Dear mouse, August is the “Buwan ng Wika”. Capping the celebration of this event, Ateneo de Manila University paid a tribute to Liwayway magazine on its 88th year. Liwayway is a magazine written in Filipino. Here is an excerpt of the news which you can read here. Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) recently paid tribute [...]
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The Wedding Dance
Dear mouse, The Philippines’ wedding dance is usually held during the reception. Paper bills are pinned to the wedding gown of the bride and the suit of the groom. This is a different kind of dance in a wedding. Bongga sila. Embedded video from CNN Video The Ca t
Harry Potter, the Half-Blood Prince and the IBONG ADARNA
Dear mouse, While many people are watching Harry Potter, the Half-Blood Prince, I was reading Ibong Adarna (the original Korido, written in old Tagalog). While people are admiring the magic in Harry Potter, I am also awed by the magic of Princess Maria Blanca who fought her father with her white magic. to protect her [...]
The Legend of Mayon Volcano – Romeo and Juliet of the Philippines
Dear mouse, Mayon Volcano is showing abnormal activity again alerting the National Disaster Coordinating Council and the governor of Albay to prepare the people living near the volcano to be evacuated anytime. My father was from Camsur while my mother was from Albay. I had seen Mayon Volcano from afar when we were travelling by [...]
Speak English Please
Dear mouse, A friend in the e-mail group narrated that some Filipinos applying for a job in New Zealand were turned down because they could not speak English. Many of them are professionals back home and were holding managerial positions before they applied for the work-to-residence visa in NZ. When I say English, it is [...]
