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by: Marilyn Hacker, 1942





August First: it was a year ago
we drove down from St.-Guilhem-le-Désert
to open the house in St. Guiraud

rented unseen.  I’d stay; you’d go; that’s where
our paths diverged.  I’d settle down to work,
you’d start the next month of your Wanderjahr.

I turned the iron key in the rusted lock
(it came, like a detective-story clue,
in a manila envelope, postmarked

elsewhere, unmarked otherwise) while you
stood behind me in the midday heat.
Somnolent shudders marked our progress.  Two

horses grazed on a roof across the street.
You didn’t believe me until you turned around.
They were both old, one mottled gray, one white.

Past the kitchen’s russet dark, we found
bookshelves on both sides of the fireplace:
Verlaine, L’Étranger, Notes from the Underground.

Through an archway, a fresh-plastered staircase
led steeply upward.  In a white room stood
a white-clad brass bed. Sunlight in your face

came from the tree-filled window.  “You did good.”
We laid crisp sheets we would inaugurate
that night, rescued from the grenier a wood-

en table we put under the window.  Date
our homes from that one, to which you returned
the last week of August, on a late

bus, in shorts, like a crew-cut, sunburned
bidasse.  Sunburned, in shorts, a new haircut,
with Auden and a racing pulse I’d earned

by “not being sentimental about
you,"  I sprinted to “La Populaire.”
You walked into my arms when you got out.

At a two minute bus stop, who would care?
“La Populaire” puffed onward to Millau
while we hiked up to the hiatus where

we’d left ourselves when you left St. Guiraud
after an unambiguous decade
of friendship, and some months of something new.

A long week before either of us said
a compromising word acknowledging
what happened every night in the brass bed

and every bird-heralded blue morning
was something we could claim and keep and use;
was, like the house, a place where we could bring

our road-worn, weary selves.
  Now, we’ve a pause
in a year we wouldn’t have wagered on.
Dusk climbs the tiled roof opposite; the blue’s

still sun-soaked; it’s a week now since you’ve gone
to be a daughter in the capital.
(I came north with you as far as Beaune.)

I cook things you don’t like.  Sometimes I fall
asleep, book open, one A.M., sometimes
I long for you all night in Provencal

or langue d’oc, or wish I could, when I’m
too much awake.  My early walk, my late
walk mark the day’s measures like rhyme.

(There’s nothing I hate---perhaps I hate
the adipose deposits on my thighs
---as much as having to stay put and wait!)

Although a day alone cuts tight or lies
too limp sometimes, I know what I didn’t know
a year ago, that makes it the right size:
owned certainty; perpetual surprise.




http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/k-j-leaving-and-coming-back

Quote from: islander on May 23, 2014, 08:17:59 AM
spoiler alert!

you may find this sexier...

Kopi luwak (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aÊ"]), or civet coffee, refers to the seeds of coffee berries once they have been eaten and ingested by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The name is also used for marketing brewed coffee made from the beans. (wikipedia)


An Asian Palm Civet

kopi ko ?

lmfao

Happy Piesta!! Belated gamay. lol

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 22, 2014, 10:59:33 AM


Attending a wedding of a friend. My dad poses with his uncle, Hon. Gabriel Ingles.

Lolo Boy is the Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals. And I was told was the Dean of the College of Law at University of San Carlos. Prior to being selected by His Excellency President Benigno Aquino III to be the Justice of the Court of Appeals, he served as the Regional Trial Court Judge in Region VII (Cebu).

Brother and Sister smiles!


My dad with my Aunt, the DILG Bohol Provincial Director, Madam Ma. Loisella Lucino.

arguably the best position to pour coffee? ha ha ha.

kini may 'arguably the best coffee'...bwahahaha



tisting ko beh. kanang kuan lang ahong i-tistingon, di ko sa coffee, sa kana lang gud, kana gud..diha...

da kuyawa lagi si manang. nag ngisingisi pod, nag pa gesture raba og 'heart' sign sa ijang kamot. bwahahaha.

Nang, mo palit ko'g usang boy bawang beh. pwede pod usang coke. kanang coke jud, dili ko anang pepsi max.

hehehehe

Kamusta Nong !

Aww, okey ra na, sa una ra man toh. ang tinaguwang saying, "Kadto tubig sa ilalom sa taytayan".

Welcome back! Kamusta man pod imong kinabuhi diha sa Florida? Naka balik na ka sa imong yutang natawhan sa Maribojoc?

a good read. thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-XPkhyxGh0#

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 22, 2014, 12:53:28 PM
By 1987 China had stationed nine armies (approximately 400,000 troops) in the Sino-Vietnamese border region, including one along the coast. It had also increased its landing craft fleet and was periodically staging amphibious landing exercises off Hainan Island, across from Vietnam, thereby demonstrating that a future attack might come from the sea.



reference:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/prc-vietnam.htm

geez! talk about 'who's breathing down your neck'.

By 1987 China had stationed nine armies (approximately 400,000 troops) in the Sino-Vietnamese border region, including one along the coast. It had also increased its landing craft fleet and was periodically staging amphibious landing exercises off Hainan Island, across from Vietnam, thereby demonstrating that a future attack might come from the sea.



reference:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/prc-vietnam.htm

The 1979 attack confirmed Hanoi's perception of China as a threat. The PAVN high command henceforth had to assume, for planning purposes, that the Chinese might come again and might not halt in the foothills but might drive on to Hanoi. The border war strengthened Soviet-Vietnamese relations. The Soviet military role in Vietnam increased during the 1980s as the Soviets provided arms to Vietnam; moreover, Soviet ships enjoyed access to the harbors at Danang and Cam Ranh Bay, and Soviet reconnaissance aircraft operated out of Vietnamese airfields. The Vietnamese responded to the Chinese campaign by turning the districts along the China border into "iron fortresses" manned by well-equipped and well-trained paramilitary troops. In all, an estimated 600,000 troops were assigned to counter Chinese operations and to stand ready for another Chinese invasion. The precise dimensions of the frontier operations were difficult to determine, but its monetary cost to Vietnam was considerable.

 The final phase saw the heaviest fighting of the war, climaxing with the capture of Lang Son on 2 March. The Vietnamese adopted their favourite tactics of abandoning urban areas in favor of the built up surrounding hills. The PLA did not contest these strong points. Instead, they pushed through to the urban areas, taking them after fierce close quarter combat. None of the routes into these urban areas were what the West would consider secured.

Hanoi's post-incursion depiction of the border war was that Beijing had sustained a military setback if not an outright defeat. Most observers doubted that China would risk another war with Vietnam in the near future. Gerald Segal, in his 1985 book Defending China, concluded that China's 1979 war against Vietnam was a complete failure: "China failed to force a Vietnamese withdrawal from [Cambodia], failed to end border clashes, failed to cast doubt on the strength of the Soviet power, failed to dispel the image of China as a paper tiger, and failed to draw the United States into an anti-Soviet coalition."

Nevertheless, Bruce Elleman argued that "one of the primary diplomatic goals behind China's attack was to expose Soviet assurances of military support to Vietnam as a fraud. Seen in this light, Beijing's policy was actually a diplomatic success, since Moscow did not actively intervene, thus showing the practical limitations of the Soviet-Vietnamese military pact. ... China achieved a strategic victory by minimizing the future possibility of a two-front war against the USSR and Vietnam."

After the war both China and Vietnam reorganized their border defenses. In 1986 China deployed twenty-five to twenty-eight divisions and Vietnam thirty-two divisions along their common border.

 The element of surprise had been lost. The Vietnamese battle hardened militia were well dug in and waiting. In contrast, the PLA mobilized second class garrison troops. The PLA's best-armed and best-trained troops faced North, against much tougher possible Soviet retaliation.

None of these deficiencies were addressed before the PLA attacked on 17 February 1979. The PLA attacked Vietnam through 26 points of entry. Immediately, the volume of battle management overwhelmed the PLA's limited C3. The front line units experienced human casualties and equipment failures that could not sustain battle momentum. Moreover, company commanders would rather wait for tank and recoilless rifle support before taking on Vietnamese entrenched positions. The front line units exhausted themselves, forcing a re-supply much earlier than planned. Re-enforcement and re-supply were brought forward to shore up the units. The 26 unwieldy prongs were consolidated into a more manageable 9 aiming at Cao Bang, Lang Son, Hang Lien Sen, Lai Chou and Quang Ninh.

 In February 1979 China attacked along virtually the entire Sino-Vietnamese border in a brief, limited campaign that involved ground forces only. The Chinese attack came at dawn on the morning of 17 February 1979, and employed infantry, armor, and artillery. Air power was not employed then or at any time during the war. Within a day, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) had advanced some eight kilometers into Vietnam along a broad front. It then slowed and nearly stalled because of heavy Vietnamese resistance and difficulties within the Chinese supply system. On February 21, the advance resumed against Cao Bang in the far north and against the all-important regional hub of Lang Son. Chinese troops entered Cao Bang on February 27, but the city was not secured completely until March 2. Lang Son fell two days later. On March 5, the Chinese, saying Vietnam had been sufficiently chastised, announced that the campaign was over. Beijing declared its "lesson" finished and the PLA withdrawal was completed on March 16.

No amount of strategic propaganda can cover the PLA's tactical failures of the Sino-Vietnam War. The campaign was racked by mistakes ranging from training and preparation to using Red Army meatgrinder tactics that the PLA had neither the training, the resources nor the experience to perform. The problems arising from the training should have stopped the campaign but no senior officer put a stop to an overly ambitious plan. The lack of proper maps and compasses resulted in troops getting lost during training. Radio waves wrapped themselves around the hilly terrain. Operations officers did not have the training or experience to properly equip their troops, resulting in units going without water for 24 to 48 hours after first contact.

China's relations with Vietnam began to deteriorate seriously in the mid-1970s. After Vietnam joined the Soviet-dominated Council for Mutual Economic Cooperation (Comecon) and signed the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with the Soviet Union in 1978, China branded Vietnam the "Cuba of the East" and called the treaty a military alliance. Incidents along the Sino-Vietnamese border increased in frequency and violence. In December 1978 Vietnam invaded Cambodia, quickly ousted the pro-Beijing Pol Pot regime, and overran the country.

China's twenty-nine-day incursion into Vietnam in February 1979 was a response to what China considered to be a collection of provocative actions and policies on Hanoi's part. These included Vietnamese intimacy with the Soviet Union, mistreatment of ethnic Chinese living in Vietnam, hegemonistic "imperial dreams" in Southeast Asia, and spurning of Beijing's attempt to repatriate Chinese residents of Vietnam to China.

What they need is a legally binding code of conduct of the seas. It would be fortuitous if they all can find a way to jointly explore and develop gas reserves.

Manila after the war

the city was 'liberated'.

in truth, manila was pulverized to the ground.

the city was rebuilt from ashes.

Manila before the war:

reference: wikipedia

For the rest of the month the Americans and Filipino guerrillas mopped up resistance throughout the city. With Intramuros secured on 4 March, Manila was officially liberated, but large areas of the city had been leveled. The battle left 1,010 U.S. soldiers dead and 5,565 wounded. An estimated 100,000 Filipinos civilians were killed, both deliberately by the Japanese and from artillery and aerial bombardment by the U.S. military force. 16,665 Japanese dead were counted within Intramuros alone.

In the month-long battle, the Americans and Japanese inflicted worse destruction on Manila than the German Luftwaffe had exacted upon London, which resulted in the destruction of the city and in a death toll comparable to that of the Tokyo firebombing or the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

The Battle of Manila  also known as the Liberation of Manila, fought from 3 February-3 March 1945 by American, Filipino, and Japanese forces, was part of the 1945 Philippine campaign. The one-month battle, which culminated in a terrible bloodbath and total devastation of the city, was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater, and ended almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines (1942â€"1945). The city's capture was marked as General Douglas MacArthur's key to victory in the campaign of reconquest.

the bodies of the dead. along the river.

the decapitation of a chinese man.

the death of an innocent child. imperial soldiers threw a child in midair, catching him at the point of bayonet.
this picture disgusts me.

another burial. note, the victims are still alive.

imperial soldiers burying chinese men alive. 

chinese baby crying. his fate remains unknown. god only knows.

the following are actual photographs taken in nanjing / nanking.

the glorious victory of imperial soldiers. there is no glory in these images.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1aLFfk_kqY#ws

this video was taken from the movie 'the city of life and death'.

i recommend this movie. a must watch.

a morbid scene. a reminder of the war crimes committed by imperial soldiers.
over 200,000 Chinese civilians were killed by imperial soldiers.
to this day, there is no formal apology.

Guangzhou (Canton), a prosperous metropolis full of vigor, is the capital city of Guangdong Province located along the south coastline of China. Being an excellent port on the Pearl River navigable to the South China Sea, and with fast accessibility to Hong Kong and Macau, the city serves as the political, economic, scientific, educational and cultural center in Guangdong area.

Being the first cities benefited from the Reform and Opening Up policy since 1978, the city acts as the pioneer of the economic development of the country, with thousands of large, small and medium-sized enterprises, which offer more job opportunities and make the city a heavily populated area. The city is especially prosperous in commerce, tourism, dining, finance and real estate. For travelers, this place shows much attraction through its famous sights such as the Five Ram Statue in Yuexiu Park, Pearl River and White Cloud Mountain.


Reference: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/guangzhou.htm

I'm preparing for my trip to Guangzhou sometime next year. As they say, the best way to prepare for a trip abroad is to do some research. I'm dedicating this thread on the sights, sounds, eats, etc of Guangzhou and surrounding areas.

Quote from: vrglguapo on May 22, 2014, 09:59:14 AM
A woman with a beautiful body and mind is the best.

     

Its okay to be successful, more power to him that he is able to be a businessman / land owner. I just don't like the corruption he is involved in.

he he he. lipay gayud ko naka kita ani picture. Tio Boy and Dad.

Quote from: islander on May 22, 2014, 11:17:58 AM
our account is that our great grandfather is one of FOUR Tan brothers who came to the philippines.  i wonder if one of the brothers is your own great grandfather or great great grandfather.  the sad part is not one of us can get the name of our own great grandfather (or it hasn't reached me, the assigned chronicler).  can you help me with their names, lorenz?  it looks like your own account is my best source now.  i'm leaving for cagayan tomorrow...

I meant to say four, not five. There were four brothers.

Tita, I was able to connect with a distant relative through tubag bohol, who now is based in Canada. His username here is Ricky Caluen, his grandfather went back to China during the 1930's, the same time that my great-grandfather went back to China in 1930's. His name was Tan Pico (Pico Tan). The only difference was that my great grandfather came back to the Philippines. Ricky Caluen comes from the late Mr. Pico Tan, whom i was told had children. I am trying to find out the names of the 2 other brothers. I do believe that there is a possibility your grandfather may be one of the 2 brothers.

My late grand aunt told me that one of the brothers settled in Cebu, and was an employee in the Chinese Consulate there. I think the best way for us to unearth this information is to go to the Church in Valencia and find out baptismal , marriage certificates. Since my great-grandfather was married in Valencia, they have their marriage information as documented by the church. I believe in attendance were his three other brothers. This will be my next goal next time I am home.

Until then, Tita, that is all i can share. Do enjoy your reunion in Cagayan De Oro, and extend warm and auspicious regards from my family.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtnJfOJGBUw#ws

Quote from: islander on May 22, 2014, 11:01:47 AM
thanks, lorenz.  was this in valencia?  i kind of expected you to be there as you may have planned, you know.

i'm here now for our own reunion (clan reunion, 3 generations) starting tomorrow in cagayan de oro city (because the host is the branch of an uncle who has relocated from valencia to that city).

i may have to share, with your permission, what you shared here in this forum about your ancestors.  our clan's account is that we're also descended from one of the tan brothers.  as fate would have it, yours is a clearer account.

The Tan brothers. Its amazing really. The 5 brothers that came to Bohol, eventually would have decendents all over the Philippines, and from the looks of it, all over the world.

Tita, I will share with you the name of the village where the Tan brothers came from. The home of our great, great grandmother and great, great grandfather. As far as I know, they are burried in the ancestral grave. My cousins and I want to find it and visit them. Pohon, pohon.

Yes, that's in Valencia. But the only one not pictured is my Uncle Alex, he is abroad man gud. I wish he was there kai we wanted to see him. Pohon, pohon.

Next time, I'm planning to take my siblings with me to GUANGZHOU, CHINA. We're going to visit the home village of my great grand father. At first i was worried because my mastery of Chinese is very bad, rustic at best. But i found out that my cousin Jet actually is fluent in Mandarin. So far, im planning that all 12 of us cousins will go together. My brothers already asked me if we can also visit northern China pod, so the plan is to go to Guangdong Province, and then go deep and visit the Great Wall and the Imperial Palace in Beijing.

Boy oh boy! I'm excited !

Yes, you can share my family's record. The more the merrier. I'm still also trying to connect with some distant relatives in Guindulman, apparently a brother of Lolo Mariano settled there.

Attending a wedding of a friend. My dad poses with his uncle, Hon. Gabriel Ingles.

This summer my father was able to have a small reunion with his side of the family; Lucino-Ingles Clan

Left to right: Inday Katherine, Mama Linda, Papa Romeo, Uncle Jun, Daddy, Mommy and Mommy Leste

Kini maka lipay gajod nako, to see my Uncles and Aunts on my Mother's side. TAN-SALVO reunion.



Left to right: Mama linda, Tita Pemia, Mommy Leste, Papa Romeo and Kuya Joseph.

This past April, my mom and dad went back to the Philippines. It was a special occasion for my mom, who was able to have a reunion with her brothers and sister. Share pod ko diri.


From left to right: Mama Linda, Tita Pemia, Mommy Leste, Papa Romeo, Mommy, Daddy, Kuya Joseph, Uncle Jun, Tita Lerma, Ate Forlyn and Inday Katherine

Simply a fantastic recording produced by Wang Sheng Di. The recording features Chen Jiebing on Erhu.

a traditional chinese song

ç'¶æ— 舞曲

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtLrE1W9Pbw#

Just trust in Him and He will continue to lead you safely through all things. Where you cannot walk, He will carry you in His arms.

- St. Francis de Sales

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 22, 2014, 10:30:51 AM


...Keep a tight grasp of Christ's hand. Whenever you find yourself with more than you can handle, do not panic, but look to Christ.

(Letters 449; O. XIV, pp. 7-8)

Amen.

May 22

Even though we commit many faults through human weakness, we should not become upset. While detesting the fact that we have offended God, we can still experience a certain joy in humility and a kind of delight in our miseries. In the midst of all the occupations of each day, see to it that you do not become too absorbed in material things. Keep a tight grasp of Christ's hand. Whenever you find yourself with more than you can handle, do not panic, but look to Christ.

(Letters 449; O. XIV, pp. 7-8)

May 21

When we have to suffer some little misfortunes, we often do the opposite of what the Divine Master has taught us. We complain and feel sorry for ourselves, telling everyone our troubles in the most minute details. We think that our trouble is insupportable, small though it may be, and that the sufferings of others are nothing in comparison with ours. So we become impatient and make a nuisance of ourselves. In a word, it is pitiable to see how poorly we imitate the patience of Jesus Christ. Forgetting His own suffering, He was in no way anxious that people knew about them; it was sufficient for Him that His Heavenly Father knew.

(Sermons 29; O. IX, pp. 282-283)

pwede kopiko?

hehe, isn't it? glad you like it, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we0mk_J0zyc#

he he he, kinsa man pod mo lingkod sa chair? ang white gf ?

More power !

yes, let us pray for that.

Quote from: islander on May 16, 2014, 01:06:30 PM
rest in peace, buddies.

but come on, the chinese among you have no fault.  they're just trying to make a living.  go after those chinese government policymakers.  don't pick on the helpless ones.  fight a moral fight.  sigh.  

rest in peace. they were unfairly targeted for the actions of their national government.

i pray that the Filipino people will not reiterate such barbarism.

Quote from: islander on May 20, 2014, 09:44:29 AM
What is motivating China?

On the surface, oil would seem to be the reason China has waded into the disputed area but analysts say politics are clearly at play.

"This kind of a move by putting an oil rig in this sort of place, you could say it's a carte blanche to allow China to enhance its naval operations in the region and to project its power further out into the South China Sea," Neill said.

It's not the first time China has stepped on regional sensitivities by making high profile and deliberate incursions into contested tracts. There have been tense encounters between Japan and China over the Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands in recent years, and China has locked horns with the Philippines over competing claims to the Scarborough Shoal.

In a statement released May 7, the U.S. State Department characterized China's latest move as a "part of a broader pattern of Chinese behavior to advance its claims over disputed territory in a manner that undermines peace and stability in the region."

Its hard to believe , diba? Just 10 years ago, the relationship between China and the Philippines was resilient. I mean, i met many  good Filipinos who touted that the Philippines should bolster its relationship with China. That the future of the Philippines is with China and not with the United States.

Boy o boy how the winds have turned. noh? The future, truly, is unpredictable.

How a perceived friend could turn into such a hungry competitor.

Quote from: islander on May 20, 2014, 08:59:08 AM
di lang unta intawon kay daghan ra ba nato ang kaliwat ug intsik, maangin ug ahat simbako.

correct. let's pray that the policies of certain governments will not be placated towards innocent people.

Let us not fret, Mike. Let us have hope, and most of all, pray for the change of peace in that corner of the world.

God hears the cries of the innocents.

Seeing this image brings forth feelings of both sadness and hope. Sadness because I was actually there in Kieve for an entire summer back in 2006 when I studied in Kiev Mohyla Academy University in an exchange program. I had, in all tense and purposes, become an adopted son of Kiev; developing a love for the local people, their struggling society post-Soviet as it may have been. The hopes and dreams of friends i knew then -- comes back to my mind. I am reminded of my frequent strolls around Maidan in that summer of '06, with my cup of coffee on hand and talking to my then-room mates Sergey and Yaroslav. I have lost contant with those two over the years and I hope that they were both unharmed during the recent fighting.

Hope. The feeling of hope comes to mind seeing the image of the Cross of Christ in the hands of priests and workers of peace. For me, it brings a glimmer of hope that Faith is not dead, and that tho it works through inward illumination, the image of the Cross staved the fingers of would be murders from pulling their weapons' triggers. May the Image of the Cross continue to promote peace, even now. In the Ukraine, in Russia.

My prayers go out to my old friends there, and may peace always reign. The Cross of Christ bless us...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeDtJ21uIo0#ws

"Z namy Boh, rozumijte narody. God is with us, understand this, you, the nations. "

-Old Ukrainian religious song. Ukrainian church chant. By choir "Dudaryk", Lviv, Ukraine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pVCKV6Zzqc#ws

ha ha ha aw. aprob!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVFcHKDbnbc#ws

ha ha, aww, sabagay, ma hadlok pod ta og kumutkumuton ra ta sa ining bayhana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyc6QyDaOBg#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK9Ae9DsWuc#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBbyglq37E#

My o my! Pardon my absence, Tita. So much to attend to here in this vale of tears that we call life and work ! I trust that despite my absence, you were able to feel that I did think of you. Thank you for thinking of me, and calling to me. hehe.

With Love,
Always,
Lorenzo

he he he, i have a feeling he's enjoying the strolls around Bohol. But that's just a feeling.

Warm regards to Fr. Roel and friends

Isug diay si Nanay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UllnsrlZDI0#ws

haha, desperation turns to quackery?

Breath taking view

hehe! praying for your success, brod Mike!

Manay Tess, please include me in your prayers. Please and Thank You!

hehehe, reminds me of a jewish mystical book i read back in college. they expressed the notion of the universe' continual birth and recycling. and this was an expression of the power of Adonai.

hehe, "siwwi siwwi putteh tat!"

what we were, does not define what we will become. what defines the future is the now...and what we do to influence the future.

through God's mercy...

I like that one.

Quote from: islander on March 14, 2014, 01:09:16 PM
This is most unfortunate for Chinoys, but China’s bullying of the Philippines is even more unfortunate for all Filipinos. Many Filipinos have become citizens of many other countries. At least four million of them are citizens of the United States. Should conflict and war loom large between the Philippines and the United States, then Fil-Ams will find themselves forced to show their loyalty to their country of citizenship.

Chinoys have another situation. They control the wealth of the Philippines as gleaned from the latest list of the richest persons in the Philippines. As such, public attention and expectation will be focused on them and their actuation as conflict deepens due to China’s bullying. Loyalty is serious business, and becomes deadly so in times of war.

Naturally. There are over 1.3 million pure chinese living in the philippines, and estimated around 18-27% of filipino population have chinese ancestry; around 25 million people. This is as large as the entire population of the nation of malaysia. cultural and historical ties with china is undeniable.

a war will not be good for both nations. this is why diplomacy must hold the day.

despite the rhetoric of some hawks in the chinese military, overall, the pla and the plaan have remained calm and have not fired shots at filipinos. i dont think they (china) want a war either; considering the consequences.

Okay, in my honest opinion, a war won't be good for either parties. Diplomacy should and must rule the day.

Rest in peace !

Cool beans!

Hehehe. D'aww...!

Hehehe! D'aww!   

Hehehe. Don't you know our parents' love is eternal?

A mother's and father 's love is but an example of God's love for us.

I know you miss your papa. But you should know that your papa loves you and even now still loves you. Death does not separate that love. For Love is....Eternal.

Bwahahahaha! en ader werdz... Ginagastos Gina-wala na....

Trabaho napod...

lol , busy diay ning buhay sa milyonir eh, nong hubag og bai bugsay?

Abaw linti gid! Sang kwarta ginapiko ginapala ... !