CONTESTED LANDSCAPES, WAGENINGEN

Niapply man lagi ko to a PhD opportunity that they have on the above topic. Wa cguro ko madawat kay kita man ko lagis vacancy announcement ni Sandra Nijhof today on the ISS Alumni FB page. Sige lang Lord, morag duol n man ang credit card lagi ug ang NYCAS conference in New York in September pohon. Xempre, isa-isa lng jud kung asa ta ani kadung lagi. Go Doki, laban lang!

Scopus Publication, EAST WEST SEED COMPANY

This afternoon, 4/24/24 at 2pm daw ang orientation sa study grant of the NU system. Kay bisan one term ra daw lagi ang naserve, pwede n man daw. Via MS Teams ra man so way problema. Join ra ko online kay hago n sig lakaw lagi nga init kaju. But I ended up joining our very own seminar where Dean MC Lapuz talked about his experience with a Scopus publication. sus, go go go n lng jud lagi. While there's life, there's hope. This morning ang Data Privacy Seminar with Sir Gorby. Niadto n lng ko pagka 10am kay wa man ko kajoin sa TOEIC orientation lagi. All the best kanunay! Btw duol ra man diay ang East West Seed Company nila Mam Mary Ann Sayoc naho diris NU Baliwag. If madajon ko ug adto this afternoon sa haya sa mama ni Mam Kristine, mohapit n lng pud ko siguro nila. Kay aron makatuod ko lagi. But all depends. Jia you Doki, go go go!

East West Center (EWC) in Washington, DC and Honolulu, Hawaii

Salingpusa n pud kos EWC lagi. I received email man gud about the RICE program. Ahong gibasa and I applied. Nagsuwat ko ug proposal. I applied n pud. But needed man ang reference letters. Ngajo p ko nila Prof Goenka ug Dr Lee. May 15 p man ang deadline. So pohon duol n aho lng silang sunahon pohon. If madawat ko, I will start ig January 1 pohon. Sus niingon n sila oi nga need ug J-1 visa sponsorship ni nga program. Which means at the end of it, need mouli ang grantee sa home country for 2 years before s/he can apply to another visa category again. Bahala n Lord. I'll just cross the bridge when I get there. Ang importante madawat lagi. Thanks po Lord, go go go!

CREDIT CARDS

Last night coming back from San Rafael, Bulacan, I received text from BDO that under review lagi daw ahong credit card application. Wow, I thought wa nay chance lagi Lord maong niapply n lng ko to BPI, HSBC ug Union Bank b to. I feel positive about HSBC; basin p diay madawat ko. BPI said they will evaluate my application daw in 5 to 7 banking days. Ang Unionbank morag wa n ko nidayon. Anyway, I thought of visiting Bantil in Palawan pohon; May 18 to 19 lang so that eventually maokay n mi lagi. Mosupport diay sija nahos Hawaii. So at least majority would win n di b? I will of course share her picture to Aloha so that makaila sija lagi namo. Busy raba siguro sija diay sa ilang Youth Exchange. Jia you Doki, go go go!

IPSA RESEARCH

Sa kadaldalan ni Doc Erese, today 4/20/24, we were able to initially conceptualize a research about SAP during the pandemic here in the Philippines. Uy, comparative analysis n siya oi of the SAP experience of Angeles City and Cabanatuan City. Sa 10 May 2024 p naman ang deadline and publication is December 2024. Wow, go go go. Para sa Scopus n to lagi!

THINK

I once read sa SunStar newspaper (buhi pas Mam Inday Yap ato) the advice of one columnist or writer: Go for the one who makes you think; not the one who makes you swoon. Go for the one who never left, not the one who came back. Wow, kinsa jud kaha Lord no? Excited n ko makahibaw kung naaprub b kos BDO Visa credit card that I applied for. Coz extended lagi ang travel sale till April 28, 2024 pohon. Maaprub gani kos credit card lagi pohon Lord. Mobook jud ko ug paras Hawaii ig March 2025 lagi pohon. Jia you Doki and aloha! Am I meant nga mag academic lagi Lord or dili? Kay morag dili. Hehehe. Or daghan ra ko ug gihuna2. Di n ko ganahan motiwas lagis Silliman Lord. Kay mahal kaju. But please show me po. Amen!

BLESSINGS

Around lunchtime today 4/19/24 niabot ang fone nga gipadeliver sa Smart. Coz eligible lagi daw ko nga morenew sa ahong plan oi. Samsung A04e ra gud and I had a cashout of P600. Good for 24 months n pud ang contract. I thought of selling it but then I changed my mind when I saw it. Kay syempre it was shiny kay brand new p lagi, straight from the factory. Basta kay matipid ra ko lagi Lord in all aspects of my life. So that in the end, naa ra koy magamit lagi in case maguba (or makawat simbako lng pud intawn) ahong fone ron nga Samsung A03. Last December p man naho gigamit lagi ang hinatag nila last July 2022. Kay there was no need. Anyway, go go go lng ta ani lagi. Tua nay mga webinars and referrals si Dr Erese from me. Moapil ra n sija pohon. At one point I became sad that basin mabijaan ko nija lagi. Coz he has a PhD man and I don't. But in the end, for growth lng gud ta. Di n ta anang suya2 lagi. Go Doki, God bless you always!

TUJ KYOTO

Today 4/17/24 I received email that the above school is looking for professors lagi kuno. So I applied right away. But ang reply kay 'due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview'. Parehas Trent U Canada lagi. Cge lang, maybe the third time's the charm right? Go go go Doki! Daghang salamat diay Lord that I was able to sleep well last night. Kay wa man koy kauban sa room lagi last night (tuas Tarlac cguro si Jerame and nagdayoff si Bea). So survive ra ko lagi Lord. I will look at the available single room tonight. If need n jud, adto n lng jud ko balhin sa DM Dormitory. Go go go Doki, aloha! :)

ITIK PINAS

Si Sir Jobert Koerkamp of Foundation University has a new research grant daw for Itik Pinas, meaning the development of the duck industry in Negros. I msgd him if I can join their research. He asked me on how I could get involved. I said something and he said ang supply chain n lng daw sa ducks from Central Luzon to Negros ang tan-awon. I've done some initial readings already; I even asked JB Dizon. So wait n lng kos next steps lagi. Aloha Doki, go go go! :)

APRIL 12 TO 13, 2024 TRIP TO MANILA

I went to Metro Manila on Friday 4/12/24 evening. Meet mi ni good friend Gladstone Cuarteros for dinner. Wa motunga ang pari kay busy kuno sija with his pamangkins. E di okay po. So kami ra ni Stone lagi ang nagdinner sa Mango Tree Cafe in Trinoma. Then didto ko sleep pud sa ijang bay in Nova Romania, Brgy 168 Deparo Caloocan City. Thanks a lot po for being a very gracious host. Nice ijang rocking chair sa terrace area. The next day I went to Power Plant Mall for the BDO Travel Sale. I need a credit card kay di ko kaafford mobook ug ticket lagi nga one time payment lang. So I applied already sa BDO. Naa ra daw motawag lagi. This afternoon pwede man pud ko moapply sa SM Baliwag lagi. Kung kinsa n lay mauna ug abot. Anyway pwede ra man na'g di ipa activate lagi. Basta I need one for my ticket to Hawaii ig March next year pohon. Kanang bakasyon lang, I'm looking at March 16 to 22. I will keep my job here in Philippines of course as fallback plan. Anyway, naa ra man jud sija lagi. So aloha Heideliza, all things will fall into place. Amen!

NO TO MAYBE TO YES

Today when I looked at the meeting invite from Mam Abegail Delorino for the SE meeting this afternoon, I changed my response from No to Maybe. And then I thought, tinuod. Pwede ra jud lagi that we turn our Nos to Maybes and then to Yes! Atong huna2 ra man lagi ang nagdala sa tanan. For as long as buligan gud ta ni Lord, anything is possible jud lagi. As it is, the meeting last week was cancelled kay busy tanang tawo. Next week n lng daw idajon, before the General Assembly on April 22. Sige lang Doki, maabot ra lagi k didto pohon. Keep the faith lang gud always. Jia you and go go go!

NEW TOY

My office seatmate has a new toy so nagtatrabaho n siya ngayon ng maayos. Macbook Air oi, pila kahay monthly ana lagi. Ten years gud pud nilungtad iyang old Mac lagi nga nigiveup n jud last week. Lahi jud ug style ang Mac (iOS). Mao diay nga ang mga naanad sa Mac maglisud sa Windows. Well, kanya2 choices lng yan. Different strokes for different folks. All the best Doki and aloha! I am happy Lord that natype naho ang clanbook lagis Batausa Clan Reunion pohon ig December. Gamay n lay need nga info aron makompleto. Then makakontak n mi lagi pohon ug moprint sa libro and I'm sure once makakita n silas t-shirts, mangorder n pud sila pohon. Go Doki, at least na'koy output lagis ahong time diris Baliwag. Nibreak p man kos ahong eskwela so mabalik ra ko ana pohon. Btw today 4/11/24 ang launch atong Border Crminologies nga project sa Leiden Univ ug Oxford University. Morag makaapil ko ato lagi pohon if they would allow me to. Wait lng kos commu. Ingon raba ang LinkedIn that my profile is getting hits daw. All in due time. Jia you Doki and aloha! :)

TRENT U PROFESSOR

This morning I saw from our ISS FB page a job opening sa Trent University, Canada. Niapply ko dajon oi. Magstart n daw to nga position this July pohon. It's actually a Human Rights and Global Justice Tenure Track position. I checked, pwede man ko. So I pray for the best. Coz sayon ra man ang ilang appication process, teaching portfolio ug research statement ra gud gipangajo lagi. Nksubmit ra pud ko dayon sa mga gipangajo lagi. And I checked; in between Toronto and Ottawa ang Trent University. Basta go lng ng go ko Lord. Show me lng po if asa jud ko Nimo dad-on lagi. Amen! Aloha Monday. Tua mi Zoom lagis PDFNI Visayas tonight and ig April 11 gabii daw pud pohon. Strategic Planning kuno ni. Sige po. Online klases man japon mi so dia ra kos among AC office lagi. Thanks be to God.