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i hardly cry over tearjerker movies, but this one's an exception, and it's about alzheimer.


The Notebook (2004), based on The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, directed by Nick Cassavetes, starring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Sam Shepard, James Marsden, Joan Allen

i was about to sign the petition, until i saw the advocate--- care2.  much to my regret, i find this site abusive of one's privacy.  try signing or using any of their services, even joining an urgent petition like this one, and your email inbox is flooded by just about everything from them, at no less than 10 everyday.  it tests one's patience.  more than that, one's personal details are spread throughout the web.  this site does not believe in personal privacy.  enter at your own risk.    

give or take a few details, tinuod ba kaha ning estoryaha?  naa ba kaha ni sa archives sa news, back when bohol had only 1 local paper and 2 or 3 radio stations?

kadungog mo aning estoryaha, sir balong, sir fd, vrglguaps ug flying segs?  di na lang ko mangutana ni webmaster kay morag nagkamang pa man tingali to siya atong panahona, kana kun natawo na.  di sad ko mangutana ni hubag ug bugsay kay uroy ug sila tong boyfriend nga nangitsa ug girlfriend sa dagat.

the point of my story is, labaw pa sa batterer tong lakiha kun tinuod man galing.  murderer-drowner-pitcher-ug-tawo pa man gyod intawon.  asa na kaha to rong espidnoha gipadpad.  hinaot di siya tblander.

i don't know how true this story is because this supposedly happened either in the '70s or early '80s when the accessibility of the internet and mobile phones were still unthinkable and there was no such thing as a fast craft plying cebu-bohol.  wa sad ko kabasa or kadungog sa news mismo; radyo baktas ra akong nadunggan.

diha kuno toy manag-oyab nanakay ug barko from cebu to tagbilaran.  nag-away tingali to, sa kasuko sa laki iya ra kunong gikugos dayon ang baye ug gihug sa dagat.  wa pa pod toy aircon ang barko sa una mao nga natural air ang sides sa barko, dali rang molusot ang tawo.

anyway, wa kunoy nakalihok dayon sa ubang pasahero.  unsaon, shark-infested area man.  usa ka german tourist nga way kalibotan nga shark-infested tong dapita maoy niambak ug salbar sa baye.  pagdunggo sa tagbilaran, hero's welcome ang german, andam na pod ug kiha ang parents sa babaye.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on April 29, 2012, 06:36:02 AM
kung mangdapat galing bisan uyab pa, dako ug purohan nga mangulata sab pagkaminyo. remember the case of Ramgen Revilla, son of former Sen. Ramon Revilla and half brother of Bong Revilla, the one who was murdered. battered girlfriend to si Jannelle Manahan which she admitted over a TV interview.

advice sa among priest family friend nga usa sa tulo ka canon lawyers sa archdiocese of cebu (kalimot ko unsa toy ngan ani nila nga committee, basta usa sa ilang mga functions mo-decide ug church marriage annulment)--- kausang dapat, bahalag hinay ra, buwagi dayon.  no second chances kuno, kay these chances are likely nga modapat ug balik-balik unya magkagrabe.  nganong huwaton pa man nga magkagrabe.  pari na nang ga-advice ha, particularly this priest who also specializes in clinical psychology.

i understand this holds true for all--- husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, gayfriend.   

Quote from: enadespinosa on April 29, 2012, 03:10:00 AM
kon akoang kulatahon sa akong asawa mohilak na lang ko..pero iuli ko siya sa ila.

faet kun di na dawaton.  pakapinan pa hinoon kag sinselyo para pamelete pauli.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 30, 2012, 10:15:18 AM
Mostly youngest maoy permi mabiktima ani. Akoy kay youngest man ko akong duha ka older brother usahay moapil pud tong akong older sister nga madre na karon ug sogsog nga dili kono ko anak sa among inahan kay ang ngalan kono sa akong inahan si Ester heheheh kinamauhan jud kono ko ug nawong ni Ester ang nakaparat kay burikat kono ni si Ester.

maayo gani ka kay youngest ka.  may rason.  middle child intawon ko, feeling gitabangan, hahaha.  pait gyod hinoon ning naa pa gyoy ngan ang laing inahan kunohay.  

QuoteMagbinakho intawon ko ug hilak sa akong kahiubos unya kara sogsog i confirm jud ni nako sa akong inahan ug tinuod ba ni. Tubag sa akong mother" tigtubay anang way hinungdan.

kalami na lang sa tubag sa imong inahan.  pero nihilom ba kaha ko kun gitubag pa kog ingon ana sa among mama?  ambot lang.

mora man ko anig nawad-an ug panimuot.  ahat hinoon nga gi-hyperacidity ko.

kalami na lang ani nga series of pictures nimo, raqz.  salamat gyod.  si meow ping morag si max namo.  kitten pa hinoon sa max.  kining iring lain-lain baya gyod ug batasan kun makaila na ta and if we've lived with them closely. 

buotang klaro si meow ping.  kining among max purya sa kasiaw ug kakiat.  kun tblander pa, morag nasagol si botoy, si bugsay, ug si balong.  3-in-1 tawon ning among puti diri, ambot na lang. 

mao nga angay tang magpasalamat kay di tanang milyonaryo hinabangon...

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 29, 2012, 11:51:51 AM
Bitaw sakto kaayo. Kining sungogon tag kinit- an sa basurahan ug di tinuod anak kay anak kono sa Bil-at. Tuo pud intawon kay gitabangan man ug sungog sa mga maguwang angin nangluod wa mokaon ug usa ka adlaw. Racism pud ning ujat ujaton bitaw ug pikot,insik,hudeyo,nig, nawong arabo pastilan kadaghan ug nganlan.

Quote from: alycxs on April 29, 2012, 11:35:11 PM
Hahaha pastilan no. Mahinumdum man nuon ko adtong mga sugsug...kinit-an sa dagat, anak sa agokoy, anak sa kapre heheh !

kaagi sad ko aning kapait kay very real sa akong imagination nga si percival ug rowena kuno akong ginikanan, mga engkanto. 

arang pod tong akong duha ka elder brothers nganong ako man gyod ang ilang kulinitan ug sugsug, three sisters man unta mi.  inig kagabii hinoon, imbis matulog magsige lang kog siyagit ug hilak ug ipabalikbalik sa among mama nga anak ko nila.  mahapak na lang hinoon ko usahay.  mosamot kog siyagit. 

growing older, i realized that the names of my supposed "parents" were taken from the stories of 'ivanhoe' and 'king arthur' by my brothers, who had sufficient background of literature, being seminarians.  kabawos hinoon kog aswang nila.  magkapuliki sila kun mag-tantrums na ko.  natiguwang na lang mi, nganlan gihapon ko nilag "spoiled brat".  obviously they contributed to to my being one, hahaha. 

moral lesson to brothers: ayaw mo panugsug ug sisters.    

Phl boats enter shoal

By Alexis Romero
The Philippine Star
April 30, 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Six Philippine fishing boats have entered Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal amid heightened tension stemming from China’s latest activities in the area.

Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara yesterday said the six fishing boats are inside the Panatag lagoon with an equal number of Chinese fishing vessels that were sighted last week.

“There are six Chinese fishing vessels inside the lagoon. There are also six Filipino fishing boats also in the lagoon,” Alcantara told radio station dzBB.

Also in the shoal are the Coast Guard’s BRP Pampanga and a vessel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

On the other hand, two maritime surveillance vessels and six fishing boats constitute China’s presence in the area.

Alcantara said there have been no reports of friction or “unusual incidents” between the Philippine and Chinese fishing crews.

He said the Filipino fishermen were being secured by the Coast Guard.

Alcantara said they have not advised local fishermen to avoid Panatag Shoal.

“We did not bar them from fishing. This has been our natural fishing ground. We have been going there before. This is within our EEZ (exclusive economic zone),” Alcantara said.

more at: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=801933&publicationSubCategoryId=63

when tuod ning encounter ninyo sa palawan?  gusto unta ko mobasa sa details ani sa atong history.  akong pangitaon.  type man god nakong paki-research.

hinayhinay lang sa borikatan, sir balong.  wa mo maimpatso sa bala sa palawan, anha unya mo matiwasan sa AIDS sa bowrikath.

They say numbers 1 and 3 usually end up on the same side, as with numbers 2 and 4. Does that mean the minimum for a Filipino man is 4?

Maybe even more.

What is the ending for mistresses?

The same as a wife’s. You’ll fall out of love. The currents come and go.

You grow tired of each other, the man becomes cruel.  You can experience sensory fatigue or sexual death, or he becomes boring or poor or sick. You just go with the flow. There are no rules. It’s a wise mistress who realizes that like everything, there’s an ending. Wise mistresses are the most successful mistresses. They know that husbands don’t belong to them.

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Do any of the women you’ve talked to call and say you portrayed them unjustly in your book?

I change the details so people cannot guess who they are.

What’s more embarrassing? To be a mistress or a cougar?

I’d rather be a mistress. Kung ako ang cougar ako pa magbabayad! (I’ll have to do the paying.)

Well, all good things in life need to be paid for: shoes, food, sex. What do you think about the highly publicized issue over the two women fighting over the rights to a man’s body on national TV?

I think it’s better than a telenovela. Parang scripted. Although I ask myself, “Who is the mistress there?” Even the media don’t know how to call the woman. The man was a tower of strength for the two women, but in the end, he was unable to offer a Solomonic solution.

Do you think money is behind the issue?

Why fight on TV? Why are they playing out this drama? It probably is.

What about mistresses who don’t get anything much financially from the men?

I don’t know. True love?

But how can anyone trust someone who is cheating on his wife?

At the back of their heads, they know this. After the first publishing of my book, I got a letter from a mistress who told me she thought there were only two of them in the man’s life. It turns out there’s a number 3.

So without the Catholic church, life wouldn’t be as sweet as this.

Yes, the “forbidden fruit.”

If there is divorce do you think people will still have mistresses?

Even in America where there is divorce, there are still mistresses. Divorce will never work here because men will be required to pay alimony. There are more men in Congress than women. Husbands can get away without paying a cent. During the Japanese occupation we had divorce in the country. The movie “Rosario” was about a woman ahead of her time in that period. She slept around, smoked and flirted. As punishment, she was exiled to Hong Kong for three years. Those were the days.

I still wonder why women’s groups like Gabriela don’t try harder to change the laws. The laws concerning concubinage and adultery favor the man. Men are only guilty if they are caught having an affair under scandalous circumstances, and it still has to be proven. For women, adultery is an automatic crime.

Women in Congress don’t want to change the laws because it’s against the church. And there is always the question of, “What will happen to the children?” It is usually the wives who don’t want to leave a marriage because of the children, not the husbands.

Why is this so?

Because mistresses don’t argue.  Here’s a quote from Jun Cruz: “At the end of the day I don’t need a bright woman to argue with, I just want a pretty girl who will shut up when she needs to shut up.” Men want somebody, someone who is low-maintenance emotionally. Men who have reached their Viagra stage especially lose a lot of confidence, and need women who try to restore it.

I know of a heterosexual, not bisexual, man who left his wife and kids for a transsexual, even if he knew she underwent a sex change. The transsexual told me it had nothing to do with sex. She simply fulfilled all his psychological needs.

Essentially, every man is a narcissist, especially mama’s boys. And Filipino men are all mama’s boys.

A typical Filipino man is always dominated by women throughout his life. First, he is dominated by his mother, then a girlfriend, then his wife, then his daughter, then his mistress, then maybe a “chimay,” if he is a “chimay” killer, then by Mama Mary when he is old, gray and dying. Who is at fault in the relationship, the man or the mistresses?

The men are to blame, not the mistresses. The Philippines is the only country left where people still go to Mass every Sunday, and pews are filled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and yet it is the also the only country where mistresses are freely flaunted. Also, we are the only country left without a divorce law.

Why do men need mistresses?

I asked that question in the Rotary Club. A Canadian man said, “You know why we do it? We do it ‘cause we can get away with it.” It’s the forbidden fruit. The allure of mistresses in the shadows, that’s her mystery.

A man I know also said, “It’s nice to wake up with a beautiful face beside me.”

At one point in a woman’s life she has to choose whether she wants to keep her face or her figure. When a woman is thin her face is compromised, it’s sunken. But if she wants a younger-looking face with no wrinkles that means she has to choose to be fat. Mahirap maging babae. (It’s hard to be a woman).

So it is normal to have a mistress?

Yes. Even taxi drivers have mistresses. She might have a carinderia or be a labandera who washes his clothes for him. Madudunong ang mga taxi driver (Taxi drivers are smart). During a marriage, the husband and wife can experience a sexual death. The wife bears children, finds other sources of fulfillment, her body gets bigger…that is when men look for others. But you’ll be surprised. A lot of mistresses are not as pretty or as accomplished as the wife.

Do mistresses feel the man loves them more?

Yes. In the ’70s, a classmate of mine was head of an NGO that monitored sex and pornography on TV. During the course of their research they talked to little girls whose mothers watched television. Do you know what their mothers told them? They said they wanted to be the mistresses on TV instead of the wives. On TV, the wives are always shown wearing dusters, cleaning and suffering while the man goes off with his mistress in the sexy dress.

So if I form a partylist for mistresses, will I get enough votes?

A lot of our politicians won when it was revealed that they had mistresses.

Are mistresses homewreckers?

It’s a stereotype. It may not be her intention but that’s what the public perception is.

Are mistresses happy?

I think so. Why would they stay?

Even without marriage?

Mistresses should know it will never happen.

Why won’t some husbands ever leave their wives?

These men want to be in their comfort zone. A place where they are on familiar ground, and there is no need to uproot one’s self or learn new rules. They’re in a place where they are used to the house help, and they know where the bathroom is. They know the bad side of their wives and they know how to dominate them. Men want to have their cake and eat it, too. It is very rare for a Filipino man to leave his first wife to marry his mistress.

A lot of priests themselves can’t claim to be completely…

But that doesn’t invalidate the sacrament of confession. I myself am not a devout Catholic, but I just follow the rules.

The Aleli and Grace war is like an open book. Many say that some women will only know if the husband was fooling around when he dies. Because someone else will be crying over his coffin.

There is actually such a thing as funeral service etiquette. One man had his two women in the same pew. Others were not allowed to come in. Other women take it upon their own not to go. One woman did not even want to go to her own husband’s funeral, worried that his mistress will be there. When she went to the service, the mistress was sitting in the front row. She had to sit all the way at the back.

Who is the most successful mistress?

A lot. These are the women who are recognized by the man’s family and accepted by society.

You’ve talked to a lot of mistresses. Can you tell us one particularly memorable story?

There was one woman who never called herself a mistress. She used the word “playmate” to describe her relationship with the man, who was then married. When the man and his wife got a divorce, he asked her to marry him, but she refused. She said they were only playmates. She knows she will never marry the man.

And then the woman also became the victim of a mistress. It turns out her husband was also seeing another woman. That’s what made her stop seeing her playmate. She said she didn’t want a place in hell.

Did she believe it was a sin?

For 25 years the woman did not take communion, and everyone kept asking her why. Finally one night, she told her story to her parish priest, over dinner. The priest gave her an absolution and called her story “a beautiful love story.”

I know a devout Catholic went to the priest to ask for forgiveness because of adultery. The priest said she couldn’t be forgiven because the affair was still ongoing.

Why mistresses have all the fun

By: Louie Cruz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Following the success of her book, “Mistresses Play, Men Stray, The Wives Stay,” the always sharp and eloquent Jullie Yap-Daza dishes out some thoughts on just how sweet forbidden fruit really is.

Louie: What is the difference between a girlfriend and a mistress?

Jullie: The difference is financial. Girlfriends are independent and can assert their independence by spending their own money. If you’re totally dependent, wala ka na (That’s it).


JIM GUIAO PUNZALAN
Julie Yap-Daza

di ta palipat ni botoy, raqz.  ang iyang portfolio mao baya ni:

aswang kaayo kog ham sa una.  i knew the only way for me to treat my addiction to ham was to learn how to make one.  attend kog seminar sa department of agriculture bitaw.  himo na ko.  taudtaod, kahunahuna kog baligya.  halin kaayo kun pasko.  wow.  so for variety, naghimo na lang pod kog tocino ug corned beef.  aruy, wa na may laing sulod ang ref, puro na lang ham, tocino ug corned beef.  nihilak bitaw akong manghod kay wa na miy laing sud-an gawas sa tulo kay wa na man gyoy lugar ang ref.  undang na lang ko uy.  di man sad nako kaya ug meet ang orders ba.  kapoy pa gyod ug paningil kay akong gipautang, mao nga halin.  da, undang lagi akong addiction to ham.  karon, mas ganahan pa kog inun-onang bolinaw.

feeling bad because i missed sunday mass today.  i also missed the anticipated mass yesterday.  naluya ko sa akong ubo mahadlok ko mogawas.  grabe manila.  36 degrees centigrade with enough humidity to make one feel like the world is a finnish bath.  hasta airconditioner, pildi.

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 29, 2012, 09:27:27 PM
Hmm, morag kaila ko sa tag-iya aning iroa, panagsa lang mosulod galing...

kun si bugsay imong igzu ang imong ipasabot abi kay tagsa na lang motungha, sajop.  si bugsay nag-specialize ug furniture and interior design, di siya tighimo ug septic tank.

di man gyod tingali ni i-lock ni webmaster mol uy; mawad-an unya mig kataw-an.

syalan ba si e... mga bata pa man gyod diay intawon mong duha.  latuzon ta mo ron...

daghan tuod ug komplikasyon kun gi-accredit pa ang ladlad.  aron ma-miyembro, kinahanglan bang card-carrying gay ka?  mag-unsa na lang kun matso ang gustong mo-represent aning ladlad, theoretically, di siya qualified?  hanap.  never man gyod intawon nga card-carrying tricycle driver or security card ang anak ni former president gma, siya man lagi ang representative ani nga sector.

on hindsight, i remember nga usa sa girason nganong di na sapayan ang ladlad nga i-accredit sa comelec kay there are existing legislations nga covered na sila (read: they're also human, so existing rules that protect human beings necessarily cover them).  a very believable reason; nakaporke lang kay it holds true for just about every partylist.  wa man tingaliy partylist diha nga ang mga miyembro unggoy.

ang una ani nilang bill nga i-pass for legislation tingali mao nga i-legalize ang drugs.  maahat anig ka-minority floor leader si ronald singson.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 28, 2012, 09:19:24 PM
Wa kahunahuna kay ag hagdanan ray gidali ug kuha. Matud pa nila samtang nagpahiluna sa hagdanan nga akong kanaugan " We can't let you die in there, who will cook us food then."

well-trained, practical kids.

dinner by candlelight

sushi lunch

i hope statue ra nang usa ka ig-agaw kay morag lisod tuhoan ning ig-agawa nga di motukob kay nakabentaha with his spots.  parehag rag tawo nga naa poy ig-agaw nga bentahosa, di madalag photoshop.

en ader words, magkaduol gyod kaha ning leopard ug iro?

ah, that?  looks like, hehe.  the slipper is up for adoption, by the way.

pila kaha ka tblander ang nahiapil aning 13%?  hihihi.  hinoon, wa ta kahibawog ulitawo pa diay ni sila.

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 28, 2012, 03:49:28 PM
Unya ra kuno mogawas ang pagkamangtas kon minyo na...

means of survival man god ni.  unya ra man sad mogawas ang pagkabadlongon sa bana kun minyo na.

Quote from: Lorenzo on April 28, 2012, 03:34:35 PM
good point lagi na, bai. og ma "bossy bossy" na si missis, maayo lagi i-ingnon nato, "honey dearest, ayaw'g pa maldita nako ha?"

mahadlok pod ko ma minyo oy kai di ko gusto ma under de saya...

first rule of thumb: impose a dress code of pants for your wife-to-be.  mahadlok mog saya, puwes, pakarsonesa.

he knows both landscaping and interior design.

do i know this guy?  he looks familiar...

Quote from: enadespinosa on April 28, 2012, 03:06:23 PM
di kaha na kabit ni lolo kay sweet man ka-ayo.

hehe, buot ipasabot, kun asawa pa, di sweet.

di ba na sila puro lalaki?

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 28, 2012, 04:26:38 PM
Bwahaha! What a rhetorical question!

as it turns out, abrams appears to be caucasian in the video.  i was barking up the wrong tree.

Quote from: balong on April 28, 2012, 03:49:52 AM
No one has to convince me that Apple is an amazing company. It is. Its products are cutting-edge. But the stock can only run so far.

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naa ra ba koy shares sa APPLE. maybe it.s time to sell. what do you think RMB, ikaw may specialist ug blue chips 

fans of apple wear this:

my favorite vets in manila are the bolo couple.  the name must be familiar to you because they're officers of the national vet association.  and there's dr sandiego and a very young lady vet named joy in cebu.  there are vets i'd rather avoid; understandably i'm not naming them here.   

look here now, even in this forum, there's a vet, a boholano and a valencianhon at that.  how nice.

in this forum, we refer to doc lorenzo for human health advice.  now there's you for animal health advice.  please?

the romanian vets are the most empathetic.  i like them at their feeling level, with their understanding that sometimes, pet owners can be more rabid than their pets.  once, when i brought a kitten with a broken spine and the gentleman vet insisted that it had to be put down and i shamelessly bawled right there and then, i ended up receiving an email of apologies from him that very evening.  it was nice of him to bother.   

doc rpm!  you must be the vet this thread speaks about!  nice to have a vet right in this forum. 

funny, wherever i go, i get to know and meet vets, of different nationalities at that; filipinos (but of course; in manila and cebu), iranian, chinese, australian, romanian, czech. 

why do i have to tell this?  because i salute the chinese lady vet the most. she healed every single sick cat that i brought to her, even those that i've given up on, including two cats who accidentally swallowed poison. 

it's sikrit no more... tag-iyag isla, wow!

pabaroto-baroto lang ni, pero mga james bond baya ang sakay ani.

Travel

Dog On Tarmac Halts Planes at LaGuardia Airport

By Erik Hayden | @Erik_Hayden | April 26, 2012

Here, girl!

Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A man attempts to retrieve a puppy named Byrdie after it escaped from
its cage at LaGuardia Airport on April 25, 2012 in New York City.

A Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy named Byrdie caused delays yesterday when she was said to have bolted out of her kennel and onto the runway at New York’s LaGuardia airport, with numerous airline staff in full pursuit.

Fortunately, just like every Disney movie since the beginning of time, this stray-animal-on-the-loose tale has a happy ending. The chase went on for some twenty minutes, as passengers on the Memphis-bound Delta flight that Byrdie was supposed to have boarded looked on, the New York Post reported.

But only the puppy’s owner, Austin Varner, could eventually corral the pet. “She was just standing there,” said Varner to the Post, adding a sentiment that devoted dog owners everywhere understand: “She didn’t want to come to them. But she came right to me, and we got her.”

Apparently, the puppy pursuit wasn’t for lack of effort on the part of airport staff. According to one airline passenger’s description to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, “there was a total of 11 trucks trying to corner the dog.” Varner had her own rationale for Byrdie’s runway adventure after the plane landed. “I think she just wanted a little exercise,” she told the Memphis newspaper.

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we'll surprise them with our armada of mermaids and countless spitfire squadrons of vampires, ikikikikik.

those manila city legislators simply showed their pettiness.  ngano man tawon nga gitagad pa man nila ang statement ug second rate hollywood actress nga klaro man tawon nga wa ma-edukar?  pasagdan na lang unta nila nga parehang annabelle rama ug amalia fuentes ang moatbang ni inday claire.

we could just have laughed at claire danes's ignorance and blindness.

Quote from: balong on April 27, 2012, 12:14:49 AM
can i taste you miss islander

no you may not.

Ron Pytel Obituary
November 6, 2003

On November 3, 2003, REV. RONALD P. PYTEL, beloved son of the late Peter R. and Jeannette L. Pytel (nee Grocki); loving brother of Michael E. Pytel and his wife Linda A. Pytel; cherished uncle of Jessica L. Pytel; lifelong friend of Rev. Larry J. Gesy. Also survived by many friends and his parish family. Father Ron will lie in state in Holy Rosary Church, 400 S. Chester St on Wednesday and Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

http://www.ronpytel.com/info/ron-pytel-obituary/

Personal Testimony of Father Ronald P. Pytel
Posted on September 17, 2010

My name is Father Ronald Pytel, and I am the pastor of Holy Rosary Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Our parish church is the Archdiocesan Shrine for Divine Mercy. It is also noteworthy to mention that Pope John Paul II visited and prayed in Holy Rosary Church in 1976 when he was Karol Cardinal Wojtyla. The Divine Mercy Shrine at Holy Rosary was dedicated on the first feastday of Blessed Faustina.

I have been a priest for 26 years. I was ordained at Holy Rosary Church, which is my home parish. I am of Polish ethnic background. My parents were born in America, but my grandparents came from Poland.

the whole text at http://www.holyrosarypl.katolicki.eu/English/FramesetEng.html
Personal Testimony of Father Ronald P. Pytel
Regarding Healing of Heart Disease
Through The intercession of Blessed Faustina Kowalska
(under 'Miracle')

racist cat!

The  belief that human races have distinctive characteristics which determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule or dominate others. - Macquarie Dictionary (wiki)

 [A] belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority or inferiority of a particular racial group, and alternatively that it is also the prejudice based on such a belief. - Merriam-Webster's Dictionary (wiki)

other definitions of racism:

The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races, and the expression of such prejudice. - Oxford English Dictionary (wiki)

Racism involves the belief in racial differences, which acts as a justification for non-equal treatment (which some regard as "discrimination") of members of that race.  The term is commonly used negatively and is usually associated with race-based prejudice, violence, dislike, discrimination, or oppression; the term can also have varying and contested definitions.  (wiki)

thanks for sharing, tigs.  ka-cute sa mother-daughter team uy.  pero por dios, puro baye, klaro kay tri-color.  mag-unsa na lang kun moabot ug 21 ang imong mga iring, tigs?  rh bill, please.

girls should bear in mind that they have a moral obligation to protect themselves.  dakog puruhan nga matukob man god ni sila ug liyon nga gutom kun itunol nila ang ilang kaugalingon.

lahi unta ang estorya kun naglakaw lang intawon ni siyang gainusara unya gi-kidnap ug stranger ug gi-rape.  kini?  uy, bag-ong amigo sa igat ang panamanian.

maayo man gyod hinoong bitayon ning rapists tuod, pero kun atong tan-awon ang circumstances aning hitaboa (in other detailed news items), makahinuklog gyod baya ta. 

she's 19 years old.  she has a steady boyfriend (in a relationship, in today's language).  nakig-ila-ila aning panamanian a couple of days earlier.  niadto sa condominium sa panamanian anang gabhiona, nag-inusara.  unsa man gyod ang tuyo niya nganong wa na man lang siya magpakuyog sa iyang boyfriend?  nangitag disgrasya ang tonta.  angay sad ni siyang bitayon uy.

hey, yo, c'mon, man.  let's do de twist wid 'ere grass skirt an' yodel, man.  a-wan, a-tu, a-tre...

seriously, i do not believe that saying that a certain nation has poor english can be called racism.  our nation does not have english as a first language, to begin with.  so what's the fuss?  is it racism if the philippines is also said to be ignorant of the russian language?

i know of many americans who write with atrocious grammar, in their own language.  is that a racist statement?

tagalogs make jokes of bisayas and look down on them.  is that racism?  (heavens, we're of the same race, lest we forget.)

guam natives are huge and dark and they look dirty no matter how they bathe.  now, am i racist?

how seynseytib naman natin... unsaon ta man kun ang iyang basis intawon ang inenglisan ra man sa iyang asawa?

how ordinary.  how commonplace.  it's nothing that cats couldn't do, with eyes closed.

he must have survived many a battle in countless battlefields.

di pod tinuod nga first love ni annabelle si eddie.  annabelle is said to be the emotionally needy type (akong amiga ang iyang amiga nga iyang layasanan sa una sa cebu).  nilayas ug lahos kuno si annabelle sa manila tungod kay heartbroken siya atong boyfriend niya sa cebu, when she was still a student of usc and a miss cebu city first runner-up.  ambot unsa ni katinuod, pero di man god tipong bakakon tong akong amiga.  it's interesting how past memories come back when we read familiar names...

when it comes to eddie gutierrez gyod hinoon, on the warpath gyod dayon ni si annabelle rama.  sa kapalikero ni ondoy sa iyang kabatan-on, nahiagtang gyod hinoon siya ni cebuana.  gamayng kisaw bahin ug laing babaye, riot na. 

sa didto pa sila sa u.s. sa una sa first years sa ilang kaminyoon, sige kunog ilis ug telephone number kay gamayng sipyat nga babaye ang motawag, world war na.  wa pa nay labot nga magsunog si annabelle bisag unsa sa taliwa sa ilang sala kun nagduda na nga nikiringking na pod si eddie.  di tingali si eddie battered husband, terrified lang, mao nga ni-behave na intawon.  obviously, they both deserve each other. 

daan pa lagi ko nga tungod kay taga-probinsya ka ug bisaya pa gyod.  ing-ana gyod nang mga way tarong nga edukasyon and upbringing ang mga taga-luzon, apil na bicol.  sa tanto-tanto, labaw baya silang ignoy.  (puwera sa maayo.)  kasagaran aning mga klaseha wa baya intawon makagawas sa luzon mao nga ang ilang kalibotan manila ra intawon.

stand your ground.  most of all, don't let him destroy your day.  sa tinuod lang, brother pa ta ka gisulong na ni nako to give him hell that he'll never forget.  pero, ayaw ug sundog nako ha?     

kapila kaha ko maguba tungod sa ing-aning mga klase sa tawo nga mo-demand ug ego massage sa ilang kauban.  mao nga nibukal akong dugo ani. 

sometimes, we just can't avoid working with psychopaths.  here's a tip:

Never play their game.

Whatever you do, never resort to name-calling, insults, sarcasm, or use any of the types of tools they have in their arsenal to fling at you. Refuse to buy into their 'game'… it is "their" game - not yours!

from "the co-worker from hell" by evan carmichael.  read the rest at http://www.evancarmichael.com/Business-Coach/189/The-Coworker-From-Hell.html

bugo siya.  insecure pa gyod.  i've met such kind.  either way there's not much one can do.  kun imong paayonan, way kataposan ang pag-irok nimo.  kun i-ignore, they can destroy you.  they can give you hell on the job.  they can test your patience but you can congratulate yourself when you get through.  likay na lang kutob sa mahimo.  matikalpo ra lagi na siyag iya.

all in the family, hehe.

why man, tigs?  breathe deeply usa... hope you feel better now.

she said yes!

kini version pa ni ni amalia.  unsa kaha ang kang annabelle?

duha ka tang-an nag-atbang, thrilling. 

Quote from: islander on April 27, 2012, 09:38:00 AM
If Manila continues to ignore this country's repeated offer of and appeal for peaceful dialogue, it should not count on eternal Chinese restraint.

as china continues to ignore its weird 9-dash line claiming the whole west philippine sea.

QuoteAs Sun Tzu pointed out nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for an advantageous position, and in trying to do so in the South China Sea, the Philippines is only getting itself into hot water.

they don't even try to veil their threat as the neighborhood bully proclaiming how small we are.  well, david was no idiot to goliath's blustering giant. 

Quote from: islander on April 27, 2012, 09:35:27 AM
Recent remarks from Philippine officials have only added more fuel to the fire. During his visit to the United States on Monday, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Albert del Rosario said China is a national threat in the South China Sea and the Philippines should stand up to it.

whew!  what lies they spin to make themselves benevolent.  even the simple fact of the foreign affairs secretary del rosario's location has it wrong.  unless del rosario has the ability to bilocate, he was in a meeting with pnoy in malacanang on monday, when he sprained his ankle.

He also quoted ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu's The Art of War on April 14, saying the Philippines should "know when and how to fight". Rosario would do better to reflect on philosopher Mencius words: "A just cause enjoys abundant support, while an unjust cause finds little."

In fact, Manila has violated the agreements reached between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China on solving the disputes bilaterally and in peace. It constantly seeks to stir up waves in the South China Sea and has tried hard, though to little avail, to sow differences between ASEAN and China.

Many in China are beginning to lose patience as the face-off continues into its third week and some are calling for more resolute moves to punish Manila and defend the country's maritime territory.

On Thursday the Ministry of Defense said the Chinese military will work with fishery and maritime authorities to jointly safeguard the country's maritime territorial integrity.

Whether tensions over the stand-off at the Huangyan Island escalate further depends to a large extent on how Manila acts next.

If Manila continues to ignore this country's repeated offer of and appeal for peaceful dialogue, it should not count on eternal Chinese restraint.

As Sun Tzu pointed out nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for an advantageous position, and in trying to do so in the South China Sea, the Philippines is only getting itself into hot water.

(China Daily 04/27/2012 page
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/

Manila going too far

2012-04-27
(China Daily)
        
Beijing's response to the Manila-instigated standoff at Huangyan Island in the South China Sea has remained restrained and rational. As a responsible power, China has approached the dispute with the overall picture of Sino-Philippine ties and the stability of the region in mind.

However, in contrast to Beijing's restraint, Manila has continued with its provocative words and actions.

After China withdrew two of its maritime surveillance vessels from the area on Sunday to de-escalate the situation, the Philippines' response was to send more vessels to the island waters.

Recent remarks from Philippine officials have only added more fuel to the fire. During his visit to the United States on Monday, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Albert del Rosario said China is a national threat in the South China Sea and the Philippines should stand up to it.

As his country's top diplomat, Rosario should feel ashamed for uttering such irresponsible words. He should be reminded that it is his own country that started the current standoff.

ang tripping ni hubag panugsog.  nakasuway na ko, nalat-an kog sugsog ani niya.  aw, balbacua ang resulta.  nilami hinoon kog samot, hahaha!

huwat-huwat lang ta kay sigon sa iyang avatar, nakigbugno pa siya ni magellan.  mahuman ra lagi nang awaya unya motungha na siya dinhi.

Quote from: hubag bohol on April 26, 2012, 09:02:54 PM
He he, ang otot sa agriculturist kay mas epektibo...

unsa kaha kaepektibo kun sa agriculture secretary mismo?

(nganong nidiretso man ka sa epilogue, bai hubs...)

kining mangangawit duol-duol ni silag tingog sa loboc children's choir, pero one octave lower ang pitch, mao nga morag mga kolitos sa st. joseph church sa tagbilaran. 

nahuwasan gamay ang gibati ni atan.  kun ing-ani nga awit sa mga anghel ang akong madunggan, matod pa ni atan, nia na gyod aning dapita ang akong kapikas sa kinabuhi.

duha akong makat-onan ani da.  puro lisod.  kun unsa ning stocks ug kun unsa ning tripping ni hubag.  ganahan ko sa duha.

lahi pod ilang kabayo.

transparency to the max.  kita kun kanus-a angay mopatubil.

don't throw your old car away; convert it into a chariot...

theoretical?  mag-unsa man ko kun gusto nakong i-practical kunohay?  unsaon pagbayad, unsaon pagbaligya?