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or it could be isles when she's at cebu's Crown Regency Hotel.

he he he he. botoyitot during vacation to shangrila hotel.

3rd Day



Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It. We beg this grace of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Quote from: islander on June 26, 2012, 08:40:34 AM

philippine louis vuitton bags.  very accessible.  moingon na gani si banana republic nga gai kog louis vuitton bags, kahibawo na ko unsay iyang gusto.

ha ha ha! creative lagi ni!

Quote from: islander on June 26, 2012, 02:32:45 PM
for all we know, she looks like hello kitty.

ha ha ha, aww mao pod.

he he he , klaro kaayo OA and driver.

Thailand is also known as the prostitution capital of the world.

Free with complimentary STD of your choice:

1. Herpes Simplex
2. Gonorrhea
3. Chlamydia
4. Genital Warts

Ayaw na lang kai hugaw...

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 26, 2012, 02:16:12 PM

Dog Servant: It's More Fun in Thailand

luoya pod 'tawn ang french bulldog! cute raba.

Quote from: islander on June 26, 2012, 02:23:44 PM
hahaha!  arang gajod.  they only want thai women to accost the men?

he he he, some of beautiful thai "women" are actually he-she.

Quote from: islander on June 26, 2012, 02:21:17 PM
thanks, lorenz.  i'm doing my best to get over that.  time is my ally in this. 

early this evening, i'm going to the vet clinic with the banana republic to get our cat who was boarded while we went on a recent trip to cebu.  also, i already found a good home for the cat that i rescued recently; our own cat (the one that we boarded with a vet) just would not accept this latest rescued cat that's why.  for every bad news, there's some good news after all.   

yes, isles, and what matters is that your kindness to puppee was felt by him and his owner. keep on doing the right thing. and may God bless your merciful works on the animals. it correlates with today's Divine Mercy daily prayer, which asks all of us to keep on doing acts of mercy, which pleases our Lord Jesus Christ.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 26, 2012, 02:20:35 PM

Funny Thailand Sign

he he he, but not all arabs are muslim.

I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth; I declare what is right.

-Isaiah 45: 19

But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.

-Deuteronomy 4: 29

I have learned that one of the pastors in my parish is actually also a doctor, who left medicine and entered the royal priesthood. truly, a wise man, and a brave man at that.

How to answer the calling when one is already in another profession? Proper discernment of this calling?

he he he, pyesta na diay!

i'm really sorry that you had to find out that puppee was hurt, isles. i completely empathize for you. sige, i will read these links. ayaw'g pa guol , ha, you did your best to care for the pup.

3 times a day.

there there isles. feel better na..

Dr. Mendes would say to me (he is a native of Lucena in Luzon), "Pareng Al, tama na! my turn na!"
And i would say in cebuano, "sabah dinha, Job, my turn pa!" ha ha ha!

Crazy times during 1st year medicine proper.

Quote from: islander on June 26, 2012, 12:13:50 PM
i'm not afraid.  para doctor...   what i'm afraid of is the needle.  how i hate it when i'm pricked for blood samples.

ang akong di ganahan is the long wait.  also, i noticed most doctors here aren't too keen on insurance.  they prefer patients who bring cash.  i can't blame them.  insurance companies aren't also too keen on paying.  doctors say these companies pay only 80% of the total cost at most.  so the gimmick in hospitals is they charge more for patients with insurance.  an example is the x-ray, which i noticed.  normally, laboratories charge only 350 pesos per chest x-ray.  in the case of the insured, like me, the bill is 500 pesos. 

lately, i wanted an executive physical check-up.  the doctor told me that it's not possible as they only check for complaints.  i said well, i'm complaining about everything about me.  he cannot hide his smile.  still, he denied me a thorough check-up.  i told the banana republic to complain about this to the insurance company because our monthly insurance payments are not something to sneeze at.   

it all goes down to money matters.  sad.

he he he, at first, i was afraid of needles. when i was a 1st year medical student, i dreaded going to anatomy and physiology class because my professor made it a point that we , or as he used to refer to us as, "student doctors", not be afraid of the instruments we are to use.

the first time i had to stick myself with a needle was pure anguish. after a while, i became numb to the pain so to say. my friend and fellow colleague, Dr. Mendes, who is now currently doing his internal medicine rotation, used to sit with me on the corner while we poked ourselves to perfect our IV access skills. lol!

Now, i think i safely say that i am adequate at getting peripheral iv access.

dili na ko ma hadlok sa needle. promise.

I know of a person who i used to be friends with in college who is a chronic pot smoker. He smokes marijuana on a regular basis and he spends $500 a week on his supplies. He is very poor and his dependency on this drug, which is highly addictive, is causing him financial problems.

Marijuana like any other schedule I drugs such as methamphetamine (shabu) , crack cocaine, have a high propensity to cause physical and psychological dependence.

This is why it remains illegal. Their risks outweighs any of their "claimed" benefits.

The other day, I thought of my Nanay Millie (she was my lolo's cousin), who past away early this year. I thought of her out of no where, and i cried because of my longing for her.

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 26, 2012, 08:58:35 AM

The sunset that makes you laugh... 

he he he rumble en da jungle sunset.

A Pinoy sunset.    

The unrequited lover's sunset.

Quote from: chicogon on June 26, 2012, 06:20:00 AM

I love this one , Father R  !

Any TB members here who are afraid to see a doctor ; is that your basis of not seeing a doctor on a regular basis? I would like to know the reasons why you do see your doctor or the reasons why you don't see him/ her.

Why is it that in the hospital we are barred from talking about God and one's faith, but when a patient asks a physician or clinician, "Can you pray for me?", we are instructed to say, "Yes, I will", even if a physician does not believe in a particular deity or subscribes to a particular religion?

Why are we , as medical providers, trained in medical school not to talk about religion, spirituality, yet we attest to the fact that patient's spirituality actually increases their survival time and increases healing time?

Oh the hypocrisies....

How often do you get a medical check up and see your doctor?

Phil Health should not only cover pre-natal care, but also post-natal care for the infants in the Philippines !! A problem that is pragmatic in Filipino children is malnourishment and proper medical checkup. The nation can benefit by granting children have right to free care in the Philippine hospital systems.

Don't stop there, also give free health care for the elderly ! The young and the elderly are two very vulnerable population groups.

Good !!!

Quote from: statesville on June 26, 2012, 10:04:16 AM
I'm currently on Metformin to assist  in reduction of my triglycerides pero dili pa ko type 2 DM,
so maayong balita  nakatabang  gyud diay....

It is a good prophylactic, States. Metformin or Glucophage.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 26, 2012, 09:44:25 AM
The commonly prescribed diabetes drug metformin reduces the overall cancer risk in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a large review study presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.

"Type 2 diabetes increases the risk for several types of cancer, "said lead author Diego Espinoza-Peralta, an endocrinologist with Mexico's National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition in Mexico City. "Our findings suggest that the regular use of metformin -- a low-cost medication -- reduces this risk, compared with not taking metformin."

Espinoza-Peralta and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of reported studies that evaluated cancer risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes. They analyzed seven relevant studies that included more than 32,400 Type 2 diabetic patients who had no other known condition that increased their cancer risk.

The investigators found that the odds of getting any type of cancer was 38 percent less with daily continuous use of metformin than for those with no exposure to metformin. This risk reduction extended to certain types of cancers, specifically colon and breast cancer, which are among the cancers that studies have found to occur more often in people with Type 2 diabetes. There was no risk reduction, however, in pancreatic cancer, another type of cancer for which people with Type 2 diabetes are at increased risk. - PNA

Also to note; patients with DIABETES MELLITUS I, II are prone to developing a condition called  - PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY.

It is actually proven , clinically, that DM patients who take Ace Inhibitors can also slow the progression of peripheral neuropathy.

Quote from: statesville on June 26, 2012, 10:49:58 AM
Karong buwana pa ko sugod ug take ani kay akong triglycerides over 300 result sa lab test, I hope  so mous-us akong timbang..

States,

If you were my patient, I would recommend the following medical treatment regimen:

1. Niacin
2. Atorvostatin
3. Eat more fiber , or you can go to target and take fiber supplements.


The Niacin and Atorvostatin has ability to reduce your LDL, increase your HDL and also reduce the triglyceride level. Taken together, it has a good synergistic effect. The green leafy veggies (fiber intake) will help reduce the Triglycerides.

Good Luck !

Quote from: islander on June 26, 2012, 10:32:47 AM
side effect kuno ang weight reduction, matod pa sa akong nabasahan sa web.  na-worried man god si banana republic nga naniwang kuno ko, mao nga akong gi-check.  ni-45kgs na god ko, nahibalik sa 43kgs.  padung na tingali mokunhod imong weight.  once a day ko aning tambala at 500mg starting last january.  tingali bag-o ka pang ga-tomar.   

Dili lang weight reduction. One major side effect of metformin is: METABOLIC ACIDOSIS.

So it is good to keep that in check.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 21, 2012, 05:50:27 AM

Truth or Fiction: Marijuana Benefits

The comment on the lower right hand quadrant indicating anti-neoplastic qualities of cannabis is quite misleading. There is a fundamental difference in "evidence" for anti-neoplasm to "clinically safe for human trials" , which requires the passing of phase I, II, III trials. As of now, the best way to treat cancer is through medicines that target the DNA of fast replicating cancers, drugs that include the following:

1. Vincristine
2. Vinblastine
3. Paclitaxel
4. Methotrexate
etc etc.

Cannabis does not target the genetic level, which is the catalyst of cancer.

Again, pro-marijuana junkies do not have the medical knowledge and are disseminating eclectically confusing information to the lay population. Foolish imbeciles.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 26, 2012, 10:05:52 AM
by pna

Senator Loren Legarda, alarmed at the continued rise in the number of dengue cases in the Philippines, again stressed that climate change is a major factor in the increase of deaths due to various illnesses.

Legarda, chairperson of the Senate committee on climate change, noted a study by Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2010 revealed that it is not disasters but diseases that cause the most number of deaths by climate change.

“Climate change, especially in tropical countries like the Philippines, creates more rainfall and warmer temperatures. Coupled with the worsening solid waste management problem in our cities, we have conditions that provide optimal breeding for disease-carrying mosquitoes,” she said.

According to the Department of Health (DOH), there have been 32,193 cases of dengue infection documented between January and June this year.

This is a figure 3.89 percent higher than the 30,989 cases recorded in the same period last year. The National Capital Region had 7,670 cases, Central Luzon had 5, 552 cases, and CALABARZON had 4, 508 cases.

“There is a wider trend here which the public must be made aware of. These global trends in weather conditions are already manifesting their effects on our very doorsteps, and with the increase in percentage of dengue cases this year, it is clear that we need to do more and act fast,” she stressed.

Legarda, in an earlier statement, urged the DOH to strengthen its initiatives on disease and health surveillance and enhance its awareness campaigns on climate-sensitive diseases, not limited to dengue but including other major diseases related to climate change.

“The same report revealed that each year, 350,000 people die because of health hazards related to climate change, like pulmonary infections, malaria, cholera, heatstroke, and skin infections. If we remain complacent, climate change will claim at least 800,000 deaths per year by 2030,” she said.

“What we are seeing here are the fundamental links among climate conditions, the ecosystem, and the impact that human beings are making on the environment.

The Philippine population stands at 92 million. The nation's population is increasing despite a limited medical health care system. With limited number of doctors serving in the rural regions of the Philippines, where most of the dengue cases are reported, this problem will remain. In order to reduce the cases, one needs to increase medical infrastructure in the Philippines by assigning more Doctors to the rural areas; implementing anti-mosquito tactics, and provision of emergency medical care. Unless these dispositions and limitations are considered, dengue will remain an endemic problem for the Philippines, irregardless of environmental (climactic) alteration.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 21, 2012, 05:50:27 AM

Truth or Fiction: Marijuana Benefits

Such a stupid poster. Can I say clinically mitigated?

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 26, 2012, 10:57:41 AM
There is also a quantitative relationship in cannabis use and increased schizophrenic cases.

The pro-marijuana junkies forget to mention that.

http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/news/20110207/earlier-onset-of-schizophrenia-linked-to-pot

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 26, 2012, 10:57:41 AM
There is also a quantitative relationship in cannabis use and increased schizophrenic cases.

The pro-marijuana junkies forget to mention that.

http://healthland.time.com/2011/02/07/marijuana-linked-with-earlier-onset-of-schizophrenia-in-research-review/

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 26, 2012, 10:32:10 AM
as if her opinion on dengue would pay hospital bills.

Just adding to her future re-election campaign ; she will cite said human services programs and objectives to garner more votes.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 26, 2012, 10:05:52 AM
by pna

Senator Loren Legarda, alarmed at the continued rise in the number of dengue cases in the Philippines, again stressed that climate change is a major factor in the increase of deaths due to various illnesses.

Legarda, chairperson of the Senate committee on climate change, noted a study by Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2010 revealed that it is not disasters but diseases that cause the most number of deaths by climate change.

“Climate change, especially in tropical countries like the Philippines, creates more rainfall and warmer temperatures. Coupled with the worsening solid waste management problem in our cities, we have conditions that provide optimal breeding for disease-carrying mosquitoes,” she said.

According to the Department of Health (DOH), there have been 32,193 cases of dengue infection documented between January and June this year.

This is a figure 3.89 percent higher than the 30,989 cases recorded in the same period last year. The National Capital Region had 7,670 cases, Central Luzon had 5, 552 cases, and CALABARZON had 4, 508 cases.

“There is a wider trend here which the public must be made aware of. These global trends in weather conditions are already manifesting their effects on our very doorsteps, and with the increase in percentage of dengue cases this year, it is clear that we need to do more and act fast,” she stressed.

Legarda, in an earlier statement, urged the DOH to strengthen its initiatives on disease and health surveillance and enhance its awareness campaigns on climate-sensitive diseases, not limited to dengue but including other major diseases related to climate change.

“The same report revealed that each year, 350,000 people die because of health hazards related to climate change, like pulmonary infections, malaria, cholera, heatstroke, and skin infections. If we remain complacent, climate change will claim at least 800,000 deaths per year by 2030,” she said.

“What we are seeing here are the fundamental links among climate conditions, the ecosystem, and the impact that human beings are making on the environment.

Easy solution to this: Increase prophylactic measures throughout the Philippines !

Easy solution to this: delete facebook.

There is also a quantitative relationship in cannabis use and increased schizophrenic cases.

The pro-marijuana junkies forget to mention that.

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

-Jeremiah 29: 13

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."

-Matthew 7: 7

2nd Day


Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service,* that they may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company of chosen ones in Your vineyard -- upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.

Great movie !

General Douglas MacArthur regarded the Filipino soldier very highly saying, "“Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.”

He was right. Some 7,500 Filipino soldiers sent to Korea were responsible for neutralizing some 50,000 of the enemy (Chinese & North Korean).

In other words 1 Filipino Division  = 1 Enemy Army

Quote from: chicogon on June 26, 2012, 06:24:10 AM
One of my grandfathers (igsoon sa akong lolo) from Balilihan was sent to Korea during the war; he used to tell us stories about the Korean War when I was in college in the mid 70's...

They were truly warriors. In the Battle of Yultong Bridge, the Philippine 10th battalion killed over 550 Chinese Army soldiers, while suffering only 12 killed in action and some 38 wounded in action.

The Philippine Army was so efficient at killing Chinese soldiers because the Philippine Army, back then, was battle hardened. The Philippines had recently quashed the Hukbalalahap Communist Insurgency in the late1940s to early 1950. The soldiers sent to Korea were battle hardened troops of the Philippine Army.

Estimates say that for every Filipino soldier killed in Korea, 15 Chinese or North Korean were also killed.

Chinese army soldiers and North Korean soldiers also feared the Filipino soldiers because they were renowned to use bolos in hand to hand combat.

The Glorious Ascension of Our Holy Mother Mary, Mother of Word Incarnate:

Caudal View:

Anterior view:

The Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar is located in Zaragoza Province, Kingdom of Spain.

Battle of Yultong Bridge


In April 22-23, 1951, the Philippine 10th Battalion Combat Team fought one of its many battles and perhaps, the greatest battles that the Fighting 10th ever fought in the Korean War.

After the Operation Rugged and six days in the regimental reserves, the Philippine battalion returned to the frontline and relieved the 1st Battalion of the 65th United States Infantry. Colonel Dionisio S. Ojeda divided the battalion into separate units. Deploying the A and B Companies with the Tank Company (tank-less) on the frontline while, the Reconnaissance and C Companies remained in reserve. The Philippine battalion was flanked by the 2nd Battalion of the US 65th Infantry on the left and the 2nd Battalion of the Turkish Brigade on the right.

Here’s the account of the battle from South Korea’s Ministry of Defense (Vol. VI., pp. 313-315):

    Just after the dusk, supported by the heavy bombardment of mortar and artillery, the hordes of Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unleashed their First Spring Offensive toward Seoul, directing their main effort against the I US Corps along the Chorwon-Seoul corridor. The Turkish were the first to hit and their lines were penetrated as far as the reserve battalion position. This sudden situation caused to expose the right flank of the Philippine BCT’s B Company. The CCF forces shifted their assault toward B Company by a frontal attack 30 minutes after midnight and then another enemy wave hit the gap between B and Tank Company positions. The whole Battalion was soon subjected to intensive small arms and artillery fire. The left platoon (led by Lieutenant Jose Artiaga) of B Company was pushed back from their position at 0300 hours and, after four hours of furious combat, the enemy infiltrated as deeply as C Company in the reserve area. Each company  was dispersed and fought in confusion without contact among and between units. The Battalion command post also became a target of small arms fire. Notwithstanding, battered B Company succeeded in closing the perimeter of C Company at dawnbreak of the 23rd. All of cooks, chaplain, medics and drivers came to pick up guns and committed into the last stand. C Company was ordered to withdraw at 0640 hours when it was counterattacking with the support of Reconnaissance Company.

    Three rifle companies also pulled out from their positions under cover of Reconnaissance Company but Tank Company could not be contacted until the radio communication became operational at noon.

    In the meantime, Tank Company desperately held its positions and made a counterattack to retake the position of Lieutenant Artiaga’s platoon in order to recover the dead and wounded. When the radio communication was restored at 1230 hours, Captain Conrado Yap, Commander of Tank Company, was ordered to withdraw. However, Captain Yap and his men were on their way to counterattack. When a hill was taken, they counted less than one squad was left of this platoon and found still missing Corporal Bengala. Captain Yap called for volunteers to further search. It was two hours before sunset. A burst of fire from concealed nest had caught Captain Yap squarely on the front. For this action, he was posthumously awarded the Philippine Medal of Valor.

    During this action, the CCF losses were more than 500 killed and two captured, while the Philippine BCT suffered with 12 KIA, 38 WIA and 6 MIA.



The Philippine 10th Battalion Combat Team counter-attacking at Yultong on 23 April 1951



http://theunknowngazette.blogspot.com/2010/09/philippines-in-korean-war-60th.html

The Philippine 10th Battalion Combat Team (PEFTOK) marching drill in front of then President Elpidio Quirino and then United Nations General Assembly President Carlos P. Romulo in Rizal Memorial Stadium, September 2, 1950

During this time, the Philippines had the strongest air force, navy, and army in the Asia-Pacific region. During this time, the 1950's, the Philippines had the 2nd strongest economy in Asia, second only to Japan.

Philippine Army soldier in Korea.

Wow! Sweet corn eh?

Racist ning bataa kai Bombai man ang doctora.

Are you a big fan of Orlando Bloom, Bai Hubag?

Jerusalem , Israel.



Hmm, truly revolutionary...

Sunset in Jerusalem, Israel

Quote from: islander on June 19, 2012, 01:25:38 AM
ang ako, mao nga mahadlok si fafa dear nga molatos:

ha ha ha, delikado ni kai naa rabay parents nga hilig mo bakos , way ka defend ana gajud!

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 24, 2012, 01:41:56 AM

Body Scrub

He he he, daghan kaayo nga tugnawng sapa sa Leyte ! Lami gayud mo ligoh didto.

Afterwards, she served me fresh jack fruit ! In Binisayang Cebuano we call it 'Nankga' , but in Binisayang Hiligaynon, they call it "Langka"

Considering their deceitfulness and their disgusting goals to hurt innocent women, lami ni sila i feed sa buaya sa Manila Zoo.

I tried Kansi this weekend when my babycakes made it for me. Mmm! Ka nami gid sang kansi bla! he he he!

She said that the best kansi is made in Santa Barbara, Iloilo City !

Have you ever tried Kansi?

Ilonggo friends sharing a dinner together

Mo bisita ko ani next year.

Quote from: statesville on June 25, 2012, 11:33:43 AM
bisan unsa na lang masud nga bakukang sa ulo ning  mga samokan...

I agree, maayo pa ibitay ni sila tanan!

These people who utilize this form of modus operandi to try to hurt innocent people deserve nothing but capital punishment. It is very disgusting to hear about this.

I was talking to a friend of mine about some heart breaking experiences in the floors. One topic was about pediatric oncology. She was describing to me a situation in which a patient of hers had died in her arms. The patient was an 8 year old patient who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The patient passed on right in front of her. During the conversation, my friend, a fellow hospital physician, started to cry. I clenched her hand during the conversation and presented a stern yet supportive embrace. I felt how traumatic it was for my friend to have lost such a young patient, and one who my friend developed a close bond with.

It is quite perplexing to think that lay society think that doctors are immune to feelings and to emotions. In this field, it is so hard to separate feelings and to try to suppress emotions as it can affect one's professional responsibilities.

In any case, physicians, too, need to cry and to let out emotions. In the end, we are all human.

This weekend was busy for me. It was a culmination of finishing work, preparing for a final exam I need to give my students of my advanced electrocardiophysiology class at Northwestern. I prepared 100 questions; 50 questions based on theory; 50 questions based on interpreting the ekg rhythm strips and proper medical treatment.

I am waiting for the end of this week. My parents are driving to Chicago to spend some quality time with me and my sister; am very excited to see them. It will be a break from all my duties as a physician / adjunct university professor. Who ever thought that one would get "tired" at one's responsibilities eh? Hectic ra kaayo ahong schedule this year, it will be a nice break to get to spend some time with my parents and drive to wisconsin with them and also drive around the surrounding states.

For a week or so, I won't have to worry about medical / teaching duties. I get to relish being around my mother, my father, my brothers. My beloved family.

The burning and yearning passion of my heart calls for my family. To whom I have missed so very dearly.

Something about titles really dissaude me. Is it wrong? I was talking to a colleague, Dr. Susette, and got annoyed at how she kept on calling me, "Dr. Lucino". I said to her with a straight face, "Susette, please, just call me Lorenzo. Enough with the pleasantries or titles." Even with my students who I teach at Northwestern , I prefer them to call me by my first name.

The sum of my fears is to be unapproachable because of a mere title. I hope that no other doctor will find my views reproachable and disturbing. A bit unorthodox, but heck, its my view.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 25, 2012, 06:14:44 AM

Philippines vs China

The man in the left has a condition called primordial dwarfism, the man on the right has a condition called acromegaly.

ha ha ha! father man sigoroh, pero, who knows....

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 25, 2012, 09:51:43 AM
The heart terrifies, one cannot look into it long enough to know what one really wants beyond what one knows one wants...

Profound !

1st Day.


Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.

Quote from: hofelina on June 19, 2012, 05:59:47 AM
St. Romuald
(950?-1027)


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After a wasted youth, Romuald saw his father kill a relative in a duel over property. In horror he fled to a monastery near Ravenna in Italy. After three years some of the monks found him to be uncomfortably holy and eased him out.

He spent the next 30 years going about Italy, founding monasteries and hermitages. He longed to give his life to Christ in martyrdom, and got the pope’s permission to preach the gospel in Hungary. But he was struck with illness as soon as he arrived, and the illness recurred as often as he tried to proceed.

During another period of his life, he suffered great spiritual dryness. One day as he was praying Psalm 31 (“I will give you understanding and I will instruct you”), he was given an extraordinary light and spirit which never left him.

At the next monastery where he stayed, he was accused of a scandalous crime by a young nobleman he had rebuked for a dissolute life. Amazingly, his fellow monks believed the accusation. He was given a severe penance, forbidden to offer Mass and excommunicated, an unjust sentence he endured in silence for six months.

The most famous of the monasteries he founded was that of the Camaldoli (Campus Maldoli, name of the owner) in Tuscany. Here he founded the Order of the Camaldolese Benedictines, uniting a monastic and hermit life.

His father later became a monk, wavered and was kept faithful by the encouragement of his son.


Comment:

Christ is a gentle leader, but he calls us to total holiness. Now and then men and women are raised up to challenge us by the absoluteness of their dedication, the vigor of their spirit, the depth of their conversion. The fact that we cannot duplicate their lives does not change the call to us to be totally open to God in our own particular circumstances.

St. Romuald, please pray for us so that we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Amen.

Quote from: hofelina on June 21, 2012, 02:21:07 PM
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
(1568-1591)


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The Lord can make saints anywhere, even amid the brutality and license of Renaissance life. Florence was the “mother of piety” for Aloysius Gonzaga despite his exposure to a “society of fraud, dagger, poison and lust.” As a son of a princely family, he grew up in royal courts and army camps. His father wanted Aloysius to be a military hero.

At age seven he experienced a profound spiritual quickening. His prayers included the Office of Mary, the psalms and other devotions. At age nine he came from his hometown of Castiglione to Florence to be educated; by age 11 he was teaching catechism to poor children, fasting three days a week and practicing great austerities. When he was 13 years old he traveled with his parents and the Empress of Austria to Spain and acted as a page in the court of Philip II. The more Aloysius saw of court life, the more disillusioned he became, seeking relief in learning about the lives of saints.

A book about the experience of Jesuit missionaries in India suggested to him the idea of entering the Society of Jesus, and in Spain his decision became final. Now began a four-year contest with his father. Eminent churchmen and laypeople were pressed into service to persuade him to remain in his “normal” vocation. Finally he prevailed, was allowed to renounce his right to succession and was received into the Jesuit novitiate.

Like other seminarians, Aloysius was faced with a new kind of penanceâ€"that of accepting different ideas about the exact nature of penance. He was obliged to eat more, to take recreation with the other students. He was forbidden to pray except at stated times. He spent four years in the study of philosophy and had St. Robert Bellarmine (September 17) as his spiritual adviser.

In 1591, a plague struck Rome. The Jesuits opened a hospital of their own. The general himself and many other Jesuits rendered personal service. Because he nursed patients, washing them and making their beds, Aloysius caught the disease himself. A fever persisted after his recovery and he was so weak he could scarcely rise from bed. Yet, he maintained his great discipline of prayer, knowing that he would die within the octave of Corpus Christi, three months later, at the age of 23.


Comment:

As a saint who fasted, scourged himself, sought solitude and prayer and did not look on the faces of women, Aloysius seems an unlikely patron of youth in a society where asceticism is confined to training camps of football teams and boxers, and sexual permissiveness has little left to permit. Can an overweight and air-conditioned society deprive itself of anything? It will when it discovers a reason, as Aloysius did. The motivation for letting God purify us is the experience of God loving us, in prayer.

Quote:

"When we stand praying, beloved brethren, we ought to be watchful and earnest with our whole heart, intent on our prayers. Let all carnal and worldly thoughts pass away, nor let the soul at that time think on anything except the object of its prayer" (St. Cyprian, On the Lord's Prayer, 31).

Patron Saint of:

Catholic youth
Teenagers
Youth

St. Aloysius, pray for us, so that we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Amen.

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St. Thomas More
(1478-1535)


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His belief that no lay ruler has jurisdiction over the Church of Christ cost Thomas More his life.

Beheaded on Tower Hill, London, July 6, 1535, he steadfastly refused to approve Henry VIII’s divorce and remarriage and establishment of the Church of England.

Described as “a man for all seasons,” More was a literary scholar, eminent lawyer, gentleman, father of four children and chancellor of England. An intensely spiritual man, he would not support the king’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boleyn. Nor would he acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church in England, breaking with Rome and denying the pope as head.

More was committed to the Tower of London to await trial for treason: not swearing to the Act of Succession and the Oath of Supremacy. Upon conviction, More declared he had all the councils of Christendom and not just the council of one realm to support him in the decision of his conscience.


Comment:

Four hundred years later, in 1935, Thomas More was canonized a saint of God. Few saints are more relevant to our time. The supreme diplomat and counselor, he did not compromise his own moral values in order to please the king, knowing that true allegiance to authority is not blind acceptance of everything that authority wants. King Henry himself realized this and tried desperately to win his chancellor to his side because he knew More was a man whose approval counted, a man whose personal integrity no one questioned. But when Thomas resigned as chancellor, unable to approve the two matters that meant most to Henry, the king had to get rid of Thomas More.

Patron Saint of:

Attorneys
Civil servants
Court clerks
Lawyers
Politicians, public servants

St. Thomas More, Pray for us, that we be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Amen.

these two probably had major clinical depression. olderly women are prone to try to attempt suicide, but elderly men are more successful at suicide.

tsk tsk tsk ! buta og bongol sigoro.

Truly, there needs to be more transparency in the legislature, the judicial as well as the executive branches. A very good message , indeed. Keep up the great work, Uncle Boy!

Boholano Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals Gabriel Torero Ingles urged all government employees, stationed high and low, to be "transparent and accountable because of the trust reposed upon us by the public.”

Ingles was the keynote speaker during the reunion of the Dekada 70's - or the graduates or students of the Holy Name University (then Divine Word College) during the 1970's- during the TBTK festivities here recently.

The former dean of the College of Law of the University of San Carlos (1994-2000) said that men in government are there to"serve others and not to enrich themselves, that service to others demand sacrifices."

             Associate Justice Ingles ,a cum laude Law graduate with a Masters degree in Philosophy -- was reportedly on the :"top of the list" of president Benigno Aquino to fill in the CA vacancy.

           He drew national attention when as Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court Cebu City Branch 58 (starting 2001) , he refused a P 45,000 a month allowance from the local governments of Cebu and Cebu City to maintain his independence. When appointed as Associate Justice, he did the same independent move by refusing the tempting P 65,000 a month allowance from the local governments.

                   Said the product of the SSps and the SVDs education - that the reason he gave away such hefty amounts is because "local governments can be a party or are parties to cases and receiving money or favor from them, albeit legal, is not proper- because it will give the perception of dependence and partiality."

             The TOBAW (TBTK world wide achievement award) awardee in the field of law further clarified " In the judiciary, if one were to be faithful to the people's trust and continue to retain tha indispensible trust, perception of independence and impartiality is as important as factual independence and impartiality."

               "If one cannot be perceived as independent and impartial,one does not have any business being a judge.", he quoted.

                 Commending on the high drama at the senate impeachment court last Tuesday Justice Ingles said "Corona-by demanding that others also execute waiver on all their assets- proved he had no intention of disclosing his dollar deposits."

               Chief Justice Renato Corona is facing impeachment currently.

               In the same keynote address, Associate Justice Ingles also called on the private sector to assist the government:" Let us persist in our dream of fighting corruption,social justice, eradicating patronage and bringing about participatory politics."

                 He elaborated that whether we are in the public and private sector we should discern whether "we are part of the problem or the solution."

                     The former IBP (Integrated Bar of the Philippines" Visayas officer candidly cited:" a number of us have betrayed the passion of our youth by being corrupt , the corruptor, apologists of the corrupt , exploiter or a tool of injustice."

               Associate Justice Gabriel "Gabby" Ingles noted that the present administration has done much in bringing reforms but some of the problems we were fighting for the 70's still exist to some degree.

                 Ingles graduated salutatorian (elementary)at the College of the Holy Spirit and (high school) at the Divine Word Mission Seminary (Quezon City) with honors. He is married to Atty Maria Alice Corominas Lim.

           At 60 years, he is the eldest child of Aurelio Ingles and Cresencia Torero of this city.

http://www.boholchronicle.com.ph/index.php/component/k2/item/970-asso-justice-ingles-calls-for-transparency

May they rest in peace....