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God Bless your dad,, i hope and pray that he is at peace now. Of course i can understand how you go though, pare, im sure your papa understood--you know, things happen for a reason. And your mama is very lucky to have a loving child to visit her every year. I'll hope and pray that her health is strong.

Btw, that is the same age my lolo is; he is turning 81 this year, and speaking of which i need to call him sometime when i get back home.

Sige, pare,,,
Have a good day.

Thanks for showing that, Mike. Reading that really shames be being an American. It rings true the realities of the racist and Imperialist policies the United States engaged in during the turn of the 20th century. As was the old European ideas of social Darwinism.

My response:

The Philippines is what it is today because of colonial rule; the Americans did not help by engaging a 4 year war that ultimately lead to the deaths of over 2 million Filipinos in the Philippine-American War.
The Philippines already established its own republic, and its nationalist sentiment was high during the Malolos Republic, witht he messages of Rizal still ringing true to the hearts of the intelligentsia and soldiers of the Philippine Revolutionary Army. The American government with their greed, crushed that dream and enslaved the country for another 50 years. Thereby greatly contributing to colonial mentality.

Imagine what the Philippines could have been had it was given independence and remained free such was Siam, and Japan during that time era? We were already a full functioning republic, with over 40 regional governors and a Revolutionary Army of over 70,000 man strong. There was infrastructure, there was promise....

In that war, my great great grandfather (Lt. Salise) participated in that conflict serving under the command of Aguinaldo, and I like to believe that he fought for a cause of nationhood. Many brave Filipino men and women died in that war....

Patriots of the Republica Filipina de Malolos!





The Brave and Young Gen. Del Pilar!


Celebrating the birth of the Phil. Revolution.

oo, na stroke man si lolo sa 1996, so iyang left side na minimized jud iyang mobility. Pero, beside that very strong man si Lolo Ciano. Iyang heart is strong, his faith is strong, and his family loves him,, which sustains him. Mao na---why we love him. He is the only grandfather that I have left--and he is the rock which holds our family together jud.

Pare, thank you for your kind words, uy. I do really appreciate that, and i hope that your family stay strong and united as well. Pare, how was your papa? Care to tell more about him?

One Bread One Body..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6v2RX13T82Q

One Bread One Body



Refrain:

One bread, one body, one Lord of all,

one cup of blessing which we bless.

And we, though many, throughout the earth.

We are one body in this one Lord.



1. Gentile or Jew, servant or free,

woman or man, no more.



Refrain:

One bread, one body, one Lord of all,

one cup of blessing which we bless.

And we, though many, throughout the earth.

We are one body in this one Lord.



2. Many the gifts, many the works,

one in the Lord of all.



Refrain:

One bread, one body, one Lord of all,

one cup of blessing which we bless.

And we, though many, throughout the earth.

We are one body in this one Lord.



3. Grain for the fields, scattered and grown,

gathered to one, for all.



Refrain:

One bread, one body, one Lord of all,

one cup of blessing which we bless.

And we, though many, throughout the earth.

We are one body in this one Lord.

++++++++++++

The chalice of benediction which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord? For we, being many, are one bread, one body: all that partake of one bread. (1 Cor 10:16-17)


Have a blessed week everyone!! God bless ya all.

It’s not so common anymore
to have a dad who’s really there,
who is the provider for his family,
who comes home every night,
whose predictability
creates a sense of stability and security
in his household.
Your routine may not seem valuable to you,
but it’s worth a lot to me.
I’m thankful that I can depend on you
to always be you--
a real father,
responsible, trustworthy,
and a great role model.
I’ve learned a lot of good things
from watching you.
Thanks, Dad.


dad, mom, lolo, mommy leste, papa abe

Mike, is Atty. Lagunay one of our members as well in TB?

Mom, you're a wonderful mother,
So gentle, yet so strong.
The many ways you show you care
Always make me feel I belong.

You're patient when I'm foolish;
You give guidance when I ask;
It seems you can do most anything;
You're the master of every task.

You're a dependable source of comfort;
You're my cushion when I fall.
You help in times of trouble;
You support me whenever I call.

I love you more than I can express;
You have my total respect.
If I had my choice of mothers,
You'd be the one I'd select!

sus..mo hilak man jud ta ani..

romantic, ra kaayo, 'te.

Biselo sueño esta noche. ¿Por qué es que yo guarde en el pensamiento en usted...? Espere ver y hablar con usted otra vez mañana, mi dios...

I like your suggestions, Mr. Sigbin. My only addition would be greater enforcement on the Comelec's part; addittionally, there should be added enforcement in voting areas in Muslim Mindanao.

Brod Mike, lets have more faith in our bayan, I know that there are difficult times ahead for our precious Fatherland, pero, the Lord will provide a way. So long as the mighty and proud Filipino people never loose hope and continue to strive for a better future, our nation will rise..

We are born once, and we die once.

"Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgement..." (Heb 9:27)

Congrats to my tito, Mr. Felipe S. Salise! The municipal civil registrar!

Great news, Mike!

Back Were I come From ((dedicate this song to Valencia, Bohol))
By Kenny Chesney

http://youtube.com/watch?v=I2DSF8KtTso

Lyrics:

In the town where I was raised
The clock ticks and the cattle graze
Time passed with Amazing Grace
Back where I come from
Now you can lie on a riverbank
Paint your name on a water tank
Or miscount all the beers you drank
Back where I come from

Back where I come from
Where I'll be when it's said and done
I'm proud as anyone
Back where I come from

We learned in Sunday school
Who made the sun shine through
I know who made the moonshine, too
Back where I come from
Blue eyes on a Saturday night
Tan legs in the broad day light
TV's, they were black and white
Back where I come from

Back where I come from
Where I'll be when it's said and done
I'm proud as anyone
Back where I come from

Some say it's a backward place
Narrow minds on a narrow way
I make it a point to say
That that's where I come from

That's where I come from
Where I'll be when it's said and done
I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from
Back where I come from
I'm an old Tennessean
And I'm proud as anyone
That's where I come from
That's where I come from
That's where I come from
........

Heres a classic country song---love it!

Wish You Were Here
by Red Nex

http://youtube.com/watch?v=C01lJnSPmMs

Lyrics:

Wish you were here
me oh my countryman
wish you where here

Wish you were here
don't you know the stove is
getting colder
and i miss you like hell
and i'm feeling blue

I've got feelings for you babe
do you still feel the same
from the first time i laid my
eyes on you
i felt joy of living
i saw heaven in your eyes in
your eyes

I miss your laugh i miss
your smile
i miss everything about you
every second's like a minute
every minute's like a day
when you're far away

Wish you were here
the stove is getting colder baby
wish you were here
a battlefield of love and fear

My song of the day: "Relax, Take it Easy" by Mika

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Be6jlCuMvVQ

ghahahhahahaha!

to my special someone:
hoy hoy hoy...kai bao ka...mo cook raba ko humba karoon semana..lol! Mo take pictures ko ha...i-pakita ka nako unya! Ayaw pa suko suko ha! hahahaha...mo kaun lang ka in spirit

Hahahahahahhaahhahaha!

I know everyone loves this:

Humba...

hahaha ill ask her, she cooks DA best pinakbet uy...
she says its "Valenciana style' kono..hahaha

lami pood iyang sinigang.......

My mom's favorite: Pinakbet

Quote from: C2H4 on September 24, 2007, 02:36:14 AM
Ayyy! Kalami ani dong!

I love chicken adobo.

Do you have the recipe for this?

hahahaha, this was japanified adobo, 'te. Mariko and Satoko cooked it, lol. They didnt put enough tuyo and too much suka. Tasted good tho.

Very different jud. Beautiful.

 "Chicken Adobo"

hahah ikaw man gud! haha.

mao ba? lucky pare...

hahaha talking about food again??

hmm..o thanks 4 d link, 'te. Im going to use this to call my relatives in da phils as well. And my friend from dubai. haha

ahaha how and where do you get those ?

Quote from: jaja on September 24, 2007, 12:50:53 AM
hahah!!!..thnks for d call....

u surprised me...
i really appreciate it...

uy uy, mo call ko next weekend ha? sayang na run out ahong phone card! hahaha
haha friendster...god im such a noob at it haha..

hey hey hey...u know..who u are cute kaayo imung voice..

lolllllllllllllllll


cute uyyyy

Quote from: ms da binsi on September 22, 2007, 08:43:03 AM
Really?


i know hoe it feels...


I have a dear friend who had a heart attack while driving in san francisco... that was a week aftr we talked... ang anak tawon nanawag naho diri pwerteng danguynguy kay ang naa sa ijang purse ang akong Christmas card ug love letter, (i always send her a love letter because i loved her so dearly) she died last January...

Im so sorry, ate belle for your loss. Keep those memories and good times with her close to your heart. You'll always have those And im sure she was so luck to have you as a friend!

One thing sums it all:

Filipinos kid mano po.

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's ruling party on Sunday chose moderate political veteran Yasuo Fukuda as the country's next prime minister, seeking safe hands after a disastrous year under conservative Shinzo Abe.

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The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is still reeling from a landmark election defeat in July, and a resurgent opposition immediately vowed to press Fukuda to call a snap general poll.

Fukuda, 71, a dour-looking behind-the-scenes operator who openly admits he lacks charisma, easily fended off a challenge from hawkish former foreign minister Taro Aso in the race to lead the world's second largest economy.

Fukuda, wearing his usual grey suit, bowed before LDP members and pledged to revive the party, which he acknowledged faced "huge difficulties."

"I would like to do my best to revive the LDP," Fukuda said.

"I want the LDP to be born again so it recovers the public trust and is able to steadfastly carry out policies," he said.

Abe, an outspoken conservative who campaigned to build a "beautiful nation" freed from the legacies of World War II defeat, abruptly resigned September 12 after a slew of scandals involving his cabinet and sliding approval ratings.

Abe, who was considered a bright young face for the LDP when he took over a year ago this week, checked himself into a hospital after his resignation for treatment of extreme stress and exhaustion.

"I apologise to party members and especially to all the Japanese people that I created this political vacuum after I announced my resignation at such an important time," Abe said in a letter read to the LDP meeting.

Abe, who remains out of sight, pledged to stand behind Fukuda, whose views on issues ranging from North Korea to wartime history are more centrist than Abe's.

Analysts say the LDP wanted a respite from the ideologically driven Abe and his predecessor Junichiro Koizumi, who won elections through his flamboyant style but spearheaded free-market reforms unpopular in the countryside.

"Fukuda is not charismatic but he is being viewed as a safe pair of hands," said Robert Dujarric, director of Temple University's Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies.

"They know he's not going to be totally incompetent."

Fukuda, a former oilman and top aide to premiers, received 330 votes among party members against 197 for Aso, the party announced. One vote was invalid.

The vote by LDP lawmakers and local officials made Fukuda party president. He is virtually assured of being installed as prime minister Tuesday by parliament, where an LDP-led coalition controls the more powerful lower house.

Fukuda will be Japan's oldest prime minister on entering office since 1991, a stark contrast to the 53-year-old Abe, who was Japan's youngest leader in recent times and faced criticism that he was too inexperienced.

Fukuda himself has faulted Abe for not stepping down earlier after the LDP lost control of the upper house of parliament for the first time in the July elections.

Fukuda has also pledged to ease the pain of rural voters, who feel left out of Japan's economic recovery and deserted the LDP in the recent elections.

The opposition has vowed to use the upper house to end a naval mission supporting US-led forces in Afghanistan. Abe effectively staked his job on renewal of the mandate, which Fukuda also supports.

Senior opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama pledged to press Fukuda for a general election, which many observers predict will come by next year.

"The people's wishes are not just for a swapping of power within the LDP," Hatoyama said.

Fukuda held the powerful post of chief cabinet secretary, the top aide to the premier, for a record three-and-a-half years until 2004, developing a reputation for damage control and effective management of the bureaucracy.

He is known for his close contacts with China and for hobnobbing with Tokyo-based diplomats. He is the son of late prime minister Takeo Fukuda, who signed a peace-and-friendship treaty with China in 1978.

JERUSALEM - Israel dispatched several fighter jets toward its border with Syria after a Syrian aircraft disappeared from Israeli air force radar screens, Israeli military officials said Sunday, reflecting the state of heightened tensions between the two sides over a reported Israeli air strike in Syria earlier this month.

The Israeli jets, which did not enter Syrian airspace, returned to their bases minutes later when it became clear the Syrian airplane had crashed. The incident took place on Saturday, which was Yom Kippur, the holiest Jewish holiday, when Israel's air force does not send any fighter craft into the air unless absolutely necessary.

The day also marked, according to the Jewish calendar, the 34th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1973 Mideast war, when the armies of Syria and Egypt launched a sneak attack on Israel on the holiday.

The Israeli army did not comment on Saturday's incident. The officials who spoke to The Associated Press did so on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss classified military information with the media.

On Thursday, Israeli fighter jets were dispatched to the northern Golan Heights, along the border with Syria, when "suspicious activity" was reported in the area, the military officials said. Later it was discovered that the objects were migrating birds, the officials said.

Great numbers of migrating birds can look like drones on air force radar screens, the officials said.

Tensions between Israel and Syria heated up this month over reports of an Israeli airstrike in northern Syria on Sept.6. Foreign media say the Israeli target was either arms meant for Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon or a joint Syrian-North Korean nuclear project. Syria has denied both but announced an incursion, but Israel has refused to comment.

Israel considers Syria one of its greatest enemies and accuses Damascus of backing the militant organizations Hamas and Hezbollah, which has bases there. Despite the recent tensions, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert last week called for the reopening of peace talks, without conditions, between the two adversaries.

Past negotiations broke down over Syria's demand for the return of the Golan, a strategic plateau Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war. Israel offered to go back to the international border, but Syria insisted on also controlling another small strip of territory â€" the east bank of the Sea of Galilee, which Israel captured during the 1948-49 war that accompanied its creation.

Talks also faltered over the extent of peaceful relations Syria would offer.

BERLIN (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to hold a historic meeting with the Dalai Lama on Sunday despite strong protest from China, which has cancelled talks with German officials.

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The German justice ministry said Chinese officials have called off a meeting with German counterparts on patent right protection that was scheduled to take place in Munich on Sunday for "technical reasons."

The meeting would have been addressed by Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries and taken place just hours before Merkel is due to become the first German chancellor to receive Tibet's exiled spiritual leader.

The Chinese foreign ministry also called in Germany's ambassador to Beijing and warned Germany not to receive the venerated Buddhist authority, whom it denounced as a separatist activist who wants to undermine China.

But Berlin has resisted pressure to withdraw Merkel's invitation.

"The meeting will take place, the invitation stands, and the chancellor also extended the invitation very consciously," deputy government spokesman Thomas Steg said on Friday.

He said the government was convinced that the meeting will "not disturb the good state of German-Chinese relations and cooperation" just weeks after Merkel visited China.

In an interview with the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the Dalai Lama said he was not angry at China's stance but found it arrogant.

"It is simply China's attitude. It is the arrogance of power. Beijing is meddling in the domestic affairs of Germany and demanding that the chancellor should not see me," he said.

"Wherever I go, China protests. The Chinese are simply testing how far they can go. Therefore I do not believe that my meeting with Mrs Merkel will have a lastingly negative impact on Chinese-German relations."

He said he was "happy" about the invitation and impressed with Merkel, whom he has met before, but while she was still an opposition politician.

"What I appreciate about Mrs Merkel, is her steady engagement on human rights and religious freedom, as well as her commitment to the environment.

"Perhaps that is why she wants to see me, in spite of all the pressure from China," he said.

The Dalai Lama has led a Tibetan government-in-exile in India since 1959.

He said he believed that China's policy towards the Himalayan region it occupied in 1950 would have to change.

"At the moment, the Chinese government appears to be in a dilemma about Tibet. The more sensitive among the country's political leaders realise that their image in the outside world depends strongly on how they treat Tibet."

The Dalai Lama said he believed that he felt a special affinity with Merkel, as he had with the late Pope John Paul II, because both had lived under a communism regime.

Merkel is the first German chancellor to have grown up in communist East Germany.

The Dalai Lama was received by Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer last week, also amid protest from China.

He has held talks with several other political leaders including US President George W. Bush, with whom he has met three times.

China has bristled for years at his strong international following. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his non-violent approach to relations with China.

YANGON, Myanmar - About 20,000 people led by Buddhist monks demonstrated against Myanmar's military junta Sunday, in what has quickly become the largest anti-government demonstrations since the failed democratic uprising in 1988.

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The 10,000 monks marched from Yangon's famous Shwedagon Pagoda to the nearby Sule Pagoda before passing the U.S. Embassy, witnesses said. Monks shouted support for detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, while the crowd of 10,000 protected them by forming a human chain along the route.

It was the sixth straight day monks have marched in Yangon, and came a day after they were allowed to walk past Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Suu Kyi's compound in a symbolic gesture of support. Their activities have given new life to a protest movement that began a month ago after the government raised fuel prices.

A monk gave a speech Sunday calling for Suu Kyi's release and national reconciliation before the monks set off from the Shwedagon Pagoda, the witness said.

The protest was the largest in the latest series to erupt in Yangon.

Earlier Sunday, the government had deployed about 20 pro-junta thugs and 20 riot police on the road leading to Suu Kyi's compound, witnesses said. A fire truck was parked nearby.

While authorities had not intervened in Sunday's march, plainclothes police trailed behind the marchers and some with shotguns were posted at street corners along the route.

By linking their cause to Suu Kyi's pro-democracy struggle, which has seen her detained for about 12 of the last 18 years, the monks increased the pressure on the junta to decide whether to crack down or compromise with the demonstrators.

"This was a very important gesture," said David Steinberg, a Myanmar expert at Georgetown University in Washington, who is monitoring events from Singapore. "It's significant because the military allowed them to pass (Suu Kyi's house). That and other images indicate the military is not prepared, unless things get worse, to directly confront the monks in their uniforms."

Steinberg said this was in contrast to 1990, when the military put down a protest by hundreds of monks in Mandalay, arresting and defrocking some and closing monasteries linked with the demonstration.

So far, the government has been handling the monks' disciplined but defiant protests gingerly, aware that forcibly breaking them up in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar would likely cause public outrage.

But Steinberg said the military's lack of force should not be seen as a sign of weakness, given that it remains the largest and most powerful institution in the country.

"Any change (in the government) will have to be approved by elements of the military if there is to be change," he said. "They are far too powerful to be resisted if the military acts in unison."

A U.N. official agreed, saying that while Myanmar dissident groups he had met in Bangkok this week were optimistic about the outcome, they had failed to take into account the military's history of brutally suppressing uprisings in 1988, 1990 and 1996.

"They were very optimistic and expectant and seemed to believe that there was one outcome possible â€" which was a popular uprising that brings Suu Kyi to the forefront," said the official, who requested anonymity, citing protocol. "I'm not as confident that is the only outcome possible. I would think massive repression and violence on a significant scale is not to be discounted."

The monks on Saturday stopped briefly in front of Suu Kyi's house and said prayers before leaving at the other end of the street, said witnesses, who asked not to be named for fear of being harassed by the authorities.

"Today is extraordinary. We walked past lay disciple Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's house today. We are pleased and glad to see her looking fit and well," a 45-year old monk told about 200 people at Sule Pagoda.

"Daw" is an honorific used in referring to older women in Myanmar.

Suu Kyi, 62, is the leader of the National League for Democracy party, which won a 1990 general election but was not allowed to take power by the military. She has been under detention continuously since May 2003.

The latest protest movement began Aug. 19 after the government raised fuel prices, but has its basis in long pent-up dissatisfaction with the repressive military regime. Using arrests and intimidation, the government had managed to keep demonstrations limited in size and impact â€" but they gained new life when the monks joined.

i know...they are such peaceful people..ngano man gud sila pood gi-targetan...
They are too nice and good of a people; and the live by Christ's words "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."

I really admire them..

I Am The Bread Of Life

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mh2_E1Kveic

I am the bread of life
He who comes to Me shall not hunger
He who believes in Me shall not thirst
No one can come to Me
Unless the Father draw him

And I will raise him up
And I will raise him up
And I will raise him up on the last day

The bread that I will give
Is My flesh for the life of the world
And he who eats of this bread
He shall live for ever
He shall live for ever

Unless you eat
Of the flesh of the Son of Man
And drink of His blood
And drink of His blood
You shall not have life within you

I am the resurrection
I am the life
He who believes in Me
Even if he die
He shall live for ever

Yes, Lord, we believe
That You are the Christ
The Son of God
Who has come
Into the world

Be Not Afraid

http://youtube.com/watch?v=igaA-F4xL90

Hahahaha! Sigoro..sigoro..

mao bitaw, that is what my tita (from mom's side) always tells me, hahaha. The curly hair genes from my dad's side must be strong uy! (after all my dad is Waray-Waray) hahahaha. Tinuud jud, isug ra jud ang dugo sa ang Waray. Ma pilde ang genes sa ahong mama's side..hahaha

Ate, you are very adorable!! Cuute ra kaayo

hahaha cuute kaayo ka, 'te!! Lamii i-kusioon ang cheeks.

Heres mi pamilya.

Mom, ako, ug si Dad.


My sis and me. I think this was in Cebu? or Bohol?
---taken a couple of months before we left Phils---

Quote from: galen on September 23, 2007, 05:16:48 PM
hehehe 24/7 Football Support!

oist, manimba sa ta oi... pasalamat for the week's blessings...

I agree, Galen. Thats my goal for this morning...i need to go to church for his blessings. The Lord is so kind, passionate, and loving in all the things he does. Bless him for the friends he gives us, the family that sustains us, and the will that provides for us. Hope you all have a good week.

...HAHAHAHAHAHA..donation da! Pila diay ang donation?

Quote from: galen on September 23, 2007, 05:09:04 PM
24/7 ? pero wa lagi makita imong YM sa profile. heheh

...hahaha, too busy man gyud na si ate watching football

hahahaha, salamat pood for the encouragement, 'te. I really really appreciate that. Being able to talk about it and just...i guess..share the experience with people does help. You are very correct, 'te, I do love my friends. We've been so so so much together, bad times, good times, not so good times. It hit home, to me, that i wont be seeing most of them for a long time, if ever. But i like to think that the good Lord likes to provide for ways for things to happen. Love ya, 'te. I mean that.

Hey Jan Jan! Oi, looks like you had fun, how were the rides??

Quote from: jaja on September 23, 2007, 04:49:11 PM
here are some of my pics last weekend....

....beautiful. pictures, i mean.

oo bitaw, haha. tell you the truth, 'te, the reason why we came back so late..we actually drove back from the riverine around 8 pm and went to the local rest stop---we all were practically crying. Ako pood....kai tinuud jud what you said, 'te. We're so used to be with each other--hangin out..drinkin...etc. Na emotional pood ahong amigo Bryan ug si Don kai they're graduating this semester--and Don is joining the Peace Corp before mo apply siya sa law school, si Bryan mo adto pood na siya sa iyang trabaho. Ako..i feel so out of it right now, 'te , kai they're my best friends. They're my brothers, you know, we've known each other since freshman year--and i guess im kinda angry at them b/c they're graduating early instead of in spring with me. I dont want them to leave me, kai..i love them. You know what i mean?
Of course you do, im sure you went through this too in your college years eh?
Ako pood, too proud pood ko to tell them that i will miss them...until sa rest stop--gi ingnan sila nako and ni hilak ko da.hahaha. Ako, 'te, im a very private and strict man, my friends can tell you that from experience and rarely do i show my emotional/sentimental side in person. Different na sa online sa in real life. Pero---yea--thats why i cant sleep right now and thats why daghang kastanan thoughts sa ahong ulo.

Ug gusto ka..mo talk2x ta sa messenger uy. Sige, 'te. Love ya,,,
Good night!!!

hahaha! we left around 4pm, arrived 5ish. 'Te, you should have been there...beautiful during the late afternoon. We just arrived an hour ago---had a long talk talk with some of my buds @ the rest area. Emotional kaayo--kai na reminsce napood mi sa among freshman year sa college; now it is our senior year--ahh...hilak2x pood ahong amigos dah.

So much stuff going in my head right now. Cant sleep.

Hows my Tita doing??



PS. Took this for you guys---






My buds kayaking away from me..lol


So ends our kayaking around Susquehanna---


Lis and Vicky throwing things at ducks..


Ducks eating..

Hey good early morning, guys!!! Just came back from our kayaking this afternoon. Great times, tho i got wet haha. Hey 'te belle, thanks for describing the experience; wish i was there to have heard it myself

My condolences to the family of the victim; at least the murderer admitted to the crime and will offer some sense of closure for the family. I pray for the family during their time of difficulty...

On the topic tho:: they say women who are bigger tend to be more sexually active. Is there truth to this?

Yes, haha. Howd you guess?

hahaha 'te, when this was taken (she was angry at me for a reason...hahahahahaha..)

Quote from: C2H4 on September 23, 2007, 04:35:18 AM
Dodong, is that recommendation based on personal experience?

Don't deny, don't tell a lie...

LOL! da! di ko mo cyber2x uy! I dont need a computer ..hahaha.

Quote from: C2H4 on September 23, 2007, 04:54:07 AM
Hahaha! Aw mao diay na!

Dodong, do you think Lorenzo Junior is jealous of your dila?

After all, Mr Dila has been to places Lorenzo Junior can only dream of.

..HAHAHAHAHA! natural man na....uy!
Naka hear ba ka sa ang saying 'back door entrance' ? hahaha

Quote from: Bambi on September 23, 2007, 04:48:48 AM
and who is of the two of the rest is your new discovery?  they are all veryyyyyyyyPRETTY Pare! WOW!

The girl in the right is my best friend,Andrea Molino. She's been my friend since....shoot...way back in elementary school. When i first came here to the 'states; shes a good good friend--really good friend who id trust my secrets with. The girl in the left is one of Regina's (my x) friend. Forget her name..

hahah di uy! sa memories ra..hahaha!
Pa imagine2x lang gud, 'te hahaha jp jp

Quote from: C2H4 on September 23, 2007, 04:39:46 AM
Sus, ning apil apil na pud si EL Mundo!

Samot na ka daghan ang virgins!

Miss Bambs, wala'y ning come forward! Wala na'y virgin girls dire! Unsa man, magpa repair nalang ta kang Dra. Abogada Lourdes Libres Rosaroso? 

Dodong, I am not aware nga daghan diay definition sa virgin.

Please categorize kuno dodong beh, for clarification...

ah, ang traditional sense of virgin is one who has not had vaginal-based intercourse diba? There are other ways, 'te, to show your affection...lol. I gave oral to my x before--and she likewise. Pero..that is the extent. I made it clear dili ko guso mo have sex kai mo save ko ana for marriage. Truth na.

hmmmmm...my x was skinny...
I can prove otherwise hahahaha


my x in the middle. I took this couple of weeks back....

online sex?? um....so what do you do?? Mo lo-lo ra mo while you chat or something? Sounds rather...boring.


I say do the real thing

Quote from: C2H4 on September 23, 2007, 04:26:29 AM
dodong, are you joining the virgin bandwagon and proclaiming yourself as such?

hmn...hmn...hmn...

Ning daghan naman ang virgins oi...naa si Hajji, si teng, and now, you!

and we thought we've successfully and systematically exterminated the virgin specie!

they're like the ebola virus! they keep coming back!

what to do? what to do?

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA!! I know we're spreading like wildfire, 'te



It really depends on what you mean by 'virgin'.

Ate Belle!! How was the concierto?? Beatissimo?!?!? hahaha. Tell me about it!

^ this is TB, alright.

hahaha what to do if you're still a virgin? Sex na lang in imagination, hahaha.
Brod Mohandis, mo join lang ta sa 'sexually frustrated virgins anonymous' club. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!

Quote from: C2H4 on September 23, 2007, 02:01:52 AM
Miss Melrose, your post was spot-on. I agree with you a hundred percent. Bohol is poor. I mean, maybe 95% of the population, pobre. As a person who belongs to a family that has migrated to other parts of the country, in search of a better life, I see the difference...sa standards of living. I often ask the Bol-anons I know, "nganong ning bakwit man mo dire sa Mindanao?"...their answer, "day, perteng lisora sa Bohol. Lisod mangita ug panginabuhian".

There are not enough jobs to go around. The agriculture industry is antiquated. There's not enough commerce. There are not enough businesses. There is not enough industrialization.

When I go to Bohol, I feel the poverty. I see the people in the barrios, and I feel the deprivation in their lives. I see the Bol-anons in Mindanao (Bukidnon in particular, where I migrated  ), and they are all engaged in businesses, small and medium-scale. They work in different areas...sa mga humayan, mga maisan, mga tubohan, sa mga binggalahan, sa mga pinyahan. There is also enough trade and commerce, nga ang tawo dili mawad-an ug panginabuhian.

Of course, dili man makumpara gyud because Mindanao is one giant land area of inter-connected provinces, while Bohol stands on its own. Pero sa ako lang na obserbahan, the main thing that revitalizes an area's economy is the trade and commerce amongst its people. Ang mga negosyo sa mga tawo. And there is really not enough of that to sustain the people of Bohol right now.

And how to solve this? I don't know.

Let the politicians figure that one out. After all, they're the ones with the fancy schmancy degrees and titles. Mga maayong laki.

Case in point. Exactly the reason why I am a firm believer and proponent of the modernization and investment of the province. It is easy for foreigners and oversees Filipinos who are already established in the states (me included) to decry the industrialization of Bohol for fear of 'ruining the ecological summit, th beauty etc). It is easy for us, the foreigners, to say this because we come to the island for recreational uses, for retirement stay etc. However, the vast majority of the Boholanos are still in economic disparity. Many are turned to a life of crime because of the lack of jobs in the province, that is why by titilating investors to build infrastructure and resorts etc, it will ease the problem by providing jobs for the average Boholano. You and I can post all day long in here, but in the end, I know that I dont have to strive to survive as many of my Boholano compatriots---who are starving and in need of jobs. I recognize this---and I know that many of them welcome investors, welcome jobs etc. I feel for them.

I can only hope and pray that more businesses come to Bohol, to spur economic growth.

That is my honest and plain view.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on September 23, 2007, 12:37:55 AM
In my own simple analysis, I don’t believe they are communists. They are only labeled as such.

Communistic anarchism aims to abolish private property and political government, while the so called communists in the Philippines are more on anti-west, social justice and social reforms. I don’t even see a link between our so called communists and China or other communist countries in terms of ideology. Not even a descendant of the HUKs.

I called them the neo-socialists and I don’t believe they are linked to Jose Maria Sison, the former leader of CPP who is in exile years back.

It is the presently wide gap between the haves and not haves and the unequal treatment of previous regimes that caused this social anarchy. We are actually coming back to the days of Robin Hood.

I do not label them as poor but individuals who are direct victims of oppression, injustice, and unfair practices of previous & present regime that personally affected their lives as individuals. An individual struggle that formed into a group. They are the ones who find hope through arms and revenge.

As far as I remembered, insurgency in Bohol peaked during the mid 80’s when thousands of farmers/residents were forced to evacuate due to the submerging of 3-4 barangays for the Pilar Dam project and there were no just compensations for the affected.

An average person would not dare to live in hiding, hardships and danger for a mere ideology. However, these people had chosen the last option they knew after losing faith to the one who is supposed to be protecting them, the government.

Therefore, the only way to stop insurgency is to have, a massive overhaul in our government system and the people operating them. A social revolution initiated inside the government itself.

Sorry for my simple English.

Powerful statement, Mr. Ferniz. Agreed.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on September 22, 2007, 09:52:28 PM
Lorenzo,

I am presently stationed in Saudi Arabia with my wife and 3 kids. Life is quite boring here, but one of the safest countries in the world. I have a brother in Long Beach California right now (John Ralph Ferniz) and he is also a batchmate of one of your uncle who studied in HSS.

Coming back to our topic, National Geographic's coverpage this month is about producing Ethanol out of corn. A greener fuel through agriculture. Your country, the USA is producing 1/4 of it's fuel requirements from corn. There was even an experiment to produce ethanol from cultured algae. Those technologies are simple and could be done in the Philippines to solve our energy problem.

Greetings Mr. Ferniz,

Give my regards to your family over there in Saudi, I'll ask one of my uncles if they know your brother. Could you tell me how old he is? It would be easier to know who he was classmates with. On that note, Uncle Rey is currently residing in Bohol running the family business, I have another Uncle Roy Lucino, who is a Civil Engineer (saudi-based), an Uncle Roger Lucino who is an elect. engr, and an Uncle Renee Lucino, who is a medical doctor in the U.K (Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology). Do you know which ones your bro went to hss with?

My uncle rey sends his regards, btw.

Glad to get acquainted with you, sir. Cheers,,,

Bran

Specially with what happened last year at Virginia Tech, reading this article alarms me. I dont know why there are those who wish to take out their anger on other people who have no affiliation with them at all. Immature and absolutely immoral. Did you guys remember hearing that one incident where an elderly man, in his late 40s and mid 50s who went to an Amish school and killed school children before taking his own life? Things like that really dissaude me.

Death by handgun is common here in the united States; in 2003 alone, there were over 30,000 gun related deaths.

Good morning guys! I just woke up actually, lol. Its a beautiful saturday oi..supposed to be in the upper 70's today and later tonight will be breezy. I'm planning to go kayaking later this afternoon with  a group of my buds----near the Susquehanna River. Hows everyone's weekend so far? Any special plans or anything??

Jan jan, hey wats up? How was your weekend eh? hahha, well talk to you guys in a bit.

Ciao mis amigos,,

Hey guys, had a great time tonight; we just had our senior etiquette dinner---where the seniors had to dress formal attire. Great times. Will post some pictures later. Tonight, im going swing dancing with Vicky and some of my buds. Hope everyone is safe over there. Regards,,

Quote from: C2H4 on September 22, 2007, 04:53:17 AM
Dodong, cute kaayo imong kilay...

Baga ayo, mura'g ka Danilo Barrios

haha, i know..baga jud no? tell you a secret that my parents dont know...i had it trimmed recently lol! thanks 'te. Show me a pic of you !!!

oi kuyawa pood si ate oi. 9-5 job man

Interesting...

haha, yea you're right 'te. I dont know how the women wore the maria clara in the past...so much layering in the clothing...and being worn in the humid/temperate Philippines. I can understand if it was worn in Europe and Spain..where it is rather cool and cold, but in the jungle climate of Las Islas Filipinas? More power to them, hahaha.

I have to say tho, the designs of the dress is very beautiful...

What the Armed Forces of the Philippines needs to do is to send battalions in bohol and root out this problem--go deep into the interior and utilize all powers of the military in fighting this: the utilization of propaganda as well as legitimized force are necessary--for the good of the public of the area. Malacanang needs to endorse pro-military measures in dealing with communist sympathizers as what Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia utilized and utilizes to this day. Per se maybe not as forceful as what Indonesia's TNI (Tentara Indonesia) utilizes, but nonetheless somewhere in those lines.

Communism is a dead philosophy---and these 'revolutionaries' who kill and disturb the public good are nothing but wanton bandits and terrorists. May the suffer the retribution of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Justice.

My comment on the Bohol-based communist insurgency is banal; Melrose perfectly addressed the situation by utilizing the figurative language of "our approach is not merely giving fish to the hungry but giving them fish along with fishnets." There in lies the basis of how policy should be followed. Simply because there are unaddressed poor people within the four corners of the Philippines (including the province of Bohol), solving the problems of the status quo regarding poverty levels cannot be easily reconciled by merely providing capital for those afflicted. By doing so would only appease the mass via a short term basis, as what Melrose clearly indicated. Rather, Philippine public policy as well as economic policy should reign in investment in underdeveloped communities so thereby, provides jobs, finance and equity for those in present economic disparaties. The alleviation of the masses requires employment, education for their children, and sustainability of growth--which is the manifestation and epitome of a long term fix to the current problem, which I'm sure Melrose is pointing out by the emphasis of 'fishnets'. Governmental intervention should and must implement long term fixes, if it plans to appease the poor in these said regions, and thereby tactically fight the phenomenon of communism.

To conjugate this problem, communism is a 'poor man's ideology'. It is the basis of the proletariat for a eutopiac society, by in which in all reality, the political scientists of th world conclude its innate failure to succeed. Case studies of the rise and fall of the USSR and other soviet satellite states address this: with excemption of the PRC and Vietnam as these self proclaimed 'communist' regimes have already violated the innate core communist philosophy as they have already accepted and utilized capitalism and growth of their own bourgeois.

Fallacy or truth? Take it as you will.

Hey! Good luck on your prelims for nursing, St. Agnes!! Study study, but also make sure to rest between the studies, okay? Greetings oi!!

First of all, I would like to thank Mike for bringing out this topic; the study of communist activities in Bohol and the Visayasâ€"however as I was reading into the subject last nightâ€"I was addressed with the central question of : Who, where and why did this occur? And hence I read and studied the communist phenomenon in the Philippines. The following essay is a political histogram of the basis of communism in the Philippine Republic according to my view and from secondary sources that I’ve read:

During his visit to the United States in 1966, President Ferdinand E. Marcos of the Philippines declared a nationwide television interview that he knew “for a fact” that the recent resurgence of the Huk guerilla activity in his country was assisted by “agents” from Beijing. A year earlier, the Armed Forces of the Philippines intelligence had reported the discovery of military training centres in Bicol and the Visayas run by Chinese communists. According to the same report, some 3,000 Chinese subversives in the Philippines were working closely with the Huks. Philippine constabulary chief, Brig General Flavio Olivares, termed the threat posed by the Chinese Communist infiltrators as more serious that of the Huks. He noted that the lax enforcement of immigration laws facilitated the entry of Chinese communists and added that in recent years, some 1,000 Chinese had gone to China, ostensibly for sentimental reasons, but had come back to the Philippines as agents. Despite the frequently partisan and self-serving complexion of some official Philippine pronouncements on the communist danger, it is impossible today to discount the significance of communist activity in the Philippines or to minimize the related problem of illegal Chinese immigration.

I.   Growth of Philippine Communist Party

Communism was late in getting organized in the Philippines, although the brilliant Indonesian communist and Comintern organizer Tan Malakka had visited Manila as early as 1925 to rally radical nationalist sentiment. Not until the 1930s was (PKP) Partido Kommunista sa Pilipinas formally organized itself and that following year, declared that in “the present bourgeois democratic stage of the Philippine Revolution” as its aim were the ‘complete liberation and independence” of the Philippines from the Imperialist American Parasite, implementation of the agrarian revolution, implementation of radical improvement in the working and living conditions of the proletariat masses. One also needs to understand that during this time, there was an increase rise in Masonic lodgesâ€"which was deemed ‘incompatible with communist forces’.
Strikes and protests were rather common during this time. The economic depression of the early thirties and the sharp fall in the prices of principal crops like sugar, hemp, and rice as well as the pauperization of the Luzon tenant population, at first enhanced the party’s appeal (the PKP, that is). But after a few months membership still remained only at 2,500. The leadership was tactically unprepared for a co-ordinated revolutionary campaign; additionally, American-administered Philippines utilized repression that was swift; as well the main force of Philippine nationalism, which was reflected by the NP (Nationalista Party), seemed to pass by the PKP. The eventual outlawing of the party and imprisonment of most of its chief leaders within a year of its founding, seemed to many to have put a decisive crimp in the future development of the whole radical left.

But unlike the harried underground communists in Indonesia and Malaya of the 30’s, the PKP cadre remnant proved much more adaptable to united front tactics in time of stress (as is in the case of Philippine guerilliasm in times of war). Continuaing peasant unrest in central Luzon gave Philippine communism an enduringly useful tactical frame for agitation, and the founding of the Socialist party in ’33 gave it a definite front home. And the basis of : so long as there were hungry, angry members of the proletariat, there will be followers of communist ideology; longing for human retribution for their sufferings from those who were part of the ‘elitist borgeois’ as a scapegoat.

II.   Indonesia’s Influence

Intially, Indonesia provided the chief impetus for the resurgence of Philippine communist activity since the early 1960s. In the 1962-63, after the successful Indonesian campaign to aquire Dutch West New Guinea (Irian Jaya) and with rising influences of Indonesia Communist Party (PKI), collaboration between Greater Jakarta and Beijing to radicalize the political outlook of the new nations and align them both against the US and the USSR. Buttressed also by the official Indonesian mystique of a “Greater Indonesian State” (Indonesiaya Rajah) comprising of all Malay people in South East Asia including present day Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines and southern Thailand. The PKI began to exert its own revolutionary and expansionist pressure, particularly in parts of Malaysia and the Philippines.

Evidently the Philippines fell within the projected “Greater Indonesian Malayapura Sphere”; while Philippine visitors to Sukarno’s palance might nervously laugh of his huage map of Southeast Asia with the Philippines apparently part of the Indonesian territory, the mounting evidence of Indonesian subversive and spying attempts in the Philippines was more difficult to ignore. The sizable community of Indonesian immigrants, many illegal (many now have been assimilated to Philippine societyâ€"or their descendents) in the Philippines. (Some 10-15,000 in Mindanao; about 3,000 in Davao Province alone), provided ideal cover for the penetration of Indonesian Communist agents. The chairman of the Philippine Senate’s Labour and Immigration Committee, after conducting extensive hearings in the course of 1964, described the Indonesian problem:

“The series of public hearings and closed session conducted last year by the senate labour and immigration committee, of which I have the honour of being the chairman, revelaed some startling information on the infiltration and underground activities of Indonesians in Mindanao, many of whom are hard-core communists. During the visit of Sukarno to the outlying islands of Sanguir, Las Palmas, Karakelang and Talud, between Celebes and Minanao, for instance, the inhabitants waved communist banners with the familiar hammer and sickle emblem. On Karakelang island close to davao, the PKI mantaintained a school for the training of Indonesian communist converts in the tactics of infiltration, propaganda, general intelligence work, and handling of various types of military weapons. This training centere is evidently like the Stalin University, which flourished in the Luzon at the height of the Huk movement.”

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It is without further disagreement that these random cases of communist advocates in the Visayas, Mindanao and Luzon are mere after-effects of the infiltration and influences of the PKI to the local populace in the Philippines with inherent pro-communist agenda. The phenomenon was eventually crushed in the Visayas, Luzon Mindanao by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (which also crushed rising pro-secessionist MILF/MNLF----thanks to Pres. Marcos for his hard-lined stance in wiping out the communist and pro-separatist muslims who were heavily influenced by the PKI), however, pockets of advocates still exist, and will continue to exist so long as there are members of the massa who continue to live in sub par human conditions, whose rights of citizenship have been ignored by government of the Philippines.

The main goal is assess these pro-communist advocates and take into consideration their wants and needsâ€"so thereby public policy will include themâ€"and evade further escalation of this communist phenomenon. We must also remember and know that all problems in the Philippines either it be communism, rising waves of islamofascism are directly related to the political and religious discourse of our neighbours outright: Indonesia, China, Malaysia and the United States.

Policy must take these into consideration. That is my humble view.

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Disclaimer: This is my own view, and a view that has been supported by research, to know where I recieved the information in this essay, please visit these sources:

"Meet the Press,"
originating in New York City, September 18, 1966

The Manila Times, September 28, 1965.

Renze L. Hoeksema, Com-
munism in the Philippines: a Historical and Analytical Study of Communism and
the Communist Party in the Philippines and its Relations to Communist Movements
Abroad (unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Government, Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass., 1956)

Antonio S. Araneta Jr., The Communist Party of the
Philippines and the Comintern, 1919 to 1930 (unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Oxford
University, 1966)


Supreme Court of the Philippines, Term-1933, Crisanto Evange-
lista, et al., versus the People of the Philippine Islands. On Petition for Writ of
Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands (Manila, 1933)

S. Carpio, " First Congress of the Communist Party of the Philippines," Inmprecorr,
June 25, 1931, pp. 603-604

George Weightman, The Chinese Community in the Philippines (unpublished M.A
Thesis, University of the Philippines, 1952), p. 139.

Manila in
1946, entitled "The Peasant War in the Philippines. A Study of the Causes of
Social Unrest in the Philippines-an Analysis of Philippine Political Economy,"
reprinted in Philippine Social Sciences and Humanities Review, XXIII, nos. 2-4, 1958,
pp. 373-436

Napoleon G.
Rama, "Who Are Sabotaging the Land Reform Program," Philippines Free Press,
July 9, 1966, pp. 3, 68, 69


(This essay is a product of 4-5 hours of research in the library---my apologies if i didnt have time to spell check)

Quote from: st. agnes on September 21, 2007, 07:56:27 PM
Sept. 21st, 2007---- its a very fine day for me.... usual routine: woke up at 9am, eat my breakfast, study my lesson, check my emails, listen to music, went to school... then watch DVD's after my class (because I said so...), then eat my dinner, then here i'm online again... but in a minute... Ill be out in the net coz---- PRELIMS namo ugma! mag study pako! 

Good morning guys!! It is officially the weekend over here! Friday and classes are over

Greetings St. Agnes. Good luck on your prelims! What are you studying for, if you dont mind?

Interesting, well, i'll do more research on this tonight---ill give my view in coming days. Very interesting phenomenon tho, the birth and manifestation of communism in the Philippines.

As 1983 drew to a close, the regime of president of Ferdinand Marcos was facing the major test of its rule. Demonstrations of opposition were an almost daily occurrence; the economy was in its worse crisis since the regime came to power in 1965; and Marcos was rarely seen outside the Presidential palance. The immediate catalyst was the assassination of Benigno S. Aquino, but earlier events revealed the vulnerability of the Marcos government. The continuation of authoritarianism, cronyism, and the renewal of the bases agreement with the United States provided focal points for the opposition’s criticism. The Philippine economy continued the poor performance of 1982 and led to the governments increased dependence on foreign financial institutions. Persistent reports of Marcos’ ill health heightened the uncertainty surrounding the future of the regime.

In spite of the lifting of martial law, Marcos initiated measures to consolidate and maintain the powers attained during that period and 1983 witnessed a continuation of Marcos’ exercise of authoritarian powers. In the first six months of the year, the regime continued the crackdown begun in 1982 on social activists, political organizers, and newsmen. Among those detained were A. Pimentel, A Nieva etc. Such arrests are frequently exercised under a Presidential commitment Order (PCO); in April the Philippine supreme court had reaffirmed the absolute arrest, detention and release powers of President Marcos by declaring that PCO’s issued against people suspected of crimes related to national security are valid and legal and therefore require no judicial review. As it was by then, considered a right of the Chief Executive.

With regards to cronyism, in spite of the feelings of some observers that Marcos was shifting away form ‘crony capitalism’, three presidential orders gave economic advantages to businessmen close to the president. In January, Marcos signed a presidential decree ordering the lowering of the import duties on acetate tow, which directly benefited H. Disini’s Philippine Tobacco Filters Corp, the country’s largest producer of cigarette filters. Marcos also extended the validity of a letter of instruction permitting Roberto Benedicto’s Banahaw Broadcasting to continue to import knocked-down parts for the assembly of television sets. Marcos, also signed a presidential decree that expands Eduardo Cjuangco’s control over the coconut industry further into cocochemical production and gave his companies monopoly on the import of petrochemical products. In each instance, the decrees not only provided economic benefits to Marcos’ cronies, but also bypassed the legislative process, cabinet decision, the Executive committee preparatory analysis.

Not to mention that Marcos was pressing the reaffirmation of US bases in the Philippines.
However, the Filipino Anti-Bases Coalition, formed in February of that year, argued that the American bases in the Philippines represent imperialism, threaten national security and have led to a brothel economy of adjacent towns. Additionally, issues of human rights, especially arbitrary detention and military abuse of civilian, produced other criticisms of the government of Marcos.

The single factor, in my opinion, that doomed the Marcos administration was the Aquino Assasination. Either Marcos was involved or not involved, politically speaking, it illustrated that Marcos was no longer in control. Marcos’ virtual confinement to Malacanang palace prompted rumors that he was seriously ill. More concrete symbols of lessened control are reversals in policy toward the opposition.

haha, kaibao man cino shya.

Quote from: Melrose on September 21, 2007, 11:58:08 AM
no, lorenzo. i mean your hair. it can be cool!

aww thanks, mel. Yea...i should braid my hair sometime when it gets long again, i could get it corn rolled. hahaha.

@'te, kolot kolot imung bohok?

This is what I mean about curlyness:

me with the curly hair and my lil bro gets the straight hair from the chinese side, lol.

and this is where i get it from

Papa..

"Thinking About You"
When I ate today at noon
All I could think about was you
Wishing you were here to do what you do
Wishing I could feed you with my spoon
Hoping someday I'll see your smile again

I don't know if I can take all this pain
Knowing that I am here and you are there
Thinking about the times we had and will not have

You are the best there ever was and will be
There is nothing to explain you, but lovely
Even when I was sad you made me happy

I just don't know what to do
I just hope one day, I get to see you..

Quote from: C2H4 on September 21, 2007, 11:26:13 AM
Yes, dodong. My hair's a monster! It's worse than Amy Winehouse's beehive.

di oi 'te! Why dont you post a pic of your hair, lemme see.

Quote from: Melrose on September 21, 2007, 11:03:00 AM
it's just the way you handle it lorenzo. it can be cool that way!

haha Mel, do you put some kind of oil or chemicals on your hair or is it just naturally shiny??

Great Pics! Hope you guys enjoyed it there. Did you get to go to the florencian?

Very interesting, Mike.

Delete.

Quote from: Hajji on September 21, 2007, 07:01:11 AM
and these bloody jews people dont even recognize jesus as their savior!

I do agree with brod Mohandis that there are some Jews who dont recognize Jesus Christ as their savior. Some do, as Mike said, believe in Christ as the Savior and the Messiah that the Talmudic texts predicted.
It just shows you that all is according to scripture---because they will believe when Judgement Day comes--as is predicted in the second coming of the Lord. As predicted in the Bible and in the Quran; the second coming of Christ Jesus (Issa for the Muslims).

 haha tubag  oi

Dios ko, mi santo nino de cebu! I hope they find out who was responsible, and may their punishment suit the crime committed. Luuy lang pood ang bata......

I dont understand why they had to utilize fraud to gain residence status. A question to our politicians and lawmakers in here: is it hard, as a foreigner, to gain residency status in the RP?

Quote from: ms da binsi on September 21, 2007, 06:43:34 AM
i was very lazy today... but im going to a concert tonight, a Mozart string quartet...

Dodong Insoy you would like it... i'll let you know if its good...the piece for sure must me ggod, depends on the performer....


Ill c u later C2...

i havent seen Insoy today, busy dagway ug tuon sa ijang pag ka doctor...

Tita Belle!!! Miss ya oi! Sorry if i wasnt able to post earlier--was so busy with all this ridiculous paper work (thank god weekend is coming soon!!) haha. Hoy enjoy the concert!!!! Tell me about it when you come back, ha?

Sige, Ate' Belle!!


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I just came back from the gym---i feel fresh and refreshed. Now to get some work done tonight, and dok2x in TB as well. hahaha.

Regards mis amigos y amigas!!

I heare alot of good things about Bohol Beach Club.

^^ Great post, Mel!

I love your ending phrase "This is our home. this is our bohol." Great points and very vivid examples. Thanks for enlightening us on the internal demographics.

Quote from: C2H4 on September 21, 2007, 09:33:22 AM
I hate my hair.

Ugly, ugly, ugly 

why do you say its ugly, 'te? Does it have eyes and a nose or something? hahahaha jp jp

At least your hair doesnt become an afro!! Last time i didnt cut my hair for 2 months...and it was like a wavy fro hahahaha...