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Thanks for the song, Father.

Breakfast: coffee

Lunch: Coffee + chips + crackers

Dinner: Corn + adobo + coffee

na inspired lang, bai bugsay.

Synergistic effect. Both are diuretics.

~ Person X will go to the bathroom frequently because of increased opening of aquaporins.

Good afternoon,

My day started at 8 am and continued till 4 pm. Work day. I am currently sitting down with a 20 oz cup of hazel nut coffee with French vanilla cream. Currently finishing up muscular disorders, then onwards later to finish neurological treatments and then later tonight to go over with colleagues on treatment protocol for musculoskeletal disorders. Cheers to a good day.


Thank goodness for coffee. 

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men,

Colossians 3:23

Without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He
exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6

People who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from
God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t
understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand
what the Spirit means.

John 1:12

Quote from: vhinz08 on June 22, 2010, 04:20:52 PM
Durban and Johannesburg Emperors Palace.

Vhinz, how is life in Durban like?

Amen brother Vhinz.


Kani mo share ko nimo pood:

"For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.' For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes".

--I Corinthians 11:23- 26

    Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. â€" 1 Timothy 6:18-19



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When God the Father sent his only Son to earth on a rescue mission, he gave to us generously-the best that he had! We too are to live generous lives, being “rich in good deeds”. By sharing what God has given us for his glory, we can store away treasures in heaven. Life that is truly life is a life lived giving and displaying God’s infinite generosity to the world. This is what we were created to do!

Caesar Kalinowski, Pastor

I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
â€" Philippians 4:12-13


~

The apostle Paul applies the strength of God both to good and bad circumstances. He is basically saying that the gospel gives him the power to process victory and defeat similarly: as under the hand of God.

How we handle our victories is also the way we handle our defeats. When our identity is in Christ and not in our achievement, success and setback are held in the same hand.

Today’s commentary by:
Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. â€" Matthew 5:10
~~


When we make a decision to glorify God by not lying about a product, or making sure that we work an honest days work, or when we hold ourselves that is not popular; we will face persecution. This comes with walking in integrity before God. For those who do so, God has promised his kingdom. This is the stuff of greatness before our Father in heaven. Even despite being persecuted for Glorifying His Name unto the world....~

-Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

The Instrumental Version. I love to hear this beautiful worship song played in Holy Mass.
Christ is Glorified.



I am the Bread of life

This song always brings me to tears. And the core message expounds the beauty of Christian Salvation Message.

Beautiful performance of the RMC Worship Group during their practice.

I Am the Bread of Life

BREAD OF LIFE # 1

A beautiful message by Father.

~
Reading 1
Ex 16:2-4, 12-15

The whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
The Israelites said to them,
Would that we had died at the LORDs hand in the land of Egypt,
as we sat by our fleshpots and ate our fill of bread!
But you had to lead us into this desert
to make the whole community die of famine!

Then the LORD said to Moses,
I will now rain down bread from heaven for you.
Each day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion;
thus will I test them,
to see whether they follow my instructions or not.

I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites.
Tell them: In the evening twilight you shall eat flesh,
and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread,
so that you may know that I, the LORD, am your God.

In the evening quail came up and covered the camp.
In the morning a dew lay all about the camp,
and when the dew evaporated, there on the surface of the desert
were fine flakes like hoarfrost on the ground.
On seeing it, the Israelites asked one another, What is this?
for they did not know what it was.
But Moses told them,
This is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.


Responsorial Psalm
Ps 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54

R. (24b) The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
What we have heard and know,
and what our fathers have declared to us,
We will declare to the generation to come
the glorious deeds of the LORD and his strength
and the wonders that he wrought.
R. The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
He commanded the skies above
and opened the doors of heaven;
he rained manna upon them for food
and gave them heavenly bread.
R. The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
Man ate the bread of angels,
food he sent them in abundance.
And he brought them to his holy land,
to the mountains his right hand had won.
R. The Lord gave them bread from heaven.


Reading II
Eph 4:17, 20-24

Brothers and sisters:
I declare and testify in the Lord
that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do,
in the futility of their minds;
that is not how you learned Christ,
assuming that you have heard of him and were taught in him,
as truth is in Jesus,
that you should put away the old self of your former way of life,
corrupted through deceitful desires,
and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
and put on the new self,
created in Gods way in righteousness and holiness of truth.


Gospel
Jn 6:24-35

When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there,
they themselves got into boats
and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
And when they found him across the sea they said to him,
Rabbi, when did you get here?
Jesus answered them and said,
Amen, amen, I say to you,
you are looking for me not because you saw signs
but because you ate the loaves and were filled.
Do not work for food that perishes
but for the food that endures for eternal life,
which the Son of Man will give you.
For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.
So they said to him,
What can we do to accomplish the works of God?
Jesus answered and said to them,
This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.
So they said to him,
What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you?
What can you do?
Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:
He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
So Jesus said to them,
Amen, amen, I say to you,
it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven;
my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven
and gives life to the world.

So they said to him,
Sir, give us this bread always.
Jesus said to them,
I am the bread of life;
whoever comes to me will never hunger,
and whoever believes in me will never thirst.

St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City

Franciscan Monastery in Lvov, Ukraine.

Carpathian Mountains

San Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine

Chocolate Hills, Bohol 

On June 12, 2006,

as part of my visit to Western Ukraine, before heading to the Carpathian Mountains with friends, I took a 2 day pilgrimage to the Church of the Franciscan Order based in Lvov, Ukraine. The order there was established by Polish priests and monks some centuries ago, and the architecture and style is rather unique. In my opinion and observation, Western Ukraine had a higher percentage of Catholics as compared to the Orthodox East. Nonetheless, both were unique and beautiful.

Some pictures of the churches in Western Ukraine in Lvov Oblast.




beautiful sculpture


by the entrance


original side wall. this was made in the 15th century


the interior. Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary. beautiful.

Unbenoknownst to many faithful is that there is a growing Catholic presence in The Ukraine, Russian Federation and other Eastern European countries, thanks to the growing dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Primates in Russia, Ukraine and Greece. In actuality, there is very little difference between Catholic and Orthodox Churches; both teach that Sacred Scripture is complemented and perfected with Sacred Tradition. The Eucharistic Adoration, the Bread and Body of Christ is integral to the said Churches and in professing of the Faith. I was able to visit and go to mass with some of my colleagues who were Catholics as well. For the good time in Kiev we attended only Orthodox masses, as we did not  know of a Catholic Church, but on our 2nd week, we found out that there was a Ukrainian Catholic Church a good 5 blocks from our university center. Every sunday we would walk that to church and to attend mass; it was beautiful. Tho the mass was said in the Ukrainian language, the process, the liturgy (which we followed by english pamphlets) was identical to the English counterparts celebrated in the United States. Some pictures of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kiev, Ukraine. This was a beautiful church.



-Lorenzo


Outside. The church was established 5 centuries ago. Thanks to the faithful missionary priests.

Outside the monastery grounds. There were many other pilgrims that day, many from Russia, Belarus, Poland, Latvia, Greece, Romania, Moldova, Germany, etc.

The Churches In Ukraine 4

This was taken inside the old Catholic Orthodox Monastery which was built in the 12th century. Everything inside the monastery is original and the old paintings and the crucifixes are original and have survived Soviet Athiesm, which threatened to burn and destroy the holy relics, but were saved by faithful Ukrainians and Russians.

Upon entering this monastery, I was filled with unexplainable euphoric joy. This was, indeed, a Holy place. Underneath this are the sarcophagus of Orthodox saints, whose bodies have remained untouched by time.

I was originally not allowed to film, but after asking permission from one of the monks and fathers, was given special permission.
Thanks be to God.



The Churches In The Ukraine 3

The Ancient Cave Monastery in Kiev, The Ukraine.
Pilgrimage to the old Orthodox Church (this church was considered part of the Roman Catholic Church, as it was built before the Great Schism)


Beautiful.
The Churches In Ukraine 1

The voice in this video (director/film maker) is yours truly.

During my semester abroad in my sophomore year in college, I took a personal pilgrimage to the Orthodox and Catholic Orthodox Churches in Kiev, Ukraine. Some of the said churches were over 1000 years old, some dating back to the influence of the Byzantine Empire, which sent orthodox missionary priests to establish the Orthodox Christian Faith in what is now present day The Ukraine (Kievan Russ, as it was once called).

The following videos that I will post are part of my pilgrimage and visitations to the many churches, cathdrals, and monasteries.
It was a beautiful and spiritual experience for me. Very eye-opening, in the spiritual and religious sense.

Let's go back to June 2006.

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Quote from: keih liwanag on June 22, 2010, 01:35:34 PM
that i am not growing up.  haha used to be "always" small. always in front of the line. they say my stroller bag is taller than me. haha but when i entered college, it really didn't matter any more. still small, but my confidence is taller than their heights. 

Very good, Keih. Physical height does not matter, but the personal and inner caliber of the individual --the latter speaks the true worth of the individual. It is ambition, zeal, work ethic and perseverance that determines the 'height' of the individual.

I remember one girl who i broke up with after something she said,
she was the type that would say things that 'she didn't mean to say'.
After 9 months of this treatment, i gave up on her.

On parting her, we were sitting by the steps in our college library. It was fall then, i can remember the red and orange leaves falling by the corner as the cool autumn wind blushed our faces. My eyes gazed into hers when I said to her, "I can not give you want you want. You scorn me as if I have no heart that feels. Have I disrespected you as you do to me?"

She was crying and trying to embrace me, I did not relent. I purged my feelings. And the last thing I said to her was, "I request you burn all the letters I wrote to you. We are..no more."

I walked away. She tried to grab my hand, but I did not give in.

Love is precious and should not be scorned nor thrust up against the sharp tongue. Lest, one realizes that it was not love at all.

Quote from: indaymen50 on June 22, 2010, 10:01:58 AM
Hi  Lorenzo!!  Reminded  me  of  the  classic  Julio Iglesias'  song.....To  All The  Girls I've  Loved  Before...

Hi Tita! Kamusta naman ka? I have not seen you in a while! Welcome back.


Hehehe, i just googled that song and i like it.

Good afternoon,

Today has been forward. Upon waking up i was reminded of my term papers that are due by next week, so i had to get started on those. Systemic reviews and more questions to look into in regards to adrenals. I think later tonight in order to fully cover the systems at hand, i shall make a video on said material and post it in youtube.com and then link it here in tubagbohol.com. This way, i cover the material, and share it as well.

I am going to meet up with colleagues for lunch and discuss work. Then, back to the grind. Carpe Diem!

To God be the Glory!

Quote from: keih liwanag on June 21, 2010, 01:47:18 PM
sure lorenz, i'll post some pics, tonight perhaps.  medyo bitin lang ang cruise i think it was 40mins-1hour. mas masaya sana kung 2hours! haha but the food naman is plenty for p350.

i also loved the old churches, chocolate hills, panglao beach! and of course the tarsiers - sayang i didn't get to touch them and put them on my hand. bawal na daw kase. before kase alam ko pede sila touch.

Maraming Salamat, darling.

Looking forward to seeing it.

Lorenz.,

hahaha, i see that you were thanking everyone. puahaahahha!
You guys have a wonderful Parish.

Please reserve a cd for me, ha.
Thank you.

Quote from: greenmachine on June 20, 2010, 10:00:54 PM
your are correct lorenzo, but i still believe that the philippines will be a regional power, but before that, we must first resolve our economic, insurgency and internal security problems. Yes, at this time we are not capable of waging war against our mighty neighbors. Our neighbors were already building up and modernizing their armed forces, yet we still remain the weakest military in the region, thats one of the reasons why nations keep on bullying us. AFP modernization is a must! we are on the bottom in military spending, just a small amount of our budget goes to defense. Our defense must be atleast capable of sinking fleets of ships in the celebes before they can reach philippines, at least interceps war planes heading their way to our airspace. We got the mineral resources, we got the best manpower, we got the brains, we got the courage. In due time, i hope will be a great nation. Because Rich Countries are pushing little nations with their fully automatics, they like to push the weak around. If we are not doing this, time might come that we become the jews in hitlers holocust.

Believe it or not, the Philippines has the beginnings of an effective Fast-Attack Fleet. Considering our national predisposition as an Archipelago , it is not ideal for us to develop a large blue-water navy , but more so a brown-water fleet. The Philippines already has fleets of fast attack ships and patrol ships, we recently acquired an American Cyclone-Class Missile patrol ship in 2004 , and there are plans for more acquisition. Ideal for the Philippines is the acquisition of 3-4 more frigates , 4-5 more missile corvettes and 10-15 more missile patrol ships. We need a rapid-deploy naval fleet that can meet the threat in our northern, southern, eastern, and western waters within hours of identification from our air national guard.

A rapid attack force of this caliber would allow us to bleed any invading naval fleet by attack and run tactics and leave them to bleed in our waters due to their distance from their home ports. Due to our republic's naval waters, a fast-attack fleet is ideal for flanking maneuvers and quick retreats for contingency situations.

We must enforce and upgrade our air wing. The infrastructure is there, our bases are well developed, all we need is the acquisition of more 4th generation winged fighters. Our ASEAN colleagues have F-16 in their hangars, yet we do not. Nations such as Thailand have F-16s yet we do not. Nations such as Vietnam have Soviet Sukhoi -27 fighters yet we do not have this. We are stuck with 1960's F-5 Tiger fighters , which are severely outdated. Modernization is a must.

A navy can only do so much when its air contingent is ineffective.

Quote from: greenmachine on June 20, 2010, 10:00:54 PM
your are correct lorenzo, but i still believe that the philippines will be a regional power, but before that, we must first resolve our economic, insurgency and internal security problems. Yes, at this time we are not capable of waging war against our mighty neighbors. Our neighbors were already building up and modernizing their armed forces, yet we still remain the weakest military in the region, thats one of the reasons why nations keep on bullying us. AFP modernization is a must! we are on the bottom in military spending, just a small amount of our budget goes to defense. Our defense must be atleast capable of sinking fleets of ships in the celebes before they can reach philippines, at least interceps war planes heading their way to our airspace. We got the mineral resources, we got the best manpower, we got the brains, we got the courage. In due time, i hope will be a great nation. Because Rich Countries are pushing little nations with their fully automatics, they like to push the weak around. If we are not doing this, time might come that we become the jews in hitlers holocust.

I am glad to see that we have a nationalist amongst us.

It is good to see and read posts such as yours that has the spirit of Filipino Nationality. I agree with you Greenmachine that the Philippines has to modernize its Armed Forces if it expects to secure its vast maritime boundaries , let alone to secure the vast fleet of merchant ships that traverses our waters , let alone combat the piracy activity in our nation's southern waters. I am optimistic that in time and with the right allocation of funds and administrative oversight, the branches of the Armed Forces of the Philippines can become a competitive fighting arm not only to secure our nation's interest, but to also champion the Filipino cause abroad.

As a nation of 90+ million and growing, it is ever important for the Republic of the Philippines to maintain control of its borders--this includes land, sea, islets--everything. This includes not only the current territories under our jurisdiction but also to champion our historical claims in Sabah. The reason why this is such a concern for Filipinos is because there are over 1 Million Filipinos living in Sabah as migratory workers and some there that are residents. The injustices done and committed to them by the Malaysians have been noticeable , considering that the Malaysian government has no historical basis to control Sabah besides the British government handing it over to them, when in actuality, Peninsular malaysia and Johor has had no links to Sabah. Sabah has been an integral part of the Sultanate of Sulu for centuries, and that Sultanate is part of the Republic of the Philippines.

Modernization is necessary and a must for our Armed Forces. The Philippines has a future to become a great nation. Let us hope for a more effective, responsible, and strong Military.



Regards.

Quote from: Silab sa Udtong Tutok on June 17, 2010, 02:04:36 PM

This is such a beautiful picture, Silab. Salamat kaajo sa post diri sa Tubag Bohol Dot Com.

Give me a kisse, and to that kisse a score;
Then to that twenty, adde a hundred more;
A thousand to that hundred; so kisse on,
To make that thousand up a million;
Treble that million, and when that is done,
Let's kisse afresh, as when we first begun.

Robert Herrick

If ever there was a song

by: A. Lorenzo Lucino Jr.



Do you want me to reveal to you? Can you bear my song for you?
Cover your two hands on your face as I speak to you with caress.

Do you know that you are the very thing that I wake up to?
The very image whom my mind thinks of before i pray night to sleep.

So there is no question about it, my little Ilongga flower
for there is no comparison to you, no kiss as supreme, no falls compared to thy sweet shower

So go to bed with your twinkly eyes,
rest assured knowing that I, your lover, remains in you for ever true.

I may not be perfect, I may not be thoroughly strong,
but I am this--a lover's melody, a lover's kiss, a lover's simple song.



Palangga ko ikaw, baby cakes...   

Quote from: Lollapalooza on June 21, 2010, 10:43:23 AM
i'm trying to write an article about Medical Marijuana License....ahak ning akong friend oi.. kani pa jud gihatag..

Jenneth, do you mind posting your article here in tubag bohol when you are done ? I would like to read it, if you are willing to honor us.


Please and Thank You.

by: Edna St. Vincent Millay



Cruel of heart, lay down my song.
Your reading eyes have done me wrong.
Not for you who was the pen bitten,
And the mind wrung, and the song written.

by: Edna St. Vincent Millay



The tired agnostic longs for prayer
more than the blest can ever do:
between the chinks in his despair,
from out his forest he peeps through
upon a clearing sunned so bright
he cups his eyeballs from its light.

He for himself who would decide
what thing is black, what thing is white
whirls with the whirling spectrum wide,
runs with the running spectrum through
Red, orange, yellow, green and blue
And purple,-turns and stays his stride

Abruptly, reaching left and right
to catch all colors into light-
but light evades him: still he stands
with rainbows streaming through his hands.

i dedicate this to the sage philosopher,



by: Edna St. Vincent Millay


The sage philosopher at night,
when other men are breathing light,
out of a troubled sleep I see
Start up in bed, holding the key!-

And wrap him in his dressing gown,
and get him up and set him down,
and write enough to ease his head,
and rub his hands, and go to bed;-
and at the window, peering through,
all this time--the Bugaboo!

Quote from: keih liwanag on June 21, 2010, 01:36:50 PM
finally, tried loboc cruise last week! didnt' enjoy the food that much but what can i say, i was there to get a glimpse of the beautiful river and what the heck if the food isn't a bit notable. haha the sceneries are great. captured great colors in my camera. the aeta village is nice. they are very friendly. plus the entertainer on the cruise is remarkable. made my mom and mom in law dance! haha 

Hi Keih,

I'm getting ready myself for my trip to Bohol in the next coming weeks and reading your post got me excited.
How did you like your trip to Bohol? And , may we see some of your pictures of Loboc?

Maraming salamat, Keih.

Lorenz

I love it! Father, thank you for your extended blessings ha.
Happy Father's Day, Father!!

Coming in December.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Trailer 1 - 1080p HD [Official]

Quote from: Lollapalooza on June 21, 2010, 11:30:06 AM
to have 2 kids (baye ug laki)... 

sus ka cute kaayo..

Are we expecting a Mommy Jenneth soon? 

hahaha dili uy , si hubag ug si bugsay mai co-valedictorian. I am but the last student in line.

Observer lang ko. The one that claps for the awardees. 

ha ha ha !

They reacted because your beauty ignited the fire in their hearts, ma'am. If i may dare to complement you, no disrespect to your husband.
 

Quote from: Lollapalooza on June 21, 2010, 10:25:49 AM
as a woman (char!), observer.....for me ang pinaka romantic kay si sir lorenzo ...followed by sir bugsay, sir tigbao, sir chongki and sir hubag.... in my own evaluation lng ni ha....hahahaha  

haha i am not worthy.
i am the dust on the feet of these men.
But on request lang, the master romantic would have to be Michael Ligalig.

His balaks are deep like the Marianas Trench.
His silence complements it as well.
A modern day P.B. Shelley.

Quote from: Chongki on June 21, 2010, 10:22:09 AM
abi kog kanang mga romantik nang magsigeg suwat og yawyaw 

dili chongks, ang mga beginner romantic ai kanang mo suwat suwat.
Ang master romantic more action. hahaha. o diba?

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 21, 2010, 10:05:33 AM
Bwahaha! I'm no more romantic than anyone else about things that people are ordinarily romantic about.

Offhand, I can say that together with one or two others, Bugsay, Tigbao and Chongki are the natural-born romantics here in TB...  

haha, then I raise my cup of coffee to you natural romantics out there, here here!
write on, err..flirt on na lang. ha ha ha

Cheers, Maistro Hubag.

Dear Blog,

Is there not enough time to go over clinical terms? The old medical dictionary that my old friend Christina gave to me back in summer 2008 has come useful in preparing my brother for his upcoming courses in biology and anatomy/physiology. I thought it best to introduce to him the basic medical vocabulary and acquaint him to anatomical terminology for his class this coming Fall 2010. He will begin his 4th year of high school this year while my younger brother starts grade 6. Where has the time gone?



B.L

I had a conference call today with some colleagues, we are almost done our group project presentation on medical licenses and a mini lecture on malpractice law and how it affects medicaid processing. Sometimes I cannot seem to find enough time accomplishing tasks at hand while at the same time working on clinical preparations. I cannot wait for the vacation to Bohol in the month to come.

Signed,
B.L

Final lectures today for systemic path; then another lecture for nervous system. I cannot wait till vacation time.

Quote from: statesville on June 16, 2010, 05:06:09 AM
Hasta ang Tinikling na modern kay naka mini skirts naman ang  dancers,
   nalingaw ang lalaki sa likod tigpakang sa kawayan, bantay...

<img src="http://www.asia-kc.org/nss-folder/asianfest/filipino%20tinikling.jpg">

the lady in the back wearing the pink maria clara is beautiful.

I believe that beneath the veneer of Hubag's anonymity rests a romantic. His vernacular and his barbed wit hides a soul of a dreaming romantic. One is left to surmise that he is indeed total, his devotion to the frog is a manifest of his inner passion.

A man cannot help but notice these things. Am I right, Mr. Hubag? Or am i wrong?

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 21, 2010, 05:13:25 AM
ma stress jud ko ug makakita ko ug nindot nga di nako mapalit kay di kaya sa akong bulsa, at least usa ra ka gabii nga ALINDASAY,  pero mas stressful jud ug nakapalit ko sa akong gusto dayun mag bayad pa diay ko kada buwan, kada gabii jud ka mag ALINDASAY hangtud mahuman ug bajad. hahahahha!

So very true, Ate Belle. So very true, i agree with you 110%.

It was hard for me recently because I had to pay off a bill that I had since college. It took almost 2 years but I paid off my credit card bills. One thing I learned the hard way is that..it really is best to buy with cash. One is tempted to buy via credit, but in the end, what we bought for $200 via credit becomes $300 because of surcharges and extra fees. I am now very wary in purchasing things through credit.

If I don't have the capital in my debit card or in cash, then i won't buy it jud. I learned this the hard way. And sometimes, its via the hard way that one learns best!

Darlings, friends, colleagues,


I will admit that I still think of my first love from time to time despite the fact that it has been 7 years since we broke up.
My love she's still renowned. She set the standard, the bar.

I confess.

Was it easy for you to move on from your first true love?

Regina,

the enchanted lover whom my memory of consumes me
from time to time.

How are you know?
Woman, why have you bewitched me so?

If you only knew how many times i have tried to erase you
but the harder i try, the more i remember,
haunted by your memory and by the love that consumed us both.

Leave me alone, I beg thee.

When I saw you yesterday, when you opened your mouth to talk,
when you smiled and uttered such words to fill me again,
I could not prevent feelings, feelings that i thought were long gone, from coming back.

Once upon a time, one time,
I had loved thee with the whole breadth of my bosom
these very eyes affixed to you ,
can you have ever questioned my loyalty, and my totality?

But as they say,
It is in the purity of Love that one gives self to the other,
woe that you did not understand the breadth of my offer.

So I am now disinclined,
it is with lament that i retract my offer,
for i assume it was but a mere dream.


With a tearful smile,

A dream is but a pigment of the imagination,
an expectation within the mind as the body beds in sleep
Oh but there is no pain in dreaming
oh no pain at all,

But the hurt of a dream is waking up from such a beauty,
to have touched it,
loved it,
and hold it no more.


Se la vie~

Tho i loved you on Wednesday,
what you said was hurtful today,

I will look back to the beauty of the past,
but like a ship setting to port,
i must pull down the sails and mast,

We have to look forward--for the sun rises again
So let us look for love, yes, again.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 15, 2010, 08:07:21 AM
Levi's vs Lee - what's your favorite?

Levis for me.

Quote from: chicogon on June 20, 2010, 12:34:41 PM
My little tribute to all the fathers out there on Father's Day... sung early today (Saturday, 5PM Central)

Father's Day 2010 - Tribute To Fathers

UNANSWERED PRAYERS

Written by J. Roel Lungay and Romeo C. Mascariñas

1
Last night I woke up in the middle of the night
Thought of things that meant so much
For me and my wife -
Children, school and house, livelihood and life
I can’t stop thanking God for these
Unanswered prayers.

2
When I was young my dreams were
Diff’rent from what I have now
I took a lot for granted, never cared so much
Dreaming far away, I could never stay
But now I’m thankful, God,
For these unanswered prayers.

REFRAIN:
[You/they] are the answer to my unanswered prayers
I swear to God [you/they] are my unanswered prayers
I may not have known
Coz I was so young and alone
But now I realize you are the answer
To my very prayers.

3
Funny but it seems like God had made plans all along
Took a lot of twists and turns, had to let go of my own
Funny it may seem, you know, how lucky have I been
Now I have you all beside me, my unanswered prayers.

BRIDGE:
God, I can’t thank enough, You're Lord of my life
Coz I owe You so much, I fall down on my knees
I couldn’t bear the thought of it
Had You answered all my dreams
I wouldn’t have my wife and kids
Your very answer to my unanswered prayers.

(Interlude)

(Repeat Refrain except last 2 lines)

CODA:
But now I realize you are the answer
To my very prayers.

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What a wonderful and inspiring message for all of us to digest! Thank you, Father.

Happy Father's Day to you too!

I am so sad to hear crime stories such as these sprouting in our beloved Bohol. I hope that this is solved soon.

Our condolences to the bereaved family members.

Quote from: ms da binsi on June 21, 2010, 03:20:22 AM
ang tubag ana, simple ra jud kaajo, AJAW PANGUTANG UG DI MAN GANI KAYA.

Correct kaayo ka, Ate Belle.

This is exactly the same thing my mother tells me and my sister. "Ayaw pang utang ug wala jamo kwarta!"

One time I had $150 charged to my credit card for book supplies, my mother was at me for doing this. She made sure I paid it off that month because of the ridiculous surcharges the credit card companies charge us.

Very strong yet truthful message. Thanks Ate Belle.

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 20, 2010, 07:53:03 PM
To all the children of FATHERS everywhere. Enjoy the magic that makes Father's Day YOUR special day. Its by Giving that we Receive

Beautiful, Crystal.

A big thank you all the dads out there.

All Glory, Honor, and Praise is Yours, Almighty Father.

Thank you Lord for providing us, all sons, with fathers to help guide us,
Thank you Lord for having our fathers instruct us in what is right and what is wrong,
Thank you Lord for showing us discipline and temperance through the actions and reprimands of our fathers.

For you remind us that a father does not spare discipline to those whom he Loves.
For it is in a father's correction that he instructs those whom he loves.
Remind us this continually, that this is a force of Good and not of negative as what we sometimes see.

I ask Lord that you bless all fathers around the world.
You, who are the Father of all Fathers.
Through you and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all things are and all things become.

Special prayers to fathers who are suffering, children who have lost their fathers, may the be comforted that they have a Father
who is in Heaven who loves beyond measure and offers the gift of Salvation in Christ Jesus. The Lord of Life.
Special prayers for the fathers in purgatory, may we remember them and ask that you quench their thirst
that they may be given peace everlasting in your paradise.

We ask and pray this, Lord,
Through your son Jesus Christ.
Amen.

To All Fathers in Christ,


May the Loving Father who is in heaven continue to guide your thoughts, guide your actions, guide your words, together with the armor of righteousness and the sword of faith to bear truth and discipline to your children, who are the fruit of your loin, and crown of your fatherhood.
That you remember that in this life, you, as the earthly father to your children, you remember that they are yours. The Love you show for them, is the manifestation of the Eternal Father's Love for all mankind. For it is stated, that it is in the Father in Heaven, that your family takes its name.

Bless all fathers, bless all children, the fruit and crowning joy to the father.

Happy Father's Day to all Fathers, and may your fatherhood be long, joyous, filled with love, and righteousness in Christ.


Amen.

During our second day in the village, a group of us and our Professor, Dr. Pinowski, managed to go to a secluded region where they served us authentic and true Ukrainian food (or as what our guide, Sergei, referred to as "Cossack" style) haha. All in all it was just perogi with some kind of meat-cabbage mix; simple in its taste and preparation. To complement our dinner was a bottle of Stoletov (Ukrainian brewed Vodka) to keep us warm before our 2 hour hike to the summit of the Carpathians. The people in this land love Vodka, let that be known, without getting affected after 4-5 shots of pure vodka. insanely hilarious. Our last stop was at a local castle that was turned into a lodger's inn. I shall post pictures in a bit.

Amazing Version by: Bebe Rexha

DOWN by Jay Sean ~ GIRL VERSION SUNG BY BEBE REXHA

When a group of my team went on a skii trip to the Carpathian Alps, we stayed in a village near Lvov Oblast (the name of which escapes me) arriving at night when the train from Kamianets-Podilskyi arrived at Lvov. Our driver took us to the local village where we were to stay for the next 3 days and my partners had to share a cabin that had no electricity no heat whatsoever besides the log and furnace. To our surprise, when we arrived to the cabin, it was lit and warm inside, prepared by a local family (Ivanov was their last name) and prepared for us a decent meal to satiate our hunger from our 8 hours journey. We slept that night warmed by each other's body heat and the modest fire in the fireplace.

When I woke up at 6 am, I saw the beautiful Ukrainian sunrise, and was awakened by the chill of the morning in this region of the country. It was June but felt like it was winter in February! I managed to wake up the rest of the group and we all had a simple breakfast: Goat cheese, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, old bread, and cow milk (fresh).

That morning we all went to the village and got settled, took pictures of the local church and tried our basic Ukrainian skills with the local people. I made my way to the local general store and purchased some drinks and chocolates. I was greeted by a very loud, yet warm "Zdraste Wvijdye!" The store owner was quite elderly, I'm guessing he was probably in his mid 70s, but still retained a rather large build and towered at 6'2. His bright blue eyes looked at me with smiling lips as if surprised and intrigued to have seen a Filipino man in his village, no doubt. I replied him and managed to try out my basic Ukrainian and we talked about the skii lodge by yonder. In our conversation he broke out some english (he knew it), so for the rest of our conversation, it was carried in English. He was a veteran of the Soviet Red Army, and his brothers were killed during the Great Patriotic War (the war against Germany)--it was amazing how forward he was in sharing this information to me, a simple stranger, and a foreigner to his land. I was touched. Before I left he asked me, "where are you from?". I answered him, "The Philippines."

He replied back, "Manila!" hahaha. I replied back, "Splasebo! Tak!" He laughed back and we both parted ways.

My impression on the Ukrainian people is a heartful, very humble, yet very deep-rooted bunch of people. I have never seen such humility in a European country as I've seen in the villages of Ukraine. The rest of the tour in the village, I could not help at notice the beauty of the Ukrainian women. I have never seen so many beautiful women in one village. I asked my friends if they were movie actors. Alexiy, a Ukranian Law Student and a friend explained to me, "Women in the villages are all natural. They are very simple minded, and family oriented. No actors here, Al. These are just the examples of Ukrainian beauty!"

I smiled.

Beauty, indeed.

I toured around with Alexiy and a friend I met there, Anastasiya.

Everyone has heard of the saying, "there is beauty in simplicity", which I feel holds true in regards to the untouched villages and rural life of The Ukraine. There are so many areas in Eastern Europe that have remained untouched by time and industrialization. Tho poor,  the people here were kind and welcoming, sharing a spirit of fraternal kindness, and hospitality. I would like to visit The Ukraine again in the future as well as neighboring Belarus and Moldova.



a beautiful village in Western Ukraine near Lvov




Ukrainian village dancers in Potlava

There are 3 things:

1. During my sophomore year in college, I was accepted to an exchange program with Kiev Mohyla Academy of Law and Sciences for the summer semester of 2006. On our 1st week there, I joined a group of other Ukrainian and foreign-exchange students to a tour in around Chernobyll Oblast and a rare tour inside Chernobyll ruins. It was amazing to be there because I've read so many works and participated in many collegiate debates on Russian nuclear arsenals, nuclear arms research and on the Chernobyll incident in 1986. But to actually be there in the former Soviet Republic and see the effects of such a liquidation, was for me life-changing.


2. Climbing down a 80 foot ravine for an ecology class that our Professor (Dr. Ostrofskie) thought would be ideal. As the class TA, I was in charge of hauling lab equipment and carrying 40 lbs of equipment down a ravine was, let's say...scary.
During the midst of our measurments, it started snowing (Lake-effect snowstorm).

I remember taking a deep breath and looked at Dr. Ostrofskie and took in his response to the snow, "Oh boy, oh boy, i guess we should get back to the bus , eh, Al?"

With my snow mask on, he did not see my facial reaction to his little comment. Since I specifically warned him of the weather situation the day earlier and requested he re-sechedule the lab trip the next week.



3. We were doing lake coring at Conneaut Lake in summer 2007. Dr. Ostrofskie and I and another student research assistant went coring. One of our cores fell into the lake and Devin and I had to plunge and dive 20 feet in cold lake water to retrieve it. When we resurfaced, all three of us were laughing. We had to dive to retrieve that core machine, the machine itself was worth a good $10,000 and a good part of Dr. O's grant money was spent on buying that machine. Thank God, it was still functional.

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 20, 2010, 02:01:20 AM
Hahahahahahahahahaha para ninyong duha!!!

para nimo, Ma'am!   

I'm so angry at you that if you kissed me, i would bite off your lips.
I'm so angry at you that i need your kissing
kiss kiss kiss


~S. to Lorenzo~

So if i kissed your cheeks, would you still be angry at me?
Yes?
What if i kissed your nose, would you still be angry at me?
Kiss kiss kiss


~Lorenzo to S.~

A simple 'I love you' will cool any flame, a simple smile will fend off darts of hostility, a simple kind word can bring peace to the suffering.

~a friend~

One man's sunset, is another man's sunrise.

~unknown~

When climbing, don't worry about the pebbles near you, walk over them and in the end, you will see you have climbed the summit of the mountain.

~unknown~

Quote from: cujo on June 20, 2010, 04:49:45 AM
Hate is too great a burden to bear.It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

                  Coretta scott king{ widow of MLK }

Beautiful post, Ma'am.

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit....

(Ephesians 3:14-16).

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
-Psalm 127:3

And guide your cub to green pastures, and teach him the right path. Discipline him and mold him to love and fear the Lord God.

A father is the physical touch of God to the child.
Be a good father.~

Happy Father's Day, Dads!

~

Keep on inspiring your cubs.

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
   
    George Orwell

You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.

-Dave Bary

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 20, 2010, 02:22:39 AM
Do the right thng even if nobody is watching you.

i love this one.

Quote from: Kerstin on May 15, 2010, 10:42:13 PM

powerful picture.

Quote from: Kerstin on April 19, 2010, 10:01:32 PM
Serapines ug Queribines miingon Santo,Santo,Santo - sani ba to?

korrect ka jamo, beautiful eyes.

Quote from: Kerstin on March 08, 2010, 08:59:46 PM
kini ba nga anghel gipangita ninyo? ahihihi


 

this is , indeed, a beautiful angel.

As beautiful as your eyes..

Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving.

    Penn Jillette

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.

    Kin Hubbard

Hand salute Father!

Ako im taking fishoil omega 3& 6 as preemptive.

puaaaahahahha! epic. 

 

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on April 13, 2010, 12:00:50 AM
igsoon siguro ni sila.

MMDA (with pen and ticket to a traffic violator): Name?
Foreigner Driver: Wilhelm Von Corgrinski Papakovitz.
MMDA: Ahhh okay.....(sabay tago ticket)...Next time be careful, ok?

puahahahaaa! 

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 30, 2007, 04:26:47 PM

photo courtesy of Warren O of <a href="http://www.flickr.com">Flickr</a>

I want to come here and sit down with a glass of Pina colada and watch the sunset in Anda.

The beaches here look beautiful.