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Happy Birthday Botoy! Swerte jud ka Toy nga nagbirthday aning adlawa hehehe di kas baboy kay every 4 years ra mag ihaw.

Dia ra ang ebedinsya

First of all magpasalamat ko sa nagcreate aning Tubag Bohol si Mike Ligalig nga daghan jud life na touch aning TB  ug mao ni naka create ug deep connection of friendship nga bisan mao pay pagkakita murag dugay ra nagkaila. Nag eyeball (tb term) mi sa california sa mga taga tubag Bohol. Bibo kaayo mi didto. Dia ra ang ebidensya.

I wanna share to you all my success in losing weight. It's been a long years of struggle to get back to my old self and I finally made it. Through diet and exercise ingbalik na gyud akong Pre-baby body.
Amazing Weight Loss Picture Diary

Hope ma inspire mo ani nga video lol kay sa tinuod lang perti gyud nakong paningkamot nga mogamay ko.

Cebu Pacific FAs dancing

Unsa may inyong ikasulti bahin aning dancing flight attendant? What you think?

Share your recipe here. Lukot is not poop from sea cucumber but it's a secretion from Sea hare or donsol. . Unbeknownst to everybody Lukot can be sun dried aw paajaayan and stay fresh after many years in your storage or pantry. No I never even think about storing  my Lukot(sea hare secretion) in the fridge. Lukot nga gipanglukot nako sa among isla sa Pangangan unya diri sa sa America nako gikilaw after almost 2 years gikan pagdala.  Just soak the dried Lukot in fresh cold water mga 30 minutes or more.



Kinilaw nga Lukot Sea hare salad
2 cups lukot sea hare secrecation
ginger
vinegar(spice sukang pinakurat)
shallot
onions
tomatoes
Mix together and serve with rice.

Sea Hare secration in Coconut Milk.



2 cups coconut milk
lemon grass
ginger
onions
cooking oil
garlic.

Heat cooking oil. Add the garlic and onions.Then add the lukot. Mix and add coconut milk,giner and lemon grass. Salt and pepper to taste. Yummy

The Story Of Life

The Gift of life a precious gift
We mortals take for granted
And those Dear ones we love so much
In our memories are implanted.

So we pass our memories down
To those we leave behind
And tell them of our earthly love
For those who’ve been so kind.

We think of those before us,
As we’re strolling down life’s lane
A drop of blood from each of them
Flows warmly through our veins.

Oh yes! Like us they made mistakes
Sometimes deliberately.
Once they were young and human,
Just like you and me.

While wandering through the lives of those
From whom we were begotten,
Our own life story comes to mind,
Lest we too, be forgotten.

And when our lives are over
Our times on earth is served
May our lives be remembered
Our memories be preserved.

Arriving at the Pearly Gates
The Good Lord shows us in.
And then He turn to us and says.
“Please meet your early kin.”

Do we lower our eyes and drop our heads,
And say to him in shame,
“I’m sorry sir, in my mortal life,
I never heard your name.”

But no! We’ll raise our chain up high
To meet his steady gaze.
And say, Oh yes! I know you,
From your earthly days.”

Someone wrote the story
Of how you live your life.
Of happiness and joy,
And yes, sometimes of strife.

May the story of life continue
Of the older one so wise
As descendants arrive in heaven
Our names they’ll recognize.

Please tabangi ko ug human sa akong ancestry book sa Forones, Garay, Tabat,Tayabas ug kinsa man ninyo diri nakabasa sa akong panawagan nga mga kaparyentihan. Di gyud ni mahuman ning libroha ni ug walay cooperation ninyo akong mga kabanay. Hinuklugi ang balak nga akong gisuwat sa ibabaw ining panawagan heheheh.

The Gateway Arch, also known as the Gateway to the West, is an integral part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and the iconic image of St. Louis, Missouri. It was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947. It stands 630 feet (192 m) tall, and is 630 feet (192 m) wide at its base, making it the tallest monument in the United States.[3] Construction of the arch started on February 12, 1963 and was completed on October 28, 1965.[4] The monument opened to the public on July 10, 1967.



The gateway arch.

samtang naghuwat ka sa tramway rides para adto ka sa ibabaw sa arch suroy suroy usa una sa Museum located sa ubos sa arch





inside the capsule tram. Igo ra jud ta masulod ani nga tram tan awa si Melissa perti nakahawid sa saya ni Michelle

the mighty mississippi river picture ni sa ibabaw na sa arch

downtown St. Louis

kanang reddish ug color nga structure mao nay Busch stadium home of the Cardinals
Unya ang round nga building is Millenium Hotel
Ang sa kilid nga daghan sakyanan nakapark ang color sa talinis nga object mao nay Old St. Louis Cathedral.
Every sunday mi movisit ug St. Louis so mas familiar nako ni nga City kay sa among capital diri sa Illinois ang Springfield

my favorite Purina building. Mao ni ilang main headquarter sa Purina.Every sunday mi tiglabayan diri paingon sa simbahan.Daghan picture nga cute nila sa street sa iro ug mga iring.

downtown St. Louis


Makalipong sa ibabaw murag magswing man siguro ang arch


hay salamat naa na jud ko sa ground.

picnic ubos sa arch



idea ni sa akong anak magpicnic. kami ray nagpicnic didto kay perti lakwonon pa ang parking lot.lingaw kaayo. ug gusto mo moanhi diri sayo lang kay perti ka daghan tawo taas ang linya.

Akong mga manok gipicturan ni nako sila sa akong bintana. Makasurvived man diay ni sila bisan pa matabunan ug snow. Lingaw ko nagsegi tan aw ani nila nangakha sa snow.




snow drift nice kaayo sa among backyard ni.


snowdrift sa tangkaw sa among mga manok looy tan awon sila lagi.


na shock si Al Gore pagkakita sa snow drift gikan siya sa iyang chicken igloo. Naay mga ngan  akong manok hehehe. Kauban ni Al Gore si Chatto,Herrera,Cajes ug naa pud si Niloandingal.


si Blacky ug Sid bright jud kay nagnap sila sa ramp which diri ipark ang sakyanan ug mag change oil.Unya si Blacky the cat nakasense nga gapicture picture ko mao ing apil pud siya.

My Bootsie murag bata namugos mogawas kay mofeel daw siya sa snow.Hinumanon ning iringa ni hehehhe

pag abli sa pultahan sa among basement mao ni ang snow.

Hala daw beh take daw mo ani nga test ug unsa jud ang pinakaclose nga religious belief. It is a test that asks about your beliefs and how important they are and then tells you what faith you are closest to. I've just wondered how close it really can be. It takes 15-20 minutes. Post your results if you like.
Na shock ko pag ayo sa akong result.Click the link
http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/BeliefOMatic.aspx

Murag daghan man nato diri nga nag resolution ug mag exercise,magdiet ug uban pa after new year. Please update us bahin sa inyong improvement ug ing stick ba jud mo sa plan?
Ako so far I lost almost 6 pounds in two weeks. Ug magpadayon ko aning akong Cardio exercise which I'm glad my kids always there to remind me nga Mommy it;s time to exercise now. Kinsay di maniwang nga sayaw sayaw mo unya akong mga anak in the middle of dancing magpa alsa alsa.hehhehe kanang lupad lupad bitaw. Wala na sad ko mokaon kaayo ug rice once a day nalang. Buntag akong kan on fruits udto green leaves ug sud an ug sundon ni nga paagi sa atua nga kaon dili jud kas ug bugas labi na ang i substitute nimo sa rice lettuce ba ron or spinach I guarantee you perti ka busog jud dili ka gutmon dayon. Unya inig ka gabii rice kung mahimo avoid mo sa white rice nindot ang brown or katong pula nga rice mao na akong tigkaon na.
Overall I feel good about myself. Medyo nahilis na akong belly fats.
Share giunsa ninyo paglost ug weight .

I read this article in Yahoo News.Patay kalooy pud sa mga iro ug iring kung i eliminate ni sila kay mas taas diay ni sila ug carbon pawprints.

Polluting pets: the devastating impact of man's best friend

by Isabelle Toussaint and Jurgen Hecker â€" Sun Dec 20, 3:23 pm ET

PARIS (AFP) â€" Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle.
But the revelation in the book "Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living" by New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale has angered pet owners who feel they are being singled out as troublemakers.
The Vales, specialists in sustainable living at Victoria University of Wellington, analysed popular brands of pet food and calculated that a medium-sized dog eats around 164 kilos (360 pounds) of meat and 95 kilos of cereal a year.
Combine the land required to generate its food and a "medium" sized dog has an annual footprint of 0.84 hectares (2.07 acres) -- around twice the 0.41 hectares required by a 4x4 driving 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles) a year, including energy to build the car.
To confirm the results, the New Scientist magazine asked John Barrett at the Stockholm Environment Institute in York, Britain, to calculate eco-pawprints based on his own data. The results were essentially the same.
"Owning a dog really is quite an extravagance, mainly because of the carbon footprint of meat," Barrett said.
Other animals aren't much better for the environment, the Vales say.
Cats have an eco-footprint of about 0.15 hectares, slightly less than driving a Volkswagen Golf for a year, while two hamsters equates to a plasma television and even the humble goldfish burns energy equivalent to two mobile telephones.
But Reha Huttin, president of France's 30 Million Friends animal rights foundation says the human impact of eliminating pets would be equally devastating.
"Pets are anti-depressants, they help us cope with stress, they are good for the elderly," Huttin told AFP.
"Everyone should work out their own environmental impact. I should be allowed to say that I walk instead of using my car and that I don't eat meat, so why shouldn't I be allowed to have a little cat to alleviate my loneliness?"
Sylvie Comont, proud owner of seven cats and two dogs -- the environmental equivalent of a small fleet of cars -- says defiantly, "Our animals give us so much that I don't feel like a polluter at all.
"I think the love we have for our animals and what they contribute to our lives outweighs the environmental considerations.
"I don't want a life without animals," she told AFP.
And pets' environmental impact is not limited to their carbon footprint, as cats and dogs devastate wildlife, spread disease and pollute waterways, the Vales say.
With a total 7.7 million cats in Britain, more than 188 million wild animals are hunted, killed and eaten by feline predators per year, or an average 25 birds, mammals and frogs per cat, according to figures in the New Scientist.
Likewise, dogs decrease biodiversity in areas they are walked, while their faeces cause high bacterial levels in rivers and streams, making the water unsafe to drink, starving waterways of oxygen and killing aquatic life.
And cat poo can be even more toxic than doggy doo -- owners who flush their litter down the toilet ultimately infect sea otters and other animals with toxoplasma gondii, which causes a killer brain disease.
But despite the apocalyptic visions of domesticated animals' environmental impact, solutions exist, including reducing pets' protein-rich meat intake.
"If pussy is scoffing 'Fancy Feast' -- or some other food made from choice cuts of meat -- then the relative impact is likely to be high," said Robert Vale.
"If, on the other hand, the cat is fed on fish heads and other leftovers from the fishmonger, the impact will be lower."
Other potential positive steps include avoiding walking your dog in wildlife-rich areas and keeping your cat indoors at night when it has a particular thirst for other, smaller animals' blood.
As with buying a car, humans are also encouraged to take the environmental impact of their future possession/companion into account.
But the best way of compensating for that paw or clawprint is to make sure your animal is dual purpose, the Vales urge. Get a hen, which offsets its impact by laying edible eggs, or a rabbit, prepared to make the ultimate environmental sacrifice by ending up on the dinner table.
"Rabbits are good, provided you eat them," said Robert Vale.

Sugod na ang control nato ani wa na jud tay rights diay siguro bisan pagbuhi sa atong mga iro ug iring. Patay si Bootsie mahal raba ni ug pagkaon so dako diay ni siya ug carbon pawprints.Balik nalang diay ko ug buhi ani ug rabbits.

Janno Gibbs - Fallin + lyrics


FULL HOUSE (PHILIPPINE or PINOY REMAKE) (FALLIN' by JANNO GIBBS) (FANMADE MUSIC VIDEO)

I thought ako ray di moangay ug fruitcake daghan man diay hehhehe.




ang deer hunter gikulata sa usa sa deer ni santa hehehhe

smoking is bad for you

basta tapuwan,hinay ug lain ug batasan i mount jud diay sa wall hehehhe

my favorite hahhaha perti jud nakong katawa ani kay sakspan ni santa

di na ko mokaon ug icecream cone next time hehehhe


napusilan si santa abi ug burglar

looya intawon na crash si santa ug iya deer

looy ang bata hehhehe traumatic jud ni nga graveyard sign sa mga bata hehehhe

Dear Father Roel a.k.a Padre Chicogon,

     Wishing you very best on your silver jubilee Ordination. Many are called, but only few are chosen. The Lord chose you from the very first moment of your life to be his faithful friend to look after His flock.May the spirit of the Lord lead you to many more successful years of priesthood and you celebrate the golden jubilee as well in the years to come. We always keep you in our prayers Father. Padayon sa pagpanagat sa katawhan. Raquel and Family

Found this in youtube.Molutaw man diay ning bata ug imo siguro practisan ug langoy nga gamay pa.6 months daw ang ideal so akong baby diay sugdan na ni nako siya ug dala sa swimming pool.Medyo kulba pero makalearn ta ani nga video.
Baby Swimming Survival Video
Baby Swimming - Little Dippers Waterbabies

Just wanna share picture of my family enjoying nature at its best. Every year I make sure I will bring them down in this lane in between our farm. Look boring to some but my children have so much fun. This remind me of my younger years. Bisan wala ma experience sa akong mga anak ang padidit sa takong sa bakilid at least na experience ni nila magdula dula ug danggay ug maghigda higda sa ditch.

daddy had to stop working and join with us eating the bounty

simple outing but my kids were banking this kind of things in their memory bank

They adore Dad so much


dancing with nature,our cultivated field on the background



they were building fortress




kids having fun while mom taking a nap with baby.

Wow I read today that the Philippines has been named by National Geographic as one of the “25 best new travel destinations in the world for 2010,” according to the Philippine embassy in Washington. Duha ray ginganlan ang ifugao rice terraces ug and Cabilao island.
Sikat na gyud kaayo ning among silingan nga isla sa mga divers.

Dia ra ang kompletong detalye gikan sa www.thepinoy.net
RP among National Geographic’s 25 travel destinations
Posted November 12th, 2009 | Features, Travel |



Best New Trips for 2010
Summit to Sea

The Philippines has a PR problem. While it harbors as many islands as the Caribbean and some of the most spectacular reefs on the planet, the nation sees only a fraction of the visitors of nearby Thailand. Even travel companies, it seems, have bought the bad rap: Other than the occasional sea kayaking trip, U.S. guides have largely avoided the archipelago. But Wilderness Travel has finally gotten wise. This May the outfit will lead clients high into the 4,000-foot Cordillera Central, then deep into the world’s most biodiverse marine environment. The trip begins in Banaue, where travelers spend days hiking into terraced mountains and nights back at the town’s namesake hotel (pine cabins, private balconies, killer views). Then it’s down to the island of Cabilao, trading butterflies for fish species of them. For the next five days, you’ll bob around reefs, scanning the area’s 350 varieties of coral (including table coral that’s a whopping nine feet wide). But don’t forget: The best snorkeling starts at dusk. “It’s like being in a train station during commuting hours,” says Barbara Banks, Wilderness Travel’s director of new trip development. “The day fish are moving out and the night creatures like octopuses and eels are moving in.”

RP among National Geographic’s 25 travel destinations
By Jerry E. Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippineâ€"The Philippines has been named by National Geographic as one of the “25 best new travel destinations in the world for 2010,” according to the Philippine embassy in Washington.

In its November Adventure issue, the US publication cited the country’s “ancient cultures, structures and biodiversity” as key reasons to visit the country.

The Washington, DC-based magazine described the Philippines as “harboring as many islands as the Caribbean and some of the most spectacular reefs on the planet.”

It described the Philippines and the 24 other destinations as “just right for right now” for “travelers who want their dollars to do more â€" for others, for the planet and for themselves.”

Among the magazine’s other must-see places were Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Costa Rica, Iceland, Ireland, Kenya, Laos, Nepal, Peru, Slovakia, and Sri Lanka.

Willy Gaa, Philippine ambassador to the US, said the inclusion of the country on the list “shows the global community is taking note of the natural and cultural wonders in the Philippines, as well as efforts to protect and preserve them.”

Last month, National Geographic-Traveler magazine named the Ifugao Rice Terraces as one of the “50 Places of a Lifetime: Greatest Destinations in the World.”

It described the rice terraces in the Cordillera Administrative Region, declared by Unesco as a World Heritage Site, as “masterpieces of agrarian art” and “natural poetry.”

Other “destinations of distinction and character” on the list are the South Pacific island of Aitutaki, Switzerland’s Mt. Rigi, the Yap outer islands in Micronesia, the Balkan country of Montenegro, the Gobi desert in Mongolia, Bwindi forest in Uganda, and the little-known islands of Lord Howe in Australia and Fernando de Noronha in Brazil, among others.

According to Gaa, the American tourist firm Wilderness Travel is organizing a trip to the Philippines next May which will “lead clients high into the 4,000-foot Cordillera… then deep into the world’s most diverse marine environment.”

The travel group is a “company of and for travelers whose members are mostly repeat travelers or referrals from past members. Its members include naturalists, ecologists, archaeologists, writers, art teachers, historians, and mountaineers.

Wilderness Travel’s 12-day trip to the Philippines costs $3,300 (about P153,800).

On its websiteâ€"www.wildernesstravel.comâ€"the Philippines is described as a country which boasts “breathtaking hikes, ancient rice terraces and other scenic mountain landscapes, cultural encounters with Ifugao people and world-class snorkeling in the country’s coral triangle.”

The Philippine journey “explores the emerald world of the Ifugao hilltribe people, steeped in ancient tradition and who have transformed the precipitous mountainsides of their homeland into steeply-contoured rice terraces, complete with ingenious irrigation systems dating back 2,000 years.”

“The trip then takes travelers to Cabilao island in the Visayas to view stunning reefs that are part of the famed Coral Triangle, the world’s greatest concentration of marine dioversity,” said Wilderness Travel.

The Philippine embassy has been working with National Geographic in “raising awaress on the importance of sustainable development and ecological protection,” according to the diplomatic mission’s website.

What you think about the U.S Care Bill? Give your opinion here. Mga Doctor,nurses ug uban pa lamdagi daw mi ani beh. From what I heard and read dili ni maayo sa mga illegal immigrant ug katong magpa abort ug sa mga tiguwang pud murag i push ani ang suicide sa mga tiguwang or euthanisia. Murag di ni makatarunganon para nila pero mao siguro ni giingon nga who care dili na sila mapuslan so goodbye nalang or murag kining mga tigulang man siguro nakadako ug gasto sa healthcare system kay sila may segi ug balik balik sa hospital daghan gipang molo.
The amendment would bar abortion coverage for women obtaining insurance through the "public option" of government-sponsored insurance. In addition, private companies that sell policies on the new exchanges envisioned in the bill could not offer abortion services if they accept federally subsidized policyholders.
Women with coverage through such exchanges could not use it for abortions even if they receive no federal subsidies. They would be allowed to purchase separate abortion policies, known as "riders," with their own money.

Sa republican side sad ingon nila It will raise the cost of Americans' health insurance premiums; it will kill jobs with tax hikes and new mandates, and it will cut seniors' Medicare benefits," said the party's leader in the House, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio.
Sa akong nadungog sa t.v requirements na ni tanan sa mga business owner magamay man ug madako nga mohatag sila ug insurance sa ilang employee kay kung dili naay penalty.

Mao ni nga Bill ang pagtinabangay (pero exempted ang illegal immigrant ani looy pud)kay adto man gyud ni kuhaon sa taxes. Okey ra kaayo ni nako nga akong sakit motabang sad mo ug gasto thru your tax ug kamo moy masakit makatabang sad ko ug gasto thru my tax.

Klaruha ni ninyong mga Brilliant please.

Bella a.k.a Ms.da Binsi this is for you. Namintana ko ganiha sa akong kusina tayming ang akong mga sterling nga lamggam nangaligo. Dia ra enjoy
Bird taking Bath

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
I love this song.
Diay pinoy version pud

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

Trick or Treat. Post picture here of you or your kids wearing halloween costume. We had our halloween parade yesterday. I'm happy kay nakadaug akong anak 2nd winner sa 3-5 years old category. I enjoy halloween. Sa halloween night mag trick or treat mi.Wala pa ko ka decide unsay akong costume this year.Madre akong costume last year and I am planning nga playboy bunny ko ron nga year hahahha.

Pics of my kids sa parade. My eldest son refuse to be on the parade.Maulaw na siya mao wala niya gisuot iyang doctor nga costume.


I painstakingly put all those chicken feathers using duct tape on her pants and wagon. For chicken feet she wear clinical gloves.


chicken ang akoa ani ug si snow white. Ang mermaid anak sa akong amiga

ang fireman naghagok bisan naay sunog hahhaha


wa ko dawata sa akong playboy bunny costume rated X kono ko hahahha

tan awa akong anak pagkadaug gipicturan para sa newspaper diri pero nagtabon tabon ang nawong namuot ko.

Rosas Pandan Performance
Wow bisan medyo slung pero bilib ko.

Unsa bay binisaya aning idiom basin idioma. Okey magstart ta ug collect ug mga idioms nga atong permi madungog sa atong mga apuhan ug ginikanan.

Nakabunal ug Insik-well dress with matching gold blingbling (at least mao ni akon pagsabot correct me if I'm wrong)

Bugnaw simod-dili ka sulti(can't express the feeling)

Humok ug simod-dali ra mosugot(loose,opposite with hard to get)

Naay giilok- di kaayo normal

Dear Walter,


I hope you can help me here. The other day, I set off for work leaving my
husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't driven more than a
mile down the road when the engine conked out and the car shuddered to a
halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help.

When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in our bedroom with the
neighbor's daughter. I am 32, my husband is 34, and the neighbor's
daughter is 22. We have been married for ten years. When I confronted him,
he broke down and admitted that they had been having an affair for the
past six months.

I told him to stop or I would leave him. He was sacked from his job six
months ago and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and
worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum
he has become increasingly distant. He won't go to counseling and I'm
afraid I can't get through to him anymore.

Can you please help?

Sincerely, Sheila

-------------------------------


Dear Sheila:

A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a
variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is no dirt
in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the vacuum pipes and hoses on the
intake manifold and also check all grounding wires. If none of these
approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is
faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the injectors.

I hope this helps.


Walter.

Privileged

Lahi ra jud ning laki kay murag di emotion ang priority 

I read this in thepinoy.net abante news by Jojo Gabinete sa entertainment news today.Cesar, sasanib kina Noynoy at Mar



ANG hindi matutuloy na pagkandidato ni Cesar Montano bilang Gobernador ng Bohol sa 2010 elections ang ikinakalat na balita ng kanyang mga makakalaban, isang bagay na mariing pinabulaanan ng aktor nang makasama namin siya sa promo tour ng Mega Sardines sa Zamboanga City noong Linggo.
Tuloy ang pagpasok ni Cesar sa pulitika at tila wala nang makakapigil pa sa kanyang plano na paglingkuran ang Bohol province.
In fact, inaalam na mabuti ni Cesar ang mga batas sa pagkandidato dahil halos kasisimula pa lamang ng bagong season ng kanyang show sa ABS-CBN, ang The Singing Bee.
Kumukonsulta si Cesar sa abogado dahil iniiwasan niya na magkaroon ng conflict sa kanyang political plans at weekly TV show. Ayaw ni Cesar na makakita ng butas ang mga kalaban niya sa pulitika para hindi matuloy ang kanyang kandidatura.
Ang mabigyan ng di senteng kabuhayan ang mga magsasaka at ang magkaroon ng disenteng ospital ang ilan sa mga pangarap ni Cesar para sa lalawigan ng Bohol.
Ito ang pahayag ni Cesar nang itanong namin ang kaibahan niya sa mga makakatunggali niya sa gobernatorial position.

“’Yung tradisyonal na politician, wala akong nakikitang... ako ‘yung napakaraming sports sa katawan, sa buhay ko.


“Sila ‘yung wala kaya makikita mo, ma-i-imagine ang itsura ng cultu ral center namin, sa sport, sa arena sa area namin, walang kakuwenta-kuwenta. Pinababayaan. Neglected, kawawa.


“’Yung team ng Bohol, soccer, sasali sa Cebu, makikipag-compete sa Cebu. Magagaling ito ha, nag-second sila doon sa Region 7 competition pero pinagtatawanan sila. Bakit? Naghihiraman sila ng sapatos. Walang support.


“Kawawa ang Bohol, nasasaktan ako. Siyempre, pinagtatawanan, eh. Ikaw ba naman pagtawanan ang kapwa mo, ang kababa yan, ‘di ba?


“At sino naman ang tutulong sa kanila doon sa sports eh, ang lalaki ng mga tiyan ng mga ‘yon. Mga pulitiko talaga.

Ajong pag abot aning forum Ang Sakristan dayon ug ayaw kaikog pagpagawas sa imong mga opinyon.
Karon ang pangutana is unsang parokya imong giserbisyuhan heheheh. Unya tuod diay daghan mo diri mga ex sakristan ug naa man gani siguro x-men pud ex seminarian ba.
Welcome sa Tubag Bohol.

Come inside let's talk in my kitchen.



Lingkod lang asa ka gusto. Kung si Glacier naay Banagbanag ug si Dori este BlueAngel naay lantay ako naay kusina.Dili lang kini kusina nga kusina kundi kusina kini sa kinaadman hehhehe.Sa tanang part sa balay ang Kitchen akong favorite. In my kitchen I welcome everybody.In my kitchen I cook,I cry,I laugh and l learn new things. In my kitchen I nurture my love ones,feed the hungry souls and I learn to love more my life. Sa kusina naggikan ang lamas sa kinabuhi,sa kusina magtapok ang pamilya,mag estorya ug bisan unsa ug mao usab kining akong kusina.
Una maghisgot ta sa mga butang nga sa una wa koy idea. Pag abot nako diri sa akong kusina wa ko kabalo nga ang adlaw diay sa america mosawop ug dugay. Di ba sa atua mosawop alas 6 ngitngit na diri tingaa ko pag abot wa pa gani mi motugpa ingon ang piloto welcome to san francisco the time is 7 oclock in the evening. Wa ko motuo pag una unsaon adlawan pa mang dako abi nako nasayop ang piloto ug diay sakto siya kay mosawop jud diay ang adlaw diri ug summer mga 9 oclock mao pay sugod ngitngit.

Mao kini akong giluto rong adlawa nga recipe sa akong kusina.
Easy Spaghetti & Meatballs
1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
1 large egg, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Vegetable cooking spray
1 jar (26 to 30 ounces) prepared spaghetti sauce
3 cups cooked pasta
In large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, onion, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape mixture into twelve meatballs.
Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Brown meatballs 6 to 8 minutes or until no longer pink, turning occasionally. Add spaghetti sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve meatballs and sauce over cooked pasta.

Please share your memories of the past typhoon and storms. We all witness the fury and wrath of nature. Unless you grow up in Davao province wa gyud kay idea unsa ka bangis ang bagyo. Share your childhood memory of the wrath and fury of nature. Lahi baya ang feeling sa bata kung bagyo nay hisgutan compare sa dagkong tawo.

Sa gamay pa ko ganahan ko ug mag bagyo hehhehe. Ganahan ko kay way skwela, unya daghan lubi mangapuwak mamuwak mi aron ibaliya sa among silingan. Unya inig igo na sa bagyo ganahan ko nga magtapok mi mga silingan tanan sa balay sa akong tiya nga semento bibo kaayo. Paghuman sa bagyo magluyang ug lujat saging or uban tawag ani nilusak nga saging. Daghan pa ni kamo napud share.

Toy, gimingaw ko sa imong avatar hehehhe asa naman ka? Balik na kay daghan ko na learn english nimo ba ug lawom pud bisaya. Ayo gani Toy kay naay Google so di na ko magkinahanglan ug dictionary kay naa may google nga andam ug tagana mohubad sa imong gipanglabay nga english.

Your challenge is pangoykoy mo sa kaban ninyo sa inyong mga old pictures then share dayon diri please. Nangoykoy ko karon sa akong kaban ug dia ra akong picture sa una.

Murag gigitik ko nag tan aw sa akong porma.Ing harwit aw graduate diay ko ug elementary.

This thread is for Tubag Bohol parenting but everyone is welcome to share and give advices about parenting. Every one had the right to brag about their babies here so please post some pictures and updates of your new babies. We love baby pictures and baby announcement. Mas maayo ni nga thread kay dili baya tanang about sa parenting mabasa nato sa libro. Hala kadtong mga wala pay anak apil sad mo sa among pagkukabildo diri kay matud pa nila  those who don't have any kids always talk about children like an expert.This is also good sa nagplano nga magmenyo aron malamdagan inyong hunahuna sa inyo unyang pagasudlad nga himaya ug kasakit.We can talk everything under the sun here basta related lang sa motherhood,fatherhood,grandparentshood ug tanang Hood. Also we can post and brag pictures of our children without feeling guilty nga nanghigh jack ta ug laing thread.

Not worth snopesing, just read it!



They told me the big black Lab's name was Reggie as I looked at him lying
in his pen. the shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really
friendly. I'd only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went
in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves
when you pass them on the street.

But something was still missing as I attempted to settle in to my new life
here, and I thought a dog couldn't hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And
I had just seen Reggie's advertisement on the local news. The shelter
said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the
people who had come down to see him just didn't look like "Lab people,"
whatever that meant. They must've thought I did.

But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie
and his things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of
which were brand new tennis balls, his dishes, and a sealed letter from
his previous owner. See, Reggie and I didn't really hit it off when we
got home. We struggled for two weeks (which is
how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home).
Maybe it was the fact that I was trying to adjust, too. Maybe we were too
much alike.

For some reason, his stuff (except for the tennis balls - he wouldn't go
anywhere without two stuffed in his mouth) got tossed in with all of my
other unpacked boxes.

I guess I didn't really think he'd need all his old stuff, that I'd get
him new things once he settled in. but it became pretty clear pretty soon
that he wasn't going to.

I tried the normal commands the shelter told me he knew, ones like "sit"
and "stay" and "come" and "heel," and he'd follow them - when he felt like
it. He never really seemed to listen when I called his name - sure, he'd
look in my direction after the fourth of fifth time I said it, but then
he'd just go back to doing whatever. When I'd
ask again, you could almost see him sigh and then grudgingly obey.

This just wasn't going to work. He chewed a couple shoes and some
unpacked boxes. I was a little too stern with him and he resented it, I
could tell. The friction

got so bad that I couldn't wait for the two weeks to be up, and when it
was, I was in full-on search mode for my cell phone amid all of my
unpacked stuff. I remembered leaving it on the stack of boxes for the
guest room, but I also mumbled, rather cynically, that the "damn dog
probably hid it on me."

Finally I found it, but before I could punch up the shelter's number, I
also found his pad and other toys from the shelter.. I tossed the pad in
Reggie's direction and he snuffed it and wagged, some of the most
enthusiasm I'd seen since bringing him home. But then I called, "Hey,
Reggie, you like that? Come here and I'll give you a treat." Instead, he
sort of glanced in my direction - maybe "glared" is more accurate and
then gave a discontented sigh and flopped down. With his back to me.

Well, that's not going to do it either, I thought. And I punched the
shelter phone number.

But I hung up when I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten
about that, too. "Okay, Reggie," I said out loud, "let's see if your
previous owner has any advice.".........

To
Whoever Gets My Dog:
Well, I can't say that I'm happy you're reading this, a letter I told the
shelter could only be opened by Reggie's new owner. I'm not even happy
writing it. If you're reading this, it means I just got back from my last
car ride with my Lab after dropping him off at the shelter. He knew
something was different. I have packed up his pad and toys before and set
them by the back door before a trip, but this time.... it's like he knew
something was wrong. And something is wrong... which is why I have to go
to try to make it right.

So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will help you bond
with him and he with you.

First, he loves tennis balls.The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he's
part squirrel, the way he hordes them. He usually always has two in his
mouth, and he tries to get a third in there. Hasn't done it yet. Doesn't
matter where you throw them, he'll bound after it, so be careful - really
don't do it by any roads. I made that mistake once, and it almost cost
him dearly.

Next, commands. Maybe the shelter staff already told you, but I'll go
over them again: Reggie knows the obvious ones - "sit," "stay," "come,"
"heel." He knows

hand signals: "back" to turn around and go back when you put your hand
straight up; and "over" if you put your hand out right or left. "Shake"
for shaking water off,

and "paw" for a high-five. He does "down" when he feels like lying down.
I bet you could work on that with him some more. He knows "ball" and
"food" and "bone" and "treat" like nobody's business.

I trained Reggie with small food treats. Nothing opens his ears like
little pieces of hot dog.

Feeding schedule: twice a day, once about seven in the morning, and again
at six in the evening. Regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the
brand.

He's up on his shots. Call the clinic on 9th Street and update his info
with yours; they'll make sure to send you reminders for when he's due. Be
forewarned: Reggie hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car. I
don't know how he knows when it's time to go to the vet, but he knows.

Finally, give him some time. I've never been married, so it's only been
Reggie and me for his whole life. He's gone everywhere with me, so please
include him on your daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the
backseat, and he doesn't bark or complain. He just loves to be around
people, and me most especially.

Which means that this transition is going to be hard, with him going to
live with someone new.

And that's why I need to share one more bit of info with you. His name's
not Reggie.

I don't know what made me do it, but when I dropped him off at the
shelter, I told them his name was Reggie. He's a smart dog, he'll get
used to it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. but I just
couldn't bear to give them his real name. For me to do that, it seemed so
final, that handing him over to the shelter was as good as me admitting
that I'd never see him again. And if I end up coming back, getting him,
and tearing up this letter, it means everything's fine. But if someone
else is reading it, well... well it means that his new owner should know
his real name. It'll help you bond with him. Who knows, maybe you'll
even notice a change in his demeanor if he's been giving you problems.

His real name is Tank. Because that is what I drive.

Again, if you're reading this and you're from the area, maybe my name has
been on the news. I told the shelter that they couldn't make "Reggie"
available for adoption until they received word from my company
commander. See, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I
could've left Tank with... and it was my only real request of the Army
upon my deployment to Iraq, that they make one phone call the shelter...
in the "event"... to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption.
Luckily, my colonel is a dog guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was
headed. He said he'd do it personally. And if you're reading this, then
he made good on his word.

Well, this letter is getting to downright depressing, even though,
frankly, I'm just writing it for my dog. I couldn't imagine if I was
writing it for a wife and kids and family. but still, Tank has been my
family for the last six years, almost as long as the Army has been my
family.

And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family and that he
will adjust and come to love you the same way he loved me.

That unconditional love from a dog is what I took with me to Iraq as an
inspiration to do something selfless, to protect innocent people from
those who would do terrible things... and to keep those terrible people
from coming over here. If I had to give up Tank in order to do it, I am
glad to have done so. He was my example of service and of love. I hope I
honored him by my service to my country and comrades.

All right, that's enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this
letter off at the shelter. ;I don't think I'll say another good-bye to
Tank, though. I cried too much the first time. Maybe I'll peek in on him
and see if he finally got that third tennis ball in his mouth.

Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss
goodnight, every night from me..

Thank you,

Paul Mallory

I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure I had heard
of Paul Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me.
Local kid, killed in Iraq a few months ago and posthumously earning the
Silver Star when he gave his life to save three buddies. Flags had been
at half-mast all summer.

I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at
the dog.

"Hey, Tank," I said quietly. The dog's head whipped up, his ears cocked
and his eyes bright.

"C'mere boy."

He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor.
He sat in front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn't
heard in months.

"Tank," I whispered. His tail swished.

I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears
lowered, his eyes softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of
contentment just seemed to flood him. I stroked his ears, rubbed his
shoulders, buried my face into his scruff and hugged him.

"It's me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me." Tank
reached up and licked my cheek. "So whatdaya say we play some ball?



His ears perked again. "Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?" Tank tore
from my hands and disappeared in the next room.

And when he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth.

Anybody heard from Amy ug nanganak na ba siya? Last message niya nako is ug dili siya manganak sayo gi schedule nila for September 4 induce labor.Please include her in your prayer.
Grace naa kay balita ni Amy?
Amy ug nakabasa ka ani keep in mine you are always in our thoughts and prayer.Hope makalingkawas na ka ug healthy imo baby. Prayer for you.

Loving God, Your love for us is like that of a mother, and You know the hard joy of giving birth. Hold the hand of Your servant Amy also known her as Willmeret now and keep her safe; put Your own Spirit into her very breathing and into the new baby, for whom we wait with awe and hope. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

I went to farm progress show today. This is only 3 days  events to showcase new farm technology. Every 2 years ra ni siya nga event diri sa Illinois duha lang ilang permanent site Illinois ug Iowa.I know unheard ni para ninyo but if ikaw nag feed sa world you sure care about this.Some picture here gikan sa inyong ubos nga higalang mag uuma.hehehhe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt9jgdTgE7A
Corn harvest demo.this is the new machine they use in harvesting corn.They call is Combine harvester naa mi tulo ani at home hehhehe and yes nagdrive ug makadrive ko aning gigantic machine.

mao ni crowd perting daghana sa farm progress show.Ako ray filipino diri.

Pwede na ba pangmodel sa JD(John Deere)

Sixteen row cornhead. Imagine 16 ka tudling ang harveson ani usang agi.Price range ani nga machine mga naa sa $350,000 to 400,000.yes makadrive sad ko ani ug tugutan.

tractor sa akong bana brand Versatile.Notice Bohol iya t-shirt

mao ni akong tigdrive case steiger ug maghelp ko cultivate sa farm.

drive ko ingon ani every harvest one time nakapiso ko sa akong bana kay ug sakaon diay dapat ang gear i change wa man ko maminaw namatay ang tractor pagsaka, human siya nagsermon namanghag pud ko kay nagrow ba diay ko sa farm mao na ako reason heheh.

my beloved combine harvestor.makadrive gani ka ani di na ka ganahan moundang.

Share mo sa inyong gipangnos nos,gipang apply sa inyong mga nawong sa una aron madan ag pa inyong katahum ug kaambongan. Dili lang raba babae ang mangarte kundi laki pud. Nakaremember ko sa una akong igsoon laki puti ug nawong unya magabii naa na siyay pinopinohon nga gamot sa tanum later on in life narealize nako mao toy gitawag ug Beauty Root manghid hid pud siya ug astringent. Unya na ko mo share sa akoa kamo sa una hahahha.

The butter cow has been an unofficial icon of the Illinois,Iowa,Ohio state fair since the 1920's. 500 pounds of unsalted butter are used to sculpt the life size figure by hand over a wire and wood frame. The process takes about two days. After the fair, the butter will be removed and reused in another sculpture. Mao ni akong balik balikan every year motan aw sa butter cow. Nindot ang sculpture this year kay giapil si Abe Lincoln



ang hatsa made of butter pud

One of my favorite song kay funny but true.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_OBwB8zj7o

Jams unsa man magpunay nalang ba ka ug pamasol diha ug nukos ug isda sa Florida? Duawa pud ning T.B panagsa. Post unya picture sa imong mga kuha. Miss na ka namo basin mangluod ka di na ka motunga.
Gangisi ngisi man siguro ka karon diha ba samtang nag inom inom unya sugba sugba.Palawaya pud unya mi sa imong mga picture puhon.

My Baby Jacob was Baptize yesterday Sunday 16th of August after the first Mass at St. Mary Assumption Church in St. Louis.

John 3:3-5 "Jesus answered and said to him: Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born again? Jesus answered: Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."


Part I: In the Narthex of the Church:The Questioning, the Exsufflation, The Sign of the Cross.


Part I of baptism:The Imposition of Hands,then the Imposition of Salt.




Part II: Admission into the Church Building:Exorcism, The Sign of the Cross, The Imposition of Hands, The Admission into the Church, The Credo and Pater


Part III: In the Nave:The Solemn Exorcism, The Ephphetha, The Renunciation of Satan, The Annointing








Part IV: At the Font:The Profession of Faith, Baptism, The Annointing with Chrism, The White Linen Cloth, The Lighted Candle, The Last Words of Good Will


The Godparents. Our good friend Paul and Grace


His baptism cake. Brunch party after.

swollen pa intawon kay gikan pa sa boxing ring


bintaha na iya color kay dili na kaayo purple. Takes few days daw usa mawala ang swollen sa baby

It's amazing that when we heard certain family names of our Paisano/paisana we sure know what town of Bohol they originate or live. Sugdan nato diri ug lista ang mga apelyido nga medyo ilado sa kara lungsod ug Barrio.

Calape : mga ilado ug common nga apelyido

Sepe
Ruizol
Ruiz
Cubello
Mejias
Roluna
Josol
Fronteras
Salamanes
Gallego
Yu
Dumadag
Orcullo
Nazareno
Tayabas
Labrigas
Ruyeras
Carmona

Pangangan island(calape) mga ilado nga family name

Garay- halos tanan tawo sa pangangan related tungod sa Garay
Forones
Mozo
Ytac
Suba-an
Solis
Cananea
Asunto
Asutilla
Salubre
Tabat
Rengel
Talatagod
Toloy
Caresosa
Dumaran
Balino
Regalado
Rulete
Guisihan
Cuanan
Morata

Next town please.

Maghisgot napud tag mga storya nga natagaw ta although embarassing (ulaw) but looking back makatawa ta maghinumdom.You can also share other people pure ignorance moment.Kitang tanan ing agi.
Ako Una.
My personal experience.Kini laging tagsa ra ta kalugsong sa syudad unya mao na matagaw ta. First time gidala ko sa akong brother sa Tagbilaran pastilan nalisang ko sa kadaghan bang sakyanan.Samot na pagsulod sa Store nga mao pay pagkatagbo ug aircon baw naunsa to lisod man iginhawa hahaha. Pagkakita sa escalator samot kalisang kay unsa man nang hagdan nagdagan nabiyaan intawon ko kay nagduha duha jud ko ug tikang sa escalator.Pagpangaon tingaa man ko asa ang gripo sa water fountain ay diay tua diay sa ubos.Pastilan ning matagaw ta kay mao pa lagi pagkakita.

Let's talk about superstitious belief here. I don't believe in superstitious but I remember when my father died daghan kaayo tuo tuo akong family. I was scolded kay nanilhig man ko bisan gihaja pa ahong amahan.Malay ko ba.Unya to add the insult nagtrim pa jud ko ug tanaman. Kung mosunod ta sa mga superstitious sa atong katigulangan wa tay mahimo kay murag tanan bawal man bisan maligo bawal. Naa ko friend diri  taga Siquijor perti ka daghan ug tuo tuo wa na ko motawag niya ug gi end na nako among friendship kay mo contradict man ko sa iya tuo tuo.Ingnon pa ko wa konoy mawaa ug motuo ako sad gitubag nga naay mawaa imong pagsalig sa Ginoo ang mawaa.
Unsa may tuo tuo sa inyo family?

Ako una  akong mother masuko ug manilhig ug magabii, permi pud ko kasab an sa una kay magtinigbong ko ug higda.Kanan bitaw maghapa ta nga maghigda unya atong tiil pinasaka tinigbog tawag ana nila matud pa sa mga karaan nanungo kono ka ana sa imong ginikanan. Sumpayi palihug ug iapil unsa ang meaning sa tuo tuo.

Very interesting. Lets drink milk. Yummy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJRy82i8e5Q&feature=email

Please post some of your garden produce here and the food nga inato nga kamo gyud ang nagluto para maglaway ning naa sa lagyo este ma challenge pud ang uban magkugi ug garden ug magkugi ug luto.Akoy una



Tinuwang isda nga gikamunggayan ug unsay ngan ani nga utanon hehehhe patula man siguro



my blackberries produce ni sa akong garden tam is ug lami ni himoong blacberry cobler then butangan icecream samtang init pa perting lamia heavenly


mao ni ang punuan sa blackberry medyo red iya color sa bunga ug hilaw pa pero ma black ug mahinog

Last night I was so busy making ice candy. Mura ko ug kag(kalag)nagkondenar usa ka simana na kay segi ko ug pangita asa ra tong ahong ice candy wrapper nga gikan pa jud sa atua.Gisampit na naho si San Antonio patabang ko papangita kay wa na ahong mangga hapit na malata.Tuod man  surrender nalang ko nga bisan unsaon naho ug hinumdom wa na jud ko kabawo asa to naho isoksok ang ice candy wrapper mao ing adto nalang ko wallmart nagpalit ug ice cream stick sa may arts and crafts section ug guala nakakita ko ug plastic wrapper nga murag ziploc bag nga gamay.Dia ra,first debut siguro ni sa ice candy sa internet.

every year jud ko maghimo ug ice candy kay favorite ni sa akong mga anak apil akong bana.

Kung way mangga available pwede peach himoong ice candy.Bisan gani apple sauce pwede lami na kaayo na sa mga bata

Lami sad i flavor ang strawberry i blender lang ug una usa isagol sa gatas condensada ug tubig nga gipabukal gibutangan ug cornstarch.

dakoa ug ngisi sa ahong bana nakakaon ug ice candy nga mangga.

Mao ni ngil ad nga color.

I accomplish something today.I just learn how to make movie out of  my pictures lol. We are farming for living pero ug dili na ting tanum esp. winter season busy akong bana sa among Machine shop/repair shop.Namaligya sad mi ug daghang parts.Tan awa lang ang video daghan mi ug inventory.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mqIqyy8fNg

Manay Tess and all T.B member nga wala kaila ug binagow.Ingon ani pagbuhat ani.

main ingredients

after I squeeze all the juice with my bare hands.I put them in white clean cloth first then squeezed it hard as I can.Walay ipitan diri.

I cook them in a steamer.Walay kon oi di ni tradiitonal bol-anon pagkaloto

Binagow first internet debut.Binagow or puto balanghoy my kids favorite.Wa ni abti ug tunga adlaw gibalik balikan ug kaon sa akong mga anak.

Happy Feasta sa Taga Calape. Viva Sr. San Vicente Ferrer! Naa siguro napud  MBA basketball rong tuiga for sure.

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) â€" Humans have it. Pigs don't. At least not yet, and U.S. pork producers are doing everything they can to make sure that the new H1N1 virus, known around the world as the "swine flu," stays out of their herds.
"That is the biggest concern, that your herd could somehow contract this illness from an infected person," said Kansas hog farmer Ron Suther, who is banning visitors from his sow barns and requiring maintenance workers, delivery men and other strangers to report on recent travels and any illness before they step foot on his property.
"If a person is sick, we don't want you coming anywhere on the farm," Suther said.
Those sentiments were echoed by producers around the nation this week as fears of a possible global flu pandemic grew, with more than 200 people sickened, including more than 100 in the United States, and at least 177 dead, all but one in Mexico.
"There is no evidence of this new strain being in our pig populations in the United States. And our concern very much is we don't want a sick human to come into our barns and transmit this new virus to our pigs," said National Pork Producers chief veterinarian Jennifer Greiner.
"If humans give it to pigs, we don't have things like Tamiflu for pigs. We don't have antivirals. We have no treatment other than to give them aspirin," said Greiner.
The World Health Organization on Thursday officially declared it would stop calling the new strain of flu "swine flu," because no pigs in any country have been determined to have the illness and the origination of the strain has not been determined.
The never-before-seen H1N1 flu virus has elements of swine, avian and human varieties.
PIGS BEHIND SECURITY FENCES
Still, U.S. hog farmers said flu fears have hit them hard in the wallet as hog prices plummeted this week in response. Many countries reacted to the outbreak earlier this week by banning pork or meat from U.S. states that have human cases of the flu. And Egypt ordered the slaughter of all pigs in the country as a precaution.
U.S. hog producers have already been struggling financially for more than a year due to poor prices and high feed costs. If the new flu strain does hit their herds, it could spur further price declines, and could potentially spread broadly through herds.
To try to protect against such a scenario, industry groups and veterinarians this week warned farmers to step up their biosafety protocols, keeping pigs in barns behind security fences with access by any outsiders extremely limited.
Purdue University veterinarian Sandy Amass said farmers should keep an eye on pigs for "coughing, runny nose, fever and a reduction in feed intake," and to have the animals tested immediately if they exhibit such flu symptoms.
"Pigs get flu just like people get flu," Amass said. "We're want to do everything possible so the pigs don't get infected."
For Carroll, Iowa, producer Craig Rowles that means if any of his workers feel sick, they are ordered to take time off work -- paid -- to keep them away from the pigs.
"It's a real issue," Rowles said. "If the pigs get it, there isn't much we can do. Water, aspirin, and bed rest, that's all we've got."
(Reporting by Carey Gillam; additional reporting by Bob Burgdorfer in Chicago, Editing by Sandra Maler)

Banned from Walmart

I went grocery shopping recently while not being altogether sure that
course of action was a wise one. You see, the previous evening I had
prepared and consumed a massive quantity of my patented 'You're definitely going to crap yourself' chili. Tasty stuff, albeit hot to the point of being painful, which comes with a written guarantee from me that if you eat the next day both of your butt cheeks WILL fall off.

Here's the thing. I had awakened that morning, and even after two cups of
coffee (and all of you know what I mean) nothing happened. No 'Watson's
Movement 2'. Despite habanera peppers swimming their way through my
intestinal tract, I appeared to be unable to create the usual morning
symphony referred to by my next door neighbors as thunder and lightning.

Knowing that a time of reckoning had to come, yet not sure of just when, I
bravely set off for the market; a local Wal-Mart grocery store that I often
haunt in search of tasty tidbits.

Upon entering the store at first all seemed normal. I selected a cart and
began pushing it about dropping items in for purchase. It wasn't until I was
at the opposite end of the store from the restrooms that the pain hit me.
Oh, don't look at me like you don't know what I'm talking about. I'm
referring to that 'Uh oh, gotta go' pain that always seems to hit us at the
wrong time. The thing is, this pain was different.

The habaneras in the chili from the night before were staging a revolt. In a
mad rush for freedom they bullied their way through the small intestines,
forcing their way into the large intestines, and before I could take one
step in the direction of the restrooms which would bring sweet relief, it
happened. The peppers fired a warning shot.

There I stood, alone in the spice and baking aisle, suddenly enveloped in a
noxious cloud the likes of which has never before been recorded. I was
afraid to move for fear that more of this vile odor might escape me. Slowly, oh so slowly, the pressure seemed to leave the lower part of my body, and I began to move up the aisle and out of it, just as an elderly woman turned into it.

I don't know what made me do it, but I stopped to see what her reaction
would be to the malodorous effluvium that refused to dissipate, as she
walked into it unsuspecting. Have you ever been torn in two different
directions emotionally? Here's what I mean, and I'm sure some of you at
least will be able to relate.

I could've warned that poor woman but didn't. I simply watched as she walked into an invisible, and apparently indestructible, wall of odor so terrible that all she could do before gathering her senses and running, was to stand there blinking and waving her arms about her head as though trying to ward off angry bees. This, of course, made me feel terrible, but then made me laugh. Mistake.

Here's the thing. When you laugh, it's hard to keep things 'clamped down',
if you know what I mean. With each new guffaw an explosive issue burst forth from my nether region. Some were so loud and echoing that I was later told a few folks in other aisles had ducked, fearing that someone was robbing the store and firing off a shotgun.

Suddenly things were no longer funny. IT was coming, and I raced off through the store towards the restrooms, laying down a cloud the whole way, praying that I'd make it before the grand assplosion took place.

Luck was on my side. Just in the nick of time I got to the john, began the
inevitable 'Oh my God', floating above the toilet seat because my butt is
burning SO BAD, purging. One poor fellow walked in while I was in the middle of what is the true meaning of 'Shock and Awe'. He made a gagging sound, and disgustedly said, S.O.B., then quickly left.

Once finished I left the restroom, reacquired my partially filled cart
intending to carry on with my shopping when a store employee approached me and said, 'Sir, you might want to step outside for a few minutes. It appears some prankster set off a stink bomb in the store. The manager is going to run the vent fans on high for a minute or two which ought to take care of the problem.'

That of course set me off again, causing residual gases to escape me. The employee took one sniff, jumped back pulling his shirt up to cover his nose and, pointing at me in an accusing manner shouted, 'IT'S YOU!', then ran off returning moments later with the manager. I was unceremoniously escorted from the premises and asked none too kindly not to return.

Home again without having shopped, I realized that there was nothing to eat but leftover chili, so I consumed two more bowls. The next day I went to shop at Albertson's. I can't say anymore about that because we are in court over the whole matter. Liars claim they're going to have to repaint the store..

CUP OF TEA

One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me.

I was maybe 2 1/2 years old and had just recovered from an accident.

Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a get-well gift and it was one of my favorite toys.

Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water.

After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mom came home..

My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!' My Mom waited, and sure enough, here I come down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy and she watches him drink it up.

Then she says, (as only a mother would know...

'Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?'

Wrong email address!

A lesson to be learned from typing the wrong email address!

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier.

Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day. The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston , a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack.

The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.

The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I've Arrived
Date: October 16, 2007

I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones.

I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow.

Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was..

P.S. Sure is freaking hot down here!

Naabot najud ang spring diri sa Illinois finally. Nakaharvest na ko sa akong Asparagus ug nakatanum na ug mais ug kamatis ug ready na ang pakatayan sa akong Upo.



pakatayan sa akong upo ug long beans.

ang white bucket sa background mao nay akong tomato ug pepper akong gitabunan kay kusog ang hangin diri unya tugnaw pa magabii.makaginhawa man sila kay naa man nay buho sa ibabaw.

Chickens sa akong anak.Matthew is 6 years old ang Michelle 4 nagpapalit sila ug chicks minimum 25 sila gyud nag atiman ana.Very responsible kaayo sila.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzkF6dvyoQI

My father inlaw once told everybody that if they start seeing me doing cross stitch it means I'm pregnant. Anybody here have certain obsession during pregnancy? I was so obsessed with cross stitch during my first ,second and third pregnancy but the fourth it seems like my old romance is gone. Nagstart akong obsession adtong nag shopping mi ug maternity cloths then nakita man ko ug 1 dollar sale nga cross stitch pattern mao akong gipalit.Didto nagsugod ang tanan.Pictures of my cross stitch.

very first one i've done.nobody teach me about cross stitch
gift to my first born son.

obviously I love cats.Made during first pregnancy

second pregnancy gift for my daughter

The best cross stitch I made.I give this to my parents inlaw as thier 50th wedding anniversary gift

my husband love this.My birthday gift to him. I made lot's of cross stitch during pregnancy and give them as a gift.
old romance gone maybe I am just busy and no time to sit down and do cross stitch again.

My cat Bootsie had her I.D just like the drivers license.In events of emergency hospitalization all I need to do instead of filling some papers is just give the I.D with its barcode at the back.Social sa?




Her bed complete pa ug teddy bear.Problem is mao baya ni crib gamiton puhon sa akong baby i give up ba kaha ni ni Boots no?

Perting hinanuka.In case you wonder what her breed I think she is American shorthair.Iya coat is known as Tuxedo Cat kay murag nakatux man siya permi sa iya balhibo nga puti ug itom.

Odd as it seems, men can lactate. In their 1896 book, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, Dr. George Gould and Dr. Walter Pyle recount several occurrences of men breastfeeding their young. The stories include a sailor who put his son to his breast to quiet him and started producing milk; a South American peasant who sustained his child with his own breast milk during his wife’s illness; and a Chippewa man who put his infant to his breast following the death of his wife and produced enough milk to rear the child. The phenomenon hasn’t stopped. In 2002, a Sri Lankan man named B. Wijeratne lost his wife and was left to care for their 18-month-old daughter. When the child refused powdered milk, Wijeratne tried something different. “Unable to see her cry, I offered my breast,” Wijeratne told a Sri Lankan newspaper. “That’s when I discovered I could breastfeed.”Wijeratne isn’t alone. All men can breastfeed, because they possess the two most vital components for lactatingâ€"mammary glands and pituitary glands. Mammary glands, which produce milk, are present in all mammals. In fact, they’re one of our defining characteristics. In some cases, such as with mice, the mammary glands of the males are too underdeveloped to function. In humans, however, they’re fully formed in both sexes, complete with breastfeeding ducts and nipples.Of course, for a human to actually breastfeed, those mammary glands have to be activated somehow. In women, this usually happens during pregnancy, when the brain’s pituitary gland starts releasing large amounts of a hormone called prolactin, which prepares the breasts to produce milk.
All men produce small amounts of prolactin during their lifetimes. It’s released after orgasms, for example, and may be responsible for the associated feelings of satisfaction and relaxation. But typically, it’s never present in large enough quantities for men to breastfeed. Under the appropriate psychological circumstances, however, the mind can demand that the body produce more of the hormone. This often happens to mothers who adopt children and suddenly find they can nurse. And as Dr. Gould and Dr. Pyle have documented, there’s a long history of it happening in men, too.

one of the small island nga among giexplore sa surigao del sur.As in daghan island didto walay lubi all white sand


Fishing net locally known as paugmad or bunson in surigao



seashells.akong kininhasan sa amoang dagat sa pangangan island bohol



sea urchin.mao ni ako gipangala yes makaon ang inside ani.ako sad ning kuha



durian in davao.sa may fruit stand


durian taste like heaven smell like hell.aw murag taste like hell man to sa ako taste bud lol

NEW YORK â€" A US Airways pilot ditched his disabled jetliner into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after a collision with a flock of birds apparently knocked out both engines, but officials said rescuers pulled all 155 people on board into boats as the plane sank.
There were no immediate reports of any serious injuries.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an experienced pilot, said it appeared the pilot did "a masterful job of landing the plane in the river and then making sure everybody got out." And Gov. David Patterson pronounced it "a miracle on the Hudson."
Flight 1549 went down minutes after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport for Charlotte, N.C., splashing into the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.
"There were eyewitness reports the plane may have flown into a flock of birds," said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown. "Right now we don't have any indication this was anything other than an accident."
Passenger Jeff Kolodjay of Norwalk, Conn., said he heard an explosion two or three minutes into the flight, looked out the left side of the Airbus A320 and saw one of the engines on fire.
"The captain said, `Brace for impact because we're going down,'" Kolodjay said. He said passengers put their heads in their laps and started praying. He said the plane hit the water pretty hard, but he was fine.
"It was intense. It was intense. You've got to give it to the pilot. He made a hell of a landing," Kolodjay said.
The plane was submerged in the icy waters up to the windows when rescuers in police and Coast Guard vessels and ferry boats arrived, opened the door and pulled passengers in yellow life vests from the aircraft, whose fuselage appeared intact. The plane was sinking in the near-freezing water on one of the coldest days of the year, with the mercury around 20 degrees.
Police divers rescued a few people from the water, Bloomberg said. Other passengers were able to walk out onto the wings, then onto rescue boats.
Paramedics treated at least 78 patients, fire officials said. The Coast Guard said it rescued 35 people who were immersed in the cold water and ferried them to shore. Most were sent to hospitals. No information was released on their condition.
Witnesses said the pilot appeared to guide the plane down.
"I see a commercial airliner coming down, looking like it's landing right in the water," said Bob Read, who saw it from his office at the television newsmagazine "Inside Edition." "This looked like a controlled descent."
Barbara Sambriski, a researcher at The Associated Press, saw the plane go down from the news organization's high-rise office. "I just thought, 'Why is it so low?' And, splash, it hit the water," she said.
The pilot reported a "double bird strike" less than a minute after taking off, said Doug Church, a spokesman for the National Air Traffic Controllers Union. The controller sent the aircraft back toward LaGuardia, but the pilot saw an airport below him and asked what it was, Church said. It was Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, and the pilot asked to land there, Church said.
The instruction to land at Teterboro was the last communication with the plane before it went into the river, Church said.
US Airways said 150 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots were on board the jetliner.
"This is really a potential tragedy that may have become one of the most spectacular days in the history of New York City's agencies, its coordination and the greatness of the people that work here and all they did for those passengers who are now tonight going to go home to their families," the governor said.
Joe Mazzone, a retired Delta Air Lines pilot, said it is not unusual for birds to strike planes. In fact, he said, when planes get ready to take off, if there are birds in the area, the tower will alert the crew.
In the rare cases in which birds get sucked into an engine, "they literally just choke out the engine and it quits," Mazzone said.
Twenty-seven years ago this week, an Air Florida plane bound for Tampa crashed into the Potomac River after hitting a bridge just after takeoff from Washington National Airport. The crash on Jan. 13, 1982, killed 78 people including four people in their cars on the bridge. Five people on the plane survived.
On Dec. 20, a Continental Airlines plane veered off a runway and slid into a snowy field at the Denver airport, injuring 38 people. That was the first major crash of a commercial airliner in the United States since Aug. 27, 2006, when 49 people were killed after a Comair jetliner mistakenly took off from the wrong runway in Lexington, Ky.
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Associated Press writers Colleen Long in New York City, Joan Lowy, Eileen Sullivan and Michael J. Sniffen in Washington and Harry R. Weber in Atlanta contributed to this report.

Please share your experience during christmas as a child.
Kami sa una sa gagmay pa mi murag magstart mi ug panaygon end sa november.Magdala ug lata,kutsara ug uban pa nga mo make ug sounds.Unya ayo raba unta ug kas a ra manaygon na murag kara gabii nalang. Usahay moreklamo na ang silingan kay balik balik na raman kono.Naa poy moingon nga balik mo inig pasko.Human namo ug round ang mga silingan adto dayon mi sa ubos sa poste nga naay night light mag ihap sa kwarta unya magbahin then pagka ugma ipalit ug bazzuka gum ug di porke sahay pud katong pan bitaw nga pula bread pudding man tawag namo adto.
Usahay mahutdan na mig kanta usa motingog ang tagbalay kapila na kaha mi ingon ajong pasko oi.Naa poy uban moingon unsa  man nang balik balik man injo kanta mao sahay bisan di christmas carol kantahon.Karemember ko nga gikanta na namo ang WE are the World.Inig hatag na sa sinsilyo paspas kaayo mokanta ug thank you thank you mr. and mrs unya ang pagkaprounounce raba sa thank you kay tink you.Ang balay nga dagko ug hatag mao nay kanunay balik balikan namo heheheh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOlgxhtoTcE
My turn to brag about my kids lol.Lingaw kaayo sila nagpaboto sa bubble wrap compliment of Kruger corn seeds.

CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday on charges that he brazenly conspired to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect Barack Obama to the highest bidder.

Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune, in the sale of Wrigley Field, according to a federal criminal complaint. In return for state assistance, Blagojevich allegedly wanted members of the paper's editorial board who had been critical of him fired.

A 76-page FBI affidavit said the 51-year-old Democratic governor was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps over the last month conspiring to sell or trade the vacant Senate seat for personal benefits for himself and his wife, Patti.

Otherwise, Blagojevich considered appointing himself. The affidavit said that as late as Nov. 3, he told his deputy governor that if "they're not going to offer me anything of value I might as well take it."


"I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain," Blagojevich allegedly said later that day, according to the affidavit, which also quoted him as saying in a remark punctuated by profanity that the seat was "a valuable thing - you just don't give it away for nothing."

The affidavit said Blagojevich also discussed getting a substantial salary for himself at a nonprofit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions.

It said Blagojevich also talked about getting his wife placed on corporate boards where she might get $150,000 a year in director's fees.

He also allegedly discussed getting campaign funds for himself or possibly a post in the president's cabinet or an ambassadorship once he left the governor's office. He noted becoming a U.S. senator might remake his image for a possible presidential run in 2016, according to the affidavit. And he allegedly said a Senate seat would also provide him with corporate contacts if he needed a job and present an opportunity for his wife to work as a lobbyist.

"I want to make money," the affidavit quotes him as saying in one conversation.

The affidavit said Blagojevich expressed frustration at being "stuck" as governor and that he would have access to greater resources if he were indicted while in the U.S. Senate than while sitting as governor.

U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald said in a statement that "the breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering."

"They allege that Blagojevich put a for sale sign on the naming of a United States senator," Fitzgerald said."

Among those being considered for the post include U.S. Reps. Danny Davis and Jesse Jackson Jr.

Blagojevich also was charged with using his authority as governor in an attempt to squeeze out campaign contributions.

His chief of staff, John Harris, also was arrested.

Corruption in the Blagojevich administration has been the focus of a federal investigation involving an alleged $7 million scheme aimed at squeezing kickbacks out of companies seeking business from the state. Federal prosecutors have acknowledged they're also investigating "serious allegations of endemic hiring fraud" under Blagojevich.

Political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko who raised money for the campaigns of both Blagojevich and Obama is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of fraud and other charges. Blagojevich's chief fundraiser, Christopher G. Kelly, is due to stand trial early next year on charges of obstructing the Internal Revenue Service.

According to Tuesday's complaint, Blagojevich schemed with Rezko, millionaire-fundraiser turned federal witness Stuart Levine and others to get financial benefits for himself and his campaign committee.

Federal prosecutors said Blagojevich and the chairman of his campaign committee have been speeding up corrupt fundraising activities in the last month to get as much money as possible before the end of the year when a new law would curtail his ability to raise contributions from companies with state contracts worth more than $50,000.

According to the affidavit, agents learned Blagojevich was seeking $2.5 million in campaign contributions by the end of the year, with a large part allegedly to come from companies and individuals who have gotten state contracts or appointments.

Blagojevich took the chief executive's office in 2003 as a reformer promising to clean up former Gov. George Ryan's mess.

Ryan, a Republican, is serving a 6-year prison sentence after being convicted on racketeering and fraud charges. A decade-long investigation began with the sale of driver's licenses for bribes and led to the conviction of dozens of people who worked for Ryan when he was secretary of state and governor.

FBI spokesman Frank Bochte said federal agents arrested the governor and Harris simultaneously at their homes at 6:15 a.m. and took them to the Chicago FBI headquarters.

Bochte said he did not know if either man was handcuffed or if the governor's family was their North Side home at the time of his arrest. He did say Blagojevich and Harris both were given time to get dressed before being taken to the headquarters.

He also did not have any details about Blagojevich's arrest, only that he was cooperative with federal agents.

"It was a very calm setting," he said.

The governor was to appear later Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan to answer the charges. The time was not immediately set.

Visit www.visajourney.com you can ask question regarding immigration there.Tourist,immigrant,non immigrant all the answer you need in that forum.It really help a lot when you do some reseach.People sharing their experience during interview,sharing the timeline of the process and what documents should you have.
My mother had her interview last december 2,2008 in Manila Embassy for her Immigrant Visa and she pass.They deliver her visa early next day December 3,2008 thats how quick it is.

I am pretty sure naa mo ani nga gadget.I get mine this week.If you ask me I would say this gadget is pretty cheap for what it can do to you.Here's what I can say.
It's no surprise that Apple has been on a screaming rampage of success with its gorgeous, high tech products these last few years. Every new release seems to cast a heavy shadow over its predecessor. This is certainly the case with the new iPod touch. The improvements over earlier designs - bigger, better LCD, touch screen controls, thinner frame, Wi-Fi access, etc. - are dramatic leaps forward, not only for the iPod itself but for future Apple products. The 16GB iPod touch, selling for $399 USD. The most obvious point of attraction to the iPod touch is the stunning new design. Based on a cross-breed of theiPhone and the 3rd generation iPod nano, the iPod touch has a super thin body that measures only .31" (8mm) thick; it's much thinner than the iPhone. Overall dimensions are - 4.3" x 2.4" x .31", or 110mm x 61.8mm x 8mm. The entire iPod touch weighs only 4.2 ounces.
The iPod touch, like the iPhone and the updated iMac, represents an official shift from Apple's signature white plastic product designs to a new, stylish black, glass and metal configuration. Apple clearly has a knack for making already-gorgeous products even more striking and elegant.
The iPod touch has a seemingly huge 3.5" color LCD screen that has "Multi-touch" technology built in. Multi-touch tech uses a thin membrane grid underneath the glass iPod screen. It's like a super tight mesh net that covers every last square millimeter of the LCD. It's sensitive to the tiny electric current in the human body, and when touched by any live part of the body, the multi-touch activates and sends an "I was just touched here, here and here" signal to the iPod touch interface software to respond by opening menus, zooming in on images, etc. Multi-touch does not work with typical PDA styli, pens, fingernails, teeth, etc. It needs skin contact to activate. Indeed, you can control the iPod touch with your fingers, nose, toes, your elbows or other parts we may not want to know about.The iPod touch, thanks to its Multi-touch interface, has a full on-screen keyboard that can be used for typing in website addresses, updating contacts and calendar events, entering , wireless network passwords, Google searches, online forms, mobile blog posts, etc.
The iPod touch has an internal accelerometer - a tiny device that senses whether the iPod is being held vertically or horizontally, and flips the contents of the display accordingly. This makes watching widescreen movies and viewing horizontal (landscape) photographs much more functional and enjoyable.
The iPod touch also has an ambient light sensor, which can tell whether it's bright or dark out and will adjust the screen brightness accordingly. This can be more comfortable on your eyes, plus it helps save battery life.It also plays video: movies, TV shows, video podcasts or music videos. It doesn't matter if the video content is standard size (4:3) or widescreen (16:9), the iPod touch will play both. In fact, you can even direct the iPod touch to play video full screen (often cropping the left and right edges to utilize every last pixel of the LCD) or zoom out just slightly to play a true letterbox/widescreen version of the video with no cropped edges. According to Apple, you should be able to get upwards of 20 hours worth of video content on the 16GB iPod touch. Of course, this will vary greatly due to different bit rates of video files, but it's a safe estimate.Like earlier iPods, the touch can display full-color photos. What's new, however is the convergence of the accelerometer and the Multi-touch screen to allow for on-the-fly rotation of images from portrait to landscape mode (vertical to horizontal), flipping through photos with the swiping motion of your finger, and the amazing ability to zoom into your images using two fingers in an inward pinch motion. Zoom back out by using an outward un-pinch movement. Apple estimates that 20,000 photos can be stored on the 16GB flash drive.
It also plays video: movies, TV shows, video podcasts or music videos. It doesn't matter if the video content is standard size (4:3) or widescreen (16:9), the iPod touch will play both. In fact, you can even direct the iPod touch to play video full screen (often cropping the left and right edges to utilize every last pixel of the LCD) or zoom out just slightly to play a true letterbox/widescreen version of the video with no cropped edges. According to Apple, you should be able to get upwards of 20 hours worth of video content on the 16GB iPod touch. Of course, this will vary greatly due to different bit rates of video files, but it's a safe estimate.I always watch my news on my ipod touch and my kids love it too since they can watch thier movie kung magbyahe mi.Yes you can watch youtube bisan pa ug magbuntagay.



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I download it on my apple ipod touch.Visit www.itunes.com then go to podcast look for nightly news with brian williams it was aired last monday November 24.

By Ian Williams, NBC News correspondent

Laguna, the Philippines - Robert Zeigler was a terrific host, bubbling with enthusiasm as he told me about the new varieties of rice that could bring enormous relief to the world's poor.

"This is a transformational technology. It gives me goose bumps," he said, pointing at clusters of rice stems emerging from a flooded paddy field. "These are tailored for floods. They basically hold their breath underwater."

He was pointing at a new variety of flood resistant rice, bred by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), where he is Director General. "This will basically remove farmers in many parts of the world from being the victims of floods."

An assistant reminded him he was already late for another meeting, but Zeigler was getting into his stride, passionate about the Institute's research. They're also working on a variety of rice resistant to drought, he told me, and the Institute hosts the world's biggest seed bank â€" 100,000 varieties in cold storage inside a vast vault.

A morning with Dr. Zeigler at the Philippines-based IRRI leaves you wondering how the world could possibly be facing food shortages, but travel just a few miles from here and there is a very different picture.

Rice farmers are abandoning their land, unable to afford the new seeds. Half the paddies in this area lack irrigation, and few farmers have basic storage facilities. The soaring cost of fertilizer and pesticides have eaten into the small profits they could make from rice, pushing them into debt.

"There's no money in it, there's no point," said Sionong, whose family had been rice farmers for three generations. She's converted her paddies to blue grass for the lawns of housing developments, which are also replacing the paddies. Another farmer told me: "Maybe after ten years, we won't have any rice farmers any more."

The farmers here have little real power. The local market is controlled by three powerful traders, who buy at a price they set, and who sell the fertilizer and other inputs. They have the storage facilities and the driers which add value to the rice.

A mill, started by the farmers as a cooperative, lies overgrown and abandoned. It is a stark contrast: the innovative promise of the IRRI, and the grim reality of the local farmers.

In thirty years, the Philippines has gone from being a rice exporter to the world's biggest importer, unable to keep up with a population that has almost doubled to 90 million over that period.

When world food prices soared earlier this year, the Philippines was one of the hardest hit, scouring world markets for expensive rice in a bid to head off a crisis that threatened to bring down the government. Although prices have fallen somewhat, during our visit they were still double than those of a year ago. A costly subsidy program was calming the poor districts of Manila.

"Rice is central to the fabric of Asian societies," Zeigler told me. "In terms of economic security, political security, economic growth, if you don't have abundant rice supplies, you can kiss goodbye to that stuff."

Experts blame years of government neglect in the Philippines, a sense that the battle against hunger had been won - a dangerous complacency in the view of Zeigler, who for years has urged governments to pay more attention to food research and the welfare of farmers.

"We have a tremendous challenge facing us," he says. "We've got to be continually vigilant to make sure we have adequate food supplies for the next generation." Photo by Ian Williams: Filipinos line up for subsidized rice in a Manila suburb.

Heeding the warnings, the government has just launched a billion dollar program to bring seeds, water and other help to farmers. It has banned the conversion of rice paddies to industrial or residential use.

But in the villages close to the IRRI, there's skepticism about government promises and doubts that the money will ever reach them. "We've heard a lot of talk, but little is every delivered," said one local agricultural official.

The hope is that the shock of this year's food price rises will concentrate the minds of government - and the farmers, in a country that thought it had defeated hunger.

It is so sad that nobody wants to farm anymore since seed price,pesticides,and fertilizer were too expensive.There is solution in this.People in government think about the hungry people wa ba mo makonsensya nice mo kaayo ug mga balay,nindot ug mga sakyanan pero the rest of the nation gigutom.

I just learn today nga duol raman diay mi sa farm ni Howard G. Buffet anak ni Warren Buffet ang pinakarich nga tawo sa kalibutan.Yes Howard Buffet farm here in Central Illinois near Tower Hill  in Shelby Country .Naglabay labay mi sa iya farm nga walay idea.He is very humble person sa tinuod lang.He serve as board of director in ADM(Archer Daniel Midland)one of the worlds largest agricultural processor of soybeans,corn,wheat and cocoa,also board of director of Sloan machinery mostly they sale John Deere machinery like tractors,combine harvestors ug part.We frequently visit Sloans kay magpalit ug parts sa among farm machinery.Who knows nagtagbo na mi ani niya sa mga farm show wala lang ko idea hehehe.Si Warren Buffet iya daddy ang nagpalit sa farm unya iya girentahan but I think he already buy it from his dad.The farm plat book says he own 700 acres of farm ground.He does missionary work teaching third world country how to grow food and he love photography and africas big game.John Deere mechanics joke that he does not have to unhooked his implement because he has a tractor for everyone of them.Ganahan gyud daw ni si Howard Buffet ug big machinery.Bisan naa na sila billion humble pa gihapon.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates â€" Somali pirates hijacked a supertanker off the Kenyan coast, seizing the Saudi-owned ship loaded with crude and its 25-member crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday.

Lt. Nathan Christensen, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, said the pirates hijacked the Sirius Star â€" a newly commissioned ship owned by Saudi oil company Aramco â€" more than 450 nautical miles southeast of Mombasa, Kenya.

Somali pirates have seized several ships off the Horn of Africa coast in the past week, but the latest hijacking â€" of a tanker the size of an aircraft carrier â€" marked a dramatic escalation.

Somali pirates are trained fighters, often dressed in military fatigues, using speedboats equipped with satellite phones and GPS equipment. They are typically armed with automatic weapons, anti-tank rockets launchers and various types of grenades.

The tanker seized Saturday is 1,080 feet and can carry about 2 million barrels of oil.

Lt. Nathan Christensen, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, said the Sirius Star was carrying crude at the time of hijacking, but he did know how much. He also had no details about where the ship was sailing from and where it was headed.

The ship was sailing under a Liberian flag. The 25-member crew includes citizens of Croatia, Britain, the Philippines, Poland and Saudi Arabia.

This is my response about the bickering about the Bad people in other thread.Sorry I lost track of the bad people thread and just start new one.
There is always bad apple everywhere no matter what country,race and religion.On why the jewish people are wealthy?
Jewish people are use to be God choosen people.Jewish tend to end up with more wealth and power out of proportion to their number.They still and always enjoy the protection and blessings of material things because through them Jesus the Son of God our Saviour was brought up into this world.
After Jesus died all God choosen people are the one who follow Jesus Christ and accept all the teaching His Church established.But still the jewish people  will continue to enjoy God left-over blessing and protection because Our Savious Jesus is from their lineage.We maybe never get to enjoy the material blessing as God choosen people on earth but if we follow all the teaching we will surely enjoy the Heavenly blessings in heaven.

Why the German murder lots of Jews?
After world war 1 the jews ended up with lots of businesses and wealth in Germany thats why German got fed up with them and wanna kick them out.With the hyper-inflation in Germany the average working German was starving to death.Tan-awa ang backlast  sa gibuhat sa mga german.

B.I.B.L.E means BOOK of Instruction Before Leaving Eath. It really made sense.

The Allergists voted to scratch it, and the Dermatologists advised not to
make any rash moves.

The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the
Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve, and the
Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception.

The Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the Pathologists
yelled, 'Over my dead body!' while the Pediatricians said, 'Oh,
Grow up!'

The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, the Radiologists could
see right through it, and the Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the
whole thing.

The Internists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic
Surgeons said, 'This puts
a whole new face on the matter.'

The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists felt the
scheme wouldn't hold
water.

The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the
Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.

In the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to some a$@holes in
Washington.

It's almost halloween again of course if you are parents of young kids mapugos gyud ta ug pangita ug custume nila and sometimes ended up take a part in Halloween parade.We had Halloween parade yesterday and we won 2nd place group category.Here's my 50 cents custume napalit sa garage sale.


I am playing nun and my two girls my student.It's sure cold and windy yesterday.

I have cat and dogs.Wierd thing about my cat Bootsie gipalitan namo siya nice bed with scratching post tagsa ra siya matulog sa iya bed her favorite spot ang kids bathroom sink.


About my dogs kusog mokaon ug fresh fruits.Mao nay mangharvest ug fruits sa ako garden one time napasangin lan namo ang raccoon kay abi nako ang raccoon nangaon sa ako sweet corn ug nasakpan gyud nako sila on the act nang harvest ug sweet corn.One time nag sanggi sad ko sweet corn kara corn nga ako na husking na napanitan mawala mao diay gianam ug hakot ug kaon sa ako dog si Blacky.I also had cat before Ms. Kitty sus makakita gani siya nagpalit ko ug cantalop(chinese melon man tawag ani sa uban or mash melon) murag mabuang di kahuwat ablihan.I tell you makahurot gyud siya siguro ug whole cantalop kung imo pasagdan ug kaon.

Put BOHOL plate number like mine.Someone from Illinois already got BOHOL plate number kay dili na daw available ang BOHOL ug BOHOL 1 pag apply naho mao BOHOL 2 na ko hehehe.

thats me driving and harvesting corn


picture of my combine harvestor

Proud Boholana and proud farmer

It's harvest time here in America.Actually late ang harvest karon kay dugay nagdry ang mais ug soybeans since late ang planting tungod sa torrential rain last spring.This week I finally drive a combine havestor ingsaka ako position kay tig haul raman ko ug grain sa una magdrive tractor magguyod sa wagon.I do all the best I can nga motabang sa ako bana.I tell you what once magdrive ka ani nga machine very careful jud kay mahal kaayo ni.Unya once makastart na ka murag di na ka ganahan mo moundang as in nindot kaayo bisan ngitngit na kaayo drive gihapon ko kay tanan features ani nga machine  unbeleivable.Aircon sulod ani unya hilom kaayo sa sulod.heres video remember kini nga machine sa first video ingon ana sad ang machine ako gi drivan.I'm hoping makaprovide ko soon ug video nako nag operate ani.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjfi5MoB3M

We have Case international harvestor basta pula Case na unya green ang John Deere yellow Caterpillar ug uban pa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFQdfh1td6Y

Here's our picture together in Tagbilaran last May.

Friends I wanna share some video here about how we farm here and what kind of equiptment we usually used in farming.
Cultivating sa ato pa ni magdaro pero ani ang gamit magdaro diri.Nagdrive ko ani sad nga tractor kay tabang ko daro sa ako bana.Click lang ni

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7apmGJmr7qs

Planting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7evHAM0T2E

Cultivating sa atoa magbungay sa sagbot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTJe1VyXeME

Harvest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjfi5MoB3M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3QXVe3IOng

Tabang ko drive tractor diri timbang sa uma.So far usa ra ka poste nabangaan.

I arrived here in Bohol on April 30 day before the fiesta in Tagbilaran.I sure enjoy my vacation so much.Daghan kaon.We had fiesta here in Tagbilaran and my class reunion been a success.Dako ko kaayo gasto sagdi lang na enjoy man sad ko.Nagfiesta sad mi sa amo island pangangan last may 13.I even take my little girl to the flores de mayo and and she enjoy playing the angel.Bring back to my memories sa gamay pa ko segi flores mag ganay ganay sa simbahan magdala ug buwak Lerio.The highlights of my vacation is the very grand wedding of my niece.Pricilla Richard a.k.a Precious n Polite is one of the Principal sponsor.Too bad she never make it to the reception since she is in such hurry and was leaving for cebu that day after the wedding.
I am happy I finally meet Ms. Pricilla.She is very nice and bubbly I am very proud she is the very first person I meet here in Tubag Bohol.Very nice person and beautiful.I will upload our pictures and post it in here.I am flying back to U.S this week.I be really happy to meet tubag bohol members before I go back to U.S.I post more once I get back in U.S
Maayong Fiesta sa tanan!

By JIM SUHR, Associated Press Writer
13 minutes ago



WEST SALEM, Ill. - Bricks shook loose and fell from buildings. Walls cracked. Books tumbled off shelves. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered near this southern Illinois town struck before dawn Friday, rocking skyscrapers in Chicago, 230 miles north of here, but doing little damage and seriously hurting no one.

It was the kind of tremor that might be ignored in earthquake-savvy California, but the temblor shook things up from Nebraska to Atlanta and rattled nerves in Milwaukee, Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky., where bricks toppled to the pavement.

"We thought it (the house) was falling on us, we really did," said 85-year-old Anna Mae Williams, who was shaken awake at 4:37 a.m. in tiny West Salem, six miles from the epicenter.

Dozens of aftershocks followed, including one with a magnitude of 4.6.

The quake is believed to have involved an extension of the New Madrid fault, a network of deep cracks in the earth's surface, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The fault is at the center of the nation's most active seismic zone east of the Rockies, something that's known to Midwest residents, even if they forget it now and then â€" the last severe earthquake in the region was a 5.0 magnitude quake in 2002.

Williams said she knew exactly what was happening because it reminded her of an earthquake back in 1968. Others had no idea what was going on.

Janet Clem of nearby Mount Carmel thought a nearby power plant had exploded, and was just as afraid when she realized that what she'd heard â€" "a heck of a rumble then a loud kaboom" â€" was in fact one of the most powerful earthquakes in Illinois history.

"I'm terrified, I'm not going to lie to you," she said after the earthquake collapsed her porch. "I've never experienced anything like that and I don't want to experience it again."

The earthquake was the talk of towns throughout much of the Midwest.

"I just saw my house just shake. Golly," said Mike Morrow of Mount Carmel, his eyes widening during an aftershock.

Morrow's two-story apartment building was evacuated because of loose and falling bricks. The initial quake woke the 30-year-old and startled his pit bull.

"He was about as scared as I was," Morrow said. "We both just froze."

Though nowhere close to the power of the nation's most famous quakes â€" including the devastating temblor that hit San Francisco exactly 102 years ago Friday â€" it was enough to remind people of the risk that exists in the Midwest.

In 1811 and 1812, the New Madrid fault produced a series of earthquakes estimated at magnitude 7.0 or greater said to be felt as far away as Boston. They were centered in the Missouri town of New Madrid (pronounced MAD'-rid), 140 miles southeast of St. Louis.

Experts said that with the much higher population in the Midwest, another major quake along the New Madrid fault zone could destroy buildings, bridges, roads and other infrastructure, disrupt communications and isolate areas.

Road crews in Kentucky and Indiana were out early Friday inspecting bridges and overpasses, and work crews took a close look at skyscraper construction sites in Chicago.

Early homeowner damage claims received by State Farm, the largest provider of earthquake coverage in the area, were mostly for cracks in drywall and foundations, spokeswoman Missy Lundberg said.

Many residents said they felt helpless.

"I tell you, it was scary," said Williams. "There was no warning at all."

David Behm of Philo, 10 miles south of Champaign, said he was awakened by the quake.

"Windows were rattling, and you could hear it," he said. "The house was shaking inches. For people in central Illinois, this is a big deal. It's not like California."

The Difference between Rich/Poor People?

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad."

"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

"Oh yeah," said the son.

"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

I can't post reply on the topic about T.B miracle regarding name calling and rude comment.There are many venues on the Internet where one may behave as uncharitably as one desires. T.B is not one of them for sure.We maybe disagree with other people opinion but thats other people opinion.It's important to remain cool.The T.B expect member to behave with civility.In practice this means striving to deliver our comments here with as much charity as we can muster.
It is very important to be more charitable with your nieghbors.

"Win an argument and lose a soul."
-- Bishop Fulton Sheen

"Love without truth would be blind; truth without love would be like 'a clanging cymbal.'"
-- Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Homily

"Preach the gospel at all times, and, when necessary, use words."
-- St. Francis (attributed)

"You know well enough that our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them."
-- St. Therese of Lisieux

"Though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could move mountains, but have not charity, I am nothing.... Love does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil.... Love bears all things ... endures all things. So faith, hope, charity abide, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."
-- St. Paul (1 Cor. 13:2, 5, 7, 14)

"Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence."
-- St. Peter (1 Pet. 3:15; RSV-CE)

This poem is dedicated to my friend I meet on the Internet.I truly believe that the Lord highly favors the one who has real determination.

Wala lang damha atong panagkaila
Usa ka sa akong mga higala
Nga bunga  aning gitawag nilag bag-ong teknolohiya

Sa atong pagkukabildo human ang adlaw mitak op sa kasagpan
Diha akong nasayran ang kaitom sa imong kalag ug balatian
Tumang kalooy akong gibati diha kanimo
Nangamuyo sa kahitas -an nga unta ikaw giyahan

Akong giampo nga unta pagahinolsolan mo ang mga butang dili maayo
Pipila ka mga bulan sukad sa atong panagkaila
Daw nakita ko ug balik ang bidlisiw sa adlaw sa imong hunahuna.
Diin imong gihinayhinay ug tisok ang liso sa akong mga pag-ampo nga hatagan ikaw ug kalig-on sa pagbag-o

Nag-awas awas akong dughan sa tumang kalipay
Sa dihang nasayran ko gikan kanimo nga ingbalik na ikaw sa sabakan sa atong Ginoo
Kung dili man itugot sa kahigayunan nga kita magkita aning kalibutana
Sayod ang bug-os kung galamhan nga tagbuon ko ikaw sa langit sa tumang hudyaka.

Kining akong balak kinasing kasing jud ni nakong gibuhat.I dedicate this one sa mga tawo sa among isla sa pangangan,calape.

Ikaw ang tulay sa lamdag nga kaugmaon
Singot,dugo,kahago ug kusog ang imong gigikanan.
Gipas-an ikaw sa abaga sa among katigulangan
Aron ikaw mapuslan

Gitapok ikaw ug hinayhinay hangtud nahimong tulay
Sa wala mo lang damha nga ikaw diay puslan
Nagtuo ka nga magpabilin ka lang sa kahilagman sa kadagatan

Ang Mahal nga Bathala dako ug plano kanimo
Iyang gibuhian ang mabangis niyang hangin ug bagyo
Aron ikaw tapukon duol sa hunasan

Pila ka tuig usa ikaw nahulma
Gidungog sa Ginoo ang mga pangaliya sa mga katigulangan
Nga ugma damlag ikaw mahuman ug kalakwan

Saksi ikaw sa mga pagpangga kanimo.
Giamuma sa mga lumolopyo sa isla
Gitamnan ka ug mga pagatpat ug bakhaw
Aron ikaw panalipdan sa kusog ug bangis nga hampak sa mga balod.

Bato nga naghumol sa kaparat sa dagat
Katam-is kanamo ang imong dala
Mas mahal pa ikaw sa bulawan

Dili ikaw kabayran ug salapi
Ikaw ang tulay sa lamdag nga kaugmaon sa isla sa Pangangan....

Di lang kay kas-a lang ni nahitabo sa akoa kundi makatulo.Last nakong uli sa Bohol one time nag adto ko sa Bohol quality nangutana sa sales clerk ug naa ba silay baligya antena sa T.V unya iyaha ko giingnan nga naa daw pero ernie baron nalang ang available dayong katawa ug apil iya mga kauban nangatawa.So ing ingon ko pwede motan-aw but then giignore jud ko nila siguro sa ila tan-aw dili ko ka afford kay nagsuot man ko ug kinasimplihan nga sinina.Then ikaduhang hitabo sa ICM namili ko ug t-shirt kay ako dalhon balik diri pasalubong sa akong bana.Nakapili na unta ko pero gisunod ug hipos sa salesclerk nga dalang mug ot.Akong giingnan nga miss ako nang paliton pero wala ko paminawa gipadayon jud niya ug panghipos ang t-shirt ug iya ko gibiyaan.Lagot unta pero siguro feeling adto niya di ko ka afford kay same thing di ko kaayo spoting ug wa siguro ko kapasar sa ilang standard look nga customer.I once work as salesclerk sa Davao city but wala jud koy gi look down nga customer bisan pa ug nagkabulingit ang namili kay customer is always right.Then ikatulo nga higayon sa Tubigon nag atang mi ug Bus gikan mi adto sa cebu nanagdok sa Senior kami ako anak ug akong inahan.Karon dihay bus nga kinapunuan ang condoctor giguyod mi padung sa bus kay molarga na kono.Pagtan-aw nako nga puno ing ingon ko nga wala namay lugar na dong.Giingnan raman ko sa tonto nga soksok lang maam kay daghan man mangawas sa calape.Nahigh blood jud ko atong tungora ug akong giaway ang condoctor ug akong giingnan nga wala ba ka kita nga nagtiad tiad na ko kay buntis ko unya akong anak gamay kinahanglan ni palingkoron plus akong inahan edaran na unya imo lang mi pugson ug pasoksok pakombabiton anang bus.Hunahunaa Do una ang inyo pasahero usa ang kwarta kay mobayad ba mo kung maunsa ko or akong anak ug di akong inahan.Last pasensya na jud to nako siguro sa nahitabo nako samtang nagbakasyon sa atua.Wala pa toy labot tong dihay babae nga arte kaayo ug dagway ingduol sa akoa nangutana kung german ba daw akong bata nga gibitbit ingon ko nga kaliwat ani german pero naa sa america nagpuyo ang amahan.Karon iya ko gipangutana kung asa ang inahan,ingon dayon ko nga ako ang inahan.Pagtubaga raman ko ug aw abi nako ug yaya ra ka.hehehe Naaan jud ug yaya mas maayo ning maaan ta yaya kaysa arte unya wa diay sulod ang bulsa.Usa pong higayon diay paingon na mi mouli sa ako anak nagshopping sa ICM karon wa pa gani ko mahuman pamutang sa ahong pinalit gipakawas mi sa tricycle kay dihay duha ka foreigner mosakayay pud.Pastilan neng mentalidad sa ubang natong kaliwat lisod hunahunon.Kamo naa mo ikashare nga ingon ani sa nahitabo sa akoa.

It is sad that the media,t.v and movies shows more of American lavish,rich city lifestyle and hardly show the american country living.When I arrived here 6 years ago I was happy as a clam.It's not because I finally arrive in America but because I finally reunited to the person I wanna spend my whole lifetime with  and the moment I step on his parents home(I live with my soon to be husband parents before we got married)I look around and sigh "What a quite ,beautiful place.I think some people back home would maybe cry when they realize how isolated the place is and all you see is the cornfield and soybeans field and hardly see any neighbor.For some reason I hardly miss home part of it because this place remind me of the place in Bohol where I grow up.The corn remind me of my parents and grandma's cornfield back in the island .It's like living in Bohol without your neighbors.Soon I meet my neighbor here.They were just like my neighbors back home.They welcome me like a princess .They give me lot;s of warm cloths for the winter.One farmer even give me Mama rabbit which I find really sweet of him.The rabbit give birth to 7 bunnies a week later and it keep multiflying.We live in the country sorrounded by small towns.Everybody knows everybody.When I got married almost 3 months after I arrived here people pouring in on our reception wishing us goodluck.
My husband called himself Promdi.Yes we are Promdi.People in big city think we  are hillbillies.I remember talking to a filipina in New York and when she know I live in the farm she said something about")so you live in the Bundok kawawa ka naman.Taga Bukid pala husband mo.When some filipina friends in the city visit my place they always made a comment about.Ay Raquel kung ako magpuyo diri,magsegi siguro ko ug hilak or basin mabuang ko,or di gyud ko kaantus magpuyo aning lugara nga kamingaw ba.I sure can't stand living this kind of place in the middle of the knowhere one pinay friend say.I always find their comment hilarious.Maybe it just depend on someone personality.Maybe depend where you grow up too.
What I like most about this place is the people around me. The farmers and the people living in the country are the true american.They were very humble.They sure remind me of us Bol-anon.They were kind and hardworking people.People knock on your door here bringing you food or some farm produce even people stop by and give us meat.When they see you on the road they always wave their hands and always have big smile on their face and ask How are you today!They were always helpul.I had many trips of my kids in tot to macdonald and I always find someone offer me help to walk with me and hold my children hands towards the car,sometimes carry the infant carrier for me.Every summer we grows vegestable and sweet corn and we always bring those produce to the city and give it to the filipino friends.I even grow batong here and tangad even Opo.Whats funny is my mother inlaw love growing tangad as her ornamental plant and even camote too she think its as beautiful vine.Would you beleive they sale baho baho here and they think its a flower plant heheheh.After I give birth I always find my neighbors here knocking on my door bringing gifts for my kids and most of all they always bring dinner for me and my family because they think I am busy to cook dinner and just got home from the hospital.We are close knit community here.Everybody help everybody.Aside from that most people living in my area are devoted catholic.We always observe the catholic tradition here,the feast days and the holy day of obligation.I always go with my mother inlaw every wednesday and we do the Eucharistic adoration and the rosary.My husband and I and the children always pray the family rosary everyday.It's okey  to miss the meal than miss the rosary.People go to church here every sunday,what sad is that we dont have station priest around.One priest in 3 parishes.We keep praying for more vocation because the priest here is getting old ,retiring and dying.
My husband always feel happy when we had filipino company.We invite our filipino friends mostly bol-anon and cebuano to come over to our place and we make lechon for them.My husband had cousins who is a hog farmer so we purchase pig for them for only 15 dollar 40 lbs.We usually purchase 3 pigs so one for lechon and the two pigs for bring house.They voucher(ihaw) it here and cut it up and divide.The only thing my husband don't like about our Pinoys visitors is they want to voucher the pigs itself with the sharp knife.American don;t like us handling the knife it scares them let alone let him hold and rustle the pigs while this brave pinoy try to stick those knife on pig neck and save the blood.It;s surely gross him and beside he think they were torturing the poor pig.We sure have our own fiesta here in my place complete with lechon and kareoke.My husband and few american neighbor like our dishes except the dinuguan and the fried fish with head on it.My inlaws said that the fish eye keep looking on them.Our feasta start when my husband mention to one filipina in St. Louis that we had pot belly pig(sure look like our bisaya pig) and one day we got tired of feeding him.Note; we only feed the pig with table scrap and corn but the pig just keep getting bigger and bigger so we decided we will get rid of him.We name him Arnold.We publish Arnold on the paper for adoption and a kind hearted guy adopt him.Pot Belly Pig is a pet not  food at least thats what american think.We voucher the white breed pigs for lechon it was good.My husband prefer to shot the pig with his handgun than torturing it slowly just like what we do when we ihaw the pig.We never had feasta this year,we are to busy and in the process of moving in in other house, still on the farm.After Arnold we become poster parents to countless pot belly pigs ang give them away once someone is willing to adopt them.Most pinoy react on this and said I can;t beleive you give the pig away we could eat them and have lechon.
These Filipino friends also feel at home at my homestead because once you get into my place you will see my big chapel.This is my husband gift to me when I get here.He buy a big statue of Mother Mary as tall as me 5 ft. complete with altar and station of the cross in church auction for 30 dollar.This thing cost a fortune but nobody bid against him so he bought it dirt cheap.What I like about country people is they prefer buying cheaper things than those expensive brand.They value their hardwork.I think so too that it;s rediculous to buy expensive stuff esp. if you cant hardly afford them.We enjoy garage sale here and second hand store.We like clearance sale the most.I remember one time I mention to my Pinay friend that I buy all my children cloths in garage sale it;s cheap and she  said to me about "yuk I am not buying other people junk.I prefer to buy it in the mall those branded one."I know her very well and she is not even rich back home.Lot's of filipina here too ,ridiculed about going to garage sale and second hand store as degrading.I was more impress with my farmers neighbor because not only  they have tons of money but they were very humble.(Ang mabaw nga sapa saba ang lawom hilom.)
When one farmer got sick and can;t plant or harvest his crop all the farmers had to pitch in and help.When one is sick in the community we always throw a fundraising dinner to help.Really nice community indeed.I know most people here even though my closest neighbor live about a mile from my house.I feel like a celebrity in my area.Everybody know me.I remember the last time I went home in Philippines vacationing in Bohol and happen to have mud slide in leyte and the people see the news on T.V my husband said that our phone keep ringing, all the neighbors call and ask if I am okey.They sure worry about me and they think philippines is that small.Everytime there is news about philippines all my neighbors sometimes the whole city in my area would check if my family back home is okey.News and gossip can travel as fast as the lightning here too.Divorce is uncommon where I live.In fact my inlaws just celebrate their 50th anniversary this year.This place sure remind me of home.One friend from calape visit me here and say said something about Wow raquel this place is just like home..And I reply oh yeah we are PROMDI here.

Thank you kaayo sa inyong welcome isip bag ong magtatampo aning Tubag Bohol.Makapadayag na jud ko sa ahong gibati diri nga di ko magworry ug wrong ba ahong grammar kay I am sure kasabot tanan makabasa ani nga membro.

Nakamatngon ko ug buot sa Pangangan isla sa Calape.My childhood memory is really Happy bisan daghan kalisod naagian.Tam-is kaayo balik balikan ang mga nangagi like ang pagpanginhas namo ug aninikad sa hunasan,manglokot sahay mag ubog sa dagat hadlok unhan sa silingan, mangilaw,maligo dagat nga maghubo tanan kay hadlok sakpan sa inahan nga naligo ug dagat unsaon hinumanon lagi bisan giingnan di maligo maligo jud,mamayabas kauban sa mga silingan sahay pa gani mangawat ug butong perti,unya mangahoy sa katunganan or mangahoy ug pawa or bukong sa lubi,tempong buwanon magduwa patentiro ug tumba lata ug ang mas enjoy kay ang manulo magabii magdala ug petromax ug dili man gani manulo ug sigay kay ibaligya para makakwarta,mamuwak ug lubi,momata ug sajo kay mamuwak pud ug mangga sa silingan ug di man gani mamuwak ug antipo.But the one I treasure most is the Angelus ug ang Birhen sa Barangay nga mag aurora magabii,labi na pud ang Birhen sa Fatima nga isuroy kara bay unja rosaryohan,leader ni sa pangaje ba,tempong Mayo magflores de mayo diin magganay ganay intawon mi mga dalaga ug mga bata magda ug buwak nga lerio or kalatsutsi.I also enjoy the Holy week,kalag kalag ,christmas momota ug sajo kaajo kay magbaktas pa intawon layo para di raman mapalta ang simbang gabi,ug bag ong tuig.

People in Pangangan know how active I am sa church activities.During high school year every saturday routine na jud na nako nga moadto sa simbahan mahapon kay manghinlo ug magbutang ug bulak sa altar.Grupo mi maghinlo sa akong mga cousins.I think wa jud koy dominggo na napalta ko ug simba.I am thankful sa ahong inahan nga grabeh jud iyang push nako nga magdebosyon sa Mahal nga Birhen.Pagtuo jud sa akong mga kaila esp.high school classmates nga magmadre ko which I also consider nga basin naa koy vocation.But doubtful pud ko kay nagmadre naman gud akong usa ka sister.

After high school I went to davao city to pursue college.Tanan nakong church activity na miss jud nako but  I was happy also kay akong gipoy an sa Davao duol ra kaayo sa Redemptorist church.Then all of the sudden nahunong ko sa ahong pagtuon kay nagmenyo ang naggasto nako nga igsoon.He wants me to go back to Bohol but I decided magpabilin ko sa Davao kay manarbaho nalang ko.It;s not easy kung wa kay mahuman kay kita man tuod ta work but dili jud ka maregular always ka contract unya ma lay off after sa imo termino.I grow up with my niece back sa Bohol ug bisan tuod awayon mi sa una but we know we really care each other.I felt bad nga paghuman niya high school wala siya nakatungha dayon ug college tungod kay wa lagi igasto.So I tell her to come to Davao para mo chase mi sa among dream.She deserve to be in school kay I know utokan jud siya.Among sabot nga ako nalang magwork ako siya paeskwelahon kay mas bright pa siya nako ug inig human niya ako napud moeskwela.It's an ultimate sacrifice.Daghan jud mi pagsuway naagian nga ni bisan usa ka paryente wala jud mi kaduolan sa Davao kay kami kami ra jud naningkamot didto.

Dihay time nga para maigo among budget mokaon ra mi ug biscuit magabii para makaabot among bugas sa tingsweldo.I am proud kay nakaya jud nako siya ug paeskwela sa University of Mindanao ug year after nakakuha siya ug full free tuition fee.I am glad also nga nakatrabaho ko as Promo sa hanes which contract man tuod imo status but magsegi ra ka ug renew bisan dili maregular continue gihapon ang imo work.Sahay kung malate akong sweldo mag atubang nalang mi duha maghinilakay but we never give up.

The more nga maglisod ka the more pud ka mo cling sa Ginoo.Akong sweldo igo ra jud sa among kaon,pamasahe,ug rent sa boarding house but I was so contented sa akong life and more happy bisan muna muna unsaon nag chase lagi sa dream.And How I ended up nga namenyo ko ug american?well according sa akong family sa gamay pa kono ko magsegi ingon ahong amahan nga kining bataa kung modako mamenyo ni ug amerikano(maybe its his prophetic word).My dad passed away when I was only 9 years old.I witness how death slowly swallow his fragile body.He has lung cancer.I am the youngest sa walo nako ka igsoon.

Then one time sa buhi pa akong amahan I run to him ug ing ingon ko niya nga Tay inig dako nako magmadre ko.Klaro jud kaayo sa reaction sa akong amahan nga supak siya sa ahong plano so after that I never even mention once to him about magmadre.Then when I was in grade one akong teacher nanganak unya ang ing sub teacher dalaga.Karon diha diay to siya penpal nga kano iya gidala sa school ug first time jud to nako nakakita ug american siguro nga ambot namang gwapuha.Ingon dayon ko sa akong kaugalingon nga magmenyo nalang ko kano kay gwapo man sila oi murag nawong ni Jesus hehehe.Back in Davao again,wala jud ko mobiya sa akong debosyon sa mahal nga Birhen gani like sundays wa jud pud koy palta mosimba ug novena ma merkules sa Inahan sa Kanunay Panabang.Then sa hapit na mahuman akong pag umangkon ug college I suddenly realize nga hala maot siguro ko kay bisan usang laki wa may nanguyab nako hehehe looy sa.

As we grow older mausob usob man atong dream.Back in my mind nagdream ko nga lami siguro kung mamenyo ko taga Bohol ra sad kay I really miss bohol so much.Ako jud gihipatik sa ahong utok nga basin mamenyo sa ko ug silingan namo or classmates or schoolmate namo sa pangangan.Daghan ko crush back home.I feel bitter lang kay ang laki nga akong macrush kay murag they treat me man like dirt for example I have big crush on this certain classmates ug iya jud ko ginawong nga if ako kono menyuan niya tapusan sa kono ko ug pangadye usa siya magpakasal nako,and other guy which he is my binata nga uyab uyab once told my niece sa katong gisungog siya sa ako ngan ingon daw ang okoy nga asa naman si raquel kay ako to siya dalhon taliwala lawod ug akong batobatoan.

How mean!Since I have lot;s of relatives sa Surigao once in great while mobakasyon ko didto ug this guy I know for sure he like me.Back sa surigao sweet kaayo mi but one day sa nagwork ko sa mall I saw him there kay nagpa enroll siya college sa davao.I was hoping nga malipay siya makakita nako but guess what ingdagan ug ingtago jud ang okoy nga murag nahadlok or iya ba kaha ko gikaulaw.His sister is one of my good friend.Not only kay kas a ra to niya gibuhat but twice.Nakaingon ko sa akong kaugalingon nga maot jud siguro ko kay sahay baya maibog ko sa akong mga kauban sa work nga dalia ra ba nilang makauyab oi unya kanunay sila naay sondo.

According sa akong mga co worker very old fashion kono ko heheh.Madrihono kono ko manglihok ug kung moestorya ko maila daw nila Diosnon ko.Also I think picky sad ko kung kinsa akong gusto i date kay ako lagi gusto taga Bohol or dili man gani kanang relihiyoso.I even try asking information sa akong amigo nga pari sa redemptorist kung madawat ba ko ug pagkamadre unya nagpareserve na jud ko ug retreat adto kay feeling nako adto nga time wala ko uyab kay basin naa ko calling.Ang nakapakgang usa nga wa ko kasulod kay wala koy nahuman nga bachelor degree.

Back tuod sa nagschooling pa ko college ang uyab sa akong igsoon segi pamugos magpapublish kono ko sa penpal magazine.Wala ko mosunod sa iya giingon kay first bata pa ko adto unya nawala akong interest pud ug foreigner that time but segi jud siya pamugos till siya na mismo nag fill up adtong application sa penpal magazine.Unya man tuod sa nagstart na ko work nakadawat ko ug sulat sa mga american, I was very disappointed kay medyo mga edaran na nanulat nako unya divorce.I practice and live by my faith.I only wrote to one guy from california.But soon as we exchange letters he realize I am good catch but my problem with him is he is divorce.We never continue writting then.Grabeh pud diay novena sa akong Igsoon madre nako adto nga giyahan unta kono ko nga moundang ug sulat sulat adtong lakiha ug tuod Gidungog jud sa Ginoo.

Sa nag 3rd year na akong niece sa college I dont know why I had this urge nga magmenyo jud ko.I remember ang gisulti sa akong high school teacher nga dapat daw i pray nato atong future life partner.Everyday jud ko sukad paghigh school maghalad ug pangadye sa ahong future life partner.Then everytime naa ko sa church esp. kung magnovena ako jud ipakapin ug pangayo sa Ginoo nga Lord kung mamenyo man gani ko bahala unsa ka pobre basta kabalo raman morosaryo ug kanang mosimba ug mahadlukod nimo kanunay.Oh Mother of Perpetual Help giyahe intawon ko sa laki nga para jud nako.

Then 2 years sukad ko ing undang ug sulat sulat atong kano one day akong sister inlaw nagdala ug sulat para nako.She work in one company nga akong gitrabahuan sa una unya 2 years na jud ing agi sukad ko nalay off.Kung wala siya masakit dili to niya makit an nga sulat.Nasakit siya so ing adto siya sa admin office kay magfile ug sick leave unya matud pa niya nakita kono niya ang sulat nga nakaadress sa akoa unya iya gipunit sa lamesa kay ilabayay na unta kono diay to kay way ingclaim.The day is sept.8,2000 nga nadawat nako to nga sulat.Gikan ko work unya natingala ko kay kay way nakabutang nga return address ang akoa rang ngalan.Until now nagwonder pa jud ko kinsa nagpadala adto nako.Mao ni dakong pangutana.Pag abli nako sa sulat ang akong nakita magazine nga daghan nakalaray mga dagway sa american nga nangita ug penpal.I fixed my eyes to only one guy ang kinamautan sa tanan.Ingon dayon ko nga kini mao ni siya akoa.heheheh pagbasa nako sa iya profile ang nakabutang is I am a Farm Laborer,I live in isolated place.

I am looking for a good catholic girl who enjoy gardening,and so on...First jud nakong gibati nga kalooy ba ani niya dugay raman diay ni nagpaabot nako hhehehe.then after that  my feeling vanished kay nakahunahuna ko nga namenyo or nakakita namans iguro ni siya ug asawa oi.Akong niece ug akong sister inlaw ingtabang ug pamili sa mga litrato nga possible prospect nga mabana kono lagi nako.Kini quel kay doctor or kiri kay gwapo kaayo pero sa usa ra jud ko ka hulagway nakadesisyon nga mao ra to siya ako sulatan.Ing ingon dayon ko nga kini ra si Gregory akoa kay pareha ming pobre mas angayan ko ani niya.Gidala pa jud nako ang magazine sa ako gitrabahuan kay ako gipakita sa mga kauban sus naggubot sila ug pamili adtong mga big time oi.Ako gi cut ug siguro ang ako napili adto pero ako sila gipakita sad ug puro jud biay biay akong nadungog adto nga time."Ha kana imo maot man na oi.

Tan-awa ang dagway murag libat"Quel karon pa raman na immagine na ka namo nga nagpas an sako sa mais unya gaguyod sa imong mga anak.Mao jud ni usa sa mga sulti sa akong kauban sa trabaho.Unya it takes a months jud usa ko nakadisisyon nga mosulat sa akong napili.Para sigurado nga makabalo ko nga madawat niya ako sulat ako jud gipakapinan sa ubos ug sulat ang akong email address.Tuod man abtan 2 weeks kapin nakadawat ko ug email gikan ni Gregory.

Pastang lipaya nako adto.One reason nga ako siya gipili kay I feel nga ako na jud ang babae iya gipangita,ikaduha pobre siya pareha mi,ikatulo ug ang pinakaka importante catholic siya,ulitawo.According pa sa iya letter and email sa ako kay hapit na kono siya mo give up nga bisan man diay kono abroad which he hope makita niya ang woman of his dream never exist kono but na change ang tanan pagkabasa niya sa akong first letter.He receieve 22 letters sa mga filipina and according to him wala jud daw naghisgot about faith,about being catholic instead gibutang pa didto unsa ila zodiac sign.

I state jud sa akong first letter niya nganong I am good catholic ug akong gisaysay ang akong mga activities sa simbahan.Na impress jud akong future nga bana.One more thing he even said that even filipina daw mamili kono lagi ug good life kay most of those doctors and attorney nagpapublish nakareceive ug 300 to 400 letters.Guess what akong mga kauban sa work nga nagsuwat adto nila bisan anino sa reply wala jud.When I start knowing him thru letters and email ingsamot ko ka impress niya nga he really know the faith,then I realize nga basic ra jud atong nabal-an sa atong pag tuo.I gain so much from him especially my spirituality,I learn a lot about the catholic faith.First jud letter nga ako nadawat ni Gregory it contain catholic prayer book,pictures sa Blessed Virgin I felt so bless.

February 2001 Greg visit mi sa Bohol.I was in Davao sa nagsinulatay mi but he prefer nga iya ko i meet sa Bohol para mameet niya ako Inahan ug ubang kabanay as sign of respect.That year also 2001 mograduate tay akog niece sa college.Gipangayo ni Greg ang akong kamot sa akong inahan nga kung mosugot ba kono si nanay nga mahimo kung asawa niya.He is very humble.He live by his faith and practice what he truely believe.Before ko ing anhi sa U.S nag retreat jud ko.

It's important for young people who plan to get married to have retreat dili lang kay sa religious people ang retreat but also sa mga batan-on nga mangayo ug giya sa Ginoo.I know God show me the stage of life nga akong padungan diing ang kamenyoon.We got married sept.8,2001 the year after I receive the magazine.Everybody  here know for sure sept.8 is the feast of the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.I was even baptized on sept.8,1979.

God is the planner and we are here to accomplish his plan for us.to be continued......

Hello!
My names is Raquel 100% Bol-anon.I am glad I found this site.Glad to see all Boholano's and Boholana here.I live in Illinois ,U.S.A . Folk kung kita gani mo sakyanan nga ang plate number BOHOL 2 illinois state ako na.Well  I am busy mom.Ajong adlaw sa tanan....