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Camp Blog 3 in Butuan

I stepped my foot for the first time here in Butuan City just yesterday afternoon. I'll be here up to November 28 for the Camp Blog 3. We are housed at the Almont Inland Resort, but we are having our sessions at the CARAGA State University. I have yet to find out what this city could bring. For the meantime, I have to accomplish the requirements of the camp.
Camp Blog 1b
Camp Blog 2

UKShirts

Great comfy shirts for less than a hundred pesos each. Not really bad for k-Swiss, Puma and Adidas brands of tees. It just takes some patience and lots of "ukay-ukay".

Happy Birthday Mamang

My mother's official birth date is November 10. By tradition, she celebrates her birthday on the 18th of November. So today, she is a year older. She threw a party at the cooperative, of which she is the general manager.

I wish her good health, sound mind and a more fruitful life under God's blessing and love.

Exceptional Eighth for Pacman

Pacquiao's fight with Margarito this afternoon was something to be celebrated on. Margarito was way taller and by his stance, one would not have the thought that any boxer with the physical stats of Paquiao would ever badly punch him. But Margarito was heavily punished by the Pacman, who today, earned his eighth world boxing title via unanimous decision. Indeed, he is the best boxer that ever lived!

Got a New Bike

I just bought this one today. Fr. Dodong Pagulon, had me and the motor blessed at the Bishop's House lawn after the 5:15 pm mass of our Mother of Perpetual Help.

Zamboangeños Robbed Me Twice in a Day

Zamboanga City should be dear to me. I finished my college there. I completed my academic requirements in my M.A. Science Education in the same city. There, I have found lots of friends and made memories to cherish for life.

In a fateful day, so never expected by me - two people there robbed me. November 4, 2010 was the day I was bound for Zamboanga to claim my PRC ID and enroll at GSIS for the latest e-card.

Having decided that we had to be back at GSIS by 3 pm, we proceeded to PRC in Baliwasan. Upon knowing that we couldn't get in because of what we were wearing, we decided that one of us would just bring our SPA. We had to print a copy, and we had to go to an internet cafe to have it done. When I got to the cafe, there were many people inside, and I did not notice that I was already picked of my wallet. The wallet contained a considerable amount of money plus ATM cards and my driver's license. I felt like I was ripped of my clothes at the time and I was so helpless with the situation. I wanted to go home right at that moment. I just had to stay further for my GSIS transaction.

I was already robbed; but I had to stay further, to have me enrolled at GSIS, at least to have the consolation of my coming to the city. While on the line for the ID processing there at the GSIS, we were dismayed by how the attending personnel was doing. He was like delaying time. He even took a snack, while seeing a line of his clients waiting for him. Then we just heard that the company would have a meeting at 4:30 pm. Again, I was robbed. This time, robbed of the chance to enroll for GSIS UMID. That personnel could have given me just 5 minutes; he didn't. He was so afraid of his boss.

Now, Zamboanga to me has been changed forever. I suddenly recalled all the partiality it had brought to me when I was still studying there. That day of November 4, I was robbed twice. But the city has robbed me many times already.