What an Amazing Long Distance Love Story

2009-06-26T14:54:00.000-07:00

What an Amazing Long Distance Love Story

An Irish-Pinoy boy and an Iloilo gurl met in the Internet 6 years ago

He visited Iloilo and spent quality time with the girl

October 08, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxxXaf0qNmo&feature=channel_page

August 25, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMTCdhjBIbg&feature=channel

Then Fast Forward. He married the girl on April 16, 2009 in Iloilo After 6 Years of Waiting!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTR145cbEkY&feature=channel_page

Aluminum Foil Magic

2009-02-19T03:39:00.000-08:00

If you are concerned about your cell phone which emits radiation whether you use it or not then get a Reynolds aluminum foil and make a box shape with a narrow opening then put your cellphones inside to prevent radiation from going your direction.

Who Are the Bisaya or Visayan People?

2009-01-31T11:45:00.001-08:00

The Biggest Confusion to all Cebuano speaking people in Cebu, Mindanao, and Dumaguete is that almost all of them think that Bisaya means the Cebuano language which is totally False.

Who Are the Bisaya or Visayan People?
Bisaya is derived from the word Visayas. So Visayas - s = Visaya changed V to B = Bisaya

Visayas is one of the three island groups in the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. It consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea. Its inhabitants are referred to as the Visayans or Bisayans.

The major islands are the following:
Panay
Negros
Cebu
Bohol
Leyte
Samar

Bisaya is NOT a specific to Cebuano language only which most people from Mindanao, Cebu, Dumaguete think which is totally based on wrong assumption.
Bisaya refers NOT only to Cebuano but ALSO to Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Aklanon, Capiznon, Kinaray-a, Bantoanon, Romblomanon, Cuyonon, Waray, Surigaonon, Butuanon, Tausog, etc.

Bisaya means different Visayan people, who live in different parts of Visayas Islands, who speak different Visayan languages such as Cebuano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Aklanon, Capiznon, Kinaray-a, Bantoanon, Romblomanon, Cuyonon, Waray, Surigaonon, Butuanon, Tausog, etc.

BISAYA Language Family:
Cebuano is BISAYA language spoken most of Mindanao, Cebu, Dumaguete, and part of Samar.
Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is BISAYA language spoken in Bacolod, Iloilo, and Roxas.
Aklanon is BISAYA language spoken in Aklan.
Capiznon is BISAYA language spoken in Capiz.
Kinaray-a is BISAYA language spoken in Antique.
Asi also known as Bantoanon, Calatravanhon, Odionganon, Sibalenhon, Simaranhon, is BISAYA language spoken in Romblon.
Cuyononis BISAYA language spoken on the coast of Palawan and the Cuyo Islands in the Philippines.
Waray is BISAYA language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte (eastern portion), and Biliran.
Surigaonon is BISAYA language spoken in the province of Surigao del Norte, and some portion of Agusan del Norte especially those towns near the Mainit Lake. It is related to Butuanon and Tausug.

What started this big confusion? I think the main reason this misunderstanding started by Max Surban and Yoyo Villame's songs who referred to Cebuano as Bisaya in some of their popular songs in which many people in Cebu and Mindanao listened and subconsciously absorbed the wrong terminology.

Suprisingly, if you ask any Ilonggos, Karay-a, Aklanon people etc they know that their language is also Bisaya and they also know that they are Bisaya people because they live in the Visayas Islands.

Also you will be surprised when you fill out a document to work overseas because you will not see a bisaya language among Filipino list of languages, that's because bisaya is a group of Visayan languages which includes Cebuano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Aklanon, Capiznon, Kinaray-a, Bantoanon, Romblomanon, Cuyonon, Waray, Surigaonon, Butuanon, Tausog, etc.

Visayans (also spelled Bisayans) generally refer to people who trace their roots to the Bisayan-speaking region in central Philippines. This region includes the islands of Panay, Romblon, Guimaras, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, Leyte, Biliran and Samar.
However, because of migration over time, a large part of Mindanao (from Zamboanga up to northern Mindanao and down to Davao and Cotabato) is now largely populated by Visayans. Thus, it is not uncommon for people from Mindanao to call themselves “Visayan,” especially if they are native speakers of the Bisaya language.Bisaya is a group of related languages belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family. Spoken in the central and southern Philippines, it is comprised of roughly 25 languages, some near extinction.

The origin of the term “Visayan “ is unclear. Some sources say it refers to Shri Vijaya, the ancient island Southeast Asian empire to which the original Visayans supposedly belonged. Others consider the term a literal rendering of the Visayan sadya or the Tagalog saya, meaning happiness. The latter version appears to stem from the stereotype that Visayans are a generally laid-back, fun loving and happy-go-lucky people. But as Visayans themselves would put it, they are a hardworking people who just know how to enjoy life.

Source: http://www.hawaii.edu/cps/visayans.htm

macro shot

2009-01-28T17:01:00.000-08:00

It was raining hard in Kalibo Aklan and after the rain stopped I took this pic with macro shot using my digital cam. I love the result it is so clear and refreshing.

Boracay Island

2009-01-28T16:57:00.000-08:00

I took this pic when I was in Boracay, it used to be the number one destination of the world for years. I will go back there this year and take more photos and party.

SAT SCORES

2004-11-03T19:48:00.000-08:00

SAT Scores

George W. Bush - 1206
John Kerry - 1190
Bill Clinton - 1032
Al Franken - 1020
Janeane Garofalo - 950
Howard Stern - 870

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/List%20of%20people%20by%20SAT%20score

Employment Growth Accelerated in October: U.S. Economy

2004-11-03T18:47:00.000-08:00

Employment Growth Accelerated in October: U.S. Economy
Preview

Rapid Expansion

This rapid expansion has been concentrated in the five
quarter following the 2003 Bush tax cuts,'' according
to a report from Tim Kane and Rea Hederman, analysts
at the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based
research institute. ``Since the third quarter of 2003,
growth has averaged 4.6 percent.
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=avn64.gOLNdI&refer=home