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Comment on Coffee Forums by MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:16:21 +0000

I am sorry, I do not know of any quality or large scale coffee roasters in Davao.

Comment on Coffee Forums by royina damaso

royina damaso — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:46:28 +0000

I would like to ask you if you can recommemd any local coffee roaster here in davao. I understand there is a coffee farm here in Davao, can you pls. recommend if you know any. I am very much interested in venturing into a coffee shop here in Davao that would really serve quality coffee. thank you very much!

Comment on Mindanao Bob Publishing by MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:06:08 +0000

I can assure you that I know what those words mean. Thanks for sharing, though.

Comment on Mindanao Bob Publishing by Richelle

Richelle — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:59:59 +0000

Balik is an action word in Tagalog which mean to come back, return,
Bayan is Town.
Balikbayan, returning to the town or the returnee's home town/place of resident.

Comment on Chatting in Bisaya by MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:52:01 +0000

Hi Tagabukid – Thanks for the encouragement. Actually, since writing this article, I have already graduated from my Bisaya class. It took me 4 years to complete the course, but I consider myself quite fluent in the language, and I always speak Bisaya when I go out around town. It's a lot of fun for me, and you are right that I see great appreciation from the Filipinos that I come in contact with. Thanks again!

Comment on Chatting in Bisaya by Tagabukid

Tagabukid — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:39:07 +0000

I was in in SM Cagayan de Oro last December and was waiting in line at the cashier with several foreigners. I was pleasantly surprised when one of them responded to a security guard's joke in Bisaya (they're regulars in the store it seems). His vocabulary and grammar were perfect, though his pronunciation still needs a bit of work, heh. The vowels were a bit on the "soft" side, but nothing major given that he had already mastered the most difficult part – understanding the mind-boggling amount of affixes we use on our words and the sometimes nonsensical grammar.

Anyway, good luck with learning Bisaya! I don't exactly know why, but it always lifts my spirits when I see someone taking the time to learn our language instead of just expecting us to understand theirs. And you'll find that it's the same reaction in other filipinos as well. As soon as they hear you talking in Bisaya, you'll see smiles and people get far more friendlier.

Comment on A real bad feeling by Susie

Susie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:22:14 +0000

That’s an ienngiuos way of thinking about it.

Comment on Transferring Money from Paypal to your EON Card by MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:54:51 +0000

Hello jeremy – You ask an interesting question, and not a simple one.

Basically, an ATM card and a Debit card are two different things. However, and ATM card can be a Debit Card, and a Debit Card can be an ATM card. Or, they can be two complete different things.

Comment on Transferring Money from Paypal to your EON Card by jeremy

jeremy — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:26:57 +0000

hi is atm card different from a debit card?

Comment on Paypal’s "Expanded Use Program" by MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:22:38 +0000

Hi John – I answered on your previous comment, I believe that answer will cover this question as well. Good luck to you.