CAPRI, www.caprifoundation.org

I saw their vacancies on the email so niapply n ko lagi. I want to move away from the academe n Lord. Coz the past 30 yrs puros academic ra ko lagi. Basin time n pud lagi nga I move to NGO or a thinktank. Tua may ICSC lagi, basin diay madawat ko ato. CAPRI is Center for Asia Pacific Resilience and Innovation. They are based in Taipei ra man lagi. Okay ra kaju kay same timezone ras Pilipinas. Or I can move back to Bohol n siguro pohon after my USA plan later this year. Liana told me that the beach would be nice daw in September pohon. Mahal man lagi oi moattend ug conference. But depende kung unsay gawas atong NYCAS, I will decide. Buffalo is further upstate p daw lagi; near the border n with Canada. But she wants to welcome me to her place near the beach. Let's see n lng lagi Liana. Coz mahal pud ang ticket to NYC lagi. Go go go

UNIVERSITY WEEK 2024

This morning 6/3/24 nagparade mi oi for the start of our University Week. Sa Star Arena ang venue sa opening program. Gikapoy ko oi; saun I was in charge p with our table tennis team. Whole afternoon ang singles for male and female event. Ugma pohon n pud ang mixed doubles event. Pastilan, it's looking very much like SEAT would win both events. May n lng jud to lagi nagparticipate mi. Go go go! He also gave a thumbs up to my posts. I told him busy time lagi. Omg, saun kaha ko ani lagi. Go go go Doki and aloha!

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!