipped oysters (transported from the Sulu Sea), were cultivated for their pink, white and gold pearls – The Pearl Farm Beach Resort.

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