Tiara-Ra

She lived with us for 10 years.
She was not a good dog but she made us laugh.
She was stubborn and followed her own set of rules.
She was smart and fearless, flirty and confident, and she ruled her pack like a queen should.
She gave birth to the cutest of puppies, and 4 of her babies are still with us.
It’s been more than a year since I last saw the rowdy bunch, since I last tried to annoy Tami with a stroller bag.
I just wish I could have said goodbye and spent more time with her.
May you rest in peace Tami.

I feel like crap today. Been missing Davao, for the first time, in a long long time.

But I don’t want to go back, not yet anyway. Time to go out and dispel the blues, drown it with beer, and chase it away with bad conversation.

I guess it’s not really Davao that I’m missing but the company. Never thought I’d miss the usual theories over beer conversations till now.

De Lima should focus more on other Human Right issues, don’t you think?

*Davao remains to be one of the safest places in the country. I work and live here in Makati but I will never feel safe going out at night or in the wee hours of the morning. Nothing could compare to the sense of security I feel whenever I am in Davao where I can walk and go anywhere without feeling that I will be robbed or accosted by a raving drug addict anytime. De lima can go to hell, though for the life of me I couldn’t understand why she’s focusing on Davao when there are more pressing issues out there. tsk tsk. nuff said. Read on peeps.

To the Editor,

I am Doy Valbuena, an Ilocano who happens to love Davao City so much, the most livable city in our country and in the world (this is my humble opinion). I love this city so much that it pains me to see outsiders come and tell us what to do with our very own Davao City. Imperial Manilans, Americans and Europeans come here and lecture us about morality, about what is right and wrong before God, about human rights, what is right and wrong governance. (more…)