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Quote from: hubag bohol on September 17, 2010, 01:18:43 PM

hehe, okay lang oy. At first hard, pero a baby is a blessing. Always good to see the best in any situation--even if it's bleak and hard, if there is will and passion, we can carry the day.

Pero sa picture, looy pood ang baji. Ayaw na lang pag hilak, inday...

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on September 17, 2010, 05:34:50 PM
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
    - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

I can totally empathize. 

The Oxford English Dictionary defines optimism  as having "hopefulness and confidence about the future or successful outcome of something; a tendency to take a favorable or hopeful view." The word is originally derived from the Latin optimum, meaning "best." Being optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, ultimately means one expects the best possible outcome from any given situation.

source: wiki

hehe, but what about the ancient Greeks that never married, yet still bed with other fellow Greeks?

I partially agree.

My mother's cooking is my favorite. No restaurant can compare.

My vacation to the Philippines from July 13, 2010- August 15, 2010.

It encompassed everything that I had hoped, and more. Family, friends, language, culture. Visited Bohol, Cebu, Leyte and Manila.
I would want future vacations to be as enduring , family-oriented, and memorable as the last.

Nagato (Japanese: é•·é–€, named after Nagato province) was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the lead ship of her class. She was the first battleship in the world to mount 16 inch (actually 16.1 inch, or 410 mm) guns, her armour protection and speed made her one of the most powerful capital ships at the time of her commissioning.

She was the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbor. She saw action only once, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, due to the Japanese Navy's strategy of keeping major units in reserve for a decisive battle.

At the outbreak of World War II, Nagato, under the command of Captain Yano Hideo, and her sister ship Mutsu formed Battle Division 1. Nagato was the flagship of the Combined Fleet, flying the flag of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. On December 2, 1941 Nagato sent the signal Niitakayama nobore 1208 "Climb Mount Niitaka on 12/08 (Japanese Time)" that committed the Carrier Strike Force to the attack on Pearl Harbor and Japan to the Pacific War.

On February 12, 1942 Admiral Yamamoto transferred his flag to the new battleship Yamato.

Nagato sailed with the Yamato, Mutsu, Hosho, Sendai, nine destroyers and four auxiliary ships as Admiral Yamamoto's Main Body during the Battle of Midway in June 1942 but saw no action. She returned survivors of the aircraft carrier Kaga to Japan.

In 1943, under the command of Captain Hayakawa Mikio, Nagato was based at Truk in the Caroline Islands. After the evacuation of Truk in February 1944, she was based at Lingga near Singapore.

In June 1944 she took part in Operation A-Go, an attack on Allied forces in the Mariana Islands. In the battle of the Philippine Sea on June 19, 1944 she came under air attack but was not damaged.

In October 1944 she took part in Operation Shō-1, an attack on the Allied landings at Leyte. On October 24, 1944 in the battle of the Sibuyan Sea Nagato was attacked by several waves of American dive-bombers. At 14:16 she was hit by two bombs dropped by planes from Franklin and Cabot. The first bomb disabled a number of guns and damaged the air intake to the No. 1 boiler room, stopping one shaft for 25 minutes until the air intake was cleared. The second bomb hit the canteen and forward radio room, killing 52 men and wounding 106. On October 25 the Central Force (including battleships Yamato, Nagato, Kongō, and Haruna), navigated the San Bernardino Strait and headed for Leyte Gulf. In the battle off Samar, Nagato engaged the escort carriers and destroyers of the US Task Group 77.4.3. At 06:01 she opened fire on St. Lo, the first time she fired her guns at an enemy ship, but missed. At 06:54 the destroyer Heermann fired a spread of torpedoes at Haruna; the torpedoes missed Haruna and headed for Yamato and Nagato on parallel courses. The two battleships were forced to turn away from the action to the north for 10 miles (16 km) until the torpedoes ran out of fuel. After returning to the action, Nagato continued to engage the American carriers, firing 45 16.1 inch (410 mm) and 92 5.5 inch (140 mm) shells.

At 09:10 Admiral Takeo Kurita ordered the fleet to break off the engagement and head north. At 10:20 he ordered the fleet south once more, but as the fleet came under increasingly severe air attack he ordered a retreat again at 12:36. At 12:43 Nagato was hit in the bow by two bombs but the damage was not severe.

As it retreated on October 26, the Japanese fleet came under continuous air assault. Nagato was attacked by dive-bombers from Hornet and hit by four bombs, suffering 38 killed and 105 wounded. In the course of the day she fired 99 16.1 inch (410 mm) and 653 5.5 inch (140 mm) shells.

On November 25, 1944 Nagato arrived at Yokosuka, Japan for repairs. Lack of fuel and materials meant that she could not be brought back into service, and in February 1945 she was reassigned as a coastal defence ship. In June 1945 her secondary and anti-aircraft armament were moved ashore. On July 18, 1945 she was attacked at Yokusuka by fighter bombers and torpedo bombers from Essex, Randolph, Bennington, Shangri-La and Belleau Wood and hit by three bombs, one hitting the bridge and killing her commanding officer, Rear Admiral Otsuka Miki.

On August 30, 1945, following the Japanese surrender, Nagato, the last surviving Japanese battleship, was boarded and secured by American sailors from the USS Horace A. Bass (LPR-124).

In March 1946 she was taken to Bikini Atoll for Operation Crossroads, a series of atomic bomb tests. On this, her last voyage, she was commanded by Captain W. J. Whipple with a United States Navy crew of about 180 men. She was in such poor repair that on the way she had to be towed to Eniwetok Atoll for emergency repairs.

In the first test (ABLE, an airburst) on July 1, 1946 she was 1,640 yards from ground zero and was not severely damaged. In the second test (BAKER, an underwater explosion) on July 25, 1946 she was severely damaged, eventually capsized and sank five days later.

The Times has named the Nagato as one of the top ten wreck diving sites in the world.


source: Wikipedia

Imperial Japanese Navy Battle Ship "Nagato（長門）"

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun or Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire, also known as the Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes. It was the third largest navy in the world by 1920 behind the United States Navy and Royal Navy. It was supported by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for aircraft and airstrike operation from the fleet.

WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy

Question: Why only 1 percent? Why can't the Philippines increase its defense budget to say, 2-3 percent?

 Philippines gets military aid

MANILA - WASHINGTON has pledged to provide the Philippines with US$18.4 million (S$25.1 million) worth of precision-guided missiles this year to use in its fight against Islamist militants in the south, according to a military document seen by Reuters.

The missiles are being funded under a US Congress Act that allows the Defence Deparment to train and equip foreign armies allied with Washington to fight Islamist militants across the world since 2006.

Philippine defence and military officials could not say what type of guided missile equipment would be provided. Troops in the south have said they need unmanned drones to help hunt down Islamist militants on small remote islands.

'Fiscal year 2010 assistance for the Philippines provides a precision guided missile capability to assist Philippine armed forces's counter-terrorism efforts in southern regions to combat the activities of the Jemaah Islamiah and Abu Sayyaf Group,' said the document, which was shown to Reuters by a defence department official on condition of anonymity.

A US embassy spokeswoman confirmed there were funds available to the Philippines under the program, but did not comment on what they would be used for.

The Philippines has no missile capability. Most of its ships and aircraft are Vietnam War vintage. It spends about 1 per cent of GDP for defence and security, but 70 per cent of the budget goes to paying salaries and allowances of 130,000-member army. -- REUTERS

by Tech. Sgt. Kerry Jackson
13th Air Force public affairs

9/9/2010 - JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- Officials from the U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines co-hosted the 4th annual Asia-Pacific Military Nursing Symposium for more than 200 nurses from 13 countries in Mandaluyong City, Philippines, Aug. 29 through Sep. 4.

The conference, hosted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Office of the Chief Nurse, in collaboration with U.S. Pacific Command and the 13th Air Force, focused on nursing education, career development, global pandemic preparedness and disaster management. The symposium was designed to help nurses in senior leadership positions share ideas and practices to build relations between Asia-Pacific countries.

"Through this unique symposium, we have all learned a tremendous amount about each other's health care systems, infection control practices and nursing services," said Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Siniscalchi, the assistant Air Force Surgeon General of Medical Force Development and Nursing Services, at the Office of the Surgeon General. "We are more alike than we are different. We share challenges -- nursing shortages, the lack of standardized training and combating the effects and spread of infectious diseases. And, we share a rich history and unique mission as military nurses: to serve and to care for those who serve beside us."

"In order to provide quality care to the most people around the world, we must continue the spirit of collaboration ignited by this symposium," the general added.

During the symposium, which was centered around the theme, "Strengthening Military Nursing Cooperation through Inquiry, Research, and Action," the nurses were familiarized with the history of military nursing, and they discussed various approaches to aeromedical evacuation and pandemic infectious diseases common to the Asia-Pacific region, among other topics.

"Everything was perfect during this year's nursing conference," said Col. Narbada Thapa, the head delegate from the Nepalese armed forces. "I acquired a great deal of knowledge on nursing from many armed forces from around the world, and had an opportunity to build relationships. It was really a memorable event for me."

It is also called Tawa-Tawa in Bohol, Bai.

The Last Sortie,



One cannot help but have an eerie compassion for them...
Such bravery and conviction.

A Layman! Kamusta naman ka?
Welcome back to Tubag Bohol Dot Com.

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on July 12, 2010, 09:31:11 PM
Use of Honorific Titles

Old folks, irrespective of relationship, are addressed as "iyo" or "iya".

Also in Valencia.

My mom and aunt call their older brothers that. 'Iyo Alex' and 'Manong Romeo'

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 17, 2010, 03:06:14 PM
If it's worth living over, it shouldn't be trivialized by disclosure.

wow. nice answer.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 17, 2010, 09:37:59 PM
The melody is haunting, plaintive, full of melancholy. Missing a dearly loved someone can be such a devastating experience...   

Yes indeed. Such a song that has the power to open old wounds, or bring out old, repressed, long-forgotten feelings. The effect of which is...

Quote from: Bambi on September 17, 2010, 09:27:28 PM
Thanks Pare. yes, an extravagant car but also the price.  we just like to treat ourselves (we work hard and have only one life, di ba?) Why not?

Yes of course, Pare! Work hard, enjoy too! hehe

Ug maka dungog ko aning kanta, maka hinumdum ko sa ahong Lolo.
Didto siya ning huwat sa Valencia.

Lo, mingaw ko kanimo...

Quote from: Bambi on September 17, 2010, 09:21:37 PM
kuhiton ug kilo-kiloan ka....aguy!

i think not only in America having a highest unemployment. here..we have "leased laborer" very low payment and doing the same work what we have as a permanent worker. They are also a victim of that so-called "hired and fired" system!

This is sad to hear, Bambina. Even my friends that are nurses are having a hard time to find jobs; some of whom who just graduated nursing school and originally wanted to work in ER, ICU, MedSurg are working in Nursing Homes for the time being. It really is hard.

I do hope that the economy gets better ; i do hear that it is a cycle. Within 2-3 years it should bounce back again, I hope so.

The song that started my interest in the Hiligaynon Dialect (Ilonggo).
It was a song that someone sang to me, i was soothed at its words, and could not help from crying.
Ah,..


Dandasoy, Ilonggo (Western Visayas,Philippines)folk song.

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 17, 2010, 02:50:15 PM
Dandansoy

On our first night, my darling sang this song to me to sleep. I did not know some of the words, and she told me it was an Ilonggo folk song.
Her fingers glided past my curly hair as she sang the song. The wind blowing on my face as I slowly fell asleep.

I always cry when I hear this song.
I don't know why.

Powerful. Beautiful. My Favorite.



mibalik ako cebuano songs

Quote from: kiamoy on September 01, 2010, 08:50:28 PM
this word is getting in to my nerves.
let's all move on and stop indulging on people's mistakes.
you know too well nga kapalpakan ni. then why do we keep on bringing it up?

let Raj be.



-sick. annoyed. deafening.

Please don't be angry Bem Bem. Now please smile...

This article is true. There is such a high unemployment rate here. I have friends who graduated college with degrees they cannot use. A Political Science Major who works at a bank as a bank teller.

The economy really is down in the dumps, as the saying goes.

Beautiful post. Yes, indeed, it is true that sometimes we can be hard headed at times (i myself am prone to this) and get into arguments. However, that should not be the basis of a relationship with those whom we have just met or know very little. Sometimes, its good to let the other person know you and vice versa. It is hard to do , to love our neighbor, especially in this day in age where there is a sense of mistrust and guarded atmosphere. However, we should try to change that but enancting this for ourselves.

How wondrous it is, isn't it guys? That Christ kissed the lepers clean, and healed the lame to walk, and endured the curses of those who hated him, yet He loved them anyway?

It is in itself a lesson and a moral compass. Yes Jesus, I accept you in my life always. Yes Jesus I want to live a good life that you want us to live. Even with our faults and shortcomings, Come to our lives and fill our hearts with the strength to accomplish Your Good and Perfect Will...

Amen.

Sister Elsie, I invite you to come to my house in Valencia during Fiesta in January 2011.
My grandfather is there still. Just tell him that you know me. He will welcome you with open arms.
You are invited to our humble abode. I wish I could go in January. But my family will be there no doubt.
God Bless You.

Keep me updated always.

As a personal piece, i would also like to add that tho we might not get the answers we want from God in the manner that we expected, He does answer our prayers--every single one. His Answer Accords itself by His Good, Perfect and Pleasing Purpose.

His Will be done....

Halleluja! He is indeed slow to anger and fast to forgive! Christ describes The Father's Love as being comparable to the Father in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Amen!

How humbling and soul-touching. Isn't it beautiful how He knows us personally, despite the billions out there.
What a truly Great and Loving God. That He would love a sinner like me.

Thanks anyway, Toy. Until then I will continue to read Ilonggo poems and get personal lessons from my darling (who is Ilongga).
I wish to be as proficient in Binisayang Ilonggo as I am in Binisayang Cebuano/Bolanon. Well that is the goal. A life goal, so to say.

Absolutely. Trust in Him always, for all times, for any reason, for any circumstance, to help us in All Ways.

Yes Jesus, you saved me, Yes Jesus you offered me the chance to live a life blessed in Your Promise Always.
Fill me with the Holy Spirit, Lord.
Let me speak only the truth, even under distress,
Let me suffer for it is also in suffering that we are close to you, for you , suffered for our own sakes.

It is better to suffer for Christ than to live abundantly with the devil.

In Jesus' Name. Amen.

It is natural to suffer. If our Risen Savior, Jesus Christ who is the Word Made Flesh, suffered for our own sakes , who should be spared? If Our God suffered the pain of crucifixion and felt the cold sting of death, only to be raised on the 3rd day, so should we endure what he endured, and hope in the promise of the salvation He promised..

Nothing in life is easy, there are no easy roads, no perfect life. But there is this: The strength to suffer and carry your cross , because Christs walks with you...every step of the way.

Amen. 

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on April 28, 2007, 10:48:16 PM
How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. â€"Proverbs 16:16

People all over the world are constantly looking for the better item, whether buying fruit in a market or choosing a place to live. We examine, ponder, compare, and finally make a choice based on what we believe is better. I can’t imagine anyone saying, “I’m convinced this one is worse, so I’ll take it.”

The book of Proverbs is filled with comparisons that point us toward the right pathway in life. Because the book’s purpose is to give the reader knowledge and wisdom based on the fear of the Lord (Prov. 1:2,7), it’s not surprising to find statements saying, “This is better than that.”

In Proverbs 16, we read that it is better to get wisdom than gold or silver (v.16); better to be humble among the poor than to be proud among the wealthy (v.19); better to control our temper than to rule a city (v.32). Some people have the ability to be both wise and wealthy. But when faced with a choice between the two, Proverbs says wisdom is the better alternative.

As we read the book of Proverbs, let’s look for those signs that say, “This is better!” When God’s Word shapes our thinking and guides our choices, we’ll discover that His way is always better. â€"David C. McCasland

Not what we have, but what we use,
Not what we see, but what we chooseâ€"
These are the things that mar or bless
The sum of human happiness. â€"Anon.

A little wisdom is better than a lot of wealth.

Yes, yes!

Quote from: Lollapalooza on September 17, 2010, 10:42:31 AM
nagcirculate ug mga memo unya nagmuni muni...ako ra isa dre sa second floor sa first floor mingaw pod... nag feeding program man gud mga tao dire sa opis to various schools para sa Civil Service anniversary... may pa ni kuyug na lang ko nila..hasta na nuon mingawa dire... 

Lolla, sound slike you're having quite a day. How's teaching?

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 17, 2010, 04:25:16 PM
Asa na man si Bolbuhol kay maoy atong pangkoton... 

Perhaps you can teach me the basics of Ilonggo , Toy. You seem quite proficient in the language. The basics lang gud. Much appreciate it.

Quote from: luckybelle on September 17, 2010, 06:28:12 PM
Sir Lorenz,

Huh! Same here. Everyday.... that makes me sad... he really needs his dad... but I couldn't bring his dad's warmth to him... sad and very true... all things shall pass away... pero this won't.. the reality that he don't have a dad.... hmmm...... I'll be a good mom nalang, d best I could;) Thanks

Belle,

There is no replacement for a father, but a mother's love can fill in the void that the heart yearns for. God Bless you and your little baby boy....
If it means anything, know that I love you. Welcome to the website.
Your son will grow up to be close to you, your little man.

Take care always..

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.
  ~Leonard Louis Levinson

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.  A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. 
~Bill Vaughan

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on September 17, 2010, 11:02:17 AM
"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true."
    - James Branch Cabell

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them.  ~Leonard Louis Levinson

 Viva Il Papa..

Quote from: taga tigbao on September 17, 2010, 10:36:39 AM
Puwede ug daghan?



Song by Shontelle

Impossible

Nice.

Tarsier,

How can we buy a copy of this? When it is published, would you kindly give us the name of the book? I would love to buy a copy..

How To Save A Life,
The Fray - How To Save A Life + Lyrics



The Scientist,
Coldplay - The Scientist

The Fray's 'How To Save A Life'


Coldplay's 'The Scientist'

Yes I do, do you?

Thank you for this beautiful information on St. Xavier Seelos, Manay.

Belle,

I could not help but cry. About your child talking on the phone...

Dear Ms. A________________,


My father keeps on telling me to court you.
Because you come over my house a lot? Surely there has to be a better reason to court a woman. haha.
So I shall see you in Chicago this time New Year's Eve?


Best,

tsk, tsk, tsk. na gabaan sija. Gi hilabtan man gud nija ang mga tawong nga innocente especialmente ni si Manny Pacman, nga very humble ug religious baja. Hilabtan man gud nija ang tawo , i -take advantage man nija ilang position nga weak.

Oh Floyd, you reap what you sow!

Quote from: hubag bohol on September 17, 2010, 09:40:11 AM
Uyap? Dili hipon? 

Unsa man diay nang hipon, Toy?
Kining uyap , i think it is the term they used for the pink shrimp nga pait bitaw.

Ate Helen Cabatania, 2009 Outstanding Filipino in Cambodia

Ate Helen Cabatania, 2009 Outstanding Filipino in Cambodia

"Kamikaze Attack, 1944," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com

The Japanese people who said farewell to kamikaze pilots saw them wave goodbye with smiles and remembered them with affection. Those left behind saw nothing of either their being shot down from the sky or their crashing into American ships, so they remembered the pilots as young heroes who bravely went to their deaths in defense of their homeland.

When the war ended, the public's image of kamikaze pilots changed drastically. The Japanese public criticized kamikaze pilots and other special attack force members who carried out suicide attacks. One surviving pilot says, "After the war all of us surviving Special Attack pilots were not only looked on askance or indifferently, but were also disparaged by being called 'Special Attack degenerates' and 'those ex-Special Attack fanatics'". Ex-servicemen "pleaded that the public had to make distinctions between soldiers or military men (gunjin) and the 'military cliques' (gunbatsu) who were ultimately responsible for the war and its conduct" , but many Japanese people still regarded the kamikaze pilots with contempt.

Over the decades since the end of the American occupation in 1952, kamikaze pilots gradually have regained the status of national heroes that they once enjoyed during the final stages of the war. Much of this turnaround in public opinion came about through the efforts of the Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots, which opened in 1975 on the site of the former Chiran Air Base with the purpose "to commemorate the pilots and expose the tragic loss of their lives so that we may understand the need for everlasting peace and ensure such incidents are never repeated"

http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/kamikaze/japanese/index.htm

"Life has now become for me a true pleasure, - he said. - What a joyous spring it has become for us - those who are included in the [Special shock] compound: a much warmer and softer than the sad outside world!"

April 20 [1945], the day of departure Tembu, we have six new people, all full of confidence.  When we posed for a commemorative photo, holding a branch of a cherry-red, I looked at his twig, which still had flowers, and said to myself: "What happiness, Yokota Yutaka, that you were born a boy!  Woman could never feel this! "Zeal overwhelmed us.  Shinkai and I swore to each other and sank the biggest ships, which only can be found.  I thought about my age - nineteen - and the maxim "To die, when people still mourn your death, to die, when you clean and fresh - this is the true bushido." Yes, I went through a samurai. My eyes were shining, when I once again boarded the I-47. I am happy to remember how Andzay Nobuo quoted a poem, telling me that I "will fall as pure as the cherry blossom", which I now hold in my hands. My thoughts overflowed by the fact that so many times told me Lieutenant Fujimura Sadao, one of the instructors based in Tsutiura: "Never turn away the face of death.  If in doubt - to live or die - always better to die ... "We have again embarked on the" Kaiten ", waving their swords, until escorting boats, from which came the good wishes, did not turn back. Then I got into the "Kaiten" and put the ashes Yadzaki and branch with cherry blossoms near the seat.

An analytical view.



In 1944-45, the Japanese were heavily influenced by Shinto beliefs. Among other things, Emperor worship was stressed after Shinto was established as a state religion during the Meiji Restoration. As time went on, Shinto was used increasingly in the promotion of nationalist sentiment. In 1890, the Imperial Rescript on Education was passed, under which students were required to ritually recite its oath to offer themselves "courageously to the State" as well as protect the Imperial family. The ultimate offering was to give up one’s life. It was an honor to die for Japan and the Emperor. Axell and Kase pointed out: "The fact is that innumerable soldiers, sailors and pilots were determined to die, to become eirei, that is ‘guardian spirits’ of the country. Many Japanese felt that to be enshrined at Yasukuni was a special honour because the Emperor twice a year visited the shrine to pay homage.  Yasukuni is the only shrine, deifying common men, which the Emperor would visit to pay his respects". Young Japanese people were indoctrinated from an earliest age with these ideals.

Another version:

è'鷲の歌 - Arawasi-no uta

Here's another example of Japanese 'gunka' (military music). This one, composed in July 1938, was to the Japanese air force. The 'fierce eagles' are to dominate the sky and represent the power of the Japanese Empire. It was predictably very popular back then.

軍歌：è'鷲の歌 (Song of the Fierce Eagles)


軍歌：è'鷲の歌 (Song of the Fierce Eagles)

♫ German Military War Songs ♫

♫ German Military War Songs ♫ 德軍軍歌 ♫

The Uniqueness of Christianity (legendado)

Interesting Video.


Short film: THE ATHEIST

Jesus Christ was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
Romans 4:25

by: Mark Shultz


Mark Schultz - Shout To The Lord

The Instrumental Version of this beautiful and POWERFUL Worship Song!


Your Name High Instrumental

Quote from: cujo on September 16, 2010, 08:54:28 AM
I wish moabot na diri sa Amerika.Paliton gyod na namo.Right now we  are buying the new product from Phil.The name Suka Pinakurat.Lami man pod.

Try the brand called: Datu Puti.

Quote from: TOPAC on February 16, 2009, 06:15:28 PM
sakto ka dong. its all chismis. sa valencia daghan pud kawat pero never na involve ang mga priests.

aw, controversial diay tong pagbaligja sa atong lingganay dong enzo. kalipat ko unsa to nahitabo adto.

Tito,

Kining mga heresays , wa jamo jud ang substance ani, morag talk-talk ra jud ba so as to pass time. I have met the priest in Valencia and the women that work in the rectory and the caretakers of the church. Ning bisita galing ko sa Holy Image sa Senyor Santo Ninyo, ang ning ingoon sila kono nga ang statue sa Virgin Mary sa Eucharistic Adoration chapel, gikawat. Ang rason ani kai dili man nila gi locked ang chapel. Karon, gi locked na.

Pero for me to hear talks and reading in this thread how priests are involved in this, dili man na maajo oy. Bisan ba nay naay corruption sa uban nga diocese, dili man jud na mo represent sa entire Church, nga mo minister sa over 1.1 billion catholics in the world. Dili man intawn puydi ta mo dispense ing ana especially nga kita may mga parokyo kai laymen ra man jud ta. Ang office sa Priest ug holy religious life is a special and holy calling, dili pood fair ug mo blame nato atong mga negative actions on the office that we are talking about. Kai dili baja right. Those who have not the intention to enter religious life or can sacrifice what such a calling calls for, have no right or say in such a life. Because it is a sacrifice to begin with.

In regards to actions of vagrancy that occur in parishes around the world; that is common. There will be those who go against the preaching of the Good News, that is nothing new to the Catholic Church and our Millenial Pigrimage...



Regards.
Bran

Quote from: tamislat on January 12, 2009, 04:14:05 PM
Corruption is a manifestation of a decaying moral value. Ug kana nga moral degradation makit-an nato bisan asa nga suok sa kalibutan. ug kay ang Pinoy, di man jud magpa-uwahi lagi, mao na nga kita maoy pinaka-.

We tend to point an accusing finger at each other forgetting that in the process, three fingers point in our direction. It's not only the state, it's not only the church. we all are. Mas klaro lang ang corruption diha sa gobyerno kay mao man na ang kanunay ma-highlight sa atong mga television, broadsheets, radio, etc. labi na kay we claim to be part of the institution. That is, in the spirit of "pagpakabana", we cry "foul" to these wrong doings. But aren't we part of the corrupt system.

If the mission of changing the system is a far cry, then let's do our share in our own little ways. "...it is better to light just one little candle... than curse the dark..."

Let's make today a brand new day. Let's start by knowing where we are....

ikaw empleyado - ang bondpaper ba nga imo gipagamit sa imong anak alang sa ilang project gikan ba sa supply sa imong opisina?

ikaw office driver or office chief - gigamit ba nimo ang service vehicle sa opisina paghatud-kuha nila sa imo mga anak sa school?

ikaw pulis - gigamit ba nimo ang imong position o chapa aron makakuka lag libre nga pasahe sa barko, bus o jeep?

ikaw garbage collector - wa ba nimo pabori pagkuha ang basura sa balay nga kanunay mohatag nimo og "tip"?

ikaw caminero (kamanero, etc. ) - motungha ba ka sa imong pwesto sa insaktong oras bisan walay foreman nga nagbantay?

ikaw negosyante - wa ba nimo tibhongi og tubig ang suka o tuba nga imong baligya aron madaghan?

ikaw panday - dretso-dretso ba ang imong pagpamanday, ug di na ka maglangan pagpasumangil baid-baid sa gabas ug tigib?

Ikaw tricycle driver, mihatag ba ka sa sukli nga singko sentavos sa imong pasahero?

ikaw botante - nidawat ba ka sa pila ka pesos nga bugti sa imong boto... sa way paglantaw unsa ang bugti sa umaabot?

ug kanang computer nga imong gigamit diha, di ba sa opisina man na, unja oras pa jud sa tingtrabaho nga gibayran ta?

and if you answer "yes" to any one of these questions... either we are already corrupt, or are prone to corruption.... so we need to re-align our lives a little...

Start na ta...

Beautiful Point, Tamislat.

Quote from: Way Nada on March 06, 2009, 11:23:18 AM
Lorenzo opined:

"Just because one individual makes a mistake does not make the entire Church, and the billions of Roman Catholics around the world make them bad."

Reply:

You are right! One person's mistake cannot be blamed on the whole church... while saying that there is corruption in the church does not mean billions of catholics around the world are bad either but, criticism will help the church administrator how to serve their parishioner efficiently and spiritually. Unsaon man ang masulti nimo kung ikaw sige nimong makita ang kora paroko sa simbahan kalingaw gaduwa ug mahjong ug naa pa gyu'y hinuktan, aber!

If you think the church is the people therefore every individual who is a member of the parish has the right also to criticize how the running of the church is being conducted.

Thank you for sharing your view, Way Nada.  You do bring up very valid and thought-provoking points.

Quote from: kiamoy on April 08, 2008, 07:32:50 AM
1. Tuesdays With Morrie
2. Indulge yourself to it without limits then know how to detach  (something like it)
3. this thought me how to easily let go of a thing or person..

Bem, this book is a tear jerker. I could not help myself from crying when I finished the book. 

Boholanos never really do change. Relax relax gihapon. hehe.

Love my island...

Attorney, dili man na big mistake, morag best decision man sigoro na! puahahaha!

Welcome to Tubag Bohol Dot Com!

hahaha! oh i wish i could go back i miss it so much! I am sure my relatives and friends in Sawang will be there, puahah!

I loved being in Jagna jud. On my free time, i would drive with my lolo past Valencia, then drive past Garcia Hernandez and then to the beauty of Jagna. Mo park mi sa merkado sa Jagna (Guapo na baja kaajo!) and sometimes mo lingod mi sa pantalan sa gabii...mo tan aw sa stars sa langit. Guapo.

Bibo na kaajo ang Jagna karoon jyud. Mingaw na pood ko da...

Quote from: carebear on September 17, 2010, 02:24:15 AM
tinuod jud ng Calamay! the best hehe, I always make people bring calamay to Manila kay lami jud. hehehe

Hello there neighbor! Thanks for the welcome!

Da best jyuud! Nag try baja ko sa kalamay sa albur, ug ubay. Wa jamo jud comparison. Jagna is da best. Hands down.

Welcome Home, Neighbour!

Will you be having sisig, lechon, lengua de gato, balbacua, oxtail soup, sinigang nga baboy, fried bangus, monggo de baboy soup, as well as some fresh fresh seaweed salad? Not to mention the fresh sisi & ginamos from Jagna (i'm a bit biased cuz i am afterall from Valencia, and the ginamos in my town is just da best hahaha!)!

Oh but i am so happy for you ! Fiesta time is indeed the time to be happy, be merry, and just to hang out with family, friends, and give thanks for the Graces we are given by our Father in Heaven.

On behalf of all Valencianons, HAPPY FIESTA TO JAGNA TOWN!!!!

Puydi pood mi mo adto diba? hehehehe! 

Carebear,

As your username states, are you also the type that loves sweets? If so, you are so lucky to be back in Jagna, as the kalamay in Jagna is..simply the best!

I was in Jagna this past July-August; and could not help exclaiming the fact that the Kalamay in Jagna is so good, especially when its eaten with nice warm , fresh-out-of-the-oven Pandesal, served with a glass of icy Coke. Yum!



Btw, Welcome to Tubag Bohol Dot Com!

PS. Neighbours ra man diay ta, Carebear uy! Taga Valencia baya ko.

Quote from: magbalantay on September 16, 2010, 08:01:38 AM
  wa man jud koi ikatampu ana oi....basta verse na sa bible ang paghisgutan.  

  Basta pra naho, okay ko nga i-restore ang death penalty. This will serve as a reminder oi sa mga tawong wai atay....... wai batikon....wai kasingkasing! They don't deserve to live.

    kanang mosakwahi sa death penalty, ibutang kuno ang inmong kaugalingon nga usa sa imong hinigugma, gi-murder. klaro2x jud ha ng gipatay siya anang tawhana. Naka witness pa jud ka. Oks ra ka?  Basta prisohon lang, okay na?

Mag Balantay,

You bring up a good point, a valid point.

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on September 17, 2010, 01:40:29 AM
i am for the restoration of death penalty and the abolition of juvenile justice act or if not amend it.

Ray, can you divulge more about the juvenile justice act in the Philippines? Why would you have it abolished and amended. Just curious to know.
As for your former statement, I also agree.

Quote from: ms da binsi on September 12, 2009, 10:25:58 AM
i have known many people who never took a bath nga ning lungtad ug dugay! Is there something in bathing that could lessen our age?? hahahha!

unsa kaha noh?

Quote from: AsPo on September 12, 2009, 09:45:55 AM
my lolo die at the age 108.at the age of 90+mag uma pa tawon to sija.namatay sija dala sa katandaan.take note dili tawon to maligo,kay hilantan.also my father at duha ka tiyo mao pod,dili maligo.ok lang ang uwan mabasa sila.namatay ako lolo way napangag nga gnipon.

Ladies,

This is very interesting. The notion of 'panuhot' was alien to me as was the notion of 'uyap' until I went back to the Philippines this past July 2010, and something that Aspo mentions to us reminds me of what a massage therapist told me. She talked about taking care not to go to bath after being massaged or exposing so much to air because of 'ma panuhot ka'.

It is interesting that most of the older generation who have lived to such old age have strong belief in this so called 'panuhot' and evading it by reducing high exposure to air and bathing after a massage.

There is very little medical explanation to this and when told about it, i listened to them and the cultural aspect, i took in. But interesting.

I was reminded of this just by re-reading the conversation between you two ladies.

Quote from: statesville on September 11, 2010, 07:26:11 AM
Agreed!
It need to be revived to curve down the appetite of those
  voracious cold-blooded murderers.
That is after proven guilty based on evidences and testimonies
   from the witnesses.
It's Biblical and God himself imposed the death penalty as
  written on the book of Genesis 9:5 and 6...

"And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the
  hand of every beast will I require it, and  at the hand of man
  of every man's brother will I require the life of man"

"Whoso sheddedth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed;
  for in the image of God made he man"

As always, Ma'am States, thank you for sharing your view with us.

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on August 28, 2010, 05:48:08 AM
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Office of the Ombudsman has filed charges against former Education Secretary Jesli Lapus and 11 others in connection with alleged overpricing in the P350-million instant-noodles purchase for the Department of Education’s (DepEd) school-feeding program in 2007 and 2008.

Assistant Ombudsman Jose de Jesus Jr. said the Field Investigation Office (FIO) found probable cause to investigate Lapus, six other former DepEd officials and supplier Jeverps Manufacturing Corp. for graft.

The other respondents are former DepEd bids and awards committee (BAC) chair Undersecretary Teodosio Sangil Jr. and officer in charge Ramon Bacani; current BAC vice chair Demetria Manuel and members Nanette Mamoransing, Macur Marohombsar and Artemio Capellan Jr.; and private respondents Alexander Billan, Gil Quenano, Lino Ong, Teresita Parco and Terencio Taloma , all of Jeverps.

The 12 were charged with violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, Government Procurement Reform Act and Consumers Act of the Philippines.

tsk, tsk, tsk. 

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on September 17, 2010, 01:40:29 AM
i am for the restoration of death penalty and the abolition of juvenile justice act or if not amend it.

Ray, what is your view in regards to Singapore's Capital Punishment methods? Would you like to have something like that implemented in the Philippines? (I place special attention on their anti-drug trafficking stance, your view on that too...)

Thank you for presenting this hear, Banjo.

Quote from: cujo on September 17, 2010, 01:25:53 AM
And for the record psychiatrist is not all for crazy people.My friends are not crazy but I am just lucky they trust me as their confidante.I remember when I first came her in U.S.,my mother in law who just lost her husband of 51 years and felt ignored by the children went to see a psychiarist and it did help her a lot.

Yes, of course, my dear, that is so true. Correct ka!

The psychiatrist/ clinical psychologist is there to hear the deep mental trauma that is affecting the patient's ability to live a functioning life; it can be dealing with loss of a loved one, depression, elderly age, separation, etc.

We'd be surprised to see how much just 'talking' can really help a person. We are always taught in medicine one thing: To listen to the patient, let them be heard.

Just being heard, in actuality, helps in the healing / grieving process.

Quote from: islander on September 17, 2010, 01:13:49 AM
reading the good professor's well-researched and well-thought out piece is truly convincing.  that is, if we do not read it in the context of a myriad of other points, both pro and con.  but economic considerations?  that for me is the worst of reasons.       

It is a point worth considering. Funding these federal and state penitentiaries cost tax payer money, much of which could be used for developing and improving schools (much of which are under funded, and teachers being under-paid), for hospitals, roadway construction, as well as the aid of the dependent elderly under federal care.

Most of the criminals who are in death row or are serving life are guilty of malicious and gross homocide, some of whom are guilty of raping children and then killing them, raping young boys and kill them, homicide of whole families, and use the defense of criminally insane as reason for their actions. They are given life sentences, but they retain life. Not only that, but are given televisions to watch, clothes to wear, fed warm meals 3 times a day, are given medical care for sickness, given psychiatric treatment if necessary. For life. It costs to fund this. But what about those whose families they have destroyed? The mother that they killed in cold blooded murder, the father who was working and shot in the head because he was in their way, but at the same time was also providing a family of 4 or 5. The families left destitute due to the loss of a parent, parents, or children. There is no repayment, no financial reimbursement can bring them back. Justice for such crimes should be also final, as the crime committed.

In the United States, everything matters. It's good to know where our hard-earned tax dollars are being used/ spent.

I for one whould be willing to pay $12,000 for school systems, to pay property tax, to pay tax for wellfare to help those who are having a financial situation, but am more resistant to pay $3,000 a year to fund and provide a place for those who are guilty of crimes and have violated the law of the land, especially those who have killed / taken the lives of innocents. For me, No-Way. That's my view. Period.

This is an example of a miscarriage of justice, specifically in capital cases. However, one has to understand the time period this took place in : 1927. Since then, there have been advances and changes in judicial system, the parole system being implemented in the United States, as well as a more viable judicial system as compared to during the early 20th century. Things have changed in the United States since then; as in many other countries, in regards to the dispensing of justice.

The context to what Haag talks about does make sense.

Quote from: cujo on September 17, 2010, 12:55:39 AM
True Dong Bran.That is why I told my friends feel free to pour their heart out and I would listen and its FREE.

Lucky kaayo imong friend. Yes, always good to tell a friend or special confidant about troubling feelings instead of keeping it inside. It's never healthy to keep things inside and repress feelings.

Tsushima-Tribute to the Russian Fleet

Tsushima-Tribute to the Russian Fleet

The Battle of Tsushima (Japanese: 対馬海戦, tsushima-kaisen, Russian: Цусимское сражение, Tsusimskoye srazheniye), commonly known as the Sea of Japan Naval Battle (Japanese: 日本海海戦, nihonkai-kaisen) in Japan and the Battle of Tsushima Strait elsewhere, was the last and most decisive sea battle of the Russo-Japanese War of 19041905. It was fought on May 2728, 1905 (May 1415 in the Julian calendar then in use in Russia) in the Tsushima Strait. In this battle the Japanese fleet under Admiral Heihachiro Togo destroyed two-thirds of the Russian fleet under Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky. Historian Edmund Morris calls it the greatest naval battle since Trafalgar.[1] It was the largest naval engagement of the pre-dreadnought battleship era.

The Battle of Tsushima was the only sea battle in history in which steel battleships fought a decisive fleet action. In addition, much to the Russian Navy's credit, Admiral Rozhestvensky's battleship fleet conducted a voyage of over 18,000 nautical miles (33,000 km) to reach the Far East.


source: Wiki

The Brilliant Japanese Admiral, Heihachirō Togo, the brilliant tactician and strategist who defeated (and sunk) the Russian Baltic Fleet in the 1905 Battle of Tsushima Straits. Thereby ending the 1905 Russo-Japanese War in a tactical victory for the Japanese Empire.


Tōgō Heihachirō
東郷å...ƒå¸¥ã®è,‰å£° Natural voice of the General Togo

death of Isoroku Yamamoto 山本äº"十å...­ã®æ­»




A brilliant admiral and strategist - who was painted totally villainous because he planned Pearl Harbor, but Yamamoto really did not want the war and knew the U.S. could win it. He had to plan the war for the militarists in control of Japan, or face assassination (and the persecution of his family);

Hymn of the Imperial Japanese Navy


日本海軍　Imperial Japanese Navy marching song　軍艦行進曲 WW2

軍歌：戦友 (Comrade in Arms)



The whole song is comprised of 14 verses. This is a shortened version, which only includes the first 6.
I translated it to allow everyone to understand the meaning and importance in its entirety.

This is the most important and well-known of all the Gunka songs. It's probably not an understatement to stay that every Japanese soldier, and perhaps every Japanese back at home, knew this song. Its the main Japanese soldier song, par excellence, of WW2.
Originally written in 1905, a product of the Russo-Japanese war, the song was revived during the period of war hysteria in the 1930s, amid the first pushes into China. It was sung throughout the war and experienced immense popularity among civilians and soldiers alike.
To me its a sort of soldier's lament, of tragedy and bravery on the battlefield, born of a war in which many Japanese soldiers laid down their lives (i.e. the Russo-Japanese War).

To understand the prevalent popular culture of the times, it might be instrumental for students of this period of history （not to mention its fame which stretches on to this day in Japanese minds and collective memory and literature) to memorize at least the first verse:

"koko wa okuni o nanbyakuri
hanarete touki manshuu no
akai yuuhi ni terasarete
tomo wa nozue no ishi no shita"

This fiery march is from 1937 (a good year for Gunka lol). It was pretty popular and is always included on collections of that period.

Another product of the Sino-Japanese war, this song talks about the battlefield, its hardships and the duty of the soldier.

Certain verses just glorify the demanded heroism of the Japanese soldier such as the one with the dying soldier shouting 'Tennouheika Banzai!' (May the Emperor live for 10 thousand years!).
Another verse explains what the soldier believed he was fighting for, 'peace' in Asia (and liberation of the countries they entered, under the wing of Japanese influence).

軍歌：露営の歌 (Field Encampment Song)

Quote from: islander on September 17, 2010, 12:37:59 AM
yes, oks na oks ra nako, mags.  simbako lang intawon ug mahinabo, palayo, but hypothetically it would be fine by me; justice will be served with life imprisonment without parole.  besides, kung witness ko, matulala tingali ko mao nga di na pod ko tingali reliable nga witness. 

manimbako lang ta ha?  ikaw, kung imong hinigugma ang murderer, witness pa gyod ka sa iyang pag-murder, oks ra pod ka nga bitayon siya?  di ka mag-ampo nga prisohon na lang?

This is why it is important to have a viable Judicial System. This is why I am only for the Death Penalty when the judicial system is viable, and free from erroneous mistakes in the dispersion of a delicate decision such as the Death Penalty.

You do have a point , Isles, and I thank you for sharing your very valid point and reasoning.

I lean towards the thinking of Prof. Ernest van den Haag, the finality of it all. In regards to the tax payers' point of view (which falls in line with republican, libertarian viewpoint), we refer to the costs in running federal penitentiaries , which are tax dollars. The cost to feed, bathe, and maintain sustenance for people serving a life sentence or on long-term death row is quite large. These tax dollars should be spent to help the homeless, the starving children in the United States, add it to Medicaid, Medicare , and to the hundreds of federally-funded free clinics, VA hospitals that do help in sustaining the health of the tax-paying, law-abiding citizens of the United States.

Then again, on a secondary point of view, I like Van den Haag's emphasis of the finality of death penalty. In regards to opponent points of 'inhumanity', I think Van den Haag truly addressed it perfectly.

Jackson Park Memorial Hospital , Chicago, Illinois.

I begin General Medicine rotations. Excited.

Quote from: cujo on September 16, 2010, 09:28:06 PM
A neurotic is the man who builds a castle in the air.A psychotic is the man who lives in it.And a psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.
                                           Anon



                       

To add to the latter part., the psychiatrist is the one who has the right to bill the patient $400 an hour to listen to his spiel.