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Random Thoughts: First of A Series

For more than three years I was working as senior writer and assistant editor for the Bohol Chronicle. Being a journalist, I had to talk to people and get information from them - for you cannot know all the events that are taking place in your province. You need to rely on connections, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers.

My experience tells me that most people are always afraid to speak out (perhaps that was the way we were raised by the bastard Spanish centuries ago). People fear that any information coming from them would be used in the future against them.

I was often frustrated. There were stories that I needed to write for these stories were of paramount public interest, but no single soul would stand as source. In journalism you cannot use "I said," or "according to this writer"  in your news.

Looking back, I want to reiterate this call: Tubag Bohol. The world is listening. "We Listen"

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Capitan,

Not really an ija-ija-aho-aho. My best guess is that we are still carrying the DNA of the cruelties of the bastard Spaniards who for so long deprived us of exercising our true humanity.

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Hi Cel,

Husto baya ka diha anang imong punto, kung sa panultihon lamang.....

Apan ang ako lang, kung bahin sa sa kinaiya sa iyang pagkatawo (manners or idiosyncrasy), kana bang way pagpangilabot mao na ang akong gipunting nga kahulogan sa pagya nga "ija-ija aho-aho". Hinaut unta nga dili ni tinuod natong mga Bol-anon .....

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In response to mfrandsen's post;


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Kasagaran na misinterpret lang sa kadaghanang Pilipinhon ang kinaiya natong mga Bol-anon.

Nakahinumdum ko sa nagtungha pa ko sa Dumaguete, unya nag-trabaho sa Davao, matag higayon nga ma-introduce ko ug bag-ong kaila, unya makahibalo nga taga-Bohol ko, ingnon dayon ko:

"Ah, ija-ija, aho-aho diay ka." Unya pakapinan pa jud ug sulti nga: "Ah, pakisabaw, pakibahog diay ka." Moagik-ik pa jud ug katawa.

Unya dili pa jud matagbaw, kantyawan ko nga: "Lamesa ra man konoy patag sa Bohol?"

Sa tinuod lang, nasakitan na ko sa makadaghan sa mga umay-umay sa kadaghanan nga mga Filipino nga akong nahibalag.

Usahay makaingon lang pud ko sauna: "What's wrong with being Boholano?"

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