My Christmas Story : Love and Fireworks

December 24, 1997, Emter Bldg. Cebu City

March 20, 1998 Holy Family Church, Maguikay, Mandaue City


December 24, 2008 Briza, Consolacion, Cebu

Just Finished..... read non-stop.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.

Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment

Tungod ug alang sa Lychee in cans

The driver and labandera were wandering through the labyrinths of Pasko sa Colon, of the famed Colon Street in the downtown area, dissecting christmas gifts for the multitudes.

Yup! tinuod ang chismis, barato ra jud sa Colon!

Sa kabuang sa duha, nisulod sa Colonnade Mall, for the record lang (way gipalit) kay sukad sa pagka-mugna aning tindahana, karon pa jud sila napadpad diring dapita, kay na-anad man sila sa Carbon mag-shopping. Way budget!

Naka-palit na jud ug Hayaianas ang labandera, oops! dili na typo error, wrong spelling jud na. Por dios por santo kung orig paliton, wala nay ika-palit ug Belo Essentials ang dakilang Labada Queen. Syaro, tagdon na jud siya ni Dr. Hayden ani, wiz na sa pic si Dra Vicky!

Gi-pidpid ni Lover Driver ang tartanilya sa parking area sa may Cosmo, lagi, dapit sa Bottoms Up sa una ( familiar nga lugar sa mga tig tambay sa Junquera, wiz lang mangutana nganong ga-tambay sila ). Inaray, gi-padul-an man hinuon ang ilang Ultimate Hobby, ang mupahaum sa DVD stalls, para mukaykay sa contraband.

Gipasindan-an na si Kuskus Beauty sa iyang amigo nga si Stoned Tey nga nindot kuno ang Ploning, she trusted his reviews, so palit sad siya aning ambisyosa nga proyekto ni Juday.

Sa ilang casa de Briza, samtang, nag-putus-putus siya sa mga rare finds sa Colon, nag-tan-aw usab siya ni Ploning.

Sa way laban-laban, lahi ang estorya ni 'nay Ploning.

Ilista ko na lang ang mga gi-sugyot sa labandera sa iyang mga talinghaga ug mga napu-pu nga pagtulun-an sa Cuyo, Palawan.

Ang pirated DVD klaro ug tin-aw, way posing-posing motions, dire-direcho ang salida, way ni-ungot. So medyo, nindot imong pamati kay sulit ang P50.

Pero nahibulong lang siya nganong sa tanang arang-arang nga ngalan, Ploning man intawn ang napilian ni Juday. Pwede man ta to ug Juaning, Meding, Teresing, o di ba kaha, Juding.

Digo, the fisherman corrrelates Lychee with his joyful past. Lain pa, where is Lychee propagated? ask lang ko kay grabe ka-obsessed ang fisherman sa iyang canned Lychees, paka-matyan gud. Buko-lychee shake by Thirsty ang paborito sa driver, so maka-relate ko ani iyang obsession. Lami pud ni siya isagul sa Fruit Salad, ako pud ning passion.

Lychee aside, Ploning is not your ordinary i-am-indie-movie-i-dont-care-what-you-think-this-is-my-movie-gadam-yu-mader-paker!
Or the type nga first 10 minutes, kabaw naka unsay conflict, climax and ending.

You can forget that this movie is made by Mara Clara, maka-ilad, abi nimo ang director si Carlitos or si Direk Olivia L, and mas labaw kapang mailad nga this is not made by STAR Cinema.

Pero ang grabe nga linya sa salida katong ni ingon si Ploning, nga dili niya pwedeng pug-ngan ang kalipay sa uban tungod lang sa iyang ka-guol or words to that effect.

Pero mas powerful ang dialogue ni Gina Pareno as the mother of the long-awaited Tomas, nga BF ni Ploning, samtang iyang gi-pupuho ang asin (asindera ni siya) nga natunaw tungod sa kakusog sa uwan. Sinabi nya na, you are bad GOD kay you showed me that you are powerful, you took my son away and now you're taking my salt too, you are telling me that what you have given, you can easily take it away. All i wanted for the salt money was to bring my son back to me. Grabe ka touching, mo tulo imo sip-on ug laway, given na ng luha.

So, dear friends, blurp your Lychee shake and enjoy Ploning.

P.S.
Nag-wonder lang ko nganong nangisda sila nga Full moon.
Nag-wonder lang pud ko if duol ba nang Taiwan sa Palawan (poor in geograpghy, yupak i google).
Nag-wonder lang pud ko nganong si Ploning ray naay high heeled nga step-in, ang uban ga-tsinelas ra.
Pero, wa nako mag-wonder nganong, powerful ang mga Bisdak, kay half sa movie, Cuyonon dialect gigamit, maka-sabut ka gamay kay daghan words of Bisiya ang nasagul sa ilang dialect.

Christmas Party in Briza Subdivision!

I would like to know if Bella became a Vampire?

And now, you are no longer a CITY......

By Virtue of a Supreme Court ruling, dili na ciudad akong lungsod. Naglibog ko kung unsa akong bation, malipay ba ko o mag-lagot.

Pero ang pinaka-sure kay nabalaka ko pag-ayo kay bag-o lang nahuman akong calling card ug prescription pad gikan sa maayong kabubut-on sa usa ka Med Rep. Ubay-ubay raba ni. Patik ra ba kaayo ang address nga "CARCAR CITY EYE CLINIC", unsaon na lang nako pag-esplekar sa mga makabasa nga dili na ciudad ang Carcar!
Mahug na jud ta ani ug bakakon.

Ay, ngano man gud tawn ning mga uncle' and auntie's sa akong lungsod (ayaw lang nang fathers of the city, kay OSCA ra kaayo) , gipadali-dali man ila pag hikay para ma-ciudad dayon, tan-awa! napagod hinuon, murag uling nga nagkamuriching.

Gi-inanay ta to nila sa abuhan para maka-makasuut-suut ang lami unya mahumok apil ang bukog.

Busa sa sunod nga ibalik na pud ni sa kaldero ang pagka-ciudad sa Carcar, atong pa-apilon si Nang Lita kuyog sa iyang mga anak nga si Jean ug Binya, di ba kaha si Noy Enrique, kung dili pa to hubog ( ang mga inilang chip-cook sa Carcar) , sa pag-sugkay ug timpla sa unod para masakto ang pagka-luto.

Ayaw lang mo kahibung nganong gutomon mo ig kahuman ug basa ani akong sugyot, pista na sa akong ciuda este lungsod na di ay sa sunod semana, Martes, November 25, 2008 halad sa among patron nga si Sta. Catalina.

Happy Fiesta natong tanang Carcaranon!
Ma-ciudad man o ma-lungsod, taga-RACRAC gihapon tang tanan!

Dah! Nasakpan Lagi.

Last October, I was a Cebu Pacific commuter taking the MWF early flight out to Manila and going back to Cebu late flight. I was taking some required review course in my quest to the greater life of being an eye doctor. Truly, their rates are much cheaper. I tried to calculate the cost of living in Manille for the whole month vis-a-vis the commuter route, it show that by making Cebu-Manila round trip is much cheaper by almost P15k. At least maka-ingon nako nga nag breakfast ko sa Cebu, sa Manille lang ako dinner, oh diva bongga! pasensya na, gamay ra jud ni akong kalipay. In fairness, the Terminal was so nice and feeling naa ka sa abroad ang ambience.

Terminal 3 Gates


Baha sa Maynila, maka-patagam!

Wa jud tay problema didto sa Imperial Manila. Nothing significant happened.

Na-bahaan lang gud ko sa may Taft Ave, mura tawn ko ug basang sisiw nag-sige ug gukod ug taxi para NAIA 3. See pics above, mao nay akong gisakyan nga trisikad para labang sa Taft Ave., if naay bus nga mulabay, mag-tidal wave ang baha muabot sa lingkuran.

Biktima lang ko pirmi sa mga taxi nga dagko kaayo ug singil. Bisan pag Bisaya, lolokohin ka pa rin.

Pero naglagot lang jud ko kaisa kay ako gi-ingnan ang itax nga, mama, pakidali kay basig ma-iwan ako ng eroplano, gadali toud ang hinampak pero pag-abot sa may liko-anan pasaka sa NAIA3, gi-ingnan man hinuon ko nga dili siya pwede musaka kay wala nay LPG iya taxi. Lipat lang kuno ko ug lain. Pagka ahak! Ga-panic mode hinuon ko kay 15min to check in na lang ko. Gawara-wara jud ko.

Naay poy kaisa nga gi-litanyahan ko sa lovelife ni Mamang Driver, with a conclusion nga masarap magmahal ang Cebuano, ka-ambakon kaayo ko sa taxi.

Pero feel ko na nakabaws nako tungod ani nga istorya.

Nganong na-ngilad. Ang gaba dili mag saba.

In a Parallel World

Im in Facebook na pud.
Different approach,
Same Friendship.
More personal,
More satisfying.
But i'll stay with my multiply,
walang katulad ang original.

At Last!

i'd rather keep my thoughts

than talking nonsense with others.

i'd rather have a silent house

than spitting lies about others.

i'd rather choose to bow

than be shamed by falsehoods.

My favorite poem...

The Road Not Taken
by: Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the tother, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy ans wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference.

SIGH!

there are some things not worth replying since it will lend credence
to their nefarious deed.

of course, if you are not honest, especially if YOU are a pathological
LIAR and THIEF , then you will be BANNED!

yes this is the CORRECT spelling, B-A-N-N-E-D.

hayyy! ug pangutana pa jud nganong gi-banned,

read the forum rules liar evil!

kung isug ka, pakita sa imong ngan.

ayaw ug ok-ok diha sa kilid.

sa mga naka-sabut, pasensya na.

sa mga wa naka-sabut, secret!!

ang mga way labut, lihay!

ang mga na-igo, pahuway!

Drive me a river

After attending a wake (haya') in Paknaan, ug sa wa damha, akong drayber nanghagad ug laag. Oi! milagro! Mama Mia!

Murag 48 years na jud na wala koy laag. So, no earth na man jud tawn ta kung asa na ning nindot nga lugar para sa mga tiguwang (clarification: edad ray matiguwang). The plan was to go to some 'in places' nga wala pa namo ma-adtoi (actually, wala pa jud mi naka-adto bisag asa nga 'in' place, para dili ta mailhan nga ihas ba!). Mura bag let's feel the place now, para if ever mag-kina-unsa, we can tell nga been there,done that. Para way mahayay! Drink a bottle or a glass of anything, then kaboom, transfer to another place.

And the first thing that come to mind kay ang The Walk sa IT Park (tungod sa blog ni Jude), pero, pag-abut namo didto THE WALK man jud di ay kay layo na kaayo imong laktan para ka maka-abut sa building tungod sa kadaghang people ug daghang cars. Dili na ma-keri sa akong Charles Keith shoes (ala Greta B, gurl, ayaw ng Valentino dress ko ng ganyan). So, nituyok na lang mi. Murag para ra man tong lugara sa mga sosyal, feel nako ma-out of place ko---- kay mas-sosi pa man ko nila! bwahahaha!

Ug na-abot mi sa Moon Cafe sa Guadalupe. Lami kaayo ila Quesadilla, better than Bigby's, barato pa pud. and the beer is only P35, i was expecting nga mahal sila, affordable ra man di ay, hasta ila mga foods. Naa pay Mariacchi Band nga nag-kanta ug Kutsero (?!? Yoyoy sunod kanta). Latin feeling kaayo ang place, murag anytime pwede mu-appear si Antonio Banderas, kun dili ba kaha si Gael Garcia Bernal o di ba kaha si Lito Lapid nga nagdala ug pistola.

Next we went to Handuraw Pizza, kay intriga kaayo ko aning lugara kay sige lang ko kadungog ani nila unya wa pa jud ka-experience kung unsa ni sila nga resto. Basig mapareha unya sa Kahayag Cafe, nanira na lang hinuon tu, wa jud ko kaadto. Pero, abi ko bag, naay banda-banda didto, wa man di ay. Internetan man hinuon ang naa, pwede nuon ka mag-monimoni sa taas. Ang balay murag gi-panag-iya ug karaang datu nga Espanyol (old rich) nga in dire straits. Ang ilang tukar kay Y101, medley sa 80's song, so naka-sakay ko sa kanta ni Bruce Springsteen "microwave open,____ chicks for free". Ang ilang adorno sa 'sala' kay mga libro spiced up with ethnic decors and native accessories. Nindot biya pud, in fairness. Gusto ta ko, mo-order ug sa ilang famous pizza pero busog na man kaayo ko sa Quesadilla sa Mooon Cafe. Nag-kape na lang ko, mao ni nga namuwaw na pud ko, naka-blog na lang hinuon.

Adto na pud unta mi sa Juliana's, kay nindot man kuno ni nga restobar ingon ang mga amigo sa akong pinalanggang driver, naa man kuno ni Mango Square. Unsa bang kadaghan ba di ayng mga bugoy looking diha sa Mango Square. Murag usa ka duslit, mag-rumble na dayon. Wala na lang mi manaug, nilabay na lang mi.

Ug ni-uli mi nga wa pay 12:00 MN, grabe, murag naay curfew sa anak. Bitaw, giduka na man mi oi. Ingon ani jud ning magka-goors, dukaon dayon.

Kanus-a na pud kaha ta i-date ani akong drayber?

Theresa, I mean?

What Theresa Means

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Sharing the Love

Doc Joey gave me an award!

And for this i want to share a something that happen today.

I received a text message from fellow blogger today (we havent met yet, got my phone number somewhere in my blogs) she wanted me to share my knowledge on primary eye care and common ailments to her SPED class this Sunday.

Without second thoughts, I gave her a GO!

If this is God's way of my 'paying it forward', so be it.

And I'm sharing, it's all that matters.

And by sharing that corneas can be donated, they might be inspired to share their corneas when the time comes .......

The award that Doc Joey gave me is extra special because the origin, Crystal, created it in honor of the donor who saved her son's life. Her son Noah had to have a heart transplant when he was just over a month old. This award is supposed to help raise awareness of the importance of organ donation.

So, here are the rules Crystal gave:

“The rules of this award are: SHARE THE LOVE!!! Share this award with all those blogs out there that you love. All the people who make you smile. All those that make you laugh. All those that make your day. All those that leave uplifting comments on your blog. **All I ask, is that you include a link to this post with the award and ask your recipient to do the same**

As you may have recently seen on my side bar, I have finally created a custom blog award!! I have wanted to do this for a long time but never came up with something that “fit”. I didn’t want just anything. It had to be something that meant something to me. And what could mean more than Sharing the Love by giving you pieces of my heart??

So I created this award in Honor Of The Donor That Saved Noah’s Life. I share this award with those of you whose love and friendship have enriched my life and made my world a better place.

I hope by passing this award around the blogging world we can all help raise awareness of the need for Organ Donation.”

Doc Joey thank you for the tag.

So, I'm tagging the bloggers of theresians batch 89 who sneaks and lurks in the net. Onyot, Mariliz, Hannah Lee, Zenda, Tonette, Nina and Tiny, basig gusto mo mu-ambit diha.

Lamdagi ko kung UNSA nang EMO !?

Cebu Chorizo, Lechon and Tocino for sale!

to my friends, romans and foes alike,
please buy chorizo and tocino from me
kay wala nakoy ikabayad sa broadband.
lami para pamahaw, pani-udto, snacks ug panihapon.
gi-gama sa siyudad sa MANDAUE,
sa balay sa akong sister in law.
limpyo, lami ug barato,
maka-tambok pa jud!
palit na !

daghang salamat,
chorizo and tocino

click this link for further info:
http://cebuchorizoandtocino.multiply.com

To taste the delicious chorizo and tocino,
please text 09209093989 or
send me a private message.
For those residents of Briza Subdivision,
Nangka, Consolacion, Cebu delivery will be free.
For those Cebu residents
(Cebu city and Mandaue city only)
free delivery for a minimum order of P500 pesos.
For those outside Cebu, we might accept orders pending the easiest
way possible as not to destroy the freshness of the meat products.
We also accept CEBU LECHON orders.

PRICES:
chorizo P25/dozen (#1 string)
tocino P50/pack (200gms)
skinless chorizo P25/pack (12 pcs)

Cebu Lechon will be priced by size starting at P2,500.00