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Cognizin®, derived from the brain nutrient Citocoline, is known to increase levels of several important neurotransmitters including acetylcholine, dopamine and noradrenaline.
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Increase your mental reaction time
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Ingesting specific nutrients may help the process of neurogenesis.
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The personal finance blog world is all about index investing. Rightfully so as indexing provides a cheap, efficient, easy and profitable method of investing for the long run. Up until recently, my investing style has been a mix of indexing, stock picking and short term trading. However, after learning more about the benefits of indexing, the portion of my portfolio that is indexed is growing.
However, that is not the intention of this post. Not every strategy is perfect, not even the much coveted index investing. As I tend to enjoy stirring the pot a little, lets point out some of the pitfalls of index investing.
1. No Downside Protection
For indexers who are mostly equities over the past year, it's more than likely that your portfolio has had some wild swings and is very volatile. The great thing about indexing is that when the markets go up the herd follows, however, the herd also is forced to follow when the markets tank.
2. No Control Over your Holdings
The index investor is at the mercy of whatever stocks that are the largest in any particular market. This can potentially lead to over priced stocks having a larger weighting on the index. Does anyone remember when Nortel was the largest stock on the TSX?
3. An Indexed Portfolio will Always be Average. Never Better, Never Worse.
If you're like me, your aim is to "beat" the market not just float with it. Even though very few investors "beat" the market, an index investor will never do so. Even though the markets are generally efficient, there are always stocks out there that are oversold and under priced relative to their financial fundamentals. These stocks usually come roaring back much quicker than the index once the market realizes the pricing error.
4. It's Boring.
This is probably the weaker of all the arguments, but it's true, index investing is boring! If you're the type that revels in digging in research, watching the markets, and investing when you think the time is right, then index investing is not for you. With index investing you set it and forget it making very few changes on an annual basis.
As stated above, this post is meant to be the devils advocate to the popular index investing strategy.If you would like to read more articles like this, you can sign up for my free weekly money tips newsletter below (we will never spam you).

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Shiseido's MAQUillage launched the Rouge Enamel Glamour a while ago. It is a long lasting lip colour, with a lip stain on one side and a gloss on the other.
MAQUillage lip products generally speaking are very strong – it is one of the best products the brand makes. This dual ended long lasting type product is rarer on the Japanese market (where everything is so sheer and watery!) so I thought it would be a nice change to buy two of them:
There are 6 colours on adambeauty.com. Three were natural (red, orange and pink) and three were stronger. I chose the bolder versions purely because I wanted something that would pack a punch!
The packaging is adorable:
It reminds me of an award or something.
The bigger side is a lip colour and the other is a glittery lip gloss. OR242 is a bolder bright orange and PK243 is a strong pink. You apply the lip colour first and let it dry, then apply the gloss.
It's just like the Max Factor LipFinity!
I love the applicators – it fits the lips nicely and I don't know why but Japanese sponges are extra soft!
The lip gloss side is lovely too – it's very glittery so beware if you dislike shimmer because you WILL need to apply gloss on top of the colour. The colour dries and leaves your lips a little tight so you need something hydrating on top.
Even if it doesn't look like it, the bigger side has less product and there is more gloss supplied – good because that is the side you will reapply the most.
Here are the colours. The pink is a neutral rose and the gloss has lots of blue microsparkle. The orange is a tangerine and the gloss has green sparkles in it.
These aren't anywhere as bold as I had hoped – they look quite pigmented here but on my NC35 skintone it took about 2-3 layers of the lip colour to get it to show up.
Also, as the gloss start to fade, my lips felt tight and a little uncomfortable.
The Orange:
The Pink:
This is quite a decent product but for my dry lips, I will only use it occasionally.
Also I wish it had more pigment – I'd put up with dry lips the day after for a dramatic lip colour but not for something I can achieve with a regular lipstick and a few reapplications.
Avoid this if you have very dry lips, or dislike having to reapply your lip colour.


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The Baltimore Development Corp. has accused City Councilman Carl Stokes of spreading misleading information about the $1 billion Harbor Point development and how it qualified for tax breaks meant for impoverished areas.
Stokes, chairman of the City Council's taxation committee, has been critical of the way the city's quasi-public development arm drew its new Enterprise Zone map, allowing the developers of Harbor Point to benefit from a projected $88 million in property tax credits.
He contends the development — which wouldn't have qualified for the tax credits on its own — was only able to qualify because of the way the map is drawn to include the poverty-stricken census tract where the Perkins Homes public housing development is located.
The arguments are the latest salvos in a debate over city incentives for the $1 billion Harbor Point, a waterfront project between Harbor East and Fells Point. Once complete, it would house a regional headquarters for the energy giant Exelon Corp.
Brenda McKenzie, president of the BDC, said in a June 28 letter that Stokes is spreading misinformation about how the development qualified for inclusion in the Enterprise Zone. Census data from the nearby Perkins Homes has been included in the zone for at least 10 years and was not recently added to benefit Harbor Point, she wrote.
"We ask that the ongoing narrative regarding Harbor Point no longer include assertions that census tract lines were adjusted (they were not) or demographics were adjusted to include Perkins Homes, as they were not," McKenzie wrote.
Stokes has introduced a resolution — backed by four other council members — asking Michael S. Beatty's Harbor Point Development Group LLC to give 30 percent of its Enterprise Zone property tax savings to the people of Perkins Homes.
"To do any thing less would be to expose their Enterprise Zone application as a sham; and would raise serious questions about whether it is truly in the city's best interests to continue to support the Harbor Point development," Stokes' resolution states. A resolution does not carry the weight of law.
McKenzie, president of the BDC wrote that Stokes' resolution could undermine a project that city officials say will create jobs and spur economic activity.
"Placing a requirement on the Harbor Point developer to allocate a portion of the foregone property tax revenue will stymie and deter investment," she wrote.
Ryan O'Doherty, spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, said poverty in the city's Enterprise Zone, which runs through neighborhoods throughout Baltimore, is calculated as a whole, meaning one development can't take advantage of another area's poverty.
"You could add the entire city to the Enterprise Zone, and it would qualify," he said. "Councilman Stokes' allegation doesn't stand up when you look at the facts. Misinformation doesn't create jobs."
But Stokes said the Rawlings-Blake administration is missing the larger point — that a development projected to make tens of millions of dollars in profit is still benefiting from the poverty of the poorer parts of Baltimore, including the Perkins Homes.
"I think the letter was diversionary and disingenuous," he said. "Economic inclusion should happen here, because it's the intent of the program."
Harbor Point also would be home to a Morgan Stanley facility and feature office buildings, residential towers, stores and a hotel.
Currently, the site is assessed at $10 million, but the BDC projects it would be valued at $1.8 billion for tax purposes when completed. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has said the Harbor Point project would create about 7,200 construction jobs and that roughly 9,200 jobs would be supported by the businesses that move in.
A hearing on Stokes' resolution is scheduled for July 10.


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Annual to tree
Leaves simple to pinnately to palmately compound, generally alternate; stipules free to fused, persistent to deciduous
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium free or fused to ovary, saucer- to funnel-shaped, often with bractlets alternate with sepals; sepals generally 5; petals generally 5, free; stamens (0)5many, pistils (0)1many, simple or compound; ovary superior to inferior, styles 15
Fruit: achene, follicle, drupe, pome, or blackberry- to raspberry-like
Seeds generally 15
Genera in family: 110 genera, ± 3000 species: worldwide, especially temp. Many cultivated for ornamental and fruit, especially Cotoneaster , Fragaria , Malus , Prunus , Pyracantha, Rosa , and Rubus
Reference: [Robertson 1974 J Arnold Arbor 55:303332,344401,611662]
Family description, key to genera by Barbara Ertter and Dieter H. Wilken.
Perennial, generally ± glandular, generally resinous-smelling; caudex generally branched
Stem generally ascending to erect
Leaves generally basal, odd-1-pinnate, generally ± flat; cauline alternate, reduced upward; uppermost lateral leaflets generally ± fused with terminal
Inflorescence: cyme, open or of dense clusters; pedicels generally straight
Flower: hypanthium a ± flat-bottomed cup, width ± 2 X length; bractlets 5, generally 2/3 sepals; sepals 5, often reflexed; petals 5, generally ± = sepals, blunt, white; stamens 10, filaments flat, often forming a tube; pistils 2many, ovaries superior, styles jointed below fruit tip, ± thicker at base
Fruit: achene
Species in genus: 19 species: w North America
Etymology: (J. Horkel, German plant physiologist, 17691846)
Data apply to basal leaves, pressed hypanthia.
Plant matted, green or grayish
Stem generally 2070 cm
Leaf generally 1030 cm; leaflets 512 per side, ± separated, generally 1025 mm, ± = terminal, ± elliptic, pinnately veined, evenly ± 1015-toothed generally < 1/3 to midvein, ± glabrous to densely hairy
Inflorescence open, of severalmany separate flowers or < 10-flowered clusters; pedicels generally 130 mm
Flower: hypanthium width 47 mm, > 2 X length; bractlets ± 2 mm wide, ovate; sepals 46 mm; petals 48 mm, 1.54 mm wide, ± oblanceolate to obovate; filaments 13 mm, bases 0.52 mm wide, anthers ± 1 mm; pistils generally 3060, styles generally 23 mm
Fruit 1.51.8 mm
Ecology: Old dunes, open chaparral
Elevation: < 700 m.
Bioregional distribution: Central Coast, Outer South Coast Ranges, South Coast.Sspp. intergrade.
Hairs glandular and nonglandular, spreading
Inflorescence ± open; clusters severalmany, few-flowered; pedicels generally 112 mm
Flower: hypanthium inner rim generally ± hairy; filament bases 0.51 mm wide
Chromosomes: n=14
Ecology: Old dunes, coastal sandhills
Elevation: generally < 400 m.
Bioregional distribution: Central Coast, Outer South Coast Ranges, South Coast
Horticultural information: DRN: 5, 15, 16, 17 &IRR: 7, 14, 22, 23, 24; GRCVR.


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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Digi Tips
I thought we can all share our digi tips on this entry by commenting. Just to answer a question in regards to ink bleeding... the best way is if you use a laser printer and not an inkjet. Inkjet ink is wet so it will bleed when you color with copics. Laser printer uses toner which is dry. Another suggestion I've heard people say they use is they heat set the ink before coloring using hair dryer or spraying it with a fixative prior to coloring.
If anyone has any other tips or suggestions, please comment below. I think I'll put it up on the faqs page after this.
31 comments:
- Christine said...
I have an Epson C3810x and have no problems with watercoloring. I received my first order of Copics today (Yay) so haven't tried them yet.
When I use something besides Staz-On I just spray hairspray on it and it seems to work fine.
- November 7, 2009 at 11:12 PM
- Gabby said...
I have an inkjet...but still let my images "dry" overnight. Sometimes I just pre-print my images and save them for a later time. However...if I DO want to color them right away...I heat set them.
- November 7, 2009 at 11:51 PM
- GobeaGirl said...
I am new to digi stamps, but I have found that if I heat set them with my hair dryer I don't seem to have any problem. I am also using the GP cardstock as that is all that will go thru my printer with no problem...I have to say that I went ahead and bought five of them tonight to go with my win of Ebony...lol..They are now the proud Cullen family..I am going to post something on my blog later...I have had a great time with these...Thanks.Lisa G
- November 8, 2009 at 12:26 AM
- Amy's Stocking Stuffers said...
Yes, I think this is true. I have a laser printer and have no problem with digi stamps and Copics.
On the other hand, I'm not sure yet whether my laser printer will handle heavier weight paper well, since it has to go around a roller.
- November 8, 2009 at 1:26 AM
- Jenny said...
I have Canon Ink Jet MP970 and I have no problem it trys up quickly. Cardstock I use is GP and it works perfect together.
- November 8, 2009 at 1:41 AM
- Kim Y. said...
I use a photo printer and a laser printer and they are fine with Copic...no waiting needed. With the laser printer, I have to print one sheet at a time because the CS is a little heavier. With the photo printer, I can print as many sheets at one time with no problems.
- November 8, 2009 at 2:01 AM
- Pascale said...
I have an inkjet Epson and it cost £40.00 if I leave the image for about 15 minutes I can colour with promarkers and it does not bleed. Hugs Pascale
- November 8, 2009 at 2:41 AM
- Lilacanglia said...
Thanks for all the info,
I have a normal cheap printer,
depends on the quality of paper you use, but most if you can leave them to dry naturally over night they work fine with water colouring and sakura, I am not lucky enough to have copics.
- November 8, 2009 at 3:04 AM
- Gro said...
inkjet works perfecktly with promarkers. No bleeding.
- November 8, 2009 at 3:26 AM
- Sammi said...
I print one sheet at a time on the laser...so that the Cardstock goes through OK! and I try and leave them to dry. Have used I inkjet too... but needs to sit for a few days to dry enough. Have heard people who emboss it too!
- November 8, 2009 at 4:09 AM
- ☼ Cheryl* said...
I have no idea what printer I have, It just prints! lol
I always spray the images with hairspray but it doesn't really work when I use watercolours and leaving overnight. I just try so hard to not go near the edges which works!
I've heard of heat setting, but I didn't know it could be done with an hairdryer! I guess you put the hairdryer on high as soon as the printer has printed and leave till dry?
This is something I will have to try.
- November 8, 2009 at 4:13 AM
- kim-paperbabe said...
Well ladies I have a HP printer and have had no problems what so ever with bleeding... the only thing that bleeds on my printed imges is stickles (so I dab or use spica marker) and rock candy. I would probably heat set my ink if it seemed wet or seal with a little clear embossing powder. Sorry couldn't help anymore, HuGs Kim :)
- November 8, 2009 at 4:33 AM
- Tracey Feeger said...
Good old hairspray works a treat but you normally have to leave it overnight.
- November 8, 2009 at 4:38 AM
- Carol said...
If the ink is wet post printing I use embossing powder and heat set for mr it gives a more defined edge and image
- November 8, 2009 at 5:00 AM
- Lori said...
Wow, it never occurred to me that anyone might have issues colouring images printed from their home computer printers!
I have a Canon Multipass MP510 all in one printer, scanner, copier. This is not an expensive model...about $299. I've always used Canon ink in my printer and I've never had a problem with my Copics bleeding at all. I print an image and start colouring right away with no issues.
Hooray for Canon!
- November 8, 2009 at 5:18 AM
- Ria said...
If you don't have an laserprinter but an inktjet just print your sheet and go to a copyshop where you can make a copy on thicker papers. copymachines use toners as well.
hugss Ria
- November 8, 2009 at 6:37 AM
- KymKreates said...
I have a Lexmark Print Trio P3150 Ink Jet and use GP paper and can print and color in about 5 minutes and have had NO problems. Knock on wood.
- November 8, 2009 at 7:05 AM
- Samara Navi said...
I'm a huge copic user and found it is the paper (for me) that is the deciding factor. Copic paper - no prob. at all (I have the Canon MP510.) Some other papers - wipe out! The thinner and glazier the paper - no bleed in (my) experience. I'm in Canada, so no GP paper (Wallmart is a Canada only paper here.) Also Neenah paper is supposed to be the cat's meow. I've ordered a "sample" package from Neenah. With the Copic paper, I can paint (copics) right away. Prob is, I have to cut paper for copier (meh, no big task really.) Anyone feel excited about shipping some GP to me? :) lol SQUISHY HUGS, Samara p.s. GREAT BLOG POST SUGGESTION - PERFECT!!! WAY TO GO.
- November 8, 2009 at 7:30 AM
- JenRaff said...
I have a HP inkjet printer and have no luck with copic coloring. Ink bleeds right into my copics. I have tried heat setting and leaving it for up to two months before coloring without good results. It works fine with pencils and other markers but not copics.
I never heard of the hairspray idea and really think the idea of bringing it to a copy store is probably a good one to switch it to laser print. What is GP paper?
Thanks for bringing this up because it has been frustrating!
- November 8, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- Jenn Borjeson said...
For some reason, I was unable to transport my .tif images from my computer into a Microsoft Works document in order to print them (this only happened yesterday with the digi specials, all the others work fine!) - so I ended up downloading a program called Irfanview that enables me to open the .tif image and save it in .jpg format, and then it works fine! Just in case anyone else has that problem, go to http://www.irfanview.com/ :o)
- November 8, 2009 at 8:40 AM
- Annie said...
I LOVE digi stamps. But I don't have copics, so I use watercolor pencils and markers from Hobbylobby. I print my digis on a watercolor paper and dry it with hairdryer. It works perfect!
- November 8, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- Lacey Stephens said...
I hae an Epson Workforce 500 and no smearing...even on watercolor paper.
One tip someone shared with me before was quickly heat embossing the image with clear embossing powder as soon at it comes out of the printer.
- November 8, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- TheGirlYou'llNeverKnow said...
I have no problems when using my copics with my inkjet, nor does my mother, but when she uses her laser with her copics, the ink bleeds like crazy, strange that others have the opposite problem...
- November 8, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- Ruth said...
DuraBrite Ultra Ink for Epson printers is almost water proof, and works great with water coloring!
I also use my Canon inkjet printer, it works great for coloring with Promarkers. :)
- November 8, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- Caroline said...
I printed my colour chart for copic markers on copic paper with my HP inkjet and have had no problems with bleeding.
Now I can't wait to try my new digi stamps!!!
- November 8, 2009 at 5:26 PM
- NormaJean said...
I a HP ink printer, and I print and color right away sometimes and use copics and primsacolor makers and never had a problem with bleeding, thats why I like the digis so much, I've trys staz.on and few other that say wont bleed and they all do..
- November 9, 2009 at 1:48 AM
- Mrs Weyremaster said...
I have HP Photosmart 3in1 printer, and it worked brilliantly with my promarkers, no bleeding at all.
- November 12, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- Sabina said...
I don't have any problems with the ink but with printing the images.
I can only get the image the "right" size with the program Paint. With that program I'll get the image at the center of the paper and I can only get one image at one paper, making cards on a budget so that's not so fun. Any ideas on how I can print like 4 images at one paper?
- November 22, 2009 at 5:03 AM
- Dawn said...
I have an inkjet printer, and the ink does bleed when I use copic markers. I have taken to printing a master sheet with a variety of sizes of the one stamp, and photocopy that.
- May 26, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- AShu93 said...
Thanks for all the great ideas. I'm still struggling to find what works & I have so many cute images!
- September 2, 2010 at 9:10 PM
- mary said...
I have the KODAK all in one,. the price is 69.99 and work wonderful with everything, and the inks is 10.99 for the black, and 17.00 for the color and you can have more copies from every printers
KODAK IS THE BEST , and i try all type of printeRS.
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So, not a bad little debut for our boy Snider, huh? Oh sure, he struck out looking with his team down a run in the late innings with two on and nobody out......but that's almost a rite of passage for this team, no? I think we can overlook it.
In the span of 24 hours, Young Travis (See what I did there? I channeled my inner Campbell. See what I do for you?) smashed a double to dead center in (shitty) old Yankee Stadium, made a highlight reel (poorly played) catch down an unfamiliar left field line, and induced more boners than a Miley Cyrus google image search in a junior high computer lab. If nothing else, should make for a fun month of baseball, no?
Fulfilling my obligations
Surfing around the blogs, I see it's become mandatory to weigh in on the option years/service time issue.
Try and keep up with me, because I've done a lot of research on the collective bargaining agreement and have extensively weighed the merits of YT's recall against the potential sticking points down the road. I'm about to break it down for you.....ready?
Fuck service time, and especially fuck option years.
The option years don't even matter, as prospects of Snider's caliber - assuming he comes remotely close to meeting expectations - aren't going to be frequent fliers between AAA and the majors. The lesson learned here? Kevin Mench is not a prospect of Travis Snider's caliber.
The service years are a different animal. Weekend readers might find this hard to believe, but people smarter than me have been making rational, logical, well thought-out arguments against YT's recall because of the issue, but.....just....fuck service time.
Chances are that the team will make every effort to buy out his arbitration years along with a couple of free agent years (a la Rios, Hill, Longoria, etc....) anyway, and maybe now this happens a season earlier than expected, but......fuck service time.
I need something here. And I promise I won't complain if the Jays are a few million short of signing a mashing DH in 2014 because of it.
And now we say goodbye to Stairsy
On his way out the door, Stairsy did the following:
- assumed blame for the team's season-long hitting woes
- lamented not winning a title with Toronto
- praised the city, the fans, and the organization
- announced his desire to retire a Blue Jay, even if by signing a one day contract when his proverbial time is up
- lamented not having one more series to take a run at A-Rod
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Listen to Live Version of New Jonas Brothers Song 'Wedding Bells'
The reunited Jonas Brothers performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York City last night (Oct. 11), and they debuted a batch of new songs.
The Bros. reportedly performed new tracks 'First Time' and 'Let's Go,' and they also did a song called 'Wedding Bells,' which is a moody, contemplative and heartfelt ballad that is supposedly about Miley Cyrus, who got engaged to her Aussie BF Liam Hemsworth over the summer.
Amid fan shrieking of the female sort, you can listen to the live audio of the Jonas Brothers performing 'Wedding Bells.'
It's certainly a more mature sound than last time the Bros. released an album, which was 2009. They've grown up. They've had more life experiences. Kev Jo got married, and documents life as a hubby in his TV show 'Married to Jonas'; Joe Jo did a solo album, which tanked despite being quite good, and continued to date a string of super models, each one hotter than the next; while little Nick Jo appeared on Broadway again.
Now it's back to strength in fraternal numbers for the Jonas family.
Doesn't Joe look fab in his flowered shirt? That's what he wore last night!
As for the song, the Bros. sing about not wanting to hear "your wedding bells chime," so it appears to be about a relationship where the parties have moved on, but it's not always easy to let go and wish someone you once loved the best when they are marrying someone else. It's a tough emotion and situation, and the Jonas Brothers capture it and distill it into a song effectively.
"We're in the process of recording a new album, which is both good and bad," Nick said, prefacing the song. He said that the Bros. have managed to "dive into subjects that make us uncomfortable and write about them. … You have to write a song and apologize for it later. I don't think I've ever written a song that makes me as uncomfortable as this song does. Some things happened in the last year that affected me in that moment. … This song is called 'Wedding Bells.'"
That's why it's rumored to be about onetime love Miss Miley. Since Nick is so young, he's never had to deal with an ex swapping vows and the news that Miley is getting hitched had to affect him.
Call us crazy, but this one sounds a little bit influenced by the Police with its moodiness.
The verdict so far? We like it. This live version is quite good, but we want to hear it in its fully produced, studio glory.
What do you think, PopCrushers? Did you like this taste of new Jo Bros?
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has reduced a backlog of applications for tax-exempt status from political groups that accumulated while the agency was giving extra scrutiny to some of the forms, the acting IRS chief said on Wednesday.
Danny Werfel updated lawmakers at a hearing on the state of affairs at the IRS months after a furor erupted over the scrutiny that some IRS agents applied to applications from conservative groups with "Tea Party" in their names.
The controversy led to the removal of several IRS officials and set off a crisis of confidence in the agency.
Werfel said the IRS has re-trained its agents not to use proper names like 'Tea Party' as a reason to give applications added scrutiny, but rather to focus on political activity.
"The name has to be irrelevant," Acting IRS chief Danny Werfel told lawmakers at a hearing held by a Ways and Means subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He said the process of approving applications is still too slow: "It pains me too ... it is too slow right now," he said.
Two congressional committees have been probing the IRS's handling of applications for tax exempt status by political organizations, interviewing more than two dozen officials and combing through tens of thousands of documents.
Among 132 tax-exemption applications stuck in limbo at the IRS for two months or more, the agency has made decisions on 91, with 70 percent of applicants being approved, Werfel said.
Werfel was appointed by President Barack Obama in May on a temporary basis. John Koskinen has been nominated by Obama to become the permanent IRS chief, pending Senate confirmation.
Republicans released data that they said shows conservative groups suffered stiffer scrutiny and were more likely to be audited.
Among 298 applications that were initially held up, 83 percent were right-leaning and 10 percent were left-leaning, according to a Republican analysis of the data.
Republicans have tried to link the matter to the White House, though no evidence has emerged of Obama administration involvement in the added scrutiny.
For their part, Democrats have released documents showing the IRS also scrutinized liberal-leaning groups seeking tax-exempt status.
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Monday, August 08, 2005
My ideal language policy
For those of you who already know me, you probably have an idea of what my ideal language policy for the Philippines is. But most likely, you only know part of it. In this entry, I outline a draft copy of my ideal language policy for the Philippines.
As outlined by the 1987 Constitution, both Tagalog (under the name Filipino) and English are official languages. Tagalog/Filipino is the national language. And the regional languages are "auxiliary" languages in their respective home regions. And Spanish & Arabic are to be promoted on an optional basis.
Here is what I propose.
Official Language at the National Level
I am not sure what the best answer is here. For an ethnolinguistically diverse country as the Philippines, I am totally against the idea of one sole official and national language. Sure, there are arguments that we should have a unifying language. But why can't more than one language help with this process of unification? To me, being limited to one language is, in a word, unfair. It's disprectful. And I think it has fostered resentment among non-Tagalogs.
Some have proposed that there be no official language at all. The United States is this way - but English is the de-facto official language. It's an idea that' sworth thinking about, but so far I have not been too fond of it. For one, I think it will inevitably lead to the de-facto officialization of one sole language - and that is Tagalog.
I am leaning towards systems in other countries where there are more than two official languages. Switzerland is one, with 4 (German, French, Italian, and Romantsch). But, India is another with 22 official languages.
There are over 160 languages in the Philippines, but clearly all of them cannot be the official languages.
So maybe the 13 major languages? They each have at least 1 million speakers and all of them represent at least 90% of the country. It is more inclusive than just 1 language that natively represents about a quarter of the country.
Regionally & Provincially
I think this one is simple - whatever major language is spoken in the respective regions and provinces. Places like Romblon would have Romblomanon, Asi, and Onhan. Cagayan would be Ilokano, Ibanag, and Gaddang. Batanes would be Ivatan and Itbayat, and so on.
As it stands, only Tagalog & English are taught in schools and those are the languages in which textbooks are available. In theory, the regional languages are taught from an early age and then Tagalog & English are used as the media of instruction.
This horrible pratice must come to an end.
Research has shown that students learn better in their native languages. Makes sense, doesn't it? I am taking a class on Statistics now. It is rather challenging. I speak Spanish quite well. However, I'd be at a disadvantage if I learned about statistics in Spanish. I'd much prefer English to ensure that I understand everything. Similarly, why force a Bikolano child to learn about math in Tagalog & English - languages that are not his own? It'd be much more better in the long run to learn in his own language.
The medium of instruction should be - wherever possible - the native language. Think about it, learning about physics in Kapampangan. There are the nay-sayers who say that it cannot be done. But you know what? It's possible. If the Indonesians, Thais, and Japanese can do it - then so can we.
One of the arguments against this was that there are no native scientific vocabulary. Well, I have news for you - neither does English. Most of its scientific vocabulary is from Latin and Greek. Tagalog, Kapampangan, and whatever else can do the same.
I illustrated this points months ago in a discussion forum where I took a sentence from my physics textbook to explain the concept of acceleration with a falling object:
"Isang bagay na nahuhulog ay bumibilis nang 9.8 m/s bawa't segundo kung
kakaunting-kaunti lamang ang resistensya ng hangin. "
(A falling object gains speed at a rate of 9.8 m/s per second if there is very little wind resistence.)
Now, that wasn't hard.
So, am I advocating the removal of English in the school curriculum. Of course not! I see a lot of value in English, and its loss would be detrimental to Filipinos.
If anything, English should be treated as what it really is to most Filipinos - a foreign language. English shouldn't be used to teach math and sciences.
But when should English be taught? As early as possible. English should be taught to children - a vital time to be learning foreign languages.
On the subject of foreign languages, two foreign languages should be taught. They fall into two categories.
A Philippine language - Get the three major Philippine languages - Tagalog, Cebuano, and Ilokano. Tagalogs would have the choice of learning Ilokano or Cebuano. Visayans would have to learn either Ilokano or Tagalog. And Ilokanos would have to learn, you guessed it, Cebuano or Tagalog. I don't believe in forcing someone to learn a language. HOWEVER, I believe that we should force the learning of a language that one's countrymen speaks just as we force children to learn math and history. The choice of the language is up to them.
A non-Philippine language - English is the obvious choice. However, it would be a choice among other non-Philippine languages. I also propose Spanish. Perhaps Chinese and Japanese.
Now, there are limits. It's typical that someone will complain that "Oh, we can't translate documents and books in all 160 languages."
I know that.
Let's try one step at a time. Tagalog is already done. We'll ease into Cebuano .. then Ilokano ...
It doesn't have to happen overnight.
One argument I encountered - and it's pretty silly, ludicrous even - it came from a guy named Antonio (comments of this type here). He claimed that my proposals have a selfish reason. By preserving the languages and calling for their use in all areas of societies (the Catalans call it "normalization"), we linguists are out to get a profit by translating and making money off of making books and dictionaries about these languages. Yes, Antonio, I am learning to become a linguist so I can get filthy rich.
Another argument I hear is "but the Philippines has so many other problems! This is the last you should be thinking about!"
That may be the case, and I understand that. And what can I say? The topic is about language policy and not about poverty and overpopulation. My "thing" is languages. And thus, languages I will discuss. If I want to discuss poverty and the other problems in the Philippines, then I'll have another blog for that where I'd advocate the use of contraceptives and the like. I just don't believe in a pathetic and irrelevant cop-out. Yes, language policy is the furthest on the mind of Filipinos - but perhaps there will be a time in the future.
So yes, these are my proposals. Albeit in a very rough form. It's bound to change as time goes on and as I come into contact with new information. I encourage you to comment constructively.
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What would you think of an artificial language composed entirely of elements from the 15 most widely spoken languages. Would a language like that, in your view, be suitable as a national language for the Philippines?
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:34:00 PM
widely spoken Philippine* language, sorry.
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:34:00 PM
- Christopher Sundita said...
Sure, why not? It's been something I've been thinking about making one for a while now. But the problem is - will people accept it? There is also the inevitable problem of the language being too "Luzon centric" or "too Central Philippine" centric. I'm open to this idea.
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:38:00 PM
I suppose it could become a bit "Central Philippine" considering the majority of people in the Philippines, if I'm not mistaken, speak a Central Philippine language. But it's definitely possible to take things from the less widely spoken languages and make it an integral part of an artificial language (pronouns, for example). The problem though, like you said, would be acceptance and disagreement over the composition of the language. It'd be a fun project though.
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:09:00 PM
- Christopher Sundita said...
It is fun indeed. People who do this on the internet call them conlangs, or for auxilary languages, auxlangs. One of them is Slovio, based on Slavic languages.
Anyway, I toyed around with this in 2003, and came up with the following sentences for a friend to guess. Can you figure them out?
1. Magakan ya ng isda sa balay ni Viktor.
2. Nagasulat kuno ila ki ate Maria da.
3. Wala kitang pera!
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:24:00 PM
1. Magakan ya ng isda sa balay ni Viktor.
He ate fish at Viktor's house (I'm not sure of the tense here though)
2. Nagasulat kuno ila ki ate Maria da.
They wrote to ate Maria (I don't recognize a few words here).
3. Wala kitang pera.
This one is simple, "We have no money." =)
I'll say, though, that I know only a little about the Visayan languages and my Tagalog isn't anything great either.
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:37:00 PM
- Christopher Sundita said...
Answers ... with the language of origin for each word.
1. Magakan ya ng isda sa balay ni Viktor.
Correct translation: "He will eat fish at Viktor's house."
MAGA- : a prefix found in Hiligaynon and Marinduque Tagalog
YA : From Kapampangan and Rinconada Bikol - equivalent of "SIYA" in Tagalog. Take a look at Pangasinan nouns, they have siak, sika, sikato, etc. all start with SI- .. but in Tagalog, we have only AKO, IKAW, but then SIYA and SILA instead of IYA and ILA..
BALAY : From many Philippine languages. Tagalog seems to be only BAHAY. Ivatan has VAHAY.
And the rest are pretty much self explanatory.
2. Nagasulat kuno ila ki ate Maria da.
Correct translation: They are reportedly writing to their Ate Maria.
NAGA- : Again, from Hiligaynon, Marinduque Tagalog, but also some dialects of Cebuano.
KUNO : Equivalent of Tagalog "DAW" (reportedly, supposedly, they said). Visayan languages usually have KUNO .. as do some Northern Philippine languages like Ilokano.
ILA : "They" ... A form used in Kapampangan. Kind of like YA but without the SI in front o fit.
KI : From Bikol KI. Tagalog variant of KAY. We seem to pronounce it KE, anyway.
DA : "Their" from Ilokano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, and other Northern Languages. Equivalent to Tagalgo NILA.
3. Wala kitang pera.
You got this right. :-D I think TAYO should be replaced with KITA.
Now, darn it .. you have made me want to finish this language. :-) Except for these three sentences, the language exists in my head.
So ... Introduce yourself .. what's your name, and where are you from? What brings you here? Ang dami kong tanong, 'no.
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:48:00 PM
An introduction? I guess I can do that! I'm a Filipino named Mike who was born and raised in California. I have an interest in language (though I don't really have any talent like you do) and took 4 years of Latin in High School, which I just graduated from in June. I love studying languages (but, as I said earlier, I'm not necessarily good at acquiring them), especially Philippine languages and one day hope to be able to comprehend/speak a good number of 'em. The other Austronesian languages are interesting too. Is that a good enough introduction?
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 5:59:00 PM
Eek, I could've sworn I wrote this in but I guess not. I will be taking an introductory course to linguistics at the local college here once the semester start. Sorry for cluttering your blog.
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:00:00 PM
- Christopher Sundita said...
Yes, that intro will do. Thanks. And I don't mind if you're cluttering my blog. It needs all the clutter it can get. heh.
- Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:03:00 PM
- Enrico Pangan said...
Hello Christopher Sundita,
Regarding your proposal where Cebuanos are to choose between Tagalog and Ilocano (and Ilocanos are to choose between Tagalog and Cebuano), I'm afraid nobody is going to choose the non-Tagalog language.
Besides, if the Cebuano chooses to learn Ilocano and the Ilocano chooses to learn Cebuano, how will they talk to the Tagalogs?
- Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:33:00 AM
Hi Chris,
I agree a lot with what you say. I would probably make it so the first few years, English and another dialect are taught. That way a basic foundation is in place. It can be made optional during high school, and if a Cebuano needs to speak Tagalog a lot more, it should be no issue for him to learn it.
I'm Cebuano, I never spoke Tagalog well, (failed constantly in Filipino classes!) and migrated out of the Philippines after Elementary school. Met a few tagalog friends, and learned it in a few months (sure not native fluency, but enough to carry a conversation well). I can't see any reason why a Tagalog person can't learn Cebuano either.
As for Erico pangan's question:
Besides, if the Cebuano chooses to learn Ilocano and the Ilocano chooses to learn Cebuano, how will they talk to the Tagalogs?
I don't see any issue. People always find a way to talk to each other. I'm sure, they can speak English, or alternatively maybe the Tagalog would have learned Cebuano. Not everyone needs or even wants to speak Tagalog.
- Monday, August 22, 2005 2:51:00 PM
- Enrico Pangan said...
Hello, Anonymous.
So let's say the Tagalog learned how to speak Ilocano, he can now use Ilocano to talk to the Ilocano-speaking Cebuano, who chose not to learn Tagalog.
How convenient.
Now, what will happen if the Hiligaynons and the Kapampangans realize that they too, like the Cebuanos and the Ilocanos, deserve a share of the pie?
It's gonna be fun.
Oh, I forgot, all Filipinos will be speaking perfect English by then so that wouldn't be a problem.
As if.
- Friday, August 26, 2005 10:34:00 AM
And what language are we exactly using right now to debate here?
We do not seem to have that problem even though I do not speak Tagalog fluently and assuming you do not speak Cebuano.
With the current dominance of Tagalog as national language, do you really think this problem has been solved? Philippines is a diverse country, pushing tagalog down on everyone's throat is not the way to fix it. You seem to think that Hiligaynons and Kampampangan need to talk to each other on a daily basis. If they do, one of them needs to start learning a new language, or yes use English.
Yes, it's gonna be fun, because now the Tagalogs will actually have to learn a new dialect, rather than keeping to their mentality that Tagalog is the only language in the Philppines and everyone has to conform. Seriously, has Tagalog really solved anything? Everyone is already learning English, you seem to think everyone will speak perfect Tagalog if we studied it. None of the non-tagalog speakers I know have higher fluency in Tagalog than English.
So yeah, as if.
- Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:42:00 PM
- Enrico Pangan said...
Anonymous, how come our Bisayan katulong never talks to us in English?
- Thursday, September 01, 2005 9:28:00 AM
You do not seem to understand Enrico. The point is, if you are bisaya living in Manila, you should be speaking Tagalog. On the other hand, if you are Tagalog living in Cebu, you should be speaking Cebuano. All other cases, use whatever you can to communicate.
Is that concept difficult to understand? Not everyone needs to speak Tagalog. I certainly don't, and most of the Cebuanos I know, don't either.
- Thursday, September 01, 2005 2:57:00 PM
Since Filipino is already a de facto national linga franca (more so than English if considering more than the middle and upper classes), keep Filipino as an already-functional national language but additionally promote provincial languages as official regional languages in their respective regions, as the case of castellano as national language of Spain and co-official Catalan and Valenciano in the respective Països Catalans, Galego in Galicia, Euskara in the Basque country. That means promoting them heavily in media, politics, education alongside, or even above, Filipino.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 2:21:00 PM
Matsing: I agree completely with you. We need a better language policy than we have right now, where all the other *dialects* are being downsized.
A policy where, when we start speaking Filipino/Tagalog to a tagalog person, they immediately smirk at you because you can't speak it at native fluency We need a policy that embraces diversity.
And yes, keep Filipino as a language, it is functional.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 2:33:00 PM
Actually Matsing, I misread you. I want a language policy that has more than 2 official languages. I don't want to just have regional official languages.
I think we need to recognize our diversity as a country. It is the only way where we can get unity.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 3:14:00 PM
'Dialects' ang maling tawag nila kasi nagsimula sa English, cos native words 'wika', 'salita', 'hambal', 'sinultihan' could mean language OR dialect. (basically mean 'speech', so the language/dialect distinction is lost or secondary).
- Friday, September 02, 2005 3:25:00 PM
<< I want a language policy that has more than 2 official languages. I don't want to just have regional official languages. >>
Well, that's like saying you want to run when you cannot even yet walk. The fact is, it would be great progress if the government even conceded the right of non-Tagalog languages to have official status in the provinces.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 3:34:00 PM
Yes, it is slightly more optimistic, and recognizing Regional Languages as official would be a great step in that direction. But that is my *ideal* policy.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 3:48:00 PM
<<'Dialects' ang maling tawag nila kasi nagsimula sa English, cos native words 'wika', 'salita', 'hambal', 'sinultihan' could mean language OR dialect. (basically mean 'speech', so the language/dialect distinction is lost or secondary).>>
I used the term dialect with emphasis because that is how the Philippine government seem to view our *languages*. I, of course, do not agree with them, and used it sarcastically. A dialect is a variation of a language, which Cebuano is not of Tagalog.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 3:51:00 PM
<< I used the term dialect with emphasis because that is how the Philippine government seem to view our *languages*. >>
I don't doubt there are individual members of the govt who are using the term dialect wrongly, but what about official policy? Well, the KWF refers to "Filipino and other Philippine languages" http://www.komfil.gov.ph/functions.html so I think you should get your facts clear before pointing your finger at the govt so fast. As I said, there is a reason for the misnomer amongst the general population and it's not all to do with so-called govt propaganda.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 4:18:00 PM
Matsing: Look we can get as pedantic as you want, dialect/language, etc... we are even digressing quite far from the "My ideal language policy". There are a number of people out there who do not even agree with komfil, and I don't want start that same debate here.
I think the point is we both agree, that Filipino or practically Tagalog being enforced on all Filipinos is not nationalistic, it is downgrading a lot of our other languages out there. My ideal policy of course is to have the main languages considered official. It is funny, that even English is considered official, yet Cebuano isn't. Ditto with Spanish, granted practically no one else speaks it. Still, most of our constitution is built on Spanish as well as our past.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 5:16:00 PM
You call me being pedantic? I am not the one who's got a chip on my shoulder from other people's ignorance in calling non-tagalog languages 'dialects'.
Spanish ceased its official status in 1987. Goes to show change is possible.
- Friday, September 02, 2005 11:20:00 PM
<<'Dialects' ang maling tawag nila kasi nagsimula sa English, cos native words 'wika', 'salita', 'hambal', 'sinultihan' could mean language OR dialect. (basically mean 'speech', so the language/dialect distinction is lost or secondary).>>
I'm not sure if this is pedantic or what. I called it dialect sarcastically because there seem to be a perception that all other languages are dialects in the Philippines. Chris has blogged about it elsewhere here: http://www.geocities.com/csundita/filipiniana/rplanguages.html
Yes, the unfortunate removal of Spanish as an official language by the Cory administration. It's sad that Filipinos cannot even read significant history in their original form such as those works by Dr. José Rizal. And I hope that our language policy does change for the better in the near future before things are too late.
- Saturday, September 03, 2005 2:27:00 AM
<< I'm not sure if this is pedantic or what. I called it dialect sarcastically because there seem to be a perception that all other languages are dialects in the Philippines.>>
First, my reply (which you just quoted) is already a (partial) explanation of this perception.
Second, I'm not going to spend my time getting into your name-calling games. So to save you trouble, yeah, I'm a pedant. So sue me.
- Saturday, September 03, 2005 4:39:00 AM
Sigh. If you look at how this discussion went, I never really called you pedantic. You were the one who picked on my usage of dialect, giving me some definition of why it's wrong! I simply replied, and you retaliated. I said, we can get as pedantic as you want. Basically meaning something to the effect of: "we can define it as the book says if you want". But then then that's not the point of the discussion, the point was language policy and where we agreed on.
I agreed with you on recognizing other languages, *but* not only as *regional* languages but *official* languages. You were the one who went to start insulting me with "Well, that's like saying you want to run when you cannot even yet walk." Very constructive!
And you would see I never insulted you and presented you only with constructive answers. So if you can't keep an intelligent discussion, I'm also through with this.
And yes, the government is partly to blame with people's perception of other filipino languages called as dialects. Even if official policy buried somewhere in komfil's website says they are languages. People call them dialects because they are non-official languages. A lot of filipinos think that a non-official language is a dialect. That a language requires a body to define official grammars and spelling, etc...
- Saturday, September 03, 2005 1:47:00 PM
- Enrico Pangan said...
Hello, Anonymous. I think it would be a good idea if you wrote an article describing your ideal language policy.
I certainly would like to read it.
- Monday, September 05, 2005 3:22:00 AM
Hi Enrico,
Thanks for this opportunity, but a lot of my thoughts are really quite similar to Chris's posting. Basically a policy that embraces diversity rather than just have one Filipino/Tagalog official national language.
I guess, what you really want from me is rationale behind it, and fair enough. So let me see if I can at least explain to you where I stand.
While there is nothing wrong with Tagalog as a language, and a lot of Filipinos already know it or are familiar at least with it, I do have an issue about it being pushed down everyone's throat as a National language. To start with, the majority of non-tagalog speakers will never be able to speak it with native fluency, plus our native language is never developed properly. We are already at a disadvantaged compared to Tagalogs right from the start. Be honest to yourself, how many times have you looked at a Bisaya, and thought he was dumb because he speaks Tagalog with a funny accent? There is a great perception that we are from the boondocks because we do not speak Tagalog fluently. Put two filipinos together who are of same intelligence, tagalog and non-tagalog on the media, who can motivate the people better, the one who speaks the National language fluently, or the other with the fluency of a 10 year old kid? To us non-tagalog speakers, Tagalog is just as foreign as Spanish. And to tell you the truth, I would have rather learned Spanish than Tagalog. Only because it is yet another global language with 400 million speakers. Not because I don't think Tagalog has any use, but in a globalized world, this is important to me. Everybody has their own goals and preferences. Whatever helps you achieve that goal is what you should do. And to be even honest with you, I would have rather we kept Spanish as a national language, because it levels the playing field for all Filipinos.
This is why non-tagalog speakers are resentful of Tagalog as a Filipino language. This is why I say it is not nationalistic. To be nationalistic, we have to acknowledge that we are a country with a very diverse set of languages. I know a lot of Tagalogs cannot see this. I do not blame them, I mean if the government has selected Tagalog as the national language, then Tagalog is obviously better. I do not suggest eliminating it completely, only that it should be treated as a secondary language. I know there are lots of people out there who would want to learn Tagalog. And beside learning another language can only be good for your brain, right? But only if it is not already overworked.
I can go on and on but I only really have one point and besides I don't really have a lot of time here at work. My point is, we need a policy where the main Filipino languages stand side-by-side with English and Tagalog.
- Monday, September 05, 2005 6:20:00 PM
- Enrico Pangan said...
Thank you, Anonymous. What you feel about Tagalog is exactly how I feel about English.
I know I speak better English than most Filipinos but still, I can never speak English with native fluency. I am always at a disadvantage when compared to an American or maybe a Filipino who has lived in America. So sad.
I see you are proposing a language policy similar to Canada except while Canada has only two (English and French), we have at least five (Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan etc).
Good luck. :)
- Monday, September 05, 2005 7:19:00 PM
Exactly! The sad fact is, you are probably smarter than a lot of these native English speakers, yet you probably cannot express yourself nearly well enough as a native speaker. Vocally that is.
I know, it's a long shot, but the more people start recognizing the fact that there are dozens of languages in the Philippines the better. I think to get official status, the language has to have a certain amount of speakers first, e.g. 5 million speakers.
- Monday, September 05, 2005 7:52:00 PM
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- Saturday, October 01, 2005 7:54:00 PM
Spanish would be a bad idea. even though it's phonetic. It would only foster IMSCF Syndrome among those Spanish-surnamed Filipinos.
- Friday, October 07, 2005 11:27:00 PM
There may be some historical basis as to why the UP clique chose Tagalog as the National Language. Because it's a natural lingua franca 330 years before the 1935 Constitution mandated a national language.
The PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 1493-1898 Volume XVIII — 1617- 1620 page 101
It must be noted that there are in this island many races and kinds of
people, such as the Camarines, Camintanes, Tagalos, Panpangas,
Sanbales, Ilocos, Cagayanes, and many others. They differ noticeably
not only in language and in physical characteristics, but also in
disposition and customs. But the Tagala dialect, that of Manila and
the surrounding country, is a common language. It is spoken and
understood everywhere, not only by the above-mentioned natives of the
island of Luzon, but by the natives of all the islands. From this fact
those who know something concerning the past of these people infer
that the other nations of the archipelago have long carried on trade
and commerce with Manila. Because the island is the center of an
infinite number of nations and barbarous people, some heathens and
some Mahometans; and because of its nearness to and trade with the
rich and powerful kingdoms of Japon and China, as well as for other
reasons that might be mentioned, Manila is considered of greater
importance in this governmental district than can here be indicated.
- Wednesday, October 12, 2005 6:42:00 AM
what i really hate about that country is the fact that there is such a "unity." I hate the fact that i'm categorized as "filipino" when I am a pure blooded, proud Visayan. I hate how the rest of those fucks give me a bad name because i'm in that fuckin group, "filipino."
I am Visayan, Visayans are the true descendants of Lapu Lapu not Illocanos. You Illocanos need to get your history strait and your facts right because Lapu Lapu is NOT your ancestor.
Don't put us in a category as you are. If we were living back in the tribal days, you would be our enemy. Fuck "filipinos", I am a Visayan, Illocanos are Illocanos and so fort.
Visayans don't brag like you assholes do. Brag about being Illocanos and give yourselves a bad name and for all you people out there who aren't "filipino" the country has more than one group of people and we are different. Bitch ass Illocanos, Don't include the rest of us who are actually trying to give the pathetic country a good name.
- Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:30:00 PM
Visayans have to learn Illocano language? pshh give me a break..
- Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:35:00 PM
- Christopher Sundita said...
Or Tagalog, if they so choose.
And why are you mad at Ilokanos?
- Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:38:00 PM
- Kalani said...
To the anonymous Visayan poster who wrote that other Filipinos shouldn't claim Lapulapu as their ancestor. Does your family go back to Mactan island? My family goes back to Argao for centuries and I still have no right to claim Lapulapu as an ancestor, esp. since we know that we're not descended from him nor would I encourage other Cebuanos to claim him as an ancestor just b/c they come from Cebu.
- Wednesday, January 02, 2008 5:27:00 PM
I believe he said Illocanos and not Filipinos.
I have to agree a bit of what he said though. I've seen an a few Illocanos claim they are decendants of Lapu Lapu even going as far as getting a tattoo symbolizing the man but at the same time not knowing a single word in Visayan. trust me, they are friends of mine.
I'm Illocano, and this guy makes sense to me. so i apologize for a the actions of a few but not all of us are like that.
perhaps this a topic best suited for discussion.
peace people.
- Thursday, January 03, 2008 3:48:00 PM
Ever since I finished school I didn't think I would want to have anymore lessons ever again, however recently I have wanted to learn a language, maybe become fluent in one and basic in a couple of others. I did a bit of research and found there were loads of different packages available I went with one that claims you teach yourself Spanish and I was impressed it was a computer program that helped with pronunciation and speaks back to you so you can hear it too.
- Friday, February 15, 2008 4:06:00 AM
Sa kahit kaninuman, magalit na kayo ngayon dahil nagta-Tagalog ako ngayon pero itong wikang ito ang PAMBANSANG LINGUA FRANCA, ginagamit ng LAHAT, ng 98% ng mga Pilipino ayon sa pinakahuling mga survey at di gaya ng sinasabi ninyo na sinasalita lang ng 1/4 ng buong populasyong Pilipino. Nalulungkot ako sa nagawa ng kolonyal na nakaraan natin sa 'ting mga Pilipino! Nagtagumpay silang tunay na PAGWATA-WATAKIN tayong lahat! Hindi naman ipinilit ang Tagalog sa lahat ng Pilipino; nagkataon kasing Manila ang kapital ng Pilipinas. Siguro, kung hindi nalipat ang Spanish settlement galing, una sa Cebu, pagkatapos sa Panay bago, sa wakas ay nalipat na nang permanente sa Maynila- kung nanatiling sa Cebu 'yon at Cebu yung nanatiling kapital at "seat of government" eh malamang, Sebwano ang linggua franca/common/national/unifying language natin ngayon! Kaya ba't galit na galit kayo sa Tagalog language at sa mga Tagalog? Ang nanay ko, Ilongga, pero hindi siya katulad ninyo. Huwag tayong maging REGIONALISTIC! Oo nga, iba-iba tayo pero magkakapamilya tayong lahat, iisang bansa at lahi lang ang pinagmulan natin- Malayo-Polynesian. -Pilipino tayong lahat kahit na Bisaya o Tagalog o Ilokano atbp. tayo. -Pilipino08-
- Tuesday, February 26, 2008 3:00:00 PM
I recently decided to broaden my horizons and decided to learn a new language; the question is what should I learn? I've asked a few friends and they were useless! Everyone was telling me something different, in the end I have decided to attempt to learn French. I studied French a bit during my time at school but have forgotten most of it! Does anybody know of any reasonably priced but high-quality language learning software?
- Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:08:00 AM
unity my ass, visayans deserve their part of the island chain just as much as all the other ethnic groups there. break the goddam philippines, a sad excuse for a country. the only ones who kept talking about unity are those tagalogs WHO have no culture and wants to use unity as a way of GETTING culture from the other ethnic groups. Visayans and the all the others deserve to BE proud of their own roots as their own ethnic group and not to be a part of PINOYS or what you wanna call it. We need a change in that country. Visayans and the rest of the ethinic groups have their own distinct culture. Branding everyone as pinoys perverts each culture. I'm tired of these pinoys giving me a bad name just because i am considered pinoy. For a country that doesn't emphasize the importance of culture and looks at the western culture as it's basis you all are dumb asses and if you consider going back to our past roots un-civilized then you are a part of the problem. GET YOUR HISTORIES RIGHT PEOPLE. WE ARE NOT PINOYS. WE ARE OUR OWN DISTINCT ETHNIC GROUPS.
To the guy who was talking about Lapu-Lapu not being the ancestor of illocanos, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU. I know a lot of people, idiots to say the least, Lapu-Lapu is Visayan History not anyone elses.
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:10:00 AM
i say, keep your own language and i'll keep mine.
- Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:20:00 AM
Why not just make the regional languages official in their respective regions, and have everyone choose between Spanish or English? Or have everyone speal both these 2 AND their native tongue.
After all, no ethnic group - be it the Tagalogs, Cebuanos, Maranaos, Kapampangans, Ivatans - can claim to be the sole representaive of Filipino identity. We're diverse, thus we can never be as "one nation, one culture, and one language."
- Sunday, August 02, 2009 12:13:00 PM
howdy friends,
I am newcome here and , trying to get some things here.
Sorry for my bad english i m Belarus
- Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:18:00 AM
"I am Visayan, Visayans are the true descendants of Lapu Lapu not Illocanos. You Illocanos need to get your history strait and your facts right because Lapu Lapu is NOT your ancestor.
Don't put us in a category as you are. If we were living back in the tribal days, you would be our enemy. Fuck "filipinos", I am a Visayan, Illocanos are Illocanos and so fort."
Let me tell you something, you stupid hater! I am an Ilocano and I have never ever claimed to be a descendant of Lapu-Lapu nor has any Ilocano claimed to be. What the other poster claimed that there are Ilocanos who do so is false. Huh! Where has he been? And whether you like it or not, history has made us Filipinos. And thus a historical figure, be he an Ilocano, Cebuano, Tagalog, etc., is not exclusively to be praised and claimed a single ethnic group but by all of the Filipinos.
"Visayans don't brag like you assholes do. Brag about being Illocanos and give yourselves a bad name and for all you people out there who aren't "filipino" the country has more than one group of people and we are different. Bitch ass Illocanos, Don't include the rest of us who are actually trying to give the pathetic country a good name."
And Ilocanos never brag. Ilocanos are proud of themselves but they never brag. They never brag that they did this and that, when they have done many things for this country in many fields. And do not even give the argument that Marcos was an Ilocano and he gave this country ills that we still feel today. He may have done bad things, but also made good things and Visayas and every part of this country are still benefiting from his intensive infrastructure program when he was president. And the guilt of a single man cannot be construed as the guilt of an entire people. duh! You're a shame to the Visayans. Idiot!
- Thursday, December 08, 2011 4:21:00 AM
The Latin American people believed and feel that we Filipinos form past of that vast family, the children of Spain. Thus, although Spain ceased to govern those countries many years ago and although another nation is sovereign in the Philippines, those Latin-American peoples feel themselves as brothers to the people of the Philippines. It is the Spanish language that still binds us to those peoples, and the Spanish language will bind us to those peoples eternally if we have the wisdom and patriotism of preserving it.
—Manuel Quezon—
¡Filipinas, hable castellano otra vez!
- Monday, December 12, 2011 11:05:00 AM


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After giving up back-to-back singles — both on sinkers — to start the game, the Washington ace struck out six over three innings Thursday night in a 4-all tie with the New York Mets. The game was called after 10 innings.
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"He was a bulldog out there," Strasburg said. "Even if he had little nicks, little tweaks on (his) body, he was going to go out there and give it everything he has every fifth day."
"He was going to throw 200 innings every year. That's the kind of guy I want to be," he said.
NOTES: Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman is expected to make his spring training debut Sunday when he will serve as the designated hitter against St. Louis. ... Nationals LF Bryce Harper may have gotten a day off Thursday, but he'll be back in the lineup Friday against the Braves — and playing center field. Manager Davey Johnson said on the days he chooses to rest Span in CF, Harper could be shifted over. Harper played some center field last season. ... Catcher Kurt Suzuki hit in the No. 2 spot. Johnson said he simply wanted to make sure Suzuki got two at-bats before coming out of the game. ... Mets RHP Zack Wheeler did some motion exercises and felt better, Collins said. Wheeler was scratched from his Wednesday start because of a strained right oblique muscle. ... Collins said it's looking as if LHP Johan Santana will make his spring debut either March 10 or 11.
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Looking for info on Gilbert Clerk born around 1535 in Perth, Scotland.
Gilbert Clerk is my 14x Great grandfather. He was married to Wielat Brysone in 1561 in Perth. I cannot find out anything more about him. If anyone has any info I would very much appreciate it - thanks.
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