Sometimes the wind is hot in Bogo City. I’ve never experienced anything quite like it. I don’t think it is actual hotter in the Philippines than Memphis or Jackson, Ms. The temperatures here are often around 90 while in those two American cities the temperature is closer to 95 to 100F. However, the humidity here is much higher. The sun does 
seem to burn more here though. Most days, I think it is hotter back at my original home rather than the Philippines.
Then there is this hot wind that blows in here in Bogo City. First time I felt it was a couple of months ago. There was a strong breeze but it was a hot breeze. Its not hugely uncomfortable though. Its just odd more than anything else.
One of those new things I’ve experienced while living in the Philippines. Jessie too has noticed it so I guess its not something she’s use to in the Tacloban area either.
Its likely a low pressure cell is on the way. This dragon breath seems to often preceed a new storm system coming through. We’ve had a good deal of rain in the last week. Yesterday, I thought we might actually skip a hard rain but we didn’t, finally it came down hard.
The wind in Bogo helps a lot to keep things more comfortable. As I type, I’m recalling the “Dog Days of August” in Memphis where a breeze is hard to find. Hot , still water filled air bearing down on me. It’s just not that hot here but then its often 10 degrees cooler here too.
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Hi Rusty,
You talk about the hot wind of Bogo as dragon breath. But you never mentioned air conditioning, which has been my closest friend, since moving to Mactan Island, November 2005. I doubt if I can say I’m used to the heat here, I live and die by my air conditioning. My wife and I made the move after retiring from the grind working in San Francisco.
My wife Marita hails from Inopacan, Leyte, so we are familiar with Tacloban, also Ormoc, our favorite stopping off point for the Super Cat.
She and I met while I was in college in San Francisco. After that, part of the grind was working as a revenue agent for the IRS for 27 years. Thank God we got out in time in 2005, as we saw something that never before happened in the long time we’ve lived there, housing prices were actually falling, though much worse inland, toward central California. That’s the one important thing you have going for you in Bogo, compared to Cebu City, cheap housing.
It was good to read your blog. A San Franciscan friend of ours from church in San Francisco, married to a Cebuana and getting ready to retire, wants some advice from me to make the move to Cebu. I will be sure to include your blog in my reply to Ted, he may be interested in checking out Bogo City. The only time Marita and I stopped there was while travelling with the Suroy Suroy, Northern Exposure tour, a year ago. All the towns we visited put on their best faces, because the governor, Gwendolyn Garcia, travels with us. Bogo City was one of those places with a lot of pride and spirit. I think that says a lot about living there.
Tony
Wow Tony, we have a lot in common. My girlfriend is from Tacloban but I’ve only been there once, via Super Cat and Ormoc is pretty much a must as in you have no choice. I just blew through though didn’t get to see anything there. Chance are high, I wont be going through there again as there is a closer route to Tacloban from Bogo.
And I worked for the IRS too, about 10 years as a Revenue Agent and 10 years as a Functional Automation Coordinator. When I was diagnosed with lupus I just couldn’t keep up with the travel any more. Just driving, I was falling to sleep at the wheel on my way to appointments. I missed the job. Though I’ve not met a lot of guys that stuck with it for 27 years as a field agent. Lot of stress, depending on your group manager. Even with a reasonable one there is a lot of stress. When people complained, I would just ask them if they could imagine working for them. LOL Still, I miss it, still makes me sad that I had to give it up. Actually, I didn’t have to but I got screwed on that, rules on the Americans with Disabilities Act had not been made clear when I became ill.
Yes, please tell your friend Ted to stop by and give me a yell, t hanks for the comment!
You want a hot wind try a dust storm in Phoenix. It’s like standing in a convection oven.
My sister works for the IRS. Two of you guys now huh. (Name and SS# withheld) 
Correction, we use to work for the IRS, now we are just paid by the IRS.
If I were to move back to the USA, I would take a long look at Phoenix. The cost of living there may be too high though. Jessie would probably like it better there because it doesn’t get as cold though I’m worried about the night time cool down. I’ve thought about living there quite a bit. Though Alaska appeals to me more. What a vast difference huh? O have that loan wolf thing going on.
Rusty, I lived in Phoenix/Tempe AZ for a few years and Anchorage AK for 9 years. I’ve also lived in Houston, TX for over 10 years. I prefer the dry dessert heat over hot, humidity heat any time.
Alaska is one of those places you should visit at least once if you have a chance. It is absolutely a beautiful place!
Yeah I would love to visit there. I use to be an avid hunter and my cousin and I grew up thinking we would be “government hunters.” LOL Little boy dreams when we were under 10. We even had our house plans all laid out with an indoor pool! My cousin died in his 40′s of cancer.
We had lost contact a long time ago. Still makes me sad.
I think I would still like to live there myself but the cost of living is excessive.
I’m pretty sure, I’ll spend the rest of my life, living in the Philippines.
Don’t worry it doesn’t cool down much at night. Alaska now there it cools down even in the daytime. In the summer broad daylight at 3am. Not the sun comming up. It hasn’t gone down yet.
Most of Alaska is not like that. Yoyu have to get above the Artic Circle. Even there it sets for a bit. You have to get really close to the pole to get the six months of sunshine and then six months of darkness.
I once took a look at hotels in Alaska and they were closed in the winter. The big chains are. Now that got my attention!
I spent a good deal of time in the Aleutians well below the Artic Circle. We would come out of the club after 1 when it closed. Broad daylight. Took about 1 to 1.5 hours to get back to the BEQ still broad daylight. My timeline might be a little off since it has been a few years but it was for sure daylight at 2am.
It has been breezy for days. That dragon breath I spoke of though is not present, the breeze is not cold, its 31C today but its not that super heated air that I feel from time to time.
Jessie was in Cebu City yesterday, she said part of the trip, I think in Danao, had the dragon’s breath going on. I’ve got her calling it that now. Took her two hours to get from the north bus terminal to the other side of Danao.