tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11261831849138599452024-03-13T10:06:04.253-07:00fil40_ni_siaoExperimental ang blogsite na ito. Ginawa ito para maipagpatuloy sa internet ang diskusyon sa Filipino 40 class ko sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Kasalukuyang limitado ang comments sa mga registered users ng blogger.com, at syempre, sa mga estudyante ko sa Filipino 40.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-6694208726421213882008-10-16T18:22:00.000-07:002008-10-16T18:32:35.083-07:00Pinakamayayamang 40<span id="lingo_span" class="lingo_region"><p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Napag-usapan natin sa klase ang hinggil sa iba't ibang uring panlipunan sa Pilipinas. Nakalista sa ibaba ang pinakamayayamang 40 Pilipino. Pansinin ang uring pinanggagalingan nila.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">(hinugot mula sa <a href="http://www.forbes.com/business/global/2006/1225/039.html">Forbes website</a>)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Henry Sy</span><br />$4 billion<br /><i>82. Married. 6 children.</i> </p> <p>Philippines' leading retailer opened his biggest mall yet in May on Manila's waterfront. Now on verge of becoming nation's second-largest banker, once merger with his Banco de Oro and Equitable PCI is finalized <i>( <a href="http://www.forbes.com/global/2006/1225/034.html">Click here for story</a>)</i>.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Lucio Tan</span><br />$2.3 billion<br /><i>72. Married. 6 children.</i> </p> <p>The Filipino-Chinese magnate made his fortune from a variety of sources, including tobacco and beer. Also owns Philippine Airlines. With Hong Kong property portfolio, cashed in on booming Asian real estate market.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala</span><br />$2 billion<br /><i>72. Married. 7 children.</i> </p> <p> <b>Patriarch</b> (otcbb: <a href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=PRRH.OB" class="maintkrlink">PRRH.OB</a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=PRRH.OB"> news </a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=PRRH.OB"> people </a>) of Ayala Corp., Philippines' oldest conglomerate, founded in 1834. Interests in real estate, water, telecom. Officially retired in April, though sons Jaime Jr. and Fernando have run daily operations for the past decade.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Eduardo Cojuangco</span><br />$840 million<br /><i>71. Married. 4 children.</i> </p> <p>Known as "Danding." Shares of San Miguel Corp., the food and beverage group he chairs, briefly suspended in November, after alleged inflation of sales figures of its <b>Coca-Cola</b> (nyse: <a href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=KO" class="maintkrlink">KO</a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=KO"> news </a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=KO"> people </a>) Bottlers. Company denies allegations.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">5. George Ty</span><br />$830 million<br /><i>74. Married. 5 children.</i> </p> <p>Founder and chairman of Metrobank, one of the Philippines' largest financial institutions with branches in Asia, U.S. and Europe. Known to wear suit and tie to office every day. May soon relax a bit: founder handed over chairmanship earlier this year.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">6. John Gokongwei Jr.</span><br />$700 million<br /><i>80. Married. 6 children.</i> </p> <p>Lived on street at age 13 after wealthy father died. Peddled thread, soap, candles during World War II. Later founded JG Summit, a conglomerate with telecom, property, food, airline and textiles interests, that is celebrating fiftieth anniversary this year. Chairman emeritus, leaves daily operations to son Lance, who is president.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Tony Tan Caktiong</span><br />$575 million<br /><i>53. Married. 3 children.</i> </p> <p>Got start with 2 ice cream parlors; soon switched to hamburgers. Today his fast-food group Jollibee, which he still runs, has almost 1,500 locations operating under 6 brands. Also 167 restaurants abroad, including 100-plus in China. Plans to open locations on U.S.' East Coast and in Las Vegas, and to enter India next year.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Andrew Tan</span><br />$480 million<br /><i>57. Married. 4 children.</i> </p> <p>Chairs Megaworld Corp., large real estate company known for its Manila complexes that integrate office, residential and commercial units. Now developing technology parks. Just broke ground on a new Marriott hotel in Newport City.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Emilio Yap</span><br />$350 million<br /><i>81. Married.</i> </p> <p>Controls <i>Manila Bulletin</i>, one of the nation's oldest and largest dailies. Hands-on chairman reportedly approves story lineups. Has investment in historic Manila Hotel. Son Enrique helps run the business.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Oscar Lopez</span><br />$315 million<br /><i>76.</i><br />Harvard grad heads family holding company Lopez Inc., which has controlling stake in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp., founded by late father, Eugenio. Now nation's largest media group, run by late brother's son, Eugenio III. Group also has interests in power generation, construction.</p></span><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="http://images.forbes.com/media/assets/spacer_white.gif" width="5" height="5" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table><span id="lingo_span" class="lingo_region"> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">11. Enrique Razon Jr.</span><br />$285 million<br /><i>46. Married. 2 children.</i> </p> <p>Chairs International Container Terminal Services, which family cofounded in 1987. Group operates 9 port terminals, including 4 in the Philippines and 1 each in Brazil, Poland, Japan, Indonesia, Madagascar. In July won concession to operate terminal in Syria.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">12. Andrew Gotianun</span><br />$280 million<br /><i>78. Married. 4 children.</i> </p> <p>Founded consumer finance group Filinvest 1955; eventually moved into property. Remains chairman emeritus of Filinvest Development; son Jonathan chairman; daughter Lourdes Josephine G. Yap president.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">13. Enrique Aboitiz</span><br />$275 million<br /><i>84. Married. 7 children.</i> </p> <p>Heads family conglomerate with interests in 60 companies in banking, food, logistics. Runs nation's largest private network of ferries and buses.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">14. Alfonso Yuchengco</span><br />$225 million<br /><i>83.</i> </p> <p>Father, Enrique, set up insurance group 1930s. Alfonso took over 1946, diversified into banking, construction, education. Empire now reportedly includes 40 mostly private companies. Yuchengco served as ambassador to China and Japan. In February announced that eldest daughter, Helen Yuchengco Dee, would succeed him.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">15. Menardo Jimenez</span><br />$210 million<br /><i>74.</i> </p> <p>With 2 partners, took control of GMA Network, founded by an American war correspondent, in 1970s. Overhauled media group, adding local programming to stable of overseas programs. Now country's second largest. Former GMA chief executive sits on board of Cojuangco's San Miguel.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">15. Gilberto Duavit Jr.</span><br />$210 million</p> <p>Executive vice president and chief operating officer of GMA Network. He and family own 35% of group, expected to finally go public next year.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">17. Ramon del Rosario Jr. </span><br />$205 million<br /><i>62. Married. 4 children.</i> </p> <p>Chief executive of Philippine Investment-Management (Phinma), cofounded by his father. Served for one year as nation's secretary of finance. Known as RRR (Ramon R. del Rosario), this Harvard M.B.A. was recently elected chairman of the prominent Makati Business Club. Has big interest in education, pushing Phinma into investing in colleges. Also chairs board of advisers of the Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. Center for Corporate Responsibility.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">18. Felipe Gozon</span><br />$180 million</p> <p>Part of triumvirate that took over GMA Network in the 1970s. Remains chairman and chief executive of GMA, which has 46 VHF stations and 26 radio stations.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">19. Beatrice Campos</span><br />$160 million<br /><i>Widowed. 5 children.</i> </p> <p>Low-profile widow of Jose Campos, who died in May. He was one of the cofounders of United Laboratories (Unilab), nation's largest pharmaceuticals maker. Secretive group is one of nation's largest private firms.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">20. Luis J.L. Virata</span><br />$150 million</p> <p>Investment banker made headlines in 1999 when he briefly stepped in as chief executive of then nearly bankrupt Philippine Airlines, replacing Lucio Tan. His family is now a major shareholder in Nickel Asia, the Philippines' largest nickel producer. Company's plans to go public this fall were reportedly canceled because of poor pricing.</p></span><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="http://images.forbes.com/media/assets/spacer_white.gif" width="5" height="5" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table><span id="lingo_span" class="lingo_region"> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">21. David M. Consunji</span><br />$145 million<br /><i>85. Married. 8 children.</i> </p> <p>Started out making chicken coops in 1954; eventually grew business into one of the largest construction firms. Chairs DMCI group, which has built such landmarks as the Manila Doctor's Hospital and Manila Hotel. Son Isidro is chief executive, daughter Edwina treasurer. Group's coal subsidiary, Semirara Mining Corp., is nation's largest.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">21. Bienvenido R. Tantoco Sr.</span><br />$140 million</p> <p>From Cartier to <b>Tiffany</b> (nyse: <a href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=TIF" class="maintkrlink">TIF</a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=TIF"> news </a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=TIF"> people </a>), the Tantocos bring life's luxuries to Filipinos through their Rustan retail empire. Tantoco Sr., who has served as Philippine ambassador to the Vatican, chairs the group, which has interests in malls and supermarkets; son Bienvenido R. Tantoco Jr. is president.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">23. Betty Ang</span><br />$115 million</p> <p>President of privately held Monde Nissin, maker of instant noodles, biscuits and snack foods, founded in 1979. Brands include Lucky Me!, Monde and Bingo.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">24. Manuel Villar</span><br />$110 million<br /><i>57.</i> </p> <p>Son of a shrimp vendor, grew up in a Manila slum. Started off with a couple of trucks to haul gravel to construction sites. Big break in 1983 when market crashed: bought up large numbers of abandoned projects on the cheap. Today his C&P Homes is a leading developer, specializing in affordable housing. Currently a senator in the national congress.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">25. Mariano Tan</span><br />$100 million</p> <p>Opened a small drugstore in Manila in 1945; helped transform it into Unilab, which makes more than 300 types of medicine. Tan and 4 relatives still hold large stake.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">26. Rolando & Rosalinda Hortaleza</span><br />$90 million</p> <p>Newlyweds started personal-care business in 1985 with $240, operating out of 270-square-foot apartment. Big break came two years later when they introduced a popular, affordable hair spray. Today he is chief executive and chairman of their company, Splash, which has $56 million in sales from such items as shampoo, hand lotion and massage oil. Bestselling brands include Extraderm and Skin White. Rosalinda is chairwoman and chief executive of subsidiary HBC chain of retail stores.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">27. Oscar Hilado</span><br />$85 million<br /><i>69. Married. 3 children.</i> </p> <p>Chairman of Phinma. Was Smith Mundt/Fulbright scholar at Harvard Business School. Said to be an eternal optimist who enjoys picnics.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">28. Vivian Que Azcona</span><br />$80 million</p> <p>Her father sold drugs from a pushcart, eventually opening a store in 1945 and pioneering many services such as selling drugs in small doses, known as "tingi tingi," that were more affordable to the masses. Family's Mercury Drug, which Que Azcona now runs, is country's largest drugstore chain with 500 locations.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">29. Manuel Zamora</span><br />$75 million<br /><i>66.</i> </p> <p>Chairman and cofounder of Nickel Asia, Philippines' largest nickel producer, formed in early 2006 to consolidate ownership of several related companies. Plans to take group public this fall were shelved. A lawyer by training, also director of Philippine companies Philex Mining Corp. and CLSA Exchange Capital.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">30. Magdaleno Albarracin Jr.</span><br />$73 million<br /><i>70. Married. 1 child.</i> </p> <p>Nicknamed "Mag," known as a cement-industry pioneer. Remains chairman emeritus of Philippine Cement Manufacturers Association. Chief executive of Holcim Philippines, a joint venture between Phinma and Holcim of Germany, and vice chairman of Phinma. Got M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Avid tennis player.</p></span><p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">31. Jesus Tambunting </span><br />$70 million<br /><i>69. Married. 4 children.</i> </p> <p>His family known for chain of pawnshops, but this Tambunting has no connection to that business. Instead, he took control of Planters Development Bank, the nation's biggest private lender to small and midsize companies. Briefly listed before being taken private again during the Asian crisis. Bank recently launched private equity fund with British-Norwegian joint venture to invest in small and midsize companies. Tambunting, who shares fortune with siblings, served as Philippines ambassador to the U.K. and still likes to use the title "Ambassador."</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">32. Frederick Dy</span><br />$65 million<br /><i>51. Married. 3 children.</i> </p> <p>Took control of <b>Security Bank</b> (nasdaq: <a href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=SBKC" class="maintkrlink">SBKC</a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=SBKC"> news </a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=SBKC"> people </a>), founded 55 years ago, in early 1989; listed it in 1995. Largest individual shareholder, benefiting from recent run-up in its stock.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">33. Tomas Alcantara</span><br />$60 million<br /><i>60. Single.</i> </p> <p>Father, Conrado, got start, according to lore, with $100, a jeep and a typewriter. Today Tomas is chairman of the family's listed holding company, Alsons, named reportedly for Alcantra and sons, with interests in power, property and distribution. Shares fortune with several relatives. Has an interest in art and M.B.A. from New York City's Columbia University.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">34. Lourdes Montinola</span><br />$50 million<br /><i>78.</i> </p> <p>Father, Niconar Reyes, founded Far Eastern University 1928. Lourdes served as sixth president from 1970 to 1989; now head of the board of trustees. Also its largest shareholder.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">35. Salvador Zamora</span><br />$45 million<br /><i>59.</i> </p> <p>Brother of Manuel (No. 29), Salvador is chief executive and cofounder of Nickel Asia, which has interests in 6 mines. President of its subsidiaries, Taganito Mining Corp., Hinatuan Mining Corp. HMC and Cagdianao Mining Corp. since 1980, 1987 and 1997, respectively. Also chief executive of Montreal Entertainment (Phils.) Inc., a private entertainment company, and director of Baguio Leisure Corp., a resort and hotel operator.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">36. Antonio Roxas</span><br />$40 million<br /><i>64.</i> </p> <p>Family founded one of nation's first sugar mills 1927. Today Roxas chairman emeritus of Roxas Holdings, nation's largest producer of raw sugar and second-largest refiner of raw sugar.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">37. Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Sr.</span><br />$38 million</p> <p> <i>79. Married. 3 children.</i> </p> <p>Chairs Alaska Milk Corp., which was founded as a partnership between a Dutch milk company and his General Milling Corp. in 1972. Now the nation's leading provider of milk. Son Wilfred Jr. is now group's president. AMC recently gained rights to distribute <b>Kellogg</b> (nyse: <a href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=K" class="maintkrlink">K</a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=K"> news </a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=K"> people </a>)'s cereal products, helping diversify its business and boost profits in the latest quarter. Firm also owns the Alaska Aces, a contender in the Philippines Basketball Association league.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">38. Philip T. Ang</span><br />$35 million</p> <p>Vice chairman of Taganito Mining Corp. and a business associate of Zamora family, holds stake in Nickel Asia.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">39. Marixi Prieto</span><br />$30 million<br /><i>66. Married. 5 children.</i> </p> <p>Family is majority owner of <i>Philippine Daily Inquirer</i>. Newspaper claims to have 2.7 million readers, up from 30,000 when it was founded in 1985, partly to provide an alternative to that era's 3 government-owned papers. Marixi is chairman; daughter Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez is chief executive.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">40. Manuel Pangilinan</span><br />$25 million<br /><i>60. Single.</i> </p> <p>Expatriate is chief executive of Hong Kong's <b>First Pacific Company Ltd.</b> (other-otc: <a href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=FPAFF.PK" class="maintkrlink">FPAFF.PK</a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=FPAFF.PK"> news </a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=FPAFF.PK"> people </a>), which owns major stakes in <b>Philippine Long Distance Telephone</b> (nyse: <a href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=PHI" class="maintkrlink">PHI</a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/company_news.jhtml?ticker=PHI"> news </a> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/peopletracker/results.jhtml?startRow=0&name=&ticker=PHI"> people </a>) and Indonesian noodlemaker Indofood, controlled by Indonesia's wealthy Salim family. Loves badminton; well-known tournament named after him.</p> <p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-50017586377547696462008-10-09T12:07:00.000-07:002008-10-09T12:25:40.195-07:00The Comprador Big BourgeoisieThe comprador big bourgeoisie is the most dominant class in Philippine society and has replaced the landlord class as the no. 1 exploiting class.<br /><br />“The comprador big bourgeoisie is a class which directly serves the capitalists of the imperialist countries and is nurtured by them; countless ties link it closely with the feudal forces in the countryside. However, different sections of the comprador big bourgeoisie owe allegiance to different imperialist powers… It becomes possible for the sections of the comprador class which serve other imperialist groupings to join the current anti-imperialist front to a certain extent and for a certain period.” (Zedong, 1975)<br /><br />The interaction between U.S. monopoly capitalism and the Philippine economy since the beginning of the 20th century has resulted in a semifeudal economy, with the land–based comprador big bourgeoisie serving as the chief trading and financial agent of foreign monopoly capitalism and acting as the most powerful exploiting class. The Philippine financial system, including private and public financial institutions, has basically a commercial character under the domestic control of the comprador big bourgeoisie and is different from the imperialist financial system, characterized by the merger of bank and industrial capital under the monopoly bourgeoisie.<br /><br />One of the most famous comprador big bourgeoisie in the country is Coca-Cola Bottlers, Inc. It is a multinational organization (by The Coca-Cola Company) and plays a major role in the fast moving consumer goods industry.<br /><br />Coca-Cola is a well-known manufacturer of beverages and refreshments. They have energy drinks, juices, soft drinks, sport drinks, tea and coffee, water and many others.<br /><br /><br />And for our analysis, we chose this ad:<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JLcqYZ5nsko/SO5XhIOXtYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Hi7a6ozQm7U/s1600-h/2441776073_3f69561809.jpg"></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JLcqYZ5nsko/SO5XhIOXtYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Hi7a6ozQm7U/s1600-h/2441776073_3f69561809.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255234041843004802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JLcqYZ5nsko/SO5XhIOXtYI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Hi7a6ozQm7U/s320/2441776073_3f69561809.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To help us fully understand and analyze the meanings behind the ad, these are the questions to be answered:<br /><br />1. What size and symbols do we find? What role did they play in the ad’s impact?<br />>> <em>We see a big bottle of the coke and a mysterious man. The soda is big relative to the ad itself since it is the product being advertised. The mysterious man was used in order to imply whether a person is rich or poor. But it becomes ambiguous because of the mystery identity of the man itself.<br /></em><br />2. If there are figures ( men, women, children, animals) what are they like? What can be said about their facial expressions, poses, hairstyles, age, sex, hair color, ethnicity, education, occupation, relationships (of one to the other)?<br />>> <em>A man with a mysterious personality is the figure used for this advertisement addressing to all classes of people. It is telling people that it is made available to all.<br /></em><br />3. What does the background tell us? Where is the advertisement taking place? And what significance does this background have?<br /><em>>> Red and black are the main colors used in the advertisement. Red is known to symbolize the company (red and white) and black is used to emphasize or to give a ‘dramatic’ impact to the ad.</em><br /><br />4. What action is taking place in the advertisement and what significance does it have? (this might be described as the ad’s “plot.”)<br />>> <em>A mysterious man trying to get a bottle of coca-cola can make the general audience feel his thirst and make them crave to drink the product too. The advertisement aims to tempt and provoke the public into buying the product.<br /></em><br />5. What theme or themes do we find in the advertisement? What is it about? (the plot of an advertisement may involve a man and a woman drinking but the theme might be jealousy faithlessness, ambition, passion, etc.)<br />>> <em>The theme is if you haven’t tasted it yet, you missed half of your life. The sentences “Gusto mo 'no?” and “BOTE nga sayo” implies that if you haven’t tasted the product (because it is promotional), it is a very big loss (iniinggit).<br /><br /></em>6. What about the language used? Does it essentially provide information or does it try to generate some kind of emotional response? Or both? What techniques are used by the copyrighter: humor, alliteration, definitions of life, comparison and sexual innuendo and so on?<br />>> <em>The language used is Filipino. It is humorous in a sense that “bote” was used instead of “buti” which have totally different meanings in Tagalog.<br /><br /></em>7. What is the item being advertised? And what role does it play in Philippine culture and society?<br />>> <em>Coca-Cola -- the leading softdrink brand in the Philippines.<br /></em><br />8. What about aesthetic decisions? If the advertisement is a photograph, what kind of shot is it? What significance do longshots, medium shots, and closeup shots have? What about the lighting, use of color and the angle of the shot?<br />>> <em>We don't really consider it as a photograph. It's just an ad. Only a few colors were used, mainly, black, red and white. Red and white are used since this is the official colors of Coca-Cola. Black enhances the overall impact of the advertisement itself. It also eye catching, compared to a white background. A large figure of the coke bottle makes it more evident, since this is the product being advertised.<br /></em><br />9. What sociological, political, economic, or cultural attitudes are indirectly reflected in the advertisement? An advertisement maybe about a pair of blue jeans, but it might indirectly reflect such matters as sexism, alienation, stereotyped thinking, conformism, generational conflict, loneliness, elitism, and so on.<br />>> <em>We see no trace of sexism, since again the figure used is ambiguous. It can be a man or a woman, rich or poor. It eliminates discrimation among races and classes. Economic wise, the product advertised seems affordable, again because the figure used can be rich or poor, therefore had no economic discrimination. It is also evident that colonial mentality is still present in our society, since import goods are preferred over local goods (e.g. coke over RC cola).<br /></em><br />Based from the discussions above,we could clearly see how powerful this class (comprador big bourgeoisie) is. They can afford to have these kinds of advertisements that can deceive people by using different advertising strategies.<br /><br />For their use of language, obviously they pretty much have a broad knowledge on this matter. Be it English, Filipino, Mandarin, Spanish, etc., this class knows when, where and how to use a certain language. They know how to play language, deceive and convince people.<br /><br />Sources:<br /><br />1) Zedong, M. (1975). On the Correct Handling of the Contradictions Among the People. Maoist International Movement Journal. Vol. 2, p. 320.<br />2) Berger, A. How to Analyze an Advertisement. Retrieved September 20, 2008, from Center for Media Literacy Web site: http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article227.html<br />3) (2004). Science and Technology in the Philippines. Retrieved October 3, 2008, from SciForums.com Web site: http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=35648<br /><br /><br /><br />Roberto Katigbak<br />Patricia Michaela C. Flores<br />Karina Mae Lardizabal<br />Pamela Tolentino<br />Gabriel Francisco S. Sanchez<br />WF 1:00 - 2:30Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-60607622692642023812008-10-08T03:08:00.000-07:002008-10-08T03:54:55.802-07:00<p align="left"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Middle/National Bourgeoisie</strong></span><br />- Businessmen who are interested in nationalist industrialization<br />- Capitalist relations of production in our country<br />- Interested in merging small enterprises into giant industries, citing Japan as a model<br />- Has a dual character :<br />· Oppressed by imperialism and has to compete with multi-national corporations but is also dependent on landlord class for loans and business connections<br />· Complains about graft and corruption but is also eager to join the ranks of capitalists<br />· Is against imperialism and feudalism but is also an advocate of the establishment of a capitalist state under class dictatorship<br />- Has potential to take part in the revolution<br /><br />Examples of National Bourgeoisies:<br /> Jollibee Food Corp.<br /> Julie’s Bakeshop, Inc.<br /> Zesto Corp.<br /> Lamoiyan Corp. (Hapee Toothpaste)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Background of Lamoiyan Corporation<br /></span> In 1977, Cecilio Pedro founded Aluminum Containers, Inc. and it quickly established itself as the major supplier of aluminum collapsible toothpaste tubes to multinational corporations Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever. But in 1985, a major change in the toothpaste industry occurred when plastic laminated tubes replaced the original aluminum packaging. But Pedro did not close down. Instead, he tried to look for a new business that could still make use of his equipment. With a small capital, he sent two local technicians to Japan to undergo training in toothpaste production. In 1987, he opened Lamoiyan Corp., more commonly known as the makers of Hapee toothpaste. Designed to suit the local taste, priced 30% less than the leading brands, and endorsed effectively, Hapee assumed its position as the No.3 toothpaste brand in the Philippines. Now, Hapee is even exported to Asia, Australia and the Middle East, and is widely known for being a locally-made world-class product.<br /><br /><a href="javascript:launchRemote("></a><a href="javascript:launchRemote("></a><a href="javascript:launchRemote("></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Analysis of Hapee Toothpaste Commercials<br /></span> <br />We have seen many faces in Hapee Toothpaste Commercials. Kristine Hermosa and Angel Locsin were once endorsers of the product. But when Lamoiyan started exploring the possibility of exporting to foreign markets, they also started to bank on their product as something that is “world-class”, and this is something they tried to reinforce in their commercials.<br /><br />A notable example of this is when they got Jasmine Trias as an endorser. Trias was a Fil-Am fresh from American Idol stardom who had a grand homecoming back then. The commercial showed her being toured around the best spots in the country. She sees the Hapee toothpaste and her aunt tells her that it is something we, Filipinos, could also be proud of. After she brushes, the voice over refers to her smile as a world-class smile. Then she says, “Mmmm sarap. Because I’m Filipino, I’m always Happee!”<br /><br />The next commercial is of renowned theatre actress, Lea Salonga. It starts with colorful and bright animations of the different roles she played in Broadway and West End, until it ends with her role as a wife and mother. Then she says “Lahat ng ito nagawa ko ng nakangiti. Kahit ano pa, kahit saan pa, I have a Hapee smile.” Then the voice over goes “For a world-class artist is a world-class toothpaste”. Then Lea comes in dressed in a baro’t saya, embraces a globe and says “Ipinagmamalaki ko ang Hapee at ang mga Pinoy na tumatangkilik nito,” then places the globe before her, and the camera zooms in on the Philippine islands.<br /><br />There is also a radio ad of Sarah Geronimo. She says she came straight from her 2007 European Concert Tour and that the climate was very cold over there. But we could also experience that coolness here in the Philippines if we use Hapee Toothgels. She ends with the slogan of “Hapee. Gawang Pinoy para sa buong mundo.”<br /><br />The unifying factor in all three commercials is that they got Filipino female endorsers who have made it in the international scene. They obviously want to draw the parallelism between these world-class women and their world-class product. But aside from going with whichever world-class celebrity is big at the moment, we have observed a trend. We think that the more they position their product as something that is world-class, the less it appeals to the local market of the masses. And so they try to move over to the more nationalistic side of the spectrum to regain their consumers.<br /><br />There are many factors that heavily affect what we perceive from a commercial: the people they hire as endorsers, the language they use, their taglines and the other images you see in the commercial. Jasmine’s commercial was mostly in English, which is understandable because she grew up in U.S. and so she’s more comfortable speaking that. Lea’s was in impeccable Filipino. But if you’ve seen Lea in most of her interviews, she uses English almost every time. That’s probably because she’s often based abroad whenever she has a long-running show to do. And if you will listen closely to her in the commercial, her slang shows through. We get the point that they are nationalistic in a sense that they bring pride to the Filipino people, and that in order to easily keep up with the international scene, one has to be a practised English speaker. But if the endorsed product’s only leverage against its multi-national rivals is that it is a local product and their multi-national rivals are doing a better job than they are at levelling with the Filipino masses, then their English taglines, “world-class” statements and English-speaking endorsers make the product appear too “foreign” for a local product and too “burgis” for the target market.<br /><br />That is why we think they chose to go on a little different direction with Sarah Geronimo. Even though Sarah is world-class, she is also appealing to the masses. But the television ad where she was with polar bears and penguins seemed as if it was still too Western for the local market. What was better though is that in the radio ad, the slogan, which was in Filipino, gave as much importance to the product being local as it was world-class.<br /><br />The best decision we think they made was when they got Marian Rivera to endorse their product. She is very appealing to the Filipino masses and she speaks our language in a very natural, almost colloquial, way. They downplayed the world-class theme and now revolved around the storyline that Hapee was with you throughout your life, from your awkward childhood days to when you are already in full bloom. The commercial ends with a more encompassing catchphrase of “Hapee para sa lahat.” which we think works better because it makes the Filipino consumers feel that Hapee is first and foremost a product made for Filipinos by Filipinos.<br /><br />To summarize, the evolution of Hapee Toothpaste Commercial revolved around reconciling the fact that it was a local product and that it was a world-class brand at the same time. The right combination of endorsers and language used in the commercials proved to be a major factor in creating the right impression. As we can see, the national bourgeoisie is really in the middle. It has to compete with the multi-national corporations but somehow it finds itself wanting to assume a place beside its rivals. It is determined to be nationalistically grounded but it can’t help trying to appeal to the foreign market to increase exports. It takes pride in producing a local product but it also aspires to emerge as a successful giant capitalist enterprise in the future.<br /><br /><br />Sources: NeGOsyo (Joey Concepcion), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">www.youtube.com</a>, <a href="http://www.lamoiyan.com/">www.lamoiyan.com</a><br />Members: Nerissa Cruz, Camilla Bontogon, Lorraine Chua</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxIUBIMYcC7T_9W5D_PiK2o8jDy6DeQXmWqknULfXuxY5GNUgCaP3J1eBHFPiUgWcbpdLnFG0pWsDo_-M5Iyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwOedkqT7WSW6mGvhRNq0GPfjZFoggXKQbwOMTZpUgpHXHD2bJPwjLdrlQl0el9BVqxgsUWcpFXkdu7ljvPDA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzllm4SiVoIK8qzUdfnBqV0PVrMhzem-Guzk6Cuel-SZxIw0hsBZMnzPY7Zm1qdCvnjA9xeJVBFiLLNopIwmA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8nRKyX1PW_pyUrgYeLobgOPCBTvUNLeqMKhXM8wo2b6pdtC-6uI-pdXqrz-Uq9AL4dFHc-qmbBbhu1x_hEA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>rissajeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669984998039240700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-57874192965538794312008-10-05T02:10:00.000-07:002008-10-05T02:27:51.662-07:00more signs..=)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiFpVSO5EI/AAAAAAAAAB4/fr3xjEBMQQE/s1600-h/dhsajkfahf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiFpVSO5EI/AAAAAAAAAB4/fr3xjEBMQQE/s320/dhsajkfahf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253595910462432322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Kuha ito sa may Divisoria. Mapapansin na kasama sa pagbenta ng produkto ay ang nakakatuwang paglalaro ng salita. Katulad ng nasa picture, Family at ang Meal na naging Famealy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiFpR9fxZI/AAAAAAAAACI/cRvCL1QK9-8/s1600-h/img.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiFpR9fxZI/AAAAAAAAACI/cRvCL1QK9-8/s320/img.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253595909570151826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br />Kuha rin ito doon at kahit hindi masyadong malinaw, ang nakasulat ay bring: BAIO DATA.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiFpinyjNI/AAAAAAAAACQ/j3-s_kHMGxc/s1600-h/oNcAtOrSe-0410.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiFpinyjNI/AAAAAAAAACQ/j3-s_kHMGxc/s320/oNcAtOrSe-0410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253595914042510546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kosh Kosh Ayos. Nakita ko ito sa Krus na Ligas. Kuskos ayos ang gusto niyang sabihin ngaunit sa palagay ko, dahil ito sa oshkosh na store.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiFpl_pAjI/AAAAAAAAACY/xx07MjNSoCg/s1600-h/Image002-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiFpl_pAjI/AAAAAAAAACY/xx07MjNSoCg/s320/Image002-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253595914947854898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nauso ang text sa Pilipinas kaya kahit na mga punctuation marks ay nagagamit sa spelling ng mga salita. Katulad nitong Br!ng B!o data.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiHnK1awDI/AAAAAAAAACo/02s2p2Rm3pw/s1600-h/Image003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiHnK1awDI/AAAAAAAAACo/02s2p2Rm3pw/s320/Image003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253598072320737330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mapapansin na nagkamali sa pagprint ang ad na ito. Nakalagay ang STTUFTOYS na dapat ay STUFF Toys.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiHm2oEdBI/AAAAAAAAACg/1AI573CIA8U/s1600-h/Image004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SOiHm2oEdBI/AAAAAAAAACg/1AI573CIA8U/s320/Image004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253598066896040978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sa ad na ito, makikitang iba ang spelling ng sure. Naging SHURE, para na rin sa pagassociate ng produkto sa ginagawa nilang paraan ng pagbebenta at pagpapakilala sa produkto.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />~jazelle~<br /><br />wf 8:30-11:00jazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18332533588391389428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-63830179005186643682008-10-03T05:06:00.000-07:002008-10-03T05:19:35.853-07:00Isang pagsusuri sa pahayag ng mga Cojuangco tungkol sa Hacienda Luisita<strong>Mula sa artikulo na INSIDE STORY: PROMISED LAND</strong><br />Ulat ng naunang grupo (WF 1:00-2:30PM)<br /><br /><strong>Tungkol sa mga Landlords (may-ari ng lupa)</strong><br /><br />Hari ng Lupa o landlord. Nakakatawa man ang direktang transleysyon ng salita pero malalim ang pwedeng pakahulugan nito.<br /><br />HARI=KAPANGYARIHAN. Hawak niya sa leeg ang mga mangagawa niya. Ito ang mga mangagawa na buong buhay ay pinalago ang kaniyang lupain. Gamit ang yaman na nagmula sa kaniyang mga lupain, napapaikot niya sa kaniyang mga kamay ang nais niyang mangyari at isa na rito ay ang paggamit ng dahas para lamang masilbihan ang kaniyang sariling interes. Isa na dito ay ang pag-exploite sa mga tao na sakop niya. Paniningil ng sobra-sobra sa upa, pagkuha ng kanilang parte sa ani na kung mamarapatin ay dapat wala silang parte, at walang pangalandangang paggamit ng labor ng mga mangagawa. At dahil ang kapangyarihan = impluwensya, natatabunan ang kabulukan ng pamamahala nila sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng impluwensya ng mga organisasyon na malaki ang hatak sa masa-mangagawa. May mga programa din kuno sila - libreng health services, scholarship, pautang at kung anu-ano pang pampaloko. At heto naman ang ating mga kawawang mangagawa, nahulog sa patibong at nagtanim pa ng utang na loob.<br /><br />Ngunit saan nga ba galing ang yaman? Galing lang naman siya mga kapatid sa humigit kumulang 6,000 ektaryang lupain!<br /><br />HARI=YAMAN. Dahil sa mala-buwayang pagpapatakbo ng mga landlord sa kanilang hawak na mga lupain ay hindi na dapat tayo magtaka kung bakit ang mga landlord na ito ay siyang may-ari rin ng mga naglalakihang mga establisyemento at kompanya. Isa ito sa mga naging laro nila para hindi maipamigay ang mga lupain na pinagmumulan ng kanilang yaman at kapangyarihan sa mga mangagawa nilang mula pagkasilang ay sila na ang pinagsisilbihan.<br /><br />The landlord class represents the most backward and reactionary relations of production and hinders the development of the productive forces. It is the main obstacle in the political, economic and cultural development of the Philippines.<br /><br /><strong>Tungkol sa Hacienda Luisita<br /></strong><br />Ang Hacienda Luisita ay may sakop na 6,000 hektarya ng agrikultural na lupain na mayroong tubo bilang pangunahing produkto. Ito ay pinaliligiran ng tatlong malalaking munisipalidad ng Tarlac. Ito ay ang Lungsod ng Tarlac, Concepcion at La Paz. Ang Hacienda Luisita din ang nagdadala ng titulong "pinakamalaking plantasyon ng tubo sa buong Asya".<br />Noong 1958, ang Hacienda Luisita ay napunta sa pagmamay-ari't pamamahala ni Jose Cojuanco, Sr. mula sa orihinal na Kastilang may-ari, ang Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas (Tabacalera). Upang matugunan ang mga pangangailangan sa kagamitan sa pagsasaka at patubig, kinakailangan ni Cojuanco ng P10M. Ito ay nakuha niya mula sa isang loan na inaprubahan at ibinigay sa kanya ng Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) alinsunod sa isang kundisyon. Isinasaad ng kasunduang ito na ang lupain ay ipapamahagi sa mga residentang mambubukid at manggagawa pagkatapos ng 10 taon. Sa kabila nito, matapos ang 10 taon, ang pamilya Cojuanco ay hindi sumunod sa mga nasabing kundisyon ng loan. Ito ang nagsimula ng pagsiklab ng alitan sa pagitan ng may-ari ng lupain at ng mga manggagawa nito.<br /><br />Ang pangunahin at kontrobersyal na usapin rito ay ang reporma sa lupa kung saan ang mga programa nito ay nakapaloob sa proyektong CARP (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Progam) sa ilalim ng rehimeng Aquino (dating pangulong Corazon Cojuanco-Aquino). Nakasaad sa CARP ang distribusyon ng lupain, hindi kasama ang usapin tungkol sa produksyon, sa mga regular na manggagawang bukid na walang lupain. Ngunit ang mga kasunduang ito ay nabahiran nang mas paburan ang ideya ng Stock Distribution Option (SDO). "We did something different in Luisita. Whereas farmer-beneficiaries have to pay for the land or the stocks they got, the Luisita workers were getting stocks for free. They were also going to be given a percentage of the gross sales. More than 90 percent voted for the stock-option plan, where they become owners. They all realized that to run a sugar plantation, unlike rice farming, requires a lot of capital", banggit ni Aquino tungkol sa desisyon tungkol sa SDO. Sa halip na lupa ang ipamahagi sa mga manggagawang bukid, ipinamahagi sa ilalim ng iskemang SDO ang mga sapi ng korporasyon sa mga manggagawang bukid na "mapanlinlang" na itinuring na kabilang sa mga may-ari ng asyenda dahil kung susumahin ay 30% lamang ng kabuuang pag-aari ng Hacienda Luisita ang napupunta sa kanila at ang natitirang 70% ay nanatili sa kamay ng mga Cojuanco. Sa madaling salita, ang tumataginting na 70% ang napupunta sa iisang pamilya habang ang daan-daang pamilya ang naghahati-hati sa kakarampot at tira-tirang 30%. Isa pa, ang dibidendong napupunta sa mga magsasaka ay nakasalalay sa mga araw na itinatrabaho nila at hindi sa kabuuang tubo ngb korporasyon. Samaktwid, P200 kada taon lamang ang halagang naibibigay sa kanila.<br /><br />Ayon pa sa isang balita kung saang serye ng mga kilos-protesta ang isinalubong ng mga manggagawang bukid sa hindi makatarungang malawakang tanggalan sa Hacienda Luisita, Inc. (HLI), sinabing nakakatawa ang pagsasampa ng kasong trespassing sa mga manggagawang bukid na kunwari ay mga stockholders ng HLI at kung gayon ay mga may-ari ng kumpanya.<br />Ang isa pang kinakaharap na problema ng mga manggagawang bukid ay ang napakababang sahod na P90 kada araw na kinikita nila na malayung-malayo sa P280 na legal minimum daily salary sa Gitnang Luzon.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Sources: - http://www.rmaf.or.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyAquinoCor.htm<br />http://www.bughaw.com/?p=113<br />http://www.dar.gov.ph<br />akosipaeng.blogspot.com<br /><a href="http://www.philippinerevolution.net/cgi-bin/ab/text.pl?issue=20031107;lang=pil;article=04"><span style="color:#000000;">http://www.philippinerevolution.net/cgi-bin/ab/text.pl?issue=20031107;lang=pil;article=04</span></a><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><strong></strong><strong>Sa likod ng pahayag ni Don Pedro Cojuangco<br /></strong><br />Mula sa napili naming article na sinulat ni Susan Berfield (INSIDE STORY: PROMISED LAND), ito ay isang excerpt mula sa nasabing artikulo na naglalaman ng naging pahayag ni Don Pedro, ang family patriarch: <em>"The people and their problems will always be with us,"</em> <em>says Don Pedro, the family patriarch, as we sit on the verandah of the hacienda clubhouse. The Cojuangcos say they couldn't just break up the property and walk away. So they gave the farmers stock in the hacienda instead. The family speaks about its responsibilities to the farmers, the requests for money or more work, the cost of the free medical care the hacienda provides, the training they offer, the factory jobs they are trying to create in a new industrial estate. At Hacienda Luisita and other landholdings large and small, paternalism is a matter of pride.</em><br /><br />Batay sa pahayag ni Don Pedro, makikita natin na napaka-defensive ng dating nito at pinapakita nila talaga na kahit hindi nila ibinigay ang napagkasunduan (ayon sa napagkasunduan, ipapamahagi ang lupa pagkaraan ng sampung (10) taon), ginawa naman ng mga Cojuangcos na "stockholders" ang mga magsasaka. Pero may problema pa rin hinggil dito dahil although ginawa na nga silang "stockholders" ng nasabing hacienda, tila ang mga Cojuangcos pa rin ang may hawak at nagpapalakad nito. Useless din at panakip-butas lang yung pagtawag sa farmers na may hawak ng stocks ng hacienda dahil 'di naman magrarally at magrereklamo sila kung totong stockholders sila 'di ba?<br /><br />At hindi lang iyon ang banat o pambawi na pahayag ng mga Cojuangcos, sinasabi din nila na bukod sa co-owners sila eh may mga benepisyo pa! Kumbaga, pinaparating na dapat matuwa pa at maging kontento ang mga manggagawa dahil hitik sa benepisyo.<br /><br />Isa pang pahayag hinggil roon ang sinabi ni Rep. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino III, Jose Cojuangco's grandson and Ninoy's son, na sa Luisita daw, ang Management ay inaalagaan ang kanilang mga workers from "womb to tomb." " 'In times of boom, we shared. In times like this of compounding debts, there must be also some sharing of the burden," he said.' " (Manila, November 12, 2004 - the STAR)<br /><br />Meanwhile, bakit ba ang hirap para sa kanila na bitiwan ang lupa at 'di tumupad sa napagkasunduan?<br /><br />Itong pahayag na ito ay hango rin sa isang artikulo sa the STAR entitled, DON PEPE'S HEIRS VOW TO SAVE HACIENDA LUISITA): "... the Cojuangco family is struggling to save the hacienda, not just because of its sentimental value to them, but also because it is a source of livelihood for over 5, 000 workers and home to over 15, 000 people."<br /><br />Dito, sa tingin ko, pinapalabas pa nila na, ops, 'pag nawala sa kamay nila ang pamamalakad ng hacienda, mawawalan ng trabaho at tahanan ang mga dati nang nagtatrabaho at naninirahan doon. Eh kung binibigay na nila 'yung lupa sa mga karapat dapat na may maymayari noon, edi hindi na sila umaasa sa maliit na sahod lamang at kumikita na ng pangsarili nila.<br /><br /><strong>Ang mga pakahaluguan o hidden implication ng mga Cojuangco<br /><br />Paternalism style ng mga Cojuangco sa magsasaka<br /></strong><br />Madalas nating marinig na sinasabi ng mga landlord, lalo na sa statement na aming napili, ang salitang Paternalism. Ang kahulugan nito ay ang relasyon sa pagitan ng ama at ng kanyang anak o di kaya naman ay ang pagkokontrol ng may-ari sa kanilang pangkabuhayan.<br /><br />Lagi itong sinasabi ng mga landowner. Lagi din na maganda ang pakahulugan nito. Pinapakita nito na maganda ang trato ng landowner na si Don Pedro Cojuangco sa mga magsasaka. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng mga di mapantayang benepisyo na na nakukuha ng mga magsasaka sa kanila. Ang pag-aalala o concern nila sa mga manggagawa ay ang paternalism na kanilang tinatawag. Pero sa kabila ng magandang pakahulugan ni Don Pedro Cojuangco, may hidden implication ito kung ating susuriin.<br /><br />Dito pumapasok ang konsepto ng “Patron-Client Network,” ang relasyong politikal ng mga magsasaka at may-ari ng lupa. Base dun sa nakalap na impormasyon ito ay nangangahulugan na, <em>“an exchange relationship or instrumental friendship between 2 individuals of different status.” Ito ay kung saan ang patron ay ang landowner na “uses his own influence and resources to provide for the protection and material welfare of his lower status client and family, who for his part, reciprocates by offering general support and assistance, including personal services, to the patron.” </em>Ito ay isa sa mga sinasabing political discourse among the landowner at marahil sa mga magsasaka, na ang landowner, ayon dun sa kahulugan, ay sinusuportahan ang anumang makakabuti sa kanilang mga trabahador. May nabanggit din na from “womb to tomb” ang kanilang suporta at walang makakahigit sa suporta na binibigay ng mga Cojuangco sa magsasaka.<br />Ang paternalism na ito ay nagpapakita lamang ng reciprocal relationship. It still carries a built-in inequality. Ang client sa framework (magsasaka) ay oppressed pa rin.<br />Oo nga kahit ginawang co-owners ng mga Cojuangco ang magsasaka, lumalabas pa rin na ayaw ng mga Cojuangco na ibigay ang karapat-dapt sa kanila. Kapalit nito ginamit nila ang paternalistic style of relationship, co-owner nila ang mga magsasaka at sila pa rin ang pinuno ng nasabing lupain. Pumapasok dito ang isa pang konsepto ng “Bossism.”<br /><br />Ang bossism ay may kahulugan na, “<em>A sophisticated brigandage- an examination of the complex processes which inequality, indebtedness, landlessness, and poverty are created has highlighted how so-called patrons have- through predatory and heavily coercive forms of primitive accumulation and monopoly rent-capitalism- expropriated the natural and human resources of the archipelago from the broad mass of the production, thereby generating and sustaining the scarcity, insecurity and dependency which underpins their rule as bosses.”<br /><br /></em><strong>Farmer’s stock (being the stockholders of the Hacienda Luisita)<br /><br /></strong><em>“So they gave the farmer’s stock instead.”</em><br /><br />Nung nakuha ng mga Cojuangco ang Hacienda Luisita noong 1958, ito ay dahil sa government loan, under the condition that the land would be distributed to the farm workers after ten years.<br />Instead, in 1989, President Cory Aquino implemented a phony agrarian reform program, whereby instead of being given a land, the farm workers became the ‘stockholders’ instead of the Hacienda Luisita, Inc.<br /><br />Ang ganitong uri ng pamamalakad ay sang-ayon dun sa CARP. Ang isa sa mga may-ari mismo ng lupa ang nagpatupad nito. May pagpipilian ang mga landowner kung ibibigay nila ang mga lupain o gagawin na lamang ang stock distribution option (SDO). Ang nangyari dito ay ang 33% of the shares of the company were given to the farmers and 4,000 hectares of the land was covered by the law. At sinabi din, defensive statement ng mga Cojuangco, na 90% of the farmers voted for the SDO than outright distribution of the land.<br />Kahit na hati-hatiin pa nila ang mga hacienda, sabi ng mga Cojuangco, less than a hectare lang ang matatanggap ng mga magsasaka. Mas maigi na raw ang ganitong framework kung saan lahat sila ay makikinabang.<br /><br />Kitang-kita naman kung kanino ang bias ng pagsasabatas mg mga lupain, nasa Cojuangco pa rin. Ang pagiging stockholders ng mga magsasaka ay isa lang sa mas marami pang dahilan kung bakit lumalaki ang isyu ng di paghahati-hati ng mga lupain ng Cojuangco sa mga magsasaka.<br />Bagkus, ang nabibiktima dito ay ang mga maliliit na landowner na naawa sa mga magsasaka at binibigay ang sa magsasaka ang parteng lupain.<br />Isa na lamang ito sa napakalaking isyu na ang pagiging exempted ng mga landowner sa outright distribution pag pang-export ang kanilang business. Sino pa ba ang mga nakikinabang? Syempre ang mga nagsisilakihang landowner na kayang kontrolin at paikutin ang batas. Totoo nga na ang Political affair is a family affair.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Sources:<br />www.public-conversations.org.za/_pdfs/anderson_12.pdf<br />www.philippinerevolution.net/cgi-bin/ab/text.pl?issue=200112;lang=eng;article=08 - 25k -<br />AsiaNow: Asia Week. www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/98/1023/nat6.html</span><br /><br /><strong>Paano nga ba magsalita ang mga taong kabilang sa upper classmen?<br /></strong><br />Sa Pilipinas, hindi makakailang ang sagot nito ay, "Madalas, salitang banyaga ang kanilang ginagamit sa pakikipagtalatasan" na hindi naman kaila sa atin. Maaari nating sabihin na ang dahilan nito ay dahil sa likas na ganoon ang nakagisnan nilang pananalita, pero maari pa rin nating itanong, "Bakit ito ang nakagisnan nila?" o sa mas maliwanag na paraan, "Bakit hindi salitang Filipino ang ginamit nila?”<br /><br />Hindi lingid sa ating kaalaman na ang salitang banyaga(salitang ingles, in particular) ay nakakatanggap ng mataas na respeto. Kapag matatas kang magsalita ng ingles, iisipin ng karamihan na ikaw ay may mataas na pinag-aralan, o di kaya naman ay galing sa mayamang angkan. Isa itong paniniwala na dapat buwagin!<br /><br />Halimbawa, sa mga panginoong may-lupa o landlords, ang karaniwan nilang ginagamit sa mga interview ay ingles? Bakit nga ba? Kung 75 porsyento naman ng kanilang sinasabi ay patungkol sa mga mahihirap na mas gugustuhing Filipino ang wikang dapat nilang gamitin?<br />Balik tayo sa nakaraan(rewind), nang tayo ay sakop ng Espana, ang mga prayle ay mas piniling huwag tayong turuan ng salitang espanyol dahil nangangaba silang malaman natin na inaabuso nila ang batas, at mag-alsa ang mga Pilipino.<br /><br />Balik sa kasalukuyan, maari natin itong ihalintulad sa mga paraan ng mga landlords. Ngunit, hindi lang yan ang dapat maging saklaw ng tanong na ating pinag-uusapan. Pansinin ang isa sa mga statement ni Don Pedro, isang Cojuangco, higgil sa isyu ng Hacienda Luisita : "The people and there problems will always be with us" (Inside Story: Promised Land by Susan Berfield).<br /><br />Ano ang napansin mo?<br /><br />Kapansinpansin na ang gustong palabasin ni Don Pedro ay karamay sila sa anumang problemang kinakaharap ng kanilang manggagawa- ang mga paghihirap nila. Ngunit nabanggit na kanina na sila rin mismo ang nagbibigay ng pasakit, o di kaya naman ay kontribusyon, sa paghihirap na 'to.<br /><br /><strong>Philippine politics is a Family Politics</strong><br /><br />Karamihan sa mga politiko ay magkakamag-anak (Arroyo, Cayetano, Pimentel etc.). Naging motto na nila ang 'sundin ang yapak ng aking mga magulang'. At alam natin na hindi na ito bago sa ating sistema.<br />May mga bali-balita na kaya pinakasalan ng dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Si Imelda Romualdez dahil sa politika. Mapag-aalamang si Imelde noon ay galing sa pamilya ng politiko- si Daniel na pinsan ni Imelda ay House Speaker nang panahong iyon at ang kanyang tiyo ay dating speaker. Sa kasalukuyan, si Imee Marcos na anak nila ay nasa Kongreso.<br />Noong 1954, pinakasalan ni Benigno Aquino jr. si Corazon Cojuangco, sila ang may pinakamakapangyarihang pamilya sa Tarlac. Dahil sa mga ito, pwede tayong magbigay ng konklusyon na ang kasal ay naging paraan para sa mga pampolitiko nilang ambisyon. Upang lalong mapalakas ang kapit nila sa masa.<br />Hindi lang sila ang nasasankop sa ganyang uri ng sitwasyon, at kung ang dahilan man nila'y pulitika, sila lang ang tunay na nakakaalam noon.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>-Ulat nina:<br /></strong>Abigail “Abby” Villaflor<br />Patricia “Tricia” dela cruz<br />Jedieryn “Jed” Jane Moreno<br />Ria Ison<br />JM Boquilon<br />FIL 40 WF (1:00-2:30PM) </span>Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368731528463682150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-33036243071442069542008-09-27T19:03:00.000-07:002008-09-27T19:43:44.968-07:00Aktibista nga ba ang Bagong PNP Chief?Makailang beses ko nang nabasa sa mga dyaryo ang bahagyang pinalalaganap na impormasyon na ang bagong hirang na PNP Chief Jesus Versoza ay dating aktibista sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Headline kanina sa dyaryong<span style="font-style: italic;"> Philippine Daily Inquirer</span> ang "Activist in the 70s, Now Chief of PNP". <br /><br />Hindi iilan sa mga naging pinuno ng pamahalaan at maging ng sandatahang lakas ang naging "aktibista" noong nakaraan. Dating student leader sa Kabataang Makabayan si Orly Mercado, na minsang naluklok sa Senado. Dating sumanib sa New People's Army at tumulong pa ngang pagnakawan ng mga armas ang Philippine Military Academy si Col. Victor Corpuz. Ngayon, wala na sa hanay ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan sina Mercado at Corpuz, pero hindi pa rin nagsasawa ang media na hanapan ng aktibistang nakaraan ang mga naluluklok sa pampublikong posisyon. Bakit nga ba hindi, kung sa palagay nila'y interesting sa mga mambabasa ang maliit na impormasyong iyon. Laluna siguro kung nagpapakito ito ng malaking pagkakaiba gaya ng sa pagiging aktibista at pagiging pulis.<br /><br />Nakakapagtaka lamang na kung babasahin ang unang mga linya ng nabanggit kong artikulo sa <span style="font-style: italic;">Inquirer</span>, mapapansing mali yata ang headline. lumalabas na iisang rali lang ang napuntahan ni Versoza noong freshman pa lamang siya sa UP. Syempre, walang tiyak na quota sa pag-attend sa rali para maging aktibista. Ang mahalaga'y kung naiintindihan niya kung bakit siya nagrarali. Pero ayon sa kanya, wala raw noong inaalok na alternatibo ang aktibismo. Napaka-interesting ang kaso ni Versoza dahil freshman siya sa UP noong ipataw ang Martial Law sa bansa. Apat na taon na ang Batas Militar nang makatapos siya sa PMA. <br /><br />Binanggit din sa artikulo na ang tatay ni Versoza, na isa noong Colonel sa militar, ang nagpasok sa kanya sa PMA. Sabi ni Versoza, wala siyang ibang alam sa PMA kundi ang mga paradang ginagawa nito. Sandali lamang, kung isa kang aktibista, o itinuturing mo ang sarili mo bilang aktibista, siguro naman at dapat ay kilala mo ang pangunahing nagtuturo at nagpapalaki ng mga pinuno ng pangunahing pasistang institusyon ng estado!<br /><br />Si Lenin (<span style="font-style: italic;">Lenin on Language</span>, 1983) ang unang nagpaalala sa mga aktibista na mag-ingat sa paggamit ng wika, at ng mga salita. Hindi lamang dapat basta-basta gamitin ang salitang "commune" halimbawa kung hindi ito produkto ng mahabang proseso ng kontradiksyon sa lipunan at sa sarili (pansinin ang "Diliman Commune"). At kahit naman hindi ka aktibista, napakahalaga ng sapat na pag-intindi sa mga ginagamit na salita. Dating aktibista nga kaya si Versoza kung hindi naman siya naging aktibista?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-34028354583849793932008-09-26T05:02:00.000-07:002008-09-26T05:21:18.657-07:00mga nakakaaliw na "sayns"<div align="center">Madalas akong lumabas o pumunta sa palengke namin. Kung gaano kadalas ako lumabas ay ganoon din kadalas ako makaita ng mga nakakaaliw na signs o mga pangalan ng tindahan. Siguro isa rin ito sa paraan upang makahatak o makattract ng customer ang isang tindahan. Madalas ko kasi ito nakikita sa mga maraming tao, madalas sa palengke, mall o kung saan lang maraming tao. Nakakakuha nga naman ng attention ito. Minsan nga ay natatawa ako mag-isa sa kalye kapag ako ay nakakakita. Naisip ko rin na minsan ay naimpluwensiya na siguro sa pamamaraan ang pagtext kaya doon nila binase ang pangalan. O kaya naman kung anu ang patok sa masa.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzRvJX-sFI/AAAAAAAAACo/mULDfTryPmM/s1600-h/bingo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250301873507709010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzRvJX-sFI/AAAAAAAAACo/mULDfTryPmM/s320/bingo.jpg" border="0" /></a> Isang flier sa molave dorm. Katulad sa nasabi ko kanina binatay siya sa pagtext o kung paano ipronunce ang SOSYAL…. XOX@L. akala ko nga noong una ay hugs and kisses yan.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzRvLNCyWI/AAAAAAAAACw/BXa9q8mQ6kE/s1600-h/Image108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250301873998711138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzRvLNCyWI/AAAAAAAAACw/BXa9q8mQ6kE/s320/Image108.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> isang panawagan na paalis na lang jeep. Mapapansin din na yung “A” sa aalis ay nakahiwalay.<br /><br /></p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzRvI2joyI/AAAAAAAAAC4/qxsStPQqBB8/s1600-h/Image173.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250301873367524130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzRvI2joyI/AAAAAAAAAC4/qxsStPQqBB8/s320/Image173.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> Dumaan lang sa harap ko yan habang naghihintay ng jeep. Napansin ko lang na mali yung spelling.. hehe</p><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQtrOyVwI/AAAAAAAAACA/_SsoxpEBC-k/s1600-h/Image133.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250300748724590338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQtrOyVwI/AAAAAAAAACA/_SsoxpEBC-k/s320/Image133.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sa may SM north edsa ko ito nakita. Booth lang siya na nagtitinda ng mga soap. Well, obviously binase ito sa tawag natin sa mga primetime teleserye o “Soap Opera” </div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQtmb-fgI/AAAAAAAAACI/Vodd-TYns1U/s1600-h/My+pics238.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250300747437735426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQtmb-fgI/AAAAAAAAACI/Vodd-TYns1U/s320/My+pics238.jpg" border="0" /></a> Matagal ko na itong nakikita kasi sa may tapat siya ng simbahan. Mayroon pa yang kasunod hindi lang nakuhaan. Yung next stall nakalagay: “BARBERO NATIN II”<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQtttC-_I/AAAAAAAAACQ/oj_0e9Bx1Z8/s1600-h/Image174.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250300749388381170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQtttC-_I/AAAAAAAAACQ/oj_0e9Bx1Z8/s320/Image174.jpg" border="0" /></a> Napansin ko lang na madalas din ang mga Pilipino ay binabase na lang nila ang pangalan sa binebenta nila. Katulad ng nasa larawan, nagtitinda ng mga electrical wires at light bulbs.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQt6AeOEI/AAAAAAAAACY/HXRZebWGiZc/s1600-h/Image132.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250300752691083330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQt6AeOEI/AAAAAAAAACY/HXRZebWGiZc/s320/Image132.jpg" border="0" /></a> alam ko na hindi talaga yan ang totoong sign. Vinandal lang naman yan. So ang bagong meaning ay: NO PESO HERE…<br /></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQuBNCvTI/AAAAAAAAACg/JirkZyS12kY/s1600-h/Image172.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250300754622856498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzQuBNCvTI/AAAAAAAAACg/JirkZyS12kY/s320/Image172.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Tag sa may bag counter sa may coop yan. Napatingin lang ako tapos ayon nabasa ko siya. Medyo Malabo yung picture pero nakalagay diyan: “F U LOSE / 10 PESOS” kitang-kita ang impluwensiya ng magpapaikli ng mga salita na katulad sa text.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPq-npGQI/AAAAAAAAABY/KdaUlAPHQ60/s1600-h/Image109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250299602877880578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPq-npGQI/AAAAAAAAABY/KdaUlAPHQ60/s320/Image109.jpg" border="0" /></a> Nakita ko ito malapit sa grand central sa may caloocan. Hindi ko malaman kung hindi lang nila napansin na nakasulat na ang itlog o sadyang sinadya nila. Hindi ko rin naman na tingnan kung puro itlog ang sineserve nila.. =P<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPqy6F1eI/AAAAAAAAABg/5xsmHROoX38/s1600-h/Image126.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250299599734035938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPqy6F1eI/AAAAAAAAABg/5xsmHROoX38/s320/Image126.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ito naman ay nakita ko sa may old balara malapit lang sa UP. Noong una ko itong nakita hindi ko alam kung ang dinedepict nito ay si Madeleine o dahil ang adjectives natin ay nagisismula sa panlaping ma- tapos dinagdagan nila ng English term ng sarap. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPrN-YGTI/AAAAAAAAABo/zdpdCgK_dd8/s1600-h/Image130.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250299606999767346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPrN-YGTI/AAAAAAAAABo/zdpdCgK_dd8/s320/Image130.jpg" border="0" /></a> Naaliw lang ako sa sign na to. Sa may vinzon’s lang sa may sakayan ng jeep. Una, kasi nagrhyrhyme siya. Tapos, naiisip ko na siguro nagisip lang sila ng concept na mexicano para tugma sa tacos na binebenta nila<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPrVIz8sI/AAAAAAAAABw/lB0kSHLm-Mo/s1600-h/Image128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250299608922583746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPrVIz8sI/AAAAAAAAABw/lB0kSHLm-Mo/s320/Image128.jpg" border="0" /></a> Itong susunod naman ay nagdedescribe lang sa binebenta nila, since nagbebenta sila ng mga fresh seafoods yung hilaw pa, sa may philcoa pala ito. </div><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPrfv-u0I/AAAAAAAAAB4/kabxTAvX9ho/s1600-h/Image163.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250299611771222850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_McoInrxWDis/SNzPrfv-u0I/AAAAAAAAAB4/kabxTAvX9ho/s320/Image163.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Malapit sa palengke ko ito nakita. Nahirapan akong kunan yan haha lagi kasing nagmamadali yung sasakyan. Ito talaga yung dati pa ay lagi kong tinitingnan hindi ko alam kung sadyang guilty lang sa selfish term nila at natatawa ako. Yung unang napansin ko talaga eh yung “SELL FISH”. Nilaro lang nila yung word na selfish. Tapos yung bangus republic na term, naalala ko lang yung republic of the Philippines, tapos natanong ko: marami ba talaga tayong bangus? </p><p align="center">P.S. kung may Makita pa ako ay idagdag ko pa. pero sa ngayon ay yan na muna. Lugod kong tatanggapin ang inyong mga komento.<br />Magandang araw!!<br /><br />~nerissa cruz~<br />1:00-2:30 WF<br /><br /><br /></p>rissajeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03669984998039240700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-35667723436451294602008-09-24T00:04:00.000-07:002008-09-24T03:18:18.422-07:00signs, signs, and more signs<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >Nang makita ko ang ipinapagawang special project at mga halimbawa ng mga ito, naalala ko agad ang mga litratong nakuha ko na noon. Buti na lang din at naalala ko </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >pa rin kung saang CD ko pa ito nai-burn. Puwedeng matalas lang talaga ang alaala ko o talaga nga namang </span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" >katanda-tanda ang mga salita sa mga litrato. Tulad nito...</span></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoRrszNvvI/AAAAAAAAACM/G21WIvbCcWo/s1600-h/Image000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoRrszNvvI/AAAAAAAAACM/G21WIvbCcWo/s320/Image000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249527758111751922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Nakunan ko ito sa banyo ng Ateneo High School library. Nagpunta kami doon ng mga kaibigan ko para mag-research sa paper namin noong Fourth Year. Ang nasa isip ko noon, "Ang conyo talaga ng mga taga-Arrrneeoo." Puwede naman kasing purong Ingles o Tagalog na</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> lang ang ginamit. Sa ngayon, mahirap nang i-generalize ang mga Atenista o Lasallista man na mga conyo. Marami rin namang iba ang nagsasalita na ng conyo.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Balak ko sanang maglaan ng araw na mag-ikot at kumuha ng mga litrato para sa proyektong ito pero hindi ko na ako nakagawa ng oras para doon. Buti na lang at marami-ram</span><span style="font-size:85%;">i naman akong nakita sa araw-araw kong "paglalakbay."<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSPMLPk3I/AAAAAAAAACU/X47K5J4afGw/s1600-h/DSC01029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSPMLPk3I/AAAAAAAAACU/X47K5J4afGw/s320/DSC01029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249528367829455730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Naalala ko rin na nakita ko ito minsan nang bumisita ako sa UPM.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hindi lamang ito mali dahil kulang ang nais sabihin ng karatula,<br />mukha pang nakaturo ito mismo sa banyo ng mga babae.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSPWp1PMI/AAAAAAAAACc/-shAGFDop7s/s1600-h/Image008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSPWp1PMI/AAAAAAAAACc/-shAGFDop7s/s320/Image008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249528370642107586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Ito'y nakuha ko sa gilid ng CBA sa may parking lot ng SE.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Dahil pinapaganda at inaayos ang mga gusali sa ating kampus,<br />tama lang na maglagay sila ng mga karatulang tulad nito.<br />Sana nga lang ay marami sila para mapabilis ang trabaho. :p<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSP7aGU0I/AAAAAAAAACk/gNYktMsCZ1k/s1600-h/05082007100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSP7aGU0I/AAAAAAAAACk/gNYktMsCZ1k/s320/05082007100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249528380508230466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Hindi masyadong malinaw ang nakasulat sa likod ng damit ng mama.<br />Ang nakalagay dito ay "FASTRAK Services, Inc."<br />Na-research ko na ito ay isang outsourcing o offshoring industry.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSQTG60oI/AAAAAAAAACs/eVMn2pERR5o/s1600-h/DSC05983.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSQTG60oI/AAAAAAAAACs/eVMn2pERR5o/s320/DSC05983.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249528386870235778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Nagaabang ako ng trak sana na tulad sa mga halimbawang naipakita.<br />Ngunit ito ang </span><span style="font-size:85%;">nakuha ko sa may Magallanes.<br />Mabuti man ang nais iparating ng may-ari ng dyip,<br />mali ang pagkakasulat at nagiging tao si Thank.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSQrKdElI/AAAAAAAAAC0/NMr6JSxgdp8/s1600-h/Manong+Beare.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoSQrKdElI/AAAAAAAAAC0/NMr6JSxgdp8/s320/Manong+Beare.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249528393327514194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Nakunan ko ito sa Kalayaan Avenue sa Makati.<br />Halatang nag-aayos si Manong Beare ng mga bentilador.<br />Maaayos niya ang bentilador mo "while...you wait!"<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Nakita ko rin ang ganitong parirala sa Blessings sa FC. 'While "you" wait' naman.)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoTX62HnVI/AAAAAAAAAC8/pM42c9cw2Po/s1600-h/DSC05851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoTX62HnVI/AAAAAAAAAC8/pM42c9cw2Po/s320/DSC05851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249529617307901266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Ito naman ay nakuha ko sa tabi ng Metrowalk.<br />Nagkataon na nadaanan namin ito at kinunan ko ng litrato.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hindi pa ako nakakapasok dito at hindi ko alam<br />kung anong klase ng pagkain ang sini-serve dito.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">'Di kaya English? Comfort food na pala ito? Joke lang!<br /></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Nang makaipon na ako ng mga litrato, naisip ko na mas maigi </span><span style="font-size:85%;">nga na hindi ako </span><span style="font-size:85%;">nakapa</span><span style="font-size:85%;">g-ik</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ot dahil sigurado rin namang may makikita akong mga karatula na kailangan ko. Kahit dati pa man ito naita</span><span style="font-size:85%;">k</span><span style="font-size:85%;">da, siguradong may mga karatula na ring makukunan noon. Walang pinipiling panahon at lugar ang mga karatula.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Ipinapahiwatig nito na ang wikang Ingles ay may napakalaking impluwensiya sa mga Pilipin</span><span style="font-size:85%;">o kahit na minsan ay mali ang paggamit dito. May mga pagkakataon din naman na tama naman ang mga salitang nakalagay sa karatula, ngunit mukhang hindi pa rin ito naiintindihan ng ilan. ;p</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoTYPkqLNI/AAAAAAAAADE/0Id1hIVP2S8/s1600-h/Park+facing+the+wall%21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DxgE-Ta7pq8/SNoTYPkqLNI/AAAAAAAAADE/0Id1hIVP2S8/s320/Park+facing+the+wall%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249529622871813330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">[PLEASE PARK FACING THE WALL]</span><br /></div></div>nikkiniknikshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464678915056536158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-40214715563858337202008-09-22T21:45:00.000-07:002008-09-22T22:49:07.759-07:00Hinggil sa Ulat sa Wika at Uring PanlipunanMaraming naguluhan sa kung papaano gagawin ang ulat hinggil sa ugnayan ng wika at uring panlipunan partikular sa Pilipinas. Siguro kasalanan ko rin na hindi ko naipaliwanag nang maayos sa klase ang aktibidad. Susubukan kong magbigay ng batayang guideline para sa aktibidad, pero wag sana ninyong istriktong sundin ang guideline na ito. Gaya ng parati kong sinasabi sa klase, mas maganda kung sa inyo manggagaling ang inisyatiba sa diskusyon natin. <br /><br />Merong limang batayang uri sa lipunang Pilipino batay sa <a href="http://www.philippinerevolution.net/cgi-bin/cpp/pdocs.pl?id=lrp_e;page=01">libro </a>ni Amado Guerrero (Chapter 3 Part 2):<br />1. Panginoong Maylupa (Landlord)<br />2. Malaking Burgesyang Kumprador (Big Comprador Bourgeoisie)<br />3. Gitnang Burgesya/Pambansang Burgesya (Middle/National Bourgeoisie)<br />4. Petiburgesya (Peti-Bourgeoisie)<br />5. Manggagawa (Working Class/Proletaryado)<br />6. Magsasaka (Farmers/Peasants)<br /><br />Mahalaga ang panunuring ito ni Guerrero sa pagsusuri ng lipunang Pilipino. Isang materyal ito na hindi gaanong ginagamit sa akademya (o maging sa iba pang larangan) dahil sa mapangahas na oryentasyon nitong sumasagka sa dominanteng ideolohiya sa bansa at nag-aalok ito ng alternatibong/rebolusyonaryong lapit sa araling pulitika. Hindi iilan, halimbawa, ang naniniwala na mahalagang matukoy ang uring kinapapalooban ninyo para mabatid kung sino ang nagtataguyod, at sa kabilang banda'y sumasagka, sa pagsulong ng bansa tungo sa makamasa, makabayan, at siyentipikong antas nito. Inihahain ko sa inyo ngayon ang artikulong ito para analisahin ninyo sa buo ng inyong makakaya, at gamitin din bilang batayan at lunsaran sa pagsusuri sa ugnayan ng wika at uring panlipunan. <br /><br />Tunguhin ng aktibidad na ito ang mabatid, kahit pahapyaw lamang, ang paraan ng pagsasalita ng bawat uri. Batay na rin sa marami-rami na ring talakayan sa klase, hindi lamang nangangahulugan ang "pagsasalita" ng kung Ingles ba o Filipino o Tagalog ang wikang ginagamit nila--bagaman sa isang banda ay mahalaga pa rin ito. Gaya ng napatunayan na natin sa klase, higit pa rito ang dinamismo ng wika. Naniniwala ako na mababatid sa paraan ng pananalita ng tao hindi lamang ang kinapapalooban niyang uri kundi ang ideolohiyang namumuno sa kaniya (pwedeng basahin ang mga awtor na sina Bakhtin, Volosinov, Gramsci atbp. hinggil dito). Sa ibang larangan ng akademya, hindi "pananalita" ang ginagamit nila, kundi, tinatawag nila itong "diskurso"--partikular ang mga self-proclaimed postmodernists. Diskurso ang tawag nila rito dahil naniniwala sila na ang mga senyas (salita, imahe, bagay, produkto at iba pa) ay naghahatid din ng iba't ibang pagpapakahulugan. Halimbawa, naniniwala sila na kaya maraming pampaputing produkto at maraming nagpapadaan sa medical operations para tumangos ang ilong ay dahil sa "colonial mentality" ng bansa. Ang nakakalimutang gawin ng mga postmodernista ay ang ikawing ang mga panlipunang trend na ito sa pang-ekonomiyang kalagayan ng bansa. Nakakalimutan nilang sabihin na higit pa sa "colonial mentality", malaki ang partisipasyon ng malalaking burgesya komprador para mahubog ang pag-iisip ng masang Pilipino na "maganda ang maputi". Tandaan na ang mga malaking burgesyang kumprador ang nagdadala ng mga produktong ito sa Pilipinas. Tinutukoy ng mga postmodernista bilang salarin ang isang konsepto (colonial mentality) at hindi ang isang malinaw na uring panlipunan. Ang problema dito ay mahirap labanan o sagkaan ang isang konsepto laluna sa panahong binabaha ng ideolohiya ng naghaharing-uri ang lahat ng uri ng mass media sa bansa. Relatibong magiging mas madali hindi lamang sa pagsusuri kundi maging sa pagtukoy ng mga alternatibong hakbang sa isang lipunan kung tutukuyin ang uring panlipunan na pasimuno ng mga diskursong tinutukoy ng mga postmodernista. Alam kong komplikado ang gawaing ito pero maaari natin itong subukang gawin, kahit man lang para magsimula kayong masanay sa ganitong uri ng pag-aanalisa. Isang uri ng pagsusuri na kadalasa'y hindi itinuturo sa paaralan.<br /><br />Inaatasan kayo na magdala ng halimbawa o sampol ng pananalita ng bawat uri. Gagamitin kong halimbawa ang pinost ni Eileen (na statement ng Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas sa file section ng yahoogroup natin) sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng mga guide questions (Eileen and group, wag sana kayong mailimita sa mga tanong kong ito):<br /><br />1. Saang uring panlipunan nanggaling ang statement na ito? (obvious naman ang sagot, magsasaka)<br />2. Batay sa statement, anu-ano ang mga pangunahing concern ng mga magsasaka sa Pilipinas? Ano ang tunguhin nila?<br />3. Batay sa statement, anu-ano ang mga pangunahing pinoproblema nila?<br />4. Anong wika ang ginagamit nila? Bakit kaya?<br />5. Anu-ano ang mga salitang madalas na lumalabas sa statement? Bakit kaya?<br />6. Sa mga uri sa Pilipinas, pinakamarami ang bilang na napapaloob sa uring Magsasaka. Sa isang organisadong grupo ng magsasaka nanggaling ang statement na ito. Naiintindihan mo ba ang sinasabi nila? Bago ba o luma ang impormasyon na ito sa iyo? Bakit kaya? <br /><br />May iba sa inyo na advertisement ang gagamitin. Tandaan ninyo na iba ang oryentasyon ng advertisement sa isang political statement. Marketing ang pinangagalingan ng una, pulitika ang pangalawa. Mas maraming naaabot ang advertisement, relatibong iilan lang ang nakakabasa o nakakarinig ng political statement (laluna ng grupong magsasaka at manggagawa). Higit sa lahat, ang mga myembro lang ng matataas na uring panlipunan ang may pera para magpalabas ng mga advertisement, sila rin ang may kakayanang busalan ang tinig ng mga uring magsasaka at manggagawa (basahin ang blog hinggil sa binanggit ni Pinky na sigalot sa Nestle).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-17473364298116942672008-09-21T18:53:00.000-07:002008-09-21T18:56:44.323-07:00Isang Tugon hinggil sa Ulat tungkol sa Wika at Uring Panlipunan<div>Sir Siao,</div> <div> </div> <div>Tungkol po doon sa report, medyo naguguluhan po kami kung ano po talaga yung focus. Language and class po dapat related so, paano po namin gagawin yun? Landlord po kasi sa amin at napili po namin yung Cojuangco clan particularly yung Haciend Luicita. </div> <div> </div> <div>Nag-research na rin po kami at madalas ay tungkol sa issues about the labor dun sa hacienda, ano naiimpluwensiyahan ng Cojuangco sa CARP, etc. </div> <div> </div> <div>Pwede po ba na explain nyo ulit Sir. Nabasa na po namin yung link na naka-post sa Yahoo! Groups. Gagawin po ba namin na pattern iyon for our reporting?</div> <div> </div> <div>Thank you po.<br /><br />(galing kay abby)<br /><br />**********<br /></div> <div> </div> gagamitin ninyo yung article ni amado guerrero tungkol sa mga uri sa lipunang pilipino para malaman ang background ng mga taong napapaloob sa uring panginoong maylupa (landlord). para sa report, humugot kayo ng isang statement ng landlord, in your case, maganda siguro isang statement mula sa mga cojuangco responding to the hacienda luicita incident. kung wala kayong makita, any official statement will do (i.e. lawyers etc). o kung wala pa rin, anything na sagot ng mga cojuangco hinggil doon. sakaling wala kayong makita talaga, baka magandang i-discuss ninyo kung bakit wala. bakit di lumabas gaano sa media.<br /><br />hindi talaga wika ang dapat na focus ninyo, ibig sabihin, hindi naman grammar o sentence ang pinag-uusapan. nung sinabi kong tuklasin ninyo kung "paano magsalita ang napili ninyong uri", ang ibig kong sabihin, sa papaanong paraan nila tinatangkang protektahan ang uri nila, o sa kaso ng mga naghaharing uri (landlord at burgesya), kung papaano nila tinatangkang mapanatili ang current status ng lipunan kung saan sila nagdodomina. naniniwala kasi ako na makikita ito sa mga pananalita nila laluna sa mga kasong nakakapag-stir ng kasalukuyang kaayusan ng lipunan, laluna kung lumalabas sa mass media, gaya ng naganap sa luicita.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-74725570579311436692008-09-21T07:13:00.000-07:002008-09-21T07:53:43.094-07:00Conyo here, Conyo there, Conyo everywhere!Nakakahiya man aminin, super <span style="font-style:italic;">delayed</span>na nitong blog entry ko.<br /><br />Ako ang nagmungkahi kay Sir Siao na kung pwedeng mapag-usapan ang paksang ito. Naisip ko kasing papatok ito sa ating klase lalo na at pinag-aaralan natin ang iba't ibang uri ng paggamit ng wika maging anu mang lengguahe ang gamit.<br /><br />Noong Miyerkules sa aming klase(10-11:30), mayroong isang estudyante na gumamit nitong conyomandments bilang magiging panimula ng aming talakayan noon na "Language and Class". Tunay na nakakaaliw dahil lumaganap na pala iyon. Naging masaya at puno ng sigla ang lahat sa pagpapalit ng kuro-kuro ukol sa paksa maaaring nang dahil na rin sa paggamit nitong "10 Conyomandments".<br /><br />Maging si Sir ay nagulat sa biglaang dagsa ng ideya sa klase. At tulad ng kanyang nasabi, naging patok sa lahat ang ganitong uri ng paksa dahil napapanahon ang mga tulad nito. Kaya hindi na rin magiging kataka-taka pa kung kinulang din kami sa aming talakayan. Ang bawat isa ay may mga natatanging karanasan na may kaugnayan dito. At dahil sa mga palitan na ito, marami kaming napag-alaman na posibleng naging ugat ng ganitong uri ng pananalita.<br /><br />Marahil ang ilan sa atin ngayon ay nag-iisip na rin kung mga Conyotics din tayo. May mga basehan naman para masabing kabilang ka. Ngunit hindi naman ito sinasabing magtatakda na ng isang hadlang upang hindi magkaroon ng ugnayan. Tulad nga ng nasabi ng iba sa klase namin, may mga kanya-kanyang dahilan sa kabila ng mga tinatawag na conyo.<br /><br />Nakatutuwang isispin dahil tila lumalawak na rin ang ganitong usapin. Hindi nakakasawang pag-usapan at magbibigay ng samu't saring pananaw na bubuo sa bawat kamalayan ng lahat. Sabi nga ni Sir, hindi pa raw ito ang kabuuan. (Grabe, kulang pa pala!)<br /><br />Maaaring ang ilan sa atin ngayon ay napapaisip na, pero huwag mag-alala kapatid, hindi ka nag-iisa! ='P Kanya-kanyang trip lang 'yan. Sakyan na lang natin. (^-^)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ten Conyomandments</span><br />by Gerry Avelino and Arik Abu<br />(taken from The La Sallian-Menagerie)<br /><br />1. Thou shall make gamit "make+pandiwa" .<br />ex. "Let's make pasok na to our class!"<br /> "Wait lang! I'm making kain pa!"<br /> "Come on na, we can't make hintay anymore! It's in Andrew pa, you know?"<br /><br />2. Thou shall make kalat "noh", "diba" and "eh" in your pangungusap.<br />ex. "I don't like to make lakad in the baha nga, no? Eh diba it's like, so eew, diba?"<br /> "What ba: stop nga being maarte noh?"<br /> "Eh as if you want naman also, diba?"<br /><br />3. When making describe a whatever, always say "It's SO pang-uri!"<br />ex. "It's so malaki, you know, and so mainit!"<br /> "I know right? So sarap nga, eh!"<br /> "You're making me inggit naman.. I'll make bili nga my own burger."<br /><br />4. When you are lalaki, make parang punctuation "dude", 'tsong" or "pare"<br />ex. "Dude, ENGANAL is so hirap, pare."<br /> "I know, tsong, I got bagsak nga in quiz one, eh"<br /><br />5. Thou shall know you know? I know right!<br />ex. "My bag is so bigat today, you know"<br /> "I know, right! We have to make dala pa kasi the jumbo Physics book eh!"<br /><br />6. Make gawa the plural of pangngalans like in English or Spanish.<br />ex. "I have so many tigyawats, oh!"<br /><br />7. Like, when you can make kaya, always use like. Like, I know right?<br />ex. "Like, it's so init naman!"<br /> "Yah! The aircon, it's, like sira!" <br /><br />8. Make yourself feel so galing by translating the last word of your sentence, you know, your pangungusap?<br />ex. "Kakainis naman in the LRT! How plenty tao, you know, people?"<br /> "It's so tight nga there, eh, you know, masikip?"<br /><br />9. Make gamit of plenty abbreviations, you know, daglat?"<br />ex. "Like, OMG! It's like traffic sa LRT"<br /> "I know right? It's so kaka!"<br /> "Kaka?"<br /> "Kakaasar!"<br /><br />10. Make gamit the pinakamaarte voice and pronunciation you have para full effect!<br />ex. "I'm, like, making aral at the Arrhneo!"<br /> "Me naman, I'm from Lazzahl!"<br /><br />Inaasahan ko ang inyong mga opinyon, violent reaction, hinanakit at anu pa. Happy blogging!<br /><br />~Lady of 10-11:30 classunexpectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05017034892301715819noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-55201090168865220222008-09-21T05:34:00.000-07:002008-09-21T06:04:43.882-07:00more catchy establishment names<div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Heto ang ilang pictures na nakunan ko sa SM Fairview at sa may malapit sa entrance ng Old Balara malapit sa UPD.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248452448411844578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4ddq8ziwhgU/SNY_scAd_-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/ZgW72DWNJjc/s320/Img00032.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center">Nakunan ko ito sa may palabas na ng UP. Sabi ng ilang kakilala ko, may iba't-ibang branches na rin ito tulad ng nasa may Krus na Ligas. Kita dito na ginaya ang brand name na "Osh Kosh" na isang kids' apparel.<br /></p><p align="center"><br /> </p><br /><p align="center"></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248453997457018562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4ddq8ziwhgU/SNZBGmpnjsI/AAAAAAAAAAc/3lmIE5ZKEXc/s320/Img00039.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Heto naman ang nakunan kong isang Barber's Shop sa SM Fairview. Mula sa salitang <em>airport</em> na kung saan luma-landing ang mga eroplano, ginawa itong "Hairport" na kung saan "luma-landing" ang mga nagpapagupit. ü<br /></p><br /><p><br /><br /></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248454994910727954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4ddq8ziwhgU/SNZCAqdHTxI/AAAAAAAAAAk/QJeabLkeiik/s320/Img00040.jpg" border="0" /> </p><br /><p><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center">Ito ay sa SM fairview ko rin nakunan. Ang naisip ko naman dito ay 'yung word na "showbiz" na nilaro ang spelling at letters para mag-fit sa sapatos na main na binebenta nila. "Shoe-biz".<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248456682144712034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4ddq8ziwhgU/SNZDi35CxWI/AAAAAAAAAAs/IWNEr_xqWVA/s320/Img00042.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center">Heto pa ang isa pang establishment sa SM Fairview. Kung tama ang pagkakaalala ko, magkatabi o halos magkatabi lang sila ng Shūbizz. Ang pangunahing binebenta ng store na ito ay accessories, hence its name, Axxezz.<br /></p>triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622112335734090336noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-55363219147442279052008-09-18T03:03:00.000-07:002008-09-18T03:46:13.680-07:00pinoy creativity<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">maraming nagagawa ang pinoy na kakaiba. iab't ibang pakulo upang makakuha ng atensyon. ilan sa mga ito ay araw-araw nating nakikita. kahit saan tayo lumingon, mapapansin natin kung gaano kagaling ang pinoy sa paglalaro ng mga salita.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIpFngHbfI/AAAAAAAAABA/b2738PfVjpI/s1600-h/Chk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIpFngHbfI/AAAAAAAAABA/b2738PfVjpI/s320/Chk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247301692319821298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nakita ko ito sa bulletin board ng CHK. 'Wazzup bro?', isang pagbating pinaikli mula sa what's up brother?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIq5F7FaDI/AAAAAAAAABI/W_y2UWAd1o0/s1600-h/Libre.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIq5F7FaDI/AAAAAAAAABI/W_y2UWAd1o0/s320/Libre.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247303676170954802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />isang komiks sa dyaryong Libre. Pinagsamang unggoy at inggitero. Noong araw na ito, isang joke tungkol sa tatay ang nandito.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQXYWWfI/AAAAAAAAABY/EqskItzgf9U/s1600-h/oNcAtOrSe-0382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQXYWWfI/AAAAAAAAABY/EqskItzgf9U/s320/oNcAtOrSe-0382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247305175505721842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mula ito sa Plato Wraps. Marami sa mga food stands ngayon ay gumagamit ng mga pangalang nagmula sa mga existing words katulad nitong wrap 'n roll na galing sa rock and roll.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/jazelle%20anne%20c.%20lim/Pictures/FIL40%20PROJECT/As%20syd.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/jazelle%20anne%20c.%20lim/Pictures/FIL40%20PROJECT/As%20syd.jpg" alt="" /> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQikwkaI/AAAAAAAAABg/q7AFFNJ65no/s1600-h/oNcAtOrSe-0395.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQikwkaI/AAAAAAAAABg/q7AFFNJ65no/s320/oNcAtOrSe-0395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247305178510561698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sa robinsons place manila ko ito nakita. Karaniwang ginagamit ang omg bilang shortcut ng oh my god! o kaya oh my gosh!. pero ito, oh my gifts! ang ibig sabihin ng omg.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQKBcj0I/AAAAAAAAABQ/ZLqS9yHpI6Y/s1600-h/new.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQKBcj0I/AAAAAAAAABQ/ZLqS9yHpI6Y/s320/new.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247305171919998786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Marahil nagmamadali lang ang mga gumawa nito. Napansin ko kasing ~kibala~ ang nakalagay na dapat ay "kabila". Nakita ko ito malapit sa CS at mula ito sa mga manggagawa roon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQ2oYInI/AAAAAAAAABw/w19hMGTbtWU/s1600-h/oNcAtOrSe-0396.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQ2oYInI/AAAAAAAAABw/w19hMGTbtWU/s320/oNcAtOrSe-0396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247305183894446706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />'Oohh Lala' ang pinagmulan nito. Ang eau ay galing sa 'eau de toilette' o toilet water at ito na rin ang sikat na tawag sa mga pabango.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQkUinsI/AAAAAAAAABo/9LBeLefWfPw/s1600-h/As+syd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ODyLSzpFOvU/SNIsQkUinsI/AAAAAAAAABo/9LBeLefWfPw/s320/As+syd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247305178979409602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Una ko itong nadiskubre sa gilid ng AS. Isang food stand na nagtitinda ng pagkaing nakapaibabaw sa inumin. Kerrimo ang tawag na nagmula sa CARRY MO dahil madali siyang dalhin (ata).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First part pa lang ito at sana'y makakita pa ako ng mas maraming signs upang maibahagi sa inyo..<br /><br />~jazelle~jazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18332533588391389428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-545067429978711282008-09-09T05:28:00.001-07:002008-09-16T05:59:48.081-07:00Naudlot na Tiny Bubbles business<p align="justify">Una muna sa lahat, pasensya na kasi 'di ako nakapag-provide ng pictures para sa mga establishment names na nakalista sa ibaba. Ito'y pinadala lang kasi sa e-mail ko at gusto ko itong i-share sa lahat. May mga nakita na ako na ilang establishments kaso 'di pa ganoon kadami kung kaya't 'di ko pa magawan ng album sa yahoogroups natin.</p><br /><p align="justify">Anyway, hayaan niyo muna akong magkuwento ng kaunti sa aming experience sa mga funny at witty establishment names.</p><br /><p align="justify">Mahilig akong mangarap. Simple lang naman. Gusto kong lang naman yumaman, magkaroon ng kotse... makaangat sa buhay. Lahat na yata ng pwedeng maisip na pwedeng pagkakitaan naisip ko na sa dami ng pinangarap ko sa buhay.ü Isa na nga doon ang palagiang pag-iisip na makapag-franchise ng isang fast food chain tulad ng Jollibee at McDonald's na madaling kumita. Pero, naisip ko din naman na malaki-laking puhunan din ang kakailanganin doon at, aminin natin, 'di biro ang pag-franchise ng ganoong mga kalaking mga food chains, so cancel na agad 'yun.</p><p align="justify">Gaya nga ng mga nakalista sa ibaba, muntik na kami magkaroon ng business. Sayang! tsk tsk. Binuo na ang konsepto ng produktong ibebenta. Sila Tatay ko at uncle ang nag-brainstorm para mabuo 'yun. Nagtatanong nga sa Papa sa'min na ano ba magandang pangalan. Isang sabong panglaba ang dapat na magiging produkto na ibebenta namin na may pangalang: Tiny Bubbles! Nakakatawa na may dating na ka-corny-han, 'di ba? Iyon daw kasi ang mabenta sa masa, ayon sa aking Tatay: corny at nakakatawa. Kung hindi corny o nakakatawa, hindi ito papansinin ng masa, hence, 'di mabibili, o kahit man lang subukan, ang produkto. Tama nga naman.</p><br /><p align="justify">Ang mga Pinoy talaga, lahat ng pwedeng maisip na gimik sa produkto, maiisip o naisip na. Ang mga Pinoy kasi, napaka-creative at mapansinin masyado sa mga "corny" o mga kahit anong nakakatawang bagay. Gaya ng nasa ibaba, makikita niyo ang ilang mga establishments sa Pilipinas na may mga ganitong ka-catchy na pangalan. 'Di ko nga alam kung totoo bang nag-e-exist ang ilan sa mga ito eh.ü</p><p align="justify">Here's the list. Have a good laugh!ü</p><br /><p align="justify">1. Parlor in San Juan is named "Cut & Face".</p><p align="justify">2. Wholesaler of balut in Sto.Tomas, Batangas:"Starducks ".</p><p align="justify">3. Fast food eatery in Nueva Ecija: "Violybee"</p><p align="justify">4. Internet cafe opened among squatters named "Cafe Pindot".</p><p align="justify">5. In Manila , there's a laundry named, "Summa Cum Laundry".</p><p align="justify">6. Petshop in Ortigas: "Pussies and Bitches".</p><p align="justify">7. A pet shop in Kamuning: "Pakita Mo Pet Mo".</p><p align="justify">8. Bakery: "Bread Pit".</p><p align="justify">9. Bank in Alabang: "Alabank".</p><p align="justify">10. Restaurant in Pampanga named, "Mekeni Rogers".</p><p align="justify">11. Restaurant in Pasig : "Johnny's Fried Chicken:The 'Fried' of Marikina ".</p><p align="justify">12. A boxing gym: "Blow Jab".</p><p align="justify">13. A tombstone maker in Antipolo: "Lito Lapida".</p><p align="justify">14. A copy center in Sikatuna Village called "Pakopya ni Edgar".</p><p align="justify">15. A beerhouse in Cavite called, "Chickpoint" .</p><p align="justify">16. Laundromat in Sikatuna: " Star Wash : Attack of the Clothes".</p><p align="justify">17. Internet cafe in Taguig named, <a href="mailto:n@kopi">n@kopi</a>@.</p><p align="justify">18. Name of a kambingan, "Sa Goat Kita".</p><p align="justify">19. A salon somewhere, "Curl Up And Dye".</p><p align="justify">20. A lugawan in Sta. Maria, Bulacan: "Gee Congee".</p><p align="justify">21. A water refilling station in Dapitan named "Wa-Thirst"</p><p align="justify">22. A store selling feeds for chickens: "Robocock".</p><p align="justify">23. Shoe repair in Marikina : "Dr. Shoe-Bago".</p><p align="justify">24. Shoe repair store along Commonwealth, "SHOEPERMAN: we will HEEL you,save your SOLE, and even DYE for you".</p><p align="justify">25. Petshop: "Petness First"</p><p align="justify">26. Flower shop: "Susan's Roses".</p><p align="justify">27.Taxicab: "Income Taxi".</p><p align="justify">28. A 2nd hand watch store: "2nd Time Around".</p><p align="justify">29. A squid stall in a wet market: "Pusit to the Limit".</p><p align="justify">30. A shrimp store: "Hipon Coming Back".</p><p align="justify">31. A gay lawyer's extension office: " Nota Republic ".</p><p align="justify">32. A ceiling installer: " Kisame Street ".</p><p align="justify">33. A car repair shop: "Bangga ka 'day?"</p><p align="justify">34. An aquatic pet store in Malolos: "Fih Be With You".</p><p align="justify">35. A fishball cart named, "Poke Poke".</p><p align="justify">36. A beauty salon: "Saudia Hairlines".</p><p align="justify">37. A bakery: "Anak Ng Tinapay".</p><p align="justify">38. A resto along Mayon road in Manila : "May Lisa Eatery".</p><p align="justify">39. Laundry shop: "Wash Your Problem".</p><p align="justify">40. This mobile massage business name isn't funny, but their slogan is:"Asian Mobile Massage Service: Massage only, God is watching".</p><p align="justify">41. Ice cream parlor: "Dila Lang Ang Katapat".</p><p align="justify">42. Chicharon store: "Chicha Hut".</p><p align="justify">43. Neighborhood pizza store: "Pizza Hot".</p><p align="justify">44. A fishball cart near UST: "Eat My Balls".</p><p align="justify">45. A barbershop in Cagayan de Oro: "Pinoy Big Barber".</p><p align="justify">46. A Resto: "The Last Supper".</p><p align="justify">47. A goto resto: "Goto Ko Pa!"</p><p align="justify">48. A peanut vendor's cart with a funny name:"Mani ni Papa".</p><p align="justify">49. A gym in Malolos: " Gaymann Fitness Center ".</p><p align="justify">50. My brother's party needs business: "Balloon-Balloonan" .</p><p align="justify">51. A Chinese restaurant in Pasig : "Lah-Fang"</p><p align="justify">52. A store selling fresh chicken, owned by woman named Dina: "Dina FreshChicken".</p><p align="justify">53. An actual bait and tackle shop in U.S. : "The Master Baiter".</p><p align="justify">54. Panaderia: "Trimonay Bakeshop".</p><p align="justify">55. Salon: "Hair Dot Comb".</p><p align="justify">56. Signage on a restaurant: "We are open 25 hrs. a day - no lunch/dinnerbreaks!</p>triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622112335734090336noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-28642612623831869602008-09-06T09:56:00.000-07:002008-09-06T10:17:27.761-07:00Gender biased Filipino languages<em>Nais ko lamang ibahagi ang mga nakita kong articles or posts na nakita ko from the Web. Kahit papaano related naman siya sa discussion namin nila Sir Siao sa klase.</em><br /><br />Nung huli naming klase kay Sir Siao, marami akong nalaman tungkol sa mga origin of words, gender-based languages issues, etc. Di ko naman sinasabi na wala akong alam dito pero mas napalawak pa ang pagkatuto at awareness ko dito. Language and Gender ang topic namin last time.<br /><br />Anyway, nung nag-search ako sa internet, kaunti lamang ang nagsusulat tunkol sa mga any gender based topics sa Pinas. Mostly, they say Filipino language is not sexist. In my opinion, I can agree with it.<br /><br />Citing an article na nakuha ko sa Pinoycentric.com (<a href="http://pinoycentric.com/2008/02/14/onli-noypi/">http://pinoycentric.com/2008/02/14/onli-noypi/</a>)<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Filipinos are good linguists. The article emphasized that Filipinos can easily learn other dialects and languages. In fact, an average Pinoy can speak or at least understand at least three languages: his dialect (Waray or Cebuano, for instance), Filipino, and English.<br />Lapiz also pointed out that Filipino language is not sexist. We have many gender-sensitive or neutral words like asawa (husband or wife), anak (son or daughter), magulang (father or mother), kapatid (brother or sister), biyenan (father-in-law or mother-in-law) , manugang (son- or daughter-in- law), and bayani (hero or heroine).</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><br />At ito pa,<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Tagalog, like other Philippine languages, is gender-neutral; pronouns do not even have specific genders.<br />However, because Tagalog has had over three centuries of Spanish influence, gender is usually differentiated in certain Spanish loanwords by way of the suffixes -o (masculine) and -a (feminine). These words mostly refer to ethnicities, occupations, and family. Some examples are: Pilipino/Pilipina (Filipino/a), Pinoy/Pinay (nickname for a Filipino person) Amerikano/Amerikana (American), tindero/tindera (vendor), inhinyero/inhinyera (engineer), tito/tita (uncle/aunt), manong/manang (elder brother/sister), and lolo/lola (grandfather/grandmother).<br />An exception to this would be presidente (president) which, as in standard Spanish, refers to both males and females.</span></em><br /><em></em><br />Pero sa tingin ko, common na iyan sa atin at ito pa ang maituturing na normal na sa ating lahat. Kakaunti nga lang ang classification ng babae o lalaki na languages compared to other countries. Kung iisipin, may mga pang-araw-araw tayo na lenggwahe na applicable lang sa babae at lalaki, iba pa yun sa mga bading (gay lingo).<br /><br />May nakita ako na related article na halos related sa discussion ni Sir Siao sa klase namin. Nakita ko ito sa isang blog: <a href="http://katrina.stuartsantiago.com/">http://katrina.stuartsantiago.com/</a><br /><br />Title niya ay: <em>A Dose of Self-Conscious Pinoy Machismo </em><br /><em></em><br />More of male side ito (syempre lalaki yung awtor). More on gender-based writing ito.<br /><br />Tingnan at basahin niyo (kung may time kayo) na lamang ang article na i-po-post ko sa ibaba.<br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">If there’s anything that made me pick up Isang Napakalaking Kaastigan by </span></em><a href="http://dirtypopmachine.multiply.com/"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Vlad Bautista Gonzales</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">, it was its size and title - the same things that allow me to pick up books by Milflores Publishing more often than I would any other publishing house. There’s something easy and light about the way their books are packaged, something that calls out to you as you browse through the Filipiniana section of any bookstore. And with prices that are almost always only equivalent to the price of a large cup of coffee in your neighborhood Starbucks, it’s easy to shell out for their seemingly endless set of new releases.<br />Gonzales’ book of essays though also had the word “astig” going for it. A word that the author himself swears to using, but really only has a flimsy because broad description for what it actually is. In the essay with the same title as the book, the word “astig” is allowed a life all its own: “Kahit saan ako pumunta may astig. Sa bahay, may astig. Sa eskuwela, may astig. Sa TV at saka sa DVD, may astig. Minsan may nagtsismis sa’kin, astig daw ako. Hindi ako naniwala (102).”<br />And yet, it is this instability of definitions that allows for the book itself to bank on the notion of the “astig” - whether it means to or not. Particularly to a female reader, it is the one thing that allows for the book of essays to be digestible at the very least, and downright enjoyable at most.</span></em><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><em>This is of course not to say that Gonzales’ essays are politically incorrect as far as gender issues are concerned. In fact, what he employs as male essayist, obviously talking about Pinoy male experiences, is a self-conscious - if not self-deprecating - tone. Usually beginning to tell a sexist joke by precisely saying it is sexist; more often than not speaking of male experiences (such as Military Science, or issues with other males in the family, or conversations with friends) and noting that it is precisely Pinoy ka-macho-han that is the point.<br />But beyond the male-female dynamic that this self-conscious Pinoy macho voice dares deal with - rare enough on this side of patriarchal Philippines - Isang Napakalaking Kaastigan has much more to offer.</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><em>For the generation to which Gonzales belongs, there is familiarity in the book’s nostalgic turn towards the lives we lived in the 90s. We are reminded by these essays that the shows we watched, the music we listened to, the roads we traveled, were by and large the same; we are told that the lives we lived then were intertwined by the technology we had (TV and cassette tapes), and learned to get used to (pirated DVDs and computers); we are made to imagine that we are bound together by the malls we started to frequent, and the changing landscape of consumerism that we began to live and believe.</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><em>It is here that Gonzales’ writing becomes even more integral to his telling of the lives he has lived, and continues to do so. In the throes of neo-coloniality and its contingent effects on contemporary culture, the form that Gonzales uses to keep his readers interested is as important as what it is he actually says.<br />Gonzales’ use of the essay as form, is in fact a reclaiming of a space that in recent years has come to be equated with the woman writer. Through the non-fiction narrative, the woman has been allowed her own voice and experiences - a writing back against the patriarchy that has oppressed her. With Gonzales’ self-conscious, gender-correct, use of the form in telling the lives he has lived within the expectations of becoming a full-blooded Pinoy macho, he himself may be seen as someone who writes back against this patriarchy.</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><em>It becomes clear throughout the essays in the book, that the Pinoy male is also as much oppressed and repressed by patriarchy’s expectations of its own self. That the length of the essays is sometimes as short and as experimental as blog entries is telling as well of how these experiences are dependent on memory - selective as that may be. That the experiences are almost always funny, if not downright hilarious, is telling as well of the things that memory keeps, and the ways in which we cope with the things that oppress us.</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><em>Another aspect of form that can’t be left unsaid is the language that Gonzales chooses to write in. Using a Filipino that’s easy and comfortable to read, that shifts to English when it must, Isang Napakalaking Kaastigan is representative as well of a generation grappling with the issues neo-coloniality in the forms of available technology and the changing urban landscape. What Gonzales ends up treating readers to is a language that’s urban vernacular at its best - the kind that we use everyday, but which we are told, isn’t the kind of language we can write in. Because it’s too informal, or is just not done.</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><em>But Gonzales proves it can be done. In fact, through Isang Napakalaking Kaastigan, he proves many things to be possible for the Pinoy male writer: the use of a perspective that’s critical of his “macho” self, and that’s self-conscious about the sexism that his culture allows him; finding affinity with the form of the essay and its recent function as response to patriarchal literary production; the unapologetic use of a Filipino language that disregards academic notions of acceptable writing.</em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><em>In the end, and probably without knowing it, Gonzales has in fact defined what it is that makes his writing astig. And as a full-blooded female reader, I can only agree and say: “Astiiiiig!”</em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">If you like to comment directly to the author, the link is provided above. Thanks!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;">-Abby Villaflor</span><br /><span style="font-family:Georgia;">1:00-2:30PM (WF)</span></span><br /></span>Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368731528463682150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-7402011701116053852008-09-04T03:46:00.000-07:002008-09-04T04:38:10.996-07:00Stall names and adsAng mga larawang ito ay nagpapakita ng mga pangalan ng tindahan, kainan, business establishments at mga ad posters.<br />Mapapansin na hindi sinusunod ng mga ito ang tamang pagbaybay ng mga salita at may halong paglalaro sa mga letra.<br /><br />Karaniwan na ang mga ganito ngayon lalo na sa mga text messages, chat messages at e-mails. Sa mga text messages lalo na ang mula sa mga early teens at ilang teenagers, ang "s" ay ginagawang "z", ang p ay ginagawang "f", ang "b" ay ginagawang "v" at minsan, ang dulo ng mga salita ay nilalagyan pa ng "h" kahit di naman kailangan.<br /><br />Dahil siguro sa uso ito at madaling makatawag ng pansin, ini-apply ang ganitong istilo sa mga pangalan ng business establishments.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL-_0AmjPlI/AAAAAAAAAAc/gMEVwGFtgV0/s1600-h/dokito+frito.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 142px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL-_0AmjPlI/AAAAAAAAAAc/gMEVwGFtgV0/s320/dokito+frito.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242119391518342738" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">dito, pinalitan ng "f" ang letrang "p". Mas kapansin-pansin nga naman ito kaysa salitang Prito. Bago ko kinunan ng letrato ang stall na ito sa Baclaran, nagpaalam ako sa nagbabantay at kinausap ko na rin siya. Tinanong ko siya kung bakit naisipan ng may-ari na gawing frito ang prito, ang ibinigay niyang dahilan sa akin ay Spanish daw kasi 'yung may-ari. Sabi niya, sa Spain daw, may mga words daw na F ang gamit instead of P. Humingi ako sa kanya ng halimbawa pero busy daw siya e, nag-fifrito pa siya ng manok, este, nagpiprito pala.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_BOiP_BmI/AAAAAAAAAAk/gvJsKlwvBfE/s1600-h/lavandera.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_BOiP_BmI/AAAAAAAAAAk/gvJsKlwvBfE/s320/lavandera.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242120946738726498" border="0" /></a>katulad din ito ng nasa itaas na larawan. Dito, pinalitan ng "v" ang "b" sa salitang labandera, naging "lavandera mo". kinausap ko ang nagbabantay at tinanong ko rin siya kung bakit un ang pangalan ng laundry shop nila, at ang ibinigay niya ngang dahilan ay mas nakakatawag daw ito ng pansin sa mga tao.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_CBseb2EI/AAAAAAAAAAs/TmuyUhKey7s/s1600-h/kai-vigan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 159px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_CBseb2EI/AAAAAAAAAAs/TmuyUhKey7s/s320/kai-vigan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242121825657018434" border="0" /></a>Nakita ko ang poster na ito habang nakasakay ako sa tricycle sa Parañaque. Agad nitong naagaw ang pansin ko, ang "kaibigan" ay ginawang "kai-Vigan". isa pala itong food stall sa Lianas at ang mga pagkaing tinda nila ay mga kilalang luto mula sa Vigan, Ilocos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_DvTUOfgI/AAAAAAAAAA0/QR1GP75Xx3Q/s1600-h/logistics.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 169px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_DvTUOfgI/AAAAAAAAAA0/QR1GP75Xx3Q/s320/logistics.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242123708688924162" border="0" /></a>Ito naman ay larawan ng Logistics company sa Parañaque, ginawa itong LEOgistics. Gabi na nung kinunan ko ang larawang ito kaya di ko na nagawang makakuha ng impormasyon kung bakit leogistics ang ipinangalan dito. Naisip ko na lang na siguro, Leo ang pangalan ng may-ari.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_Edx309UI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GGoHsGwYOYI/s1600-h/kwik.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 158px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_Edx309UI/AAAAAAAAAA8/GGoHsGwYOYI/s320/kwik.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242124507165291842" border="0" /></a>Isa naman itong halimbawa ng salitang Ingles na binaybay sa tagalog na pamamaraan. "quick", naging "kwik".<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_E3cFpgyI/AAAAAAAAABE/jOuzKwurv0U/s1600-h/wonderful.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 158px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_E3cFpgyI/AAAAAAAAABE/jOuzKwurv0U/s320/wonderful.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242124947994280738" border="0" /></a><br />larawan naman ito ng promo poster ng Lot's a Pizza. Ang Wonderful ay naging Onederful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_FbK4qrZI/AAAAAAAAABM/UWAFkF2fykI/s1600-h/smile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 158px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_FbK4qrZI/AAAAAAAAABM/UWAFkF2fykI/s320/smile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242125561851719058" border="0" /></a>Ad naman ito ng NAIA. "we go the extra SMILE". Parang double meaning ang dating nito, we go the extra MILE, and along the way, passengers can expect to see SMiLE from the airport personnels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_GTMKMx-I/AAAAAAAAABU/Nq1wLBBqUak/s1600-h/harry+spotter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 165px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eufSFyzN_MU/SL_GTMKMx-I/AAAAAAAAABU/Nq1wLBBqUak/s320/harry+spotter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242126524266366946" border="0" /></a>halimbawa naman ito ng paggamit ng isang sikat o kilalang pangalan. Hango mula kay Harry Potter ang pangalan ng bilyarang ito sa Baclaran, naging Harry Spotter.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>jayverlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132001775877820352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-34662577804260417822008-09-02T06:04:00.000-07:002008-09-03T07:35:47.180-07:00Entertaining Signs<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"></span><br /><br />Kaugnay ng special project na ibinigay ni Sir Siao ay naghanap ako ng mga bagay na maaring kunan ng larawan at i-post sa ating group. Ito na po yung mga larawan na ipinasok ko sa yahoogroup natin. Nakunan ko ang mga ito sa paglilibot ko sa UP at sa aming lugar malapit sa SM North EDSA. Napakiusapan ko rin ang aking kapatid na kunan ng larawan ang ilang mga foodstalls sa loob ng PUP Sta. Mesa (nabanggit kasi niya sa akin na marami daw kakatwang pangalan ng stalls doon)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Mga Pangalan ng Negosyo<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/3c39.jpg?gromXvIBkI.vjtNN"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/3c39.jpg?gromXvIBkI.vjtNN" alt="" border="0" /></a>Gutom na me!!!! Gotomee na. Ang foodstall na ito ay matatagpuan sa PUP Sta. Mesa.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-038.friendster.com/e1/photos/83/07/12027038/1_804619013l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://photos-038.friendster.com/e1/photos/83/07/12027038/1_804619013l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sumisitsit ang pangalan ng tindahan na ito sa PUP Sta. Mesa<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/3415.jpg?gromXvIB93vLRsnG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/3415.jpg?gromXvIB93vLRsnG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Batay sa pangalan, pinahahatid ng foodstall na ito na sila'y nagtitinda ng malalaking siomai. Hindi ba't ang mga sumo wrestlers ay malalaki? Katulad nila ay malaki din ang SUMO MAI. Matatagpuan ang foodstall na ito sa PUP Sta. Mesa<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/da79.jpg?gromXvIB17nf3Kqm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/da79.jpg?gromXvIB17nf3Kqm" alt="" border="0" /></a>Itlog on stick....sounds like hotdog on stick.... Iba lang sa pandinig kapag nasasambit kaya medyo natatawa ako.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/444d.jpg?gromXvIBQlPoZqY5"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/444d.jpg?gromXvIBQlPoZqY5" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I.T. Log Park ito pero kung sa malayo babasahin aakalain mong Itlog Park kasi 'di makikita yung tuldok<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.krystela.multiply.com/image/1/photos/17/600x600/51/AK000078.JPG?et=U1fwsj381VgSCd%2BxEAz3jQ&nmid=113181150"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images.krystela.multiply.com/image/1/photos/17/600x600/51/AK000078.JPG?et=U1fwsj381VgSCd%2BxEAz3jQ&nmid=113181150" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ang sign na ito ay nakuha ko sa harapan ng parking area ng isang internet shop. Noong una ay nagtataka ako kung bakit naging itlog related ang name ng net cafe na ito hanggang sa marealize ko na ang Itlogerz ay hango sa salitang I.T. loggers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.krystela.multiply.com/image/1/photos/17/600x600/52/AK000079.JPG?et=eJh%2B07hk8aMEGNDUJ81fuA&nmid=113181150"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images.krystela.multiply.com/image/1/photos/17/600x600/52/AK000079.JPG?et=eJh%2B07hk8aMEGNDUJ81fuA&nmid=113181150" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Isa naman itong pangalan ng laundry shop sa Road 8 , Pag-asa, Quezon City. Hango sa salitang what's up what's up<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br />Mga Babala, Patalastas Atbp.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/58d1.jpg?grgVYvIBWeWY_ocI"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/58d1.jpg?grgVYvIBWeWY_ocI" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Nagbabanta ang babala na ito sa sinumang susuway. Bagamat seryoso ay napangiti ako nang mabasa ko ang sign na ito. Natagpuan ko ito sa may terminal ng FX sa Bago Bantay, Quezon City.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/c6fc.jpg?grgVYvIBfh1LsFMy"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/c6fc.jpg?grgVYvIBfh1LsFMy" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />laVandera?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/c18c.jpg?grgVYvIBNyQEIb5U"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/c18c.jpg?grgVYvIBNyQEIb5U" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Mali ang spelling ng Text---bakit naging texe? natagpuan ko ito sa Palawan St. Sto. Cristo, Quezon City<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/1352.jpg?grgVYvIB95sucH1h"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/1352.jpg?grgVYvIB95sucH1h" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Isang patalastas ito na naghahanap ng isang English tutor. Mukhang mali ang pagkakagamit niya ng mga salita. natagpuan ko ito sa UP malapit sa main library<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_hr_22572220/4ecb/__hr_/7610.jpg?grgVYvIBCAT2lJph"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_hr_22572220/4ecb/__hr_/7610.jpg?grgVYvIBCAT2lJph" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ito ang kabuuan ng add na una nang nabanggit<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_hr_22572220/4ecb/__hr_/bd4a.jpg?grgVYvIB.49pcSKI"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_hr_22572220/4ecb/__hr_/bd4a.jpg?grgVYvIB.49pcSKI" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I need a tutor<br />I am 1st year high school<br />I want only females<br />I want teacher who can teach me English, Science, Math<br />I want tutor who are and not absent<br />I WANT TUTOR TO BE SINCERITY<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/252d.jpg?grIlYvIB8gR9U77P"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/252d.jpg?grIlYvIB8gR9U77P" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Magaling mag-isip ang nagpaskil ng patalastas na ito. Tiyak na siya sa kwalipikasyon ng sinumang taong lalapit sa kanya.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/1141.jpg?grIlYvIBsar.Dzys"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/1141.jpg?grIlYvIBsar.Dzys" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ang patalastas na ito ay nagbuhat sa Dulaang UP. Nakakatuwang magpantig ng mga salita....ngayon lang ako nakabasa ng ganitong add. Ang tono na nabubuo habang binibigkas ang mga salita ay angkop sa mensahe at tanong sa add na ito.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/ff15.jpg?grIlYvIBEl6MxW6V"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/ff15.jpg?grIlYvIBEl6MxW6V" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ang add na ito ay natagpuan ko sa UP College of Law. Naghahanap sila ng mga babaeng basketball players ngunit sa halip na balls ang gamitin, ginamit nila ay belles...sa wikang filipino ang belle ay maganda<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/cdc8.jpg?grIlYvIBEtTJRufF"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/cdc8.jpg?grIlYvIBEtTJRufF" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ito ang kabuuan ng patalastas na nabanggit sa itaas<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/dc91.jpg?grIlYvIByAzcIwpf"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/dc91.jpg?grIlYvIByAzcIwpf" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ginaya ng patalastas na ito ang logo ng sikat na Singing Bee ni Cesar Montano. Isang patalastas ito sa UP College of Law<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/4266.jpg?grIlYvIBmQSAjBWW"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/4266.jpg?grIlYvIBmQSAjBWW" alt="" border="0" /></a>Batid kong seryoso ang mensahe ng babala na ito ngunit kakaiba kasi sa nakasanayan ang paraan ng pagkakapahayag ng mga salita kaya sinama ko na rin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/9fbc.jpg?grIlYvIBO5puofTZ"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/9fbc.jpg?grIlYvIBO5puofTZ" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Nakakatawag ng atensyon ang patalastas na ito dahil sa ginamit na titulo.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/ed9d.jpg?grIlYvIBo3IscIVU"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/ed9d.jpg?grIlYvIBo3IscIVU" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Narito ang kabuuan ng add sa taas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/8b72.jpg?grIlYvIBNZ4C_.33"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/8b72.jpg?grIlYvIBNZ4C_.33" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Isa itong add para sa ACLE noong nakaraaang Agosto. Ginamit nila ang titulo ng sikat na pelikula na Sex and the City upang bumuo ng sarili nilang titulo. Ang kanilang topic ay tungkol reproductive health.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/b80d.jpg?grIlYvIBbXYbN6k1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://us.a2.yahoofs.com/groups/g_22572220/4ecb/__sr_/b80d.jpg?grIlYvIBbXYbN6k1" alt="" border="0" /></a>Nakunan ko ang larawang ito sa may library ng CHE, isa ata itong titulo ng function ng mga hrim students<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.krystela.multiply.com/image/6/photos/17/600x600/22/AK000044.JPG?et=D9r7b95zvyVd1LBdcflnNg&nmid=113181150"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images.krystela.multiply.com/image/6/photos/17/600x600/22/AK000044.JPG?et=D9r7b95zvyVd1LBdcflnNg&nmid=113181150" alt="" border="0" /></a>ASS kicking Freshness!!! natagpuan ko ito sa UP College of Law. Nakakatuwa ang pagiging mapaglaro nila sa mga salitang ginamit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Maraming salamat po sa pagkakataong ito. Isa po pala akong estudyante ni Sir Siao sa Filipino 40 WF 2:30-4:00. Maghihintay ako sa inyong mga komento :). Salamat!<br /><br />Note: Yung ibang pictures ko pala dito ay may logo ng multiply kasi kinopya ko lang yung URL galing sa mutliply account ko. Ayaw kasing mag-upload ng files ko kapag browser ang ginagamit.<br /><br /><br />--Krystel Hervosa<br /></div></div><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ayzel/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ayzel/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" />krystelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340394796969943478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-50931451541134048382008-08-31T03:38:00.000-07:002008-08-31T04:32:52.039-07:00Filipino Word Play<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Dahil sa nabanggit na proyekto ni Sir Siao tungkol sa Word Play, nakakuha ako ng mga litrato tungkol dito. Napatunayan ko na napakalawak ng imahinasyon ng mga Pilipino at mahilig mag-adapt ng mga sikat na pelikula, establishments, phrases, etc. at gawin itong related sa kanilang business.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Ilan ito sa mga litrato na nakunan ko kailan lang:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240635099714506194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m-oYHTH62nc/SLp522vtTdI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Y9jQTXL06Ak/s320/Word-Play9.jpg" border="0" /> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">Ang popular na Pinoy Big Burger na hango sa Pinoy Big Brother. Nakita ko ito sa may Kalayaan Avenue. Actually, madami na itong branches sa mall.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240634183621003346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m-oYHTH62nc/SLp5BiB_yFI/AAAAAAAAAA0/0KIbprCKR38/s320/Word-Play6.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">Big Mak! Sa may Anonas. Halata naman na hango ito sa Big Mac ng McDo.<br /><br /></span><br /></p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240633196146107282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m-oYHTH62nc/SLp4IDZoo5I/AAAAAAAAAAU/uQGTU9Fd694/s320/Word-Play1.jpg" border="0" /> </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">Ito naman ay isang salon sa Anonas din. Imbis na sikat- chikat na! Marahil dahil na rin sa usong-uso na gay lingo. Mapapansin na puro "ch" ang simula ng salita sa lenggwaheng ito.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240632846654697810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m-oYHTH62nc/SLp3ztcY8VI/AAAAAAAAAAM/yrOR23g4SlE/s320/Word-Play.jpg" border="0" /></span> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Nakikita naman sa imahe na ito'y money changer. Di ko maisip kung farewell or free will ang hango nito. Assumption: Marahil dapat bukas sa loob mo ang pagpapautang o kaya naman ay hindi labag sa kalooban mo. </span></p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240638160770923730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m-oYHTH62nc/SLp8pCEbfNI/AAAAAAAAABE/zAKaqWFlJsI/s320/Word-Play4.jpg" border="0" /> </span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Ang pinakapaborito ko sa lahat- Wishing Well to Washing Well. May pagka-related naman siya dahil sa elemento ng tubig.<br /></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Kung nais ninyong makita ang iba ko pang pics na nakuha, maari lamang na bumisita sa Yahoo! Groups natin. (fil40nisiao).<br /></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Isa nga pala ako sa mga estudyante ni Sir Siao, Fil40class. Masaya ako dahil ginawa niya ako na isa sa mga awtor ng blog na ito.<br /></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I'm looking forward to your comments and pictures in our Yahoo! Groups.<br /></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;">-Abby Villaflor<br />Fil40 (1:00-2:30PM WF)</span></p>Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08368731528463682150noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-76179156930588661852008-08-19T10:53:00.000-07:002008-08-19T10:58:49.533-07:00Foreign Films sa Filipino'Di ba sabi ko sa inyo marami sa mga jokes sa Pilipinas ay linguistically-based. Mula sa mga knock-knock jokes hanggang sa use _____ in a sentence. May nag-email sa akin ng listahan na ito ng mga hollywood films na sinubukang isalin sa wikang Filipino, pero obviously ginawa iyon para magpatawa. Hindi ako magtataka kung may mga language nationalist na maiirita sa joke gaya nito. Pero nakakatuwa ang creativity ng nakaisip ng mga translation na ito.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. Black Hawk Down - Ibong Maitim sa Ibaba</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >2. Dead Man’s Chest - Dodo ng Patay</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 3. I Know What You Did Last Summer - Uyy… aminin!</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >4. Love, Actually - Sa Totoo lang, Pag-ibig</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 5. Million Dollar Baby - 50 Milliong Pisong Sanggol (it depends on the exchange rate of the country)</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >6. The Blair Witch Project - Ang Proyekto ng Bruhang si Blair<br />7. Mary Poppins - Si Mariang may Putok</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 8. Snakes on a Plane - Nag-ahasan sa Ere</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >9. The Postman Always Rings Twice - Ang Kartero kapag Dumutdot laging Dalawang Beses<br />10. Sum of all Fears - Takot mo, Takot ko, Takot Nating Lahat </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 11. Swordfish - Talakitok</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 12. Pretty Woman - Ganda ng Lola mo</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 13. Robin Hood, Men in Tights - Si Robin Hood at ang mga Felix Bakat</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >14. Four Weddings and a Funeral - Kahit 4 na Beses ka pang Magpakasal, Mamamatay ka rin<br />15. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - Ako, Ikaw, Kayong Lahat </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone - Adik si Harry, Tumira ng Shabu</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 17. Click - Isang Pindot ka Lang</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >18. Brokeback Mountain - May Nawasak sa Likod ng Bundok ng Tralala / Bumigay sa Bundok</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 19. The Day of the Dead - Ayaw Tumayo (ng mga patay)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 20. Waterworld - Basang-basa</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 21. There’s Something about Mary - May Kwan sa Ano ni Maria</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >22. Employee of the Month - Ang Sipsip</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 23. Resident Evil - Ang Biyenan</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >24. Kill Bill - Kilitiin sa Bilbil</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 25. The Grudge - Lintik lang ang Walang Ganti</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 26. Nightmare Before Christmas - Binangungot sa Noche Buena</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >27. Never been Kissed - Pangit Kasi</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 28. Gone in 60 Seconds - 1 Round, Tulog</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 29. The Fast and the Furious - Ang bitin, Galit</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 30. Too Fast, Too Furious - Kapag Sobrang Bitin, Sobrang Galit</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >31. Dude, Where’s My Car - Dong, Anong Level Ulit tayo Nag-park? </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 32. Beauty and the Beast - Ang Asawa ko at ang Nanay nya</span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" >33. The Lord of the Rings - Ang Alahero</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-33718284262279978022008-08-18T20:43:00.000-07:002008-08-18T21:06:19.970-07:00Wika at Pinoy Sexy FilmsHindi ko matandaan kung saang class ko tinalakay ang Pinoy sexy films at kung bakit ko natalakay ito. Gayunpaman, ibubukas ko na rin sa talakayang ito ang naturang paksa. Interesting ang genre na ito ng Philippine cinema dahil isa ito sa mga pinakabuhay sa pelikulang Pilipino. Merong pantawag dito sa bawat dekada mula nang lumabas ito noong 1960s. Bomba noong dekada 60. Wet look noong dekada 70. ST o Sex Trip noong dekada 80. TF o titillating film noong dekada 90. Pero tila wala pa sa kasalukuyang bagong milenyo.<br /><br />Dalawa ang posibleng etimolohiya ng "bomba" noong 60s. Sa Amerika, simula 1954, ginamit ang salitang "bomb" bilang kasingkahulugan ng "tagumpay" na siguradong dulot din ng mga tagumpay na nakamit sa pageeksperimento sa malalakas na tipo ng bomba (dam busters, hydrogen bomb). Sa panahon ding ito lubhang kumuha ng mga impluwensiya sa Hollywood ang marami sa mga movie producers. Pero ang pinakamatinding impluwensiya sa pagkakaroon ng terminong ito ay ang tagumpay ng hydrogen bomb experiments sa Bikini Atoll noong 1950s.<br /><br />Kasama sa mga ipinagbawal sa panahon ng Batas Militar ni Marcos simula 1972 ang bomba films. Napilitan tuloy ang mga manlilikha ng pelikula na irebisa ang paraan ng paggawa ng sexy films. Imbis na ipakita ang nakahubad na babae, at para makalusot sa sensura, binasa na lamang nila ang suot na kamison. Pinakasikat sa ganitong uri ng pelikula si Gloria Diaz sa pelikulang <span style="font-style: italic;">Pinakamagandang Babae sa Balat ng Lupa</span> (1974).<br /><br />Noong 80s naman nauso ang ST films na in-adapt ni Manny Villar sa slogan niyang "Sipag at Tiyaga, Sikap at Talino" noong pambansang halalan ng ay 2001. Sa dekada 90 naman huling nagkaroon ng kataga ang Pinoy Sexy Film sa anyo ng TF. Marahil, dahil na rin sa tindi ng sensura sa kasalukuyang dekada, kasamang naglaho ang termino kasabay ng paghina ng naturang industriya.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-22935507928355757272008-08-18T10:40:00.000-07:002008-08-18T11:22:35.675-07:00GMA 7 at ang Buwan ng WikaKasalukuyang lumalabas sa GMA 7 channel ang patalastas nila hinggil sa "Buwan ng Wika." Nakakatuwa na sinabi sa patalastas na ito ang pangungusap na "Mahal ko ang aking wika" sa walong pangunahing wika sa Pilipinas (Ilokano, Pangasinense, Kapampangan, Bikolano, Waray, Ilonggo, Cebuano, at Tagalog). Gayunpaman, nakakabahala na sa kabila ng nagmimistulang promosyon sa mga wika sa Pilipinas at pagmamahal sa sariling wika, nananatiling blangko ang mga katagang iyon. Ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng pagmamahal sa wika?<br /><br />Bago maging "Buwan ng Wika" ang buwan ng Agosto, kinilala muna ang isang linggo sa buwang ito bilang "Linggo ng Wika." Nakabase ang taunang selebrasyong pangwikang ito sa kaarawan ni Manuel Quezon. Tinaguriang "Ama ng Wikang Pilipino" si Quezon dahil noong panahong hinuhubog pa lang ang konstitusyong 1935 para sa Commonwealth Government, si Quezon ang nagtulak para sa pagpapahalaga sa wikang pambansa. Dahil sa noong 1930s din sumiklab ang posibilidad ng paglaya sa kolonyalismong Amerikano, panahon iyon ng matinding nasyonalismo sa bansa. Kaakibat ng pagka-bansang ito ang pagkakaroon ng "Pambansang Wika". Dalawang pangunahing school of thought noon. Una, pinanukala ng kampo ni Assemblyman Wenceslao Vinzons (oo, Vinzons ng Vinzons Hall) ang pagbuo ng pambansang wika na base sa lahat ng wika sa Pilipinas. Pangalawa, pinanukala ni Quezon ang paggamit sa wikang Tagalog bilang basehan ng pambansang wika. Dahil sa kilalang pulitikal na kapangyarihan ni Quezon, ang ipinanukala niyang wikang pambansa ang naipasa sa Constitutional Convention. Maraming dahilan kung bakit Tagalog ang ipinilit ni Quezon. Tagalog ang wika sa Maynila na sentro ng bansa. Tagalog din ang wika sa Tayabas na kinapanganakan ni Quezon. "Quezon" ang tawag sa kasalukuyan sa dating probinsya ng "Tayabas."<br /><br />Dahil sa Agosto pinanganak si Quezon, Agosto rin ang buwan ng wika. Sa pagkakaalam ko, tanging ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas ang hindi nagdiriwang ng "linggo" o "buwan ng wika". Sa pangunguna ng Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, itinigil ng UP ang pagdiriwang nito noong unang kalahati ng dekada 90. Bakit nga naman hindi, kung tanging sa isang linggo lamang, tanging sa isang buwan lamang nagkakaroon ng pagpapahalaga sa wikang pambansa? Wikang Pambansa. Wika ito na dapat pinapahalagahan ng buong bansa sa bawat araw ng taon! Sa susunod na buwan, wala na ang patalstas na iyon ng GMA 7. Pustahan pa tayo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-51630353365507104382008-08-18T10:34:00.000-07:002008-08-18T10:35:33.117-07:00Dolphy, Panchito, Robin at Wika sa Mass Media<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Sa tinagal-tagal ng panahon, parating ginagamit ng mass mediang Pilipino ang wika bilang instrumento ng katatawanan.<span style=""> </span>Ang walang-kamatayang pagsasalin (translation) ng kanta halimbawa nina Dolphy at Panchito. <span style=""> </span>Ang “carabao speech” ni Jimmy Santos, na bagaman nalaos na ay panaka-nakang naririnig pa rin sa <i style="">Eat Bulaga</i>.”<span style=""> </span>Ang pinaghalong showbiz at pulitika sa “erap-tion” ng dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada.<span style=""> </span>Ang pagsikat ni Alyssa Alano dahil sa pagkanta niya ng “Kiss Me” (Keys Me) na matiyagang ginawan ng videoke-type na youtube video.<span style=""> </span>Nitong mga nakaraang araw, isang <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A59H_mfCID0">advertisement </a>ni Robin Padilla ang nakatawag ng aking pansin.<span style=""> </span>Sa ad ng produktong LungCair Plus, nagbigay ng ilang pangungusap si Robin hinggil sa ineendorsong food supplement gamit ang wikang Ingles.<span style=""> </span>Bilang pagtatapos, aniya, “ayos ba mga ‘tol?<span style=""> </span>Ang galling kong mag-Ingles ano?<span style=""> </span>Dibdibang usapan kasi ‘to.” <span style=""> </span>Dalawa ang ibig niyang sabihin sa huling kataga.<span style=""> </span>Una, dibdibang usapan iyon dahil sa para sa lungs ang naturang food supplement.<span style=""> </span>Pangalawa, na dulot na rin ng malinaw na pagkaunawa ng advertiser sa kultura at kasabihang Pilipino, seryoso ang usapan. <span style=""> </span>Malaki ang implikasyon ng mga ito sa pulitika ng wika sa Pilipinas.<span style=""> </span>Sa mga unang halimbawa (Dolphy, Panchito, Jimmy Santos, Erap, Alyssa Alano), nagiging kasiya-siya kung hindi man katawa-tawa ang mga taong hindi marunong mag-Ingles o di marunong bumigkas ng mga salita sa Ingles.<span style=""> </span>Sa halimbawang Robin Padilla, tanging sa wikang Ingles lamang maipaparating ang mga seryosong usapin.<span style=""> </span>Kaakibat ng ugnayang panlipunang ito ang sistemang ideolohikal na nagbibigay ng sobrang importansya sa wikang Ingles habang pinababayaan ang intelektwalisasyon ng Wikang Pambansa.<span style=""> </span>Sa palagay ninyo, ganito pa rin ba ang kalakaran sa kasalukuyan?<span style=""> </span>Magbigay ng mga ispesipikong halimbawa gamit ang iba’t ibang mass medium—tv, musika, sine, internet at iba pa.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-73550556206213109642008-08-13T07:09:00.000-07:002008-08-13T07:27:34.730-07:00Umbrella/Payong (10-11:30 class)<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ito ang nahanap kong popular na translation ng kantang "Umbrella" ni Rihanna. At least dalawang bersyon na sa Filipino ang narinig ko sa TV pero ito ang naaalala kong mas ginagamit. Bukas sa anumang komento ang blog na ito. Available sa youtube ang </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Az0qxQMxM">english </a><span style="font-family: arial;">at </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec0kNegRLW0">filipino </a><span style="font-family: arial;">version ng kantang ito kung gusto nyong pakinggan.</span><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > You have my heart<br />And we'll never be worlds apart<br />May be in magazines<br />But you'll still be my star<br />Baby cause in the dark<br />You can't see shiny cars<br />And that's when you need me there<br />With you I'll always share<br />Because<br /><br /><i>[Chorus]</i><br />When the sun shines, we’ll shine together<br />Told you I'll be here forever<br />Said I'll always be a friend<br />Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end<br />Now that it's raining more than ever<br />Know that we'll still have each other<br />You can stand under my umbrella<br />You can stand under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)<br /><br />These fancy things, will never come in between<br />You're part of my entity, here for Infinity<br />When the war has took it's part<br />When the world has dealt it's cards<br />If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart<br />Because<br /><br /><i>[Chorus]</i><br />When the sun shines, we’ll shine together<br />Told you I'll be here forever<br />Said I'll always be a friend<br />Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end<br />Now that it's raining more than ever<br />Know that we'll still have each other<br />You can stand under my umbrella<br />You can stand under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)<br /><br />You can run into my arms<br />It's OK don't be alarmed<br />Come here to me<br />There's no distance in between our love<br />So go on and let the rain pour<br />I'll be all you need and more<br />Because<br /><br /><i>[Chorus]</i><br />When the sun shines, we’ll shine together<br />Told you I'll be here forever<br />Said I'll always be a friend<br />Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end<br />Now that it's raining more than ever<br />Know that we'll still have each other<br />You can stand under my umbrella<br />You can stand under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh)<br />Under my umbrella<br />(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)<br /><br />It's raining<br />Ooh baby it's raining<br />Baby come here to me<br />Come here to me<br />It's raining<br />Oh baby it's raining<br /><br />=============================<br /><br /></span><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">pangarap ko<br />sana tayo’y di magkalayo<br />ang tangi kong hiling<br />ay ang pag-ibig mo</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">dahil sa ‘ting mundo<br />ikaw ay matutukso<br />ningning at karangyaan<br />ang nais makamtan<br />di ba</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">kahit umulan man o umaraw<br />payong ko’y iyong maaasahan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">kahit ang bagyo ay kakayanin<br />huwag kang lalayo sa akin<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">ating bituin<br />kailan ba mararating<br />tayo’y magniningning<br />pagkatapos nang dilim</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">umiikot ang mundo<br />para sa akin at sa yo<br />liliwanag ang lahat<br />pag-ibig ay sapat<br />di ba</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">kahit umulan man o umaraw<br />payong ko’y iyong maaasahan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">kahit ang bagyo ay kakayanin<br />huwag ka lang malalayo sa akin<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">sukob na sa payong ko<br />yakap ko ang init mo’t tanggulan (tanggulan)<br />kahit bumuhos ang ulan<br />payong ko’y nakalaan<br />di ba</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">kahit umulan man o umaraw<br />payong ko’y iyong maaasahan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">kahit ang bagyo ay kakayanin<br />huwag ka lang malalayo sa akin<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan<br />di ka na mababasa nang ulan</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde<br />mababasa nang ulan<br />di na, di na, hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde, hinde</span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">umuulan ohh umuulan… umuulan…<br />umuulan ohh umuulan… ohh umuulan… umuulan… (2x)</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-31203433289100295952008-08-13T06:50:00.000-07:002008-08-13T07:02:47.075-07:00Dyosa (8:30-10 class)Gaya ng napag-usapan sa klase, malaki ang implikasyong panlipunan ng pagpapalabas ng ABS-CBN ng isang telepantasya gaya ng <span style="font-style: italic;">Dyosa</span>. Pangunahin nang dahilan ang pagtatangka nitong gamitin ang mitolohiya o folk tradition ng mga Pilipino. Para sa mga walang ideya hinggil sa naturang palabas, pwedeng bisitahin ang <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyosa">wikipedia </a>entry hinggil dito.<br /><br />Dahil nasa Filipino 40 tayo, pansinin ang paggamit ng wika sa naturang telepantasya. Noong pinanood ko ang unang episode, di ko naiwasang ikumpara ito sa <span style="font-style: italic;">Encantadia</span> ng GMA 7. Noong sinubukan kong panoorin ilang taon na ang nakakaraan ang <span style="font-style: italic;">Encantadia</span>, naaalala kong natuwa ako sa tangka (attempt) ng mga manunulat ng GMA na kahit papaano'y maging consistent sa paggamit ng wika. Siguro dahil sa karamihan sa eksena ay nasa lugar na kung tawagin ay Encantadia, tinangka ng karamihan sa mga character na gumamit ng "lumang Tagalog". Malaki ang pagkakaiba sa <span style="font-style: italic;">Dyosa</span>. Ang unang eksena ay nasa isang mistikal na lugar. Malinaw na gumamit si Miki Ferriols (Mariang Sinukuan) ng lumang Tagalog. May iilan na nagtangkang magsalita gaya ni Sinukuan pero malinaw na nahirapan i-maintain ang pananalita. May iba naman na sobrang kontemporaryo na ang paraan ng pagsasalita. Linguistically, magulo ang set-up ng naturang palabas. Meron pa ba kayong ibang napapansin?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126183184913859945.post-91380829645485093502008-08-13T06:13:00.000-07:002008-08-13T06:50:15.956-07:00Ulat nina Pinky, Pat, at Gab (1-2:30 class)Hindi nagkaroon ng sapat na panahon para pag-usapan ang ulat kanina nina Pinky, Pat, at Gab. Batay sa pagkakaintindi ko, ilan sa mahahalagang punto na inilabas nila ay ang sumusunod (nilimita ko lang sa iilan). Ano ang masasabi ninyo hinggil sa mga ito?<br /><br />1. Malaki ang impluwensiya ng mass media sa ideolohiya. Simula nang magkaroon ng iba't ibang paraan ng pamamahayag, ilang kagulat-gulat na reaksyon ang naitala sa kasaysayan. Isa ngang halimbawa rito ang hoax hinggil sa mga punong tinubuan ng spaghetti noodles sa Europa. Pero isang anyo lang ito ng lakas na dala ng mass media. Batay sa pagkakaintindi ninyo sa ideolohiya at batay sa pag-uusap natin hinggil sa ideolohiya (ISA, panopticon at iba pa), sa paanong paraan nagiging impluwensyal ang mass media sa ideolohiya sa lipunang Pilipino? <br /><br />2. Mahalaga ang binanggit ni Pinky hinggil sa strike ng mga manggagawa sa Nestle. Sa kasalukuyang kalagayan ng ekonomiya at ugnayang panlipunan sa bansang Pilipinas, isa sa mga pangunahing opresadong uri ang uring manggagawa. Isang kilalang teoretista ang tumukoy sa tinaguriang "alienation" ng mga manggagawa. Sa madaling salita, dahil sa tipo ng trabahong kinapapalooban ng mga manggagawa, nae-alienate sila sa sarili nila, sa mga kapwa manggagawa, sa produktong nilikha nila, at sa lipunang kinapapalooban nila. Sa paulit-ulit na trabahong ginagawa nila, parang di na sila tao; dahil sa kahirapan, maraming manggagawa ang nag-aagawan sa iilang available na trabaho na nagiging dahilan ng lalong pagbaba ng sweldo at pagtindi ng opresyon sa workplace; bagaman sa kanila ang mga kamay na lumikha ng mga produkto, di nabibili ng mismong mga manggagawa ang kanilang produkto. Lahat ng ito ay limitado pa lang sa loob ng factory, paano pa kaya sa labas ng pagawaan. Modo ng produksyon (mode of production) ang tawag sa ganitong uri ng pagsusuri. Maganda ang punto ni Pinky na dahil sa modo ng produksyon meron tayo sa Pilipinas, hindi gaanong naibabalita ang ganitong uri ng tunggalian (social struggle) sa mass media. Tandaan na una sa lahat, business pa rin ang mass media. Higit sa impormasyon at entertainment, kita (profit) pa rin ang tunguhin ng halos lahat ng uri ng mass medium.<br /><br />3. Binanggit ni Pat ang hinggil sa RP at accent sa TV. Sa Pilipinas, may mga punto (accent) ang mga mananalita sa telebisyon, tunog-Batangeno (Leo martinez), tunog-"Bisaya" (Yoyoy Villame, Annabelle Rama), at iba pa. Pero mas matinding usapin ang malinaw na demarkasyon sa pagita ng wikang Filipino at wikang Ingles. Sa anong mga klaseng palabas sa TV madalas ginagamit ang Filipino/Ingles? Bakit sa palagay ninyo merong ganitong klase ng demarkasyon? Magbigay ng mga ispesipikong halimbawa (pangalan ng palabas, partikular na mga artista/personalidad).<br /><br />4. Nabanggit ni Gab ang relatibong equality sa internet sa paraang kahit na sinong Pilipino ay may kakayahan na na magsalita at mapakinggan gamit ang internet--blogging, mailing list, virtual groups, social utility et iba pa. Pero merong realidad na malaking porsyento ng mamamayang Pilipino ang walang internet access. Sa pinakahuling survey, 16% o mga 14-15 million na Pilipino lang ang nakakagamit ng internet--kasama na rito ang mga nagrerent ng internet pangunahin para sa internet gaming.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com23