SIMPLE

This CDU-IS student, Maria Venice Tablada has become my friend jud Lord. Since we chatted last December 16, 2021, just hours before Odette (Rai). Like a diamond that needs to be polished ang among topic ato. This time kay simplicity n pud. I told her that I miss who I am in Cambodia because deep down. I am just a very simple girl. Taga bukid ra kos Cawayanan, Tubigon, Bohol lagi. So let's see which of the plans ang matuman. Nagpapansin man diay tawn siya in the past oi with his entry to the Angkor Wat Half Marathon (AWHM) and with the Globalteer Junior Soccer League. Well, saun mn lagi nga blind man ta asahay. Morag kabayo lagi daw nga naay blinders, limited ug sight kay side to side ra. Pareha b ang sight ug vision? Ate Ica said memories n lng daw to tanan lagi. Morag di p ko kadawat Lord. I want to know and I need to know. Jia you Doki, aloha! ;)

JOE AND SVETO

The surprises for my birthday this year were the birthday greetings I received from Joe Allen, my American co-volunteer in Cambodia and from Svetozar Risteski who is from Skopje, Macedonia. Busy man si former while dugay2 n jud ko wa kadungog from the latter so I told him 'what happened to you?' Lawyer bitaw ni siya kuno with the Council of Europe. I think I met him way back 1998 p and we didn't meet in person when I was in Europe. He has a son n pud daw. Is he married to the mother of that son? I always remember his birthday coz the day after man sa birthday ni good friend Weng Mantaring. Good luck to us all!

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

On this day, I met with very good friends from high school at SM City Cebu. First si Rhona Marie Caingles Noquiao coz namaylo siya ug ibayad sa ilang new boarding house lagi in Pelaez Street, Cebu City. She is with CNU now so maglakaw n lng kuno sila to school and her kids pud. Then nagkita pud mi ni Zacarias Veloso Jr. who was going back to Hong Kong the next day. Kataw-anan kaju kay nadugay sija kay nagpahilot p lagi kuno. Ako sad nipalit ug haplas pud sa SM kay gipanuhot ahong likod lagi. I told him that mga tiguwang n lagi mi. He is one year older man diay namo. Upon landing in Hong Kong, nagpositive p jud kuno xas covid. Saun nagtika2 n mn to siya lagi kay nag-overnight ila Barby Tan sa Canduman. Hay pastilan nimo Zacarias. Good luck in Hong Kong always!

BISU vs VSU

Today 12/1/22 I emailed my application to teach at BISU Main Campus in Tagbailaran City, Bohol. Coz Sir Bernabe Mijares told me they have a part-time opening daw for a Social Science teacher. Wow, niacknowledge pud bya ug receipt sa akong email. So naay chance diay nga mainterview siguro ko ani pohon. If wala then adto n lng kos VSU pohon in Baybay, Leyte. Agwantahon n lng nako ang byahe sa barko. Laju2 jud to nuon. But nice ra man ang pay package and tua mn pud sila Ate Alfea Javier lagi and family didto. Tua pud si Allondra nga anak ni Doris. So di ra siguro pud ko mingawan didto no? All up to God. Jia you to us always! Sa February p daw pohon magsugod ang ilang 2nd sem so sakto ra bujag. I will go to Bangkok p bja pohon in January. ;)

TAGBILARAN AND LOAY

On Novemeber 25, 2022, Tagbilaran n pud ahong giadto in order to see my good friend, Ate Rosemary Zacal who is faculty of HNU in Dampas. We talked for a bit then I went to BISU Bilar to see my SU classmate Mam Vilma Paelmao. I slept at their house in Calvario, Loay, Bohol too. Nangaligo mi ug dagat in the morning. Then I went back home to Tubigon n. Jia you to us all always. Aloha!

SAGBAYAN AND UBAY

Yesterday I went to visit Janice Pojas in Canmaya Diot, Sagbayan, Bohol and Doris Daigan in Ubay, Bohol. Grabeng suroy2 oi. But I'm very happy I was able to do the trip. Nice kaju ang Sagbayan lagi kay naay hills sa Chocolate Hills imong makita every day. It's like Legazpi nga naay Mayon everyday. Salamat. Btw, morag naa ra koy mabalhinan lagi pohon nga eskwelahan. Please ipahiluna tanan Lord. Amen, aloha! :)

BDAY 2022

For this year's birthday, I gave a simple lunch treat to my colleagues at CDU. Si Mam Liezl Gantuangco n ang nagfacilitate sa lunch with the help of Sir Max Capala and Mam Ophel Gabrillo. Pansit guisado, lechon manok ug chopsuey with rice and drinks ra gud ilang gipangkaon. In the evening kay didto mi nagdinner sa Bazak Food Park. Nice ilang American Boodle oi. Amen. Niari diay pud si Rhena Uli pag 1pm then nilakaw siya at 2pm. Jia you to us all. Aloha! Daghan mi kadungan ug birthday jud aning adlawa. Even si Golda Amila nga igsoon ni Mayor Marlon Amila kay kadungan diay pud namo ug birthday ni JM along with Fr. Tom Balatayo, anhing Tiyo Filemon Batausa, Sir Antonio Diluvio, Ronald Chatto, Achara Phurikhup, Ansing Arcamo. God bless us all!

BACK TO BOHOL

I've been here in Bohol since November 11, 2022 sa gabii. Diri n ko oi, biyaan ko n ang Cebu. Samok ng awayon ta about sa bay didto. Sila man kahay kamao ug maayo di b. E di, let them work to make it sparkle and shine! Tua n koy nakontak nga pwedeng balhinan: VSU in Baybay, Leyte ug HNU in Dampas, Tagbilaran or even BISU. Yaw n lng siguro tong Foundation Univ Dumaguete kay laju n. I will wait Lord kung asay madayon aning tanan. Keep the faith lng gud Doki. Amen!

MEMORIES

"Memories are times that we borrow. To spend when we get to tomorrow" Ate Ica told me that memories n lng lagi daw tong Cambodia namo in the past. Lingaw mn jud to kaju lagi Lord. Active mi ni Ate Ica sa Singles for Christ Cambodia bujag. Sila Kuya Arn at Ate Sally and K Mart and Ate Nahlyn among heads. Nagtravel mi to Bangkok then to Kep, Kampot, Sihanoukville (Kampong Som) and others. At the same time, I was teaching pud at Western International School in Toulkork and in the beginning, I was volunteering to teach English at CWF in Toul Tompoung. That's where I met Teacher Mr Nick and the late Neville Tickner. He died in Dien Bien Phu (DBP), Vietnam in late January 2020. Kay wala n mn momsg si Teacher Mr Nick so kalimtan n lng jud kuno to siya lagi aron di kuno magubot akong utok. I am very grateful Lord that even till now. I still get the spiritual guidance of my 2nd sister. Mao mn gud toy among buhat lagi when I was in Cambodia nga magchat jud mis celfone. Mobitel man cguro to ang among network provider. Dili Camshin. Or there would be times nga mobutho n lng n siyas akong old apartment in St 313 kay mogawas man siyas ilang factory after work at 4pm. Sahay sa Phsar Sorya n siya modiretso magsuroy2 then ig human n lng siya moadtos akong apartment lagi kay matulog. Then during Saturday afternoon nga magmisa mis World Vision Auditorium in Bokor, sahay sa CR n lng mi magkita. AFter that, diretso n mis fellowship lagi or household prayer meeting. Ig uli namo ig k gabii, magchika ra jud mi till usigon n lng mis iro sa akong landlords. Then Sunday morning will just be relax and chill at Citimall Olympic. Pastilan n lng jud lagi. Happy ra pud mi ni Ate Ica that nakasuroy jud si Mama lagis PP even once before she bid goodbye to this world. Daghan gud ang nakaingon ato nga isuroy kuno pud nila lagi ilang parents abroad before mogoodbye. Basta Doki, your reward will come soon ra. Aloha!

MISSIONARY

I do have an inclination to be missionary jud. Because of the University of San Carlos (USC) where I did my university which is an SVD (Society of the Divine Word) school. In Holland, our unacknowledged leader, Fr. Jovic Lobrigo also took us on his many outings/masses with the Filipino communities there. And in Cambodia, very active man mi ni Ate Ica so ingrained jud nas among brain ang mission lagi. This time I consider my colleague Ms Ophelia Gabrillo as my mission. Kay willing man jud siya lagi mouban nako diris Palm Heights and to listen to my story. Then nigawas nga daghan diay pud Koreans nagkagusto niya in the past nya wa niya pansina. She realized after talking to me that she missed too many opportunities in life. Na'pa xay bisyo nga wala p niya maovercome. Salamat po Lord for her company during my times of distress. I am now in Bohol and thinking of where to move lagi in January 2023 pohon. For retirement n cguro ni. God bless us all and aloha!

SALIMUANG

I remember my mom saying that if magsalimuang n lagi daw k kung kinsay imong pilion, minyoonon n jud lagi daw k. Thanks Ma. Miss you and I love you! This all started when I realized that he is not somebody man diay lagi that I just met on Messenger. I met this guy man diay in Hawaii in July 2019 and he's kept in touch. I had to confront my feelings kung unsa jud. Forsaking all the others gud. I booked a ticket to Clark last end October kay Intrams lagi namo. Wala mn jud ko nadayon lagi due to the Korean Air mishap. Ang ending ani nga week kay ang Plantation Bay man nga golf cart story. Giaway man kos akong maguwang lagi over the weekend so it had been very emotional. Nahutdan ko ug Shellane last Saturday morning so dili ko on time nakakaon. Nitunga akong kabuhi ato and went on a panic attack. Didto n pud kos UCMed. Heheh. Nisakit akong likod rong panahona and I have a hard time standing. Tungod siguros tigtugnaw n lagi; nisuol n ang arthritis. My sister Analili told me to take Omega 3. So I took out my age-old Squalene tablets. Iwalking jud ni nako every day with Mam Ophel who is now giving me company. Thanks po Lord. I went to Simala last Sunday 11/6/22 and I got my last sign that siya jud lagi ang gusto sa akong papa. Didto jud sa 'looks fade' lagi. Anlene ra diay solution; I just need more calcium in my body. Thanks po Lord for Mam Ophel. She gave me company in Palm Heights till I went home last Friday, November 11 sa gabii. Then si Mam Kath Quijano helped me to get to Pier 3. La lng ko niya mahatod to Tubigon, Bohol kay mahadlok man daw siya mobalik ug kadlawn nas Cebu. Thanks a lot, Mam Kath. Good luck to us all and aloha! ;)

ACADEMIA STALKERS

Since October 31 jud lagi to November 2, 2022, I've had stalkers in my profile on Academia, www.academia.edu, from New York and Vancouver, British Columbia. As of 11/2/22 at 8pm, I counted 15 from Vancouver and 1 from New York. Hoy, kinsa man kaha n sila no? Then when I looked at his Youtube channel. Seattle and Vancouver man ang iyang posts. Jama jama k diha Dong. Pagsure diha. Heheh. Btw, in our class today. I was telling Shaeneid Medidas who is a cousin of my cousins sa Mindanao. I told her that I miss all the biko, budbud ug putomaya kay kalag2 p lagi ron. Nya kami nagklase n. Nireact p jud si Mam Beth that mahal n lagi kuno magbiko rong panahona. Sige lang, saun ta man. Endure if you must and enjoy when you can. Jia you to us all! The next thing to this is ang pangaway n jud lagi tawn ni Mikayla oi. Paita! Cge lang Doki. Never lose sight lang of what you truly want. Ug ni Mosses pa. If you stop at every dog that barks kuno, you will never get to your destination. Much mahalo Momo and aloha! ;)