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Vol 2, Num 10 (Jan-Mar
1998) Page
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ANG
TANJAYANON NEWSLETTER
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| Na, Mora'y
Guidangat * !!!
Letters,
faxes, e-mail, phone calls, conversations......
*(This is a temporary title
for this new
column. Send us your suggestions. It should be a typical word or
expression
to which all of us can relate. Does not need to have sense - mga
Tanjayanon,
heh, heh! - Braddock
Calumpang BRADDOCK
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Baratilyo
Inspite of the very low
membership
fee ($10 per family per year) including a free very entertaining
newsletter
(da best!), I notice that there are many members who still don't "have
their names in bold". With the approach of Lent season, Tanjay
Association
should learn from our jeepney drivers in Manila as regards dues: God
knows Hudas not pay. (Ha, ha, ha, of course, I'm just kidding.)
Here's
a check to cover my fees as honorary member. Thanks.
Jumbo Ponce de
Leon
Santa Ana, Calif.
(Mr. Ponce de Leon, that good-looking
gentleman
with a disarming smile, is the Vice President of Negros Oriental Assn,
USA. Now a businessman, he was former member of the Provincial Board of
the province of Negros Oriental..)
-o-o-o-o-
Newsletter stinks!
(???)
Everytime I
read the
ATN, I always feel sad. Is this the kind of reading matter that
Tanjayanons
go for? Cheap, tasteless, slapstick, witless, dry humor? Please, it's
garbage!
And why mostly in Bisaya? I thought Tanjayanons speak and understand
English
- am I right, or I just thought wrong? Why don't you publish articles
that
deal on excellent achievements of Tanjayanons (if there are any)? Or
why
not write essays on how you can help and contribute on the progress of
your town? In that way, reading your newsletter would at least do a
little
good. As it is, your ATN stinks!
You published
my previous
letters. I dare you to publish this one!
Al Moranas
Los Angeles, CA
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Isa pa ra
gud,
'Ting, kinsa gud ni si Al Moranas? Ngano man na siyang kada issue
manghilabut
jud na siya nato. Ikaw man pud gud,'Ting. Nahigalam na siya, kay kada
niya
sulat, imo dayong i-publish.
Clarita (Tia Ita)
L. Cusio
Anaheim, CA
(Mrs. Clarita L Cusio is a member of
the Board
of Advisers of Tanjay Association.)
'Tawon pud ni
si Al Moranas
(what a name!), wala siya kasakay! What's he got against Tanjayanons?
Ngano
man siyang manaway? Maybe a lot of expired/outdated ANUSOL-HC's will do
the trick, ha, ha, ha. Any MD can give the Rx and I'll fill the
prescription.
Lita
Mercado-Quintos
Scarborough, Ont,
CANADA
(Lita is a Canadian-registered
pharmacist.)
.
How do
you solve
a problem like Al Moranas? Normally, no prescription is done unless the
patient is examined and the ailing part is seen by the doctor (whew!).
I shall probably prescribe Preparation H to be applied with his
finger
to the affected area followed by several hotsitz to prevent swelling.
However
since this case has now become very critical, Dr. Mario Mercader
and I shall perform surgery for free here in Kansas. We'll ask Inday
Rue Limbaga-Sibala to assist. No, no, we don't advocate euthanasia
here in Kansas. How about California?!?
Hector B.
Fernandez, MD
Witchita, KS
(Drs Hector Fernandez and Mario
Mercader will
not use anesthesia in their surgeries, for economic reasons.)
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To the Editorial Board:
Carry on!
I think
you're doing a wonderful job, Mr(?) Al Moranas' opinion to the contrary
notwithstanding.
I write
just to
support what you're doing and to urge you to change nothing in
your
choice of "subjects and substance." Everyone knows that Ang Tanjayanon
is written mainly for the Tanjayanons and their friends to provide
respite
- from the doldrums of work and the serious lifestyle that American
culture
otherwise bears upon their lives. Ang Tanjayanon refreshes
them,
breaks the monotony of work and, most importantly, keeps alive the
carefree
culture of a wonderful people. I, too, feel refreshed each time I read
your publication. (Could it be because my roots from time gone by are
from
Tanjay?) Timeliness? Your jokes are timeless!
Stale
news? Who cares! The news you publish doesn't really get old.
Commitment?
How many others can put together a publication this good and this long
without getting paid for their time, efforts, and contribution of
talents?
If that is not commitment, I wish somebody could give me a better
example.
Ang
Tanjayanon
is unique, and it should retain that distinction. Let's keep Ang
Tanjayanon
what it is. If you change it, you may lose its flavor. And, what is
Tanjay
without its flavors?
Sincerely,
Atty. Mars Maxino
Tracy, Calif
(Atty Maxino, a staunch defender of
the oppressed
and downtrodden, has always had a soft spot for Tanjayanons. His former
girl-friend . . . well, that story is for the next issue. (Rem, komedya
ra bitaw na. Mars, thanks very much for the support and inspiration)
-o-o-o-o-
Uniquely happy
people,
you
The Ang
Tanjayanon
is really superb. I believe it is the most entertaining newsletter
being
currently published by any ethnic organization for its members here in
the United States. You are a uniquely happy people who love to share
the
joys of this life. Congratulations.
Rene D. Sarmiento
Chicago, IL
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ATN,
makalipay
.
Uy,
baling lami-a
nang atong newsletter. Makalipay gyud. Makes us proud of our
townspeople.
Ang nakada-ut lang kay kanang manghulam, dili na i-uli! Pwede bang
mo-order
sa back issues?
Dr. Beda
Villarin-Ceniza
Sn Antonio Village,
Dumaguete
City
(Bed, abi nimo mas lami pa gyud ni unta
if our
really talented writers would only find time to write and send in their
contributions. Ang nakada-ut lang kay these talented Tanjayanons pareho
pud na sila nato: alabuton - ug wala sa "mood" dili mosulat!
)
-o-o-o-o-
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