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)