ATTY. MICHAEL GURFINKEL

He appeared on Toni Gonzaga's Youtube channel to talk about the current Trump administration's immigration policy. He said there is nothing to be afraid of as long as your status is legal in the USA. (Coz there are others who are scared daw to get out of their house for fear of being deported). He is married to a Filipina diay and has been helping Filipinos with immigration matters for the past 40 years. He hosts a show daw called Citizen Pinoy. God bless you Atty. May Filipinos prosper in the USA.

USED CLOTHES

About 3 weeks ago man cguro to, gipadala n daw naho from Hawaii ang box of used clothes from Aunty Susan Batausa Drugley's daughter. She retired from the US military man kuno and didn't want to bring them with her to San Antonio, Texas. She said hopefully it will arrive in less than 3 months. Kadugay n pud. But I'll wait for it and see if there would be clothes that would fit me. She told me man to give away the ones I wouldn't want or need. Amen.

US TOURIST VISA

Two years n lng nabilin sa ahong US tourist visa nga 10 years multiple entry. Moexpire siya ig August 2028 pohon. Plan naho largahan ug kaisa p before irenew pohon. I'll ask my cousin Mike to help me pay for the visa fee. Morag $185 nb to, up from the $160 that I paid last August 2018. God bless my plans.

BATAUSA GRAND REUNION

Madayon man ang Batausa Clan Grand Reunion ig May 17 Sunday pohon. Earlier there were talks of postponing it due to the current crisis sa Middle East resulting in very high gasoline prices. Thankfully this time, nibarato n man ang diesel. The highest I saw was around P135 per liter and gasoline for around P98 per liter. Somewhere in the P80s n lng ang gasoline ug diesel this time. So madayon n jud siya pohon. Si Agaw Tata Morales who works in Davao City I think wants to join. Magmotor lng kuno siya if madayon siya. Cge Gaw, aju2 sa mga plano. C Lord n ang mag igo.

MAY 2026

And just like that it is May 2026 already. As Fr Jerry Orbos put it, this month is the month of Mama Mary. It is called Fiesta Month here in Bohol. Busy ang mga tawo sa among high school batch GC ug hisgot about the upcoming grand alumni homecoming kunos Holy Cross Academy (HCA), our alma mater. Di man ko moapil coz mag finals ko ig May 16 afternoon pohon. Fiesta pud sa Tubigon ng May 15.

BILC

Hinatag jud sa Ginoo ni siya nga opportunity. I remember Agaw John Paul Batausa telling me about it. I went there to apply in early December 2025 and the rest is history as they say. This semester isa ra ahong klas with them but hopefully mapun-an next sem aron mabusy n pud ko. I pray for the best. Amen.

TEXAS

Tua n ron sa Texas nagteach c Mam Liezl Gantuangco, my good friend. Elementary daw iyang gihandle didtos Presidio. Tua n pud didtos Mam Sheila Soliano. Tua pud sila Lui Geli ug Sir Jeffrey Lumansag and his girlfriend. Naa man jud nas news nga experiencing shortage of teachers ang Texas maong nanghire sila ug foreign (Filipino) teachers. All the best ninyong tanan! H1B kuno ang visa ni Mam Liezl so naay pathway towards green card pohon. Dali ra man ang panahon, di ra nya mahibaw-an moabot n diay ang panahon for it. Amen.

SPICUS

This afternoon at 3pm I have an interview with English Central x Spicus. I applied as online home-based English teacher with them. I pray madawat ko Lord ky ang mga bills to pay diay. Amen.

GLOBAL CITIES

Yday I joined a webinar by ICAS in Tokyo. Twas about the globalization of Japanese food. Basically, they said if you made it in New York, you have arrived lagi daw. If you are in New York daw, you talk of Tokyo and vice versa. Sa Europe pud is London, Paris and Rome. Second tier ang Amsterdam, Vienna etc.

STAY PUT

Dri n lng kuno kos duol lagi work; di n daw sa lajo. Kay if motokar daw balik ahong sakit, wa n daw mi money to bring me home. I will do my best. Go Doki

TRUMP INAUGURATION

Last November, mora daw kog niadtos New York in order to vote for Trump. And he did win; last January 20 ijang inauguration. Indoors mostly due to the freezing weather daw in DC. I'm thankful that I was able to go there last December. Nkrelate kos mga lugar lagi. Go Doki

PREC EDU SAIGON

I remember applying to them back in 2023. But wa ko ndjon to nila. Then last November 18, 2024, they asked me if I'm still interested to teach with them. Since w n mn k lgi teaching load this time, I emailed them again. Thankfully I'm teaching with them. Mostly 7 to 10 pm VNT diay ilang klaases. Cge n lng, impt mkkwrta lgi. Go

USA TRIP

I made the trip from 30 October to November 11, 2024. I flew via Asiana airlines. I went to Delaware for the MARAAS and visited my cousin there too. She's in Dover with her family. They call her Jane Lowe but she's Ann2 here in Pinas. I was visited by my good hiskul friends too, Johnette & Benjamin Fortich. I met Gillian and Joe too. Basta, twas a very memorable trip. Jia you, aunty Doki!