Bye AdC

I decided to give up my Ateneo de Cebu teaching opportunity. Kapoy na mn gud kaju. Na'pud chance ang CHED application nako for doctoral studies this June nga ma-approve. Kay gitagaan mn ko'g chance nga macomplete ako profile so that maendorse. I received email today that it is under evaluation na daw and anytime soon ipagawas na ang result. I keep the faith as always. Silliman ako 1st choice then DLSU ako other choices. God bless Doki!

HCA Batch '92 Silver Anniversary Celebration

We had a successful Silver Anniversary Celebration at JJ's Foodstream in Tubigon, Bohol last Friday, May 12, 2017 from 5:30 pm to about 11pm. Daghan kaju mi nangapil, lingaw kaju! Sa simbahan morag gamay ra ang niadto sa misa. But niapas ang uban so pagpicture taking ug blessing after the mass, daghan2 na mi. We were all wearing our official T-shirt that was grey in colour. Overall mga 100 jud cguro to tanan niattend. Actually morag 70 ras listahan but morag nidaghan pag kinan-anay na. We paid for 100 persons n lng para pud free among use sa venue. Lingaw ang games ug ang surprise presentation. Napa mi Panglao salvo ig May 20 phon. I pray pud nga successful sya nga event. Mag-election of officers raba daw mi didto. Jia you Doki!

The Promise by Martin Nievera (from Souvenirs album)

Say goodbye When I can hardly say good night If I can hardly take my eyes from yours How far can I go Walk away The thought has never crossed my mind I couldn't turn my back on spring or fall Your smile least of all Refrain: When I say always I mean forever I trust tomorrow As much as today I am not afraid to say I love you And I promise you I'll never say goodbye We're dancers on a crowded floor While other dancers live from song to song Our music goes on and on And if I never leave your arms I really would've traveled everywhere For my world is air (Repeat Refrain) How could I ever say goodbye?

University Rankings

Coz of CHED possible fundings I learned something about how universities are ranked around the world. NUS is in the top 20; top 10 pa gani sa Asia. And ang University of Hawaii diay mas ubos pa'g rank kaysa Univ of Utrecht in Holland. Hmmm. But basin di na pud ko para didto. Kapoy mag-eskwela abroad nga 40 na ko. Sakit na ako likod. Di na ko gusto ug tugnaw nga lugar. Mas moprefer ko diri n lng jud sa Pinas. Ihatag na lng nakos mga batan-on ang scholarships abroad. I had my chance in 2005 anyway but I squandered it. But since there's always room for 2nd chances, I might just get it soon. I just keep the faith.

Busy Summer

Unexpectedly my summer 2017 became busy. How was I supposed to know it would be? Isa ra gud ko ka subject. But si Lord ra mn gud nakahibaw sa tanan. First kabusyhan ang among Silver Anniversary Reunion sa Holy Cross. Whew! Hasta design sa among t-shirt amo pang giawayan. Hahah. But thankfully we were able to patch things up. Second one is AdC. Niabot ra pud siya nga wa damha. I will wait and strive to be good in it. Coz bigay to ni Lord e. Third is 1st sem loading phon. Bisan asa na ko naabot, bisan unsa nay ako gibuhat. But in the end, only the Lord's will will prevail. I will just wait. I will wait for the CHED decision on my scholarship application. But I'm quite optimistic about it. It's a very beautiful episode now. I thought maguol ko nga June 2017 na, wala na mi tudluan sa Econ 11. But God indeed has other plans. Just keep the faith Doki. He knows best for You always! ;)

Baybay, Leyte

This place must really be calling out to me. I had wanted to go there last October when I heard that Kuya Rey Javier was dying. But I wasn't able to go because of TCW. Then the training that Sir Guiraldo said. Then just this afternoon, it was mentioned that we might go to Baybay, Leyte for our research thing. Wow! The last time I was there was in 2005 pa jud, kami ni Ate Ica. We had wanted to go again and bring our mom but wala na nadayon. Even Legazpi City. Cge lang. Jia you Doki!

H.E.R.

God's clock is not early nor late but just on time. And this is exactly true for me. This Handmaids Enrichment Retreat (HER) came at just the right time. Ang sagot sa aking request for direction from God. Now I am just waiting for where He will lead me next. I keep the faith. Happy Monday everyone!

N. S.

I met him in Cambodia on 18 June 2008. I went to look at his apartment in TTP. I remember very well that it was a very sunny day when I met him. Coz we met at about 1230pm man outside the old CWF building in TTP. Naglakaw2 mi ni Ate atos PP after seeing his apartment. We eventually ate ice cream somewhere coz init lagi. But wala namo kuhaa ni Ate ang apartment unit coz gimahalan mi. He paid for 3 months rent in advance and morag plano ni landlord ato nga patas-an. Wala pa mn gud koy work pud ato sa PP. Then after 2 weeks I saw him at Western International School in Toulkork, De Castle Campus. We became colleagues. There was even an incident that I'll never forget about the report cards at school. I ended up saying sorry to him about it. And the rest is history. Coz I went home in November 2008 and for good in October 2010 coz dili lagi ko OFW.. Fast forward to recent times. I told him that I'm experiencing changes in my body coz of my age. Tiguwang naba daw ko kaju nga di na nako kaya mobyahe to KH which is essentially just a 2 hour flight. Hehe. He always keeps me in check. He's now a metafit coach n mn kaha gud in PP. He's been there since Feb/March/April 2008 I think. He did the CamTEFL man with Marco Demarin. I met him at Cafe Yejj in TTP when I visited with Mama back in October 2013. He asked me then why I didn't want to work in KH again. I said coz my mom's very old. But my mom passed away a few weeks after that and I didn't return to PP. I had my own agenda.. He didn't meet up with me when I visited last 25-31 March 2019. He was busy working daw and that he was also sick. Brownout daw sa PP. True man sad. But then iya n mn gud ni gibuhat before so di n lng ko matingala. All the best in PP n lng po. God bless! ;)

Johnroy

He must really love me. He was my former student who eventually became my suitor. But I didn't give him a chance so in 2006 he got married to someone else. After that we somehow kept in touch. He tried to stay in touch mn gud. I kept my distance coz syempre so I don't want to destroy their family. He's a teacher now in Naga, Cebu. Morag taga-didto iya asawa. Cf he once told me that dili sayon ang pag-aasawa. But if mao daw gusto sa imong heart and di pud mosupak imo mind, go daw! Today 17 March 2017 I saw his message on FB nga nangumusta nako. So I came to the conclusion that he must really love me. He called me up gud even when I was in Holland. Because of that I became disturbed gud and took a train to Belgium. I spent the entire day in Belgium nga nagsuroy2 on my own. Thanks Johnroy and all the best to you and your family and loved ones always!

Legazpi, Albay

I had booked a ticket to Legaspi City in July this year. Madon invited me to share in the joyous occasion of their wedding anniversary. They were planning to renew man daw their wedding vows with Fr. Jovic. I had booked my ticket with Cebu Pacific alrdy last March mn cguro to. I paid P5,334.16 last 03/05/17. I was able to go there last July 11-12. Mora ra jud ko'g nisimhot didto. I slept in Bacacay gud so that I could visit my cousins there also. Then the next day I travelled to Legazpi City after visiting Uncle Loloy in the cemetery. I met up with Madon and her husband and Fr. Jovic at the New Chancery Building in the Old Albay Cathedral Compound. We had a very private mass in their chapel. Then we went for lunch at Colonial Grill in their Ayala Center. After lunch they rushed off to Sorsogon while I made my way to the airport too. Nagkita mi Jacky and Sir Herbert Rosana of Bicol University who I met during TCW at Legazpi Airport. Then I waited for my flight back to Cebu City. That's how my very short trip went. May 2009 pa ko last nibiya didto. I had the chance man to work in SEDP from January to May. I couldn't stay on the job coz it was too far from home. When I went to SEDP this time, gibida jud ni Fr. Jovic ang ilang award from BSP. They are in a bigger office building too. I must admit I felt bad when Jovic said that Cheryl Soriano graduated from NUS but I did not. Well, I already did all of it back in 2005-2006 as well as very quickly in 2008. I can't do anything about it anymore. I withdrew my candidature from NUS na gud. Sayang tinuod but then according to Mam Alona, that was the best I could do at that point. Di mn gud ka pwede magregret sa imong decision. I have tried my best and if indeed it wasn't good enough, then I can't do anything about it anymore. I was confused man lagi when I was in NUS. Nobody helped me out from USC. Only my good Filipino friends there tried to help me out. Jia you Doki, everything will be alright ra lagi. Your time to shine will come. AMEN!

Flores, Indonesia

My high school classmate is now in Maumere, Flores Island, Indonesia. A bit closer to Bali. He told me that they have a transit house in Bali so I can stay there daw if I come to visit. Wow, kana pay kunhon nga na'nay kapuy-an. I am now looking at flights to Bali. Mas barato kaju ang Air Asia kesa CEBPAC. I pray madayon ko phon with Melissa and Inday Chrismarie. I keep the faith!

Jayeel & PSS Cebu

My old friend Dr Jayeel Cornelio was here in Cebu last weekend. They had a socio caravan at UP Cebu and they were also planning for their PSS Annual Conference in October phon. But he didn't meet up with me. I told him about it the past few days. He said he got sick daw while he was here. Well, whether it's true or not, I wish him all the best always. Thanks for the friendship, Leeyaj. I'll see u when I see u phon. His FB showed posts from Japan. Their family went on a tour there. Datu na jud sila, di na mareach. Cge Doki, keep the faith lang ;)

PhilFrance

I suddenly bump into this opportunity just when I thought sa Silliman na lng ko moeskwela ug PhD pohon. Now I am working on the PhD application process. Trabahuon nako ang proposal or proposed project. I keep the faith!