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Cathay has good pay packages, good health insurance and good travel bennies for the really senior guys or if you move to HK. Now, compared to other airlines, say the former Continental Airlines, they had good travel bennies even for the 5-7 year employees. Pay is less than half of Cathay's and job stability is not too good. CX has continued to be one of the world's best. You can reap bigger rewards only if you give them your first born son...err...I mean, live the life they dictate. For some of us who don't want to live in HK and want to stay where we've settled, the bennies is not as good (travel etc)  but at least the job stability is better than most US airlines.

Just thought of something, there are so many Pinoy sailors out there, I wonder if any of them know of a cheap way to send say a container back to the US. I know there are Pinoys who send container full of stuff from US to PI, there must be a way to do it in reverse, without breaking the bank. I hope. (really good wood furniture from the artisans in Loboc and Antequera I'd want to bring back )

it was in 2004, I tried to ship a box of presents for my in-laws in FL via the post office. They wanted me to unwrap everything to make sure there was no "contraband" then I had to re-wrap it and reseal the box and then send it.  The post office near the old city hall.

in the more recent years 2009-2011, Mama pays anywhere around Php 2000 to Php 3000 when she sends me care packages of soaps, tabliya and amoxicillin and the occasional well-wrapped dried fish  and ginamos a little 8x8x8 box.

Although... if you have a friend in the Navy, they might be able to help get your loot home. Either that or someone who works for an oil company. I know they move them all over the world so they should have a good deal when it comes to freight. I could be wrong. Hubby works for Cathay Pacific and we don't get squat...not even a poke in the eye. :-(

Quote from: islander on May 15, 2012, 07:06:45 PM
it won't happen, because kris aquino has a retinue, including close-in security, and i doubt if she'd go to the condo of a man she hardly knew and cry rape a few hours later.

KOREK !

I still wonder about that. Ngano man mi sulong man si Madame ? murag nangita siguro engkwentro... I don't think naay hypnosis nga ingana ka strong.  Rape is not  a laughing matter but as women, we should also be the first to ensure our own safety....meaning, use your head and common sense. Alone with a guy in a private place with your own volition will result in some ....errr... activities. Naglikay na laman unta. or basin kaha nakuwang sa bayad ang lalake.

Quote from: JellyBean on May 17, 2012, 06:10:17 AM
Lorenzo what I am saying about the box being sent from states is easy to send but from Philippines to America is impossible....

Been wanting to do that but it'll cost an arm and a leg. A jumbo 24x18x18 from Houston to Bohol is $115. A small, itty bitty box from Bohol to Florida cost me almost $50. Law of supply and demand I guess :-( wish there was a reasonable forwarder though...

Quote from: JellyBean on May 17, 2012, 05:58:55 AM
I am living here for almost 11 years....no matter how nice how caring or how many nice friends I have here....Foreigners are also treated here discriminatory....at times....We are sometimes thinking wow this is a sensitive culture...okay for them to do certain behaviorism but lord forbid if a foreigner does the same sometimes offensive actions of the Filipino (double standard), look at places to buy things at with no menu and no price tags....We often talk among ourselves in groups at the malls comparing news and experiences and touching basis with one another some of the male foreigners tell me that some Filipino think this is the only country that exists in the world...It is all about being a Pinoy....

This could be true here in the US too. Although you get varying degrees of uber tolerance to people saying something. It depends on where you are. In the less educated and travelled populations of the US, the people are rude too...rude enough to ask you to your face if you're a mail-order bride...or ask if we have plates, forks and spoons in the Philippines ! I've been to places where big, fat, unkempt ugly American ladies stared at me up and down, sniffed and refused to look at me while she waited on our table, once at a Cracker Barrel in Georgia and another at a barbeque place in South Carolina !    On the other hand, when you are in educated company, the experience is total different. The conversations are meaningful, and there is mutual respect where nobody thinks that they are above anybody.

While there are Pinoys who think that Philippines is the end-all, be all, there's a good number of Americans who think that way as well. You only have to turn the TV on to see Americans making idiots of themselves and recording it too.  Same goes for pinoys...Anybody remember that air headed "actress" who actually tried to put on her lifejacket on a plane as she followed the flight attendant step by step ? 

Don't forget, ex pats are not only "suffering" for being expats themselves but unfortunately get lumped in with all the pervs and pedophiles that find their way into the Philippines.(which is lots)  Its unfair, I know, unfortunately, people would sooner believe the bad stuff rather than the good stuff. Both in the US and in the PI. You hardly hear of the good-natured ex pat sending needy kids to school but oh, the whole community will hear about this perv who is banging his wife's 3 teenage sisters who got them all preggers in a New York minute !!! LOL !  Same thing goes here with Filipinas who marry Americans. Even without having seen us or met us, we're already labelled gold diggers, hookers and visa hunters. Even though sometimes, the Pinay's life was easier here in the Philippines rather than the life her American husband can offer her in the US. I know a few who are honestly richer and more educated than their American husbands. Not the norm but there is a good number where the Pinay wife makes more money than the American hubby even if you added hubby's ex wife's income to his, they are still short a few thousand of what Pinay wife makes.  Guess we could blame the G.I.s for bringing back hookers and the scammers who really do this stuff. Even if they're probably just 1 for every 100 girls. 

Quote from: JellyBean on May 17, 2012, 05:58:55 AMI ask them then why do they stay here and why do they take GF Filipino.......the answers vary....Look at adoption fees in the country foreigners pay more to file a case versus Filipino?   And go through the same amount of hearings....in a speedier amount of time.....but the foreigner has 10 times more requirements to obtain in comparison to Filipino in the court systems here...some people here will even cut in front of foreigners who are already at the counter next to be served and if you call the one cutting in line in front of you you get looked at like oh well....Last night three students from USA standing in line at the counter they were being cut in front of and they had no qualms telling the ones in front to have some manners...

1.) PALAKAS <-- its the case of who they know and probably a case of beer to grease the wheels. The people in the system know they can squeeze more out of foreigners and there is something to squeeze. They know that no matter how hard they squeeze some fellow pinoys, they can't get anything.  As for requirements, I think whoever is a foreigner in a country will have more requirements.  Just think, as a green card holder in the US, you are limited legally compared to a US citizen.

2.) Cutting in line <--- Priscilla dear, I suffer this almost every day in good old Houston with  a good wallop of it this morning. With the exception of people staring, here,if they're not involved, they don't give a crap while the aggravated parties give each other the bird and yell at each other. They come in all races and shapes too. White people, Black people, Asians, Euros etc.  Not as bad in the more affluent areas of town but darn, even a Home Depot or a Best Buy in the poorer part of town have super crappy service, rude ignorant associates and to top it off, they make you see and feel how they don't give a rat's ass about customer service. Really go out of their way, I think.  DOn't know which is worse, but still frustrating all thesame.

Ermmmm....remember, a good number of Filipinos are poor. Yes, its frustrating, but if you can't beat it, join in and be good at the game ! I remember being in Hong Kong where they seem ruder than anywhere I've been in my life. They shove you out of the way, scurry and when they hit you, they don't even apologize, just look away. Guess if they don't see you, you don't see them.  You can't speak Greek to an Inuit, so when I had the chance to shove back, I did so with gusto. Fair Play Senior ? hahaha !

Quote from: JellyBean on May 17, 2012, 05:58:55 AMLook at Filipino abroad they have communities of they're own race....one time I tried to have an expat group here.....but the people were so appalled about the ideal as if it were ganging up on the Filipino...do we as Americans say that about Filipino's having their communities....I think not....Racism is not just about being victimized as one nationality....racism comes in all forms and all nationalities...

Wow, this I never knew. When I was still living there, there were always Euro communities in Bohol. They stick together, specially the Germans and Swedes. Complete with their flags on their front porch.  Although, I wonder who were appalled, the other ex pats ? or the Filipino community ?

For Ex Pats who just want to enjoy retirement, I don't see why there's a problem with having an Ex Pat American community in Bohol, Lord knows there's quite a few. Most of them decent family men who could be a force for good if they work together.

Now, if the men in question are in the Philippines for some unwholesome reason aka sex tours, bad behavior and perverts,  OF COURSE, they would NOT want to be in a community with decent people. They know that while most Pinoys won't call them out, you guys might and will. THey also know that if a Pinoy without any money were to file a case against them, its not gonna stick unless its really blatant, but they know most fellow Ex Pats have the money, education and resources to hold their butts accountable for their actions so they stay away. 

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 04, 2012, 09:43:14 PM
Hmm, racists trying to define racism. Good luck, guys (and gals).

Murag kitang tanan predisposed man ani heheheh ! depende lang ug unsaon nato pag handle.


kinsa tong mahinumdum anang mga storya nga gasugod ug  : "Diha toy Amerkano, Insik ug PIlipino ga hinambugay...."  diba ang ending kay Pinoy jud ang daug  :-P

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 04, 2012, 03:14:14 PM
He said to me (in his very soft and grandfatherly voice), "Ondoy BranBran, ajaw gajod pagastogasto daghan kai dali ra ma wa ang kuwarta. If you got no money, den you got no honey. No money, no honey!" bwahahahaha!

Perting katawa gajud mi duha. 

Unsa pa ! When I was in college, they say "Bahalag Saging Basta Loving". TOINKS ! Maybe I was a little ambitious. I don't consider money to be everything but it is a great tool to have in life. Alangan man ug pabug-at ra ka to those people around you. Soon, even those who love you dearly would buckle under that burden. Mas maayo pud nang you can stand on your own, and if you have more to spare, then you have a choice to share. If you don't have anything, you can't share anything.  Although it has to have a balance too. Anything in excess is dangerous.

Anyway, this brought up a short anecdote Mama told me. During my Papa's heyday, he loved to "treat" people. Even total strangers. Hi personal favorites were those old merchants who sell things door to door. No not the expensive stuff. Fishwoman with her bucket of fish, the taho guy, the balut guy, down to this older woman who was selling this wood carved storage things.  Papa would buy them out and give their stuff to his friends or to our relatives. He bought out  a taho guy once and I swear I wasn't gonna eat Taho for a year ! then there's the balut guy. He bought everything and called the istambays and gave them free balut.

Mama told him that he was very "pasikat" and "hambugero" and to stop spending money. He said "Dili man nako magasto-an or mabangkahan ang Ginoo, sa iyaha nalang mga anak ko mo-bangka".  So for Papa, that was his way of thanking God and making his fellow man happy. Buying in excess of what he needs and sharing it to the family , friends and neighbors.   To the merchant, he was a blessing , to the istambays, a free snack and sometimes, when he buys out the entire bucket of fish (ginamos, bolinaw etc), our family and few neighbors get a nice dinner. :-)

Lorenz, I'm taking up Supply Chain Management, hoping to specialize in Sourcing and Energy Management. Its still in Business School but with a lot of technical stuff into it. Relatively new, but very exciting. Its very suitable for women who love bargain hunting. aka...shopping LOL    Thank you for your praise, you are too generous.

Just food for thought..

In 2007, my cousins who live in TOm's River, NJ visited us here in Houston.

Apparently, where they are, BSN RNs start at 28/hr night shift. In Houston, around $25/hr that's a $3 difference.

According to them, my 2 story, 2,000 sqft 3br2.5ba brick home is around $400k in NJ. The Woodlands is one of the more upscale areas in Houston and we got it for $150k.

heheh ! We never had a housing bubble and Texas has the Texas Medical Center. Oh, easy to visit Pinas too...From Houston-Bush to Narita to Manila. or go thru Houston-Hobby to LA then MNL. Houston is one of the few cities that is still hiring. there's lay-offs but lots of hiring too. Companies like Shell, Chevron, TOtal, Schlumberger are still recruiting heavily at U of H.

Food craving...I'm not even gonna start. its a yum party with more than 5 filipino buffets. :-) it might be a good financial move.

downside, winter is far too short. My furry boots gets used twice a year TOPS :-(

Thanks Lorenzo !

Yessir, I'm in The Woodlands, north of Houston. I have friends who live in Katy and it takes me about an hour to get there. What part of Katy ? we frequent a Pinoy Kusina there. There's also a Catholic Church there with a healthy pinoy population.

Erm...naa pa diay si Fr. Skelton sa Dauis ?

My closest friend and me last Christmas. We grew up 2 houses apart in Penaflor St, Tagbilaran and we were classmates in BWS from Nursery to Grade 6, then 4 years in TCSHS...she went to UB, I went to HNU. She's a nurse now and we're both in Texas. She's in Austin, I'm in Houston but we see each other all the time and talk almost every day. 26 years of friendship...from when she was a cute little boy in Penaflor to now that cute boys are fighting over her. 

I'm the one in green, on the left.

Lorenzo, what you say is right. It is definitely what my Mama and Papa had planned and done. When my Papa lost his job due to his illness, they went from living very comfortably to living on only 1/8th of the former income. If my parents were in perfect health, they wouldn't be in trouble, but seeing as health insurance is almost non-existent in the PI. (yeah, I know, there's some sorry form of it), they struggle from time to time. Good thing I'm blessed to have a good job so I can help out.

Mama is very cautious. From when I was little, they saved and invested in lots. Its not very liquid, I know, but it sure helped out in a pinch as collateral to the bank. She also invested in Marcela Bonds from Plaza Marcela which used to earn 10% per year and gave her a 6% commission discount. Through the years, there was Forever Living, PhilKraft, DXN...name it, my Mama tried it and didn't work out too well. Always fell back to Marcela Bonds and her regular government job. Papa on the other hand, made lots of money as a sea man captain. He spent a lot too, if not for Mama's constant nag to save. Which he did. grudgingly.

The point to this story is that, with risk comes reward. Its just a matter of what kind of risk are we comfortable with.

When I was 18, Papa gave me $100 for my Christmas present. At that time, the exchange rate was P55 to $1. I promptly took all the money and invested it in Plaza Marcela. Unfortunately, from 10% interest a year, it fell to 6%. Sucks but when you consider most banks only pay 2% at most 4% for savings, I was still ahead. I then used the credit line that came with the bond and the 6% interest to get the things I wanted with 3 months to pay it back while earning interest.

In thesame year, my math teacher from HNU (shameless forgot her name), lent me a copy of Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It gave me a whole new perspective on investment, passive income and consumption. Man, I see her face in my mind, I can't remember her name. She had wanted to recruit me in a pyramid numismatic gold coin business, but she ended up inspiring me to do the Marcela Bonds and indirectly, what I'm doing today. Flipping houses, Remodelling and renting out foreclosed homes we bought, and even branching out to ICM Bonds and adding to my Marcela Bonds.

Hinay-hinay lang gud. It will get there.  I tried DXN MLM selling coffee and what have you. Didn't make too much but at age 19 and making around P5,000 in 2002, that was pretty good. I think. I also tried skin botanicals MLM, but all soaps. Not much, around an extra P2000 tops a month. still not bad for a 19yo. My Marcela Bonds grew from P5,000 to P8,000 in 8 years that I left it alone. P375 a year, without doing anything. Nothing to write home about but still, effortless money is effortless money. It could've made more probably if I was there managing the POs and collecting but its ok.  I did add a little bit to Marcela Bond and started an ICM bond too. Still ahead of the banking and savings rate. It will take time to grow but its still earning passive income.

All the rent houses we have are passive income too...after the initial 2-3 months worth of work(meaning supervising the contractor). This leaves me with time to spend with Ryan, keep house, call Pinas every other day, call Auntie, cousins telebabad...and have time to dedicate to our HomeVestors franchise and flipping houses. Yep, also time for going back to school to get my second major. hehehe ! Bahala ug tag 2-3 subjects ra. Hinay-hinay, mahuman ra lagi ni puhon. On the upside...I get to go to Bohol every year. Twice on a good year. hehe ! I'm happy.

I guess if Mama's risk tolerance is 2 from a range of 1-10, mine is around 5-6....sir Balong's is at 10. IMHO. those things he's talking about scare me stiff. I'm likely to lose everything.

Hopefully, someday, when Ryan and I get old, we won't have thesame problems my Mama and Papa have with just relying on their savings and getting into tight spots over medical bills and emergencies. I'm praying we'll have enough to be comfy for the rest of our lives and have some left over for the kids to fight over our graves ahahaah !   bahala ug dli diamond coffin. kanang kahoy ra gud para fertilizer apil. :-)

Quote from: islander on May 04, 2012, 02:05:40 AM
may puruhan, fr chic.  anha sa ilong mogawas.

hehehe naka-imagine dayun ko...wehehe maayo lang ug dili Rose ang buwak kay hastang hapdusa :-P African Daisy nalang para hamis-hamis intawn

Quote from: chicogon on May 04, 2012, 05:29:38 AM
Sa tinuod I envy those who know how to save or invest their hinaguan (for the rainy days) kay sa tinuod gyod (1) wala jod koy hanaw ani and (2) I can't seem to test the waters aning mga butanga kay sige ko purdoy. Igo ra gyod ko maka save enough for my yearly recreation (going home and spending-spree for a month hehehe). Sa tinuod I'd rather spend my money for something worthwhile (helping family, taking care of my house in Bohol, sending nephews, nieces and others to school, travel, food, etc) before it's too late kay hadlok ko naay mahitabo nako unya sayang kung di magamit akong hinaguan. Maka-save baya ko ( and I consider that self-investment) since most of my ameneties are already free. Not much but more than I need.

My Auntie calls this "Investing in Memories" kini dili jud makawat. Ang kwarta, makit-an ra kung mosukol ka sa kahago, bilar ug antos, pero kung ang mga tawo nga importante sa imong kinabhi mawala na, wala gyuy kantidad sa wawarts pwedeng maka balik nila.  Kami sa akong bana, we try to conserve and live way below our means. We forgo the toys, the bigger house, nicer cars to conserve our money. But when it comes to family, our parents (both) and neices and nephews, as long as reasonable, then we don't get miserly.  Of course, we treat ourselves too . A quick cruise to Mexico, my yearly trip to visit Mama and Papa in Bohol, his trips to Florida.  What's the point in getting rich quick if you're miserable when you can be very comfortable and happy instead. :-)

Hinay-hinay basta kanunay 

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on May 03, 2012, 09:56:02 AM
murag maka improve man pud sa beauty ning i trim ang kilay. ganahan jud ko adtong threading nga pag ibot sa kilay ug sa pinas ra ni nako na experience lami kaayo ug agi.

nisuway ko anang threading, nakahilak man nuon ko sa kasakit pag human. Nindot jud nuon ug agi. ang akong maintain ron ang wax. tag $6 ra unya ug magpa mani-pedi ka, ilang i-libre. ug makahinumdum rasad kay sa isa ka tuig, murag at most 2 times raman ko maka mani-pedi kay wala man occasion pa gwapahan sa kuko hahahha ! mo labong sad ang kilay pakapin, dal-on nalang sa liner weheehhe :-P

Quote from: balong on May 03, 2012, 02:36:56 PM
Philippines erects wall to obscure view of slums
THE MESH REPORT STAFF MAY 2, 2012 COMMENTS (0)
MANILA, Philippines â€" Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty.

A makeshift, temporary wall has been erected across a bridge on a road from the airport to downtown Manila that hides a sprawling slum along a garbage-strewn creek.

Presidential spokesman Ricky Carandang defended the wall’s installation, saying Thursday “any country will do a little fixing up before a guest comes.”

He expressed hope that this week’s annual meeting of Asian Development Bank Board of Governors, which includes finance ministers and senior officials from 67 member states, will show the Philippines is open for business. The lending institition, which is headquartered in its own walled compound in Manila, aims to cut poverty in the Asia-Pacific region.

“We need to show our visitors that Metro Manila is orderly. We owe it to ourselves,” said metropolital Manila chief Francis Tolentino.

“I see nothing wrong with beautifying our surroundings. We are not trying to keep the poor out of the picture,” he said.

There was no immediate comment from ADB.

The Philippine Communist Party recalled that former first lady Imelda Marcos â€" notorious for ostentatious lifestyle â€" was ridiculed for trying to hide squatter colonies. She erected similar whitewashed walls along the route of foreign visitors to the Miss Universe pageant held in Manila in 1974, and other international events.

“The government should face reality. If they don’t, how will they know the problem, how will they solve the problem,” said Renato Reyes, secretary general of the largest left-wing group Bayan. “By covering the truth, they lose the energy or intention to resolve the problem.”

About a third of Manila’s 12 million residents live in slums, and a third of 94 million Filipinos live below the poverty line of $1.25 a day. Overall, more than half the population in Asia remains poor.


Mas ajo pa ang pobre sa ato naa pay barong barong. Dere sa states ang mga homeless naa mag pojo under bridges, subways, .......bisan asa lang

unsa man idea ani ? If you don't see them they don't exist ? instead nga ang kwarta paingon sa wall, maau pa paingon sa livelihood training programs. pastilan jud lang...saonz...easy fix ra gihuna2 sa mga balbal jud.

Sayang ang mga ideas ni Ron Paul is so out there. Dli siya mo appeal sa kadaghanan. Mao lagi, preha ra gud ug singer, dli man ang kina nindutan tingog mo sikat, kadto mang kamao mo pasikat. :-(

hehehehe at least ning last nga picture, cute pa nuon, murag shnauzer nga iro heheh !

Balong, you and I can agree about Obama. They need to get out and fast. Being very educated, he could have done a whole lot of good but no, he never takes personally responsibility. He's a great campaigner but sucks as a leader. They bash George Bush as being dumb but at least they were classy and at least, Bush made sure America was safe. Under Obama, there were already 3 attempts on American soil and counting !

Even a fellow democrat Clinton. At least, when the economy was lagging, they opted to promote vacationing within the US to boost the internal US tourism industry rather than go overseas. They set a good example for their people. With the Obamas, they remind me so much of a good number of Philippine Politicians. THey are good at promising but never good on fulfilling. :-(

Sige adto akong Mama didto masabado, akong pangutan-on kay naa man didto akong Auntie nga retired ga volunteer. :-) ug gusto ka, hatagan nalang tika sa iyang cell. naa man siya didto tibuok adlaw, kada adlaw.

Ang kiskis ug uban pang mga ritual nga gihimo natong mga babaye mao ang dikta sa uso. From a biological standpoint, mas nindot wala kiskis kay ang kilay baya mo salo sa singot sa imong buna para dli intawn maghapdus imong mata...pero from the kakikayan standpoint  (LOL naa jud) , it frames your eyes (ise!) so dapat, i-shape nga mo-angay sad sa imong eye shape and face shape. (gikan na jud ni sa akong favorite bayuch nga make-up artist) :-)

i was watching an anime series and the antagonist asked the hero, what he would prefer, money or power. It got me thinking, if I had power, i can grab ALL the money I could ever want....but to rise to power, I had to have SOME money.  Then I thought of Philippines politics. LOL !  Now that we are blessed enough to be comfortable and could actually make a little bit of difference through donations, I was considering opening my own charity for underprivileged children and battered women and teens. To do that, I also need to tap into my network of comfortable friends. In that train of thought, I realized that maybe, some people started out wanting to make a better world and saw politics as a vessel of power. Instead, going into politics blinded them of whatever good intentions they had  if they ever had. Appealed to their dark side and all their noble thoughts and ideas flew out the window as they got drunk with power and blinded with the promise of all the money they can ever want at the expense of the "others" that they never see from their ivory towers aka gated mansions with security guards.

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 02, 2012, 11:08:18 AM
Hapit na. Unta ug dili na sila Maninilad.

ahahahaha  Hello, I'm Maninilad "Manny" for short ehheeeee !!!

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 01, 2012, 11:26:06 PM
Richest Filipino Congressman = Manny Pacquiao

Richest Filipino Senator = Manny Villar

Magpaalilis na lamang kaha ko ug pangan? Manny? Hehehehehe.

Manny....mura hapit pronounciation sa money..naa siguro relation ani hmmmmmm :-P

Hubs and Balong,

when you think of making millions, the first thing that comes to my mind is real estate. ( Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, Carlton Sheets...) Lots of people made their money elsewhere too but the easiest and most solid, in my humble opinion is real estate. Remember, in Abraham Maslow's pyramid, shelter aka housing is a basic need.

its a matter of arithmetic. Buy low, sell high. It works even in good old Bohol and its oh so simple that its easy to understand.  My first deal, we got the house at $57k, it appraised at $115, we put $25k improv on it and we rent it out for $1k/mo and pay the bank $600. No money down, full financing, including repairs and improvements. We get a check every month for doing NOTHING. really. its hard work for the 2 months your getting the deal done and renovating. After that, you just wait for your check in the mail. $300 extra after note service may be small but its still $300 you didn't lift a finger to earn. No watching the market, no reading the newspapers everyday. Most of all, if something breaks, get a hammer and fix it.Or hire someone and get a tax break via business expense. The last one I closed yesterday. got it for $49k, sold for $86k, didn't do anything to the house. just $300 of yardwork and utilities. Its not gonna make you an instant millionaire, but heck, if you've already made 6 figures for the first 3 months of the year on just 3 houses, I'm happy. :-)

Bitaw, not trying to put you down Balong. Just MicroCap is just too darn complicated and so much room for error, fraud and speculation. Its too scary for most people. Its something you can't touch or hold or be happy to hang on to because you never know how the value will do on the day to day.  If becoming a millionaire is your goal, Real Estate is a much safer and better bet. Why else does cable TV have so many shows involving fixing and flipping houses ? :-)

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 24, 2012, 11:02:50 AM
Daghan na tang sensitive ug naa pud koy pag umangkon ingon ana. May pa to sa una nga nagwork siya sa bookstore sa estudyante pa sa college kay kara sweldo di jud masipyat mopalit ug klase klaseng prutas karon nga nakahuman ug maayo na kaayo ug kahimtang bisan card wa ko kadawat pasalamat. Ingnon raman nuon ko wa na kono koy pangayuon pa kay naa na nako tanan. Di jud butang akong gipangayo kundi bisan snail mail once a year nalang unta wa jud.

Ms. Isles and Raquel, dli mani ako sa pag defend kay wala man ko kaila sa inyong mga pag-umangkon, pero siguro, karon nga daghan-daghan na ug kwarta, daghan nasad ug bills ug mga utang ba. Daghan nasad kaayo ug gikalingawan.  Naa lang gyud siguro mga taw nga ing-ana pud nga wala gyud siguro nasulod sa ilang utok ug wala sad nakatambag.

Sa akong experience, sa ako pay college, bisan gamay ra kog kwarta, wala man koy balayronon so akong kwarta, ako ra gyud. Buhong kaayo ang mga kinugos kay wala may laing gikalingawan si "mommy ging-ging". Karon nga daghan2 na ug sulod akong wallet, daghan naman sad naka budget daan. Unya, ug wala nakabutang sa calendar ang mga bday, anniv ug uban pa, mawala sa passing, bisan card, dli tawn ko makapadala tungod sa ka hectic sa akong sked. trabaho pa, maid pa gyud sa balay, nya skwela pa jud pakapin.

Basin lang pud wala na realize nila ba. kuwangan lang pud siguro ug tambag nga pina discreet. :-)

DHA ka !!! maka tawa man sad ta aning mga artista oi. Pareha ra jud tawn ning batasan sa taw, ma pinoy man o puti...pawala sa hilas dayun hehehe !

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 01, 2012, 11:36:12 AM"Ahh shyat da fak up man, can't a brothaa get some peace in hyea widout y'all trying to pizzz me off? Fak yall doctors n nurses n shyiet, can't a nigggah get respekt in hea."

pagkalaming dli tambalan..hahaha lami hinuon butangan ug iodized salt iyang samad igo mo tig-ik murag baktin lechonon sa pista hahahaha !. Haaaay..repeat repeat nalang ang hippocratic oath hantud dli na lami samtan. 

Lagi, kahibaw ko nga makaluluoy sila sauna, pero maayo gani sila, sa sila nay na libre, at least naa sila gapuyo sa USofA, kitang mga pinoy, sa nalibre nata sa mga katsila, unsa may gibilin nila nato ? korup nga gobyerno ug mga gwaffa ug gwaffong mestizos and mestizas LOL !  Bitaw. Kung huna-hunaon, sa emancipation, nakakuha sila ug 2 acres and a mule. Ang pinoy, unsa man dagway nakuha nato sa mga katsila beh o diba sa Japan after world war II...JAICA ? kung huna-hunaon, mas daghang asians nga dapat mas suko pa sa kalibutan kesa nila pero sige lang jud nang mentality na kept down by "The man" . Lami bitaw ipakog unya ingnon. "dong, tan-aw kuno. Ang taw sa amerika, murag rainbow, naa puti, itum, brown, red, purple ug uban pa, nganong kadtong uyamot kagikan TNT pa uban, molambo man, pero kamo, hinungitan man unta mos gobyerno, wala man tawn mo ni lambo "

anyway, undang nako. sakit dughan kapoy.

@ Raquel ...murag usahay maglibog ko kung kaila ba kaha sila ug unsay limpyo ug unsaon pag amping. DIha mi usa ka tenant sauna, ang brand new GE dishwasher among gibutang sa rent house, guba dayun after 3 years. hasta ang plumber galibog ug gi-unsa pag guba. Kaluoy sa diyos, pagpalit namo iring among bay pag 2005, dala na washer, hantud ron, 7 yrs later, limpyo paman japon. unya preha ra gyud, exact model sa GE tong diha sa rent house. Pastilan mga tawhana ! kuwang ug bunal sa ilang mga inahan :-)

Quote from: balong on May 01, 2012, 03:58:44 AM
hello miss gwaffa. thanks for planning to help virgilio bucia. i dont know you but i think you are a beautiful person , outside and most of all, inside, where it counts

Salamat Long, unsa namay estado ani ? naa nay contact ? :-)

America may be good to most of us who's making a life here but nothing compares to our childhood hometown. For me, its Tagbilaran. For my Papa, its Tangub City. We will all crave for the close knit community that we had that can never be replaced. Specially here.

IF women can manage home and community activities, how much more other activities. ug wala jud naghuna2 ang nitubag ani nga poll

Basin gipusil to ug babaye nga wala niya sayawa...lisod na.

basin pud gipusil sa uyab sa babaye nga iyang gikasayaw. :-(

unsaon mani nimo pagkatkat ug balik ?

bitaw, hinlabi na Bohol.  :-)

Luoya pud sa piso oi. Luoy pud ang fake mama tawon. :-( nakaimagine na nuon ko unsa dagway nila duha nig dako sa piso hinlabi na ug lalaki.

hehehe wa na, ni andar na ang badlongon sa akong utok. hahaha ! shhhh nalang.

Ms. Isles, that was a very good read.

That actually got me thinking, why does Gabriela not do more ? They always get into an uproar about the silliest things sometimes but why not this ?  But then again,  a lot of Gabriela members are strong, independent women who might be mistresses themselves. LOL. Yep, I do agree that the current set-up in the Philippines is very beneficial to a guy. Specially the ones who don't care much for the kids but only for themselves. Sad but true.

Quote from: JellyBean on April 30, 2012, 05:50:33 PM
I have also sen myself in where the women here are always slapping or punching a man to me it is shocking as it is something in states we are told as little girls it is not lady like to hit or slap a man it shows that we want provocation.

Abuse comes in many forms....not just physical there is emotional as well as financially left behind and abused....Where did HNU conduct they're survey and who did this survey? Females? Males or other? I had never heard of this survey happening.....??

You're right, abuse does come in many forms.

I think men are most likely to do physical abuse but women probably excel in mental and emotional abuse. I know quite a few, even here, that do that to their husbands. I know one Filipina wife repeatedly tell her American husband to "shut up, you make the least amount of money of all the husbands in the group."  Not verbatim but in various wordings, in front of her friends. Me, being one of the "friends".

When I was in Bohol, most of what I hear are Men abusing women and both men and women abusing kids. Their own, or even neices, nephews, heck even students. Maybe because I hang around DSWD too much (since Mama works there) or just how things worked out. When I was attending BWS, some of the corporal punishments our teachers subjected us to were considered abuse. Punching us in the tummy when I was in grade 1. Slapping our faces, making us sit on the trash can (me and a few others), hitting our bottoms with books, enough to make us jump a couple feet forward. Making us stand for an hour in the middle of the quadrangle in the heat of the sun, where all other students can see us and poke fun at us.

Heck, my little brother was in grade 3, he and 7 or 8 others had to undergo counselling in Cebu. There was even one of the others who would get a fever and start shaking when he saw the teacher. Another one peed himself. It was that bad.

When I was in college, one of my closest friends left her boyfriend even when she was pregnant with his child. Their families pressured them to marry but she never succumbed. She said he almost choked her once and that was enough. 

Anyway, I could go on and on and on. The point is, there are other things we all can use to get our points across without creating physical, mental and emotional damage.  I can say that surviving my BWS Elementary years with some of the more brutal teachers made me tougher and better to able to deal with the crazy world. But I know for sure that I can't say that about a lot of the other kids, specially the ones in my brother's class.

Quote from: chicogon on April 30, 2012, 10:54:56 PM
Bohol to establish BATTERY CENTERS. So far, EVER READY is the only company to say YES. Duracel soon to follow... 

hahaha BOING! bitaw ingon akong Mama naa man kuno center for battered women. bao asa. wala pa man sad ko ka adto.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on April 30, 2012, 11:15:25 AM
naa man poy uban nga magpakulata lang sa asawa basta lang dili balibaran kung manguhit na inig kagabii.

Naay tawag ani , pakapin pa jud tibuok section sa adult store....ermmm... BDSM heehehhe dli nako matugsad ngano kay talawan kog sakit pero mao may uso sa ubang taw. Kinsa man ta para mo babag. ahahahaah !

Sa akong trabaho, lisod usahay dili i-discriminate. Magsige ko ug pahinumdum sa akong kaugalingon to keep an open mind. Unsaon man, kung naa itumon mang-apply (for rent house) , inig dagan sa background check, naa jud sango. Sa mga babaye, 1 out of 2 nga na arrested ug fraud, ug di gani, na preso jud. Sa mga lalaki, murag tanan naa jud history nga na arrested marijuana, theft etc. pastilan. Wala sad klaro income, halos 95% siguro naay social security. gipalamon sa gobyerno, ug disability nga able bodied man unta dagway. Wala paka sa mga anak nga 3-4 kabuok, lahi2 apelyedo kay lahi2 diay tog amahan. toinks ! Ang mga dili badlongon ug hinlo ug record, kadto mga itum nga immigrants gikan Bahamas ug South America. Mga edukado pa kaau.

Kung mag-eval sad ko ug balay nga palitunon, kung itumon ang na-foreclosan, wala bisan bombilya nabilin, buho2 ang bungbung, ingon ka lang ug gi-rape ang balay. Lahi ra jud sa ubang color kay bisan na ug untidy, dli jud preha ka warak nga tinuyuan. Laliman mo, diha kas-a nga didto na nangalibang sa bathtub kay nag overflow na ang inodoro. Ijara gyud oi pwera gaba.

Mao na, kung magsugod nasad ko ug Open House kung naay rent house nga ma ready, mo ginhawa ko ug lawon ug mag-ampo nga makabingwit tawn ko ug mga tarong2 nga pamilya kay naa man sad mga tarong nga itumon. Talagsa lang gyud kaayo. :-)

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 29, 2012, 12:05:53 PM
Usa jud ni sa nakapaisog nila nga abi kay gibaylo na sila sa asawa feeling nila perti na jud nilang gwapaha. Naa koy pipila nailhan nga kabit2x lagi daw matud sa rumors ug ang common jud nila nga batasan kay perti ka mga isog ug way delikadisa.

Murag kung dili man gani ka respeto sa kaugalingon, dli pud siguro maka afford ug delikadisa. Mao na ipaglaban nalang ilang lifestyle kay wala naman sila laing mabuhat. Mang dani nalang para ma validate kunuhay sila nga "normal".  Maayo pa ang babayeng bayaran, kay inig human na sa ilang "business", wala na dayun daghan complications, kesa anang kabit nga daghan collateral damage. Maka imagine nalang ko sa psych damage sa mga bata. :-(

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 29, 2012, 11:51:51 AM
Bitaw sakto kaayo. Kining sungogon tag kinit- an sa basurahan ug di tinuod anak kay anak kono sa Bil-at. Tuo pud intawon kay gitabangan man ug sungog sa mga maguwang angin nangluod wa mokaon ug usa ka adlaw. Racism pud ning ujat ujaton bitaw ug pikot,insik,hudeyo,nig, nawong arabo pastilan kadaghan ug nganlan.

Hahaha pastilan no. Mahinumdum man nuon ko adtong mga sugsug...kinit-an sa dagat, anak sa agokoy, anak sa kapre heheh !

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 29, 2012, 07:37:28 AM
He he, diha koy kailang kabit sauna nga kon magsayal siya, naa juy shorts sa ilawom kay kun masakpan kuno, di siya maapikihan sa binugnoay. Naa gani pud siyay kutsilyo permi sa handbag, ingkasog magkalisod... 

hahahah labihay jud ! ug ngano man gud nga mangilog ug laki..pastilan sa kadaghan jud laki sa kalibutan dli man gyud kinahanglang mangilog kay pwede man ta mag-apod.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on April 29, 2012, 06:36:02 AM
kung mangdapat galing bisan uyab pa, dako ug purohan nga mangulata sab pagkaminyo. remember the case of Ramgen Revilla, son of former Sen. Ramon Revilla and half brother of Bong Revilla, the one who was murdered. battered girlfriend to si Jannelle Manahan which she admitted over a TV interview.

Ana jud. Asa man diay paingon. Hasta sad nang gikan sa mga families with abusive histories. Monkey see, monkey do. Ug unsay example sa ilang Mama ug Papa, malagmit, mao sad ilang buhaton kung sila maka uyab o maminyo na.

I'm Bohol bound around the third or fourth week of May. Not yet final due to job/business arrangments.

Kinsay naa didto ?? tapok2 ta be bisan kaon lang ug halo2....lami sad ipamista sa inyo kung maghikay mo hehe !

Just my simplistic thoughts :

Bohol is an island with groups of little islets around it.

We have a LOT of shallow waters

We already have a LOT of sea weeds.

If we can harness what we have naturally to create jobs, improve livelihood and alleviate poverty without robbing future generations, then what's the harm ?

I guess its just the ways and means that the "system" that goes into it is the problem. There's no utopian method as most, if not all, will have to sacrifice *something* to get whatever the optimum desirable outcome is. Usually the max profit at the expense of the naive and vulnerable population which will be easily taken advantaged of.  :-(

Ang pulitiko hugaw bisan unsaon ug bali2. Hapit nasad election. bugno nasad ni. pastilan.

Just thinking. If the time they dedicate to attack their opponents , they could instead, spend to think up improvements and innovations to make life better for their people, our world would be so much better.

I'm so sick of politicians both in the US and in Pinas. They're all thesame. Unfortunately, due to the popularity system, we get to be governed by who can best play the game and not who is really capable or willing to be of best benefit to their people. Just sad really.

I'm willing pero asa man nato ipadala ? Mo uli ko ug bohol around may24-26. ginagmay ra gud pud.

We all know its easier to spend money when you didn't spend your blood, sweat and tears to earn it. Luoy pud. Lami unta ug kanang makadaog ug Lotto, naa sad pakapin nga financial counselling. Or i-balaod ba kaha nga naa jud portion para sa iyang mga anak mopaingon sa college fund. :-)

Aguh...maayo pa i-legalize nalang ang Divorce sa pinas oi. At least, naa jud spelled out ang mga makuha nga benefits sa mga bata. Ug ingani man lang nga mag buwag gihapon, maayo nalang nga ang mga tinuod nga biktima, ang mga bata, ma provided for. Mandated by the court jud.  luoy sad mga chikiting.

Quote from: islander on April 27, 2012, 02:10:05 PM
maayo man gyod hinoong bitayon ning rapists tuod, pero kun atong tan-awon ang circumstances aning hitaboa (in other detailed news items), makahinuklog gyod baya ta. 

she's 19 years old.  she has a steady boyfriend (in a relationship, in today's language).  nakig-ila-ila aning panamanian a couple of days earlier.  niadto sa condominium sa panamanian anang gabhiona, nag-inusara.  unsa man gyod ang tuyo niya nganong wa na man lang siya magpakuyog sa iyang boyfriend?  nangitag disgrasya ang tonta.  angay sad ni siyang bitayon uy.

AMEN !

ang ni tungko dayun sa akong huna-huna mao ang (1) unsa kaha makuha ni igat ani ? (2) basin $$$ settlement for her to go away <--- pangbayad na ug bahay, kotche ug ubang pang material nga butang at least for the next few years.

haaaayyy...paita ani oi, ug tinuog, luoy ang babaye. kuwang2 siguro pud ug utok

ug dli...mosamot nasad ka bad rep. ang pinas. Sige lang shagit ug "rape" para maka pangwarta. :-(

Hmmmm...kung huna-hunaon, maglisod ang pilipinas ug sukol kay dako ang china. Ang maayo ani, maghimo ang gobyerno ug programa nga balayan ug  i-populate tong nga islaha sa mga pinoy, unya FULL MEDIA dayun para ma pick-up sa mga news around the world. Notorious na baya ang china sa ilang humanitarian policies, ug dli madala sa istorya, lisod sad dal-on ug gyera, ato nato awayon sa media pressure. Dli kaha sila mauwaw ..

Sa akong experience, kasagarang taw nga mo generalize, kuwang2 ra na sila ug experience and education.  Ang mga taw nga kusog kaayo mo look down sa uban, sila gyud tong obvious nga alanganin ug utok, edukasyon ug experience sa kalibutan. Ma puti, itum, brown, hasta kapwa pinoy. Kung gustohon lang, daghan ug world class services makuha nato sa Pilipinas.  Only, ang mga taw nga walay alamag, dli magdahom kay dli siguro kaya sa ilang utok i-reconcile ang mga pinoy ilang nailhang VS mga pinoy nga ika-tigi bisan kinsang brighta sa kalibutan. :-)

Dli sad ta kabasul ni Abrams kay ug tinuod nga ang iyang gibasehan nga iyang asawa ra sa pang-english ug pinoy, aw lisod pud. limitado gyud tawn siya. Naa ko mga nailhang pinay diri sa Houston nga bisan ug nangaraan na, dli jud willing intawn maghimo ug efford. Mahulog nuon ug bugno kung i-correct sa bana. Pastilan. hehe mao na ron.

Haha tua katilaw lagi ! hehehehe !

Nahinumdum man nuon ko adtong lalaki nga taga Tagbilaran sauna. Mga yr. 2000-2003 . Namatay ang lalaki samtang naka check-in didto sa lodge kauban iyang batan-on nga kabit. Sa lubong na, ang kabit (nga buros pa gyud) ni adto sa lubong, pabaga ug nawong jud walay lang may pamatasan. Ug sa dihang !!! gi sagpa sa asawa...last namong dungog, gikiha kuno sa kabit ang asawa ...TOINKS ! unsa man tawn ni oi. Bao na-unsa nato, pero labihay. Gabaan pa unta tong bayhana to. grabeha sad to siya kabaga oi. Dli lang ensakto nga nangbulabog nas pamilya sa buhi pa, hasta nang sa pagkamatay na.

hahahaha mura mana si minime Verne Troyer ...nindot kaau pagka photoshop !

Bitaw, tinarong kaha ni nila nga survey or basin kinalog rasad ni ug tubag2 sa mga lalaki ?  Naa baya say kaulaw ang kasagaran. Sa akong experience sa akong ex BF nga dli siguro pure Bol-anon kay marama man, ni-agi ko ug almost 1 year counselling diri sa US before ko nga maka-istorya sa iyang mga abuso kay ako jud natagamtam nang battered women's syndrome  nga ako pay naulaw nga iya kong tig kulata sauna.

Karon, dungog nako nga maayo daw siyang pagka Under-Da-Saya sa iyang misis. Kulatahon daw siya sa iyang asawa bisan in public. HAHAHAA tua ra GABA jud ! maoy hingdangtan sa mga marama!

Siguro, daghan nagtago naghilumhilum, mas taas pa ang numero siguro nga 22% sa mga babaye. Sa akong mga barkada lang daan, halos kami tanan nakigbuwag sa among college BFs kay nakatunong mi ug mga mangdapat. gaan ug kamot. Wala sad ta kahibaw nga kanang 13%, mao nang naka-asawa ug mga babaye nga napuno na. Kadugayan baya sad, mo sukol baya sad ka. Kung wala sila na trauma kay sayun ra kaayo sila motubag, basin nisumbalik nila ilang binuhatan. Dli gud pud siguro tanan.  :-)

Quote from: Lorenzo on April 28, 2012, 03:44:42 PM
Ha ha ha! simbako ang ahong asawa isogon ra kaajo pariho ni sen. miriam defensor santiago. yataps!

Opposites attract ....ang mga lalaki siguro nga pa itoy2, adto jud ma attract sa mga isugon. Para naa molaban nila nig panahon na sa bugno. Lisod lang ug walay ikabugno kay sila ang ma-unay hahaha !

Hello Everyone ! I've created a facebook page for Mabaw Reef in Tagbilaran City to raise more awareness and hopefully inspire more of these conservation efforts in our beautiful island, Bohol. You can also post your own photos of Mabaw Reef too. Please help me by clicking the "LIKE" button. Thanks !

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mabaw-Reef/220855684627979

I do agree with you there.

Blessing for the child that she got an opportunity, but what about the other 6 ?

THanks. Been a while. :-)

Firstly, I think we should address the issue of safety and security. Tourists need the peace of mind that if they wander around after dark, there is a close to none possibility of something bad happening to them. Case in point, I myself am married to a person of another race. There are a lot of places in Bohol and the Philippines at large that I would not feel safe for my husband to be out and about wandering with me. Even my parents advise me against it. I take that to heart because they know more about the current situation that I do.

If the crime rate was lower and there are stricter punishment for even petty crimes, I think Bohol would be more attractive to tourists. What good are beautiful places if you risk life, limb and money ? Think about it, I'm sure there are pretty places in Libya but I don't think people are clamoring to go there because of the political situation.

2.) Cleanliness - Sometimes we are pretty good about it and sometimes not. There were times when I visited and I can feel proud about Tagbilaran, and other times...well, it gets pretty bad. Plastic bags flying all over the place and stink like you wouldn't believe around the city center. It would be nice if it would be pretty consistent on the cleanliness part. :-)


3.) Roads and Infrastructure - We have so many beautiful sights,sounds and things to experience around the island. When my in-laws were in Bohol in 2004, I wanted to take them to see all of them. Unfortunately, the land travel alone was exhausting. Despite the fact that we were in an SUV with pretty good shock absorbers, It was still bumpy. How can our tourists really enjoy our sights and tourists spots if they are exhausted before they even get there ? If they are nice, energetic and happy, they would spend our money. That would spell more income to those tourist spots and the souvenir vendors and even the food vendors too.


4.) CLEAN Bathrooms and Rest Areas -  Ahhh....the call of Nature. Pretty self explanatory.


5.) VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, AMEX - It may cost businesses a processing fee but in the end, places that will accept more flexible forms of payment get more income. In 2006, my close childhood friends and I went to Tawala, in the Alona beaches for just a hang-out night. It was my treat. Unfortunately for me, I underestimated how much things cost and didn't bring enough cash. Well, long story short, we found a bar/resto that accepted my visa debit card and that place made a good chunk of change feeding and serving us girly drinks that night. :-P


6.) Reasonable Island Tour Packages - Just because we're catering to tourists, doesn't mean we have to suck them dry. We want them to come back and bring their friends with them too. If we present a great value for the a really low price, we can even boost our local tourism and keep our foreign tourists coming back. Case in point, if it costs $100/pax for a 3 day Bohol tour and thesame for a 3 day Hong Kong tour....hmmmm....do you think most foreign tourists would go back to Bohol or just not make the extra flight and stay in Hong Kong ? (You know, bigger city, bigger airport, more things to see...etc etc etc ).... I know for a fact that in 2010, Hollywood Day tour including lunch was $65, thesame day tour around Bohol cost $80. I think I can safely say for a lot of people, touring Hollywood has so much more history and things to see vs our little island, as beautiful as it may be.


7.) Food and Grub - My mother-in-law ordered Spaghetti Marinara for dinner in Bohol Tropics back in 2004. To her surprise, her spaghetti came with squids and shrimps and other unidentifiable seafood-like objects. I can't help but laugh..."Marinara" kinda like "marine" ? LOL. For a first time asian traveller like her ( She's Canadian but has lived in the US most of her life), It didn't seem so funny. She was hungry and ordered the safest food, SHE THOUGHT, was on the menu. Some pasta with tomato sauce and cheese. Afterall, Marinara sauce is almost plain tomato sauce with some spices.  Things have gotten better since then, though. Garden Cafe is always a  good choice, but we need more places like it. Jjs, Payag, Bohol Tropics, Mira Villa, to name a few, have really awesome food...but for the most part, our foreign tourists need a guide to navigate the menu sometimes.


8.) Boat tours/Island Hopping (just bohol) Tours - same as number 6. Reasonable prices. Also should be safe. :-)

Quote from: hotice on March 17, 2011, 02:18:53 PM
I think the tourist attraction facilities needs to be improved first before going into somethig else.
It must be able to give a great impression to tourist so they will be wanting to go visit again.
And one big factor is convenience. A place to eat, sleep and process credit cards. I myself don't like to carry cash all the time for convenience and safety.

Make comfort rooms more hygeinic not like shanty rest rooms. What I notice is that restrooms do t have any toilet papers, paper towels etc.. Feels so dirty.

I am with you about more neutral foods , credit cards and clean restrooms. :-)


Unfortunately, have some errands to do so I'll post more later.

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 02:11:20 AM
just how bad can it get between husband and wife that murder/suicide becomes an option?

This really saddened me when I opened my email and saw this article. With the economy in the US the way it is, millions of people have lost their jobs and people have gotten desperate. Several suicides have been reported connected to the downhill spiral of the economy in the past couple of years. We will never know what their troubles were but I hope they find peace wherever they are... and hope those kids grow up in a loving healing home wherever they end up in.

Quote from: fdaray on July 13, 2010, 08:55:39 PM
Mao ni nakanindot sa Pinay: dunay loving and caring  ug ang uban embarrassing ug naa  pay quarreling.

Kumpleto rekado jud !

Quote from: david on July 14, 2010, 04:17:59 AM
mahalin ba kaha pod nang mga tiguwang nga matronang  foreigner nya mangita og batan-on nga laki sa pinas?

DAVID !!!!...angay ka mo tan-aw sa BBC, naa didtoy special/documentary about old British sugar mama's (65-75) mo adto sa Africa unya naa sila's mga 18-21yo lovers. As in....nakita ko kas-a, salagma. Mura man jud ug gil-as, pero preha ra japn storya-a, pa skwela mga manghod etc tungod pud tawn lagi sa kapobrehon.


Sa Pilipinas...murag ang mga uyot nga kwartahan ang maka-angkon sa mga lalaki. Naa koy amigo nga kwartaan nga designer, diha siya'y 4-6 ka lalaki pa skwela, PMI pa gani kasagaran. Ang uban, model, ang uban, Harem ra gud niya.Naa'y schedule. Kuyaw gud. Pero kung ako sad lalaki nga hitsura-an nya kuwang ug budget pagskwela, maau nalang siguro nang mahimong bana sa b***t. PInangga pa, pina skwela, naa pa jud pakapin nga motor. Basta mag tarong lang skwela, ok ra pud si bayuti nga naa uyab nga girl, basta si uyot jud ang number 1. Bilib ka !

Quote from: bugsay on July 13, 2010, 11:06:26 AM
mura sab ni'g ang estorya sa akong amigo nga namisita..
gisita sa amahan sa babaye:

papa sa babye  : unsay imong trabaho karon ,Do0ng?
Akong amigo     : wa pa lagi, Sir....pero na'y ginagmayng pang'warta..
papa sa babaye: wa'y trabaho nya naay pang'warta? 'saman ka, smuggler?

Maau nalang nang smuggler kay sa adoy2 ug adik.

Kung tan-awon, tungod sa pagkakurakot sa ato, mas daghan pa sigurong kotong kaysa tax nga gibayad anang mang import. hehehe ! preha rang istoryaha.    datung ra diay to deprensha.

Quote from: HAPON on July 13, 2010, 09:31:32 AM
Ok raman pud nga nasakop ta sa spain kung wala ta masakop basin sa mga igorot ta makauban or sa mga muros.

wala ta kibaw kun kinsay mo sakop sa mga tribo2 nato sa pilipinas. Pero kung mausab pa, lami unta kung ang British maoy ni sakop nato...tan-awa ilang mga colonies ron...ang US,RSA,  Canada, New Zealand and Australia.  Ang Hong Kong pa diay. Basin pud mas malambu-on siguro ang Pilipinas.  Ang mga colonies tawn sa Spain, preha natong pobre ug corrupt...mga gwapa lang ug liwat ...Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela..PAKS mamakyaw ug Miss Universe.

Question gikan sa akong bana :

Why do you guys celebrate the beginning of your colonization and slavery of Spain....



bitaw sad no  ? ni focus man ta sa friendship pero usahay, wala nato mahuna2 nga ang mga misunod nga mga tuig, nahimong ulipon sa espanya tong atong mga karaang apuhan.     

Quote from: bol-anon quo nyur! on July 13, 2010, 07:56:04 AM
Lycxs, ang babaye ba B ang last ug V ang lalaki?

mga angga ra hibal-an nako. no further comment kay basin mabug-nuan pata ug dili oras. lisod na.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on July 12, 2010, 10:21:13 PMMoingon pa nga di na kono manginhas kay mga poor ra kono ug way grado ang manginhas. Never najud kono siya manginhas bisan pag manulod na sa ilang balay ang aninikad hehehe.

Ikaw jud Quel, nahinumdum na nuon ko sauna. Magdala mi ug bungay kung maligo ug dagat didto sa panglao kay inig ka hunas2 na, mamungay diay to manguha dayun ug bat. Kana bitaw itumon. Lami gani kaau na siya kilawon....mmmm yummy jud buyag !

pastilan ang aninikad...! lami bitaw kaau na sila no. Peskot, gihidlaw man sad ta nimo oi. dugay2 nasad ko wala ga tripping ana kay donsol man to akong tripping pag last nakong uli. Daghan kaayo nang donsol didto sa Doljo, Panglao. mura na siya ug dagway ug bato nga itum. Hala oi peskot jud...nganong wala mana diri oi.

Ang toyum ug swaki pa diay. Lami kaau labi na kung presko pa, ibahog sa init nga luto. Gikan maligo ug dagat tibuok adlaw, mamunit dayun ug dagko nga starfish....para diay to panguha ug toyum...hahahaa ! iuli gud pud si starfish sa dagat nig human. Wala lang mi mga tongs.

Quote from: janjan on July 12, 2010, 11:53:48 PM
nice baya pud imo bati-on nga makapanghatag  ka pasalubong sa mga relatives ug silingan
ako kay pada ko box apilan pud naho na mga ig-agaw kana uban nga wa ma apil sa sunod nalang pud kay mao  ra gud na abot sa ahong alkansiya hehehe kay jamo tawon ko trabaho mao mag-alkasniya nalang ko nice na naa trabaho kay makabulhot  ka panghatag

jan, daghan man sad ka mahatag kung kabalo ka asa mo shop. Wla man ko ma sweto sa Canada, pero kibaw ko sa US, daghan ug mga resale shops ug outlet malls nga barato ra. Ma apud jud nimo tanan, way mahay.

pinaka best nako mao tong Tobleron nga tag $3 something sa walmart, napalit nako ug 70cents nalang. Hinuon, mo expire ug 3 months bato or 6 months. Bahala na. Total, nig abot sa ato, dili man tawn mahapunan, mahurot man ug kaon nang mga chocolate. hehehehe ! see...apud pa sila, lipay silang tanan. Lami sad imong feeling kay daghann ka ug napahalipay.

Quote from: david on July 13, 2010, 01:26:44 AM
deperensya gyod siguro og magminyo nga nagka-uyab jud mo kay sa mamenyo nga panaagi lang sa penpal tungod kay dayuhan hala tira pang passport, sa huli na lang ang gugma...

Dili baya sad David. Sa akong mga tuig diri sa US, daghan2 sad ko nasinati nga mga pinay nga nagkalain2. Kaning 21 pata nilarga, barkadista pa gyud, dali ra ta mingawon , mangita gyud ug barkada. Naay daghan nga mga pinay naminyo ug Puti nga tarong ug pamilya sa ato, naay nahumanan ug nag-uyab pud sila ug tarong sa ilang mga bana.

Pareha ra gud pud sa sea man, mawala ug 6-8 months, usahay 18months. Ang ilaha pud, sa uyab pa, mobisita ang lalaki ug every six months or every year ba kaha. Basin lahi siguro nga level ang pagkasinabot. Sa akong uyab nga pinoy, sige ra mi ga uban2, suod mi kaayo pero karon nga mo lantaw kos kani-adto, gamay ra man diay mi ug things in common sa akong ex. Lahi mi ug trip nga music, lahi mi ug mga tripping nga laag...pero ni last pud ug hapit 3 years.

Ang akong bana ug ako, nagkita mi in person, nag exchange emails, nya kada gabii chat. ni bisita siya ug kaduha sa among panag-uyab for 2 weeks each, nya 7 months after we met, nagpakasal mi ug huwes. Every 6 weeks, mo uli siya ug Bohol ug 3 weeks hantud jud ko naka ari. Hinuon, dili dugay among pag uyab2 pero magkasinabot jud mi.Basin siguro kay ang among "time together" ga storya jud mi ug seryosohay nga nagkaila mi  sa among mga kaagi ug batasan nga walay distraction.


Diri, daghan ko nailhan nga visa ray gi apas, open sad sila kaayo ani. Naa sad daghan nga ga apas ug security, naay uban sagwa, pero naa sad uban nga diniyos jud kaau ni care sa lalaki. Hilas lagi kun tan-awon kay si Inday 22 pa, ang bana niya 53, nya naa silay baby nga 1 year old. Pero kung tan-awon nimo, gapinangga-ay silang duha. Pinangga sad kaau sa lalaki ang pamilya sa babaye didto sa pinas. Maau pa sila sa uban kay at least, naay gugma. Gil-as na kung gil-as pero kung ma-close ka nila, makibaw ka nga diniyos jud. Si Bana, nakita ug caring ug mapinangga-on nga asawa, si Asawa, nakakita ug maau nga bana nga pinangga siya kaau, willing pa jud mopaskwela sa iyang mga igsoon.

Naa sad ko nailhan nga ka-edad ra sila. Pero sus, maulaw ka makigkuyog sa babaye kay mag F you F You silang duha sa iyang bana, mag lalis in public. Open siya nga wala jud sila nagkasinabot pero iya lang gi minyoan para maka gawas. Kay wala may respeto-ay, ma klaro jud nimo nga magtan-aw nga miserable kaau.

Naa pud ko ka close nga shotgun sila. hinuon, 36 na si lalaki unya 34 na si babaye. NAgkasinabot man pud sila online, nya mature na pud nga nakibaw ug unsa ilang gi pangita, pag bisita ni lalaki, kasalan dayun. Kung ikaw makita nila, grabe sila ka loving. Ma inspired ka sa ilang love story. Together pa japn sila ron, 7 years later.

Naa sad mga pinay nga 3 years na nga uyab sa ilang chatmate/penpal. Pero pag abot diri, wala man sad ni work out.Naa koy nailhan mga 4 kabuok nga ingani ilang sugilanon. Gani, wala ra kaabot ug 5 years ilang Age gap sa bana, respetado sad sila sa ato, unya tarong pud ilang mga bana diri. Wala lang gyud nagkasinabot.Saon ta man.

Mao lagi....mao na bisan ug unsaon ug pagdagan2 sa treadmill, walking2 , garden2, dili gyud tawn mohiyos ang bilbil.   

Sa masuko ta ug madili, mao jud ni ang pagtan-aw sa ubang taw nato. 



1.) In 2003, I was still living in Bohol with my parents and our arrangement with my husband was 3 weeks in Bohol, and then he works in the US 6 weeks. Usahay, kung walay passenger flight, mang hits intawn akong bana ug mga cargo plane paingon  ug Manila para maka-tanda sa Bohol. Syempre, 13-15hr flight gud pud depende ug asa gikan, magstorya jud pud ang mga pilot ug mga kalain-laing butang.

Apparently, kitang mga Pinay is known as LBFM...little brown ..effing machines.

dili lang kay mga cargo pilot nga mobakasyon sa Angeles, pero hasta mga kauban niya sa Cathay, ug mga makasakay niya paingon sa Manila. Diha pa toy usa kuno nga 65 na, nanghambog sa iyang 15yo bride nga ang lalaki ga support sa tibuok pamilya. ( Maau gud pud kay naka skwela tanan igsoon, pero luoya pud ni Inday, sayo kaau napupo).


2.) Among families that have a US Army, US Marine or US Navy, luoy sad ta.  Kun ikaw dili nurse, ma brought up jud ug ahat kung unsa imong background. Kay ngano man ? Kasagarang mga "juicy girls" sa Korea, mga prosti sa Okinawa ug sa legendary Angeles City, sikat diay ang Pinay ug easy jerjer nay hisgutan. Ang mga ignorantehon pud, mag assume nga ang mga Pinay nga naminyo ug military, pinunitan ex prosti (bisan naay daghan nga wala katunob ug Angeles). Kinsa man gud pud makabasol sa buring nga magbagong buhay, ma-ulaw lang ta kay maingin tawn ang mga walay labot.


3.) Kini, gikan jud ni straight sa isa ka lalaki nga ni comment sa usa sa mga filipina wives nga forum. Ang reason kuno nga didto siya nangita ug GF ug asawa sa PInas kay ang mga "losers" kuno diri sa US nga dili lingi-on ug mga local amerkana, ilogan kuno sila didto sa Pinas. Ako jud gi save to nga page kay ga imbyerna dayun akong utok. Mao diay, easy ra diay ta.. mga humok ug ilong, mosugot ra , magmantener....Kinsa man say makabasol, kung ang imong kapili-an mao ang kapobrehon ug ang maayong kaugmaon, dili lang para nimo, kundi , hasta napud sa imong mga manghod nga imong mapa skwela ug imong ginikanan nga imong mabalayan ?


4.) Sa Hong Kong, na-alaan ko nga buring sa akong bana. bisan gud ug decente nga sanina ug wala gapanobra ug make up.  Gi snobban ko adtong GF sa iyang kauban nga Thai ug Indonesian kay lagi, Pinay, ga assume sila nga ang asawa ni Ryan, puti. Ingana ang pagtan-aw sa bisan ubang mga Yaya ug mga babaye diay. Dili sad ka makabasol...daghang Yaya/helper kung adlawan, buring diay to nig day-off. Ang ubang mga puti nga asawa, dili gusto mo hire ug Pinay nga nanny or helper, kalat kaau diay  nga nig talikod sa asawa, mo eksena , mo sub si Inday. Daghan2 jamo ga divorce tungod kay unsaon, kun ikaw lalaki, ug bilangkaran naka, daghan ba gud pud molikay ?

Makapungot kay automatic ang stigma. Wala silay nahibaw-an bahin nimo, pero nahuman naka ug husga, mao pa gani pag naog nimo sa eroplano pagka ngan nga pinay ta.

Pero kung huna-hunaon...ang sweldo raba, dili jud dako. Kung naa tawn daghan gipa skwela sa Pilipinas,dili pud siguro paigo, mao na mo sidebit nalang tawn...ug dili ba kaha, mo kabyon sa Amo, labi na kung sigurado nga ang Amo, pwede sad makabyunan.



5.) Sa atong kapwa Pinoy/pinay... kung dili gani ka nurse, mag assume dayun nga imong bana preha ka tigulangon sa imong Lolo...pagka faetz ! gani sariling atin. Kani, kapin nani sa napulo nahitabo nako... "naa na diay ka greencard day ? nganong wala paman nimo buwagi nang puti ?  "   ...Ay sus ginoo Manong ! Dili diay sad ta kabasol nga kung bisan ug diniyos nang pagkaminyo sa pinay didto sa puti, usahay , ang pamilya sa lalaki maglain ug huna2 nga visa ug kwarta ray gi apas. Nga kita mga walay puangod, molayas na dayun kun naa nay papeles ug pwede na makigtunga sa katigayunan nga hinagu-an sa ilang anak.  Pastilan.....



Hala....good night na. Food for thought rani.  Kibaw tang tanan sa mga butang nga pwede tang maka panghambog, pero panagsa ra gyud ta makita ug mga butang nga paka ulaw gyud diay intawn.

hehe ! Salamat Manay....sa ako ra bya sad nang pagtan-aw. Basin siguro kung maguwang2 nako, makasabot sad ko. Pero murag sa karon, dili pa gyud nako matugsad ang mga bagyohonon. hehehe!

Akong kaugalingong comparison sa mga kaila sa among pamilya since ako pay gamay



1.  Ninang nako/best friend sa akong Mama in college - her husband and her both make over US$100k a year, combined household income of probably in the US $300ks.

activities ug mo-uli sa bohol :   ligo dagat hantud ma-itom, sutokil, mo-uli sa bukid. Nipalit nuon ug pilang hektarya sa bukid, nya gabuhi ug kanding, nananum ug saging. Invite-ton sad ming mga kinugos mo adto para magtapok2. Daghan pud jamo ug orchid nga siya ra pud alaga. Kun mo laag sa BQ, ang panit ra gyud tawn imong ilhan nga abroad diay to kay simple ra man jud kaau. DILI pa gyud slang mo binisaya. mo-uli kada tuig, ang duha ka anak kamao pud mo binisaya.


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Silingan namo nga nurse, ang bana factory worker tig-gama ug sweaters etc. Bao pilay sweldo. (dili jud pud siguro mo lapas ug US $100k)   Kun mo sulpot sa Penaflor , lupig pay bagyo, slang pa kaau mo binisaya. Dili na mo-simba sa among kapilya ...aw, gamay raman pud tong kapilya gud namo nya igang ra pud siguro. MAglakaw2, ang mga sanina, mura jud tawn pud ug gi advertise nga gikan jud ug abroad... ex "i heart ny" nga tshirt...skullcap nga  oakley (igang man ta sa ato buyag)...long sleeve nga tshirt nga jersey sa NFL team...HAHAY





2.) First degree sa akong Mama nga naa sa Switzerland..dugay na kaau siya didto, established na. Naay balay sa Bohol, hasta pud sa Switzerland. Kun mo-uli, dli gyud tawn jungit mo binisaya. Simple lang gihapon. Adto ra gihapon sa dagat puniton ug ma weekend. mo-uli kada tuig. pagtum lang tawn gihapon ang agi, kusug gihapon mo-kilaw.


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Asawa sa barkada sa akong Papa. Helper ni siya sauna sa Manila nga nabuntisan ug seaman mao to nga nakasal ug ahat. Wala tawn katungtung ug college, kay lagi, naluoy ra tong iyang amo nga pariente pa, gi kuha siya gikan sa bukid sa balilihan. kanang dili na ma-adto ug habal2. Iyang bana karon Chief Engineer....maayo gud pud ug sweldo pero kung siya nay mo istorya, mapalid naka sa ka hilas ug ka hambog. Palit kuno siya ug "sakyanan para sa iyang iro"..."sus, magdali jud ko ug uli kay gi mens si Lady (ang iro)".... " sus , favoritism jud kaau tong dog show.."  Kung naa pana sa gawas, murag katuhoan pa kay uso man gyud sa ubang community ang mga dog show ug cat show...pero sa TAGBILARAN ? Hello murag napasar siguro kay ga delusyon naman.  (obviously, kung kamao ka mo 1 + 1, dli jud pud masigo ang sweldo sa bana sa mga kahilas nga gi yaw2 sa asawa)





Mao na ron, kon naa ko mabasa, madunggan o makit-an ba gyud nga gapa epek ug hinilas2. Dli jud kapugngan nga ang masulod sa akong utok, alanganin siguro nang mga tawhana. Naningkamot man jud nga magpabilib. Kuwang2 siguro sila. Alanganin.  Saon....kung mao ni imong kapunay makit-an sa ikaw pay gadako, mao gyud pud ni masulod sa imong utok 

Quote from: hubag bohol on July 09, 2010, 04:15:02 PM
Way mayaman. Mayabang hinuon.

Kamo jud...murag naa moy gipangpadungog ha...heheheh !


bitaw...speaking of mayabang

naa mi silingan sa Penaflor nga bagyo jud tawn kun mo-abot. Sukad pa sa una sa ako pay gamay. Anya lagi, mga milyonaryo diri sa US. Bao pud kun tinuod ba, basin gud pud siguro kay nindot man ug balay sa ato. Sus... nganong namaligya naman tawn ug yuta ron ?

Basin, nasobra-an ug "yabang", nakuwang diay tong "yaman" heheheh !

Speaking of Baka....sauna ra ko gasige ug ngawngaw sa akong bana nga mopalit mi ug farm nga naa pakapin country house. Preha ba sa ato, naa ta balay sa centro, naa sad ta rest house...(plano diay to nga adto rako pirmi...shhhhh)

Ingon siya, dili kuno ko pwede ug farm nga naa daghan hayop, mahitabo, mahimo nakong pet tanan, dili nami makaginansha. Ingon siya, ug willing kuno ko magtanum , basin puhon...hehehe ! bitaw sad, cute man jud kaau nang mga gagmay nga baka, sus...kanang mga pink nga baboy nila diri, nindot kaau ug lubot, cute kaau, lami kumot2. PATAY !!!! hasta tong nibisita ko ug farm, napuro picture2 ug manok akong camera.

Bao pud, dili man sad ko vegetarian, cute man jud kaau na para nako.

Maayo na nga idea nang balibayan box. Daghan man jud mga sale diri, semi-annual sale, mga outlet mall, etc. Maau ni kung gusto ka nga mo-apud jud sa tanang ig-agaw ug barkada. Ngano man jud mo-gasto ug tag $9.99 nga Victorias Secret nga naa may tag $4 sa outlet mall, preha rang lotiona, preha rang lipaya nig abot !

ang CVS & Walgreens sad sige nag sale ug mga sabon, shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash ug uban pang personal hygiene products. Akong namatikdan nga mas mahal kini kung paliton didto sa ato, aw di, nig sale, hipus jud ni dayun nako para sulod sa box.

Dili man kinahanglan nga mapurdoy ta ug magpuno2 sa box. Ang 2 ka box pun-on nako in 6-8 months. pa tigi2, palit kung naay sale sa mga butang nga magamit sa Bohol. Hinlabi na after thanksgiving ug after Christmas. Aw, ug tripping jud nimo mamalit ug christmas deco para sa balay diri ug sa balay sa bohol, Dec 26-jan2 gyud tirada nimo sa mga craft stores kay 80-90% nalang ang mga belen, ug uban pang nindot kaau nga mga deco. Pwede pa ipang donate sa simbahan sa ato.

Kun tan-awon, abi sad kung kinsang dato-a nig abot sa box, pero gaan sa imong bulsa, gaan sad sa dughan nig panghatag (kay wa man jud na napurdoy ), naa pay kwarta mabilin pang beach/tapok2.

Kung maayo sad ka mo plano, naa PAL from LA to MNL nga tag $600, pero kinahanglan paliton 6-8 months in advance. O dibs...savings kaau. 

asus...tingala ko ngano daghan update ang tb....daghan man diay ko classmate nga insomniac diri. hehehe !

I'll  hold you to that... :-)

Taho is just tofu pudding with caramel and tapioca. The Vietnamese makes a decent comparable product called Tofu Pudding. Not as good....maybe its the dust and grim in Tagbilaran that gives it its distinct flavor ? LOL 

I can't say anything about the coffee places since i don't frequent it much. Actually, I haven't been to any in my last 2 trips. PIcs of my high school barkada look good in FB though.

My hitlist aka craving foodwise

Jjs Seafood Village - Patatim, chop suey, pancit Laureate and fried bread

Port of Tubigon - muron

Streetfood - Tempura, Taho and green mangoes with spicy uyap

ICM - ramen from rai rai ken, halo2  and lemongrass tea from Bee Farm

Fiesta Food - lechon from Leda Saco, their dinuguan and inatayan is yummy too.


darn....i'm getting hungry and its 2am.     

I-apil nalang ko in spirit. Pls grab a cup of taho and a stick of isaw sa skies da limit for me. :-) 

Bitaw, if you guys haven't been there in a while, Bee Farm in ICM has the best halo-halo so far, lupigan ang Garden Cafe. Yum Yum Yum...!

Most of the instant messengers have a webcam option. Back when I was 14-15, Yahoo messenger and mIRC was very popular with my friends. Both of those have a webcam and voicechat option just like skype. Free too. Then there's AIM and ICQ.

These days, the new laptops have built in webcams and mics so you don't have to get them separately. All you need for good communication is a good internet connection.....sheeshhh even facebook has pretty good chat.

Oh...facebook is prolly the best "life" sharing site, from photos to vids to notes...name it, it can probably be shared there. I found more than 50+ cousins there...some that I haven't seen for 15 or so years. I even found an old college buddy of mine which I haven't talked to for 10 years. My uncles who are still actively working as seamen use t-mobile and they send their wives a magicjack. With a DSL connection in Bohol, its like making a local call.

Its nice most of them have magicjack too, so its cheaper for me to call everyone. Including Mama and Papa. 

We also have to remember too " It is always greener at the other side..."  and "different strokes for different folks"

When I am at the height of my loneliness, I open facebook and see my childhood barkada with their pictures all over Bohol, the beaches, the caves, the climbs, the hike trails....

When I was growing up, I see my cousins stateside going to Disney and playing in the snow, swimming in their backyard pools, doing all the things that are not even available in the entire Philippines.

Lord knows what they think when they look at my life. Sometimes, I feel jealous of some of my old friends who's got children since after 6 years of marriage, I don't have any...and then, I get told that they feel jealous of me, that I get to drive to where I want and visit Bohol once or twice a year.

Some people enjoy life in the US and wish to petition everybody they can over. Some people absolutely hate it.  While I'd love to bring my parents and my brother over, specially my parents so they can have better medical care, my best friend, who makes more money than I do, a very successful RN would go home to Bohol in a heartbeat. No plans of bringing any family over. The highlight of her year is the annual 6 week stay in Bohol.

In the end, the choice of going abroad depends on the life a person wants to lead. I can't see a person who loves the warm sunshine, the beach and island life too much as thriving in a place like say..hmmm...Alaska...or even Minnesota in the winter .No amount of money can do that     Nor can I see a scholar, intent on furthering his or her knowledge be content to stay in our beautiful little island. mental and/or financial fulfillment just isn't there. ( Unless he/she is a marine biologist with a dive certificate )   

Gener, growing up, my father was gone 6-10 months at a time. When I was very little, my mother said he was gone as long as 18 months out to sea just to save money to complete their house and pay off the lot that they got to build their house on.

I am away from my parents and brother. I am blessed that I have my husband, but he too is gone sometimes 2 weeks out of the month. He is American but works for Cathay in Hong Kong since airlines here in the US don't pay their pilots very much. In a sense, he is like an OFW, same amount of time away from home, but just in 2 week increments. 

Not the Indian Guy, the guy in black.

:-)

Murag naa jud koy na miss...naa diay miming ang TB ? heheheh !

Fourth guy from the left reminds me of Dr. Chris Taub in the tv show "house" hehehe ! don't know why...eyes and nose ? 

http://house.wikia.com/wiki/Chris_Taub

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on July 03, 2010, 11:56:26 AMAyo tong sa simbahan kay di magbagolbol nga not enough.

   YUPS !!!!



Naa to ako na dunggan sauna nga gihatagan sa akong Papa ug Jergens, ingon....Gody...Tessie...wala moy bisan Victoria's Secret dinha ? mapalit  man gud ang ni sa ICM....waaa....bisan nalang ug ni 'tenk yu' wala jud tawn. Kabaga.

Obviously, kadtong tawhana, wala sa akong listahan bisan kapila pa magpadungog2. 

Quote from: hubag bohol on July 03, 2010, 11:51:39 AM
Tsk, tsk, tsk, sangko sa langit man jud ang kahiubos nga gipahungaw diri...

hehehe ! kung ako pang i-post diri, mura jud tawn ug telenovela...hahahaha ! hahay.....saonz man jud, mao man ang kina-iya sa taw.   

I don't have kids but I grew up with an OFW dad.

If I did have children, I would encourage them to go where their heart leads them. When I was 16, I got admitted to UP Diliman Pre-law and wanted to take archeology as my minor then switch over. I've always read about Egypt and Knossos and I've always wanted to go. My father told me that if I ever wanted a husband, kids and a family, my life as an archeologist would not work. He made me weigh it on my own, the important things that I really wanted to have further down in life. So I abandoned the notion and took Pre-law.

A few years later, I found myself on my last year of Accounting at HNU. I asked my parents if I could take French and Japanese classes for the summer since it was offered. They asked me why and I said, well, after I graduate, I'd like to become a flight attendant for KLM or Cathay and take my MBA online, or do distance learning. I've always wanted to travel and see...well...Egypt, Greece and Rome. So my father, who has traveled the world in his 20 some years of being a Seaman told me that if I pursued this path, I will forget time and before I know it, I've seen the places I've wanted to see but grow old without a husband or kids.

I dwelled on this, but took the classes anyway. He gave me a choice and gave me the money to study.

A while later, through luck or destiny, I found myself married to a dapper young man and moved to a new country. Two years later my move, my father got sick, lost his income and now has solely to rely on my mother. Sometimes, with a little help from me. Not all the time, but I'm sure all the sugar free supplies I send in the balikbayan boxes go a long way, specially glucerna.

Had my father discouraged me about going abroad, I probably wouldn't have worked and studied so hard when I was young. If he just gave me a subscription to National Geographic and then told me to stay put, I don't know if I would have had the drive or still be sitting in Bohol and reading books.

I probably wouldn't have aimed for science high school and probably wouldn't have studied so hard to graduate near the top of my class because I didn't aim for UP or ADMU or LSU. Its all a domino effect. Maybe it works for some kids, maybe not for others. In my case, I wanted to be in a good school, so I can have the background to go where I want to go and do what I want to do.

If Papa had said, stay pud and find a way to make a life here in the Philippines...well, Lord knows how hard our lives  would've been after he got sick. Or if he would still be alive, seeing that sometimes, Glucerna and Ensure is all he could eat/drink.  If I was still there, I certainly could not afford Glucerna, or sugar free cookies or sugar free chocolates...I know some are just creature comforts but it sure makes life so much bearable for someone who's partially blind, diabetic and needs assistance 24/7.



I sure miss Papa... 

hay faetz...mao na ron.

Ingna nalang nga "bay, kaon sad gamay...wala bya sad chikz gusto mo jerjer ug kalag" heheheh !

Quote from: wolfpack823 on July 02, 2010, 07:05:21 PM
Why Bohol? Our kids are still well behaved until maybe they reached highschool. Dili kaayo expose atong mga kabataan kay close atong family circles. Too much knowledge is dangerous...opening the portal of curiosity.

I'm not Pro nor against it since I don't know EXACTLY what they're gonna teach but I do have a theory about why Bohol.

The presence of a sizable foreign population in Panglao island might be factor. Naa mahipus sa DSWD Tagbilaran usahay mga underage nga buring, as young as 13 and 14.

On the upside, if this subject is taught by the right person, mawala ang hilas  ug hasta sad ang curiosity. Unsa pa man ilang ika-curious nga gihanyag naman jud ang tanan sa ilang atubangan.  If I had my way, I would put special emphasis on the STDs and the domino effects of unwanted pregnancy, highlighting physical, social and psychological effects. For a society like ours, SOCIAL implications would probably be the highest on my list.  For my STD lesson, I'd probably show a  very graphic illustration of what a gonorrhea stricken or syphilis stricken penis or vagina looks like. Maau nang ma-shock gamay para mopatak jud sa ilang mga pahak nga dili gyud ma curious.


On the otherhand....if ang mo handle or ang mo tudlo magdala ug hilas, the lectures would be very vague and mysterious, it would probably cause the kids to be ever more curious and then it would be a disaster simply put. Naa bag-o past time atong kabataan..... (tuktuk tawn mo )

This all depends on the teachers.


Did they say who will teach them ?   Hopefully, specially trained individuals who really do know how to teach this subject and who knows how to answer 11 and 12yo questions honestly and informatively....dli lang kay bisan kinsa nalang. Mao na ron.

Hahay....knowing our dear pinas, murag mahulog nga bisan kinsa nalang pa teach-on, no extra training.  Lets hope not but knowing how things work, its leaning that way. 

Quote from: hubag bohol on July 03, 2010, 09:53:05 AM
Welcome back, Ms. Alycxs. Manggiuwawon man gud kaayo ning akong amigo. Dili gani siya ganahan mokaon kon naay kauban sa lamesa nga dili niya kaila...

Thank you !

hmmm.....hub-gon daan. heheheh ! dayun dal-on ug pamista 

Daghan jud ko ug natun-an sa kaagi sa akong amahan nga seaman. Sa siya pay naa, daghan jud tawn sila ug amigo, ubay2 sad among mga "partidos". Karon intawn nga nasakit ug wa nay trabaho, nawala na tong daghang amigo ug mga pariente.

Quoteapag umuuwi, kailangan may baon kahit konti kasi maraming kamag-anak ang sumusundo sa airport o naghihintay sa probinsya. Alam mo naman 'pag Pinoy, yung tsismis na OFW ka eh surely attracts a lot of kin. Kapag hindi mo nabigyan ng pasalubong eh magtatampo na yun at sisiraan ka na.

Kini , tinuod jud kaau ni sa kinabuhi sa akong Mama ug Papa. Akong Mama tawon gasige ug tigum para maka bakasyon tawn pud ug dugay akong Papa, pero left and right, sa side ni Mama ug ni Papa, daghan kaau mangayo, mamaylo, manghuwam ug uban pa. Dili ra ba gyud kibaw mo-uli. Maghilak nalang tawn gud akong Mama.

Grabe pa gyud sa side sa akong Papa. Daghan pag pakapin nga sakit nga panultion. Tihik kuno, gipalamon ra kuno sa akong Papa (take note, naay trabaho akong Mama ug iya), Gapahayahay ra kuno akong Mama sa kwarta sa akong Papa...etc etc etc ug uban pa.

Mao na karon, sa ako nay naa sa gawas, wala gyud ko nag-anad ug panghatag2 sa akong mga pariente. Kun motabang man, kana ra gyud suod namo, suod bisan sa kalisod. Period.  Mamatay pa unta sa kalagot tong mga kanahan nga maayo lang mopahimulos sa akong Papa ug Mama sauna. Adto ra nila di manakod !

QuoteKapag naubos na ang ipon, wala ng kamag-anak.

AMEN jud ani...pakapin..."hurot2 pa ang mga kaibigan"

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 30, 2010, 09:47:07 AM
Naa koy amigo nga nagpatambag nako kon unsaon kuno pagpatambok. Early 40s na ni siya pero haskang niwanga gihapon (19 ra ang BMI ). Morag mao ni kondisyon sa iyang uyab sa dili pa sila magminyo.

Akong tambag nga mag-inom mi permi. After a few months of this regimen, ambot nga wa man jud gihapon motambok ang kanahan.

Unsay inyong ikatambag, kaberks? 

Karon pa jud ko kabalik.....

pwede magbaylo mi ug lawas ?    binali nuon akong problema.

Sa tinarongay nga tambag, ingna, pamista sige. Malingaw pa , makalaag pa, motambok pa gyud. See, 3 in 1 kaau. 

Its nice to think of having long life....but think of the implications, its only fun if the people you love are still around.

Preha sa Lola sa akong bana, ga solo na tawn siya, walay bana, tanang anak ni langyaw, halos tanan niyang barkada ga una na sa Memorial, lagi...magtapok mi kada holiday pero grabe pud siguro kamingaw iyang life no ? dili sad siguro lalim.....   

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 15, 2010, 09:06:17 AM
Down-to-earth ang personality ani...


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mao ni ang mga human unicorns...kay naay permanenteng bukol sa agtang...waahahahahah

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 20, 2010, 10:24:48 AM

bahahahahaha! You are testing my palate, my dear. I am hungry now.
I see that you have keen interest in spicy food.

I should recommend you take your husband to a Sri Lankan Restaurant and ask for 'Kerala-Style Curry Tilapia'

he he he!

PS. Make sure to ask for extra yogurt.

Lorenzo, the extent of my foodie-ness does not extend to my husband so I enjoy these jaunts with the girls. Although he survived on my Indian and Mediterranean week overdrive... no comment of Persian week but he choked it down. Poor guy...

I haven't seen a Sri Lankan Resto yet, Houston should have one of those. I'll go search for one...hehehe ! thanks !