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Science cannot disprove of the existence of a God. Therefore, it's all a matter of faith.

Republican.

Yo Yo Ma.

Quote from: mistyeyed on August 21, 2010, 04:53:44 PM
Aside from sa atong Amahan nga makagagahum,inspiratipn naku ang mahal sa kinabuhi nga way ika ilis mawa na ang tanan ayaw laing ni siya..ug akong pamilya..

hehe, ka guapo kaayo oy! Misty, beautiful baby!

I am sure you have found your new inspiration.

Freshly piked roses. Red. 

Mag unsa na mag unsa na, ning kinabuhi'ng wala ka. Pangay intawn pasayloa balik intawn hain ka na?
Panga panga kaloya na. Balik ning mga bukton ko. Gi handong ka gi handong ka gi hidlaw na intawn ako.
Mag unsa na mag unsa na, ning kinabuhi wala ka. Panda intawn pasayloa balika intawn hain ka na?

(Sung to the melody of MITULO NA)



....beautiful song. 

Mibalik Ako, male version



Mibalik Ako

Mr. Daray, murag popular man ning song sa mga older generation no? Pero for me, mo angay baya ko sa melody ug sa mensahe sa lyrics.

The male version of this song is very emotional.

'The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.'

-Numbers 14:18

Quote from: luckybelle on September 20, 2010, 09:02:06 AM
BE YE ANGRY, AND SIN NOT: LET NOT THE SUN GO DOWN UPON YOUR WRATH:

Ephesians 4:26

For sure, because we do not know when we will wake up and make peace with a brother or sister.

Women are superior to men , any time, any place, any incident.

Mahal,

Ikaw jud , dili jud ka pa lupig ug mo estudiar ta duha.
Ngano ma suko man ka ug gusto na ko mo tulug?
Kahibalo ka nga ma stressed ko ug mo review kalingaw,
ajaw pood pa suko dali, mahal.

Kahibalo bitaw ka nga pinangga ka nako,
Kining atoa,
murag natural naman diay ni,
nga kalingaw ta ma mingaw ug dili ta ka kita sa each other.

Na lipay intawn ko jamo karon kai naka kita ko nimo.
Ikaw bi, ngano dili man ka mo teach nako sa ubang words sa Binisayang Ilonggo?

Hmmm?
Hmmm?

Dili ko mo tudlo nimo nga ubang binisayang bolanon ug dili ka mo tudlo nako,
hmmmm?
hmmmm?




Imuhang Toto,

Inday,


Tane alibangbang na lang ako,
bisan gab-e usuyon,
lupad pakadto sa imo
Malipay ako kon banig ka
Ako mahigda sa imo,
batyagon ang haplas sang panit mo

Nahidlaw na gid ako sa imo...
Singgit sang dughan kag ulo
Ngaa bala may duta kag tubig pa nga
napatunga sa aton nga duwa?
Abi sabta....

Mibalik ako

- Sheelagh Lennon

A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.

And that is fine, Isles, we cannot expect to stand shoulder to shoulder on every issue. Tho I do not agree with you and your reasoning, I respect your point.

"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever."
~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson

To our beloved Valencianon in Manila! Happy Birthday!
God Bless you and your Family!

Sayang wa ta ka kita!

Quote from: mistyeyed on September 19, 2010, 11:36:31 PM
Ako ganahan sa Tubigon kay ilang pantalan,kay wa pa na di ko kaagi pauli ug Bohol.

So you are living in Mactan?

....and GEC, what about you? Any new ladies/ gentlemen in your life?

hmmmmm? 

Quote from: -<GEC348>- on September 20, 2010, 02:41:00 AM

When you're happy to be angry clap your hands (clap, clap, clap)
When you're happy to be angry clap your hands (clap, clap, clap)
When you're happy to be angry you don't have to say you're sorry
You'll die early and that will end your life's story (clap, clap, clap)

Horray!   

LoL!

Gec, i miss you.

Quote from: magbalantay on September 20, 2010, 02:02:00 AM
  I, for one, uyon jud ko nga ma revive ang death penalty. Simbako lang nga mahitabo ni sa usa nakong minahal sa buhay, naks ha! ako mismo ang magpabitay sa criminal! kanang mga pushers bitaw pud, bitayon jud sila! kanang nang rape...hala bitay!!!!
wa silai katungod mabuhi oi! THEY'RE A MANACE TO SOCIETY ! ;

I agree with this completely. For those who have violated the laws and have taken human life/lives, should be judged accordingly. I for one am not sympathetic for serial rapists, serial killers who have capitalized on the judicial system's forfeiture of capital punishment. Time and time again have serial rapists, serial killers pleaded insanity for their crimes, while at the same time benefited the resources of tax payer money. They retain their lives while those whom they have silenced are dead, whose families are devastated.

Quote from: Vince01 on August 04, 2010, 03:58:43 PM
Dear forum members,

I am a citizen of Belgium, Europe and happily married to a Filipina.
For now we live in Belgium but our goal is to relocate in the future to the beautiful home country of my wife.
There is a few places i have in mind and for sure Bohol is amongst them, also cause of my wife's relatives living in south of Bohol.
That is why it sounded a good idea to me to become member of this forum and bound here with people who know much more about Bohol.
Looking forward to reading all your experiences and stories
Enjoy the day and till later,
Vince

Greetings Vince!
Welcome and enjoy your stay here in Tubag Bohol Dot Com.

May God have mercy on his eternal soul. May God have mercy on the victim's soul.

Quote from: greenmachine on September 19, 2010, 08:20:47 PM
ang lami kaayo nga mga lambay, kaon-kaon sa skies the limit ug singko lugaw kilid sa plaza, weekly nga lingaw-lingaw ug pasundayag sa plaza, tinuig nga lambay jam concert, ang samaw kaayo nga mga xmas lights sa plaza kung xmass season, daghang dili mangatulog kay magtamtambay sa mga 24 hrs inuman stores ug magbuntagay ug dula sa mga internet cafes. at labaw sa tanan, sa mga maanyag nga mga dalaga. Mao na ako life sa una! Miss it!

The port in Tubigon is also nice. One thing that I liked about Tubigon was the ginamos there; i would say that i developed a sense of taste for different kinds of ginamos. So far, the following places in bohol have good ginamos:


1. Valencia 

2. Ubay

3. Tubigon

4. Manga, Tagbilaran City

Quote from: greenmachine on September 19, 2010, 08:11:52 PM
syempre, home sweet home! Tubignons are always proud of our town.

TUBIGON HYMN

I.

Ang lungsod nga Tubigon, mapasigarbohon
Yuta’ng mabulukon, gasa nga bililhon
Kadagatan, kayuta-an bahandianon
Dinuyugan sa bendisyon sa mahal natong Patron

REFRAIN:

Ang lungsod nga Tubigon, yuta’ng matahom
Halapad nga kadagatan
Sa mga isla gidayandayanan
Magarbohon nga kabungturan
Kakahoyan, kaumahan

II.

Ang Tubignon maabi-abihon
Sa dumuduong
Pagpangga ug kasadya
Idalit sa tanan

( REPEAT REFRAIN )

Mahal namong Tubigon
Yuta’ng matahom
Amo ka nga ampingan
Sa adlaw nga tanan.

Mahal namong Tubigon
Yuta’ng matahom
Amo kang alagaran
Oh yuta’ng bulahan

Amo kang alagaran
Oh yuta’ng bulahan

hehehe, so, Green, im sure there is alot of tubig in tubigon? (joke!)

you are right, Tubigon is a peaceful, booming town.

Quote from: cujo on September 19, 2010, 10:25:32 PM
Anger is one of the sinners of the soul.

                                    Thomas Fuller

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
                                         
                                     William Congreve

                             

True true, but to forgive is divine. 

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 09:14:51 AM
Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.

For sure, for sure, for a good wife , a loving one at that, brings to a man the fruit of his loin! And bears many children, the quiver of his arrows!

Beautiful.

tho the years have come and gone, our love has stayed the same.

Quote from: st. agnes on September 19, 2010, 10:50:22 AM
@ Bran - nah! bran ma ulaw ko wui, thank u lang sa invitation and beside.. fiesta nasad sa amoa hapit oct. 12.. mamista pod ta diri podhon.. hihihih

Ajaw pang uwaw, Sis. Karong Enero, i will want to hear you when you come visit my Lolo's house. Since I cannot go there personally, i will be there in spirit with my family there. Pohon, pohon, lagi, we will see each other face to face.

God Always Supports those who call and rest upon His Name. Remember that, 'day. God Bless!

Love and Kisses,
BranBran

Addendum:

And then there is Isles, who is operating the tolls from one tunnel to the next. hehehe.   
While her 23 cats operate the other tolls. Lorenzo the Cat being her partner in crime.

tsk, tsk, taking advantage of those who are weak...dili man jud bungol ug buta ang Ginoo. Tanawa intawn. Ning balik nilang duha!

You reap what you sow. If you sow unrighteousness and abuse, lies and corruption, so shall you reap your own just reward.

The Justice of the Lord is resolute.

Toy, its okay. I know alot of women who believe in the aged old saying, "Bald is Beautiful".

I'll tell you this, you'll have them thinking when you say, "Kiss my bald head, darling."

Joke. 

puah ha ha ha ha

Hahaha sigoro sigoro. Belle, ayaw pag 'sir sir' oy, lain'a pood na. Call me Bran from now on.

The Pacific: Trailer (HBO)

Samurai Fight Scene

A recent remake or are you referring to The Magnificent Seven?

he he he, dili man ni based sa hats sigoro, murag genetic predisposition man ning 'hair loss'.

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on September 19, 2010, 02:04:58 AM
bran, of course it's done sans the classmates. hehehe.

puahaha! Ray, so in other words you were a Caesar of your day.
Veni, vedi, vici

My Uncle Roy used to take the ship from Tubigon to Cebu.

The people in Tubigon are friendly, and their kalamay is also very good.

I have never been to Inabanga until I drove around Bohol this past July 2010. I admire their rich farmland, the lubi there, so much balonghoy, as well as the people.

The yaya who used to take care of me when I was but a child was from Inabanga (Arsing, is her name). She still works with us to this day, loyalty to our family is observed.

The people from Inabanga are really kind and gracious people. As for the town, it is very green, and truly agrarian-based. Peaceful little town.

What are the reasons?

(photo taken in Panaon Island, Southern Leyte, 1972).

Papa Titing dancing with Mama Luz (my paternal grandparents).

Today is September 18, 2010. Today is the 31st death anniversary of my beloved grandfather, Papa Titing.
This day 31 years ago, the Lord God called Rustico Aray Lucino Sr. back home.
We celebrate his life, his memory, and pray for his soul.

We Love You, We Miss You, We Remember You, Papa Titing....

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 09:07:58 AM
kalooy pud ni pessimist battered na kaayo..hehehe

looy jyud! gi igo ijang kasingkasing , sigoro ning pessimist ning yearn pood ni sija nga maka kita ug Love. Kanang klase nga dili maka sakit sa kasingkasing...

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 09:18:20 AM
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman who feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

Proverbs 31:30

Ah, morag guapo kaajong ning bersikolo!

hehehe

"mibalik ako kay gimingaw ko kanimo...."

So, what are the reasons you love Tubigon?

Tubag!

Quote from: luckybelle on September 19, 2010, 12:20:18 AM
Thanks, matulog nako sir Lorenz kay morning na. Good morning from the Philippines

Good night Belle!

hehe imong ngisi Belle, morag super smile man na oy. haha.

Hehehe Anne, how cute!

Raquel, you truly are the flower extraordinaire, so many favorites!

My mom loves Orchids..white orchids to be exact.

Quote from: jorgeanna on September 18, 2010, 01:49:10 PM
in Zhangzhou, i love going to a Coffee House/Restaurant STREAMS IN THE DESSERT... i love their kimchi hot pot and their Brazilian Coffee.

in Tagbilaran City, PAYAG is the best........

Hahaha, oh i know you love their manok, don't you Anne?

Gerry's Grill is also good.

Quote from: chicogon on September 18, 2010, 08:46:01 AM
There's a place near ICM called LUTONG PINOY. The food there is top notch. Sige puno ug tawo mao ray nakadaoy. Lunch is the best time to go. They are close in the evening I think. Kung abli man gani, basin salin ray imoha. Sometimes I go there just to buy food and eat at home in Cabawan.

Payag in Tagbilaran is amazing.

There is a restaurant in Maribojoc by the sea called "AUP AUP". I really like that place.

 i hope she does because I love her very much. 

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 11:56:03 PM
Yeah, I agree, di lang dahil sa mama nya me, pero he's my lil guy talaga... naku, sana walang babaeng luluha...hehehe... By the way He's Justin Kaiser

A Handsome name!

Maka hilak man jud na oy, honestly. It was such a shock for me, truly, the fact that I grew up in America and never saw such conditions with my own eyes before. We visited Baranggay Catbawan in Panaon Island (the home island of my paternal grandfather), when i went with my cousins to give out food and candies, so many children from the baranggay and surrounding places came out and asked with hands open. Tanan gi hatag nako. Until there was no more. I was so heartbroken to see so many kids there with infections, skin inflammations, and many of them were just suffering from general malnourishment. I could see that some of them were anemic: megaloblastic and pernicious anemia (due to deficiency of thiamine and folate). For me this is shocking because this is not something i see here in the 'states. And it hit me, Belle, because these were my fellow countrymen, these were Leytenos (i being half Leyteno) and was really heart broken.

That night, after dinner with my extended extended family and friends etc, i walked out of the house to see that there were people outside of the house i was staying in. Many of whom were families and kids that i saw and met earlier. I talked with them, and their parents etc. Most of them were distant relatives of mine (Lucinos and Estrallas, Castaneros, Arays, Pusios etc). So i did what i could do, i went with my cousin Mathias to the local general store, and i purchased every single candy, cracker, drinks that they had. All of it. I distributed it to the kids and their parents, and did so equally. I know that it was not much, but na looy jud ko. I wanted to give them vitamins, pero wa ko ka bring, or all of the ones i had were already distributed.

For me, that was really heart touching. I could not help myself from crying. And seeing their desperation of the people there, i can see where some foreigners and tourists can easily take advantage of the poor and the desperate.

This is why I say no to drugs, and no to the legalizing of said illegal paraphanelias. Di ko mo support ana jud. Most of the families in the PHilippines are already suffering and are poor / malnourished as it is, why place something that can further degenerate the situation?

Di ko jud! 

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 11:31:06 PM
Thanks, you never forget to be humane sir Lorenz

You are correct jud, Belle...kaajo..

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 11:44:23 PM
Thanks sir Lorenz As in jud. Cute ug bibo, makalingaw kaayo, 5 months sya ana na photo, accelerated sya na baby, advance kaysa iya age... not so advance na pang-abnormal, ok lang

What is the little guy's name? I think it is so adorable how he has a little 'mohawk' hehe, natural man na sigoro pero cute. Your son is very handsome, Belle. Lami i kusion da!

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 11:40:49 PM
Mao jud... naglisod siguro ni sila ug spend sa ila nag-awas- awas na atik mao sa marijuana na lang padulong.... if they could only see the dying world... daghan bata walay kaon... naubos na mga puno... and many other sad things... siguro ibubo nila didto ila nag-awas-awas na grasya instead sa grass

Sobra na sobra. It was very humbling when I visited Philippines this past July (it was 12 years since my last visit) because I saw with my own eyes the desperation of some people in Manila, the slums there, as well as in some areas in Cebu and Leyte.

Looy kaayo jud; i could not help but giving candy, crackers and food to the kids that i met when i visited Leyte (my grandfather & grandmother's home island). We brought with us bags upon bags of crackers, candy, sweets, vitamins from Bohol to Maasin, Leyte. Upon arriving in Panaon Island, Southern Leyte, we literally distributed all the bags that i bought and prepared for the kids there within mere hours.

Seeing the condition of some of the kids there, being thin and malnourished truly affected me.

I want to go back to do a medical mission there someday. Lord Willing..

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 11:35:37 PM
parehas ra, sad-an ang innosenteng Pinoy ug sad-an ang mga mapahimuslanong foreigners... seguro mas bug-at ug sala ang mga mapahimuslanong foreigners 'cause they know they're taking advantage sa mga ignorante, sige gihapon sila pakasala

Looy pood. Bitaw, when i was in Bohol i could not help but notice how some foreigners had domestic helpers and were yelling at them. When I was in Roxas Park in Garcia Hernandez , i brought my family and extended family with me and had fun, but was interrupted when this German man was yelling at the Filipina maid because apparently she was not taking care of his son. It was inappropriate, considering the locale.

I had to intervene and asked him to lower his voice. I guess he did not expect me to talk the way I did, let alone have such an 'American' accent , as he put it.

I told him that the way he treated his son's helper was inappropriate, and I deliberately told him that this was the Philippines, and he is amongst Filipinos, and the helper was a human being not some kind of animal one just abuses when no one is around looking. I was livid. He did shut up.

I cannot stand that jud. Not at all.

PS. Belle, your baby is so adorably cute!   As in cute jamo! 

tsk, tsk, tsk, looy pood intawn. Mao bitaw, illegal drugs are like parasitic worms. They steal much needed resources that could have been used for logical purpose. Say instead of using the money one spends on drugs, that amount could be used to buy a sack of rice, milk, karne, ug medicine.

The only one who benefits are the drug lords, drug dealers.

Let alone consider the negative effects this has on society. Many addicts are forced to turn to theft and murder to get money to fuel their dependence on this drug. Many women and men turn to prostitution to fund their dependence.

In my opinion, this is a vice to society. It has not positives , no effects at all that benefits and increases health. The only use this has, that i would agree with is for medical purposes: to reduce the pain of terminal patients (dying), cancer patients.

I know people who are in their 20s who do nothing with their lives besides smoke marijuana. It's a pathetic existance , in my point of view. They work and spend a good amount of their income buying marijuana from dealers, and waste away their time being high. The amount they use in buying drugs can be used to put a downpayment on a house or even buy a car.

This individual should be arrested and justice should be dispensed accordingly. I have no compassion for those who commit violent crimes on the innocent.

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 09:25:27 PM
NO GIHAPON KO. I VISITED SOME AREAS IN THE PHILIPPINES... DAGHAN NAGHITHIT UG MARIJUANA... TATAY, MGA BATA AS EARLY AS PRE-SCHOOL... TANAN SILA NABUANG... OK OK NA GANI RON KAY LAIN NA MAN PUD ANG MGA POLITICIANS NA NADAUG DIDTO. MEDYO STRICT NA. MAO RA MAN GIHAPON KUNG E LEGALIZED. OO MAKAKWARTA ANG GOVERNMENT PERO KURAKUTON RA GIHAPON SA MGA KURAKOT. DAGHAN PA ANG MGA BATA NA MABUANG NA PUD SA SEX, MOSAMOT ANG RAPE CASES.

True, Belle. Considering its addictive qualities, why legalize a drug paraphernalia. Shabu (Crystal Meth, as it known here in the states) has taken its toll in the Philippines with thousands being addicts. If they legalize cannabis (marijuana), what will stop them from legalizing other illegal drug paraphernalia say, Shabu...

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 09:58:22 PM
Teka lang Malu, we all have chances... "be wise lilke a serpent, be humble like a dove". I don't like to sound like nangangaral 'cause when I do mahaba yon. Hmm Next time na mapadpad u sa economy flight just be thankful na may chance you na magsuot ng Louis V. Kasi yong pambili mo ng LV pakain na yon sa mga pamilya nila. Tsaka pagkanagkabaliktad ang sitwasyon, hahaba ang leeg you sa galit sa magsulat ng pangit tungkol sa mga OFWs. Hindi boring ang life nila. Marami silang ginagawa na minsan halos wala na silang time sa family nila. Alam mo doon sa Hongkong at Paris nagtitipontipon mga Filipino pag weekend. Just to have fun. Marami din silang iniisip... problema, family, lovelife...politics... everything. Di lang ikaw ang nabubuhay... nabubuhay din sila.. in their own ways.. kaya nga sila nagsikap dahil ang iba sa kanila they're dreaming na matulad sa mga taong tulad mo... bibili ng class A na gamit.. though some of them ay simple lang talaga ang gusto.. Ang tao kasi minsan nakakalimutan na talagang tao lang sya. Gaano man kagara ang isuot mo sa kanya, nananatili ang katutuhanang isang hubo't musmos lang sya ng dumating at papanaw na isang allikabok sa hangin. Anyways, Malu you're still a good person. God made everyhting good including you. Sana mabasa mo 'to. Galit man ang mga Pinoy sayo, many of them understand you, like me

This is so deep, Belle. The hairs on my back stood erect.

Miyamoto Musashi vs. Ganryu no Kojiro

Miyamoto Musashi vs. Ganryu no Kojiro

The greatest movie of all time.


Criterion Trailer 2: Seven Samurai

Anna dear,

I also share the same complaint. This song makes me cry. Mingaw sa unang panahon...

Reason # 2:

I admire Admiral Yamamoto because he was a man that was ahead of his time. Unlike the rest of the Naval High Command, who believed that the future of naval warefare was to be determined in battleship combat, as was the case during the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 (citing Togo's victory over the Russian Baltic Fleet in Tsushima Straits), Yamamoto believed that the future of naval warfare lay in a nation's Aircraft Carriers and in Carrier warfare.

Reading Yamamoto's journals and personal statements to his aides, it is evident that his agenda was building Japan's carrier force. It was he who was responsible for producing and creating Japan's Carrier Wing, or as it was called Kido Butai (Carrier Force). Before Japan attacked pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese Navy had about 11 aircraft carriers in its arsenal and more in production, thanks of course to the genius of Admiral Yamamoto and his influence in the Naval High Command and the Military Structure.

When he assumed command of the Combined Imperial Japanese Fleet in its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, he had under his command 4 carriers that were produced and augmented under his watch. These 4 carriers were the: Hiryu, Shiryu, Kaga and the Akagi; the Cream of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

In fact, Yamamoto's primary aim in attacking Pearl Harbor were the American carriers , as he knew that the destruction of those carriers would severely hinder America's ability to mobilize a counter-offensive, and thus give Japan the time to consolidate forces and even possibly force the Americans to sue for peace. Tho Yamamoto's Kido Butai crippled the American fighter wings , and annihilated the docked ships that day, the IJN was unable to locate and neutralize the American Carriers that day.

The reason why I admire Yamamoto is because he set standard in naval warfare; especially in regards to the importance of the Aircraft Carrier in future navies and future naval warfare.

Personally speaking, had Yamamoto not be killed by American fighter planes in 1943, he would have been capable of overturning the American victory in Midway in 42' and would have been capable of a counter-attack as was his plan in Papau New Guinea. His sudden and untimely death left the Imperial Japanese Navy scrambling to replace his position, however, none of the replacements / subordinates came close to the genius that was Yamamoto.

When Yamamoto died, the Imperial Navy's fate was already sealed.

To illustrate Yamamoto's influence in the Imperial Japanese Navy:
(Note, that Japan's Navy was unmatched in the beginning of the war, she had more carriers than America, as well as fielded the most powerful battleships the world had ever known: the Musashi and the Yamato)

IJN Kaga


IJN Akagi


IJN Soryu


IJN Hiryu


```

The Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship Yamato


The Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship Musashi


photos from: Nihonkaigun.com

I present the following questions:


1. Do you think that Japan was capable of defeating the United States in its Pacific War?
2. What would you have done differently (if you were in command) in executing the war to Japan's favor?

hahaha, is that cute little puppy suffering from morphine addiction? Look at those dilated pupils...blood shot, to boot.  

Quote from: islander on September 18, 2010, 11:10:07 AM
23 as of two months ago, two had died, then plus 6 now; 2 will be homed soon.  next to a beloved cat's demise, the latter is hard to do.  but i have to do it for practical reasons, i.e. we only have so much space for a number of cats.  i keep only the shy, sickly, and maladjusted ones, just so they won't be harmed.  the good ones i do my best to home elsewhere.      

(whew!  the last cat that had died made me poorer by 6k+ pesos in medical care.  our son who had to go to the doctor at the same time gave us a bill of only 2k+ pesos.  weird.)

Isles,

So you really are a catwoman, hehe. 23 cats and counting? Wow. As for the adopting and caring for the injured animals, that truly is a noble cause, i am sure that the animals you're taking care of right now really appreciate that.

I will agree that the cost of veterinary care in the Philippines is a bit expensive. We recently acquired a Doberman Puppy (who was part of the liter that was fathered by my dad's dog in the Philippines, Zulu (a brown Doberman)). Anyways, our recent addition to the household in Tagbilaran is a black doberman named Helmut Segundo (yours truly named him, btw). he he he. I took him to the vet in Tagbilaran, and the cost to get his shots, as well as de-worming amounted to almost 3k pesos combined. That doesn't include the anti-parasitic soap bars that i bought for Helmut.

PS. He is so adorable. So cute.

PPS. I shall share pictures.

my family...thanks be to God.

What is it?

Telling a woman who I could not remove from my mind , that I was in Love with her.
The effect of which left me with a smile from cheek to cheek.

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on September 03, 2010, 12:48:49 AM
my first kiss was very sweet and passionate inside our classroom. hehehe

Ray, you didn't mind your classmates watching?

hehe, how many cats do you have, if you don't mind my asking?

Our Kaiser hates getting dressed, tho my dad puts on a dog sweater for him during winter season. It's actually pretty cute seeing him with his green sweater, ha ha ha.

I'll post pictures someday.

Philippines, I think you're referring to Steve Wright's statement.

ha, ha, he, he.

Quote from: luckybelle on September 18, 2010, 09:01:31 AM
The greatest of all virtues is love.

yes, it is. Even if one is not loved in return. It brings to light the aged old saying, "tis better to love and lost, than to have never loved at all..."

hehehe sweet diay ang puppy love, belle?

mag make sure mo tooth brush pood ta no?
ha, ha, ha.   

Quote from: islander on September 18, 2010, 10:41:51 AM
if i'm not mistaken, there must also be a cia agent named lorenzo.

in keeping with that quintessential british spy james bond ("the name is bond, james bond..."), lorenzo the cia must also say, "the name is bran, lorenzo bran..."

ha, ha, ha. 

Lorenzo the Cat, imo, is handsome. Posing with his books. hehehe.


cute siya oy!

hahaha, i guess its just a popular name.

PS. smart parrot.

Quote from: cujo on September 18, 2010, 08:30:30 AM
Call me whatever.I have been in a chatroom only once in my life for 5 minutes and never liked it.Honestly this is my first in a forum.It's not like I never have a computer,I just never been interested in internet .Maybe that's why my english is kind of rusty.Then Ms. Wolf talked me into it.She said it would be fun and I would enjoy it.She was right.I realize how much I miss the old bol-anon language,tradition,jokes.I am having a ball.So I consider this a risky decision for fear some would criticize me,think I'm corny,etc.,etc.

Not at all. You're quite the colorful addition to Tubag Bohol Dot Com.

2. Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov


Reason: His brilliance against the Japanese forces in the Battle of Khalkhyn Gol , whose effects led to the signing of the Russo-Japanese Neutrality Pact. Zhokov yet again demonstrated his brilliance in offensive waves when he was unleashed on Germany's Eastern Front, bringing the War to Berlin.
He is, in my view, comparable to that of General George Patton in terms of aggressiveness.

TRIVIA:


I don't know if many of you know this, but the Japanese actor Takashi Shimura, who played Kambei Shimada in Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" bears strict resemblance to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

This film is also one of my favorite films of all time.


Takeshi Shimura playing as Kambei Shimada in Seven Samurai


Admiral Yamamoto, himself.

1. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto,
Gensui kaigun taisho (Naval Marshal General), Commander of the Combined Imperial Japanese Fleet


Reason: His brilliant, daring surprise military attack on the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. Tho he was hesitant on going to war with the United States, personally, due to the latter's industrial complex, acquiesced to the Imperial Japanese Military High Command , and prepared for a naval blow that would give Japan the time to conquer strategic areas and consolidate her defenses. He was a brilliant tactician, being schooled at Harvard, and was a realistic enemy. He knew of America's Industrial Superiority as compared to Japan, and believed that a short, brutal war would be Japan's only chance of forcing the Americans to the peace table.

He was taken out of the War in 1943 when his military plane was ambushed and shot from the sky by American air fighters, severely damaging Japan's military morale, as well as took the brain of the Japanese Navy.

He died honorably, in service to the nation of Japan, its empire, and in adoration of Japan's Monarch. He was a naval legend in his day, and even comparable to Admiral Togo, the Hero of Tsushima Straits.

I have come to read books on Admiral Yamamoto through the years as well as have read his diaries (translated, of course) and admired his opposition to the war with the Americans, yet respected and honored his compliance only to serve the Nation (Japan) to the best of his ability, despite personal reservations. I would liken Yamamoto with the famous American Confederate General, Robert E. Lee, who served the Confederacy thereby portraying his loyalty to the South, risking court martial by the Federal Forces. Isoroku Yamamoto, to me, represents the brilliance of personal character in the time of battle. His simplicity and his rigidity in following orders represents the meaning, nay, manifests the meaning of "Professional Obeiscance", again, a Confucian character of Japanese officers during that epoch. He is a personal hero of mine.


Admiral Yamamoto searching the seas.


Isoroku Yamamoto in civilian attire.

List the military commanders in World War II that you admire.

And provide a reason for such admiration.

Begin.

Darling,
This is for you. I Love You.

And they call it puppy love
Oh, I guess they'll never know
How a young heart really feels
And that's why I love her so.
And they call it puppy love
Just because we're in our teens
Tell them all it isn't fair
To take away my only dream.
I cry each night my tears for you
My tears are all in vain
Oh I'll hope and I'll pray
That maybe someday you'll be back
In my arms once again
Someone help me, help me please
The answer's up above
How can I, How can I
Tell them it's not a puppy love
And they call it puppy love
Just because we're in our teens
Tell them all it isn't fair
To take away my only dream.

-G. Mascallero

Viva Pit Senor Santo Nino!

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Aren't they just beautiful?

Please continue to pray for the canonization of Fr. Michael McGivney.

The Knights of Columbus provided an established structure for making Father McGivney's spirituality well known. He is familiar to Knights as their virtuous founder, so it is not surprising that as his cause for canonization advances, Knights increasingly turn to him as intercessor.

Each March 29, thousands of Knights of Columbus and their family members take part in Founder's Day Masses and services acknowledging Father McGivney as the source of their active lay corps. In August, at Masses held in conjunction with Knights of Columbus Family Day, they remember his death at age 38 on Aug. 14, 1890. At the conclusion of their regular business meetings, Knights say the prayer for Canonization of Father McGivney. They also make up a majority of the more than 83,000 members of the Father McGivney Guild, which serves as the official clearinghouse for information about Father McGivney.

The many letters received by the Father Michael J. McGivney Guild concerning prayer petitions and prayers answered attest to the popular devotion K of C families ascribe to their Order's founder. Typical is one from the wife of a Tulsa, Okla., Knight who prayed daily that her husband would find a job requiring less travel, invoking Father McGivney's intercession. Her prayers were answered. "Father McGivney has had an impact on people who want their employment to strengthen their life as a Christian family, for fathers wanting to spend more time with their children," she said.

Through the Knights of Columbus, Father McGivney gave Catholic laymen a new opportunity â€" the chance to grow in holiness while contributing to their parishes, communities and security of their families. Today, more and more Church leaders are recognizing his spiritual genius in animating the laity.

The Knights of Columbus has grown to more than 12,000 local units in the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan. Over the past decade, Knights have raised and donated nearly $1 billion to charity and given nearly 400 million hours in humanitarian service.

Knights donated $1 million to Special Olympics to send athletes from the United States, Canada and Mexico to the 2003 international Summer Games in Ireland. They provided  2,000 wheelchairs to land mine victims and people with disabilities in Afghanistan. The nature of most service by Knights is determined locally. Knights in Illinois, for example, have devised a sophisticated system for providing interest-free financing for group homes for people with developmental disabilities; councils in the Philippines regularly conduct free medical and dental clinics for the poor.

Wherever they exist, Knights continue the tradition of support for bishops and parish priests exemplified by Father McGivney. Each year tens of thousands of Catholics attend the Marian Hour of Prayer programs, rosary prayer services, and pro-life Masses Knights sponsor.

Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society offering low-cost life insurance to immigrant families facing destitution if a breadwinner died. Today the Knights of Columbus has more than $50 billion of life insurance in force. Its insurance program has received the highest possible ratings from both the A. M. Best Co. and Standard & Poor's.

Just about every day Catholic laymen bound in a common association gather to advance the welfare of their Church and communities. They meet in harbor towns of Nova Scotia, suburban New Jersey, Mexican cities and Philippine villages. Some will help families pay off huge medical bills or secure aid for disaster victims. Others will help finance Catholic schools or independent living for people with disabilities. More will organize nutrition programs for disadvantaged children or prayer services for an end to abortion.

They are the Knights of Columbus, the legacy of Father Michael J. McGivney. Knights and their families have always held reverence for the animator of their lay movement. But since Father McGivney's cause for canonization began in 1997, spreading his story of holiness and priestly service, popular devotion to him has increased. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., has added a stained-glass window depicting his image.

Father McGivney dedicated his life to the spiritual and physical welfare of others, creating the Knights of Columbus to provide insurance for the protection of widows and orphans, and the spiritual benefit of its members and families. Today, a growing number of schools, medical centers and social service agencies named for him associate their work with his charism, and the Knights of Columbus insures the lives of more than 1.2 million men, women and children.

But beyond charitable works, Father McGivney wanted each Knight's heart and mind attuned to greater love of God and his Son, both within the Church and within the family. That is his spiritual legacy.

Through the Knights, Father McGivney sought to form young Catholic men into good spouses and fathers. He has become known as Apostle to the Young and Defender of Christian Family Life. He saw strong families as the foundation of his parish, of the Church and of society at large. He was convinced that the Catholic layman had a unique role in influencing society and promoting the values found in what Pope John Paul II has since named the Culture of Life and Civilization of Love. Father McGivney did not use the vocabulary of the 21st century, but he espoused the same Gospel values that Catholics affirm today.

Increasingly, Church leaders realize that part of Father McGivney's spiritual genius is that nearly a century before the Second Vatican Council addressed the important role of the laity in the Church, Father McGivney built a way for laymen to make a substantial and enduring contribution to their parishes, communities and physical and spiritual security of their families. And he saw that by doing so one parish and community at a time, Catholic families could help build a better world.

He was a man ahead of his time.





Was not this unity of vision and purpose â€" rooted in faith and a spirit of constant conversion and self-sacrifice â€" the secret of the impressive growth of the Church in this country? We need but think of the remarkable accomplishment of that exemplary American priest, the Venerable Michael McGivney, whose vision and zeal led to the establishment of the Knights of Columbus…

â€" Pope Benedict XVI


“Father McGivney’s vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed circumstances of today’s Church and society.”

â€" Pope John Paul II