Kaila mo ni Kenkoy?

[hubag bohol]

Long before the era of the movie stars and showbiz celebrities, there already was a Philippine pop icon named Francisco Harabas, or more popularly known as Kenkoy.

Kenkoy is your everyday funny man. He was a debonnair, bombastic, irreverent, hilarious, and best-loved.

Francisco “Kenkoy” Harabas was born on the pages of Liwayway on January 11, 1929. Unlike us, however, he did not go through infancy and childhood, but was born straight from the conception of Romualdo Ramos and the brush and ink of Tony Velasquez.

Kenkoy came into this world garbed with the latest fashion of his time, the Jazz Age of F. Scott Fitzgerald, where London-style checkered baggy pants (its hems as wide as one’s shoes), a sailor hat, and a double-breasted polo complete with suspenders, were the leimotifs of the age.
Says Tony Velasquez: “Kenkoy is always pusturyoso…He wore suspenders even before Frank Chavez made them fashionable.”


More at: http://pilipinokomiks.blogspot.com/2005/11/kenkoy-biography-of-pop-icon.html

[islander]

yes!  kahinumdom pa ko anang buhok nga nahibung ko nganong naay bintana.  ingon akong father dear nga pomada na nga sinaw.  ang asawa ni kenkoy kay morag rosita man to ang ngan...

[islander]

my understanding is that the word 'kenkoy' became part of the local vocabulary, meaning 'comic'.  i don't know if i got that right or if the word is still being used today.

[hubag bohol]

my understanding is that the word 'kenkoy' became part of the local vocabulary, meaning 'comic'.  i don't know if i got that right or if the word is still being used today.

He he, nagkinengkoy pud ka da...

KENKOY: 1. Isang nakakatawang karakter sa Komiks na nilikha noong 1929 na may maluwang na pantalon at plastadong buhok. 2. Isang mapagpatawang tao.  â€" U.P Diksyunaryong Filipino, University of the Philippines Press

[islander]

so i got it right.  tinagalig mo lang, ginoong hubag.  ganoon pa man, ikagagalak kong ipahintulot mong ako ay magpapasalamat.  jawa-jawa an?

[hubag bohol]

so i got it right.  tinagalig mo lang, ginoong hubag.  ganoon pa man, ikagagalak kong ipahintulot mong ako ay magpapasalamat.  jawa-jawa an?

He he, samakatuwad, bagaman at ang kawalang-galing ko ay patuwarin mo rin... 

[Kerstin]

kanumdom ko ni Kengkoy ug ni Kingkong 

[islander]

He he, samakatuwad, bagaman at ang kawalang-galing ko ay patuwarin mo rin... 

sa pakiwari ko, toadio galing ang tunay mong pangalan.  

[hubag bohol]

sa pakiwari ko, toadio galing ang tunay mong pangalan.  

Di oi, the name's Frogo, Frogo Baggins. 

[hubag bohol]

MIKE HANOPOL KENKOY

[Lorenzo]

Di oi, the name's Frogo, Frogo Baggins. 

lol. and is your friend's name Samwise Toadie?

how was your quest to mount mudpile in the land of mordtoad?

   

[Lorenzo]

Long before the era of the movie stars and showbiz celebrities, there already was a Philippine pop icon named Francisco Harabas, or more popularly known as Kenkoy.

Kenkoy is your everyday funny man. He was a debonnair, bombastic, irreverent, hilarious, and best-loved.

Francisco “Kenkoy” Harabas was born on the pages of Liwayway on January 11, 1929. Unlike us, however, he did not go through infancy and childhood, but was born straight from the conception of Romualdo Ramos and the brush and ink of Tony Velasquez.

Kenkoy came into this world garbed with the latest fashion of his time, the Jazz Age of F. Scott Fitzgerald, where London-style checkered baggy pants (its hems as wide as one’s shoes), a sailor hat, and a double-breasted polo complete with suspenders, were the leimotifs of the age.
Says Tony Velasquez: “Kenkoy is always pusturyoso…He wore suspenders even before Frank Chavez made them fashionable.”


More at: http://pilipinokomiks.blogspot.com/2005/11/kenkoy-biography-of-pop-icon.html

don't think i've heard of kenkoy till you posted about him, Nong.

thanks for introducing us to kenkoy, tho. im assuming he was a favorite comic character?

[hubag bohol]

Wa na ko kaabot sa komiks, but the term "kenkoy" was already part of the vocabulary of major Philippine languages way before I was born.

[Lorenzo]

due to my transplantation from the philippines to america, i was denied the indoctrination and acquaintance of 'kenkoy' as a cultural experience. tho, i must say that from merely looking at the pictures that you've posted, am sure--i would have loved reading about him during my childhood.

thanks for introducing me to the 'kenkoy' cultural experience, Nong.

one question lingers tho, "what's up with the red nose?"

[islander]

one question lingers tho, "what's up with the red nose?"

it looks like an afterthought to me.  there weren't too many colored comics in the old days...

[Lorenzo]

ah the old days.

when i think of the 'old days' , one thinks about the mid 1990's. lol.

generational gap.

[hubag bohol]

due to my transplantation from the philippines to america, i was denied the indoctrination and acquaintance of 'kenkoy' as a cultural experience. tho, i must say that from merely looking at the pictures that you've posted, am sure--i would have loved reading about him during my childhood.

thanks for introducing me to the 'kenkoy' cultural experience, Nong.

one question lingers tho, "what's up with the red nose?"

As fate would have it, you were indoctrinated at the source. Kenkoy's hairline, who does it remind you of? Yes, Mickey Mouse!

[rogamz]

 liwayway s tagalog ni...pero sa bisaya ra ako nahibaw-an c botsoy...iboy pa ko sa una di ko kasabot sa tagalog mao bisaya ra basahon 

[hubag bohol]

liwayway s tagalog ni...pero sa bisaya ra ako nahibaw-an c botsoy...iboy pa ko sa una di ko kasabot sa tagalog mao bisaya ra basahon 

Si Botsoy, di ba kadto man tong bata nga cute? Ilong tuwapos ba to siya? Nakalimot na ko...

[rogamz]

Si Botsoy, di ba kadto man tong bata nga cute? Ilong tuwapos ba to siya? Nakalimot na ko...

botsoy korek cute pero dako tiyan bay...

[hubag bohol]

botsoy korek cute pero dako tiyan bay...

Sakto. Nigawas ang tiyan unya naay dalang bantal...

[rogamz]

Sakto. Nigawas ang tiyan unya naay dalang bantal...

korek ug naa gabitay nga lampin gipujos gibitay ambot unsa sulod..

[hubag bohol]

korek ug naa gabitay nga lampin gipujos gibitay ambot unsa sulod..

Hmm. Unya morag horizontal stripes man to iyang T-shirt...

[rogamz]

Hmm. Unya morag horizontal stripes man to iyang T-shirt...

morag sakto bay hubs...

manginhas sa ko bai hubz.. B4N..

[hubag bohol]

morag sakto bay hubs...

manginhas sa ko bai hubz.. B4N..

Sigi, Bay Rogamz, izquierda na pud ko rong taudtaod...

[BolBuhol]

sigi gid kag mag okoy sang pod ko ani dirnhi

yor prend,

bolbschoy

[Lorenzo]

As fate would have it, you were indoctrinated at the source. Kenkoy's hairline, who does it remind you of? Yes, Mickey Mouse!

lol. thank you for that awesome tid bit, Nong.

[BolBuhol]

lol. thank you for that awesome tid bit, Nong.

Ninong gid mo si sir hubag bohol gali haw?