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hi dalawapo, welcome to A2K
And i am also fascinated of your country.
thx for your post

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Re: All About the Philippines!
Hi dalawapo & welcome to A2K :-) !

Please keep telling - Philippines are a larger than life country, unfortunately, most people are unaware how fascinating it is...

How about telling about some really interesting stuff?

Like, "sea gypsies" of Mindanao, Filipino healers, "Angered Christ" church, jeepneys, monotheistic tribal faiths, Filipino musical talents, ship wreckage sites...
A question - is Filipino derived from Tagalog only or it also has elements of other dialects?

By the way, is that true that in some parts of the Philippines Spanish is still spoken (Mindanao, I think?).
Who lives on Palawan? Are those Visayans, too?
Is Iglesia ni Kristo also considered Catholic?..

Re: All About the Philippines!


Basically, the dialect is called Chavacano. Chavacano is a one of the dialects in the Philippines. The people in mindanao who speaks this
dialect are the Zamboangueños (mainly in Zamboanga City). Also, some nearby sites (e.g., Basilan island) do use this dialect.

I'm not sure really about the meaning of chavacano in spanish although I took a 3-unit Spanish subject during my college years. I think it means "awkward spanish".

Well, if you would compare Chavacano and Spanish, there are a lot of differences. Noticeably, the lack of proper conjugation in the Chavacano
dialect.

For example, the phrase "Let's dance."
In Spanish, one would say "bailamos". In Chavacano, it would be "baila kita".

Another, for "I did no read." In Spanish, it would be "Yo no lei". In Chavacano, it would be "Nuay yo le".

Still another, "I have." In Spanish, it would be "Yo tengo" or simple "tengo". In Chavacano, it would be "Tiene yo" or "Yo tiene".

Well, that's all for now.
I still have to do some Java programmings.

Re: All About the Philippines!
carssg,

Thank you for the answer and welcome to A2K .
Interesting, this sounds a little like Tagalog... or not?

I wonder, how come? AFAIK Moros weren't particularly welcoming the Spanish there, were they?

Re: All About the Philippines!

Nope.



Yes, the Spaniards were not welcome in Mindanao by moros.
But then, the Spaniards were able to establish their presence
almost permanently in Zamboanga City.

Hey! This is a very interesting thread!

Well done folks - and hello to those of you I have not ssaid hello to before.

I have a number of young women whose families migrated to Australia - and who are having the usual troubles with the beliefs in the new culture vs their parents' expectations and beliefs.

Can anyone comment about what life is like for young women in the Philippines - in relation to freedom, work, equality, equal opportunity and all that?

Some links:

http://www.ozamiz.com/earthcalls/women.html
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/manila/bayanihan/bayan4/menu-en.asp

Hi! =) Just a quick note to Galilite. I'm new here & was scanning the posts so this comes really late. The Iglesia ni Kristo is not Catholic nor is it a Christian religion. If you're interested I found a site that writes a bit about it at: http://www.catholic.com/library/Iglesia_Ni_Cristo.asp

Hi Sid!

Sorry about the delay. Thanks for the note.

Re Iglesia ni Kristo. Is there a reason why their churches in the Philippines bear (seemingly) masonic symbolics? Was its founder a freemason or something?

That was very interesting, Carssg - and welcome!!!

May I ask if you are male or female?

hi dlowan. good day!
i'm a male. and u?