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Bwa ha ha ha! Manokon nga mga beauties? Imbag ang mga mata?

Ang atong manok Bisaya, manok Tagalog ang ngalan didto. Both phrases mean "native chicken". Kanang free-range ba, saboran lang.

Nagsugod na kog pamista kagabii. Bisperas man gahapon sa Sandingan Island (5 of 8 barangays). Mibalik ko karon kay misimba sa katumanan. Ugma pista sa Corella, pero di ko moadto. Gakalata ang humba, uy. Grabeng hikay bisag krisis.

Quote from: janjan on April 26, 2009, 09:41:30 AM
lami gud na bisaya pariha ba ug manok lami gud kan-on na bisaya di ba?

Pero walay manok Bisaya sa Manila. Ang akong friend sa Laguna namugos gyud og palit og manok Bisaya. Pag ingon niya nga "yung native chicken ba, Ale", gitubag dayon siya og "A, alam ko na, manok Tagalog ang hanap mo". Bitaw pud diay no?

Naay joke akong friend ani: Ang Pantog nga Gi Operahan

Ang among katabang gani sa balay dire sa Bohol, moingon man gani "nagkusot" pa ko, unya ra ko "magbanlaw".

Mouli kay gibuwagan sa uyab, sa pista na lang magpahungaw!

Remember the Mabini tragedy? There is an indie movie about it that will be shown in theaters. Entitled "Kamoteng Kahoy", it is directed by Maryo J. delos Reyes, and stars Nash Aguas, Robert “Buboy” Villar, Gloria Romero, Yul Servo, Ana Capri, Marissa Sanchez, Anton Bernardo, Gerald Madrid, Julio Pisk, Sharlene San Pedro and Irma Adlawan. Plot: Based on a true story which happened in a small barrio in Bohol in 2007 where 21 pupils died and almost a hundred were hospitalized after eating cassava cakes sold by an old woman who might have accidentally used a pesticide with the ingredients. (Thanks to Ricky Lo for the information.)

Sa pikas discussion naay nagBinisaya pero naay "bukod" ug "nanghinayang" sa iyang sentence.

Makalibog jud bitaw, kay si KC extraordinarily pretty jud sya sa TV pero sa actual, ordinarily pretty lang, although ang iyang sunshiny disposition and sincerity make her more beautiful in person.

Mouli kay:

1.  Naay ikaplete
2.  Dili mosalig nga ipadala sa mouli ang kwarta nga gastohon sa pista
3.  Dili mosalig nga gamiton sa saktong tumong ang ipadala nga kwarta
4.  Managkot kay gipanaad
5.  Maoy pagastohon sa pista
6.  Kay gipugos sa barkada nga paulion kay mamista pud sila
7.  Kay ipaayo ang balay, hitsasan sa mga gamit
8.  Kay magpasigarbo nga nadatu na, ha ha ha!
9.  Kay mao na lay nahibiling Bol-anon sa gitrabaho-an o gipuy-an
10. Kay mahadlok gabaan kon naay gipanaad
11. Aron mabayran ang bandehaay
12. Aron makahapit og duaw sa menteryo, civil registrar, assessor, etc.
13. Aron makadala og bring house nga adobo, mantika sa baboy, tableya, ug uban pa.
   

Quote from: Vito Andoline on April 24, 2009, 10:43:40 PM
unsaon nato kung naa pa koddi?

Pamatyon ang mo discriminate!!! Joke, of course! Revise-son ang mga activities aron dili moguwa nga ang kami diri sa Bohol dili na morag mga suluguon sa mga balikbayan. Kon naay cultural performances, mobayad sila, walay libre. Kon naay tour, mobayad pud, walay libre. We can provide the services but at cost. Kon gusto nila nga mahibawo ilang mga anak sa pagpanginhas, iparehistro ug mobayad gihapon. Aron ang mga facilitators mahatagag bugti ang ilang kahago.

Taga lungsod ko nga natawhan sa amahan sa usa ka Broadway star, he he he. Tagna tagna bi.

I hope wala nay discrimination, wala nay arte ug demanding nga balikbayan.

Another very very pretty woman is Angel Locsin. I don't know why most of our artistas look very ordinary sa TV or movies, pero sa personal mga gwapa jud.

Juday is "lapad" in photos and on film, but in person she is very pretty! Beautiful body, too.

Too many sections and categories but same topics.  Commenters veer away from the topic.

tigpaukyab, tigpamista (magsugod na ang fiesta season with Corella and Sandingan), tigsuwat, tiglalis, tigmando, tigkasaba, tigpalit sud-an, tigpalit gasa kon gikan sa laing dapit, tiggasto sa akong sweldo, wayyyyy katapusang TIG.   

Unconfirmed pa nga naa kunoy tulo ka taga amo-a nga naapil sa 13 ka buok nga napili sa Bohol auditions.

Dyutay lang gyud intawon ang Binisaya nga mga pulong nga nahibaw-an o gipanggamit samga Tagalog, sama sa: daku, dyutay, ukay-ukay, bu****, k******n, ug hinay-hinay. 

Dili pa na kompleto. Wala pay namaligya fronting BQ. Wala pay tenants sa second floor kay wa pa mahuman. Nagsigi pa og trabaho sa cornermost side dapit sa Divine.

Sa bukid tingali to sa Tan-awan, mao man nay kinahabugan sa Loon.

Pero nagka grabe ang pagtinagalog sa mga batan-on karon. Abi nilag nagBinisaya sila. Here's a common scene sa mga kan-anan: "Gulay ako, Nang. Isa ka order. Pakibalot, Nang, ha. Hala, wa koy barya. Pahiram bi!" Unsa pa may nahibiling Binisaya ani? Nga, matud pa "halo-halo" (Tagalog pud) na man.  Tinood, lami ang halo-halo, pero kon mas daghan ang Tinagalog sa saksak-sinagol nga sinultihan, mapu-o gyud ning atong pinulongan. 

Kadaghanan sa atong mga kabataan karon wala na masayud nga Tinagalog na diay nang ilang gipanggamit nga mga pulong, sama sa SAYANG, PANTULAK, PAKULO, KAILANGAN, PAKSIW, MALAGKIT, etc. In the year 3000, language researchers will try to rediscover the dead language called Binisaya. 

Wala nay maninggit niana sa Agora. Class na ang dating. Bisag wa pa mahuman, ma imagine na nimo kon unsa na kon ma kompleto.

And don't forget nga mangadto mo sa hidden falls sa Loon.

I am pretty sure nga nakahimamat na ka Swakee kay magpatawo-tawo man pud na sila. Hacienda man gud kuno na sa mga Engkanto kanang lapad nga lugar sa mga Veloso, Moraga, hangtud ka Bonilla.

bilibit or not? bilibit opkors! pero tan-awa lagi ang JESSA BELL, mas mobilib ka, hahaha!

try watching JESSA BELL sa youtube, tan-awon nato kon unsang balhibo-a nimo ang manlimbawot. naa siya'y ANIM NA UMBRELLA, obviously taking after Rihanna.

mga frequented small islands sa leyte: cuatro islas, 3 belonging to inopacan and one to hindang. i think one of these islands is didjo. another good destination is canigao island in matalom, last town of leyte, before reaching maasin, the capital city of southern leyte.

Hala ka, Swaks, gingharian man na sa mga engkanto nang inyoha dapit. Ang entrance ana kanang kahoy atbang ila ka Msgr. Didi Pueblos. Anha man gani atbang sa ilang balay magdeliver og bisan unsa nga gi order kuno sa mga engkanto. Sure ka Swaks di pud ka engkanto? he he he.

taga Loon diay ka swaks? asa nga village?

By the way, I forgot to mention that you can drive straight to Bohol via the RORO. I just don't know the rates sa sakyanan nga isakay.

Quote from: Bambi on April 14, 2009, 12:05:37 AM
BnC, wow nindot paminawon.  Di sa ato pa kon duna tay keha adto na lang i dispose sa Catigbian kay dunay painit.    Kuyawa god na diay...modern and progressive!  Mora wa gani na sa Tagbilaran kay sa ahong last visit sa ahong ex-officemates sa Capitol, ako may gadala ug painit. It was nice for the ladies selling their goods like puto, budbod and etc. kay mahalinan man pod noun. Never been yet in Catigbian, one of my exes originated from that town mga Saletrero.

Kanang mga Saletrero jud Bambs, gikan jud na silag Loon, particularly some upland barangays like Badbad. Engr. Soc Saletrero, a former officemate, is from Baang, Catigbian. Ang ilang mga forefathers settled there due to agricultural opportunities. Sa panahon sa mga Amerikano gi implement ang Homestead Law which opened Bohol's public and untitled lands to agriculture. Mag research pa ko ani why most of those who benefitted from the law were Loonanons. This explains why many yutaan nga mga Loonanon are now residents of San Miguel, Danao, Dagohoy, Catigbian, mostly interior towns. One of my elder sisters was, in fact, born in Alegria, Catigbian where my father once tilled a land offered to him by a Loonanon beneficiary of that law. Some Loonanons even became mayors of San Miguel (Gencianos?)and Dagohoy (Relampagos). Of course Calape had one (Venancio Nazareno?), as well as Catigbian (Salinas) and Tubigon (Lasco).       

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on April 14, 2009, 01:56:10 AM
Koddi bilib ko nimo kay memorize kaajo ang mga apelyido nga kagikan sa Loon. Daghana ko nafamiliar apelyido imong ginganlan siguro kay silingan man ang Loon ug Calape mao siguro.

Daghan sab kog nailhan diha sa Calape oy, kay daghan man pud taga Loon diha (Nazareno, Orcullo, Relampagos, Salomon). In fact ang Municipal Treasurer ug Municipal Assessor sa Calape karon taga Loon man. Pero ang mga taga Calape jud nga mga apelyido nga akong nailhan mao ni: Cubillo, Fallar, Manug, Abarquez, Cubero, Ruiz, Mozo, Bollozos, Solis, Josol, de la Peña, Reyes, ug daghan pa. 

Corbita na sila, originally from Loon, pag-abot sa Tubigon nahimong Corbeta. Ambot ngano unsay nahitabo nga duol ra man unta ang biyahe, he he he.

Quote from: Bambi on April 13, 2009, 11:49:17 PM
sigi swaks uban ko nimo, i love hot mongo gjod and budbod, etc. etc  and etc.

Ang ilang budbud naay inadlip nga mangga sa taliwa, before gilukot aron lutoon.

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on April 13, 2009, 10:47:58 PM
i was able to pass by city market square (agora) last saturday when we stop by at mercury drug to buy milk, soap and diapers for my kids before going to panglao. andoks is not yet open and there is no change after 6 months. the last time i passed by the area.

Naa nay daghan sa pasilyo sa ground floor. Luag kaayo ang comfort room (naay bayad nga P5). Kompleto na sa clients ang likod. Ang second floor lang gyud ang wala pa.

Layo ang Sogod to Maasin. Here are the recommended routes:

Sogod to Bato via Bontoc (bus or private vehicle, 45 minutes) + Bato to Ubay (roll-on, roll-off or RORO, 3 hours) + Ubay to Tagbilaran (van, P120, about 2 hours; or bus, P90-100, about 3 hours). Note: MegaBuses from Cubao go direct to Tagbilaran via this route. They pass by the terminal in Sogod.

If via Cebu: Sogod to either Bato, Hilongos, Baybay or Ormoc. All ports of entry have evening trips to Cebu. Hilongos and Ormoc also have daytime trips. Cebu to Tagbilaran via fastcraft (pier 1 or pier 4, P700, 1.5 hours), or Cebu to Tubigon via the regular boats (Pier 3, P200, 2 hours) or fastcraft (pier 1, P200, 45 minutes). Tubigon to Tagbilaran by bus (P60, 1.5 hours) or van (P90, 50 minutes). Lately, because of stiff competition (like the entry of the fastcraft), some shipping companies offer free transport (yes, FREE!) or much reduced fare. The Cebu-Tubigon route has the most number of schedules, I think more than ten round trips a day! Puno kanunay ilabi na kon pista, Semana Santa, Adlaw sa mga Patay, Pasko.  Hapit na Mayo, dali na kamo!   

Gisundan pud mi (aboard a motorized banca) og tulo ka whales diha between Cabilao and Sandingan islands. Nagtuyok tuyok mi, nakigdula pud sila, nagsunod sunod namo, sigig pangusmo, nagpagawas og tubig. Naglagot ko kay way bisan usa nagdala og camera.

Wa juy kinutuban ning atong paglista sa mga inila nga mga Bol-anon. I am sure gamay lang kaayo ang nakahibalo nga Bol-anon ni sila:

Chito S. Roño, director of T2, the current blockbuster in Philipine cinema. He is from Calbayog City but his mother is a Sarmiento from Tagbilaran.

Olivia Manding-Lamasan, movie scriptwriter and director. Walay laing lugar ang mga Manding. Mga tumindok jud ni sila sa Bohol.

Thanks to Ma'am Telly for the information. Datalyado jud ang pagsumpay sa mga sanga.   

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on April 13, 2009, 11:03:24 PM
ricardo "ric ric" marata is from iligan city in mindanao. he studied college in Cebu. his brother bong marata is also a former MBA and PBA player who happens to play for cebu before settling in Manila as a UP Maroon.

edgay "egay" macaraya traces his roots in bohol. he's one of the deadliest shooters during his playing days. he's the coach of SSC-Cavite and now the head coach of Licealiz Hair Doctors of the PBL (formerly Hapee Complete Protectors).

Cyrus "Skyrus" Baguio is also a pure Iliganon. He's the nephew of ric ric and bong marata. although baguio played high school ball in Cebu for the DBTC greywolves before transferring to UST.

That's true, but Ricric Marata's mother is from Tontonan, Loon, Bohol.  This makes Baguio a Bol-anon, too. Another Iliganon (actually a former Miss Iligan) is Noela "Ella" Buhion Evangelista, a Bb. Pilipinas runner-up. Both her parents come from Bohol.  I think she won an international beauty crown. 

Daghang baryo sa Bohol nagsugod sa syllable nga "Ca-" or "Can-", to mean "belonging to", like Candavid, Can-omay, Canmaag, Cantakoy, etc.  Ang "Can-" mahimong "Cam- " kon ang sunod nga syllable magsugod sa letter "p" or "b", like Cambinocot, Campatud, Cambaquiz, etc.

Asa dapit sa Bohol nang "Bagakay Air"?

Gardy is a gem, so polished that it transformed Bohol into a leading light in culture and the arts.   

Nakaadto kog Mabini, sa lungsod ug sa baryo Tangkigan. Daghan tangkig diha?

Thanks sa info. Karon pa jud ko nakahibawo nga naa diay baryo nga Abad Santos sa Mabini.

Quote from: aduy on April 10, 2009, 04:37:53 PM
MABINI; from Apolinario Mabini

Filipino nationalist and theorist of the Philippine revolution against Spanish colonial rule. Born into a peasant family in Batangas, Luzon Island, Mabini worked as a teacher before graduating in law from the University of Santo Tomás in 1894. He practiced briefly as a lawyer before joining the nationalist movement, led by Emilio Aguinaldo, in 1896. In the same year he was crippled by poliomyelitis, which may have saved him from execution by the Spanish, who arrested him that year. Mabini became the “brains of the revolution.” His hope was, when the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, the United States would help secure independence for the Philippines from Spanish rule. He cautioned Aguinaldo against making a hasty declaration of independence, although this advice was ignored and the declaration was made in June 1898. Inspired by the French and American revolutions, Mabini drafted a democratic constitution for the Philippines. His ideas were not, however, incorporated in the constitution adopted at Malolos in 1898. Mabini’s intention of giving strong powers to the executive was rejected by the wealthier supporters of independence. Nor were his ideas on the separation of church and state acceptable. Mabini’s hopes of abolishing lotteries, liquor, cock-fighting pits, and capital punishment (except for military insubordination) were also doomed.


Abad Santos

from Jose Abad Santos

Nakabawi jud ka Aduy. Thanks sa very informative reply. Pero kanang "Santos", asa man na dapit sa Bohol?

Quote from: aduy on April 10, 2009, 03:21:24 PM
Carmen: Carmen So
Pilar: Pilar Pilapil
Alicia: Alicia Alonzo

Pastilaaan nimo Aduy, wa jud tay mapupo ani. Taga diin man diay ka? Unsay origin sa ngalan sa imong lungsod ug baryo? Advanced Happy Easter!

Naa koy kaila nga di jud like si Cesar M. I learned later nga avid defender man diay ni sya sa GMA7, unya si Cesar kay ABS-CBN man.  Well . . .

Unsa may origin anang "Kenali"?

Albur - from Spanish ALBUQUERQUE? Note: no “R”
Alicia - a woman, who?
Anda - Spanish governor – general?
Antequera - antique? he he he; pero known man sila og mga basket
Baclayon - baktason ra padung sa Tagbilaran
Balilihan - daghag balili, an?
Batuan - plant with sour fruit
Bien Unido - Spanish for Good Unity
Bilar - cousin ni Pilar? He he he. Or “mag Bilar” sa haya?
Buenavista - Spanish for Good View?
Calape - coffee?
Candijay - Dihay, a person?
Carmen - another woman, who?
Catigbian   - plant that produces bead-like fruits, similar to fortune plant
Clarin - Loay politician
Corella - wa ko kahibawo
Cortes - from Hernando Cortes?
Dagohoy - of course, Francisco Dagohoy
Danao - pond? stagnant water?
Dauis - “lawis”?
Dimiao - meow, wa ko kahibawo; dim man gud (Hello mga Gallur!)
Duero - wa pud ko kahibawo
Garcia Hernandez - duha ka tawo? Kinsa?
Getafe - from a city in Spain?
Guindulman - gingitngitan? As in giduloman?
Inabanga - “inabangan”, rented out; naay mamatay sa suba, bayad sa abang
Jagna - rice paddy
Lila - plant that produces violet dye, not the “Agave sisalana” or the plant that the town is known for
Loay - wa ko kahibawo
Loboc - to pound rice on a wooden mortar
Loon - “naglo-on”, spring water mixing with salty water
Mabini - from Apolinario Mabini?
Maribojoc   - pine plant? Naay joke ani: Mare, buhok (nimo), o.
Panglao - “panggaw”, a fishing gear
Pilar - a woman, kinsa siya . . . ngano, nganong nangalan man sa lungsod?
Pitogo/CPG - cycad plant / RP President
San Isidro - patron of the workers / farmers
Sagbayan - place where you can “sagbay”; I think descriptive of its mountains
San Miguel - the saint
Sevilla - from another famous city in Spain?
Sierra Bullones - mountain of gold?
Sikatuna - the friendly Boholano host of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
Talibon - “tabon”? ma pud ko kahibawo
Trinidad - another woman man tingali ni; kinsa?
Tubigon - the town center is situated in a swampy area, mao nga tubigon
Ubay - Oh, bay . . . wa ko kahibawo
Valencia - from another city in Spain?
Tagbilaran - “Tago mga b’laan!”

I stand corrected: Ricric Marata, not Macaraya

Quote from: Koddi Prudente on March 04, 2009, 08:19:08 PM
Basketball players Macaraya, Baguio and James Relampagos are Loonanons. 

Fr. Pernia (I forgot his first name) heads the SVD congregation worldwide.

Engr. Rico Obligado Cruz, author of the word biodiesel and a world-famous resource person on biodiesel and alternative/renewable sourcesof energy.

Maria Socorro L. Relampagos - Gonzaga, vice president of PAL.

Genju Lapez, former national president of Coca-Cola.

Tomas Cloma, discoverer of the Kalayaan group of islands.   

Dr. Marife Corre - Veldkamp, international soil scientist

Atty. Carlos Castillo, Forestry board exam first placer

CPA Romualdo Murcia, Accountancy board first placer

Atty. Oscar Glovasa of Antequera, bar topnotcher. Other top ten placers are Loonanons Fermin Mesina, Manuel Ferandos and Ramon Lapez. Another Loonanon, Jose Mesina, placed 11th.

Natalio Castillo Jr., executive secretary of the President of the Republic (Garcia)

Justino Romea, composer, Bohol Hymn, UB Hymn, Ako Kang Paabuton, Dalaga sa Baybayon

Perla Salig, Bb. Pilipinas first runner-up (Melanie Marquez's batch)

Olivia Solis, movie actress (Remember "Dawata na, Olivia . . . "?)

Richelle Angalot, GMA talent and one of this year's Bb. Pilipinas contenders (March 7 na!)

Jerome Sala Ucab, Abs-Cbn's Star in a Million grand prize winner

UP Diliman's Dr. Saloma, physicist

The Bernido couple of Central Visayan Institute Foundation (educators/mathemeticians) 

Jane Censoria Cajes, Sangguniang Kabataan National Federation President

Fiel Angeli Araoarao, Miss Ludabi; there was also another one, a UB student, I forgot her name.

Nikki Crodua, Cebu-based fashion designer. Other Boholano designers: Kate Torralba (Manila), Bernaldez (Cebu), Pmaong (Canada?), and Lino "Linoi" Almirol. "Linoi' is a famous bridal line in Manila.

Efren Chatto, businessman cum horticulturist

Dr. Zeny Sarabia, center director at Caluit Island in Palawan where wild animals from Africa were allowed to roam freely. 

Palihug pag upload, kon naa, sa version ni Bayang Barrios sa awit nga "Ako Kang Paabuton" nga sinulat ni Justino "Ning" Romea, kompositor sa Bohol Hymn. This song, popular in Bohol and Mindanao, starts with "Buhi sa kanunay ug dili hikalimtan . . . "

Clarin was named after which of the politicians from Loay town?

Kinsa man ni sila si Carmen, Pilar ug Alicia nga nahimo man ni silang mga ngalan sa lungsod sa Bohol?

Sa Bohol, mailhan man gud sa apelyido kon tumindok ka sa diin nga lungsod. Sa Loon, mga Espanyol gyud tanan ang apelyido sa mga tumindok diha, sama sa: Lopez, Mesina, Relampagos, Nazareno, Castil, Castillo, Castillon, Coquilla, Luminarias, Sevilla, Salomon, Guadalquiver, Ceballos, Cuaresma, Miranda, Montero, Monteros, Montealto, Marimon, Lanzaderas, Roslinda, Literatus, Maluenda, Mejorada, Orcullo, Ferandos, Painandos, Galban, Saiz, Perez, Gallo, Santillana, Supremo, Mataflorida, Pueblos, Pueblas, Procianos, Menorias, Piculados, Palomares, Mellijor, Sagetarios, Luzon, Sumatra, Legitimas, Lafuente, Estrada, Segovia, Palma, Palmitos, Castrojo, Rojo, Almedilla, Barbarona, Lapez, Lapiceros, Retutas, Columnas, Carlon, Perges, Flores, Florenosos. Poligrates, Coritico, Garnica, etc. and, of course, Paraguya and Salinas.       

Funny translations:

dunggan-dunggan sa amo (monkey) - rat's ear, a brown fungus species that we mix with our pansit

puso sa saging - banana blossoms / puso sa mais - corn ears / agungal, pakal o pakaw - corn cob

tangkong - swamp cabbage

kaimito - starapple / balingbing - starfruit / balibanog - soursop

pait nga kamote - bitter sweetpotato / tam-is nga kamote - sweet sweetpotato (the one-word sweetpotato is the new internationally accepted common name of this root crop owing to recent studies that there are different varieties with different tastes)

Buno - to kill using any "hinagiban"
Gibuno - was killed
Luthang - to shoot using a gun
Giluthang - was shot
Do we have one-word English translations for: tuyhad, tikayhang, takilid, tihaya, ku'ob (kulob), tig-ik, himasa

Wala man koy nailhang Lomantas sa Loon. Mora'g sa Balilihan naay daghan ana. Pero kon makahibalo ko sa apelyido sa iyang asawa, masubay ra na.

Mag-ihap ta: napulo, kawhaan, katlo-an, kap-atan, kalim-an, kan-uman, kapito-an, kawalo-an, kasiyaman, usa ka gatus. Napulo'g usa, kawhaa'g duha, katlo-a'g tulo, kap-ata'g upat, kalim-a'g lima, kan-uma'g unom, kapito-a'g pito, kawalo-a'g walo, kasiyama'g siyam. . .

Kanang "buna" ug "agtang" - forehead na silang duha; pero kon kaduhaon paglitok, as in "buna-buna" or "agtang-agtang" - haduol na kana sa langit! ha ha ha!

I asked a lot of Catigbianons (and even non-Catigbianons) what is the English name for the "katigbi" plant. Nobody has ever given me the correct answer.  Can you?  I used to play with its seeds when I was a child. I told one SB member of Catigbian the answer. He was excited. I forgot his name, though. Maybe today a lot of Catigbianons already know the English name of this "lachrymal fluids of a biblical character" (the name is always plural in form).

He is not a pure Catigbianon. His father Juan Paraguya Salinas is pure Loonanon. Both the Paraguya and the Salinas clans are from Loon. Have you ever wondered why there is no other Salinas family in Catigbian other than his parents' ? His father settled in Catigbian, his mother's hometown. 

Kadaghan na ko makakaon sa Agora's Painitang Bol-anon. Daghan kapili-an: nilusak, biko, bingka, pan bantok, binignit, sekwate, etc. Kon ting-snacks, pirting punu-a.

Oh, I see. I thought a graduate of Mater Dei College topped the exam. So MDC topped in what population/enrolment category? Nursing schools in the country are classified according to this. So, I am certain that there are other schools who topped in their respective categories.

What do you mean by "topped the exam nationwide"?

Syalan ba diay uy, pinaka man diay na nga lugar. Paborito sa mga Tagalog.

Wa juy laktaw ms da binsi. Mi alsa gud akong sanggay. Sangga sa l _ g _ y ! Ha ha ha!

Kaila ko ana ni Espeleta. Brayt na bataa. Corps commander na sa Citizens Army Training sa Divine Word College pag high school niya. Pirmi mi ana kauban sa mga scouting scouting. Leader leader na gyud na siya sa una pa.  Pero di mi personal friend kay mag grupo grupo ra man gyud ang mga participants kaniadto according to school or town.

Naka stay ko ana nga hut. Modest yet nice amenities. Salamat sa nag libre!

That picture of Cabilao shows a beachfront in Barangay Looc.  Kanang giingon nga sagbot, hunasan na siya, balason gihapon apan naay mga seagrass. Walay beach resort dihang dapita, pero naa diha ang Green Footprint Lagoon nga ang lakebed lunlun latu, kanang seaweed bitaw nga naay mga lingin-lingin nga nangumbitay.  Cabilao has quite a few resorts. Dili lang ilado kay sa Europe man ang booking. Lisud kon walk-in lang kay dili sure. Labi na karon kay summer. I have been to all the resorts there: Cabilao Beach Crown, Bamboo Reef Resort, La Estrella Beach Resort, and Polaris Beach Resort.  Salamat sa mga donors! These resorts have dive centers with instructors. Sa mga dive atlases or guides, ang Balicasag ug Cabilao ra sa Bohol ang naapil og feature.   

I have been to Moalong River countless of times as a freelance tour guide. Nindot ug limpyo ang tubig . It is not stagnant.  Unsaon gud pagka stagnant ana nga mga waterfalls man ang unahan anang Moalong River? Nagbusawak gyud ang tubig upstream. Kanang green sa tubig reflection kana siya sa greenery in both banks of the river, attesting sa katin-aw sa tubig.  I have never been to a river in Bohol that is cleaner than Moalong. Mao poy comment sa akong mga bisita. Tingali because walay mga balay on the banks of the river hangtud paitaas.  What makes the river more beautiful is that on some stretches, naay canopy of trees nga molandong sa suba.   

He he he, nalingaw ko sa lalis bahin sa kon taga diin si Luke. I am a personal friend ni Mr. Leonides "Nong Nonoy" Mejares, ang giilang amahan ni Luke.  Ang iyang inahan nga si Ma'am Elvira Porticos igsoon sa biological mother ni Luke nga si Ma'am Grace. Kon blood and affinity ang hisgutan, taga Loon gyud si Luke kay si Nong Nonoy taga Napo, Loon, Bohol man. Si Ma'am Elvira taga Catagbacan sa Loon pud. Pero residents ang parents ni Luke sa Tagbilaran. Si Luke resident na sa Metro Manila. For a time, he resided in Cebu City. Pwede pud taga Amerika si Luke kay taga didto man iyang papa.  Kanang claim nga Dauis, morag karon pa ko ana.  Tingalig naa siyay paryente didto, unya nakabakasyon lag duha ka adlaw, he he he.

Asa dapit ning mga kalumboyan sa Lila. Fruit-picking season na ba?

Good news! Dili kuno lisud adtoon nang mga waterfalls sa Loon kay sayon ra agi-on sa Barangay Canmaag. Pero magsakay pa gikan sa Catagbacan junction padung sa Antequera following Loon's interior road. Drop sa Canmaag, then walk to the falls.

hi mari. You should see "Knowing" starring Nicholas Cage. Makapanlimbawot sa TANANG balhibo.

Di ko sure, pero kanang tatus morag coconut crab, dagku, lami kon tuno-an. Rare na na siya pero mas makita sa mga isla, like Cabilao.

Bernardo Tocmo, Metrobank first vice-president and head of the Visayas region. He hails from Hinunangan, Southern Leyte but is proud to have Boholano blood like his father and grandfather who are from Corella.  He is a BS Agribusiness graduate of Visayas State University (formerly ViSCA).

Labtingaw is any fresh fish nga ibulad then pritohon dayon inig kagabii. Mas lami kon i-marinate inig ka gabii, then ibulad pagka ugma, pritohon pagka gabii. Ang marinade pwede toyo, suka, ahos, sibuyas, laurel, other pahumot.  Kon walay lain, pwede na ang toyo, suka (gamay lang) ug ahos.  Pikasa ang isda, lengthwise, kuhaig hasang ug tinai.  Inig bulad, bilangkara gyud ang pagbutang sa buwaran. Mas lami man jud ning pinabilangkad, he he he.  Recommended fish species: burot-burot, tamarong, bulinaw (dagko), mangsi, barungoy, sawasid, ug mga pirit (immature sa tulingan, bungkalisan, etc. basta dili pa fully grown sa mga dagkung matang sa isda.) 

Genju Visarra Lapez, former president of Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc.

Ma. Socorro L. Relampagos - Gonzaga, current vice president of Philippine Airlines

Lima na ron ka adlaw nga gasud-an mig labtingaw. Kinsay tigkaon og labtingaw ninyo diha?

Kinsay nakaadto sa Himontagon Hills sa Loay. Nakakita ra ko kay malantaw man gikan sa highway. Am sure nindot ang view from the hills.

Ang pagpadung ngadto nga puno og adventure maoy makahimo sa experience nga very interesting and memorable. Pero, sorry na lang gyud nimo Raqz, nga delicate kaayo og skin kay mosaghid jud na sa mga kadahonan, mag allergy unya ka.  Mag-abang na lang tag helicopter unya ihagbong lang ka sa falls. Wow! That will be most interesting, ha ha ha. Bitaw, uy, mangutana lang ta kon naa bay safe nga agianan, kanang dili matandang sa init sa adlaw. Then, magluto nya kag binagow, ha? atong bawnon.

Knowledge on Boholanos in business may open doors for the employment of our jobless paisanos.  They could either employ or recommend. Contribute na. Let me start the ball rolling:


Engr. Pablo Relampagos - KarAsia, distributor of cars and other vehicles all over Mindanao

Marianito Dumadag Alemania, CPA - franchise owner of Madelicious (bakeshops and restaurants)

Marlito Uy - Alturas Group of Companies

8 Filipinos, a Boholano among them, join ranks of international franchise professionals (Philippine Star, March 10, 2009)

MANILA, Philippines - Eight more Filipinos joined the 2009 elite roster of newly-designated Certified Franchise Executives (CFE) in a graduation ceremony held recently at the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) 49th Annual Convention in San Diego, California. This brings to 27 the total Filipino CFE graduates since the course was introduced in the Philippines in 2001.

PFA president Robert F. Trota (president-Max’s Restaurant), who represented the Association at the biggest franchising gathering in the US, led this year’s pool of graduates from the Philippines which include Elizabeth Pardo-Orbeta (Wendy’s); Consuelo Santos (Jollibee); Virgilio Espeleta, a chemical engineer from Getafe (Julie’s Bakeshop); Rosalinda Deres (Goldilocks); Christine Casanova (Francorp); Emmanuel Viado (Julie’sBakeshop); Mercedes Pascasio (Francorp); and, Federico Moreno (Ystilo Salon).

The CFE graduation is integrated in the 49th IFA convention which had former President Bill Clinton as keynote speaker. Held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, this year’s gathering was attended by more than 3,000 international franchise executives and enthusiasts. PFA, being a member of the World Franchise Council, was invited to participate in the IFA Convention.

The CFE program which is run by the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE) under the US-based International Franchise Association (IFA) is a mini-MBA in Franchise Management, a professional development program for franchise executives. Outside the US, PFA was the first institution accredited by the ICFE to offer some of the courses in order to earn points for the completion of the program. At present, more than 50 Filipinos are enrolled in the program.

It was unfair for the media in Tagbilaran to lambast the teacher of that eight-year-old boy who, at that time of the incident, was still on his way to the school for his afternoon classes. Kalooy ni ma'am. The kidnapping attempt happened outside the school premises. The barangay captain of Moto Sur should have been responsible. Instead, he went to media and complained against the teacher. That is not fair, di ba? I heard, anak sa kapitan ang bata. 

Kris Aquino said on TV nga madatu ang tawo nga tangkag. Di ko motoo kay naa koy silingan gibuhi ra sa asawa, wa madatu.

Agusan and Sagay to have their own river cruises? I have been to both places and their rivers are very big. Dili kaayo ka maka commune with nature. Well, di pud ka maka ingon nga nature kay daghan mag balay ang both banks of the rivers. Sa Sagay, wala nay mga native vegetation, lunlon na mga exotic (introduced) kay dugay na mang napuril tungod sa katubhan. Sa Agusan, kon kusug ang ulan, malisang ka kay kusug pud kaayo ang su'og.  The Loboc River Cruise has the advantages of also experiencing the rich culture of the people especially its music and built heritage.       

Competetive na pud sa Can-upao-made kalamay ang kadtong made in Alburquerque nga akong natilawan.  Mas mo prefer ko ato kay dili mogahi after isulod sa ref nga open na.  Unlike sa Can-upao one nga mogahi after isulod sa ref kon ma abrihan na. For convenience inig travel, mas ok ang naa sa plastic canister.

A Loonanon friend of mine told me that someone from the town's Barangay Catagbacan is more popularly called Santos kay mao kuno niy iyang pangita, ang pagpangawat og mga imahen sa mga simbahan sa Bohol. Ambot kon asa na kaha ni siya karon.

Ang probs na pud ana Apot kay daut na kog vision, di na maka focus. Pero kon digi lang na, no probs man nuon na sa focusing.

Kalamay trivia:

Jagna-made kalamay is produced in Barangay Can-upao only.  So, when you go to BQ, look for the seal with the Can-upao mark.  Notice that the cocoshells used in Jagna are small. It is because they are bought from Misamis Occidental where certain coco varieties have small "bagol". Most of the varieties in Bohol have big cocoshell. Using them would mean an expensive but less saleable product.  Most kalamays sold at the Tagbilaran port are made in Alburquerque. Those at Tubigon pier are also made in Alburquerque, but some Tubignons are now producing kalamays in their hometown.  Packaging kalamay in plastic canisters is a recent trend triggered by the unavailability of small cocoshells. I tried eating one made in Alburquerque and it tasted real good. Also, it did not harden when placed inside the fridge.         

Raqz, kini laging mahiligon ta sa travel travel apan walay kwarta, magmantinir na lang tag dinhi sa duol aron gamay rag gasto. Mas makurat man hinoon ta nga naa tay madiskubrehan nga wala pa mahibaw-i o maadtu-i sa kadaghanan, sama nianang lanaw nga lunlun latu, i repeat "lunlun jud latu" ang iyahang lakebed. On the same small lake, makakita pud kag gagmay nga mga pasayan nga pula nang daan wala pa gani lutu-a.  Nah, kon mouli kag Panggangan, hala, langoya ang Cabilao ug duawa ang iyang mga madanihong mga dapit. Search the net for reservations: La Estrela Beach Resort, Cabilao Beach Crown (or Club) and Polaris Beach Resort and Dive Center. The last one has a pool and airconditioned rooms.  Di ko PR man nila ha, I just want you to be comfortable when you get there.  Maka more-than-afford bitaw ka. Pakapinig usa ka adlaw para nahu, ha ha ha!   

Na hala, Janjan, pamista didto karong Mayo 7. Ayaw kalimot pagpasugba og kulo. Palit pud og mga native sibuyas kay daghan didto.  Naa sab silay mga bag nga gihimo gikan sa romblon nga tanum. Pagpa picture sa solar-powered lighthouse ug sa karaan pud nga parola.  Naa pay gamay nga lake, naa sa barangay sa Looc. Ma amaze jud ka kay ang iyang lakebed lunlun latu! The only one of its kind man tingali ni sa tibuuk kalibutan, ha ha ha! 

Gitangtang kay hilas paminawon ang iyang pagTinagalog?

Ryan, I hope this modest contribution of mine was able to meet your own deadline to also beat that of your professor's.

1.   Binagow - steamed grated cassava; plain, with brown sugar, or with brown sugar and strips of young coconut / 2. Maruya - deep-fried ripe "saba" banana, cut lengthwise to near base and spread to form a fan; sometimes dredged in flour before deep-frying / 3. Tinunlob - unripe "saba" banana thinly cut lengthwise and sundried; tied together like a lei or necklace using coconut midrib before dipping into boiling pineapple juice; now that carabao-drawn sugar extractors no longer exist, brown sugar is used / 4. Kalamay - ground sticky rice mixed with brown sugar and, sometimes, peanut; referred to as THE Boholano delicacy or "pasalubong" / 5. Dinumogan - mashed ripe "saba" banana wrapped in banana leaf; sometimes with "buko" strips / 6. Alupe - a mixture of milled rice, sugar and "buko" strips / 7. Binaki - milled corn mixed with sugar and wrapped in corn husk / 8. Nilusak - unripe or half-ripe "saba" banana, boiled, pound or mashed, and formed into big round tablets, with or without sugar, usually with grated coconut / 9. Pakumbo - long "buko" strips dipped in latik and formed into spirals / 10. Tira-tira or Balikutsa - coconut milk and sugar boiled until viscous and formed into tablets or rolls / 11. Galang-galang - shredded sweetpotato, palaw and other suitable root crops formed into balls and flattened before deep-frying, and sprinkled with white sugar / 12. Halang-halang - finely chopped bony parts of the chicken (like neck, backbone, etc.) cooked in coconut milk mixed with spices including a lot of ginger or chopped native pepper, the small and hot variety called siling kulikot / 13. Humbang nangka - unripe jackfruit chops cooked in coconut milk made spicy by ginger strips and achuete, made even more delicious if mixed with "pinikas nga bulad" or slices of dried fish / 14. Kinamunggayang Bulinaw - fresh anchovy or "dilis" cooked in boiling water, salted to taste, and mixed with a lot of Moringa ("kamunggay", Visayan for "malunggay") leaves / 15. Dayok or Dajok - fermented fish intestines, roe and other entrails, with strips of garlic / 16. Las-ay nga Kabaw - carabao meat soup made more flavorful with just salt, ginger and young mango leaves / 17. Dinudog - squash porridge, consumed as either soup (with coconut milk and salt) during a meal, or as snack beverage (with coconut milk and sugar) / 18. Kinilaw nga Amba'ang - salad with the local spongy seaweed called amba'ang as main ingredient / 19. Kinatloan - flour-based butter-and-egg delicacy formed like bracelets / 20. Tajada - another flour-based toasted cookie, best with hot coffee.  SORRY, MARAMI PA, PERO MASAKIT NA MATA KO. I SUGGEST YOU CLASSIFY THEM INTO SNACK FOOD, MAIN DISH, OR MEAL APPETIZER.                                    

Six hours pa hangtud karon matud sa akong kaila nga resort owner sa Cabilao. 

Bitaw, Raqz, duol na ang Panggangan, malangoy na man gani tingali na, ha ha ha!

Maayo pa ko nimo Janjan kay nakaadto pa ko anang Island Lake sa Cabilao bisag nagkurog na ning akong tuhod.  Daku man na nga lake. Daku pa sa track oval. Gilibutan og mga kahoy. Maklaro ang lake bisan kon nagsakay kag plane, especially kon hapit na mo touch down sa Tagbilaran.