SEAS TEAMBUILDING IN MORONG, BATAAN

On July 4 to 5 daw pohon among Teambuilding lagis Morong, Bataan. Char ha, lingaw jud n for sure. Go go go SEAS, aloha! :)

SWCAS 2024 TEXAS

Ahh now I know. USA diay ang base sa Association for Asian Studies. Coz I'm receiving so many emails from them. Human n ko atong sa Univ of Notre Dame in Indiana, NYCAS, MARAAS. Ang latest is SWCAS lagis Texas, USA ig November daw pohon. Digital technology ang theme. Sus kadaghan b diay ana nila Lord. Adto n lng kos asa ko malipay ug matawhay Lord. I pray for the best. Amen. Happy Aloha Friday to us all! University Week n namo next week lagi pohon. Opening Ceremony daw sa Star Arena on Monday. Tua pud Bench Yell Competition. In the afternoon ang table tennis singles matches from 1 to 6 pm. Then Tuesday whole day pud ang mixed doubles. At least human n ahong duty that time. Sa Wednesday June 5 pohon among pictorial for the new ID (corporate attire daw) then prepare n ko for my Bangkok trip pohon sa June 8 Saturday. Omg, return to BKK after 15 years lagi. Aloha Doki, hope tua n ahong credit card Lord para naa koy backup lagi. Amen.

MARAAS 2024

I received email from them y'day. This is mid-Atlantic Regional Association of Asian Studies (MARAAS). They have a conference from November 2 to 3 at the University of Delaware. I want to join this Lord coz mas nindut p ni kaysa atong Buffalo, New York. Coz near the border with Canada n man lagi to. Sa Delaware tua man si Ann2 so tua n koy pwede kapuy-an or tua nay pwede mohost naho.

DTI 3 VISIT POHON

Today I came to school around 6am. Nisajo jud ko kay daghan p ko ug buhaton lagi. And thankfully nahuman naho Lord ang proposal and travel form for our visit sa DTI 3 ig June 19 pohon. They are in the same area as NEDA 3 which we visited last February. Then I finalized my proposal pud for the MARAAS conference in Delaware in November pohon. Magminjo n ko pohon Lord oi; saun p man n naho ng uban lagi. Thanks po and aloha!

NCCA TRAVEL GRANT

Today I received the email from NCCA. I got the travel grant lagi kuno from them. Wow, thank you very much po Lord! It is P40k but refund ra lagi siya pohon when I come back. I have to submit documents to them (travel report, official receipt, boarding passes etc) so that makuha lagi naho ang mahiwagang pera. Sige po Lord, see you in Bangkok! On the other hand, I may have to let go of my ticket for June 1 and 2 pohon. Coz busy lagis preps for U Week next week. Nya ang ahong iparebook nga July 27 is wala daw flights. Jia you Doki!

MAM LORYLIE

She is my friend and co-panelist sa Bangkok conference pohon. Hago kaju kay daghan sija ug mga pangutana. Ay pastilan. Giaway p naho kay ang ijang hotel booking lagi. Nahago man gud ko kay wa man kuno sijay credit card. So ako ang nagbook sa ijang room and all the fuss that came with it. Imagine, twice ko niadtos PNB Baliwag yday 6/5/24 kay wala p lagi kuno ijang booking confirmation. Pwede ra man gud ijang debit card ang gigamit. Kay EMV n man among cards lagi this time. Wa lng cguro nija maexplore.. 15 yrs ago p diay kuno siya last niadto ug Bangkok and it was a group tour. Maong daghan pud sija ug fears lagi. Anyway, by God's grace, tua n xay ticket to BKK lagi pohon. Huwaton n lng daw namo siya sa BKK airport kay 2 hours late ang iyang flight sa amo ni Nang Anel. Di man jud kuno siya mag Cebu Pacific, PAL man kuno ijang sakjan lagi. This afternoon nimsg n pud siya nga naay new covid lagi kuno. Pastilan si Mam. Cge po. Btw nagstorya n mi ni Achara Phurikhup. Adtoon daw mi niyas hotel namo pohon then isuroy. Thanks Achara, see you pohon!

VERY BUSY WEEK, MAY 27 TO 31, 2024

This stands to be a very busy week. Preparations are underway for our University Week next week, from June 3 to 7 pohon. Since I have been assigned lagi to coach our table tennis team. Busy pud kos ilang pagpractice. I gave the P1k n lng pud to Mam Girlie - P550 for our jersey and P450 for our contribution to our players. I printed their excuse letter and paid ten pesos. I printed my long exam n lng pud sa Public Econ, paid P20. Ang long exam sa Ethics, for my Thursday and Friday klases at 40 copies was printed by Mam Carizza of the Registrar's office. Wow, buotan jud ang mga Pilipino lagi. Thnks po Lord. Gusto ko mag exam this week kay I will leave for Bangkok ig June 8 to 12 lagi pohon. Gusto ko wa n koy backlog sa checkanan pohon. Jia you Doki!

ICSC CLIMATE RESEARCH

I have done my interview with ICSC, an organization based in Quezon City earlier this morning, Monday, May 27 at 11am via Zoom. City level researcher man sa Tagbilaran ilang gipangita. Wow, salamat po sa opportunity Lord. I pray madawat ko. Bale 3 areas ang ilang gipangitaan ug researchers lagi: Antipolo, Bacolod and Tagbilaran. Basically mokuha ra ug info from the LGU and long report ray expected output pohon. They will decide daw in 2 weeks time. Anyway, I might be considered for Antipolo kay xempre, mahal man kung moplete p silas eroplano if akoy ilang kuhaon. Please put everything into place Lord. Amen po.

NO MORE JUNE 1 TO 2 TRIP

Nitunga man ang ahong duty lagi as coach daw sa among college table tennis team ig University Week from June 3 to 7 pohon so I have decided nga di n lng mouli and motambong sa kasal nila Juviesan and Venus pohon. Naikog man gud ko kay tuay isa k player baje nga nisignup n lng aron di lagi daw mi mabawasan ug points. Bale 2 girls and 2 boys man ang need moduwa for 1 singles event for boys, 1 singles event for girls and mixed doubles. Sakto ra pud oi kay 230pm nas June 1 lagi ahong ticket nya via Cebu p jud. Then ang balik is Sunday June 2 sa hapon or gabii nb to pohon. Xempre, natagam kos ahong uli last April 27 to 28 lagi nga 11pm n ko nakaabot sa Baliwag. Then I had a 7am klas p jud lagi the next day then giobserve p jud ko pagkahapon ni Sir Ron. Anyway, I msgd her already. She said okay ra daw, catch up n lng daw mi next time I'm free. Kabuotan bujag. God bless you Venus and Juviesan and all your loved ones. I told her that I am planning a trip to the USA pohon later this year. Basin madawat kos NYCAS conference lagi in New York. If dili, I'm planning a trip around my birthday pohon. Tan-awn n lng lagi kung asa ang madajon pohon. Aju2 kanunay Doki, go go go!

MAM LI

She is our guidance counsellor sa college. I went to her this morning in order to talk about my predicament. She told me to give a timeframe to things so that I don't prolong my agony lagi kuno. And true enough, I would have to decide once and for all if I want to go to Hawaii this July/August or nus-a b. I will check the ticket prices and push through with the personal loan from Mam Erika. Dugay man gud ang BDO credit card lagi. Cge po. cf. Some people do the same thing for 70 years and they call it a life. So go go go Doki and keep the faith always!

BABY HALEY

Mao jud toy last nahong nakit-an sa iyang RPM videos lagi before he deleted (?) them all last July 16, 2023. Kay wala n man koy makit-an lagi nga videos didto. So kinsa si Baby Haley lagi diay? 3 generations of Koreans man tong ijang profile picture sa FB. So kinsa ang mama atong bata oi? Last May 12, 2024 at 09:48 kuno nija gibasa ahong msgs to him. Baw lagi oi, samok kaju buhata. Maypa ilubong n lng n sijas limot kay unsa n gud rong tuiga lagi. And he has not been here to see me. Ako ray nagsayang2 ug oras. Don't waste time gud to lagi ang ingon ni Jacky. Daghang salamat Jack; miss you and go go go!

DTI 3 IN SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

I received a call this afternoon from Ms Aldana from DTI 3. They asked kung office visit raba daw among gusto. I said if naay presentation about what they do, it would be so much better. So daku2 ug chance Lord nga madayon mi didto pohon. Salamat po. I am tired today coz I went to all 4 of my klases. Nag grade consultation p ko and nagklase pud. Wow. Ang MTh klases n lng ang wa pay grade consultation. Ugma pohon n po online then I can encode it n on NUIS. Then ang SAP research n pud sa Angeles ang next huna2on ug ang paper sa Bohol energy. Gifollowup man tawn kos Guinness Press lagi. Go go go lang Doki, aloha! :)

MAY 16, 2024 NO CLASSES

Today 5/16/24 we had no classes in school kay champion yesterday ang NU men and women's volleyball teams daw sa UAAP. Wow, congrats to them. And daghang salamat for the instant holiday Lord. So I was able to finish working on my midterm grades: I finished checking the midterm exams of TOU 232 and I also reviewed the submissions of PSY 231. Amen! Tua pay submisssions nila Econ students sa Ethics class. Mao n lng to ang kuwang lagi then ready n po ako maggrade consultation with their class. I can always do it online man lagi before I submit it on Saturday 5/18/24. I actually thought of going to Angeles City today to submit our letter for our SAP research. But I will wait Lord kung modajon b jud ko lagi. Need p ko mag offer for my sweldo yesterday. Maraming salamat po Lord and aloha! ;)

#4 TODAY

5/14/24 I woke up at 0519 n so number 4 n kos listahan lagi when I came to the school. But I am very happy Lord that niuwan jud lagi ug kusog last night. Mga 2113 lagi to when nisugod jud ang uwan. So nibugnaw jud lagi ang palibot. I woke up with the realization that I will finish a PhD program for my brother. Kay nigasto gud sija lagi when I was in Singapore and wa may nakita lagi. God bless us all always. Amen!

SPOTIFY

Dugay2 n man jud diay ko wa kalog-in sa Spotify. So this morning I logged in to Spotify in order to listen to music by Keali'i Reichel. Ako ra man isa lagi didtos Room 423. Wala man didto ang students kay continuation p lagi this time sa midterm exams nga naputol last week kay nag isyu ug directive si Governor lagi nga mag online klases due to the heat. So I went to the next class, did some checking and went down at 10am for lunch. Diha n pud sila Doc Erese and Mam Ruth nagstorya sa pantry. Nijoin pud si Architect Aimee for a while. Then diha pud si Sir Gorby. I brought out my computer and tried to work there. But naglunch n man ang taga SBA lagi maong nihawa n lng mi. I went to the canteen to eat my lunch -chicken nuggets sa pud ahong gikaon this time. Sa Saturday p man lagi ang deadline sa grades. So na'pa koy time to work on it lagi ugma pohon Lord. Maraming salamat po. I will buy coffee mix sa SM Supermarket this afternoon. Go Doki, aloha! ;)

IT RAINED LAST NIGHT

Tama ako, matter of time n lng jud lagi nga mouwan nas Baliwag. And true enough, I woke up at around 4am to the sound of rain outside. And yes, nag uwan n jud lagi. Salamat tawn Lord. So that mobugnaw lagi ang palibot. Around 6am niundang n pud siya. But let it be the start of rains Lord. So that di n pud gamiton lagis ahong hausm8s ang ahong electric fan. Ibutang raba jud lagis #3 kada gamit nija. Unja kong maguba n simbako, ila b kaha tong ipaajo? Simbako lng po talaga Lord. I pray for the best always. Aloha! :)

TECHTALENTSUK - HANGZHOU INNOVATION COMPETITION

Februaty last year p ko ani nila niapply. Nibawos man sila initially and wala nay response maong I thought wala n lagi. Then lo and behold. Today 5/10/24 nibawos sila asking for more documents from me. Wow, naay chance bujag. They are a headhunting company diay looking to secure scientist or professor positions daw in China. 3 man tong ilang gipangajo: my PhD certificate kuno, proof of my employment as English teacher sa CWF and sa USC pud, and my passport. They asked for my updated CV pud. So I sent them all to them, explaining to them that wala ko kahuman lagis ahong PhD program. Then ang balik kay Innovation and Talent Competition n man lagi in Hangzhou. Huh, where did that come from? Igrab jud siguro to naho Lord. Coz startup n to lagi. Dugay ra gud ko sig tan-aw ug The Final Pitch on CNN Philippines. Now tua nay direct link lagi. Competitive lng kaju Lord kay pila to k rounds of screening. But ang makadaug kay required to set up a business in Hangzhou lagi pohon. This is a city near Nanjing, near Shanghai. Tua man si Dai sa Nanjing. Ug morag si Phen Mab pud siguro. So I'm sure I can tap them cguro for help pohon. Wow, morag nice opportunity jud ni lagi. September daw pohon. Uy what about the New York Conference? Well, gasto man tos kwarta while kani is himos kwarta. Adto n lng kos latter cguro kaysa former. I would need to read up some more on Hangzhou. Though initially mora siya ug Seoul, South Korea lagi. So pray lng jud ko lagi kanunay Lord. All praise and glory be to You po. Amen po and aloha! ;)

IT WILL RAIN SOON

For the past few days I would be seeing rain clouds every morning. So gamay n lng jud ang kuwang, mouwan n jud ni lagi pohon. Looking forward to it Lord so that di n gamiton sa ahong housemates ahong electric fan. #3 raba jud lagi nila ibutang. Maong kahuna2 ko, if maguba to ilang ipaajo? Baw lagi. Pait ning makahausm8 ta ug ing ana and init pud kaju lagi ang panahon. I dunno why, but lately ra jud nija gigamit ahong fan lagi nga naa ko. In the past cguro, gamiton nila nga wa ko. But tungod sa kainit n lng jud siguros panahon, and salipdan man pud nilas kurtina lagi ang bintana ig katug nila (mahadlok siguro silang makawatan). Didto ra lagi ang kainit. Basta Lord, maguba gani ang fan, xempre sila jud mopaajo ato lagi. If not, mopalit ko ug bag-o, ilock naho aron di nila magamit. Cge po, happy aloha Friday! ;)

NY TICKET PRICES

Out of my excitement for the Big Apple, nagcheck n lng kos ticket prices for New York in end September lagi pohon. Uy China Airlines ang cheapest. Ang route padung is transfer in Taipei. While ang pauwi is transfer in Riyadh. Wow, kujawa kaju. Nagsuroy2 n lng jud diay ko anas tibuok kalibutan. Go lng ng go Doki and aloha! ;)

NCCA

Last night, I received email and text from Ms Elizabeth Cabaya of NCCA. For approval n daw ang ahong request for travel grant sa Bangkok lagi pohon. Nangajo ra sila ug copy sa ahong paper lagi kuno. Since nahuman n man ang ahong PPT, mao n lay ahong gisend. Giapil pud naho ang kang Sir John Ouano. But she said ang ahoang application ra daw lagi ang iyang giprocess. Cge n lng. Ang importante naa lagi kaysa wa jud. So pohon, need n sila tagaan ug pasalubong from Bangkok. Taga NCCA, sila Doc Regz ug Doc Dayao and the Econ students. Coz wa kuno naho sila dad-i lagi ug pasalubong from Cebu when I went home last end April for my dad's birthday. Ay I love it Lord. Basin makaadto n ko ug New York lagi ani pohon during the NYCAS conference. Kay bucket list jud lagi naho ang Big Apple. Amen. Bisan next year n lng pohon ang Los Angeles ug even San Francisco. If it's not too much, gusto ko moadtos Europe pud kay 25 yrs n lagi after ISS. All the best sa mga plano Doki. Aloha!

PANDEMIC PAPER

This morning I read on the email from Dr. Baikady (IPSA) that our abstract for the SAP paper has been accepted. We have to submit our first draft daw by August 24, 2024. Wow, salamat po for this blessing Lord. Paningkamutan jud ni namo lagi ni Doc Erese. Siya maoy magmalmal sa fieldwork hahaha. Jia you Doki. Pasagdii n lng lagi ang TOU 232 nga gitagaan k ug low grade sa OTE. Sabagay, mga immature jud sila lagi Lord. Last term ang TOU 234 man pud to ang nihatag naho lagi ug low score sa OTE. Basta po I have done my best in my work. Go Doki! 0453 am gud lagi ko nireport ganihang buntag. Nakaexam kos ahong Ethics nga 7 to 9 am klas. This afternoon pud ang Ethics 1 to 3 pm klas with PSY 231. Sila Econ block diay kay daku ug score gihatag naho at 6.5. They really appreciate me; I do appreciate them too. All the best to us always!

BUFFALO, NEW YORK

I msgd Mam Maggie that basin makaapil ko ug conference lagis New York ig September pohon. Uy ang Buffalo kay near the border n man diay kuno with Canada. So she referred me to someone else, Bernard Dumadag daw. So di ko pwede jud diay k Liana pohon kay tua p man lagi siyas outside of New York City, in Rockaway Beach. So basin pagbuot pud nis panahon so that duol n lng kos Toronto lagi. Let us see n lng jud. Salamat po for all Your blessings Lord and aloha! ;)

BDO CALL?, NY

Y'day I think somebody from BDO called me up but wala motubag lagi. Basin mao n to ang tawag paras credit card. Anyway, I texted to ask if aprub nb ahong card lagi. Wa n man pud motubag. I pray for the best Lord. Amen. Today, I received a response from Liana. She said I am very much welcome lagi daw to stay at her place lagi daw pohon madajon ko atong conference sa NYCAS. But hopefully di kaju hasol oi, kay conference gud ng ahong adtoon lagi. Kung madajon jud ko lagi pohon, I will ask pud Madam Espie Gargar ug si Mam Maggie Andamon nga distant relative pud namo lagi. This afternoon I plan to drop by our guidance office aron istoryahon si Mam Liwayway Fernando. Actually nagsakay mis elevator lagi yday on my way out of work. Hehehe. She told me to drop by her office aron maistoryahan lagi daw ang ahong case. Basta, I will pray for the best always. So go go go Doki, aloha!

CHED

Y'day 5/1/24 I received email from CHED about my scholarship. For termination n lagi daw kay wala n daw ko magpadayon sa ahong eskwela. And ngano nibalhin p jud lagi daw ko ug laing institution. I replied to them today. I said diri n lng ko motiwas sa Central Luzon. I made inquiries n man lagis UP Asia Center, didto n lng ko motiwas pohon. They have a PhD in Development Studies lagi. Tua pud silay PhD Philippine Studies. I pray for the best Lord. Amen. Ipatiwas jud n lagi kay maningil man silas nabayad n lagi kuno tanan nga outright and in full. Uy ngano gud tawn. Tiwason ko n lng ang eskwela, maghuwat n lng si Aloha. Coz I am not willing to pay P720K lagi to them Lord. Asa ko ana pud lagi mangdawdaw? Basin mamatay n lng ko, di p n mabayran. So jia you Doki. Everything will turn out right. Amen po Lord. Go go go!