The summer beauty of Macbas, Tulodan, Atok, Benguet

Sign of Climate Change

This kind of wild berry used to be endemic in the outskirts of Benguet where the temperature does no go low. Now, it thrives in the supposed coldest part of Benguet.

Starting a Dream Diary

I was unable to get a good sleep after waking up on a dream. In my dream, I was mingling with many relatives who have already departed. It made my mind continuously wander. What does my dream mean? I decided to start a log of my dreams and the notable events that happen after the dream experience. Eventually, the correlation of one's dream to the events that one may encounter may be emprically established. Let us see...

"Yan aw dedan yan"

"Yan aw dedan yan" is a Kankanaey phrase that semanctically translate to "Yes, I know that that is what must be done". It is a reactive response to someone who commands/demands something that needs not be commanded/demanded.

nay magay lumayad

I saw an encryption "nay magay lumayad" posted at the rear side of an suv turned vegetable delivery vehicle that is traversing the halsema highway of Benguet, Philippines. The Kankanaey phrase "nay magay lumayad" literally means "no one wants to love me"

aba' and aban'

aba'is the Kankanaey word that refers to the act of carrying someone over another's back.

aban' refers to a long rectangular cloth yhat is used to harness the carried one, usually a baby.

Kanidong

Kanidong= Kankanaey word that generally refers to the noisy sound that is generated when objects are made to be in contact with other by force (e.g. blog sound effect). ( e.g. the sound of thunder, sound when a falling steel gets to the pavement, sound of falling rocks) Mankanidong = adjective used describing the presence of Kanidong.