PUSH

PUSH (Pray Until Something Happens) diay oi. Mao ni advice ni Ate Rose Zacal naho. Then si Atty. Kent pud told me to pray kay especially daw ng mga unexpected, need jud n ipray. Kay saun mao mn lagi aho horoscope for this year. Nga mag-agonize lagi kuno kos setup sa relationships. Kay since nisubmit kos ako corrected copy last March 15, 2021, la n mn lagi ko kaju gikabusyhan. Then I said goodbye p jud to him kay nasuko mn ko ato nga iinsist jud nija lagi ng reconciliation with my relatives in Hawaii. Hahay. All the best to us always. Happy Easter!

Ate Rose

She's my classmate sa graduate school, when I was a fresh graduate. Kami to ni Baltazar Fernandez who is now the Provincial Disaster Director sa Cebu Province. I met him before in a seminar about sea level rise in small islands in Tubigon sa UP Cebu. Till now I can still reach her.. Happy Easter to us all phon! :)

Candice

Ah oo. Candice Bergen diay to ang name sa comedienne nga ako paborito in the past. Heheh. I met up with my college friend Candice last night at SM. Chika jud mis ako experience lagi intawn oi. Di jud lalim. Twice n mn diay kuno sija nakaadtos America kay tua mn diay kuno didto ija 2 siblings. But I am very happy she is there that I can sound off to. Mapun-an si Momo with his words of wisdom nga analogy kanunay sa nature. Examples: maraming tinik ang mga rosas, di ibig sabihin n nalalagas ang mga dahon ay patay n kuno ang kahoy. Thanks again Mosses and all the best in Finland always! :)

FILIPINOS IN HAWAII

Filipinos n lagi daw ron ang largest racial group sa Hawaii, surpassing the Japanese. They also have Filcom or Filipino Community Center in Waipahu. (There's Seafood City there too). In fact, si former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was there in 2005 in order to unveil the statue for 100 years of Filipino presence in the Aloha State. Then 2 Filipino chefs n pud ang famous - Grant Lanai Tabura and Sheldon Simeon. Then the new migrants from Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines are now the ones occupying the food court in Chinatown daw. I saw a video of Mark Wiens gud ordering then eating his order at a carenderia in Mauna Kea Foodcourt in Honolulu's Chinatown. Pinakbet, dinuguan ug sinigang mn to iyang order. Then si Brigette Namata pud of KHON 2 News is of Filipino descent. Morag Bisaya iyang mama. Half-Pinay pud si Lyla Berg. I'm sure with Pinoy blood pud nas Mikee Monis. Even Bretman Rock is originally from Philippines. I saw him in a video gud when he said, I am a Filipino who happens to be in Hawaii. Heheh. Jia you to us all! :)

JJK

I mentored him in his Economics essay about the Rice Tariffication Law in the Philippines in August to September last year. He is a student at British School Manila. Sus, niupdate na sija this time oi. Daghan n tawn kuno sija'g nadawatan, naay sa London ug tua pud kunoy UCLA ug Duke's university sa China. Told him to choose the best school that he thinks will help him achieve his dreams. If I'm not mistaken, Oxford PPE mn jud ija gusto. I am very happy he kept me in the loop. Ug ni Mam Vi pa, di jud kuno ko ani nija makalimtan lagi. Heheh. Aim high, keep reaching for your dreams. Good night!

Light of My Life

For some reason, this song by Wang Leehom and Lara Fabian came back to me last night. Morag 2004 or 2005 p cguro ni. I remember going to IMM Mall gud in Singapore for poster signing by Wang Leehom lagi. Heheh. Happy Sunday everybody!

EASTER 2021

Unsa kahay in store for Easter 2021? Nilabay ra mn gud sya morag kilat last year 2020 nga lockdown. Though naisyu jud tong taga-Cebu nga nangita ug ingredients for binignit during Good Friday. Heheh, looking forward to a great Easter still! :)

MEETINGS

Kapoya mn tawn ning sig meeting oi. Last Saturday 3/13/21 we had a special meeting coz daghan concerns reported by our chair. Today 3/19/21 was our regular department meeting. About IS Curriculum Review amo gihisgotan didto. This coming Saturday 3/27/21 phon meeting n pud kay magcurriculum mapping daw. Hahahy, please give us the strength Lord. Amen. I want to relax pud oi. Di kay cge ra ta lingkod ani. Happy weekend Doki!

VU Summer School on Urbanization

After browsing through papers on urbanization at Academia.edu, I bumped into the announcement that VU Amsterdam will hold a summer school this July phon about urbanization. I emailed Sylvia vd Bunt na about my interest and told her to forward my email to the organizers. If online mas maayo so that di n ko need molarga p phn. Jia you Doki, stay positive lng gud always!

C.D.

She's the latest person that I told about him. She said seryoso mn diay te. Heheh. Thanks for the support always! Kita n lng ta if makabalik mn ko anis Hawaii phn. But I need to finish my studies first so that way sabit lagi kung asa mn ta kadung ani sunod. Amen.

COURAGE

This guy in Papua New Guinea called me a courageous woman. Then si Edward Venuti called me an 'exciting, interesting, adventurous woman'. Baw lagi oi, asa n lng ko ani. Mam Beth said ayaw kuno kahadlok sa wa pa mahitabo. Heheh, thanks kaju Mam. Xempre I need these voices every now and then no? I need as much help as I could jud on this journey. Jia you to us all and aloha!

OUR FORMER STUDENT PASSED ON

I dreamt about it morag December p mn cguro to. Nga drive2 daw lagi mi nila Niña ug Steffi around CDU then diha miy need tumban nga tomb before mi makaproceed. Sus, si Chrisia (+) Gulane diay intawn to. She passed on last Friday, 3/5/21 at 3am. She was only 29 yrs old. Saun, diabetic mn gud kuno to siya diay intawn. Nya since 17 yrs old p daw sya nag-insulin. I went to her wake yday at St Peter near Pacific Mall. She is in a happier place now. Go on with your journey, Chrisia! Say hi to Sir Jam n lng.

PROPOSAL REVISIONS

Since I was able to defend my proposal last December 2020, I am now going thru the revisions. I received the comments of the 2 other panelists last February 12, 2021 so I plan pud nga this week tiwason ni. One month pud ako allowance. Kay xempre, napa gud koy 4 klases to mind this sem. Jia you Doki, slay your goals today ug ni Alan Tabanao p. Heheh. All the best n lng to us always!

SM Seaside Date

Last Saturday 3/6/21 I met with my former classmates in DPE, Mam Rutchiel Rabor and Mam Mila Vildosola at SM Seaside. Ngaon ra gud mis Tokyo Tokyo and talked about my lovelife. First come, first serve daw oi. Heheh. Thank you ladies and good luck with your very challenging life at Naga City High School! I last saw them in May 2016 at the end of our lectures. We had dinner somewhere in Basak. After that mao n dayon to amo next kita. Miss you all! :)

TL and JA

It took about 3 weeks for Joe to reply to my message to him. He's busy daw in Maryland. Then when I told T that nibawos nas Joe, nakigchat sija naho. She told me to tell her if I'm coming to Cambodia. She said I love it there kuno. Tinuod mn pud. Coz I was sincere jud when I was there. And life there was just very simple. Told her man gud our volunteering there was 13 years ago na this June phn. She said had it been that long? We could've been roommates daw if nistay p kos volunteer house. Never mind, T. We are still very good friends. She's in San Francisco now. Basin sa Cambodia mi magkita ug balik. All up to God. Amen. Btw this series "Secret Love Online" on G-Tv formerly GMA NewsTV is really nice. It made me think of my heart n pud. Kung asa n mn lagi sija ron. Sa Cambodia p rin b o sa Hawaii n. It's for you to find out Doki. Take your time lang gud and be gentle with yourself. Most important.

Misunderstanding with my Family in HI

Diri jud mi masango dapita. Basta magstorya nas misunderstanding with my Aunt and cousin in Hawaii. Kay di mn gud ko gusto nga ako ray iblame for what happened. Anyway, I explained my side n jud to him. Tanan n jud to. Bahala n sija'g unsaon to nija pagsabot. Basta kay kaisa ra jud ko mosulti ato. God bless us always! Iyaha n gibasa though wa p siya motubag. I will wait kung unsay iya isulti. Basta kay mao n to jud. I would never want to go through stress like that ever again. Please lang intawn.