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Quote from: thatsmyboy1992 on February 01, 2011, 12:39:19 AM
lami lageh unta ing ana kapunay pero naa man gyud mga tawo na manggisuyaon 

nag selos lang sila nimo, bro. crabs ra lagi na sila.

padayon!

USMC-What is love

Crazy British SAS Dance

Quote from: cujo on February 06, 2011, 09:31:38 PM
Stay positive.Always believe in God.

Ah, very good one, cujo.

cujo, has your hubby ever warranted the 'dog house' treatment?

Stromae - Alors on danse (with lyrics)

Reference:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001748

Treatment:

The goal of treatment is to control the symptoms of dementia. Treatment depends on the condition causing the dementia. Some people may need to stay in the hospital for a short time.

Stopping or changing medications that make confusion worse may improve brain function.

There is growing evidence that some kinds of mental exercises can help dementia.

Treating conditions that can lead to confusion often greatly improve mental functioning. Such conditions include:

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      Anemia
    *

      Decreased oxygen (hypoxia)
    *

      Depression
    *

      Heart failure
    *

      Infections
    *

      Nutritional disorders
    *

      Thyroid disorders

Medications may be needed to control behavior problems caused by a loss of judgement, increased impulsivity, and confusion. Possible medications include:

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      Antipsychotics (haloperidol, risperdal, olanzapine)
    *

      Mood stabilizers (fluoxetine, imipramine, citalopram)
    *

      Serotonin-affecting drugs (trazodone, buspirone)
    *

      Stimulants (methylphenidate)

Certain drugs may be used to slow the rate at which symptoms worsen. The benefit from these drugs is often small, and patients and their families may not always notice much of a change.

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      Donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), galantamine (Razadyne, formerly called Reminyl)
    *

      Memantine (Namenda)

A person's eyes and ears should be checked regularly. Hearing aids, glasses, or cataract surgery may be needed.

Psychotherapy or group therapy usually does not help because it may cause more confusion.

Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior.

causes:
Most types of dementia are nonreversible (degenerative). Nonreversible means the changes in the brain that are causing the dementia cannot be stopped or turned back. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.

Lewy body disease is a leading cause of dementia in elderly adults. People with this condition have abnormal protein structures in certain areas of the brain.

Dementia also can be due to many small strokes. This is called vascular dementia.

The following medical conditions also can lead to dementia:

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      Parkinson's disease
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      Multiple sclerosis
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      Huntington's disease
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      Pick's disease
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      Progressive supranuclear palsy
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      Infections that can affect the brain, such as HIV/AIDS and Lyme disease

Some causes of dementia may be stopped or reversed if they are found soon enough, including:

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      Brain tumors
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      Changes in blood sugar, sodium, and calcium levels (see: Dementia due to metabolic causes)
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      Low vitamin B12 levels
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      Normal pressure hydrocephalus
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      Use of certain medications, including cimetadine and some cholesterol-lowering medications
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      Chronic alcohol abuse

Dementia usually occurs in older age. It is rare in people under age 60. The risk for dementia increases as a person gets older.

Symptoms

Dementia symptoms include difficulty with many areas of mental function, including:

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      Language
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      Memory
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      Perception
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      Emotional behavior or personality
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      Cognitive skills (such as calculation, abstract thinking, or judgment)

Dementia usually first appears as forgetfulness.

Mild cognitive impairment is the stage between normal forgetfulness due to aging and the development of dementia. People with MCI have mild problems with thinking and memory that do not interfere with everyday activities. They are often aware of the forgetfulness. Not everyone with MCI develops dementia.

Symptoms of MCI include:

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      Forgetting recent events or conversations
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      Difficulty performing more than one task at a time
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      Difficulty solving problems
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      Taking longer to perform more difficult mental activities

The early symptoms of dementia can include:

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      Language problems, such as trouble finding the name of familiar objects
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      Misplacing items
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      Getting lost on familiar routes
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      Personality changes and loss of social skills
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      Losing interest in things you previously enjoyed, flat mood
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      Difficulty performing tasks that take some thought, but that used to come easily, such as balancing a checkbook, playing games (such as bridge), and learning new information or routines

As the dementia becomes worse, symptoms are more obvious and interfere with the ability to take care of yourself. The symptoms may include:

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      Forgetting details about current events
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      Forgetting events in your own life history, losing awareness of who you are
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      Change in sleep patterns, often waking up at night
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      More difficulty reading or writing
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      Poor judgment and loss of ability to recognize danger
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      Using the wrong word, not pronouncing words correctly, speaking in confusing sentences
    *

      Withdrawing from social contact
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      Having hallucinations, arguments, striking out, and violent behavior
    *

      Having delusions, depression, agitation
    *

      Difficulty doing basic tasks, such as preparing meals, choosing proper clothing, or driving

People with severe dementia can no longer:

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      Understand language
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      Recognize family members
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      Perform basic activities of daily living, such as eating, dressing, and bathing

Other symptoms that may occur with dementia:

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      Incontinence
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      Swallowing problems

Signs and tests

Dementia can often be diagnosed with a history and physical exam by a skilled doctor or nurse. A health care provider will take a history, do a physical exam (including a neurological exam), and perform some tests of mental function called a mental status examination.

The health care provider may order tests to help determine whether other problems could be causing dementia or making it worse. These conditions include:

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      Thyroid disease
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      Vitamin deficiency
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      Brain tumor
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      Intoxication from medications
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      Chronic infection
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      Anemia
    *

      Severe depression

The following tests and procedures may be done:

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      B12 level
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      Blood ammonia levels
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      Blood chemistry (chem-20)
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      Blood gas analysis
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      Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis
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      Drug or alcohol levels (toxicology screen)
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      Tests for exposure to metals such as lead or arsenic
    *

      Electroencephalograph (EEG)
    *

      Glucose test
    *

      Head CT
    *

      Liver function tests
    *

      Mental status test
    *

      MRI of head
    *

      Serum calcium
    *

      Serum electrolytes
    *

      Thyroid function tests
    *

      Thyroid stimulating hormone level
    *

      Urinalysis

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001748

Amen.

UB40 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

Can't help falling in love- UB40

Beautiful pictures, brod Mikey!

Ari diri sa Chicago. I'll show you around the place. I-introduce ka nako sa ahong mga amigo kag amiga diri. 

Happy Belated Birthday, Elsie!

How are you doing now?

God Bless.

Bem,

Belated Happy Birthday. I already miss Cebu!

Regards from Chicago!

Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - We No Speak Americano

Psychologist John Cacioppo of the University of Chicago has been tracking the effects of loneliness. He performed a series of novel studies and reported that loneliness works in some surprising ways to compromise health.

   * Perhaps most astonishing, in a survey he conducted, doctors themselves confided that they provide better or more complete medical care to patients who have supportive families and are not socially isolated.
   * Living alone increases the risk of suicide for young and old alike.
   * Lonely individuals report higher levels of perceived stress even when exposed to the same stressors as non-lonely people, and even when they are relaxing.
   * The social interaction lonely people do have are not as positive as those of other people, hence the relationships they have do not buffer them from stress as relationships normally do.
   * Loneliness raises levels of circulating stress hormones and levels of blood pressure. It undermines regulation of the circulatory system so that the heart muscle works harder and the blood vessels are subject to damage by blood flow turbulence.
   * Loneliness destroys the quality and efficiency of sleep, so that it is less restorative, both physically and psychologically. They wake up more at night and spend less time in bed actually sleeping than do the nonlonely.

Loneliness, Cacioppo concludes, sets in motion a variety of "slowly unfolding pathophysiological processes." The net result is that the lonely experience higher levels of cumulative wear and tear.

In other words, we are built for social contact. There are seriousâ€"life-threateningâ€"consequences when we don't get enough. We can't stay on track mentally. And we are compromised physically. Social skills are crucial for your health.



http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200308/the-dangers-loneliness

Crabby Old Man




What do you see nurses? .......What do you see?
What are you thinking......when you're looking at me?
A crabby old man, ....not very wise,
Uncertain of habit ........with faraway eyes?

Who dribbles his food.......and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice....."I do wish you'd try!"
Who seems not to notice ....the things that you do.
And forever is losing .............. A sock or shoe?

Who, resisting or not...........lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding ...... The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking? Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse......you're not looking at me.

I'll tell you who I am ....... As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .....as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten......with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters ......who love one another

A young boy of Sixteen ...........with wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now. .........a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty .........my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows........that I promised to keep.

At Twenty-Five, now .......... I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide ...... And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty ......... My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other ......... With ties that should last.

At Forty, my young sons ........have grown and are gone,
But my woman's beside me........to see ! I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, ......... Babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children ....... My loved one and me.

Dark days are upon me .......... My wife is now dead.
I look at the future ...........I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing .......young of their own.
And I think of the years...... And the love that I've known.

I'm now an old man.........and nature is cruel.
'Tis jest to make old age .......look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles..........grace and vigor, depart.
There is now a stone........where I once had a heart.

But inside this old carcass ...... A young guy still dwells,

Quite touching actually.


The story goes:

When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Tampa, Florida, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value.

Later, when the nurses were going through his meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.

One nurse took her copy to Missouri. The old man's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the St. Louis Association for Mental Health. Note that, while this poem says “nurses,” we all â€" every one of us â€" must put ourselves into this spot.

Quote from: carebear on February 08, 2011, 04:43:10 PM
haha to hell with real people, I only care for characters in books. hahaha

hahaha! ah, so the love of fiction has captured you eh?

Careful, careful, else you might find yourself as Gulliver in one of his travels 

ps. have any more calamay from jagna?

During my brief stay in Cleveland, I attended a clinical internship on Podiatric Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic & Cleveland Foot Clinic under the auspices of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, the city life was quite quaint and amiable. There was an abundance of parks, social night clubs, museums, cafes, and a plethora of shopping districts. I did like it there. The people in Cleveland are also quite open and helpful. 

Where is the provincial public health officials in checking up these barangays?

Quote from: statesville on December 08, 2010, 06:55:33 AM
At least someone  has told the truth......

"Happiness comes not from  having much  to live on but
    from having much to live for"

I agree. Contentedness is the beginning of happiness?

Chicago. I love the city life here, the urban recreational parks, as well as the abundance of cafes and mini shops, antique shops, and so many romantic get-aways in this city. However, the down side is that we have a sales tax of 9.75%.

Kuliratz!

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 07, 2011, 12:24:26 PM
Thanks. Here's to all February-born TB members...

my baby sister's birthday is on Feb. 21, only 7 days apart ra diay mo duha.

tsk, tsk luoy pood

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 05, 2011, 03:57:13 PM
He he, thanks. Mag-celebrate ra kog solo alone sa akong langob diri...

A birthday , even if you are away from family, should be shared with friends. We'll raise a glass to you, Nong Hubag.

Jamie Cullum- Just One Of Those Things

Madeleine Peyroux - I'm All Right

adage


â€"noun
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.

zenith
\ ZEE-nith \  , noun;
1.
A highest point or state; culmination.
2.
The point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Opposite of nadir.


This performance, this zenith  of consummate operatic staging, dramatic force, and perfected vocal artistry, had been frozen for all time.
-- Philip K. Dick, The World Jones Made

Quote from: david on February 07, 2011, 03:57:57 AM
og dili lang daghan ang mga tawo ok ra jud
karong march siguradong maligo napod mi didto once a year

hehehe nindot bitaw no?

Quote from: cujo on February 06, 2011, 09:13:15 PM
No.My husband,who was born on Valentines Day.

oh how sweet! 

total eradication seems highly improbable, but increased awareness of saturation can increase preventative measures in reducing lives lost and property damage.

what is your favorite desert?

badjiang is becoming too popular and too overcrowded these days. it needs to expand in order to meet the growing demands of visitors and tourists.

you do have a valid point, bai dave.

as crowded as it may be, i love this place.

in my childhood, my parents and grandparents used to take us grandkids here. i remember the stories of how my lola washing clothes in the bottom of the springs below, near where the river and the ocean meet.

we used to bring the whole family here, and my grandfather would bring a freshly caught giant nokos, sea bass, and would sinugba it. while all of us grandkinds would swim and bathe, lolo would cook and prepare the food. ah, kalami kaayo.

the feel of this place is nostalgia to the extreme for me. there are so many familiar faces that come here. that is why so many visitors, people keep on coming back to badjiang. all the time.

i have been to Garcia Hernandez' Roxas Park. It cannot compare to badjiang.

It is obvious bitaw that Badjiang is becoming very popular destination spot for many travelers and tourists. When I visited Badjiang when I was there this summer, okay man ang pool, gi remodel nila ang steps, and put in new cementing for the pool's edge. Ang problema ani ay the pool's size, tho large to begin with, cannot accomodate the huge numbers of visitors daily.

When i was there, bai dave, i was talking to some of the workers and they told me that people from ubay, tubigon, loon, jagna, dimiao, tagbilaran, anda, people from cebu, negros, and alot of foreigners come to the pool everyday.

People love to come here because of the fresh cold spring water from the badjiang falls, which flows directly to the pool. Plus, beyond the pool and springs is the beautiful Beach view. In order to accommodate further visitors and to ensure satisfaction, staff and municipal government should consider the following initiatives:

1. increase the size of the pool
2. build another pool equal if not larger in size as the original

daghan bitaw kaayo tawo mo adto dinha sa badjiang pool. its about time bitaw they expand the pool's size, hopefully this will be realized soon.

Quote from: vrglguapo on February 06, 2011, 05:07:38 PM
Altar of Baclayon Church...

This is so beautiful. Of all the Churches in Bohol, the most beautiful in interior design is that in Baclayon.

I talked to the priest and grounds crew in that church during a visit and was told that the church in Baclayon is a favorite for marriage spots.

It has a very distinctly Baroque Spanish style. 

Historical note: Valencia was once known as Panangatan, after the Panangatan River. Historically speaking, Valencia was part of Dimiao before partition. Until, in the late 19th century when the people of Panangatan wrote to the Spanish gobernador and recollecta in Cebu to be granted independence from Dimiao. The recollect priest and government officials acquiesced to the request of the people of Panangatan and granted the area autonomy.

Panangantan was ultimately renamed to VALENCIA, the hometown of the recollect priest who came to survey the new town.

Since then, Valencia has surpassed / eclipsed its old mother town, Dimiao, in economic activity, wealth, and population size. Valencia's population (30,000+) is double that of Dimiao's (15,000+).

pictures are from valencianhon 2007 & 2008. much thanks.

refreshed si manong! 

These pictures belong to Valencianhon2008.

The interior





The exterior



thanks to valencianhon 2007 for the picture link.

Not so bad, considering the population of Valencia is over 30,000. Roughly 10% of the town lives below poverty, but about 90% are above poverty levels.

Not bad at all considering the Poverty rate in Bohol Province, as a whole is 42.3% ,which is the highest in Region 7, higher than the national average rate of 37.5%.

Definitely the current administration in Valencia has more work to do, to reduce the poverty in our town. Below 5% would be ideal, definitely a standard the all the towns in Bohol should strive for. Progress forward, Valencia!

Reference:
Socio-economic Profile www.bohol.gov.ph

mansuetude
\ MAN-swi-tood \  , noun;
1.
Mildness; gentleness.


example

You are safe, dear old man, you are safe, temporarily, in the mansuetude  of our care, the doctor said.

All poems were written by Brian Beatty. Hilarious. 

You may visit his website at:

http://www.yankeepotroast.org/archives/2010/04/cranky_poems.html

AARP Avenue

You honk at me to drive faster,
because you’re in a hurry
to get to the mall.

I pretend not to hear.
I don’t even bother to glance
at my rearview mirror.

Don’t be fooled. I know
you’re there. I’m not lost or senile.
I just don’t care.

When you finally pass
illegally quick, I smile and wave,
but what I’m thinking

is how good it would feel
to plant my accelerator foot
up your sorry ass.

Unfortunately
it’s swollen
and arthritic.

Consider yourself lucky, too,
I can’t afford another pair
of these diabetic shoes.

Golden

That beer is really your favorite?
My piss has more kick to it.

I’m surprised you hadn’t noticed.

What? Where are you going?
You try living on a fixed income!

Straight Talk

Boys your age shouldn’t be
playing with balls all the time.

Sports turn a fellow queer.

Now go on. Get out of here
or else I’ll make you blow me.

I’m not homo, just really lonely.

   

Piss & Moan

My underwear today
are older than you, doc.

I’d like to review
your medical school
diploma, if that’s okay.

Some hilarious janitor
fondling my prostate
isn’t my idea of fun.

A plumber maybe,
if he accepted Medicare.

Live & Learn

Everybody loves kittens.
Kittens are cute.

You know what’s even better?
Kittens are mute.

Not so much the new neighbor
puppy with his shrill little bark.

That shiiitt I couldn’t take.

Then somebody booted
the yipping son of a bitch
aloft in one hell of an arc.

Up, up, up, up, up, up.

It’s not my fault dogs don’t make
soft, easy landings like cats.

But try explaining that
to the crybaby kid next door.

by: Tony Jennett


I'm old and I'm bitter, with nothing to fear
So I hope I offend you by bending your ear.
It's my one joy in life - you can like it or not
No answer in edgeways? I don't give a jot
I've railed and I've raved since my dotage began
It's my privilage 'cos I'm a grumpy old man

And as I grow older; it's life I suppose:
But more and more things just get right up my nose
Like young mums with their kids and their stupid wee dollies
Who chat; blocking the aisles with their damned shopping trolleys
I barge my way past; just as rough as I can
So the bitches will know I'm a grumpy old man

And those tear-arse young drivers who must overtake
Then go at speeds lower than I want to make
No tail-gating for me and I don't use my horn
But I heartily wish that they'd never been born
And I see hades open to eat car or van
That did it, because I'm a grumpy old man

And I hate all those worthies who avert their eyes
Because I've forgotten to zip up my flies
I excuse myself saying 'It's quite plain to see
' I'll have far less bother the next time I pee
'In the human race maybe I'm just 'Also ran'
'But I don't give a toss - I'm a gumpy old man'

There's food down my shirt-front and some in my beard
Cos I eat off my knee and I don't think it's weird
When I lounge in my armchair while watching the telly
And my food drips unheeded all over my belly
It's a trait of the aged from here to Japan;
A perk just for being a Grumpy old man

I go apoplectic to hear people say
'Awesome' and 'Wicked' and 'Have a nice day'
The poor English language is brought to it's knees
And falls prostrate and screaming with phrases like these
They should be wrapped up neatly and flushed down the pan
But nobody heeds me: a grumpy old man

At my death just cremate me; I'm hoping to save
Somebody the labour of digging my grave
Set my ashes in concrete and on the urn write
' Here's a rebel whose aim was to put the world right
' He failed but what better memorial than
'A farewell salute to a grumpy old man'

Quote from: islander on February 01, 2011, 08:53:31 PM
where did homer's works go?  and virgil's?

ah yes, homer's works were a particular favorite of mine. Iliad, for example, is one of my favorite ancient Greek writings.

a college professor, professor shapiro, regularly made reference to this--during his class on European Classics, which relegated some ancient greco-roman philosophies with that of the French Revolution.

how i loved that class...

If I may add:

Paradise Lost

Devils, Women and Jews

The Phenomenology of the Mind

effluvium
\ ih-FLOO-vee-uhm \  , noun;
1.
A slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, esp. one that is disagreeable

example:

That was no real problem, however, for Bobotoy simply followed the scent, that effluvium  of goat glands that hung in the air like a salty mist and drew him ever higher up the craggy vertebrae. 

Verdant

\ VUR-dnt \  , adjective;
1.
Green with vegetation; covered with green growth.
2.
Green.


example: The verdant pastures of Valencia's Barangay Anas was ripe for the picking.

Quote from: thatsmyboy1992 on November 11, 2010, 03:50:22 PM
thank you and that's true Lorenzo,

  you can even donate and be given some holy water in bottles, if you decide to drink it, it is safe because it is already distilled. we never got a chance to meet over there.

Nindot bitaw kaajo sa sulud sa injong Simbahan, brod! Guapo kaajo sa sud.

A.  As soon as you exit Dimiao, you Enter Valencia.


That's what I love the most.  

Outside View

The Choir Section. Beautiful Design.

Oh beautiful, beautiful, Dimiao...

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on February 02, 2008, 07:22:30 AM
Aniay laing pangutana aron ato gyung matuki dinhi sa Tubag Bohol
ang nagkadaiyang mga kasinatian ninyo diha sa natad sa gugma.

Karon lang pud ni iyagyag ning mga pangutanaha sanglit nagkaduol
naman ang Adlaw sa Pagminahalay.

Sa sunod, di na ko mangutana ug sama niini. Sunod tuig na pud kung
paaboton pa ta sa atong Ginoo.

Ang pangutana: Naluspad na ba ka tungod sa Gugma?

ha ha ha, powerful love or sucking kind of love man sigoro ni, Michael. 

when i think of this song, i think of Aleth Hazel.

i wonder how she is doing now.

In my opinion lang ha, no offense to anyone diri..

Kining admiraccion para sa atong pamilya, atong pinanggang lungsod, natural ra man pood ni.

Ug wa jamo maayo ipakasulti , ajaw na lang sulti, basta lang mo katawa ra pood ? hehe, laina pood.

Ug mo adto ko sa Dimiao, mag binuotan intawn ako didto sa ilahang culture, ug ilahang ways.

Pariho ra gud ug mo adto ko sa Tagbilaran, pero, unsaon man gud na ahong kasingkasing naa man jud didto sa ahong Pinanggang Valencia.

Aguy, intawn, even if i visit my father's side in tagbilaran. Gusto sila mo tulug ko sa ilahang balay kai dili sila gusto mo drive ko sa gabii.

Di jud ko. Even if it is night time, I will drive the 1.2 hours from Tagbi to Valencia. Home is Home Jyud.

Plus, kinsa dili mo adto balik nga naa gud ahong Lolo ning huwat para nako.


~~

The first day i arrived to Bohol in July 15, 2010, I drove to Valencia.

The first thing Lolo said to me as soon as his eyes saw me was, "ONDOY BRANBRAN, I have been waiting for you..." and he said it baja in good English. hahaha.

Da!

Pinangga intawn gud na sija nako. My only Lolo.

He is the reason I went to Philippines.

The reason I want to visit VALENCIA.

Because he is still alive...waiting for me...

When I think of VALENCIA...I think of my Lolo Ciano.

Maayo bitaw ni, effective health care programs, and health educational disbursements are essential in preventative measures per se in the rising cases of pancreatic cancer, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovasculare-related diseases. In my visit to the hospitals (Gallares, Tagbilaran Community, and various Valencia Clinics), it was made known to me that these disease types are common / pragmatic in Bohol.

It would be observably beneficial if such knowledge of regular check ups (colonoscopies, rectal examinations, and general check up) are faciliated via leaflets and availability through municipal health agencies.

Good Job, Dimiao.

tsk tsk, luoy pood intawn wa diay tawo ning observe sa ijang location? sigoro she experienced cramping that led to her drowning, sus luoya pood.

Quote from: rogamz on December 27, 2010, 10:08:41 PM
Hubby nya Cagulada...valencianhon

ah mao ba. Salamat, Bai Rogamz. I know an Attorney Cagulada, amigo sa ahong mga ginikanan ug ahong lolo ug lola. Valencianhon bitaw. The Cagulada Clan are from Valencia.

1. The people, friendly and loving people (most).

2. The pandesal. Dimiao is known for its excellent pandesal

3. Dimiao's beautiful Church

4. The Old Spanish Ruins

5. Dimiao's bustling market place.

In all fairness lang ha, when a man has not visited his hometown for almost 12 years...and has not seen his family, relatives, old friends, and has the ability to make new friends in his town,..well the ecstatic feeling he may feel , a sense of elation and love is natural.

It is not a syndrome, nor should it be laughed at or ridiculed at, but should , as a feeling and as an experience, should be shared with to those who find similarity to such an experience; per se a man who visits Dimiao, or a woman who visits Ubay, Candijay , Balilihan or whatever town.

For myself, as one who was unable to visit Bohol, Philippines since 1998, this experience--to be able to be in Valencia for the limited time I was there..a mere 30 some days, was filled with joy and familial bonding.

How others translates his love and adoration for being home--is unfair, especially when it is negatively reiterated in such a way that distorts the very meaning and experience.



Dili pood maayo da. Insensitive pood.


Thanks.

Hehehe, i love that saying, "love my own syndrome". ah, i guess im guilty of this

Beautiful!


Ms. Gigi Galacio
MISS GARCIA HERNANDEZ

Quote from: simplylee on July 11, 2008, 01:07:33 PM
shhhh tsk tsk tsk Dong studies first ha! before anang mga guapa

Tita Lee,

di lang ta mo act upon it, mo tan aw lang ba.

Dimiao , as a town, its rich history, its colloquialisms, and its people, holds a special place in my heart. As a child, during my grandfather's truck routes, we would pass by Dimiao on our way towards Loay, Lila and Baclayon, and Tagbilaran. I remember a time when I was but a little child, my lolo would sometimes stop by the mercado in Dimiao to purchase some hot Dimiao-non Pandesal , with a cold Coca Cola bottle. The two of us would sit on the stools by the bakery shops in the mercado, chewing the hot pandesal, while sipping on ice-cold coca cola. The kind where the soda's effervescent  gaseous emulsion flares on one's nostrils. Refreshing, truly.

Dimiao is a special town for me. It is the sister town of Valencia, and the home town of my lolo's grandmother. There are Tadlips in Dimiao, of whom my great-great-grandmother (my grandfather's grandmother) belonged to; she was a Dimiao-non.

Main Road

tsk tsk, ah, the old days when the Jim Crowe Laws were in effect.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on February 06, 2011, 05:04:08 AM
Yawan-on Nga Buhat
sinulat ni Mike Ortega Ligalig

      Nibukal ang akong dugo pagkabasa sa balita sa Philippine Daily Inquirer nga nag-ulohan: Thieves Strike in Bus Tragedy nga napatik niadtong Pebrero 2 karong tuiga. Aron inyong masabtan ang kinatibuk-ang estorya, akong ipatik pag-usab dinhi ang tipik sa balita (gisulat ni Delfin Mallari Jr.):

      LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines—Some of the injured passengers of a Manila-bound bus from Bicol that plunged into a ravine in Pagbilao town complained of losing their belongings to thieves.

      Jocelyn de Leon recalled that when she regained composure she saw that a man who rushed to the accident site was opening her bag.

      “I immediately grabbed my bag. We’re all needing help but some of them wanted to steal our belongings,” she said. She suffered a cut in the forehead.

      Nakaseguro ko nga ikaw nga magbasa ani nga balita motaas ang imong blood pressure. Naunsa naman intawon ning ubang mga Pinoy nga mura naman ug mga Barbarian? Mga way atay ug batikon.

      Dili ko kasabot sa kinaiya sa ubang tawo nga bisan diha sa katalagman ug pag-antos sa ubang mga tawo makaako pa sila paghuna-huna ug dautan. Mao bitaw pud nga wa ko kasabot sa anak ni Gloria Arroyo panahon sa kalamidad sa bagyong Ondoy kay samtang nangamatay ang mga tawo sa Manila, ang anak ni Gloria nagsige pud ug shopping ug red wine para sa iyang konsumo panahon sa bagyo ug ulan.

      Kining nahitabo sa Quezon province dili napud kaayo nako ikakurat kay may susamang panghitabo ang nasinati sa igsuon sa akong lola didto sa Agusan del Norte mga baynte ka tuig na ang nakalabay. Ang akong mga paryente sa Butuan City mangomprahay to sila ug bugas. Usa ka adlaw niana, nadisgrasya ang truck nga ilang gisakyan sa bugas ug apil sila tanan kahagbong sa truck ngadto sa usa ka bung-aw daplin sa kalsada.

      Nidugok ang daghang mga tawo.

      Nagtulo ang luha sa akong lola kay samtang sila nagkadugo ug nagping-it sa kasakit ug naningkamot nga makalingkawas ilawom sa nabalintong nga sakyanan, nagkapoliki pud ang mga tawo paghakot sa nagpasad nga mga sako sa bugas nga ilang giangkat ug bag-o lang gipagaling.

      Wala na nila igsapayan nga maalkanse sa negosyo, basta lang nga maluwas sila ug madala gilayon sa hospital. Pero wala gyoy nitabang nila niadtong higayona. Ang mga tawo nanghinan-aw lang samtang nagsangkiig sila ug hakot sa sinako nga mga bugas. (Kaniadto akong lola mobyahe to sila ug pinakamenus dosyentos ka kasako nga ginaling humay).

      Wa kaha butdi ug tiyan tong mga tawhana nga nikaon sa bugas nga kinawat?

      Naa ra ba poy gipatuo ang simbahan nga ang mga pobre kono moadto ug langit. Dili na tinuod! Ang moadto ug lain kadtong mituo ni Jesus Christ isip anak sa Diyos ug misunod ug nagbuhat sa Iyang kabubut-on.

      Sa adlaw sa pagpanudya, daghan unyang mga kabos nga Pinoy nga magtingkagol sa impyerno (kung dili maghinulsol sa buhi pa) kay ilang gidebosyon ang yawan-on nga mga buhat.

It all depends on one's personal relationship and faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Redeemer. In the end, Salvation and Damnation--the decision itself, depends on The King of Kings, The Lord of Lords.

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 06, 2011, 10:03:37 AM
Ngano man pud kaha nga nag-inusara man ning bataa? Ug nganong wa na lang punita sa photographer?

The photographer, Kevin Carter, eventually committed suicide afterward. tsk tsk.

 31When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all of his angels, he will sit on his royal throne. 32The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats.

    33He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34Then the king will say to those on his right, "My father has blessed you! Come and receive the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world was created. 35When I was hungry, you gave me something to eat, and when I was thirsty, you gave me something to drink. When I was a stranger, you welcomed me, 36and when I was naked, you gave me clothes to wear. When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me."

    37Then the ones who pleased the Lord will ask, "When did we give you something to eat or drink? 38When did we welcome you as a stranger or give you clothes to wear 39or visit you while you were sick or in jail?"

    40The king will answer, "Whenever you did it for any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you did it for me."

    41Then the king will say to those on his left, "Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! 42I was hungry, but you did not give me anything to eat, and I was thirsty, but you did not give me anything to drink. 43I was a stranger, but you did not welcome me, and I was naked, but you did not give me any clothes to wear. I was sick and in jail, but you did not take care of me."

    44Then the people will ask, "Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in jail?"

    45The king will say to them, "Whenever you failed to help any of my people, no matter how unimportant they seemed, you failed to do it for me."

    46Then Jesus said, "Those people will be punished forever. But the ones who pleased God will have eternal life."

Matthew 25:31-46

O Giliw Ko Miss Na Miss kita

A view of a portion of Sawang, Valencia. They were apparently extending the roadways, the constant passing of trucks, jeepneys, and tricycles were an obvious reality through downtown Valencia. Bibo kaayo.

Now we're driving through Anas, towards the western front of Valencia. Close to the border of Garcia-Hernandez.

My lolo was taking this picture as I was driving our Crosswind. Thanks to my Lolo Ciano!


the lush green of Valencia is empowering to my eyes...


the fertile basaks of Valencia


the rains came...salamat Ginoo! Fresh humay growing..

Quote from: vrglguapo on February 05, 2011, 04:09:14 PM
Nice Pictures..

Thank you, Nong. Driving through Valencia, walking through Valencia, meeting old family members, making new friends, and attending weekly masses in the Parish of Santo Nino Church, the very church that I was baptized in was very calming and homecoming. I attend their daily masses at 6 am, and on weekends, i also attend, bisan filled to the brim ang simbahan. Very lively ang congregation dinha sa Valencia Parish Church of Senyor Santo Nino. PIT SENYOR!

The inasal was purchased from and was also prepared by my uncle, Joseph Salvo, son of my grand-uncle, Mierto Salvo, who is the younger brother of my grandfather, Mr. Casiano Salise Salvo Sr. My cousin Remar Salvo also helped in the preparatory phases. Good and honest people. The Salvo Clan of Valencia.

busy Valencia Market area


busy day in Valencia





A new addition to the Valencia Market

Dali na! Kaon na ta! 

Inasal prepared in Valencia, are, in my honest opinion, is the best of the best. 










Gi init ang tubig..


the traditional Valencianhon Way...

Thanks to members of the Palaca and Salvo Clan.

Pictures will be posted.

Discovering The Lucino Roots of Panaon Island, Southern Leyte.


The story begins in Leyte. The Lucino Dynasty does not hail originally from Bohol, but are actually native to the lush green of Leyte Province. During my self-awaking experience in the summer of 2010, I was able to visit , for the first time in my life, the native land of my paternal grandmother and paternal grandfather. Both of my father's parents were from Southern Leyte: Padre Burgos and Pintuyan. The trip to Southern Leyte was coordinated via permission from my father and my aunt (both of whom are in the USA) as well as with the help of my Auntie Wella, Uncles Roger and Ray, cousin Jing and a family member, Aurora.

The journey to visit Southern Leyte required our travel by barge from the port in Ubay, which took us to the port in Maasin, Southern Leyte. From Maasin, we drove our Isuzu Crosswind through the towns of Sogod, Bato, Padre Burgos and then ultimately to Panaon Island, which took us directly to the home region of my late grandfather, Anhing Papa Titing.

That night , after arriving to Maasin, my aunts and uncles coordinated a family reunion with the Ebuenga Family, the family that my paternal grandmother came from. For the first time in my life, I was able to meet my grand uncles, distant aunts and uncles, and cousins. All of whom shared with me the memories, beautiful and tearful, of my late grandmother and my late grandfather, of my father's childhood and the experiences that they had regarding the old days. The eyes of my grand uncle, my grandmother's younger brother, kept on focusing at me during the dinner table. He reiterated time and time again, "Rico ka kaayo! Dong, Rico kaayo!" Apparently I bore strict resemblance to my father, whose nickname is "RICO". Pinangga kaayo diay si Daddy sa side ni Mama Luz (my grandmother)!.

The next day, we woke up early in the morning and drove to Panaon Island. The ancestral land of the Lucino Dynasty. The major town in Panaon Island is Panaon, and Pintuyan Town. There is a barangay in Pintuyan Town called "Catbawan". This town is populated with Lucinos, hundreds of my fellow clan mates. Then there is also another family there whom I have blood relation, the Estrella clan.

I felt so much at home in Pintuyan. Tho I never visited the place before, it felt as if i was there before, as if i walked the streets, smelled the fires at night, and saw the sunrises and sunsets here hundreds of times. There was a strong, powerful sense of 'belonging' there. That following day I also met with the local town officials in Pintuyan. The current mayor of the town is an Estrella, a relative of ours. The previous mayor was Mayor Lucino, and before him, was Mayor Cipriano Lucino (my grandfather's 1st degree cousin). I was able to see the newly built hospital , the newly restored St. Michael  Church, the rebuilt (and enlarged) Pintuyan Elementary and High School, and the growing docks. All of which were infrastructural projects by my Lolo Lolong (Mayor Cipriano Lucino). I was impressed.

After all was said and done, I made my way, with assistance from my Tita Magda, the daughter of my late Lolo Piles (Felix Lucino, the older brother of my grandfather), to visit the cemetary in Pintuyan. There I was able to visit the grave of my great-grandfather, the late Mr. Bernardo Lucino. Ning bisita intawn ijang Apo sa Sungay nija.
As Tita Magda assisted me in prayer and in lighting the candles for his memory, a strong gush of cool wind blew and stroked my face. Ever so softly.

Tita Magda said to me, "Na lipay imuhang lolo nga ning bisita ka nija, Dong. Lipay to sija nga wa siya kalimtan sa iyang apo sa sungay..."
She was crying when she said this to me. And tears came down my eyes...as well.



It was hard for me to leave Leyte in that trip; as I so wanted to stay longer. Someday, God-willing, I will be able to visit and explore Leyte further.

The pictures I will post are of Panaon Island and Liloan Bridge. This was taken as I was leaving to go back to Bohol. Early in the morning.

This picture was taken during my visit to Bohol, Philippines this July 2010. A picture of my late grandfather, Mr. Rustico Aray Estrella Lucino.
From what my Uncle Ray and Uncle Roger told me, Papa Titing was 25 when this picture was taken. About my age.

Papa Titing was not a Bol-anon, but 100% Leyteno. He did migrate to Bohol by way of Cebu and eventually made Bohol his home.


Businessman Mr. Rustico Aray Estrella de Lucino. Originally from Barangay Catbawan of Pintuyan, Southern Leyte.

My Papa Titing.