local sayings

Kung asa moharag ang kahoy adto kini matumba.

In this first local saying we can already sense that indeed wisdom sayings formulation is a universal phenomenon. This saying portrays a similar tone with the axiom “he who loves danger shall perish in it” Eccl.3:27. Saying that our vice could be our downfall. Although a positive term for danger is risk, risk doesn’t necessarily lead us to our demise let alone growth.

Inighigda lami inig bangon sa’pi.

Some foreigners and even Filipinos who have achieved success, would impute our poverty to our indolence. To some extent it could be true but to remain in that accusation would give a simplistic boomerang to the accuser. This cliché could well give a picture of the oldest profession in humanity; prostitution. It, being a job without so much effort on the part of the (CSW) Commercial Sex Workers. This motto of them best describes at a glance the work they are into.


Utang nga ingo’g bag-ang bayra’g ingo’g sug-ang.

This dictum offers a subtle adaptation of the lex talionis ; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. However, it means more. Vengeance which could mean either acted out personally or as a divine decree is exacted out from the offender even worse than he/she had committed. A similar Cebuano adage says “Wa’y sukod sa bawos” although this runs more violent than the former.


Ang gaba dili magsaba.

In relation to the preceding dictum however, this one presents to us a passive attitude. To say it positively it would mean; surrender to the divine decrees the mistreatment a victim has acquired. It pictures out the passive Juan de la Cruz amidst the injustice that he dwells into maybe for the reason of his inferiority which could be a fact or because he believes that justice is God’s. This is related to Paul’s words Rom. 12:19 “Vengeance is mine, I will repay”.


Kaon, inom samtang buhi pa aron inigkamatay dili ka magnganga.

We are a bunch of merrymakers. We laugh our problems away. We might be sorry for sometime but we could sneeze our sorrows off from before us. We are Filipinos and some tinge of hedonism exists in our psyche. In our uncertainty of the morrow we however do not take it much as a problem because we know what to do of the present moment. And that’s it. We indulge our senses with what pleases us because “way ningadto, way ninganhi” as street adage that would tell us as to the certainties in the next world.

brahm's lullaby ni inday selin

si Jesus sa akong kinabuhi

This portrays my experience of Jesus during my thirty days of Ignatian Retreat last 2007.
Thanks to Fr. Arnel Aquino SJ, the composer of this song.

Irish everyday toasts

May you be in heaven a full half hourbefore the devil knows your dead.

May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live.

May your heart be light and happy,May your smile be big and wide,And may your pockets always havea coin or two inside!

Always remember to forgetThe troubles that passed away.But never forget to rememberThe blessings that come each day.

May the face of every good news and the back of every bad news be towards us.

May neighbours respect you,Trouble neglect you,The angels protect you,And heaven accept you.

May you have the hindsight to know where you've been,The foresight to know where you are going,And the insight to know when you have gone too far.

May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

May those that love us, love us.And those that don’t love us,May God turn their hearts.And if he doesn’t turn their hearts,May he turn their ankles,So we’ll know them by their limping.

May misfortune follow you the rest of your life, and never catch up.

May you have food and raiment, a soft pillow for your head. May you be forty years in heaven before the devil knows you’re dead.

May your mornings bring joyand your evenings bring peace...May your troubles grow lessas your blessings increase!

May you get all your wishes but one,so that you will always have something to strive for!

paghigugma sa yutang natawhan

Aling pag-ibig pa ang hihigit kaya

sa pagkadalisay at pagkadakila

Gaya ng pag-ibig sa sariling lupa?
Aling pag-ibig pa? Wala na nga, wala.

Pagpupuring lubos ang palaging hangad
Sa bayan ng taong may dangal na ingat,
Umawit, tumula, kumata't at sumulat,
Kalakhan din niya'y isinisiwalat.

Walang mahalagang hindi inihandog
Ng may pusong mahal sa Bayang nagkupkop,
dugo, yaman, dunong, katiisa't pagod,
Buhay ma'y abuting magkalagut-lagot.

Bakit? Alin ito na sakdal ng laki,
Na hinahandugan ng busong pagkasi,
Na sa lalong mahal nakapangyayari,
At ginugulan ng buhay na iwi?

Ay! Ito'y ang iang bayang tinubuan:
Siya'y iona't tangi sa kinamulatan
Ng kawili-wiling liwanang ng araw
Na nagbigay-init sa buong katawan.

Kalakip din nito'y pag-ibig sa Bayan,
Ang lahat ng lalong sa gunita'y mahal,
Mula sa masaya'y gasong kasanggulan
Hanggang sa katawa'y mapasa-libingan.

Sa aba ng abang mawalay sa bayan!
Gunita ma'y laging sakbibi ng lumbay,
Walang alaala't inaasa-asam
Kundi ang makita'y lupang tinubuan.

Pati ng magdusa'y sampung kamatayan
Wari ay masarap kung dahil sa bayan
At lalong mahirap. Oh, himalang bagay!
Lalong pag-irog pa ang sa kanya'y alay.

Kung ang bayang ito'y masasa-panganib
At siya ay dapat na ipagtangkilik,
Ang anak, asawa, magulang, kapatid;
Isang tawag niya'y tatalidang pilit.

Hayo na nga, hayo, kayong nagabuhay
Sa pag-asang lubos ng kaginhawahan
At walang tinamo kundi kapaitan,
Hayo na't ibangon ang naabang bayan!

Kayong nalagasan ng bunga't bulaklak
Ng kaho'y ng buhay na nilanta't sukat,
Ng bala-balaki't makapal na hirap,
Muling manariwa't sa baya'y lumiyag.

Ipahandug-handog ang busong pag-ibig
At hanggang may dugo'y ubusing itigis;
kung sa pagtatanggol, buhay ay mapatid,
Ito'y kapalaran at tunay na langit!

amor nescit ordinis

some good things never last
(because there are better ones)

It's three in the morning
You're nowhere in sight
And all that I wanted was
To be with you tonight
I've watched love get closer
And then fade away
I've seen you believe in me
I've seen you trying to stay
But what good is holding on
When you know
That all you can think about is letting go
They say if you love someone
Then set them free
If they come back again
Then in the end, it was meant to be
I thought we were lovers
I thought we were friends
I guess when reality steps in
The dreaming ends
We live for the future
We learn from the past
No matter how hard we try
Some good things never last
All you can think about is letting go
Be true to yourself, my love
That's all I ever wanted you to be
Just don't forget to smile
When you think of me
I' II reach for the stars I
have got them in sight
There's someone who really needs me
Out there in the night
We live for the future
We learn from the past
No matter how hard we try
Some good things never last....Why can't they last?

pauline lit.

significant event events of Paul's third missionary journey.

1. first Church in Europe
2.Speech at Areopagus on natural religion
3.the Church in Thessalonika where the oldest letter of Paul is addressed to.
4.Pauls stays at Corinth for one and a half years; a large metropolis to win more converts to the Way