REV. FR. JAY DE LEON, SVD

I once heard him preach in one Holy Mass of the Christ the King SVD seminary in Quezon City channelled on Facebook. I learned that he is a missionary in South Africa. He is an advocate of migrant workers. I heard him preach again today 5/1/22 on the occasion of Labor Day. He discussed the different kinds of love. Naay filial love (brotherly love) or agape (unconditional love). Actually we discussed this in one Inter Nations event, a book talk. Me Before You. The host there, Maria Elena said there's no reason why we love people, we just love them. I had thought about it tinuod and I wanted to refute it. Thank you for the reminder, Father. God bless us always. ALOHA! :)

BALAY NI MAYANG

I saw a video of Liloan Mayor Christina Garcia Frasco rendering this song with her husband Congressman Duke Frasco. I had to search on Youtube for the lyrics of this song as well as a sample performance. Hail to Cebuano music. Amen.

ARAW-ARAW BY BEN AND BEN

Umaga n sa ating duyan Wag k ng mawawala Umaga n sa ating duyan Pagmamahal, o mahiwaga Matang nagkakilala Sa unang pagtagpo Pano dahan-dahang Sinuyo ang puso Refrain: Kay tagal ko nang nag-iisa Andyan k lng pala Chorus: Mahiwaga, pipiliin ka Sa araw araw Mahiwaga Ang nadarama Sa iyo'y malinaw Higit p sa ligayang Hatid sa damdamin Lahat naunawaan Sa lalim ng tingin Repeat Refrain Repeat Chorus then fade They were in Bohol during the Leni-Kiko rally. I think right now they are in the US and Canada for a concert tour. God bless us all and aloha! ;)

MAM CHERRY ANN

I heard from her today 4/30/22 after a very long time. December 2020 p gud lagi tong akong msg niyas FB nya karon ra siya nibawos. I told her about Aloha and she said the best I can do for now is to keep the friendship daw. Huwaton n lng lagi daw kung kanus-a motingog tong tawhana. Thank you Mam. She's my principal when I was teaching English to Koreans last Nov to Dec 2008. Nagkita mi'g kaisa pud sa Jollibee SM last November 30, 2015, gikan p jud ming Ate Michelle lagis SM Seaside ato. Hala Korean. Heheh. She was the one who told me that seloso ang mga Korean lagi. So cge po, God bless us always!

TIME

Time is gold, not bronze. Mao ni bilin nako ni Sir Manny, Madon's husband when we met last July 2017 for their wedding anniversary. I relayed this to Venus and she said work it out n lagi kuno kay nagkabronze n lagi kuno mi. Heheh. Today 5/2/22 nakalugar siya ug chat. Told her I miss our outing sa Kailua so I told her sa Disney Aulani Resort n pud mi pohon in Koolina. Excited pud sija. I'm sure malipay jud n sija lagi Lord if tua n ko didto. If mao pud lagi Imong gusto Lord. Amen. Anyway, Princess Eugenie of the United Kingdom and her husband Jack Brooksbank were in a relationship for 7 years daw actually before they got engaged. But they married less than a year daw after their engagement. So it varies from couple to couple jud diay. You cannot put a timeline jud cguro to things. Maybe it will all be a matter of time jud; it's usually the right time and the right person jud for the girl. Tua pay for the right reasons ni Ate Ica. Jia you to us all and aloha! ;)

HANOI

I have not been to this part of Viet Nam jud. But thankfully na'nay possibility if madawat lagi kos Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) nga postdoc. Migration rhythms to nga project. Coz it will involve field work man in Ha Noi and Manila in spring next year pohon. Ako rong gihabol lagi ang doctorate studies so that if ever madawat kos PRIO, I can take up the postdoc post jud. Jia you to all my plans. Aloha and good night! ;)

DR INDAB

Today 4/29/22 at the end of this week and this month, I heard from my thesis adviser, Dr. Jojema Indab. She told me that dili daw mosign si Dr Chiu coz naa daw koy mga suggestions nila nga wa naho gicomply so di jud daw tong ahong proposal mosaka sa UREC. Then I'll work on it this weekend; balikan ko tong ilang comments during the colloquium. Jia you to us all and aloha! ;)

TUBIGON IS HOME

On the occasion of my papa's birthday yesterday, I created a slideshow for him and our family. Love you always Pa and ALOHA! :)

LOAY BRIDGE ACCIDENT

Last night 4/27/22 I saw on 24 Oras that the Clarin Bridge in Loay, Bohol collapsed. Sus kujawa kaju. So far 4 people have been reported dead and there were 7 b to injured and tua pay mga sakyanan nga kuhaonon sa ilawom. Sus memorable jud to nga bridge kay didto jud lagi natikayhang si Mami Sering one time nagroad trip mi kay pinakalit mn si Bantil moliko lagi. Heheh. God bless us always and jia you!

MUSIC FILES

Sometime in the past 2 weeks I discovered the songs from my old Cherry Mobile fone that I have transferred to my laptop. It has the songs like And I Love You So by Regine Velasquez, Fallin' by Janno Gibbs, Through the Fire etc. Actually daghan p mn to kaju sila gikan sa old laptop ni Ate Ica from KH. Mao lng jud lagi to akong natransfer. Btw, Ben and Ben are endorsers diay this time of Enervon tablets. Ibalik ang Happy lagi daw. Nice btaw ilang songs jud oi. Ang 'Mahiwaga' maoy nasu'd pud sa akong huna2. Cge po, jia you!

UNFRIEND

Today 4/28/22 on my dad's birthday I thought that Nick unfriended me from my Facebook account. But on further thought, I realized that ako man diay nag-unfriend niya as far back as February 2010. I can still message him of course. Pastilan si Nicolas Lord. Nausab ra diay ang layout sa Facebook. Ig search namos tawo, naay Add Friend nga button on the right side if dili n nimo siya friend. Nakurat ug nabag-uhan ra diay ko ato. Tua n rb kuno sijay lain. Mey daw ang name. Jia you to us all and aloha! ;)

POSITIVE

Hay salamat. AFter 2 failed attempts in the past. Positive n jud lagi daw ang PSA/NSO birth cert ni Aunty Helen. I dragged my feet on applying for it coz I wanted to make sure jud nga naa n. Dali2 ko apply last 4/27//22 when gifollowup ming duha ni Paul. So I will wait for it to be delivered and send it to Paul in Japan. God bless us all and aloha! :)

VIDEOS

Tungod sa kampanya ni Nang Anel, nakat-on jud tawn ko ug himo ug videos (slideshow lng gud with background music). Akong gikuri2 ang Video Editor nga program sa laptop (coz thankfully naa man). Since winding down n mn ang kampanya, itodo n natin to oi para to victory n ta. Hago gud kaju sig pangampanya lagi nya di diay kadaug. So far I have finished 9 videos n gud, ang Arts, MATUMATU and industry ang latest. I made videos man pud on Economic Development and for Papa's bday lagi yday 4/28/22. God bless our efforts always. Go go go Doki. For the win n jud ni. Aloha! ;)

MADON

She is my ISS batchmate from Zamboanga. Mora jud n siya ug akong surrogate mom. Today I chatted with her on Messenger. She said basin daw ayaw niyas akong batasan maong wala xay moves. Heheh. Nakatawa kos habang buhay n work yan if asawa mo n. But on a lighter note she said do what you think is right. Salamat po, Madon. Basta huwaton ra ni nako Lord kung unsay tubag ni Mike, kung motug-an b sija nga single si Mr X o di. Kay if di, then I would have to ask him sa Messenger n mismo. Coz I asked him on the email before and wa mn sija lagi motubag. Mag 3 years n mn lagi naho sijang kaila this July so ok n ko nga moinvite nija to come here phn. Syempre ready n pud ko for what would happen. It's now or never n gud, nagkabronze n gud mi ug ni Venus p. And if wala jud diay lagi ni sija, I can always make plans to visit Cambodia kung sembreak. Mao n mn jud ni lagi akong setup before I went to Hawai'i and met him there eventually. Meantime ako ng giask si Bantil if gusto b sija ug nilakangan pohon. May ng klaro aron maandaman. All the best Doki. Aloha! ;)

MARIGEN

Nagkita mi ni Ging2 last night. Grabe mi nga friends bujag kay since elementary p lagi. Heheh. Ang among tabi morag di n mahuman oi. She gave me a L'Oreal Lipstick as pasalubong as well as Toblerone chocolate. In return I gave her a bag pud nga wa p naho nagamit lagi nga panglaki and my Hawaii keychain (one of the last two). Magkita p daw mi phn before siya mobalik sa UK. Aloha Baging! ;)

DIFFERENT

In July 2022 pohon, I would've known him for 3 years now. Lahi n jud tinuod ang dagan sa among commu compared to when we started. Sir Jason calls it possibilities rb jud. Saun mn gud nga di mn siya mawa lagi so I have decided to just go for it. Nagkabronze n lagi kuno mi ug ni Venus p so it's now or never. (Heheh, my eldest sister said golden n daw gani siya. Pastilan kalingaw lagi.) I bumped into my notes in 2020 man gud in which I wrote that he said to come here in future is something to look forward to. Gipakapinan p jud lagi niya ug 'don't you think so?' Wa jud ko lagi ato motubay niya; just like wa ko motubay lagi when he said last 6/30/21 that it takes a special person daw who would want to take care of others. Didto ra gud ko nitubag sa iyang ingon nga he's always REVERED my cousin lagi kuno as a good friend and that it was a while back daw nga nagkauban sila ug work. Hay pastilan. Nag-ask mn lagi diay tawn to siya oi last 2020 kung asa daw nice magstay diris Cebu. Nya klaro p jud nga alibi lagi kay he said gud that it is for his friend daw who has property in Parañaque. Aho gud lagi sijang ingnan ato nga 'if he has property in Parañaque, what would he be doing in Cebu?' Nitubag n lng pud siya nga long term daw mostay maong motan-aw n lng pud kuno ug Cebu. Ah okay. Then nag-ask pud lagi siya kung unsa kunoy capital sa Bohol and if na'ba daw SM lagis Tagbilaran City. Paita aning tawhana Lord oi. But he told me n mn lagi in January last year that he wanted to keep the friendship. Then pagka February 17, 2021 man lagi kay niabot ang iyang Christmas card. Plus many other nice or beautiful signs from last year. But ngano man lagi nga di mn xa makigvideo call di b? Gihimo ra ko niyang follower sa iyang Youtube channel? Unsay tinuod ani Lord? Please help me po. Amen. Basta mahibaw-an ra lagi ni pohon. I keep the faith. Morequest n mn ko phn ug PSA/NSO birth cert ni Aunty Helen and ipada naho ni Paul along with their copy sa pagbahin sa juta ni Lolo Tinong sa Tinangnan. Jia you to us always. Laban lang gud! ;)

MOVE 2

In January last year, I asked my cousin if he is single or what. Nagubot man to kay nasuko mn lagi sija naho. I think that gitawagan jud to sijas ahong cousin lagi kay wa may ing ato lagi nga reaction when I asked someone else before that. This time I made another move n pud. Hahay Doki, it's now or never. If it comes, good. If di pud, ngano gud mamugos ta di b? I know that Cambodia would always be a special place to me. I can always go there during school breaks. Jia you to us all and aloha! ;)

KRESNA, ALAN

Today 4/21/22 I met up with Kresna Navarro for lunch. She is currently teaching Finance daw with the School of Business in UP Cebu. So ganahan jud ni siya mag-academic diay. Pressured daw sila kajus UP Cebu, but at least bawi mn daw pud sa reward/salary. Di daw parehas XU nga pressure ra nya walay kwarta. I invited Alan Tabanao to join us but wala siya nadayon kay not in good mood for sure that April 1 to 15 ra daw nga pay niya ang nigawas. Wala p daw iyang pay for February to March. Gayaya ra mn ng among HR oi. Anyway, I told him nga ifollow up ra lagi to kanunay. Jia you to us always!

ANDREW IS BACK AGAIN

Sus, nichat n pud si Andrew Boki this afternoon while I was busy messaging Sir Odick Abellanosa. Please get him out of the way Lord oi if di ra man diay pud n sija makigminjo naho. Gasamok2 raman n sija Lord. Siya n diay pud akong ipray. Amen.

BANTIL IN PALAWAN

I asked some questions to Mam Melba and I learned that in the 1950s p diay kuno gitukod ang Ospital ng Palawan (ONP). But they are a secondary hospital p daw, working hard to be tertiary kuno. Ahh, kay they have 100 beds man diay and 3 floors kuno ilang building. But DOH-retained man diay kuno siya nga hospital so DOH ang magpasweldo. Hopefully nahiluna n jud lagis Bantil didtong dapita. Basin uli kuno sija phn ig July nya manghalungkag kuno sijas taas kay naa sijay mga plano. Jia you Aunty Tetel, God bless us always!

HOLY WEEK 2022

Karon p mn jud ko'g Holy Week oi nga nagbunok ug nagbaha n jud lagi. Tua gud daghang natabunan sa landslides sa Baybay, Leyte lagi intawn. Asa k anang 3 k LPA gud to lagi ang naas radar nga gipakita ni Mang Tani Nathaniel Cruz? Bagyong Agaton, Basyang ug unsa n to ang isa. Nihunong n mn ta to ang uwan yday ug ganihang buntag but karong hapon lagi, nibunok n mn pud. I couldn't help but joke gud to my sister Michelle nga sila mn cguro ang nagdas uwan lagi. Heheh. God bless us all and may we have a great Easter! :)

BITAW

True, why would I say that I can't be a migrant when in fact I've tried being a migrant worker or an OFW in Cambodia from 2008 to 2010? I turned my back on it thinking I won't have to do it again. But then again, God may have other plans so we'll see. Aloha Doki, have a meaningful and reflective Holy Week and happy Easter! ;)

BANTIL RETREAT

My 3rd sister Michelle is in Cebu as of the moment on vacation with her friend Mam Melba Cos Mendoza (their HR head). They were at the Cebu Center for Ignatian Spirituality in Good Shepherd Drive, Banawa from Saturday night 9 April sa gabii to 12 April. On 13 April they went to Bohol and came back today 14 April. Padung silas Simala rong hapona. Baw madajon b ilang plano nga moadto pas Capelinha in San Remigio kuno ugma phn adlawa. Aju pay magpujo oi kay nibunok n lagi pud ang uwan. Nawa n mn ta to, nibalik n pud. Morag sila lagi ang nagdas uwan b. Hahah. Since niabot gud sila pag Sabado April 9 sa gabii till April 13 Wednesday, nagsige n lng jud lagi ug uwan. Grabe k turbulent tong panahona. Jia you to us always, Aunty Tetel. Aloha and happy Easter!

MARRIED WITH 2 KIDS

Y'day 4/5/22 si Atty. Matahum msgd me on Messenger to ask for my cousin's number. Instead I gave him her FB n lng. Mobakasyon diay kuno sijas Bohol phn oi with his wife and 2 kids. Okay maayo. All the best nimo Atty. Sus kamaayo n if tinuod. Otherwise basin char2 ra pud tong ija lagi. Mahibaw-an ra mn jud lagi n b. Haha. My cousin said naminyo daw ang laagan. Dugay2 n pud diay mi wa nagchat. Actually last December he asked me kung kumusta lagi daw mis bagjong Odette. But before that, dugay n jud lagi mi wa magstorya. Momsg mn gud ko ana niya lagi if masud sijas ahong huna2. Tua n mn gud sa Manila lagis Atty and precovid, morag kusina n lng niya ang Amerika ug Europa oi. I think he has a farm now in Batangas. He is a practising lawyer in Metro Manila n lagi gud these days. Cge Atty, more power to you always. Aloha! ;)

HUNCH

I did some reading tonight on The Japan Foundation. The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) which is YCAPS' main sponsor sa ilang Getting to Know Japan series will be realigning diay daw starting 1 April 2022. Start diay of another business year para nila ang April 1. Gipangmerge tong ilang mga centers uban because nishift ang ilang focus to building a resilient society, an inclusive society ug unsa n to. Basin mao ni reason nga mausab ang role ni Mike sa YCAPS. I really do not know, tagna2 ra jud ko. We'll see in the April 5 webinar pohon. Good night to us all!

CITY HALL/SANTO NIÑO

Today 4/2/22 morning nagnaning n jud lagi kos ahong transmittal letters. I went to Cebu City Hall but wa may office ug Sabado so pabalikon ko ig Lunes phn. So mayor's office ug City Planning Office ahong adtoon ig Lunes sa buntag phn. I have a klas at 430 to 600 n phn. Then fortunately, dihay nireceive sa RAFI and ifollowup n lng daw ig Friday 4/8/22 phn. Sa hapon n lng siguro ko moadto coz klase p mn ko at 1200 to 130 then. Then ang CCCI ofc wa mn ko katuod maong balikonon to phn. Sa may White Gold ra jud lagi, atbang ra dapit sa Robinson's Summit Hotel. And most of all, need butangan ug address to naho ang CHI nga office aron di n lagi ko ipasa2 pas mga gwardya. Wa mn pud naho butangi ug address lagi. Heheh. Then I went to Santo Niño after. I bought some reading materials and a rosary bracelet. Then nidagkut pud ko. Then nag-ask ko ug presyo sa mga imahe. Btw from the Cebu City Hall building, I could see CCLEX in all its glory. This is the reason why I like living in Cebu, coz I am close to the sea. At USC CAS building before, I could see the Mactan Channel pud. At CDU I am near the sea ra pud. But then we have to risk mn jud lagi daw oi if it's necessary and worth it ra pud. Jia you Doki, everything will be alright ra lagi. Venus told me to go for it. Ganahan sija ni Mr Hawaii. Sige, panahon n lng agdon. Jia you to us always! ;)

VIDEO/WORK

I'm very happy that today around lunchtime I looked at how to do a video n jud for my sister's campaign. And lo and behold, my computer has a program man that can make videos (more of slideshow lng with background music) so that's what I did till about 130 or 145 pm. I am very happy with my achievement today. Thanks po Lord. And suddenly I realized why this fieldwork in Hanoi and Manila if ever I'd get accepted doesn't sound so horrifying or tough. Coz I was once research assistant man diay to Marije Bergstra back in June 2000. I helped her look for respondents here in Cebu City gud. That's how we really became good friends till now. Buyag lang pud. Then when Lisa Lamoree was here back in 2015 or 2016 mn cguro to, I accompanied her too in her interview with Engr. Oscar Tuazon. Go go go Doki, padayon lang. Vung already said he and Linh would help me out and Giang also said it would be good daw to meet in Hanoi. Jia you, tan-awn n lng jud. Kay wa p bja ko kadata gathering diris ahong doc research. Btw si Dr Jayeel Cornelio posted that he is one of the TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men) daw this year. Char kaju. Sige po, I'm happy for you. Aloha! ;)