BAGING

She's my very good friend from elementary to high school. Taga Cawayanan, Tubigon, Bohol jud mi lagi. Yday and today nakigchat siya. Di man siya busy. She asked me kung tua pb kunos SG si Mayie Yu. I think so and si Chacha Aya-ay gave me her FB and I forwarded it to her. Mobakasyon lagi kuno sila next year pohon sa Pinas and they also plan to go to Japan din daw aside from SG. She said mokayod jud lagi daw ta. Coz 4 gud sila kabuok lagi kuno mobakasyon. I told her about the possible New York conference this year. She said tua kunos Rica Sierras sa Toronto, Canada lagi which can easily be crossed via Niagara into NY. She said gud that magbus ra lagi kuno siya overnight if ganahan siya moadtos NY and motan-aw ug theatre. After that, mouli n kuno pud sijas ila lagi. She said pwede lagi daw ko mobisita niya didto kay tua n sijay ijang kaugalingong place. Then si Ann2 diay pud kay taga Delaware man. So I thought pwede jud n naho sila bisitaon lagi pohon if madajon ko this September. Then next year n ang Holland nga 25 yrs after n lagi. Go lng sa mga plano Doki. Aloha! :)

SINGAPORE AND HORIZON EUROPE

I read on the email lagi that Singapore would like to associate lagi kuno with Horizon Europe. So if madayon n lagi, I think mas daku jud ahong chance makakuha ug project if I have a PhD. Nag-email n man ko ni Mam Jill Ariosa gud sa SU. Ask ko kung pilay mabayran if motiwas ko lagi. Xempre if mada ra naho Lord, pwede ra n naho utngon lagi. But if mahal n kaju Lord, adto n lng jud kos lain. Jia you Doki, keep the faith lng jud always. Laban lang! :)

DOC ERICA, SOLDIVO

She became my friend last term when nabusy siya ug himos syllabus. Nagfull time man siya ato ug teach. This time kay part time n lng si Mam Erica lagi. Manager kuno xas China Bank Savings here in Baliwag. I msgd her last Saturday to inquire if naa silay credit cards. Wala lagi daw, personal loan ra daw. I said sige momsg ra ko niya pohon. I pray for the best. When she offered me products like investments and health insurance. Nkhuna2 kos ahong Soldivo lagi or Rampver. Last August 31, 2018 p man diay to. Gamay ra man ug tubo nuon. Pero pwede n jud to lagi panggastos Bangkok pohon. Basta I submitted n my abstract for the NYCAS in New York this September. I pray for the best. Jia you Doki! :)

APRIL 27 TO 28 ULI; NYCAS 2024

Today 4/29/24 nisubmit n kos among abstract ni Dr Erese for the NYCAS 2024 in September. Ganahan ko modajon lagi pohon kay chance n jud lagi. Saun, moexpire n gud ahong visa lagi Lord ig Aug 2028 pohon and gusto ko nga malargahan ug kaisa p before irenew. I was thinking gani to ask Mike to pay for the visa renewal. Hehehe, intawn ang impoverished academic. Anyway, so Bangkok and hopefully New York ko lagi this year pohon. Kay si Doc Erika who is manager of China Bank Savings here in Baliwag said pwede man daw ko lagi mag personal loan with them. So go Doki! Then ang Holland trip next year n lng pohon aron sakto nga 25 yrs after lagi. Go go go Doki, laban lang! Daghang salamat po Lord nakauli ko this weekend. I checked the house kung kumusta n after sila Biboy nagstay didto kay nag OJT from January to April. Wa ko kasud sa masters bedroom kay locked and wa ko kitas yawe. Sa post ni Delia she said naniwang n lagi kunos Biboy. Saun mas stressful gud ang mopujo ug syudad lagi. So last night upon my return sa NAIA, I realized that mao ra japon diay ang attitude sa mga Pinoy taxi drivers towards tourists. Pangwartahan k lagi. My experience in Vietnam in June last year was that napamahal ko lagi. Kay didto man ko nikuha ug taxi sa may arrival hall jud dapit. If nag Grab p ko ato, mas barato cguro. But morag wa may attitude oi nga manggwarta ang mga Vietnamese. Laju gud tong Sao Mai Hotel from Saigon Airport but gihatod man jud ko didto. Ah kadtong motor driver diay cguro. Wa ko niya gihatod sa Pham Ngu Lao. Niliko syas Benh Thanh Market. But I found my way sa mga bus ra man japon didto. Then kadtong ahong gisakyan nga taxi driver from my hotel to Saigon Airport, gikwenta jud nija lagi kung pilay equivalent sa USD to VND. Kay I think I paid in USD man that time. Maong di mouswag ang Pilipinas lagi kung ing ana ang attitude sa mga tawo. Pun-an p nga di connected ang Terminal 3 to Terminal 4. Magbus or magtaxi p k lagi padung didto. And ang LRT p jud lagi. Wa p jud modiretso sa airport! So many missed opportunities from that thing. Saun man lagi ning Pinoy, genius man. Kopya2 ug sistema sa laing nasud nya mofall short lagi. Like the MRT system sa Metro Manila. Mosurrender jud ko lagi anang mokatkat p jud ug habog para lng moexit didtos pikas side. I think sa Mandaluyong man lagi to. Laban lng jud kanunay Doki. Amen!

NUFFIC SOUTHEAST ASIA

Maglaunch n sila ig May 7 kuno pohon. Niregister n ko. Tua may quiz; I hope makadaug mi ug freebies lagi. Nice man ng ilang freebies basta naay event. Cge po, moexpand n jud ang NUFFIC presence all over Southeast Asia kay mao may ilang gusto lagi. Go go go! ;)

BATAUSA COUSINS REUNION

Yesterday April 25 ang birthday nila Dodong Denden ug Manang Bebie Abarquez. Nigreet man pud si Paul lagi. April elders daw. So I msgd if na'bay plans for another reunion kay mag one year n ig July pohon lagi ang pag-uli nila Mike and Paul last July 9 to 13, 2023. Nang Anel suggested sa Davao daw. I said wala nay problema, next year n lng siguro pohon kay tua may planned lagi nga Grand Batausa Clan Reunion ig December pohon. Actually if madajon kos New York ig September pohon nga NYCAS conference, makatamak n jud kos USA mainland Lord. Pwede ra jud lagi nga balhin2 mi venue for our reunion: like pohon sa Davao then Japan then Hawaii. Char! Makaadto n jud mi ug Hawaii lagi ani pohon nga as a group. Pangitaan n lng jud ug budget. Jia you to us all and aloha! :)

CONTESTED LANDSCAPES, WAGENINGEN

Niapply man lagi ko to a PhD opportunity that they have on the above topic. Wa cguro ko madawat kay kita man ko lagis vacancy announcement ni Sandra Nijhof today on the ISS Alumni FB page. Sige lang Lord, morag duol n man ang credit card lagi ug ang NYCAS conference in New York in September pohon. Xempre, isa-isa lng jud kung asa ta ani kadung lagi. Go Doki, laban lang!

Scopus Publication, EAST WEST SEED COMPANY

This afternoon, 4/24/24 at 2pm daw ang orientation sa study grant of the NU system. Kay bisan one term ra daw lagi ang naserve, pwede n man daw. Via MS Teams ra man so way problema. Join ra ko online kay hago n sig lakaw lagi nga init kaju. But I ended up joining our very own seminar where Dean MC Lapuz talked about his experience with a Scopus publication. sus, go go go n lng jud lagi. While there's life, there's hope. This morning ang Data Privacy Seminar with Sir Gorby. Niadto n lng ko pagka 10am kay wa man ko kajoin sa TOEIC orientation lagi. All the best kanunay! Btw duol ra man diay ang East West Seed Company nila Mam Mary Ann Sayoc naho diris NU Baliwag. If madajon ko ug adto this afternoon sa haya sa mama ni Mam Kristine, mohapit n lng pud ko siguro nila. Kay aron makatuod ko lagi. But all depends. Jia you Doki, go go go!

East West Center (EWC) in Washington, DC and Honolulu, Hawaii

Salingpusa n pud kos EWC lagi. I received email man gud about the RICE program. Ahong gibasa and I applied. Nagsuwat ko ug proposal about a certain exchange program. But needed man ang reference letters. Ngajo p ko nila Prof Goenka ug Dr Lee. May 15 p man ang deadline. So pohon duol n aho lng silang sunahon pohon. If madawat ko, I will start ig January 1 pohon. Sus niingon n sila oi nga need ug J-1 visa sponsorship ni nga program. Which means at the end of it, need mouli ang grantee sa home country for 2 years before s/he can apply to another visa category again. Bahala n Lord. I'll just cross the bridge when I get there. Ang importante madawat lagi. Thanks po Lord, go go go!

CREDIT CARDS

Last night coming back from San Rafael, Bulacan, I received text from BDO that under review lagi daw ahong credit card application. Wow, I thought wa nay chance lagi Lord maong niapply n lng ko to BPI, HSBC ug Union Bank b to. I feel positive about HSBC; basin p diay madawat ko. BPI said they will evaluate my application daw in 5 to 7 banking days. And they said pwede lagi daw ko moapply for a credit card. Modeposit kuno ko una ug P15k then 90% ang aho kunong credit limit. Ang Unionbank morag wa n ko nidayon. Anyway, I thought of visiting Bantil in Palawan pohon; May 18 to 19 lang so that eventually maokay n mi lagi. Mosupport diay sija nahos Hawaii. So at least majority would win n di b? I will of course share her picture to Aloha so that makaila sija lagi namo. Busy raba siguro sija diay sa ilang Youth Exchange. Tua n pud Esports sa Hawaii Pacific University. Jia you Doki, go go go!

IPSA RESEARCH

Sa kadaldalan ni Doc Erese, today 4/20/24, we were able to initially conceptualize a research about SAP during the pandemic here in the Philippines. Uy, comparative analysis n siya oi of the SAP experience of Angeles City and Cabanatuan City. Sa 10 May 2024 p naman ang deadline and publication is December 2024. Wow, go go go. Para sa Scopus n to lagi!

THINK

I once read sa SunStar newspaper (buhi pas Mam Inday Yap ato) the advice of one columnist or writer: Go for the one who makes you think; not the one who makes you swoon. Go for the one who never left, not the one who came back. Wow, kinsa jud kaha Lord no? Excited n ko makahibaw kung naaprub b kos BDO Visa credit card that I applied for. Coz extended lagi ang travel sale till April 28, 2024 pohon. Maaprub gani kos credit card lagi pohon Lord. Mobook jud ko ug paras Hawaii ig March 2025 lagi pohon. Jia you Doki and aloha! Am I meant nga mag academic lagi Lord or dili? Kay morag dili. Hehehe. Or daghan ra ko ug gihuna2. Di n ko ganahan motiwas lagis Silliman Lord. Kay mahal kaju. But please show me po. Amen!

BLESSINGS

Around lunchtime today 4/19/24 niabot ang fone nga gipadeliver sa Smart. Coz eligible lagi daw ko nga morenew sa ahong plan oi. Samsung A04e ra gud and I had a cashout of P600. Good for 24 months n pud ang contract. I thought of selling it but then I changed my mind when I saw it. Kay syempre it was shiny kay brand new p lagi, straight from the factory. Basta kay matipid ra ko lagi Lord in all aspects of my life. So that in the end, naa ra koy magamit lagi in case maguba (or makawat simbako lng pud intawn) ahong fone ron nga Samsung A03. Last December p man naho gigamit lagi ang hinatag nila last July 2022. Kay there was no need. Anyway, go go go lng ta ani lagi. Tua nay mga webinars and referrals si Dr Erese from me. Moapil ra n sija pohon. At one point I became sad that basin mabijaan ko nija lagi. Coz he has a PhD man and I don't. But in the end, for growth lng gud ta. Di n ta anang suya2 lagi. Go Doki, God bless you always!

TUJ KYOTO

Today 4/17/24 I received email that the above school is looking for professors lagi kuno. So I applied right away. But ang reply kay 'due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview'. Parehas Trent U Canada lagi. Cge lang, maybe the third time's the charm right? Go go go Doki! Daghang salamat diay Lord that I was able to sleep well last night. Kay wa man koy kauban sa room lagi last night (tuas Tarlac cguro si Jerame and nagdayoff si Bea). So survive ra ko lagi Lord. I will look at the available single room tonight. If need n jud, adto n lng jud ko balhin sa DM Dormitory. Go go go Doki, aloha! :)

ITIK PINAS

Si Sir Jobert Koerkamp of Foundation University has a new research grant daw for Itik Pinas, meaning the development of the duck industry in Negros. I msgd him if I can join their research. He asked me on how I could get involved. I said something and he said ang supply chain n lng daw sa ducks from Central Luzon to Negros ang tan-awon. I've done some initial readings already; I even asked JB Dizon. So wait n lng kos next steps lagi. Aloha Doki, go go go! :)

APRIL 12 TO 13, 2024 TRIP TO MANILA

I went to Metro Manila on Friday 4/12/24 evening. Meet mi ni good friend Gladstone Cuarteros for dinner. Wa motunga ang pari kay busy kuno sija with his pamangkins. E di okay po. So kami ra ni Stone lagi ang nagdinner sa Mango Tree Cafe in Trinoma. Then didto ko sleep pud sa ijang bay in Nova Romania, Brgy 168 Deparo Caloocan City. Thanks a lot po for being a very gracious host. Nice ijang rocking chair sa terrace area. The next day I went to Power Plant Mall for the BDO Travel Sale. I need a credit card kay di ko kaafford mobook ug ticket lagi nga one time payment lang. So I applied already sa BDO. Naa ra daw motawag lagi. This afternoon pwede man pud ko moapply sa SM Baliwag lagi. Kung kinsa n lay mauna ug abot. Anyway pwede ra man na'g di ipa activate lagi. Basta I need one for my ticket to Hawaii ig March next year pohon. Kanang bakasyon lang, I'm looking at March 16 to 22. I will keep my job here in Philippines of course as fallback plan. Anyway, naa ra man jud sija lagi. So aloha Heideliza, all things will fall into place. Amen!

NO TO MAYBE TO YES

Today when I looked at the meeting invite from Mam Abegail Delorino for the SE meeting this afternoon, I changed my response from No to Maybe. And then I thought, tinuod. Pwede ra jud lagi that we turn our Nos to Maybes and then to Yes! Atong huna2 ra man lagi ang nagdala sa tanan. For as long as buligan gud ta ni Lord, anything is possible jud lagi. As it is, the meeting last week was cancelled kay busy tanang tawo. Next week n lng daw idajon, before the General Assembly on April 22. Sige lang Doki, maabot ra lagi k didto pohon. Keep the faith lang gud always. Jia you and go go go!

NEW TOY

My office seatmate has a new toy so nagtatrabaho n siya ngayon ng maayos. Macbook Air oi, pila kahay monthly ana lagi. Ten years gud pud nilungtad iyang old Mac lagi nga nigiveup n jud last week. Lahi jud ug style ang Mac (iOS). Mao diay nga ang mga naanad sa Mac maglisud sa Windows. Well, kanya2 choices lng yan. Different strokes for different folks. All the best Doki and aloha! I am happy Lord that natype naho ang clanbook lagis Batausa Clan Reunion pohon ig December. Gamay n lay need nga info aron makompleto. Then makakontak n mi lagi pohon ug moprint sa libro and I'm sure once makakita n silas t-shirts, mangorder n pud sila pohon. Go Doki, at least na'koy output lagis ahong time diris Baliwag. Nibreak p man kos ahong eskwela so mabalik ra ko ana pohon. Btw today 4/11/24 ang launch atong Border Crminologies nga project sa Leiden Univ ug Oxford University. Morag makaapil ko ato lagi pohon if they would allow me to. Wait lng kos commu. Ingon raba ang LinkedIn that my profile is getting hits daw. All in due time. Jia you Doki and aloha! :)

TRENT U PROFESSOR

This morning I saw from our ISS FB page a job opening sa Trent University, Canada. Niapply ko dajon oi. Magstart n daw to nga position this July pohon. It's actually a Human Rights and Global Justice Tenure Track position. I checked, pwede man ko. So I pray for the best. Coz sayon ra man ang ilang appication process, teaching portfolio ug research statement ra gud gipangajo lagi. Nksubmit ra pud ko dayon sa mga gipangajo lagi. And I checked; in between Toronto and Ottawa ang Trent University. Basta go lng ng go ko Lord. Show me lng po if asa jud ko Nimo dad-on lagi. Amen! Aloha Monday. Tua mi Zoom lagis PDFNI Visayas tonight and ig April 11 gabii daw pud pohon. Strategic Planning kuno ni. Sige po. Online klases man japon mi so dia ra kos among AC office lagi. Thanks be to God.

ACADEMIC WORK

This time I have a new seatmate in the office - si Dr Romeo Erese III from Nueva Ecija. He is teaching sa graduate school, NSTP ug SEAS. Taas n pud kaju sija ug admin experience sa academe. All the best po Doc! Then I am very happy that gikuha ko nila Venice to validate their questionnaire. Diha n ta pud koy laing Econ tutoran but niundang n lng ko. Coz hago tubagon tong ijang homework; ipagraph p kuno lagi. I told him n lng to look for another tutor. So go go go Doki. Matter of time n lng then basin makauli n kos Cebu lagi pohon for the rest of Term 3. I miss Cebu din; hiring n raba lagi daw ang NU Cebu. But all up to You Lord kung asa ko Nimo paadtoon or dad-on lagi. Gusto p ko moadtos Hawaii Lord before ko maghuna2 ug uli sa Cebu. Please show me lng po. Amen!

MERRIE MONARCH 2024

From April 4 to 6, 2024 ang Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaii. 22 groups daw ang mojoin this year. I was able to watch the livestream for the Hula Kahiko; I hope makakita ra pud kos Hula Auana lagi. This year kay dihay taga Oakland, California lagi nga kumu hula nga morag related nilang King Kalakaua. I do learn some more jud about Hawaiian culture by watching these events. Go Doki!

ONLINE CLASSES DUE TO THE HEAT

Since April 4 to 6 and onward to April 8, 2024 pohon, online n ang klases due to the extreme heat outside. Then holiday ang April 9 and 10 lagi. Kahuna2 gud ko ug uli since igang lagi kaju. But then, di p man sure kung unsay directive sa April 11 and 12 and onwards. Once sure n ko lagi that online n thru and thru ang Term 3 klases, aw lupad n ko padung Cebu or Bohol. If mahal ang plane tickets, then magbarko n lng ko lagi from Manila to Cebu. So all the best Doki sa mga plano. Huwat lng jud lagi aron di ko magsayang ug kwarta. Tua n koy ticket lagi unta ig April 27 to 28 coz birthday man n ni Papa. But I do hope for the best lng jud Lord. Go go go!

MAY JEAN

She belongs to the batch next to us at ISS, batch 2001 to 2002. She works for the Office of the President man cguro to. Anyway, I msgd her on Messenger today. I told her I will be in Manila pohon kay magdinner lagi with Stone and Fr Jovic on April 12. Sa Trinoma mi pohon kay morag pabor namong tanan. And hopefully magkita mi lagi ni May Jean.Amen! She knows about Aloha n bja. And I am thankful that okay si Stone nga adto ko matulog sa ijang bay lagi. Gisulti jud tawn sija nga wa kuno sijay aircon, electric fan ra lagi kuno. Sus, ako p. Pwede ra kos sala matulog jud. Morag si Jacky pud. Anyway, all the best to us always. May the Lord take care of our plans. Amen!

REMITTANCES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

Today I actually came to school thinking that I'd apply to the Dutch circular economy in the construction industry PhD opportunity by the University of Utrecht Faculty of Geosciences. As it is, naunhan p jud lagis remittances for renewable energy as posted by that ISS alumnus from Iran. I emailed Dr Hoye and Mohamed Muse about it. I also msgd the ISS alumnus on LinkedIn. Unsa toy ijang name, Amirhossein Chitazzadeh man cguro to. Anyway, I applied already to the Dutch circular economy opp. April 14 daw closing date. Gladstone said tiwason n lng lagi daw ang Silliman nga PhD naho. Hago n man gud lagi Lord and ako n pud mobayad. Mao ng gusto ko mosugod n lng ug lain sa uno. Please show me Lord. Amen po and aloha! :)

SISTER CITIES - SEATTLE AND CEBU

In my Macro class last term, nigawas ang topic about Sister Cities. Of course, because Cebu City has many sister cities. Morag 5 man cguro to: Seattle, USA; Yokohama, Japan; Xiamen, China; Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Harlemmermeer in the Netherlands. In other words, kung nidayon p kos AAS lagi this year which was in Seattle, USA. Pwede ta to nga nangayo ko ug tabang from the Cebu City government no? Moundang or mosurrender man gud ko dajon. Maong wa ko kaadto. As it is, nawa pud ahong gana lagi ato. Coz ang paper is about Malaysian elections; the fall of UMNO. I would have wanted to compare it here in the Philippines with the fall of the Liberal Party. Or nung matunaw ang yelo as Duterte called it. Heheh. Nahadlok pud ko kay dihay isa lagi niingon nga she was stopped lagi when she said something bad about the Malaysian government. So kuyaw diay lagi pud tong buhata. Anyway, I pray for the best. All at the right time. Amen!

TERM 3 IN FULL SWING

Nagsugod n among Term 3 lagi. Okay ra ta ahong MTh kay 2 ra ang klases. But hagoas TF oi kay 4 klases jud lagi. 2 in the morning with TOU 231 and TOU 232. Though nice ra baja pud sila handlean. And I know many people already sa TOU 232 - sila Ashley Charmaine Valencia, Wendrea Clarin and Angel Marcelo from TCW klas last term then si Elron who is my friend from my Unit J days. Hago lng jud ang 4 hours straight kay summer pud lagi. But I think I just need to rest and eat a lot in order to recover my energy. Maniwang jud ko ani lagi Lord. Plan ko palit ug extension wire this afternoon. Kanang barato ra gud. Try nahos supermarket siguro. Then I have to pay P1,500 plus about P500 for my kuryente and tubig ug ang HOA pud sa Cebu nga P1,000. Nisakit ahong liog ron. I need to drink my Nutria n cguro. I will take them out from my maleta. And drink lots of water of course. Go Doki! Btw I realized today that panuhot ra jud ahong bation sa lawas lagi. Especially kung sajo p. And of course gikapoy ko kay naghagdan man ko to klas at 7am. Take care, take a rest lng Doki. Aloha! :)