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Vol
2, Num 10
(Jan-Mar
1998) Published
by TANJAY ASSOCIATION, USA
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TANJAYANONS
FACE DIFFICULT
YEAR AHEAD
Kitang
tanan dinhi sa USA kahibalo na nga the peso has been devalued almost
40%,
the stock market has suffered big losses, and that the "Asian flu"
will bring hard times not only to the Philippines but also to most
other
countries in Asia.
Magpa-salamat
na
lang kono ang mga Pinoy kay others are worse off. Pero unsaon man nimo
nga the prices of basic goods have gone up, many companies are laying
off
workers, if not closing down operations, and many overseas contract
workers,
especially the unskilled, gipa-pa-uli na?
Daghang
mga Filipino
diplomats in dollar-expensive postings are also being sent back to
Manila.
Pag-sakay pa lang nimo sa aeroplano from California to Manila, ma-ilhan
na nimo nga these are difficult times: ka-daghang empty seats! Unya sa
PAL ticket offices all over Manila, wala na'y linya, wala na'y "take
a number" kay dyutay na lang ang mang-viaje by air.
Ang
maka-parat
sa atong situation sa Pilipinas is the coming elections in May, kay,
like
it or not, ang reaction of foreign investors to whoever wins the
Presidency
will have a major effect on our economy.
Pero,
kay mga Pinoy
man jud 'ta - or, better still, kay mga Tanjayanons man jud 'ta, it
doesn't
mean nga wala na'y kalipay ug katawa. Kay, matud pa ni anhing Manay
Goria
"Kining tanan pagbo-ut sa Guinoo. Dili kita Niya pasagdan."
And to quote a journalist: "If we Filipinos stop being happy every
time there is a crisis, we will cease to exist!"
So,
in the
next few pages, it's lingaw-lingaw as usual. I-sige ang katawa, i-sige
ang hudyaka. As our old folks say, "Way kaso, sige ang bayle!"
- kay di ba, that is the Tanjayanon's way of coping!
-o-o-o-o-o-
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| '97 Christmas party. L-R,
1st row: Braddock,
Danika, Dr. Fayssous, Jimmy, Danny, Peping, 2nd row: Sally,
Hati,
Marianne, Michelle, Badingding, Tia Ringgy, Fern and Tita. 3rd row:
Evalyna, Precy, Paraluman, Tahum, Dr. Regalado, Quirining, Stella,
Alice,
Lillian, Bebing Cordura, Naida, Joaquin, Edna Villegas, Matchuy,
Patrick,
Freeman, Ann-ann Freeman & Gigi Calumpang. |
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| Sa ka Estellaaaaah, Layo
and kasakit. Ang
kalanggaman, ay, Siging pangatawa. Taken at the "Presentation
Inn For the Homeless", Tanjayanons enjoy Evalyna's jokes, from
left: Tete
Teves-Araneta, Danny, Paeng Araneta, Ditas Adiong, Fern, Jimmy, Estella
"Presentation" Navarro, Alice, Lillian, Quirining, Badingding
and Evelyna. (Presentation Inn, like this newsletter, is
free.) |
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