One of the hotly commented posts in the YouTube is 1969 Ms. Universe Gloria Diaz's comment (link here or watch the post below) in relation to Venus Raj's response on the Q & A portion of the 2010 Ms. Universe pageant. Diaz is proposing that maybe it is high time that we employ interpreters for … Continue reading Lessons from Venus Raj’s “Major, Major” Mistake
Tag: Bicol Tongue
Pading Romy: An Pagpadaba ni Lola
Ever since Facebook (FB) has invaded the Net, the world became a smaller place. O siguro tama lang su kantang "It's a small world after all". Dakul na kaya an nagkakasurumpungan asin nagkakabiristuhan. Saro sa mga nasumpungan ko digdi asin nabisto at least virtually, iyo si Pading Romy. Yugon mo yun? For the Albayanos and … Continue reading Pading Romy: An Pagpadaba ni Lola
Dagdag na Rawit-dawit
[Additional pieces of "rawit-dawit" both from Mr. Jessel Basanta.] Bituon asin Panginoron tara bituon kan banggui haen ka ngonyan? baga tangis an tao sa panganoron na sugo mo uran nahuhulog sa sakong payo… Repeki tukdoan mo ako magrokyaw mantang natatahuban nin tangis sa tangraw kan banggui nakaduko sa sakong plauta arog kan mga doot sa … Continue reading Dagdag na Rawit-dawit
An Literaturang Bikol sa nakaaging apat na taon
ni Carlos A. Aréjola GÎPAW BIKOL! Iyan an pigpapadarang text kan parasurat na si Jun Balde sa Kabulig Bikol1 kun igwang magayon na bareta, arog baga kun igwang Bikolano na nanggana sa kontes o igwa nin bagong libro na nagluwas. Iyan man an pigpapaabot ko sa saindo ngunyan na aldaw! Gipaw Bikol! Has the corpus … Continue reading An Literaturang Bikol sa nakaaging apat na taon
Bicol tongue in a coma?
Just recently, a professor from Ateneo was reported to have successfully defended a new term in the Filipino Dictionary. The term: LOBAT. Yes, "Lobat" as in low battery. But while Filipino is improving by "copying" foreign tongue, medyo nalalaag sa comatose ang lenguaheng Bikolnon. Primero pa sana, warang nagtuturo ki tataramon na Bikolnon sa mga … Continue reading Bicol tongue in a coma?