A site for different things about being a Filipino...I'll try to post Filipino Stories, legends, alamats etc
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The Typhoon & The Boatmaker
This is a short documentary about an individual who experienced the typhoon Yolanda right infront of his eyes. While almost everyone took shelter during the storm, Rolando Albacite, the boatmaker, went out with his sons trying to secure his boats. This is a portrait of a brave and grounded man who stayed humble despite the losses of the enormous calamity.
Filmed on Bantayan Island in the Philippines, January 2014.
Shot and edited by Samuel W. Hefti
Production, Interview and translation: Janice Y. Perez
Post Production Sound - Johannes S. Manzanilla
Music by Tony Anderson - Rise (The Musicbed)
Shot on Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Baltic Muse:10 Reasons Why Iloilo City is The Best City to Live in Philippines
Iloilo City, the capital city of the province of Iloilo and the regional center of Western Visayas, is definitely one of the highlights of Panay island, Philippines. Saturated with many spectacular festivals and celebrations, unbelievably kind people and delicious food for almost ridiculously low prices, this city is always filled with relaxed yet joyful atmosphere. If you thought that there is no other place people are celebrating fiestas like in Spain: broadly, even a little bit wastefully, but always heatedly, affectionately and cheerfully, you thought wrong. Filipinos love their fiestas as much as Spanish. When it comes to holidays, living here reminded me of living in Tenerife, as I remember it felt like they have more fiestas that working days per year in Tenerife.
What are the biggest reasons you should choose Iloilo for living over other cities in Philippines? Keep on reading and I’ll tell you the advantages of living in Iloilo City!
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What are the biggest reasons you should choose Iloilo for living over other cities in Philippines? Keep on reading and I’ll tell you the advantages of living in Iloilo City!
more...
Friday, April 11, 2014
Polish is fun with Warsaw Entertain!:)
FB Event
Warsaw Entertain invites you to the special Polish Language Workshop, organised by Edu& More.
Levels & subjects:
- A1: Conjugation of verbs in Present tense
- A2: Past tense (perfective and imperfective forms)
- B1: Verb aspects (perfective and imperfective forms)
The workshop is free of charge – it’s open day at Edu & More, Polish language school and Warsaw Entertain guarantees it will be fun!:)
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE& CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY by sending an email to: warsaw.entertain@gmail.com .
All participants receive access to a Polish online lesson of their choice.
Warsaw Entertain invites you to the special Polish Language Workshop, organised by Edu& More.
Levels & subjects:
- A1: Conjugation of verbs in Present tense
- A2: Past tense (perfective and imperfective forms)
- B1: Verb aspects (perfective and imperfective forms)
The workshop is free of charge – it’s open day at Edu & More, Polish language school and Warsaw Entertain guarantees it will be fun!:)
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE& CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY by sending an email to: warsaw.entertain@gmail.com
All participants receive access to a Polish online lesson of their choice.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
A Parent’s Musings on their Third Culture Kids
“Where do you come from?”
For others this question is easy to answer but for Third Culture Kids, this is the main question that leaves them grappling for answers. Where to start? Where was I born? Where did I grow up? Where am I living now?
Global nomads, cultural chameleons, living in between worlds, these are some of the names that Third Culture Kids (TCK) are tagged with. Ted Ward, a sociologist, even named them the prototype citizens of the future. With migration being a global phenomena and creating a borderless world, for TCKs and their families, where one was conceived, grew up or currently living become just a list of places stamped on their passports.
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For others this question is easy to answer but for Third Culture Kids, this is the main question that leaves them grappling for answers. Where to start? Where was I born? Where did I grow up? Where am I living now?
Global nomads, cultural chameleons, living in between worlds, these are some of the names that Third Culture Kids (TCK) are tagged with. Ted Ward, a sociologist, even named them the prototype citizens of the future. With migration being a global phenomena and creating a borderless world, for TCKs and their families, where one was conceived, grew up or currently living become just a list of places stamped on their passports.
More...
Monday, March 31, 2014
Pharrell Williams -- Happy, YPDR Typhoon Haiyan
The people of Bantayan Island are happy but they still need your help. Support Young Pioneer Disaster Response in building storm-strengthened shelters, rehabilitating schools, repairing water and sanitation facilities, and providing hygiene education, community outreach, joint medical missions and emergency response programs.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Ancient chicken DNA reveals Philippines home to Polynesians
Sa isang naunang post ay nabanggit namin ang pagkakalapit ng ating wika sa mga wika ng Polynesians. Ilang halimbawa: mata (mata), langit (te rangi), isa (ta, tasi), dalawa (ua, lua, rua), tatlo (tolu, toi), ina (tina, sina, tinaa), ama (tama, tamaa), anay (ane), kuto (utu, kutu), bato (vatu, fatu, kohatu), isda (ika), pain (paa, fish lure), inum (inu), babae (wahine), apoy (ahi).
Ngayon po ay naglabas ang isang pamantasan sa Australia ng findings na ang mga manok ng Polynesians ay nagmula pala sa Pilipinas, dala-dala ng mga ninuno natin. The study used DNA/genetic signatures to trace the dispersal of chickens, one of the animals brought along by ancient people as they migrated island to island in this part of the world.
Aalamin po namin kung may adobo rin sa Polynesian islands...
http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/2014/03/18/1302318/ancient-chicken-dna-reveals-philippines-home-polynesians
Ngayon po ay naglabas ang isang pamantasan sa Australia ng findings na ang mga manok ng Polynesians ay nagmula pala sa Pilipinas, dala-dala ng mga ninuno natin. The study used DNA/genetic signatures to trace the dispersal of chickens, one of the animals brought along by ancient people as they migrated island to island in this part of the world.
Aalamin po namin kung may adobo rin sa Polynesian islands...
http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/2014/03/18/1302318/ancient-chicken-dna-reveals-philippines-home-polynesians
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