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Ladies and gentlemen, the NIÑO PARAISO

Here are some photos of Satchmo in Florida during this tour with the Roth family. The hosts were kind enough to take Satchmo to the world-famous KENNEDY SPACE CENTER!!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooooooooooooooooooow!!!! Lucky, lucky, lucky cow!!!!

Here’s Satchmo with entrance tickets to the Kennedy Space Center!!! Woohoo!!!

And ladies and gentlemen, behind Satch is the back of the Saturn V. According to Mam Cielo, the Saturn V was a Launch Vehicle for the manned Apollo missions.  The “V” designation originates from those five powerful F-1 engines that powered the first stage rocket. It is the largest and most powerful U.S. expendable launch vehicle ever built. Wow!

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To my mother and to all the mothers in the world,

Happy Mother’s Day!

Satchmo is still with Mam Cielo and her family. Her family, who is from Kevil, Kentucky is currently on a trip and they’re visiting 5 other states. Here are some photos of Satchmo and the rest of the gang in North Carolina.

(Wow. I’m beginning to really miss Satchmo. hehehehe)

Wow! The view is really awesome! That’s Satchmo and the Fontana Lake in North Carolina.

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Wow! The yearly Aliwan Fiesta in the cavesera has become a very expensive and well-organized ’brawl magnet’. Last year, members of Cebu and Iloilo’s contingents figured in a brawl. And now, this year, Alikaraw of Leyte and Carmen of Cebu went against each other outside the dance floor. Insults flew in all directions and trumpets were smashed. It keeps getting bloodier every year, doesn’t it?

As one blogger quipped, the Aliwan has done more harm than good. It has marked all diligently-nursed disputes blood red. Camaraderie is forgotten and division becomes more pronounced.

We cannot put all the blame on the Aliwan Organizers, of course. Everyone involved should take full responsibility.

So let’s all hope that this doesn’t happen again in the future.

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Anyways, I’m glad that our Cebuano contingents got the honors that they deserve.

Congrats guys!!!! Grandslam na gyud!!!

Tribu Lumad Basakanon - Grandslam Champion

Team Carmen - 3rd Placer

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Wow. At long last, I was able to watch the Tribu Lumad Basakanon live and upclose. Finally! Hahahaha. My officemate Alex, who is an active member of the group, told me about their final dress rehearsal tonight. So, without second thoughts, I drove all the way to Basak to watch the group perform.

I must say the group is more than ready to perform. They look awesome. Probably because the members just give it their all. The team is just solid!

FYI, Tribu Lumad Basakanon will represent the Sinulog Festival - together with the contingent from the Municipality of Carmen - at the 2008 Aliwan Festival this May. During the event, representatives of different festivals from all over the Philippines will compete for the “Best Festival Streetdance” title.

And FYI again, Cebu’s Tribu Lumad Basakanon currently holds this prestigious title. And not only that, it’s the group’s second year. And if they win again this year, hopefully, they will be the grandslam champion! Woohoo!!!!

Cebuanos in Pasay and Manila, please support our groups. Watch the Aliwan Festival in Pasay and cheer for them!!! 

Go Lumad Basakanon!

Go Team Carmen!

Go Team CEBU!!!

Woohoo!!!! 400,000 visitors since this blog started 17 months ago. Yay!

I’ve been waiting for the counter to reach 400K but it got stuck to 399,999. So I read a few comments and less than a minute later, the figure was already 400,010. Hehehe.

Thanks guys!

Bahug-Bahug Sa Mactan is an annual event in Mactan which celebrates the first known insurgence against foreign rule in Philippine history. Bahug-Bahug tells of Datu Lapu-Lapu of Mactan’s courageous resistance against the conquestadores who wished to claim his island for Spain. The leader of the conquestadores, - who, strangely, was named ‘The first man to circumnaviate the globe’ although only his men journeyed back home - was Magellan. After landing in Cebu and befriending the Chieftain Humabon, Magellan decided to try his luck and cross the channel. At that time, Lapu-Lapu and Humabon were not in good terms. So, Magellan planned an elaborate attack to defeat Lapu-Lapu and get Humabon’s complete trust.

But lo and behold, Lapu-Lapu eagerly engaged him in a hand-to-hand combat. After the short battle, only Lapu-Lapu remained standing. Magellan’s lifeless body floated in the rising tide as the victors danced the Dance of Victory.

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Bahug-Bahug 2008 is considered one of the most controversial Bahug-Bahugs in history. Why, you ask? Well, GMA 7’s Dennis Trillo of Zaido fame plays Magellan. And international boxing champ Manny Pacman Pacquiao plays Lapu-Lapu. Of course, Jinky, Pacman’s wife, plays Princessa Bulakna, Lapu-Lapu’s wife. Hehehehe.

Philippines’ first hero - Datu Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-Lapu’s court - Pacman as Lapu-Lapu and Jinky as Princessa Bulakna

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Satchmo arrived safely in Kevil, Kentucky last April 26. He is now in the hands of the Roth family c/o Mam Cielo.

Here are some of the photos.

Satchmo fresh from Indiana! Woohoo!!! Kahilas aning bakaha oi. Sigeg laag. Hahahaha.

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University of San Jose-Recoletos had it’s 5th ETEEAP Commencement Excercises last Saturday, April 26, 2008. ETEEAP stands for Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program. Under this program, individuals who haven’t completed their degrees because of work and other reasons, can finally get a diploma. The knowledge and skills acquired from non-formal and informal education experiences such as work, seminars, and exposures will be assessed and given credit for easier completion of desired courses.

The program is a very huge deal. A lot of people, despite their present career standing, still wish to go back to school to complete their desired courses. And under this program, that elusive diploma is now within reach.

Graduation exercises

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Happy Birthday to my friend Meream aka Yum!!!! 

The Mexican party last night was great. I lost count of the tacos I stuffed in my mouth. Lami kaayo ang tacos. Kato pa ko katilaw. Bwahahahaha. In fairness, I didn’t know ginabot was Mexican. LOL.

Bortdey Girl

PS: Tudlu-i ko sa recipe sa chili con carne. Hehehe

Thank You!

l’ like to say thank you to Satchmo’s first two hosts. You guys - Sir Hoz and Mam Fe as well as Mam Jenny and Sir Kevin - have been really great. Thank you for your time and effort. I hope the experience has been cool for you because it has been for all of us here - especially me. Hehehe.

A big thanks too to all the people who agreed to participate. You guys are awesome!

Thank You!

I’d also like to say thanks to those who continue to visit this blog. Thanks for leaving comments and giving suggestions. Blogging has been really fun because of you guys. The blog will soon be a year and seven months old. And it will soon reach the 400,000-mark. Woohoo!

Thank You!

We went to Matutitanao in Badian over the weekend. Originally, I thought we were going to Badian Island. So when Masil told me that a few of her friends from work were going on a weekend trip, I decided to tag along. It was, after all, a once-in-a-lifetime chance. When we met last Saturday, however, I learned that we were only going to Badian. Yes, Kawasan-Badian.

I felt a bit let down while waiting for Masil and her officemates at the V-Hire terminal. I mean, I’ve been to Kawasan a gazillions times and I thought that I had other better things to do on a Saturday night other than gazing at the faces of unfamiliar people huddled around a bon-fire. LOL.

I was texting Masil and asking her where they were when two ladies came to me. One of them said, “Leylander of MCPB?” I said yes and the lady said “I’m Anita. I visit your blog often.”

It was a really crazy thing! Both of us (actually the three of us. LOL) could only laugh at the circumstance. I mean, what are the chances of meeting someone who maintains a foreign address, who reads your blog, who recognizes your face, and who knows your names, at the CITILINK terminal? I’d say 1 in 3 billion!!! LOL.

Bridge and the river

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I’m posting my TOP 5 favorite photos for the month of April. Note that these photos are just ‘personal favorites’.

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