Day 20 Filipino Respect: We Say "Po" and "Opo"

Oct 20, 11 Day 20 Filipino Respect: We Say "Po" and "Opo"

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So on this post, we talked about how the young-uns (young ones) show respect to the elderly (Lolo and Lola). Today I’d like to share with you another way that we express respect with our words. In fact, this way is widely used even for people who are close to age.  Wanna learn it? It’s as easy as PO and...

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Day 19 Filipino Christmas Songs and Carols

Oct 19, 11 Day 19 Filipino Christmas Songs and Carols

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Fact:If I were in the Philippines right now,October 19, 2011…If I were walking andwindow shopping at SM Mall… I’d be hearing one of these songs over the radio speakers…. “Ang Pasko ay Sumapit” . “Noche Buena” I remember, as a young kid, hearing Christmas songs and carols over the...

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Day 12 "Bahay Kubo"

Oct 12, 11 Day 12 "Bahay Kubo"

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Here’s 3 Facts about “Bahay Kubo” 1. It is translated as Nipa Hut; an indigenous house used in the Philippines made with bamboo and Nipa/Anahaw leaves.  2. I almost named Home and Bahay (this blog) as “My Bahay Kubo”. 3. It is the title to one of the most popular Tagalog/Filipino nursery rhymes that...

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Day 4: It’s Not "Bayang Magiliw"

Oct 04, 11 Day 4: It’s Not "Bayang Magiliw"

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There are many lessons I’ve learned and committed to memory because of sheer traumatic embarrassing experience… For example: 5th Grade.  Classroom spelling B. The kind where you have to stand while the rest of the class eyeballs you. I was asked to spell the word “which”. W-I-T-C-H? “try...

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