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From: rcereno@metz.une.edu.au (Roberto Cereno)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Filipino Rhymes, Songs, Poems
Keywords: Filipino Rhymes
Date: 10 Nov 92 04:52:50 GMT


                           BUTI PA SIYA

Buti pa ang kalendaryo, may date;  Buti pa ang Hershey's, may kisses
Buti pa ang probabilities, may chance;  'Yung ibang tao wala.

Buti pa ang exam, sinasagot;  Buti pa ang film, nade-develop
Buti pa ang hininga, hinahabol;  'Yung ibang tao hindi.

Buti pa ang patay, dinadalaw;  Buti pa ang radyo, pinakikinggan
Buti pa ang notebook, sinusulatan;  'Yung ibang tao hindi.

Buti pa ang assignment, naiuuwi;  Buti pa ang baso, nadadampian ng labi
Buti pa ang unan, katabi at kayakap sa gabi; 'Yung ibang tao hindi.

Buti pa ang telepono, hine-hello;  Buti pa ang typewriter, nata-type-an
Buti pa ang salamin, namamasdan;  'Yung ibang tao hindi. 

Buti pa ang tindera, nagpapatawad;  Buti pa ang kamalian, pinapansin
Buti pa ang problema, laging iniisip;  'Yung ibang tao hindi.

Buti pa ang panyo, iniiyakan;  Buti pa ang sugat, iniingatan at inaalagaan
Buti pa ang awit at tugtog, magkasama;  'Yung ibang tao hindi.

Buti pa ang kotse, mahal;  Buti pa ang pera, importante
Buti pa ang lungs, malapit sa puso;  'Yung ibang tao hindi.

Buti pa mag-aral ka na;  Buti pa ituloy ang pagpapakadalubhasa
Ang paglalamierda ay kalimutan muna at baka ang uwi mo'y kalabasa...
.
From: amelito@cafws1.eng.uci.edu (Amelito Enriquez)
Subject: Re: Kambing kumakain ng palay
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:12:35 GMT

In article <1992Nov12.173220.17559@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> cayabyab@apache.enet.dec.com (Willie Cayabyab) writes:
>
>
>    To those who tried to answer the pala-isipan I'd like to remind you
>that kambing eats palay. As of now, all the answers that were posted here
>are wrong. Jose Albert mailed me the correct solution. Tuloy ang isip...
>
>   Willie
>
>
>*****************************************************************************
> Sa tuwing hahagkan ko ang iyung mga labi ay ......ah iwan
>*****************************************************************************

Ok, I'll give it another shot.

(Assumption: Hindi kumakain ng manok ang kambing!).


Kunin ang palay, itawid sa ilog at iwan sa kabila ng ilog.  Balikan ang manok
at itawid.  Kunin ang palay at iwan ang manok, at dalihing pabalik ang palay.
Kunin ang kambing at iwan ang palay; itawid ang kambing at iwan kasama ng
manok.  Balikan ang palay at itawid din.
	Ano, tama ba ito?
Amelito
From: c164-ad@po.berkeley.edu (Martin Guerrero)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: know any filipino stereotypes?
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:33:15 GMT
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley

In article <1992Nov12.024040.137@odin.corp.sgi.com> aimee@wpd.sgi.com (Aimee Manosa) writes:
>What about the 'save face' stereo-typical attitude.  This is probably
>not a good one, but it's true.  Filipinos don't like to be put in an
>embarassing situations in front of others.  They'll try to cover up
>as much as they could; real pretentious.
>
>
>Also, what about the 'utang na loob' attitude.  This is very pinoy.
>
>Hey...what about 'filipino time'?  I'm sure *everybody* here knows 
>about pinoy time!  You ask folks to come to a party an 7, and what time
>will Filipinos come in?  ;-)
>
>So, the above examples are a tad derogatory (well, sort of), but it
>is true, isn't it?
>

Filipino Time and Derogatory: Well, it is only derogatory when we start
taking in Western concepts of time.  Once we start making punctuality 
to the second as the normal way of doing things, then certainly, those who
aren't punctual to the second are considered to be slackers.  However, for
those who haven't been exposed too much to the Western value in punctuality 
to the second, Filipino time is normal.  Sometimes, being on time can be
seen as rude.  

The value we put in time is cultural.  Some cultures like preciseness, some
don't value preciseness.  I believe the Arabs (I think I read this somewhere
a long time ago), when they had guests, would want people to stay for
days at a time.  When a Westerner, for example, would go there, he/she would
probably be too busy to spend time there while the host would expect him/her
to stay as long as possible.
From: cadizht@csgrad.cs.vt.edu (Horacio Cadiz)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Imelda Breaks Off Talks on Swiss Account
Date: 11 Nov 92 14:55:39 GMT
Organization: VPI&SU Computer Science Department, Blacksburg, VA

news@netnews.upenn.edu (USENET News System) writes:

>	MANILA, Philippines (UPI) -- Former first lady Imelda Marcos has
>called off talks with the government over $356 million in Swiss accounts
>after she was barred from visiting the tomb of her parents last All
>Saints Day, her lawyer said Saturday.
>	Antonio Coronel said the widow of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos
>felt ``humiliated'' after soldiers prevented her from entering the
>family's ancestral home in the central province of Leyte Nov. 1.
          ^^^^^^^^^

   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... Ancestral home? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.  From the
description, it appears that this 'ancestral home' is the compound she
had built around the early eighties and which she had visited less than ten
times during Marcos's reign in RP.  The rooms of this 'ancestral home'
had different dioramas which depicted what Imelda considered were her
triumphant moments e.g. meeting with Kadaffi, etc.  If I remember correctly,
it was built to impress her jet-set friends and show them that Imelda
came from old money and didn't become rich through her husband's presidency.
   Ancestral home? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.....  Her ancestral home is the
garage of their rich Romualdez cousins.

***********************************************************************
* bombim cadiz             | Theorem:   The early bird gets the worm. *
* cadizht@csgrad.cs.vt.edu | Corollary: The early worm gets eaten.    *  
***********************************************************************
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: ajpg1322@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Angelo J. Paguia)
Subject: Re: know any filipino stereotypes?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 04:27:21 GMT

abner@wente.llnl.gov (Abner F. Bello) writes:

>Well, Filipinos are known to be witty, intelligent,
>good-looking and charming.  These are just stereotypes, but I
>generally find these to be true of Filipinos.  Anyone care to
>disagree?

Well, what about generous, loving, fun to be with, irresistible,
considerate, well-informed, even-keeled, physically fit, and just
darn attractive ?

Angelo
Date: 10 Nov 92 02:52:35 GMT
Message-ID: <scott.721363955@phylo>
From: ben@netcom.com (benny f. p. sevilla)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Pinoy Joke.....
Date: 5 Nov 92 21:09:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.1992Nov5.210941.24094
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <1992Nov4.213142.1968@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> jcruz@etch-eshop.Berkeley.EDU (Joey Cruz) esphews his tasteless joke:
writes:
>Ito ay istorya ni Kiko. Si Kiko ay 22 years old na pero hanggang
>ngayon ay wala pa siyang nobya dahil si Kiko ay saksakan ng taba.
                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
					being fat is ugly.....
					
	[... more tasteless lines deleted]
>Gym matapos siyang magbayad ng 200 pesos. Sa loob ay may isang Chick na
>saksakan ng seksi at ganda at siya ay may karatulang nagsasabi na
>"If you CATCH me you can F#$%@K Me." habol si Kiko after a long chase
		men are sex-crazy.....
		women use this as weapons...

>sign is changed again it reads"Loss 60 Pounds Today or your Money Back"
>Right away he enter the Gym took off his shirt and pants and prepare
>for anothe long chase but to his surprise there was no one around
>except for 6ft.2  350 pounds Black Homosexual with a sign saying
>" I F  C A T C H  Y O U  I  W I L L  F#$&*K Y O U. "

		VERY ANTI-GAY - VERY ANTI BLACK

>
>
>" LIFE IS TOO SHORT " "A LAUGH A DAY CURE YOUR BLUES AWAY"


	It's jokes like this that amplifies the stereotype that FILIPINOS
	are so reactionary and backwards;  Jokes like this don't belong
	to SOC.CULTURE.FILIPINO;  You have the right to freedom of
	speech but you make me sick!!!!!
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		 this is by me, of me and for me   and no one else
From: grtorlba@sumax.seattleu.edu (George Torralba)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: know any filipino stereotypes?
Date: 10 Nov 92 22:28:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: sumax.5709
Organization: Seattle University, Seattle WA


Exactly.  So now you know why they didn't mention that, they were modest :-)

George

PS.  Sorry I couldn't resist.

In article <1992Nov10.174227.23076@ichips.intel.com> tjehl@sedona.intel.com writes:
>
>   I didn't see either of you guys mention modest.  My wife assures
>me that this is a well documented trait of Filipinos.
>
>Tim
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: mfrancis@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (Ma. Elena Y. Francisco)
Subject: Re: Recent tagalog songs?
Reply-To: mfrancis@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 01:54:05 GMT

ajpg1322@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Angelo J. Paguia) writes:

>On the topic of tagalog songs, I was in a Cantonese restaurant in
>Chicago once that was playing Chinese music, or so I thought. Correct
>me if I'm wrong, but I was pretty sure that the tune was "Anak"
>by Freddie Aguilar (is that the right singer?) with Chinese lyrics,
>singer, and some Chinese musical embellishments. Has anybody ever 
>heard of this kind of musical exporting or trade to, say Hong Kong
>or Japan, or was I just mistaking a similar tune ?

Yes, I've heard of such a thing.  One fine day, I noticed that my
ex-roommate (from Hong Kong) was listening to a tape that had a
very familiar tune on it.  This tune was sung in Cantonese.  After
careful examination of my record collection, I realised that Jose
Mari Chan might have done the original of this song.  The title:
"Please Be Careful With My Heart"

I also recall ... eek, forgot her name, but anyway, her voice sounds
like Karen Carpenter's ... but she did it the other way around, where
she sung a song that was originally Cantonese (or Mandarin, can't
remember which) that was translated to Tagalog ...

regards,

--
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Brandeis University, Dept. of Chemistry         | Than gentleness of heart."
BitNet:    mfrancis@brandeis.bitnet             |
Internet:  mfrancis@binah.cc.brandeis.edu       |          -- Jose Mari Chan
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From: abner@wente.llnl.gov (Abner F. Bello)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: pala-isipan
Date: 11 Nov 92 18:10:27 GMT
Distribution: soc.culture.filipino
Organization: UC Davis Dept of Applied Science at LLNL

In article ... (Amelito Enriquez) writes:
>In article ... (Willie Cayabyab) writes:
>>
>>
>>    Let's get into a little brain boggler.
>>
>>    Isang Mama na may kasamang palay,isang manok,at isang kambing ay tatawid
>> sa ilog. Pwedeng laman ng bangka ay dalawa lang. Papaano niya itatawid ang
>> lahat ng mga ito ? May kasilanan ito dahil kung una niyang itatawid ang
>> kambing, ang manok ay kakainin niya yung palay.
>>
>>    Isip ........
>>
>> Willie 

I lost the original article by Willie, so I'm including a response
to his posting.  Anyway, in the pala-isipan, as I remember it, manok
and kambing cannot be on the same side of the ilog else kambing will
do harm (how so I know not) to manok.  Only one 'passenger' and the
the mama allowed on the boat.

I have the solution, but I won't spoil the teaser to those who want to 
think more about it.

abner

abner@wente.llnl.gov
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: b35@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Ilag)
Subject: MCI
Organization: Purdue University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:18:53 GMT


In article <bernal.721434418@spssig> you write:
>jxs18@po.CWRU.Edu (Jerry Sy) writes:
>
>
>>which long distance carrier costs the cheapest for calls from
>>US to Manila ?
>
>>right now I have AT&T reach out world but I think it is not the cheapest.
>
>>jerry
>
>I have heard MCI rates are cheaper than AT&T, especially if you enroll in
>the Pacific Plan (which has been expanded to Worldwide Plan or something).
>The plan costs $3.00 a month, and the rate is 77 cents a minute/tax for
>calls between the designated hours (10am to 2am next day on weekdays, anytime
>during weekends).  My rates are Chicago-based - I don't know if they differ
>across continental US.  Plus, if you designate your Phils. number as your
>Friends/Family International number, the rate drops down to 66 cents/minute
>+ tax.
>
>AT&T advertises on TV that the difference in rates is not significant, but
>believe me, when you talk 30 minutes and longer, it IS significant.
>
>Somebody else who knows of better rates than above can probably inform us
>scfers.  We all can gladly use the info.
>
>-Raoul
>====================================================================
>The opinions expressed are those of the author and not of SPSS, Inc.
>bernal@spss.com                                 Phone:(312)329-3370
>Raoul A. Bernal                                 FAX  :(312)329-3657

-----------
	Another bonus with MCI is that if you join the MCI-Northwest
Worldperks - for every dollar you spend on long-distance calls you 
gain 5 frequent flier miles. And you only need 20k miles to get a round trip
ticket within continental US.

vic/leod
From: cf379@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (J. Alan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Interested in Homosexuality in Philippines
Date: 10 Nov 1992 05:54:35 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I'm collecting information on this subject and would
appreciate the cooperation from all readers of this group.
 
I promise full anonymity for anyone who responds.

Thanks in advance!

J. Alan
From: calveros@bionette.CGRB.ORST.EDU (Silvino Calvero)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: PHILIPPINES e-mail address desperately needed
Date: 6 Nov 92 01:50:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Bx9uGI.7tt
Organization: Biological Computing Consortium, OSU, Corvallis, OR.


To follow up Sherwin Lopez's urgent need for e-mail address in
UPLB and IRRI, well I don't know much about UPLB system, but
I do know about IRRI (since I am working there but on study leave).
Who do you want to send message to there in IRRI? If you want to
send via IRRI-gateway, just use POSTMASTER@irri.cgnet.com, or
if you want to send message to the head of the CC dept at IRRI,
just use MBERG@irri.cgnet.com. There are few people who have accounts
in the internet right now in the institute, majority of them are
Senior scientists (Internationally Recruited Staff), and only few
of the Junior Staff (Nationally Recruited Staff-filipinos in short).
Just let me know to whom you want to send message to specifically,
probably I can help you with that. Send me an email via--
  calveros@cgrb.orst.edu

  What is your batch in UPLB?  I was Batch 80 and class 84 (BSA).

  -Nong
From: amelito@cafws1.eng.uci.edu (Amelito Enriquez)
Subject: Re: pala-isipan
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 11 Nov 92 23:31:24 GMT
Distribution: soc.culture.filipino

In article <141192@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> abner@wente.llnl.gov (Abner F. Bello) writes:
>In article ... (Amelito Enriquez) writes:
>>In article ... (Willie Cayabyab) writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>    Let's get into a little brain boggler.
>>>
>>>    Isang Mama na may kasamang palay,isang manok,at isang kambing ay tatawid
>>> sa ilog. Pwedeng laman ng bangka ay dalawa lang. Papaano niya itatawid ang
>>> lahat ng mga ito ? May kasilanan ito dahil kung una niyang itatawid ang
>>> kambing, ang manok ay kakainin niya yung palay.
>>>
>>>    Isip ........
>>>
>>> Willie 
>
>I lost the original article by Willie, so I'm including a response
>to his posting.  Anyway, in the pala-isipan, as I remember it, manok
>and kambing cannot be on the same side of the ilog else kambing will
>do harm (how so I know not) to manok.  Only one 'passenger' and the
>the mama allowed on the boat.
>
>I have the solution, but I won't spoil the teaser to those who want to 
>think more about it.
>
>abner
>
>abner@wente.llnl.gov

Ok, how about this?

Kunin ang manok at itawid sa ilog (puwede naman sigurong iwan ang palay at
kmbing!).  Balikan ang kambing at isakay sa bangka.  Pagtawid ng ilog, iwan
ang kambing at kunin ang manok.  Bumalik sa kabila ing ilog, kunin ang palay
at iwan ang manok.  Itawid ang palay at iwan kasama ng kambing.  Balikan
ang manok at itawaid.  Eh, di nakatawid lahat!  Tama ba ito?

Amelito
From: johnt@cs.ubc.ca (John Tanlimco)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Filipino-Chinese Kidnappings
Date: 10 Nov 1992 10:38:01 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: cascade.cs.ubc.ca


In article <1992Nov8.062255.1953@oakhill.sps.mot.com> lewc@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Lew Chua-Eoan) writes:
>----------- Part 1 of 4 ---------------------------------------------------
>Again not being rich dosen't stop the kidnappers from singling one out.
>In the much publicized case of where the two filipino-chinese youths were
>murdered by their abductees.  One youth couldn't pay the ransom so the father
>of the other, had to come up with both ransoms.
>

Faulty argument here.  The rich youth was singled out, his companion just
happened to be with him.  It's economics, not racism as far as I can tell.
.
.
.
.

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From: news@netnews.upenn.edu (USENET News System)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Gov to Confiscate Weapons
Date: 9 Nov 92 21:45:11 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.filipino
Organization: University of Pennsylvania


	MANILA (UPI) -- The government Thursday announced plans to confiscate
firearms in an autonomous Muslim region soon, as part of a bid to limit
violence during next February's planned regional elections.
	Interior and Local Government Secretary Rafael Alunan told reporters
that local leaders in the provinces of Sulu and Lanao del Sur, on the
main southern island of Mindanao, promised to support the effort. The
military estimates Lanao del Sur alone has more than 30,000 unlicensed
firearms.
	The two Muslim-dominated provinces have traditionally been hotbeds of
violence during elections in the area, known as the Autonomous Region of
Muslim Mindanao.
	Former president Corazon Aquino granted the region limited autonomy
in 1989 to counter a Muslim separatist insurgency.
	More than 50,000 people -- mostly civilians -- have died in the civil
war, which reached its height in the 1970s.
	However, neither side has launched a major offensive since a 1986
cease-fire, although minor clashes still often occur.
	Still, the government and rebels have recently taken steps toward
beginning negotiations to fully settle the conflict.
From: cst3726@zeus.tamu.edu (TRINIDAD, CHRISTINE SIQUIG)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Filipino grandfather
Date: 10 Nov 92 22:07:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: zeus.10NOV199216071175
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <BxFn0C.Js@techbook.com>, cathy@techbook.com (Cathy Gaupo) writes...
>My grandfather immigrated to the US about 50 years ago.  He married an
>Irish women and a few years later my father was born.
> 
>My grandfather died while my father was still young and he doesn't  
>remember very much.
> 
>My question is very simple.  Is the last name _Guapo_ very common? My
>grandfathers name was Corneliuos Guapo?  When he came to America, it was
>changed in spelling to gaupo.  I know he worked in Astoria Oregon for
>many years, but I have no idea where he first settled down in Oregon.
>I would be curious to know how common the last name is, and if anyone
>has any idea how I might learn more information.  (My grandmother is out
>of the question.)
> 
>Thanks,
> 
>Cathy
> 
>-- 
>cathy@techbook.COM  Public Access User --- Not affiliated with TECHbooks
>Public Access UNIX and Internet at (503) 220-0636 (1200/2400, N81)

|Cathy,
	     Since I have a pretty good background on filipino culture...i 
could be of some help.  Don't have any anscestry by that name...but i could 
if your any relation to Siquig, Trinidad, Castillio, or Labiano.  But, in 
filipino "guapo" means "handsome, good-looking man".  Just find out what 
region your from.....my relatives are from Pangasinan....I could help if 
you're from there.

	     christine siquig trinidad
	     freshman Texas A&M University
	     e-mail address: cst3726@zeus.tamu.edu
From: fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: CF Kidnappings - a *LIGHTER* side
Date: 9 Nov 92 20:09:57 GMT
Organization: The University of British Columbia
NNTP-Posting-Host: unixg.ubc.ca

With all the serious talk about the kidnapping back home, how about taking a
breather ? OK, here goes:


Q: What's the favorite game of kidnappers in the Philippines ?
A: Hide Instik   |-#

Apologies for any ethnic overtones in the joke.

:-)



Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: kim@sandy.tutpse.tut.ac.jp
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Forming New Organization in Japan
Date: 8 Nov 92 01:24:10 GMT
Distribution: soc
Organization: /home/work/kim/.organization

The Filipino graduates from technical colleges in Japan are moving to organize themselves into a new group. As of now there are about 50 Filipinos who were recepients of the scholarship for technical colleges and maybe it is about time that a group of some kind should be formed. Because everybody is scattered all over the country, it will take sometime before results will be attained. Hopefully before April next year a pioneer group could be formed.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: aimee@wpd.sgi.com (Aimee Manosa)
Subject: Local Brown
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 01:47:31 GMT



Does anybody know where I can find a CD of Local Brown around the
bay area?

I can always call home and ask them to send me a copy, but would not
like to bother them there if I can get a copy here.

Wierdest thing!  My cousin's part of the band.  I saw him on the 
Filipino TV show yesterday.  I knew he was working with a band, but
not as a singer/guitar player.  I just thought he wrote the songs.
Hmmm...

So, if you know where, let me know.  I sure would like to hear more
of their songs.  They've got a real ethnic rythm to their music.



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