Silliman University, Dumaguete City

I went to Dumaguete on Thursday night, June 23, 2017. I took the boat from George & Peter Lines. We left Cebu at 10pm. We arrived in Dumaguete around 430 am the next day. From Dumaguete moadto pas Dapitan ang barko. After having breakfast, I went to Silliman University (SU) na to enrol in their PhD Social Sciences program. I had to go to the University Graduate Programs (UGP) Office first. Late na mn ko nienrol bale kay klase na mn sila pag June 17. After paying the downpayment, I proceeded to the issuance of ID. After getting my ID, I walked around the campus. I went to the Main Library. One whole building pud ilang library. In some ways it reminded me of NUS. Smaller campus lng jud ang SU and flat. Casual kaju pud didto; people come to the campus wearing whatever they want to wear. I had my first classes on Saturday, June 24, 2017. First class was 10am to 1pm under Dr. Cubelo. But actually before 12nn, nidismiss nas Dr Cubelo kay mouli pa daw xas Bohol. Heheh. I have a lot of classmates also from Bohol. Barkada nako si Mam Alma Vilma Sumampong Pailmao from BISU Bilar. Our farthest classmate is from Samar pa tawn. Si Cañal. Friday pa kuno cja mogikan didto. Catbalogan mn cguro to o Catarman ba. Second class was Dr Rivera at 1-230pm then Dr Apla-on at 4-6pm. After class I went to Robinson's Dumaguete to meet with Mam Charlotte. She treated me and my classmate to dinner at Sans Rival Resto. Lami ra pud ilang pasta puttanesca ug cinnamon roll. Research-based jud ang SU. Every subject naa jud paper requirement. Naaprub kos CHED. But sa 2nd sem na nako itake up ang scholarship kay dugay man gud ila decision. Nagteach mn ko full time pag 1st sem. Half sa college and half sa senior high. Gitabangan n lng pud naho si Ria Alcantara ang coordinator kay ingnan mn ko niya 'ayaw ko hatagi'g problema' when I told her I was thinking of giving up my SHS Entrep load to study at SU. I could've talked to Atty if I really wanted to.. Jia you to us all!

SHS

I am teaching Entrepreneurship at senior high school this semester. 3 sections. Half-half ako teaching load. Lingaw ra mn diay pud ang SHS. I am able to use what I learned in Education classes. Jia you Doki! ;)

National Scientist

National scientist ang oplok for this year. Morag P150,000 ba to ang iya cash gift. Daghan na na cja'g kwarta oi kay nagtudlo pa gud cjas MSU-IIT last June to July. Diha pa cjay Erasmus teaching grant sa Romania before that. Di na cguro naho cja mareach. Pls show me your direction always Lord. Amen.

To Reach You

To reach you I fly across the sky Without you... We were meant to be together ... I like this song by Regine Velasquez-Alcasid.

In A Rush

Madam Shirley frankly told me today that nagmamadali kuno ko mag-asawa. Tungod mn gud sa akong edad. But then, if walay effort ang guy, I might end up regretting my decision. Unsa gani to ang saying, "Marry in haste, repent in leisure". Of course I don't want that to happen to me. So slow down lang jud Doki and keep praying. Ask God for directions always. Cge, jia you.

CHED Funding a Go

Today, July 5, 2017 I received a forwarded email from CHED RO7. Our CAS secretary, si Ms Berns forwarded it to me. It was an announcement for Scholars' Assembly daw on Friday July 28, 2017 phon. This is an assembly to award the scholarship of the scholars and to tell the SHEIs and the DHEIs of their responsibilities. Since nakadawat mn kos email so it means approved na jud ako application? Wowowo, thanks a lot Lord kung maohon. All praise and honour be to You Lord! Gretchen said dugay ra daw to nga list. La mn koy tan-aw2 lagis CHED website so la ko kahibaw. I had emailed Ms Diane Claros of CHED RO7 sometime in early June. She said 1st batch pa daw to. When CHED said on the email that the next batch will come out around 2nd wk of July phon, I didn't bother her anymore. I enrolled na lang in Silliman last Friday June 23, 2017 kay mao mn lagi ilang advice. There really is a God. And it's a God who is ever-loving, ever-compassionate, ever-forgiving. Thank you jud Lord. What a very nice gift indeed. Jia you Doki!

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?