Stop. Smoking.

[gipper]

Smoke Dope?. At a time in history when a person could be arrested for smoking in a freaking public park or his own car you gotta ask yourself why in the world would politicians consider legalizing marijuana? You almost gotta laugh that some of the argument goes back to the ludicrous ads where doctors promoted cigarette smoking.

The medical profession will do anything for a buck. Not much has changed since they were promoting cigarette smoking.

 

[rightwinger]

they are about that much too here in CT. when i first started buying them, they were 65 cents a pk.

I remember them being 25 cents a pack.

And when I was in the Navy in the early 70s, they were even cheaper than that. The joke was that you were losing money if you didn't smoke.

I also remember if anybody in the shop complained about the smoke, he was told to go stand outside in the hangar if he didn't like it.

Yeah I didn't smoke until the Air Force. It seemed they were doing their damndest to get me to start. I made it through basic but they finally succeed in the second half of tech school.
Even the red cross was in on it back then. When I went into basic, the first night there were free cigarettes among the other hand outs on my bunk given out by the red cross. They even had cigarettes in the C rations. For those who don't know, C rations pre date MREs. I forget if the K rations had them but I think not.
I even paid my maid in the Philippines with cigarettes. They cost me $1.25 a carton in the BX. Cigarettes and booze were both rationed but your ration was so high you could have kept a small town supplied. She got two cartons of cigarettes a week which she promptly sold on the black market for much more than I'd paid. Winston's and Salems were the local favorites and hottest sellers so I gave her Winston's.
After having a series of small strokes I quit again last year but it was easy because I was already down to one or two a day by then.

Prior to WWI, not many Americans bought pre-made cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes usually meant rolling your own.

During the war, Cigarette manufacturers gave cigarettes to the soldiers. Like you said, they were in their C Rations. By the time millions of soldiers came home from the war, they were smokers.

 

[charwin95]

Never smoked in my whole life. I don't understand why some people now in 2020 still smoke.
Everybody knows nicotine kills.
Despite continuous anti-smoking advertising campaigns people still use cigarettes....that's unbelievable

Hello Corazon. Welcome to the Wonderful World of USMB.

My after hours Customer Service & Dispatch is located in Makati, Phil. since early 90s. After hours means 5pm to 5 am here in US including weekends. I speak fluent Tagalog but it took me about a year to get rid of my funny pronunciations. Philippines is a unique country compared to other countries.

I traveled from the northern tip Aparri ( China side) to the southern islands like Cebu, Bohol, Panay, Buracay Palawan in short visayan islands. But not in mindanao islands. I’m afraid of abu sayaf terrorist group.

It’s the only place in this wide world of planet earth that I need a bodyguards. It created a lot of attentions that I don’t need feeding and dragging them all over Philippines. These are active NBI agents equivalents to FBI and trained here in US making extra money. Kidnapping is very common in the Phil. especially for foreigners like me that has long interest in that country. McDonald’s, Kentucky FC, Subway or Donut shops etc etc etc has security armed guards. Mostly shotguns.

Smoking? I saw some old women only in northern part of the country especially in Cagayan and ilocos. Where they smoke cigarettes the wrong way. Filter is outside then the fire is inside their mouth.

Smoking in Casinos? if I stayed longer probably get second hand smoke COPD.

Filipinos and other Asians countries loves Karaoke. It’s very big in Asia. I mean BIG. I love to sing. It’s the only place on earth where I can live my dream as a singer in a stage for a couple of hours. That is cheaper than going to a casino. It’s very hard to get inserted in a line up because it’s where the local singers make their livelihood. So I bribe them and they let me sing as long as I want but no more than 2 hours.


I think it’s safe to share this story.

I’m very closely associated with the Marcos families especially with BongBong. I met the Marcoses family 2 weeks after they sent the dictator to Hawaii. My uncle house is next to the Marcoses house where they stayed. It’s those houses where theres no fence about 124 feet from wall to wall.
He successfully run for governor and senator. Then run for VP but loss. They cheated him. He was way ahead of the counts there was a glitch. When it came back he was behind. Similar happened to Morales of Bolivia but the other way. Morales was so behind then a glitch when it came back he won the election. Now he is wanted in Bolivia hiding in Argentina.


I was there in Phil. exactly the same time in March last year during dry seasons. Every chance I get I flew to Batac, ilocos Norte for 2 days to have fun with BongBong playing golf.

From there if I have a chance a short flight to Aparri ( northern tip) then to Buguey where I can go fishing using a net. Buckets of fresh water crabs and catfish. The best fishing experience I ever have even better than Alaskan fishing trip.

Kumusta charwin95!
I think maybe we're the only ones here who speak tagalog! It's relieving for me lol
Do you really manage a business in Makati? Wow! Yesterday I've spent almost all the afternoon at Ayala Center! (shopping time...)
Unfortunately you're right about kidnapping, here we have too many people who have been kidnapped. I think that maybe this crime has something to do with our laws...not harsh enough!
I have also never been in Mindanao! As you said that place is unsafe. There are many rebels (or terrorists I don't know how to call them...) and martial law was declared a few years ago!
Speaking of karaoke....well.....almost everybody loves karaoke here!
Personally I don't like it because I really really suck at it lol

Never smoked in my whole life. I don't understand why some people now in 2020 still smoke.
Everybody knows nicotine kills.
Despite continuous anti-smoking advertising campaigns people still use cigarettes....that's unbelievable

Hello Corazon. Welcome to the Wonderful World of USMB.

My after hours Customer Service & Dispatch is located in Makati, Phil. since early 90s. After hours means 5pm to 5 am here in US including weekends. I speak fluent Tagalog but it took me about a year to get rid of my funny pronunciations. Philippines is a unique country compared to other countries.

I traveled from the northern tip Aparri ( China side) to the southern islands like Cebu, Bohol, Panay, Buracay Palawan in short visayan islands. But not in mindanao islands. I’m afraid of abu sayaf terrorist group.

It’s the only place in this wide world of planet earth that I need a bodyguards. It created a lot of attentions that I don’t need feeding and dragging them all over Philippines. These are active NBI agents equivalents to FBI and trained here in US making extra money. Kidnapping is very common in the Phil. especially for foreigners like me that has long interest in that country. McDonald’s, Kentucky FC, Subway or Donut shops etc etc etc has security armed guards. Mostly shotguns.

Smoking? I saw some old women only in northern part of the country especially in Cagayan and ilocos. Where they smoke cigarettes the wrong way. Filter is outside then the fire is inside their mouth.

Smoking in Casinos? if I stayed longer probably get second hand smoke COPD.

Filipinos and other Asians countries loves Karaoke. It’s very big in Asia. I mean BIG. I love to sing. It’s the only place on earth where I can live my dream as a singer in a stage for a couple of hours. That is cheaper than going to a casino. It’s very hard to get inserted in a line up because it’s where the local singers make their livelihood. So I bribe them and they let me sing as long as I want but no more than 2 hours.


I think it’s safe to share this story.

I’m very closely associated with the Marcos families especially with BongBong. I met the Marcoses family 2 weeks after they sent the dictator to Hawaii. My uncle house is next to the Marcoses house where they stayed. It’s those houses where theres no fence about 124 feet from wall to wall.
He successfully run for governor and senator. Then run for VP but loss. They cheated him. He was way ahead of the counts there was a glitch. When it came back he was behind. Similar happened to Morales of Bolivia but the other way. Morales was so behind then a glitch when it came back he won the election. Now he is wanted in Bolivia hiding in Argentina.


I was there in Phil. exactly the same time in March last year during dry seasons. Every chance I get I flew to Batac, ilocos Norte for 2 days to have fun with BongBong playing golf.

From there if I have a chance a short flight to Aparri ( northern tip) then to Buguey where I can go fishing using a net. Buckets of fresh water crabs and catfish. The best fishing experience I ever have even better than Alaskan fishing trip.

Kumusta charwin95!
I think maybe we're the only ones here who speak tagalog! It's relieving for me lol
Do you really manage a business in Makati? Wow! Yesterday I've spent almost all the afternoon at Ayala Center! (shopping time...)
Unfortunately you're right about kidnapping, here we have too many people who have been kidnapped. I think that maybe this crime has something to do with our laws...not harsh enough!
I have also never been in Mindanao! As you said that place is unsafe. There are many rebels (or terrorists I don't know how to call them...) and martial law was declared a few years ago!
Speaking of karaoke....well.....almost everybody loves karaoke here!
Personally I don't like it because I really really suck at it lol

Hello Corazon, Mabuti naman Okey lang. Ikaw. Kumusta ka? Ang negosyo ko ay medical instruments gamit sa hospital, labs and research. Located in San Diego southern Ca . My customer service & dispatch after hours is located in Makati.

It’s March panahon na ngayon nang manga at lanzones sa pilipinas. Ang sarap yan ang na miss miss ko sa Phil. former president Marcos ko na laman kung bakit bawal ang manga at lanzones dito sa America. It produced med fly. Malalaking langaw Hindi ko alam ang tagalog tawag sa ilocano dingraw.
Nag aaral ka pa? Ano ang trabaho mo? Yung picture mo bakit malabo?


How you like my Tagalog? It took me forever to write that bcoz of predictive text keep changing the words.


TRANSLATION:
I’m in the medical instruments business used in hospitals, labs and research located in San Diego.

It’s March, season of mango and lanzones in the Phi. It’s very delicious and that what I missed in the Phil. It’s from former president Marcos I found out why Phil. mango and lanzones are not allowed here in US. It produces med fly when it rot. It’s a big flies that attack other agricultural products. I don’t know what they call in Tagalog but Ilocanos called it dingraw. But both fruits are available in Canada where the weather is cold.
Are you still in school or are you working? Your picture is blurry?


BTW I met Arnel Pineda of Journey before he became famous in one of the tourist resorts when his band was performing. I forgot what island in Visayas. He let me sang when they go on 15 minutes break.

Hi charwin95!
Your Tagalog is good, congrats! Way better than my English
I literally adore our mangoes (Carabao mangoes!) and lanzones too! I think we have the best mangoes ever made all over the world
I graduated from high school in 2017 and could not go to college/university because here it's really expensive...
I've worked since then but now I'm unemployed (and honestly I don't think I'm gonna find a job soon because now we have home quarantine here)
My picture...well a friend of mine took that picture of me...he told me it could have been a "creative photo"

Hello Corazon, How are you holding with the lock down in Manila? Your president Duterte is real tough. Ordered shoot to kill any Filipino or foreign violators.


After his term June 2022 they will arrest him because of his judicial killings unless his party will win the next presidential election. If he loses 10 to 1 he will flee to Russia or Hongkong. No extradition treaty. Duterte is trying to be a good friend of Putin.

Russian war ships are now in Philippines ports supplying arms at a very low cost away from US suppliers. First time in Philippine history. He cannot come here or he will get arrested and send back.
Ex president Arroyo Macapagal tried to flee to Hongkong but she was caught.
.

 

[justinacolmena]

cold turkey, all the methods. Nothing had worked.

If you stop smoking, and then start smoking again, is that not because you made the choice to?

marlboros. i smoked a pk a day for 26 years after that & with multiple tries with quitting, i took wellbutrin, which is the generic to zyban & finally quit.

Sigmund Freud, the famous psychoanalyst, smoked a big fat cigar while listening to the lady on his couch talk about her ex-boyfriends and ex-husbands. What are those shrinks prescribing now? Don't those pills have black-box warnings just like the cigarettes?

 

[Corazon]

Never smoked in my whole life. I don't understand why some people now in 2020 still smoke.
Everybody knows nicotine kills.
Despite continuous anti-smoking advertising campaigns people still use cigarettes....that's unbelievable

Hello Corazon. Welcome to the Wonderful World of USMB.

My after hours Customer Service & Dispatch is located in Makati, Phil. since early 90s. After hours means 5pm to 5 am here in US including weekends. I speak fluent Tagalog but it took me about a year to get rid of my funny pronunciations. Philippines is a unique country compared to other countries.

I traveled from the northern tip Aparri ( China side) to the southern islands like Cebu, Bohol, Panay, Buracay Palawan in short visayan islands. But not in mindanao islands. I’m afraid of abu sayaf terrorist group.

It’s the only place in this wide world of planet earth that I need a bodyguards. It created a lot of attentions that I don’t need feeding and dragging them all over Philippines. These are active NBI agents equivalents to FBI and trained here in US making extra money. Kidnapping is very common in the Phil. especially for foreigners like me that has long interest in that country. McDonald’s, Kentucky FC, Subway or Donut shops etc etc etc has security armed guards. Mostly shotguns.

Smoking? I saw some old women only in northern part of the country especially in Cagayan and ilocos. Where they smoke cigarettes the wrong way. Filter is outside then the fire is inside their mouth.

Smoking in Casinos? if I stayed longer probably get second hand smoke COPD.

Filipinos and other Asians countries loves Karaoke. It’s very big in Asia. I mean BIG. I love to sing. It’s the only place on earth where I can live my dream as a singer in a stage for a couple of hours. That is cheaper than going to a casino. It’s very hard to get inserted in a line up because it’s where the local singers make their livelihood. So I bribe them and they let me sing as long as I want but no more than 2 hours.


I think it’s safe to share this story.

I’m very closely associated with the Marcos families especially with BongBong. I met the Marcoses family 2 weeks after they sent the dictator to Hawaii. My uncle house is next to the Marcoses house where they stayed. It’s those houses where theres no fence about 124 feet from wall to wall.
He successfully run for governor and senator. Then run for VP but loss. They cheated him. He was way ahead of the counts there was a glitch. When it came back he was behind. Similar happened to Morales of Bolivia but the other way. Morales was so behind then a glitch when it came back he won the election. Now he is wanted in Bolivia hiding in Argentina.


I was there in Phil. exactly the same time in March last year during dry seasons. Every chance I get I flew to Batac, ilocos Norte for 2 days to have fun with BongBong playing golf.

From there if I have a chance a short flight to Aparri ( northern tip) then to Buguey where I can go fishing using a net. Buckets of fresh water crabs and catfish. The best fishing experience I ever have even better than Alaskan fishing trip.

Kumusta charwin95!
I think maybe we're the only ones here who speak tagalog! It's relieving for me lol
Do you really manage a business in Makati? Wow! Yesterday I've spent almost all the afternoon at Ayala Center! (shopping time...)
Unfortunately you're right about kidnapping, here we have too many people who have been kidnapped. I think that maybe this crime has something to do with our laws...not harsh enough!
I have also never been in Mindanao! As you said that place is unsafe. There are many rebels (or terrorists I don't know how to call them...) and martial law was declared a few years ago!
Speaking of karaoke....well.....almost everybody loves karaoke here!
Personally I don't like it because I really really suck at it lol

Never smoked in my whole life. I don't understand why some people now in 2020 still smoke.
Everybody knows nicotine kills.
Despite continuous anti-smoking advertising campaigns people still use cigarettes....that's unbelievable

Hello Corazon. Welcome to the Wonderful World of USMB.

My after hours Customer Service & Dispatch is located in Makati, Phil. since early 90s. After hours means 5pm to 5 am here in US including weekends. I speak fluent Tagalog but it took me about a year to get rid of my funny pronunciations. Philippines is a unique country compared to other countries.

I traveled from the northern tip Aparri ( China side) to the southern islands like Cebu, Bohol, Panay, Buracay Palawan in short visayan islands. But not in mindanao islands. I’m afraid of abu sayaf terrorist group.

It’s the only place in this wide world of planet earth that I need a bodyguards. It created a lot of attentions that I don’t need feeding and dragging them all over Philippines. These are active NBI agents equivalents to FBI and trained here in US making extra money. Kidnapping is very common in the Phil. especially for foreigners like me that has long interest in that country. McDonald’s, Kentucky FC, Subway or Donut shops etc etc etc has security armed guards. Mostly shotguns.

Smoking? I saw some old women only in northern part of the country especially in Cagayan and ilocos. Where they smoke cigarettes the wrong way. Filter is outside then the fire is inside their mouth.

Smoking in Casinos? if I stayed longer probably get second hand smoke COPD.

Filipinos and other Asians countries loves Karaoke. It’s very big in Asia. I mean BIG. I love to sing. It’s the only place on earth where I can live my dream as a singer in a stage for a couple of hours. That is cheaper than going to a casino. It’s very hard to get inserted in a line up because it’s where the local singers make their livelihood. So I bribe them and they let me sing as long as I want but no more than 2 hours.


I think it’s safe to share this story.

I’m very closely associated with the Marcos families especially with BongBong. I met the Marcoses family 2 weeks after they sent the dictator to Hawaii. My uncle house is next to the Marcoses house where they stayed. It’s those houses where theres no fence about 124 feet from wall to wall.
He successfully run for governor and senator. Then run for VP but loss. They cheated him. He was way ahead of the counts there was a glitch. When it came back he was behind. Similar happened to Morales of Bolivia but the other way. Morales was so behind then a glitch when it came back he won the election. Now he is wanted in Bolivia hiding in Argentina.


I was there in Phil. exactly the same time in March last year during dry seasons. Every chance I get I flew to Batac, ilocos Norte for 2 days to have fun with BongBong playing golf.

From there if I have a chance a short flight to Aparri ( northern tip) then to Buguey where I can go fishing using a net. Buckets of fresh water crabs and catfish. The best fishing experience I ever have even better than Alaskan fishing trip.

Kumusta charwin95!
I think maybe we're the only ones here who speak tagalog! It's relieving for me lol
Do you really manage a business in Makati? Wow! Yesterday I've spent almost all the afternoon at Ayala Center! (shopping time...)
Unfortunately you're right about kidnapping, here we have too many people who have been kidnapped. I think that maybe this crime has something to do with our laws...not harsh enough!
I have also never been in Mindanao! As you said that place is unsafe. There are many rebels (or terrorists I don't know how to call them...) and martial law was declared a few years ago!
Speaking of karaoke....well.....almost everybody loves karaoke here!
Personally I don't like it because I really really suck at it lol

Hello Corazon, Mabuti naman Okey lang. Ikaw. Kumusta ka? Ang negosyo ko ay medical instruments gamit sa hospital, labs and research. Located in San Diego southern Ca . My customer service & dispatch after hours is located in Makati.

It’s March panahon na ngayon nang manga at lanzones sa pilipinas. Ang sarap yan ang na miss miss ko sa Phil. former president Marcos ko na laman kung bakit bawal ang manga at lanzones dito sa America. It produced med fly. Malalaking langaw Hindi ko alam ang tagalog tawag sa ilocano dingraw.
Nag aaral ka pa? Ano ang trabaho mo? Yung picture mo bakit malabo?


How you like my Tagalog? It took me forever to write that bcoz of predictive text keep changing the words.


TRANSLATION:
I’m in the medical instruments business used in hospitals, labs and research located in San Diego.

It’s March, season of mango and lanzones in the Phi. It’s very delicious and that what I missed in the Phil. It’s from former president Marcos I found out why Phil. mango and lanzones are not allowed here in US. It produces med fly when it rot. It’s a big flies that attack other agricultural products. I don’t know what they call in Tagalog but Ilocanos called it dingraw. But both fruits are available in Canada where the weather is cold.
Are you still in school or are you working? Your picture is blurry?


BTW I met Arnel Pineda of Journey before he became famous in one of the tourist resorts when his band was performing. I forgot what island in Visayas. He let me sang when they go on 15 minutes break.

Hi charwin95!
Your Tagalog is good, congrats! Way better than my English
I literally adore our mangoes (Carabao mangoes!) and lanzones too! I think we have the best mangoes ever made all over the world
I graduated from high school in 2017 and could not go to college/university because here it's really expensive...
I've worked since then but now I'm unemployed (and honestly I don't think I'm gonna find a job soon because now we have home quarantine here)
My picture...well a friend of mine took that picture of me...he told me it could have been a "creative photo"

Hello Corazon, How are you holding with the lock down in Manila? Your president Duterte is real tough. Ordered shoot to kill any Filipino or foreign violators.


After his term June 2022 they will arrest him because of his judicial killings unless his party will win the next presidential election. If he loses 10 to 1 he will flee to Russia or Hongkong. No extradition treaty. Duterte is trying to be a good friend of Putin.

Russian war ships are now in Philippines ports supplying arms at a very low cost away from US suppliers. First time in Philippine history. He cannot come here or he will get arrested and send back.
Ex president Arroyo Macapagal tried to flee to Hongkong but she was caught.
.

Hi charwin95! How you doing?
I'm doing fine here! I spend almost 23 hours per day surfing the web, reading, watching tv and listening to music lol
Our President seems to be a tough guy but he's just a good "actor". He watched too many Chuck Norris movies lol
Luckily as far as I know nobody was killed for being a quarantine violator (at least for now)
I've heard from the news that some Russian war ships are here....honestly I don't know the real reason.
Our journalists say they're here to help us fight coronavirus but maybe some scientists would be more useful than soldiers

 

[charwin95]

Never smoked in my whole life. I don't understand why some people now in 2020 still smoke.
Everybody knows nicotine kills.
Despite continuous anti-smoking advertising campaigns people still use cigarettes....that's unbelievable

Hello Corazon. Welcome to the Wonderful World of USMB.

My after hours Customer Service & Dispatch is located in Makati, Phil. since early 90s. After hours means 5pm to 5 am here in US including weekends. I speak fluent Tagalog but it took me about a year to get rid of my funny pronunciations. Philippines is a unique country compared to other countries.

I traveled from the northern tip Aparri ( China side) to the southern islands like Cebu, Bohol, Panay, Buracay Palawan in short visayan islands. But not in mindanao islands. I’m afraid of abu sayaf terrorist group.

It’s the only place in this wide world of planet earth that I need a bodyguards. It created a lot of attentions that I don’t need feeding and dragging them all over Philippines. These are active NBI agents equivalents to FBI and trained here in US making extra money. Kidnapping is very common in the Phil. especially for foreigners like me that has long interest in that country. McDonald’s, Kentucky FC, Subway or Donut shops etc etc etc has security armed guards. Mostly shotguns.

Smoking? I saw some old women only in northern part of the country especially in Cagayan and ilocos. Where they smoke cigarettes the wrong way. Filter is outside then the fire is inside their mouth.

Smoking in Casinos? if I stayed longer probably get second hand smoke COPD.

Filipinos and other Asians countries loves Karaoke. It’s very big in Asia. I mean BIG. I love to sing. It’s the only place on earth where I can live my dream as a singer in a stage for a couple of hours. That is cheaper than going to a casino. It’s very hard to get inserted in a line up because it’s where the local singers make their livelihood. So I bribe them and they let me sing as long as I want but no more than 2 hours.


I think it’s safe to share this story.

I’m very closely associated with the Marcos families especially with BongBong. I met the Marcoses family 2 weeks after they sent the dictator to Hawaii. My uncle house is next to the Marcoses house where they stayed. It’s those houses where theres no fence about 124 feet from wall to wall.
He successfully run for governor and senator. Then run for VP but loss. They cheated him. He was way ahead of the counts there was a glitch. When it came back he was behind. Similar happened to Morales of Bolivia but the other way. Morales was so behind then a glitch when it came back he won the election. Now he is wanted in Bolivia hiding in Argentina.


I was there in Phil. exactly the same time in March last year during dry seasons. Every chance I get I flew to Batac, ilocos Norte for 2 days to have fun with BongBong playing golf.

From there if I have a chance a short flight to Aparri ( northern tip) then to Buguey where I can go fishing using a net. Buckets of fresh water crabs and catfish. The best fishing experience I ever have even better than Alaskan fishing trip.

Kumusta charwin95!
I think maybe we're the only ones here who speak tagalog! It's relieving for me lol
Do you really manage a business in Makati? Wow! Yesterday I've spent almost all the afternoon at Ayala Center! (shopping time...)
Unfortunately you're right about kidnapping, here we have too many people who have been kidnapped. I think that maybe this crime has something to do with our laws...not harsh enough!
I have also never been in Mindanao! As you said that place is unsafe. There are many rebels (or terrorists I don't know how to call them...) and martial law was declared a few years ago!
Speaking of karaoke....well.....almost everybody loves karaoke here!
Personally I don't like it because I really really suck at it lol

Never smoked in my whole life. I don't understand why some people now in 2020 still smoke.
Everybody knows nicotine kills.
Despite continuous anti-smoking advertising campaigns people still use cigarettes....that's unbelievable

Hello Corazon. Welcome to the Wonderful World of USMB.

My after hours Customer Service & Dispatch is located in Makati, Phil. since early 90s. After hours means 5pm to 5 am here in US including weekends. I speak fluent Tagalog but it took me about a year to get rid of my funny pronunciations. Philippines is a unique country compared to other countries.

I traveled from the northern tip Aparri ( China side) to the southern islands like Cebu, Bohol, Panay, Buracay Palawan in short visayan islands. But not in mindanao islands. I’m afraid of abu sayaf terrorist group.

It’s the only place in this wide world of planet earth that I need a bodyguards. It created a lot of attentions that I don’t need feeding and dragging them all over Philippines. These are active NBI agents equivalents to FBI and trained here in US making extra money. Kidnapping is very common in the Phil. especially for foreigners like me that has long interest in that country. McDonald’s, Kentucky FC, Subway or Donut shops etc etc etc has security armed guards. Mostly shotguns.

Smoking? I saw some old women only in northern part of the country especially in Cagayan and ilocos. Where they smoke cigarettes the wrong way. Filter is outside then the fire is inside their mouth.

Smoking in Casinos? if I stayed longer probably get second hand smoke COPD.

Filipinos and other Asians countries loves Karaoke. It’s very big in Asia. I mean BIG. I love to sing. It’s the only place on earth where I can live my dream as a singer in a stage for a couple of hours. That is cheaper than going to a casino. It’s very hard to get inserted in a line up because it’s where the local singers make their livelihood. So I bribe them and they let me sing as long as I want but no more than 2 hours.


I think it’s safe to share this story.

I’m very closely associated with the Marcos families especially with BongBong. I met the Marcoses family 2 weeks after they sent the dictator to Hawaii. My uncle house is next to the Marcoses house where they stayed. It’s those houses where theres no fence about 124 feet from wall to wall.
He successfully run for governor and senator. Then run for VP but loss. They cheated him. He was way ahead of the counts there was a glitch. When it came back he was behind. Similar happened to Morales of Bolivia but the other way. Morales was so behind then a glitch when it came back he won the election. Now he is wanted in Bolivia hiding in Argentina.


I was there in Phil. exactly the same time in March last year during dry seasons. Every chance I get I flew to Batac, ilocos Norte for 2 days to have fun with BongBong playing golf.

From there if I have a chance a short flight to Aparri ( northern tip) then to Buguey where I can go fishing using a net. Buckets of fresh water crabs and catfish. The best fishing experience I ever have even better than Alaskan fishing trip.

Kumusta charwin95!
I think maybe we're the only ones here who speak tagalog! It's relieving for me lol
Do you really manage a business in Makati? Wow! Yesterday I've spent almost all the afternoon at Ayala Center! (shopping time...)
Unfortunately you're right about kidnapping, here we have too many people who have been kidnapped. I think that maybe this crime has something to do with our laws...not harsh enough!
I have also never been in Mindanao! As you said that place is unsafe. There are many rebels (or terrorists I don't know how to call them...) and martial law was declared a few years ago!
Speaking of karaoke....well.....almost everybody loves karaoke here!
Personally I don't like it because I really really suck at it lol

Hello Corazon, Mabuti naman Okey lang. Ikaw. Kumusta ka? Ang negosyo ko ay medical instruments gamit sa hospital, labs and research. Located in San Diego southern Ca . My customer service & dispatch after hours is located in Makati.

It’s March panahon na ngayon nang manga at lanzones sa pilipinas. Ang sarap yan ang na miss miss ko sa Phil. former president Marcos ko na laman kung bakit bawal ang manga at lanzones dito sa America. It produced med fly. Malalaking langaw Hindi ko alam ang tagalog tawag sa ilocano dingraw.
Nag aaral ka pa? Ano ang trabaho mo? Yung picture mo bakit malabo?


How you like my Tagalog? It took me forever to write that bcoz of predictive text keep changing the words.


TRANSLATION:
I’m in the medical instruments business used in hospitals, labs and research located in San Diego.

It’s March, season of mango and lanzones in the Phi. It’s very delicious and that what I missed in the Phil. It’s from former president Marcos I found out why Phil. mango and lanzones are not allowed here in US. It produces med fly when it rot. It’s a big flies that attack other agricultural products. I don’t know what they call in Tagalog but Ilocanos called it dingraw. But both fruits are available in Canada where the weather is cold.
Are you still in school or are you working? Your picture is blurry?


BTW I met Arnel Pineda of Journey before he became famous in one of the tourist resorts when his band was performing. I forgot what island in Visayas. He let me sang when they go on 15 minutes break.

Hi charwin95!
Your Tagalog is good, congrats! Way better than my English
I literally adore our mangoes (Carabao mangoes!) and lanzones too! I think we have the best mangoes ever made all over the world
I graduated from high school in 2017 and could not go to college/university because here it's really expensive...
I've worked since then but now I'm unemployed (and honestly I don't think I'm gonna find a job soon because now we have home quarantine here)
My picture...well a friend of mine took that picture of me...he told me it could have been a "creative photo"

Hello Corazon, How are you holding with the lock down in Manila? Your president Duterte is real tough. Ordered shoot to kill any Filipino or foreign violators.


After his term June 2022 they will arrest him because of his judicial killings unless his party will win the next presidential election. If he loses 10 to 1 he will flee to Russia or Hongkong. No extradition treaty. Duterte is trying to be a good friend of Putin.

Russian war ships are now in Philippines ports supplying arms at a very low cost away from US suppliers. First time in Philippine history. He cannot come here or he will get arrested and send back.
Ex president Arroyo Macapagal tried to flee to Hongkong but she was caught.
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Hi charwin95! How you doing?
I'm doing fine here! I spend almost 23 hours per day surfing the web, reading, watching tv and listening to music lol
Our President seems to be a tough guy but he's just a good "actor". He watched too many Chuck Norris movies lol
Luckily as far as I know nobody was killed for being a quarantine violator (at least for now)
I've heard from the news that some Russian war ships are here....honestly I don't know the real reason.
Our journalists say they're here to help us fight coronavirus but maybe some scientists would be more useful than soldiers

I’m glad to hear that you are okay. Hopefully this will be over soon. We are in trouble here don’t know how to describe it but we never have this kind of crisis before. Long way to go before our government will open our system. Millions of Americans are out of work and loss a lot of money from stocks because of CV.

Yesterday me and my wife picked up her friend at Vannuys by Los Angeles area. i saw a very long lines of people for food blacks, whites, asians, hispanics and it was raining. I never imagine I will see something like that here in US.

We blamed our president but Trump supporters here are defending him at all cost. This is life here in USMB. That is how people feel not accepting defeat but not sure how/what in their real life. I have a very large pools of friends. It’s cracking. Most I know Trump supporters had enough loosing money from their retirement, people are getting sick, lies, stuck, life is becoming miserable.

Russian war ships are there to deliver arms negotiated since last year. Not sure about helping CV when they sailed to the Philippines months ago before this CV pandemic.
We Americans loss the role of world military power in last 3 years. Presences of US warships around the globe had decreased tremendously. China and Russia are both filling up the void thus creating influences. China is helping neighboring countries fight CV while we are struggling very badly trying to save ourselves. We used to do that roles helping countries around the world. Not anymore. ALL of that because of bad inept and amateur policy.

 

[sparky]

If you smoke, STOP! For fuck's sake, STOP.

I went on a call once, dude in maybe his late 30's, sitting upright but not responding. He was a smoker diagnosed with the big C, one lung shot, the other @ 1/2 capacity, PO2 levels were sh*t.

He was on O2, just sitting there in his easy chair next to his big ashtray full of spend smokes, one still between his fingers, ash headed for flesh

His eyes were open , but he did not react to my waving a hand in front of his face, nor any other external stimuli

We took him for his last ride

POINT?

It's an addiction more powerful than heroin

~S~

 

[justinacolmena]

The medical profession will do anything for a buck

They need to be skinned alive and their bodies burned for what they do to innocent babies.

 

[Alan Stallion]

i remember the 1st drag off a cigarette, i was 12 & lisa allard, also 12 had a pk of marlboros. i smoked a pk a day for 26 years after that & with multiple tries with quitting, i took wellbutrin, which is the generic to zyban & finally quit. i remember the last cigarette i had - it was 7am on july 19,2000. it was the hardest thing i ever did. i don't get cravings if i see someone smoking but can't stand the smell especially on clothes. but & i also know for a fact that if i took just one drag off a cigarette - i would be right back at it, no doubt.

Yeah, I had no idea how strong the stench was. But now when I walk past a smoker, they reek!

I used to wonder how my mother-in-law knew I was smoking in her guest room. I mean, I opened a window and blew the smoke out through the screen. Yet she could smell it two rooms away.

I get it now.

I can be in a car, smell somebody's lit cigarette, and it's some dude or dudette two cars up holding their cig dangling out the car window. It really permeates. It's dreadful.

 

[Zander]

I smoked when I was a teenager and when I was in the Navy. Then one day I made the decision to stop. I knew that the actual physical addition would be broken after 3 days, the rest in mental. So I focused on behavior modification - stopped hanging around smokers, stopped coffee, etc.... I started exercising every morning too. That really helped with the mood swings!

It was tough and I had a few relapses (almost always when drinking) but it stuck and I haven't smoked cigarettes in over 25 years.

 

[gipper]

I smoked when I was a teenager and when I was in the Navy. Then one day I made the decision to stop. I knew that the actual physical addition would be broken after 3 days, the rest in mental. So I focused on behavior modification - stopped hanging around smokers, stopped coffee, etc.... I started exercising every morning too. That really helped with the mood swings!

It was tough and I had a few relapses (almost always when drinking) but it stuck and I haven't smoked cigarettes in over 25 years.

I smoke one a day to keep the doctor away.

 

[bluzman61]

I lost another friend to lung disease yesterday.

13 years ago, I had a chest x-ray. I forget what for. Anyway, the doctor pointed to a bunch of spots in the x-ray and asked me if I knew what they were. I admitted ignorance.

He told me they were the beginning signs of emphysema. Emphysema is irreversible. I had been trying for over a decade to quit, to no avail. I did the gum, the patches, the classes, cold turkey, all the methods. Nothing had worked.

One night, my four year old son patted my empty shirt pocket. I asked him what he was doing. He said, "I'm looking for those things that you always have there."







fuck...




That was it. I had to quit.

Then I heard about Chantix, which was a relatively new thing at the time. So I gave it a shot. About 8 of us at work all quit together.

13 years later, I am the only one who is still not smoking. And yesterday, one of our group of 8 died. He leaves behind a daughter who is one of my daughter's best friends, and a wife.

He loved his daughter. Believe me. He loved her very, very much. Spoiled her rotten. And I used to berate him and berate him that if he loved his daughter, he should quit smoking.

A couple years ago, he had a heart attack and was in a coma for three days. He collapsed right in front of his daughter. He ended up in the most rundown horrible convalescent home I have ever seen. It was hellish.

Was that enough?

Nope.

He quit for about a month and then took up smoking again.

The last time I saw him, he was gulping like a goldfish. That's the way he existed for the past two years. Sipping air. He could barely draw a breath. And still smoking.


Nicotine is a vicious, vicious addiction. It is stronger than a father's love.


I lost the best friend I have ever had in my entire life three years ago to this shit. He went out the same way. Gasping for air.

If you smoke, STOP! For fuck's sake, STOP.

Do whatever it takes.

And if you catch your kids vaping nicotine, cut them off. Take away their money, their cell phone, their computer, their TV privileges, their sleepover privileges. Make them sleep on a straw bed until they give that shit up.

Thanks for the post, g. I've never been a smoker myself, but I actually have small spots of emphysema in both of my lungs from SECOND HAND smoke from being around friends that DID smoke, heavily, at the restaurant/bar we frequented to play NTN, now called Buzztime Trivia. This went on for at least 4 or 5 years, and thankfully ended when smoking was prohibited there. But the damage had been done, unfortunately. I don't really have any discomfort from the emphysema, at least not yet, because the spots on my lungs aren't that big. I've had asthma since I was a kid, but I seem to have pretty much "grown out of it", which I always thought was a myth. In my case, it isn't. I take Singulair once a day, which is used for allergies AND asthma, and use a preventive inhaler twice a day. This has REALLY helped for over 10 years now. I don't think I ever thanked my trivia buddies for the second hand smoke. But then again, it WAS my fault for being around them.

 

[bluzman61]

I smoked when I was a teenager and when I was in the Navy. Then one day I made the decision to stop. I knew that the actual physical addition would be broken after 3 days, the rest in mental. So I focused on behavior modification - stopped hanging around smokers, stopped coffee, etc.... I started exercising every morning too. That really helped with the mood swings!

It was tough and I had a few relapses (almost always when drinking) but it stuck and I haven't smoked cigarettes in over 25 years.

I smoke one a day to keep the doctor away.

He-he! I hope in your case, gipper, THAT one would be a reefer......

 

[Dick Foster]

I lost another friend to lung disease yesterday.

13 years ago, I had a chest x-ray. I forget what for. Anyway, the doctor pointed to a bunch of spots in the x-ray and asked me if I knew what they were. I admitted ignorance.

He told me they were the beginning signs of emphysema. Emphysema is irreversible. I had been trying for over a decade to quit, to no avail. I did the gum, the patches, the classes, cold turkey, all the methods. Nothing had worked.

One night, my four year old son patted my empty shirt pocket. I asked him what he was doing. He said, "I'm looking for those things that you always have there."







fuck...




That was it. I had to quit.

Then I heard about Chantix, which was a relatively new thing at the time. So I gave it a shot. About 8 of us at work all quit together.

13 years later, I am the only one who is still not smoking. And yesterday, one of our group of 8 died. He leaves behind a daughter who is one of my daughter's best friends, and a wife.

He loved his daughter. Believe me. He loved her very, very much. Spoiled her rotten. And I used to berate him and berate him that if he loved his daughter, he should quit smoking.

A couple years ago, he had a heart attack and was in a coma for three days. He collapsed right in front of his daughter. He ended up in the most rundown horrible convalescent home I have ever seen. It was hellish.

Was that enough?

Nope.

He quit for about a month and then took up smoking again.

The last time I saw him, he was gulping like a goldfish. That's the way he existed for the past two years. Sipping air. He could barely draw a breath. And still smoking.


Nicotine is a vicious, vicious addiction. It is stronger than a father's love.


I lost the best friend I have ever had in my entire life three years ago to this shit. He went out the same way. Gasping for air.

If you smoke, STOP! For fuck's sake, STOP.

Do whatever it takes.

And if you catch your kids vaping nicotine, cut them off. Take away their money, their cell phone, their computer, their TV privileges, their sleepover privileges. Make them sleep on a straw bed until they give that shit up.

I quit last year after having a small stroke, actually had three small ones.
I was already down to one or two a day so quitting wasn't so hard. They didn't allow smoking anywhere on the grounds of the hospital, not even outside.

 

[Likkmee]

Bluz. What line of work were you in ? Emphysema from Barfly isn't very common.

 

[bluzman61]

Bluz. What line of work were you in ? Emphysema from Barfly isn't very common.

I didn't WORK at the restaurant/bar we frequented. I ate, drank, and played trivia with the guys. But we did this at least a couple times a week, and usually were there 5 or 6 hours each time. So, unfortunately, after 4 or 5 years of this, I developed a bit of emphysema in both lungs from THEIR second hand smoke. And I believe two of these guys STILL smoke. Less than they used to, but they still do.

 

[Dick Foster]

Bluz. What line of work were you in ? Emphysema from Barfly isn't very common.

Bars were once very smoky places. It was great. It's difficult to drink and not smoke too. Jumping up and running outside to have a cigarette sucked and I'm sure it cut way down on the bars profits too. It's not as if bars were ever health spas or even intended to be. Kind of like a cat house with no sex.

 

[Likkmee]

Bluz. What line of work were you in ? Emphysema from Barfly isn't very common.

I didn't WORK at the restaurant/bar we frequented. I ate, drank, and played trivia with the guys. But we did this at least a couple times a week, and usually were there 5 or 6 hours each time. So, unfortunately, after 4 or 5 years of this, I developed a bit of emphysema in both lungs from THEIR second hand smoke. And I believe two of these guys STILL smoke. Less than they used to, but they still do.

Ya missed it. WORK. work, not bar solicitation .

 

[Toro]

Never smoked.

It's a disgusting habit.



But drinking?

Perfectly OK.

 

[gipper]

Never smoked.

It's a disgusting habit.



But drinking?

Perfectly OK.

Smoked like a chimney and loved it.

Drinking never do. Disgusting habit.