Exchange Gift 2019

I'm happy that I found the gift my manita was looking for in this year's Xmas Party. Si Myka Isabelle Engwa diay, amo first year IS student. Book by Lang Leav ako gipalit on 12/18/19 from NBS SM Consolacion. Last year mn gud naglisud ko'g pangita sa Jenny Han nga book kay in demand kaju. This time ok n jud bujag. Then for my gift, I received a bamboo toothbrush and shampoo bar which I asked for. Thanks for the generosity around and Merry Christmas to one and all!

CDU Coop

Today 12/17/19 we received our goodies from CDU Coop. P700 na amo gift certificate (GC) bujag and we have Virginia ham and 5 kilos of Ganador rice. Ako n lng gibaligya ako rice aron di n ko mag-alsa ug bug-at. Thank you CDU Coop, 4 years na ko miyembro nila this year. I gave the ham to Nang Lucy and I bought novels, planner, color pencils and gift for James Dorog from my GC. Good vibes to us all in the new year and always! As for our giveaways from the school, same ra gihapon. The usual spaghetti and spaghetti sauce, cheese, 2 cans of Vienna sausage, 2 kilos of rice, fruit cocktail and nata de coco. Bantil brought my pack of 1 kilo spaghetti and 1 kilo sauce sa Bohol when she went home last December. I dunno if naluto na ba to. Jia you to us all!

Reymar

He's a former student and colleague. Cge tawn ni cja pangutang naho kay di kaigo ng ijang sweldo or di moabot on time. Saun, nagbalhin2 mn ni cja'g eskwelahan kay makakita lagi'g away. On December 15, 2019 I sent him P5,800 kay exam kuno today ni Marxinne. He'll pay me when maabot na daw ila sweldo and huwam daw pud cjas aho notes. God bless us always Reymar. Amen.

A'dam Based

Ahh, mao diay nga sa Amsterdam sila nagreunion lately nila LOM, Boyet ug Waray and another MA student. Coz based na diay didto si LOM, being connected with World Benchmarking Alliance. Okay, I thought sa Geneva siya, nibalhin na diay. Mora2 siya'g si JIL diay nga based in HK lang. But she did work in London for 2 years mn cguro to with Carbon Capital Markets (CCM). Good luck to all of them. I don't have the same drive and ambition as theirs. Lahi ako gusto buhaton sa akong life. Happy weekend!

PhD Proposal

La dawata ni Dr Rivera ako PhD proposal nga gisuwat about Metro Cebu as sports tourism destination. So nagpropose n pud ko ug lain. The role of experts in the urbanization of Metro Cebu na pud to aho gipropose. Wa mn gud ko ganahi sa either Human Development Index, 21st century skills ug real estate development and road construction nga ija gipangsuggest. Jia you Doki! Keep the faith lang jud!

Simbang Gabi 2019

Dugay na kaju ko wa mosimba ug kompleto sa misa de gallo. Makamata mn ko basta na'nay tunog ng kampana pero matulog ra jud ko'g balik. Cguro this year kompletohon naho ang 9 Mornings then I'll ask for something from the Lord. Hehe. Jia you Doki!

Last Night's Dream

My dream last night was about games. There was a student daw who looked for me coz manghuwam sa ako t-shirt. Sadly I just washed it daw so di nako mapahuwam niya. And I also remember that I had to rush sa toilet coz naa daw morag Chinese lady nga mogamit. Heheh, I checked on the internet. Then what transpired yday? A friend from DLSU put me in on some happening. I think mao to ang omen nga gihatag sa dream. Jia you Doki, look forward to Xmas 2019!

Sheryl in Cebu

My good friend from NUS, Sheryl Navarez Wu of Los Baños and her family were in Cebu from December 19-20 and on December 21 niadto sila'g Bohol. Didto sila nag-Christmas sa Panglao and after Christmas na sila nibyahe to Los Baños. I saw her on 20th December sa Mactan. Hapit p jud to la madayon kay di mn ko pasudlon sa Shangrila Mactan. I haven't seen her jud in a long time coz I don't think I saw her when I came back to SG last January 2008. I met her in January 2006 when she started with the Masters program at NUS. She met her future husband Lei Wu from China at NUS too. I distinctly remember what she told me: SG may be a mistake to you but it was a blessing to me coz I met someone like you. Thanks a lot She. Iya raba daw ko idrive in her Mercedes if ever I make it to SG. Heheh, it's never happened coz I've been dragging my feet on it. See u phn She!

SEA Games Closing

Yesterday 12/11/19 was the closing ceremony of the 30th SEA games hosted by the Philippines. The program was staged at the New Clark City Stadium in Capas, Tarlac. Arnel Pineda ang performers oi ug Black-Eyed Peas. Incidentally, Apl de Ap introduced the new member of their band - si Jessica Reynoso or J Rey Soul. Apl de Ap is very proud of his Filipino heritage. Free gud to ila concert. Good luck to them always!

Zack

I dunno if I've already made a post about him. He's my high school classmate who went with me to buy T-shirts for our batch silver anniversary in May 2017. Actually we didn't talk for a really long time before that. I learned that driver syas HK and buwag cjas ija asawa and they have 2 boys. He said nagmahay sija ngano wa sija moeskwela ug tarong. Morag 1 wk mn cguro to cja namista sa Tubigon. Heheh. Ila ko gihijack lagi to Macass the day after our silver anniversary celebration in JJ's. That was a very long day indeed! Heheh. In January 2018 he left for another contract in HK. Cge ra mn mi chat2. Ija ko itupo ni Ruel Limocon lagi. Ngeh, di ko ato oi. Complicated to cja. Nangapo n gud cja bujag. God bless us always. Lihok tawo kay tabangan ko ikaw maoy iya advice for my lovelife. Okay po. I need to get over Christian and Nick and all the other boys first. Cge. Darating din ako dun, just you wait.

Christmas 2019

Soon it will be Christmas again. Ug buot huna2on, balik2 ra bitaw ang panahon. Gituyo cguro na ni Lord so that mabuhat jud nato whatever Iya gusto nga ako buhaton diris kalibutan. God bless to all of us always! I remember the lyrics of the song "To be with you again on Christmas day" Heheh. Incidentally asa ko magcelebrate ug Xmas? Naghuna2 ko motravel somewhere coz that's what Bantil and I did last year when we went to Beijing around Xmas. La pa koy final plans this year. Let's see. Jia you!

3 Children

On Christian's FB kay 3 na ila anak with his wife. 3 na diay? Si Jandi and Jacob ra man ako nahibaw-an. Morag Joshua ang name sa youngest. Morag 1 yr old na mn to ang bata. 10 yrs old siguro ilang eldest kay 2008 man sila nagminjo. Ija raba ko gibungolan this time kay he's uncomfortable kuno with my giving him updates regarding my life. Cge gud Titan, all the best to u and ur family in SG always!

Dreams Lately

I know that my dreams have certain messages for me. Last week I dreamt of me introducing Leeyaj to my eldest sister. Then lately pud I dreamt of us having a business near the market in Tubigon. Then somebody swimming in the ocean with a half body. Kami kuno ni Nang Anel ang nagsawom2 sa tubig. If I recall correctly, makatravel raba daw ang meaning sa magdamgo ug clear water. So many times in the past, nagdamgo jud ko nga we were going to travel; that we were waiting for our trip. Then nagdamgo pud ko nga sila Nang Anel ug Bantil kuno nagclimb ug bukid. Diha jud koy damgo nga di nako makalimtan. There was somebody daw who went to my classroom bringing a bouquet of flowers. From the angles I can remember, sa USC AS building jud to kay sa left man nako ang view outside. Then diha pud koy damgo nga diha koy gilakaw padung ubos than pagtungas pa naho kay diha koy building nga nakita. Ang Beijing na cguro to namo ni Bantil last December. Coz underpass man agion ang Bird's Nest and Water Cube as well as Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City. But lahi mn ang design sa building sa aho damgo. Diha pa jud koy damgo nga nitungko kuno ko'g mga poste then diha nay waterfalls or tubig sa aho ubos. Baw oi, motuo ra mn gud ko nga these dreams bid an omen of what's to come. Magdamgo pud ko nila Mama ug Papa asahay. In fact I dreamt that diha kuno mi gusto papahawaon sa among bay sa Cawa. Diha sa Mama didto. Jia you Doki!

Australia

I had an invite from Day Nee before to visit her in Australia. Told her di p ko kalugar kay klase pa. Naay Air Asia from Cebu to Melbourne so at least barato2. Morag online ra pud ang ilang visa application. Naay bushfire didto these days. But I did apply as lecturer in Global Development sa UNSW. Hay kalajo na ato dapita. Cge lang, Ginoo ra may nakahibaw jud sa tanan. If madayon maayo. If dili, di na lng pud. Naay lain nga gitagana si Lord para naho. Jia you Doki! Jayeel was in Australia mn diay before upon the invitation of the University of Canberra/Nicole Curato. They even had a radio program di b? Baw oi morag probinsya ra mn cguro pud ng AUS. Hahah.

30th SEA Games

From November 30 to December 11 this year, our country is hosting this regional sports meet. 2017 Kuala Lumpur ang host. I remember I was in KL around that time. I even asked that Filipina I met at the airport what "Bangkit Bersama" the theme of that edition of the games means. Anyway, for this time the Philippines is debuting a brand new world-class facility in Capas, Tarlac called the New Clark City. It has a stadium and Aquatic Center as well as Athlete's Village and park. I saw it on CNN Philippines when Pinky Webb interviewed the BCDA President and architect Vince Dizon a while back in September man tingali to. Anyway, controversial ang cauldron this time coz P55 million daw magasto for it. The design is only P4.5 million daw by the late National Artist Bobby Mañoza but the fuel must be the expensive one. Coz it has to stay lighted man for the entire duration of the games.