Learning English
I wanted to teach Z to speak English ever since he was little but Daddy said no. He said that we should learn to speak our native language first and foremost. It made a lot of sense so the matter was laid to rest. So we spoke to him in Tagalog for the first five years of his life. Now that he is five...
Source: Happy Thoughts
Top 10 Ways to know you’re Filipino / from the Philippines
These are the top ten ways to know you are a Filipino / Pinoy or are from the Philippines.
Top 10 Ways to Know You’re a Filipino:
10. You carefully unwrap Christmas presents or Birthday gifts so you can reuse the gift wrappers next time
9. Your luggage is a “Balikbayan” box (huge shipping...
Source: When In Manila
I Don’t Watch Boxing, But I Watch Pacquiao
by Philip Betz
My first actual viewing of a Pacquiao fight was with friends during his bout with Oscar De La Hoya last year. I’d seen snippets of boxing matches before but had never been impressed, so I entered my friend’s place anticipating a long, protracted and boring fight between men...
Source: BakitWhy.com - Pilipino American Lifestyle
AJ Rafael’s Christmas Series – “Pasko Na Sinta Ko”
by Jonathan Hernandez
Christmas is just a few days away and while images of fir trees, stockings, snow, and Santa Claus typically dominate many people's collective perception of Christmas, it's always nice to remember how we as Pilipinos add our own unique flavor to this holiday that we appropriately...
Source: BakitWhy.com - Pilipino American Lifestyle
Internet Shorthand, Tagalog Edition
Straight from Multiply user planetarra comes this list of common internet shorthand like LOL, translated into Tagalog!
English
Tagalog
Explanation
ASL
EKL
edad/kasarian/lugar
BRB
BDA
babalik din ako
BTW
NP
nga pala
GTG
KNU
kailangan na umalis
IKR
AKDB
alam ko ‘di ba?
LOL
TNM
tawa...
Source: Technograph
Pilipino Jazz Stars on One Stage: Inaugural Fil-Am Jazz Fest Comes to New York
December 2009. Los Angeles - They sold out Hollywood’s famous Catalina Bar & Grill Jazz Club. Now they’re coming to New York!
The brightest stars in Pinoy Jazz played to packed houses and brought the house down in Los Angeles at the 5th Annual Fil-Am Jazz Fest, December 4-5. This Saturday...
Source: BakitWhy.com - Pilipino American Lifestyle
