BAGING

She's my very good friend from elementary to high school. Taga Cawayanan, Tubigon, Bohol jud mi lagi. Yday and today nakigchat siya. Di man siya busy. She asked me kung tua pb kunos SG si Mayie Yu. I think so and si Chacha Aya-ay gave me her FB and I forwarded it to her. Mobakasyon lagi kuno sila next year pohon sa Pinas and they also plan to go to Japan din daw aside from SG. She said mokayod jud lagi daw ta. Coz 4 gud sila kabuok lagi kuno mobakasyon. I told her about the possible New York conference this year. She said tua kunos Rica Sierras sa Toronto, Canada lagi which can easily be crossed via Niagara into NY. She said gud that magbus ra lagi kuno siya overnight if ganahan siya moadtos NY and motan-aw ug theatre. After that, mouli n kuno pud sijas ila lagi. She said pwede lagi daw ko mobisita niya didto kay tua n sijay ijang kaugalingong place. Then si Ann2 diay pud kay taga Delaware man. So I thought pwede jud n naho sila bisitaon lagi pohon if madajon ko this September. Then next year n ang Holland nga 25 yrs after n lagi. Go lng sa mga plano Doki. Aloha! :)

SINGAPORE AND HORIZON EUROPE

I read on the email lagi that Singapore would like to associate lagi kuno with Horizon Europe. So if madayon n lagi, I think mas daku jud ahong chance makakuha ug project if I have a PhD. Nag-email n man ko ni Mam Jill Ariosa gud sa SU. Ask ko kung pilay mabayran if motiwas ko lagi. Xempre if mada ra naho Lord, pwede ra n naho utngon lagi. But if mahal n kaju Lord, adto n lng jud kos lain. Jia you Doki, keep the faith lng jud always. Laban lang! :)

DOC ERICA, SOLDIVO

She became my friend last term when nabusy siya ug himos syllabus. Nagfull time man siya ato ug teach. This time kay part time n lng si Mam Erica lagi. Manager kuno xas China Bank Savings here in Baliwag. I msgd her last Saturday to inquire if naa silay credit cards. Wala lagi daw, personal loan ra daw. I said sige momsg ra ko niya pohon. I pray for the best. When she offered me products like investments and health insurance. Nkhuna2 kos ahong Soldivo lagi or Rampver. Last August 31, 2018 p man diay to. Gamay ra man ug tubo nuon. Pero pwede n jud to lagi panggastos Bangkok pohon. Basta I submitted n my abstract for the NYCAS in New York this September. I pray for the best. Jia you Doki! :)

APRIL 27 TO 28 ULI; NYCAS 2024

Today 4/29/24 nisubmit n kos among abstract ni Dr Erese for the NYCAS 2024 in September. Ganahan ko modajon lagi pohon kay chance n jud lagi. Saun, moexpire n gud ahong visa lagi Lord ig Aug 2028 pohon and gusto ko nga malargahan ug kaisa p before irenew. I was thinking gani to ask Mike to pay for the visa renewal. Hehehe, intawn ang impoverished academic. Anyway, so Bangkok and hopefully New York ko lagi this year pohon. Kay si Doc Erika who is manager of China Bank Savings here in Baliwag said pwede man daw ko lagi mag personal loan with them. So go Doki! Then ang Holland trip next year n lng pohon aron sakto nga 25 yrs after lagi. Go go go Doki, laban lang! Daghang salamat po Lord nakauli ko this weekend. I checked the house kung kumusta n after sila Biboy nagstay didto kay nag OJT from January to April. Wa ko kasud sa masters bedroom kay locked and wa ko kitas yawe. Sa post ni Delia she said naniwang n lagi kunos Biboy. Saun mas stressful gud ang mopujo ug syudad lagi. So last night upon my return sa NAIA, I realized that mao ra japon diay ang attitude sa mga Pinoy taxi drivers towards tourists. Pangwartahan k lagi. My experience in Vietnam in June last year was that napamahal ko lagi. Kay didto man ko nikuha ug taxi sa may arrival hall jud dapit. If nag Grab p ko ato, mas barato cguro. But morag wa may attitude oi nga manggwarta ang mga Vietnamese. Laju gud tong Sao Mai Hotel from Saigon Airport but gihatod man jud ko didto. Ah kadtong motor driver diay cguro. Wa ko niya gihatod sa Pham Ngu Lao. Niliko syas Benh Thanh Market. But I found my way sa mga bus ra man japon didto. Then kadtong ahong gisakyan nga taxi driver from my hotel to Saigon Airport, gikwenta jud nija lagi kung pilay equivalent sa USD to VND. Kay I think I paid in USD man that time. Maong di mouswag ang Pilipinas lagi kung ing ana ang attitude sa mga tawo. Pun-an p nga di connected ang Terminal 3 to Terminal 4. Magbus or magtaxi p k lagi padung didto. And ang LRT p jud lagi. Wa p jud modiretso sa airport! So many missed opportunities from that thing. Saun man lagi ning Pinoy, genius man. Kopya2 ug sistema sa laing nasud nya mofall short lagi. Like the MRT system sa Metro Manila. Mosurrender jud ko lagi anang mokatkat p jud ug habog para lng moexit didtos pikas side. I think sa Mandaluyong man lagi to. Laban lng jud kanunay Doki. Amen!

NUFFIC SOUTHEAST ASIA

Maglaunch n sila ig May 7 kuno pohon. Niregister n ko. Tua may quiz; I hope makadaug mi ug freebies lagi. Nice man ng ilang freebies basta naay event. Cge po, moexpand n jud ang NUFFIC presence all over Southeast Asia kay mao may ilang gusto lagi. Go go go! ;)

BATAUSA COUSINS REUNION

Yesterday April 25 ang birthday nila Dodong Denden ug Manang Bebie Abarquez. Nigreet man pud si Paul lagi. April elders daw. So I msgd if na'bay plans for another reunion kay mag one year n ig July pohon lagi ang pag-uli nila Mike and Paul last July 9 to 13, 2023. Nang Anel suggested sa Davao daw. I said wala nay problema, next year n lng siguro pohon kay tua may planned lagi nga Grand Batausa Clan Reunion ig December pohon. Actually if madajon kos New York ig September pohon nga NYCAS conference, makatamak n jud kos USA mainland Lord. Pwede ra jud lagi nga balhin2 mi venue for our reunion: like pohon sa Davao then Japan then Hawaii. Char! Makaadto n jud mi ug Hawaii lagi ani pohon nga as a group. Pangitaan n lng jud ug budget. Jia you to us all and aloha! :)

CONTESTED LANDSCAPES, WAGENINGEN

Niapply man lagi ko to a PhD opportunity that they have on the above topic. Wa cguro ko madawat kay kita man ko lagis vacancy announcement ni Sandra Nijhof today on the ISS Alumni FB page. Sige lang Lord, morag duol n man ang credit card lagi ug ang NYCAS conference in New York in September pohon. Xempre, isa-isa lng jud kung asa ta ani kadung lagi. Go Doki, laban lang!

Scopus Publication, EAST WEST SEED COMPANY

This afternoon, 4/24/24 at 2pm daw ang orientation sa study grant of the NU system. Kay bisan one term ra daw lagi ang naserve, pwede n man daw. Via MS Teams ra man so way problema. Join ra ko online kay hago n sig lakaw lagi nga init kaju. But I ended up joining our very own seminar where Dean MC Lapuz talked about his experience with a Scopus publication. sus, go go go n lng jud lagi. While there's life, there's hope. This morning ang Data Privacy Seminar with Sir Gorby. Niadto n lng ko pagka 10am kay wa man ko kajoin sa TOEIC orientation lagi. All the best kanunay! Btw duol ra man diay ang East West Seed Company nila Mam Mary Ann Sayoc naho diris NU Baliwag. If madajon ko ug adto this afternoon sa haya sa mama ni Mam Kristine, mohapit n lng pud ko siguro nila. Kay aron makatuod ko lagi. But all depends. Jia you Doki, go go go!

East West Center (EWC) in Washington, DC and Honolulu, Hawaii

Salingpusa n pud kos EWC lagi. I received email man gud about the RICE program. Ahong gibasa and I applied. Nagsuwat ko ug proposal about a certain exchange program. But needed man ang reference letters. Ngajo p ko nila Prof Goenka ug Dr Lee. May 15 p man ang deadline. So pohon duol n aho lng silang sunahon pohon. If madawat ko, I will start ig January 1 pohon. Sus niingon n sila oi nga need ug J-1 visa sponsorship ni nga program. Which means at the end of it, need mouli ang grantee sa home country for 2 years before s/he can apply to another visa category again. Bahala n Lord. I'll just cross the bridge when I get there. Ang importante madawat lagi. Thanks po Lord, go go go!

CREDIT CARDS

Last night coming back from San Rafael, Bulacan, I received text from BDO that under review lagi daw ahong credit card application. Wow, I thought wa nay chance lagi Lord maong niapply n lng ko to BPI, HSBC ug Union Bank b to. I feel positive about HSBC; basin p diay madawat ko. BPI said they will evaluate my application daw in 5 to 7 banking days. And they said pwede lagi daw ko moapply for a credit card. Modeposit kuno ko una ug P15k then 90% ang aho kunong credit limit. Ang Unionbank morag wa n ko nidayon. Anyway, I thought of visiting Bantil in Palawan pohon; May 18 to 19 lang so that eventually maokay n mi lagi. Mosupport diay sija nahos Hawaii. So at least majority would win n di b? I will of course share her picture to Aloha so that makaila sija lagi namo. Busy raba siguro sija diay sa ilang Youth Exchange. Tua n pud Esports sa Hawaii Pacific University. Jia you Doki, go go go!

IPSA RESEARCH

Sa kadaldalan ni Doc Erese, today 4/20/24, we were able to initially conceptualize a research about SAP during the pandemic here in the Philippines. Uy, comparative analysis n siya oi of the SAP experience of Angeles City and Cabanatuan City. Sa 10 May 2024 p naman ang deadline and publication is December 2024. Wow, go go go. Para sa Scopus n to lagi!

THINK

I once read sa SunStar newspaper (buhi pas Mam Inday Yap ato) the advice of one columnist or writer: Go for the one who makes you think; not the one who makes you swoon. Go for the one who never left, not the one who came back. Wow, kinsa jud kaha Lord no? Excited n ko makahibaw kung naaprub b kos BDO Visa credit card that I applied for. Coz extended lagi ang travel sale till April 28, 2024 pohon. Maaprub gani kos credit card lagi pohon Lord. Mobook jud ko ug paras Hawaii ig March 2025 lagi pohon. Jia you Doki and aloha! Am I meant nga mag academic lagi Lord or dili? Kay morag dili. Hehehe. Or daghan ra ko ug gihuna2. Di n ko ganahan motiwas lagis Silliman Lord. Kay mahal kaju. But please show me po. Amen!

BLESSINGS

Around lunchtime today 4/19/24 niabot ang fone nga gipadeliver sa Smart. Coz eligible lagi daw ko nga morenew sa ahong plan oi. Samsung A04e ra gud and I had a cashout of P600. Good for 24 months n pud ang contract. I thought of selling it but then I changed my mind when I saw it. Kay syempre it was shiny kay brand new p lagi, straight from the factory. Basta kay matipid ra ko lagi Lord in all aspects of my life. So that in the end, naa ra koy magamit lagi in case maguba (or makawat simbako lng pud intawn) ahong fone ron nga Samsung A03. Last December p man naho gigamit lagi ang hinatag nila last July 2022. Kay there was no need. Anyway, go go go lng ta ani lagi. Tua nay mga webinars and referrals si Dr Erese from me. Moapil ra n sija pohon. At one point I became sad that basin mabijaan ko nija lagi. Coz he has a PhD man and I don't. But in the end, for growth lng gud ta. Di n ta anang suya2 lagi. Go Doki, God bless you always!