Taiwan

Well, it had to come to this Taiwan issue...

Last Saturday, Nang Anel msgd me kay mangutang dw sya ni Mama for her husband's placement to Taiwan. Grabe kamahal ba diay! I sent her money on Sunday afternoon thinking that was the end of it. La pa jd diay coz nanawag kay papun-an pa.

The week ended with my telling them that di kab-oton ang di makab-ot. Coz I learned from Bantil that there are still so many things to pay for!!! Kinsa ba gd nag-ingon mo-abroad sya? Ang ako lng gusto nga maplastar na sila, di n mglisud. Bhla n lng if di sila mouli diri in May, ako n lng diay monitor oldies. Basta, I have to visit PP in Apr/May...

Good luck to our plans, God bless!!!

New Nephew

My sister gave birth to a bouncing baby boy yday. My second and newest nephew. Wow, nana koy kadungan magbday nga kapamilya. Grabe!

5 Years Now

It has been 5yrs since nagpaag2 ko in life. Here's the breakdown:

2005 April I didn't work at USC coz magprepare lagi daw for NUS

August I went to Singapore to study PhD in Economics at NUS. Hay kataas sa standards! It was a disaster right from the start. Ako brother tawn napurdoy and I ended up withdrawing from the program...

2006 June I went home from Singapore. I was unemployed till November. I stayed on at USC till the end of my return service.

2007 November Start of my leave without pay from USC. I decided to go back to NUS man

2008 Jan I came back to NUS but di n mn nako makaya tiwason ang program so I went to Cambodia. I stayed there till November. I worked at an English school teaching Koreans here in Cebu from 8 Dec to 9 Jan. '09

2009 January I came to Legazpi to work at Fr. Jovic's NGO. I only lasted 4 months. I went home in May and facilitated my clearance with USC. I left for PP again in Oct.
I came back to my school in Cambodia. I stayed there till Oct. 2010

2010 October I went home to Philippines. Nasakit man si Mommy Sering and nagplano n mn sd molarga si Bantil. Ako n lng pud uban sa mga old. Find n lng pud ko work diri duol. Good luck to me! :)

I'm Still in a Bind

Hay, Heide. You can never escape your past, it would always be there to haunt you. At least I saw Giselle Lamban today, I'm happy. While there's life, there's hope!!

Mam Delia said big time na daw kos USC. If she only knew....

I remember my Econ 48 Econ Dev class after I came back from NUS. I was trying to explain the Harrod-Domar model. And Rogie de la Cuesta gave the better explanation. Hahay, math econ is not my domain... Still, I pray for the best!

Ako na Lang

I have decided to be the one to stay with my mother pohon. Molarga mn kuno si Bantil for UK pohon and maglisud n mn mi pangita ug mouban nila. Bisan adto n lng ko teach sa Mater Dei then teach pud sa USC kung madala during weekends. I just told Bantil unya n ko uli pohon kung klaro na iya paglarga. God bless to all our plans!

Last night we were at Marge's place (House A) for Christine's bday celebration. We talked na of our CLP in October pohon right after 10-10-10. Join lng ko but magready n lng pud ko for when I have to go home for good. Everything's gonna be ok. I keep the faith!

Ate Jing

Ate Ica is really a very nice sister to have. Kakabalik lng nya from a holiday in Phils. She brought all my books in SG. Kabaguod tawn sya bitbit but diri ra sya nireklamo when nagkita na mi.

She also bought me blouses in Gaisano Mactan coz she took note of Mdm Shirley's comment that probinsyana daw ko manamit. Then she bought me a handbag also, and a T-shirt from Singapore. I pray to God to bless her more. As K-Mart said, she is admired for her simplicity and her sincerity. Mag-37 na si Ate Ica ig March 30 pohon. Kadali.

Mauwaw ko niya if magminyo ko ahead. We'll see.

Have a nice week everyone!! :)

My Brother

I once told Jonathan that I love my brother coz I only have one brother in the whole world. It's true and I always get emotional about it. Yesterday I was on the YM with him. He would've wanted to call me but as I was in the Teacher's Room and had no headphone, chat n lng mi. He brought up the topic of who will accompany the olds in Tinangnan. Gusto na man gud si Bantil motrabaho kay since 2005 p natambay. I have actually been estranged from him since I did something wrong by him. Ako man gud gigamit iya money in 2003 mao la na sya pangtraining so nisakay n lng sya balik dayon. Nabad record siya bale kay dugay siya nga AB or Able-bodied seaman. Nangambisyon jud siya nga magseaman kay nakakita mn xas among kalisud especially when nagdungan ming tulo nila Ate Ica ug Bantil sa college. In spite of that, he supported me when I was having a hard time in SG in 2006. Bawos n cguro pud to niya kay I gave him allowance man when he was studying at University of Cebu Mambaling or Maritime Education Training Center (METC). Retired n mn si Papa ato so tuition n lng ni Dodong ang ilang bayaran. Then I helped him type also sa iyang reaction paper nga nagkadipo2 jud xa ato. And most of all, I bought him a pair of sneakers (Adidas mn cguro to) when nakasweldo n ko. Kay mao mn jud to iyang gusto. When I was home from Holland too, I gave him my Eastpak backpack and Nokia 3210 that I bought there in Europe. But grabe pud niya yaw2 in exchange for helping me out in SG. Why not, more or less P200,000 na gud niya ako nagasto tanan2! Sya pay nibayad sa akong HSBC credit card bill ug Palm Heights monthly amortization coz I didn't have allowance in SG man that time. Pastilan n lng jud k Doki. Mao jud toy panahon nga nagpabadlong ko Lord. Tungod ra jud sa akong hinanakit about what happened to my eldest sister. I wrote her a letter bitaw when I was in SG and okay n mi after that. I went home from Singapore on June 22, 2006 and few days after I came home, he came here in Cebu to see me. Kita xa nga nagkaniwang lagi tawn ko didtos Singapore. I saw him there gud in September 2005 with his fellow ship crew. Ako silang gihatod sa Port of Singapore where their ship was docked. He got married in August 2007. Since 2005 pa man to sya gusto magminyo. Lisud man gud pud life sa seaman. He called me up before I left for SG again in January 2008. While I was in SG he msgd me too. He said pul-an na sya Magsaysay, hinay ang promotion. Then I went to Cambodia and I only talked to him once, on Mothers' Day. He asked unsa nawong sa PP. I said mora ra gud ug Tagbilaran. When I went home in November, he alrdy left for another contract. Then I went to work in Legazpi. He msgd me on 31 Jan 2009; they were in Germany daw. He emailed that he was coming home in mid-March, I was still in Leg. I went home on 17 May 2009 and he made time to see me also two days later. Hapit sya Cebu from Manila before going home. He msgd on 14 Sept 2009 at 5am that he was in the airport waiting for his flight. La man ko load so la ko reply. I know that he loves me and that he won't hesitate to beat whoever guy that would hurt me. Napunta n mn gud niya ang role to protect us after my father died. When I went home after coming to their ship in Amsterdam in March 2001, nakihitch ko sa supplies truck ato. When I got in the truck, he pointed to the driver, "Uy, you take care of my sister". That's how fierce my brother is. Unsa kaha iyang reaction if magminyo n ko? Maguol pud cguro sija if malayo ko. Milaon mn gud n akong brother kay youngest man sa family. I remember when he had to go for training sa Merchant Marine Academy (MMA) in Cavite. Nahadlok jud siya ato kay pangmilitary mn lagi ang ilang training. Sa iyang kahadlok gud kay gihilantan siya. Hahah. Kay saun, he avoided CAT mn lagi in high school, nagvarsity gud xas volleyball. Pun-an pas comment sa akong papa nga 'di mn cguro pud k patyon ana' When I was in Hawaii in July 2019, I told Aunty Helen that tagboon jud n nimo silas barko kay di mn n sila basta2 makagawas gud. They waited for his call p man. Labina ug Amerika, kutob seaman's club ra jud n sila. One time nidock mn gud ug Honolulu sila Dodong and wa daw xay nakita kay gabii n mn daw to. I think the next day nilarga n pud sila. They stay for a very short while ra lagis port. Di n mn byaheng US akong brother ron, gipul-an n sija. I love my family and I thank the Lord so much for them. May araw din na makabawi ako sa kanila lahat...

Sentiments

The other night I talked to Ate Jing abt old sentiments back home. Seems these problems would haunt me forever. It's about the house in Cebu again and my restless phase where I wasted a lot of money in Sg.

She emailed all my siblings and asked them to air out all other sentiments too. Dapat man gud mi magmove on na. Kay dugay na gud to.

I think about Bantil in all these and I realized that cguro she's like that coz she's been out of a job since 2005. Pila gud to iya sweldo in Taiwan per month. Ipray n lng daw sya namo.

Basta, Ginoo nay mahibaw nato tanan. Merry Christmas!!

Nang Anel

My eldest sister, Nang Anel is now working in Metro Manila. I am happy for her. Hopefully dire-diretso na to coz she has to prepare for Biboy's future.

I feel all the more that it is time for me to get married. Eyyy, I keep the faith!

Happy Mothers' Day!!!

Family Problems Again!

Hay kakapoy ba ani oi, abi nako human na ni problemaha. I pray for strength Lord. Amen.

Ate Jing

I am very grateful for family for the 2nd time --this time it's b/c of Ate Jing. She said tunga n lng mi bayranan PH coz kuwang ra man daw ako sweldo. Pls bless her always Lord, a thousandfold.

Told someone that she's a really good sister. Magkadayon lagi mi sya juy maid of honor pohon, hands down! Btw, it will be her 36th bday this Monday pohon.

God bless us always! :-)

Plans and Families

Hahay, makatawa ko sa amo family and w/ the plans of family members. These are the spices of life! :-)

Called up home yesterday, greeted mother a 'Happy Mother's Day'. Ngutana sya musta na kuno ko. Okay ra man, kalooy sa Diyos. Talked to my brother too. Ask sya unsay nawong sa Phnom Penh. Told him morag Tagbilaran oi. Katawa sya! Mao diay nagdali sya kay uli pa man to Matabao. Talked to Biboy too. Hahay, tabian na jud ang bata. Si Bantil ray la niuli kay mauwaw sya kung pangutan-on na sya mga tawo asa sya nagtrabaho and unsa iya plans for her life. Wish you all the best, Bantil. Leave it all up to God!