Redoble Family

I just write this joke to have something new in this web page .. kay natulog man!
Setting: Ms. Annabelle Rama being interviewed.
Interviewer:  Ms. Annabelle Rama, always the beautiful and no holds bar in her commentaries about anything.  Tell the audience, what is common between you and Aling Dionisia?
Ms. Rama:  Haha, daghang ming parehas ug traits, [...]

Bus ride to Moalboal is always fun, but my latest was not. But it’s worth my while staying late at the office scribbling a page or two telling the world about it.
 
I am comfortable with Librando drivers. They are known for their ethics, courtesy to passengers, and care for the huge piece of metal they [...]

Sitting on my table and windows opened wide, in this hot mid afternoon of the roman hills in Morlupo, Rome (Italy), memories of the recent past came to mind … it was hot as this one, 35 degrees centigrade, people crowding, streets filling, distant sounds of drums and trumpets arising … there was joy in [...]

Father to an 8 year old son.
Father: Are you familiar with sayings, anak?
Son: Yes Dad!
Father: Ok let’s test your ability. You complete the saying na sasabihin ko ha?
Son: Shoot Dad!
Father: When God closes the door, …
Son: …you can not enter!
Father: Aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo?…
Son:: …e di, ipakain sa kambing!
Father: At [...]

Going places is my daily bread, I can say this with confidence.  From my childhood memories, I  see myself frolicking uncharted horizons; walking highways and byways, exploring grasslands and forests, crossing streams and rivers, enjoying my escapades and discoveries. I always see myself as one who is on the move: a picture of me like [...]

THE SABANAL SAGA:
LAURENTE “LAGUNO” SABANAL, HIS SON AMBOY KIDLAT AND DESCENDANTS
 
 
The story of Laurente Sabanal probably took place at about the same time as the Borinaga story. Laurente “Laguno” Sabanal was imprisoned for killing a Spanish guardia civil in Bohol sometime in the mid nineteenth century. He later escaped and fled to Moalboal on a [...]