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Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 02:00:19 PM
aw, mantinir na lang tag shakoy. 



hahaha!  morag gikan ug hapyod girls.

He he, nilubid nga tubow...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 01:01:48 PM
wa nay gilubong kay dugay rang gisagol sa humba, hahaha!

He he, kahibalo diay ka nga maoy na ahong paborito? Sigi, kaon na ta humba lagi...

School motto: "Start everything early" 

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 25, 2011, 09:39:46 AM
Sa dihang nabuhi gilubong ang punti.

He he, suheto man diay ka sa ani nga klase sa funeral poetry, Bay Tigs...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:55:57 PM
ngeeee!  botoy, behave!  unsay pagtoo nimo, para sa tapusok nang hapyod boys? 

Sorry, he he. I was just trying to come up with a semantic (as well as functional) equivalent...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:49:50 PM
itaod na lag balik nang imong pustiso bi aron makapronawns kag tarong kay wa na gyod ko ka-gets ani.  unsa may labot sa itlog ani, plis eksplin...

Hmm, di ba mas logical nga naas itlog imbis sa lapalapa?

Hmm, naa ba kahay TB member nga mosul-ob ani?

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 01:04:41 PM
ibig sabihin, kaming tanan dinhi angay mangamuyo aning santosa?  try to convince flying 00segbin, hehe.

Aw, sigon ra gud sa naay panginahanglan. Samtang wa pa, padayon lang mog lukso-lukso ug sarap-sarap...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:46:00 PM
omaw man ning man murikat.

Mwahaha! Minalmasan mitaw...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:44:50 PM
daghan man god ang mga lomolupyo didto nga kwaknit unya gusto nila ang ngan sa barangay cankabahong.  hawod gyod hinoon is botoy, but there is clear and present danger of an opposition.

Mao bitaw. Duda ko aning mga kwaknita, nananom ra bag corn trees...

Quote from: bugsay on May 25, 2011, 12:28:12 PM
yatapz!!!....magka mol-mol niay ato timod ani?

Bwahaha! Pilia lang ang di mungoton...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:17:29 PM
naa.  giveaways ang pan burikat.

He he, hurot na ang stock ana ron. Ang naa, pan hapyod girls na lang...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:16:28 PM
ayaw usa uy.  abi pa lang di ka mosukol ug opaway ug himbisay.

Hadlok kog himbisay pero opaway, nevah!

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:13:41 PM
patron sa mga hapyod girls ug mga unlan?

He he, patron pud sa nga hybrid nga linalang, mga pagarpar, mga buringog, ugbp...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:10:25 PM
hapi anibersari, bai hubs! 

maayo sad ka molihay ug bangka da; way birthday pero naa kay tb anniversary.  si mike ligalig tingali imong pabangkahon sa?

Sayamat, sayamat! Ang personal TB anniversary maoy angay saulogon diri. Hmm, tan-awon diay nako ang imoha...

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 12:00:35 PM
daghanang suki ning hapyod girls a.  ang mga hapyod boys pa ra ba gyod ang sabaan.

Unsa guy hapyod boys? You mean, kuyitog boys?

Quote from: islander on May 25, 2011, 11:59:37 AM
pagyinuysoy, yubag.  kayong adyawa imong kayag naa na ya imong yapayapa.  

Ye ye, waya diay ya ityog?

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 25, 2011, 12:37:49 PM
Nahabwa ahong paniudto! HAhaha. Mao bitaw nga wa ko magdoktor.

Lud-anon diay ka, Bay Tigs? Unya hadlok kang makakitag dugo?

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 25, 2011, 11:30:39 AM
Bwahahaha. Makayayay diay nang yeeyod?

Aw, kon payi ang moyeeyod, yayay yod! Byayaya!

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 25, 2011, 11:32:15 AM
BWahahahaha. Kaluod huna hunaon Bay Hubs. btw, ngano man ang tawo nga lud-on man maghuna huna nga ang usa ka tawo gibalbal o giihaw nga kung ug mag ihaw ug mga mananap dili man?

Sigon ra nas anad, Bay Tigs...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 25, 2011, 11:38:01 AM
Happy Fiesta sa mga taga Bukid sa Botoy, sa ilahang patron, tigpauna, tigkawos, tigdung-ag nga si Senior Huvagos deos Vojolanos!

He he, naay baranggay sa bukirang utlanan sa Dimyaw ug Balingsya, ang pangalan Canbotoy. Wa ni iapil sa lista kay wa pa masitol ning isyuha. In the meantime, akoy hawod didto...

Quote from: bugsay on May 25, 2011, 11:29:49 AM
daghan na diay kaayo ang mga Santos?...sabagay, pila na man ta tuig ang thread ni Manay halos kada adlaw duna man siya'y nganlan.
ang nailhan raman gud nako ang duna'y fiesta sa atua..

He he, dugaydugay pa mahurot ning listahan para sa Saint of the Day. Basin mapun-an pa...

Usa ray akong nailhan anang lista sa taas, aw duha na...

Bwahaha!

Quote from: chicogon on May 25, 2011, 10:59:06 AM
Bitaw... basin pod mamahit o mangawras 

Morag di ra ba pautang...

Quote from: bugsay on May 25, 2011, 10:47:40 AM
mao lage...wa gyud nakaluto sukad nga gidawat....

pero balik ta's ulohan.....angay ta mag fiesta karong adlawa agi'g pahinungod.

San Huvag De Vojol?

He he, sigi, atong iapil sa lista sa mga santos rong adlawa (http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/may.php):


May 25

    St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi
    St. Zenobius
    St. Madeline Sophie Barat
    Venerable Bede
    St. Urban
    St. Aldhelm
    St. Zenobius
    St. Dionysius of Milan
    St. Dunchadh
    St. Egilhard
    St. Genistus
    St. Julius of Dorostorum
    St. Leo of Troyes
    St. Maximus & Victorinus
    St. Huvag de Vojol


Hmm, mora pug korek...

Quote from: chicogon on May 25, 2011, 10:33:44 AM
Hapa!!! Hapi Anniversary!   

Salamat! Hapiyod ra ta ani kutob!

Quote from: chicogon on May 25, 2011, 10:28:32 AM
Original meaning aning HAPYOD girls kay half ra bayad k-y-d ("yeeyod" nag niyungit na lang aron dili bastos, bwahaha) 

Yeeyod yeeyod ka diha ron, mayayay jud ka...

Quote from: chicogon on May 25, 2011, 10:40:51 AM
Or say, kinsa kaha ni sija? I mean, kinsang TB member ni sija? Hagtik kaayog agi puahahahaha 

He he, naa koy ideya pero tekret na lang basin mabanghagan ta...

Kinsa kahay tag-iya aning iroa?

Quote from: cujo on May 24, 2011, 11:28:49 PM
And he got the right finger too...Smart monkey.

And the proper smirk, too...

Quote from: bugsay on May 25, 2011, 10:04:00 AM
wa'y kaon?...pahinungod ba... 

Kadtong duha ka kusinera nga akong gipadala nimo, mao na to... Ikaw kay wa man nimo palutoa, sigi man lang kang timo-timo...

Waiting for action...

Quote from: chicogon on May 24, 2011, 11:34:03 PM
Ako nahan kay Mardi Gras colours: purple, gold and green 

In action...

Quote from: islander on May 24, 2011, 11:18:27 PM
color blind ay; ang purple himoong pink.

Hmm, purple ba? Sa akong tan-aw too light to be purple man gud. Hmm, lilac tingali diay...

Quote from: cujo on May 24, 2011, 11:17:29 PM
Black was my favorite until my brother-in-law says it is depressing,Duh,and my truck is maroon that says it,and I love anything purple.

Maroon ang purple. Perfect combination...

Quote from: islander on May 24, 2011, 11:16:06 PM
di man unlan ang angay sul-oban ani, bai hubs.  mattress pa hinoon.

He he, bitaw, kay mao man tingali ni ang mga underwear adtong gargantuan hitchhiker nga gipasakay ni Bay Bugs...

Thanks, Ms. Grazie. Hmm, di ra jud hibaw-an ning panahon...

Quote from: cujo on May 25, 2011, 07:01:57 AM
Then we hope that person would not be disappointed when you come out because...when you gotta go,you gotta go.

He he, in this scenario I'd rather be the curious onlooker...

Kini lang...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 25, 2011, 09:44:51 AM
Kahabwaon pud ahong tinai nagbasa aning balitaa. Kinahanglan ning suspek abalbalon pud! 

Seguroa lang nga di ni maoy imong sud-an unya, Bay Tigs...

Quote from: islander on May 24, 2011, 04:34:15 PM
duha ra diay ang sangpotan aning mga tb boys, either libre o di dawaton ang lima ka libong ihatag.

Hmm, kinsay libre ug kinsay di dawaton ang kwarta?

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 25, 2011, 09:40:54 AM
Bwahahaha. Madakpan kay pirmi ra pahapjod dihaang dapita.

He he, basin naay suki nga mohatag og extra service...

In 1977, a thief in Southampton, England, came up with a clever method of robbing the cash register at a local supermarket. After collecting a basketful of groceries, he approached the checkout area and placed a £10 note on the counter. The grocery clerk took the bill and opened the cash register, at which point the thief snatched the contents and ran off. It turned out to be a bad deal for the thief, since the till contained only £4.37 and the thief ended up losing £5.63.


Bwahaha!

Quote from: bugsay on May 25, 2011, 09:14:46 AM
hahaha....wa na'y lami ikaon kay nagsige na'g timot-timo.....

Mao nay giingon nga adto pakamatya, adto pud banhawa!

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on May 25, 2011, 04:45:39 AM
di kaha ma-malnourish hinuon si Bugsay ani 1 week after ehire niya nga babae as kusinira.

Ang dangatan ani niya di lang kay pasmo sa gutom, pasmo pud sa kusog...

Raw Foods Safety: Preparing Raw Food Is Easy Once You Know the Rules


Raw food is a lifeline to good health and eating a raw food diet can help you feel better. However you have to be aware that there are some dangers when it comes to a raw food diet. This danger comes in when it comes to the preparation of raw food. You have to know how to prepare it properly in order to not get food poisoning or other problems that can happen with a raw food diet. So what can you do to protect yourself and your family from this?

Practicing healthy hygiene is the answer to preparing raw food. Avoiding contamination is a good way to eat healthy and prepare your raw food for eating. Many vegetables need to be washed and rinsed before eating. The same holds true for fish. Keeping your hands clean when eating your meal or preparing it is the key to avoid contamination that can sometimes lead to salmonella and other problems. Make sure not to leave food out for more than two hours at a time. This can cause them to go bad very quickly. Here is another idea for you to protect yourself.

Using hydrogen peroxide in a food grade to clean your food can also be a way to keep infection at bay. You can also use alkaline water to clean your foods or use another type of water that has been run through an ozonator to wash and clean your food before consumption. You need to know where you are getting your food from. Getting it locally is the best idea for the freshest produce and raw food. You will know what you are getting. Also get the raw food from a grocer or produce producer that you trust.

Make sure that your tools are washed before preparing your raw foods. This is where the biggest problem comes in when it comes to food poisoning. Make sure that your board and knives are all cleaned up before you move to a different raw food. Proper storage of all raw foods is also advised so that you do not wind up making yourself or others sick. This keeps cross-contamination at bay and allows for more healthful eating. Make sure after food preparation that you wash your hands before you sit down to eat. This protects you.

Make sure that all foods are washed before eating and keep surfaces clean and free from cross-contamination. These are all basic rules of the road when it comes to protecting yourself and preparing raw food that is good for you. By protecting yourself and following these rules of the road, preparing raw food is not that hard to do. By following these suggestions you can prevent problems such as salmonella and other potentially hazardous problems. Eating raw food is a pleasure and should not be dangerous. Taking the dangers out and using common sense will allow you to enjoy a raw food diet. Without all the problems that can potentially surface in a diet like this. -- http://rawfoodsdietrecipesandbooks.info/

Raw foods diets are becoming increasingly popular, with many entertainers, athletes and nutritionists endorsing them and speaking of their benefits. But what are some of these benefits, and what is involved in switching over to a raw foods diet? Here are some of the top benefits that many experience within weeks of starting an organically based raw foods diet:

An increase in energy level. This is perhaps the most dramatic change for many starting on a raw foods diet. In fact, you may not even realize how high your energy level can be until you have tried this diet.

Loss of unwanted pounds. Although few go onto a raw foods diet with the main purpose being to lose weight, for many this is a wonderful additional benefit for many. In fact, it is very hard to gain weight while on a raw foods diet, so for those who are underweight, care should be taken while on this diet.

Improvement in health and physical appearance and function. One of the most dramatic changes many see is a change in complexion, eyes, and an increased immunity to illnesses such as colds and infections such as bladder and yeast infections. Others also see benefits in terms of digestive function, and find it helps better regulate bowel movements and decreases signs of indigestion.

Detoxification of the body. When you are eating an organic, raw and primarily vegan diet, you will be eliminating many of the pesticides, hormones and other chemicals commonly found in our foods. For this reason, many refer to a raw foods diet as a raw foods “detox” diet.

An improvement in your mental and emotional condition. Some claim that a raw foods diet can help combat signs of depression, while others notice an improvement in their ability to concentrate and their memory. -- http://rawfoodsdietrecipesandbooks.info/

Yehey! Duha na ko ka tuig diri sa TB!
Angay na man tingali kong mopahuway og hinanggaw...  





                                                                                                           

By Alexis Stevens
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
4:50 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2011



This suspect, described as a 50-to
60-year-old woman, is wanted for
the robbery of multiple drug stores.


Atlanta police are looking for the older woman accused of robbing four pharmacies in two weeks, Officer K.Y. Jones said. And the woman bears a striking resemblance to the one suspected in similar crimes in DeKalb County, right down to the black University of Georgia ball cap.

The woman, described as being about 5-feet-6 inches tall and weighing between 120 and 130 pounds, appears to be around 60 years old, police said. She wears sunglasses during the crimes and has puffy, swollen cheeks, according to surveillance pictures.

Her latest heist was Tuesday, when she allegedly robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy on Howell Mill Road just before 10 a.m., Jones said. The suspect was last seen driving a tan or gold Jeep Liberty, police said.

The same woman is also accused in similar crimes May 12, May 14 and Friday, Atlanta police said. A woman matching her description is accused of pointing a gun at employees at a pharmacy on North Druid Hills Road and demanding cash, DeKalb County police said last week.

Anyone with information regarding the woman's identity is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477. -- http://www.ajc.com/

Quote from: chicogon on May 24, 2011, 11:52:10 PM
May pagka talinghagaon sad ning MISTER-YO-SANG nilalang.

Hmm, di ba kaha ni siya TB member...

Quote from: islander on May 24, 2011, 11:21:56 PM
di unya madutlan kun pritohon.  mamorag antique nga buwadsanga sa jagna.  lat-an na lang kaha...

Pwede tingali sorisohon?

Quote from: Vistabel on May 24, 2011, 09:29:34 PM
kong pretuhon kaha ni, daghana sigurong makuhang mantika.

Baga-baga jud hinuon og impilya...

Quote from: cujo on May 24, 2011, 11:21:53 PM
I guess from waist down your front and behind are all the same as long as your face is hidden nobody knows its you.

He he, I suppose that's the idea. But a curious onlooker can very well wait for the user to come out and match the waist down to the waist up.

PNoy orders zero casualty as 'Chedeng' nears PH
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 05/24/2011 3:38 PM | Updated as of 05/24/2011 6:55 PM


Ondoy-like typhoon could miss Metro Manila, devastate Bicol


MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III ordered government agencies to ensure that there will be zero casualty once tropical storm Chedeng packs enough energy to wallop the country.

Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Graciano Yumul told a press conference in Malacañang that the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical, and Services Administration (PAGASA) is giving “every hour, on the hour updates” on the track of the storm that is expected to turn into a “typhoon” in the coming days.

“There are 3 components of a good forecast, however. One, it should be timely and reliable; two, there should be good communication; and three, an appropriate response by the community should be attained,” he said.

He noted that the last typhoon, Bebeng, destroyed billions of properties and claimed the lives of more than 30 not because of laxity on the part of the government but because of a slew of factors.

“Napakahirap tumawag ng mga kasama. When we had our press conference on a weekend, only 4 to 5 appeared…It’s also hard to announce the movement of the typhoon that time because some LGUs were awaiting Manny Pacquiao’s fight,” he said.

Yumul said “preparation” is paramount. “One’s safety is also one’s responsibility,” he said.

Like Ondoy

Based on the 11:00 a.m. report of the PAGASA, the tropical storm was seen 490 kilometers East of Borongan, Eastern Samar. Moving west northwest at 13 kph, the storm had maximum sustained winds of 105 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph.

Storm signal 1 has been raised over Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon and the Samar Provinces.

Chedeng is estimated to bring rains measuring between 20 to 40 millimeters of rain, which is already “heavy” by definition. Add to this the interaction with the southwest monsoon, Chedeng could bring Ondoy-like rains, Yumul said.

“All the ingredients of the southwest monsoon are already there: the cloud formation and the pressure condition. We’re only now tracking the rain, which Chedeng will bring,” he said.

Ondoy-like destruction will be felt more in the western seaboard, including Samar and Bicol as well as Cagayan and Isabela, he said.

“All our model systems show Chedeng will not hit Manila, but it will track the same route as Bebeng 3 weeks ago,” he said.

Metro Manila will only be “extremely wet” starting Friday until Sunday, he added.

He said it is “rare” at this time that the storm will weaken but there are minimal chances it will become a “super-typhoon.” -- http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 04:34:25 PM
Diay flood forecast para sa Davao Region Sir FD:

http://kidlat.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ffb/GFA-REG%2011.pdf

He he, kon di mabagjohan, pabahaan na lang...

High School Students Accused Of Killing Chicken For Cookout
Posted: 12:51 pm EDT May 20, 2011Updated: 7:51 pm EDT May 20, 2011


BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. -- Two Brooke High School students are accused of killing a chicken outside of a vocational classroom with the intentions of eating it at a cookout, the superintendent said.

NEWS9 received an email about the incident Thursday night, and Superintendent Kathy Kidder confirmed it happened.

Two male students, a senior and a junior, were involved, Kidder said. She said they were disciplined immediately. She said the extent of the students' punishment won't be known until the school board finished its investigation.

Kidder said the students had asked the principal if they could have a cookout earlier in the week and were told no. However, the students then went to the vocational director, who approved the cookout, unaware of the principal's decision.

Kidder said one of the students raises chickens at home and brought two live chickens to the school on Thursday. The students allegedly snuck out of class and cut the head off one chicken with a knife in a lawn outside of a vocational classroom, Kidder said. A teacher who was inside the classroom saw what happened and stopped the student before he slaughtered the second animal.

In a statement to school officials, the student said he intended on cooking it on a grill near the school.

"We have a very large cooker on wheels located behind the building," Kidder said. "It has been used in the past for celebrations. The cooker is gone. It was removed yesterday."

Kidder said other students saw the incident. She went to the school immediately after she was notified.

"I thought it was appalling. I was very angry. When I first heard it, I was sickened by it," she said. "I know some people get their chicken in that manner, but not as a spectacle."

She said the incident is troubling and unfortunate for the hundreds of other students who attend the school.

"This is two students out of 3,400 and unfortunately we have in our society people who want to make a news story out of everything," Kidder said.

The teacher of the class, whose name was not released, was not working on Friday pending the investigation, she said.

There were two knives involved. One was under repair in the classroom, and it was not clear where the other knife came from.

Brooke County residents like Scott Gallagher were talking about the incident. Gallagher said, "I think it could have been done in a more private setting. I think there is a place for that. Everybody eats chicken, but not everybody sees the chicken slaughtered."

Gabriel Arlia, of Follansbee, said, "I used to hold the chicken while my mother cut its head off. That's how we got chicken every Sunday."

Others, like Alice Brandon, of New Alexandria, Ohio, said, "That is so gross. I think that is so gross. I don't know where the parents were, but that it totally gross." -- http://www.wtov9.com/

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 07:20:51 PM
sul-oban kaha nakog sama ani nga color ang akong unlan....

Pili lang aning duha, Bay Bugs. Aw, pwede pud kining duha para masigkatumoy sa unlan ang sul-oban, para bali-bali...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 04:46:52 PM
Base ra ni sa ahong nahibaw-an gikan sa ahong amiga nga pulis dihaa sa Port Area sa Cebu Bay Bugs. Hehehehe. Mao nang ug madakpan ka dihaa sa Pier 3, dakong posibilidad nga sijay makadakop nimo.

Nganong dakpon man si Bay Bugs? Kay nagpatabang og hapyod? (Ayaw lang paapila ang mga bugaw, ha?)

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on May 24, 2011, 11:15:18 AM
Mao bitaw bisan nalang hinahinayon ug storya bahin sa iyang kaagi ba ron or dapat kanang professional psychiatrist jud.Kalooy pud ani niya oi.

Agree ko nga professional help is best...

Dia pay reinforcement...

DPWH turns over unfinished bridge to Bohol town
Manila Bulletin / March 23, 2008


The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has finally turned over the kalabasa awardee unfinished Loboc jumbo bridge to the Municipal Government of Loboc.

Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado said DPWH Region 7 Director Josefino Rigor and Loboc Mayor Leon Calipusan signed the memorandum of agreement (MoA) turning over the bridge to the municipality in the meantime that the department is still in the process of finding a solution to the technical problems concerning its construction.

Calipusan had been authorized by the Loboc Municipal Council to sign the MoA through Resolution No. 117 Series of 2005 while Rigor's authority came from DPWH Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. dated Jan. 8, 2008.

The MoA turns over in a temporary capacity to the municipality the possession, administration, supervision and control of the Loboc Bridge, to be used in activities that will redound to the benefit of the local residents, such as for tourism purposes.

It however specified that in conducting tourism-oriented or tourism-related activities on the bridge, the town shall exercise the diligence of a good father of a family to avoid any damage to the structure or cause any damage or injury to private persons.

To note, Aumentado, Calipusan and the First Consolidated Bank (FCB) through its chair Richard Uy plan to turn the bridge into a hanging garden and park available for open-air concerts and similar activities.

Aumentado provided the idea of a Loboc Bridge version of the Hanging Garden of Babylon that Architect Herman Torero, an active member of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), translated into perspectives.

Uy said the bank will take charge of the funding initially pegged at around R2 million, while the municipality under Calipusan or his successor will oversee the operations of the garden and park.

The bank chair had commissioned Torero to prepare the perspective, insisting that the finish must blend with the church and belfry structures.

Aumentado lauded Uy and FCB for heeding the call of their corporate social responsibility to fund the improvement of the bridge.

The bank has an affinity for Loboc because its founder, the late Alfonso Uy who was Richard's father, was born in that town.

The MoA also specified that Loboc shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the bridge to prevent its deterioration for cause or causes attributable to human activities.

However, the agreement will be automatically terminated in the event that DPWH finds a solution to the design problem of the bridge project and will start construction of its unfinished portion. (June Blanco) -- http://findarticles.com/

Loboc, A Tale of a Bridge vs a Church


If you visit Bohol’s Chocolate Hills from Tagbilaran you will pass through Loboc. Even if you hadn’t planned on it I’m sure you will end up checking it out. We stopped there on the way through and again on the way back. It’s a pretty remarkable place for such a little town, and there are several reasons whyâ€"at least four that I can think of. But the initial reason is the first thing you’ll notice as you pull up to the center of town.

Have you ever seen something so bizarre, so surreal that you just HAD to have an explanation for it before you could go on with what you were originally doing? It probably feels that way for someone who sees a UFO or The Lochness Monster. Well, THAT is how I felt when we pulled up next to the ancient church in Loboc. The church was old, large and interesting, but that wasn’t what had my curiosity all abuzz, although it was certainly part of it.

No, what had my head cocked and my gaze locked was the hulk of a big old unfinished bridge looking like part of an abandoned movie set. Ever watch the movie “Speed” when the bus jumps across the unfinished chasm of an overpass? Or similarly in “The Blues Brothers” where the Nazis chasing Jake and Elroy go flying off the same kind of unfinished highway bridge? Well, that’s what’s sitting in Loboc, right in the middle of town. But, what makes it unreal is the bridge’s location.

The incomplete bridge comes from the direction of the Loboc River, which it crosses from way on high. This isn’t just a little bridge either; it’s substantial, made of concrete and reinforced with steel, and was obviously built as part of a major thoroughfare. What’s disturbing is that if the bridge is finished, the Loboc Church would have to be demolished, because the bridge stops directly across the street from the historic cathedral. Visually, the unfinished bridge is an open threat aimed directly at the church. So far, the church is holding its own against the menacing bridge’s bulk, but a question begs to be asked: What the heck is going on?

I got out of the car, stared up at the bridge, and while pointing at it started quizzing the guide about the monstrosity across the street from the beautiful church. I must have been a bit too obvious for her because she told me furtively, “Not here, we can talk when we get around the corner.”

So, I figured out that I wasn’t supposed to make a big deal out of the bridge and the way it just seemed to float unfinished in midair looking exactly like a giant waterless pier, at least not openly, so I pretended to ignore it as we walked to a garden park in front of the church. I felt foolish ignoring something so obvious, but I decided to play along. By then I was willing to do about anything to make sure my guide filled me in on “the story.” I knew it was going to be something weird and wacky and I was right.

Here’s the tale she told me. It seems unbelievable, but it makes sense if you live here long enough. There is a legend that there is gold buried under the old church. It’s the same ridiculous myth that the people in practically every province in the Philippines tell. Usually it’s a story about buried Japanese gold, but in this case it must be about Spanish treasure from the time when the friars first moved to Loboc in the early 1600s to escape marauding Muslims. That’s why the church exists in Loboc in the first place.

Some greedy person in a position of authority (sorry for being redundant there!) must have felt that they could use “Eminent Domain” as a way to force the demolition of the 400 year old landmark to get to the mythical gold. That’s all she would tell me and she spoke of it without looking at the bridge or acknowledging it, almost like she was briefed as part of her certification not to make a big deal out of it when tourists ask about the obvious eyesore right in the middle of Loboc.


More at: http://philippinesphil.blogspot.com/2007/03/bohol-trip-loboc-tale-of-bridge-vs.html

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 07:10:02 PM
tam-is bitaw ni siya tan-awon tungod sa color sa panty....

Morag hinog nga tambis?

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 04:24:27 PM
Mura man ug pilian nis Bay Bugs...kadto man ijahang gusto tong kusinera dili kano ning hitchhiker ijahang gusto.

Pilian bitaw. Ang nakaparat pa jud kay ang ijahang pinilian, ijahang ihatag diha nimo...

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 06:59:12 PM
aho pod ni.....bwahahahhaa

Bwahaha! Sa ato pa, si Iya ra jud diay ang kang Bay Tigs? Sorry na lang diay si Bay Tigs, nganong absent ron...

He he, maayog dili pink atong itlog...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 01:25:05 PM
Lugar kaajo Bay Hubs oi, dili man pud kanunajon ang pagluto.

Na hala, para di mo mag-ilog ni Bay Bugs, tagaan ta mog usa pa. Kamo na lay sabot-sabot unsay schedule sa puli-puli. Dia ra siya...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 01:25:05 PM
Hahahaha. Para maximize ang serbis ni Inday Bay Bugs. Sa buntag adto si Inday sa amo, unja inig ka mga 9 hangtud sa 5 adto sa injo. Inig ka 6 maligo na sija, este magluto kay mouli naman ko ani hangtud gabii adto sija hangtud buntag. Unja balik na pud sa injo.

Yataps! Balik diay tawon si Bay Bugs sa iyang unlan inigkagabii?

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 01:28:34 PM
Bwahahahahaha. Unsang klaseha sa IMPALEMENT Bay Hubs, torture or palami?

Hmm, di ba pwedeng ingnon nga gi-torture sa palami?

...or pink panties?

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 05:28:34 PM
yellow....pero mura'g pink nalang gyud ko uy...

Bwahaha! Ganahan diay tingali ka sa Pink Panther...

Quote from: islander on May 24, 2011, 05:23:47 PM
purple

blue

green

maroon

orange

in that order, are my top five favorites.

Hmm, the whole gamut from individualism to flamboyance... White ray sumpa ani...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 05:25:44 PM
Wa lagi explanation for the color INDIGO. Hehehe. Mao nay ahong favorite color.

Kulay anyel? Para man sa sa bajuokon, Bay Tigs...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 04:47:28 PM
Unja dajong wisik sa bindita. Uros jud nuon!

Way kasog mouros basta di lang mahimong baki...

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 04:52:30 PM
aw ang artistahon side ang gipakita...dili pod kay edad lang ang basehan...

He he, payts diay kon bisan asa nga side, artistahon...

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 04:53:40 PM
aircraft carrier?....

He he, nagpatara lang diay...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 04:50:56 PM
Usahay. Pero kapoy kaajo ialilis kay arang kadugay mag upload dires TB.

Sa ahong bana-bana naka 7 na siguro ko ug ilis sa ahong avatar.

Hmm, basin wa nimo i-reduce ang dimensions sa imong picture, Bay Tigs. Anyway, unsay imong rason nganong kapila man ka mag-ilis-ilis sa imong avatar?

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 04:42:38 PM
ana man gyud ang mga batan-on sir FD.....submarino ang style ba....di pa magpaila.....hehehe

Kon di submarino, unsa na man diay ang style kon di na batan-on, Bay Bugs?

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 04:41:56 PM
nganong di man ka mag ilis sa imong avatar?..

Hmm, bisag unsaon nakog takilid-takilid, mao ra man gud gihapong nawonga...

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 04:35:39 PM
usahay pod aron ipakita ang artistic side ba...nga wa'y art.......hehehe

Ang artistic side (nga way art)...

...sa nawong?

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 04:35:39 PM
o, kon naa koy ganahan...

Ah, dili diay regular, depende lang...

Mahilig ka bang mag-ilis-ilis permi sa imong avatar diris TB? Ngano man?

Thanks, Mss. States and Lolla. Daghan bitawng nindot sa kalibotan nga ato lang mataligam-an...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 03:18:59 PM
Hahahahaha. Panalanginan unta lagi, dili lamang PAHANGINAN. Kauwag ra ba ning atong giistoryahan.

Mosabot ra nimo si Fr. Chic, Bay Tigs...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 03:16:44 PM
Naa ganing ug guwapo ka kaajo, libre na!

Aw, kon libre ang hisgotan, unya ang imong asawa naay daghang kumare...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 02:59:45 PM
Kay nganong mangitag tag nilibo nga naa may 5 ang tapok.

He he, mora diayng nipalit og bunog...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 02:57:57 PM
Aw, kaming liwat kay hilig pud mangligwat, daghan gajung kalawat.

He he, panalanginan ka sa Diyos, anak...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 02:59:45 PM
Naay pang kape ray gipangita Bay Hubs.

Pangkape? Pangpalit pa man tog gas para sa lampara sa akong panahon...

Quote from: Kerstin on May 16, 2011, 06:50:26 PM
Oh ten dog
playing in bee lot
they are like oh flock
driven by their oh c'lock (w/o "c")

^_^

OK if some pack in the bay song, not in the low boat... 

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 10:16:03 AM
maingon ta'ng pulonga nga....SUCCESS!!!..

He he, maoy nakanindot ani nga SUCCESS kay pwede kapila i-replay...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 02:34:08 PM
Bata-bata pa pud to gamay Bay Hubs kay kinamanghuran man nga igsoon to sa anhing Lolo ko.

Aw, daghan man kahang liwat, pwede na...

Quote from: taga tigbao on May 24, 2011, 02:34:57 PM
Tandaon. Hahahaha. O bulikaton, er bulikatan sa mata!

Hala, kon bulikat imong tripping, mas mahal!

Quote from: bugsay on May 24, 2011, 01:51:03 PM
naa'y susihin o naa'y balikan?....  

He he, iyang i-audit kon ang karton girl niya kaniadto, nahimo na bang hapyod girl karon...