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Today in History: November 18

* William Tell: legendary Swiss archer shot an arrow through an apple on his son's head; his life depended on success in this challenge after he defied his canton's Austrian bailiff (1307).

* time zones: US and Canadian railroad companies implemented a system of five standard time zones so that train travelers would be able to keep time (1883).

* Calvin and Hobbes: comic strip about a boy and his stuffed tiger (named for the French theologian and the English political philosopher) debuted (1985).

* Jonestown: over 900 people died from drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid â€" or through other means â€" in a murder/suicide pact led by preacher Jim Jones in Guyana (1978).

ang signage gani diri sa farmers bank sa mandaue tupad sa fair bank, gitangtang na. pwerte na jud hawana.

di ko ganahan kaayo anang boxers kay ma feel nako nga magkawil-kawil ang akoa. murag kampana nga magsige ug limbarok between sa akong duha ka paa. 
maayo ang briefs kay pwerteng pagkahiposa. hagkom kaayo murag naay naghakop. 

mas maayo nang anam-anam kaysa kausahon. di siguro matawag nga most tragic.

nagsige ug singgit tungod sa kasakit ug kalami kay ang bunal sa bana murag alho.

mao natoy mo haunt niya ang mga ghost employees.

pamahaw: corned tuna
paniudto: adobong tangkong
panihapon: adobong baboy.

Quote from: hubag bohol on November 17, 2009, 07:02:43 PM
Mao man tingali ni ang gitawag og pan burikat.

ang pan burikat lahi sa bahugbahug. ang burikat kay pan jud siya nga naay color sa tunga.

funny people

aron di mahibaw-an sa mga anak, nindot sa aparador nalang. aron bagtok pasanginlan. 

Quote from: willmerit on November 15, 2009, 10:16:16 AM
o bnc daghan trabahante sa iyang gym sa calape sauna kahibaw ana, saksi jud sila kay apil man sila sa gipapirma (hehehhe i hope kagets naka sa akong gipasabot)

apil diay sila sa padding?

Quote from: Anna&Jorge on November 15, 2009, 10:23:56 AM
japanese citizen

japanese american. her maiden name is mayumi iizuka.

lou jing, who participated in dragonTV’s “jia you! oriental angels“, she was viciously abused owning to her life experience. she was born after her married mother had extra-marital relations with a black man. and that black devil, after f***** ran back to his home in Africa. but lou jing said that her father is an african-american not a pure african.

Quote from: chicogon on November 16, 2009, 03:33:38 AM
Watching the New Orleans Saints aiming for win No. 9 vs. St. Louis Rams. Half time pa ug tie pod ang score at 14-14. Tst tsk tsk delikado ni da!

you are right, the saints beat the rams 28-23 courtesy of running back reggie bush and quarterback drew brees' brilliant end game plays. they are now now tied with the colts who is also unbeaten at 9-0.

butangan nalang ug mga tulay ang tibuok pilipinas aron magdugtong na ang 3 big areas, luzon, visayas and mindanao. pinaagi ini, wala nay big tragedy sa kadagatan kay wala nay magbarko. mahimo na unya ang pilipinas ug land of the thousand bridges. 

ang tawo na ang pahukmon ana kung sila ba pud gisum-olan na. maayo bitaw pud ning suwayan ang lain basin naay makitang kaugmaran dili kanang puro upgrade lang. ang kalsada nga aspalto, kubkubon aron himoong semento. inay ug kadtong mga wala pa masemento maoy sementohon. naay mga tulay nga angayang usbon wala usba maghuwat pang mahugno.

Quote from: catalina on November 16, 2009, 07:16:05 PM
sagdi lang sapjot basta naay lobot
hahahhaha

nga igo ra para lingkod.

nindot sa call centers kay naay daghang chicks nga mga mamords.

barato ra man ang PPV fee sa dream cable, 690 lang. nagbutang ug tent sa gawas sa balay nya gigawas ang tv didto sa gawas tan-aw tanan. nagbaha ang the bar gin, red horse ug pilsen.

Quote from: nat-cast on November 16, 2009, 11:11:05 PM
sakto ka msdb.....sapi guihapon si cotto...hehehehehehe

manny pacquiao earned a lofty $13 million while miguel cotto earned $7 million. these figures are excluding the share of PPV and advertisements

pamahaw: beefloaf
paniudto: tinunoang monggos gibutangang ug kamunggay with pork strips
panihapon: sardinas nga naay misua

LONDON (Reuters) â€" Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday.

Sophos, a British security software firm said it had intercepted hundreds of millions of fake pharmaceutical spam adverts and websites this year, many of them trying to sell counterfeit antiviral drugs like Tamiflu to worried customers.

Tamiflu, an antiviral marketed by Switzerland's Roche Holding and known generically as oseltamivir, is the frontline drug recommended by the World Health Organization to treat and slow the progression of flu symptoms. GlaxoSmithKline makes another antiviral for flu, known as Relenza.

Sophos said many of the gangs behind the sites were based in Russia and the top five countries buying fake Tamiflu and other medicines on the internet were the United States, Germany, Britain, Canada and France.

Sophos spokesman Graham Cluley said a "worrying trend" toward stockpiling Tamiflu had already been seen in Britain -- Europe's worst-hit country in the H1N1 pandemic so far.

"As more and more cases of swine flu....come to light, it is essential that we all resist the panic-induced temptation to purchase Tamiflu online," he said.

"The criminal gangs working behind the scenes at fake internet pharmacies are putting their customers' health, personal information and credit card details at risk."

The Geneva-based WHO, which declared H1N1 swine flu a pandemic in June, updated its guidance to doctors last week to say that antiviral drugs should be given even before tests conclude that an at-risk patient has the pandemic virus.

Sophos said criminal gangs were operating medicines websites branded as the "Canadian Pharmacy" to try to appear genuine.

It said its research showed that on one network operated out of Russia, called Glavmed, it was possible to earn an average of $16,000 a day promoting pharmaceutical websites.

"But the criminals can be members of more than one affiliate network, and some have boasted of earning more than $100,000 per day," it said in a statement.

The pandemic H1N1 flu virus has now spread to 206 countries since it was first discovered in March. There have been more than 6,250 deaths to date, mostly in the Americas region, according to the latest WHO toll.

KOKONOGI, Japan â€" A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.

The fishermen leaned into the nets, grunting and grumbling as they tossed the translucent jellyfish back into the bay, giants weighing up to 200 kilograms (450 pounds), marine invaders that are putting the men's livelihoods at risk.

The venom of the Nomura, the world's largest jellyfish, a creature up to 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter, can ruin a whole day's catch by tainting or killing fish stung when ensnared with them in the maze of nets here in northwest Japan's Wakasa Bay.

"Some fishermen have just stopped fishing," said Taiichiro Hamano, 67. "When you pull in the nets and see jellyfish, you get depressed."

This year's jellyfish swarm is one of the worst he has seen, Hamano said. Once considered a rarity occurring every 40 years, they are now an almost annual occurrence along several thousand kilometers (miles) of Japanese coast, and far beyond Japan.

Scientists believe climate change â€" the warming of oceans â€" has allowed some of the almost 2,000 jellyfish species to expand their ranges, appear earlier in the year and increase overall numbers, much as warming has helped ticks, bark beetles and other pests to spread to new latitudes.

The gelatinous seaborne creatures are blamed for decimating fishing industries in the Bering and Black seas, forcing the shutdown of seaside power and desalination plants in Japan, the Middle East and Africa, and terrorizing beachgoers worldwide, the U.S. National Science Foundation says.

A 2008 foundation study cited research estimating that people are stung 500,000 times every year â€" sometimes multiple times â€" in Chesapeake Bay on the U.S. East Coast, and 20 to 40 die each year in the Philippines from jellyfish stings.

In 2007, a salmon farm in Northern Ireland lost its more than 100,000 fish to an attack by the mauve stinger, a jellyfish normally known for stinging bathers in warm Mediterranean waters. Scientists cite its migration to colder Irish seas as evidence of global warming.

Increasingly polluted waters â€" off China, for example â€" boost growth of the microscopic plankton that "jellies" feed upon, while overfishing has eliminated many of the jellyfish's predators and cut down on competitors for plankton feed.

"These increases in jellyfish should be a warning sign that our oceans are stressed and unhealthy," said Lucas Brotz, a University of British Columbia researcher.

Here on the rocky Echizen coast, amid floodlights and the roar of generators, fishermen at Kokonogi's bustling port made quick work of the day's catch â€" packaging glistening fish and squid in Styrofoam boxes for shipment to market.

In rain jackets and hip waders, they crowded around a visitor to tell how the jellyfish have upended a way of life in which men worked fishing trawlers on the high seas in their younger days and later eased toward retirement by joining one of the cooperatives operating nets set in the bay.

It was a good living, they said, until the jellyfish began inundating the bay in 2002, sometimes numbering 500 million, reducing fish catches by 30 percent and slashing prices by half over concerns about quality.

Two nets in Echizen burst last month during a typhoon because of the sheer weight of the jellyfish, and off the east coast jelly-filled nets capsized a 10-ton trawler as its crew tried to pull them up. The three fishermen were rescued.

"We have been getting rid of jellyfish. But no matter how hard we try, the jellyfish keep coming and coming," said Fumio Oma, whose crew is out of work after their net broke under the weight of thousands of jellyfish. "We need the government's help to get rid of the jellyfish."

The invasions cost the industry up to 30 billion yen ($332 million) a year, and tens of thousands of fishermen have sought government compensation, said scientist Shin-ichi Uye, Japan's leading expert on the problem.

Hearing fishermen's pleas, Uye, who had been studying zooplankton, became obsessed with the little-studied Nomura's jellyfish, scientifically known as Nemopilema nomurai, which at its biggest looks like a giant mushroom trailing dozens of noodle-like tentacles.

"No one knew their life cycle, where they came from, where they reproduced," said Uye, 59. "This jellyfish was like an alien."

He artificially bred Nomura's jellyfish in his Hiroshima University lab, learning about their life cycle, growth rates and feeding habits. He traveled by ferry between China to Japan this year to confirm they were riding currents to Japanese waters.

He concluded China's coastal waters offered a perfect breeding ground: Agricultural and sewage runoff are spurring plankton growth, and fish catches are declining. The waters of the Yellow Sea, meanwhile, have warmed as much as 1.7 degrees C (3 degrees F) over the past quarter-century.

"The jellyfish are becoming more and more dominant," said Uye, as he sliced off samples of dead jellyfish on the deck of an Echizen fishing boat. "Their growth rates are quite amazing."

The slight, bespectacled scientist is unafraid of controversy, having lobbied his government tirelessly to help the fishermen, and angered Chinese colleagues by arguing their government must help solve the problem, comparing it to the effects of acid rain that reaches Japan from China.

"The Chinese people say they will think about this after they get rich, but it might be too late by then," he said.

A U.S. marine scientist, Jennifer Purcell of Western Washington University, has found a correlation between warming and jellyfish on a much larger scale, in at least 11 locations, including the Mediterranean and North seas, and Chesapeake and Narragansett bays.

"It's hard to deny that there is an effect from warming," Purcell said. "There keeps coming up again and again examples of jellyfish populations being high when it's warmer." Some tropical species, on the other hand, appear to decline when water temperatures rise too high.

Even if populations explode, their numbers may be limited in the long term by other factors, including food and currents. In a paper last year, researchers concluded jellyfish numbers in the Bering Sea â€" which by 2000 were 40 times higher than in 1982 â€" declined even as temperatures have hit record highs.

"They were still well ahead of their historic averages for that region," said co-author Lorenzo Ciannelli of Oregon State University. "But clearly jellyfish populations are not merely a function of water temperature."

Addressing the surge in jellyfish blooms in most places will require long-term fixes, such as introducing fishing quotas and pollution controls, as well as capping greenhouse gas emissions to control global warming, experts said.

In the short term, governments are left with few options other than warning bathers or bailing out cash-strapped fishermen. In Japan, the government is helping finance the purchase of newly designed nets, a layered system that snares jellyfish with one kind of net, allowing fish through to be caught in another.

Some entrepreneurs, meanwhile, are trying to cash in. One Japanese company is selling giant jellyfish ice cream, and another plans a pickled plum dip with chunks of giant jellyfish. But, though a popular delicacy, jellyfish isn't likely to replace sushi or other fish dishes on Asian menus anytime soon, in view of its time-consuming processing, heavy sodium overload and unappealing image.

murag hila² nga gipalo².

supercat ko. dugay nako wala kasakay sa supercat.

gikulating si miguel cotto

pamahaw: bas-oy
paniudto: lechon, bam-i, dinuguan, escabeche, lumpia ug chicharon (bunyag sa anak sa among silingan. )
panihapon: corned tuna and noodles with egg.

assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit. (M.Tullius Cicero).
Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill.

tuo nalang aron madali.

Quote from: janjan on November 14, 2009, 02:44:45 AM

ah mao ba wa ko kaila basin first batch siya
kay ako second batch man

basin pud. wala man pud niya gamita iyang pagka medtech. nag masteral man siya, masters in public administration. naa na siya ron connected sa philippine postal corporation-regional office 7.

Quote from: janjan on November 14, 2009, 02:44:45 AM

ah mao ba wa ko kaila basin first batch siya
kay ako second batch man

basin pud.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. â€" The Colorado parents accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon have pleaded guilty to charges that could bring some jail time and probation.

Richard Heene pleaded guilty to knowingly and falsely influencing Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden, a felony. Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to knowingly filing a false report with emergency services, a misdemeanor.

Richard Heene told judge Stephen Schapanski he understood that he could have to pay restitution for the costs incurred by public agencies because of his actions. Local and federal authorities spent at least $62,000 pursuing the balloon and searching for 6-year-old Falcon after it landed.

Schapanski told Mayumi Heene that her plea doesn't automatically prevent any action by federal authorities regarding her immigration status; she is a Japanese citizen. Her attorney, Lee Christian, acknowledged that was the case but said avoiding a trial could reduce the consequences.

Chief deputy district attorney Andrew Lewis told the judge that prosecutors always intended to charge Mayumi Heene with a misdemeanor based on her cooperation with authorities and what he called her lower level of culpability in the incident. He insisted prosecutors never used the threat of deportation in her case â€" contrary to what Richard Heene's attorney David Lane has said.

Christian said the possibility of going to trial and risking a felony conviction was one of "many reasons" Mayumi Heene wanted to plead guilty.

Prosecutors would like the Heenes to serve some time in jail, but the final decision will be made by Schapanski at a Dec. 23 sentencing hearing.

In the meantime, Lane said Richard Heene intends to seek employment with trips to New York and California and Mayumi Heene plans to accompany him. The judge adjusted their bond to allow them to do so, as long as they report to probation services within seven days.

Lane told the judge that Richard Heene has an "employment opportunity" in New York. Lane declined to elaborate as he left the courtroom, and Heene waved off questions.

Business associates of Richard Heene said before the balloon incident Richard Heene was trying to pitch a TV series based on science. The Heenes are amateur storm chasers and had twice appeared on the ABC reality show "Wife Swap."

Mayumi Heene allegedly told investigators the balloon launch was a hoax aimed at promoting a possible reality television show. Neither she nor her husband discussed their intent during the court hearing and neither apologized.

After the hearing, when asked whether he had anything to say to the people who helped look for his son, Richard Heene didn't respond.

Quote from: BlueAngel on November 14, 2009, 01:13:09 AM
ok raman dha ky barrio man na, halos kaila tanan lomolopyo

pero para sa mga dili lumulopyo?

THE SM Retail Group received of the Best of the Best Award during the 2009 Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 Awards held recently at the COEX Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul, Korea, highlighting its leadership not only in the Philippines, but also in the Asia-Pacific region.

This was the second consecutive year that the SM Retail Group was named the Best of the Best, and the sixth year in a row that SM won the Gold Award as the Philippines’ Top Retailer for the sixth year in a row. The SM Department Store also received the Country Award for the Philippines by the Federation
of Asia Pacific Retailers Association during the closing ceremonies of the 14th Asia Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibition also in Seoul, Korea.

Spearheaded by Retail Asia, the prestigious Singapore based magazine five years ago, the Top 500 ranks retailers in 14 Asia-Pacific economies on sales turnover and sales productivity. The ranking continues to highlight companies that have become the movers and shakers in the region’s retail sector.

Drawing from Euro-monitor Intl’s research and analysis of the retail industry around the world, analysts in the 14 Asia-Pacific economies featured did research for the 2008 edition. The latter included Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The top three retailers from each of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region were awarded gold, silver, and bronze awards during the event; and the Best of the Best were selected from the Gold Awardees Local retailers cited included Mercury Drug and Rustans, which won the Silver and Bronze Awards, respectively, for the Philippines.

“The 2009, Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 Ranking was a pleasant surprise in that the combined sales turnover of the region’s top 500 retailers has expanded instead of contracting in the wake of what has been widely regarded as the world’s gravest economic turmoil,” says Steven HL Goh, executive chairman of Retail Asia Publishing Pte Ltd. “Total sales turnover grew at a sterling double digit rate of 13.7 percent.”

“Their ranking is a testimony to their success in the leadership and dominance in their respective markets,” he continues. “They fully deserve all the accolades and praises for their accomplishments. Well done!”

“As a retailer, change is in our DNA,” says Teresita Sy-Coson, president of SM’s non-food retail group. “We always innovate and make everything new and exciting.”

SM, which has 36 branches nationwide, has become part of the lives of many Filipinos, not only because of its merchandise but also because of its one stop shopping experience and service.

EATING right isn’t just about weight lossâ€"the nutrients you take in can have a serious effect on how you think, feel, and look!

By eating the right mix of fruits and vegetables, proteins and fats, and you’ll feel healthier, more energetic, and happier than you have in years.

In the book “Eat This, Not That,” which was written by David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding, there is mention of a list of eight foods that can help keep you young. The excerpt appeared on Men’s Health. Here a partial list.

• Green tea. You can substitute green tea with yerba mate, white tea, oolong tea, and rooibos (red) tea.

Literally hundreds of studies have been carried out documenting the health benefits of catechins, the group of antioxidants concentrated in the leaves of tea plants. There is one published by the American Medical Association in 2006. The study followed more than 40,000 Japanese adults for a decade, and at the seven-year follow-up, those who had been drinking five or more cups of tea per day were 26 percent less likely to die of any cause compared with those who averaged less than a cup.

• Garlic. You can substitute garlic with onions, chives, or leeks.

Allicin, an antibacterial and antifungal compound, gives garlic a myriad of health benefits. The chemical protects the plant against pests, but inside your body, it fights cancer, strengthens your cardiovascular system, decreases fat storage, and fights acne inflammation.

To activate the most allicin possible, you have to crush and mince the garlic as finely as you can. Be sure not to overcook it, as too much heat will render the compound completely useless (and your food totally bitter).

• Grapefruit. You can also use oranges, watermelon, or tomatoes.

In a study of 100 obese people at the Scripps Clinic in California, those who ate half a grapefruit with each meal lost an average of 3.6 pounds over the course of 12 weeks, and some lost as many as 10 pounds. The study’s control group, in contrast, lost a paltry 1/2 pound. But here’s something even better: Those who ate the grapefruit also exhibited a decrease in insulin levels, indicating that their bodies had improved their ability to metabolize sugar. (However, ask your doctor about this if you are diabetic before you gorge on grapefruit.)

• Bell peppers. You can substitute carrots, sweet potatoes, watermelon

All peppers are loaded with antioxidants, but none so much as the brightly colored reds, yellows, and oranges. The range of benefits provided by these colorful pigments include improved immune function, better communication between cells, protection against sun damage, and a diminished risk of several types of cancer.

LAJAS, Puerto RicoThe Philippines and Puerto Rico share a common history that diverged after their postcolonial period. Both were Spanish colonies handed to the United States after the signing of the Treaty of Paris on Dec. 10, 1898.

The Philippines went on to become an independent republic while Puerto Rico maintains its US commonwealth status, giving them a measure of autonomy but as an American protectorate.

This shared history somehow created quite a similar passion for a lot of sporting events, notably cockfighting, basketball, and boxing. (Puerto Ricans love baseball too, a sport that has not taken a hold in the Philippines. The New York Yankee catcher Jorge Posada is from Santurce, Puerto Rico). It is in this light that the Pacquiao-Cotto
fight, La Pelea el Año, is the most-anticipated bout from fans across the islands of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

Like the Philippines, Puerto Rico is a global boxing powerhouse that ranks third in the number of world champions produced. Wilfredo Gomez, who beat Gabriel “Flash” Elorde twice in the 1960s when the Flash went up in weight, held the record for the most title defenses in the super bantamweight division and for the most successive knockouts by a titleholder.

Gomez, in an El Nuevo Dia interview, remembered Elorde as a “strong and hardhitting puncher” like Pacquiao although the latter is more aggressive and has a left-handed
stance. Gomez considered his 1964 visit to the Philippines as very good and maintained that he is enamored by the Filipinos’ sense of hospitality.

“If I were to be reborn as a boxer, I would move to the Philippines,” Gomez said in that interview.

For many Boricuas (as Puerto Ricans refer to themselves here), Cotto represents what is best of contemporary Puerto Rican boxing. Cotto is a boxing prodigy from the town of Caguas who won a silver medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

He began his professional career then at the age of 21. In 2004, he defeated Kelso Pinto to win the WBO junior welterweight division. He also held the WBA welterweight division before surrendering the belt to Antonio Margarito who knocked Cotto twice in the 11th round.

Cotto rebounded from the loss by capturing the vacant WBO welterweight belt after a lopsided victory over Michael Jennings who was pummeled in five rounds with Cotto’s signature left hook bombs.

Boxing pundits here however are well aware of Pacquiao’s advantage in this fight. Jorge Perez, a sports columnist of El Nuevo Dia, compares the Filipino boxer’s combination of velocity and power as hurricane-like and that if Pacquiao imposes his speed on Cotto and delivers a series of combinations every time he goes in, then
most likely he will win in a fashion similar to how Bernard Hopkins won against Tito Trinidad.

A boxing expert, Margaro Cruz of Puerto Rico, remarked that Pacquiao is a spectacular fighter.

“If Cotto does not come out 100 percent prepared for the fight then he will surely lose,” he said.

Even Hector Camacho, the legendary Puerto Rican fighter, said in the Manila Times interview that Pacquiao will stop Cotto because of the Filipino’s speed and unorthodox boxing style.

The Puerto Rican boxing fans however are sure of Cotto’s victory.

In El Nuevo Dia’s online poll of 20,863 respondents (as of Nov. 11), 86.8 percent believe that Miguel Cotto will win compared to a measly 13.2 going for Pacquiao.

In my personal interviews with Puerto Ricans, they all agree that Cotto has an advantage because he is bigger and got more power punches but Pacquiao is going to be a tough fight for him.

A boxing fan, Juan Romero, wrote to El Nuevo Dia saying that Cotto had defeated equally fast fighters like Paul Malignaggi, Zab Judah, and Shane Mosley, a master of the jab.

He remarked that “Pacquiao has a hard time fighting aggressive punchers and is unable to fight when pressed. I think when he feels Cotto’s punches, he will have to go backwards. On the other hand, Pacquiao is underestimating Cotto and has had problems in training. I will bet on my countryman and am betting a case of beer.”

The megafight also brought to attention Filipinos living on the island. In the Nov. 8 issue of El Nuevo Dia, a story on the family of Edgar Guerzon, a biologist who married Francelin, a Puerto Rican microbiologist, occupied a two-page spread on the newspaper.

The news feature relates the couple’s love story and their opinion on the coming fight. Francelin, who hails from Dorado, is not a big boxing fan but she wants Cotto to win. Edgar, on the other hand, is a Pacquiao fan and has already taught their two-year old daughter, Gaby, to chant “Pacquiao!”

That story in El Nuevo Dia served as a venue for Filipino expats to connect with each other. After a series of e-mails with Edgar Guerzon, my family is set to join a Christmas party for the very few paisanos in Puerto Rico.

Meanwhile while Christmas is not yet around, we all will be glued to the TV on fight day. Like Edgar and Francelin, the outcome of the fight is not that important compared to the sense of solidarity that all Filipinos and Boricuas feel during the fight, and more importantly, the communitas that we all will share after the blood and gore is over.

MANILA (Updated) -- An actor and game show host has formally agreed Friday to be the running mate of Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, the administration bet in 2010’s presidential election.

Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced that Lakas-Kampi-CMD has picked actor Edu Manzano to be Teodoro’s vice presidential candidate.

"The person who has accepted the challenge of standing beside Secretary Teodoro in the quest to become the next president of the Republic of the Philippines and the next vice-president of the Republic of the Philippines, no other than former OMB chairman Edu Manzano," Puno announced.

Puno, who took the credit of persuading the actor-politician to accept the offer, made the surprise announcement at a press conference in Shangri-La Makati Friday.

Manzano admitted that he had been discussing with Puno on his possible tandem with Teodoro over two months ago.

Manzano is the former chairman of the Optical Media Board (OMB), the anti-piracy arm of the Arroyo administration.

Teodoro said he is happy with Manzano's decision, acknowledging Puno's efforts and getting them together.

He said aside from him and Manzano's being products of the De La Salle University (DLSU) school system, they also do not carry any "excess baggage".

Teodoro, prior to his appointment as defense chief, was a former congressman of Tarlac. Manzano, on the other hand was a former vice mayor of Makati City.

The 54-year-old Manzano resigned from the OMB in August to focus in his advocacy against child pornography and prepare for his 2010 plans. He is one the founders of the non-profit organization Ako Mismo.

Manzano, Eduardo Lorenzo Barrios Manzano in real life, was born in San Francisco, California but took his elementary education at DLSU where he graduated in 1969 before returning to the United States where he joined the US Air Force at age 17 and served for four years.

In his return to the country, he joined the local entertainment industry in 1979 and later married actress and now Batangas Governor Vilma Santos but were divorced years later.

Santos was among those initially considered to be Teodoro's runningmate but she declined to run for reelection as Batangas governor.

Apart from movies and television sitcoms, he likewise hosted late night talk shows and game shows. He also previously served as president of the Kapisanan ng mga Artista sa Pelikulang Pilipino.

Meanwhile, Lakas-Kampi secretary general Gabriel Claudio said party officials are happy with the Teodoro-Manzano tandem believing that they have a good geographical match up with their standard bearer representing Luzon particularly Tarlac and his runningmate representing Visayas particularly Iloilo.
 
Claudio, who admitted that Manzano's popularity, being from the entertainment industry, will be an asset, was an original Lakas member.

He said Manzano ran and won the vice mayoralty race in Makati under Lakas, and later ran for mayor- also under Lakas- but lost to Jejomar Binay who continues to serve as Mayor.

In 2004, he was named chairman of the Videogram Regulatory Board which later became the OMB.

He was supposed to run for senator in 2007 under the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats but backed out because he was financially unprepared to mount a nationwide campaign.

Claudio said there are now concerns about his loyalty to the party citing that reports of his supposed plans to join the Liberal Party and the Partido ng Masang Pilipino are just rumors.

The nominations of Teodoro and Manzano as the party's presidential and vice presidential bets are expected to be ratified and formalized during the general assembly and national convention of the Lakas-Kampi at the Philippine International Convention Center on November 19.

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Today in History: November 13

* Saint Brice's Day Massacre: King Ethelred of England ordered the murder of all Danes in his country (1002).

* death & taxes: Benjamin Franklin listed life's two certainties in a letter (1789).

* Fantasia: animated musical Disney film premiered (1940).

* Bhola cyclone: the 20th century's greatest natural disaster killed hundreds of thousands in Bangladesh (1970 ).

* Vietnam Veterans Memorial: "the Wall," designed by Maya Lin, was dedicated in Washington, DC (1982).

pamahaw: sardines with odong
paniudto: pansit ug monggos nya ginaling
panihapon: sr pedro ug liempo

ing ani nga place ang akong ganahan nga adtoan kay medyo dili samok. unlike sa mga resorts nga daghan kaayo tawo and temptations. ang nakakuyaw lang kay basin naay mga dili maayog lihok nga mga tawo basin mapagan ta.

Quote from: mike laurence88 on November 13, 2009, 09:35:47 AM
oceanjet e-tickets libre balik promo is extended until nov.30,09...

way ayo kay walay refund. sayang lang imong kwarta kay re-book lang ang option nya naa pa jud charge. walay gamit kung maglukat ka ug 2 weeks advance kay kung dili ka kadayon walay refund.

walay nangita nga employers diha? i-recommend ko bisan gardener, driver, cook etc.

akong long lost auntie diha na nako makit-i sa facebook recently. dugay na kaayo to sa sweden nagpuyo, nangapo nalang gani. ok jud ang facebook ug dili angayan i-ban.

Quote from: indaymen50 on November 13, 2009, 12:00:56 PM
Naa  siguro  sigi  ug  kaon...??

nagisi tungod sa wear and tear siguro. hehehe

Quote from: janjan on November 13, 2009, 04:30:02 AM

dili kay Med.tech ko Bnc

sorry for the confusion ha, si sandy celerio kay medtech pud sa SWU. akong cousin lang ang dentistry.

Quote from: BlueAngel on November 13, 2009, 07:51:05 PM
catigbian,maribojoc Ray? kalayo ra ana woi hehe³
        naa diay popareha ani nga view adto?

walay catigbian sa maribojoc kay pareho na silang lungsod nya sakop sa first district. hehehe. bitaw, naay susama ug setting nga naa mahimutang sa haguilanan, catigbian. kalimot ko sa ngalan sa maong lugar basta naa toy magic. murag magic hills ba to. ang iyang entrance paingon sa taas sa bungtod diin nahimutang tong mga nipa huts nga pwede abangan kay medyo lisod sudlon kay moagi paka ug mga obstacles. sama sa gamayng tunnel, canals, steep rocks ug uban pa. pang adventure ang theme. first time nakong adto naluya tawn ko ug kinatkat sa mga bato ug lungag makaabot lang sa taas. nindot naman sa taas kay aninaw ang view sa lugar nya sa ubos kay naay fishpond nga naa say may kiosks nga pwede stambayan ug pwede manglawog sa mga tilapia. dili pa kaayo develop ang place pag-adto nako kay sige pa construct ang ilang conference rooms ug ang ilang pool. part sa ilang development plan kay slides ug cable cars going to conference halls from the huts and vice versa. naa na nuon to restaurant ato nga time kay naka order man mi ug food sa akong mga parents. last nakong nahibaw-an kay wala natiwas tungod kay nagkabuwag ang foreigner ug iyang asawa. i dunno unsa nay dagway sa place karon.

una nilang buhaton, i-reclaim, then maghimo ug airport sa reclaimed land. then mahal man ang plete sa airplane, buhat sila ug bridge aron magland trip nalang ang uban. 

Quote from: willmerit on November 13, 2009, 08:14:02 PM
ehehhehe bnc nasayop ka ana, kay ako late husband sauna gawork sa iyang gymnasium sa calape sauna then saksi jud to siya sa binuhatan ni herrera (sa mayor pa), don't tell me ug wa gihapon niya gipraktis ni, labi na nga the higher the position, the higher the kickback.  di na lang ko magtell ani ug unsa nga hukos pukos iyang gihimo, basta i know jud unsa ni bulok ni herrera!

mao ba? sa ako ra man pud nang nakit-an ug naobserbaran niya sa una gud. kung tinuod man ugaling, aw di jud ta kabasol nga naay magduda unsay iyang duwa sa capitol karon isip bise-gobernador.

as what sir koddi stated, bertsal has relatives in loon. wa ta kahibaw basin makatabang sad na sila niya. usa pa, si bertsal naay basbas sa mga mayors sa first district kay maayo kaayo niya pagkadala ang LMP sa bohol isip ilang president.

dugay na jud kong wala nakapalit ug brief da. medyo busloton na ning uban nakong brief.

never had a bad dating experience.

mas grabe diay ug panan-aw ang mga mayan indians. dili ko motoo ani.

Quote from: BlueAngel on November 12, 2009, 07:18:37 PM


ang mga tawo nadpojo dara dli magoul ug electric bill, water bill ug tanan bilbil sa kalibutan

  wla sila kaila og high tiktik este tech, they live peacefully with dedication

and the saying goes: "doul sila sa langit" not literally - its an idiomatic expression


(depends upon how the readers digest this statement) so hala bira ! ur ideas please -yukbo ko

murag familiar nga place. murag naa may pareha ani sa catigbian, sa may haguilanan. mao mao ra jud ang setup. unsa gani toy name ha. murag wala na gani maatiman ron kay nagkabuwag ang foreigner nga tag-iya ug asawa nga pinay.

xerophthalmia - A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin A. It is characterized by drying of the tear ducts resulting in degeneration of the transparent part of the eye, leading to ulceration of the cornea and blindness. It is the commonest preventable cause of blindness worldwide.

Today in History: November 12

* Kenesaw Mountain Landis: judge was elected the first commissioner of baseball after the Black Sox scandal (1920).

* Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge: eight-mile-long structure opened for traffic (1936).

* Ellis Island: the New York Harbor facility, which served more than 12 million immigrants, was closed (1954).

daghan nadatu sa skwela oi.

Quote from: willmerit on November 12, 2009, 08:40:07 AM
hala ajaw intawn iapil ang amoa kay na mawa na diay  mi sa mapa ani.

mo increase inyong size sa mapa.

Quote from: janjan on November 12, 2009, 01:20:17 PM

oh sa Southwe ko 1993 ko ni graduate aguy ka dugay na wala ko ma under ana nila kay sa Dentistry man na sila Dr.Rhodes oh si Dr. Villaluz to dean sa dentistry ako naabtan kay duha nako ka ig-agaw dentisrty sila pud
Med.Tech. ko sir ako naabtan nga dean sa Med.Tech. si Maam Cordero unja pag graduate naho si Sir Aguillar

batch mong sandy celerio? akong cousin sa SWU mn pud nag pre dent ug dentistry.

Quote from: Candijaynon on November 12, 2009, 09:01:49 PM
depende siguro sa lugar nga himoan. kung sound proof ang kwarto pwede siguro mokanta ug aleluya. pero kun sa balay lang mag-inamang na lang. heheheh....

laina pud anang inamang oi. mura na nuon na ug nagtago tago. medyo smooth lang gud ang agi. hangos ginagmay agulo panagsa.

pamahaw: scrambled egg and pancit canton
paniudto: ginaling ug monggos
panihapon: noodles with egg and beef loaf

you have a pretty cousin.

i like women who have big butts.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on November 12, 2009, 03:03:06 AM
Asa ni dapit Ray? Nakaremember ko naay restuarant duol man to sa Metro Center Hotel nga chinese restaurant. Attention Slackware(Jun karemember ka sa ngalan adto?kato bitaw atong gikan an before ko ing anhi diri) lami pud to nga reataurant.

naa sa CPG ra man ni raqs.

dili naman kaayo ni sila active gud karon. pero sure jud nga magkita na sila everytime magmeeting sila.

Quote from: janjan on November 12, 2009, 01:01:06 AM
OT na gud ta ani Bnc na hala mora man midnight na siguro dinha if naa ka karon sa  pinas pag midnight snack sa ug tempura hahaha
gudnite batsi sa ko kay nangayo na  b-fast ahong bugoy hehehehe

4pm EST diri karon.

Quote from: janjan on November 12, 2009, 12:54:08 AM
hahaha wa oy naka bathrub ra pero nakasabot dajon police oy moot gud ko pagkahibawo kay kabalo nako daan gud kay ingon ako ig-agaw nga banha sila kon mag sex

grabeha gud nila. mura diay to ug porn movie. sige yes yes yes yes. god god god

tempura sawsaw sa sweet and chili sauce.

Quote from: janjan on November 12, 2009, 12:49:07 AM
ah mora sad ni sa ahong ig-agaw sayo sa buntag tok-tok sila police kay naa ni complain nga banha ko sila kay sa taas unit man sila hahaha moot pag=ari nila sa pultahan diha police da nakasabot ra poloce ngano banha sila

naghubo sila pag-gawas jan?

That would be nineteen-year-old Taylor Swift, among the nominees for the association's top prize this year. Just two years ago she won the CMA Horizon Award for Best New Artist. This year, she's up for four awards. If you're a country music lover, tonight's a big night â€" the CMA Awards air live from Nashville at 8 PM ET on ABC. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host the event, which will have performances by all this year's nominees for Entertainer of the Year: Paisley, Swift, Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Keith Urban. Paisley, the front-runner for tonight's prizes, was nominated for a total of seven awards. The first person to win CMA Entertainer of the Year, when it was first presented in 1967, was Eddy Arnold. Kenny Chesney was Entertainer of the Year in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

xylem - Part of a plant's vascular system that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and furnishes mechanical support. Xylem constitutes the major part of a mature woody stem or root and the wood of a tree, and consists of specialized water-conducting tissues made up mostly of several types of narrow, elongate, hollow cells

Today in History: November 11

* Mayflower Compact: was signed by the 41 free male Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, setting up the basis of the Plymouth colony government (1620).

* The Great Blue Norther of 11/11/11: freak temperature highs and lows were recorded across the US, many in the same cities (1911).

* Tomb of the Unknowns: the first unknown soldier in this tomb was interred in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery (1921).

* U.S. Route 66: "the Main Street of America," stretching from Chicago to California, was established (1926).

* New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior: an unknown warrior was interred in this Wellington tomb; the warrior died on the Somme during WWI and his tomb now reads, "An Unknown New Zealand Warrior/ He Toa Matangaro No Aotearoa" (2004).

kung tupad ra ilang unit, basin sige dap-ig iyang dunggan sa bongbong. hehehe.
grabe jud siguro ug sexual innuendos iyang silingan. magsininggitay siguro kug magtuy-ats na. hahahaha. kaalegre.

Quote from: janjan on November 12, 2009, 12:37:30 AM
hahahaha bantay mouli kos pinas jan. pohon ako gud pangita-on kay magpapalit ko nimo fishball kalami ra ba na fishball sa cebu

wala na mauso ang fishball sa cebu jan. tempura na ug siomai ang in diri ron.

ari lang ko sa atoa for the meantime. pero kung naay mag offer sa gawas nga ma double ang akong current income, why not.

6am philippine time.

Quote from: janjan on November 12, 2009, 12:28:35 AM

hahaha too na  lagi  ko nga friendly ka Bnc

ana jud, tuo nga friendly ko kay kung dili i-date sad tika. ayaw lang saba sa imong bana. hahahaha

mine is:

1. If she wins as VP her political allies will again impeach the President after serving second year.
2. She will again grab the presidency for another three plus (3+) years until 2016.
3. In 2016 GMA will again run for president.
4. In 2022 GMA will run as VP again then impeach the president again
5. GMA will sign the bill that will change the government to parliamentary
6. GMA will become Prime Minister
7. PGMA to eternity.

this will mean more ZTE scandals, more lavish dinners, more trips abroad etc.

dili corrupt si julius ug maayo pud mutagad sa mga tawo. galing lang kay sobra ka chixboy. akong giibid-ibiran nga chix sa una nga connected sa LMP iyang gitiradahan pud. nagkaribal jud tawn mi ug kadiyot. surrender ko oi kay mayor akong kontra. 

kani nga match-up murag thrilling ni. depende ra ni sa kamao na daan.

Quote from: janjan on November 12, 2009, 12:19:49 AM
aw friendly di ay di di ay bugoy-bugoy bnc hehehe

friendly tawn ko day janjan oi. kanang akong pagdate date sa maestra kay purely friendly intention ra man na. kana kung lainon niya ug sabot.

Quote from: janjan on November 12, 2009, 12:12:02 AM
ah bugoy-bugoy di ay ka bnc kay date-date man maestra hahaha

date date sad ta ug maestra jan oi. friendly baya kaayo ko nga pagkatawo.

ganahan ko mosuway diha sa danao. naanad naman ko aning zipline, rappelling ug wall climbing. nakatraining man ko sa search and rescue ug firefighting sa una. unya sige sad ko suway ani nga sport una. mas nindot siguro nang suislide ug kanang plunge kay makasaka ug adrenaline.

kadtos candijaynon kaila to ani nila kay kaila gani to siya sa akong classmate sa una nga si ricardo amora, jr. taga cogtong pud.

ngilngig jud ning akong sano nga si atty. romeo "jessie" chatto. maayo jud nga prosecutor.

akong di ganahan sa high school kay HE. tiguwang ang mga maestra. ubang subjects ok ra kay mga batan-on ug mga gwapa pa. labi natong among maestra sa pilipino nga taga tagbilaran, among math teacher nga taga catigbian ug among english teacher nga taga maribojoc ug loon. sus pagka yummy jud.

sa college, murag pilipino kay tiguwang gihapon  ang mga maestra. other subjects ok ra kay pwede na ma date ang mga maestra.

wala jud nakahisgot sa kusina nativo.

Quote from: janjan on November 11, 2009, 11:58:36 PM
wapa sayo pa man diri

alas 11am EST, 7am PST.

naa na gani pud bag-ong jolibee nga branch. naa sa gaisano grand mall. duol na jud nuon sa amoa kaayo. mag open ra ba karong sabado pohon.

projected nga dagway sa cebu-bohol bridge kani. pero mas nindot kung kani ang ilang buhaton. 1 bridge padung cebu ug 1 bridge padung bohol. aron malikayan ang bangga.

Quote from: PR0CESS0R on November 11, 2009, 11:11:19 AM
Wala pa ko ka sulod sa Payag pero nice ug feedback na nga kan-anan

Nindot ang Sayas

pangayo ug discount ni fr. fernando po. sila may tag-iya ana.

pamahaw: beefloaf ug tuna
paniudto: noodles
panihapon: sardinas gibutangan ug misua.

tinuod jud na. ila man nang lamo-lamoon ug trabaho aron makick back ang sobra sa materials.

kalimot ko ug pangutana ni atty. romeo "jessie" chatto ani da. labon nagduwa mi ug tennis atong nov. 1 ug 2.

fr. joseph s. w. skelton, jr. is the parochial vicar of saint vincent ferrer parish of calape. im just wondering why it took sometime for detroit clergies to notice him. he went back to the US together with the singing priest of bohol to do a series concerts for the fund raising they made for the standardization of salary of the priests in bohol.

xenophile - A person attracted to that which is foreign, especially to foreign peoples, manners, or cultures.

Today in History: November 10

* David Livingstone: the missing missionary was located in Ujiji by journalist/explorer Henry Stanley, who then uttered the famous comment, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" (1871).

* Knute Rockne: the college football coach delivered his famous "Win one for the Gipper" speech, after which his Notre Dame team defeated Army (1928).

* Iwo Jima Memorial: the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated in Rosslyn, Virginia (1954).

* Vietnam Veterans Memorial: opened to visitors in Washington, DC (1982).

The world's most popular children's show, Sesame Street is broadcast in more than 140 countries, and there are 20 international versions of the show. The first one aired in Brazil; it was called Vila Sésamo. In China it was called Zhima Jie and in Germany, Sesamstraße. The Israeli version is known as Rechov Sumsum, Kuwait's is Iftah Ya Simsim, South Africa's is Takalani Sesame and in Poland the show is called Ulica Sezamkowa. Bert and Ernie and their friends have been hanging out on Sesame Street for 40 years now. Sesame Street first premiered on what became PBS-TV on this date in 1969. Joan Ganz Cooney, the founder of the Children's Television Workshop, is credited with having created Sesame Street.

i think the communist party of china still has the last say on what their people should do.