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1: woke up at around 11 AM (2 hours ago)
2: room mate made scrambled eggs and onions, and we both ate
3: studying and TB-ing right now

kuyawa ang schedule no? hahaha

Quote from: grazie7y on January 31, 2008, 06:50:11 AM
Lin, what do you mean by "those people back home who has nothing to gain nothing to loose"?  I think our people has to realize that they are the beneficiary of a good governance.  There's an urgent need to inculcate to the minds of our people that they have to be more smarter in choosing their leaders.  They should stop taking the "insults" (without them knowing it) by accepting money from these candidates.  Yeah, I always believe these candidates buying votes are insulting the the voting public.  It surely isn't generosity.  It's a form of corruption that these candidates are involving the people!  This got to stop jud. 

'te, I completely agree with you. In order for this wretched phenomenon to cease, it will take proper action from the administration and the legislative body to place sanctions or arrest those who are propagating the act of vote buying. If no one is punished for these crimes, it will only continue and become part of the Filipino political culture. Its disgusting to think about it, but that is the only way it will stop. It has to begin form the bottom up, as well as cooperation from the heads of government.

One thing for sure, its going to take someone who has guts to quarrel with the 'powers that bee' in government, to challenge the so called 'status quo en politicum'

Who will it be? And when?

alright, fine i wont hurt the bats, mo capture lang. Hopefully maka uli ka so we can practice some good ol' Danish words and you can hear me kill the pronunciation, LOL.

Btw, EB stands for Eye Ball?

Bless your kind heart, Mike. You're a great friend to your buddies over there, I bet.

o sweet. Do you know any good ones?
Catch you later, bg

Quote from: ligiah on February 01, 2008, 01:48:10 AM
haha.. yea quite... and Korn and Limp and Deftones and Red Hot Chili Peppers... and Prodigy...   well not really fan as in FAN... but i like this music... but i do listen to all other genres of course...

Ah so you're a metal girl, i bet there's alot of metal/hardcore bands over there in Denmark?

Its crazy yo, i went to a moshpit once, crazy stuff.

Yea, its pretty good. Are you a fan of Linkin Park, Gai?

If you like them, here are some of their great hits:

Crawling (piano version) [one of my personal favorites, actually]
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Crawling (original)
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Hands Held High
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Numb (piano version) [again, one of my personal favorites]
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Numb (original)
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Pray and hope this wouldn't happen. But if I was married and, God forbid something like this ever happens simbako simbako simbako, I would of course provide for her. Ang importante ani is it is forever na jud, Till Death Do Us Part.

There is no need to talk about what to do etc. Its all part of the package, it is expected that we care for each other, in the younger years and in our golden years pood.
That is what I've always been taught. 

Good luck on your graduate studies, didn't you say you wanted to go into tropical wildlife conservation?

Quote from: Bohol Bol-anon on August 11, 2007, 06:08:37 PM


8. Whatever: Is a woman’s way of saying *&^% YOU!

9. Don’t worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking “What’s wrong?” For the woman’s response, refer to #3.

I know these two words very well. But I  never knew the signs.

Quote from: ligiah on January 31, 2008, 05:11:15 AM
'

Bran! Init kaayo imong name sa Love Teams da! LOL!

Chiss-miss ra jud na intawn, Gai.

I picked moral values because everything else in the list is a manifestation of moral values. If one has very strong conservative moral values, christian morality in particular, honesty, kindness, mercifulness etc will follow suit. If one lacks moral values, so to will the same variables manifest the correlation of that person's innate morality.

What attracts me the most is a person's morality. If it is similar to that of my own, it is a plus. I will admit, I am quite traditional and conservative in the true sense of the word. Simple ra ko, sometimes I have urges to get things, pero all in all, I follow a daily routine. Not too keen on 'drama-drama', sa ahong buhay diri, i like to keep a low profile jud. I think it is my faith, alone, that helps my moral values. Pero that is just my own personal opinion. So I am still in search of finding someone with similar qualities pood.

Quote from: junayag on January 31, 2008, 12:08:01 AM

Ligiah, you are most welcome to join.  Nindot man sad ni iuli sa atoa kay Sandugo Festival man earlier of the weeks.

Bran Lorenzo, don't worry bisan daghan, we will accommodate everybody on this occasion.  That is why this is posted earlier so we could organize and execute the plans realistically.  I don't want to have it on the last minute where the volume could not be determined.

We have to 4 -5 months to prepare and expect this to be suitabe and rewarding to most if not all.

Mr. Ayag, thank you so much, sir.

Hahaha it will be great jud uy, not only will this be a family reunion for us, but also a TB-union pa jud.
Looking forward to that day, sir.

Cheers,

Quote from: ligiah on January 31, 2008, 12:02:42 AM
i am hoping to be able to attend this Grand EB this July... however, i will not be able to decide until the end of march.

Gai, mo balik diay ka karoong summer?
Lets go bat hunting, hahaha

I can only hope that the Philippines and Indonesia continue our long cherished brotherly relations.

In tribute to one of the great leaders in Asia, and in our own times, the man that was Ir. Suharto. No doubt, one of the many movers and shakers of the region. The man that was a contemporary of our very own Ferdinand E. Marcos, and so with his death, ends the epoch of the Asian Dictators.







http://youtube.com/watch?v=z_RbTcg7hgM


President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led the ceremony, which began just before noon at
the Suharto family mausoleum near the city of Solo, Suharto's hometown, some 400km east of the capital.

Although he oversaw some of the worst bloodshed of the 20th century, Suharto is credited with developing Indonesia's economy and was buried with the highest state honours.

After a long reading of Suharto's military accomplishments, a shot was fired in his honour and Yudhoyono offered a salute.

"We offer his body to the motherland," Yudhoyono said. "His service is an example to us."

Islamic prayers were said and as his body was lowered, mourners tossed flower petals into his grave. A military band played a dirge.

Tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets of Solo to watch the motorcade carry Suharto's body to the mausoleum, many of them sobbing and calling the name of the man whose brutal rule brought stability to Indonesia.

'A great man'

Many waved Indonesian flags and threw flowers at his hearse.

"He was a great man," said Sumartini, a 65-year-old woman who, like many Indonesians, goes by just one name. "His death touched us deeply."

Suharto's body was flown to Solo on Monday morning after a brief ceremony at his Jakarta home, where a string of the country's political elite visited Suharto's family in a sign of his lingering importance.

"May god bless his soul and forgive his mistakes and sins," said Agung Laksono, the speaker of Indonesia's house of representatives.

Thank you Mr. Barbaro for that truly inspiring piece.

By Linkin Park

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By Sara Bareilles
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Excuse me, Miss

by Chris Brown

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Low

by Flo Rida and T-Pain

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by Ozone

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Di man, Sheila. Just sharing some romance ballads for all of you.

I dedicate this song to my one and only Mom. 
Thank you Mommy for being behind me through thick or thin, I am so blessed to have been born to such a caring, loving and compassionate mother. Ma, I know I dont tell you this often, but I love you Mommy. 
-Bran




You Are the Sunshine of my Life
by Stevie Wonder
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Faithfully

by Journey
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Highway run
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
Youre on my mind
Restless hearts
Sleep alone tonight
Sendin all my love
Along the wire

They say that the road
Aint no place to start a family
Right down the line
Its been you and me
And lovin a music man
Aint always what its supposed to be
Oh girl you stand by me
Im forever yours...faithfully

Circus life
Under the big top world
We all need the clowns
To make us smile
Through space and time
Always another show
Wondering where I am
Lost without you

And being apart aint easy
On this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy
Of rediscovering you
Oh girl, you stand by me
Im forever yours...faithfully

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Faithfully, Im still yours
Im forever yours
Ever yours...faithfully

Wicked Game

by Paulo Ricardo
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The world was on fire and no one could save me but you.
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do.
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you.
And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you.

No, I don't want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don't want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart)
With you (This world is only gonna break your heart)

What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way.
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you.
What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way.
What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you and,

I want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart)
With you.

The world was on fire and no one could save me but you.
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do.
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you.
And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you,

No, I want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I want to fall in love (This world is only gonna break your heart)
With you (This world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I... (This world is only gonna break your heart)
(This world is only gonna break your heart)

Nobody loves no one.

What country do you want to visit diay, Sheila?

 

hahahahha

glad you like it, 'te.

LOL!

  Of all the professions we fear, one stands out.  No, it's not
"mortician;" by then it's too late.  This is a word that makes a
certain part of our anatomy pucker in anticipation.  Yes, the word is
"proctologist;" the dreaded p-word!  The mere mention of the word
strikes terror deep inside most of us.  9 1/2 of every 10 adults
would prefer a root canal over a visit to Dr. Finger.  (Source: I
Made It Up Survey)  The other half is into that sort of thing.

   Proctologist; from the Greek meaning "pain in the ass."  Did you
ever wonder who was the first proctologist?  My research shows it was
Dr. Ben Dover, who was fed up with mainstream medicine and wanted to
boldly go where no one had gone before, "I think I'll devote my life
to making people as uncomfortable as possible   since dentistry is
taken, I'll start at the other end."

    Have you ever gone to a party and been introduced to a doctor.
After a hardy handshake, you discover he's a proctologist. Even wash-
ing your hands 6 times, you still find yourself only eating with your
left hand.  He is the one doctor you never ask for free advice, "Doc,
I've got this thing right here, can you take a look at it?  But he's
one person who's seen more assholes than you'd find at a political
convention.

    Throughout the ages, proctologists have been the butt of many
jokes; butt I would not stoop to that level here.  I have given a
considerable number of minutes to formulating ideas to improve
people's concept of these doctors of the down under.

o In order for a proctologist to receive their medical certifica-
   tion, their hand must fit in a size one glove, and they must have
   their fingernails removed.
o The proctologist's genitals shall literally be placed in the hands
   of the patient. At the first sign of discomfort, the patient may
   exert an equal pressure producing a similar discomfort.
o Proctologist's advertising shall NOT include phrases like:
     "Let our fingers do the walking"
     "We'll bend over backwards for you"
     "Please, take my seat"
     "We give 'Moon over Miami' a hole new meaning"
     "It looks like the End"
o Doctors will not be allowed to use wise cracks or ice breakers
   like:
      "I can't place my finger on it, butt you look familiar"
      "Don't have a seat, I'll be right with you"
      "Quick, nurse! Get the camera! They'll never believe THIS one!"
      "Yes, I see a family resemblance"
      "Hmmmm, looks like you're a quart low"
      "The first three feet might be a bit uncomfortable; after that"
      "Out of K-Y Jelly?  Oh well, let's do a dry run"
      "I'm putting you on a low-bean diet"
      "Nurse, give me a number 2 sandpaper glove"
      "How long have you had this crack in your butt?"
      "I see you had pizza last night"
      "When was the last time you had a lub and oil change?"
      "Ah, you must be gay"
      "Nurse, come here   Ya want to feel something really weird?"
      "Ooops, I think I lost my  watch"
      "I've never seen stalagmites growing in one before!!"
      "If you think that was a pain in the ass, wait till you get my  bill"
      "Gee, I hope I can get this out"
      "When was the last time you had your barnacles scraped?"
      "Nurse! Who let this a** in my office?"

Hilarious!


A Short History of Medicine



I have an earache...

2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.

1000 A.D. - That root is heathen.  Here, say this prayer.

1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition.  Here, drink this potion.

1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil.  Here, swallow this pill.

1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective.  Here, take this antibiotic.

2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial.  Here, eat this root.

   

What is Mr. Chatto's agenda?

All I know is that he comes from a very powerful family, wasn't the Governor of Bohol during the Marcos years also a Chatto?

There is no need to thank me, 'te.
What are family for?

God Bless

Yup, she's actually back in Vietnam again doing medical studies there. Its amazing how the setting is almost just like in Philippines. Beth, the name of the instrument is called a Dan Moi, its an instrument popular in northern Vietnam where she is from.

Yea, she asked alot about the Philippines when she was still here. I laughed when she said how popular Filipino soap operas were in Vietnam, apparently Filipina actresses are favored over there.

Danish is very intriguing, haha. Thank you so much for the pronunciation.

QuoteBuenos tarde Gai, yo estoy satisfecho satisfacerle. Mi nombre es Brando, y espero que usted pueda enseñarme palabras más danéas. ¿Usted habla o entiende a español en todos?

Buenos tarde Gai= Good afternoon, Gai. (you can say buenos dias, buenos tardes, buenos noches depending on the time of the day) the pronunciation is: Bwenos tardei

Yo estoy satisfecho satisfacerle= I am satisfied/pleased to meet you.
Pronunciation is: yo estoy satis fesho satis fattherlai (when speaking spanish, there are many ways to say a 'C', the proper Spanish way in saying a 'C' is with a soft 'th' sound. The same way you would say 'Th' in the word 'thumb'.

Mi nombre es Brando= My name is Brando
Pronunciation: Me nombre es Brando

Espero que usted pueda enseñarme palabras más danéas= I hope you can continue to teach me more Danish words
Pronunciation: Es-pero ke oosted pweda ensenyar-mee palabras mas dan-eyass

Usted habla o entiende a español en todos= Do you speak or understand any Spanish at all?
Pronunciation: oosted 'abla o entyendey a espanyol en todoos

How do you actually pronounce some of these words, Gai?

So for Hvordan har du det, do i say it this way? (hev or dan har doo det')
and for Mit navn er, do i say it this way? (mit na ven erh) ?

Wow the pronunciations of these words are foreign to my tongue.

So, Hej! mit navn er Bran, hvordan har du det!


or in Spanish;

Buenos tarde Gai, yo estoy satisfecho satisfacerle. Mi nombre es Brando, y espero que usted pueda enseñarme palabras más danéas. ¿Usted habla o entiende a español en todos?

Thank you for clearing that up for me, Gai. You truly are an expert in bats.

Have you ever thought about a career as a professor in Environmental Biology?

hahaha! i can do that. Sige, i like it


So how do you say these in Danish?
a) How do you do?
b) My name is

a di man ko kahibalo ug danish, Gai. Can you teach me basics ?

Quote from: ligiah on January 31, 2008, 05:52:18 AM
silly... silly nga halang! Joke! Ingani among kaliwat tingali Bran... mga silly people... but smart! hehehe!

Of course, Boholana gud mo. Spart, ug isog pa jud, anak gud ni dagohoy

hahahaha

Gai, kahibalo ba ka sa Spanish? Kai ug kaibao, sigoro mo esturya na lang ta in spanish diri.

hahaha Gai, your cousin is so silly diba?

And I prayed for Tito Pael in church services this past Sunday, Ate Ging.
May your dear Tito be welcomed unto the arms of the Most High, to be united with all of your relatives and loved ones who went before us. And may he sing the un-ending hym of praise.

I pray your Tito Pael meets my Lola Nating, Lola Babing, Papa Titing and Mama Luz.

Always,
Bran

Cute man nang tarsier, Gai. Good pick

And a dolphin is an intelligent animal, good pick again.

Hahaha sus kuyawa pood!


Cute bitaw no? Lami i-kusi-on.

Quote from: ligiah on January 31, 2008, 05:35:15 AM

hahahaha! LOL! kaluoy sad nimo Bran... dili diay ka pwede ma bat diay! hahaha!

Hahahaha!! Sigoro iro lang ko.
Ikaw?

LoL, hmm whichever bat species that walks on all four.
The chubby lil bat, that would be me.

no no im scared of heights uy. If i was a bat, i'd be the odd looking bat that was walking on all four appendages, de-evolving into a mouse.

LOL

I would be easy pickings for bigger carnivores

Quote from: Mari on January 29, 2008, 02:29:26 AM
my sister just got married in Paris last week, she was so 'astig',
feel ko lang ishare how girls got out of tradition and make a statement in wedding outfits...

Wow, very beautiful couple.
Mari, your sister is gorgeous.

hahahaha! Ah mao ba diay Gai? Now you make me want to visit a zoo to see P jagori. Ka luuy pood nimo gi-bite-an ka ni Mr. jags. I guess its part of the relationship, sometimes we get bitten, sometimes dili.

Sigoro if i try to hold jagori, he'll call his friends and attack me. LOL

Gai, mura diay ug iro ang nawong sa bat? You know, i can actually see some kind of semblance.

Hmmm

Ate Ging, after reading what you wrote, I immediately remembered this one excerpt in the Bible that relates to what you reflected.

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks to the Lord of Lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
-Psalms 136.1-9


King of my life I crown Thee nowâ€"
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,
Lead me to Calvary.

haha! mao ba kiss diay? ay lucky jud si Mr. Amplex, jud.
Gai, have you ever kissed a bat before? hahaha becareful for the teethy ones

Hmmm, i spend alot of time in the lab analyzing diatoms. Why is it that I never developed a huggable love for mud? LOL

Quote from: Ginger on January 31, 2008, 12:11:37 AM
SI Jaja aka Janice. Mao na kang Dong Insoy "you know who you are" dire sa TB. buking!

Amigo-Amiga ra mi intawn

naa na pood ni

The scenes


On the banks of the Mekong

My fried Tam had these taken back in Vietnam. Radiant.

Awesome looking sledding hill, 'te Belle.
Had fun?

Quote from: jingtbk@uk on January 30, 2008, 09:56:55 PM
THANKS GINGER hinaot na mag meet me one day

My uncle is also in UK, and I think he visits Tubag Bohol. Perhaps you know him? Dr. Renee E. Lucino, he lives with my aunt, Mrs. Daisy Lucino and cousin, Daniela Lucino.

They're based in London.

A bat is like a man, figuratively-speaking, he's a hunter-gatherer.

The following is a picture of bats in flight (searching for food):


Theres actually a lot of bats in Pennsylvania.



Gai, do you know what species of bat this is?

bitaw no? what if you run out of arrows, Els. Unsa-on man na? Pwede nalang mo use ug  blow darts?
hahaha

Quote from: ligiah on January 31, 2008, 04:31:29 AM
heheh! ako ning i dedicate sa akong favorite bat... si R. amplexicaudatus. mao na akong crush na bat! hehehe!

hahaha, what a lucky bat si Mr. Amplex

Quote from: Ginger on January 31, 2008, 04:37:01 AM
ehemmmm

Hi Hazel! Hows your day?

Quote from: ligiah on January 31, 2008, 04:23:37 AM
and by the way... lahi ra diay akong nawng sauna? ako man na Bran nag retrieve ug bat!!!

that was you diay? hahaha i thought it was you, but i just wanted to make sure, you look so serious and determined in that photo. Biologist jud ka, Gai.

Quote from: ligiah on January 31, 2008, 04:21:29 AM

haha... 'hungry for more to read' .. that was quite a phrase... i still have to find time to give important excerpts from my discussions and all the other parts... i am quite busy these days... sige lang basta hopefully i will find the time soon and i can feed your hunger (LOL!)

LOL, you like my term eh? bitaw no, i just coined that on the spot jud.
Sige, Gai, whenever you are ready to feed us more information, we'll be waiting.

Salamat kaayo, Prof. Gai.

Quote from: ligiah on January 31, 2008, 04:09:44 AM
yeah... we retrieved the bats 3 times everyday... at dawn (at about 4 to 6 am)... Early evening, about 5 to 7 and late at night... at 10 to 12... quite hard work but it was fun. i just love being on the field.

hahaha, i can tell you're truly the ecological biologist. Gai, how long was the study period for diay?
And btw, who is the lady in the picture collecting the bat? A friend of yours?

Its always very endearing to see a another fanatical scientist in these boards, Gai. The most important thing the Philippine government needs to consider is the preservation of our rich and wild fauna, as you have specifically demonstrated to us, just one example of the richness in species there is in one island. I can only imagine how many there are in the entire archipelago.

One thing is for sure, environmental preservation is a must in the Philippines. For scientists to say that the Philippines is rich in native fauna is truly and understatement.

Keep up the good work, Gai. I'm hungry for more to read.

 The devil unstoppably took pride in salaciously writing; the book of
obnoxious caste-creed and venomously penalizing hatred,

The devil unstoppably took pride in acrimoniously writing; the book of
indiscriminate bloodshed and disastrously traumatizing ruthlessness,

The devil unstoppably took pride in vengefully writing; the book of
tyrannical devastation and lecherously bellicose orphaning,

The devil unstoppably took pride in fretfully writing; the book of
vindictive war and satanically criminal holocausts,

The devil unstoppably took pride in maliciously writing; the book of
coldblooded barbarism and manipulatively bizarre malice,

The devil unstoppably took pride in forlornly writing; the book of
worthless
ghosts and mortuaries brutally anointed with fresh blood,

T The devil unstoppably took pride in indigently writing; the book of
nonchalant spuriousness and fecklessly insipid meaninglessness,

The devil unstoppably took pride in torturously writing; the book of
ominous
animosity and hedonistically pugnacious illwill,

The devil unstoppably took pride in dictatorially writing; the book of
licentious bawdiness and insanely threadbare nothingness,

The devil unstoppably took pride in heinously writing; the book of
lascivious poverty and baselessly crippling uncertainty,

The devil unstoppably took pride in savagely writing; the book of
despicable
defeat and lethally ballistic atrociousness,

The devil unstoppably took pride in raunchily writing; the book of
dolorous
delinquency and insidiously slandering betrayal,

The devil unstoppably took pride in preposterously writing; the book of
scurrilous lunatism and barbarously incarcerating fiendishness,

The devil unstoppably took pride in frigidly writing; the book of
jejune
mockery and impudently castigating brazenness,

The devil unstoppably took pride in heartlessly writing; the book of
ghastly
bloodshed and indefatigably bombarding politics,

The devil unstoppably took pride in malevolently writing; the book of
prurient s*** and debasingly corrupt profanity,

The devil unstoppably took pride in diffidently writing; the book of
impeachable slavery and tempestuously crucifying sanctity,

The devil unstoppably took pride in dreadfully writing; the book of
gruesome
extinction and sordidly smutty flagrance,

The devil unstoppably took pride in whippingly writing; the book of
wastrel
withering and invidiously jailing eccentricity,

The devil unstoppably took pride in grotesquely writing; the book of
merciless decimation and countless estranged lives,

The devil unstoppably took pride in gorily writing; the book of
sadistic
despondency and ignominiously deteriorating mankind,

The devil unstoppably took pride in stupidly writing; the book of
goddamned
solitude and murderously decrepit decay,

The devil unstoppably took pride in cacophonically writing; the book of
indolent withering and agonizingly cancerous disease,

The devil unstoppably took pride in belligerently writing; the book of
lost
oblivion and corrosively mad lamentation,

The devil unstoppably took pride in perniciously writing; the book of
stinking discrimination and dastardly languid nervousness,

But no matter what he wrote; where he did choose to write; what
language he
preferred to maliciously scribble; what ink he used to cold-bloodedly
lambaste; what expression he made to lousily concentrate,

Even the most infinitesimally evanescent alphabet inside his books was
irrefutably metamorphosed into a stream of immortally unending love; by
the
intransigently blazing inferno of truth; simplicity; humanity;
benevolence;
beauty; and the unassailably Almighty Lord…

Blessings are the things we take for granted.
Each holiday we notice what we see.
Most know the Earth is utterly enchanted
Yet walk through life and love mechanically.
Valuing one's gifts takes resolution
After days and nights of fantasy.
Love brings the sweet relief of absolution,
Enveloping our hesitance in need.
No touch inspires so swift a revolution,
Transforming all the hieroglyphs we read.
In your love is the charity of spring,
Nor self-obsessed nor blinded by some creed,
Embracing the grey dawns that blessings bring.

My brother kept
in a frame on the wall
pictures of every motorcycle, car, truck:
in his rusted out Impala convertible
wearing his cap and gown
waving
in his yellow Barracuda
with a girl leaning into him
waving
on his Honda 350
waving
on his Honda 750 with the boys
holding a beer
waving
in his first rig
wearing a baseball hat backwards
waving
in his Mercury Montego
getting married
waving
in his black LTD
trying to sell real estate
waving
back to driving trucks
a shiny new rig
waving
on his Harley Sportster
with his wife on the back
waving
his son in a car seat
with his own steering wheel
my brother leaning over him
in an old Ford pickup
and they are
waving
holding a wrench a rag
a hose a shammy
waving.

My brother helmetless
rides off on his Harley
waving
my brother's feet
rarely touch the ground-
waving waving
face pressed to the wind
no camera to save him.

Theodore Roethke


The Bat

By day the bat is cousin to the mouse.
He likes the attic of an aging house.

His fingers make a hat about his head.
His pulse beat is so slow we think him dead.

He loops in crazy figures half the night
Among the trees that face the corner light.

But when he brushes up against a screen,
We are afraid of what our eyes have seen:

For something is amiss or out of place
When mice with wings can wear a human face.

Quote from: ligiah on January 30, 2008, 08:29:29 PM

Talk about having a bat day. hahahaha

Gai,

I enjoyed reading the abstract, the samples of P. jagori as well as R. amplexicaudatus truly manifests species deviation throughout the island as you documented. I'm more interested if the same species exist in neighboring Cebu and can still mate with the existing species found in Bohol, or perhaps species deviation occurred as well thereby forcing the once-sister species to evolve to a totally different one.

Very interesting study, Gai.

Quote from: st. agnes on January 31, 2008, 12:13:00 AM
Haze, tabangi ragud ko kinsay akong pana-on para ni Admin?

Michael is already taken, Elsie.
No arrow of cupid can change that course now.

Mr. Ferniz, how does Brando Lorenzo Lucino look like in this script?

The form of script looks like the indigenous writing styles of Java.
Very interesting, thank you for sharing this.

So was pre-hispanic Philippines fluent in this script? How was the literacy rate?

Interesting read.

ngano close man ang schools, Angie?

Hahaha, its brilliant and original, Mr. Tabaco.

Hahaha mo keep lang ko ug low profile diri, Ms. Orchids.

PS. That is a beautiful kimono you're wearing in your avatar. Is it really hard to put on?

Always,

He's busy enjoying his millions in Spain. He's part of the illustrado class over there, his mother is a close friend  and confidant of King Juan Carlos of Spain; and his father Julio Iglesias is part of the Spanish nobility.

He's living the high life.

Quote from: grazie7y on January 30, 2008, 08:51:56 AM
Ngek!  You gave me a chill, Dong oi!  I was just talking to my mother a minute or so ago and she said our 2-year old nephew was talking like our dear Manoy Pael was infront of him and alive!

I was wondering what those round things though.  I didn't know they are called orb.  Nahadlok ko oi!  Do you think, Dong, it has something to do with the fog that night? 

Yes, Dong, Mocha is enjoying every bit of attention he gets.  Smiffy would say, "Dad, let's go to Mocha's house!" and not, "Dad, let's go to Ate Ging's house!"   Mocha is a very smart cat and is so adorable. I hope he will live longer.  He is 18 years old already but he looks so fit and active though. 

hahahaha Ate Ging, mao ba? going to 'Mocha's' house diay gi ingoon ni Smiffy? paita pood da!
Cute bitaw si Mr. Mocha, Ate Ging. He looks like he's very hug-able, a big puffy pillow.

I really am not well informed about parapsychology and other paranormal studies, but we do have a class being taught by the Psychology department here on the aspects of parapsychology. I have a friend who is a doctoral student on Abnormal Psychology, and we discussed about the aspects of the electrificity of spirits, there are theories that spirits take advantage of electric energy to manifest themselves, per se in 'orbs' when one takes a camera. Usually, orbs are manifested in film when light is reflected back by some kind of object, in particular some paranormal experts go to cemeteries and grave-sites in the dark. They take random pictures of grave sites in total darkness, and when they produce the film, the area they shot was filled with orbs. I personally don't believe in it, however, its interesting to read the concepts of parapsychology.

There are thousands of students who attain their doctorates  (Psy.D or PhD) on parapsychology.

Mr. Tabaco, great post.


PS. I personally am disgusted by these filthy emails that do nothing but propagate wretched bipartisan attacks on candidates; I delete such emails.

PPS. I love your signature quote.


Warm Regards,
Bran Lorenzo

Quote from: svetlana on January 30, 2008, 09:41:39 AM
Bran, that's just my vote, dili pa na ang sakto. i wonder why ur not on the list! i know raba kinsa imong ehem... hahahaha but my lips are sealed!

ha? di ko gusto i-pa apil sa aning list.

Happy Birthday, Gemma!!

Welcome kevin.

Quote from: willmerit on January 30, 2008, 09:42:13 AM
loaded man diay ka bran oi, bilib jud ko nimo da!

haha okey ra man, Amy. I need things to keep me pre-occupied kai i get bored easily, also i was requested by my professors to TA for them, since it is my last semester, why not.

Amy, good luck on your clinicals pood, I'm sure you will do just fine.

Mike, are you going back home this summer 2008? Glad all is swell for you, pre.

Congrats Paul and Hazel

Welcome back, Chin.

Wow, cute ducks.

Quack-quack! haha

Today was a decent day, It was my first day of Nuclear Physics Laboratory, where I teach independent of the Professor. It was my first time teaching a course without the professor there, usually he's in his office and comes by to observe the class, but this course is part of my TA-ship, meaning I'm graded according to my ability to convey information. So far its not so bad, the class size isn't that bad, 41 students are in my lab and most of them are either second semester sophomores or juniors.
My first impression of the students is very positive, they're more serious than the students that I taught last semester in Ecology Lab, the students this year are more serious. Due to the shear number of students, I had to arrange them into 10 groups, about 4 students per group.

I just hope that my students remain focused, they all seem like determined students, I'd hate to see any of them fail my course this semester, specially since this course is a 'weeding-out' course. My main goal is to make sure that I have myself available for any of them if they need help with problems in lecture or in my lab.

Ah that explains it. Usually they say whenever there's alot of orbs in a picture, there is a lot of paranormal activity in the site.

Cute picture tho, 'te. Mocha looks like he's enjoying the attention uy, haha. Such a cute iring.

Quote from: thatsmyboy1992 on January 29, 2008, 11:39:21 PM
  so far so good na with the business kicking in na pod.thanks for asking,ikaw,kumusta na diha?

Not bad at all, Miguel. Working most of the time, as I have a busy schedule this semester, this is my last semester sa undergraduate college so i've decided to take alot of classes that i've always wanted to take. Some of them include:
1) Religions of the world
2) Knights and Concubines in Chinese History
3) Molecular Biology (TA), im teaching this course
4) Senior Seminar
5) Nuclear Physics (TA), im teaching this course
6) Yoga

Its not so bad, they're pretty much spread out all over.

And yourself, Miguel? Hows family? Hows life in general?

Quote from: grazie7y on January 30, 2008, 06:55:01 AM
Ams, salamat.  Pwera bujag bitaw. Tiguwang na ra ba intawon na na iding.

Maring, here's your EB picture with Mocha.

So many orbs in that picture, Ate Grace.

Where was this taken?

'te Belle, did you try out the cognac yet?

Quote from: arnuld on January 30, 2008, 03:51:31 AM
Elephants meat is also good for " kusahos". Year 2000 in Mozambique it was my good appetizer during breakfast.

I thought the African Elephant is an endangered species.

Quote from: G@Len on January 29, 2008, 12:50:07 PM
wahhhhhhhh!!! mouli nalang ko sa pinas!!!

Filipinos and Dogs jud... why not Asians?   

I'm assuming this occurred somewhere in the outback or in some far corner in the Australian wilderness.
There are special litigations that your relative could have pursued against the said company. Australia, as a democracy and a member of the UN and one that recognizes the Hague conferences is bound to its signature in protecting the human rights laws of all those who are citizens of Australia or peoples living within the territorial jurisdiction of Australia.

And as a ranking member of the Commonwealth of British Empire, it should abide by the core principles that were bequeathed by the British Enlightenment and by Parliament, which is the universality of rights. Equal and unalienable rights.

Quote from: arnuld on January 30, 2008, 03:05:12 AM
Reality>>>. We filipinos are also greatest racist. kasagaran man gud nato sige lang ta ingon sa mga puti og mga racista pero wala ta kabantay sa atoa nga ultimo mga bata gani makakita og negro dayon og sungog. Kakita gani og bombay ingnon dayon og baho. Anywhere in the world we can find racism.

This may be true, however every single human being despite their religion, creed, nationality or ethnicity will always manifest a sense of prejudice, it is natural to be somewhat indifferent to those who are foreign to your own, though there are exceptions. In general, it is so, specially in rather homogeneous societies; heterogeneous societies tend to have some instances of racism but not as high, due to the assimilatory process. So for Filipinos to hold some kind of prejudicial nature, it is only normal, rarely do I hear in the news media that Filipinos attack or ransack other people of a different racial stock. On the contrary, the Philippine government has a very loose and open-minded policy regarding foreign nationals, we don't have much of a racist ultranationalistic policy as compared to other countries.

For example, during the 1960s, it was common in south east asia to persecute the Chinese immigrants, in particular was in Indonesia during the 1968-1970 era when anti-communism was in the air. Many indigenous Indonesians (many of them poor) blamed the Chinese immigrants for being 'too successful' (its rather arbitrary in how they claimed this, with no basis at all, as if the Chinese were to blame for the laziness and inculpability of some Indonesian natives). There were race riots, leading to poor Indonesians attacking Chinese-owned businesses and killing and raping them, and looting their stores. The same can also be observed in Malaysia, in Thailand, as well as in Vietnam. What also is interesting is that most of their governments allowed this sort of backlash to occur, showing a 'state-sponsored racist policies' to immigrants. In the Philippines, however, this has never occurred. The Chinese and Chinese-Filipino were not attacked by the government, sure there are instances of racist pockets of Filipinos holding animosity on the success of the Chinese community here, however, for the most part are not physical in nature. One thing is for sure, though the Philippines is homogeneous in terms of ethnicity (over 90% of the country are part of the Malay-Polynesian ethnicity), the society is open to mingling and assimilation. The Chinese immigrants intermarry with the local Filipinos and thereby assumes his identity within the greater body of the Filipino masses and inherently declares his or her identity as 'Filipino'. This also counts for other nationals who immigrated to the country.

What separates the Filipino from the rest, is our natural open-mindedness. Our ability to adapt, and accept things over time.

Rarely have we as a people acted on violent passions, or racist passions. We have never had a 'cambodian genocide', 'race riots' (Thank God) in our history and never will. It is because we are different from the Asian region. We, unlike some Asians, have the concept of Christian morality. It is what separates us from them, they are, in essence, alien to our psyche. The Filipino is more European than Asian, we as a people inherited the fatalistic, and religious nature of the Spaniards. We have a clearly 'Hispanic' way of thinking. 

Known in Spain as “La Reina del Glamour” and “La Perla de Manila”. Mother of the Latin international pop star Enrique Iglesias and ex-wife of Julio Iglesias. She’s no other than Isabel Preysler Arrastias.






Isabel in the 1970s, shown here meeting with the Queen of Spain, notice she is wearing the Filipino dress, Maria Clara.

Her X-husband:Julio Iglesias



Her Son:Enrique Iglesias

Quote from: Bambi on January 29, 2008, 11:25:15 PM
NO........and   NO!

Truly loving someone - there is no chance for a double deal.  Loyal and  Respect your partner with her/his dignity.

There could be a second try or chance but.....trust will not be exisisting  anymore and it disturbs the marriage harmony at all.

Bitaw, pare.

When we take that oath in the wedding isle, "Till death do us part." It has to be so, in my beliefs.
You are married under the eyes of God, and under observance by your families. It is a sacred oath, marriage is, that two people give to each other, to promise that they are each other's. There is something special, beautiful and divine about it.

Take my parents for example, sure they have their bad storms (really really bad storms), but they love each other. Fighting is part of the whole deal, as what my dad says. They've been married for almost 25 years now, "there is no turning back" my dad always says. Hahaha. And it is really heart-warming to see my dad, from time to time say "I love you" to mom. We kids usually act all disgusted to hear it, but deep inside, we're happy for them and content that our ginikanans are still 'in love'. I can only wish 25+ more years for them.

Quote from: Kyle828 on January 26, 2008, 12:10:14 PM
If I am not playing with my Wii, I played my Nintendo DS Lite with my Mom. Dad bought her a Nintendog and we like to play the my word coach, flash focus and brain age 2. Nintendo DS Lite is a very fun game because we can chat too.

My little brothers play Resident Evil 4 for the Wii.
Its pretty graphic, but its definitely a thriller-game.
Ever played that before, Kyle?

Kevin,

Thank you so much for joining this forum. Thank you for the message you sent me today, what was weird, was that before I even checked, i was thinking of him again today. It comes and goes. And then as I sat on my pc, i checked my mail and saw your message. I read it. I knelt on my knees man. Thank you, for hearing us out. And I am sorry, deeply sorry for the loss that you and your friends in LA had to experience. We all miss him, Kevin. And please don't be a stranger to this site. Thank You for reaching out to me. 

God Bless you, Always.


Your Friend,
Lorenzo

Got this last weekend when I went shopping


Burberry London.

I love it! Its scent is a mix between Giorgio Armani's "Aqua Digio" and Polo's "Black"
It has a scent of light musk to it as well.