Umangat na nga ba ang estado ng buhay sa Pilipinas?

Buhay nga ba ng Pilipino ay maayos na? Patunay nga ba ang dami ng pribadong sasakyan sa kalsada na siyang dahilan kung bakit alay-lakad ang kaisa-isang para-an sa pag-uwi ng kinabibilangan ng kaunting kawawang nilalang 🙂 Patunay ba ng pag-unlad ang mga naglipanang taong pasyal-pasyal sa pamaskong tanawin ang gawa-in habang may mga kaunting manggagawa ang abala sa di matapos-tapos na gawa-in ): Sadya kayang naging masayahin lang ang karamihan? Maligayang pagbati! 'Yan na lang ang aking bibigkasin.

Talking to Self (Re. Philippine Economic Situation)

The Philippine government outstanding debt to date is about 13 trillion pesos. Such amount is almost impossible to account by any matured Filipino citizen. Overwhleming Amount! Given that many essential needs are out of reach for citizens who have been in need, where has the amount gone? It seems the amount is never enough for the citizens ion need to get a bit of alleviation. If this is the case, isn't it best if government should stop borrowing funds and let life be what it used to be. Obviously, many are able afterall. If we look at how everyone is spending for the costly christmas gimmicks this season, is it not telling of an abundance of fund for the many. Parks are transformed into christmas villages where obviously expensive setup are on and many are spending just to experience the temporary mood. Who need funds if the setups were premised on logical thinking and wise spending. Maybe, it is best if the government should stop borrowing funds. ENoguh fund may be in and it may be a matter of making proper spending and investment. Please free every citizen from an automatic debt that they would never spend for their own.

Rest house for booking at Km. 26 Halsema Higway, Saddle, Atok, Benguet

Buguias, Benguet View

On ".Till Death Do Us Part"

During a casual chat with a friend whose status returned to single because her partner got into another domestic partnership, the friend uttered the essence of the phrase "'Till Death Do Us Part". She explained that moving on is definitely going to happen with time if the death of the husband is the reason for the breakdown of the union. Moving on may not happen if by chance, time and again, you get to bump into your x-partner as you go your way through any day. It is not impossible that if your partner did not leave you because he/she has moved to life after death, you will be meeting each other somewhere, sometime and the mood will go awkward, uneasy and difficult :)

Prize for attending wake/burials

The priest who officiated a mass during a wake of the late mother of a friend implied in his homily that if you want a team to welcome you to heaven when it will be your time to die, you must attend wakes and burials. The departed who die before you will form a team that will say WELCOME to the new world should your life on earth end. Of course, you will prefer that the time is not soon.

Bulacan Viewed While In Travel

Prayer for the departed aquiantances

...That all family members and friends who have departed from earthly life continually enjoy the warmth of God's place where they are in.

For this Soul's season: Prayerful thought for family members and friends who have departed from earthly life. May you be at peace with the Lord’s chosen place for you. Grandpa Depnag Grandma Dolimay Grandpa Miguel Grandma Amos Brother Carlos Sister Meriette Sister Noime Other Siblings Uncles and Aunts: Peralta, Dominguez,Damiana, Fermin, Mina, Antonina, Tacay, Bensa, Angel and Wife, Wakat and Dalina, Agosto, 2nd and 3rd degree relatives who are many to mention and others Cousins Lydia, David, Mark, Dominador and Donesia, Nancy, Lardy, Paula, Juanito, Ignacio, Minda, Elisa, Abdon, Gloria Alos, Kitano and wife and others Friend/Classmates Carlos Ben, Ate Agnes, Simon S. Simon C., Ate Vicky, Romulo, ma'am Long, neighbors and friends who are many to mention. Mentors Fr. Jose Waterschoot, Fr. Joseph, Sir Ferdinand D., Fr. Ged-ang, Ma’am Jane Francisco, Ma’am Mayo, sir Art Mendoza, Dean Tuazon, Dean Llanes, Ma’am Dela Pena, Ma’am Nicolas and all those whose time of passing were not easily noted.

Mt. Pulag (2nd Highest Mountain of the Philippines) Viewed from from a distance (from our home place)

Hibernation place is ready of everyone and this is mine.

If only I have the resources, I will just stay home.

Hottest News in the Philippines Today 2 October 2022

A lottery draw happened the night before today. The lottery game is known as the 6/55 Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office Lotto Game. A player had to choose a group of 6 numbers from the numbers 1 2, 3, 4, 5, ..., 54, 55 for a fee of 20 pesos for the combination of 6 numbers. If the 6 chosen numbers come out in any order during the drawing of 6 random numbers, the player wins a jackpot prize. Mathematically, there are 28,989,675 possible unique combination of 6 numbers from the 55 different numbers. Therefore, a player who puts a bet on 1 combination/group of 6 numbers has 1 out of 28,989,675 chance of winning the jackpot prize. Such transforms to 0.0000000345 or 0.000000345% probability of winning. The general implication is it is almost impossible to win. Surprisingly, it was announced that 433 won the jackpot. Even more surprising is the nature of the numbers that came out during the draw. The 6 numbers that came out are the multiples of 9 that are in the range of the 55 numbers. The combination of 9,18,27,36,45,54 turned out to be the 6 numbers that came out. Talk about randomness! It seems the numbers are defiant of the randomness concept. Talk about an almost 0 probability of winning! It seems 0% chance is not real. Talk about FORTUNE! Luck is life for the many.

Gusto ko nang bumitaw

"Gusto ko nang bumita" is the current popular Original Pilipino Music (OPM). It seems the song is cuasing a Last Song Syndrome (LSS) to many emotional music lovers of the Philippines. "Gusto ko nang bumitaw" can translate to "I want to give-up now" or "I am on the verge of giving up"

Ayuda

Ayuda is a Filipino word that means aid. It is a very popular word in the Philippines during these days. The Philippine government has announced that cash aid amounting to billions to trillions of pesos have been given to citizens. Seemingly, the government borrowed funds elsewhere in order to have something to distribute to citizens who have entrusted their future to the government. Sadly, every working Filipino citizen who has never received even a centavo from the said funds are obligated to participate in the repayment of the loan :( Is it fair? Why did they not give the cash as loans to the citizens in need os that the citizen who received the amount will work to eventually repay the amount? Every citizen should be trained to plan and be ready for their future. They need the cash these days, that is given. People who have been ensuring that they will be able to survive the hardships need the cash as well. Of course, some people need help but they should be given the much needed help as they are held responsible.

Civil Service Employment Irony in the Philippines

In the Philippines, for one to be accepted as an employee in a government controlled office, one has to pass a quite challenging eligibility exam under the control of a government agency that is called the Civil Service Commission. Every government office employee is assigned a rank that is the basis for the employee's compensation as specified in a law. Getting a job that has the lowest rank that is usually mapped a minimum wage that is barely enough to support the simplest lifestyle of one individual requires passing the civil service eligibility exam. What seems absurd is that the committee in a municipal government office who subjects job applicants to stringent screening process is composed of elected officials who are not civili service eligibility exam passers. In fact, some municipal mayors (or even the president of the Republic!) who figuratively heads the committee is not a passer of the eligibility exam. Some municipal mayors and other elected officials are not even college or university degree holders. It is also a fact these elected offcials are receiving salaries that is more than 5 times higher than what the lowest rank government employee receives. Is it fair? Only in the Philippines?

I can go to school when I am home but I cannot go to school when I am in school campus - a reality in today's school setup

Sometimes, you can only be able to join your class in classroom if you are at home rather than if you are physically present in the school campus. Due to power interruption or the lack of internet signal within a school campus, it becomes impossible to attend a class that is being facilitated in an online platform. Back at home, because of the availability of power and internet service, you can join the class. Talk about "I am now in the school campus but I need to go home from school so that I can be in class"

Paoay, Atok, Benguet

Km 51 Halsema Highway View Point Capture

When it was difficult to climb the mountains

Session Road, Baguio City on a Sunday

A part of Baguio City that used to be a side of a mountain.

man-mano

man-mano is a Kankanaey word that is borrowed from the Ilokano language which means "rare" or "one of a kind".

Man-agag

man-agag is Kankanaey word for "in a hurry"

Nothing is clear but there must be something to look into.

Nakdeng

Nakdeng is a Kankanaey word that means "finished". It may not be an original Kankanaey word as it sounds like the Ilokano word "naikkedeng" which means "set or scheduled or decided".

The view upon entry to a state university campus says it is in a good state.

Payout is a favorite word at this time

When cash aids are distributed to citizens, the process of distribution is referred to as payout by the department of social welfare and development. It seems like citizens are being paid of dividends/compensations that they have not earned. A database of recipients should be maintained so that repetitive payouts should not be made on the same citizen. Citizens should not depend on aids at the expense of hardworking taxpayers. As they say, teaching people how to fish instead of giving them the fish may be a more promising strategy.

Popular word at this time

Ayuda(Tagalog) = Aid Many Filipino citizens are hoping to receive a cash aid from the government. Maraming mamamayang Filipino ang umaasang makatanggap ng perang ayuda mula sa gobyerno.

The beauty of home

Thanks God, I have sometime to spare for this blog again.

Therefore, I can talk to my computer again :) The year that passed was very challenging. The task given to me demanded more time than the available time of each day.

Benguet State University

9 May 2022 5:30AM - I went to Precinct 0030A Joined the Queue for a little more than 1 hour. 6:55 AM - Admitted inside voting area 7:00 AM - Done with the

Products from Quirino Province

When my friend posted some goodies from Quirino Province, I did not hesitate to place an order. Who knows? the harvest may have came from the land that my family once owned. I remember, when I was just a kid, my parents brought me along to a place somewhere in the boundary of Quirino Province and Nueva Vizcaya. Fruits were abundant there then. Avocado fruits are just falling on the ground. Jackfruits are here and there. Bananas in quality sizes are at 10 cents per piece, pineapples are expensive at 1 peso per piece, the rivers are full of edible creatures. For some reason that I did not understabd as a kid, my father gave up the ownership of an acre of fertile soil.

Transliteration of a an Ibaloi Song that I heard on a Mother's Day

Ever since I was a baby. My mama not on my side. It’s because of her work in a place that is far away. She said it is for our life to be better. I cannot forget when I bid goodbye. I was so devastated. I have been counting the hours, since you have left me to fall. I cannot account the number of years that has passed. Mama, when will you be, be returned here beside us? Mama, please come home. I missed you so much. My father, he has been whom I have been with. He was the one who became my mother. He has been accompanying me, he has been watching over me, until these days when I am a grown-up. I have envied other kids. They have been with their mother and father. But my father said, my child, do not worry. We will be complete just the same. Mama, when will you be, be returned here beside us? Mama, please come home. I missed you so much. Mama, when will you be, be returned here beside us? Mama, please come home. I missed you so much. I missed you so much.

Man-tidla

man-tidla (Kankanaey) = to stick out one's tongue as a way to express disliking

Tuma

tuma(Kankanaey) = lice, lice on dirty fabrics that have not been subjected to washing

Bulgang

bulgang (Kankanaey) = lazy guy, guy who is doing nothing but drink and standby other lazy people, trouble maker in public

Damo

da'mo (Kankanaey) = first, beginning time

Iniga-an

iniga-an (Kankanaey) = did not like, disapproved, disagreed

Na-i-law-an

na-i-law-an (Kankanaey) = "regretfully done", done by mistake

Sino pay di ikalalag ko? (What is it that I have pray for?)

Ad-ado nan nemnemen. ( There's a lot that I am thinking about.) Ad-ado di laydek ay ikalalag. (There's a lot that I want to pray for.) Ad-ado nan pankulkulangan di awak, (I have a lot of defficiencies,) Ulay indawat Mo la amin di kaspolan di awak. (Even if you have provided everything that my body needs) Adi ak kayman ka-inemneman. ( I cannot be contented.) Then, I will just say Thank You. (Isunga basta ibagak ay salamat) Uway ka ay mangammo no sinoy itobtob mo, (It is up to You to know what You may further provide,) Tan ammok ay banbantayam sak-en. (Because I know you are watching over me.) Sino pay kayman di ikalalag ko? (What, indeed, should I pray for?) Uway ka kanak ay Apo Diyos. (It is really up to you Dear Lord.) Basta iyat kos tangad en Sik-a. (I will just keep looking up to You).

Who am I? ( Sino ak?)

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth (Sino ak [kayman], ta din Diyos nan lobong) Would care to know my name (yan ay layden na ammo-en di ngadan ko) Would care to feel my hurt? (yan layden na ay tumulong sin ligat ko) Who am I, that the bright and morning star (Sino ak [kayman], ta din kiyagang di inag-sapa) Would choose to light the way (yan ena sil-silawan di danan ko) For my ever wandering heart? (ta adin ma-i-aw-awan nan mandinakiwas ay posok) Not because of who I am (Baken begew din no sino ak) But because of what You've done (ngem begew sin inamag Mo) Not because of what I've done (baken begew sin inamag ko) But because of who You are (ngem begew din no sino Ka) I am a flower quickly fading (Ulay watak kamannak sabsabong ay may-osan si aw-awni) Here today and gone tomorrow (nabiyag edwani ay agew ngem mam-maga si bigat) A wave tossed in the ocean (kamannak daluyon ay yat katab-oy sin baybay) A vapor in the wind (ono wattak kaman din asok di luwag di danom) Still You hear me when I'm calling (Ngem, deng-dengeM sak-en no ayagak Ngadan Mo) Lord, You catch me when I'm falling (Apo Diyos, sinikmat mo sak-en no sin mag-mag-as-sak) You've told me who I am (asi ka ikwani no sino ak) I am Yours (okam[kayman] sak-en) Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin (Sino ak, ta ulay il-ilam ay waday basol ko) Would look on me with love (wada pay didan adin di layad mo en sak-en) And watch me rise again? (duwan mo et sed-ed ay manbabawi ak) Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea (Sino ak, ta din kalim ay mangin-kaya ay manpatalna sin angat di daluyon) Would call out through the rain (uray napigsa din udan) And calm the storm in me? (inmali ka et pina-ginnek mo din ligat ko) Not because of who I am (Baken begew en sak-en) But because of what You've done (ngew begew sin inamag mo) Not because of what I've done (baken begew sin inamag ko) But because of who You are (ngem begew no sino Ka) ...

Some names of Birds in Kankanaey

Oles = Parrot-like birds in the wild Gongay = Woodpecker Bird Tala = No popular comparison = A bird that generates a "tala-like" enunciation as it sings. Kiling = No popular camparison = A bird that generates a "ki'lling-like" enunciation as it sings. Laba-an = Eagle Puwapo = Nocturnal bird with a head that preys on rats in the farms/fields. Akop = Owl Kibkibalot = bat Pipingew = small black birds that live on caves and are usually showing up in numbers especially before the rain pours.

Interpretation of Dreams

Probable Interpretations of Dreams: 1. Dream about FALLING = Something isn’t going well about a choice that you have made/done. 2. Dream about BEING NAKED in public = You have an imperfection or a shortcoming that you do not want to reveal. 3. Dream about BEING CHASED BY AN ANIMAL = You are hiding something about yourself or you have a passion that you are still trying to work around. 4. Dream about BEING CHASED BY AN UNKNOWN BODY = You have gone through a traumatic experience that you haven’t outgrown. 5. Dream about BEING CHASED BY THE OPPOSITE SEX = You are not ready to LOVE or you have a past relationship that did not happen as you wanted. 6. Dream about LOSING A TOOTH = You are worrying about being unlikable or you are worrying that you will not get through a plan or a goal. 7. Dream about DEATH = You are worrying about what tomorrow brings. The uncertainty of what happens as time passes by is making you worry. 8. Dream about TAKING A TEST = You have fear of failure. 9. Dream about INFEDILITY = You are not getting what you are expecting from a relationship. 10. Dream about FLYING = You have the desire to be free from a reality or you want to escape from a social norm.

Sunday prayer echo.

All my life, You have been with me. ... I have known you as a father. I have known as you as friend. ... All my life, You have been so so good. ... With every breath that I am able, I will sing of your goodness oh God.

Apit

Apit in the Kankanaey Language means harvest. Ma-apit = ready for harvesting. Na-apit = harvested Panag-aapit = season for harvesting

ALGORITHMIC LIFE

Into the world you were added as an INPUT, Then, you are through a usual algorithm for living, You learned the fundamentals of good living courtesy of the PARAMETERS from your family and environment, You got a formal education pioneered by the elementary school in your local community, You needed to move and hurdle the more challenging educational step courtesy of the high school institution that is accessible from home, You went on to earn a degree from the best university that your family was able to afford,

You had the capital to be engaged in a LOOP of productive work while you submitted your SPACE for continuous adjustment and improvement,

Later did you know that life’s algorithm has a step for reaping unfortunate and undesirable tokens,

Sadly, your body got a downgraded health quality as the worst, Then a degradation of your power to give service has come,

You tend to acknowledge that your PROCESS may have to end, You get into believing that your OUTPUT has been delivered, You tend to appreciate the word enough and that your life’s algorithm may be ready to HALT, You may yearn for more, you may desire for more, But you know that life's algorithm is FINITE, Afterall, FINITENESS is a quality of a good algorithm, Time has to come for you to go slow, Still, you may be able to control the EXECUTION duration of your life's algorithm, Giving the best care to yourself may be the key.

The time to rest may come in a far future, You really do not know, Final TERMINATION may depend on a power beyond your control, Oh yes, You know that processes are allowed outside and after the loop, You can stay longer, There may be more for your lif to run through.

Anyone who cannot travel elsewhere due to economic, time and health constraints is always contented by a visit of his home town.

You need not go far to experience the beauty of the world. Be contented with what you can reach. Just reach other places by mere imagination.

Everyone has a value and the value may not be obvious at some points of time.

Everyone has his/her time of appreciation. For some, the moment happens early, for some the moment happens later.

Kankanaey term for season

panagmumula = season for planting (mula=plant) panag-u-udan = season for raining (udan = rain) panag-e-eskuwela = season for going to school ( eskuwela = student in a school) panagsasabong = season for flowers ( sabong=flower) panagbubunga = season for blooming ( Usually of flowers )

Man-gab-gabay

man-gab-gabay = description of a plant that is still growing

Maga'bay

Magabay = healthily growing plant usually vegetables

Periods of a day in Kankanaey

ga'bi's = before dawn ag'sa'pa' = morning nagi'wi'd = no longer early morning mas'dem' = afternoon labi' = night ka-agawan = daytime

Kankanaey Adjectives that I heard

dinmang'kulap' = referring to the toe that tends to occupy more space than usual. nata'ta'y = referring to a dress that exceedingly hangs than usual, sagging na'-i'-pad'ki'ya'ng = referring to a lady's skirt that is short of length napi'ta'y = referring to cooked rice with excessive water manki'ya'ga'ng = referring to a weather or ambience characterised by the absence if darkness gam'ga'mot = referring to a quantity of food that is just enough for a taste

Philippine Election absurdities

On TV, political candidates are proudly announcing that they did something that is making life better in the Philippines. Someone claims that he made hospitalization free for the sick, Someone claims that he caused good paying work from home setup, ... You hear a lot. The ordinary people tend to believe them even if they do not see real manifestations of what these politicians are claiming. When was life better in this country when everything calls for a payment? The reality is, Filipinos are working hard to be able to pay taxes, to be able to buy essentials and pay additional tax for it, to be able to raise funds to be given as salaries to these politicians.

Is it passion fruit?

I am not sure if it helped. I am pretty sure that I am having a health problem lately. At nights, it is difficult for me to breath and I can hear the loud pumping sound of my heart,bong! bong! bong! despite taking my maintenance medicines. My nephew brought this fruit home courtesy of my siblings' backyard plant somewhere else. After enjoying the fruit, I noticed some improvements in the rhythm of my heart. I should eat more.

Thinking Aloud

Many were impressed when this candidate mentioned that her way to address the issues surrounding the nation's health insurance system (i.e. Philhealth) is to appoint/involve actuarial scientists in the matter of handling the funds by the health insurance system. The appreciation of the point seems to follow from the candidate's awareness of a field called actuarial science, a field not known by many. The answer ended that way though. There is a probability that the actuarial scientists will recommend higher contributions from members as a way to prolong the life of the fund. should the recommendation be such, it will mean more expense from the ordinary citizen. Then, is it an alleviating solution?

Waday swelte waday malas

Kasasadot kayman no mamingsan. Maki-ing ka no pag waday segit duwan magay udan. Maskaw ka no pag teg-in duwan magay segit. Anusam ay manse-ed. Wada ngin pa-abe di sumawang ay pansaya-atan. Iyat mo en malas kayman edwani. Yangan pay si bibigat yan swelte abe. Tan tet-ewa ay nan-ninatken di color di biyag. Ma-ata no mamingsan, naya-om no mamingsan. Si sana din kananda, waday swelte, waday malas.

Baka manta-uli biyag da ed bayag (Lifestyle may reset to the ancient way)

Nanlogi' gubat di babaknang ay ili. Baka say gapon di kumalo-an di naligat ay biyag. Wat da-iday man-iibaw ngem ma-itapi amin ay lobong si ligat Nguminay amin ay malako-an. Madada-el dadin na-aamag ay nangipalakas panagboyag. Lumigat kasin di iyat ay man-obla. Siya ngin ta manta-uli kabibiyag di ipogaw ed bayag. Gumaget di ipugaw ay mandan imbes iyat si lugan. Iyat si tet-ewa ay ngalat, baken sinelphonan. Iyat si sinnulat, baken kinomputeran. Wada samet di gapo. Baka say iyat di lobong ay pumteng kasin. Din kanan di nanakay ay biyag ed naba-on yan padasen danan ipogaw edwani.

War in Kankanaey

war(English) = gubat'(Kankanaey) quarrel(English) = i'baw'(Kankanaey) argument(English) = songbat(Kankanaey)

Kankanaey Adjectives for the structure of a body

namek-eng = short of height/stunted namolokneg = having a body that tends to be rounded and muscular nakig-alan = thin

Location-related Kankanaey words

es-sa = there (referring to the place where the listener is in) es-na = here (referring to a place where the speaker is in) is-di = there (referring to a place elsewhere, other than where the listener and speaker are in)

Time-related Kankanaey adverbs

inag-agew = everyday binub-buwan = every month tinaw-tawen = every year

Dream for a Better Tomorrow

Some people are just lucky. They have nothing to worry about. They are comfortably positioned. They are enjoying a seat. Everything is easy for them. Here you are! You always start the day with the question. What problems are before me today? True enough, a queue of concerns are there to be faced. At times, you feel at fault when you have done nothing wrong in the first place. There is an endless list of pressure-causing concerns to address. You may entertain the thought of just giving up and let them be. Life should be fair. There must be a way out. Is there really no way for a good feeling of the day. Is there hope? Is there a better tomorrow? There must be! Affirm that you can be the architect of your state. Yes, yes, yes. There is a way and such way should be explored right now. Goodbye to the dream of a better tomorrow. Let the coming darkness be a sign of the end of the inequality. Welcome the better days.

Waday panbalinan pay dedan

adi od iman ammo amin yan mabalin ay maamag kaman naligat ay mapati ngem say kanan da en tsamba basta wada ta ay natatago no mamingsan yan kagaganas no mamingsan yan kasasadot duwan siya et yan basta sed-en duwan iyat si gaget gageten no sinoy na-ibatog ay obla tan no pay si bigat uray no baken say nilayad uray baken say ninemnem waday nanbalinan isunga waday panbalinan pay dedan

Biyag di ba-ak (Life of an unmarried elder)

Magay ga-it na ay siyat nan en datngan (Got no partner whom to be with time and again) Magay anak nas siyat i-lako-an si tinapay (Got no child whom to buy bread for ) Magay be-ey nas siyat sa-a-en si minasdem (Got no home that must reached after a day) Na-ingsa ay es-esana (Comfortable being alone) Ngem ammo na ay waday tempo ay adin na kaya no es-esa na (But he recognizes that he cannot do some things on his ) Oka nay kantiyaw no waday ka-agoman (Subject of fun talk during meetings) Duwan siya kananas nemnem na. (I don't mind is all what he has in mind) Oka na amin ay pilak na(Owns every penny he has) Oka na amin ay oras na (Owns his time) Nakasagana ay mantulong(Always ready to help) Tangaden di ib-a na no waday kasapolan da( Someone to turn to by kins in times of need) Iyat na iman si dawat! (Generous!) Isunga sigurado ay mayap-ew di nemnem na ( Hence, he surely has peace of mind)

Sunset overload at my ready retirement home