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From A Distance by Lea Salonga with The Philippine Madrigal Singers

Such a beautiful and meaningful song sang by one of the greatest artists in the world backed by one of the most famous harmony groups in the Asia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vs_vuqEoZg

Mr. Vincent Henrie Lee Yu, RN...

...otherwise known to Tubag Bohol forum bloggers as "VinSentYou"...

...is on hiatus from the forum since he is doing research about repertory theater.  He has flown to Manila to talk to acclaimed theater directors Roy Del Valle and Odie Jamora.  And among other endeavors, he is going to watch Cinderella. (YATI! NA-IBOG KO BAYTZ!)

He asked me to post this thread for the information of everyone.  Here is his text message verbatim:

"
Elow bonh.. . paki.tel sa mga piPz sa tB na wAz ko sa forUm krn ky naA koW mLa 2 intrvW Odi J & Roy DValle 4 my  rprtory chUrvaness.. . hihi! dalkyAt sd wTch Cinderellahhh!.. . wee! i knw ga.boil imo bloOd ryt nw.. . and mlay mo, mgka.meet mi mAnang moW. . gaAn ra k nkO autoGraf nya.. . haha!pki.in4m lng TB hap. k.k? gOw. . .
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MARKET VALUE....

Maka-taas ba diay na og market value na'ng ma-RN sa Pilipinas?  According to UNESCO and UN-ILO (International Labor Organization) joint research statistics, the Northern American and European Union demand for nurses have plummeted to staggering depths over the last 2 years.  [I can't reveal the statistics yet since they have not yet been published by the main offices.]

It has plummeted in a manner so devastating such that even American and European nurses are having a difficulty finding jobs in their own countries.  And did you know that to be an RN in those countries, you only need 2 years in university studies?  And bogbog-sarado mo diri sa Pilipinas og 4 years (even 5 years in some schools).

So karon, ang nahitabo sa mga nurses nila mismo: ni-proceed og human health development courses, science courses, or medical technology. And after that, ni-venture sila into research jobs for pharmaceutical companies, stem cell research and such. Others, ningsulod og medical schools to become doctors.

Believe me. The real figures are classified information as of the moment but the entire situation is not new information.  This entire "Philippine nurse-overload" fiasco has been predicted by UNESCO as early as two years ago when the demand was at its peak.  And the prediction was published in UN newsletters. Tell all of your friends. Pag-call center na lang mo ui or what have you nga maka-earn mo, just as long as it's an adequate and honest source of income.  Business Process Outsourcing, business ventures, agricultural ventures, engineering, law... These are viable sources of income for Filipinos.  And you're better off here with these kinds of jobs.  Kung manggawas hinuon mo, daghan kaayong mag-salig ninyo with the notion that you've been picking up dollars like Sweeney Todd has been getting customers in his barber shop for Mrs. Lovett to turn into meat pies.

Maayo pa nang naa mo diri and they could see how you work.  And then when opportunities arise, go flee the country for good.  Leave the negative people behind.  They will only hold you back.  And if obliged man gani ka mopadala og money to your family, give them enough. Never give too much just to feed their caprice.  Mao na'y sakit sa mga Pinoy nga hambogiro kaayo nga naa'y kamag-anak sa gawas.  Wa sila ka-realize og unsa kalisod ilang kayod didto and they burn money as if they've been shaken off olive trees.  Give out of love so they could feel it.  And never allow them to take pride nga naa sila'y anak nga NURSE or CAREGIVER sa gawas sa nasod.  That's preposterous.  Be proud of yourself if you achieve such a feat but never allow others to take the pride elsewhere.  That's a dire misconception.  That would be false pride.  They should pray for you hinuon kay by sending you away as overseas NURSES or BLUE COLLAR WORKERS, they are subjecting your health to certain jeopardy.

I hope this will be an eye opener.

A little piece of advice from a UN volunteer worker for those who are in high school, those who are contemplating to shift to BSN, those professionals who are not satisfied with their jobs and want to proceed to BSN (most especially doctors who are planning to degrade their degrees):

DO NOT STUDY NURSING IF IT'S JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK IT WILL LAND YOU A GOOD JOB ABROAD.

IF CARING FOR PEOPLE IS YOUR PASSION, THEN GO STUDY NURSING.  BUT LET THAT BE THE REASON... NOT BECAUSE GI-PUGOS KA SA IMONG PAMILYA OR YOU FEEL FORCED BY THE SOCIAL BANDWAGON KAY "IN" SIYA NOWADAYS.  THAT'S AN ARCHAIC PERSPECTIVE.

WHAT WAS SEEN AS THE MOST PRACTICAL CAREER TWO YEARS AGO HAS BECOME THE MOST IMPRACTICAL IDEA OF TRANSCENDENCE FROM POVERTY. MAHAL PA ANG GASTOS, UNYA IN THE END, DI PA JUD KA KAKUHA OG TRABAHO! SUS GINOO KO! UNSAON NA LANG INTAWON...

DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE... INVOKE THAT SPARK OF CREATIVITY WITHIN YOU!

THIS ADVICE ALSO GOES FOR PARENTS WHO FORCE THEIR CHILDREN TO TAKE UP NURSING... YOU'RE KILLING THEM... LET THEM DO WHAT THEY WANT, FOR GOD'S SAKE... FOR THEIR OWN FUTURE'S SAKE! FOR THEIR LIVES' SAKE!

Are our standards as Boholano people deteriorating?

Has Tagbilaran City's brand of friendliness gone completely down the drain?

Why is the celebration this bad?

Why are all the stands in front of the city hall?  Why not at the pier where it used to be?  For goodness' sake, na-mura na man intawon ug piryahan na diha dapita uy!  The city hall looks very degraded with all the "banderitas" and what not.

Moreover, kanang Miss Bohol Sandugo, na-unsa na man na?  It has almost completely lost its symbolism already.  Di na lang ko mo-state sa akong reasons kay ambot!  Lisod na!  I think you all get the point.

PLUS, LET ME POINT OUT A HUGE IRONY: Why are there stands selling pirated DVDs there?  Atubangan pa jud na sa city hall ha!  Atubangan!  Why did they allow that?  Kahibaw mo, kagwang jud na'ng mga tao nga kusog kaajo mo-implement sa ilang own quasi-draconian policies and yet mu-neglect na lang anang pagka-simple nga "INTERNATIONAL" anti-piracy law.  They are setting a terrible example to the public!

Grabe!  Wa na 'ju'y sense of culture and heritage ni nga Celebration.  It's supposed to be the commemoration of an earth-shaking milestone that took place in our province centuries ago.  The blood compact.  "'san dugo".  But tan-awa ra gud na'ng blurb sa festival website.  http://sandugo.tagbilaran.gov.ph/2008/bsfi.php  There is nothing here that speaks in line with what's supposedly being celebrated.  Puros tourism ek-ek.  Well, there's nothing wrong with tourism but at least man lang bisan tu-od ug kahibaw sila nga kahibaw na ang tana'ng tao ug para-asa na'ng Sandugo Festival, di 'jud gihapon angay i-leave-out uy!  Aber, in that kind of analogy, di na lang kintahay magdala ug passport sa airport inig-larga sa lai'ng nasud kay confident na kaayo ka-ila na ang tana'ng tao?  Think about it.  It seems nga this celebration is happening just for the sake of festivities.  Festival na lang gani, di na celebration.

Goodness gracious!  What's happening to us?  What's happening to Tagbilaran City?  Nakahinomdom pa mo sa time nila Gardy Labad and such people?  Although he had his shortcomings, he did something great to Bohol that would never be forgotten.  He helped put Bohol on top of the list.  But where is this kind of spirit now?  Wala na 'ju'y traces.  What ever happened to all the cultural fuss I used to enjoy as a little kid?  The LCC concerts at The Metro Centre, the golden singing voice of Da Maris singing Bisaya songs, "Dagon sa Hoyohoy", "The Oracle", "El Indio Bravo", and what not.  Asa na man ni'ng mga butanga?  Wa na'y kaya?  Crisis?  Hah!  That's such a lame excuse!

Forgive me sa tanan nga na-affected sa akong statements.  Nothing personal.  Don't get angry kay tinu-od ni!  The veracity of this is indubitable!  Basta kay wa ko ganahi ani 'ron!

To say that I'm appalled right now is a sheer understatement!  Ambot na lang 'jud!

Here's a little something I'd like to share with everyone here at TB.  It's a poem by Mitzi Ibaya, also known to us as Lingganay, of KaKa (Kaliwat ni Karyapa), a Boholano Visayan cultural poetry organization.

She read this poem at the 2007 opening of the National Arts Month celebration in Cebu City.  We went there as delegates for Bohol since our founder was assigned to light the torch for Poetry.  Napoleon Abueva was also there to light the torch for sculpture and architecture, as well as other names.

The poem is in Boholano-Visayan and it's really funny.  It was an ice breaker after a very long pause in the program.

ENJOY!


Babay’ng Wa’y Uyab
By Mitzi Ibaya


Lisod ning daga’ng wa’y uyab.
Kung di ko tambok,
Maot ko’g naw’ng o di ba kaha batasan.
A-dudahan pa ‘jud ko’ng “lesbian”.

Akong mama mag-sige’g pangutana,
Mahalin pa ba ka o di na?
Akong mga amiga, i-hanyag bisa’g kinsa,
Lakip na to’ng upaw sa eskina.
Unsa ko, desperada?

Naa pu’y mga tambag,
Wa’y klaro’ng tubag.
Huwata, pangitaa.
Naa pa gaju'y mu-honghong,
“Bahala’g langkay basta ma-ukay."

Unsa-on man pud?
Akong ganahan mao ma’y mudagan.
Labon tong budlat mao’y nangigat,
Nah! Mao’y gidangat!

Ngano man diay ug wa ko’y uyab?
Malipayon man ko sa akong pag-inusara.
Hinuon, wa ko’y a-gakson.
Sagdi lang, wa man pud ko’y awayon.

Being raised in a heavily conservative Roman Catholic environment has certainly become a hindrance for homosexual couples...  Don't you think so, too?

Human as they are, members of the LGBT community are capable of genuine love that stretches miles beyond the typical perception of the general public.  They have the same basic needs that every other human being has.  And one of these is to love and be loved in return.

But why do the religious institutions have to smite these gay and lesbian couples when they're just going about their business loving each other?  They aren't harming anyone or anything!  Why does there have to be a predefined bracket for human love?  Why do they (religious institutions) feel that they are obliged to take control over what they perceive to be wrong?  Why can't they just swallow reality?  That they don't really have a say in these things!  That these things really do happen!  And that LOVE drives it as much as heterosexual couples--or possibly even more than them!

Furthermore, why do they insist that God despises these things when in fact they are the very institution telling us that God loves unconditionally?  What an outlook!

What do you think?

If only I could have this on my computer... How beautiful life would be 
-Roy del Valle