CAMBODIAN CHARM

I told him last year that I consider KH as my 2nd home. Kay he said RP mn daw iyang 2nd home. I added that Cambodians are very charming when they smile. I hope they get to keep their smile daw. Heheh. Then si Edward n to among gistoryahan; told him that I used to stalk his FB. What? Great, please invite me to the wedding! Then ang last ato kay about my distant uncle lagi nga gipangitaan tawn ko ug prospect. He lives in Laguna. I heard that Laguna is a nice place. About his Youtube channel. I hope I have enough time to watch at least 20 of them. Kahibaw n jud to siya nga maldita lagi ko. Ana ra mn jud ko mochat lagi niya. But then when I chatted with Teresa Low lagi y'day, I realized why isa n lng k message iyang ipada naho. Nalain diay siya lagi maong di n mochat. So need jud k maghimo or mohatag ug peace offering lagi Doki. Jia you!

MYANMAR INFRA WEBINAR

On Thursday, Sept 9 which is a holiday here in Cebu, I attended a webinar by Dr Courtney Wittekend about the infrastructure development in Myanmar. Eventually in the webinar, she shared a video about the opening of a certain bridge. Gimingaw nuon kos Cambodia sa iyang gibuhat. Duol2 ra mn lagi n silag kultura. Symbols mn diay pud ang sinuwatan sa Myanmar or Burma in the past. Lisud lng japon ang ilang sitwasyon ron kay nagcoup lagi ang ilang military against the govt of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Lahi mn ug timpla tong mga dapita kay if they don't like their sovereign, mag-aklas mn lagi dajon. Jia you to us all!

SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES

Having been to at least 6 ASEAN countries (Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia and of course being from the Philippines), I know that I have an interest in this region. This morning I actually signed up to the ASEAN Youth Advocacy Network (AYAN). In the application form, ipaexplain p jud how you can fulfill the role you wanted in the network. What skills and experiences you have kuno. I actually applied as Project Assistant diay pud to Dr. Monk. It's a remote position and for 3 months, from September to December this year. I dunno pud if madawat b ko ato. Basta I have my online classes to mind jud, first and foremost. Tua n mn si Joseph Matthew Paez sa class list on CELO, so we can use Bongo n jud for our classes starting Sept. 14 phn. For 2nd dose raba jud tawn ko ig Sept. 20 phn. All the best n lng to me ani. Sir Vlad said okay ra lagi daw. Ngandam lng pud ko lagi daan ug paracetamol before ko moadtos vaxx site phn. Jia you Doki!

GROUP CHAT

Tua n mi group chat oi. So that na'koy mga kakampi. Kay di matabang jud lagi. Heheh. I'm sure malipay ra pud sila with my updates. Happy weekend. Jia you to us always! Yei Eun is from Incheon diay while Ji Eun is from Seoul but now in Bucheon kuno. I am learning something new every day. I searched on Google. The distance between Seoul and Incheon is 27 kms diay kuno. While the distance between Seoul and Busan is 325 kms. Mora2 ug Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. And about half of the distance between Kuala Lumpur City Center and Sepang where the international airport is located. Btw sabot n mi ni Teresa that magkita mis Cambodia phn after covid. I told her we'll talk more when wala nay restrictions. Jia you to our plans :)

EGYPTIAN

I met this Egyptian mn diay pud in December last year on Messenger. He just came out of the blue lang jud pud. He's mga 37 yrs old b to and working in Dubai as an accountant. He has many Filipino colleagues daw didto. I dunno, we haven't met in person man lagi. Pare2ha ra n silas byudo taga Talibon pud nga also working in Dubai. Katawa ko kay since last year p gud to sija ingon nga mouli sija ig August this year. Nya wa madayon lagi due to the delta covid variant. Well, panahon ra jud lagi mag-igo aning tanan. Good night to us!

RIP, TIYO EDGAR

He is Aunty Nita's husband. I saw on Facebook this morning that he has passed on. Morag gabii ra diay kuno at around 6 pm. Bedridden tawn tos Tiyo Edgar for 12 years per Ate Wewens. Intawn. Every time I'd visit him, he'd tell me that husto n kuno akong lawas, di n kuno patambok. I have heard of not so nice stories about him, saun tawo ra mn lagi. But rest in peace, Tiyo Edgar. Hinay2 n jud ug kahurot among elders. Morag si Aunty Helen ug Tiyo Joven n lng lagis side ni Papa plus Tiyo Fredo of course my ninong sa bunyag then Mama's half-siblings in Bukidnon sa pikas side. Jia you to us all!

BANTIL

Naa jud mi distinct dynamic lagi with my immediate sister. But Niña once told me lagi to be patient with my sister daw. The memorable event I could think of was last Sept. 2018 lagi nga I was in Manila to attend the PSA National Conference. Didto mn ko stay ila Lopoz ato. Sus, nangita lagi tawn sijag alibi aron makaadtos Manila. And lo and behold, nagsakay p jud mis jeepney which I took after I got down from Muñoz MRT. Heheh, gituyo sa mga kalag :) So nakakita jud sijas ahong gistayhan nga bay nila Lopoz sa Congressional Avenue sa Quezon City. But I have to say that morag bitter jud sija nga wa kauban sa Hawaii lagi. Tungod daw sa iyang record as OFW sa Taiwan in 1999 to 2001 and 2002 to 2005. Saun man lagi nga si anhing Aunty Helen kay ingnan man sija nga magpaparty kuno sijas Waikiki if tuay moadto didto nga taga Bohol. Heheh. Then naglisud sija'g tubag oi when nimsg si Aunty nija nga sija n lay plete lagi nija kuno to Hawaii. Sija may driver ni Aunty lagi everytime mobakasyon to sija. All water under the bridge n to oi, ang mga nahitabo lagis Hawaii July 2019 nga trip. I'm on my new passport n gud nga 10 years ang validity lagi bujag. Jia you to us all and aloha! Morag nahiluna n mn siguro sijas Palawan with her life and work there as chemist sa Ospital ng Palawan (ONP). Barkada man sila ni Mam Melba Cos Mendoza nga ilang HR head. So tan-awn n lng ni tanan. Ikaw n mag-igo, Lord. Amen po.

ROYALIST

I am quite a royalist pud. I bought a copy gud of the tribute to Princess Diana of Wales when she died in a car crash in Paris in 1997. When moreport p pud mis office, cge jud ko'g sunod ato sa storya nila Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Yesterday, following the mention of my sister of a rich family there in Palawan, I bumped into the story pud of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Taga Australia mn diay iyang asawa, si Mary Elizabeth Donaldson from Hobart, Tasmania. They met during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games daw. He is very active in sports and till lately, even a member of the International Olympic Committee. She is a marketing consultant. Anyway, she looks very much like the current queen of Denmark, Queen Margrethe who is 81 yrs old n daw. Si Princess Mary had adjusted to royal life very well. They have 4 kids gud. I saw the video of their official visit to Australia in 2011. She is very pretty and sweet bujag and very relaxed in her role. In contrast to the British royalty who are quite stiff but very glamorous. Anyway, there are rumours daw that si Queen Margrethe might abdicate or retire coz si Princess Mary has been appointed Regent n mn pud daw. Wow, amazing! Their eldest son, Prince Christian is about 16 years old so medyo secure n pud silas ilang succession. Today I saw in the video that the royalties of Denmark, Sweden and Norway are very close n these days when in the past they were fierce enemies kuno. Basta, the future monarchs of Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden will be women. Si Prince Charles tawn ang oldest future monarch kay di mn jud lagi mobitaw si Queen Elizabeth II sa trono. But all of Europe's royals are related. Jia you to us all!

ALOHA

This word is very much ingrained in Hawaiian culture. Ultimately it means love. In a previous video I watched, it said that aloha means to put your mind and body together b to in order to welcome others. Aloha means togetherness daw gud, like flowers strung on a lei. I asked Kekoa Giron last December 2020 what this word means and he said it means hi, hello and sincerity to someone. Hawaiian language has many layers man gud. And I learned that they have a meaning for all the letters of this word - ALOHA. Ahonui (kindness), Lokahi (unity), Oluolu (agreeableness), Haahaa (humility) and Ahonui (patience) with all their correspoding English translations. Well, I may have found another friend there. She is a food blogger. God bless us all! ;)

DOORS BY MICHAEL JOHNSON

This is one of my favourite songs, along with "It Might Be You", "Born for You", "Got to Belive in Magic", "Don't Give Up on Us" etc. It just has very honest lyrics. Good luck to us all, happy Tuesday! ;)

R.L.

He told me in May 2017 during our silver anniv celebration that he wanted to marry me. Actually gihijack kos akong klasm8s the next day kay he wanted to talk to me. Didtos mis Macaas oi with the Banhaan group. They made sure nga magstorya jud mi. But I told him then that wa koy plano nga mobalhin sa Manila n lagi. Then diha mn tos Mama Mary of Fatima sa Tubigon that time. Lo and behold when I came back to Cebu, nitext si Coach nga padung sila diri for some games. So naerase to sija for a while. Chat2 n sijas Messenger lagi. He'd ask me kung kinsa daw akong male friends pag high school. Tungod mn tos Ang Probinsyano gud nga magshooting sa ilang worksite. Pero wa mn ko kaujon gud sa nahitabo kay nahug nga giintroduce ko nijas ijang mga igsoon without my consent. Didto mn mis bay sa ijang mga igsoon ato pagkahapon, nagluto mi ug sabaw. Then when I was in Manila for the PSA National Conference in September 2018, I met up with him on the last day of our conference. When I was in Manila diay pud in August 2018 for my visa interview at the US Embassy, he said nganong 3 days ra daw ko didto. Xempre kay na'may trabaho sa Cebu Dong. He used to say diay pud nga di kuno sija katuod sa Cebu. Mas anad jud sijas Manila kay pila k tuig n mn lagi sija didto. Di mn nindut ang nahitabo oi last Sept 2018. Maong di jud ko nija. I would later on learn that nangapo n sija kay nanganak mn ang ijang unica hija. Psalm Ruedan kuno ang name sa ijang apo. Then ang latest nga nahitabo is with his sister. She once told me that makapakaon daw pud sija naho bisan ug biko. Kay wa mn ko modajon ug bisita lagi nijas Compostela. Anyway, niari sijag Cebu last April 2021. Aho n lng gud gipadeliver ang cover sa cabinet nga ahong gipatahi nija. Giinvite ko nijag pista sa ijang manghod lagi kunos Compostela. Wa jud ko moadto. Kahibaw ko nga daku n sila pamilyaha kay good friends mn ni Dodong ilang younger siblings. Aprub pud n sija ni Igan ug Crispin, ahong mga agaw. But his younger sister lagi told me that galante diay kuno n sijas mga amigo/amiga. Palitan daw niya ug mga sapatos or sandals kung mangajo. Naghisgot mn to sija nga mouli lagi kuno sija ig November phn. Heheh. Basin kalag2 or Pasko n lng ko uli phn. He said minimum ra lagi daw ijang sweldo sa Manila. And naglisud lagi sija ron kay sija may nagsupport sa ijang anak ug apo. Baw oi, kalisud b. Palahubog mn pud n sija gud. Maong kasinabot sila ni Igan. Silingan gud kuno silas Macaas. Hahay. Mercie once told me that di daw pailad. And May said mao daw gusto sija magminjo naho kay mas daku p mn ko'g sweldo kaysa nija. Tan-awn n lng ni tanan oi. He once said naa n ta kuno to, napakgang lang. Oo kay nagpada n gud to sijag ijang pic lagi from work. Naputol lang kay diha may not so good circumstances naabot. I pray for the best lang jud Lord. I wanna be happy but I wanna be true to myself pud in that happiness. So I always ask for God's guidance. Jia you to us all! ;)

S0 MANY QUESTIONS

One of my favourite OPM singers Side A band had a song with the abovementioned title. The chorus of the song goes: "So many questions, but the answers are so few. All I really know is, I love you". Char kaju oi. It was used as the background music for the shampoo advertisement of Richard Gomez and LUcy Torres many years ago. Happy Monday everyone! I have a Bandemonium CD pud lagi which features OPM bands. Jia you to us always :)

CAREN

Caren told me that if may dumating, grab mo. Thanks Caren. Wish you all the best with your Nicky. Good luck and all the best always!