Jack Peterson Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, i am bob said: Ok, now you've got me wondering... 7 km to an SM... Puts you either towards Toril or going up the coast towards Tagum... 4 lanes? Toril... Cock pit? Tagum... So confusing!!! Aye Up! our Bobs learned to read a map now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post i am bob Posted July 24, 2017 Popular Post Posted July 24, 2017 Yeah, it's me again... Thought you got rid of me, didn't you? Hehe! I actually had a couple minutes (a whole 3 of them but I'm stretching it to 30) so I can catch up a bit... City or country... Or, as they say here, city or province..? For those of you do don't know, I've left Davao.. I got tired of the water problems in Cabantian (Davao)... Plus I'm getting married shortly... The only question is which comes first... Marriage or the baby (due September 4th)... So, I thought, why stay in Davao? So I packed up and moved... To the big city of Toril... Yeah, I walked across this big city several times looking for a house to rent... Does this tell you how big it is? I love it here! It's got 2 Gaisanos (GMall and Grand) a block away from each other, an SM coming soon, a Felcris (think NCCC), a decent public market, more grocery stores than I can get through, I can't throw a rock without hitting a lechon manok stand or sari sari, beach resorts everywhere, and there are a million tricycles/motors for inner city trips... Jeepneys into Davao seem to run every 5 minutes... Oh, wait, Davao... Yes, Toril is still part of Davao but it's far enough away that you can have small town life with all the benefits of a city... Now the hard decision.. Do my wife and I stay in the city near the water, buy something heading up the mountain, or something between here and Davao..? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i am bob Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, Jack Peterson said: Aye Up! our Bobs learned to read a map now Jack, you were a navigator, right? Who do you think kept the computers on your nav set working properly? If you guys would only stop spilling your coffee, you wouldn't need to read a map, just follow the little arrows we put on your displays... (just couldn't resist.. hehe!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDDavao II Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, i am bob said: Ok, now you've got me wondering... 7 km to an SM... Puts you either towards Toril or going up the coast towards Tagum... 4 lanes? Toril... Cock pit? Tagum... So confusing!!! Towards Toril is the correct answer for P500 and a bottle of Joy Dishwashing Liquid! "You've got your hands in Joy!" I'm not sure how big the pit is, I've not been over that way yet. I think it's small. The tricycles and pickups line up along our little dirt road, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDDavao II Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, i am bob said: ...an SM coming soon, a Felcris... Where is the SM going in? And where in the blazes is the Felcris at?! I've been to the other one over by the...wherever it is, but didn't know there was one up there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i am bob Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 16 minutes ago, JDDavao said: Where is the SM going in? And where in the blazes is the Felcris at?! I've been to the other one over by the...wherever it is, but didn't know there was one up there. The Felcris is a little dingy one... On the McArthur highway just before St Peters college... Look for the Mang Inisal on the outer corner... As for the SM, all I know is the south end of the city (by the Gaisano Grand Mall?) and construction doesn't start until next year with the opening in 2020... Oh, yeah... Chow King is closed for renovations... The day I was first going there.. lol! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldutot Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 When I decide to settle there, I can live the best of both worlds, city or the sticks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysRt Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 I prefer living with a bit more elbow room and fresh (ok, fresher) air of the province but close enough to a city that conveniences are available when I want them. No longer a big fan of driving, that means within 30 minutes of shopping, airport, restos, etc. Specifically at the moment that means living in Bacong or Valencia and driving to Duma. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjack2847 Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 I lived in Cebu city for 11 months.I enjoyed my time there but it was too far to a beach so we moved>We lived in Dalaguete for 4 years and in the end I did not like it too boring.I had to go 60 km to a decent supermarket.Any paperwork we wanted we had to go to Cebu city or Dumaguete,both a long journey.We moved just up the road from JP in Dumaguete and I like it here.The area is quiet and the people very friendly.I can get all the food stuffs I need most of the time or if they don`t have stock they usually do in a couple of days.As per Jack I can get to the city in 10 minutes or Hypermart in about 3 minutes.I see people I don`t know/have not met before everyday something which didn`t happen in Dalaguete. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary D Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 42 minutes ago, sonjack2847 said: I lived in Cebu city for 11 months.I enjoyed my time there but it was too far to a beach so we moved>We lived in Dalaguete for 4 years and in the end I did not like it too boring.I had to go 60 km to a decent supermarket.Any paperwork we wanted we had to go to Cebu city or Dumaguete,both a long journey.We moved just up the road from JP in Dumaguete and I like it here.The area is quiet and the people very friendly.I can get all the food stuffs I need most of the time or if they don`t have stock they usually do in a couple of days.As per Jack I can get to the city in 10 minutes or Hypermart in about 3 minutes.I see people I don`t know/have not met before everyday something which didn`t happen in Dalaguete. A bit further up the coast around Amlam is nice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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