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Quote from: simplylee on June 21, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
klase klase ang mga kahoy nga naa didto unya ang bermuda grass ug carabao grass nindot tumbantumban

Kalami ani nga environment, murag suitable kaayo sa retirement sa mga naniguwang na sa industrial cities.

Quote from: simplylee on June 21, 2008, 09:27:35 PM
klase klase ang mga kahoy nga naa didto unya ang bermuda grass ug carabao grass nindot tumbantumban

Basi baja tas-as ta dayon ug presyo kung magpaklaro ta sa excitement, Lee? Anyway, close relative man kaha nimo tag-ija. This looks better than I had hoped for. Photogenic kaayo, murag nature farm na as it is...

Quote from: balong on June 21, 2008, 08:50:13 PM
gelyan, usa ko molakaw, pahibaw-a na lang ang BOHOL BEACH CLUB nga adto ta mag fish bol. wa juy ajo nang PANGLAO ISLAND NATURE RESORT. they let a golden oppurtunity pass by kay dili sila ka antigo mo serve ug customers. asa man sila mangita nga usa lang ka tawo mo bayad ug entire resort. wa sila koyapi. dili na ko nila. nang lo.od na ko. imbis unta silay ahong priority, aho na lang silang e scratch.

Balong,

Kanus-a man ni? I can negotiate the price for you at the BBC. Just provide me the date and number of persons, even if tentatively. I met and interpreted for their PR and Sales Manager at the Philippine travel mart held in Tokyo last June 20.

Kung mahimo unta we preserve the trees and other flora and develop around the natural contours of the place. Uli na lang jud ko ani...

I met Ms. Ma. Fe S. Ginete, Sales & PR Manager of Bohol Beach Club, the other day during the 4th Philippine Business Mission in Tokyo. Ms. Ginete represented the Tambuli Resorts which, aside from the BBC, also owns and operates Blue Sky Sea Resort in Panglao, Tambuli Beach Club and Cebu Beach Club in Cebu. For those who are interested to get a reservation, you may PM me kay hangyuon nato gamay discount, kapin pa kung daghan ang interesado, ug kung dili daw sila kaayo puno. I think we can negotiate better terms for group reservations.



Ms. Ginete presented her resorts during the travel mart at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. I acted as her interpreter impromptu for the Japanese clients.

Murag lami kaayo mag-mountain bike ug mag-jogging aning rolling fields and hills... Go na ta ani!

Today, I was invited to a luncheon party tendered by the ABS-CBN Global honcho Raffy Lopez at a posh retaurant in Tokyo. As usual, about half of the crowd of TFC dealers, media and guests were Bisdaks. Again--and this is something I have come to anticipate in every Filipino gathering--I met two well-respected Boholanas.

First, I would like to introduce Josie Nistal, a community leader in Tokyo, who hails from Dauis, Panglao. Born Josie Bernales Aranjuez, she grew up in Mabini before her family moved to Dauis, where, it turns out, we are neighbors. Josie is the president of the Samahang Pilipino, the oldest and longest-running association of Filipinos in Tokyo composed mostly of household and embassy staff of the diplomatic community here. She is concurrently the president of the Boholano Association in Japan, which has at least 20 members, and was organized under the auspices of then Press Information Officer and Boholana Delia Balite. Josie is the chef for the ambassador of Luxembourg to Japan the Honorable Paul Steinmetz. Josie is formally trained in European cuisine, a skill which she is planning to put to good use in the future when she develops her sprawling property in Panglao as a resort. Mubisita kuno siya sa Tubag Bohol karong gabii aron tan-awon ang pictures. Welcome to TB, Josie. Please feel free to post your ideas and meet the wonderful people of TB...



Josie and I were surprised to find out, later in the party, that the wife of Consul General Sulpicio Confiado, Madam Prescilla Ramo Opus Confiado (second from left in photo below), is also a Boholana who hails from Baclayon. I have known ConGen Confiado, a very low-key official notwithstanding his important position next only to the ambassador, for sometime now. But it was my first time to meet his wife and learn that she is also a Boholana.



ABS-CBN Global Chief Operating Officer Raffy Lopez profusely thanked the Filipinos in Japan for enthusiastically receiving its new product offering, the internet-based TFCko, where programs can be downloaded according to one's convenience.



As in any lively party, it was Bisdak (and adopted Bisdak) galore during this luncheon.

Quote from: C2H4 on June 20, 2008, 03:25:33 PM
Nakahinumdum na hinuon kong Christiane Amanpour nga ga report unya sa iyang luyo nag buto buto ang bomba. I'm just glad Ces is safe. I hope she doesn't do hard news anymore, mas bagay man siya mga lifestyle shows. We love her for those.

I think Cez wanted to do a Christiane Amanpour. Christiane was CNN's star reporter and at one point one of the highest paid. But Christiane not only studied the foreign terrain that she covered, she also melded into the locals and penetrated their minds. Cez barely stepped out of her backyard in search of the big story, and so easily slipped into the enemy's den...

RP among most dangerous places for journalists â€" report
By Artemio Dumlao
Friday, June 20, 2008

BAGUIO CITY â€" The Philippines was tagged as one of the most dangerous places for journalists in the Asia-Pacific region by the Brussels-based media watchdog International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) after the release of kidnapped television news anchor Ces Oreña-Drilon, her cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama, and Mindanao State University professor Octavio Dinampo.

IFJ, which represents over 600,000 journalists in 122 countries, included the Philippines among the most dangerous locations for practicing journalism in the Asia-Pacific region. The group noted that five journalists were killed in the country in 2007.

Some two years ago, the country was also tagged as the second most dangerous place for journalists. The most dangerous place was war-torn Iraq. The Philippine government had debunked the IFJ assessment.

International and Philippine-based media groups welcomed the release of ABS-CBN senior correspondent Drilon and the other hostages of the Abu Sayyaf bandits after nine days of captivity.

“We join our colleagues in the Philippines in welcoming the safe return of these journalists, who are reported to be in good health despite their ordeal. The abduction is a terrible reminder of the dangers journalists face covering dangerous assignments in every part of the world,” said Bob Dietz, Committee on the Protection of Journalists-Asia program coordinator.

Jose Torres, chairman of the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP), said the kidnapping of Drilon and the others should serve as a reminder to all media workers to be careful in doing their job.

Torres said the kidnapping highlights a continuing problem within the industry that adds to the external dangers and threats to press freedom, and that is the responsibility of owners of media agencies to ensure the safety and welfare of news teams in the field.

“Protective measures and assessment of safety must be a high priority when media workers enter notoriously dangerous regions of the Philippines,” he said.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 19, 2008, 09:24:51 PM
Wooohooo! Benne san you are a super-duper ka celebrity!

Mas celebrity pa man noon ka kay nila dear!

Im so honered to know one famous person in TB Benne san...

even viritually, and that is you!

one day if we will cross our paths, pakodak jud ko nimo so i could post it in this thread.

Im not kidding...

Meeting the bigshots is just one of the perks of working in the media. Now I live a more laid-back life far from the social whirl, since I've decided on a saner livelihood that's mainly office-based.

Those days were a great eye-opener, though. None of that fame is permanent. I've seen Erap rise and fall. I've watched Priscilla Almeda sizzle on the celluloid screen, and fizzle as an ordinary waitress mopping the floor. Some of them have been able to float mid-air until now, but I'm surprised that the more fame they have, the greater their fear that it's going to slip under them anytime.

Some have become friends, because I always touch base with what is common between us. And that is not fame, but perhaps fear. I believe that a normal level of fear is healthy for our reality check. Jobelle Salvador still calls me up occasionally. She keeps thanking me for the "best interview" written on her in her entire showbiz career (I'm just quoting her). Priscilla also called me up, surprisingly to thank me as well. They seem to have more security on the ground than airborne ...

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on June 20, 2008, 01:23:25 AM
what about misterio sa banig?

Please refer to this thread http://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=6770.0

I met Gloria Arroyo every week in my Macroeconomics 101 class at ADMU when she was still a professor. Naay gamay nga istorya nga nahinumduman ko niya, which was when I was absent twice and another lady was absent by happenstance both times. During our next class, she asked both of us, to our confusion, "How was your date?" Lain baya to akong ka-date adto...

I was on the same Tagbilaran-bound plane once when she was still a senator. I met her two times in Tokyo during her state visits. One time, during the acknowledgment part of her speech at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo, she called my name and mentioned I was her student. Wa pa gyud ko kadungog, gikuhit lang ko sa akong tupad. She acknowledges me here in this photo.



I also met her predecessors Fidel V. Ramos and Joseph Estrada in Tokyo. In this photo during Erap's visit to Tokyo, he still enjoyed a honeymoon with the media, who found his every faux pas very endearingly makamasa. When Loi Estrada suggested lowering the age limit for more entertainers to be able to come to Japan, eyebrows were raised but comments where made hush-hush. Five years later and when Erap was already under house arrest, entertainers were almost completely banned from Japan.




I've met Sen. Aquilino Pimentel on several occasions since he was still a mayor in CDO. I have interviewed Senators Manny Villar, Mar Roxas and Juan Flavier. I have talked with Franklin Drilon.

In the giddy days of Japan's bubble economy, movie stars were dime a dozen in Tokyo. Some of them have even performed at my place, which has a small open space. There was some fuss when Claudine Barretto's manager booked her at the same time at my place and at another at the far end of Japan. I was fuming mad because people were already expecting her. She apologized to me and made up for it by making a free appearance the next day, collecting only tips clipped in chopsticks from the audience. Despite the uproar that she caused because of her messed-up schedule, she more than made up for it by her sweetness and kindness.



I interviewed Kuh Ledesma when she was invited to Tokyo by NHK in a special Earth Day program. She engaged me in a heavy discussion about the US bases, which were then in the process of pulling out of the country. She had perhaps read my column in the paper given to her earlier, and presumed I was not interested in showbiz buzz.



Joyce Gimenez sat next to me, in total silence, at my cramped office as she waited for her number to be called outside. When my daughter came in, ice was broken. Although better known as pantasya ng bayan, she was very shy and almost lacking in confidence. I could sense the pressure on her from trying to live up to such a monicker, especially since there were many Filipina entertainers more voluptuous than her in the audience.



Maria Isabel Lopez used to engage in garments business with my wife Lynne. They staged fashion shows together but for one reason or another, she decided to return to the Philippines with her family and started a lucrative resort business catering to the Japanese.



Priscilla Almeda was the original sex siren of Philippine cinema. She was certainly a goddess to behold when she came here with Matt Ranillo some ten years ago. But when I last interviewed her about two years ago, she has settled for an obscure life and a domestic look. Check out this interview at http://www.philippinestoday.net/index.php?module=article&view=126.



Ariel Rivera, even in the heydey of his fame, struck me as someone not really self-absorbed. He is more impressive in person.



Sam Milby was mobbed when he and Piolo Pascual as well as the Pinoy Dream Academy winners came to Tokyo to launch ABS-CBN's IPTV service TFCko. But at the small victory party to which I was invited afterwards, I saw Sam at one point standing in one corner awkwardly waiting for someone to talk with. A very painfully  shy guy, he was only too happy to excuse himself after the obligatory kodakan and slipped unnoticed outside Roppongi's sleepless streets.



By the way, Tokyo used to be a favorite destination of movie stars who wanted to make quick bucks, especially when their stars were already waning back home. Among those who slipped in and out almost unnoticed were Michael V, Ruffa G before Ylmaz, Osang, Julio Diaz...

Kinsa'y gusto ninyo kauban sa payong?

I remember carrying my youngest daughter Sarah, trying to cover both of us with the umbrella while she stretches her hands outside to catch raindrops...

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=jfW4vKP9ALA&eurl=http://timog.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1015&page=558

Quote from: Bambi on June 19, 2008, 05:03:06 PM
Sir Benelynne, absolutely sex is an procreative act!  But our ladies here who are now in the 4th mystery 1. kasakit 2. kalipay 3. himaya and the 4th one.....hmmmmmm... 4. not anymore in the stage of conception, so, sex is unlimited hangtod maghal-hal     Sir, gilabhan na ahong mga tualya pwede unlan na lay lud-han ?    Bitaw....behave sa ko...must have to tell the Germans to do this act "Rosary before sex" - to lessen their divorce statistic. But...it is mostly the good old Germans who knows this rosary mystery  not applicable napod  too late for divorce.  A Boholano as the last husband?

Hoy....Bayat undang nag agik-ik diha kay na malatigohan ka ni Sir Benelynne unya "palud-hon kag asin" whahahahaha sorry Sir can't help myself whahhaha but I can assure you I love this theme. Luv yah 2!

Bambi,

Naughty, naughty...

Ma-back subject jud ka ning atong Theology class ug i-promote ta ka sa Sex Education.

Hawud kaajo ka mubalak ug "banig sa himaya" pero di nimo malitok ang "misteryo sa himaya."

Advertisers losing audience in RP due to too many commercials


By ISAGANI DE CASTRO, JR.
abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak

The Philippines has too many advertisements on television, and consumers have adapted to it by changing channels and returning to programs they like just at the right time with their remote controls, a leading advertising executive said.

In an open forum at the 2008 World Marketing Conference at the SMX Convention Center, Emily Abrera, regional chair of the McCann Worldgroup Asia, said the Philippines has the highest commercial load per hour in Asia.

“We have the highest commercial load in the world. Certainly, it’s the highest in Asia,  and I think it’s probably one of the highest in the world,” she said.

In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak, Abrera said the local advertising-industry prescribed limit is 18 minutes of commercials per hour, a level that is already highest in Asia. In other Asian countries, the limit is 12 to 14 minutes per hour.

Anti-ads behavior

Abrera said too many commercials have forced consumers to adapt, and they have developed behavior that is anti-advertisement. 

“You will note that people are continuously watching several channels simultaneously. And people are very good and have evolved this wonderful sense of timing so that they know that as soon as commercial come on, they go to the channel where they’re watching something else. So in other words, they’re tracking several programs at the same time. And they come back, almost as soon as that last spot is ending. They’re very good at that already,” Abrera said.

“When we overload with commercials, we are actually teaching people how to avoid them. We’re giving them the greatest reason how to avoid watching our work. And that is what worries me the most, that we’re losing our audience for our commercials,” she said.

Regulation needed

Abrera said there is a need for more regulation of these commercials in the Philippines. The regulation is supposed to be done by the advertising board in the Philippines and the broadcasters’ association, Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP).

“I still think we need to be regulated,” Abrera said. But she lamented that GMA-7 is no longer a member of KBP, “so we can’t hold them to the following guidelines.”

According to a content analysis-study done by De La Salle University students discussed during the open forum, GMA-7 has a commercial load of 30 minutes per hour while ABS-CBN has a commercial load of “15 to 20 minutes per hour.”

Abrera said marketing associations in the Philippines are “trying to find a balance” that would allow television networks to comply while reducing costs to advertisers. She said the balance is needed because “the fewer commercials we have, the highest cost it will be for a commercial minute or 30-seconders.”

New technology factor

She said the industry cannot continue with the same set-up of overloading consumers with commercials. “It’s something that needs to be addressed. And we cannot continue interrupting programs. Because that also interrupts viewing and creates a sort of a negative effect after a while.”

Abrera said new technologies such as mobile phones are partly to blame for the commercial overload.

“I don’t think it’s just in the Philippine setting. I think we’re just inundated with messages from everywhere, because also of new media, because we carry our phones all the time. So we get all sorts of offers, promotions. If you look at the billboards which are just all over the place, it’s as if there’s nowhere you can turn where there isn’t space that is occupied by a branded message. And this I think teaches us also how to tune off,” she told abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak.

Creative ads

Abrera urged advertising and marketing firms to be more creative in their campaigns through ads that consumers won’t mind being interrupted with.

“We’re going to have to perform the job of entertaining, uplifting with a very subtle sell,” she said. “The message has got to be worth their time, worth their interruption.”

Abrera said young people know so much about producing videos these days that it makes the job of advertisers more difficult.

“They know so much about production that you’re going to have to show them something so interesting that they’re going to want to see it over and over again,” she said.

Abrera said another challenge is how to produce advertisements for computers or laptops, Ipods, and mobile phones, which consumers don’t want interrupted with commercials.

“The other thing we have to realize is, these new mediaâ€"computer, the mobile phone, iPodâ€"these are very personal, extremely personal.They’re extensions of the self, and so there’s a higher wall there that I think we have to scale, to enter,” she said.

This is a big change from the time when all advertisers had to do was “just buy and pay for the space and you can intrude on anyone at any given time." “Today, they have to give us permission to deliver our message,” Abrera said.

Matud pa ni Fred Ong, BQ honcho, murag Metro Center ra ug Panglao Island Nature Resort ra ang gabitbit sa iyang negosyo ron.

Idayon na nato atong Tubag Bohol Village and Nature Farm... We're investing in the right direction...

BOHOL BUSINESS FACES
TOUGH TIMES AHEAD

Bohol Chronicle
June 18, 2008
   
   

Even Bohol businessmen are beginning to take punches on the face from the twin global scourge of food scarcity and high oil prices.

Fred Ong, top honcho of the Bohol Quality Group of Companies does not hide the fact that his retail business in the department store and supermarkets is showing signs of anemia in recent months. This is because prices of goods and food have gone high while the profit margins remain stationary.

In that scenario volume will decrease whose impact will have a more telling effect on net profit.

The Ateneo MBA graduate explained that especially the "postponable" items like garments, accessories and household items, a slowdown is experienced as money flows more into the more intrinsic things like rice and food items and healthcare like medicines.

Jose Mari Borres, on the other hand, who belongs to a deep sea fishing magnate family in Iloilo, bared the same lament that its operation's margins have been eroded since the business is 40% driven by the cost of fuel for the ships. The fishing group lands its catch in Roxas, Iloilo and at times in Bohol.

George Lim, who operates a bulk delivery trucking for Caltex, revealed that his transport business is 60% affected by the price of gasoline. The rising cost of fuel has likewise threatened to lower profits since the margins remain the same, regardless of its selling price.

Gasoline selling is a regulated industry where prices are decided by government. When the competitors narrow their profit margins, that's when the battle for customers get fierce.

That's partly the reason why gas stations have been selling snacks and grocery items to compensate for thinning profits.

Some specialized food lines like the Dunkin' Donuts franchise owned by Dennis Du, however, thrive due to expansive branch network (six branches) and a lot of promotional gimmicks. It appears that the antidote for lower purchasing power of the peso was already addressed in the past when the donut firm created the "Fun Size" types which cost only P10 per piece from the original P13 to P15 per piece variety.

The market seemed to have absorbed that kind of pricing although the rising cost of materials may force the successful donut franchise to raise prices by P1 per piece of donut soon.

The burgeoning tourist market, however, continues to provide the bright light in the dim horizon of business as the world braces for oil prices to approach the dreaded US$200 per barrel of oil.

Ong who runs a top of the line city hotel and a world-class resort is confident that over the medium term the tourist trade will be a profitable one. His enterprise has attracted Korean tourists and the local sales is perked by successful Food and Beverage operations buttressed by large-scale convention and seminar meetings of various organizations and "occasion parties."

Lim likewise reports brisk patronage of his pension house, confirming some firmness in that type of business in the city.

The CEO of the Bohol Quality Group is of course cautious about the impact of a steep oil price hike on the cost of travel that could affect tourism flow globally. However, Ong believes in economic cycles of boom and bust.

"It is important to survive the bust stage and be able to recoup on the boom stage in time," he explained. The crucial element there is the length of the bust cycle and how equipped a company is in battling the challenges during that period.

The tourism industry, while undoubtedly the flagship business of Bohol, is also being bothered by the lack of middle management talent and a fast turn over of clerical staff. Ong foresees a need for some sort of "university" in the city that will churn out yearly a steady supply of qualified Hotel and Restaurant management graduates.

On the other hand, retail stores are bucking the trend of dipping sales by continuing with their truck caravans to the towns on specific market days and relying on 50% of its sales on credit and installment to boost revenues - through the use of in-house credit cards.

The failure rate of this credit system has been less than 10% while the interest additional tag collected apparently already covers the cost of bank money.

Undoubtedly, the businessmen in Bohol will have to exact a deep excavation on its creative wealth of talents to meet head on the huge challenges posed by macroeconomic woes. For example, they are now scouting from sources of cheap goods in Asia - where their merchandising strategies include various trips to shopping Shangrilas in Malaysia, Bangkok and China.

Ong said he has not seen such a formidable challenge to business than today where rising prices is worsened by actual scarcity which cannot be remedied by the flow of goods of services into those who need them.

Doubtless, the next months will be Red Zone territory for business, not their comfort zones, by any means.

Consumers have given up "impulse buying" and now make a shopping list. Their brand-consciousness has disappeared and price is now a main consideration for buying.

Tough times ahead? You bet.

Hello Class,

Let me put order back to this thread. And GIRLS--especially--behave!

Keep in mind that the topic of this thread is about PRAYER...

Remember that every act we make is a spiritual act. A spiritual act does not only mean attending the mass or worship service, or participating in liturgy.

Every willful act of man is a spiritual act...

Therefore, when we wake up to a bright sun, let's say a prayer of thanks because the flowers in our garden will bloom and our mood will shine.

When we wake up to a morning rain, let's say a prayer of thanks because the seeds will sprout.

When we take our morning coffee with our breakfast, let's say our prayer of thanks for God's faithful provision.

When we report to work, we should say a prayer of thanks for being gainfully employed.

When we go home, we should say a prayer of thanks for the warmth and comfort and unconditional love that the family gives us.

Most of all, don't you know that of all the actions that we take every day, it is the act of making love that is the holiest of all?

Why? Because it is our participation in the divine power of creation. That is why in this theology class, we call sex the procreative act.

Busa kamong mga girls nga kahagikhik diha, labi na nang mga taga-Germany Michigan ug CA, itago sa nang inyong mga bakus ug horsewhip ug iandam ang inyong mga rosaryo para sa unang misteryo... Ayaw kalimti ang tualya para sa tuhod kay mangluhod kita...

Quote from: simplylee on June 18, 2008, 10:55:23 PM
naunsa na ni hingsamot!

Nang Lee,

Akong pasabot position sa pag-ampo uy!

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on June 18, 2008, 10:26:43 PM
yeah, that's her. i didn't know it was jobelle salvador. thanks.

"In" kaayo ni si Jobelle sa mga Bisdak sa Japan, bisag Filam ni siya. In fact, the photo above was taken during a Bisdak EB more than a year ago of a Filipino forum in Japan held in Kawasaki City. I invited her to the party which she regaled with songs for free, to the delight of Bisdaks. I met a Boholana there named Hana (to her right), and May from CDO (to her left) and many others from Cebu. Jobelle has espoused this new cause of protecting women against domestic violence, abuse at work, and self-destructive behavior after a Tokyo district court recently decided in her favor in a suit she filed for child alimony and financial support from her estranged common-law husband.

Here are some of the Bisdaks at the EB...

Quote from: benelynne on June 18, 2008, 06:03:01 AM
Unsa man ni Bambs? Missionary lang lagi ang allowed sa rosary!

Sex, being God's ordained means for procreation, is sacred even without the ceremonial prayer.

Para labaw nga sagrado, mas maayo siguro ang kneeling position.

We're shooting for the top place in the 7 new wonders of nature tilt. Even if we're just included in the top 7, this will give tremendous boost to our tourism.

The Panglao Int'l Airport, though still very much a blueprint than an ongoing project, fits well with the global media mileage we're getting.

But is Bohol really ready? I think the comments of this foreigner, lifted from the forum Dumaguete Info, deserves a second thought.

* * *

Much has been said that Bohol is an island paradise and the government is moving heaven and earth to promote this place for tourists. Here are the reasons why it will take a few more years to make Bohol a wonderful place to live in especially for Westerners:

1) Most of us foreigners want our food served hot. This is how we were brought up. McDonalds branch in Tagbilaran is not aware of this. Some white men even complain that their coffee is cold, the French fries, egg Mcmuffins, Big Mac is cold, etc. No wonder you can seldom find foreigners who keep coming back to this place.

2) The downtown area of Tagbilaran has numerous beggars who makes sure that they rub their dirty hands to your arms to force you to give them something. They keep following you and grumble if you signal them to go away. They even tag along naked young kids to make you pity them. I was told that boat loads of Badjaos come to Bohol waters all the way from Mindanao and this is an organized crime. What is the city government doing about this? One time, while I was buying some medicines in a pharmacy near Chong Hua Hospital in Cebu City, a young Badjao lad kicked me in the ass when I refused to give him money. I know one of them will stab me if I use my fist to this nasty scrounger!

3) The drivers must know some basic road rules. Whether you are in Tagbilaran City or in far away towns, majority of the drivers do not know basic traffic rules and regulations. I got myself a new car and I got pissed off several times a day because a vehicle overtakes even if I am already signalling to make a turn. A vehicle wanting to make a left hand turn does so from the very right end of the road instead of near the center of the road. They do not even make a signal that is why it angers me when a vehicle would suddenly cross in front of me. In any other country in the world, this is a complete NO NO. The police will apprehend you for this.

A book of rules should be issued to a driver before issuing a license. In Bohol, a lot of people who drive vehicles do not even know how to read or write! In other countries, we were taught about common road courtesies early in school.

4) You cannot have privacy even in banks. Banks should provide cubicles where you can discuss investments or ask assistance on how to make money transfers. When you go to the banks, people flap their ears to listen to every detail that a white man says to a bank staff. Privacy is never heard of in this place.

5) In hotels or pension houses, a Filipino guest will switch on his TV set to the maximum volume and when he stamps his feet in the wee hours of the morning. Why can't they be considerate to others who are still sleeping?

Guv, since the bone of contention is an airport, your warning should not be, "Don't rock the boat" but "Don't ground the plane."

I foresee that funding bottlenecks, not noise in the media, will stall this project. Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has financial problems of its own, not to mention Lucio Tan whose Php 3 billion rental arrears have been pledged to this project.

Guv's appeal to airport critics: Don't rock boat
         
Gov. Erico Aumentado yesterday broke his silence, at least in print media, involving the appeal of clarification regarding the ambitious Panglao Bohol International Airport as raised by Manila-based academics and businessmen.

Actually, this was not the first time that the airport's proponent answered allegations about the project but this was largely confined in radio interviews.

The answer which came in the form of a paid advertisement was the governor's way of addressing another "infomercial" which appeared in the Bohol Chronicle's issue of May 4 entitled "An Appeal for Clarification on the Proposed Panglao Airport".

With its signatories reading like a who's who of Manila-based Boholanos, the paid advertisement was a virtual repudiation of the airport project citing among others its economic viability and its impact on the environment.

Among the prominent Boholanos who lent their names in the advertisement were the likes of Dr. Ernesto Pernia, an economic professor of the University of the Phils. and Dr. Jose Abueva, former UP president.

To give a local color of the appeal for clarification, other names of prominent Boholanos based in Bohol were included only to be disowned when their names saw print.

Among those who feigned ignorance when their names appeared in print were lawyers Isabelo Sales, Jr. ,president of the local Integrated Bar and Raul Barbarona, executive director of the Environmental Lawyers Assistance Center (ELAC). Former governor Rene Relampagos and businessmen Frederick Ong also balked when their names appeared in the ad.

Engr. Nilo Sarigumba one of the most vocal critics of the airport project who also signed the ad meekly admitted in a radio interview that indeed he did not consult the supposed signatories who disclaimed latter their participation of the paid ad.

DON'T ROCK THE BOAT

The main gist of Aumentado's answer to critics of the project was that they should not rock the boat while it is on its steady course to progress.

In his Appeal for Progress, Aumentado cited the fund sources, the project's economic viability, geographic location, environmental and social preparations, acceptability and the airport as a magnet of development.

Addressing the issues raised by Dr. Pernia, the governor debunked speculations that the airport is funded by an Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) loan.

Zeroing in on the funding question, Aumentado said the estimated P4.2 billion project cost will be sourced from the corporate funds of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC).

ECONOMIC VIABILITY

In the same Aumentado appeal for progress, the governor demolished whatever apprehensions of the project's economic viability.

He said per feasibility study conducted by TCGI Engineers and validated by the Regional Development Council and NEDA Region 7, the airport has an economic internal rate of return (EIRR) of 23.6%. This is way above than the NEDA threshold of 15% after considering that the airport can be fully harnessed for chartered flights of tourists from foreign lands in addition to regular domestic, regional and international flights.


On the issue of environmental and social preparations, Aumentado has a ready answer for all these.

He said the project underwent the necessary environmental impact assessment (EIA) study, generating a series of consultations and meetings in the municipality of Panglao. The EIA is a precondition for the issuance of the environmental clearance certificate (ECC) by the DENR-EMB for the project.

MAGNET OF DEVELOPMENT

According to Aumentado, there was no question that the airport project would lead to more developments in Panglao island and the province of Bohol.

As a magnet of development, Aumentado was bullish about the airport impact on other tourism related activities in Bohol as a whole.
He said side by side with the airport construction is the undertaking of the road and causeway improvement projects to avoid traffic gridlock once the airport will be operational. This will be followed, he added, by the establishment of drainage and sewerage system and water and power development.

Oozing with expectations, Aumentado said the project can even trigger the early implementation of the Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project Phase 3 which work covers the Panglao-Tagbilaran-Baclayon road links as Package 1 and the Anda Peninsula highways (Guindulman-Anda-Cogtong-Candijay-Mabini-Ubay) as Package 2. He said Anda will be the next tourism destination to be developed.

City hall gives 'Cesar
what's due to Cesar'
Bohol Sunday Post
June 15, 2008

The biblical injunction "to give Cesar what is due to Cesar" has never been truer in the case of Chief Inspector Jacinto Cesar who is slated to be promoted to another assignment outside Bohol.

When news broke out of the impending transfer of Chief Inspector Cesar as city police chief, not a few tongues started wagging.

But S/Supt. Edgardo Ingking, provincial police director came to the rescue of Cesar's transfer saying that there was nothing irregular in his promotion.

Although he has yet to receive the order, Supt. Ingking said like a good soldier, Cesar should follow the directive where he is to be assigned.

In a check with Cesar, he confirmed that he was slated for transfer at the PNP planning office in Cebu. He denied, however, that he sought for his own transfer because he no longer likes his present assignment.

But rumors persisted that there was something fishy in Cesar's Cebu assignment.

Ascribing bad blood between the chief of police and City Mayor Dan Neri Lim, the yarn peddled around given Cesar's transfer was that the animosity has finally exploded into the open.

Cesar's impending transfer provided grist to the city's rumor mill saying that the chief of police sought for another assignment because the city was remiss in releasing intelligence funds for police mobility.

Political enemies of Mayor Lim have time and again feasted on these rumors that he was not transparent in the disbursement of intelligence funds.

Confronted with this nagging issue, Mayor Lim countered that by operations of law, intelligence funds are treated as confidential in nature and therefore not subject to audit.

When asked if the discharge of his function as city police chief was hobbled by lack of funds, he said it was possible that law enforcement was hampered.

But knowing that funds are scarce, he has to make do with what he has in order to keep the crime volume under his jurisdiction at bay.

Debunking insinuations that he was not getting intelligence funds from the city mayor's office, Cesar said it was simply not true. He said that funding support from the mayor's office may not be coming in regular basis but at least there is something to expect when the need arises.

Supt. Ingking for his part admitted that he was not privy to arrangements involving the disbursement of intelligence funds from the city mayor's office.

However, if he is going to be asked if the regular intelligence allocation coming from his office is always available when needed, he can say with all sincerity that it is there when the recipient needs it, say the city police station.

The local police were placed in a bad light recently after a series of killings and robberies. It even earned the city the unsavory moniker "crime city".

According to Cesar, it would be unfair to blame the entire city police organization for an increase in crime incidents in this city.

Commenting on the recent hold-up involving a gas station in Dao, Cesar admitted that the police are yet to solve the crime because no witnesses have showed up to bolster the solution of the robbery.

The chief of police also admitted that several robberies in the past remain unsolved with the same familiar reason-lack of witnesses.

CESAR HERE UNTIL AUG. 1

Meanwhile, the impending promotion of will have to wait until Aug. 1.
Informed sources said Cesar's lateral promotion to a higher unit was put on hold when Mayor Lim requested that he remain in his post for at least three months.

The request was made in a letter Lim sent to Chief Supt. Ronald Roderos, PNP 7 regional chief.

Lim told Roderos that information has been going around regarding Cesar's impending transfer from his present responsibility.

"If true, this move is very sudden and surprising to us," the mayor noted.

He said that it comes at a time when the city has barely recovered from the onslaught of criminality and lawlessness that greeted the year.

Lim said the impact of the wage of violence was such that the media tagged Tagbilaran a "crime city".

"Through a combination of government action borne out of concern, private sector participations and of course silent but unrelenting police work, we have brought law and order back on the street," he added.

The mayor said Cesar obviously plays a vital role in all these.

"He has been a silent but unmistakable factor behind the police component in bringing about not only the solution to these crimes but more importantly in preventing more such lawlessness from taking place," he added.

Lim requested Roderos to extend Cesar's tenure "just to be able to ensure that we don't change horses in midstream".

"The adjustment to a new (chief of police) without the preparations needed for it could be exploited by lawless elements to create havoc in our city," he added.

Lim said this will also be an opportunity for us to look for the next police chief based on the credentials and criteria that Tagbilaran requires for such position and responsibility.

The mayor had also wanted Cesar to stay on at least for the duration of the Sandugo festival next month.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 18, 2008, 02:23:51 PM
Amazing!  Ganahan ko sa iyang beauty jud. 

I clicked one of the menus in this page.  Ingon:  If you wish hard enough, pwedeng matupad ang mga dreams mo!

Favorite quotation n'ya: If God brings you to it, He'll bring you through it.

Quote from: -<GEC348>- on June 18, 2008, 05:48:43 PM

Some stories are not worth dying for to be pursued.
But there are stories that one will just have to lose one's life just to be able to tell them.

Everybody has been dying to pursue you. But then, you're just a fairy tale, a figure of speech, aren't you? Unless you come to claim your bottle of Cabernet sauvignon next time I'm around.

Journalists are just as good as their last story, so they keep chasing that big scoop. Drilon herself admits to being stubborn in ignoring precautions. Indeed, no length of experience can prepare nor protect any journalist from the dangers of a new terrain, and they always have to tread new ground to stay on top. She is also foolhardy to believe that her fame and reputation has made her invincible.

Luckily, and to our collective relief, this story has had a happy ending. Drilon has got more than she sought--she not only got the big scoop, she became the big scoop. Except for the trauma that she'll bear for the rest of her life, she'll definitely be worth more than the 15 million she was being traded for as ransom.

And if her boosted net worth as a media personality is arguable, what can't be denied is the political windfall on her savior Loren Legarda. Mind you, Loren is not stealing first base with the skin-whitening billboard in the 2010 presidential contest--as Miriam Santiago so viciously charges. Loren is having a home run with that cry-on-the-shoulder snap scene as Ces Drilon faced the public for the first time after her release.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 18, 2008, 02:28:52 PM
Chada or pachada man ang gamit didto sa CDO. 

Sa amo sa Manga kay kasagaran "naitok" pero gagamit pod ug "nasuko".   "Maitok ba diay ka ay!" - "ay", being the favorite ending word sa amoa with matching singsong tone almost like that of the Ilonggos.

Ang kana jud taga Cebu kay di jud ko ganahan ingnon ko'g "nag daot" meaning "na niwang"!  Kay sa Bohol, "daot" means nag sakit!

Na-confuse pud ko aning "daot" sa mga Cebuano kay sa CDO we don't use it. The malumanay nga "daot" means not functioning or guba.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 18, 2008, 01:51:45 PM
Thanks for the link of your article, Bene san.  She is a beauty.  I didn't know she is already based there in Japan. 

She's a good friend. She's also talented in webpage design. This website is still in progress, owned and designed by her.

http://www.jpinoytv.com/

Quote from: grazie7y on June 18, 2008, 01:36:03 PM
Bene san, "kapayason" in CDO is not the same as the "kapayason" in Bohol kay ang sa CDO kay hambog man while sa Bohol kay hilakon.  I think mas closer ang meaning na hilakon kay di ba kon samaran ang kapayas, dali dayon mo gawas iyang juice.

Yes, yes, I remember the confusion I elicited from my Boholano cousins before when I used this word "kapayason."

Gagamit ba ug "nindot" and taga-CDO? Di ba "tsada" o di kaha "gwapo"?

Asang dapita sa Bohol gagamit ug "naitok" para sa "nasuko"? Murag na-confuse ko ani first time naku nadungog sa akong cousin nga taga-Sierra Bullones.

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on June 17, 2008, 11:19:59 PM
i think a filipina is one of the advocators of anti-suicide campaign in japan. i forgot her name.

You probably mean the lady in this photo, former Bagets actress Jobelle Salvador. She called me up yesterday to inform me about the news feature being made on her by ABS-CBN's TV Patrol. According to her, more than 40% of Filipinas in Japan have serious problems with their husbands, families, finances, and life in general. She knows because she had been there before. And she's a beautiful story of survival. I wrote this feature on her sometime back.

http://www.philippinestoday.net/index.php?module=article&view=172

Quote from: grazie7y on June 18, 2008, 11:18:43 AM
sa man ni Sir, I thought ikaw among professor ani! hahahaha

I think so, Bene san!  Hasol is hassle.  That is got to be the same.

Oh, my favorite word is boondocks for bundok as in taga buk-id. That's really ours!  I didn't know this until I told my husband jokingly that he is from bundok.  To my surprise, he understood!  No wonder he understood because that's now English!

Wikipedia: 

The boondocks is a remote, usually brushy rural area[1]; or a term for a remote city or town that is considered unsophisticated[2].

The expression was introduced to English by American military personnel serving in the Philippines during the early years of the 20th century. It derives from the Tagalog word "bundok", meaning "mountain".   

Daghan salamat, Ma'am.

Akong Binisaya man gud, CDO naku nakat-unan. I stayed in Jagna, Bohol until I was 6, so my Binol-anon is really rusty. Naa kay mga Visayan words usahay nga dili naku familiar. I'll just ask you as the occasion arises, kay pareho man ka familiar sa Binisaya sa Bohol ug CDO.

Kani hinuon "boondocks" taud-taod na naku ni nahibaw-an. Pero sila may naghuwam ani nato, di ba? Sa "hasul" kita may nanghuwam nila.

Graz,

Mangutana sa ko Ma'am. Kana bang word nga "hasol" sa Binisaya gikan na sa word nga "hassle" sa English? Kung matubag nimo, I'll find the answer to the question that long perplexed me.

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 18, 2008, 09:33:52 AM
Tito, there is a saying, "Distance makes the heart go fonder." Your son must be missing his Dad.

Am teary-eyed. Just like your Dad, I'd like to tell my son, "I love you" at this very moment.

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 18, 2008, 09:33:52 AM
Tito Benne,

I try to be, sir, even though I don't try hard enough to cooperate with my Dad. Tito, I really realized the love of my father towards his children as of late. There was an event that involved my younger brother when he got in trouble for a big argument he had with my mother. My mother was heart broken, so was I and my sister for his actions, and we immediately feared the retribution of our Father towards him once he would hear of his actions.

When my Father came back from work, he heard of the incident and after disciplining him, we thought our Dad was angry at Don. But he did the unthinkable. He walked to my brother and told him, "Dali dinhi". He hugged Him. "I Love You, Don," he said. "I love you, please don't do that ever again."

I always remind my younger brother that the love Dad has for him--is like the Love of God. Just as a father reprimands to correct a wrong--so does the Lord. And as a father forgives a son of his mistakes, so does our Heavenly Father.

I like to think of it that way. Just a personal view lang.

Tito, your son is so lucky to have a father like you, sir. One who wishes only for the best for his family; wife, son and daughter. Sir, I always notice that you mention your son in your posts; maybe not directly, but indirectly. It is very obvious, sir, that you are a loving father. And Love your son.

You're a Great Dad, Tito Benne. Just wanted to tell you that. May the Lord always guide you and grace you with blessings.

Tito, there is a saying, "Distance makes the heart go fonder." Your son must be missing his Dad.

At one point, I found myself in the same situation as your dad. There are times when the firm hand of discipline won't work, but gentle words of love and a warm embrace will.

My son sometimes think I expect him to be very smart at school. I told him I have never been as good in sports as he is, and so I can only encourage him to find his strengths and build on them.

Last time I talked to him, he told me he was chosen as "Prince Charming" of the class. I could only laugh in joy, telling him, "See, you are like your dad after all!" I do miss my family so much. I look forward to being with them again next month, God willing.

I love this commercial by George Clooney. Could it really be that women can rave more about coffee than cool men?

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=vBp1e9zzBow&feature=related

Quote from: Mari on June 18, 2008, 09:12:36 AM

at my fave Starbucks Siam Paragon, Bangkok

Invariably in style, even during coffee break.

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 18, 2008, 09:07:55 AM
God is our Father. So as our Father loves us and reprimands us when he needs to; just as a Father loves his child, just as a father protects his child with his mighty arms and his thick hands; just as a father comforts his child with words to soothe the heart after a crisis. The Almighty Father, is just the same.

He is the Father of Fathers.

Fathers, despite their disposition, will always love their children. A Father's Love is semblance to the Love of God. Approachable, but feared. As we, too, must Fear and Love our God at the same time.

To Fear God is to Love God. Cherished are those to the bosom of the Lord are those who Fear Him.

You're a very good son, Lorenzo, and you do your father proud. My son has changed a lot since relocating to Bohol.

I assure him that there is no need to impress me with grades and sports awards and what-have-you, because I'll always love him no matter what. I do encourage him to do his best in his studies and pursue his dreams...

Yes, if we imperfect human fathers try to embrace our sons and daughters with love at all times, how much more our heavenly father? God is so good all the time!

Quote from: grazie7y on June 18, 2008, 08:55:21 AM
Ngek!  Slow learner ko kay wa pa koy ikasumpay!   

Well, can I just use the word Hiyari Hatto to see if I really understand your explanation, Bene san?

I went to have lunch with a friend today.  While she was driving, her phone was ringing and she just grabbed the phone to answer and we were at the intersection where there was construction going on in the road.  I told her to watch out as we almost hit the side of the guard railing.  It was really a hiyari hatto! 

Excellent! Humble ba kaajo sa atong valedictorian uy!

Quote from: kiamoy` on June 18, 2008, 07:46:20 AM
yeheeey~~

their cup's name is funny - hehe dba ate and fellow waraynons?

this is at offroads coffeeshop


the car nga mas layu is mocha's on the left side it's a two storey coffee shop and  the building at the background g is my office

Just got back from Wendy's to take my breakfast with coffee. Slightly bitter but it woke up all my senses. Will bring my cam next time. Please share more coffee break photos here...

Dugay kuno ta mutiguwang kung active atong utok. Let's learn a new word everyday and share it.

I'm taking a break from a pile of Japanese medical forms I was asked to translate. Everything went on smoothly until I stumbled upon a page with the title heading Hiyari Hatto Report.

At first I thought this was the name of the person who filed the report, or the subject of the report itself, and even ventured to transpose the Japanese text to familiar-sounding  Hillary Hut. But the text simply didn't add up. So I googled the word in both Japanese and English.

It turns out this is a technical term for "near-miss", "close-call accident", "small incident", "high-risk situation." Kana bang gamay na lang nga sayop sa panghitabo pwede na naay dakong disaster and even fatality that could have occurred at work, while driving, or in the conduct of daily routine. Naa bitaw ta'y ma-encounter ani nga sitwasyon adlaw-adlaw.

The term is derived from the Japanese words hiyari (chilling) and hatto (alarming) and has been adopted into the English language verbatim. Subsequently, I found this word used by American companies in their industrial reports, by the World Health Organization in hospital malpratice studies, etc.

Kamo na pud, bisag Bisaya, Tagalog o sinultian ninyo dihas injong lugar... Ang way ikasumpay slow-learner  ...

Quote from: bol-anon_ko on June 18, 2008, 07:02:44 AM
hala ka dha.. na unsa gud ni mysteryo man untaq hisgutan.. mga posisyon naman.. ahahahha...

basin byag himuon nga  bolitas ang beads sa rosaryohan ninyu ha...

Di na jud mo pakalawaton ni padre aning injong gipangsuwat.

Quote from: Bambi on June 18, 2008, 05:53:34 AM
Helicopter position man.

Unsa man ni Bambs? Missionary lang lagi ang allowed sa rosary!

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 18, 2008, 05:46:26 AM

Benne san, dili lang diay ka smart!

naa na sad kay pagka psychic!

hhahhaha

Habog istorya, kulang daw sa buhat. Saon man nga single man ko dire, daghanon na lang istorya...

Quote from: Bambi on June 18, 2008, 05:39:12 AM
Bayat.....maybe this mystery Oh my God!....oh my God! oh my God.....ooooooohhhhhhhhh

Murag nanglupad nang misteryo ani Bambs... ooooooohhhhhhhhh is very telling of a blissful and healthy sex life, kay prolonged man, dili premature...

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 18, 2008, 05:34:31 AM

ang buot nimo ipasabot Benne san nga nagkamulo silang rosaryo while nag "do"?

hahahaha

Bag-o daw nila himuon. Maambakan unja ang ubang misteryo kung naa sila sa proseso mangaji.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 18, 2008, 05:19:12 AM
Benne san kasayo ba nimo mo work? naa na ka sa imong opisina?

unsa man diay kang orasa mo tig work?

yeah that is a cappuccino, Benne san...

Diri na man ko natulog kay duol ra man akong apartment. Daghan lang kog trabaho. Bag-o ra jud ko namata. Yeah, my fave coffee is cappuccino, dili diay capriccioso (this is where I eat the best spaghetti in town).

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 17, 2008, 10:05:36 PM

coffee for good life, cheers!!!!

It's 6:10 am here, and I'm about to resume my translation work.

Naibog ko sa imong kape, Belle. Timpla sa ko capriccioso...

Murag ang implied moral ani nga story, nga anak nga pari ang nagsuwat, magiampuon jud ang anak basta magrosaryo bag-o musugod sa akto sa paghimo niya ...

Quote from: simplylee on June 17, 2008, 09:10:30 PM
3 ka misteryo humanon?

Hi Manang Lee,

Reciting the rosary is perhaps their way to exercise self-control. Kay ingon man sa mga psychologists nga naa kunoy dugang nga himaya nga makab-ot when we practice deferred gratification.

Quote from: Ginger on June 17, 2008, 09:09:27 PM
huh?! naa na noon koy nahinumduman.

Hi Ginger,

Gisumpayan pa jud nimo ang misteryo sa rosaryo ning imong comment...

Resto to open more stores in tourist areas

A PIZZA restaurant expects to have 100 branches before the end of the year as it continues to expand its presence in viable locations all over the country.

Joe Baula Jr., franchise operations manager of Shakey’s, said that this year, six more franchise-owned outlets will be opened after it relocated one branch in Cebu to a new location last Saturday.

The Shakey’s outlet that used to be located at the ground floor level of JY Square Mall was transferred to The Walk, a retail complex located within Asiatown IT (Information Technology) Park in Cebu City.

“This is a good location. As you can see, there are a lot of developments going on,” Baula said.

The company is still studying the option for Shakey’s at The Walk to operate for 24 hours a day, considering that most companies at the Asiatown IT Park are call centers that operate beyond the usual work hours.

Baula said Cebu is an important location for them since it intends to penetrate tourist destinations.

Biggest growth

One of Shakey’s branches in Cebu posted the biggest growth among all other outlets nationwide, he said.

There are five Shakey’s outlets in Cebu, all operated by franchisee Future Foods Inc.

In August, Shakey’s will open another branch in Cabanatuan. The restaurant chain also plans to open branches in Bohol, Boracay and Zamboanga soon.

Baula said the company is also expected to open three company-owned restaurants within Metro Manila.

At present, Shakey’s has 95 branches nationwide. Almost half of the total number of branches are franchise-operated.

Aside from the expansion, Shakey’s is also promoting a new concept that Baula refers to as the “fun, family pizza dining experience.”

Baula said that this concept means that the company wants to give value-added services to its customers, which it refers to as “guests.”

“Our guests are important to us, that’s why we give back to them by creating value in our services,” he added.

As a company standard, all Shakey’s restaurants are expected to upgrade facilities after every five years of operation.

Baula said that aside from the continuous face-lifting of its restaurants, the company also looks into product innovation and good customer service. (DME)

Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/06/17/bus/resto.to.open.more.stores.in.tourist.areas..html

Lipay pud ko kay coffee by day, red wine by night man ko. Pareho man daw ni good for the heart...

Bilib ko sa pagkasagrado sa ilang seremonya, very missionary ang style.

Son’s pride in father, sex, rosary

By Romulo Ponte
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:04:00 06/15/2008

SAN PABLO CITY -- WHEN MY father, Teodoro, married my mother, Francisca, 53 years ago, the first thing they did during their honeymoon was to pray the rosary.

And each time my parents made love, it was always preceded by praying the rosary, according to my mother, who will turn 80 on Oct. 9.

The practice of reciting the rosary had always been on the initiative of my father, who took it as a duty before having marital intimacy, my mother revealed.

My parents were married on April 16, 1955, by the late Fr. Joseph Stoffel, SJ at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental. My father was 30 and my mother was 27 years old.

My father died three years ago, with a rosary in his hands, four months after my parents celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Cagayan de Oro City.

“For him sex was sacred,” my mother said.

It was very clear in my father's mind that a married couple has a crucial role in procreation, in God’s continuing work of creating the world and humanity.

Dawn prayers

It was not difficult to believe my mother’s revelations because even when we were still children, my father would wake us up every morning at dawn to pray the rosary.

At the end of our prayers, my father would always say in Latin: “Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix ” to which we would reply, “Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.”

He would pray “Oremus … ” in Latin and whose meaning we did not understand.

A secret

My mother said that when my father was courting her in Bohol while they were finishing their respective courses at the Holy Name College (now Divine Word University), she told him a secretâ€"that despite her beauty, she was extremely in poor health.

My father was undaunted. He, who first thought of becoming a priest, became even more determined to marry her.

After they got married, my mother worked as an elementary school teacher, while my father, who was one year short of completing his Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education course, had to work double-time.

Despite my mother's poor health, she delivered five healthy babies but had two miscarriages.

However, she was frequently in the hospital, suffering from the following ailments: Hemorrhage, stroke, appendicitis, hypertension, gall bladder ailment, toxic goiter and diabetes.

She was always sick, my mother’s fellow teachers thought she would not live to see all her children finish college.

Never complained

But my father, whose faith in God was strong, told my mother: “No matter how grave one's ailment is, if God will not allow him to die, then he will live.”

Each time my mother was bedridden, my father would do all the household choresâ€"cooking, washing (even my mother’s underwear and the baby’s diapers) and ironing clothes. He even prepared my mother’s lesson plans for school.

He never complained about doing a woman’s job.

When the children came one after the other, my father worked in the farm or sought employment to increase his and my mother’s meager income. A musician, he also joined a band.

Music scholar

He was hesitant, but with my mother’s prodding and encouragement, my father went back to school as a music scholar.

He could play various musical instruments but concentrated on the clarinet. He became a member of a college band in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental.

My father also worked as a hired hand planting and harvesting rice until he finished his degree in elementary education.

Even when he was already teaching, my father continued to look after my mother’s health.

And even while fighting for his life in a hospital in Cagayan de Oro City, unable to speak and suffering from a grave liver ailment, he would signal my sickly mother to go home and sleep well.

Mom’s birthday

My father died on Aug. 31, 2005. When we observed the 40th day after his death, we realized it fell exactly on Oct. 9, my mother’s birthday.

My father, who was raised in a barrio in Cambague, Sevilla, Bohol, once told us that when he was studying at the Holy Name College, he was being groomed and was planning to enter the seminary.

However, his parents, Benito and Jacinta Digal, were poor so he decided to finish school with the help of a scholarship.

Luzviminda Tutor, one of father’s pupils, once told me that my father was very happy because his dream to enter the seminary was realized in his only son who became a priest in 1993. That’s me.

No higher death risk in long-term coffee drinking

By Will Dunham Mon Jun 16, 7:56 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long-term coffee drinking does not appear to increase a person's risk of early death and may cut a person's chances of dying from heart disease, according to a study published on Monday.

Previous studies have given a mixed picture of health effects from coffee, finding a variety of benefits and some drawbacks from the popular drink. The new study looked at people who drank caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee.

Researchers led by Esther Lopez-Garcia of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain followed 84,214 U.S. women from 1980 to 2004 and 41,736 U.S. men from 1986 to 2004.

They found that regular coffee drinking -- up to six cups a day -- was not associated with increased deaths among the study's middle-aged participants. In fact, the coffee drinkers, particularly the women, experienced a small decline in death rates from heart disease.

The study found no association between coffee consumption and cancer deaths.

"Our study indicates that coffee consumption does not have a detrimental effect," Lopez-Garcia, whose research appears in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, said in a telephone interview. "It seems like long-term coffee consumption may have some beneficial effects."

There has been a debate among scientists about the health effects of drinking coffee, which typically contains the stimulant caffeine and a number of other important compounds.

The people who took part in the research completed questionnaires on how frequently they drank coffee, other diet habits, smoking and medical conditions. The researchers then studied the mortality risk over the period of the study among people with different coffee-drinking habits.

The study found that women who reported drinking two to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day had a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than women who did not drink coffee. The researchers saw a smaller decreased risk for men but it was not statistically significant.

Drinking decaffeinated coffee was associated with a small reduction in overall mortality risk, the researchers said.

The people in the study had no history of cardiovascular disease or cancer when they entered it. The women were nurses and the men doctors, dentists and other health professionals.

Some studies have indicated coffee is a great source of antioxidants, substances that may protect against the effects of molecules called free radicals that can damage cells and may play a role in heart disease, cancer and other ailments.

Recent studies have offered a mixed picture on the health effects of coffee.

A study that came out in January found that pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day had twice the risk of miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine. Another study appearing in January found that drinking caffeinated coffee lowered a woman's risk of ovarian cancer.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 17, 2008, 09:12:09 AM
Nangulahi ko dah! Ka kuyaw na ba diay ning mga panghitabua oi! Maayo na lang wa tawon napasakiti ang inyong landlord, Bene san!  Thanks be to God!   

Usa ko kasemana nga na-stress, Grace, pero medyo back to normal na ron. Busa kaning later part sa thread, relax na gamay. We're still looking for a suitable place kay after rainy season pa siguro sugdan akong balay diha sa Bool pohon. Tabang lang ampo nga kaning mga dautang tawo makapangitag tarong nga trabaho.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 17, 2008, 07:10:00 AM
Hi Benne,
Sorry kaayo mitawag ko sa akong Mama adtong sabado pero nalimot gyud ko ug hisgot adtong balay nga paabangan. Kini laging permi ta ga dali ug istorya kay long distance. So unya mo tawag ko sa among balay kay birthday man nako ug akong pangutan-on akong mama sa balay.

Sorry again for my forgetfulness.

Hi Macky,

Hapit na ta mag-abot sa edad pero di na jud ka kaapas sa akong agtang. Happy birthday!

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 17, 2008, 07:10:34 AM
bwahahahaha!

Belle,

Buntag dire, lami paminawon imong katawa, ga sensurround echo dire sa akong opisina.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 17, 2008, 07:29:38 AM
Hahahah sorry to break the profoundness of your "today's surprise", Bene san.

I was just chatting with Maring Belle awhile ago.  I was gonna call her but she was online so I just chatted with her.

Earlier this morning, I received a call.  She didn't say Hi or Hello she just outrightly said, "Hildaaaa!"  I said, um, there's no Hilda here.  She insisted that a Hilda gave her my number.  I was starting to feel annoyed and then I realized she was old and well she was talking to me in Tagalog! hahahaha  Then she asked me, "anong pangalan mo?" But I just told her, wala nga'ng Hilda po dito.  She said her name is Trining.  In the whole wide world, I only know three Trinings:  the character from our elementary book, the title I can't remember anymore.  The second one our neighbor in Manga and the third one is an old lady from the South of Sacramento with a husband who is a gay.  They both are active in Filipino events and in the church too.  So I asked her, Ikaw po ba yong Manang Trining na asawa ni Manong Horacio?  Abtik tawon tubag ang tiguwang, ako nga!  Paano mo ako nakilala?  Nah, ning taas na'ng storya but in the end I told her, I don't know Hilda. hahahaha

Picturesque kaayo ning imong mga characters nga nagngalang Trining. Abi nakug telemarketer tu Grace kay rong panahona, naa'y mga pasada ang marketing nga in-ana ang approach. Gibaligyaan na lang unta nimog cake and pastries kay event organizers man kaha aron wa nasayang imong time pag-entertain.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 17, 2008, 07:17:24 AM
Benne san naa sad ing ana diri mga juwang!

mag terno ug top nga murag flag!

sus karon kay hapit na july 4th manggawas na sad ang mga juwang nga mag suot ug flag, mga magjuwa jud!

magkalo pa ug cowboy hat! ahahahha

but i like that kay naa jud silay teamwork...

Gibandera man jud ilang loving-loving. Ug naa bitaw mi makit-an mga tiguwang nga in-ani ka sweet, magtan-away mi ni misis ug mangutana ko, "Ganyan ka pa kaya ka sweet sa akin kahit hindi na ako gwapo?"

Kinahanglan madayon jud ning atong plano nga gwapo kaajo. Kay kung dili gani, kaning atong listahan sa 20 ka tipak isumpay na lang ni sa Mga Sugilanong KD sa Corella. Bitaw, with our joint efforts, our aspirations will certainly find fruition in reality.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 17, 2008, 04:38:35 AM
ako ning gihimo and i didnt know how agi sa akong ka excited sa Tubo village.

niay link ug kinsa ang makahimo ug article about this, or is this too early.

if this is too early i bookmark nalang ang link para whoever can write the article para sa atong pajag pohon...

ang username: tubagbohol

ang password: password

Paspasa nimo Belle uy. Wa pa gani tay muhon sa Corella, nagbutang ka nag muhon sa cyberspace.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 17, 2008, 04:50:26 AM
1. Macky
2. Bambi
3. Edelweiss
4. da Binsi
5. Grazie
6. Benelynne
7. Mike ang kapitan sa barrio
8. Gemma
9. Ginger
10. Beth
11. Ytesski
12. St. Agnes (whoops! dili pako hapiy mo retire pero interested ko mo invest ani...)
13. Barbaro
14. Lumine
15. Technichi
16. BNC
17. Bol-anon ko
18.  i will make this lot open for bidding di bitaw bakante pa ni!
19.  Balong (kinahanglan naa jud si Balong para bibo)
20.  Jun Ayag




Ok its now closed!

largin!

ang mo singit pwede pa ta kapalit sa silingang yuta ayaw mo kabalaka!

and guys dont forget nga mag set aside mo ug pila ka meters para himuon kalsada sa atong balsahan!

Mao ba pud ni sequence sa atong lot partition? Hinuon, OK kaayo akong pagkahiluna kay mamata ko sajo sa buntag sa simhot sa pan de pugon ni Grace ug prayer partner naku si Kapitan Mike. Murag daghan kog kliyente sa Mosbeau beauty products da, patabang na lang kog kolekta ni Macky kay murag gate-keeper man siya. Di pasudlon ang naay utang. Asa man ang chief agricultutist nato sa kautanan nga si Orchids? Naa ra ba siguro sya ron diha sa Bohol... paging Aya, naa pa'y usa na lang ka luna.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 17, 2008, 01:48:50 AM
Benne san mura man ko nag tan-aw ug sine ani! hahahaha

I think that only happen  very rarely in one's life!

i love it!

Cute ra ba ni nga  magtiayon, ang laki 65, ang baje 58. Unya taga-Calape ra ba diay ang baje (another coincidence)! Si Manang Dadi Liberty... Kung mugawas ni sila, terno pirmi ilang sul-ob. Ning adlawa, terno ilang T-shirt nga naay print nga Italia. Ingon jud si Manang, nga donya ra ba pero mura intawon pobre nga naghangyo, "Tinuod ka Ben, pakan-on ko nimo ana?"

Sakto ka Belle, sa tinuod, cinematic kaayo ilang pagsulod sa eksena.

Mau ni ang katingalahan sa katilingban sa Japan. Mauswagon ug nindot ilang public infrastructure, pero ang mga hulagway sa tawo wa'y kalipay, or at best expressionless... Sa ato, makakita kag daghang kabus pero gangisi ra man gihapon. Ngano kahang di jud maangkon ang tanang maanyag sa kalibutan? Indeed why can't we ever get the best of all worlds? Kung malipayon ta, nganong mulangyaw pa man ta sa laing nasod?

There's another aspect to these statistics, as far as Japan is concerned. The Japanese police will always try to register "suspicious death" as natural r accidental death, unless proven otherwise in court, because they want to maintain their low-crime statistics. Even the celebrated Maricris Sioson case, in which the corpse obviously bore a lot of trauma, was registered as natural or accidental death, prompting her family to call for diplomatic protest.

But Japan really can't doctor reality. They may have low homicide on paper, but their number of suicides is almost the same as that of India's number of homicides, the worst in the world.

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on June 17, 2008, 01:38:58 AM
sure ko nga mao na akong gi mean. duha lang na ka pump ilaha diha nya dili kaayo nindot ang place. daku jud to kay 4 days nga halin man kaha.

OK kaayo ilang location, kay sila ra man diha. Low-key ang business style, murag pamaagi sa mga Chinese. But criminal elements know better, kapin pag naay inside info. Per Bohol Chronicle's last update, the case remains unsolved.

Imagine if today's events were a repeat of yesterday's. And you could tell what would come tomorrow today.

The dreariest place to live in is a box. But alas, life is full of surprises--big and small.

Did you come upon an unusual incident, a strange encounter, a funny coincidence, a butterfly sharing a petal with a bee, a letter from a childhood friend, etc. today? Well, let's share our surprises big and small.

* * *
Let me start. Today, a kind Filipina inaanak dropped by my office bringing platefuls of really yummy food--caldereta, adobo, and dinuguan. She said she called me up to invite me to her birthday party the night before, but l was in Tokyo. So she brought the food over today, and boy, was good it for a party. As I was not much into meat, and don't really eat that much, especially now that I'm by my lonesome most of the time, I didn't know what to do with the bounty on my table.

Thirty minutes later, an elderly Filipina drove by with her Japanese husband. I haven't seen this couple for years. Last time I saw them was when they just got back from the husband's stint in Europe to retire for good in Japan. They asked where they could find a Filipino restaurant as the wife was desperately craving for Filipino food. Unfortunately, the last Filipino restaurant in the city had folded up recently. Immediately, I said, "Would you mind if I give you some really delicious Filipino food?" They were hesitant at first, almost embarrassed, but finally accepted my offer. As they left with the packed food, I whispered to the wife, who was a Visayan, "Nasimhutan siguro nimo tong nagdala sa akong sud-an Manang no?" We had a good laugh...

Quote from: grazie7y on June 16, 2008, 10:49:05 AM
Unya di lang pan de sal, mag himo pod ta'g bahug2x ang mga sobra na pan, pagka ugma akong himuong bahug2x! 

Hi Grace,

If you've been to the Bee Farm, they have their pastry shop. They also have a coffee shop at the ICM. You can put up your own pastry & bakeshop. There should be a commercial place in the complex where we can sell our organic produce, have them cooked fresh, etc. etc.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 16, 2008, 12:54:37 PM
hala mga higala! usbon na sad nato atong AVATAR! hahahaha

Matud ni Kapitan Mike, close up daw Belle. Mas makit-an man naku nang gasidlak sa imong kamot nga gaterno sa imong liog.

Quote from: ytesski on June 16, 2008, 12:09:23 PM
Basin among cousin tong taga Taloto nga imo na meet Mr. Benne.

Si Inday Angeline ba Ate Ging. Pero wa diay ko kabalo kung same na lugar lang sila ni Mr. Benne.

Naa mo'y contact nila? Pangutan-a daw kay I was so busy that day I could only spare the minimum social graces of acknowledging them. Mga batan-on pa, murag upat man to sila. I believe they are friends of Rose Olaer from Guindulman. I used to just carry my name and Philippines Today as my personal identity. Now I also carry Tubag Bohol around.

Quote from: simplylee on June 15, 2008, 10:37:57 PM
yessssssssss! GOD is good all the time in season or out of season

Your daughter's angelic voice and impeccable rythmn on the guitar give glory to His goodness.

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 16, 2008, 04:57:03 AM
Mr. Benne,

I was singing this song today when I was out with my siblings looking for a gift for our Dad during Father's Day. haha.

I can't get this song out of my head now.

My son greeted me Happy Father's Day the other night. He asked me to send some clothes he had forgotten to bring to Bohol. As I rummaged through the cabinet, I was overcome by loneliness. But God is good! And He is good all the time!

Guess whom did I meet in a metropolis surging with 12 million people on a Sunday? A TB guest!

June 15 is celebrated by Filipinos in many parts of the world as Migrant Workers and Philippine Independence Day.

In Tokyo, the event was celebrated at a railside park in Ouji, a sprawl of lush greenery in the northern suburbs. I attended the event to work, manning two booths and mobilizing about 15 promo girls for two telecom companies. There were entertainers from sponsors ABS-CBN and GMA, the main draw of the event which was attended by some 4,000 to 5,000 Filipinos. Because we were awash with freebies, the two booths I managed had one of the longest lines.

In Filipino gatherings, one or two from the crowd occasionally recognizes me, as I had worked in three publications at different times in the past. But I was surprised when a kindly, soft-spoken lady at the queue popped her head to tell me, "Nakita kita sa TB". As she spoke in Tagalog, at first I thought she said TV, but when I asked her to repeat what she said, she really meant TB.

Ang ngalan niya si Rose Olaer Ueda, from Guindulman. I think she'll read this one of these days. Hi Rose! I think we've known each other by face for a long time. She said she only peeps in occasionally, as she doesn't know how to sign up. I gave her instructions. Apil unja diri sa among kukabildo. Too bad I wasn't able to get photos. Later, she also introduced me to a group of young Boholanos from Taloto,Tagbilaran.

Tubag Bohol has really arrived. I think this Boholano bond will continue to spread round the globe...

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 15, 2008, 08:45:32 PM
Beautifully performed, Mr. Benne. What a wonderful and lyrical performance.

Regards,

For 42 years of my life, I sang only in the bathroom. But I've always hummed to beautiful music. I started singing at church only because we couldn't get a regular vocalist.

Quote from: Bambi on June 15, 2008, 08:44:19 PM
Good day Sir Benelynne,

WOW! Your talent is directly serving and worshiping our Lord. This is enviable, indeed. Your background singer is he also a TB member? I guess, the accompanying band are also all Pilipinos. Show more your other incomparable talent.  Have a wonderful Sunday!

The background singer is a Davaoeno and the keybord player is his wife. They are good friends of mine. They were the ones who trained me how to sing. I started singing only about two years ago, because we couldn't have a regular vocalist at church. When my wife was here, she used to sing with me. Yes, all the intrumentalists are Filipinos and 80% of the members of the church are Filipinos.

There was an unseasonally heavy downpour. I was weighed down by longing for the kids. On the other end of the line, my wife was almost voiceless from cold.

But this is Sunday. And God is good--no matter what travails we go through, no matter how overcast the skies are, no matter how puny our voices of praise are in the immensity of his goodness. God is always good all the time.

I would like to share with you this medley of praise and worship songs that I led at church. Pasensiya na sa atong tingog nga igu-igo lang jud.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=yeLlm9P1gi0&feature=related

Quote from: kiamoy` on June 15, 2008, 05:08:43 AM
hehe i was born in the 80's pero ka relate ko sa mga gi agian ninyu te.. with my cousins!!!:)

OK jud ning TB, way generation gap.

Quote from: B:) on June 15, 2008, 05:11:43 AM
Manong Benny, da oi, sorry ha, malooy man ko anang kabaw ug kabayo himoong transpo dili nako ma take ilang mga hitsura nga naglaway-laway kay gihangak. Bisikleta nalang.

Panagsa lang man, part of our interaction with nature...

Bitaw Beth, mura man nig bay bay nga gi-istoryahan ninyo sa lain nga thread pero dinagku na ni nga inistoryahan...

What can be more organic than the fertilizer you suggest? Sa buwak lang kay di na nato masalad ang utan niana...

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 15, 2008, 03:37:32 AM
Bayat ajaw na kaguol anang kalsada kay retiree naman ta,

dili na ta sigi adto sa downtown kay human na ta ana!

ug naa gani gusto mo adto sa downtown mag sakay nalang ta sa TuBo Shuttle...

adto nalang ta sa ilang ka Macky or Benne or Edelweis mag laag-laag!

o ba kaha sa poolside mag chikkahan...

tawgananay nalang ta ug kinsay naay niluyang saging o puto maya, ana ra gud.

and besides mas nindot ug premitive and drama sa atong village

kay mao sad nay gusto sa mga turista ug pananglit ato man gani parentahan...

Bitaw, back-to-basics man kaha ta... Gusto man gani ko musakay utro ug kabaw, alternate sa bisekleta. Pwede na pud siguro kabayo.

Quote from: balong on June 14, 2008, 06:08:36 PM
seriously speaking, mas ma realize nato ang TUBAG BOHOL VILLAGE kong ang corella maoy atong paliton. kay affordable man sa tanan ang presyo. ug sa panglao gud, kita ra mang mga "foreigners" ang maka afford. mas daghan man ang TB members nga naa sa bohol ug sa pinas. peso lang ang sweldo.  mahimo nga mas dako ang mga lote nga e parcel out para natong mga foreigners. nindot kaajo ni nga dream. we will be helping to conserve our mother earth with our back to basics lifestyle. mag bike ta around the village, walay pollution. mag garden, then we will be self sufficient with vegetables. mag buhi ug baboy, baka, kanding. maybe we can have just 1 piggery owned by all members. para dili mag katag katag. usahon lang para matapok ang tae sa baboy dili manimaho. atong e deposito sa tank to provide gas. unya ang mga atop sa atong balay pwede taoran ug solar panels. nag sogod ta dinhi sa internet as friends, maybe we can do it in the "REAL" world. build a community based on LOVE. share ta tanan. aron ug hutdan ko ug ginamos, mangajo na lang ko ni leonarda da binsi. maajo unta ug ma realize ni. possible man kaajo ni kong tabangan natong tanan. 

Balong,

Maayo kaayo ni nga konsepto sa panginabuhi. Through TB, our ideas and outlooks are converging, despite the fact that we are living in different corners of the globe. Thanks to Kapitan Mike. Bisag naa na ta diha sa atong Tubag Bohol Village, dapat padayon nga magamit nato atong lain-laing competencies ug expertise, kay kasagaran sa ato naa pa man sa active age physically and mentally. Sa sulod anang atong village, or perhaps by expanding through acquisition of adjoining lands, we can actually be more than self-sufficient and do organic commercial farming. I think we can do this kay naa man tay mga seasoned business and financial managers like Jun Ayag, Macky, Mike (and I'll also volunteer myself). We can sell shares of stocks para sa atong capital and operational needs. Even the payag, cottages, or villas of members can be contracted for maintainance under the management of the TB company kay katong once a year lang muuli pwede parentahan sa turista and ilang units the rest of the time. Indoor amenities such as resort-quality pool, restaurant or cafe, souvenir shop etc. can also be managed by the company. Kay Gracia na nato i-award ang restaurant-cafe-bakeshop concession. Our agriculturists, formally trained and self-taught like Aya and Belle, can be involved in our gulayan. Each TB member can be a marketing representative--that means we have representatives in Tokyo, Alaska, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Bangkok, Africa, etc. The job is simply to give away pamphlets of Bohol and TB Village to promote tourism. Every year, aside from the rental income of our individual units, naa pa tay dividend sa atong shares of stocks.

Chocolate Hills may not have the height that gives Mt. Everest its majesty, nor the white snow cappings that makes Mt. Fuji postcard-perfect, but Bohol's round-shape mounds are shoving aside these better-known landscapes to claim the third spot in the on-going internet vote for the New 7 Wonders of the World.

And all in all, four Philippine sites are in the top 10 nominees! Let's continue to give our beautiful Philippine sites a boost by asking friends to vote!

1.   no change   (1) Ha Long Bay   VIET NAM - Asia   

2.   no change   (2) Tubbataha Reef   PHILIPPINES - Asia   

3.   no change   (3) Chocolate Hills   PHILIPPINES - Asia   

4.   no change   (4) Cox's Bazar, Beach   BANGLADESH - Asia   

5.   no change   (5)Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park   PHILIPPINES - Asia   

6.   no change   (6) Ganges, River   BANGLADESH/ INDIA - Asia   

7.   no change   (7) Mount Everest, Mountain   NEPAL - Asia   

8.   no change   ( Amazon River, River/Forest   BOLIVIA/ BRAZIL/ COLOMBIA/ ECUADOR/ PERU/ VENEZUELA - South America   

9.   no change   (9)Mayon Volcano   PHILIPPINES - Asia   

10.   no change   (10) Mount Fuji, Mountain   JAPAN - Asia

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on June 14, 2008, 03:42:05 AM
kani nga gas station, mao ba ni kadtong unahan sa sunrise village ba to? di pa kaabot sa eskina paingon sa simbahan? medyo gamay ra man na nga gas station no?

Di kaayo ko familiar sa vicinity--Sitio Lanao, Dao na man ni siya. Mao naman ni siguro. Bitaw, way magtuo nga daku ang halin aning gas station kay old-style, gamay ug halos tricyles ang customer. Busa mutuo ko nga naay involvement ani usa nga nagtrabo diri sa una. Gusto na ra ba unta sa mga bata ning lugar kay hilom.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 13, 2008, 11:56:53 PM

This is really true Benne san...I experienced this too...and my parents can just send me the money through friends and sometimes stranger who lived close by. Or by the bus conductors who happened to have the route to where i used to live...Amazing how people can be trusted before...

Bitaw no, good 'ol days jud nga ang mga tulisan murag layo pa sa katilingban. Karon, hadlok na mudala ug cash sa public transport ug lisod na musalig sa kaila lang para magpadalag kwarta...

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on June 13, 2008, 10:35:52 PM
japanese are known in the world to commt suicides. they call it harakiri. it's some sort of a ritual whom they believe will save their honor and dignity as a person. this practice has been done for ages dating back from the ancient japan.

It's a strange practice. Sometimes two lovers, when opposed by parents or social norms, commit shinju or double suicide. Sometimes, the entire family commits to a suicide pact called ikka shinju. When one person kills all the family members before killing himself, the Japanese still call it "forced suicide" (muri shinju) instead of plain homicide. The deaths of the Filipinos that have the same surnames above may have been classified as such.

The price of rice and other other staples occasionally went up then as now, especially during prolonged dry season or draughts. But even if we had to eat lugaw or rice mixed with milled mais, we did not feel as deprived as our children these days when they see their classmates having the latest brand of cellular phone.

When we were away from home, the regular way to keep in touch with the family in the province was through letters sent by mail (which we now call snail mail) or handcarried by a returning townmate and for urgent matters, such as when we ran out of allowance before the next padala, by telegram...  The days and even weeks of waiting did not seem as eternal and did not trigger as much panic as when anybody in the family these days fails to pick up the mobile phone after ten rings, or after two or three calls.

This is another great opportunity for Bohol to be thrust into the limelight among the world's tourist destinations. Although the attention we're getting seems belated, we have the advantage of planning ahead using the hindsight of other tourist destinations (Boracay, Cebu, etc.) which lost their charm due to unrestrained development.

Four sharply pointed things I notice in these two ladies:

1. umbrellas
2. shoes
3. fingernails
4. eyes

Japan has one of the highest suicide rates among rich countries. Cultural factors are partly at play. Japanese society rarely lets people bounce back from the perceived shame of failure or bankruptcy. Suicide is sometimes even met with approvalâ€"as facing one’s fate, not shirking it. The samurai tradition views suicide as noble (though perhaps out of self-interest, since captured warriors were treated gruesomely). Japan’s main religions, Buddhism and Shintoism, are neutral on suicide, unlike Abrahamic faiths that explicitly prohibit it.

Source: The Economist

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 12, 2008, 07:07:19 AM
Kahinumdom pod ko sa una nga mag baktas lang mi gikan sa HNU padulong sa Agora. Bibo kaayo kay dagnan mi ug puro mga garaon. Basta gikan sa HNU daghan kaayong mahitabo, bisan unsa lang. Naay nagpagukod ug iro, naay nag dakpanay, naay nangita ug kaka, namiyabas, nanguha ug bugnay. Inig abot sa galingan ni huksing, mag tambling tambling pa mi sa mga tahop. Basta bibo kaayo ang high school life.

Sa una gi repair kanang dalan sa HNU ug ang mga bisekleta nakabaws kay gi pas-an na man, dili na kadagan ang ligid kay puno na sa lapok.

Macky,

Bisag di baya ta classmate ug wa ko nag-high school sa Tagbilaran (kay Xavier U man ko sa CDO), murag makahinundum pud ko sa youthful escapades. What nostalgia your memories bring! Now that my kids are at HNU, I really hope they will experience the same youthful exuberance and will treasure these memories like we do. Kay dire sa Japan, murag de numero ilang lihok ug maabsorb sa mga bata ang stress sa mga dagkong tawo. I felt they were deprived of the joys of youth.

Quote from: michael-ligalig on June 13, 2008, 03:20:43 PM


Photograph by Shinow Baby of Flickr.com

It's a metaphor of life. Only those who can withstand tempests and storms are fit for the place on top.

Hi Macky,

Thanks for the help.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on June 13, 2008, 07:51:32 AM
Hi Benne,

Just let me know if you you require my assistance to find another place to relocate your family.

If you feel Cogon, near cocacola or airport is suitable, I will check if the houses I knew are still vacant. Most of them have gates.

Cogon is a peaceful place compared to any other Baranggays in Tagbilaran.

Note: I did not read the earlier part of this thread and I just assume that you are still searching a house.

Hi Macky,

I would appreciate if you give me the contact numbers so my wife can check them out. Ang worry lang naku sa downtown kay kanang ilang gihisgutan nga alingasaw gikan sa drainage labi na jud ug tag-ulan. But I think it depends on whether the place is low-lying or not or if it is along the drainage path. Yes, we are still looking for another place, preferrably closer to HNU High School.

Quote from: grazie7y on June 13, 2008, 02:25:49 AM
Makatawa man ko mag subay aning sugilanon dire oi!  Dretsoha na lang na tawon ug Tubag Bohol Village aron mas klaro.

Atong mga tanod andam lang tubag sa mga katawhan ug turista--asa ang mga tarsier, asa ang mga di-ingonato, asa ang mga baksan, etc.--kay ma-radio patrol unya ta nga di manubag ang mga taga-Tubag Bohol.

Quote from: Happy on June 13, 2008, 12:56:28 AM
I notice nga related man ang nangamatay sa Japan, pareho man family names tag 3 pa jdu kabuok.

I think they all died in the same household, which is what frequently happens here when one or both of the adults decide they've had enough of the world, kill the children and commit suicide. Katong mga failed suicide gi-interview kung nganong gi-apil ang mga anak, ang tubag, "Luoy man ibilin mag-inusara. Kinsa'y muatiman nila?"

1. Tokyo
2. Yokohama
3. Seoul
.
9. Hong Kong
10.  Beijing
11. Taipei
12. Shanghai
13. Singapore
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22. Jakarta
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28. Bangkok
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31. Manila
35. Kuala Lumpur

Source: ECA International

It's shocking that Japan tops the list of victims, consisting of 32% of all cases. You would think it's the Middle East, or some 1st-world-wannabe country in Asia. But most unexplained deaths occur right here, in the 5th safest country in the world.

LIST OF OFWs WITH MYSTERIOUS DEATHS

1. Veneranda “Bebe" Pana, Netherlands
2. Beth Urbi, Netherlands
3. Catherine Bautista, Lebanon
4. Louella Montenegro, Lebanon
5. Luz Pacual, Lebanon
6 Lucenda Guston, Bahrain
7. Amalia Semilla Carnate, Japan
8. Toshiki Kainuma Carnate, Japan
9. Kasuki Kainuma Carnate, Japan
10. Danica Carnate, Japan
11. Jhoana Tatoy, Dubai
12. Feliza Garcia, U.S.
13. Nimia Pintor, Korea
14. Ivy Collantes Bautista Santander, Spain
15. Priscilla Cunanan + 3 kids, Belgium
16. Maricar Santos, Japan
17. Marcelo Santos, Japan
18. Peter John Michael Santos, Japan
19. Susana Gacusan, Kuwait
20. Jocelyn Dulnuan, Canada
21. Anita Morales Carvajal, Riyadh
22. Eugenia Baja, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Source: MIGRANTE International, Migrants Rights and Welfare Program (MRWP)