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| (Tanjay's
Col Dr.
Gualbert Mercado. Sanchez is shown with pretty wife, Anna (herself also
a doctor and a colonel), their good-looking son, James, and very lovely
daughter, Monika. Photo was taken during James' graduation at the Air
Force
Academy in Colorado Springs.)
Brad, I
have already
submitted my papers for an optional early retirement. Finally I shall
have
the luxury of time to travel with my wife - to California, to the
Philippines
(Tanjay/Dumaguete/Cebu), to Slovakia, my wife's homeland, then Rome,
Paris,
who knows? The downside is that with all our travelling, I might miss
an
issue of our ATN - and I would not want to do that.
Please
send my ATN to
the following addresses: Oceanside, CA (during summer); Slovakia (in
autumn);
Tanjay/Cebu (in winter time); RAFB, Texas (in springtime). I shall keep
you posted for any other changes in plans/addresses. Please tell me
what
I can do for our Tanjay Association, USA.
Col.
Gualbert Mercado-Sanchez,
MD
Randolph Air
Force Base, Texas
As we
go to press,
we just received word that Gualbert has been offered by the Phil Gov't
the vacant post of Special Envoy to Slovakia, the native country of his
wife. We'll keep you posted. (Yes, Iking, some people have everything!)
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Nangahapla ming tanan!
Guikang namyesta
sa ato,
ang atong ATN (issue #9) headline reads: "Nangahapla ming tanan"?
Maayo ngani kay nakabangon pa mo. Misulat ang akong ig-agaw: "Sus,
kadtong mga balik-Tanjayanon mao to'y gadalag dimalas sa atong pyesta.
Sukad pag-abut nila, ga-bunok gyud ang ulan sa Tanjay. Wala gyuy
undang-undang.
Ug wala sila manglarga, dili tingali mo hunong ang ulan." Ha, ha,
ha, komedya ra bitaw tong iya, Tito. Truth is, lipay ug proud kono sila
kaayo nga guibisita ninyo kay guipangmingaw diay sa Tanjay. They hope
you
enjoyed your visit and that American and Canadian Tanjayanons would go
and visit our town again soon.
Gingging Q.
Calumpang
Danville, IL
Yes, we extremely enjoyed our
Balik-Tanjay
adventure. Ang tino-ud, until now we are still at a loss on how to
express
our thanks and appreciation to Mayor and Mrs. Arturo Regalado
who
generously went out of his way on many occasions to make our stay a
most
enjoyable and memorable one. (P.S. Our belated diamond birthday
greeting
to your Mom1)
-o-o-o-o-
One and Only - in Michigan
Brad, thank you
very
much for the ATN, ug salamat pud kaayo nga imo kong guipangumusta ni Ms
One and Only diha sa Michigan. (Ehem...!) And what was her
reaction
to my proposal? "Mikatawa siya", you said.!
Well, a
laughter can
mean many things. We made an analysis of the meaning of her katawa.
Here
they are:
a)
"Your
proposal seems, ah, ah, well, interesting!!." Nito
Sibala
b)
"Manday,
after 30 years, karon pa?"
Dodong
Saga
c)
"Bobbie,
you blew it!"
Dr
Noli Oracion
d)
"Buyag!
Guiki-ki ra siya'g blue!"
Noel
Limbaga
e)
"No!",
Boy Dido Limbaga f) "Yes!"
Chic
Bocanegra
So what do you think?
Bobbie S. Anfone
Tanjay, Negros
Oriental
.
(Bobbie, ATN's analysis of her
demure and
seemingly blushing reaction is: "Ay, iya ra pud unya kong
binu-angan!!!"
Or maybe, just maybe, that katawa meant: "Uy, that means adto na unya
ko mopuyo sa Tanjay ug maminyo ko. Sige ra unya kong ka-on ug budbud!")
Ayaw'g katawa, Bay!)
-o-o-o-o-
Nangumusta (pasangil ra gud!)
I still
giggle
everytime I remember our Tanjayanon jokes in the ATN (issue #9). I
shall
be using them whenever I am made to speak and/or give a message. Please
send me some back issues. 'Dock, thru the ATN, I would like to convey
my
best regards to our classmates there: Pito Orcullo, Elpi Culi, Sonia
Mira,
Editha Navarro, Rovilla Rodriguez. And, puede ba, please also say "Hi"
to our "friend"somewhere over there. (Ehem!). Remember.
Distr. Engr.
Willy M. Zerna
2nd Eng'g Dist,
Ipil, Zamboanga
(Wil, of course, we'll say "Hi" to
her for you, oo, lagi. O.O. lagi! ( Nene Seneris: we of course know who
Willy is referring to, heh, heh, heh!!?)
-o-o-o-o-
Oooops, computer's fault
Excuse
me, but
I don't think I can forgive you. I couldn't sleep for three weeks when
I saw that you misspelled my maiden name. Please know that there are 2
Rs in Borromeo, not one. I am now enclosing a $20-check. $10 is for
membership
fee, while the other $10 is to buy another "R" from you. See,
I am buying, but even if you are not selling, I am bribing. And if you
don't accept bribes, well, why?
Grace
Borromeo-Banogon
Stafford, TX
We
don't usually
sell, but we can make an exception and have an "R Sale". Each
"R" goes for $4.99 plus tax. So that in the subsequent issues,
we shall show your names, thus: Edwarrrrrd and Grrrrrace
Borrrrromeo-Banogon.
Then we shall bill you accordingly. (Bitaw, Grace, we regret ogon. Then
we shall bill you accordingly. (Bitaw, Grace, we regret the error.
Thanks
for your Tinanjay style of writing. As for your "bribe", Fern
and Marianne shall credit that other $10 towards your 1999 membership.)
-o-o-o-o-
Before you go . . . .
We'll have our Tanjay Fiesta Dinner and
Inaugural
Ball on Saturday, July 25. On July 24, vesperas sa
ilang
Badingding. July 26, (liwas), piknik at the park. More info
next
issue.
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