Davao Diary: Day 1

To free myself of any child responsibilities and for me to able to accept more projects and work full time on the Church Commemorative Book, Kean and I took the early PAL flight to Davao City last March 22. I was just basically dropping him off. My flight back to Manila is dated on March 27, Friday. I basically have 5 days to enjoy my hometown.

Davao City sure looks very different already. I actually feel like a stranger… a tourist in my own hometown. I don’t recognize the place where I grew up any more. As of date, 3 malls are being constructed: A Robinsons Mall beside our subdivision… an Ayala Mall and a 2nd SM. Whew! Talk about modernization. I actually feel excited about this trip. Since I practically don’t live here anymore, I might as well take on the tourist role and experience Davao like it’s my first time. :-) So I’ll let you know more about my Davao trip in the following days ahead.

On my first day though, Piper my sister’s lovable 7-month old Golden Retriever welcomed us with glee. She’s so adorable!!! In the afternoon, we visited our dad and our paternal grandmother at her house. My father has been looking after our Mommy Virgie (that’s what we call her) ever since Daddy Joe died of a stroke 6 years ago. Then we got hungry so we went to SM and grabbed some Yellow Cab pizza, together with my dad, sister, and brother-in-law.