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sige mari kay ako pod manungkab ko while mag atubang tv mag tan aw sa inauguration ni obama. until next time. mwah. lavooo.

pareho ta dear!  did you know na atong miga gidalhan ko'g pasalubog na all kinds of buwad pagbalik nya dire.  aguy, di matabang ilabi na ang squid ug ang danggit! dah, hurot lagi dayon!  maayo man na mahurot dayon aron wa na koy huna-hunaon ba! hahaha

hahahaha mamuot jud ko nimo, Angie!  Ako pay naa didto ako kang gitikon!  Di nako ma imagine na shy ka.  ay pareho lagi ta nah - shy! 

hahahah pareho ra lagi na sila'g mga ilong ba na mabahuan jud anang ujap, buwad ug ibp. too bad kay lami jud!  mag light man ko'g candle kon mag eat ko'g buwad or ujap.  dah, candlelight dinner lagi unya ujap diay to. 

That's another reason na magplano na pod bakasyon, Angie!   

unya mag kuhit2x dayon ko Mari dear ug ujap (Kamayan Bagoong!).  Nah, ako na ning paspasan ug kaon aron mahurot na kay it's not good for me bya kay ga allergy ko everytime kaon ko aning ujap.  Daghan na ko'g rashes sa akong nawong dapit sa mata! 

How's Lolo Ciano, Dong? 

maayo pa diay si steve nka eb na ni precious!   

aguy, ali mangaon na ta oi!  ang ako dire kay 555 in tomato sauce. 

Nag overnight diay mo didto, Angie? Daw beh, nakabisita ka sa mercado sa Cortes?  Namingaw jud ko sa mercado didto oi kay ilabi na sa tabo sa sabado.

ngek!  tan awa ra gud na smile ni attorns friendly kaayo labi na si tita lee na super buotan!  unya maulaw lugar pod ka ni mike?  you look so pretty, angie sa inyong EB!  Basta wapa ug wapo kamong tanan!

hangtud karon wa pa mo nag EB ni Priscilla, Mari?  Pastilan ninyong duha oi!   

Or di kaha akong manumbay ba? hehehe Pohon dear mahitabo ra kana kay ato kanang pangayuon sa Lord na someday magka bonding pod ta diha. 

Aguy gigutom ko pero makamingaw na hinuon mokaon ug sardinas ug bahaw na mag solo na atong gihisgutan karon na lami unta kita mag dungan ug kaon!  Ginagisa nimo ang sardinas Mari? Aguy, naa diay ko'y century tuna adobo pod!

Mikey, nakakita ko kadali sa pictures pag click nko sa link pero nag freeze dayon akong computer.  It's nice to see familiar faces like Melody, Gelyan and Ryan.  Thanks, Mikey!

Kuyawa gud imong rep, Mari dear!  :DWa man lagi si Steve sa pictures?  gadala sya'g camera?  Nakuwangan uroy ko sa ilang pictures. 

Kaila ka anang naa sa middle ni Precious ug ni Mike?  Chada diay ang brewpoint ba?  so daw starbucks na ang brewpoint?

Lamia noh pag ingon nko, dali Mari mangaon ta, unya naa dayon ka ba!  Hala oi, morning na bya ga damgo pa gihapon ko.  Namingaw man gud ko oi nakakita sa EB pictures!  Sige oi, mag imagine na lang ta mag tungko ta kaon dayon bahaw ug sardinas unya mag dessert dayon ta'g chocolate pinadala sa atong mga  amiga dire!

Maayong pag abot sa atong virtual payag, Cianci!  Enjoy!

aylabeeet too!

Mari dear, naa ko ana karon.  Basin mao na hinuon na akong ipamahaw karon!

I agree na kamukha jud sya ni Aya san.  Gani iya pod hair, pare-pareho.

Sorry Angie, naa naman diay nimo ni gi post dire unya nangayo pa jud ko nimo didto sa laing thread. 

It's always heartwarming to see beautiful smile of our friends!  Di jud ko mabong ug tan-aw!  Someday, ako na unta pod maka EB sa mga TB friends na naa sa Phils. Pohon=pohon.

By the way, asa man mo ani na lugar nag kita-kits, Angie?

Quote from: gelyan on January 20, 2009, 05:40:28 PM
hehehehe ... lami jud na te...may gani dili kaau ko nagakaon ana.. haha

gel, busa kita na lang jud magbuhat aron sure ta sa atong gikaon. 

That's the right comment, Dong:  the beauty of Bohol and the Boholana.

Angie, sa Dumaluan lang gihapon ni? 

Daw beh, ipa ilaila sa Angie kinsa nang naa sa tunga ni Mike ug ni Precious!  Wow, it's nice na naa diay pod si Attorns naka apil! 

Hello, Tita Lee!  Happy kaayo inyong pictures oi!  I long for the day na ako na pod maka EB ninyo pohon=pohon!

Salamat, Tita Sol, sa mga hulagway sa imong dapit.  Peaceful lagi tan-awon ang Victoria!

ngek! hehehe shy diay ka Angie? pareho diay ta! 

Ay, di na jud na mawala mga bujagon sa ato, dear!  Ang importante, naka enjoy ka sa atoa.  Asa naman inyong mga pictures sa EB ninyo ni MIke and other TB members?

Wow, ka gwapa ni Angie oi unya happy pa jud kaayo!  Lovely place too!

korek, calle!

naay friend dire na taga cebu na lami kaayo mobuhat ug suman.  one time, ning tabang ko. aguy, kahugaw kay ang iyang gi trapo sa dahon sa saging kay mao pod gi trapo sa banggera.  mao diay to lami kay naa man diay flavoring. 

pamahaw: maple and brown sugar oatmeal with one piece hopia de mongo

paniudto:  leftover red rice with leftover fried fish and bagoong

snacks:  dog food for people  (courtesy of alyssamarie/smiffy)

panihapon:  lettuce and red kidney bean salad 

bitaw, dapat bugas na pero kay lagi Americanized bibingka man.    Mag bingka ra bitaw ko karong pipila ka adlaw.   

Calle, kumuton ra man to pag porma na sa nilusak.  Bahala lang basta kay kita ra pod kaon.  Kadto gani sa una na gisupa sa among paryente na tiguwang dayon ipakaon sa mga bata. yikes! sowi, super OT na jud!

Happy, happy birthday, Bem!  May your heart's desire be filled with God's blessings. 

Thank you for the year you spent with us and the years to come.  Lavooo, Bem!

Tita Lee and Manay Tess, you don't know how I appreciate your response.  May God hear our prayers for Kiddo and his family.

To better understand Kiddo, here's the article written about him in 2007 by the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=50705


One-legged goalie winner in game of life

By Marc Anthony Reyes
Inquirer
First Posted 09:03am (Mla time) 02/21/2007

Filed Under: Good news, Soccer, Diseases

MANILA, Philippines -- A lot of times on the pitch, when Joseph del Gallego is faced with a rushing striker, he knows exactly what’s on his opponent’s mind.

“Some of them are very eager to score against me,” Del Gallego told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “And some of them plan very well by making me go outside the goal.”

As harsh as the reason may be, it’s easy to understand why opponents think they can have their way with Del Gallego:

The 28-year-old call center manager, who tends the goal for PeopleSupport Team A in Cebu City, plays with just one leg. He lost his left leg to bone cancer 11 years ago.

But he doesn’t complain every time opponents try to take advantage of him during games.

“They don’t treat me as anybody different,” said Del Gallego. He savors the thought that nobody looks down on him whether he is guarding goals in pick-up soccer games on the street or in serious tournament matches on the playing field.

Of course, it’s not easy.

“What is difficult is catching ground balls,” he said. “That’s when I really dive for the ball and then up again.”

A grim verdict

Still, things had never been easy since he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his left leg when he was 17. At that time, diving for ground balls was the least of his worries.

Del Gallego, along with his parents, hopped from one hospital to another, hoping to get a more optimistic medical opinion. But no matter where they went, the verdict was the same: The leg had to go.

For someone who was into football and swimming seriously, playing in such tournaments as the Palarong Pambansa and the Go-for-Goal soccer program, losing a leg could have resulted in fits of depression.

“Fortunately, God gave me an open mind,” Del Gallego said. “That made me a little more mature than I should have been at that age.”

‘God made me a goalie’

“I also found strength in people around me, my grandparents, my mom (Ma. Rowena), my wife Lourie Lei and kids, Joseph Andre and Owen Louis, and my aunt, Gigi Libby,” said the 5-foot-10 goalie.

That support, plus the fact that he was skilled enough to continue playing his favorite sport despite his condition, made life easier.

“Fortunately for me, I’ve always been a goalie,” he said. “Maybe God had plans back then. He made me a goalie so I just have to jump around and catch the ball, not run around and kick the ball.”

Grandparents’ gift

He actually has a prosthetic leg, a gift from grandparents Cesar and Emma Vincoy. But he doesn’t use it during games.

“I may not be able to buy a new one,” he joked.

So he is left with his talent, and a little edge over others that his physical handicap gives him: Del Gallego admits that somehow, the sight of a one-legged goalie distracts opponents, allowing him to foil shots at the net better.

Next generation

His feat has spawned a new generation of soccer players in his family. His sons, aged 6 and 2, have taken up the sport, joining him in pick-up games on Saturday mornings.

“I don’t force them but they have shown interest in playing football,” he said.

Despite being a call center team, PeopleSupport gets to play in tournaments with serious competition. In fact, the team plays top collegiate and commercial squads in Cebu.

A different kind of game

PeopleSupport also sees action in futsal and 7-a-side football tournaments, which suit Del Gallego better because he has a smaller goal to defend.

In the game of football, defeats come with victories.

In the game of life, Del Gallego has proven himself a winner.

I humbly ask for your help in praying for Kiddo, Joseph Cesar V. Del Gallego's healing.  Kiddo is the nephew of a dear friend from way back when and a son of a very wonderful woman and a good friend too.  Below is Kiddo's mother's text message to me:

Nang Bing: (January 18, 2009 22:45:40)
hi ya grace. pls help us beg GOD for the healing of kiddo. he is going to start with his chemotherapy session 2moro.

Nang Bing: (January 18, 2009 23:03:24)
Tnx grace. pls urge ur friends to do d same. we need all d prayers we can get frm anyone willing enough to pray 4 kiddo. he has been given 2 =3 mos to live but we r not giving up hope we r praying for a miracle. but in d event that GOD decides that it is kiddo's tym to go we r all praying 4 d strength to bow down to HIS HOLY WILL.

korek, calle!  let's see basin pwede ta mo involve ani.  maayo na lang naa tay involvement sa atoa. 

Hello Gel,

Akong ingnon si Maricar about sa imong Ate. Sa UM Criminology man na sya naka graduate unya ikaw kay sa ADDU man di ba?  Gikan namo Davao ba?  When lang mo kabalik sa Bohol? 

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on January 17, 2009, 03:16:03 AM
Nilunaw ang tawag Grace sa ube unya dinurog kung kalabasa.katong kalabasa bitaw lubihan ug kamayan mao nay dinurog ang nilunaw ube nga naay daghan sabaw then kamayan.Ang nilupak or laing tawag ana sa amoa kay luyang mao nay saging.Saging nilupak butangan ug lubi ug kamay.

Quote from: calle on January 19, 2009, 09:24:03 AM
hehe ang nilupak ninyo KC kay nilusak sa amo.

ang dinorog, binignit usahay itawag sa amo.

Quel ug Calle, joker kaayo ta ba lahi2x diay ngalan. 

Raquel, I guess tama to na nilunaw kadtong mura'g nilugaw na ube.  But Pareho mi ni calle ug ngalan sa saging na gi lusak which is what we call nilusak.  Aguy, my favorite labi na matungnan daghan kamay ug lubi akong ma kuha.  Lami unta naay dako na lusong dire oi kay mag lusak jud ko'g saging.

Quote from: smiffytheninja on January 18, 2009, 02:06:00 AM


Ate Ging and my mom are out for the day to attend a friend's funeral. While I'm chilling at home (with a stomach ache) with my dad, I got tired of laying in bed and watching cartoons and reruns of House... so I decided to make some Bibingka. =P

My fish were even amazed at me! LOL (you can see one of them looking at the mini bibingka.)

The big one is still in the oven. =P

[edit] here's the bigger one!

Wow, the Americanized Bibingka was quite good,Bebe!  Good job!  Now, next try to make espasol! lol

Ah mao ba, Mr. A Lay?  Hmmm, di ko kadumdum unsa toy ginatawag namo ug dinurog.  Sounds like nilusak na saging.   

Quote from: bolingitboy on January 16, 2009, 09:15:09 PM
i renewed my driver's license last year for another three-year term and for a change decided to go to the new LTO licensing office located at SM davao to get it done. for a government office, it is strange (albeit in a pleasant way) that they close at 6:30 PM. it thus allows people who observe an 8 to 5 office schedule to swing by after work and get their driver's license renewed or whatever. but i'm getting ahead of my story.

having experienced how a very minor transaction with LTO can take the whole day, i came early to give me enough time to complete my transaction. guess who long it took to get my driver's license renewed? starting from the time when i had to take the mandatory drug testing by providing urine sample and getting a physical examination which included taking my BP and up to the time when i had to sign their logbook to indicated that they have released my license in a plastic card, it took only 20 minutes! repeat, 20 minutes. and i had my new driver's license in a plastic card. it was pretty unbelievable that despite my being a really, really hard-to-please guy, i ended up giving the front desk people a thumbs-up sign. i even told them that i was very impressed.

the downside though is that this kind of service may be available only in selected areas in bigger cities.

bolingitboy, this is really amazing!  there is hope afterall!  maybe we should encourage them some more by sending a thank you note or something.  dire bitaw sa among local hospital, naay notes gi post sa bulletin board from patients who appreciated their services. 

Dong, pretty kaayo si Angel!  How is she?

Pit Senyor!

Quote from: hofelina on January 16, 2009, 04:48:33 PM
We can compose a letter expressing our disgust, we will tell them that this letter will be open to the public in what ever form, okay? And we will see how they explain their side which will be open to the public also.  Dili nato palabyon ining higayona kay kon ako nag gunit sa  stubs sa ticket , it will insult me as a customer.

ps
Inday Grace, thanks for being fairminded. There are always 2 sides of the coin.
Saranghe, I´m for your proposal for a public apology from the ICM side.

Manay

Manay, how do we go on from here?  Is it too much to ask na ikaw na mag compose sa love letter for ICM kay chada bitaw ka mo han-ay? Please!

Thanks for your kind words, Manay, especially coming from you. 

Quote from: bolingitboy on January 16, 2009, 08:43:50 PM
grazie: posible na. sayon kaayo maka pick up ug expressions from friends and people you always interact with.

bolingitboy:  korek ka dyan!  I used to have Ilonggo neighbors in Davao, nah natakdan ko sa ilang tuno especially na ganahan pod ko sa ilang sing-song tone when they are talking. 

Quote from: calle on January 15, 2009, 03:52:59 PM
HOY! nganu gud tawon niabot ug jagna day? hehehe

(lami ra ba na sila paminawon mag-istorya mga taga jagna kay murag gaduet ug kanta pinabawog-bawog) (peace buwad) lol

hahahah sowi, calle!  syalan, valencia diay,  na jagna man!  saon storya man pod sa pikaw thread about jagna. hehehe

Naa pod yata na dire, Manay, but I don't think that warning matters to the smokers.  I have uncle who died of lung cancer due to smoking.  What a waste of life.  I am just so happy that my Dad stopped smoking after my uncle (my Dad's younger brother), in his deathbed, talked to my dad to stop smoking.  My Dad just went cold turkey after that.  Hadlok diay pod sya.

I remember sa una mangayo akong mga manghud na bugoy ug money para palit sigarilyo, sus ma HB jud ko.  I always tell them, ka maayo ninyo noh, sunugon lang ninyo akong kwarta'ng hinaguan!   

kaluoy sa smoker's lungs.  grabeh kaayo ka abused.

Sis A, if wala pa nimo na check imong email, kindly check kay na email na ang mga questions for the contest.  Basin pod diay wala pa kay computer as you said last week na nadaut.  Anyway, basta waiting for your go signal na!  Thanks!

Benny san,

Reading your article made me so miss Bohol.   It's nice to see Jagna again.  I used to take boats from jagna to take me to Nasipit or Butuan then I would further travel Davao City by bus back when I was still in college. 

Namingaw pod ko sa calamay sa Kan-upaw. 

Quote from: A Layman on January 15, 2009, 11:34:28 AM
Here's mine. An assortment of topics from tourism, politics, biography, and old age.


http://laybits.blogspot.com/

Mr. A Lay, nalingaw ko'g basa sa imong blog pero wa pa nko mahuman. bisita-bisitahon ra unya nko imong blog.  Thanks for sharing your inner thoughts with us. 

Mag reenactment dagway ta aning atong SF experience ba with Bambi and Markus!

hala, lamaw ba tong ngalan adto or lunaw!  Basta, kadtong mura'g lung-agon ang ube unya medyo naay sabaw dayon kamayan.  Ganahan ko adtong ube na daghan bitaw mura'g wagot2x or mao ba nay tawag ana oi! 

bulls eye, calle!

Tama bitaw mo makapa chada jud sa lugar ang naay tanum.  Di bya siguro na lisud ba.  Basin naa na kana sa ilang plano kulang na lang pag execute.  sana lang pod di ma abotan ug next administration.  Maayo unta na ba i project sa mga Kiwanis, JCs, Rotary or K of C or TB ba kaha. 

That sounds good, Saranghe.  Let's see if we could get the attention of ICM to address the issue here.  Thanks!

jan, maayo gani pod kay unlimited ang text plan gikuha sa parents otherwise ka ubo jud sila'g bayad. 

nag average sya ug 47 text messages per hour.  So kana, wa nay tulog jud. hehehe

Hala noh wa jud ta ka reply ani na thread while buhi pa si Aya san. 

Quote from: hofelina on January 14, 2009, 07:33:15 PM
Yes Inday Kiams kay ang Ube, ubeng kinampay gikan gajud sa Bohol!

I miss kinampay na uba. Kadto lang jud nilung-ag lang or pwede pod nilamaw.

CC me your email to Maring Bil plz, BOC.  I wanna know your itinerary too. Thanks!

Wow, maayo pa mo Yet dah! Basin matunong na'g pista sa Manga, adto unya sa amo ha bisan gud sabaw ra sa kabaw ikadalit nila'ng Mommy ug Daddy. 

Quote from: Gingah on January 15, 2009, 08:53:05 PM
graz and jan, i know one caucasian who eats buwad. and that's my aunt's danish husband. mokaon siya ug buwad pinikas with matching kinamot pa. hahaha! of course, he can tolerate the bad smell of buwad but not the inun-onan jud though ug mag luto akong auntie pwede ra mi mokaon ug inon-onan nga naa siya.

Okay ra pod kaayo ni Murage mag kaon mi'g buwad, uyap.  Kanunay mi magkaon ni Hapon dire ug sahay kon naa dire akong mga cousins, nah sige jud mi kaon buwad. Kinamot dayon.  payts na!

Quote from: kiamoy` on January 15, 2009, 05:17:16 PM
$75,000??  nuns should be the first to practice forgiveness..

ironic. hypocrites.

Quote from: kiamoy` on January 15, 2009, 05:32:19 PM
really. they're nuns anyway . and clearly, their nostrils weren't damaged nor hurt. i realy think $75,000 is too much. And they're nuns anyway. Why are they living in that apt?
Wait. Are they really nuns?

Bem, yes they are nuns and yes, they are living in that apartment where the Pinoy couple Lims are living.  And in fact, the nuns are the lessors.  There is nothing wrong with that in this country. Our nuns here in Sacramento (mostly Pinoys) have acres and acres of property donated to them.  My take is that maybe the Lims are defiant to the apartment rules and I don't think that is nice also.  If they say that's being racist, I would say don't think so.  We just have to learn to respect other people's culture but it doesn't mean that we have to insist ours like in this case force other people to take the smell that we so love to smell where other thinks it's foul smelling.  Bisan didto pa ko sa Manila, I was living in a condominium and though I craved for buwad sometimes, di jud ko magluto kay lain-lain mang tao gapujo sa apartment.  Dihay Japanese, dihay itom, puti, NBA San Miguel players, etc.  Just imagine if you are living next door to Asian Indian people unja mag sige sila'g luto ug curried food.  Sus, mopilit tawon na sa baho sa atong sanina oi.  Labaw na ang baho sa buwad especially dire na halos carpeted ang floors.

One time dihay gi news dire na ang usa ka Muslim woman nag adto sa Department of Mother Vehicle unya 'kodakan' (just wanna use this word hehehe) sya for the driver's license.  She insisted and sued that it was racial discrimination for the Department of Motor Vehicle to tell her to take her thing that Muslim women use to cover her face kay lagi daw mao nay ilang practice. I just have to shake my head.  Unsaon lugar pagkakuha ug driver's license kon wa kay ID picture? hehehe  So pareho ra gihapon na sa atong pagluto ug buwad dire.  Dili man gud na wa na jud lain option especially sa NY to eat buwad.  Naay Pinoy stores that cook buwad uny paliton na lang nimo and you can eat at home.  It's not gonna be that smelly unya di ka makatugaw sa other occupants sa apartment. 

Usa pa, when we enter the United States, naay mga Pinoy food na gibawal sa customs.  We don't tell them that's being racist of them not to allow us to take our own food in their country.

And the 75k lawsuit price was nothing here kay dire when people file case and some are ridiculous cases at that mag involve ug millions and millions of dollars.  Basin kanang 75k, para lang jud na legal ang pagka resolve sa ilang disagreements.  Ga wonder lang ko nganong wa man gi evict sa mga nuns as lessors ang mga Lims kon magmagahi man jud ang mga LIms to follow rules sa apartment.  Siguro because the nuns didn't really want to go that far. 

Mao lang na akong makasulti aning bahina.


 

Quote from: calle on January 15, 2009, 05:24:06 PM
suko nas kiamoy! basin kuan kiam, kanang kuan.

hahaha malingaw man jud ko nimo calle oi!

Lt. Governor Garamendi, Chief Justice George, President pro Tem Steinberg, Speaker Bass, Senate Republican Leader Cogdill, Assembly Republican Leader Villines, Members of the legislature, ladies and gentlemen, we meet in times of great hope for our nation.

Although we hear the drumbeat of news about bailouts, bankruptcies and Ponzi schemes, the nation with great anticipation is also awaiting the inauguration of a new president.

Our nation should be proud of what President-elect Obama's election says to the world about American openness and renewal.

President Reagan used to tell about the letter he got from a man who said that you can go to live in Turkey, but you can't become a Turk. You can go to live in Japan, but you cannot become Japanese. And he went through other countries.

"But," the man said, "anyone from any corner of the world can come to America and become an American."

And now, we know that any American child, no matter what corner of the world his father or mother comes from, can even become President of the United States.

What a wonderful national story for us.

This nation rightfully feels the hope of change.

Californians, of course, desire change here in their own state as well.

Yet they have doubts if that is possible.

For months, in the face of a crisis, we have been unable to reach agreement on the largest budget deficit in our history.

We are in our third special session and we've declared a fiscal emergency - and every day that goes by, makes the budget problem that much harder to solve.

As a result of all this, California, the eighth largest economy in the world, faces insolvency within weeks.

The legislature is currently in the midst of serious and good faith negotiations to resolve the crisis, negotiations that are being conducted in the knowledge we have no alternative but to find agreement.

The importance of the negotiation's success goes far beyond the economic and human impact.

People are asking if California is governable.

They wonder about the need for a constitutional convention.

They don't understand how we could have let political dysfunction paralyze our state for so long.

In recent years, they have seen more gridlock in Sacramento than on our roads, if such a thing is possible.

I will not give the traditional State of the State address today, because the reality is that our state is incapacitated until we resolve the budget crisis.

The truth is that California is in a state of emergency.

Addressing this emergency is the first and greatest thing we must do for the people.

The 42 billion dollar deficit is a rock upon our chest and we cannot breathe until we get it off.

It doesn't make any sense to talk about education, infrastructure, water, health care reform and all these things when we have this huge budget deficit.

I will talk about my vision for all of these things... and more... as soon as we get the budget done.

So, no, I did not come today to deliver the normal list of accomplishments and proposals.

I came to encourage this body to continue the hard work you are doing behind closed doors.

There is a context and a history to the negotiations that are underway.

It is not that California is ungovernable. It's that for too long we have been split by ideology.

Conan's sword could not have cleaved our political system in two as cleanly as our own political parties have done.

Over time, ours has become a system where rigid ideology has been rewarded and pragmatic compromise has been punished.

And where has this led?

I think you would agree that in recent years California's legislature has been engaged in civil war.

Meanwhile, the needs of the people became secondary.

Our citizens do not believe that we in government are in touch with their needs.

These needs are not unreasonable.

At the end of the day, most people do not require a great deal from their government.

They expect the fundamentals.

They want to live in safety.

They want a good education for their children.

They want jobs.

They want to breathe clean air.

They want water when they turn on the faucet and electricity when they turn on the switch.

And they want these things delivered efficiently and economically.

One of the reasonable expectations the public has of government is that it will produce a sound and balanced budget.

That is what the legislative leaders are struggling to do right now.

There is no course left open to us but this: to work together, to sacrifice together, to think of the common good - not our individual good.

No one wants to take money from our gang-fighting programs or from Medi-Cal or from education.

No one wants to pay more in taxes or fees.

But each of us has to give up something because our country is in an economic crisis and our state simply doesn't have the money.

In December, we even had to suspend funding that affects 2,000 infrastructure projects that were already underway.

So, now, the bulldozers are silent. The nail guns are still. The cement trucks are parked. This disruption has stopped work on levees, schools, roads, everything.

It has thrown thousands and thousands of people out of work at a time when our unemployment rate is rising.

How could we let something like that happen?

I know that everyone in this room wants to hear again the sound of construction.

No one wants unemployment checks replacing paychecks.

So, I am encouraged that meaningful negotiations are underway. And, as difficult as the budget will be, good things can come out of it.

Because, in spite of the budget crisis, when we have worked together in the past, we have passed measures that moved this state - and even the nation - forward.

When a budget agreement is reached, when some of the raw emotions have passed, I will send to the legislature the package of legislative goals and proposals that a governor traditionally sends.

These proposals are sitting on my desk. Let me tell you, I have big plans.

They include action on the economy, on water, environment, education, health care reform, government efficiency and reform, job creation.

But, our first order of business is to solve the budget crisis.

And I have an idea going forward.

As you know, in the last 20 years of budgeting, only four budgets have been on time.

So, if you don't mind, let me make a little suggestion.

We should make a commitment that legislators - and the governor, too - lose per diem expenses and our paychecks, for every day the budget goes past the constitutional deadline of June 15th.

You have to admit it is a brilliant idea.

I mean, if you call a taxi and the taxi doesn't come, you don't pay the driver.

If the people's work is not getting done, the people's representatives should not get paid either.

That is common sense in the real world.

And I will send you some other reforms, too.

Let me close by saying something about the fires of 2008.

At one point, I got a phone call that we had 875 wildfires burning all at the same time.

I said to myself, how do we deal with this?

The next morning I get a call, "Governor, there are now 2,014 fires burning all at the same time."

The largest number on record.

Imagine, 2,000 fires, a huge challenge and every one of those fires was put out.

You know why? Because we have the best trained, the most selfless, the toughest firefighters in the nation.

Thirteen of whom lost their lives.

They gave their lives for this state.

Ladies and gentlemen, the courageous examples of those firefighters should not be lost on us.

In our own way, we, too, must show courage in serving the public.

Ladies and gentlemen, let this be a year of political courage.

Let us be courageous for the people.

Let us be courageous for the common good of California.

Let us resolve the budget crisis, so that we can get on with the people's work.

Thank you.

Thanks God nobody was seriously injured.  It was really a close call jud. 

Manay, I totally agree with your idea on making a petition to express our disgust to ICM Management for how poorly, for the lack of word, they handled the raffle draw.  But I am just wondering if you think we should hear first the side of ICM as we are only hearing one side of the coin.  I am not doubting renegade on how she reported the incident here but still, I feel it is best to hear the other side.  We can kindly ask Leo aka El Mundo to take the side of ICM or email Bohol Chronicle maybe?  Maybe Mike has a better idea on how to do this.  What do you think, Manay?  However, if you already have validated report that ICM was at fault, then sure we can go ahead. I'd like to go for the email procedure since I do not have a working fax machine here. (hehehe pobre ba oi!) My next question is, if proven that ICM was at fault, how can ICM make it right to the people they caused inconvenience and disappointment? 

Thanks a lot, Manay! 

Grace

same here, jan!  wala jud koy na ilhan mo kaon ug buwad or ginamos.  dili lang puti, pati itom di jud mangaon ana.  i remember one time, gipugos namo among german boss sa cebu na mokaon ug uyap ug gituslob sa manggang hilaw, nah, napungot jud sya namo kay as what he exactly said, "how can you eat something ridiculous!"  Ah pirte namong katawa kay kami lamian man jud kaayo.  Well, to each his/her own.

 

bolingitboy:  Wala man na naka puyo akong auntie sa Jagna pero basin naa sya'y mga classmates sa una sa ga college pa sya sa Tagbilaran na iya nang nasundog.   

Buwad, Suka, Sili! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXanDs4lpko&feature=related

Quote from: calle on January 15, 2009, 02:22:43 PM
i mean, tinood ba ng isumbong sa pulis ng mga fil-am nga magprito ug buwad?

sure jud calle ma petisyonan jud ka if you are living in an apartment.  swerte lang ko kay we are living in a detached house unya layo among silingan na di nila masimhutan.  One time, nag prito ko'g buwad na danggit and squid courtesy of Gemma, sus I was thinking na by the time mopauli akong bana, mawala na ang baho, daw beh kay pag abot nya ask sya, "what stinks here?" ingon ko, nothing!  he said it surely stinks bad here. hahahaha a week later ra ko ning ingon na galuto ko'g buwad danggit ug nukos.  Ingnan ko to cook it outside which I should have had kay naa man koy electric fryer for frying fish.  nah unsaon ta man, gatinapulan man ko'g luto sa gawas sa balay.  Di diay jud makuha ang baho bisan ga light ko'g candles the whole day.

Raquel, I will try that coffee method of eliminating the smell.  Sahay I also bake lemon and let it stay in the oven for awhile.  Makawala pod na'g baho.

Hay, sige ta'g storya'g buwad, gigutom na hinuon ko dah!

Borbs, nag celebrate ta uban ni GEC kay daghan na iyang na post dire. 

Quote from: Bambi on January 14, 2009, 06:44:55 AM

BOC, mokanta nalang god mi ug belated "HB" para nimo pohon....salini  mig bahaw ha? Trying to reduce weight for your affair pero dili na gjod na ko mohiyos oi! ...looking simple/something sweet for your day.
Want to stay with my missed gf for about a week, she took extra vacation and will meet me again in Vegas b4 we will be leaving  kay manugal mi hehehehe

BOC, I am just so excited to see you so whenever in March, that's fine with me.  Does Markus eat Pinoy food? Unsa man inyong wine gusto?

Maring, mangita ko'g mahjongan for you and Jezz and Hapon?  Red wine man imong gusto ba?

Quote from: janjan on January 14, 2009, 06:38:11 AM
wer and wen man na injo tapo-tapok grazie? plano sad me adto calefornia this coming may ?

Jan, wa pay exact date but about mid March.  Di ba sa Vancouver man ka ba?  Mo ari bya akong cousin dre ana time. 

Mag land trip ra mo pag ari ninyo dire sa California?  Hapit unya mo dire ha?

While I was reading some of the posts. na remember nko how Aya san and Blue Angel waited the pictures.  And then I remember Ethyl's request:  a picture of pier 39! 

At this time which is one year ago, I was still thinking that Manong Lindy was a woman! bwahahaha 

Maring!!! I was busy cleaning up my house kay karon pa ko human pang tanggal sa mga Christmas decor then I remember our EB last year.  My goodness, where did the time go?  It's exactly one year na that we had our first EB!  I looked at the pictures and I still remember the fun we had. 

Pretty soon, we will see each other again with BOC Bambi and Markus and I bet it's gonna be a blast! 

jan oi, ate-ha lang gud ko kay di man ko madamable! 

bitaw ba, samok na kaayo daghang gubot oi! 

Thanks, Manay!  Pagkalami sa menu oi! hehehe

I saw in the news today where they posted a picture of the inaugural menu but it was just too bad I  was so busy jibbering in the phone busa wa kaayo ko ka pay attention and it was late na.  tsk tsk.  i bet we can find it later sa internet though.

What the world needs is a magic wand that only works if it's for the good of humankind.  The one that can detonate bombs.  The one that can censor bad languages that could start a war.  The one that can fix disagreement between nations.  Then one that can make the world a better place to live in. 

I think it does.  I had a Hungarian friend.  She didn't practice religion because being a Hungarian, they were not allowed to practice religion so she grew up not knowing anything about religion.  But she was a woman of high moral values.

Quote from: Happy on January 14, 2009, 04:28:45 AM
ni skwela paghuman namirthday sa akong bayaw

unsay food didto, cel?

Quote from: -<GEC348>- on January 14, 2009, 02:15:40 AM

Tagay, Gra!  Ooops. Sorry. Grazie diay! 

Hala ka, GEC!  Imong gipukaw na pod akong kagahapon! hahahaha  Tagay ah!  Bantay ha pohon-pohon tagay jud ta.  Bring the stinky cheese and I'll take care of the juice - Cabernet Sauvignon!

I am so excited na jud, Maring!  Imagine having you and BOC in one place? hahaha  I wish Jez and Mikey can be with us too and the others who are can.  Raquel, kabalik na ka ana dire noh?  Ali dire Quel!  I wish daghan ta magka tapok-tapok pohon. 

^ smart kid
< kind
v eloquent


btw, what is pispis  (kinsa kaha ni), bem?

ay mao diay na?  mura pod lumpia ba?  gigutom hinuon ko dah!

sibat nako kay manungkab sa ko sa kusina and start working on my projects here.

pastilan, mao diay na?  Is that friend or dumpling looking food?

Congratulations, GEC!

Tagay ta'g Cabernet Sauvignon!

I know a Pinay who speaks this word and more bad words.  Natakdan sa iyang bana.  It really irritates me no end.  I told her, I don't want to go with you because you cause me stress with your foul language!  Sorry, sorry tawon ingon sya she'd try to minimize it if I am around.  Ingon ko, do it not for me but for yourself oi!   Naa man sya gipatabang nko na trabaho so hadlok sya'g di na ko mo anha.  I

why so?

Unsa na mura man na nguhu?

Ah ok na remember na nako. hehehe gibungaw Nong pasensya na.   

That's so nice of you, Bem.  I never had the chance to do that to my grandparents.  Mao, I am one to ask, For One More Day...

Quote from: Gingah on January 14, 2009, 01:52:58 AM
Graz, ang aso kuno ibuga sa bowl na naay tubig. makita daw didto ang mga ulod sa ngipon.

yikes! mao ba? hmmm, interesting!  Ato kaha nang ipa testing didto!

Quote from: lindy on January 14, 2009, 01:53:29 AM
Ang maayo unta adto iyang gibaligya. Maka cuarta pa siya unya dili man siguro dakpon kay tambal man sa hubak.

Di man Nong kay aduy2x man to akong brother sa una so imbis sya mopalit, tua ga likit2x sya'g iya.  Kaluoy sa Lord na hunong na bya pod pagka aduy2x pero gwatsinango lang gihapon.

Paging, Calle!  Unsa man ning kagang imong gi mean?

Quote from: ayessa on January 13, 2009, 04:56:03 PM
ang skat sa public school dili kadtong mga bright kung dili kadtonga mga anad muduwa. so akong gi master ang paon paon kay elementary pa ko 5'6 na akong height. mugbo biya kaayo ang mga bata sa public school sa atua bisag tiguwang na..
then siato, luthang, and then my favorite maring maring ug chinese garter.  daghang makig kauban nako kay sige mag lupad lupad.. heheheh

then inig uli, kunoton dayun ko ni mama kay bulingit... dili mag  tuon kay sigeg duwa duwa ang na ani.. kuto..

hehehehhe

Kataas gud diay nimo Ayessa kay 5'6" na ka sa elementary pa!

Quote from: lindy on January 14, 2009, 01:49:15 AM
Na moray gidangat. Nakadiskubre diay.

Mao man! kana pa na way bayad mangayo lang ug buwak sa silingan!

Quote from: Gingah on January 14, 2009, 01:46:51 AM
Tinoud ba pud nang katyubong tambal kuno sa lungag ang aso?

Wa ko kadungog ana, haze.  I will ask mother.  Wala man na katyubong dire noh?

Quote from: calle on January 13, 2009, 05:09:18 PM
kinsay kabalo mamasgong diri para makakaon ug kagang???

please reply asap kay gimingaw na kog kagang.

mag-istorya tag kagang diri ba!!!

kagang, kadtong mura'g alimango nang laroy2x sa silong sa among bay?  makaon diay na calle? or, did you mean alimango na naa jud sa dagat?