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BQN, so its P350 per head?  (including tour and food?)

How long does the tour usually last?

I'm going to have to target this place.

I'm not familiar with this, but will check it out.

Sounds like an empowerment piece. ay?

haha i just googled maltese pups. You are right, super cute.

The link to the photo is:
http://photos.friendster.com/photos/37/32/49592373/1_271765494l.jpg

(this photo is taken by an expert photographer worthy to be noted here in Tubag Bohol Dot Com)

Valencia's environmental beauty is observed.

The link to the image is:

(this picture was taken by an expert photographer, worthy to be noted here in Tubag Bohol Dot Com)


http://photos.friendster.com/photos/37/32/49592373/1_851464335l.jpg

Thanks for the input guys. Now I will be wary in sending via Western Union.

Usually tho, I send via: New York Bay Remittances.

The cost to send back to the Philippines (to a personal bank account) is $10; and does not matter how much you send. You can send $1,000 back, still they will charge only $10. Or you can send $100 back, and still they will only charge $10.

My apologies, friend. The link as follows:

http://photos.friendster.com/photos/37/32/49592373/1_722341322l.jpg

Watched Robin Hood 2 days ago.

Good movie.

Quote from: kiamoy on June 14, 2010, 11:37:16 PM
@lorz.. dili jud cute ang frog. hmp

puahahaha! o really?

How about the puppies? Furball pups.

Quote from: Mulligan on June 14, 2010, 09:40:20 PM
Thinking of shifting to a new career with less analytical tasks.  Kanang pag uli di na gahuna huna ug mga algorithms.  Tanan mahuman ug ma resolve anang adlawa.
 
Hmmmm siguro sa health care na pud ko.  Kanang pag uli ang wafa na kauban nurse na akong huna huna-on.         

Hehehe, i like your 2nd mention, bro.

That is a good point, BNC, i was reading the news yesterday and Karzai was asking village chiefs to help government operations in Kandahar.

The Mujaheddin continues to be a problem for his government, as well as for the UN peace force in the area and any prospect of mining operation in the future.

So what is it?

itoy

German Shepperd puppies (looks like 3-4 weeks old)

cute little frog.

What is a sinkhole?

A sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the earth's surface caused by karst processes - the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks.

CALIFORNIA, United Statesâ€"When Maria Mamaril’s father, Brigido Mamaril, retired as a culinary specialist from the US Navy, he didn’t expect his daughter to be one child to follow in his military footsteps.

She climbed the military ranks quickly, earning two degrees, serving two tours of duty in the Middle East, and overcoming depression while being a military wife and mother to two young children.

Among the nine siblings, Mamaril says she was the only child who chose the military as a life and career.

The US Navy was equally impressed, and along with two fellow petty officers at the US Naval Medical Center in San Diego, promoted the 44-year-old Pampanga native to the military’s highest rank for an enlisted sailor, master chief petty officer, at a special ceremony.

Maria signed up for the Navy with the intention of using the GI Bill to help pay for her nursing college tuition. In 1987, she was assigned to her first ship in the supply department on the USS Acadia, one of the first ships to accept women.

At the time, she was only one of three Filipinas on board, an environment laced with sexual discrimination. “Males were scared of working with women due to (a climate of) sexual harassment phobia,” said the 5’2, 110 lb Filipina.

She attended medical school during her off hours and was promoted to hospital corpsman third class within a few months.

She attributes her success to her mother, Helen Mamaril. “I’ve always been focused. My mom gave me good training throughout my life.”

By 1992, she was working in San Diego, married to a hospital corpsman chief and caring for their first child. After graduating from Surgical Technician School she was assigned to boot camp with the US Marines, since the Marines do not have their own medical unit.

She continued to overcome racial stereotypes, even among her subordinates. “Here I am, this Asian woman leading them, and you can feel it’s not going well with them. I think I was the first Filipina to be with the Marines even in the operating room.”

Five years later she was nominated Senior Sailor of the Year while working at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. In January 2003 she was deployed overseas for Iraqi Freedom in Northern Kuwait. Her surgical company was in charge of evacuating the Marines, Army, sailors, and civilians.

“Nothing can prepare you when you see a Marine in a body bag because you’re still a human being. You don’t see that every day. That was really a totally humbling experience.” Besides death and suffering, there were other additional unknowns such as the phobia of chemical biological warfare.

Those six months took a toll on her. She returned to San Diego and worked as leading chief, petty officer in the Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Unit but she was a different person this time.

Maria says she didn’t get the needed time and counseling to help her decompress and deal with her depression. “I had trauma from the war and I had to figure myself out again.”

Despite the challenges, Mamaril was able to earn a BA degree in Health Care. “You have to channel your tension into something positive through therapy and exercise.”

In 2007, she earned a MA Degree in Security Administration. During that same year, she was deployed to the Arabian Seas twice.

As master chief and mother of two, Maria still loves working with patients and mentoring the next generation of new recruits. “It’s really a big change for them (Filipinos and women) to see someone like them at the very top.” She says road that she took benefited her in the end and can open the door for others.

She says a lot has changed in the military: Mandated policies prohibiting sexual harassment and post-traumatic stress treatment programs have long been implemented.

As for her father? He’s very proud of his daughter.

I like it, very good words bitaw.

Quote from: Vistabel on June 14, 2010, 07:45:57 PM
- a flat type in a high raised building or just bungalow type of a house. why?

Bungalow type of house.

Quote from: Mulligan on June 14, 2010, 09:53:18 PM
Halo Doc Bran,

Can I take aspirin daily even if I'm not suffering or experiencing signs of heart problems?  Are there any side effects?

Thanks,

Bedo

Hey bai Bedo,
If you do not have signs or experiencing heart problems or no history of heart problems (this also includes hematological conditions--blood clotting), and if you are not suffering from any form of arthritis or headaches , then there is no need to take aspirin per chronic treatment. The only reason for this is that aspirin should be taken only for its indicative uses (pain reliever, fever reducer, blood thinner) because long-term aspirin intake (especially in high doses) can cause gastric bleeding. So for patients with ulcers and a history of bleeding, this would be contraindicated.

What I would recommend you do so that you can take the right strategic initiative in dealing with heart/cardiovascular health is:

1. Check your BP level (if it is over 130/80-90) then you are in stages of early hypertension; if >140/110 then this is Hypertension and medication should be asked: ask your GP for ace inhibitors (captopril, lisinopril) or if you are refractive to ace inhibitors (in case you have allergic rxn , such as coughing, then we suggest you ask for ARBs (angiotension receptor blockers= losartan). Ask your GP also for CCBs (calcium channel blockers) and KCBs (potassium channel blockers).


2. Check your Lipid levels: Check your LDL levels (low density lipoprotein) , your HDL levels (high density lipoproteins), and your Triglyceride Levels.
--If you do have high LDL, low HDL and high TGL, then your physician will treat you. Ask for the following: Niacin, Fenofibrates/gemzofibril etc.
Normally, you would want to lower your LDL , raise your HDL, and lower your TGL levels.


3. Check your sugar levels, glucose levels and your insulin levels. Diabetes is usually an undetected disease that associates with CVD problems. So check it.

4. Check your cholesterol level. Make sure this is in the right level.

5. Check your heart performance; ask your GP or cardiologist to perform this

6. Place yourself on a regular exercise regimen. This is important.

7. A high fiber diet is excellent. Remember that high fiber lowers TGL levels, which is indicated for cardiovascular health.



~~

All the best, bai Bedo!!


-Bran

Thanks for the link, Father. 

Jesus and Peter



John 21:15-19
15When [Jesus and the disciples] had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16He then said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” [Jesus] said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” 19He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”

FEED MY LAMBS: Ancient Near Eastern texts traditionally depict the king as a king-shepherd who provides for the well-being of his subjects. In the Bible, Jeremiah rebukes the kings of Israel for their slackness in office (Jer 2:8; 10:21). The prophet proclaims that Yahweh will give Israel new shepherds who will pasture the people with integrity (Jer 3:15). Ezekiel later also rebukes the kings and other leaders for their neglect of the people (Ez 34:1-10). He proclaims that God will take the people, his flock, out of the charge of their human leaders. God declares himself the shepherd of the people (Ez 34:11-22; Ps 23; Is 40:11). In time, God will give the people a shepherd of his own choice, another David (Ez 34:23-24).

Jesus sees his relationship with the crowd that follow him as that of a shepherd and sheep (Mt 9:36-37). His compassion makes Jesus feed the crowd. Later, Jesus proclaims himself as the “Good Shepherd” who lays down his life for his flock (Jn 10).
Jesus’ words to Peterâ€"“Feed my lambs”â€"can be taken as the giving of a solemn charge to care for and to rule the community of believers in his name. Jesus, the Chief Shepherd (1 Pt 5:4), enters into a contract with Peter as a delegated caretaker. In accordance with the Semitic form of entering an agreement (Gn 23:3-20), Jesus stresses the terms of the agreement three times.
The apostolic tradition will later pass on this image of the shepherd who is “feeding the flock” as a metaphor for Christian leadership (1 Pt 5:1-4; Acts 20:28-29).

Hundredfold Reward



Mark 10:28-31
28Peter began to say to [Jesus], “We have given up everything and followed you.” 29Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel 30who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come. 31But many that are first will be last, and [the] last will be first.”

A HUNDRED TIMES: In time, the covenant relationship between Yahweh and Israel began to be interpreted as a juridical matter. Wealth and material goods were considered as God’s favor earned through compliance with the Law (Jb 1:10; Ps 128:1-2; Is 3:10). Jesus’ remark about wealthâ€"that it is hard for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! (Mk 10:23)â€"then comes as a shock to the disciples. Peter, who acts as the spokesperson of the disciples, articulates the problem that bothers them: “We have given up everything and followed you.” In Matthew (19:27), he adds: “What will there be for us?”

Jesus assures his disciples that no one who follows him will ever lose what is really important, either in this life or in the life to come. God will reward each one… a hundred times! The expression “a hundred times” or “hundredfold” is used in the Bible to indicate a rich harvest, a blessing from God (Gn 26:12; Mk 4:8; 4:20; Lk 8:8 ). The same expression is used to convey God’s full blessing on the people (2 Sm 24:3; 1 Chr 21:3).

The message of Jesus is obvious: God knows how to take care of his own. He cannot be outdone in generosity! On our part, we must be sure that our motives are right: “For my (Jesus’) sake and for the sake of the gospel” (v 29).

The Spirit of Truth




John 16:12-15
[Jesus said to his disciples,] 12“I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. 13But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. 14He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. 15Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.”

Human and Divine Triumvirates:
In the period of the Late Republic, Rome was ruled by the Senate and among the senators were some who were primi inter paresâ€"first among equals. Two magistrates were chosen who were called consuls. Commanding huge armies, they held supreme military powers. At times, another leader was added, and the three men shared the responsibility of command. They were the “triumvirs,” from the Latin tresviri, meaning “three men.”

The triumvirs (Licinius Crassus, Pompeius Magnus, and Julius Caesar in 50 BC; Marcus Antonius, Marcus Octavius, and Marcus Lepidus in 31 BC) fought for supremacy among themselves and this resulted in civil conflicts.

The triumvirate failed as a political power because of the rivalry among the members, their friends and supporters. Foremost in their agenda was not the good of the Republic, but the power over Rome and her territories. Civil wars were fought till only one of the three survived. The triumvirate ended with the Republic turning into an Empire with only one supreme rulerâ€"the Emperor.

On Trinity Sunday, we honor a “triumvirate”: the relationship of three divine personsâ€"the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spiritâ€"in one Godhead. Christianity arose in the matrix of Israel’s strict monotheism: there is only one God who must be loved and worshipped. But Christians understand that when one has encountered God, one can no longer see God in isolation, but as one who acts, as one who seeks out human beings, as one who communicates. God is one but is not solitary. God is Father who created the world, with man and woman as the crown of creation. When humanity falls, the Father sends his Son who becomes incarnate as Jesus of Nazareth. God also sends the Holy Spirit upon Jesus, and in his resurrection from the dead, sends the Spirit, “Lord and Giver of Life,” on the believers.

The divine persons are distinct from one another, but are bound together in love. The Son becomes a human being in loving obedience to the will of the Father who wishes that men and women be saved through him. He does not hold on to his equality with God, but empties himself, coming in human likeness, as we are told in the kenosis hymn (Phil 2:6-7). Upon completion of the Son’s mission on earth, the Father sends the Holy Spirit in the name of the Son. The Spirit will not speak on his own, but will take what is the Son’s and will declare it to the disciples (vv 13-14). In the divine “triumvirate,” each person is attuned to the two others in loving and perfect harmony.

Those close to Jesus witnessed his intimate relationship with God. Jesus addressed God as Abba, as a child his father. This intimacy was used by his detractors against him, accusing him of blasphemy: though a human being, he was declaring himself to be God’s Son, making himself equal to God. Jesus was crucified as a dangerous charlatan leading the people away from the right path. But at his resurrection, his disciples realized that Jesus was not making empty claims. Indeed, he is the Son of God, raised by the Father through the power of the Holy Spirit.

And so the Christians would begin to speak of God in relational terms. A clear example is Paul’s prayer of blessing: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with you all” (2 Cor 13:13). Much later, in Matthew, the “trinitarian formula” for baptism is given with the authority of the risen Christ: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” A person is ushered into the community of believers, the new Israel, not just in the name/power of the God of Israel, but in the name of this God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The Similes of Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16
[Jesus said to his disciples,] 13“You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. 15Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. 16Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”



SALT OF THE EARTH:
People in Jesus’ time often cooked in outdoor earthen ovens in the courtyard surrounding the house. These were family ovens shared by large, extended families of the patriarch of the clan. The common fuel for the oven was not wood, which was scarce, but something more plentiful: camel or donkey dung.

One duty a young girl had to learn was to collect the dung, mix salt in it, mould it into patties, and leave the patties in the sun to dry. The dung patties were gathered in heaps to be used as fuel.

A salt plate was then placed at the base of the oven and upon it the salted dung patty. Salt has catalytic properties which cause the dung to burn. Eventually, the salt slab exhausts its catalytic ability and becomes useless. It is then thrown out where it can still provide some sure footing in a muddy road.

When Jesus says that the disciples are the salt of the earth, “earth” does not primarily refer to the world of humanity, but to the outdoor earthen oven where dried, salted dung patties are used as fuel. But because one and the same word in Aramaic can mean both “earth” and “clay-oven,” the metaphor easily opens to other symbolisms. The disciples are the salt, that is, catalyst for the earth-oven. Without salt, the oven will not be able to produce fire for cooking and for warmth.

In our situation, we can say that without the catalytic ability of the disciples (of any time), the “earth”â€"the world of men and womenâ€"would not be set on fire. This God-given dignity of the disciples is also their responsibility. If, as disciples, we lose our “saltiness,” we are practically useless.

The Boy Jesus in the Temple

Luke 2:41-51

41Each year [Jesus’] parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, 42and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. 43After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. 44Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, 45but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. 46After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, 47and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.

48When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” 49And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” 50But they did not understand what he said to them. 51He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.

HEART: As a biblical image, “heart” (Hebrew leb, Greek kardia) is the seat both of human emotion and of mind and will. When Mary is presented in the gospel as keeping the angel’s message in her heart, it means she is giving to God the totality of her person: mind, will, and heart.
The “immaculate heart” of Mary refers to her whole person and harks back to her “immaculate conception,” that special gift which is the fruit of her election to be the mother of the Son of God. By virtue of grace and by reason of the redemptive merits of her Son, Mary was preserved from the inheritance of original sin. Mary possesses an immaculate heart: the basis for this is the “new name” given her by the angel: “full of grace”â€"kecharitomene (Lk 1:28).
Luke presents Mary as a woman of faith and obedience. At the annunciation, she answers the angel Gabriel: “May it be done to me according to your word” (Lk 1:38), even if she does not fully comprehend what God’s calling entails. Here she does not understand either the mysterious words of her 12-year-old son, why he should cause anxiety to her and Joseph. Neither is Simeon’s prophecy clear to her. But Luke presents her pondering this happening in her heart. Her “obedience of faith” during the whole of her life’s pilgrimage entails knowing and humbly recognizing “how unsearchable are God’s judgments and how inscrutable his ways” (Rom 11:35). Her immaculate heart accepts fully everything that is decreed in the divine plan.

Teaching about Retaliation


Matthew 5:38-42
[Jesus said to his disciples,] 38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. 40If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well. 41Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.”



AN EYE FOR AN EYE: The phrase “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” is Matthew’s abridgment of Old Testament texts like this one from Exodus: “If injury ensues, you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe” (Ex 21:23-25; see also Lv 24:19f). This command is often called jus talionis or “right of the talion,” that is, the punishment exacts a penalty corresponding in kind to the crime. Far from being a “law of the jungle” where savage justice reigns, the jus talionis is not an incitement to revenge. Rather it puts a limitation upon the custom of unrestricted revenge where the wrongdoer is not the only one destroyed but also those connected with him.

Jesus asks his followers to live by an even higher law. When he tells them to “offer no resistance to one who is evil” (v 39), he is advising them against responding to evil in a spirit of hatred and revenge. To turn the other cheek means to act for the good of the one who inflicted the injury, and to take a positive step toward healing. Evil can be overcome not by evil but by good.

Jesus’ way is a reversal of the old law which allows one to respond to violence in the same vein. But this only gives rise to sinful action and leads to a more complicated situation or a spiral of violence. In repudiating the old teaching, Jesus puts forward a “new righteousness” based on compassion and love.

Took the day off today. Sunday.

Tomorrow I begin my novena to the Blessed Santo Nino.

hehehe sweet tidbit of information, Father! Thanks for this.

Quote from: kiamoy on June 14, 2010, 12:22:22 AM
i prefer tagay.. as long as kaila nako tanan tao..

tagay for me, please.

Quote from: ben on June 14, 2010, 11:24:48 AM
I'm told that mga Mang Hilot used to use the oil from this forbidden plant for their massage.  Anyone else hear this?  I guess it makes sense, since it can be absorbed via skin contact and would certainly relax your patients / keep them happy.

I wouldn't be surprised. Its a euphoric drug.

hehehe! I can picture my college chaplain and spiritual director, Fr. Mark Hoffman saying, "If you've got a problem that keeps on following and trailing you, just ignore the problem!! Are you crazy or what?"

Ing ana raba na si Fr. Mark. hahahaha. I can still hear his voice resonate in my mind.

God Bless Priests...

Thanks for this interesting information, Phils.

Quote from: kiamoy on June 14, 2010, 05:04:27 AM
isog daw. suko is suko. not that affectionate neither.. lisud daw ipa-inlove hmm,

aww mao ba? What is wild is tame-able raba. I am sure.

By: Leonra Almeria



Kon harapit na an adlaw matunod
Ngan ha imo hirayo ako
Naputok an kakulba ha dughan
Ngan kamingaw asay gud dako.

Pagtikang han panuro han tun-og
Mga bukad ngan dahon paghumog
Inin luha, daw burabod,
Waray hunong hin pagtubod.

Kon nadangat na an gab-i upod an kamingaw
Labi kon nabati han huni han kalaw
Pagpurak han sidlangan, pagpuni-as han adlaw
Pagkalpad han maya, dinumdom ko ikaw

Ginhingyap ka han inagi nga adlaw
Ug an himaya nga hingpit gayud.
Labi kon upod ka han pagtan-aw
Han kapusak han mga balud.
Kondi inabut ako hin kakulba
Ug an kamingaw namara-para
Kay kon tingali an ak pagla-um
Bangin daw la nim kawangon.

Sanglit han pagsalidsid han mapawa nga adlaw
Higtaas nga bukid luub hin kasilaw
Paghuni han gangis upud an kamingaw
Duyog an pagtangis gindumdom ko ikaw

by: I. Lucente


An Iroy nga Tuna matam-is pagpuy-an
Bisan diin siplat puros kasangkayan
Hahani an hingpit nga ak kalipayan
Hahani hira nanay pati kabugtuan.

Lugaring mahiblon, ha dughan mabug-on
Nga an Pilipinas dayuday uripon
¡Ay Tuna, nga ak natawohan!
Hain daw an hingpit nga at katalwasan?

Bem, why would your friends say that they would not date waraywaray women?
Sobrang selosa ning mga waraywaray baji?

Correction: Justene is Leytena with some Waray blood.

I have a little bias since my father's side is from Southern Leyte. 

Bem, I would date a Waray Waray. Waray Waray women are known to be the most fiercest and one of the beauties of the Philippines.

This is Justene Jaro, of Waray2x blood:

Quote from: jorgeanna on June 14, 2010, 12:29:33 AM
the new generation are rude kay tungod sa one-child policy nila, spoiled ang mga bata... not all but kasagaran.....

Maayo pa tong bata gi latos sa ijang amahan when he was growing up. Spare the rod, and the child is spoiled.

Quote from: kiamoy on June 14, 2010, 04:34:09 AM
dad..

grabe ang rage if masuko.. but pwede ra mawala agad lahat lahat in 5 minutes LoL

Isug jud. Leytena gud.

My aunties say kono tho that I sound like my grandfather, Mr. Rustico Aray Lucino Sr. My father tells me that when he looks at my side profile, he is reminded by his Papa, and the way I walk is similar to Papa Ting's. My mother would always tease me, "Liwat jud ka kaajo sa imong Amahan!" especially when I talk and when I say some things.


Unsaon man lagi. Blood cannot deny Blood.

Muchos gracias , senorita Bem.

Lets go to the core of the self:


For me, it has always been helping others. I find great pleasure and self satisfaction in helping others.

Shooting guns, Practicing archery, cycling, engaging with the opposite sex.

I have few really good friends, a multitude of associates and colleagues.

When I do have time, I prefer strategy games: Empire Total War, Europa Universalis III etc.

Quote from: jorgeanna on June 06, 2010, 03:45:10 PM
when i was in Grade 4, i was a big fan of Lotlot de Leon (me so baduy!).. so my classmates started calling me Balot.. and up until now, my classmates call me Balot.... although the history is so baduy but i like it. i know if a person calls me Balot, that person is my lifetime friend.

how touching.

When I was in high school, i was very introverted (despite being active in sports). So i would always get teased by girls on not talking etc etc, in my opinion, being silent attracted the attention of women.

Most of my good friends, one who graduated valedictorian, and the other graduated salutatorian, were both unpopular in high school. The popular kids teased them of being too smart/ bookish. Okay lang. Because it was the bookish ones that were esteemed in acceptance to Ivy League colleges/universities. The two of them were enrolled with me in the Engineering Program.

Point: Esteem and honor is given not by popularity, but by precedence and academic ability, not by who you know. Fact.

No. I pave my own path and secure my own identity by my own choice.

Not totally. I'd classify myself as modern with a bit of traditionalism.

Be strong. Even when the pain is strong, you have to be stronger.

If its thundering outside, learn to dance in the rain.

My father. His kumpares and friends always say I look, sound, and walk like him. My beloved father.

Lolo Ciano,


I love you, Lo'. Na mingaw na jud ko nimo. Wishing you the best Father's Day and continued good health and strong mind and body. I love you with all my heart, my soul and my mind. See you soon, Lolo. Maluuy ang Ginoo.

To my Uncle Steve,


You really are a father-like person in my life as well. Thank you for always being there for me, calling me whenever i was busy, and always giving me your 'talks'. Those talks were very much needed and wanted and appreciated.

Thanks, Uncle Steve. I Love You.

hehehe. Yes Ma'am!

Daddy,

I love you so much, Daddy. As much as I joke around saying that i dont look like you and act like you, unsaon man jud ni. Junior man jud ko nimo. hehehe. Carbon Copy. puahahaha.

I love you very much, Dad. Thank you for being such a powerful force in my life and guiding me every step of the way.


Bran

Thoughts of your father , grandfather, father-like individual in your life.

Let us embrace and love our fathers.

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 13, 2010, 08:55:29 AM
I am still recovering from my hospitalization, but, still I walked 30 minutes today to exercise my legs.

Wolf, what happened diay to warrant  you to get hospitalized?

I hope you are feeling better and recover in earnest. Hope all is well!

i had a frat brother who told me to try dating multiple women. To experience it. The advice he gave me was "Try to experience and force yourself not getting attached to any of them. See how long you hold out."

For my personal experience it took 3-4 weeks. It was hard because i eventually grew attached to all three. I had to tell the truth in the end.

2 days ago.

A Bald Eagle.

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on June 06, 2010, 09:25:33 AM
Are you good at climbing trees?

I can't say i ever climbed a tree before. I did, however, cut down many trees.

Old enough to see my children graduate college , old enough to see my grandchildren grow into adulthood.

By His Grace...

Religious Studies.

i had a crush on this one bodacious bodied woman. This woman had curves like you've never seen before. Totally hour-glass body shape. Guys, i mean, if you saw this woman, you would have hounded like a dog. haha.

I was beset myself. I wanted to take this girl out so i asked for advice. My room mate chimed in, "just ask her to come back to your dorm!"

So i did. hahaha.

i was coring with my professor back in spring 07, and one of my partners for the Field Limnology class decided to switch canoes while holding the core. He asked me to stand up. At the moment of us standing up, we both fell into the cold spring water. We had to dive down 20+ deep water to retrieve the core. Our professor, at the time, was in the canoe frantically pulling on the rope.

lol.

Absolutely.

Quote from: chicogon on June 07, 2010, 04:37:17 AM
Yes, I did when I went to the old Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina) and we were billeted in a farm house not too far from St. James Church where we did a pilgrimage back in 1990. We brought with us 142 youth from the U.S.

BWT, baka diay tong among gigatasan hehehehe.  


The young me in 1990 posing for a pic before milking a cow - in Bosnia-Herzegovina/Croatia -
with two of my altar servers from the New Orleans area

handsome picture, Father!
Nice to see a picture of the Balkans before their conflict situation.

In regards to the question:
yes i milked a goat during a field trip to an animal farm during my elementary days. I forget the name of the farm, but somewhere in Upstate New York.

Tuition, apartment cost, living cost.

Depends on the situation.

Balanced account. I would never entrust someone complete power over my finances. Joint control, perhaps.

List your passions in life.

Would you consider yourself a good kisser?

Do you find yourself dumping a lover, or do you find yourself the one getting dumped?

Yes or No?

Do you?

Divulge.

Divulge.

Gentlemen, or women, are you the romantic type? If so what did you do that was very romantic?

I find women who are a bit jealous quite seductive. One of my xgfs was very jealous; some times she would not even allow me to leave our apartment because too flirty kono ko. So on weekends, i was locked in the room with her. With nothing else to do.

Eventually i grew tired. Parted ways.

She hated me after that. Se la vie...~

Quote from: kiamoy on June 14, 2010, 12:31:51 AM
sunset is more romantic..

and after watching the sunset, you get to stay on that spot as long as you like..

sunrise kay init na after

Por supuesto! Con su amor y su amor con ti..

Sonrisa~

Some men find women who have a jealous streak to be sexy and attractive.
Do you?

When I was in college, i never pictured myself dating or falling for Filipina only because ive been so isolated from Filipinos for such a long time (growing up in a predominantly white-community with little Filipino groups aside from annual Fiesta de Santo Nino de Valencia).

All of my relationships with white women have been short term; and one thing that i look for is how they treat family and vice versa. So far, not as what i want of my wife-to-be especialmente considering i come from a very conservative and traditional family.

Since i dated Filipina, maka connect ko immediately. Even if she happens to be American-born and raised Filipina. Because despite the Americanization, her family raised her the way I was raised. Cultured. One thing that I like jud that i always searched for in a woman was a strong religious faith.

Leave it to a Filipina to get me back to Marian Devotion. And praying with the rosary.
hehehe.


The Pearl of the Orient. Truly.

hahaha di ko mo prejudice. Filipinas, are really a dime in a dozen.

Many of my friends think that Filipinas are very different from other Asian women. Because there is no uniformity in beauty for Filipinas. True.

If one has preference for Mestiza Castilla, there are so many in Cebu, Ilo-Ilo as well as in Davao, Cagayan de Oro
If one has preference for Chinese Mestiza, they are all over the Philippines.
And if one prefers the pure Filipiniana beauty, then these flowers are all over the entire islands.

Very much so.

really? many a thanks, Bem. Many a thanks.

For me, ive dated different kinds of women. American women of many ethnic backgrounds: french, english, irish, german, russian. I've also dated Latinas, and some Asian women.

But in personal testimony, they do not compare to the soft skin and the regal beauty of Filipina. The Filipina, for the most part, is cultured, deeply religious, holds importance in family and deep rooted loyalties. Strength not only in the physical, but mental prowess. She is beauty unparalleled.

Wa jamo comparison. Period.

Sunsets are just epic. Its after the sunset that leaves its mark. err...leaves its kisses?

ha ha ha 

Do you prefer foreign women to Filipina? Or are you a fanatic for Filipina beauty.

Quote from: philippines on June 13, 2010, 09:03:45 AM
Secret. But, yes, it happens all the time. In unexpected situations.

Naa sigoro ka ug mark of beauty, phils.

Quote from: jorgeanna on June 13, 2010, 03:19:49 PM
ha ha ha.. this happened to my banana before. My inlaws also confirmed this story. this girl was so into him that she would do anything and everything just to get his attention. she would buy ice cream, snacks for everyone and she was always at their home but too bad, my banana said its a big turn-off for him.

hehe, trying too hard diay tong bajiha?

Quote from: kiamoy on June 14, 2010, 12:20:41 AM
@Lorenzo.. you should also listen to his "Do You Remember"

Indeed, that is a special song. for me.

Dearest __________________,



It was good to talk to you the other day. I trust that you are happy now. I am happy to see you smile.

I raise my glass to you,
B.L

Dearest _______________,



You are the light in the dark. You are my light in the dark. You are the beat in my heart. In the words of Mr Darcy in Pride & Prejudice, "You have bewitched me woman, i love, love, i love you."

Truly, you are my light in the dark. And all I wish is to be by your side for always. Is this too much to request?

Eternally and Most Respectfully Yours,
Bran Lorenzo.

Jay Sean's "Down"

Basshunter's "Ange In The Night"

Hi Bem! How is Malapascua?

Quote from: jorgeanna on June 13, 2010, 03:10:20 PM
i prefer quiet ones kay i am very talkative man gud jejejeje

hehe, you must be good company, Anna!

Quote from: windgate on June 13, 2010, 05:57:18 PM
bisan gani ug tinustos ra tambaw na. kahinumdum kos ahong lola sa una nga ug sakitan kog tijan a buhotan ra ajo dajon.  labi na jud to siguro ug marijuana ipabuhot.

en actualidad, bai wind, smoking of substances (cigarette, cigar, marijuana etc) actually irritates the stomach; and long term smoking is associated with gastric carcinoma and ulcer growth. Not to mention that smoking leads to mutation of the delta-p-53 tumor suppressor gene. Which explains systemic tumoric growth for patients with history of long-term smoking.

Quote from: jorgeanna on June 13, 2010, 01:01:07 PM
i heard baya nga marijuana is good for the treatment of some illnesses...

Hehehe, imbes i outlawed ni diri sa 'states, they actually allow its use for patients with terminal diseases. Cancer patients are allowed to take medical marijuana; and there are some medical facilities (nursing agencies) that are given permission to grow marijuana.

Marijuana does not treat the disease, sister, on the other hand, its effects can mitigate the symptoms. They allow certain exceptions of the national prohibition of marijuana because they know that marijuana illicits a euphoric effect and can ease the pain of dying patients.

How effective these facilities contain and prevent tempering of the controlled substance is totally dependent on the facility's security systems and /or management awareness.

In other words. Who knows.

- Mark W Fields


The World says I have no ambition,
      Yet I hope, I dream.
The World says I'm not intelligent,
      Yet I believe I am.
The World says i won't succeed,
      Yet I know I will.
The World says my thoughts aren't important,
      Yet I know they are.
The World says my voice won't be heard,
      Yet I know someone will.
The World says I can't live without money,
      Yet I know I could.
The World says I need many friends,
      Yet I only need some.
The World says my Savior is dead,
      Yet I know he lives.
The World says many things,
      Yet I don't listen.