Saturday, January 10, 2009

pag-ayo-ayo!

Today we had a despedida picnic at the Regalado beach house in Sibulan for our OR nurse, Ted, who is migrating to America with his family this month.



Ted, Sylvia and Sean


[to be continued later as I'm going to the Luce now to watch a play called 'Art']

___________________

[later...]

Dear Ted,

Teehhhd! Sure ka you're gonna leave us na? As in, you think you can stand the cold, cold winters in Minnesota and the layers and layers of clothing that you have to wear each time you step out your door? And did you know you have to clean your own bathrooms in America? As well as shovel your driveway, cut your grass, actually paint your own house or build your own cabinets and practically do-it-yourself everything? And did you know that nannies there cost a fortune?

So what if there you can earn in one day your entire month salary here in the Pinas? So what if everything is automated and bar-coded and card-chargeable there? Do you think you can find such wonderful workmates like us here? Do you think you can find a pedicab there that will deliver you to the doorstep of wherever you want to go? And I'm telling you there are no sari-sari stores there where you can buy a flat of mantika, in case you run out of kitchen staples. So what if Sean will probably like Disneyland more than our fiesta carnival here? So what if the president(-elect) there is smarter than the smartass presidents elsewhere? So what if the hospitals there are truly cutting edge and state of the art?

Do you really think you can just pack your backs and fly away and have an awesome adventure in that strange land with your family? Do you really think that when you leave we will never forget you? Do you really think that even as we will miss you, Ebyang and Sean2x terribly, we also wish you the very, very best?

If so, then go. Larga. Ayaw pahawid. Lupad.

Yours truly,

Doc.

(p.s. size 6 ako tiil, ha.)

(p.s.2 while you're away, i volunteer to "safeguard" your many, many novels. ako ray bantay sa imong mga books. in other words, leave your books with me, yeah!)





12 comments:

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

hello dr, ness,

tinood gyd imo panamilit, dalang mamay sa imo migo.

di gyd sayon and lalim diri,

dali ra gyd money, kung kugihan gyd kaayo..........remember 4 pd ka season diri ug di gyd maka ingon unya ra, ug isugo or si tampolano ra, ug si Inday ra........

maka ingon ta, sa first time siguro mabuhong or maha-hagana ta, mora ba ug na hayok, kay lahi gyd diha ug diri, in short mora ug nabaghoan na lang.

pero after all........taman na lang sa kalot ug danguyngoy......

Money can give happiness, but can´t give Luck!!!!!!!!!!!

akoa lang ni ha.......

no money pagka mingaw gyd kaayo.....daghan money, di man pod katulog........

naghikog gani ang ika-4 nga kinadaotan diri, last week, mipaligis-bangga-mitugpa sa tren.........why?

tungod daw sa problem, What?

nga unta dato man cya kaayo........

thanks for sharing ani, Dra.

di bya sa gawas, are all green, green man tood pero, kamas taman sa ginhawa aron mapalit ang mga ipa-green.

diha, gamay sweldo kay peso or what, pero masaya, malipayon.........ug dunay motunol sa atoa ug 1 ka basong Tubig.......

makauli?...kung isa ka tawo lang, ok-piyongan, pero kung duna familya, mag-isip....dakoa sa plite, nya 2-4 wks lang hanaw na, nya pila ka months savings.

Gahinoktok gyd ko basa sa imong....Last Will and Testament ba na?...lol

kumusta, na bc ko ug tikongkong, baling tugnawa kayo diri,
mi negative na gyd more than 26 daw ron wkend na..........gakurog gyd n kuroy gyd ko kaayo.

since diri ko, the coldest since i am here, kay 1997...........karon na pod.

cgi basa-basa pa ko diri.

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

diay mora cgi mi aning beach sa,
di ba ni ila ipa-rent, paabangan?

remember ko sa talisay tree......

thsnks for sharing

ness said...

hi vicki,

yes, that beach house in sibulan is for rent.

this "letter" is actually a sort of komedya dalang tinuod, ba. though we'll miss him, we're actually glad that ted was able to get a job in minnesota even at this time when there is a recession in america. and that he will be bringing his wife and son with him. pait kaayo kung mahibilin sila.

bitaw, dili lalim ang plete, especially kung daghan mo. maybe you can take a short vacation alone, anyway dagko na man ang kids, di ba?

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

Another morning.
another day,
let's thank the Lord
for giving us another chance
to enjoy His blessings!

Hàvè à nicè däy! GÖÖD MÖRNING, dra. ness.

dia balik na ko, mass namo diri basta sat. 6;30 pm, simba na lang ko daan kay ugma, lami pa man tikongkong....mass is 9;30am pd.

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

bitaw, goodluck to you Ted, Slyvia and Sean.........

first time ra na nila didto mahomesick cla, pero madugay cla didto, mora na lang gihapon ug dgte.....labi na daghan man pinoy-nay didto, tapos atoa foods daw naa tanan, pati pandisal n kalamungay.

mao ila ingon....pati palotpot daw naa pd.....hmhmhmhm


God bless them,too..........

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

Bitaw, dr. ness,
planning to go home unta this month, alone, galing lang si kim gusto man mokoyog, nya vcation nya kay sa end of July pa man.

Mao nga tagdon na lang nako, If Gods will....bcin maka uban pod si bernie,...as mi-file na cya ug 3 wks vacation para ani,

I pray nga madayon unta mi, as we plan na. Hope wla unta mga kakulian pa.

Btaw, nindot unta iuli ron, kay di season sa tig-vacation.

Imagine ang pamasahi kay 50% barato kay sa summer.......

pero, maghulat na lang gyd ko, bcin madayon mi sa summer, pohon.

Ikoyog na lang gyd nako si Kim, as if gusto pa kaayo nya dha, kay mapareha nya ni Sascha, di sa kono cya mouban....i don´t know di man cya ganahan dha.

cgi kay magbasa-basa sa ko diri sa imong mga post.

daghan ko wla mabasa.....

good morning.....

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

diay namoot ko nimo....

unsa man ni size 6....unsa color....hahahah

puti or itom or pula....lol

panit, cloth, moka---or boots....

ness said...

bitaw, ang shoe size, hehehe. didto sa beach, i heard everybody was telling ted their shoe sizes, binuang ra gud, kay magpadala lagi ug sapatos nga gikan sa USA (unya made in China or Asia diay to). So mao ni, ni-apil-apil pud ko sulti sa ako shoe size. jowk!

ug ang books, si ted is fond of reading and has a wide collection of books. sige ko niya pahulamon ug novels to read. so ako siya gikomedyahan nga ibilin lang sa akoa ang iyang plenty plenty books. kay unya ug kitkiton sa r-a-t. di ba.

ronin said...

thanks doc... your comments made me smile today... hahahaha! but then again, i need new challenges that can push me to the limit..i love looking forward, make tougher decisions, and lay a print in this world or die trying... as francis Kong would say and i quote " life is about perspectives" ,"Early bird gets the worm,the second mouse gets the cheese"....(points to ponder perhaps?)


ted

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

bitaw, makamoot kaayo.

shoes....namoot kay ga-SALE, sukod dayon kay barato na....paglantaw sa dis-a gama....kay made China or Philippines man na....

like VANZ n GAP....sus ingon dayon kim, ay di ko, palit nalang ko pinas ug daghan kaayo......iyang 50euro daw, maka palit na cya ug 2....whereas here, kulang pa iyang 50euro sa 1 pair.....

mao nga kung mouli bya mi dha, dha mi palit ug shoes, really...basta sa good store paliton.......barato pa kay sa diri.

tingala gyd ko, gusto nato-dha, gikan sa gawas-pinas, pro lantawon asa gawa, dha or asia.....

like anang camera... palit ko kay ako ihatag ako sister dha, pagbasa nako, kay made phils, man uy.....

mao nga, lisod bya ngita gyd ug made germany, naa man tood haskang mahala man.....siguro cause sa taxes and labor fee..........

pero quality?...pareha ra man siguro sa?

kay syalan, raw materials diri gikan, pagbalik finish na.

diha na lang ta palit uy.....lol


thanks ha.........

Vk-mahalkaayo said...

Hi Ted,

good luck......

"A person can make plans about the things that he wants to do.
But it is the Lord who decides what will happen.
Always turn to the Lord for help in everything you do, and you will be successful.
A person who trusts in the Lord will be blessed."


God bless

vk

ness said...

Go for it, Ted!

Godspeed to you and your family.

Whoohoo!