Mandaya A Day 3

past prefix = yanag/ya; example, nag-usap/nag-istorya/talked = yanagbalaw (talk = balaw)

present prefix = ya/ga; example, nag-uusap/naga-istorya/talks/talking = yabalaw/gabalaw 

future prefix = mapag/mo; example, kakausapin/istoryahon/will talk = mabalaw/mapagbalaw

amazingly, Mandaya is like French. you eat the words with a constricted breath and a narrowed tongue gently touching the palette (roof of the mouth). the odd effort will silent most of the first syllables or letter/s of the word. yanagbalaw then is silently pronounced as yabalaw. mobalaw as mabalaw.

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Ultimate Dream

soon, id regain my talent and have my one-man art exhibit :)

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Mandaya A Day

ngano/why? = nana?

unsa/what? = unan?

asa/where? = hayn/hain?

kinsa?who? = sin-o?

pila/how much? = pila?

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Mandaya A Day

past,present,future/yesterday,today,tomorrow = kagabi,adun,kisom

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Mandaya A Day

today, i decided to learn my town's mother language—Mandaya. honestly, there is a subtle indifference between most migrants and Mandaya families. i do not know the roots of this indifference but i often hear migrants associate Mandayas to voodoo practices. i do not care because i have many good Mandaya friends who were not into voodoos. i know they know people who practice voodoos, but they, so far, did not harm me. 

Mandaya, as i know, is one of the Philippines' treasured cultural groups. i grew up with this people but i do not know much of their cultural  roots (some of themselves forgot theirs too). they are also wonderful people, especially their language. so, to start, i am learning their language—at least, one Mandaya word a day.  

naunsa ka?/what happened to you?/anong nangyari sa yo? = yama uno kaw?

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A Little More Faith

i decided not to surrender and take more on God's funny plan for me :) 

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Not A Pick-Up Boy

pick-up lines? DUH!!

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Kidlat Igat

kung magkilat, daghan magkiat 

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Inherit A Bit

inherited my father's ideals but took my mother's practicality

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Kung Magiging Tatay Na Ako...

...hinding hindi ko kakalimutan na naging masamang bata din ako

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Please, Beiber, Spare Me

"you smile, i smile"

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My Worst Nightmare

i am the Mayor of Mati 

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God, CEO

God tops the corporate world. He perfectly diversified religion. He created Christianity, Islam, Protestant, etc. and captured all buyers

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small me

thank God, you created me small :

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challenging change

change is easy when you pass the challenges of adopting, longevity and doing the wrong change

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