MARIGEN

Nagkita mi ni Ging2 last night. Grabe mi nga friends bujag kay since elementary p lagi. Heheh. Ang among tabi morag di n mahuman oi. She gave me a L'Oreal Lipstick as pasalubong as well as Toblerone chocolate. In return I gave her a bag pud nga wa p naho nagamit lagi nga panglaki and my Hawaii keychain (one of the last two). Magkita p daw mi phn before siya mobalik sa UK. Aloha Baging! ;)

DIFFERENT

In July 2022 pohon, I would've known him for 3 years now. Lahi n jud tinuod ang dagan sa among commu compared to when we started. Sir Jason calls it possibilities rb jud. Saun mn gud nga di mn siya mawa lagi so I have decided to just go for it. Nagkabronze n lagi kuno mi ug ni Venus p so it's now or never. (Heheh, my eldest sister said golden n daw gani siya. Pastilan kalingaw lagi.) I bumped into my notes in 2020 man gud in which I wrote that he said to come here in future is something to look forward to. Gipakapinan p jud lagi niya ug 'don't you think so?' Wa jud ko lagi ato motubay niya; just like wa ko motubay lagi when he said last 6/30/21 that it takes a special person daw who would want to take care of others. Didto ra gud ko nitubag sa iyang ingon nga he's always REVERED my cousin lagi kuno as a good friend and that it was a while back daw nga nagkauban sila ug work. Hay pastilan. Nag-ask mn lagi diay tawn to siya oi last 2020 kung asa daw nice magstay diris Cebu. Nya klaro p jud nga alibi lagi kay he said gud that it is for his friend daw who has property in Parañaque. Aho gud lagi sijang ingnan ato nga 'if he has property in Parañaque, what would he be doing in Cebu?' Nitubag n lng pud siya nga long term daw mostay maong motan-aw n lng pud kuno ug Cebu. Ah okay. Then nag-ask pud lagi siya kung unsa kunoy capital sa Bohol and if na'ba daw SM lagis Tagbilaran City. Paita aning tawhana Lord oi. But he told me n mn lagi in January last year that he wanted to keep the friendship. Then pagka February 17, 2021 man lagi kay niabot ang iyang Christmas card. Plus many other nice or beautiful signs from last year. But ngano man lagi nga di mn xa makigvideo call di b? Gihimo ra ko niyang follower sa iyang Youtube channel? Unsay tinuod ani Lord? Please help me po. Amen. Basta mahibaw-an ra lagi ni pohon. I keep the faith. Morequest n mn ko phn ug PSA/NSO birth cert ni Aunty Helen and ipada naho ni Paul along with their copy sa pagbahin sa juta ni Lolo Tinong sa Tinangnan. Jia you to us always. Laban lang gud! ;)

MOVE 2

In January last year, I asked my cousin if he is single or what. Nagubot man to kay nasuko mn lagi sija naho. I think that gitawagan jud to sijas ahong cousin lagi kay wa may ing ato lagi nga reaction when I asked someone else before that. This time I made another move n pud. Hahay Doki, it's now or never. If it comes, good. If di pud, ngano gud mamugos ta di b? I know that Cambodia would always be a special place to me. I can always go there during school breaks. Jia you to us all and aloha! ;)

KRESNA, ALAN

Today 4/21/22 I met up with Kresna Navarro for lunch. She is currently teaching Finance daw with the School of Business in UP Cebu. So ganahan jud ni siya mag-academic diay. Pressured daw sila kajus UP Cebu, but at least bawi mn daw pud sa reward/salary. Di daw parehas XU nga pressure ra nya walay kwarta. I invited Alan Tabanao to join us but wala siya nadayon kay not in good mood for sure that April 1 to 15 ra daw nga pay niya ang nigawas. Wala p daw iyang pay for February to March. Gayaya ra mn ng among HR oi. Anyway, I told him nga ifollow up ra lagi to kanunay. Jia you to us always!

ANDREW IS BACK AGAIN

Sus, nichat n pud si Andrew Boki this afternoon while I was busy messaging Sir Odick Abellanosa. Please get him out of the way Lord oi if di ra man diay pud n sija makigminjo naho. Gasamok2 raman n sija Lord. Siya n diay pud akong ipray. Amen.

BANTIL IN PALAWAN

I asked some questions to Mam Melba and I learned that in the 1950s p diay kuno gitukod ang Ospital ng Palawan (ONP). But they are a secondary hospital p daw, working hard to be tertiary kuno. Ahh, kay they have 100 beds man diay and 3 floors kuno ilang building. But DOH-retained man diay kuno siya nga hospital so DOH ang magpasweldo. Hopefully nahiluna n jud lagis Bantil didtong dapita. Basin uli kuno sija phn ig July nya manghalungkag kuno sijas taas kay naa sijay mga plano. Jia you Aunty Tetel, God bless us always!

HOLY WEEK 2022

Karon p mn jud ko'g Holy Week oi nga nagbunok ug nagbaha n jud lagi. Tua gud daghang natabunan sa landslides sa Baybay, Leyte lagi intawn. Asa k anang 3 k LPA gud to lagi ang naas radar nga gipakita ni Mang Tani Nathaniel Cruz? Bagyong Agaton, Basyang ug unsa n to ang isa. Nihunong n mn ta to ang uwan yday ug ganihang buntag but karong hapon lagi, nibunok n mn pud. I couldn't help but joke gud to my sister Michelle nga sila mn cguro ang nagdas uwan lagi. Heheh. God bless us all and may we have a great Easter! :)

BITAW

True, why would I say that I can't be a migrant when in fact I've tried being a migrant worker or an OFW in Cambodia from 2008 to 2010? I turned my back on it thinking I won't have to do it again. But then again, God may have other plans so we'll see. Aloha Doki, have a meaningful and reflective Holy Week and happy Easter! ;)

BANTIL RETREAT

My 3rd sister Michelle is in Cebu as of the moment on vacation with her friend Mam Melba Cos Mendoza (their HR head). They were at the Cebu Center for Ignatian Spirituality in Good Shepherd Drive, Banawa from Saturday night 9 April sa gabii to 12 April. On 13 April they went to Bohol and came back today 14 April. Padung silas Simala rong hapona. Baw madajon b ilang plano nga moadto pas Capelinha in San Remigio kuno ugma phn adlawa. Aju pay magpujo oi kay nibunok n lagi pud ang uwan. Nawa n mn ta to, nibalik n pud. Morag sila lagi ang nagdas uwan b. Hahah. Since niabot gud sila pag Sabado April 9 sa gabii till April 13 Wednesday, nagsige n lng jud lagi ug uwan. Grabe k turbulent tong panahona. Jia you to us always, Aunty Tetel. Aloha and happy Easter!

MARRIED WITH 2 KIDS

Y'day 4/5/22 si Atty. Matahum msgd me on Messenger to ask for my cousin's number. Instead I gave him her FB n lng. Mobakasyon diay kuno sijas Bohol phn oi with his wife and 2 kids. Okay maayo. All the best nimo Atty. Sus kamaayo n if tinuod. Otherwise basin char2 ra pud tong ija lagi. Mahibaw-an ra mn jud lagi n b. Haha. My cousin said naminyo daw ang laagan. Dugay2 n pud diay mi wa nagchat. Actually last December he asked me kung kumusta lagi daw mis bagjong Odette. But before that, dugay n jud lagi mi wa magstorya. Momsg mn gud ko ana niya lagi if masud sijas ahong huna2. Tua n mn gud sa Manila lagis Atty and precovid, morag kusina n lng niya ang Amerika ug Europa oi. I think he has a farm now in Batangas. He is a practising lawyer in Metro Manila n lagi gud these days. Cge Atty, more power to you always. Aloha! ;)

HUNCH

I did some reading tonight on The Japan Foundation. The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) which is YCAPS' main sponsor sa ilang Getting to Know Japan series will be realigning diay daw starting 1 April 2022. Start diay of another business year para nila ang April 1. Gipangmerge tong ilang mga centers uban because nishift ang ilang focus to building a resilient society, an inclusive society ug unsa n to. Basin mao ni reason nga mausab ang role ni Mike sa YCAPS. I really do not know, tagna2 ra jud ko. We'll see in the April 5 webinar pohon. Good night to us all!

CITY HALL/SANTO NIÑO

Today 4/2/22 morning nagnaning n jud lagi kos ahong transmittal letters. I went to Cebu City Hall but wa may office ug Sabado so pabalikon ko ig Lunes phn. So mayor's office ug City Planning Office ahong adtoon ig Lunes sa buntag phn. I have a klas at 430 to 600 n phn. Then fortunately, dihay nireceive sa RAFI and ifollowup n lng daw ig Friday 4/8/22 phn. Sa hapon n lng siguro ko moadto coz klase p mn ko at 1200 to 130 then. Then ang CCCI ofc wa mn ko katuod maong balikonon to phn. Sa may White Gold ra jud lagi, atbang ra dapit sa Robinson's Summit Hotel. And most of all, need butangan ug address to naho ang CHI nga office aron di n lagi ko ipasa2 pas mga gwardya. Wa mn pud naho butangi ug address lagi. Heheh. Then I went to Santo Niño after. I bought some reading materials and a rosary bracelet. Then nidagkut pud ko. Then nag-ask ko ug presyo sa mga imahe. Btw from the Cebu City Hall building, I could see CCLEX in all its glory. This is the reason why I like living in Cebu, coz I am close to the sea. At USC CAS building before, I could see the Mactan Channel pud. At CDU I am near the sea ra pud. But then we have to risk mn jud lagi daw oi if it's necessary and worth it ra pud. Jia you Doki, everything will be alright ra lagi. Venus told me to go for it. Ganahan sija ni Mr Hawaii. Sige, panahon n lng agdon. Jia you to us always! ;)

VIDEO/WORK

I'm very happy that today around lunchtime I looked at how to do a video n jud for my sister's campaign. And lo and behold, my computer has a program man that can make videos (more of slideshow lng with background music) so that's what I did till about 130 or 145 pm. I am very happy with my achievement today. Thanks po Lord. And suddenly I realized why this fieldwork in Hanoi and Manila if ever I'd get accepted doesn't sound so horrifying or tough. Coz I was once research assistant man diay to Marije Bergstra back in June 2000. I helped her look for respondents here in Cebu City gud. That's how we really became good friends till now. Buyag lang pud. Then when Lisa Lamoree was here back in 2015 or 2016 mn cguro to, I accompanied her too in her interview with Engr. Oscar Tuazon. Go go go Doki, padayon lang. Vung already said he and Linh would help me out and Giang also said it would be good daw to meet in Hanoi. Jia you, tan-awn n lng jud. Kay wa p bja ko kadata gathering diris ahong doc research. Btw si Dr Jayeel Cornelio posted that he is one of the TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men) daw this year. Char kaju. Sige po, I'm happy for you. Aloha! ;)