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mao bitaw kuno nga kanang magpamasahe kun taas ang blood pressure angay mo-warning gyod sa masahista.  mapislit unya ang tangkugo, na, lupig pay mapislit tong dapit nga naa sa hunahuna ni hubag.

true.  in this split second of a shot, miss piggy has the grace of a ballet dancer.  she makes it look so easy.

i'm pretty sure she's not ilongga.  right, lorenz?

truly beautiful!  imo ning youngest, bai hubs?

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 05, 2011, 08:05:33 PM
Dili na sugnod, oi, Insika ka. Mao nay gitawag og dangilag.

P.S. Dili pud na dahon sa lubi. Lukay ang tawag ana.

dangilag na bayani na nanunumpa sa watawat ng pilipinas?  aaahhh... mga salitang ugat.

na hala, palm fronds, kun di ka gustog dahon nga maoy in charge sa photosynthesis.  dili roots, dili trunk, mao nga palm fronds ang gidangilag sa inun-onan nga bolinaw sa balingsya.  ahihihi...

- si islander nauwaw (kamao diay mauwaw jamo, an?)

di lagi ko insik!  di ko angkan ni limahong, ikaw gyong hubaga ka ron... mahimo kang kabahong!
 

maayo gani way itlog nisiwil... 
 

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kay daginoton man is my money, mao nga nag-alburoto si ako, ok?

da, sukol pa mo?  hapit na ni si babylou maapil sa repertoire sa 'one heart, one mind' of paring bol-anon album fame.  after the lyrics come the music, take note!

sa una, sa di pa ko kahibawo mo-online, magkatawa ko mag-inusara, saypan kog buh-ang.  karon, magkatawa ko mag-inusara, tubag bohol kana!

Quote from: chicogon on December 05, 2011, 05:16:45 AM
Ako reason mag online kay mingaw kung ani nila: Hubag, Bugsay, Isles, Loren and many others... ug ilang mga gimiks, plus homesick tingale pod ko. Di ko modawat anang "way rason" nga rason... hehehe 

actually, i'm glad i'm not included in this survey.  i belong to the remaining percent that said no, like fr chic.  rather than pass the time, i make use of my time.  kaayo ra nga naa koy oras para mo-online.  daginoton baya tag oras.

i've learned much by going online; i've learned much from tb.  it's nice to know that there are people from whom i can learn much who happen to be from anywhere in the world but with whom i share a common bond called bohol.  i wouldn't call that passing time.  rather, it is time well spent.

Quote from: Lorenzo on December 05, 2011, 03:10:12 PM
Merry Christmas to you, Isles!!

woweeee!  now this is real sweet, like molasses, honey, peaches and cream, kinugay, kalamay...  

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 05, 2011, 01:16:59 PM
Pwede pud look of kamatay...

uy, doy, mokumpisal lang ko ha?  mao nay look ug bag-ong nabuthan ug hubag nga matag tiki.

Quote from: chicogon on December 05, 2011, 06:08:45 AM
Mao diay'ng gikabuhi ka Ms. Isle... look of kabuhi diay ni nga pose?!! 

hehe, gihangan pa ni siya human haplasi ug omega pain killer for anti-kabuhi.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 04, 2011, 01:18:35 PM
He he, pwede pud nahipugwat human makaihi sa banig...

excuse me.  nag-diaper pod tawon na si catlander uy.

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Quote from: islander on December 05, 2011, 12:28:42 AM
Completing the NSO list are Apayao, Northern Samar, Masbate, Abra, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Negros Oriental.

whaaattt?  incredible!

11 of 20 poorest provinces in South

By J.A. Rimando
The Philippine Star Updated
December 05, 2011 12:00 AM

DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines â€" A majority of the country’s 20 poorest provinces, including this Zamboanga Peninsula local government unit (LGU), are located in Mindanao, a latest survey of the National Statistics Office (NSO) showed.

An NSO report identified the 11 Southern Philippine provinces in its list of 20 poorest LGUs as Maguindanao, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte, Surigao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Misamis Occidental, Agusan del Sur, Sulu, Surigao del Sur, Sarangani and Lanao del Norte.

Completing the NSO list are Apayao, Northern Samar, Masbate, Abra, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Negros Oriental.

The NSO said the survey largely took note of the poverty incidence and magnitude of households living below the poverty line.

Meanwhile, the Region 9 office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) based in Zamboanga City reported that Zamboanga del Norte has remained the poorest province in Western Mindanao since 2003.

http://www.philstar.com/

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 03, 2011, 12:21:47 AM
A whopping 48 percent consider themselves sexually attractive.

kun mao, then a whopping 48 percent swerte pa gyod nga wa kilati.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 04, 2011, 03:42:37 PM
A descendant of Limahong...

mora lagi ni siyag congressman karon...

Quote from: chicogon on December 04, 2011, 12:42:09 AM
Unsa maning tuiga nga sine? Lami baya ning karaang sine tan-awon sa panahon pod pag himo sa sine, dili god karon, hahahaha. 

di gyod ka makakita aning sineha, fr chic, kay wa pa man ka matawo tingali sa paghimo ani niya.  kun nakaabot ka ni fernando poe jr. ug dolphy, morag nakaikyas si chiquito nimo.

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to the dean of tblanders, our own papal nuncio, fr chic...



Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Natale hilare et annum faustum!
Joyeux Noël et bonne année!

last christmas (was a very good year), i "gave" songs as gifts to fellow tblanders;
this christmas (is a very good year), may i greet you all with christmas trees!

here goes...

Quote from: islander on December 04, 2011, 06:41:18 PM
That should explain all those kitten videos.

does this also explain hubag?

Study confirms many of us go online for no reason

December 03, 2011


NEW YORK (AP) â€" For anyone who needed official word, a new study confirms that many of us â€" and the majority of young adults â€" go online for no good reason at all.

The report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project found that on any given day, 53 percent of 18 to 29 year-olds go online just to have fun or pass time.

That should explain all those kitten videos.

The report finds that the amount of time people spend tooling around on the Web doing nothing corresponds with age. Only 12 percent of people over 65 say they went online the previous day for no particular reason. Of those aged 50 to 64, the study found 27 percent answered yes to the same question.

In all, 58 percent of all adults said that they use the Internet to pass time or have fun at least occasionally. Of adults who use the Internet, nearly three-quarters surf the Web for no reason.

The survey didn't define "fun," so people could interpret it broadly. For some people, gossip blogs might be fun, for others, they're serious research.

Pew is releasing the study on Friday. The phone survey was conducted from July 25 to Aug. 26 among 2,260 American adults.

http://www.philstar.com/

unsa to...?

(hello, world!  bag-o pa kong mata.  natug kay gikabuhi, hehe.)

naay angay mosumpay aning balak ni hubagou
basin si bugsayou ug si chicogonou

come back na unta dear babylou
inspite of or because of these mga tontou.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on December 04, 2011, 01:42:50 AM
The dog-fighting operation in Indang had been going on for more than a month now, and sometimes dogs would die from their injuries, Supt. Rome Valero of the Cavite PPO Intelligence Group, said.

the horror!  the horror!

imprison and deport these infamous dog-eaters!

mora man ug angay ni sa ni-go nga gi-chop-chop... 

hahaha!  amiwww, tuk-an man kog kinatawa ani.  nagsinena pag maong, hahaha! hitsurag gialimungawan nga namata ug ahat kay nagbuto-buto ang videoke sa silingan nga yabag ang singer.  

it looks like a schizophrenic moon. 

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the title of this thread is an oxymoron.

kakuyaw, bai hubs.  don't tell me na-imagine ni webmaster ang kolor sa imong buh-gahn.

pamintaha na man ning sa more radical group nga di mobayad.  it's not as if the workers were not compensated for their hard work.  granted, wa sila makontento sa ilang nadawat nga sweldo o share of the crops, pero nipadayon gihapon silag trabaho nga wa man sila pugsa.

paita pod kun kanang ilang logic ang mopatigbabaw.  gawas nga sukwahi sa spirit of agrarian reform nga equitable ang land distribution para sa tanan, mora man ug wa nay kalainan pananglit sa among household help nga after pila ka tuig nga naa namo moingon lang usa ka adlaw nga gi-exploit siya mao nga iya na ang among balay; di mi mabayran sa among nagasto sa balay, kami pa gyoy mopadayon ug bayad sa loan amortization.  or how about a salesgirl who would one day claim that the store is hers because the owner had become rich through her labor?

i hope pakulo ra ning sa KMP.  kaayo ra nga ang gobyerno ang nag-assess sa price, di ang mga tag-iya mismo.
       

Drew Barrymore Quote

   "I know certain actors are totally screwed up on drugs, yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'?"

that little angel is all grown up now.


Drew Barrymore had her first acting experience less than a year into her life when she appeared in a commercial for dog food. Blessed with an overactive imagination and a love of dressing up, Barrymore further pursued the acting craft by playing a toddler in the 1978 TV movie, Suddenly, Love and gaining her film credit in the 1980 sci-fi flick, Altered States. During an audition for the lead role in Poltergeist, her godfather Steven Spielberg didn't feel she was a good match for the part. Instead, he chose her for his next film, 1982's E.T.:  The Extra-Terrestrial, where she played Gertie, the girl who teaches English to a visiting alien using the wonders of Sesame Street.

The incredible success of E.T. made Drew Barrymore an instant star. At first she handled it well, as the youngest person to host Saturday Night Live and the Golden Globe-nominated star of the family emancipation drama, Irreconcilable Differences. Off-screen, however, Drew Barrymore was growing up too much and too soon. By 12 years of age, she was a Studio 54 regular, an alcoholic and a cocaine user. After two rehab stints and an attempt to take her own life, she finally found sobriety by living in the household of musician David Crosby and, ironically, going through a legal separation from her mother.

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usa ni sa akong main reasons nga di gyod pagawson among mga iro.  morag bata nga naay yaya ; i-walk-the-dog for their daily exercise and toilet needs, on a leash.  di kalikayan nga ato gyong responsibilidad kun makapaak atong pets. 

gani, bisan on a leash, nakadisgrasya pa intawon ang among big dog.  nilugnot, nabuhian sa naggunit sa leash.  nakapaak ug 15-year-old nga niagi.  diretso ang amahan ug demand ug bayad.  gipakita namo ang certificate of vaccination to assure him.  di siya mosugot.  puwes, di man sad ko mosugot nga pangwartahan, nagsabot na lang nga pa-injectionan ang iyang anak as he demanded, kun mosugot ang doktor, pero kuyogan kanunay sa among household help ngadto sa city health clinic.  result: among gasto wa ray 2k compared to his demand of 15k. 

kun di lang tawo, o kun di lang hadlok nga makonsinsya pod ta simbakog naay mahitabo sa bata, kalami gyod ingnon nga fault sa bata kay nganong nisulod sa subdivision nga ang rule di man unta sila paagion as outsiders nga mo-short cut padung sa ila (tungod sa daghang kawat; but that's another story.  ang bata nga napaakan gidumtan sa among iro kay kun moagi siya iyang labayon ug bato ang doghouse.  haaay, kalami kumoton.)       

nakabayad pod kog kanding nga namatay intawon kay napaakan sa among iro.  wa matabang bisag akong gidali ug dala sa veterinarian ang kanding.  again, fault sa tag-iya kay nganong gipa-graze ang kanding inside the subdivision (naay grass ang unoccupied lots, but the rule on animals is clear, especially for non-residents sa subdivision.) 

alkansi baya ko kun tinud-on ug kwenta, pero maluoy man ta sa bata ug sa kanding, mao nga piyungan na lang ang gasto and hope nga di na maotro.  sa tinuod, mahadlok pod ko nga ang iro maoy bawsan.  wa ra ba koy pusil.  uh-huh.
 

Middle East and Africa

Dubai, UAE (74), ranks highest for quality of living across the Middle East and Africa and is followed by Abu Dhabi, UAE (78), Port Louis, Mauritius (82), and Cape Town, South Africa (88). Johannesburg ranks 94 and is followed by Victoria, Seychelles (95), Tel Aviv (99), Muscat, Oman (101), and Doha, Qatar (106). Africa has 18 cities in the bottom 25, including Bangui, Central African Republic (220), N’Djamena, Chad (219), Khartoum, Sudan (217), and Brazzaville, Congo (214). Baghdad (221) is the lowest-ranking city both regionally and globally.

At 23, Abu Dhabi has the highest personal safety ranking in the Middle East and is followed by Muscat (29), Dubai (39), and Doha (67). Port Louis (59) and Victoria (79) are the only African cities in the top 100. Elsewhere in the region, Tunis, Tunisia, ranks 140, Casablanca, Morocco, is at 147 and Cairo ranks 176. At 185, Algiers is followed by Tehran (188), and towards the bottom of the list is Tripoli (204). In terms of personal safety, Baghdad (221) is the lowest-ranking city regionally and globally, along with N’Djamena, Chad (220), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (219), Bangui, Central African Republic (218), and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (217).

Mr Parakatil said: “The recent wave of violent protests across North Africa and the Middle East has temporarily lowered living standards in the region. Many countries such as Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen have seen their quality of living levels drop considerably. Political and economic reconstruction in these countries, combined with funding to serve basic human needs, will undoubtedly boost the region as a key player in the international arena.”

He added: “Currently, expatriates and locals need to exercise extreme caution when going about their everyday activities in the most dangerous cities. The roots of unrest vary from country to country, and many places remain volatile. So companies should ensure they monitor the impact this might have on their local expatriates. Furthermore, employers should review their expatriate strategies to ensure they contain specific safety measures such as secure accommodation and effective communication channels if evacuation becomes necessary.”

"It is also worth noting that some of this region's cities, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Muscat, rank quite high on the personal safety list. This is mainly due to their internal stability and low crime levels," concluded Mr Parakatil.

http://www.mercer.com/

Asia-Pacific

Auckland (3) is the highest-ranking city for quality of living in the Asia-Pacific region and is followed by Sydney (11), Wellington (13), Melbourne (18) and Perth (21). The highest-ranking Asian cities are Singapore (25) and Tokyo (46). Hong Kong (70), Kuala Lumpur (76), Seoul (80) and Taipei (85) are other major Asian cities ranked in the top 100. Meanwhile, Dhaka, Bangladesh (204), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (206), and Dushanbe, Tajikistan (208), rank lowest in the region.

At 8, Singapore ranks highest for personal safety, followed by Auckland and Wellington â€" both ranked 9. Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney all rank 25, and all the Japanese cities on the list (Tokyo, Kobe, Nagoya, Osaka and Yokohama) rank 31. The region’s lowest-ranking city for personal safety is Karachi, Pakistan (216).

“As a region, Asia Pacific is highly diverse. Countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Singapore dominate the top of both our general and personal safety rankings, in part because they have been continuously investing in infrastructure and public services,” said Mr Parakatil. “In general, the region has seen a greater focus on city planning. Nevertheless, many Asian cities rank at the bottom, mainly due to social instability, political turmoil, natural disasters such as typhoons and tsunamis, and lack of suitable infrastructure for expatriates.

http://www.mercer.com/

Europe

Vienna is the European city with the highest quality of living. German and Swiss cities dominate the top of the ranking, with three cities each in the top 10. Zurich (2) is followed by Munich (4), Düsseldorf (5), Frankfurt (7) and Geneva (8 ), while Bern shares ninth place with Copenhagen.

In the next tier are Amsterdam (12), Hamburg (16), Berlin (17), Luxembourg (19), Stockholm (20), Brussels (22), Nurnberg (24) and Dublin (26). Paris ranks 30 and is followed by Oslo (33), Helsinki (35) and London (38). Lisbon is number 41, Madrid is at 43 and Rome ranks 52. Prague, Czech Republic (69), is the highest-ranking eastern European city, followed by Budapest, Hungary (73), Ljubljana, Slovenia (75), Vilnius, Lithuania (79), and Warsaw, Poland (84). The lowest-ranking European city is Tbilisi, Georgia (214).

With seven cities in the top 10, European cities also fare well in the personal safety ranking. Luxembourg ranks highest, followed by Bern, Helsinki and Zurich, which all rank second. Vienna (5) is ahead of jointly ranked Geneva and Stockholm (6). In Eastern Europe, Ljubljana (30) and Prague (47) rank highest for personal safety, whereas Moscow (199) and Tbilisi (215) rank lowest.

Mr Parakatil said: “European cities in general continue to have high standards of living, because they enjoy advanced and modern city infrastructures combined with high-class medical, recreational and leisure facilities. But economic turmoil, high levels of unemployment and lack of confidence in political institutions make their future positions hard to predict. Countries such as Austria, Germany and Switzerland still fare particularly well in both the quality of living and personal safety rankings, yet they are not immune from decreases in living standards if this uncertainty persists.”

http://www.mercer.com/

Americas

Canadian cities dominate the top of the ranking for this region. Vancouver (5) has the best quality of living and is followed by Ottawa (14), Toronto (15) and Montreal (22). Honolulu (29) and San Francisco (30) are the highest-ranking US cities. In Central and South America, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe (63), ranks highest, followed by San Juan, Puerto Rico (72), and Montevideo, Uruguay (77). Port-au-Prince, Haiti (218), ranks lowest in the region.

Canadian cities also dominate the higher end of the personal safety ranking for this region, with Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver all ranked jointly at 17. In the United States, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston and San Francisco all rank 53. Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe (40), is again the highest-ranking city in Central and South America, followed by Nassau, Bahamas (66), San Juan, Puerto Rico (79), and Panama City, Panama (92). At the other end of the personal-safety scale, Caracas, Venezuela (205), Port-au-Prince, Haiti (202), Bogotá, Colombia (196), and Kingston, Jamaica (192), rank lowest in the region.

Mr Parakatil said: “The disparity in living standards between North and South America is still considerable. Though a number of South and Central American countries have experienced positive change, political and safety issues predominate in the region. In particular, drug trafficking, drugs cartels and high levels of street crime, combined with natural disasters, continue to impair the region’s quality of living.”

http://www.mercer.com/

2011 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings â€" Mercer survey

United Kingdom
London, 29 November 2011

*European cities dominate worldwide quality of living rankings

 *Vienna ranks highest for quality of living; Baghdad, the lowest

 *Luxembourg ranks highest for personal safety; Baghdad, the lowest

 *In UK, Aberdeen and Glasgow rank 44 for personal safety; London ranks 68 out of 221 cities


Vienna has the best living standard in the world, according to the Mercer 2011 Quality of Living Survey. Zurich and Auckland follow in second and third position, respectively, and Munich is in fourth with Düsseldorf and Vancouver sharing fifth place. Frankfurt is in seventh, followed by Geneva in eighth, while Copenhagen and Bern share ninth place.

European cities represent over half the cities amongst the top 25 in the ranking . London (38) is the highest-ranking UK city and is followed by Birmingham (52), Aberdeen (54) and Glasgow (56). Belfast (63) is the lowest-ranking of the UK cities that Mercer surveys. Globally, the cities with the lowest quality of living are Khartoum, Sudan (217), Port-au-Prince, Haiti (218), N’Djamena, Chad (219), and Bangui, Central African Republic (220). Baghdad, Iraq (221) ranks last in Mercer’s table.

Mercer conducts the survey to help governments and multi-national companies compensate employees fairly when placing them on international assignments. Mercer’s Quality of Living reports provide valuable information and hardship premium recommendations for major cities throughout the world. Mercer’s Quality of Living index list covers 221 cities, ranked against New York as the base city.

This year, the survey separately identifies those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based on internal stability, crime levels, law enforcement effectiveness and the host country’s international relations. Luxembourg tops this personal safety ranking, followed by Bern, Helsinki and Zurich â€" all ranked at number two. Vienna ranks fifth, while Geneva and Stockholm both rank sixth. Baghdad (221) is the world’s least safe city, followed by N’Djamena, Chad (220), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (219), Bangui, Central African Republic (218), and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (217).

Aberdeen and Glasgow both rank 44 and are the highest ranking UK cities on the personal safety list. Birmingham (53) and Belfast (63) both rank higher than London (68).

Slagin Parakatil, Senior Researcher at Mercer, commented: “Companies need to keep on top of current developments to ensure that their compensation packages remain competitive and continue to motivate expatriate employees. That means reviewing major events, such as social unrest, economic turmoil or natural disasters and their impact on the success of overseas placements.

“The top-ranking cities for personal safety and security are in politically stable countries with good international relations and relatively sustainable economic growth. Most of the low-scoring cities are in countries with civil unrest, high crime levels and little law enforcement,” said Mr. Parakatil.

http://www.mercer.com/

On the other hand, the top 10 safest cities in the world are Luxembourg, Bern, Helsinki, Zurich, Vienna, Geneva, Stockholm, Singapore, Auckland and Wellington, both ranked 9th.

Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney all rank 25, and all the Japanese cities on the list (Tokyo, Kobe, Nagoya, Osaka and Yokohama) rank 31. The region’s lowest-ranking city for personal safety is Karachi, Pakistan (216).

Singapore was found to have the best living standards in Asia, coming in at 25th position in the rankings, and Tokyo is at 46th.

Mercer also gave German and Swiss cities top rankings, putting four of them among the first five, and said European cities represent over half of the top 25 graded.

The Austrian capital regularly ranks high in such surveys.

Though it is rising, the crime rate in Vienna is still among the lowest in Europe. Public transportation and other services are excellent, and streets are clean. â€" Charmie Pagulong, AP

http://www.philstar.com/

World's most livable cities: Manila ranks 128th

The Philippine Star, December 02, 2011


MANILA, Philippines - Manila ranks 128 out of 221 cities in the world, according to Mercer’s 2011 Quality of Living ranking highlights.

The Quality of Living Survey is based on political and social environment, medical and health considerations, public services and transport, consumer goods, economic environment, socio-cultural environment, schools and education, natural environment, recreation and housing criteria.

New York serves as the base city for the ranking.

Manila scored 173rd in personal safety, which is based on measures of internal stability, crime levels, law enforcement effectiveness and host country international relations.

Vienna has the best living standard in the world â€" and Baghdad the worst, according to a consulting group that annually ranks the globe’s major cities. Top 10 most livable cities are Vienna, Zurich, Auckland, Munich, Dusseldorf, Vancouver, Frankfurt, Geneva, and Bern tied with Copenhagen at 9th.

http://www.philstar.com/

guess who's aging gracefully, i.e. has a better grasp of the psychology of human aging.  obviously, she comes out more dignified.


Joan Rivers (US)


Helen Mirren (UK)

maybe, shaquille and her aren't meant to be...

she may also be pining for an opthalmologic literary device for her thoracic up-and-down syndrome. 

also in bohol, philippines:


ang namuso sa lovers on a date

di ni siya tawo.  hayop ni.  angay ni i-neuter, pareha sa iro ug iring.  kun mahimo pa lang unta nga iapil ni nako siya sa akong kumpanya para neutering ug spaying.  o putlan na lang siya laktod, pangtiwas nga tagam. 

great brown background color, mol.  thanks.

Eye-Popping Contest Winner 2011

Jalisa Thompson, from Atlantic City, took the top honor and the $500 prize for first place at the Ripley's 15th annual Great Face Off.

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Quote from: hubag bohol on November 29, 2011, 11:19:26 PM
Hmm, gusto kag Christmas gift nga R2D2 backpack?

di na lang, hehe.  masaypan unya kong si yoda ko.  ma-dethroned kag ahat.

Quote from: islander on December 01, 2011, 11:37:12 PM
Officers only found Liascos when a police dog bit what appeared to be a patch of grass -- which yelped in pain.

betrayed by man's best friend, hahaha! 

ikaw bay mangawat, lalim ba...


This is Gregory Liascos.

This camouflage might work well in nature, but it really stands out in the police station. Oregon investigators believe Gregory Liascos, 36, was wearing this "ghillie" camouflage when he attempted to break into the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals last week. After setting off alarms, the suspect allegedly fled into a wooded area nearby. Officers only found Liascos when a police dog bit what appeared to be a patch of grass -- which yelped in pain. On Oct. 12, 2011, authorities said Liascos failed to show up for his trial. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

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why man nga nada man koy makit-an, hubs?  ngitngit ra ba kaha kaayo nang imong sunglasses?  

encars, tb baby, please enlighten me about this jump from "sad patient" to "diamonds".  is this some kind of technological glitch or one just happens to be a stranger in paradise?

welcome to tb!
 

giunsa kaha ni sa asawa pag-prove sa korte nga sexless ang ilang marriage for the last few years no?  what a curious case.

kini man gong mopili kunohay ug gugma o kuwarta ba, morag gipapili man god kag saging o sayote.  i see it simply as having no connection.  gugma, gugma.  kuwarta, kuwarta.  never the twain shall meet.  if money talks, why talk of love?
 

how analogous!  i wonder what the clock design would be for time traveling at the speed of light.

sa panahon nga pinilit pa ang buhok sa laki ug pomada, hahaha!

i've made my peace with such experiences, lorenz.  which means that i've told myself never to be afraid of these experiences, especially when i hear a familiar voice that belongs to someone who is no longer in this world.  (my rule #1: i never answer verbally; the voice could belong to an elemental.  i just pray and communicate in my thoughts with the owner of that familiar voice.) 

i was told years ago that my sixth sense is rather strong.  i don't like it, but i've learned to live with it.

sometimes, i ask our dear departed for guidance in certain difficult decisions.  i ask them to tell me through a dream.  when i do dream of them and i fail to get any answer (messages do come in metaphors, which i don't get all the time; sometimes, i just see them in my dreams, smiling) the first thing that comes to my mind once i wake up turns out to be the answer. 

really, really interesting.  without religion, though, i wonder where this thing could have brought me.  faith is still the best answer.
   

good for ye.  ako sad bitaw, kun naa pay election sa kinsay world's 7 kinaguwapohan, anha ra sad ko moboto kun apilon si tarsier.

sa tinuod nga estorya, labad gyod na si max surban.  maayo pay "baleleng" iyang kantahon.

Quote from: PR0CESS0R on November 29, 2011, 06:12:25 PM
kwestyonable!
Dili milargo!!!...

tubagonon diay tingali.
basin miliko kay wa milargo.

Two Suspects in Custody

Authorities believe robbery was the motive, and on Nov. 16 took two suspects into custody: a 16-year-old high school student identified by ABC News' Columbus affiliate WSYX as Brogan Rafferty, and 52-year-old Richard Beasley.



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n.b., all pictures, so far, are from http://regretfulmorning.com/; some pictures were excluded by the poster for personal (or maybe religious) reasons.