bora: see u dis summer
POSTED AT 02:15 AM

kaibiatch

sana nga matuloy.. tsk..
Currently feeling: wishful

only in the phils
POSTED AT 01:36 AM

kaibiatch

For some, the concept of Filipino Identity doesn’t exist, I beg to disagree! We may have been influenced by colonizers but Filipinos still possess traits which are distinctly Pinoy, even in paintings, music and literature, there are distinct Pinoy themes and as the popular phrase goes, only in the Philippines!
Let me start by quoting Nick Joaquin, “Identity is not something we have to go back; that it is what we have become, what we are at the moment. Identity is not a being but a becoming, a process” Why include this quote? Others argue that the reason why we Filipinos don’t have our own identity because our identity was just shaped by the Spaniards, Japanese and the Americans. I disagree because I strongly believe that identity is not about what we were in the past but what we are now, meaning that we may have adapt some of the traits of the colonizers but as time past we change and modify some of this traits that it became distinctly Pinoy!
Spaniards introduced as to Christianity but they didn’t introduce to us the tradition of pasyon and now we have this tradition. Some unique traits of Filipinos in connection with religion: the hobby of Filipinos to hang rosaries in their cars, the habit of almost all Filipinos to display the Last Supper painting in the dinning room and the celebration of Moriones festival.
Americans also introduced us to ice cream, chocolates and other dairy products but we have our own version of this, the dirty ice cream, we also mix chocolate to our rice (champorado). Americans also introduced us to vehicles/cars but we have our one-of-a-kind means of transportation, the jeepney. Martial arts also didn’t originate in the Philippines but we have our own version of martial arts like Arnis and Sikaran.
In dances, Spaniards introduced us to Cariñosa, La Jota etc but we also have our own version of folkdances like Kuratcha in the Visayan islands, Itik-itk and ethnic dances in the Mountain Province like Ragragsakan and Banga.
Paintings, music, literature, festivals in the Philippines also have distinct themes that are strictly Filipinos. If you saw a painting of a bahay-kubo, carabao and a farmer outside the country you would automatically think that the painter is a Pinoy. For example, in the Pixar film Finding Nemo, there was a bahay-kubo in the aquarium where Nemo lived. After seeing the bahay-kubo you would already feel that there could be a Pinoy behind the making of Finding Nemo and yes there were 2 Pinoy artists involved in the production.
In music, the common themes of Pinoy songs are mostly love songs like Kundiman, war songs like Kumintang and our own version of lullabies the hele or uyayi. Nationalistic songs are also common. For literature, one unique Filipino form of writing is the Siday of Samar and Leyte.
Filipinos are also happy people, we manage to laugh at hard times and we smile in spite our problems. In celebrating feasts or festivals we don’t think about the expenses as long as our visitors are enjoying.
Identity is not a question of what we are because of our colonizers but what we are at the moment because we chose to be iba.
Do Spaniards use their lips in pointing something? Do Japanese eat champorado with dilis? Do Americans turn around when someone says “psssst!” NO, because only Pinoys do. Only in the Philippines! Now, who says we don’t have our own identity?!

the consequences of being a tamad dormer!
POSTED AT 11:38 AM

kaibiatch

in other words, the consequences of being juz like chika...

1. ul hav an ulcer coz ur too lazy to go to the dinning hall
2. u wud fail ol ur exams coz u dont study and fnish ur papers
3. u'd gain extra fats bcoz of too much sleeping
4. u'd suffer from body pains and headaches
5. ur room wil always be messy
6. u wont see ur crush often coz ur juz n ur bedroom always

--abangan ang susunod na kabanata... =P Currently feeling: sabog,kggcing lang

korek
POSTED AT 06:40 PM

kaibiatch

we cant force a person to love us the way we want him to. wat we can do is to continue to make ourselves lovable. then it wud be up to the person to realize our worth.. Currently listening to: norah jones
Currently feeling: blank

yesterday was the last...
POSTED AT 06:27 PM

kaibiatch

absent. por dat d na kta crush. huhu. d mo ako miss.
yesterday was the last. swear, i wont get gaga over u na.
gues i juz got the wrong signs
my assumptions were wrong
i over analyzed everything
thanks for the special attention
thanks FRIEND..
il stop dreaming bout u and me
bye...

kaya maraming namamatay sa maling akala,lech! im still glad u became a part of my illusions..heheh.. as the song goes, it was just my imagination.. =P Currently listening to: norah jones
Currently feeling: blank