Romania then Iligan

Jayeel was in Romania around the first week ba to of June for an Erasmus teaching mobility grant kuno. Pastilan, kalayo. Home ni Dracula jud?? Then from there, he went to MSU-IIT na pud for a summer school there. But before that he bagged first the National Academy for Science and Technology (NAST) National Scientist Award for Sociology. Char kaju. Then ang iyang pag-adto pa jud sa Mindanao is in the time of Martial Law coz of the crisis in Marawi. Hehhe. Kaedad ra ba diay sila Sir Malcolm Sanchez. All the best to both Sirs! ;)

Coach

I met him in May 2013, he emailed me out of the blue on FB. Nakit-an ra daw ko niya sa FB sa ako distant cousin nga nagtrabaho sa XU Canteen. I haven't even met this cousin nga taga-Baungon, Bukidnon. FB friends ra mi. Magtext ra na sya nako ug motawag. Kung Sundays nga ako ibilin ako fone kay mosimba, pila jud na xa kamiss calls before ko mouli. Sapoton kaayo ko that time, iya jud ko gipasensyahan. He said butangan daw ug block sa ice ang ulo aron mabugnaw. Or magpuyo sa aircon. I had him checked out by my friends sa XU Econ. Katawa lng ko sa storya ato. We had a falling out in Nov 2013 coz nawala daw iya fone. Wa mn ko motuo jud so ako sya gibungulan. I went to Mindanao in end March to early April 2014 but la jud nako sya kitaa. I tried going to Mindanao again in end August to early September. Nagkita gani mi Perte ato sa St Agustin Cathedral. Twas raining so hard that afternoon. But wa japon mi ato magkita. He only asked kung asa ko nagstay. I would've forgotten him but I saw PCCL Mindanao on TV in October. Diha mn syas table. Mao to nitext n lng pud ko niya ug balik. We met in person in Aug 2015 when I had the chance to teach in XU Econ Dept for one week. But wa gani pud mi magkastorya didto ug tarong. Iya pa ko gikasab-an nga nasnatch ako wallet near Cogon Market. He came to Bohol and here in Cebu in January 2016. He came to our house and I took him to the place where I grew up in. We also went to the cemetery and to my cousin's bday celebration. Then we took the boat and went whaleshark watching in Oslob. Nag-away mi when wala syay surprise nako on Valentine's Day last year. Ako jud sya giaway ato ug taman. I didn't hear from him anymore till last Tuesday 5/23 evening lang lagi when he said naa xas barko padung Cebu. He said pamasin ra daw to iya if moreply pa daw ko. Actually he used a different name in the past so when he msgd me on Tuesday night, I was mean in asking him if wala na ba xay problema sa cholesterol. Hehhe. His sister told me yday that niduol na lng daw ta ko niya kay hilomon daw kaau iya kuya. Hilomon mn pud ko. Hay baw na lng Lord. I will wait for the next steps. Amen! We met at SM City Cebu for a little while on Sat, 5/27 before they went back to CDO. I bought him otap and hopia packs for Luthis. God bless us always!

Pahabol

Naa jud pahabol si Lord. He came to Cebu coz they had a few games here. Nitext xa nako samtang diha silas barko. I had to ask kung kinsa siya coz he used a different name man in the past. Heheh. On Wednesday 5/24 afternoon ila first game sa Don Bosco in Labangon. Layo2 pud to didto, first time nako niadto didto. But la mi magtalk kay busy xas table. I stayed for only 30 minutes ra pud. Coz I wasn't sure if magkita mi or makigkita xa nako. Kay ingon mn xa mauwaw xa kay naniwang daw xa. Nagkita ra jud mi on 5/25 at Ateneo de Cebu. Nameet pud nako iya younger sister, si Joan. She's the wife of Coach Arvin Martinez. She's nice. I gave her a Bohol shirt that I bought on 5/23 morning on the way back here. Para iya jud to kay I bought it out of the blue man. I went to their other game also in the afternoon. Sa USC North Campus na pud. Gilubong nila ang taga-USC. But basin gipagbigyan ra pud to sila kay mga dayo lagi. Last game na daw to nila kay nicancel daw ang UV for Friday morning. So on Friday 5/26 didto daw silas Simala then Toledo. On Saturdy 5/27 na sya nitext that padung na daw sila Cebu. We met for a while at SM City. I bought him pasalubong otap and hopia for his other younger sister Luthis. While we were queueing up for the cashier, he said nagkasakit lagi daw siya. But he didn't tell me unsa jud. Nagkiang2 mn to siya tawn. I told him gusto na ko magminyo. Ready na daw pud siya but problema kuno niya ang kwarta. Hahay, what will Heideliza Batausa do this time? Wait forever?? Morag wa mn japon mi klaro ani. I will move on in life na lng jud cguro. Salamat po sa pagbisita. God bless us always!

Dream

I actually dreamt of Sir Leloy last night. Saman to oi nga mora mag naay danger sa akong agianan kay naay cracks sa water. But eventually in my dream, niadto daw si Sir Leloy to check on my classes. Whoa, feeler! Sa July 2nd wk pa daw ang 2nd batch sa CHED applications. I can only pray and hope for the best. Jia you Doki!

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!