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Quote from: bolingitboy on July 01, 2013, 10:03:43 AM
thanks for sharing

he he he, nindot bitaw kaajo noh? kahinumdum ko sa una nga ning bisita ko sa basak sa anoyon.

Quote from: wardiflex on July 01, 2013, 10:07:01 AM
nindot sab diha sa anislag Doc.?

he he he, aww, nindot kaajo, bai wards kai bugnaw kaajo....   

Oh Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke your powerful name, the protection of the living and the salvation of the dying. Purest Mary, let your name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, Blessed Lady, to rescue me whenever I call on you. In my temptations, in my needs, I will never cease to call on you, ever repeating your sacred name, Mary, Mary. What a consolation, what sweetness, what confidence fills my soul when I utter your sacred name or even only think of your! I thank the Lord for having given you so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely uttering your name. Let my love for your prompt me ever to hail you Mother of Perpetual Help.

Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for me and grant me the favor I confidently ask of you. {mention your petition}

 Mother of Perpetual Help, you have been blessed and favored by God. you became not only the Mother of the Redeemer, but Mother of the redeemed as well. We come to you today as your loving children. Watch over us and take care of us. As you held the child Jesus in your loving arms, so take us in your arms. Be a mother ready at every moment to help us. For God who is mighty has done great things for you, and God's mercy is from age to age on those who love God. Intercede for us, dear Mother, in obtaining pardon for our sins, love for Jesus, final perseverance, and the grace always to call upon you, Mother of Perpetual Help.

Mother of Perpetual Help, today we face so many difficulties. Your picture tells us so much about you. It reminds us to reach out and help those in need. Help us understand that our lives belong to others as much as they belong to us.

Mary, Model of Christian love, we know we cannot heal every ill or solve every problem. But with God's grace, we intend to do what we can. May we be true witnesses to the world that love for one another really matters. May our daily actions proclaim how fully our lives are modeled after yours, Mother of Perpetual Help.

Getting ready to do laundry ! Then attend a 3:00 pm mass for the feast of the mother of perpetual help. May God bless everyone!

God is Good...all the time.

Quote from: islander on June 30, 2013, 11:20:52 PM


Oatmeal

Oatmeal is one of the primary energy boosting foods. Without butter and brown sugar, oatmeal is a good complex carbohydrate. It helps control your blood glucose levels and also keep your tummy fuller for a long time. Also, it has B vitamins that are known for improving the levels of body energy. Having said that, oatmeal would certainly add more energy to your day; the optimum time to eat oat meal is before 11-a.m.

My favorite !

Yes, id like that. Let's update this every sunday because there are times when we cannot go to mass, and it is good to read scriptural readings for that day.

Getting ready to attend the 3:00 pm mass for the mother of perpetual help. I'll be attending mass at St. Gregory the Great Church today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=H7HmzwI67ec

Enjoy your vacation to the Philippines, Nong Balong. Enjoy it with your friends, family! Take it easy and don't take things too personally okay? Take pictures and don't forget to share it here. May God bless you!

Its a wonderful and beautiful Sunday morning, Nong!

Thank You for this, Nong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LJDdHn1S9eU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5H-IA_D3lqY

money is hot; one can spend it quickly. the trick to it is to be wise in holding money..as in knowing how to save.

anyone can gasto, not everyone knows how to save.

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 30, 2013, 07:37:03 PM
He he, wa ba mo kamatikod, kaberks, nga nanimahong Peter Pan-os kini nga riinkarnisyon?

;'D

haha!!

the girlfriend picture secured it eh?

Quote from: islander on June 30, 2013, 09:56:18 PM
so kurt committed suicide?

Luoy pod intawon...

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 30, 2013, 08:39:40 PM

I like this one. It reminds me of Abraham, he was 99 years old when God spoke to him and told him to follow him. Truly, no one is too old to change.

Quote from: islander on June 30, 2013, 04:45:49 PM
my understanding is that my great grandfather who came to valencia and went back to china never came back to the philippines.  sadly, he left behind his filipino wife and children.  whether it was deliberate or not, i have yet to countercheck.

thanks for your great details, lorenz.  they're very helpful. 

Do you know when your great grandfather went back to China? Perhaps it wasn't deliberate, but an unfortunate circumstance. Isles, back in the late 1920's, Lolo brought with him not only his Filipina wife, but all 4 of his children back to Conghua, China. They lived there kono for 4 years! With the intent to live there--permanently. He brought with him his wife (my great-grandmother), Mrs. Gabina Ignalan Tan, and their 4 children: Fortunata Tan (My maternal grandmother), Ceciliano Tan, Balbina Tan and Juliano Tan. According to my grand aunt, Lola Gabina was totally homesick there in China. She was always crying to Lolo and asking him that she did not want to live and die in China..for fear of never seeing her family in Valencia again. During this time, the children were practically raised in China and were assimilated in the village where Lolo grew up in. Na luoy si Lolo Mariano ni Lola Gabina and because he loved his wife so much, he agreed. He took with him his wife and his 4 children back to Valencia so that his wife would not be homesick. According to my lola babing, the day they left China, my great great grandfather, my great great grandmother, great great grand aunts and great great grand uncles, cousins went with them to the port in Guangzhou to see them off. Lola Babing told me that it was the last time Lolo Mariano would see his mama and papa ever again. At that time, tigulang na kono sila. They were particularly close to the grandchildren, since they practically helped raise them.

In 1933 or 1934, Lolo Mariano, Lola Gabina, and their four little children left Guangzhou for the last time.

Back in 2010, the former Mayor of Valencia, Dr. Plinio Lim, who was very good friends with my late grandmother, Mrs. Fortunata Tan - Salvo, told me that he remembered one time when Lolo Mariano did come back to Bohol in the early 1930's, my grandmother already had forgotten how to speak Bisaya na kono, mang ininchik ra kono siya..hahaha! They were childhood friends, so they used to make fun of the children kono because all 4 of them were quite particularly weak in Bisaya, but fluent only in Cantonese ! They eventually learned their mother's native tongue.

I asked Dr. Plinio Lim about my great grandfather, asked him if he remembered how he was like. He said that from his memory kono, Lolo Mariano frequented the market place to sell his goods. He described him as, "he used to mix bisaya with chinese words". Another was that "imong lolo, taas kaayo, almost 6 footer at that time. Seryoso kaayo imong lolo." hahaha!

Now, as to your great grandfather, perhaps he left Valencia with my lolo mariano back in the 1920s. Perhaps he left later. You have to also take into consideration that in the late 1930s, the Japanese invaded China and they were especially destructive in the souther part of China. Forcing a great many Chinese who lived in the cities of Guangzhou, Macao to flee into the mountains to evade attrocities. During the inter-war years, regularly shopping to and from china and the philippines were affected. Perhaps, your great grand father circumstances was not deliberate to leave his family in Valencia, but forced upon him.

Isles, if it brings any solace to you. Your lolo would most probably have returned to Conghua to live with our great-great grandparents. As they were very close to their children and grand children.

In the case of not coming back, another distant relative, Ricky Caluen, has a grandfather, Oyong Tan Piko, went back in the 1940s and never came back. This was during the time of the Great Cultural Revolution in China. So his inability to come back was not due to his own choice, but because of the great social upheaval in their homeland at the time...

Please, isles, share what you know about your great-grandfather here. I will ask my Uncle Romeo, Auntie Celeste, Uncle Jun, Uncle Alex and my Mommy more questions about Lola Nating's side.


Sincerely Yours,
Bran Lorenz
(Apo sa sungay ni Tan Ngai He)

Quote from: islander on June 30, 2013, 02:06:36 PM
i've been studying your posts on your tan lineage from china in valencia.  that our branch of the family had descended from the tans who came from china, there's no doubt.  my information though is not as clear as yours.  so far, what i know is that we are descendants of a tan, one of 4 or 5 brothers who came to valencia from china, had a family in valencia, and had gone back to china later.  it's very much like your own story though i'm not as lucky as you who got to know the name of your specific ancestor.

He he he!

Our Tan relations were very fond of going back and forth from Bohol to China. Lolo's brother in Cebu frequented kono traveling from China to Philippines to visit his parents. My Lolo even brought his family back to China for 4 years to see his parents. Its interesting that you say that your ancestors also went to visit China as well. Do you know if he ever came back to Valencia or did he stay there?

Isles, you also have to know that apparently the father of Lolo Mariano kept in touch / contact with his sons who were in the Philippines. The bond was so strong that they would write frequently. So strong that his sons would visit their father and mother...later in life when they were successful.

Do you know when your grandfather went back to China? Did he stay there? Did he ever come back?

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 30, 2013, 03:30:20 PM
Isles,

There was another brother of Lolo Mariano, the middle brother, who did not stay in Bohol, but went on to move in Cebu. My Lola Babing told me that Lolo Mariano and his other brother were very close as well. This other brother ( his name i forget, and i wish i had asked my lola babing for his name!) worked in the Chinese Consulate Office and was highly educated. From my lola babing's words, "ang igsoon ni Papa , na dato kaajo didto sa Cebu!"

Apparently he became very wealthy in Cebu and with other Chinese community in Cebu. He tried persuading my Lolo Mariano to move to Cebu as well, however, Lolo did not move. He fell in love with Valencia.

Sometimes I wonder why Lolo Mariano chose to stay in Valencia?

I think I got the answer back in 2010. When i was walking around Valencia, i also walked up to barangay manga, and saw the beautiful mountains and hills of Valencia's interior. The setting is so green, vast, fertile ! Perhaps, just perhaps, the area reminded him of his home village in Conghua, which is also so very hilly and mountainous with rice land interspersed in between.

Isles,

There was another brother of Lolo Mariano, the middle brother, who did not stay in Bohol, but went on to move in Cebu. My Lola Babing told me that Lolo Mariano and his other brother were very close as well. This other brother ( his name i forget, and i wish i had asked my lola babing for his name!) worked in the Chinese Consulate Office and was highly educated. From my lola babing's words, "ang igsoon ni Papa , na dato kaajo didto sa Cebu!"

Apparently he became very wealthy in Cebu and with other Chinese community in Cebu. He tried persuading my Lolo Mariano to move to Cebu as well, however, Lolo did not move. He fell in love with Valencia.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 30, 2009, 09:19:18 PM
1880: The Chinese in Tagbilaran Were Already Part of the Body Politic



I am not sure why some put their Chinese seal beside their signatures. Maybe it was an indication that they were not yet “Filipino” citizens. Fernando Reyes no longer had a seal.





A question could be asked, where are now the descendants of these Chinese residents of Tagbilaran? For example, the first to establish a movie house in Tagbilaran was a Chinese by the name of “Lee.” I no longer hear of any “Lee” in Bohol. How many of them returned to China or Hong Kong?

Reference: Varias Provincias: Bohol. 1861-1896. B-112 SDS-3839. National Archives. Pp. s-309-s-310b.

1. Yes, you're right. In my grandfather's immigration letter, he signs it using Chinese calligraphy and the seal. Mr. Tirol, in the Chinese culture, one's identity and familial name is important. If they were not forced to adopt Spanish names as per the anti-Sangley laws that the spaniards enacted throughout the Philippines, the Chinese immigrants would have not selected spanish first names.


2. The reason why for the disapearance of some Chinese surnames was because of the anti-sangly laws that forced many Chinese to adopt Spanish last names. Some changed their last names for spanish ones, however, a significant number did not. My great grand father, for example, refused to change his last name and kept it, which was TAN.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on June 30, 2009, 09:19:18 PM
1880: The Chinese in Tagbilaran Were Already Part of the Body Politic


In my opinion, the reason why some Chinese became rich was that they were already well educated in China before they came to Bohol. They may not speak Spanish or Bisaya but their brains were already well developed. They were actually mentally superior to the Boholanos during that time.



Reference: Varias Provincias: Bohol. 1861-1896. B-112 SDS-3839. National Archives. Pp. s-309-s-310b.

Hello Mr. Tirol,

Thank You for you very educative and historical post. Let me give you an answer to your question, sir. First in part, the Chinese during that time lived in an Imperial System, as China was then ruled by the Qing Dynasty. In each province, each village, there were schools that taught children how to read and write in calligraphy, the ancient chinese writing script.

Secondly, in order for the Chinese to leave China for foreign lands required capital to buy a ticket to a steam ship to the Philippines, required money for boarding fees, money for entry into the port. Additionally, many of them did not come alone, but usually came with other family members to provide safety and provide financial support when setting up their base of operations in the Philippines.

For example, my great-grandfather was a son of a local doctor. My great-great grandfather sent his sons to the Philippines in the hopes of their collaborative success. And, they did !

Another point is this, most of the Chinese immigrants had to learn new languages: Bisaya, Tagalog, Spanish. Their ability to adapt into a foreign country and learn the language was used as a motivating factor for their children and grand children to achieve higher.

Isles,

This is our Gon Gon ( pronounced as "gawn gawn" Cantonese endearing term for grandfather). Perhaps, you might find some similar features if you look into my great-grandfather's face. If your grandfather was his younger brother then they probably looked a like pod, probably with the same hair style at the time. Technically Lolo Mariano would most likely be your great grand uncle, however, in Chinese culture, you would still call him as grandfather...

Quote from: islander on June 30, 2013, 02:07:58 PM
i'm about to embark on writing down our own clan's genealogy and history, courtesy of an assignment placed squarely on my shoulders, my toes, my knees, and what else by my cousins.  starting with the brothers tan from china is the best takeoff, i believe.  going back further from them at this point in time is already beyond me.

Noble !

Quote from: islander on June 30, 2013, 02:09:09 PM
yes, lorenz, i am an inchikadora (your quaint description of me whom you hadn't seen; funny how you could have quessed it).  but more than appearances, aherm, whether my tan ancestor was your great grandpa's brother or cousin, what, indeed, does that make of us?  distant relatives!  one day soon, you'll have to take my hand and touch it to your forehead, in blessing.    

Hehehe. Distant relatives diay, not just on the Salise side, but also on the Tan side.

Tita man diay ka nako....

Quote from: islander on June 30, 2013, 02:06:36 PM
i've been studying your posts on your tan lineage from china in valencia.  that our branch of the family had descended from the tans who came from china, there's no doubt.  my information though is not as clear as yours.  so far, what i know is that we are descendants of a tan, one of 4 or 5 brothers who came to valencia from china, had a family in valencia, and had gone back to china later.  it's very much like your own story though i'm not as lucky as you who got to know the name of your specific ancestor.

From what my grand aunt told me, the father of my great-grandfather was a very well known village doctor, schooled in Chinese Eastern Medicine. It was my great great grand father (sadly, i do not know his first name!) had sent his male sons to the Philippines and encouraged them to leave China for greener pastures.

My grand uncle Ceciliano Tan studied in China and he was able to meet his grand father and grand mother who lived in Conghua village. What is interesting, from what my grand aunt said to me and my sister is that there was a very large family grave site where all members of our family were interred. Their ashes interred there. In the village temple, was etched the names of our ancestors, which went back hundreds of hundreds of years, if not even thousands.

My goal, Isles, in the future, pohon pohon, is to visit that village temple in Conghua and to find the names of my great great grandfather and great great grandmother there as they were buried there. My grand uncle Ceciliano is buried there as well as he died while he was studying in China. His death destroyed my great-grandfather's heart, as what Lola Babing said to me. He was, as his eldest son, the apple of Lolo Mariano's eyes.

Quote from: islander on June 30, 2013, 02:05:46 PM
an urgent request, lorenz.  if there's anyone of your surviving relations of prior generations who can say that your great grandpa mr mariano tan came with 3 or 4 brothers, and if they know the names, please pass them on to me.

Hi Isles,

Of the Chinese descendents in Valencia, the ones who came to the Philippines 'recently' from China were the Tan and the Lim. The Lim Family, which originally hails from present day Fujian, China. The Tan Family originally hail from present day Guangdong, China. During the late 19th century and 20th century, there was a mass exodus of Chinese from southern China (Guangdong and Fujian provinces are both southern provinces of then-Imperial China) due to the instability of the Imperial Qing Dynasty due in part to the European spheres of influences that had severely weakened China.

The story of my great-grandfather started in 1903 when he and 4 or 5 of his brothers and male cousins had left Conghua, Guangdong for the Philippines. My great-grandfather arrived in Jolo in 1903, then a major port of entry for other Chinese expatriates. Lolo Mariano was the eldest of the group, and he had 4 or 5 younger brothers and cousins who traveled with him.

From what I remember in talking with my late grand-aunt, Mrs. Balbina Tan-Salingay, the younger sister of my grandmother, the late Mrs. Fortunata Tan-Salvo, was that her father (my great grand father) settled Valencia with one of his younger brothers by the name of Tan Tai Lee. I remember my Lola Babing saying that her uncle took up the name of Julio Tan, whereas her father took the name of Mariano Tan.

I had asked Lola Babing what ever happened to the 4 or 5 other relatives of Lolo Mariano. She said aside from Lolo Mariano, he had 1 cousin who settled somewhere else in Bohol, 1 other brother who stayed in Valencia, and 1 other brother who eventually went and settled in Cebu and worked in the Chinese Consulate there.

Isles, perhaps, your ancestor is my Great Grand Uncle, Tan Tai Lee (Julio Tan). He settled in Valencia as well.

The true natural beauty of Valencia is the green fertile land of the province. One area is Anoyon, located deep inside the Municipality.

DILG Regional Director Nani Villacorta hands-over the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) to Mayor Henrietta L. Gan of Valencia, Bohol. The LGU has passed the SGH requirements for CY 2011.

Congratulations Valencia !

Quote from: jorgeanna on June 28, 2013, 01:20:25 PM
lupig gyud na ni Raquel kay akong dream kay reality for her hehehehe... nice gyud place nmo Raqz.

bran, nindot ang pic sa badiang pero in reality kay ordinary ra baya kaayo hehehe

he he he, sabagay, daghan man gud tawo diha sa Badjiang, arang ka busy kaayo....

adto na lang ko sa anislag springs

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 28, 2013, 11:46:18 AM
mao ni ang lyrics...for those who read chinese:

幾番風雨 (é,°æ­£å®µ) (粵語)
冰冰冷風　似是前來作å¼,,
陌ç"Ÿè¡—中　吹起褪色çš,,æ•...夢
身é,Šå·±ç©ºã€€å»å‰©ç,,¡å¥ˆç›¸æ"
前路暮色è'¼è'¼ç...§å€¦å®¹

痴心已空　ç¬'問å¦,何珍重
幾番風雨　心窩己ç¶"不再夢
街燈ç...§æ˜ ã€€æ˜¨æ—¥æŸ"æƒ...欠奉
投下獨自çš,,身影夜雨中

è®"暴雨æˆ'身ç'去　卻也不可沖洗眼淚
å°±è®"冷風吹é†'æˆ'　卻也不可吹走掛念
可把千杯一口喝盡
å"€å,·çš,,心怎可喝盡空虛

I feel so blue oh when I'm not with you
Thinking of you is the best thing I can do
Just loving you it's what I wanna do
Baby won't you just come love me too?

When I meet you I just know that is you
And I can feel something special that's in you
Looking at you I just fall in love
You're the one that I want in my life

I give you anything dear ...
As long as you're here right beside me
No matter where you go now
I know I want you to be with you
I assure you'll we'll be happy
Come on now and give your love right to me..

mao ni ang lyrics...for those who read chinese:

幾番風雨 (é,°æ­£å®µ) (粵語)
冰冰冷風　似是前來作å¼,,
陌ç"Ÿè¡—中　吹起褪色çš,,æ•...夢
身é,Šå·±ç©ºã€€å»å‰©ç,,¡å¥ˆç›¸æ"
前路暮色è'¼è'¼ç...§å€¦å®¹

痴心已空　ç¬'問å¦,何珍重
幾番風雨　心窩己ç¶"不再夢
街燈ç...§æ˜ ã€€æ˜¨æ—¥æŸ"æƒ...欠奉
投下獨自çš,,身影夜雨中

è®"暴雨æˆ'身ç'去　卻也不可沖洗眼淚
å°±è®"冷風吹é†'æˆ'　卻也不可吹走掛念
可把千杯一口喝盡
å"€å,·çš,,心怎可喝盡空虛

Quote from: Lollapalooza on June 28, 2013, 11:42:38 AM


A Chinese man made a dress out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and proposed - "9" in China means forever.

he he he he! there is a very popular Chinese romance ballad called "999 roses".

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ndPaPwdjQ3w

who is tubag bohol's equivalent to scuttle, sebastian and flounder?      

hahahaha, or better yet, "hey kitty, look down here..."

Ahoang yutang natawhan...





Bisan unsaon...Valencianhon man itawon... 

Quote from: islander on June 28, 2013, 10:08:52 AM
i wish ariel and her friends were real.

from lolla's post (9 of the World’s Most Controversial Photographs, June 27, 2013), this board:



1. Mermaid

Readers ought to understand that these photographs are here for a reason. These photographs have been subject to huge controversies at one time or the other. A submarine captured photos of a diving mermaid during sonoprobe mission (Photo Source: gmw.cn).

acquired taste sigoro ni..

hmmm, just be happy and count the blessings that you do have ...and take joy and give thanks to God for His presence in our lives.

Quote from: diablo on June 27, 2013, 04:17:22 PM
what can i do padre lorenzo, bisan unsaon naho, di mawa ang ahong pagka hambogero

you can change it, balong. take it one step at a time.

afterall, my friend, rome wasn't built in a day...

wow! you live by panglao? kuyawa oi..

Quote from: wardiflex on June 27, 2013, 10:50:00 AM
wow like it! kaya ikaw pride hanggang sa labahan lang tayo magkasam ok? hahahha ganahan ko aning Bahal Doc.

angay bitaw pod ko ani, bai wards. kining pride lagi, it can get the best of us. sometimes, because some of us become so successful or become educated (or so we think, haha) that we think we are somewhat elevated and get insulted when we think we were put down or made to feel inferior. and i will say that i am guilty of letting my pride get the best of me, wards, and you know what, it really is true that pride is nothing but an obstacle for our internal potential. so what can we do? to heck with pride, its nothing but a stupid thought, a damb feeling that we are higher than others..when it is nothing but a fallacy. so fakk it.

the best, in my honest opinion, is prayer. pray to be humble, pray not to let one's pride get in the way, or pray to have decrease in pride. pray for this grace.

correction, after-all, isn't meant to hurt us, but to better us and to allow us to realize our full potential as better human beings, and better Christians.

God bless!

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 27, 2013, 06:56:04 AM
A brash padawan would say, "Swordsmanship is easy, I kendo it!"

ha ha ha ! a future sith lord sigoro ni sija...

beautiful yet deadly...

Quote from: islander on June 27, 2013, 09:08:15 AM
i like their fashion sense.  by the way, where are the women?  no kendoistas?

camera shy sigoro. here's a shot when they're not being shy..

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 27, 2013, 06:56:57 AM
Jedi food...

favorite ni ni anakin ug ni jar jar binks.

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 27, 2013, 01:17:59 AM
Mao ni ang art ni Obi-Wan Kendobi...

oo, art pod sigoro ni ni Qui gon jin

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 27, 2013, 02:08:02 AM

Amen!

One thing i learned recently is this phrase, "Fakkkk pride!" Pride, truly, is such a stupid thing. So fakk it.

No need to get all roused up about something. And you know what? Its actually quite liberating when you just don't let your pride affect you. Bahal sila...!

this a heart warming read!

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 26, 2013, 01:15:17 PM
He he, bitaw diay. Ambot lang hinuon kon dalar bilyonir o sapal bilyonir ba...

he he he, a friend told me that those who really are rich are quiet about their wealth.

i wouldn't be surprised if you, nong, are really a millionaire....

After work, I stopped by an Austrian cafe by downtown Chicago called Julius Meinl. I had a cup of coffee with a warm apple strudel. A very nice combination.

Today was pay day. Lipay lipay pod gamay. maka bayad pod sa medical loans. bwahaha!

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 26, 2013, 01:01:41 PM
Tinuod ka? Di ka milyonir? Unbelieve-baboy...

dili na sija milyonir, bilyonir na!  

Quote from: chicogon on June 26, 2013, 12:39:19 PM
Cat-igbianon ni siya?

Bwahahaha! possibility nga taga Cat-igbian ni sija o taga Demeow pod...

Quote from: chicogon on June 26, 2013, 03:57:37 AM
Always keeping you and your family's intention in mine. Di lang ko makasuwat ug longer messages - public or private - because I'm always using my cel nga lisod e dokdok (aw dokdok ba kahay tawag ani? More of toplok hahaha). Magboot pod iyang spelling which I dislike but it's more convenient kay kuyog jod bisag asa. I keep in touch with TB but mostly reading for now

Fr. Roel, i've missed your posts here. Mingaw mingaw ko nimo diri! We are always praying and thinking of you!

And btw, when i was home, my Papa asked about you and he told me to send you his regards!

Quote from: islander on June 25, 2013, 05:53:17 PM
Amen.  thank you very much, lorenz.

You are very much welcome, my dear. Let's always pray for each other, isles, for our families.

May God bless you always.

Quote from: chicogon on June 26, 2013, 04:01:32 AM
That is very nice!!! Ok raman kaha na Doc Lorenz to use same needles?

No, it is not safe to use the same needles without sterilization. He probably meant to say that he would sterilize the needles again prior to reusing them. Sterilization of medical equipment would be done via an autoclave.

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 25, 2013, 04:32:54 PM
He he, dalar na lang ang dad-on aron gaan ra...

hahahaha! awww, mas nindot pa na, Nong. Aww, mo dagan gajod sila diritso ni Lolo Hubag...

Quote from: islander on June 25, 2013, 03:25:12 PM
trying my best to be humorous and brave nowadays.  by thursday, i will know whether my sister would need chemotherapy or not.  we're all praying she won't be needing this treatment.  why?  because she won't submit to it, she says.  and she has our full support for whatever decision she makes.  she's opting for homeopathy.  my eyes are swollen not only with all the crying i've done but also with all the readings i could muster about cancer, mainstream treatment, and homeopathy to help her make an informed decision.  lord, please guide us. 

May God pour His blessings on you, during this time, the strength to endure this and the strength to be there for your dear sister. May God show His blessings on your sister and merciful intercession for her. Please know that your sister and you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Please take the time to rest, my dear friend.

Blessed Mother of Perpetual Help, please hear our prayers and supplications. Provide the remedy and answer to our prayers, we ask this through our Lord and your Divine Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Quote from: islander on June 25, 2013, 03:16:54 PM


2.  he practices charity on the side.  he asked if he could have my sister's needles (the ones used for taking samples for biopsy) so he could use them for his charity patients in the public hospital.

Truly commendable !

Quote from: islander on June 25, 2013, 03:16:54 PM
as for that thankful patient, let me share with you how thankful my sister is to her surgeon/oncologist for her very recent mastectomy---

1.  her doctor goes straight to the point, but he does it so gently and honestly, with a strong dash of sense of humor.  my sister feels that under his care her healing had already begun.

example:  we're in for the long haul, the doctor says.  in my experience, after the physical examination, ultrasound, and mammogram, this is it.  mastectomy.  if you're conscious about the aesthetics, naay daghang baligya nga soso sa sm, all sizes...

2.  he practices charity on the side.  he asked if he could have my sister's needles (the ones used for taking samples for biopsy) so he could use them for his charity patients in the public hospital.

3.  he is prayerful.  he led his surgical team of 4 doctors and 2 nurses in a prayer right before the surgery, inside the operating room.  (a bonus in that hospital-- perpetual succour in cebu city managed by the daughters of st. paul-- is that there is a big altar in the anteroom of the operating room, the last sanctum that my little daughter and i can go with my sister before her surgery.  there the male nurse who wheeled her in told us to all pray together the prayer that was framed beside the altar, in big letters.)

4.  an added boon: it turned out that my sister's doctor has roots from bohol, specifically from hingotanan, bien unido, according to one source who's also a doctor.  you're in good hands, that doctor told my sister. 

it was my sister's ob-gyne doctor who recommended this surgeon/oncologist because, according to her, he is prayerful and my sister will like him.

look at you, lorenz.  you are a prayerful doctor too.   

Your sister's ob/gyne was, indeed, good in directing her to the surgeon from bohol who showed compassion while performing his professional duties. Let's keep your sister in our constant prayers. Your presence and support for her during this time is amazing, and i commend you for that. May God Bless you, Isles.

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”

Colossians 3:12

“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.”

James 3:17-18


Beautiful....

“What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?”

-Mark 8: 36

“Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the LORD. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the LORD.”

-Jeremiah 23:24

BEATIFICATION OF EIGHT SPANISH RECOLLECT MARTYRS

HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II

Third Sunday of Lent, 7 March 1999


"Whoever drinks of this water that I shall give him will never thirst" (John 4:14).

Today, on the Third Sunday of Lent, Jesus' meeting with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well is an extraordinary catechesis on faith. To catechumens preparing to receive Baptism and to all believers on their way to Easter, today the Gospel shows us the "living water" of the Holy Spirit, who regenerates man from within, causing him to be reborn to new life "from on high".

     Human life is an "exodus" from slavery to the promised land, from death to life. In this journey we sometimes experience the aridity and fatigue of life: poverty, loneliness, the loss of meaning and hope, to the point that we can even wonder, as the Jews did on their journey: "Is the Lord among us or not?" (Ex 17:7).

     That Samaritan woman, so tried by life, must have frequently thought: "Where is the Lord?". Until one day she meets a man who reveals the whole truth to her, a woman and even more a Samaritan, in other words, doubly despised. In a simple conversation he offers her the gift of God: the Holy Spirit, a spring of living water welling up to eternal life. He reveals himself to her as the awaited Messiah and tells her of the Father who wants to be worshiped in spirit and truth.

     The saints are "true worshipers of the Father": men and women who, like the Samaritan woman, have met Christ and through him discovered the meaning of life. They have experienced firsthand what the Apostle Paul says in the second reading: "God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us" (Rom 5:5).

     The grace of Baptism also came to fruition in the new blesseds. They drank from the fountain of Christ's love to the point that they were deeply transformed and in turn became overflowing springs to quench the thirst of the many brothers and sisters they met on life's path.

     "Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God ... and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God" (Rom 5:1-2). Today, in beatifying the martyrs of Motril, the Church puts these words of St Paul on her lips. In fact, Vicente Soler, his six Augustinian Recollect companions and the diocesan priest, Manuel Martín, obtained access to "the glory of the sons of God" by the heroic witness of their faith. They did not die for an ideology but freely gave their lives for the One who had first died for them. They offered Christ the gift they had received from him.

     By faith these simple men of peace, who had nothing to do with the political debate, worked for years in mission territories, suffered a multitude of hardships in the Philippines, soaked the fields of Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela with their sweat, and started social and educational programs in Motril and other parts of Spain. When the supreme moment of martyrdom came, by faith they could face death serenely, comforting the other condemned men and forgiving their executioners. "How can this be?", we ask ourselves, and St Augustine answers: "Because he who reigns in heaven governs the mind and tongue of his martyrs, and through them he has triumphed on earth" (Sermon 329, 1-2).

     Blessed are you, martyrs of Christ! May everyone rejoice over the honor paid to these witnesses of the faith. God helped them in their tribulations and gave them the crown of victory. May they help those who are working today for reconciliation and peace in Spain and in the world!

     Dear brothers and sisters, let us thank God for the gift of these new blesseds! Despite the trials of life, they did not harden their hearts, but listened to the voice of the Lord, and the Holy Spirit filled them with the love of God. Thus they could experience that "hope does not disappoint" (Rom 5:5). They were like trees planted by streams of water, which yielded abundant fruit in due season (cf. Ps 1:3).

     For this reason, the whole Church today marvels at their witness and acclaims: Lord, you are truly the Savior of the world; you are the rock from which flows living water for humanity's thirst!

     Lord, give us this water always, so that we may know the Father and adore him in Spirit and Truth. Amen!




READING: Romans 8:18,35,37-39

I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.  What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? No, in all these things we conquer overwhelmingly through him who loved us.  For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor present things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.


RESPONSORY

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.

     --for your reward will be great in heaven.

But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you.

     --for your reward will be great in heaven.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

     --Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.

A special thanks to neilmarantz of youtube for this interesting video.

Monday morning rituals. The Philippine flag, flying on top of the flag pole of the Municipal Building allegedly since after the flag-raising ceremonies the previous Monday, is lowered and be made ready for this Monday's flag raising ceremonies of the officials and employees of the Local Government Unit of Valencia, Bohol. Odd or not? Only in Valencia, Bohol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMGkROP0QYk&feature=player_detailpage

PRAYER

O God, strength of the faithful,

You led Blessed Vincente Soler

and his companions

to offer their lives for the name of Christ

and in obedience to the Church.

By the help of their prayers

may we remain faithful

to the Augustinian way of life,

share with them in the Chalice of Christ,

and ever grow in your love.

We ask this though our Lord Jesus Christ,

Your Son, who lives and reigns with you

and the Holy Spirit,

One God, forever and ever.

Fr. Leon Inchausti is on the far right. He is portrayed here with the rest of the Martyrs of Motril.

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 25, 2013, 02:16:59 PM
Who was Blessed Fr. Leon Ichausti?

He was born June 28, 1859 in Ajanguiz, Vizcaya, Espana. His father was Benito Inchausti and his mother was Juana Mentiguia. He studied at the College of Philosophy and Sciences at Monteagudo at Navarri. His formation in Theology took place in Millan de la Cogolla in Rioja. He entered the Convent in Marcela, Navarri.

On June 1, 1884, he traveled from Barcelona, riding in the ship Isla de Cebu for 1 month, to the Philippines. He landed in Cebu. Padre Inchausti was ordained in Cebu on December 22, 1884 after learning Cebuano. He became a parish priest in Dimiao, Bohol.

He first set foot in Banton in 1887 visiting the parish priest, Padre Sanvallo Majuelo. After a short vacation in Banton, he went back to Old Sierra Vullones in Spain on Feb 26, 1888.

When he returned to the Philippines, he again became parish priest in Dimiao, Bohol until he transferred to Romblon where he served as parish priest at Azagra, San Fernando, Sibuyan Island. He became a parish priest at Banton, Romblon from 1894 -1897. This was his last parish in the Philippines before he was transferred to Brazil.

After 18 years as parish priest in Brazil, he went back to Spain to serve in his hometown. He did not realize then that he was going to be punished in his hometown.

During the Spanish civil war in 1936, celebrating mass was forbidden in churches and monasteries. Nevertheless, Padre Inchausti and some other priests were not afraid to continue saying mass. Because of the disobedience of the priests, the soldiers burnt the monasteries and hundreds died, including Padre Leon Inchausti and seven other priests. The priests were all killed by a firing squad in a street in Montreal, Espana. After many years of studying the lives of the priests massacred in Montreal, the researchers concluded that they died in defense of their faith and for Jesus Christ.

The seven priests were beatified on March 7, 1999 at the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome by Pope John Paul II.  Now there is a move to build a statue of Blessed Inchausti in the church in Banton, Romblon. Before he can become a saint, he has to have two miracles attributed to him.



http://www.sanrokan.com/news/2005/sept/feat2.htm

Who was Blessed Fr. Leon Ichausti?

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 25, 2013, 01:02:12 PM
Salamat! Gaplano pud kong mobalik sa 2014, win samir is gan...

awwww kuyawa pod lagi oh...bakasyonisto diay. aww, ma lipay imong mga paryente sigoro anih. ayaw'g kalimti ang pasalubong ha...hehehe

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 25, 2013, 01:05:42 PM
Post mo diri, mga bro from other parts of Bohol. Vhinz and I will answer all posts...

he he he, interesting diay noh? Dimiao is the mother of Valencia and Lila. Aww, naa diay common historical bond aning tulo nga towns.

Bitaw, I never knew that both Blessed Fr. Leon Inchausti and Fr. Jose Rada both served in Dimiao. Very beautiful religious history of this very old town.

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 25, 2013, 12:47:09 PM
By: Dimiao Hymn Commission




Mutya namong yutawhan

Mahal ka nining dughan

Sa kahitas-an gipanalanginan

Busa ikaw among ampingan

Kaluha mo’ng busay

Ug tuburan lunsay

Pangisdaan ug ang kaumahan

Kinabuhi sa katawhan

Kasaysayang mabulukon

Pakigbisug malungtaron

Uban sa gugma’g kalinaw

May kasanag gilantaw

O, Dimiao namo’ng hinalaran

Imong paglambo sa Dios buligan

Panaghiusa panignkamutan

Magtambayayong ‘tang tanan.



http://www.dimiao-bohol.gov.ph/profile/awit-sa-dimiao

Some of these words are too deep binisaya for me. I've never heard of the word 'Magtambayayong' until now.

What does this word mean, Nong Hubag?

By: Dimiao Hymn Commission




Mutya namong yutawhan

Mahal ka nining dughan

Sa kahitas-an gipanalanginan

Busa ikaw among ampingan

Kaluha mo’ng busay

Ug tuburan lunsay

Pangisdaan ug ang kaumahan

Kinabuhi sa katawhan

Kasaysayang mabulukon

Pakigbisug malungtaron

Uban sa gugma’g kalinaw

May kasanag gilantaw

O, Dimiao namo’ng hinalaran

Imong paglambo sa Dios buligan

Panaghiusa panignkamutan

Magtambayayong ‘tang tanan.



http://www.dimiao-bohol.gov.ph/profile/awit-sa-dimiao

The Municipality of Dimiao was founded on January 22 1769. It has a unique history that is rich in religious tradition and culture manifested by the 17th Century Church  and the mysterious Ermita Ruins.

Way back the late 1600’s, the neighboring towns of Lila and Valencia were used to be part of Dimiao for the Church of Dimiao was a major seat of religious authority which was also very influential to the civil government.

It was noted accordingly that Dimiao and Loay were used to be part of Loboc which was then the center of Spanish Authority. Thus, it was said that a big fortress used to stand Dimiao as an extension of the Spanish occupation wherein the Ermita Ruins is a part of. After some time, Dimiao and Loay separated from Loboc, and then later Lila and Valencia separated from Dimiao.

The presence of the Spanish occupation is so evident in the zoning structures of the old buildings which are all suggestive of the Spanish royal coat of arms. As mentioned earlier, a 17th century Stone Church stood in Dimiao, which is now serving as the town’s Cultural Center. Today’s Rural Health Center was another stone building during the said period.

Fr. Leon M. Inchausti and Fr. Jose M. Rada of the Order of the Augustinian Recollects (OAR), who were recently beatified priests by Pope John Paul II, were once assigned in the Parish of St. Nicholas de Tolentino of Dimiao, Bohol in the early 1700’s. The two were among the eight Martyrs of Motril who surrendered their lives for the Love of God. For such reason, Dimiao is proud to be part of the stories of these holy men. It is hoped that both of them will soon be sanctified as Saints of the Holy Church and that the seed of vocation which they sowed in the town may prosper and grow with the blessings of the Almighty.



http://www.dimiao-bohol.gov.ph/history-of-dimiao.html

Quote from: hubag bohol on May 07, 2013, 08:50:04 PM
Doljo Panglao galing. Sa kabuotan ni Bay Vhinz di siya magsilbi sa DF. OK niya sa amoa sa Dimyaw nga maoy pinakahawod nga lungsod nga taga sa Bohol...

 

da ! kuyawa lagi oh... hahahahaha!

Quote from: vhinz08 on May 07, 2013, 06:54:59 PM
Hello bro Lorenz, dili ko taga Dimiao, ang akong papa taga Doljo.

Karon ra nako ni napansin mga higala. 

he he he he, aww mao ba? well, good to see that you replied to my post...2 years later. bwahahaha!

post more pod diri, bro.

regards and God Bless!

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 22, 2013, 09:50:19 AM
Hapit na pud fiesta sa amoa! Mouli ko! Yehey!

He he he ! Advanced Happy Fiesta to our Sister Town, Dimiao !

Enjoy your bakasyon sa imong yuta na tawhan, bai hubag!

VIVA SENYOR SANTO NINO! VIVA VIVA VIVA!

Indeed, scholars may have logical explanations for these strange phenomena but the people of Valencia attributed all these to the miracles of their beloved Senor Santo Nino, the Refuge, the Comforter, and the Protector of His people in times of sorrows as well as in times of joy.



http://valencia-bohol.gov.ph/tourism/santo-nino-of-valencia/

During World War II, a competition among the Bolo Batallion and Women’s Auxiliary Service under the Bohol Area command was held in Valencia. The competition was participated in by contingents from the towns comprising half of the province. The contingents from the other towns have already arrived a day before but on the eve of the competition. Japanese ships were sighted in the high seas and intelligence report indicated that a landing was planned to attack the huge gathering of the resistance movement. At the news, people immediately scampered away to all directions. The contingents from other towns were reported to have fled to their respective hometowns passing through mountain roads and uncharted trails, while local residents braved the dark night to reach evacuation huts in forests and mountain bushes. The Japanese forces, however, failed to make the landing. Filipinos who served in the Japanese forces recalled after the war that Valencia that particular night was completely invisible due to the heavy fogs that surrounded its shores.

Once, a severe drought hit the town which threatened to bring famine and starvation to the people. A novena was said in honor of the Holy Child and no sooner was it started when the much awaited rains came to save their crops and work animals. In another incident, a big fire fanned by a strong breeze broke out in the vicinity of the church. Fearing that the fire might raze down the church, the parish priest rushed inside to save the Holy Sacrament and the statue of the Sto. Niño. Coming out, the priest raised the statue of the Sto. Niño reverently towards the raging fire and miraculously the wind calmed down and the fire was easily controlled by the gathering parishioners.

Fr. Mariano Cornago was the first parish priest of Valencia. He started the building of the poblacion and the construction of the church. He was succeeded in January 1878 by Fr. Francisco Arcaya who completed the construction of the church on September 7, 1882. He also completed the convent started by his predecessor and build the old cemetery surrounded by a wall of stone tablets we call ”cota”.

Valencianhons attributed the following samples of extra ordinary incidents to the miraculous intercession of the Santo Niño of Valencia.