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The minute I heard of this great magnitude of an earthquake I was devastated. A little more so after hearing that the archbishop of Port-au-Prince was killed. It was very good to hear that Archbishop Auza was not harmed. Ate Ging (grazie7y) and I know his family and were very relieved when he emailed his brother to say that he was safe. Please pray for everyone there who has lost their lives and for the hundreds of thousands of people who are displaced. Also pray for the families of the seminarians who were not able to continue their spiritual and religious journey due to this tragedy. I hope they find shelter amongst this troubling and very unfortunate time.

Made some garlic fries for lunch

Made vanilla cupcakes with ube frosting xD

Made some strawberry mochi ice cream. 

snack: concha (mexican bread)
dinner: japanese buffet (I had Miso soup, tempura, sushi, edamame, honey chicken, teriyaki chicken, and rice. )

Quote from: Bobby_b on August 12, 2009, 05:32:44 AM
Hi Grazie,
Unsa man nga batch ni sila sa UB (Engr. Redulla and Engr. Mante). I am also graduated from UB - BSCE.

I think they graduated in 1977.

As requested by Ate Ging. (Feel free to edit later because I'm tired)

A few friends had a last minute gathering to meet my mom's old classmate from the University of Bohol.

Bentley my first dog!  (I adopted him last Monday)

breakfast: parmesan cheese toast w/ carrots & tofu

lunch: chicken nuggets w/ chips

dinner: currently making parmesan scalloped potatoes and hopefully my mom makes some chicken to accompany it.

mmmm... Looks tasty!

Yes, kuya. The third glorious year of my college experience. I'm trying to speed it up a bit by taking some classes in the summer though. I'm 36 upper division units + 2 GE classes  away from graduating. Which seems like a year and 1/2 since Bio and Chem classes are about 4-5 units anyway. =P

Yup yup. It's been over for 2 weeks now. Praise the Lord!

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 04, 2009, 06:09:47 AM
Smiffymeister,

Are you joining Ate Ging to Yosemite State Park?

Not too sure =/ I think I have a visitor on Saturday.

Woke up and felt like cooking today..

Brunch: Scrambled tofu w/ carrots, home fries, and a croissant. Washed down with a cold glass of limeaid.

Snack: A fruit salad mix of whatever I could find in the fridge: Strawberries, Bananas, & Apples.

Taken during my vacation last week in New Mexico 

I woke up an hour ago and felt really hungry... So I changed it up and cooked country fried potatoes with scrambled tofu. I found a croissant that I got yesterday to complete my breakfast.

I didn't really take a lot of pictures from the party. The other ones are posted on

http://www.smiffstar.com/photos/09may09.htm

I saw Flo Rida yesterday at a concert. I was 2 people away from the stage. 

Pre-Mother's day picnic with some friends.

boiled peanuts, sushi, sugar free banana split sundae and water.

I have an interview with Apple tomorrow (tues).  First job interview... ever

Congrats Mike! Juggling all the coding that you do with this website as well as other websites in addition to your MBA is tough! I appreciate all the work you have put into this website so that all people can all come together!

I cried when I found out that the body of an innocent 8-year old girl was found in a luggage.  I hope justice will be served and the tears of that little girl's family be wiped. The indecency of whoever did this is simply DISTURBING.

I have relatives and very close friends who are around this age and it is deeply troubles me to see that there are SICK... SICK... people in this world who will stoop that low.

I woke up at 8 to take two of my favorite little kids to school, made a pizza, picked them up, gave the pizza to them, and finally watched the two kids and their mom devour it for a late lunch. lol

Quote from: Bambi on March 26, 2009, 06:37:03 AM
Hi BOC we are now in Cedar City, Utah for overnyt. Yesterday had tried to called u from Page, Arizona where we stayed for two days. Tomorrow will drive to Vegas and will stay in Luxor hotel for extra nyt,four nights. All fine and lot of fascinating tourist destination seen and had an incredible Hummer slot secret canyon drive, perting mahala pero kusog ahong singgit sa ka thrilling. We just arrived from Bryce canyon and had took the Cedars Break point where we encountered a light snow storm. Pls. be kind enough to call Tata, i missed her call. Tnxs and hugs to u and Murage. Rgds to Hapon, Kim,Edna and uncle Ray. We  went to Monument Valley before Lake, Powell...nice and too impressive. Ok til nxt and best regards to all active TB members from Utah.

Great to hear you enjoyed your different stops. Have a safe drive and enjoy Vegas!!

I should probably be asleep by now because I'm going shopping later, but I couldn't resist posting these pictures 




Ate Ging enjoying my limited edition halo halo. Partying is in session...


... I just realized that I'm half asleep right now trying to type in the dark... perhaps I may be even sleeptyping?  Anyway... I'll caption these pictures later. Definitely more pictures and a few movies coming soon. Here's some pictures from my camera though...


















sleepy time now... captions, fotoooos + videos coming soon.. 

Quote from: Angie Gulle on March 21, 2009, 02:54:06 AM
Salamat sa mga pics. Unsa flavour sa cake Ate Grazie?

Chocolate (tablia from Ate Ging's mom) with a strawberry filling.

Quote from: Ginger on February 04, 2009, 05:54:38 PM


Ganahan ko ani na pic, Graz. I see familiar faces.
You look great and I'm glad to see Hapon. Dugay na siya mo bisita dire.

Regards niya ko.

Wow... really? What a small world that we have all these connections here..

You can find Ate Ging and my mom somewhere among her friends. 



Ate Ging, my mom and my second parents. (Not really, but I'm at their house every other day playing with their kids.  )

Original file (right click> view image) is a panorama I took of our church in progress. It will be completed in August God-willing. 

Thank you kuya for your words of inspiration and insight. My chemistry pre-lab assignment was quite a jump from my previous chemistry class. It was about a 6 hour difference in completion, but it is possible. We are all blessed with wonderful friends, family, and professors who believe in us. 

It's been almost a month and I haven't gotten my laptop back from the "Geek Squad". Although I know how to fix computers, I tried everything that I knew dealing with driver installations, registry values, and device manager but still couldn't figure it out. Hopefully in 3 days they get me a replacement laptop. I'm not used to having no laptop at home and school. I've been on this computer in the library for 3 hours already waiting for my next class.   

I woke up at 6:00 to get ready for my 7:30am Biology class. 

Yes kuya.  And there's many more nights that I will be burying my head in that book. -sigh- haha

Quote from: hofelina on January 18, 2009, 02:42:37 AM

We celebrated a mass today for Senor Santo Nino in our Filipino Community Mass here in Christ the King Church, Elberfeld Wuppertal.  It was wonderful to see kababayans in our vicinity and the salo salo after the mass. So I ate, biko, ginata-an, pospas, wala nako matilaw ang uban apan, nindot mag kahimamat tanan.

Manay Tess

ps
These are true gemstones on the crown! Sa Pinas pa ni gihinay hinay na ug til-til

kanang bingka lami tan-awon, tinglai nindot pud ug budburan ug keso ( parmesan or edamer)

What a great way to celebrate and meet with others from the community. It's amazing how prayer brings us together. I remember after the simbang-gabi, Ate Ging, my mom, and myself went to the parish hall afterwards for chicken arroz caldo and baked goods. Then my mom and the church choir sang carols for the guests. It was certainly very eventful!

Ate Ging and my mom are out for the day to attend a friend's funeral. While I'm chilling at home (with a stomach ache) with my dad, I got tired of laying in bed and watching cartoons and reruns of House... so I decided to make some Bibingka. =P

My fish were even amazed at me! LOL (you can see one of them looking at the mini bibingka.)

The big one is still in the oven. =P

[edit] here's the bigger one!

lol. That looks like me after looking up a few organic compounds in the CRC book of Chemistry and Physics. 

Quote from: LanggamTamsi2 on January 09, 2009, 07:06:19 PM
sweet shoot smiff.. thanks for sharing happy bday to your friend. where's the bday cake smiff, si ante grazie nimo wa diay mag bake ug cake for your friend?

The ice cream cake was store bought. Ate Ging didn't make it because this was sort of a last-minute party. =P

Quote from: LanggamTamsi2 on January 08, 2009, 04:42:23 AM
Our First Xmas and New yr in McnultDrive Aust..

You look like a very happy family.

Congratulations to you both! This is wonderful news!!

Taking pictures with the kids during a birthday. (The girl who jumped on my back's birthday) lol


The ladies...


The gentlemen...

Hoy! Ate Ging, share the wealth. LOL

Quote from: ms da binsi on December 23, 2008, 01:59:30 PM
Manay Tess, naghimo na jud ko ug daghang feeders kay ang akong mga casera nangimbitar na ug mga silingan gikan sa laing purok...

si Louie akong watcher kay mo miyaw man ni ug wa nay seeds ang mga birds...


these tiny birds (akong mga casera) can consume a pound or more of sunflower seeds a day...


mao ni akong hinimo nga bird feeders from scratch. i made so much kay they are very expensive ug paliton sa market...ingon si banana mag factory ba daw ko ug bird feeders!

The birds look cute

In the morning, I decorated the Christmas tree. All afternoon, I went shopping with Ate Ging for good deals. When I got home, I made chocolate mint chip cookies.



One for everyone on Tubag Bohol!

Quote from: ms da binsi on December 23, 2008, 07:33:22 AM


nyahahaha

i like it! how did you do it Bebe?

A little animation on Photoshop CS3 

Today's the lecture final for Chem in six hours, I pray that my extra effort in actually making a Molecular Geometry song will aid me in the final. And hopefully I do well on the overall final so I can get a B+

After my anthropology final and after studying, I grabbed some frozen yogurt from one of the new frozen yogurt stores near my house.

Lab checkout last week. 



Card that was initially a graphic design project on Photoshop that I actually made into a poster-sized card for my lab professor (signed by all the lab students)  + Pepsi, since I know he's addicted to Diet Pepsi.

My home is...the house that I live in.  But as of lately, I have been spending more and more time on the Chemistry floor.

I absolutely KILLED that lab final. A 50 minute exam, done in 15 minutes, reviewed the answers for 15 minutes for a grand total of 30 minutes!

My last day of lab is tomorrow. I have a lab final...    I sincerely hope that I do well because it seems like I have forgotten most of the things I knew previously. =/

So I just saw on the news that two people I knew from high school were charged with murder. I don't know how to respond to that. 

Quote from: ms da binsi on December 03, 2008, 08:08:26 AM
Bebe i think you had ALIEN visitors! weehehehe!

lol... scary!!!

Quote from: grazie7y on December 03, 2008, 07:16:56 AM
Hoy Babe, I thought at first that's a solar panel but when I looked closely I realized that's your window blind with the early morning sun's reflection.  Amazing shot, Bebe!

lol. I'm still confused as to why it was a bright orange outside at 1am of all times. I'll probably consult one of my professors about this, but this kept me up until around 2am. =/

So I can't sleep, and I've been noticing this strange orange glow in the sky.


View from my bed.



Sorry for the blurriness, I couldn't really hold the camera straight and I didn't want to turn on the light and fix the exposure settings. lol

My fish. 

Quote from: grazie7y on December 01, 2008, 09:29:50 AM
Is this your new toy, Babe?

According to my dad. It's like Christmas/New Year's etc... =P It was a forced present o_O I actually just wanted a bike. lol

Just cleaned my mirror. 

Quote from: Nikon_D300 on November 30, 2008, 10:12:56 AM

Sydney harbor Bridge

Awesome picture! What kind of lens did you use for that?

After I ran (and walked) 10K (about 6.2 miles) my friend and I grabbed a quick bite to eat. Needless to say I was very happy! 

I slept at around 3AM or so cramming at least 4 chapters of Chemistry in my head. I'm feeling pretty good about the retaining all this information, I pray that it is reflected in my test.

and... I'm glad to see and hear everyone getting their fair share of success in life. A couple of my friends are getting their bachelor's degree this semester, my lab professor is finally getting his Master's degree, and someone I know is getting married. Of course, that's not all the blessings that I have seen/heard of lately, but those are the only ones that come up first in my mind. 

So I was clicking through my YouTube videos when I realized there was someone on one of my videos that was stirring a debate whether "Filipinos" is the correct term for associating all people who were born & raised in the Philippines. What sparked my curiosity the most was the fact that this guy was claiming he was a "Cebuano" as opposed to a "Filipino" due to personal conflicts he had with his government.

So, out of curiousity ... what would you consider yourself to be? A Filipino, a Cebuano/or person from whatever specific town/barrio, or both?

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 22, 2008, 04:35:49 PM
I'm not going to pull another all-nighter study like last night again. Not again.

Haha. I feel you on this one! It's a shame that there isn't enough hours in a day to cram all this educational material in our heads.

Sooo sleepy. It's 3:30AM and I just finished making notecards for the exam in 2 weeks. SUCCESS! 

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on October 26, 2008, 11:47:04 AM
Ring tuod na hehehe.It was confirm when it's officially deny.

Meztisang Bol-anon posing feeling model...

Wow... just imagine, people pay a lot to pose for outdoor pictures. This is just as good!

Quote from: Lorenzo on October 29, 2008, 05:31:50 AM
I just got my exam results.

God is Great!

From the looks of it, you did well! Congrats on another exam well done!

I had marinated turkey cutlets with garlic rice for dinner.  What a treat after an exhausting day.

Took a quiz, hopefully aced it... lol then I stayed at school until 8PM to study with my chem buddies.

Quote from: Lorenzo on October 28, 2008, 03:05:59 AM
I like this, photo.

It epitomizes the trials and ordeals of a college student. The Beautiful struggles.

Thanks I tried to convey that sort of message. Halfway into the semester, and my professor is a little confused as to why there is a chemistry major in his graphic design class. lol

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on October 28, 2008, 02:34:15 AM


Ang bunga sa akong kahago sa garden.Giharvest nako ni an hour ago kay mag freeze mi unya gabii.Daghan pa ko kamote

Oh my goodness!!!! look at that kamote!! you can feed a whole party with that!

I went to sleep at 4AM today because I was completing a lab report and because I literally couldn't sleep.  I have a Chemistry quiz today (hopefully I'll actually do well on this) and a big Chemistry exam on Thursday. I am praying and hoping that I do well, because tests aren't my strongest points unlike quizzes and labs (which I do very well on).

Quote from: kiamoy` on September 05, 2008, 02:49:31 AM
Considering how teenagers live these days, do you guys find it appropriate for teenage moms or dads to still live a wild teenage life?

Teenage moms or dads shouldn't even be living a "wild" life. It goes back to the definition of what teenagers find "fun" nowadays. No matter what high school you went to, there will always be parties going on behind their parents back... They will find ways. What I found interesting is that most of the time, those kids never got caught. They would post their activity on popular social networking websites and get their "comments" of gratification. If a person becomes a parent, whether or not it was planned, they should be responsible enough to take care of the baby and his/her's dignity. I don't know anyone who was proud to say that their parents didn't raise them well and partied all day. Parents have an obligation to attend to and nurture  their children; and if they don't, their kids will suffer in the long run.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on October 27, 2008, 11:25:56 PM
How about 40 year old parents live teenage life with their teenage children.

Adults can have fun sometimes, but living a teenage life with the children? I think that's a little wierd to tell you the truth. Again, it also depends on what is considered to be "fun" for teenagers. If their idea of fun has to do with drinking and doing all sorts of bad things, then that's a definite NO! (And that is a pretty creepy thought, to tell you the truth) But if the teenagers want to go shopping or to a theme park, I think it's fine if they go a couple times. If they go all the time, then that might tend to isolate the child from the parent and give them more reason to want to try to sneak out of the house.

Quote from: Lorenzo on October 24, 2008, 08:20:09 AM
'Day, what are the things that you are having trouble with?

We can do a review here if you want.

Kuya, Percent purity is bugging me...

Problems like:

A 0.7500 gram sample containing Aluminum metal and sand was analyzed. If 0.548 Liters of H_2(g) was collected at 20.0°C, what was the mass % of Al_(s) in the sample? The vapor pressure of water is 17.54 torr at 20.0°C and the atmospheric pressure was 755.3 torr during the experiment.

I identified units of Mass, Volume, Pressure, and Temperature, which corresponds to the ideal gas law, PV=nRT; R being equivalent to the constant, (0.082057L•atm/K•mol)

After converting to the standard units, I am given:

*0.2800 moles of Aluminum metal
0.548 Liters of H_2(g) collected at 293.15K
The vapor pressure of water:  0.2300 atm at 293.15K
and finally, the atmospheric pressure: 0.9940 atm

*I am a little stuck here, because one, it seems like my conversion from grams to moles seems invalid because it is a mixture containing both Aluminum metal and Sand as opposed to just Aluminum alone. 

Trying to study for Chemistry...  I still don't get a couple things.

I visited Ate Ging today and took a few pictures outside.


Ate Ging really liked this picture because it shows "emotion" 



The original picture was WAY darker, but thanks to my newly obtained digital imaging skills I know how to adjust everything to make dark pictures look pretty. 

They've been selling these kinds of cameras at an american shop named Urban Outfitters. Sometimes they're as cheap as $9, but they have  $40's that are reusable.

happy happy birthday!

salame and pork!!! (salamat po) 

Quote from: Lorenzo on September 17, 2008, 05:18:35 AM
Is Toby a black German Sheppard?

What a cute dog! Handsome breed!

Yup! Toby is really cute. [Toby is a *she*, by the way ] When we start to do the rosary, Toby lays down right by Lucy. Yesterday, Toby was really tired and she even let out a big sigh. It was really cute!

A very friendly dog.

Well, as I recall... Bohol is one of the most popular tourist spots in the Philippines. It's not unusual to think that an event like this can bring x amount of pesos and even more business for the city. 

Quote from: Lorenzo on September 09, 2008, 10:29:34 AM
I feel like so stressed. Anatomy is like an never-ending barrage of information that must be digested and regurgitated. Embryology is alot of information, i admit, but I actually like it. Ah the shear volume of information that we medical students must stuff in our brains.

Sometimes I find myself studying for 7 hours straight; with intermittent breaks. Lord, please allow my mind to digest all the information and reiterate it in study sessions.

It is so much information, so much more than undergraduate college demanded.

Tomorrow, hopefully my study mates will be able to supplement each other in questions and answers.

I took Honors Anatomy in high school and I know the gist of how much information you have to continuously spit out each day/week. The muscular system was somewhat bearable, but remembering the names of almost every single bone/muscle was one of the toughest parts of the class. (By the way-- I did get my Chemistry class and am truly blessed to have our prayers heard.) I pray that you are given the guidance and strength by God to keep going in your studies. My mom finds it comforting to read the Bible at times when she is stressed, sad, or when she just needs a good read.

At 2:00pm, I'll find out if I get my Chemistry class. If not, I have to find 3 more classes to replace Chemistry. I hope I get to stay in this class.  Please pray for me.

breakfast: armenian rice pilaf with cashews and asparagus

lunch: (so far) 2 pieces of piyaya from the phils. 

Ans: TREASURE

Next: Unacceptable

Ans:  _ _ T _ _ _ R _ _ _ E

Mikeeeeyyy! We need your share of wisdom!

Welcome! I hope you enjoy Tubag Bohol and join our ever growing family.

I helped my dad with some  and then picked up these 2 kids from school, got them frozen yogurt, cooked them veggie burgers, then played with them on the Wii. 

Jung Soo Ki

Quote from: ms da binsi on August 25, 2008, 09:07:34 AM
hahaha Archie fanatic sad diay ka Aya dear?  ako sad mopalit jud ko komiks usahay nga archie...

I have a TON of archie comic books in my room! haha

1) 2 Water bottles from Sweden
2) 9 Different Sized Guitar Picks
3) Drawing Mannequin
4) Pack of 50 CD-R's
5) Scrubs
6) Lanyard w/ Hospital ID
7) Personal ATM Machine
Wii Controller
9) Etch A Sketch
10) Planner
11) PDA Phone

Quote from: Lorenzo on August 15, 2008, 03:57:28 PM
Homesickness creeps up out of nowhere. For me, I've lived through 4 years of homesickness during undergrad. Now another chapter of homesickness begins, lol. Pero you know thank God we have the phone to call home. That and the webcam to see our family members. Good friends make the journey worth the while and they do lessen the effects of homesickness.

OT: Inday, when does your first day of classes begin? I bet you're all excited?

It starts September 2. I'm excited to see all my friends, but I know that I have to focus on my schoolwork as much as possible this semester... lol

Ahh... the feeling of homesickness. I have yet to experience it, but I know it can be hard from what I've heard from some friends.

It's good to see more people following their studies in all these noble professions!

Quote from: grazie7y on August 13, 2008, 10:42:04 AM
Beb, that looks yummy!  Any leftover for your poor Ate Ging?

lol I have a giant piece left.

Quote from: ms da binsi on August 13, 2008, 10:25:21 AM
Did you make your own dough Bebe? that looks very yummy!

yup yup! It took a while to let the dough rise on the 2nd pizza (pictured below), but it did eventually.

I woke up pretty early today. (noon time)  And I found myself completely bored after cleaning my room. So, I spent a total of $10 on supplies and lemonade and now I have myself a home-made pizza.


I forgot to take a good "before" picture, but I have another ball of dough for tomorrow.

Quote from: grazie7y on August 09, 2008, 01:03:21 PM


Unbaked pizza.  Toppings: fresh tomatoes from the garden, capers, artichoke hearts, chicken tenderloin and lots of garlics!  I baked this as inspired by the pizza we ate at Palermo's in downtown LA.



Dinner. No leftover.

mmmmmm!!! No leftover. :cry: lol!