Author Topic: Most Filipinos are inherently smart and bright (Read 8747 times)

MikeLigalig.com · « **on:** March 23, 2010, 09:24:27 AM »

By Karla Angelica Pastores
The Manila Bulletin
March 21,2010

Tino is a seventeen-year-old senior high school student. Every morning, his mother moves heaven and hell to get him out of his makeshift bed and into his school uniform. Grumbling, Tino goes to class thirty minutes late, gets reprimanded by his teacher, and spends the day at the back of the class vandalizing his already dilapidated chair.

When the teacher calls on Tino to answer a question about Emilio Aguinaldo, he simply shrugs and says he hasnâ€™t the faintest clue. Then he goes back to vandalizing.

At four oâ€™clock, Tino eagerly leaves the school, heads towards the nearest Internet cafÃ©, and soundly beats the fifteen other players in some video game where you have to strategize and blow up the heads of the other playersâ€”virtually, of courseâ€”to win. He spends his meager allowance on three or four hours of computer games, and then finally walks back home where his harried mother chastises him for being out late again and where is the canned sardines that she instructed him to buy this morning?

Oops, he forgot, he said. And asks for his dinner. When his mother serves him rice and the leftover tuyo from lunch, he grumbles and complains.

At the end of the year, the school releases the list of students who will be graduating. Tino is not one of them. So he goes to the teacher and asks why in the world did she give him a failing mark in his class, when he was never a rowdy student nor cheated in tests nor did anything that would incur her wrath.

â€œThatâ€™s just it, Tino,â€ his teacher says. â€œYou never did anything.

â€œYou never participated in discussions, never asked questions, never went to class on time, never listened to the lesson. From your test scores, I believe you never reviewed either. You never fulfilled your responsibilities as a student, so why should I give you the right to graduate?â€

At this, Tino becomes furious and accuses the teacher of being unfair. He storms out of the room, vowing to never study again.
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The Filipinos are a centuries-old people. Every morning, millions of Filipinos wake up to go to work, but not before encountering tremendous traffic, both human and vehicular. Because of this, some resort to shortcuts and pass through bus lanes, make their own U-turn slots, and speed up when the light turns yellow.

Others race across major highways to get to the other side, right underneath a pedestrian footbridge, and squeeze themselves through a hole in the barrier cut by another lawbreaker. And then they play dodge ball with the speeding cars. If they get hit, guess who gets the blame.

Election time comes. Some people swoon over good-looking candidates, becoming deaf to the nonsense that comes out of their perfect lips. Others see nothing but the peso bills the candidates wave in their faces. Still others believe it is better not to dip their pens in political ink at all, because itâ€™s too messy and theyâ€™re sick of washing their fingers every time they get stained. It hasnâ€™t occurred to them to change how they handle the ink.

But when government or other people make mistakes, they are quick to point fingers and complain. When local Comelec offices were mobbed in the last few days of voterâ€™s registration by first time voters, many people did not hold back their disdain with the way the process went. No matter that the registration had been open for several months already, with no one but a wise few going in to register that early.

We Filipinos, it seems, love to complain and point out whatâ€™s wrong in our country. We love our rights, we love our democracy, but we often neglect our duties. We forget that our freedom comes with responsibilities. We are angered when we see reports of corruption, but we ourselves fail to pay our taxes. To argue that your taxes go to corrupt officialsâ€™ pockets anyway is not reason enough to break the law. We have a part to play in the government; we are taxpayers, we are citizens, we are they who hold our leaders accountable for their actions.

If we continue to refuse fulfilling our roles as citizens of the Philippines, then we have no right to demand anything from the government. Just as the government has to serve the people, so we also have to serve the country by following the law.

Tino, like most Filipinos, is inherently smart and bright. If only he will use his intelligence for the better, he could have graduated with honors. But because he only sees his rights and not his responsibilities, he might forever be stuck in the cycle of failure and disappointment.

Itâ€™s a good thing Filipinos are wiser than Tino. Arenâ€™t we?

Comments are welcome at [email protected] .

Karla Pastores works at the Ateneo School of Government and is one of the founders of the Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership.

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chicogon · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2010, 01:06:08 AM »

This would put a smile on Jellybean's...

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Bambi · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2010, 07:10:19 AM »

This would put a smile on Jellybean's...

Gwatsi man diay ka Fr.?

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2010, 09:31:46 AM »

This would put a smile on Jellybean's...

oh no! she must not like it! peez JB! 'Der kwarisma na pag hinulsol na diha ug sugod! hahaha!

anyway, if most of our people are smart then why our country is still very poor? Look at china, most of their chekwa's are uneducated and yet they are rich!

should we stop sending our kids to school??

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Guy Matabao · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2010, 04:40:17 AM »

Most Filipinos are inherently smart and bright who want to be rich at anyway, that makes our country poor. What we need is an attitude that we love one another, support each other and a sense of conviction and shame when we make mistakes to change for the better.

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hotice · « **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2010, 04:50:59 AM »

I think the majority are not.. its very evident during election and people we put on the higher posts in the society. But I agree, most are street smart which is nothing really...

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2010, 05:00:48 AM »

I think the majority are not.. its very evident during election and people we put on the higher posts in the society. But I agree, most are street smart which is nothing really...

Welcome to Tubag Bohol, hottie.

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2010, 05:26:51 AM »

But I agree, most are street smart which is nothing really...

im sorry to disagree with you Hottie, most street smarts are very successful in life! One doesnt have to have a certificate hang on the wall to be able to be successful.

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AsPo · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2010, 06:11:50 AM »

im sorry to disagree with you Hottie, most street smarts are very successful in life! One doesnt have to have a cirtificate hang on the wall to be able to be successful.

arang ka sakto jod mdb,duha na jod ka kamot ako i salute nimo.mag unsa ang daghang diploma og coconut head naman.

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Sir Yink · « **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2010, 06:27:25 AM »

the parents and the teacher should have guided the student at the very start. mao nga nagkalitsi-litsi ang kinabuhi sa ubang mga bata kay gipabaya-an. that teacher is not worthy of her profession. the parents forgot to "care and rare" their child. both of them created a monster.

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chicogon · « **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2010, 07:32:57 AM »

By Karla Angelica Pastores
The Manila Bulletin
March 21,2010

We Filipinos, it seems, love to complain and point out whatâ€™s wrong in our country. We love our rights, we love our democracy, but we often neglect our duties. We forget that our freedom comes with responsibilities. We are angered when we see reports of corruption, but we ourselves fail to pay our taxes. To argue that your taxes go to corrupt officialsâ€™ pockets anyway is not reason enough to break the law. We have a part to play in the government; we are taxpayers, we are citizens, we are they who hold our leaders accountable for their actions.

Mao na'y tig singgit namo sa una sa mga aktibista pa mi, "Makibaka, huwag matakot!!!" Very idealistic pa kaayo. No regrets ko ato na time coz I learned a lot of things. I learned a little bit how to live for others. Pero whether I was a part of it or not, magpadayon man gehapon ang activism.

Anyways, this article is very keen about what's going on in the Philippines but way too simplistic in connecting one event to the others and/or to what is happening in the Philipines right now. Same as us, di jud ta ka pinpoint where the 1st breakdown took place - mao ba ni o mao ba na - but the challenge is very real and very valid: we're better than Tino, aren't we?

So it says... prove it!!!

Now, about the corrupt government? Aw, as long as there is a government that is corrupt, aw naa joy "makibaka, huwag matakot" nga magpadayon. Can one blame them?

Unya naa poy Juan Tamad ug Tino on the side enjoying the guava fruit and/or the luxuries life still has to offer in the midst of this life-long crisis.

Still, there are others, like Jelly Bean, nga magsigeg dokdok ug reklamo sa mga panghitabo. Ari na lang tawon sa "virtual reality" magpahuwas sa ilang gibati... instead nga muadto sa City Hall o Provincial Capitol or Malacanang aron mo protresta sa pagka indifferent natong mga Pinoy o sa atong pang gobyerno. (Welcome to the club, Jellybean!!! But sorry to say, JB, most of us here at TB - a virtual community - are here to have fun... pick on topics, and people at times, and move on. We got a day job somewhere around this globe... but will see you here from time to time when time permits, bwahehehehe.

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gintonic · « **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2010, 09:59:25 AM »

our freedom comes with responsibilities...Well said...When people negatively point at things other people have done...they call it Freedom of the Press...but when they are asked what they have done to help...they simply continue and persist to negatively point out the works of others...
This is a sad, reality about freedom and responsibility...maayo na lang; these kind of people are in the minority...the problem is they are the most talkative...probably in the hope of covering up their non-performance...this is true specially now when elections are approaching...Be Wary, Discern and be Conscious of these wolves in sheep's clothing...They can usually be identified by their foul language and angry tone...

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alycxs · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2010, 09:59:32 AM »

Haven't been here for a while...but this is a good read.

10 years ago, I was a freshman in UPDil when my parents caught me joining EDSA II and promptly deported me back home to go study in HNU and killed off my aspirations to go to UP Law.

Looking back, doing that was probably the best thing that happened to me. I took accounting...got drunk every night with my girlfriends, managed to hang on to the Dean's list and got married when I was 20. No, didn't get preggy, and no kids yet after 6+yrs of marriage.

My point is, its easy to be idealistic when we're young. Easier to berate and go on and on about others when we are in our ivory tower in academe. I moved out of the Philippines and relocated to the US when I was 21 and boy was it an eye opener. No matter how much things are supposed to work in theory, in real life, it simply does not work. REALLY.

I hate to offend anybody but we Filipinos have our own smarts and dumbos, have our own hard workers and juan tamads, our own disgraceful tramps and respectable dames. 5 years living and working in Houston has taught me as much. A quick 3 week trip to Hong Kong educated me more.

While my husband and I ( 33 and 27 respectively) work day in and day out to provide for our life, we see a lot of young filipina girls in their teens...(17,18, 19) marry 50 some yo men and do not work. Rather, spend their days lounging around gossiping in the filipino store. On the upside...I go to any hospital here and I kid you not, ICU nurses, specialized head nurses, you're bound to find a handful of normal hard working Pinays who are the nicest people on earth.

While there are times that I hear families of men in the US military trash Filipinas because their son or nephew brought home a hooker from Angeles City and now she's cheating left and right, I also hear an equal number of praise from other American families who married a Filipina or Filipino about how family oriented we are and how we are a great addition to their family.

Its good to try to make everybody feel good about being Filipino but in reality, we are all thesame. There is such a thing as The Universality of the Human Experience. We may differ in culture or in the color of our skin, but we are all thesame. The only difference I can see is in the general attitude about life.

Think about powerful countries...they're not perfect. In the US, there are tons of things that I would rally against if I had the time or energy. Heck, I don't think our president is doing a great job and a lot of our senators look like idiots on national TV. I would bet my bottom dollar that Philippine Political TV is just as entertaining. (sorry, I don't have TFC, not worth $30/mo when I just tv watch less than 3 hrs total a week)

The difference that I see is the pride in oneself to be part of a collective group. Here in Texas, people are damn proud to be Texan. The ones that weren't born here are proud to be an adopted Texan...and if you were in Florida, you'd see "i love Florida"...hell, think about those " I (heart) New York" shirts. Slogans like that arent just slogans or prints on a shirt. People really do feel that way. I have not seen anybody in my life...well Filipino anyway that is and was openly proud of where he or she is from.

I brag about Bohol, my friends brag about where they're from but nobody gets into bar fights because we think our province is better than the other.

The Italians here are proud to be Italians. They are proud to be Texan, proud to be American. But they are also proud to be Italian. Same goes to the Irish, even the Polish and the Germans living here.

The Filipinos....hmmm....nobody talks about being proud to be Filipino. Everybody talks about vacationing but nobody really talks about pride in ones roots. Pride in one's work or pride in one's geographical origin. While the Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, German, even Iranian restaurants cater to everybody. The Filipino restaurants cater to only the Filipinos and heck, has that air of exclusivity. Not really very smart or bright from a business stand point. Most become a meeting place of the jobless or the illegals and the gossip mongers that interviews every other customer that comes in for lunch or dinner...or heaven forbid, you have white/black/latino friends.

I think we have to love what we are first and make peace with what we have and what we are born with before we can progress. When we look at our "beautiful" candidates, we see mestizos and mestizas..I mean face it, that's what we consider beautiful. When we are in school and some balikbayan becomes our classmate. We automatically assume they are better because they've been overseas...we never look at them as equals rather, most people put them on a pedestal.

Heck, its almost even taboo to openly say that you love yourself or you love the way you look because you can be considered conceited.

Face it folks, our culture does not facilitate for us to grow and be smart and bright. Because if we are smart and bright and openly ambitious, we get shot down faster than anything you can imagine. We are almost scared to try because we are scared to fail...and scared to fail because we will have to face our friends and family who will relish in telling us "MIRISI !!!! AMBISYOSA MAN....WAAAAA"

And if we so succeed in being smart, bright and actually realize our ambitions, heaven forbid we are tired and do not wave at everybody on the way home from work, or nod at each and everyone in church or donate insane amounts of our income to everyone that comes a-knocking on our door. For our hard work, we are expected to share everything with everyone and leave nothing for ourselves lest we be called "hambugero" or "laog". Sad part is...we are expected to share everything with everyone, even those who never does anything for themselves.

Sorry this is a long rant from a long silent period. I just had a trying day with a Filipino client who wants preferential treatment because he's Filipino and I'm Filipino and doesn't respect professional courtesy. I am not being snobbish, but yes, you can call me on my cell...but please, not repeatedly after business hours to ask me to do business favors...arghhhhh!!!!

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alycxs · « **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2010, 10:16:38 AM »

our freedom comes with responsibilities...Well said...When people negatively point at things other people have done...they call it Freedom of the Press...but when they are asked what they have done to help...they simply continue and persist to negatively point out the works of others...
This is a sad, reality about freedom and responsibility...maayo na lang; these kind of people are in the minority...the problem is they are the most talkative...probably in the hope of covering up their non-performance...this is true specially now when elections are approaching...Be Wary, Discern and be Conscious of these wolves in sheep's clothing...They can usually be identified by their foul language and angry tone...

Just the other day, i got a phonecall from my Mama. One of the mayoral candidates in Tagbilaran City and the radio station that supports him are bashing all the department heads under the current administration because they are unsatisfied with the way things are done. Well, no organization is perfect...but you can't expect to get unrealistic expedited service from the government either. Not even in the US and specially never in the good old Philippines. talk about procedural red tape..!

The only reason my mother even knew of this planned attack was that one of the reporters in question apologized to her in advance and told her that if he and his fellow reporters do not say what they are supposed to say, they will get fired. No matter that they and their families have been recipients of the other candidate's generosity or of my mother's personal generosity and help. The radio station in question has a beef with the current administration allegedly because of tax evasion and how they got caught tapping electricity from somebody else.

By favoring the other candidate, they are hoping that the charges against them will be dropped if their candidate wins.

No matter the candidate they're supporting has never held a career job...no matter that the candidate they're supporting has not even passed the civil service exam...no matter that the candidate they're supporting has done NOTHING...not a single project that he can call his in Tagbilaran City.

But again, like the previous posters said, these kinds of people are loud and talkative. They talk and talk and when you ask for proof, they don't have any. All they do is point fingers and find mistakes. Criticize others even though they haven't done anything for themselves or for the city.

Oh well, to be fair..i think that's how politics go...here in Texas, its thesame. The gubernatorial ads were just like the Philippines. intriga diri, intriga didto...iningles lang. LOL !

I just hate the fact that since this candidate in question is running out of ammo, he's resorting to picking on government officials who aren't even elected and who have served 30 yrs or more with a good record in the city just because they are serving under the current administration.

hmmmm....food for thought for the stupid prick...if he does win, those officials he is bashing will still be the department heads of their respective departments. They have been for the last few mayoral terms and most of them have been doing a pretty damn good job...given what they have to work with. I don't think he thought it through that if he will win, he's already antagonized his "cabinet" and they won't be too inclined to help him with his projects...IDIOT !

hahay... I wish he will just campaign to highlight the reasons why he should be voted in, instead of campaign to smear and pull down his opponent. If I was the thinking person, I'd think to myself... Board Certified Lawyer...or...sketchy no-career-except-small-town-politics loudmouth. Unfortunately, we need the majority, not the thinking population.

On a very unrelated topic....I think Baba Yap will win as a Tagbilaran City Councilor. I don't know him personally but from what I hear, even 60yo grandmas are hugging and kissing him and having their pictures taken with him because "he's soooo poggiiiiii" LOL !

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alycxs · « **Reply #14 on:** March 25, 2010, 10:17:56 AM »

BTW....nganong newbie man ko...i've been a member since 2005, dli lang ko kaau tig post pero tig basa2 man ko...huhuhhu...do posts get deleted after a long period ?

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chicogon · « **Reply #15 on:** March 25, 2010, 10:24:44 AM »

Good job Alycxs... good essay!

But I have to disagree (though not totally) with you on one point re: "The Filipinos....hmmm....nobody talks about being proud to be Filipino. Everybody talks about vacationing but nobody really talks about pride in ones roots. Pride in one's work or pride in one's geographical origin." You mean nobody? How 'bout you, girl? And since you're in Texas, the Noypis there must be just proud Texans, and not Pinoys... What I'm trying to say is... you can speak from your personal experience or for the Filipino Texans... but that's hardly my experience where I am and from my personal perspective. I am and will always be a proud Bol-anon (even if I was born a ManileÃ±o) and I take pride in Bohol or anything Bol-anon, including you (hehehe). I speak so much about Bohol that lots people come home with me to Bohol. Hmmmm, but maybe you're right.... Bohol raman ning akong gihisgotan, hahahaha!

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #16 on:** March 25, 2010, 10:25:10 AM »

imong registered date kay Feb 2010 lagi Alycx.

unsa man imong username sa una?

Anyway welcome back!

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chicogon · « **Reply #17 on:** March 25, 2010, 10:30:33 AM »

BTW....nganong newbie man ko...i've been a member since 2005, dli lang ko kaau tig post pero tig basa2 man ko...huhuhhu...do posts get deleted after a long period ?

Wa sad ko kahibaw ana. Sige na lang Alycxs. If it's any comfort to you, you're a good writer man sad and your brain is very organized (LoL). Pwede magpatakod?

Matud pa ni MDB, webeeeeeeeee!!!

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alycxs · « **Reply #18 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:09:55 AM »

@ MRs Da Binsi. I don't know why..i get tubag bohol's email updates sa akong email. I think I might have been under gingqv. Duha ra man akong sige username, either alycxs or gingqv raman.

@ Chicogon...thanks oi...I don't think I talk about it enough kay wala paman koy nadani ug kuyog sa Bohol except akong in-laws and akong friends from other parts sa pinas. Bitaw, sa akong experience, wala may proud anything nga mo come-up among pinoys diri. But you have to consider pud, dli man sad ko sige tambay kay kapuyan ko sa interview specially kay puti akong bana. Hago-an ko ning pangutan-on ko ug pila sweldo nako or sweldo akong bana etc etc. Basin diay pud ug naa...pro mahitabo lang kung wala ko. mo sulod ko ug mokaon...mopalit ug empanada..then layas dayun. aw..mo bless pa diay sa tag-iya then mo layas dayun. hehehe !

Anyways, to be fair pud sa akong pangdani...daghan ko ug officemate nga na enganyo mo kuyog sa next nakong visit sa ato. Specially sa akong gi-hambugan sa akong zipline pictures sa Danao...hehehe ! pakapin pa pictures nako ga romansa ni Prony ug ni Sam...LOL !

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #19 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:19:46 AM »

@ MRs Da Binsi. I don't know why..i get tubag bohol's email updates sa akong email. I think I might have been under gingqv. Duha ra man akong sige username, either alycxs or gingqv raman.

@ Chicogon...thanks oi...I don't think I talk about it enough kay wala paman koy nadani ug kuyog sa Bohol except akong in-laws and akong friends from other parts sa pinas. Bitaw, sa akong experience, wala may proud anything nga mo come-up among pinoys diri. But you have to consider pud, dli man sad ko sige tambay kay kapuyan ko sa interview specially kay puti akong bana. Hago-an ko ning pangutan-on ko ug pila sweldo nako or sweldo akong bana etc etc. Basin diay pud ug naa...pro mahitabo lang kung wala ko. mo sulod ko ug mokaon...mopalit ug empanada..then layas dayun. aw..mo bless pa diay sa tag-iya then mo layas dayun. hehehe !

Anyways, to be fair pud sa akong pangdani...daghan ko ug officemate nga na enganyo mo kuyog sa next nakong visit sa ato. Specially sa akong gi-hambugan sa akong zipline pictures sa Danao...hehehe ! pakapin pa pictures nako ga romansa ni Prony ug ni Sam...LOL !

padajuna na laman na imong pagka Alycx kay mao man daw na tambal sa mga absenot! ahaha! Anyway, i cant go closer to that friends of yours. murag di makaya sa akong powers!

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dodongA · « **Reply #20 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:23:37 AM »

kahadlok niana ouy...

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alycxs · « **Reply #21 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:31:23 AM »

Limpyo bya sad sila nga pagka bitin kay alaga man kaau sa mga trainors. Si Prony, dungan gud ug ligo ni Ate Jing. Nasuko ako mama pagkita niya kay ug unsa nako ka curious maka hikap ug bitin, mao sad kahadlok akong Mama. heheh! badlongon jud. daghan na bya sad mga wildlife sanctuaries sa ato, pag-adto nako sa Domiguez beach, ni paduol dayun sa sanctuary..tua lagi, nangatol kay naka lukdo man ug bubog kay wala man ga tan-aw...gaba jud...

bitaw Mrs D, padayon lang ko alycxs.

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chicogon · « **Reply #22 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:35:17 AM »

@ Chicogon...thanks oi...I don't think I talk about it enough kay wala paman koy nadani ug kuyog sa Bohol except akong in-laws and akong friends from other parts sa pinas. Bitaw, sa akong experience, wala may proud anything nga mo come-up among pinoys diri. But you have to consider pud, dli man sad ko sige tambay kay kapuyan ko sa interview specially kay puti akong bana. Hago-an ko ning pangutan-on ko ug pila sweldo nako or sweldo akong bana etc etc. Basin diay pud ug naa...pro mahitabo lang kung wala ko. mo sulod ko ug mokaon...mopalit ug empanada..then layas dayun. aw..mo bless pa diay sa tag-iya then mo layas dayun. hehehe !

Sakto si MDB absenot daw ka maong nawa imong pundong posts deri hehehe. Absenot... mao siguro pod nay rason you missed out on things (bwahahaha). Absenot sa mga Pinoy functions, tapok2x, etc. But I don't blame you... ako kay kaon raman akong adtoon basta naay functions. I'm known to be late in all the activities pero daghan man pod kog lusot (e.g. diha pa koy misa, etc). Pero kung pakals na gani... you can bet naa jud ko (LoL). Higop pag sabaw (Bol-anon god!)

Pero kung naa nang has sige, di na jud ko mo attend og Pinoy tapok2x, mor pa!!!

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fdaray · « **Reply #23 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:40:35 AM »

Hi........., hi........., hi.., Wa......, ka kujawe. Sa Albur, Bohol ne?

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Raquelproud boholana · « **Reply #24 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:42:22 AM »

Ka isog ni Alycxs nakig romance man jud sa snake. Di nako kaya ni bisan pag hilam pa lang di pwede.
I really enjoy your post Alycxs. Padayon pa.

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alycxs · « **Reply #25 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:43:32 AM »

wala man sad kay diha man ang tag-iya.

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chicogon · « **Reply #26 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:48:01 AM »

When was this pic taken Alycxs? Tinuod daw ba nga wa na si Prony? Kay gikaon daw niya si Marimar, maong ge dispatsa. Ambot kung tinuod ba ni or duna lay gapadagan ug storya nga di tinuod. Curious lang ko... otherwise nigimaw na unta nang isyuha deri sa TB kung tinuod pa. Anybody?

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alycxs · « **Reply #27 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:50:36 AM »

Sakto si MDB absenot daw ka maong nawa imong pundong posts deri hehehe. Absenot... mao siguro pod nay rason you missed out on things (bwahahaha). Absenot sa mga Pinoy functions, tapok2x, etc. But I don't blame you... ako kay kaon raman akong adtoon basta naay functions. I'm known to be late in all the activities pero daghan man pod kog lusot (e.g. diha pa koy misa, etc). Pero kung pakals na gani... you can bet naa jud ko (LoL). Higop pag sabaw (Bol-anon god!)

Pero kung naa nang has sige, di na jud ko mo attend og Pinoy tapok2x, mor pa!!!

Dli man jud na mawala ang pakals kung mga pinoy..pasalamat bya sad ko nga nakita ra pud ko ug grupo diri nga mabaw ra pud ug kalipay preha nako...kaon, laag...kaon napud. :-) aw...wala pud nuon hilig sa bitin...murag ako raman tali hilig makigsinati ug mga wildlife.

Pakaon-kaon ug ducks didto sa duckpond...ga plano diay to ug order ug peking duck didto sa kainsikan. wahahahah !

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alycxs · « **Reply #28 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:52:41 AM »

When was this pic taken Alycxs? Tinuod daw ba nga wa na si Prony? Kay gikaon daw niya si Marimar, maong ge dispatsa. Ambot kung tinuod ba ni or duna lay gapadagan ug storya nga di tinuod. Curious lang ko... otherwise nigimaw na unta nang isyuha deri sa TB kung tinuod pa. Anybody?

as in si Marimar jud

hala oi, makalabad man sad tug ulo si Marimar oi, gilabdan siguro pud ug ulo si Prony. LOL !

bitaw, wala ko kabalita. Mang text sa ko sa mga ka-berks.

hmmm...kung iya gi-kaon si Marimar, wala kaha to natuk-an sa high heels ? hahahahaa

da oi, mo undang sa ko bahakhak diri kay luoy pud kung tinuod

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Raquelproud boholana · « **Reply #29 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:54:53 AM »

When was this pic taken Alycxs? Tinuod daw ba nga wa na si Prony? Kay gikaon daw niya si Marimar, maong ge dispatsa. Ambot kung tinuod ba ni or duna lay gapadagan ug storya nga di tinuod. Curious lang ko... otherwise nigimaw na unta nang isyuha deri sa TB kung tinuod pa. Anybody?

Basin joke ra ni nga story Dre oi di man siguro malamon si Marimar ni Prony. Kalooy pud ni Marimar ug tinuod man gani.

basin si marimar ingkaon ni Prony hehehhe ug tinuod man gani ni nga rumors hehhehe

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alycxs · « **Reply #30 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:58:10 AM »

BOING !!!!

bitaw, mura man ug masulod si Marimar...medjo dako-dako bya sad tong tiyan ni Prony.

Pero pwede pud ug gikaon ni Marimar si Prony...lami bya sad nang bitin isugba, nakatilaw ko kay wala man ko ingna sa akong mga agaw nga bitin diay tong sinugba, mipunit ra sad ko ug nikaon walay pangutana . Tua lagi...lamian bya pud tuslob sa suka nga naay asin ug ahus pero dli na jud ko mo-usob !

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chicogon · « **Reply #31 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:58:45 AM »

Mao ni akong kuha ni Prony ug ni Marimar last nako na adto in 2008

Freddy Meets Bohol's Marimar & Prony d' Python

Lisod to kung gikaon ni Prony si Marimar, basin adto sud sa tiyan to mag tumbling2x ug mo kombabit sa iyang sayaw...

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alycxs · « **Reply #32 on:** March 25, 2010, 12:04:35 PM »

Hmmm...those pics were taken in December of 2009.

Hala oi, mo good night sa ko kay 11pm na, have to get up at 6am pa. I hope wala sad nakaon si Marimar oi, I'll never wish that kind of death on anyone kay sobra pa sa sadista...very slow and painful jud.

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Mulligan · « **Reply #33 on:** March 25, 2010, 12:06:01 PM »

Inherently smart and bright ? Yes, inshort for maru ! joke hehe

BTW, Di ko pasalig musulod diha sa tangkal uy ! Gi atay basin ug tunlon ta. Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa goodbye TB. Bahala pa ug naay epa uban kog guapa diha sa sulod

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chicogon · « **Reply #34 on:** March 25, 2010, 12:07:10 PM »

Basin joke ra ni nga story Dre oi di man siguro malamon si Marimar ni Prony. Kalooy pud ni Marimar ug tinuod man gani.

basin si marimar ingkaon ni Prony hehehhe ug tinuod man gani ni nga rumors hehhehe

Talbog ang byuty nimo QEL ni Marimar (Joke).

Imo baby nilikay ug tan-aw ni Marimar, abi sigurog dakong maomag (joke samot). Peace, Marimar!!! Gapasiaw lang...

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ms da binsi · « **Reply #35 on:** March 25, 2010, 12:41:51 PM »

Basin joke ra ni nga story Dre oi di man siguro malamon si Marimar ni Prony. Kalooy pud ni Marimar ug tinuod man gani.

basin si marimar ingkaon ni Prony hehehhe ug tinuod man gani ni nga rumors hehhehe

Kel ibalik na imong buhok! sigi laman makasab-an sahay sa banana! hahahahha!

@Alycx kay ngano si Marimar mag high heels sigi? hahahha!

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upian · « **Reply #36 on:** March 25, 2010, 04:35:49 PM »

hey!! gud day 2 all. According to that topic, we can`t just be too narrow with the situation and the real status of Filipino student`s. First, consider the nutrition that most Filipino student eat daily.Is the food they intake very nutritious to support their mental need? Do they have enough vitamins to sustain their strength daily? These are the vital needs of students for them to attain good mental function.

KAMO BA NAA MO`Y SAKJANAN..PERO WALAY IKAPALIT UG GASOLINA,....MAPADAGAN BA NA NINJO?

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alycxs · « **Reply #37 on:** March 25, 2010, 11:21:16 PM »

hey!! gud day 2 all. According to that topic, we can`t just be too narrow with the situation and the real status of Filipino student`s. First, consider the nutrition that most Filipino student eat daily.Is the food they intake very nutritious to support their mental need? Do they have enough vitamins to sustain their strength daily? These are the vital needs of students for them to attain good mental function.

KAMO BA NAA MO`Y SAKJANAN..PERO WALAY IKAPALIT UG GASOLINA,....MAPADAGAN BA NA NINJO?

To be honest, there are lots of cheap even free fruits and vegetables that should be nutritious to our people. We have lots of edible flowers that grow wild in the Philippines. The gumamela/hibiscus for example...also, like the asparagus plant, darn, we don't see a lot of asparagus soup but rather, we make the leaves as corsages. They grow like crazy. Peppers are very resilient and easy to grow. It even survives extreme Texas weather, 110 deg in the summer and just this winter, it dropped to 18deg...my peppers are 3 yrs old. Imagine how they would do in our rich soils and tropical climate in the Philippines.

Kangkong and Malunggay are like weeds...sure they get killed come winter time but they grow enough in the 6 months of the year for me to have soup. Imagine if they grow year round without the help of fertilizers...you know...like in Bohol.

Usahay, murag ang atong kinadak-ang problema sa ato kay ang kuwang sa kakugi sa kadaghanan. Grabe na gyud ta sa grasya ug sa klima nga halos bisan unsa mo tubo diha sa ato pero dili laman jud mananum. Kung magtanum unta, naa ma-ani bisan ginagmay. Mas daghan bya kuno ug Vit. C ang sili kaguko kaysa orange.

Dli nalang ko mo comment sa Vits sa atong mga studyante...ang 500 kabuok nga Vit E diri, tag $12 ra sa Sam's...sa ato-a, hapit tag P25 ang buok. Mas mahal jud nuon kung vits ang hisgutan sa ato....pero sa akong gi post sa taas, gi grasya-an man ta ug maayo nga klima ug maayo nga yuta, mananom unta ta.

You're right though, unsaon man pagdagan sa sakyanan kung walay gasolina...pero sa dugang, ang tag-iya sa sakyanan mao unta pud maningkamot para naay gasolina iyang sakyanan.

Its not just a matter of solving nutritional deficiencies but a deeper more inherent problem of the underlying attitude and habits of the population at large. :-)

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Raquelproud boholana · « **Reply #38 on:** March 26, 2010, 03:22:14 AM »

Talbog ang byuty nimo QEL ni Marimar (Joke).

Imo baby nilikay ug tan-aw ni Marimar, abi sigurog dakong maomag (joke samot). Peace, Marimar!!! Gapasiaw lang...

Natalbugan jud bitaw ko Dre hehehhe height pa raman daan oh aw ingtungtong man siguro ning kagwanga ni. Angayan pud si Marimar oi segi lang ta bahakhak ug katawa ani nija kay naa rag hisgot ni Prony ug dili ni Prony adtong mga Kagwang. Nahadlok bitaw akong anak ni Marimar hehhehe pero sa snake wala jud.

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indaymen50 · « **Reply #39 on:** March 28, 2010, 04:28:48 AM »

Bading na sija Kel???

Gilubatan man ko sa sawa uy! Sigehan ko ug agni akong sister kon gusto ba ko motan-aw sa sawa sa Albur pero ...morag damanon tingali ko ....isoga pod nimo makig-gakos anang pyton...

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