Chance

After confirming the signs that I think he'll stay, I decided I will just let things go. I was able to confirm that he just misses Philippines. La gud sija kabalibad sa balikbayan box. Heheh. I think we've established the friendship. Good luck to us always. May we have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2021 indeed! :) Jia you Doki, good luck jud!

Xmarie

She's my second cousin from Tagum, the third in their brood. She came to Ate Ica's wedding last May 2015 coz flower girls mn ija 2 prettty girls bujag. She has a very complicated life actually. But today she told me on the chat that she is chatting with a Swiss guy who is planning to come here after Covid phn. I am happy for you Day and I hope this will be it. Coz you deserve it. God bless us all! :)

10 Years

Today, 11/17/20, on the occasion of the bday of our very young and dynamic University President, I would have been awarded for 10 years of service sa CDU. But I am here in Bohol man so di ko moattend. Tawgon ra daw japon ako name nya later n lng nako kuhaon ako trophy ug gamay nga cash award. A day after mn ko nahire diay pud nahire si Sir Budget Sulit so basin motunga siya. Thank you CDU and here's to more milestones!

Bday 2020

For my 45th bday this Covid year 2020, I met up with Mam Vi and her hubby for lunch at ICM Tagbilaran. Sir Nante didn't make it coz la mosugot si Kumander. Gilabyhan iya quarantine pass. Hahha. Then after lunch I bought roasted chicken lang then went straight home na. I bought a dozen donust n mn from J.Co while waiting for them to arrive. Then in the evening, twas just a quiet dinner with family. Ate Ica mentioned that basin naa daw friend si Mike moingon nga I like yoor cousin. La lng xa kahibaw, nana gani to duha. Hehe. Hunos d aparador n lng :) Pag 2018 bday sila mn diay to ako kuyog sa Dumaguete then last year, I was with Shelex and Anabelle sa Dimsum Break Gaisano Basak. She even gave me a bag then. Kita mi phn sa mga barkada when makabalik n ko Cebu and mahuman n ko quarantine. Good luck to us always!

Friends

Kasabot na ko. We are friends. He may not reply right away but if mobawos pud, hutdon ug tubag ako messages and he would even send photos. On Sunday 11/15/20, he sent 10 pictures of the beach oi. Unsay naa diay? And I asked him to send me a Christmas card n lng pud kay he likes the tradition man daw. God bless us always. Magbusy lng jud kos ako life. Jia you Doki! All the best to us again. Thank you for the friendship. Good luck to us always!

US Presidential Elections

This time is US presidential elections time. It is Donald Trump against Joe Biden. So far leading man si Biden. 264 electoral votes na siya, 6 more to go and he becomes the next president of America already. But di lng japon sila magkompyansa kay mao mn daw pud si Hillary Clinton in 2016. But naapsan mn japon sija ni The Donald. Well, all the best n lng to them always!

Still There

He keeps in touch ra mn diay. But through offline messages n lng. Lisud lagi with the differences in our time zones to chat real-time. Sakto ra pud oi so that padayon ra mis amo mga life. But I think that if he has the time, momessage ra jud cja. Sus, pila n to kabuok friends ako ingnan about niya. Only time will tell jud. Heheh. Good luck to us always. Happy weekend!

Christmas 2020

I came back to Cebu on December 17, 2020. Tuo n lagi ko ato ug pwede n makatravel but then the UK variant was announced. Nawala akong excitement nga halos di n gud ta ko ato katulog. Si Uncle Jovenal to akong kachat that time. I made myself busy n lng. I paid up all my outstanding bills (HOA and water) and I put up the pictures of The Hague from the 2020 calendar that Sandra sent me on my wall here sa living room. I distinctly remember that I was about to sleep on 12/27/20 when Stone called me up coz he was with Tina who was home for the holidays. He told me then that next time n magkita when it is safe to do so. Anyway, Christmas is always a happy time of the year. Jia you Doki!

Smart Food Value Chain

I registered already for the Smart Food Value Chain virtual conference from Japan on Thursday, Oct 29 phn at 10am their time. I got an email inviting me for the event. Wow! I thought mao n cguro to sig ingon sa Google nga someone just searched for you on Google.. I am also attending this USAID Southeast Asia One Health Univ Network on 22 October

Ghosted

He ghosted me after talking to me for about a week or a month or a year actually. May ra cguro pud nahitabo to kaysa somewhere down the road. Saun busy mn siya with his life. You can do it Doki. Move on!

2nd Zoom Session

We had our 2nd batch zoom session last Friday, Oct 9, 2020 at 1400 GMT. There were only about 10 or 11 per session but there were six new faces -- Paul Wanjala, Luz Aida Ochoa, Reginald Nalugala, Dipankar Dhatta, Giang Nguyen, and Nicholas Mangozho. There is a suggestion to host the next one on a weekend. Should be like that so that so much more will make it. Good luck to us all, till next time! :)

Nemesio Sucano

Paryente diay ni siya namo. Batausa kuno ija apohan nya taga-Batasan sila. Diha jud na sija nitunga when he saw my pictures with Aunty Helen in Hawaii. Ija ko gipangitaan ug mabana. Intawn pud. Incidentally, silingan daw niya si Diane Llanto-Maharjan who is Sheryl's friend and who also studied in Delft in 2012-2014. It's such a small world after all. All the best to us always!

Quarantine Life

I have decided to stay on here in Bohol till the end of the first semester. After this sem n ko balik Cebu phn so that di pud ko mahasol sa quarantine. Bisan sa bay ra ko magquarantine, mas maayo tong wa n koy grado or proposal huna2on. Jia you Doki!