US Presidential Elections

This time is US presidential elections time. It is Donald Trump against Joe Biden. So far leading man si Biden. 264 electoral votes na siya, 6 more to go and he becomes the next president of America already. But di lng japon sila magkompyansa kay mao mn daw pud si Hillary Clinton in 2016. But naapsan mn japon sija ni The Donald. Well, all the best n lng to them always!

Still There

He keeps in touch ra mn diay. But through offline messages n lng. Lisud lagi with the differences in our time zones to chat real-time. Sakto ra pud oi so that padayon ra mis amo mga life. But I think that if he has the time, momessage ra jud cja. Sus, pila n to kabuok friends ako ingnan about niya. Only time will tell jud. Heheh. Good luck to us always. Happy weekend!

Christmas 2020

I came back to Cebu on December 17, 2020. Tuo n lagi ko ato ug pwede n makatravel but then the UK variant was announced. Nawala akong excitement nga halos di n gud ta ko ato katulog. Si Uncle Jovenal to akong kachat that time. I made myself busy n lng. I paid up all my outstanding bills (HOA and water) and I put up the pictures of The Hague from the 2020 calendar that Sandra sent me on my wall here sa living room. I distinctly remember that I was about to sleep on 12/27/20 when Stone called me up coz he was with Tina who was home for the holidays. He told me then that next time n magkita when it is safe to do so. Anyway, Christmas is always a happy time of the year. Jia you Doki!

Smart Food Value Chain

I registered already for the Smart Food Value Chain virtual conference from Japan on Thursday, Oct 29 phn at 10am their time. I got an email inviting me for the event. Wow! I thought mao n cguro to sig ingon sa Google nga someone just searched for you on Google.. I am also attending this USAID Southeast Asia One Health Univ Network on 22 October

Ghosted

He ghosted me after talking to me for about a week or a month or a year actually. May ra cguro pud nahitabo to kaysa somewhere down the road. Saun busy mn siya with his life. You can do it Doki. Move on!

2nd Zoom Session

We had our 2nd batch zoom session last Friday, Oct 9, 2020 at 1400 GMT. There were only about 10 or 11 per session but there were six new faces -- Paul Wanjala, Luz Aida Ochoa, Reginald Nalugala, Dipankar Dhatta, Giang Nguyen, and Nicholas Mangozho. There is a suggestion to host the next one on a weekend. Should be like that so that so much more will make it. Good luck to us all, till next time! :)

Nemesio Sucano

Paryente diay ni siya namo. Batausa kuno ija apohan nya taga-Batasan sila. Diha jud na sija nitunga when he saw my pictures with Aunty Helen in Hawaii. Ija ko gipangitaan ug mabana. Intawn pud. Incidentally, silingan daw niya si Diane Llanto-Maharjan who is Sheryl's friend and who also studied in Delft in 2012-2014. It's such a small world after all. All the best to us always!

Quarantine Life

I have decided to stay on here in Bohol till the end of the first semester. After this sem n ko balik Cebu phn so that di pud ko mahasol sa quarantine. Bisan sa bay ra ko magquarantine, mas maayo tong wa n koy grado or proposal huna2on. Jia you Doki!

NBA FINALS 2020

It is the Miami Heat going up against the Los Angeles Lakers for NBA Finals 2019-2020 bubble season. Lakers eventually won in Game 6. I like Dem Adebayo sa Miami Heat. And of course, si Head Coach Erik Spoelstra who is half-Filipino. Hehe, sila Sir Ouano ug Juan Antonio Carcel kay Lakers kaju. Si Wayne Yun pud. Lakers eventually won the trophy this time. Tungod mn gud pud to ni Kobe Bryant who died in a helicopter accident in late January. All the best!

New Garden

I saw from Mab's post last week I think that there's a new garden being built towards Angkor Wat. Wow, that's truly worth another visit. I last went too Angkor wat with Yuka man diay in December 2009. Before that Nov 2008 before I came home. Then June 2010 I was in siem reap too, around Queen's birthday holiday. I wanted to leave PP coz that was the time Nick came back to our campus and I was really disturbed with it. He would leave after 2 weeks though.

W. Y.

I met him in Hawaii in July 2019, during Mike and Flori's wedding reception. They worked together daw before. Since Mike and I eventually had a misunderstanding, I turned to him for support. Understanding ra bja pud sija. And he'd always been a listening ear. Galing lang, mora cja ug metrosexual. I even asked him if he's gay. Hahay. He has a deep affinity daw for Asia and might retire here. He's a Korean mn gud born in Hawaii. I actually became very familiar with him, bisan unsa n lng to ako gisulti niya. He disappeared on me; he ghosted me. Then on 30/10/20 he came back. Di mn ko diay dapat moasa ani oi. Ako ra jud alkansi. All the best Doki. Move on with your head held high!

SFC GMA RECON

I plan to join the SFC GMA RECON tomorrow and on Sunday. Since it's virtual, I have the chance to join it. I left Cambodia in October 2010 gud and never been active in the community. But of course I miss my spiritual community there. God bless all of us!

3 Classes Na Lang

On Friday, 28 August 2020 I decided to give up 2 of my classes. Coz kapoy jud kaju. Magtudlo pa ko, maghimo pa kos ako proposal and magmonitor pa ko ni JM sa iyang online classes so I decided it that way. Nana mn nuon cjay tutor nga si Rhena Uli but ako mn gud gihapon magsupervise ana ilang study sessions. Besides, I am still under study leave so di ko dapat magdala ug daghan klases. Kay la n mn koy oras itrabaho sa ako proposal if mabusy nas klases. Nadelay mn lagi kos ako proposal writing due to the COVID-19 pandemic so magfocus n lng jud ko aron mahuman. My scholarship is up to this October 2020 but I would like to ask for extension from CHED. If granted then up to summer 2021 ra ko magpaextend. Di ko gusto madugay pa kay ang return service. Today, 9/7/20 I emailed my latest draft. Hope mopasar n to for colloquium. Wait lng ko. Jia you Doki, duol n daw finish line ni Mam Liezl pa. Cge po. Amen.