message for a LOST friend

(a message for KLO from unknown speaker of dolphins)

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klo!

ako ni.. wala na daw ka g-uban sa dolphins? nanu mana? wala pud daw ka gtxt/paramdam? chaka kaau ka!
anyway fine apple! for the go! ikaw na ged nah.. haha wala man, ikaw bahala.. everyone's wondering..before..pero wala naman karon.. fine oh fine nalang! well BE HAPPY nalang klo and be happy uli.. haha wala na koy masulti.. ingat KA!!! bye!

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A swimming sensation at Holiday Gym & Spa

A swimming sensation at Holiday Gym & Spa
Published : 2008-11-27

NOTHER top caliber instructor joins the prestigious roster of Holiday Gym and Spa, Davao City’s premier health and wellness destination.
Haroon Cali, a 21-year-old student at the University of Mindanao taking up B.S. Education, is now a part-time aerobics instructor at the Holiday Gym and Spa. Cali teaches belly dancing, Cardio Latino, Hi-lo, kickboxing, aqua aerobics and has classes three to five times a week.

Being a varsity scholar at the UM, Cali started out as a client back in 2007 when his school used the facilities to practice swimming.
Cali’s medals are numerous. He recently bagged five medals at the University Games in Dumaguete last October: one gold for 400 meter individual medly, one silver for 200 meter butterfly, two bronze for 200 individual medley and 400 meter freestyle.
He is not new to the sport, as he has been doing it since he was growing up in Iligan City, his hometown and where his family still lives.
He started swimming lessons at the age of six years old and a year later he joined inter-club meets. When he reached Grade Two, he joined the first Palarong Pambansa. He did not get any medals then but the love for the sport has caught on.
Since then he has been joining regional and local competitions and even the BIMP-Eaga Friendship Games in 2003 and 2005. In 2003, he joined the Palarong Pambansa again and this time bagged five gold medals and two silver.
This week he is set to leave for Brunei for the BIMP-Eaga Friendship Games representing Davao City, a city he has come to love.
“Maraming nakakalaban na magaling sa international competitions. Kabado ka parati. Di mo kilala sino ang bago. Unlike local competitions, kilala mo na kadalasan ang ibang competitors,” he said in an interview.
In the 2005 BIMP-Eaga games, Cali bagged one gold medal in relay, two silvers in the individual 200 meter butterfly and four bronze medals in the individual medley.
He trains by himself and has no swimming coach.
He said he swims two hours a day and cross-train at the HGS gym for toning. With a strict self-discipiline, he relies only on himself to prepare for each competition.
Cali said he is on a high fiber diet of fruits and vegetables. And this is the first year he is going to join a competition using the cross-training technique.
Swimming is safe compared to other contact sports. It is also advantageous to know how to swim. This is the best exercise, lahat ng muscles mo gumagalaw. I had asthma when I was in elementary but was cured with swimming,” he said. “Wala din akong bisyo, no smoking. I drink occasionally pero kung kaya na hindi uminom sa parties, hindi ako umiinom.”
He said his parents, especially his mom is proud of his achievements.
“I am also earning by being a part-time teacher here and no tuition fee because I am scholar. Hindi na ako hingi ng hingi ng pera. Mahirap din sa time management pero flexible ang schedule kaya madali. Disiplina lang talaga,” he said.
Cali is also proud to be part of the HGS family.
“I am lucky to be with HGS. I exercise and at the same time loose weight while teaching aerobics. Hindi ako pressure sa trabaho. Parang kapamilya. Comfortable mag-stay dito. Ang clients naman close ko na parang barkada na lang,” he said.
He says teaching aerobics is in line with my course since he majors in Physical Education and he loves to choreograph.
Cali has fallen in love with Davao City .
“I love Davao since lower cost of living dito. Maganda and maraming opportunities. I plan to stay here for good,” he said of his three years living here. He also plans to concentrate on studies and work
Cali admonishes everyone to work out and go to the gym.
“Dapat mag-gym kasi importante ito sa katawan. It is vital to one’s physical and mental well being,” he said.
Have fun while staying fit. Visit Holiday Gym and Spa now, located along Torres Street, Davao City with telephone number 222-3041 or visit their website: www.holidaygymandspa.com.
You may also check out the latest top of the line gym equipment at www.campaigningforhealthyliving.com.

SWIMMING ACE "HAROON CALI" Certified Dolphins!

Swimming Ace Haroon Cali
By Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan

HAROON Cali, born in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to a civil engineer father Lominog Cali and midwife mother Bridget Dieto Caballero on May 16, 1987, was left to the care of his aunt in Iligan City a month after.

He realized that he wouldn't have gone to where he is now in the sport of swimming if not for Aunt Florita Cabalhin.

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"She is my inspiration. I started swimming when I was five. It was my cousin who encouraged and taught me to swim. My aunt, who is the older sister of my mom, enrolled me to a swimming lesson when I turned six so I can engage into competition," he reminisced.

He said Aunt Flori accompanied him wherever he competed. It may be in the Batang Pinoy Games, Mindanao Friendship Games, Palarong Pambansa or in any other local or regional meet.

But Ronz's aunt died of stroke in 1997. It was also the year that he missed action in the Palaro.

"I didn't compete in the Palaro that year because there was no one who could be with me. My aunt had been very supportive since I learned the sport. She took good care of me and encouraged me to practice more and achieve my goals. I loved her so much and her husband, too. They're my parents here while my real parents worked abroad," he told this writer.

He said it was only in 1997 that his parents, who worked in Saudi for about 15 years, came home and decided to settle in the country for good.

All grown-up

I remembered seeing Ronz for the first time in one of the Mayor's Cup Age-Group Swimming competitions held at the Ladislawa Country Club in Buhangin.

I also saw him during the first MFG in Tubod, Lanao del Norte in 2001 where he won a bronze medal for Iligan. He also recalled seeing me at the revival of the Bimp-Eaga Games in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan in 2003.

But I was surprised to see him all grown-up and more confident in Iloilo City during the National Prisaa Finals last year.

He even grew taller than me. Argh! When before we just see eye-to-eye, now I really have to look up when I talk to this five-foot-seven young man.

Time may have changed Ronz' many features and outlook in life, but he remained friendly, accommodating and you can say that again, bubbly! He never runs out of things to say.

The eldest in a brood of three, Ronz will soon march the aisle with a degree in Bachelor in Secondary Education-Mapeh at the University of Mindanao.

"I took BSED major in Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health because I know that my abilities and capabilities are more on bodily-kinesthetic which means I'm more inclined to physical activities. I love to swim, dance, choreograph and teach other people. I get to share my skills and at the same time earn money. I think this is the only course that can help me achieve my goals and ambitions in life," he said.

He will soon graduate but not without an honor or legacy to leave his alma mater and Davao City, which he considers his second home.

Reaping honors

Ronz first competed in a local event in the "City of Majestic Waterfalls", - Iligan - in 1996 where he won a silver medal.

He then competed in a regional meet in Cotabato City where he brought home two silvers and one bronze. But he failed to win any medal in the Palaro held the same year.

"It was only in the 2003 Palarong Pamabansa in Lanao that I finally won a gold medal. I bagged five golds and two silvers. I felt very happy because I achieved one of my ambitions in life," he said.

He got into the UM swimming varsity team through the help of Coach Denis Beciera.

He continued, "I was offered a class A scholarship so I accepted. I joined the team because I wanted to experience the life of being away from my parents and they also supported me."

The Ian Thorpe fan shared that with his scholarship, he enjoyed 100 percent free tuition, sports uniform, good training and dormitory.

Among his other exploits were the 2002 Milo Little Olympics Most Outstanding Athlete award in Cagayan de Oro and 2003 Palaro most outstanding athlete award in Lanao.

He captured gold medals in the 4th Bimp-Eaga Games in Malaysia, 2006 National Prisaa in Dagupan and 2007 National Prisaa in Iloilo.

His one gold and two silver finishes in the 2008 National Prisaa in Zamboanga City and one gold in the National University Games in Bacolod earned him the So Kim Cheng Sports Foundation Most Oustanding Male Swimmer Award.

He received the award at the Grand Regal Hotel on July 22.

Ronz said he could never imagine not being in sports.

"This is where I made a name for myself. I toured different places for free. I also earned money and got to college without paying any amount. I gained a lot of friends and I've helped my parents. Sports gives me a healthy lifestyle," he added.

His greatest dream is to compete in the Olympics - a dream of every athlete.

Five years from now, Ronz sees himself as a good model PE teacher, aerobics instructor and swimming coach