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A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.  ~John Barrymore

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.  ~Douglas MacArthur

Quote from: Mulligan on November 19, 2010, 11:42:45 PM
Bahalag saging basta perme labing.   Bahalag kamote basta perme kumbate.   

hahaha, Bedo, i must agree that there is truth to this. 

Third year,

College sophomores. Hyun Mook and I in gangsta mode. haha

hehehe especialmente los macaroones chocolate...

Quote from: chicogon on November 18, 2010, 08:44:40 AM

The year we formed the Singing Priests of Louisiana (1988) and debuted at a concert by
Paring Bol-anon, USA at the United Nations Auditorium, New York City, also in 1988

kinsa man nang tawo sa right? Kanang guapa nga bungoton?

happy birthday surprise,
shy mode.





hehehe, smile na..

Christmas Evening,
during the freshman year of college.
sporting my Bohol shirt.  

post-final examinations.
happy hour, err, i mean, happy evening..   




pareng jc (ilonggo guid)

"Comfort, comfort my people," says your God.
Isaiah 40:1

-Emily Dickinson

The last night that she lived,
It was a common night,
Except the dying; this to us
Made nature different.

We noticed smallest things, --
Things overlooked before,
By this great light upon our minds
Italicized, as 't were.

That others could exist
While she must finish quite,
A jealousy for her arose
So nearly infinite.

We waited while she passed;
It was a narrow time,
Too jostled were our souls to speak,
At length the notice came.

She mentioned, and forgot;
Then lightly as a reed
Bent to the water, shivered scarce,
Consented, and was dead.

And we, we placed the hair,
And drew the head erect;
And then an awful leisure was,
Our faith to regulate.

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Matson,


Forgive me for not writing to you in person, for the tears that well in my eyes prevent me from writing in paper and pen. It has been almost 3 years since we met at Ford Chapel in Allegheny College to celebrate the life of Rob, and i presented to you that white rose as a token of mourning and of my thoughts and prayers for your family and for my good friend.

I have tried to write to you both these past 3 years, but could not gather the strength to deliver it. In fact, i wanted so bad to visit you both. It has been a wish of mine to visit Robert's grave and lay a boquet of roses for him, and recite a poem that we both discussed about (and in great length) during our tenure as collegians of Allegheny. I trust that Providence will someday take me to that route.

As i write this letter to you, i ask for your forgiveness for not being able to do this personally, and i know you will find this. Because i know that you visit this thread. Please accept my prayers, my condolences on the death of your son, my good friend.

He was too young. But , i am sure that he is at peace now.


Please accept my thoughts and prayers.

Love,
Lorenzo Lucino

Your beautiful smile will never fade.
Your kindness will never be forgotten,
like the first rose bud to bloom in spring,
you stand out from the rest.

I miss you so much, Rob.
I love you, bro...

November 18, 2010.


Robert. I'm thinking of you. I talked to you this time 3 years ago. The last time I laid my eyes on you. The last time we exchanged words.
My heart aches remembering you, my dear friend. Time is supposed to heal old wounds, but your death is as fresh this time of the year.

You passed this world on the early mornings of November 19, 2007.

You are always in my prayers, Rob. I miss you and love you.

God forgive you...

manong hubag, just keep on enjoying the sights and sounds of the coastal pacific. there is much medicine in such a view than drugs prescribed ever will...

@ isles, someday, i'll take you scuba diving. by the blue lagoon waters. in between eastern cebu, and balicasag island. you'll see silver baracudas, and humpback whales. and reef sharks (but they won't get too close) the suspense is worth it. great view too. bring your dogs and  cats.

hahaha Fr. Roel oy. You know, your prayers helped me raba. This week. crazy schedule, home sick, stressd, sleep-deprived. pero, somehow, i managed to make the ends meet.

mo amen ko beh. Thank you Fr. Roel....

PS. the santo nino that you blessed for me...naa diri sa ahong room.

when i am overwhelmed, i am comforted...

Quote from: chicogon on November 18, 2010, 02:42:47 PM
My primary doctor is a good friend of mine, a Cebuano. Ngotngot, dok!!! (I can't say that with an American!!!)  . My nephrologist is another Pinoy. My anesthesiologist is another Tagalog. We played golf together (when I used to play). I'm a die-hard Pinoy patient. I hope I remain "die-hard" not dead. Bwahahaha 

Hahaha!

My medical director jokes with me. He says that I look like a 'surgeon-type' kono. "You're not gonna be another know-it-all Filipino Surgeon are you?" he joked one time. I smirked.

LOL!!

Seriously tho, in defense of Filipino doctors: I believe that Filipino doctors are just the best. Filipinos are not lazy, we are hard working, consistent in work, and are quick to 'over-time'.

Not just Doctors, but also Nurses. Filipino Nurses make precedent. If you go to any ICU or CCU or ER in any major American Hospital; the senior/ head nurse is a Filipina/ Filipino.

The last time I was back home to the Philippines was in 1998, and my recent trip back this summer 2010 was a culture shock for me (yet again!).

The Tagbilaran that I remembered was not the Tagbilaran that I came back to. Tagbilaran had developed exceedingly fast within 12 years. The new high rises, paved roads (the national highway around bohol was a great sight!)

Even my visit to Cebu in July and August was a shocker for me.

The Philippines truly has developed and has modernized.

There is a saying many Americans joke on Filipinos.

I will share it here in tubag bohol dot com.


"Filipinos mastering medicine and nursing & allied health sciences is like instinct. Filipinos are damn good at it!"
- My Medical Pathology Professor
(he cited how many Filipino doctors make a name for themselves in the 'states)

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can
disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to
every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel like there is
something in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your
optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work only for the best,
and expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on the
greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give
every living person you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, and too
strong for fear, and to happy to permit the
presence of trouble.

Better to hunt in fields, for health unbought,
Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught,
The wise, for cure, on exercise depend;
God never made his work for man to mend.
~John Dryden

God and the Doctor we alike adore
But only when in danger, not before;
The danger o'er, both are alike requited,
God is forgotten, and the Doctor slighted.
~Robert Owen

A doctor must work eighteen hours a day and seven days a week.  If you cannot console yourself to this, get out of the profession.  ~Martin H. Fischer

In the United States:

There are over 50,000 Indian doctors practicing medicine.
There are over 20,000 Filipino doctors practicing medicine.

Isn't it amazing that despite the fact that India's population is 10x that of the Philippines, the amount of Indian doctors in the United States is only 2x that of Filipino doctors.

An Indian medical intern once told me (and I paraphrase): "It's really amazing how you Filipinos have reshaped the American Medical System. Whenever we think of 'Nursing' an image of a Filipino Nurse comes to mind. Or when one thinks of 'Doctor' an image of a Filipino or Indian physician comes to mind."

I find the traditional theories of economics coming to light. The former colonies are beginning to surpass the colonizers.

For example; India and Great Britain. Two centuries ago, the Indian Subcontinent was ruled and lorded over by the English East Indian Company, then later being incorporated into the British Empire outright. Since India's independence in 1947, the subcontinent has tripled its population, its economy has increased and the lives of its citizenry (tho it has a long way to go) have improved, generally speaking. The GNP of India has overlapped that of its former colonizer, The United Kingdom.

The reasons for the Indian economic and populatory resilience is not due to its natural resources, but because of the resourfullness of the Indian people. India, as a former English colony, have taken advantage of their English mandatory language skills and the profound importance of education for the people. Indians are leaving India for abroad to seek positions in engineering, nursing, medicine, teaching, financial and the like (sounds quite familiar doesn't it?)

Surgeons must be very careful
When they take the knife!
Underneath their fine incisions
Stirs the Culprit - Life!
~Emily Dickinson

30 years ago when the People's Republic of China instituted its Open Door Policy, the world thought that China would be the temporal leader of the growing third world, in fact, the Chinese were ridiculed for their supposed inferior production lines, poor understanding of capitalism and the free trade market.

Now, over 30 years since China opened its doors to the world market, her economy, the 2nd largest in the world (and recently just surpassed that of Japan's) she is set to become the 2nd super power in the world. She already supports the United States with the unprecedented financial bailouts ; which literally puts to mind the saying, "you'll never know who will save your skin.."

Thirty years ago, China was considered a backwards communist state with no understanding of capitalism.
At present, the West can only awe in envy to see the level of economic growth she is experiencing; with over 250 million Chinese middle class and growing. China finds itself being courted by western bankers and investors ; which brings to mind the old days when China (Zhong Guo) was courted by the lesser kingdoms for trade rights. The United States, the current world hyper power, stands alert and almost frantic in its place in the world order. A former third world nation (CHINA) is soon to ascend military and economic superpowerdom.

The Philippines falls in the same category; she is rising with the rest of the Asian-Pacific Region.

Si Senyor Santo Ninyo is my personal helper in all things, bro. From college, to studying abroad in Ukraine-Russia, then when I was in medical proper, to my clinical years (now) always naa jud na sija. The same Image that I carried with me to college, is in my study room in my apartment here in Chicago. Ug ma lonely ko, ampo lang ko and ask help and strength from Senyor Santo Nino. When I am being hurt and needing defense, I ask Senyor Santo Nino to be my defense and protector and defend me in all things. Miraculous kaajo sija, bro.

I am very happy to hear that you an your friend were able to visit all the places in Bohol/Cebu and that your friend recovered.

God Bless your friend, ampo ko that he recovers completely. God Bless you, too, Mikey!!


Lorenz.

mmmmmhmmm, grade A meat ni, brod. Legs of steel etc etc etc.

she's so sexy, brod ray. Kining bajiha, taas kaajo ijang legs. kini si Nick Lachey, na bu-ang nija. hehehe. the split up, pero ning balik together by october 2009, then na engaged na. guapa kaajo...

lol, that it will, that it will.

Gorgeous.

Beautiful Natalie Coughlin is 3/4th Irish and 1/4 Filipina. A Beautiful Filipina-American Mestiza.

She was one of the American Gold Medalists in the 2008 Summer Olympics.




a blue-eyed Filipina-American..

representing the beauty of the Filipina-American.

A fine specimen of a woman's body.

In my opinion, Olivia has to be one of the most beautiful women in American Television today.

Very classy

A very beautiful Filipina-American!



Gorgeous..

correct man diay ka , bai Ray, she is Chinese by way of her mother side. naka ingon mi nga part pinay man diay sija. ahuhuhuhu.

okey lang, guapa gihapon.

Son of Filipina socialite Isabel Presyler and Spanish singer Julio Iglesias.

ingon ahong usang amigo nga part filipino kono ijang mama, naay chinese background tho. pero ijang papa puti.

claro nga ijang beauty mixed asian-puti.

It is evident that The People's Republic of China will become the new Super Power of this century.
CHINA has over 1.3 billion people, an unprecedented industrial might, and the world's 2nd largest military force.
CHINA has developed its air force, naval force, and is set to claim hegemony in Asia-Pacific in the 21st century.

What is your opinion on China's Ascension?

PLA Chinese Military - Amazing footage from Parade and Exercises. J-10 T-99 MICLIC Artillery

She has a very strong Spanish-Leytena Beauty..iconic of an old Spanish-Mestiza Beauties of the past.

Leytena Beauty..

This one is a more conservative picture of Olivia, still, her beauty radiates...
I love her choice of a neo-maria clara attire.

Gorgeous..

she is very well known by the younger american male generation.

imho, she is fairer than the overrated blondes, and redheads.

Sexy, Vivacious, Bodacious Filipina Beauty...







i love her green eyes...and freckles to boot!


Beauty made manifest.

LoL! mo hilom lang ko ha kai di ko gusto ug mo hilak ka.

Guapa man gud ning bajiha , naa man ni sija ug German, ug Italian blood mao dako ijang lawas. Curvy bitaw. Pero cute kaajo ijang freckles.

Filipina with freckles. Cute!

kining yellow lang, Manong Hubag.

hehehehe!

This is so beautiful, Michael. Leyte truly is a fishing magnet. On the eastern most banks of Leyte, I could see forward to the horizon's extent. The breadth of the Pacific and its vast reaches as far as the eye can see.

he he, bai bols, pero guapa man guid ang Ilongga!

Guapa GUID! 

Hehehe! Bolanon lagi! Kai buotan gayud!

Max Surban - Bol-anon

Mao jud bitaw, wolf.

Bright jamo man ning Bolanon, mga higala, kai bisan gagmayng ang background sa tawo sa Bohol, ang BOLANON mo aspire man jud mo gawas sa Pilipinas, mo trabajo sa laing yuta so maka tabang pood sa pamilya didto sa Bohol.

Ehemplo: Si Dr. Ting Tiongco, M.D (General Surgeon)--kini sija taga BOHOL ijang ginikanan pero ning balhin sa Davao kai naay guerra sa unang panahon (WWII). Kini sija, graduate of University of the Philippines School of Medicine; trained ni sija in Austria for surgical procedures. Pero ning balik sa Pilipinas. He gives talks every year on the experiences of being a medical student, a surgeon-physician, and his background as a BOLANON.

Ang BOLANON, pariho ta sa maga JUDEO. We are everywhere kono. And wherever we are, we are successful in what we do. Ang rason ani kai ang BOLANON ay:

1. Negosyante
2. Industrialisimo
3. Isug nga trabajante
4. Mo sakripisyo
5. Fiscally Responsible
6. Observant
7. Firm kaajo
8. LOYAL   
9. Mahadlok sa GINOO

LOL! ang meaning ani negosyante ug industrial ang BOLANON! hehehe

okey lang oy, guapa gihapon. mas guapa na kai gi enhanced man diay.     

Quote from: juliusarbizo on November 17, 2010, 04:02:21 PM
.. bitaw, kanang uban  man gud way pugong 2x basta raman palabihon ng kauwag bahala ug unsay resulta sa mga bata bisan walay ika sustento sa mga bata luoy pud ng mga bata kay wala baya nila damha ng ipanganak sila pero dili na sila kabalik mao nay giingon nga gipanganak sa pita sa unod ... pero ang Ginoo maghatag man ug chance basta modangop sa iyaha aron makalingkawas sa kalisod pero unsa na man tong mga nasalaag.. mao nay tulubagon sa simbahan

So true, Julius! Ang Ginoo mo hatag ug grasya sa tawo nga mo trabaho ug mo sakripisyo para sa ijang pamilya. Kining difficult times ug difficult obstacles, they are meant to be beaten and used as a lesson, not to keep us down.

If my grandfather was complacent he would have stayed in Pintuyan, Southern Leyte and lived a life of a fisherman and a coconut farmer, however, at age 8 years old, he boarded a banka and went to Cebu to make a life as a businessman, then finding a chance to go to Bohol (by God's Providence...) and raised 7 children with his wife.

He was born poor, came from a very poor and uneducated family (daghang pordoy sa southern leyte, luoy kaajo ang kinabuhi didto...), but he did not let his natural circumstance keep him down. By God's Grace and by God's guidance, he made a living, and raised his family to the best of his ability...

And that is a lesson for us all.

My paternal grandfather and my paternal grandmother come to mind.

My grandfather, Rustico A. Lucino, was a successful businessman who had no formal education (he said he was a graduate of U.E; university of experience!) and my grandmother was an educated teacher (but was a housewife).

They had 7 children. All of them finished college. 5 Boys and 2 Girls. 3 of the boys graduated are engineers (civil, civil & electrical), one boy became a nurse, 1 girl became a nurse, 1 girl went to law, and 1 boy became a physician-surgeon.

Again, all 7 went to school; all 7 are successful professionals.

Isles, great post. Truly.

The Interior..







Sexy..

Gorgeous..

Olivia Munn.

It is a dream car, Manong Virgil.

If only I had $110,000 to blow on a car. lol.

Quote from: wolfpack823 on November 16, 2010, 09:26:03 AM
Nia pay isa:
Ingon nila kuripot kuno ang Bol-anon kay usa ka tinap-an usa ka kawa nga tubig og kamunggay. Pero ang Cebuano, ang bulad ibitay sa bitana, ang anino mao ray subakan....Aber....

puahahaha aguy!

Mao ba Mikey, sige, mo ampo pood ta para sa imong amigo. The Ina panabang once told me (from Dauis) , "Ampo lang kanunay, Doy, tabangan lagi ka sa Ginoo ug sa mga santos sa langit..."


God Bless, bro..

funny one (nephrologists live to crack this one)   



"This too shall pass. Just like a kidney stone."
-Hunter Madsen

answer



TX: Haloperidol, carbamezapene, tricyclics!

lol, nice one. nice one.


unsa'y treatment ana beh?

our medical psychiatry professor told us (and i paraphrase):

"early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise..."


then a student yelled out, "but Dr! excessive sleep may distort the melatonin levels and dopamine levels, and thus lead to psychosis and possibly manifest in depressive episodes!"


our professor retorted, "yes, that too, but stop being a wise asss!"


The whole medical class erupted into laughter.


LOL  

hahaha i love it!

For the medical fanatics!

And all those interested!

Ah, for you...

Today is your birthday. I did not forget.



The Three Degrees When Will I See You Again

For you, 'te.


Elvis Presley - Amazing Grace

For you, Da Binsi!


Genesis - Invisible Touch (HQ)

OT: Raquel, i hear its going to snow raba this coming month? how are the winters in Illinois? 

Aleth Hazel,

For you.



Train Hey Soul Sister [Piano Cover]

Quote from: deke52 on November 16, 2010, 11:01:49 PM
I'm late to this, but very intrigued by these findings. It's ironic that women
prefer the effeminate man, because as an effeminate gay man, I find just
the opposite. Gay men do not prefer the man with a feminine demeanor,
such as myself. We are, rather, considered something of an embarrassment
in the larger gay community. Perhaps because, with our feminine demeanor,
we are a stereotype of the gay male. And this is something many gay men
are trying to overcome.

Hi Deke52,

Welcome to Tubag Bohol Dot Com!

Quote from: vrglguapo on November 16, 2010, 09:20:33 PM
That's true pa simply simply lang naka blue jeans and T shirt pero puno ang bulsa..Unya pag sakay pa sa iyang kotse Chedeng diay..

Hahahaha, sounds something that my father would say. Agree 110% !!

Welcome back , Glacier! It has been such a long time since we last saw your post, welcome back! We missed you here.

cujo, this sounds very familiar.... 

Eid na diay karon, Anna?

beautiful song..

Eric Saade - Break Of Dawn(Official Music video)

Sexy. Beautiful.

currently:

an amateur carpenter/bed set installer. ak! 

hehe maayo na ning adto mo ning bisita ni Senyor Santo Nino bisan ning uwan sa gawas. Maluuy ang Ginoo ninyo jud.

Para nako, Mikey, to come before the Miraculous Image of Senyor Santo Nino was a powerful moment in my life.

God is Good...always...

Just got back home from IKEA. Purchased a full-sized Sultan Bed. I bought the bed slats, frames, and the full sized mattress as well. Taking it up 3 flights of stairs was..quite a fun time (sarcasm).

Now enjoing (a break) my mexican kitchen style non-salted , gluten-free nachos , and hot salsa to boot.

Ah, life is good. 

Jan, if you are having sleep problems, then that is the underlying mechanism of your depressive episode(s). Decreased sleep patterns (REM, NREM etc) leads to an unstable circadian rythm, which produces abnormal levels of serotonin, dopamine, and melatonin. This translates into depressive episodes.

I would suggest you ask to see a neurologist to check up. If you have sleep obstruction such as apnea etc, then I would suggest you ask your GP to refer you to a pulmonologist.


All the best,
Lorenz

lol, as i sit down in my apartment and brew a nice cup of Folgers coffee , i must admit, Fr. Roel, that i admire how your display your points and do it so subtly and respectfully.

(a beautiful poem written during the height of the racial demonstrations in the United States for racial equality; location: Birmingham, Alabama)


by: May Miller

Too early a death for those who young
have lost prophecy in blast and flame.
The broken have been assembled
as best could be to pose for burial.
The man in bleak authority intones
the word that cannot tell
when last the girls stood singing
under the sweetest tree,
how remote from nightmare
they giggled secrets believing
death was the end for the old.

After the moans are choked
and the flowers gone petalless,
the girls will be with greatgrandparents,
themselves not long in that last room.
Mothers and fathers,
grandfathers and grandmothers
still pace the waking street
though few are the footfalls
that echo where the children lie.

But walk they will
the sixty-odd more years they're due.
Beyond allotted time and self
the four of them will go
down red gullies of guilt
and alleys of dark memories,
through snagging fields of scarecrows,
and up an unforgetting hill
to blazon accusation of an age.

I might remind some individuals here that the police department in Michigan (particularly in around Detroit) are known for their racial descrimination and police brutality towards african-americans and even some minorities; again, there is a rather high amount of crime and police-related crime in that state.

So again, the United States (yes, quite shocking) is not itself free of this phenomenon.