MikeLigalig.com

never been there.  i'll have to try to visit the place one of these days.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on March 19, 2012, 08:32:25 AM
A common back pathology in pupils is scoliosis, which is an abnormal curvature of the spine.

drat.  i have scoliosis and it's given me trouble all these years.  it's no joke.  there are times when i couldn't bend at all and getting up from bed after a night's sleep requires too much ceremony.  and i was advised against playing bowling; i had to let go of my bowling set of ball, bag and shoes, never mind that a doctor said that i lost about 2 inches of my supposed full height potential.  let's spare our kids from this malady, please. 

wa bitaw ko kasabot aning usoha sa ato.  are our children with heavy loads learning better?  they're so burdened and so tired after a day, they seem to be ages away from the idea that learning should be fun.   

tingali tungod ba kaha kay mga tawong tinuod nga naay nawong ang tua sa fb?  i'm not familiar with the site, pero sa ngan lang daan, naa goy 'face', de libro pa.  dinhi, mantiniran lang tag bugsay para hazing ug iring nga ga-martsa, hehe.

hinoon, kun required dinhi ang nawong, mobuto ni nga site kun ibutang nako ang ako.  imbis virus lang, maapilan pa ug bacteria, mao nga nakaayon ra ko dinhi.  there will always be people behind the posts here anyway, be they aliens or half-humans, be their posts be crazy or profound.  onward, tb!   

this defies credulity.  i don't believe this.

the photographer's (h.s. wong) account of the bombing's aftermath:

"It was a horrible sight. People were still trying to get up.  Dead and injured lay strewn across the tracks and platform.  Limbs lay all over the place.  Only my work helped me forget what I was seeing.  I stopped to reload my camera.  I noticed that my shoes were soaked with blood.  I walked across the railway tracks, and made many long scenes with the burning overhead bridge in the background.  Then I saw a man pick up a baby from the tracks and carry him to the platform.  He went back to get another badly injured child.  The mother lay dead on the tracks.  As I filmed this tragedy, I heard the sound of planes returning.  Quickly, I shot my remaining few feet [of film] on the baby.  I ran toward the child, intending to carry him to safety, but the father returned.  The bombers passed overhead.  No bombs were dropped." (wikipedia)

Quote from: islander on March 19, 2012, 01:40:34 AM
During the Battle of Shanghai, part of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese military forces advanced upon and attacked Shanghai, China's most populous city.  Wong and other newsreel men, such as Harrison Forman and George Krainukov, captured many images of the fighting, including the gruesome aftermath of an aerial bombing made by three Chinese aircraft against two prominent hotels on Nanking Road on Saturday, August 14, 1937, called "Bloody Saturday". (wikipedia)

just wondering if this is some typographical error of wikipedia.  three chinese aircraft bombing their own nanking road?

During the Battle of Shanghai, part of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese military forces advanced upon and attacked Shanghai, China's most populous city.  Wong and other newsreel men, such as Harrison Forman and George Krainukov, captured many images of the fighting, including the gruesome aftermath of an aerial bombing made by three Chinese aircraft against two prominent hotels on Nanking Road on Saturday, August 14, 1937, called "Bloody Saturday". (wikipedia)

One of the most memorable war photographs ever published, and perhaps the most famous newsreel scene of the 1930s, the image stimulated an outpouring of Western anger against Japanese violence in China.  Journalist Harold Isaacs called the iconic image "one of the most successful 'propaganda' pieces of all time". (wikipedia)

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 19, 2012, 12:18:06 AM

Bloody Saturday


Famous photograph of a crying baby amid the bombed-out ruins
of Shanghai's South Railway Station, Saturday, August 28, 1937

Bloody Saturday is the name of a black-and-white photograph that was published widely in Septemberâ€"October 1937 and in less than a month had been seen by more than 136 million viewers.  Depicting a Chinese baby crying within the bombed-out ruins of Shanghai South Railway Station, the photograph became known as a cultural icon demonstrating Japanese wartime atrocities in China.  Taken a few minutes after a Japanese air attack on civilians during the Battle of Shanghai, Hearst Corporation photographer H.S. "Newsreel" Wong, also known as Wong Hai-Sheng or Wang Xiaoting, did not discover the identity or even the sex of the injured child, whose mother lay dead nearby. (wikipedia)

how i see my house:


how people see my house:

amen.

i believe, lorenz, that this has more to do with migration and income distribution than government policy on population. 

OT: below are some sickening slogans about china's one-child policy:

"If you don't receive the tubal ligation surgery by the deadline, your house will be demolished!"

"We would rather scrape your womb than allow you to have a second child!"

"Kill all your family members if you don't follow the rule!"

And…

"Once you get captured, an immediate tubal ligation will be done; Should you escape, we'll hunt you down; If you attempt a suicide, we'll offer you either the rope or a bottle of poison."

- from "China to soften its one-child policy slogans, but not the law itself", by Eric Pfeiffer, The Sideshow, Tue, Feb 28, 2012, http://news.yahoo.com/

way to go, wolfie!  what a great way to positivize your sorrows.  this doesn't come everyday, this lifting of others even if your own shoulders are weary.  best wishes!  you're going to smile your best smile one day soon just by being what you are.

ang virgin ang naa sulod sa tiyan.

this is one movie that made me feel bad for days on end after watching.  the dystopia that the movie represents is just too bereft of spirituality, just the thought of it being possible can give nightmares.   

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 18, 2012, 07:56:40 PM
He he, nindot man og nawong ning iroa matod pang Islander...

nindot gyod.  nagtakoban god ni siya nga tblander.

what will you do?  continue to love.  and be real selfless about it.  you don't have to seek physical fulfillment.  use the feeling to inspire your life instead. 

i know, it's better said than done.  but it can be done.

sure ko nga kuwarto ni ni bugsay kay kaila ko anang alarm clock...

those are my missing earrings!  ikaw diay nagprenda ana, bai hubs ha!

just some points of clarification, please.

is it the bar of public opinion?

is it the 2011 philippine bar?

to what extent is the bar public?

are the bouncers active?

how's the guinness?

'presently' can also mean 'in a little while'; is the bar closed right now, or will it close in a little while?

is the manager closed?  if so, when will he open himself to the public?

shadow boxing tingali ang atong makit-an ani...

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on March 16, 2012, 06:58:59 PM
Mao nay ensaktong explanation, Hubs. Everything is clear now.

arang klaroha, mora god ug nahapak akong tangkugo sa very noticeable notice, mao nga sukad karon, because of my deeper understanding, when i go to restaurants i will always order notice from their menu.  wa koy laing kaonon ug imnon, notice ra gyod.

tua na ra bay magnum opus nga balak ani niya sa usa ka thread.  human na kog katawa.

we still have to hear from a priest.

binatog ray ako.  mas humok, mahimong way padanlog.  haaay, kalami.


Binatog is boiled corn topped with grated coconut and a sprinkling of salt.

and in these two years that this thread had hibernated, six pages of ideas after, members came and went, many are being missed, and a thousand and one tears besides, where was fr chicogon through all this? 

tanan parion kugihan nitubag, ang pari mismo wa?  what's going on?

it's great to come across posts by familiar names again, especially by those who've been through a lot, i must say.  hello again, wolfie!

as for this thread, like some nightmares, it's bound to come back.

madali-dali ba diay ang divorce bisag way basis?  cheats man god kuno gyod ning mga laki, mao nga naa gyod tingaliy basis nganong i-award sa baye ang ilang gusto.

On November 11 of 2011, Iguazu Falls was announced as one of the seven winners of the New7Wonders of Nature by the New Seven Wonders of the World Foundation. *(wiki)

*sister wonder diay sa puerto princesa underground river.

Distribution of the Falls between Argentina and Brazil

Iguazu Falls are arranged in a way that seems a reverse J. The border between Brazil and Argentina runs through the Devil's Throat.  On the right bank is the Brazilian territory, which has just over 20% of the jumps of these falls, and the left side jumps are Argentines, which make up almost 80% of the falls.  To completely and fully appreciate the falls, the recommendation is to visit both the Argentine and Brazilian side, as one side is a panorama of the other, and vice versa.  Those who know have said, more or less, that "from the Brazilian side you see the falls, from the Argentinian side you live them". (wiki)

Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian State of Paraná and the Argentine Province of Misiones. (wiki)

aaahhh, the beauty of technology... 

but history and culture are something else.  so padaplin, hong kong and new york.  i'd go for paris and rome pa gyod.  pero adto ko gustong mo-retire sa bohol.

hingo ang resulta.  kulo ang tiyan.  kadagko ba pod anang imong ginamos.  di pa man na mawos.  klarong di taga sa balingsya.

balik kong adonis... ana gyod tingali ang mga tawong named after the gods; maayong mobalak.  i know the secret of bugsay.  as for hubag, tingali baya ug hercules ang tinood ngan ani.  in the case of fr chic (nga wa pa mobirada dinhi kay natug pa tingali) well...

“Poet is priest.”-- Allen Ginsberg 

wa na.  nalupig na gyod pag-ayo ang balak ni adonis durado (balaki ko day samtang gasakay tag habal habal) nga kaduha na ni-apir dinhi sa tb.  may kalahian tuod; ang mga balak dinhi alang kang inday nga gasakay, di gikan niya alang kang ondoy hubag ug ondoy bugsay.

di na problema.  pag-abot ana sa balay kay idakdak man dayon ni misis ang iyahang dala sa ulo ni mister.

thanks, hehe.  hope i won't graduate to "when you can't wake up in the morning" by all the king's men.

my badness!  victoria's secret is the secret to how not to wear underwear. 

inday, makasabot ra unta ka
nganong pulis kaninyo nipara
gipanuhot man ang imong lubot
sa air pollution way nahimuot.

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 17, 2012, 12:28:32 PM
Pareng Hubag, Pareng Bugsay, Pareng Chicogon, Mareng Isles og tanan,

Make a balak for this picture:

harumph!  makalimot man sad ta ani ug poetry tungod sa ka shock!

puslan mang di pa sila kasal, maayo pang mopauli na lang si inday sa bohol.  ang apan lang kun mo-gravitate gihapon siyag kulatador nga bol-anon, taga sa balingsya ba o di.

di ko makalimot sa sulti sa usa ka canon lawyer sa achdiocese of cebu.  pari tuod ni siya, pero ang iya gyod kunong advice, no matter how married a couple is, basta mangulata, split dayon ang solution kay di gyod kuno na mahinabo nga maundang, magkagrabe pa kuno.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 17, 2012, 10:18:40 AM
Apan sa pagsuwat ning taho, hayan buhian si Baron kay naluoy si Jessica tungod sa iyang naghingapin nga gugma.

Si Jessica, nga nahi­nabi sa Sun.Star Su­per­balita nipadayag sa iyang kalibog kon mopadayon ba sa iyang pagsang-at sa kaso batok kang Baron o di tungod kay gibati siyag kaluoy niini.

natural ni.  matod pa, the battered always goes back to the batterer syndrome.  ambot unsay psychological process ani nga iabot gyod ug kaluoy ang babaye sa nangulata niya.  mao nga kinahanglan gyod ug guidance and counseling ang babaye, kun mahimo pa lang unta, kay split lang ang solution ani.  once a kulatador, always a kulatador gyod ang lalaki.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 17, 2012, 08:14:06 AM

aherm, sorry.  tingali baya ug mapanilngan ko ani ug business tax ug ahat...

sa amiga ni james bond ning tindahan uy.  remember pussy galore?  and don't forget her abrocats.  ajaw ko pasumanginli abi daghan kag utang aning tindahana.

eat lots of onions.  top it off with garlic.  your date will never be the same again.

Quote from: bugsay on March 16, 2012, 10:44:30 AM
pwede mo rekwes?.............. inilonggo na balak, bai Lorenz

latin pod bi, please lang.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 03:51:23 PM
Kon maghisgot tang Balingsyano
Malagmit di ta kaseguro
Kay modangat man sa lantugi
Kon kabayo ba ni o baki...

ajaw problemaha.  frorse gid.  pagtuwad ana nga hulagway, aw, bugsay.  pagbuliskag, aw, hubag.

Quote from: bugsay on March 16, 2012, 11:38:19 AM
maanyag ang babae sang iloilo gid, bla!

maanyag sad ang kabayo didto, haw!

goya and max: they were the size of a fist, dehydrated and thrown in a box in a manila street.  they were about to go to a stray dog; one never knows what would happen next.  i had no choice.  i happen to be at the wrong place, wrong time (or is it the other way, right place, right time?).  right now they're sitting on my lap.

anha na ko bilib kun mo-post si bai hubs ug itoy bugtong nga nananga.

Quote from: fdaray on March 16, 2012, 02:35:39 PM
lost and found na ni si ms da vinci, pareha me. Naadict na man ko sa facebook

unsa may diperensya, sir fd, sa facebook ug tubagbohol diay?  pasayloa lang ko kay wa gyod koy alamag anang facebook.  kanunay lang ko makadungog ug makabasa bahin ana, pero wa ko mo-enter for one reason or other.   

Quote from: bugsay on March 16, 2012, 02:51:37 PM
yop sa...

sing kin baw sa....

samot kamahal... tag-kinse na ang sabaw lang?  piyaw singi.  kaon na lang kog hopia uy.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 02:21:51 PM
I know, I know. (Your supercuteness knows...)

hehe, ka-cute ana niya uy.  mora man ug well-maintained ug tuno ang iyang buhok.

maayo sad nga ituno sa buhok ang kinagod.  ang powdered form di gyod puwede.  di ta ani manimahong haciendera.

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 16, 2012, 02:27:45 PM
Ang ako ikapang hambug nga MASTER nako ning trabahoa sa una. Pino kaajo ko mo kagud dayun daghan tuno kay pino man...

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 02:41:45 PM
Inantigo ning trabahoa kay kinahanglan madaginot ang lubi pero matngonan nga di maapil ang bagol...

gamay pa man ko ato... medyo naapil gamay akong kamot, pero wa maunsa ang bagol. 

hopefully, may chance pa tingali kong ma-master ani like ms da binsi.  naanad na man god kog palit ug powdered form nga tuno, gimingaw na hinoon kog kinagod pakakita nako sa picture.  wa baya tay mahimong bukhayo sa powdered form.

kun gaatubang pa nang baki unya batan-on nga bungoton, sureness kong kaila ko ana niya.  maayo na siyang tawo.  opkors, medyo nag self-portrait ang thread starter, o iyaha ba kaha ning igzu nga ang ngalan nag-start ug letter b...

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 01:19:03 PM

Si Islander nalingaw
Sa pagpunay og tan-aw...

di makalingaw ang itlog nga birok
lupig kini sa naglataylatay nga uk-ok.

wow!  she's back!  dugay na gyod namong paabot aning ms da binsi uy... how nice!  yes, amaw gyod ni si george.  angay gyod ni siya sa tb.

Quote from: islander on March 16, 2012, 01:57:43 PM
hong ba song be moh, hahahahaha!  aw, ininsik man diay ni, di katawa pod ug ininsik, hihihihihi!

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 02:16:16 PM
Hmm, you're describing yourself here?

ajaw e-edit out ang moh aron klaro...

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 12:48:42 PM
Nganong biased man ka against Carbon? Kay wa kay pakan-ong bungoton?

nahinumdom na sad sa iyang theme song ay...

Quote from: chicogon on March 16, 2012, 05:21:21 AM
Pahimo na lang Ms. Isles...

maayo pa tuod.  hinaot unta nga sayon pangitaon ang hait nga metal nga mokagod.  faet kun mas sayon pangitaon ang paring mobendita sa well-made kaguran bisan tuod ug taga-cogon ni siya unya tua na karon sa house of the rising sun.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 12:46:44 PM
Gorya. Di ba naa kay daghan ani, lainlain ganig model...

flying kaguran man tong sigehan ug hisgot ni bugsay ug vhinz sa una... lahi ni nga model kay magpuyo ra, tsong.  (moingon gani kog tsong, tsonggo na ha?)  

f = faskang

hong ba song be moh, hahahahaha!  aw, ininsik man diay ni, di katawa pod ug ininsik, hihihihihi!

Quote from: bugsay on March 16, 2012, 11:55:59 AM
kong sing lay pak..

Quote from: bugsay on March 16, 2012, 01:36:45 PM
sing kin lay pak

daliang nisaka sa presyo uy.  gikan sa singko sa pebrero, kinse na sa marso ang paklay?

gihimo na mong tanan ug ginamos nga taga sa balingsya tawon.  daliang namawos uy.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 11:17:04 AM
Botoy's formula: no sleeping pills, only overdose of alcohol. Works every time...

lisod ni nga formula para ni banana republic kay mosamot kong di makatulog kay lupig pa niyay videokehan sa kasaba kun matulog nga naka-drink...

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 11:14:48 AM
Hmm, sa ato pa, when you wake up in the morning, you are not bright eyed and bushy tailed?

i am bushy eyed and bright tailed.

Quote from: bugsay on March 16, 2012, 11:40:14 AM

usa ka linya akong nahimut-an.....ang "nilusot sa ipok".....
bwahahahha

ang nilusot sa ipok
kay itlog nga birok.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on March 16, 2012, 10:41:54 AM
sleeping pills can cause premature death. it's all in the news headlines last week.

whaaattt?  in which case, simbako palayo, bantay lang gyod ning mga hanggaw sa tb kay i'd be all over, hahaha!  naa gyoy mauwaw nang mogakos sa ilang unlan.

thanks for the tips, lorenz.  but i'm afraid of massage because my spine is delicate; i'm scoliotic.  i'm okay with stillnox, as long as i take only 1/2 tablet and only when necessary.  i've just asked my banana republic to secure a doctor's prescription.   

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 16, 2012, 10:19:27 AM
Naa koy feeling mo inom si Isles ani...bwahahaha!

pinot noir, balingsya version, with caviar, balingsya version (aka ginamos).  payts na.

well, too much sleep, not waking up for that matter, can do as much damage. 

seriously, this thread is making me look into my habits and take them for what they are... my sleeping hours are similar to that of the late ranjan.  and i have no corporation to boot.  i'm going to the doctor for this...

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 16, 2012, 10:12:51 AM
Hehehe, maayo lagi diay og mo huwat huwat? I'm happy you both found each other, dear.

well, for two people who both have horns, it's been a roller-coaster ride, but it's a ride nevertheless.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 10:11:42 AM
Hmm, I take it to mean nga ikaw maoy tigduol? Bwahaha!

akoy tigduol mao nga managan sila palayo... hahaha!  syarap uy.  ahat ba...

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 10:10:26 AM
Bwahaha! Lain diay ang kaparehas nako diri kon maohon?

si bugsay?  aw, hinoon, pareha man mong duha nga nahilom sa iphanay kay puro marukoy, hahaha!

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 16, 2012, 10:07:44 AM
Hahaha, aww that's good isles. i take it your one and only was banana republik ?

my ambition was to have only one man.  i achieved it.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 10:05:23 AM
Amgid jud mig kasinatian ni Fr. Chic. Angayan lagi jud diay unta kong magpari ba...

diperensya tingali mo gamay kay ganahan man sad kag guwapo.

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 16, 2012, 10:00:44 AM
ikaw isles, pila man pod imong nobyo sa una?

di maihap, because there's nothing to count.  di man ko duolonon ug laki.  my two cousins who were my age were the ones who were attractive to boys.  not me.  and that's the most clinical way that i can put it.

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 16, 2012, 09:48:20 AM
hehehe, isug jamo lagi ning mga korean girls. korean man to sija. pa isug isug sa gawas, pero, ang tinuod soft kaayo sila sa sud. parihog kalamay sa jagna. hard kaayo sa surface, pero sa sud diay, tamiis kaayo.

from your description, korean girls may as well be talking armadillos; hard surface, but we'll never know what lies beneath.

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 16, 2012, 09:47:06 AM
i am very sly. instead of kissing girls at the movie theaters or in the park, i would kiss them during the silent nights at the laboratory. different pod ba. he he he..

from shy, the 'h' was simply changed to 'l', and there you were on your way... sly at the lab, heady with the waft of chemicals...

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 16, 2012, 09:45:39 AM
hehehe, they knew that i was very shy around the girls. my one friend, Rob, would always say, "You'll never know until you try, dude". na inspired pod ko kai supportive pod sila

hahaha!

wow!  i take it that they convinced you to see girls the way they did, and you have no regrets?

taym pa tuod, unsay ipasabot ani nga thread?  ang itlog sa ubos ipataas, kutob ba kaha sa liog, unya i-display kay himoong negosyo?  who's gonna buy them?

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 09:13:55 AM
Hmm, unsay "GILTS"?

bawo ug unsa pod nang 'equities' ba uroy.  maayo gani kay kasabot kog unsay windfall.  kanang mopalit kag 10 pesos nga lotto, makaigo ug tulo ka numero, naa kay 100.  mao nay windfall.

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 16, 2012, 07:30:31 AM
Ako, uwawon ko kaayo sa una, specially sa college years nako. I had to overcome my "shy" nature and learn to ask girls out on dates, kai gi tagaan ko'g words of encouragement sa ahong mga amigo.

what real friends they were!  i hope they weren't afraid that you'd ask them out instead.

QuoteI used to ask out my female lab partners in Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Classes.

wow!  i take it that your exposure to different species, chemicals, energies, microbes and molecules had done wonders.

Quote"Lorenzo, don't be too hesitant. If you want something, go and take it. Carpe Diem." So, gi Carpe Diem-an sija nako. hahaha. Good times.

hagit-hagiton ra pod si inday.  carpe diem, hah!  seize the day, and you ended up seizing her.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 16, 2012, 09:11:05 AM
Hmm, ang nipalit?

healthy ra kaayo na siya... continent man na siya, dili island.  mas cute ko ana kay mora man kog iring kadak-a.

Quote from: chicogon on March 16, 2012, 05:16:32 AM
Sama ani niya?

goodness!  technologically advance gyod ning u.s. uy.  lalim, hasta toilet mogawas kun tawgon sa cfon ang dugay nga nigamit.

Quote from: hubag bohol on March 15, 2012, 09:23:03 PM


Porma nga paborito sa doktor...

it reminds me of a leg of ham. 

All this may or may not have been contemplated by the DepEd.  Indeed, it is enough that the program has for its principal goal the liberation of our children from the double burden of acquiring basic concepts using a language they are learning for the first time.  Still, there is no doubt in my mind that the shift to a mother tongue in the early years of formal schooling will have revolutionary consequences not only for Philippine education, but also for the way we think of ourselves as a nation.

note:  the whole piece is from the column "Public Lives" of Randy David, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 March 2011 (http://opinion.inquirer.net/)

Quote from: islander on March 16, 2012, 01:09:56 AM
...I look forward to the literary resurgence that the return of the mother tongue to our schools may trigger.  The writing of teaching materials using our indigenous languages will definitely spawn a renewed interest in local history and culture.  It will instill pride in our beginnings...

with or without this sociologist's pointing it out, no question, the resurgence has been going on here at tubagbohol.  we may switch between 3 (or 4?) languages with ease, but it's the use of bisaya/cebuano/boholano that has shown much sophistication. 

As a native speaker of Kapampangan, I look forward to the literary resurgence that the return of the mother tongue to our schools may trigger.  The writing of teaching materials using our indigenous languages will definitely spawn a renewed interest in local history and culture.  It will instill pride in our beginnings, and hopefully lift our nation from the morass of demoralization in which it has long been stuck.

But, the scars of neglect are typically borne by the language itself.  Mother tongues get stunted when they are not used, particularly when they are no longer written.  When people complain that some languages are not complex enough to communicate an intellectual culture, they forget that languages do not grow by themselves.  “Every language,” says Steven Pinker, “… is constantly under renovation.  Despite the lamentation of language lovers and the coercion of tongue troopers, languages change unstoppably as people need to talk about new things or convey new attitudes.”

i admit i have learned so many new words, fascinating ones, here at tb.  our mother tongue is truly a very sophisticated language.

Quote from: islander on March 16, 2012, 12:58:36 AM
...These days, because of the Internet, physical distance is no longer a barrier to real-time communication.  We can, without much effort, become instantly reconnected to e-groups around the world that are devoted to promoting the use of our mother tongues.  It is a wonderful irony that globalization is reviving local languages.

and isn't it wonderful that tubagbohol is also a venue for heretofore secret poets who may not have thought of writing poetry in their mother tongue.  it looks like tubagbohol has created a secret poets society!

Fortunately, one never really loses one’s mother tongue.  All it takes to reactivate it as a faculty is to listen to others speak it.  These days, because of the Internet, physical distance is no longer a barrier to real-time communication.  We can, without much effort, become instantly reconnected to e-groups around the world that are devoted to promoting the use of our mother tongues.  It is a wonderful irony that globalization is reviving local languages.

Quote from: islander on March 16, 2012, 12:50:03 AM
By imposing English as a medium of instruction, our schools were, in a sense, producing a nation of immigrantsâ€"individuals with little or no attachment to the places in which they were born and raised.  The self-estrangement that many young Filipinos feel today may have stemmed largely from the institutional purging of mother tongues from the circuits of our national life.

this i beg to disagree.  self-estrangement, maybe, but no attachment to their land of birth?  i doubt.  lorenzo, for one, is a living, breathing, very real example of the exact opposite.

I have always believed that to speak a language is to be a member of a community; by speaking its language, we participate in the community’s evolving consciousness.  The need to speak a language is proportional to our need to communicate with that community.  Looking back at those years, I now believe that, instead of strengthening the ties between school and community, English-based basic education had the effect of restricting our connection to our communities.  This is the exact opposite of how John Dewey imagined the ideal relationship between the school and society.  By imposing English as a medium of instruction, our schools were, in a sense, producing a nation of immigrantsâ€"individuals with little or no attachment to the places in which they were born and raised.  The self-estrangement that many young Filipinos feel today may have stemmed largely from the institutional purging of mother tongues from the circuits of our national life.

Quote from: islander on March 16, 2012, 12:29:16 AM
I don’t think that experience necessarily made us better speakers of English.  But it certainly developed in us a wrong-headed skepticism about the value of our own languages and the ways of life in which they were embedded.

wow!  right on the head of the nail.

This fundamental change will require the production of new teaching materials and modules using local languages that have long been marginalized as formal tools of communication and education.  Those who were in grade school and high school in the 1950s will remember how local languages, except Tagalog, were explicitly banned from school precincts.  It was a crazy era when pupils who made the mistake of shifting to the local “dialect” in a moment of panic during classroom recitation were routinely fined for the “offense.”  I don’t think that experience necessarily made us better speakers of English.  But it certainly developed in us a wrong-headed skepticism about the value of our own languages and the ways of life in which they were embedded.

Quote from: islander on March 16, 2012, 12:14:23 AM
The 12 mother tongues that will soon be harnessed for classroom use are Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausug, Maguindanaoan, Maranao, and Chabacano.

and, thus, as a language is also boholano.