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Quote from: thatsmyboy1992 on November 29, 2007, 09:25:55 PM
i like to shake my bon bon in a bonfire!

fire extinguisher, anyone? 

Beautiful Pain
RV Escatron

My eyes were still fixated on the remnants of the bonfire when she emerged naked from the water. Her pool-toned body formed a silhouette against the full moon.

“Here, take this towel. You might catch cold.” I offered.

She came near me, grabbed the towel and wrapped herself.

“The water is warm, you should try it.” She whispered, her breathing sent a tingling sensation in my earlobes, as water came dripping into my right shoulder, sliding down to my back.

“Later.” I answered her in a puppy-dog-eye look. Then smiled.

“Sorry to kept you waiting ha?”

“Not a problem.”

Earlier, straight from picking her at the city airport, I accompanied her scouring for bikinis and flip-flops at the only city mall. When she found nothing that suited her fancy, we headed to the grocery and rummaged through the wine and spirits section. Took a bottle of Bordeaux, a Scotch and two dozens of Pilsen. To complete the list, I took bars of dark chocolate and packs of fried cashew nuts, and she, not failing to remember my appetite for cheesecakes, ordered one from the bakeshop.

As I watched her joined the queue at the counter, I couldn’t help but be amazed with the changes in her. A lot. From the naïve college girl seven years back, she morphed into this high-strung woman I was with that Saturday afternoon. At thirty-one, she still maintained a body that could give a bikini open champ a run for her money.

“Santi?” she called.

“Coming, er, right up!” Caught off-guard, I stammered, trailed at her with two bottles in one hand and the chocolate and cashew on the other.

“We’re missin’ somethin’?” in a distinct NYC accent.

“Oh, yeah, I know it.” I smirked.

A bottle of Gilbey’s and limeâ€"the ultimate potion back in college when we had to stretch our meager allowance for a night of booze and god-knows-what. “We have this new flavor sir.” Interrupted the salesgirl. “There is also a premixed sir.” She persuaded in broken English. “No. Thank you Miss.” I still prefer the way we used to do it. It brings back the memoriesâ€"of the cold sea breeze whisking our faces, the sound of the palm leaves pelting each other.

The cab driver obliged to take us to Doljo Point.

“No news yet?” Reema was now in front of me. I nodded.

She wrapped herself. “So, I’ll just have to see you at the cottage later.”

“All right.”

And she blended with the darkness and underneath the thick foliage. “Lest I forget, the bed near the terrace door is mine!” I hollered, chancing if she still heard me.

At the taxi earlier, she started talking about her hiatus that made me puzzled for years. Not really much of a story. It was more like a teaser. She narrated about how her life went about. Sheltered in a hut in a famous town nestled in the mighty Cordillera. It fog there everydayâ€"that by two in the afternoon, transportation is at halt. Visibility is zero. One has to wait the next day. It was a life of simplicity and solitude, or so she thought. Then she met Abata-a native who went to the State University in Manila for college. He was the unconventional Igorot who worked for Murdoch and Bach Advertising in Makati.

There was hissing from my back. “Sant, this fleece blanket will keep us warm for the night.” She reached out for the last can of beer, squat beside me and lighted a cigarette. “Since when did you learn to smoke?” “You know how life is in the big city, duh.” She puffed and threw me the familiar look. Yes. Those eyes that smiled every time it meet mine. This couldn't be happening again. Must be the beer. Dang!

Smoke covered the space between us. "Care for a walk to that boulder Sant, what do you say?”

We opted to trail the dirt path. The illumination coming from the moon, partly hidden by the overcast, provided us enough light. We settled at the clearing below the boulder.

Pamilacan Island, a few nautical miles from where we crouched appeared obscure from afar. The chirping crickets provided us solace. While the romantic cycle of the waves that soaked our feet provided us comfort. It was a quarter past midnight.

Amid the stillness, I nursed my sixth can of beer. “Somehow, your alcohol tolerance has never gone down rock bottom, no? Geez.” She smirked. “Let's just put it on this term. Over the years, I did, but only seven.”

Like the bitter aftertaste of the first gulp, the memories of what transpired in the last eight years still lingered in my mind. But as drinking progressed, a sweet tangy sensation soon replaced it.


794 words

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 27, 2007, 12:31:59 PM
Sweet!

So what do you do for a living, Scott? A photographer, I assume?

In my head...

I'm an international man of msytery. last seen as pimp for the poet's muse. wandering along the sidewalk of Nottinghill. hahahaha

Quote from: C2H4 on November 27, 2007, 02:09:54 PM
This poem reminds me of the Harlequinn/Silhouette romance novels that I used to devour with guilty pleasure.



I sense from your poem, Mr RV, that you are one of the gifted wanderlust souls of the world...nomadic and gypsy-like...

Ouch!  

hahahahha. anyhow, thanks for the V.O.C.   

Quote from: Bambi on November 27, 2007, 01:56:46 PM
Hi Scott!

No.......not that Got Balls?- refer to Dakog Itlog man ni oi 

BUT........."Global Tubag Bohol Eyeball"
                Venue....................
                 Date.....................

this is nice!

Hello Agnes,   here is another suggestion from Mr. Scott

the "got balls?" tagline leaves a nice afterthought. I still prefer to have it included.
it actually means "who's strong enough?" kaliwat baja pod ta ni Dagohoy. Yay! *winks*

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 27, 2007, 12:01:22 PM
Are you up for it, dude?

yup! way to go!

(this is Scott, now on lunch break mode)

Quote from: Lorenzo on November 27, 2007, 11:52:30 AM
Is there ever going to be an EB Summer 2008 (July/August)? Because i will be going back. The areas that I will be visiting is not limited to Bohol, i will also be visiting my ancestral home of Pintuyan, Island (Leyte), Borgos, Surigao, CDO, Cebu and possibly Manila/Makati if time allows. Anyone planning to be back in that time? We should all meet up at a 4 star restaurant. My treat.

awesome Lorenzo! 

Quote from: ms da binsi on November 27, 2007, 11:38:06 AM
huy ganahan ko ana Scott!!!

hahahhahaha





Got Balls? (front sa shirt)

Global Tubag Bohol Eyeball.. (sa likod sa shirt)[/color]

Sige go Dabins!   

Ms Bambs,

ug sa dihang migawas ang itlog! hahahahah

Go Bambi! Go! 

If I may suggest...the text...




ball?
fishball?
basketball?

burst your bubble!

the tubagbohol global eyeball
[date]
[venue]


so, who’s got balls?

with members from as far as Europe, the Mainland USA and more
meeting for the first time!
global Bol-anon Sano!

Quote from: preciousNpolite on November 27, 2007, 03:08:32 AM
I totally love the disco houses here like the one they showed in the clip.

I wish Bohol had a great spread for a disco happening place?

As it is one must travel all the way to Cebu to dance the night away at Cebu's Sunflower.

let Bohol be, well, Bohol--away from all the chutzpa of Boracay.
it's the idyllic Bohol from sun up to sundown that draws the sophisticated lot to its distinct charm. The party crowd has Cebu anyway.

to play safe, VIDEOKE na lang woist! tagay-tagay pod ginagmay 


this is Scott, your friendly neighborhood bloke
officially signing off. 

If I may suggest, rough, wet and wild:
sa Danao. rapelling and spelunking sa langub ni Dagohoy! then give bundles of joy (taman lang sa makaya) sa mga impoverished kiddos in the area. Ahem. Ahem. Corny but worth a try.
My 2 cents worth. Take it or take it

Quote from: Happy on November 26, 2007, 08:45:28 PM
Nice video

I couldn't agree more

Quote from: lumine on November 26, 2007, 06:54:39 PM
oh, i love it too! thanks for posting,scott!

no probs

I love this TVC. Happy Holidays ol chaps in TB~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laui7-IA3pA

Quote from: mawjood on November 26, 2007, 01:40:24 PM
Wow Scott, this is what I'm looking for in a reading material, it tickles our fancy and imagination, very romantic but not bold. More  Scott

thanks

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on November 26, 2007, 02:05:59 AM
Erotic indeed. Reminds me of my past.

You have a beautiful mind RV.

matsalams for the VOC sir mack! padayun!

Quote from: Bambi on November 25, 2007, 11:18:07 PM
Hello Mr. Scott!

You are a  romantic type! A good lover too? Wow....we have beautiful single ladies in our TB. Show up basin ug bugno-an ka....hhmmmmmmmmm Thanks for posting this erotic lines.

Ahem. ahem. it's a pleasure Ms Bambs c",)

Quote from: st. agnes on November 25, 2007, 10:31:41 PM
Scott, na ilis lage kag account... y man? pa tago ra kaayo ka bah... musta cuz? attend ka sa EB karon December... attend ta nah....

ermmmm, lemme think....ermmmm, kay naay dangerous stalker? heheheh
bitaw, pseudonym epek.

see you sa EB in December cuzz...long weekend next week! yehey!

Small Hours of Monsoon
…after a photo, by the windmills of Bangui, Ilocos Norte



Like how, yesterday, you sift dust in our photograph



In these small hours, here in darkness,

Run your fingers in my back. Let each tip

Fathom the depth and muffled quietude of our soul.



Catch my breath as you please.

Let my tongue seek, slowly, for your earlobes,

“All night, tonight, we will make wild love…”



And when all is, piece by piece, button after button,

Reduced into our own nakedness, please go slow

As we swim into the regions of our being.



Let me flick the tinderbox and

Let the lamp glow in desire. “I want to see you in honeyed light.”



And when this is through, when the last stick of  Marlboro lights

Is puffed, ashes nudged, on the chequered tiles of this room

Please don’t leave.



Instead, keep those windows open,

Gather the curtains to the side.



Let me wrap my arms around you,

Let your head rest in my chest

And in the drizzle, in the stillness like in the eye of a storm,

Of this small hour, we stare at [the] windmills

As they glow in the thin moonlight



                                  For every drop of rain on the tin roof,

It’s my wont not to let

This beautiful pain

Slip away.





A. Scott Calamba
11.25.2007

"Organized in 1960s, Bathalad or Bathalad-ong Halad sa Dagang (Divine Gift of the Quill), a clique of Cebuano poets and fictionists aims to nurture appreciation of Cebuano language in the survival and strengthening our own culture and identify as a people." --Myke Obenieta (from the internet)

Pers taym naku mitambung upon the invitation of my Faigao co-fellow nga si Karla. Haskang lingawa nakighimamat sa ubang magtatagik nga si Veep, Jiji, May, Anthony, Gloria ug sila Bambi, Chai, Russ, Greg (featured poet of the month) ug Ernie Lariosa didto sa laing la mesa. Matud pa ni Anthony "shop talk." Lingawa oist! Last call sa alsa baso mga alas dos na sa kaadlawun.

camera: Karla
photos: Vince
lingaw metre: Priceless. Yay!



dagkut sa kandila


Bambi Beltran ug Ernesto Lariosa


Karla Quimsing


Jiji Borlasa ug Gloria


Russ Ligtas


Anthony Kintanar


Veep Cerna ug May Rosales


Anthony ug ako


Chai Fonacier


Greg Fernandez

Quote from: orChids on November 19, 2007, 03:11:26 PM
What a wonderful place.......I love the tranquility and natural beauty...Thanks God,for the lovely place  found in Bohol. Thanks RV too for posting..

way sapayan Orchids. padayun!

Quote from: grazie7y on November 19, 2007, 02:18:06 PM
Wow!  The places featured below are so beautiful especially that Lake Malinaw!  Good job, RV Escatron!

matsalams graziey. padayun!

....

And what about those smart Filipina girls who whip out snappy replies to turn down "unwanted men." Here are some of those crackling replies from a smart Filipina executive - who is still single.

He: "Can I buy you a drink?"
She: "Actually I'd rather have the money."

He: I'm a photographer. I've been looking for a face like yours.
She: I'm a plastic surgeon. I've been looking for a face like yours.

He: Hi. Didn't we go on a date once? Or was it twice?
She: Must've been once. I never make the same mistake twice.

He: How did you get to be so beautiful?
She:" I must've been given your share."

He: "Will you go out with me this Saturday?"
She: "Sorry. I'm having a headache this weekend."

He: "Go on, don't be shy. Ask me out."
She: "Okay, get out."

He:"I think I could make you very happy.
She: "Why? Are you leaving?"

He: "What would you say if I asked you to marry me?
She: "Nothing. I can't talk and laugh at the same time."

He: "Can I have your name?"
She: "Why? Don't you already have one?"

He: "Where have you been all my life?"
She: "Hiding from you."

He: "Haven't I seen you some place before?
She: Yes. That's why I don't go there anymore.

He: "Is this seat empty?
She: Yes, and this one will be if you sit down.

He: So, what do you do for a living?
She: I'm a female impersonator.

The actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, however, didn't have such problems. "I never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back," she explained the comedian Groucho Marx had a different perspective: "I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury."

Winston Churchill, however, waxed philosophical about men-women tiffs. "Don't worry about avoiding temptation," he counseled. "As you grow older, it will avoid you." And Billy Crystal agreed saying: "By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere.

(E-mail: juan_mercado@boholchronicle.com)

from The Bohol Chronicle

By KIT BAGAIPO

One-year and 11-month old twins died after drowning in a deep well Monday morning in barangay San Isidro, Pilar town.

Justin and Jansen Matunhay were to celebrate their birthdays next month until their tragic death.

According to the twin's father Martin Matunhay, Justin and Jansen were left to the care of their 10-year old brother John Philip as he had to work at their farmland together with his wife.
          

The victims' father said John Philip failed to notice that his brothers had walked outside of their house while the older boy was watching television.

The twins purportedly walked to the family-owned deep well just a few meters from the house.

Responding police of the Pilar PNP Station said the twins were found embracing each other while floating lifeless in the deep well.

The well was around 10-meters deep from the ground and was almost filled with water that time due to heavy rains, according to police.

Nearby residents reportedly heard the twins crying but never thought that they fell off the well which has no cover.

Rescuers tried to bring the victims to the Municipal Health Office but was declared dead by Dr. Ma. Luisa Tago.

Police said there was no foul play in the death of the Matunhay twins.

from The Bohol Chronicle

request for PESTO recipe!!!!

wOrld pesto domination!!!

Overheard in School by my other 9-year-old kiddos & more


The 9-year-old Matchmaker

9-year-old: Sir, right, you love to read books?

me: Yup. Why do you ask?

9-year-old: 9-year-old: (gets excited, with glow in the eyes) I have a Tita who loves to read books. You know, you can be soul mates!



Sir, are you an American?

7-year-old:(Boy raises hand in the middle of my Grade One Reading class.) Sir, excuse me…

me: Yes (insert name)?

7-year-old: Are you an American?

me: (grins, presses own chin) No. Why do you want to know?

7-year-old: …because you sound like one.     


--during the first day of school






--cycle: motorcycle, unicycle, popsicle!

me: Anybody else who can give me a word with the suffix â€"cycle?

9-year-old: (raises hands) …bicycle!

me: That’s right! Do I see another hand? Yes (insert name)? What do you have?

9-year-old: (thinks for a split-second, then blurts out an answer with conviction) POPSICLE!

(class laughs out loud)

me: (poker-faced) Nice try (insert name). What about another word…





Goosebumps in my Stomach

teacher A: This is my first time to be in Card Day.

teacher B: I see.

teacher A: I’m nervous…

teacher B:  Please don’t be. You know, even though if I’ve been doing this for so many years, I still have goose bumps in my stomach.



--overheard by me, seated one table away





One of the reasons why I won’t trade the Lower Elementary Grades for any other level.

Inspired by a website. From memory, I will start entries like this, in between classes.

In an effort to conserve energy, reduce storm water runoff and deflect heat, the roof of Chicago City Hall has been transformed into a brilliant garden.


Anne Ryan / Polaris

Need to Weed Your Roof?
Thursday, Nov. 08, 2007 By JEFFREY KLUGER

The best thing you can say about the roofs of most city buildings is that you don't have to look at them much. That's very good, since an urban landscape viewed from above can be an unlovely thing--block after block of tarred black rooftops, sticky in the summer, windswept in the winter, ugly year-round. Or at least that's the way it used to be.

But urban roofs are going green. Environmental designers looking for new ways to soften cities have begun to realize that the tops of buildings don't have to be wastelands. Indeed, they can be gardens, planted with grasses, flowers and shrubs that control temperature, conserve water and clean the air. A newly published paper in the journal BioScience reveals just how much good green roofs can do.

A planted roof usually comes in one of two varieties: extensive or intensive. The extensive type is wide and shallow, with a soil depth of less than 8 in. (20 cm), able to support smaller plants. The intensive type may be smaller, but it's deeper and home to larger plants. Whatever the design, green roofs are a lot more complicated than ordinary gardens. They have multiple layers beneath the soil, including a filter membrane, a drainage layer, waterproofing, insulation and structural support.

But this elaborate infrastructure can do a great deal of good. The BioScience paper, which aggregated years' worth of other studies, reported that green roofs can cut heat loss from a building 50%, reduce air-conditioning costs 25% and reduce the so-called urban-heat-island effect--the tendency of cities to retain heat--by 3.6ºF (2ºC).

Green roofs are by no means limited to the city, but it's in cities that they're needed the most. Chicago already has more than 2.3 million sq. ft. (214,000 sq m) of rooftops planted, and more are on the way. Other rapidly greening U.S. cities include Washington; New York City; Phoenix; Kansas City, Mo.; and Portland, Ore.

Of course, for all the square feet greened and heat reduced, there is one less quantifiable metric that argues even more persuasively for the value of the green roof: the psychological boost that city dwellers can gain simply by having a quiet place to go, far above the churn of the streets. As so often happens, what's good for the planet can also be good for the spirit.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1682278,00.html

By BROOKE CARNOT/LONDON Time in partnership with CNN

UNYA, asa na man ibutang ang akong sorfboard?!? MEOWW! LOL


British Airways' abrupt decision last week to reverse its generous policy for some sports enthusiasts traveling with their equipment has outraged the world surfing community. As of today, passengers are banned from checking surfboards, kayaks, canoes or wind surfing boards. BA's decision is what surfers might call a roundhouse cutback â€" a 180 degree shift in direction â€" from their original policy that still allows passengers to bring most sporting goods free, including golf clubs and bags, skis and snowboards.

World No. 1 surfer, Australian Mick Fanning said, "As a British Airways Platinum One World frequent flyer, it's really hard to take that people who have been so loyal, and spent so much money with BA have been dealt this blow." The British Canoe Union, which supports the 1.5 million U.K. residents who canoe and kayak is similarly alarmed. In a statement, it wrote, "We are concerned about the irony of 2008 being Olympic year. Our athletes will need to transport their equipment to pre-Olympic events, training camps and to the Olympics themselves in Beijing, China. This will significantly limit our athletes' ability to prepare for important events. And it will have further significant implications as we head towards the London 2012 Olympics." Newly crowned European long board champion and English champion Ben Skinner is also raising his voice in protest, saying, "As part of the British team I have always traveled with BA. I think it's a disgrace that they have thrown this ban back at us. BA seems to have totally underestimated the amount of business they stand to lose."

BA spokesman, Richard Goodfellow isn't so sure about that. Despite the uproar, he says, the airline is not considering changing its decision. "If you look at it as a percentage," he says, "the numbers of surfers that are traveling is tiny, miniscule."

Several airlines that serve high-profile surfing destinations such as South Africa and Australia are poised to gain BA's lost customers â€" and none is ready to follow suit with BA by banning surfboards. BA's reversal is particularly drastic: going from allowing these items for free to banning them entirely, while other airlines like Qantas, SAA, Delta and American charge extra for surfboards and similar equipment and will continue to do so.

A South African Airways spokeswoman says, "There won't be any decision to follow in BA's footsteps. For us, every passenger is essential. We would never take a standpoint to alienate such a large population of our travelers." A Qantas spokesperson told TIME, "We have no plans to change our existing arrangements." Virgin Atlantic, well regarded in the surfing community, and always eager to land a dig at British Airways announced today that it was expanding the types of sporting goods it would allow on board for free. "Virgin Atlantic continues to be the airline for sports enthusiasts, unlike others who are doing everything they can to prevent the gold medalists of the future transporting their equipment," it said in a statement. As long as the equipment complies with size and weight allowances, Virgin Atlantic travelers can check their diving equipment, golf equipment, fishing equipment, hang gliders, skis, surfboards, windsurfing boards, booms and sails, bicycles, paragliders, canoes and kayaks all free of charge. One roundhouse cutback deserves another.

Quote from: Bohol on November 12, 2007, 09:05:15 PM
RV, do you have an idea how much is the the school fees (annual or semestral) at Cebu International School?

Bro, roughly mga Php300,000.00 --tuition and other fees per school year. 

Yup. There is. My cousin plays soccer in CPG Sports Complex every afternoon. There is a group, I suppose, that regularly meets there.

Meanwhile, good soccer summer clinics are aplenty in Cebu. Phil Younghusband of Manchester United used to play in the Cebu International School Team.

The school where I teach, HOME OF THE BEST SOCCER TEAM in CEBU, also conducts Verano Boys Club from April to May. It's a clinic for sports and hobbies, from soccer to painting and is open to everyone.

You may get in touch with the coordinator in April. By then, the programs are nailed already.

unsay premyo ms da bins?

Anthology on Sudden Fiction. Short Stories to go for life in the fast lane.

Yup. In the loo.

Quote from: Bambi on November 08, 2007, 07:28:53 PM
Very beautiful,romantic, meaningful,helplessness  and from someone who really concealing of a fact!  Fact of Love?

Are you madly in love at the moment or as I understand it......something left unstarted?

Or you dated with the lense of your camera?  I mean............RV

you are just fascinated of something but what?  Poetry fascinates me if only not to dig

out the meaning of it and it confuses me more to define.

Practically that's the magic. It titillates yet it hurts a little. --in love with love, life and dreams.

Play of words--of someone who does not know what to do in awkward silence.

World peace! Yes. World peace! lol

Quote from: benelynne on November 08, 2007, 11:56:43 AM
HI RV,

This poem touches a chord and resonates to an experience of brokenness in my distant, youthful past. I read this as a love poem, specifically a heartbreak poem. The poet seems to suffer from guilt in the failed relationship.

Though I am not as gifted a poet as you, I remember writing this poem during a deep low in my untethered days.

My heart has a dark shadow


Let me not run anymore

For I've covered enough distance

Trading passion for another passion

In a Sysiphean struggle that sees the shadow

Expanding rather than receding

With every place I go


Then I'll still have a place

That's not engulfed in any shadow

Where I can turn back to face the shadow

That makes my heart seek love

But doesn't know how to give it back

Because impenetrable, it can love only itself

Here's to the Bohemian wild child days Benelynne! Yay!

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on November 08, 2007, 12:02:34 AM
"Nag hubog-hubog"
      Say it in your angelic voice
      Say it in Loonanon accent
      Say it in Anda accent
Say it!

tagayan na? yay!

concealing



I might have sulked in your presence

                                 and concealed the canvas


with the stained white sheets that you covered

the dinner table with

                       last night.



I might have allowed myself to get drowned

                                          to the pelting rain,


picked up the paint brush buried in Van Gogh’s hues

in the old paint can and splattered the dead-end

of my stroke

                but I hadn’t.



I have refused to do any of those

since your return to this room even if

the candle ran through of its brief, delightful existence



for again, we have chosen to be like strangers

swamped in the tension of silence

like the animosity of brushstrokes

in the stained canvas

I have left

                                 

                                       hanging.



RV Escatron [rev.2007]

Quote from: ms da binsi on November 07, 2007, 11:37:11 PM





RV, when Bambi's home, for sure there'll be an EB...watch out fot that...they'll call you for sure...

I see. I see. Awesome!

(looking at those photos) the EB was a blast!

Pheww. Any EB down the pipeline this Christmas break?

the EB was a blast!

Pheww. Any EB down the pipeline this Christmas break?

Quote from: GEC348 on November 07, 2007, 06:04:28 PM
Well, RV, I'm sure you had something else in mind when you wrote these lines.
But isn't it that poem are supposed to be like this -- one which the reader can relate to personally and draw his/her own interpretation or experience? The poem is so real to the reader that one  could very well consider it as one's very own?

*blink*  *blink*   

In so many ways, poetry is like that. Once the poem is published, it doesn't belong to the poet anymore, it belongs to the reader. And the reader builds his own meanings from his own set of experience.

Ideally, what the meanings the poet intends to convey should be the same with that of the reader. Somehow, we have different ways of looking at things, and by ambiguity, by suggesting something, we enrich the meaning of the work.

A reader has no responsibility to read or continue reading a poem or whatsoever. I'm glad you are able to get into the poem and consider it as your own.

Salamat Sano! 

Quote from: GEC348 on November 07, 2007, 05:38:28 PM

I imagine:  Erap after receiving Sandiganbayan's writ of execution forfeiting his properties to satisfy his P600 Million fine.

*winks*

Spooling the Lights



Who’s going to spool the (series) lights that you’re gone?

The cobwebs are tweaking the branches

And the icicles are falling, one by one, to one side.



The dinner is cold,

and the windows are open--

                yet it bars the satin moonlight from crawling

                in the dust, into this roomâ€"plank after plank of this floor

                where I lay on my back.



By the doorway, the gauze curtains sweep a dead leaf

to the beat, to the beat of my heart.



The empty whisky glass is rolling and my mouth is parched.



Look now, Miranda.

Who’s going to spool those lights and gather the stars back into their box?

The cellar is still damp and it’s almost another Christmas.





RV Escatron (c.2007)

Another Morning But He Wakes Up with a Different Hangover



There is something about how the sound of surf, this morning,

                                                           reminds him of his Eve Ensler



each lapping displaces pages of memories,

of that summer afternoon

                              on their cottage by the hill

the summer she left like the windswept leaf that dances by his windowsill



for the first time in years, those memories

refuse to cling on his head like a hangover.





RV Escatron (c2007)

RV the phographer in his robe
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ayg saba. LOL

unsa bitaw na ng acamera? is that what you used to capture the buwad???
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it's a Nikon SLR.
yup, the camera used when I captured the buwad =)

RV, what kind of camera is that?
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its my baby--a Nikon SLR

...myself
           through the lens






musta ang inyong kalag-kalag sano ug sana?

When the Duplicate Key of Another Flat Doesn't Fit
Anymore




After she handed him the daily paper,

                             she makes herself a coffee cup,


out of habit than by heart.




In her head, she is a cappuccino cup in another flat...



                       After her husband left for office,

                                        she bangs the kitchen door


and slips the secret key in her bag

not knowing the one she thought had waited

has changed the lock.









for Juvy

RV Escatron (c.2007)

Quote from: grazie7y on October 28, 2007, 05:39:34 AM
RV, listen to Macky!!! Naa diay makuhaan ug maayong hulagway sa among Manga!  Pakan-on lagi ka ug jumping salad sa among father! lol

sige go! LOL

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on October 28, 2007, 03:41:56 AM
Probably the Katunggan and the payaos. Hunasan in Mangga is a perfect place for photography because it is in "U" shape and facing the sunset. The manggrove forest would be spectacular on a golden sunset.

I certainly agree Mack~

Quote from: grazie7y on October 27, 2007, 06:04:18 AM
RV, what can you take in Manga?  Elly Hill, maybe or the market?  intawon pod naho oi...

Manga Fish Port.
there is that not-so-ordinary character of the place.

Quote from: Happy on October 27, 2007, 05:17:49 AM
RV thanks for sharing.. Beautiful pics

way sapayan Happy~

Quote from: Bambi on October 27, 2007, 02:19:29 AM
WoW RV!

I like and love those photos!  Never been in Pilar although the first man I dated was from that place....Nice and wonderful springs from Candijay! Do you have one from Antequera? The Mag-aso falls? Was interested to be there the last vacation but they warned me for what reason...? Please...if you have time to make photos from Inabanga river and the new river cruise there...I would be thankful.  Are you a professional  photographer? You got it boy!

Kinsay naka date nimo nga taga Pilar Bam? gi kilig ka noh? hehehehe

I have photos of Inabanga River but tua sa archive. pangitaon pa.

I am not a pro. HARDCORE hobbyist lang moonlighting as photo contibutor for Cebu's 3 local daily newpapers kaniadtu. read: kaniadtu. hahhaha

Quote from: Happy on October 27, 2007, 08:03:51 AM
Palakaon jud guro ning taga-Getafe kay buwad gud ang nakit-an ni RV didto haha

hahaha

Quote from: ac on October 28, 2007, 10:13:54 AM
nice pic!

thanks

Ang kataw anan lang Ms Da Binsi kay inig padung sa reception morag ga fluvial procession. LOL

Quote from: ms da binsi on October 27, 2007, 12:27:38 AM
Very nice RV, very nice...

matsalams Ms. Da Binsi~

awesome! one of these days.
I remember one like that scene when I took the Sierra Bullones-Mayana, Jagna route three years back.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on October 26, 2007, 09:56:45 PM
Salamat RV sa pag share sa maong mga nice shots. Gi hago-an gyud ni nimo. I envy your adventure.

Sa tinuod daghan ko ug na kita sa Bohol nga wala ma promote sa atong tourism department, like Payao terrace and lover's leap. Naa pod didto daghan nga waterfalls pero ang uban gi himo nang irrigation.

Ang Panglao, Loboc ug Carmen, balik-balik na lang ug gi pul-an na ko. Commercialized na kaayo ug mahal pa.

not really gihagu-an. it's a passion. comes off naturally. hehhehe

by the way, Macky, asa man dapit ng Payao ug Lover's Leap? Mabisita nga one of these days...

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on October 26, 2007, 11:19:55 PM
Someday, Bohol could produce another Einstein or Stephen Hawking.

Do not under estimate the potentials of the young Boholanos.

Yes. The first Nobel Laureate perhaps. 

Quote from: EL MUNDO on October 26, 2007, 10:47:48 PM
i met them years ago when my co=-scholar graduated from this school. i even included them in my report for TV years ago...

I see. Awesome!

Quote from: lumine on October 25, 2007, 11:01:10 PM
rv, idol ta na ka sa imong photography .

salamat Lumine. Padayun ta!

Quote from: C2H4 on October 26, 2007, 11:40:06 AM
ngeh

yikes!

on topic: YES.

basta ang kasal didto sa Pamilacan, underwater. hahaha
unya ang reception didto sa Amanpulo. hahahah

maayo ng beach kay way gasto sa sanina. mag swimsuit ra gud. hahaha

[agree at your own risk. LOL]

Quote from: C2H4 on October 26, 2007, 10:45:26 AM
The joke's lost on me, Mr RV.

What do you mean, mo donate?

Hahaha. Mura'g kuyaw ni da.

Mr RV, I suspect you are most dangerous when you're bored.

Buyers beware...aww...girls beware diay.

hahahah. mo donate ba ug dugo para niya. para aron ingnon naa sad say Bol-anong dugo nga gadagan-dagn sa iyang mga ugat. hahaha

photography: RV Escatron



Sagnap Spring :: San Vicente



Lake Malinao (dam)



freshwater shellfish



dike



kahumayan



spillway



and another view of the spillway



lake



fern sa dam



tinubdan sa Sagnap



sapa sa Sagnap



tubod sa Inaghuban



butterfly



bugsay-bugsay kiling-kiling dyutay



sunken stairway



public garden



uhong

Quote from: C2H4 on October 26, 2007, 10:33:32 AM
I don't think so, Mr RV.

ganahan ka mo donate. hehehe
dungan ta. hehehe

joke! boredom strikes in, no?

does she, by any chance, have Boholano blood?

GWAPAHA OIST! *whistles*

morag younger clone ni Tia Carrere

is she, by any chance, has a Boholano blood? hahaha

Quote from: C2H4 on October 26, 2007, 10:15:35 AM
hahaha, kuyawa oi, heartbreaker man jud...

pero at least, gi angkon, wala gi deny

hahaha.
morag rabies. silent killer

1. dreamer

2. storyteller

3. heartbreaker

(in random order)

my sleepy town is in the news again, somehow.
but this time sa police report!
hahay.

Quote from: st. agnes on October 25, 2007, 05:58:42 PM
95 diay ka Vin? so 96 diay ko... mao bah?

yup. ouch! hehehe. that makes me sound so old already. hahaha

Quote from: junayag on October 25, 2007, 07:54:02 PM




Lain na diay ang Head sa Cebuano Studies Center of USC?

padayon sa imong mga damgo...

Dr. Mojares is Professor Emeritus already.

salamat sa VOC.

padayun Sano!

Photos: RV

The long  break is not complete without new sights to discover in the island.

Sure enough, my robust passion for off-the-touristy path and daredevil speed in the high road brought me to a secluded waterfalls in Candijay, Bohol. I had to walk barefoot for two-hours in mud and puddle (half-rice paddies and half in the jungle-like reserve just before the waterfalls) The little waterfalls, about five of them, were a sight to, well, appreciate as I went up the river until the mighty Can-umangtad waterfalls.

Days after the visit, over beer, my younger brother narrated that it was the area of a shoot-out between the rebels and the military not so long ago. The barrios in the border are said to be rebel-infested. Yay!

Small wonder why the place was so Jurassic. The 2 km. radius was untouched.




Can-umangtad Falls :: Candijay



mighty baby!



Sagnap Spring :: San Vicente, Pilar



Canawa Spring :: Candijay



Lake Malinao (dam) :: Pilar



fern sa Malinao Dam :: Pilar


haiku


dead-end :: sunken stairs


Pilar Dam baby!


public garden



ting tanum na. yehey!

Quote from: RV on October 25, 2007, 05:44:35 PM
CHECK abot langit! labina ug ituslu sa buwad, unya ang kan-on pula nga bugas!!!

erratum: ituslu sa suka nga halang!!!

Quote from: ms da binsi on October 25, 2007, 02:31:27 PM

pinikas sa Getafe




Mao gyud ni akong pinakaganahan sa tanan...!!!

CHECK abot langit! labina ug ituslu sa buwad, unya ang kan-on pula nga bugas!!!

Quote from: Bambi on October 24, 2007, 07:59:55 PM
Hello RV,

What a perfect shot and location! Thanks for sharing those wonderful corner for us to remember.


Salamat RV......through you i made now a semi- round Bohol.

way sapayan.

padayun ta!

Quote from: xcmarie22 on October 24, 2007, 06:39:26 PM
i miss my beloved bohol...

the pics just show how bohol could be so tempting

bisitaha nyag balik

Quote from: lumine on October 24, 2007, 09:17:47 PM
wow! so splendid, rv!

matsalams lumine~

Quote from: Sigbin II on October 25, 2007, 11:24:31 AM
Binughaay pay imo.  Apil bato makahilak.

grabeha. hahaha

Quote from: Bambi on October 24, 2007, 08:44:02 PM
This is very interesting RV!  It is a lifetime experience and a memorable gatherings especially  as time passes by......you used to remember this. To be a part of it is unpayable-   I was sent off before as the Secretary of the Young Employees of the whole Philippines (Buklod ng Kabata-ang Kawani),yesterdays when I was young....that was 2 weeks in Cebu upper than Chinese Temple where every province  has 3 to 5 representatives  and we were two from Bohol.  We were about 200 delegates and some Congressmen and big politicians were guests for an open discussions...that was lifetime experienced.

ug labaw sa tanan,
it's meeting interesting people and the friendship nga nahimugso didto

Quote from: Bohol on October 23, 2007, 07:46:48 PM
memories. i attended the 8th Iligan national writers workshop.

I see. awesome!

Quote from: insurectus on October 25, 2007, 01:27:39 AM
limot naman ko unsa ko nga batch pag high school
basta kay murag mid 90's to si pinky obligado ag
president ato

ka batch mo Pinky?

photos taken during a visit (2 summers past) by RV



Dr. M. Victoria Carpio-Bernido and Dr. Chris Bernido


upperclassmen


What's revolutionary about the School?

First off, the force behind the school is not your ordinary Pinoy couple. Dr. Chris Bernido (Director od Studies) and Dr. Marivic Bernido (Principal) earned their degrees in physics in UP-Diliman and their Ph.D degrees in Theoretical Physics in New York State University, Albany. Both were connected with the UP National Institute of Physics (Dr. Chris was Director) and were awarded "Outstanding Teachers" when they resigned in 1999.

Next is DLP or Dynamic Learning Program which aims to address the current problems we have in education--considering the brain brain and the competence of most of the country's teachers today. The academic performance of its students is a proof. It should be noted that majority of the students are children of farmers and fisherfolks--that translates to less than Php5000 as annual tuition fee. Weekly payroll also served as a challenge.

Last but not least, it gets to host a triennial conference in Theoretical Physics with Nobel Prize winners as speakers, without support from the government.

some of it's icing:
-a former UP President and emeritus professor as one of its students,
-two Nobel Prize winners as speakers when it hosted its triennial Conference in Theoretical Physics
-esteemed academic institutions like DLSU-Manila and Poveda among others, as visitors.

All along, in my province' gateway to Mindanao is an institution that boost of global standards in education.



The Blast!

When everything was set, I couldn't contain my excitement.

I was drafted as a part of the advance party to visit the Central Visayan Institute or CVI. Finally, I get to meet the Bernidos. (The school where I am currently connected plans to bring the Academic Council sometime in March. Its sister school, PAREF Southridge in Alabang had it late last year.)

The town is located 63 kilometers east of Tagbilaran City. The supposedly one-hour ride became three hours due to the ongoing road improvement. The two long (about 30 minutes) stops were near the blasting sites. The boulders were a freaken sight. Vehicles had to queue while waiting for the road to be cleared of debris. For the most part, the ride was bumpy.

The drag and drear of the drive dissipated as Dr. Chris greeted us and entertained our questions in the Advanced Physics library. Moments later, Dr. Marivic joined.

for more, please check:

My Kind of Filipinos
By Solita Collas-Monsod
Inquirer News Service
http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_fea/2005/feb/24-01.htm

Learning as one nation
By M. Victoria Carpio-Bernido, Christopher Bernido
Inquirer News Service
http://news.inq7.net/opinion/index.php?index=1&story_id=57190

'Learning by doing' could revolutionize RP education
By Raul V. Fabella, Cristina B. Fabella, Vigile Marie Fabella
Inquirer
http://beta.inq7.net/common/print.php?index=1&story_id=28108&site_id=26


5th Jagna International Workshop: STOCHASTIC AND QUANTUM DYNAMICS OF BIOMOLECULAR SYSTEMS
Start:        Jan 3, '08 09:00a
Location:     Jagna, Bohol, The Philippines

SPEAKERS INCLUDE

* Alfonso Albano (Pennsylvania, USA);Chaotic Biological Systems
* Philippe Blanchard (Bielefeld, Germany);Complex Networks
* John W. Clark (Missouri, USA);Neural Networks
* Giselle Concepcion (Diliman, Philippines);Biochemistry
* Richard J. Creswick (South Carolina, USA);Statistical Physics
* Nelson Cue (Hong Kong, China);Materials Physics; Nuclear Physics
* Hiroshi Ezawa (Tokyo, Japan);Field Theory; Stochastic Processes
* Takeyuki Hida (Nagoya, Japan);Stochastic Analysis
* John R. Klauder (Florida, USA);Mathematical Physics
* Hui-Hsiung Kuo (Louisiana, USA);Stochastic Analysis
* Toru Nakamura (Tokyo, Japan);Mathematical Physics
* Maria João Oliveira (Lisbon, Portugal);Mathematical Physics
* Baldomero Olivera (Utah, USA);Neurobiology (to be confirmed)
* Axel Pelster (Duisburg, Germany);Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
* A. K. Rajagopal (Washington, D.C., USA);Condensed Matter Physics; Nanophysics
* Ludwig Streit (Madeira, Portugal / Bielefeld, Germany);Quantum and Stochastic Dynamics
* Frederik Wiegel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands);Biophysics

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS
Christopher C. Bernido (RCTP) M. Victoria Carpio-Bernido (RCTP)



The 5th Jagna International Workshop organized by the Research Center for Theoretical Phyics (RCTP), Central Visayan Institute Foundation, has a threefold-aim:

* To investigate the possible areas where recently developed analytical tools from physics and mathematics can be applied to gain a deeper understanding of biomolecular systems;
* To provide a forum for interdisciplinary research collaboration in the physical and life sciences;
* To honor Professor Ludwig Streit and Professor Frederik W. Wiegel on the occasion of their 70th birthday, in appreciation of their scientific contributions to physics, mathematics and biophysics, and their generous support for the RCTP.


WORKSHOP SITE
The RCTP is located in the small coastal town of Jagna in the southern part of the island province of Bohol. Situated in the Central Visayas Region of the Philippines, this island is known for its white beaches, diving sites, the Tarsier, and the Chocolate Hills, as well as its rich cultural and historical heritage. The town of Jagna has a port which connects it to several neighboring provinces by sea. Jagna is a one hour and fifteen minutes drive from Tagbilaran. There are several direct daily flights from Manila to Tagbilaran, and fastcrafts to Tagbilaran from Cebu by sea. Manila and Cebu are international gateway cities.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
The scientific sessions of the Workshop will be from 3 to 5 January 2008. Talks will be at the pedagogical level (with graduate students and young Ph.D.’s as the target audience), review level, and recent research results. There will be an optional tour of some sites in Bohol on 6 January 2008.

PARTICIPATION
Applications for participation should be sent to M. V. Carpio-Bernido of the RCTP at the latest by 30 November 2007. Selected contributed papers are also welcome but must be communicated to the organizers by 30 October 2007.

WORKSHOP FEE
The Workshop fee of US $ 65 includes cost of registration and materials, lunch and refreshments during coffee breaks for 3 days, and the conference dinner.

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS
The Proceedings of the Workshop will be published. Instructions to contributors on the preparation and submission of camera-ready manuscripts will be given during the Workshop.

ACCOMMODATION
Participants who need help in the reservation of accommodation should communicate with the organizers, at the latest by 30 November 2007. There are pension houses near the workshop site. Their contact numbers are: 63-38-2382-398 for Garden Café IDEA Pension House; 63-38-2382-127 for Domene Kaw; and 63-918-4062-991 for DQ Lodge. The first two numbers refer to the country code. Room rates per night range from US $ 20 to US $ 25 (Exchange rate: US $ 1 ? PhP 46).

There are a couple of tennis courts available as tennis is a favorite sport of the townsfolk. A few hills in the town are within easy hiking distance. Small beach resorts are also nearby.

TRAVEL INFORMATION
Since January is peak travel season in the Philippines, we advise an early flight reservation, most especially for participants from outside the Philippines. Manila and Cebu City (Mactan) are international gateway cities and can be the port of entry to the Philippines.

There are several direct daily flights from Manila to Tagbilaran (Bohol). The flight takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes. The websites of the airlines that fly to Tagbilaran are www.philippineairlines.com for Philippine Airlines (PAL), and www.cebupacificair.com for Cebu Pacific Airlines. There are also fastcrafts to Tagbilaran from Cebu by sea, which takes about two hours. The names of the fastcrafts are OceanJet, www.oceanjet.net , and Weesam Express, www.weesamexpress.com .

From Tagbilaran, Jagna is a one hour and fifteen minute coastal drive. Taxis are available (for around US $ 28), and may be contacted by phone: 038-411-2548 for Varescon; 038-411-4068 and 038-235-5806 for Caveman Taxi. The first three digits refer to the area code of Bohol.

The town of Jagna has a port which also connects it to several neighboring provinces by sea.

VISA
Except for stateless persons and those from countries with which the Philippines has no diplomatic relations, all visitors with a valid passport may enter the country without visas and may stay for 21 days provided they can present onward or return tickets. For further information, please consult the nearest Philippine consulate.

CLIMATE AND CLOTHING
January is one of the best months for a visit to the Philippines. At this time, the average temperature is 78 F / 25 C and humidity is about 77%.

Recommended personal gear: comfortable sneakers or loafers and light cotton wear.

PRE/POST-WORKSHOP ARRANGEMENTS
Reservations and arrangements can be facilitated by the organizers for those who plan an extended stay before or after the Workshop, either for leisure, or for seminars and discussion sessions.

For more information contact:
M. V. Carpio-Bernido
Research Center for Theoretical Physics
Central Visayan Institute Foundation, Jagna, Bohol 6308, Philippines

e-mail: cbernido@mozcom.com
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Telephone: 63-38-2382-219
Fax no: 63-2-931-4287
Cell Phone: 0920-945-7357

Quote from: st. agnes on October 24, 2007, 05:10:34 PM
hi Vin, musta.... nag print lang ko sa pic nimo kadtong simbahan... my pt. says it is a CAPITOL daw... pero ako syang gi correct nga simbahan sya... thanks sa pic Vin...

I see=)
No problemo.

aju aju~

Quote from: andrelove on October 24, 2007, 08:24:17 AM
thank you RV....

uli jud ko december pohon.....




amie

you're welcome!

have a safe trip back home!

Quote from: Lorenzo on October 24, 2007, 01:24:51 AM
Beautiful pictures, RV.

daghang salamat!

padayun ta Sano!

Quote from: preciousNpolite on October 24, 2007, 01:20:27 AM
Nice photography!
I hope I can tell my family back home in the states to log on and view your work.
Keep up the nice photo hobby!

thanks. keep them coming!

absolutely on a trigger happy mode~

peace out!

Quote from: pinaybayan on October 24, 2007, 12:30:02 AM
are you from Loon? RV? i miss the church in Loon... or you're from cortes, there, the stairs for going cortes i always pass that way before when i visit my sist...I really miss the bohol.  Thanks for posting this, hope some more pics later...

i am from Pilar. It was my first time to set foot sa Cortes. the place is really nice
I'm glad you guys enjoy it.
Padayun ta!

Quote from: lindy on October 23, 2007, 11:29:19 PM
well done RV... are you from Cortes?

Thanks. I am from Pilar

Quote from: grazie7y on October 23, 2007, 10:58:57 PM
Wow, nice pictures!  Thanks RV for sharing...

hi grazie!
i'm glad you guys like it =)

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on October 23, 2007, 10:39:35 PM
Well done RV.

Gihagoan ug gi gastohan ug panahon para hipno’ ang mga hulagway.

Maayo ang templa sa lighting ug aperture kay well defined kaayo ang mga subject.

1. Adlaw: Imong gi hulat ang saktong takna sa pag salop sa adlaw.
2. Pinikas: Focus kaayo ug well defined ang subject. Walay glare bisan udtong totok ang kuha.
3. Yacht Club: Gloomy day ang kuha pero nakasabot ko nga gi tuyo para murag Europe look.
4. Tricycle: Maayo ang lighting, walay glare bisan 10:00 morning ang kuha kay ma ila sa shadow sa tricycle.
5. Tagbiralan Shoreline: Steady shot kaayo kay claro gihapon ang mga strings sa layag sa mga yacht bisan layo.
6. Abatan River:  Murag ordinaryo lang tan-awon ug common nga picture. Pero totoki ninyo pag-ayo ang reflection sa ga bugsay, well defined ug maayong pagka set sa ISO. Karon pa ko ka kita ug reflection nga ing-ani ka linaw. Tayming kaayo ang kuha nga igong mi lift ang bugsay sa tubig.
7. Waiting Shed to Cortes Church: Mao ni akong gi biliban nga shot. Gawas nga refreshing iyang foliage, as in paraiso, totoki ninyo ang mga elements: a.) Sunlight nga mi lusot sa mga dahon. Murag afterlife or out of the body experience ang scenario. Like a bright light nga mi tawag kanimo. b.) Stairs going up: Murag stairs paingon sa langit paingon adtong bright light. c.) Waiting Shed: Murag usa ka lugar nga didto ikaw magahulat nga pagatawgon imong ngalan sa adlaw sa paghukom.
8. Cortes Church: Na capture nimo ug well defined ang Spanish Architecture.

Once again well done.

RV, we have formed a new political party represented by OFW. Please follow the link and vote the poll http://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=5800.0   Thanks

salamat Macky sa heightened awareness nga mga comments!

padayun ta Sano!

Quote from: st. agnes on October 23, 2007, 08:00:22 PM
Vin, mo grab ko some of your pic ha.. kay akong e-print, need some pic man gud para sa akong pt sa Psychia, akong ipa interpret niya unsa iya tan-aw sa pic, kay wala man gud sya ga drawing ganiha woi...

no problemo. enjoy your day~

Quote from: st. agnes on October 23, 2007, 07:57:57 PM
musta... online diay ka? NAGKA ABOT RAJUD TA dah..

yay! just checked back karun lang. hehehe
musta?

Quote from: Barbaro on October 23, 2007, 07:21:05 PM
murag kaulion na gyod ko.. tnx for posting..

no problemo~
somebody said when you are home, you are somewhere.