If there is someone who is aptly name when she was born, it would be Helen Belleza Fe. Born in Cavinti and immigrated here in the U.S. as a child, Helen was named after Helen of Troy, the most beautiful mortal according to the Greek gods. With a last name Belleza that actually means good-looking [...]
Ang Tagalog ay mayaman sa mga sawikain. Ano ang sawikain? Ang sawikain ay dalawa o higit pang mga salitang pinagtatambal na nagbibigay o nagpapahayag ng hindi tunay na kahulugan ng pinagsamasamang mga salita. At ang mga ito ay maririnig na ginagamit araw-araw sa pagpapahayag ng damdamin, ideya at kagustuhan sa paraang kaayaaya sa pandinig at [...]
My cousin sent me this in an e-mail. It is worth sharing. Hence, I am sharing it with you.
The Secret
One day, a friend asked another, “How is it that you are always so happy? You have such energy and you never seem to get down?”
With her smiling eyes, she replied, “I know the secret.”
“What secret is [...]
C. J. Mesina has added these words to our growing list of Cavinti Tagalog vocabulary.
bakuli - a type of small fish
balikuas - rise immediately
balinguyngoy - nosebleed
bintol - a device used for catching shrimps
butusin - a disorder of the stomach making it big
katmon - an edible sour fruit with several layers of skin peeled off before eating it
kayakas - [...]
Mount Everest (in Nepal/Tibet): the highest mountain peak in the world, 8850 meters or 29035 feet high and often referred to as the crown of the world
Dead Sea (between Israel and Jordan): the lowest elevation in the world, 1349 ft. or 411 meters below sea level; it is 76 km. long, 18 km. wide and 4oo meters [...]
