Paulinian Hearts 2013

There are a few who are expecting the next segment of Paulinian Hearts. Paulinian Hearts is the title that I have assigned to my accounts of reunions by alumni of Saint Paul's Academy.
I wish I could write a new version since SPA had its alumni homecoming this May 1, 2013. Unfortunately,  I was not able to make a whole day attendance to the event due to my very limited time. Based on my two hour attendance, I can only share very little.

Note Number 1.
The Tree Planting Joke.
There were a lot of seedlings to plant but a few came early to participate in the planting. In addition, there's not much space to be planted. When everyone was tired and every accessible space got a seed while a couple of seedlings are still in the crates, somebody uttered, let us do the real tree planting, we put tree, as in three, seedlings in a hole. Hehehe... Somebody was quick to answer, aw ta asi en paynotan. Of course, the later statement can only be fathomed by carrot growers.



Note Number 2.
Ghost story experience at SPA in the 80's- Revealed Truth

There was one night time in the 80's when the school bell repeatedly echoed its sound. The dormitorians quickly checked who is playing with the bell. They saw no one. A ghost may be. They panicked with the chill from a ghost experience. The truth? One naughty Paulinian attached a very lengthy knot to the bell such that the ringing can be triggered from the far Celo Haight Elementary School vicinity... Who is the naughty Paulinian?


Note Number 3.
The Cutting of the Alnos Tree at the Quadrangle & the 2-man Saw

Under Fr. Jose's supervision, a group of Paulinians are to cut down the famous Alnos Tree at the quadrangle. Fr. Jose instructed one Paulinian to get the 2-man saw from an identified place. After a few minutes, the Paulinian turned out with 2 "maso". hehe. 2-man saw is understood as 2 masos. Then, somebody's ear needed a twisting... Who is the Paulinian?

Words for the day: (Heard from my neighbor)

"Naputing" (adjective) --> Kankanaey term for detached (Context: My neighbor observed that the wiper accessory attached to  the windshield of his car is detached. As he looked on it, he reacted saying "naputing".

I made me remember some related Kankanaey words:
1. "naputlong" (adjective)= "broken" : The word is apt if the referenced event is "a stick (or any rod like object) that gets broken into two parts".
2. "nagutlo" (adjective) is a synonym to "naputlong"
3. "naputo" (adjective) is a synonym to "naputlong"
4. "puto"  (noun) refers to the one of the parts as a result of the cutting off into two parts.
5. "puto" (verb) refers to the action of cutting off into two.
6. "puto-em san pa-o." = Cut that stick.
7. "puto-em kod san tali." = Kindly cut that rope.
8. "puto-em" = "gutlo-em" = "putlo-em"

My friends (students) are developing an application that supports a Short Messaging Service(SMS)-based word translation requests.  The general idea is to allow interested users to text to a predefined mobile number a word in Kankanaey, Ibaloi, Ilokano, Tagalog or English  which they want to translate.  The translation will then be returned. The project is initially intended to support elementary teaching cognizant to the prescription through the K-12 education system.  I can imagine the application being able to do word translations from English to Kankanaey for lessons on the body parts.
head --> "toktok"
hair --> "bo-ok"
forehead --> "kitong"
eye --> "mata"
eyebrow --> "kiday"
nose --> "eleng" or "eng"
cheek --> "tamil"
ear --> "inga"
mouth --> "sungsung"
lip --> "subil"
tooth --> "bab-a"
tongue --> "dila"
throat --> "kalangngakang"
chin --> "patang"
neck --> "bagang"
back of neck --> "tenged"
shoulder --> "padanga"
armpit --> "kilkili"
hand --> "takkay"
finger --> "galumot"
thumb --> "palpal-ama"
index finger --> "kalingngiking"
nail --> "koko"
body --> "awak"
upper front part of body --> "pagew"
lower front part of body --> "eges"
back part of the body --> "edeg"
waist --> "gitang"
buttock --> "obet"
leg --> "puyong"
foot --> "siki"
knee --> "mokling"
toe --> "dapan"
brain --> "utek"
vein --> "uwat"
bone --> "tong-a"
intestine --> "susot"
blood --> "dada"
...

What is wrong with the new Philippine Currency Bills.

It is soon 2013. Didn't government announced two years ago that the old Philippine currency bills be replaced by the new ones on 2013. I prefer the old bills though. If you noticed, the new bills get easily rotten and dirty. It is disgusting that the supposed new peso bills that are circulating are very dirty. Obviously, the quality of the paper used is unacceptable.

Worrisome Realities in the Philippines

The media reports on TV nowadays seem to imply that criminal minds abound. Some people seem unafraid of the implications of doing the crime of killing and stealing. Gone were the days when everyone is aware of the 10 commandments. Gone were the days when everyone honors a God. Gone were the days when most people listen to the teachings of the churches. Oh my God, please do not forsake the Philippines.

"Somebody That I Used To Know"

Mo aw-awni ya manemnem ko din enta nankoyokoyogan.
Kinwanim en peteg di ladsak mo et ulay mankatey ka.
Kinwanik abe ay lagdeng ay sik-a di para en sak-en.
Asi et nanbalin ay kasasadot di biyag ko sin kadwak sik-a.
Ngem kaman nadi manlayad, kasasakit ay nemnemnemen.

Sin kanenemnem, manbalin ka ay adik si seg-ang.
Osto et kayman pag tan kanan, pag tan umusto-usto.
Isunga sin na-ila ta ay bakem tan gassat ay mankadwa.
Inbagam ay latton tan manbarbarkada ta pay dedan.
Sin nemnem ko mayat ta nan-si-an ta et nakdeng.

Baken mo koman peteg ay linmiw-an.
Kanam en maga pulos di nakuykuyugan ya nantultulagan ta.
Kanak pay Kayman en magay mayad kon san layad mo.
Ngem nay enggay adam am-amo sak-en isunga adi-ak maka-inemneman.
Adam koman peteg ay nilitaw ka-iipogaw mo.
Indawar moy cellphone number mon dakami ay am-amom asi ka pay kasokat.
Ngem Siya tan adak met lang usalen san number mo.
Enggay wat esa ka sin eyak inam-ammo...

Enggay wat esa ka sin eyak inam-ammo...
Enggay wat esa ka sin eyak inam-ammo...

Now and then I think of when we were together.
Like when you said you felt so happy, you could die.
Told myself that you were right for me.
But felt so lonely in your company.
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember.

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness.
Like resignation to the end, always the end.
So when we found that we could not make sense.
Well, you said that we could still be friends.
But I admit that I was glad it was over.

But you didn't have to cut me off.
Make out  like it never happened and that we were nothing.
And I don't even need your love.
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough.
No you didn't have to stoop so low.
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number.
I guess that I don't need that though.
Cause now you're just somebody that I used to know.

Now you're just somebody that I used to know.
Now you're just somebody that I sued to know.

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over.
But had me believing it was always something that I've done.
But I don't wanna live that way.
Living into every word you say.
You said that you could let it go.
And I wouldn't catch you hang up on somebody that you sued to know.

But you didn't have to cut me off.
Make out  like it never happened and that we were nothing.
And I don't even need your love.
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough.
No you didn't have to stoop so low.
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number.
I guess that I don't need that though.
Cause now you're just somebody that I used to know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

Translation Request

I am so sorry that I missed the request of a reader. Anyway, most of the words requested to be translated are used as they are in Kankanaey - i.e. sando is sando, baso is baso, pantalon is pantalon, etc. It's usual that the words are maintained if they are terms referring to items introduced by other language groups. Some terms are of Spanish origin, t-shirt is referred to by the current Kankanaey generation as kamesita. I remember my lolo referring to my pants as "kalson". Later did I know that the Spanish term for pants sounds like "calzone". I wonder why, frying pan is "palso" or "langking". Bowl is "malokong".

Agustinian Experience

"if you are not kind then you are not our kind" is a statement made by an Agustinian sister to a priest. The priest happened to be one of the officiating priests during the perpetual vow rites for sister Nena and sister Flora May. During the ceremonies, the priest shared how he experienced the kindness of the Agustinian sisters. The priest, of course, told the truth. Had you been one of us In the convent of the Agustinian Sisters of our Lady of La Consolacion along Santolan Road in San Juan city, you should have experienced the kindness. The smile of every sister in the area before, during and after the ceremonies is sincere. There were many sisters and they were in white. There was no moment of boredom, no moment of feeling tired. Every moment was light. I was so glad that I made it to the program.


As a part of her concluding remarks, the mother superior of the convent, who is obviously of the same heart as the other sisters, targeted the question "who is your God?" to sister Nena and sister Flora May. Mother superior told them "Go and serve your God". She informed the attendees that sister Nena is to leave for Indonesia and sister Flora May is to go to Thailand. Both shall expand if not introduce the community of the kind people in the other countries.