Friends Swarm to Davao City

Yes, I used the term swarm because these friends are entomologists (people who study insects or work on concerns related insects) who came over for the Annual Conference and Meeting of the Pest Management Council of the Philippines.  The gathering is being held at the Waterfront (Insular) Hotel , Lanang, Davao City until Friday.

We were really glad to see old friends and acquaintances from the academe, industry and business who came from different parts of the country yesterday afternoon.  We also enjoyed the night with food, wine, videoke and dancing during the Philippine Association of Entomologists, Inc.'s Fellowship Night.










Besides renewing friendships and updating one another, we were also able to get information and assistance in connection with our 60-day road trip this summer.

Very significant is an information about Donsol, Sorsogon when a friend from Bicol mentioned butanding (whale sharks) and fireflies. Wow...it blew our minds upon knowing that we can just have a sidetrip when we get to Bicol from our original Mt. Mayon tour plan. The kids would definitely love Donsol. Now I have to see if we have enough time to insert this as we need to be in Laguna by March 27. I need to get more info to make the adjustments.

We also got phone numbers of friends who we can visit in Albay, Benguet and Nueva Ecija. Giving in to our friends' invitation to party was indeed a wise decision and time well spent.