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sure thing, happy aron samot ka ka happy! good morning diay, happy! nice kaayo to be happy and good morning! hehehe corny ba nko oi! daw beh, asa man nko ipadala? pwede ra dire?

ka violent na ba na inyong apson bangkaw man jud. kadumdum ko ana sa bankaw ni permin palahubog hahahaha

i don't know with you, ms da binsi, pero wala pa jud ko ka experience ug ulan na pareho sa ato kana bitaw jud ming bundak ang ulan ug mingbaha, sa kanta pa! asa gani ka dapit, ms da binsi? dre amo kay tugnaw but overcast lang.

hahahha nahanaw bitaw si balong. atong ipa sibya as missing person.

where man nko ipada ang recipe, ms da binsi? tea thread ra ba ni! sabagay, tea is better with cookies hahahah

Quote from: C2H4 on October 18, 2007, 08:02:57 AM
Unsa man nang cosmopolitan nga resto?

What kind of food man na?

What I have in mind of cosmopolitan, c2 is kana bang food from different parts of the world. in other words and menu nimo saksak sinagol of food that originated from other countries.  One time, i made a low-key version of cosmpolitan dinner. bistik and adobo representing pinoy food, sushi rolls and tempura of japan, chicken curry of india, pasta and pizza of italy, ugali and irio of Kenya, pansit of china, samosa of I guess also of  India, paella of Spain, inchilada of Mexico, etc. but actually sa liwas ani, ga utan law-oy oi sinobakan ug buwad! hahaha

Quote from: RV on October 18, 2007, 05:03:48 PM
...this is probably bec. I have set my own standards on what a city should be like.
         that it should have a distinct charm!
                  that it should be like the quaint and laid-back Dumaguete. Or like Baguio nga even if you walk miles and miles you won't break a sweat!
karon, naay na may mga snatcher sa Tagbilaran oist! it has really grown so big a city

Dumaguete is still the old Dumaguete with it's Silliman.  I like Dumaguete too but not as much as my own Bohol - not because I love my own or isn't it.  Anyway, Baguio also is beautiful and kind of content in its own beauty and cold weather (that's probably why you won't break a sweat, rv).  Bohol is just starting to grow; restless and ambitious and when we strive for something big and to be really a part of the map not just of how we were once perceived in yoyoy's old song (no offense meant on yoyoy's fans because i am one of them!), we pay for the price.  I guess having all these "skilled' snatchers is one of the prices our dear Bohol has to pay.

Korek, ms da binsi! 

Lagi, asa na si Brian?  Anyhow, welcome Brian!

wow!  Nice picture!  I have a picture taken in Boracay that looks like the one in the pic posted here.  Of course, Bohol is still beautiful than Boracay - to me.

Ay wow!  Nice magkadungan ba?  When Lumine, Baby Matt and Herman went home last month, nagka dungan pod sila sa akong sister dre na si Hapon/Tess and her husband Kim busa lingaw jud sila.  Unsa nlang kaha kami jud tananng 12 ka mag igsoon magkakita-kita ba.  naa pa man pod mi usa ka sister dire sa LA among eldest!  Pirte jud siguro ka bibo! 

Please ask your brother if they speak Swahili sa Cape Town.  thanks, glen!

Wow!  What a nice thread, Men!  I am so proud of you and what you have become as a mother to Baby Matt and wife to Herman!  Indeed, it makes you wonder how our dear mother survived with all 13 children, year after year, and still take care of all of us, with so limited resources! 

Ay Glen, naa diay ka sister didto ga skwela?  Si Lumine kay ga teach man na sa UC before sya napadpad sa Belgium.

Sayo pa man dili pa bed time hehehe.

Hala ka?  Mao ba? wala naman ko ka chat sa among mga manghud kay nadaut daw ang cruztelco.  ingnan nko sila kon na report na ba ingon yes daw. ang tubag sa cruztelco: na igo daw kilat! tiaw mo nah!

It's easier to believe that the culprits are not our people but sad to say, some are, as the case in the Bank of Commerce heist though the leader or leaders were not from Bohol.  But what's the difference. 

hahahah dugay nako wa kadungog anang mag pwera bujag kay hapit na friday. 

Sige lang Glen and other torta benificiaries  , pag maka bake nako, I will let you know aron akong mapadalhan mo sample.  Maybe after kalag-kalag kay naay mangabot namong bisita dre next week.

I am sorry, Glen.  It's never easy jud.  Kabalo ka nahitabo kang Mommy, gi admit sya sa Ramiro ug nka schedule na for kidney surgery after na lugar sa mga pre-op procedures na ang uban gani na procedures gi conduct didto sa Cebu.  Pag open nila kang Mommy kay na conclude sa team of doctors na dili nila kaya so gi sirado.  Dili man kaya ni Mommy mag travel sa Cebu so gipa heal sa una ang samad labi na nagka develop sya ug pneumonia.  Dili na jud unta magpa opera si Mommy but we really begged.  Mao to sa Cebu Chong Hua, grabeh pod na agian ni Mommy. They had to stop and suspend the surgery coz nakulangan ug dugo.  I think all in all nag ask ug 18 bags.  Gakabuang tawon akong mga manghud ug ig-agaw ug kadtong mga kauban nko sa una sa trabaho sa Cebu pangita ug dugo.  Nka experience na gud akong mother na na himamat nya ang among mga dear departed loved ones, but with God's grace, our mother survived and she is doing fine now.  Not completely fine kay operado na bya but she is well. 

I did not understand the toink and the pakpak unti ms da binsi said so.  Sorry, I am kind of newbie here too! Oh, I did not toink you as in toink you, in fact I gave you pakpak because I agree with the first part of your message.  That was nice! 

Sorry Ben, but I will kind of toink you in what you said that those tourists who want a bit of slap and tickle, to borrow your term  , are those who live in a mundane and trestricted life in their respective cold homes.  These are people who are simply like dogs; they pee anywhere.  And sad to say  , we have fellow Bol-anon for that matter who can cater to their demands.  In a perfect world, tourists should go to Bohol because our island  and the people are beautiful, laid back and exotic and naturally wonderful!

That's good!  pwede pod instead of artichoke, shrimp or mag grill ka chicken unya mao dayon ang imong i top.  but sa among dinner karon, wala man diay ko artichoke or shrimp so akong gibutang kay frozen peas.  Kana isabay nimo pag sagul sa sauce and sa pasta, that's when you add the peas.  nice kaayo ang color dayon ana, ms da binsi.

Quote from: lumine on October 17, 2007, 04:16:02 PM
sa chong hua to si mommy ate oy! sa experience ni mike ron, karemember sad ko ni mommy te no?

anyway, we will always offer a prayer for your father,mike.

You are right, Men; sa Chung Hua diay tuod to.  I hope wala tawon palisudi silang Mike.  Remember, Mom was "hostaged" at the ICU dili i release sa iyang room hangtud mka deposit ta ug at least 100 thou.

Mao ba? kabalo jud diay ka sa CDO!  when was the light time nakabalik ka didto, c2? 

sa Mindanao Development Bank (formerly NMDB) tapos karon nahanaw na jud kay gihimo naman sya'ng Equitable PCIB.  Didto ko sa Velez, Pabayo, Lapasan, Tagoloan ug na abot pa ko sa Iligan.  Lagi nah, kanang VIP siopao diha pod mi kay lami man pod to kaajo daw beh kay nabalita man tong gi apilan ug iring na meat so ning talaw mi oi!  bisan ra gud siguro to ug sabotahi lang to sa ubang manindahay pero tiaw ba sad...

I believe that tourists like Bohol because of it's natural beauty.  Bol-anon man jud ko unya sa way pabor-pabor, Bohol is profoundly beautiful.  Hinagdanan cave, panglao, loboc, chocolate hills ug daghan pa na we can truly be proud of na gikan ta sa Bohol.  Also the people.  dili lang nang mga "extra-curriculars" kay in percentage, gamay ra man na komparar sa mga tao na tininuod jud ilang hospitality and pride sa atong yutang natawhan! Go Bohol!!!

willmerit, mao lagi sige hisgot pagkaon unya wala pa diay ko ka luto panihaon! tua na, naka lungtod nako sa ahong panihapon.

c2, nganong kaila man ka sa persimmon bakeshoppe? familiar diay ka sa cdo?  nah, kanang persimmon bakeshoppe diha mi ga palit for snacks kadtong didto pa ko cdo kay duol ra man na sa bank na akong gi trabahuan.  among favorite didto kay bake siopao!

ms da binsi, naa man mi relatives diha and speaking of torta, ning ari na dre among relative, Tita Shirley (retired nurse na sya, former ms pelias) tapos syempre ga torta ko. nah, wala nya gipa kaon kay gidala tanan pag balik sa michigan!

korek mo, ms da binsi and willmerit!  mao na gi ingon sa among lola sa una, bisan unsa ka taas sa prosisyon, sa simbahan lang gihapon mag abot!

hala, ka paspas nimo ms da binsi oi!  mag luto nko dinner.  what's for dinner? since this is a thread supposedly   for vegetarian and healthy recipes, mao kini ang akong menu for the night:

vegetarian pasta

olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped or minced, however you want to
2 or so cloves of garlic
1 bulb fennel, slice in half and chop
lots of tomatoes (bana-banaa nlang. daghan man gud mi sa among garden so kapatuyang ko!)
vegetable or chicken broth or white wine
1 bottle artichoke halves, drained
salt and pepper (I add a little anchovy paste)
parsley and basil, reserve for garnish
pasta of your choice


in a sauce pan, saute onion and fennel with the olive oil until transluscent, then add garlic and tomatoes.  Continue cooking about 5 minutes.  Add the liquid and season to taste.  Simmer for about 20 minutes.  Add the artichoke halves.  Add the cooked pasta.  Garnish with the reserved parsley and basil.  Serve and enjoy!

ipa dako sad nato atong bohol, ms da binsi!  i am planning man gud pod on having a school for cake baking and decorating and for those na mga intresado na dili ka afford, libre dayon or like TESDA ba na sistema.  basta, plano pa kana but sana matinuod.  

sa atong bohol ta ms c2 oi! daghan na bitaw sa cdo! but if ever, didto jud sa bohol and hopefully sa Manga.  Mao lang lagi nah basin mag dala usa ka baryo na barkada akong daddy, ma impatso atong puhunan. 

sometimes, maka simhot ko ug perfume na nice ang smell but kon ibutang na nako sa akong body, lahi naman ang smell so balik ra gihapon ko sa akong johnson's baby cologne. gaka visualize nko imong gi ingon na i spray sa nimo dayon patungod ka hahahaha cute kaayo!

Herman and I are planning to have a restaurant - cosmopolitan type.  Si Lumine ang ipa manage/cashier kay aron dili ma ty kay strict man kay kon ako mag bantay, nah ang halin igo ra panukli! 

in one of her latest interviews, she said, she had shoes because she was promoting Marikina, the shoes capital.  mao ba?  I didn't know Marikina has blahnik shoes! hahahaha  pero bitaw, if i was as rich as imelda, basin pod ana ka daghan akong shoes mao jud wala ko gipadato!

yes, ms. da binsi, ganahan didto si brother Herman.  para related pa sa issue  , Herman is a good cook!  grabeh ka ek ek na magluto husband ni Lumine.

try lang ms da binsi! for more than 2 years nako sige hithit nang ilang Macha Green Tea. maghilak ang simana dili ko ka Macha green tea sa Jamba Juice.  Mao na dayon na akong meal kay makabusog man. 

ga bake ka ba, ms da binsi? naa koy recipe ug oatmeal toffee cookies.

gibala man sa kanyon mao ning lagpot hahaha! bitaw, mag settle naman dayon sila sa Phils by end of next month.

we are blood sisters ni lumine, ms da binsi. she is my younger sistah

tinuod oi! gi migraine ko pagka human basa sa thread! naa pay sahay mo simang si balong hahahha

hahahha pastilan pod nang murag gihilantan ug baho, ms da binsi oi!  kana butangan nimo ug cream and sweetener, that's how English people drink tea.  Ako kay kon hot tea, wala jud lain ibutang, not even lemon, as in plain jud but if iced tea, gusto nko daghan sugar or honey.  for those who have access to Jamba Juice, try their Macha Green Tea, lami jud kaajo!

Asa man diay ka ms da binsi?  kaon mo torta?   

Ms. C2, wa lagi ko kabuhat ug fruitcake pa but naa man koy quickie fruitcake recipe in cupcake sizes or kining akong ginabuhat karon na persimmon bread cum cake, mura na pod sya fruitcake kay ako man gisagulan ug dried fruits like pineapple, cherries, mangoes, dates, and nuts too dayon dry sherry wine instead of the traditional brandy na gamit sa fruitcake.  joker kaayo sila dre ba kay pangataw-an nila ang fruitcake na lami man na labi na aged na.

kalami ninyo Glen oi!  Sige lang pohon-pohon maluoy si Lord magkadungan ta bakasyon sa ato!  Kana si Lumine Glen mahilig sa kantahan!  Nice na sya voice pang dytr singing competition! 

Glen, pwede gikan sa Bohol ang mga donors mag adto sa Cebu.

I know the stressful feeling. When my mother was in Velez hospital over a year ago also fighting for her life, nag hakot pod mi mga taga Manga na blood donors kay B+ man akong mother. 

Mike, I will offer my rosary tonight for your father and you and your family.  Be strong. Take care of yourself.  God bless you and your whole family!

Quote from: Glen on October 17, 2007, 12:12:54 PM
Tinood jod ka Grazie, Unsa naman pod imong ge bake karon? It was nice talking to  you too.

Hello Glen! Katag-an jud ka nga nag bake na pod ko!  Diha pa man sobra persimmon hinatag sa pinay na friend namo so akong gi tiwas himo ug persimmon bread!  Ali, kaon ta!  i PM imong address kay padalhan tka.  Naa naman koy nabuhat na apple butter pod.  Pang Christmas unta ni pero kay larga man kaha mo abroad for Christmas so i advance nlang nko.

 

Quote from: willmerit on October 17, 2007, 10:45:24 AM
you're welcome, asa man diay ka nakabase karon?  ako dia ko sa east coast (NC)

Hello willmerit!  Nia ko sa Sacramento.  Tugnaw na pod mi dre pero di ko ka reklamo kay mas tugnaw man mo diha sa East Coast.

Hello Glen!  Pirteng binasahay nako ani na thread oi kay ka taas-taas man ning sugilanon ni Balong!  Karong adlawa lang ko ka kaplag ani man gud!

Very interesting, Balong!  Poetic kaajo ka!  Ipadayon pag saysay ang imong sugilanon!

Thanks, willmerit! 

That's right; I guess mas gi value ang animals kay sa human dre.  Daghan naman ta makita dre sa news na mga organizations protecting the lives of animals and even trees (tree huggers). Usahay ridiculous na jud like mo spend sila thousands to cure of their cats na naa kunuhay heart murmur unya daghan homeless people sa kadalanan.  I also find it ridiculous kadtong gi fine ang usa ka fastfood restaurant (I think it was KFC) for "inhumanly" way of killing the chicken para sa ilang fried chicken. Nah, dili bya human ang chicken but then again mao man na ilang culture, if I can call it that way. 

We don't legalize masyaw or kanang ubang illegal games just so makasapi ang gobyerno.  Naa man gud "moral issues" involve kunuhay.  Basin wala lang nag try to ask for a permit to have cockfighting legal or basin naa wala lang na approve.  Mao pod ila dire.  Lahi sa ato.  Well, naa man pod sa amo sa Manga na gapang sabong sa kasilinganan unya naa na gani makita na police car mag isig dagan na!  Naa man unta sabongan sa Tagbilaran dili ra layo pero didto man jud sa ginadili intawon.

This kind of game can not be licensed in the USA otherwise magkabuang ang mga taga PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) coz for them cockfighting is animal cruelty to the max. 

You know you are in Bohol when you can eat "jumping salad" - the live tiny shrimps!

Naay bay taga TB na naa dre sa Sacramento?

She may not be in power anymore but she still can get away with this one too! 

you know you are in bohol when tawgon lang gihapon ka ug bata bisan tiguwang na ka! (kinsa man kang bata day?)

you know you are in bohol kong pangayuan ka ug tinubuan bisan wala ka ning tubo!

lagi nah we gained more friends through TB!

hehehe you are witty ginger! tama man ka kay gusto man nya green eh di green tea! lagi nah, she is so "green" even her twitty bird was green!  I will not be surprised to see her owning a green barbie! 

you have green payong, green dress, green shirt and another green purse!  I will send See's candies for TB people imong mahimamat karong Christmas.

men, ginger tea na lang imna masamot pa ka chada imong tingog ana!

Try

Quote from: Ginger on October 16, 2007, 03:37:49 PM
we will make grazie as our consultant..hahaha

[Sure thing, Ginger!  Basin diay makabalo ko sa inyong ipa consult!]

Glen, it was nice talking to you over the phone!  mag storya ra unya ta usab kanang after 9 p.m. kay libre na long distance with USA.  Basin diay pohon mapadpad ko diha sa tugnaw na Alaska!

magpadala ko LBC box to Bohol end of October.  unsay gusto nimong ipadala lumen?

May God bless Mike and his whole family;  may they find strength knowing that the whole TB family is fervently praying for the speedy recovery of Mike's father.  And, may God's mantle of love wrap around Mike's father and keep him safe and free of pain...

Quote from: lumine on October 15, 2007, 11:14:24 PM
mao ba ni na book ate na daghan ka versions?
[Yes, mao na men na daghan ko versions sa book.  Mao tong akong gipadala na The Little Prince supposedly for my friend in Manila pero tua ra daw sa room nilang Mommy.  When you come home, tan awa to ninyo basin malingaw Baby Matt ana na movie.  Me, I can watch it every night! ]

Quote from: ms da binsi on October 16, 2007, 06:13:43 AM




Grazzie bright gyud ka dear....

bitaw ganahn ko sesame oil kay homutan gyud ko ana...

sus ug way rice paper naa man diay lettuce,,, shalan gud anang tigpangita ug rice paper ug wa gyuy madawdaw...

wa ko kahuna2x sa  lettuce dah..

double vegetarian gyud na...
[Thanks, ms da binsi!  pareho ta; ganahan kaayo ko ug smell sa sesame oil.  mag himo bitaw ko simple salad dressing, butangan jud nako ug sesame oil.  Perfect kaayo with lime or lemon!  Sahay mag steam ko isda, ang kana pang drizzle na sauce, butangan pod nko sesame oil dayon hugaw-hugawan dayon ug cilantro, fights na kaayo!]

Asa man nang lami na pan de sal dire sa Sacramento?  Mao ba nang sa Seafood City sa Mack Road?   Asa gani ka karon Glen?  Are you in the East Coast or Alaska?

Hopefully, mag bisita man silang Lumine, Herman and Baby Matt next year.  that's just a plan but who knows madayon pohon.

Hello Glen,

Elder sister ko ni Lumine.  Yes, silingan ra jud ta.  We used to walk all the way to Taloto mag adto mi hatud ug sapayan ug isda sa among great grandmother ug great grand aunts sa una elementary pa mi so mag agi jud mi sa Ubujan.

Asa man diay ka karon, Glen?  Duol ra kaayo nang San Francisco dre.

nag sugod na pod mi tugnaw dre sa Sacramento, Men and Glen, but still not as bad.  Gahapon morning, we were getting ready to go to the Salmon Festival arang ka tugnaw so ga sweatshirt jud ko but when we got to the Festival, nag init man kaayo and we even had the air on sa sakyanan pagbalik namo.  there's some part in California like in the sierra na ga snow na two weeks ago pa.  Gaka excite na bitaw ang mga ga skii. to me, the perfect weather in is the 70s. gaka abot mi dre ug hundred plus during summer!

Amen to this! however, there's a thin like between humility and of being not. The trouble with humility is that you lost it the moment you even think you have it.

Bitaw, to me you are truly humble when you recognize that whatever you accomplish in life is not all together because of your own doing but rather it is blessed to you by God. You share the glory to God and share your blessings to others in need without expecting anything in return.  That is the essence of humility.

Thanks for the pictures including the ones you posted in multiply, Men!  Nice pics!  Baby Matthew is so adorable! Kinsa diay na priest sa Manga karon Men?  Nice to see you guys happy and well!  I miss and love you!

Hello Bambi,

danke for your reply. wie gehts?  ich bin gut myself!  it's interesting to know that you are based in Germany.  I have had few German friends.  I used to work with Germans while I was still working in the bank in Cagayan de Oro and had projects in South Cebu. 

I am sorry about your sickly Mom.  My Mom has been sickly too though she's only 63.  She had a very critical kidney surgery last year and I am forever thankful to the Lord for sparing my Mom's life.  Anyhow,  it's good that you got to visit Bohol often than before.  I am sure your Mom and your whole family in Bohol appreciate that you visit every year.

Yes, taga Manga mi kay akong mother taga Manga man dayon my father's family is from Taloto.  Lagi bah, Manga is really known for it's fresh seafood!  I really miss suwaki and kana bitaw ginamos na talaba.  Daghan pod sa mercado sa Manga mga kakanin like binoylos, bibingka, balanghoy na puto, etc!  I miss that binoylos with mongo filling!  yumyum!

Again, thanks

Merlyn Pitoy is the wife of my deceased uncle.  Naa teacher lang gihapon sya didto.

Taga Manga pod ka Bambi? 

i like green tea particularly sencha and macha!

Apil ko ani.  About the rice paper, you shouldn't have a problem finding this in Asian stores or even sa mga regular stores kana naa Oriental isle.  It's a round, dry noodle like texture.  Mao lang na, when you soften the rice paper, kinahanglan abtik ka aron dili mag lukot2x.  have a clean kitchen towel ready para after nimo sya i soak sa hot water, i dretso dayon sa towel.  I think mag practice paka pipila ka rice paper before you can perfect your roll but it's all worth it kay nice man kaayo and you can see the different colors of the thinly sliced fresh vegetables inside the roll kay maging transparent naman ang rice paper.  it would be nice too to drizzle sesame seeds sa rolls para ek ek lang ba and it would add texture to your roll too.  Try also adding a few drops of sesame oil sa inyong sauce - kana if ganahan mo ug sesame oil.  Anyhow, should you find it alingasa to work on rice paper, in liue of that you can use round lettuce. paklion lang ang dahon and kana ang gamiton wrapper.  it's healthier and good too!

this picture is so beautiful!  kana jud akong ma remember going to chocolate hills.  nice kaayo na mag landong na ang kalsada due to the trees along the road. 

My sister Tess who just came back from a 2-week vacation in Bohol said they actually did serve a salad with flowers that look like otot2x!  Interesting diay na kaayo na resto ba?  I do garnish my cakes with candied rose petals! Most of the time I make my own flowers using sugar gumpaste. Oh, ang flower diay sa kalabasa - that can be deep fried like tempura!

when we were young, aguy maguol jud ko coz naa na pod bag-ong baby bantayan but now, i can't imagine not having anyone of my sisters and brothers.  well, one was called back to heaven, our angel sister, Marichu.  She died in a vehicular accident. 

Quote from: willmerit on October 13, 2007, 02:53:36 PM
i share unta pod nija nang ijang kadato sa mga pobre oi. 
[Bill and Melinda Gates, I heard, are very generous people.  They have a foundation that really helps the community and even globally.  Even the other rich guy, Warren Buffet, entrusted his millions of donations for the Gates Foundation's disposal.  They are low-key pa jud unlike other rich people i.e., Donald Trump]

Thanks, C2 and Ginger!  Inded murag full-blown na coz it's 1:37 a.m. here wala pa ko natulog and I have walking around the neighborhood date with my husband early tomorrow.  Good night na bitaw oi to all!

Yes oi, Ate coz am the second of 9 girls and 4 boys in our family.  Thanks, Ginger! 

It's my pleasure, Sigbin!  I enjoy being a part of TB.  Mura gani naa na koy symptom of TBsitis kay first day pa lang nko member ga sige nako check sa website na ni!

Wow, interesting info!  I never thought of connecting tungog to Katunggan!  Thanks, Sigbin!

While didto pa ko sa Cagayan ga work, every Friday mag night out (mi kon naay money pod lagi).  Adto mi sa Picasso or kadtong karaoke bar tapos order dayon ko Baileys.  Tilaw pod akong mga friends pero magkulismaot man ang mga nawong mo ingon mura daw ug cough syrup! 

Nag tan aw mi concert adtong two weeks ago.  Naay mga puti sa akong likod sige Spanish sa ako.  So with a smile, i said, I don't speak Spanish only poquito.  Nakurat ba kaha!  You are not Mexicana? Oh no, I am Filipino!  Ask pod ko unsa ilang language kay mura galisud mang English.  Ingon nya, Alemania!  I meant to score so I gathered my tinaguan na Deutch!  Wie gehts es ihnen? Mein name ist Grace... Dah nakurat ang mga German na pod!  She continued to speak German but limitado ra bya tawon akong Deutch unya dili pod ka tarong English to sila so apilan nlang ug sign language. Maayo nlang nahuman na concert so I can use my last Deutch: Auf wiedersehen! Gute Nacht! 

My all-time favorite movie (and book) is The Little Prince.  This phrase speaks it all:  It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eyes.

I like Baileys with tons of ice.  I also like Kahlua.  I make my own Kahlua for Christmas giveaways complete with my own label.   

Welcome, gulle_brms!  Naay koy cousin diha sa Vancouver.  Her name is Chemenne Cabalit-Monserate, taga Taloto na sya.

Nothing works better with me than the old time favorite - Johnson's Baby Cologne!  Gaka migraine ko if I wear perfume.

I have been mistaken as a Thai lady so ako nlang gipakalitan ug ingon - Sawasdee!

One time I was mistaken as a Mexican.  One morning, just got back from morning mass, three people bearing magazine Awakening came knocking to my door.  Pag open nko I said, Hello!  Gitubag ba naman ko, Do you speak English?  Maayo nlang dili pa ko tantong maldita adto so i said, I think so.  Do you? 

One time also I saw a Pinay in the mall.  itribida lagi so I greeted her in tagalog coz it's safer, Kmusta po kayo?  Nakurat sya, she said, Ay, I thought you are a Mexican!  Ingon nako, Ngek, Bisdak po ako tubong Bohol!   

Thanks for the reminder, frog70.  Panagsa ba lang gud mag sikwati kay makatambok lagi.  Sige lang low fat man ang milk heheheh.  Nah, ga latik pa gani ko coz I also asked my Mom to send me kinugay.  Kaila mo ug kinugay?  That's the sugar used to make tira-tira. 

Welcome Pathfinder!  i am just less than a day-old in this group so we are kinda ka batch.

I am sorry, Ms. Schlumberger for what happend to Macmac.  I got a little peace in my heart  reading your message that, though you grieved and want justice for your nephew, you have forgiven the person who cut short the life your loved one, and also you are sympathetic with the family.  May your family and the family of the young girl find peace and acceptance and yes, everybody must move on and forgive themselves.  And for Mr. Mabuhay, may he serve his term and he will have enough time to reclect that nothing good will come out in violence.  What an irony, his family name is Mabuhay and yet he did not think carefully of letting the kid have a longer life!

Salamat ninyong tanan!  I still am kind of checking out and I am enjoying browsing different topics. Interesting issues! 

While updating myself sa mga issues dire, I am sipping hot sikwati - tabliya courtesy of my Mom and sisters na gipadala sa akong other sister based here in Sacramento who visited Bohol last week.  It feels good na bisan wala ta sa ato, we can still "emote" by sipping sikwati and knowing that my Mom and sisters lovingly and manually roasted and grounded the kakaw to make it into tabliya. 

Hello Men,

I already got approval from the admin to be a part of TB.  So how's Baby Matt now?  Herman emailed me with a clip of you and Baby Matt.  What a cute baby!  Our family back home really misses you guys but most of all, they are missing Baby Matt so badly! Oh by the way, I saw video of your party back home where Dad and Herman were dancing!  Quite cool!  You seem to have a great time in your vacation!  Pictures, please!

Anyhow, I welcomed myself somewhere in this site.  I got to read a few tsismis too about two members having conflict but there's a lot to catch up in here!  In the meantime, I will just keep myself "current" and not worry about previous messages.  Hey, thanks for inviting me to to this group! 

I love you!

Hello fellow Bol-anon and all!  I am Grace Pitoy-Ngatia, lumad ug mapasigarbohon na taga Manga District ug taga Taloto.   Sa pagkakaron naa ko dire sa Istados Unidos sa Sacramento.  My sister Lumine invited me to join the group!  thanks admin for accepting my membership!