GDN, DIALOGO

This afternoon, 7/17/24 I was able to submit for the GDN Research Grant thing. Si Daniel Fussy also asked me for the CVs of the research team members. Doc Ryan Dayao gave his support man so I was able to submit it jud in time. July 19 p actually deadline. Then ang among panel for Holland unta. Mao n lng pud among gisubmit sa UP Asian Center Dialogo lagi nga international conference. July 22 pud deadline ato. As is ra ang 4 papers, swak ra man sa migration theme. Ang sequence lng ahong giusab this time: Sir John Ouano, Mam Lorylie Crisostomo, Doc Erese then Mam Rosie Mendoza. Morag lucky charms man naho lagi sila Sir John and Mam Lorylie. So go go go! Ang AAS n lng jud for March 2025 next year in Columbus, Ohio, USA n pud among next submitan pohon. Tua n may possible themes among applyan: digital technology and SE Asia. I want SE Asia. anyway, talk ra mi pohon lagi. I think we were able to do a lot this week. Go go go Doki!

NEW FRIEND

I met him during the SEAMEO SPAFA annual conference in Bangkok, Thailand last June. He works for Sensys in Germany. So far in touch ra man pud mi via email. He asked me to connect him to people here in the Philippines who could be interested in their equipment lagi daw for archaeology. Well, I already did so all the best. Jia you Doki.

NO ULI IG END JULY POHON

I checked and saw that P6k n lagi ang ticket to go home pohon. But dugay man gud nkbook si Nang Anel so P8500 n by the time she checked. Di n lng ko uli kay mora ra kuno ko'g mosimhot lagi. Sa December n lng jud pohon. Cge Doki, go go go! Excited ta ko to go home via BPIA or Bohol Panglao International Airport. Saun, tua n man lagi didto ang airport. Wa n man sa Tagbilaran. College student p ko sige n sila'g hisgot ana lagi. Lately lng jud nadajon. They even have direct flights to Incheon, South Korea from there. Dagku pud kaju ang resorts sa Panglao n in order to cater to this market lagi. So go go go Bohol and aju2 kanunay Doki. All at the right time pohon. Amen!

NO HOLLAND IN NOVEMBER

Today 7/16/24 I read Alex Huang's email to tell me that our panel was not accepted for the November 2024 annual conference. Wala daw connections sa LDE ang mga panelists Intawn pud. So adtos DLSU #WeCan n lng mi pohon. Sept 5 b to on Zoom. Okay ra pud kaju ang title, SDGs and Digital Technology. I'm thinking I'll write about Bohol's TARSIER lagi. Go go go Doki, cge po!

PhD ASIAN CENTER, UPD

Y'day 7/12/24 I was able to submit my documents for the PhD Philippine Studies program sa UPD. Daghan jamo, tua pay GWA computation lagi. Nasayop p jud kos recommendation lagi so huwaton lng to naho kung ipausab to o di n. Kusog p jud tawn kaju ahong dugo; nibugwak lagi when I stood up mga 845 to 9am. Sus nanimaho jud ko yday lagi. I resolved to bring an extra panty ug nappies n jud sa school always. But anyway, again I was able to submit them via LBC, paid P160.00 and today or sa Monday cguro madawat n to nila. Today 7/13/24 I was able to pay the application fee via Gcash (P100 plus P20 charge) and I also finished the WFH report and the GDN Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Doing Research project. Sus, India, Cambodia and Laos oi ang himuan ug evaluation lagi pohon sa ilang Social Science Research Systems. I pray for the best. Sila Sir John, Mam Lorylie, Doc Erese ug Mam Rosie maoy ahong gibutang sa research team. Amen po. Tua p koy Bohol energy paper lagi to do. Ig Monday 7/15/24 n lng gud pud to pohon. Hutdon b lagi diay nato ang trabaho all in one day? Ay, tua diay koy money coming up. I dunno how and where gikan but morag diha lagi y'day afternoon. I pray for the best. Amen!

GDN CALL

Today I saw from the ISS FB page the call for Research Teams in Asia in order to work on a project lagi. It is Evaluating Social Science Research Systems in India, Cambodia and Laos. Mosugod daw this October ang project and it will run for 15 months. Wow, go go go. Mobackout ra btaw ang di willing moapil namo. So all the best to us. Nkhilak diay kos recomm letter ni Sir Perry Fajardo to me. I thanked him jud for his effort. God bless you po always.

MAS SOSYAL

This afternoon nagpost si Sir Justin Bulado sa ilang AAS in Asia didtos Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Di hamak nga mas sosyal p jud tong among venue lagis Bangkok last June kay 5 star hotel gud ang Amari Watergate lagi. Sa opening session p lng lagi daan nga back to back ang screen, di matabang jud. Nya ang mga lapis lagi ug pads nga gipanghatag. Nauwaw lng lagi ko maong wa ko mokuha ug daghan. Then ang Singha Water lagi in bottle nga maoy among imnon during sessions. Grabe jud bujag sa kasulit ang among gibayad. And I told people about it lagi, that naay queuing system ang ilang elevators lagi. You just press which floor you're going and a recorded sound would tell you which car to wait for. O di b? Naa b kaha lagi hotel sa Manila with those features? Daku jud cguro ug support ang Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture atos Thailand lagi. Kay mahal gud to nga venue. Nya didto ra jud pud lagi ang Minister of Education in attendance kanunay. I greet him also with their hand gesture whenever I see him. Excited n mi for next year jud pohon. Go go go!

NCCA REFUND

Sus, this afternoon niemail ang taga NCCA. Kay tua daw discrepancy sa ahong ticket and boarding pass gisubmit nila. I had to explain n lng what really happened. And as it is, mga P18, 850 ra daw ang marefund lagi which is the amount of the airfare. I guess something is better than nothing siguro. Di n lng cguro ko morequest for another grant from them pohon. Hago ning government lagi. Unsa kahay moabot no? Imagine sila Mam Lorylie ug Sir John Ouano lagi went there using their own money; walay mohatag nila ug refund. Maong tarongon jud namo ug plano pohon ang Holland Lord kung madawat man lagi mi. Amen. Today 7/9/24 I worked on my proposed PhD project n diay sa UP Diliman. Total tua n may recomm letter nga nabalik from Sir Gerry Avila. I asked from Sir Fajardo n pud. Si Sir Gerard Go has read my msg on Messenger pud but la p mobawos. I pray for the best jud Lord always. Report onsite n pud ko ugma pohon Wed. Then Thu and Fri WFH then Sat onsite n pud. I can work on my energy paper ugma pohon. Go go go!

MY BROTHER IN BALIWAG

Last Saturday 7/6/24 afternoon, my brother came to visit me here in Baliwag. Morag nakalabay n kuno sija diri before kay padung kuno silas Cagayan b to nga lugar sa ijang kauban sa barko sauna. Number 1 adventurer pud ahong brother bujag. I am happy coz niari sija: I showed him where I live plus the NU campus. Kita sijas among mga facilities and excited for NU to open in Cebu pohon. I gave him the Gucci tumbler that Aedrian gave me last November. Kay magamit man to nija pohon ug naa sijas barko. Thermos man to so pwede sa kape or tsaa. I gave him the 2 remaining NU tumblers pud plus the macapuno and keychain pasalubongs from Bataan. Told him palitan ra naho sija ug NU jacket pohon. I bought him an NU t-shirt and cap man for his birthday. He said mamora n kuno sijag si Lordy Tugade diay kuno pohon nga taga NU. Hehehe. Mo open man pohon ug SM sa Tagbilaran and morag motan-aw kuno ang Watson's pud sa ilang building ug space. Aju kung madajon Lord kay SM-affiliated man pud ang Watson's lagi. Hapit n pud mahuman ilang commercial building diay sa Tubigon pohon. We pray for the best. Ngaon ra mi ug Chowking lauriat, sweet and sour pork then niuli n sija at 530pm. Xempre di pud ko gusto nga magabhian sija kay matraffic n lagi. Nisakay sija ug bus around 530 pm and mga 7pm he said he was at LRT 5th Avenue n kuno. One ride ra man to sija to Kalaw or Taft. Didtong dapita man siya magstay kay nagpamedical lagi kuno sija. I told him I am thinking if mouli b ig birthday ni Mama pohon lagi. Kay tua mi Holland lagi pohon; pangvisa n naho ang P5,700. Mouli ra btaw ko pohon makalugar jud. Go go go Doki and aloha! ;)

MORONG, BATAAN OUTING

On 7/4/24 & 7/5/24 we had our teambuilding activity sa SEAS. We were at Water Haven Resort in Morong, Bataan. Sus lagpas SBMA p man tawn to oi. Overnight mi didto. Van 1 ko, we left at around 9am and we arrived there mga 2pm. Coz we stopped by SM San Fernando p man for lunch. I was on the same room as Mam Brenda and Mam Sheila Soliano and Mam Felina. Sila Ma'am Mika, Mam Christine and Sir JC nag-ipon n lng sa isa k room. I just brought my overnight stuff. Daghang salamat po Lord for a very nice trip. Di puti ang bas didto but nindut ra pud ang dagat. Amen po!

TOEIC

This morning I took the listening and reading test sa TOEIC at school. Sus kadaghan b ato tawn, 1 to 200 items lagi multiple choice. Sabagay, 2 yrs valid man daw pud among scores ato nga test. Libre pas school. I pray for the best. Amen.

ACORN, SHAIFUL

Uy, this afternoon nibawos n jud si Dr Shaiful Shahidan lagi of Malaysia. He mentioned possibilities of working together in future. Of course, gusto mi ana, kami p? Initially I mentioned to him lukay art here in Cebu coz they have one in Malaysia and Indonesia man pud. Basta we can take it from there ra. And I bumped into UH CSEAS too. Tuay research award that I can possibly apply to, August 1 daw deadline for next year's tenure. So go Doki. I got a response also from Acorn; they will contact me ra daw in 2 weeks time. So go Doki, mao n jud ni imong gusto buhaton lagi. Tuas Tinangnan diay ang ahong Journal of Asian Studies. Tuo ko'g tuas Palm Heights. Salamat po Lord for all blessings. Padayon lng mi po. Amen.

USAID CTIP

Tungod ni Nick Millward man cguro of YCAPS that I am now in the mailing list of this group. Tua silay upcomiing webinar lagi on July 17 man cguro to pohon. Then today they emailed about a seminar series kuno that they would do. Wow, looking forward to it. Amen. Talk pud mi ni Sir John Ouano this morning about sa ticket lagi pohon. Cheapest from Cebu to Amsterdam ang China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai layover). Cheapest from Manila to Amsterdam ang China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou stopover). So kita n lng mi didtos Amsterdam airport lagi. Total one hour ra man ang difference sa flight landing times. Pila ray one hour for immigration and customs clearing. Gabii ra b ang abot. OMG, wa mi makit-an ana padung Den Haag. So pray jud mi Lord nga madawat mi lagi pohon. Airbnb n lng mi aron tipid. Go go go po!