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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 !

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

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.

www.faceinhole.com



ITs on....hehehehe !

From :

http://www.ehow.com/how_2001782_create-affective-spider-repellent.html


They are creapy, crawly and give most of us the chills! We find them in those Unexpected and undesired places in our homes. Around the cars. In the Attic. On the Boat even!
So how do we help them decide that where we are, is NOT where they want them to be?


Things You'll Need:

    * plastic spray bottle - garden type
    * large canning Jar (glass or plastic with lid)
    * old blender
    * spiders (fresh and dead)
    * Water
    * Pantyhose
    * Funnel



   1.      Step 1

      Capture spiders or kill and place in a jar. Get as many as possible from your immediate area as those are the ones you want to repel. 15+ is a good number.

   2.      Step 2

      Add warm water to the jar so that you have at least 3 cups of water covering.
      Cover and swish lightly.

   3.      Step 3

      Now the tough part.
      Pour spiders and liquid into the blender.
      Puree on high for 30 seconds to 1 minute

   4.      Step 4

      Place panty hose (or long cut off toe section) ovee the top of the blender after removing the lid.

   5.      Step 5

      Place funnel into mouth of spray bottle and slowly pour the blender contents in. This will leave remains in the stocking and allow all liquid to pass to the spray bottle.

   6.      Step 6

      Discard stocking and place sprayer onto the spray bottle.

   7.      Step 7

      Mist along all windows, doors, attic vents, porch under roofing, attic spaces, boat spaces -- anywhere you want the spiders to find new places to live.

      Normally within a week you'll be virtually if not fully spider free.

Disclaimer : Kini nahitabo ni sa tinuod nga mga taw nga akong nailhan. Ang ako rang tumong nianing pag post kay na curious laman ko ug unsa pud pagtan-aw sa uban.


Dugay na ni nahitabo. Hubad pa sa mga chismosa ug chismosa sa kasilinganan

Aduna mi silingan nga babae nga minyo, naa sad mga anak, ni ari diri sa Amerika ni uban ug girl scout. Si Madame, mi TNT ...sa grasya sa ginoo, nakakita siya ug trabaho nga nagbantay ug tigulang...matud pa sa estoryahon, gipakaslan niya si Lolo.

Sa siya kaya nang mo import sa iyang pamilya, iyang gi petitionan iyang bana ug iyang mga anak. (ayaw pangutan-a ug gi unsa kay wala sad ko kabalo).  Usa ka adlaw bag-o ni abot si Bana gikan sa Bohol, namatay si Lolo.

And they lived happily ever after.

Pangutana : Unsa man inyong ikasulti bahin ani ?

Sa didto pako sa ato, murag wala man koy opinyon kay elementary pa man tawn ko ani. Nahinumdum lang ko kay usa ni sa mga example sa akong barkadang uyot nga "WAIS" kuno nga move.

Karon nga dako2 nako, dili kaha ni maka gaba ? Ug akong bana pay pasulti-on, wala kaha nila tiklo-a si Lolo ?

Ay bawo...what do you think. I haven't heard nor seen them and I don't mean them any disrespect. I hope they're alive and well and doing good in their new life. Maka thoughtful lang gud pud ang ilang situation.

Cherry Parfait

Ok guys, I'll start the gardening thread where we can exchange tips and tricks that are free or close to free...

but first things first..its 1pm ang gigutom na akong beauty...will type and post later. Feel free to start.

Unsa may inbyerna nimo rong adlawa

Ug wala jamo, paghilom ug pagpadaplin ug kataw-i laman ming mga hi blooroonon.



Adtong domingo nangaon ming mga barkada sa Crabby Daddy's ug crawfish. Syempre, tunga2 mi sa bill...unsa bay nakaon sa waiter nga kami tanan gi charge-an sa full amount. Pagtan-aw pa jud nako sa bangko, gi doble pa jud ug charge sa ukoy....pagtawag nako sa restaurant, gapa taray2 pa jud tong manager, adto kuno ko istorya sa ilang admin....pag tawag pa jud sa admin, wala kuno niya nakit-i ang among bill...hantod nga gibasahan nako sa Auth code ug sa exact time nga gi run akong card....ga milagro, nakit-an man lagi dayon ang transaction...i-investigate kuno and call you back...ha....nabosing ka ?

This is credit card fraud...hinuon, gamay raman nang $57 sa ubang taw, pero lechugas, 1 week kapin nan a nakong grocery.  Kaming 4 ron ga ugot, gikalibang nalang namo tong peskot nga crawfish, wala pa gihapon nitawag balik ang kulukoy !


Moral of the story...... TAPIGI ANG TANANG RESIBO  kay ug wala pa siguro ko kopya, gi TY na siguro to ni madam Ukay.

Change Your Thinking

It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.

His bed was next to the room's only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end.

They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.

Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.

She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.

It faced a blank wall.


The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'


Epilogue:


There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.


'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .'

Hahahah !

News from the home front.... Mayoral Candidate Toto Veloso is planning to give P5,000 per voter. Vote buying at its finest, you could get a month's salary in one day ....grabe jud ! magatang-atang natag sugod. Mag inabtik ta !

Murag ma compute na nato ug unsay target kikik ani..hahaha !

kuno be P5000 x 30,000 more or less = P 60,000,000 ...wala panay labot sa sweldo sa mga lider, pakaon, bangka, flyers, printing ug uban pa from a person nga walay klarong negosyo or trabaho, from a not too wealthy family. Comfortable but not wealthy...


Ana gyud ta mabilib sa pagka swabe sa atong mga kandidato!


uy limot ko....brother-in-law man diay sila ni Chatto...

This came to mind after one of my "quiet moments" sitting by the pond observing ducks. Don't ask me why but I thought of Bohol and how it could be improved...nothing too scifi or impossible but something that might be a possibility in my lifetime. Mind you, I don't have any political aspirations nor does the thought of abandoning the life I've built appealing. But sometimes, I do hope that I can actually sit down with a major politician and maybe a few business owners who share my vision....or delusion, take your pick.


1.)  Marine & Freshwater Sanctuaries -  as we all know full well, we are blessed with lots of little islands and a network of rivers and creeks around Bohol. It won't cost too much to designate a minimum reasonable area per town to have a marine sanctuary. Panglao has one, in fact. When I was 15, I joined a symposium for Coastal Resources Management in Dumaguete City and we went to Apo Island where they have established a designated Marine Sanctuary. There were lots of birds and per our interview with the fishermen, fish became abundant. If we apply thesame principle on a larger scale in Bohol, we would give our fishes and other marine creatures a place to breed and grow undisturbed so we can replenish the population and fish will no longer demand a premium price. It will be affordable for everybody. Supply and demand. I hope that P250/kilo fish would then be P100/kl since they are plentiful.

2.) Baranggay Nurseries - Maybe I am just an avid gardener or I don't have a life. During my last trip there, my family and I went to Sagbayan a lot to see a special healer. On the way, I've observed that we do have lots of available land. We are blessed with good climate and a good amount of rainfall so here's my thoughts on this. Why don't there be a designated Community garden. We already have huge lots in our schools and kids are already taught gardening in H.E., why can't this be a year round effort and extend to other public places and parks. Again, supply and demand. Our people needn't go hungry if there's plenty. Kangkong and Malunggay grow like weeds. Bago does too. Green Onions and Peppers (sili kaguko) are very resilient in my own personal experience growing it both here in the US and in Bohol. Furthermore, Peppers apparently have more Vitamin C than oranges. Go figure. Growing up, we always had a sibuyas garden, a tomato garden, and a sili kaguko garden. This did not include the kangkong growing wild, the ginger/luy-a on the borders in between the santans, and who could forget, the little sili. Man those bear those nasty little things all year. Handy those, taste good with vinegar. heheeheh !

3.) Tree Planting - No, I don't mean those mahogany forests that is so often encouraged. Its not that I'm against it, I just don't quite see the point for right now. We can encourage fruit tree planting however. Mangoes are easy to grow from seeds and they are even easier to take care of once established. Trees are low cost, easy to grow and even make life comfortable for most of us. Can you imagine, instead of cutting down trees, we will encourage each and every household have a tree in their yard ? They do not take up a lot of space and as i said...easy. We can make it a provincial ordinance, for every XXX sqft of land that you have, you at least have XX number of FRUIT BEARING trees.  Macopa, tambis/waterapple, papaya, banana, jackfruit/nangka, breadfruit/kulo, sampaloc, lomboy, santol, mango, guava, eba, guyabano...so many to chose from.  In my parent's house, we have macopa, santol, guyabano, lansones,4 tambis trees,3 limonsito trees, assorted bananas. malunggay, and papayas...they have a 1,000 sqm lot but minus the 2m right of way, its probably 800 something. Growing up, we always enjoyed the harvests and even had enough to share with the neighbors.

4.) Mandatory CAT and ROTC - I am of the opinion that we should bring this back. Kids could use the discipline. Maybe I'm biased but men of my father's generation has a totally different outlook than the kids I grew up with. More family oriented and future oriented I guess. I am no saint but I think at age 27, you should at least be contributing to the general household instead of still being your parent's dependent.

5.) Mandatory Sex Education -  Common Sense. If our youngsters could be taught to be more responsible and sex is not too mysterious and treated as taboo...hmm...maybe we won't have so many unwed mothers. Of course, abstinence would still be best and physical and psychological consequences should be stressed. Again, I am no saint here, but if our kids can see clearly the consequences of their choices and reiterated constantly, I think it will be a good deterrent for casual pre-marital sex.

6.) Mandatory Cultural Immersion - If we as a people are proud of where we came from, I think it would improve the morale of the populace. Its appalling to think that most people don't even know who the hell Francisco Dagohoy is or Babaylan Tamblot. Nobody seem to know that Bohol was once an independent Republic for 80 years or our other folklore.  If a subject such as this is taught and the learning of ones roots is fostered, I think we can see a huge improvement in our people.  Its not "bol-anon lang tawn ko", rather " proud jud kong bol-anon". See the difference ?

7.) Financial Management for High School Students - Its hard to think that youngsters might need this education when most Filipinos in general don't have that much funds to manage but I think using, condensing and revising the principles found in Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" book would be very useful.  I feel lucky that somebody had handed this book to me when I was 17 and luckier still that I devoured its contents and used some of it for everyday life. I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but I feel happy that my husband I have been blessed with what we have at our age.  Instead of spending their time and money playing ragnarok, dota and all of those stupid games, they can spend their time and money fostering entrepreneurship and work.  While minors can't work yet, there is no age limit to free enterprise. It is also healthier...think about it, getting fat and pimply staring at the computer all day and sacrificing their school work, OR , gardening, hiking, doing a side business..well, it keeps you fit, moving and puts money in your pocket instead of out of it.

8.) Mandatory Cooking Lessons in High School Home Econ. -  We have a lot of edible shrubs, fruits and whatever else in the Philippines, we can all use some education in finding cheap, nutritious and healthy foods that we already have. Dinner and lunch shouldn't just be pork pork and more pork. We can have lots of other varieties too. These are things I've gleaned from watching Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares and my experience at Bohol Bee Farm. Did you even know that gumamela flowers are edible ???oh year, and so are a lot of others. Salads are good for everyone, can you imagine if every family can serve a salad as an appetizer for dinner and then the main fanfare of rice and viand ? everyone would be healthier and fuller...and even make their homes beautiful too...santan was edible , so are aloe vera, cosmos and a myriad of other flowers. I'm thinking high school since its a captive audience and we can start them young.

9.)  Swimming Festival - we live in an island, we have dauis-tagbilaran straight, we have lots of kids....hmmm....we can add swimming to our list of talents. It can also spark a whole new community and jobs. Organizers, boat builders, it can even draw tourism. We can have the pre-teen level ( ages 8-12), the junior teens (13-15), senior teens (16-19) and adults 20++, we can even have seniors men and women. I bet there are lots of over 65s out there that can make the swim in record time too. :-) !

10)  Stricter Punishment for Pedophiles -  it may not be too common in the news but there sure are some we hear about, remember that creepy Canadian guy that always hung out by BQ breadbasket ? or that other foreigner who grabbed  an 8yo girl from Central Elem ? I think the latter happened just this year. If we had the death penalty, I'd say send them straight to the fryer. Jalosjos is long overdue in my opinion. Since we don't, those creeps should be black listed, made to pay a very heavy fine and  a special jail time to make them regret ever coming to the Philippines and molesting our kids.

I posted this on my facebook...pero its still funny so  I will share it here. Copy-paste rani word for word ha from my December visit sa Bohol.


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LOL ! my first reaction was laughing until I was breathless....but then I thought about it,maybe this guy's serious so thought I'd share.

Earlier today, (Saturday, dec. 5, 2009) My mom and I parked at St. Joseph's Cathedral by Garden Cafe in Tagbilaran City to run a few errands. When we got back, we found this note stuck on the windshield of our car. Not sure if this is some sort of joke or if he's for real. You decide.



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(Copied word for word, no edit)


TRUE LOVE IS MAGICA L : Help me find her P10,000 reward

This is not a joke . I am an American and you have a chance to win P10,000. So think, and text your friends, what Boholana has LONG lighter brown hair, sic inches below her waist that is only age 20-25 ? I saw this MOST Special friend at 'Mira Villa Resort' Tagbilaran last May 12,2009, and I gave her a Bible paper; but she was so special to me from her Beauty, character, and personality, I wasn't able to speak. - We BOTH would like to find each other again; she may be in Cebu or anywhere working, or in school, but is Boholana; and would have relatives here. - Pay attention to the above length hair; she can be found simply because of that, and with her age. - She is GWAPA x 50 million, and is a Very Special lady. She is Smart, maybe 5'3"-4" in height, is slim, small features, has light eyes, likes to wear her hair in 'Pony Tail', has very light skin, but is Simple ('Flawless') - I also saw her at B.Q. for a moment Oct. 12 ( Five months to the day. - And I had an older mom tell me, 'When the heart is totally full, the mouth is totally empty.' And I said, 'Wow!, do the younger ladies know that? :-) ) - Please if you ever think of, or see Anyone like this, ask her 'if she was at Mira Villa Resort last May 2009, in receiving a Bible paper from an American'; and if she says yes, ask her contacts, and email me at God2us@yahoo.com and I will arrange for you a P10,000 cash. ( Again, we Both would like to find each other again), And I MISS HER VERY VERY MUCH, so please do your best, and don't lose this paper and email address, and THANK you.
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and here's the pics