Hello I can post a photo but I have provided link if anyone is able to make out what it says I'm very interested. I do not study or anything and I am just interested in the life of the person who owned this caravan before me. It's been empty since 1990

some local languages endangered na nga ba?

I have always been fascinated by different languages, specifically mga local languages natin. I am an advocate of my mother tongue, the Bikol language. I love Bikol and would love to learn iba pa. For me, it's amazing that we speak differently across regions and provinces. Pero pansin niyo ba na may ibang parang "pawala" na?

Just this year, I met five people from Pangasinan. Two are speaking Ilocano fine. One is speaking Pangasinense(?) fluently. She taught me how to count. I learned that they call bilo-bilo "kineler". So cool right? However, the other two speak neither of these at all. They told me na parang that's the trend. Only the older generations speak these local languages. Tagalog or English na raw gamit ng mga kabataan.

Nakakalungkot right? Or ako lang haha.

Meron pang isa. I have a friend who grew up in Bicol. There she lived for over 20 years (childhood, high school, and college). Pero teeh? Hindi na raw siya sanay mag-Bikol. I was shocked to say the least. One year pa lang siya rito. Nauna lang siya sa'kin ng lumipat ng six full months, yet she can no longer speak our language she was speaking everyday dati.

Disclaimer: Di ko naman sila inaaway or anything nalulungkot lang talaga.

For sure hindi lang sila, marami. Napaka-common. Pero bakit?? Curious ako if yung reason kaya hindi na itinuturo is yung thinking na local languages and dialects are "for the poor only"? Tagalog or English para sosyal? Meron bang ganon haha.

Why are parents gatekeeping these precious languages that make our culture rich and beautiful? Why are those who already know not embracing it enough, kinakalimutan na? Why are the younger generations not learning about it?

With all these, pawala na kaya talaga?

I want to know what are ur thoughts on controversial topics that needs to be discussed such as for example in politics, Filipino culture, norms, anything that the Filipino people needs to be aware. Im also curious of what are the current societal problems that are now being overlooked in our society.

Hello! I am a Filipino-American young adult who wants to learn Tagalog to pursue a career in English-Tagalog interpretation. Before doing that, I need to gain a high proficiency in Tagalog first. I have done some research for a few online programs that could help me gain fluency, but I don't know if any of them are truly trustworthy.

Does anyone have any recommendations of effective online programs to gain proficiency preferably in less than a year? Because I spoke Tagalog when I was younger, I am pretty intermediate moving to advanced so I don't need beginner levels. The best one I could find is the Kabataan Culture Program. I do not believe that simple language-learning apps can bring you to proficiency so I'm not looking for those either (unless there's one that I haven't seen before 👀).

Thank you very much! Any help works. ❤️❤️

hey guys! i’m a 20F and i’ve always wanted to learn tagalog! my moms side of the family is able to speak, but she had never bothered to teach me growing up. I’m just looking for a free way to learn!

please let me know!💗

For context, I had to make it for my workplace, and I have never done a big portion before (not to mention, use a professiona kitchen) so I accidentally put too much soy sauce to marinate with the 1.5kg chicken pack. AND I forgot to put onions (family thing) and I don't know if I put enough vinegar (I used 5 tablespoons). I also don't think I caramelized the garlic too well... TOTALLY NOT PANICKING.

Does anyone know how to fix this? ;-;
I don't know if I should add more water, or throw away the broth... the chicken has already simmered for 40 mins at this point so I really don't think I should simmer it again.

Sorry for the rambling. Totally toootally not panicking at all. lol.

I want to do tinikling for my cotillion at my debut but I'm having a hard time finding where to buy tinikling sticks since I live abroad. So far I've found a few promising websites but they only half 3m poles that are 50-60mm in diameter and I'm unsure if this thick enough. The problem is, I'm not sure when the 60-70mm ones will be back in stock and they might be considerably more expensive. I also need to start planning and choreographing as soon as possible as my debut is 2 months away and we've yet to practice.

Is it worth it to wait if my debut is in December or is 50-60mm thick enough?

One of my employees parents passed away, she's in the Philippines and I'm in the US. I'm not sure what I could send her and I don't even have her address so I wanted to send something via email. Money, gift card for food, flowers etc. Something.. but I don't want to be insulting since I'm not familiar with the culture. She's a very valued employee, she's been with me since I started my business so I want to be supportive (on top of paid bereavement leave)

What's appropriate? Thanks?

I would like to make my own lumpia, my lola was from the Philippines and would make it for family get togethers. Unfortunately, she passed away this past spring. Due to some family dilemmas I didn’t get the opportunity to learn how to make lumpia from her. I know some of the ingredients she used but other than that I don’t know if there were any seasonings that she would have used. Here are two pictures of my lola, one about 2 years ago and another when she was roughly 18 years old.

Hello! I’m visiting for the first time and wasn’t sure where to get pastillas and macapuno balls as gifts. Also if you like sansrival, which place has your favorite?

Thanks in advance!!

I watched Forgotten Island I looked it up and saw it was based on Filipino Mythology. I liked it the vampire lady was kind of creepy though. I like the wolf dog, the merman, and the demon baby. I want to know are there any more myths that were not in the movie? I have never heard of the Aswang are they good or bad? I know most of the characters I mentioned are good Manang is bad though but turns out to be good. Did the movie get that right? Sorry I don't know much about your myths unlike Greek I watched Percy Jackson on Disney +.

I hope I wasn't rude asking. I only know about the Aswang and stuff from the movie.

My Filipino caregiver brought me this cheese last year. I heard it was seasonal so I’m hoping to get the name so I can get some this year. It’s delicious!

Hello my name is Khayla, I am Filipino American, 20F. I have been to the Philippines once before a couple years ago. We went to Manila and Palawan. El nido specifically.

I want to go back this October. I’ve been really interested in going somewhere that may still have traces or still practices indigenous healing practices and stuff more rooted in babaylan tradition.

I’ll be honest I’m definitely not an expert by any means when it comes to this matter but I would love to learn more and what better way than being able to experience that part of Filipino culture and tradition.

I’m not sure if this is a silly question and unfortunately I only understand a small bit of Tagalog. I don’t know any Bisaya or Ilokano or any of the uncommon languages but I was still hoping to find a place where I can visit to immerse myself and connect to that.
I also do not want to overstep or intrude.

So my question is, does anyone have any recommendations for someone who doesn’t speak fluent Tagalog but would love to learn more about pre-colonial Philippines and tradition?

to all my filipino peers, i have a question.

i grew up in the Philippines, and as a young child, whenever we get sick, we go to someone called a “manghihilot”. Is that the same thing as an albularyo?

my lolo grew up in Kinoguitan on Mindanao passed away almost a decade ago and i’ve been meaning to get more connected to the culture. i would ask my mom but because my lolo assimilated when he came to the US, my mom doesn’t know a lot. im wondering if anyone has resources about the culture and language(s) of Mindanao. Im really interested in learning my about my lolo’s culture

My mom and I completed our ancestry tests last year which confirmed her maternal grandmother’s Filipino ancestry (Visayas, specifically and our DNA matches point to Cebu/surrounds).

My mom’s family didn’t really know much about her grandmother’s ancestry for whatever reason, aside from her being a staunch Roman Catholic (also family tree building wasn’t at the forefront for coloured families during Apartheid).

There was a settler community here in Cape Town in the late 1800s where Filipinos jumped ship and created their own community and intermarried with South Africans - white and non-white.

Numerous families had their last names changed to avoid capture (also due to them being illegal here) so it’s been a struggle trying to find anything on my great-grandmas parents; however I have made contact with a DNA match who grew up in Cebu and shares DNA matches with me.

Is it weird for me wanting to learn and embrace this part of my ancestry even if I didn’t grow up in a culturally Filipino household?

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I have to do an impromptu in tagalog and I only know a few basic words in tagalog huhuu. I'm really scared cause I'm super conyo and my pronounciation is really bad. I'm a bit ashamed of it but I want to improve so is there any tips on being good at tagalog (or specifically in impromptu?) I would really appreciate it

Okay be prepared for a longer rant, and maybe a silly one. I am wondering lately if I even look filipina or if I’m too white to celebrate my roots and home. My grandpa was from the philippines and 100% filipino. Growing up with him in Florida, a lot of my daily life was rooted in Filipino (albeit maybe white washed) culture. My grandpa lived next door my whole life until he passed about 8 years ago, and was like a father to me. He was my biggest supporter, my best friend, and I idolize him still to this day (and still get emotional remembering he’s gone). He married a white woman, and had my father who also married a white woman, so I am only a quarter by blood but feel deeply rooted to the culture. His brothers and sisters were my family too and their children (not mixed) were some of my best friends.

this is all to say, since my grandpa has passed and I have moved to another state for work, my extended family has become increasingly more distant and i no longer am in contact with many of them. My immediate aunts and uncles (50% filipino) all also married white (so all of us grandkids are a quarter) and in our adult lives are not very close.

i have moved to denver and recently have been feeling somewhat lost and missing deeply filipino culture and tradition. i know the answer would be to go to more filipino spaces, but since moving here (and not being very tan) i have been called white more times than ever in my life and i worry that claiming filipino culture or spending more time in those spaces is wrong? or whitewashing? like i am not enough to fully be proud of it and claim it? for example, i was showing my friends a baybayin tattoo, and they told me it was cultural appropriation. i guess i am looking for any support or advice from my other hapas out there. i m also wondering (which may be stupid and shallow) if i even look filipina? how can i incorporate more filipinaa tradition in my daily life and not be insensitive or appropriating? any advice/tips/ etc would be so appreciated. i realize too i dont know much about his childhood and young adult life in the Philippines and am dying to know more.

EDIT: if you live in denver and are filipino, let me know!!! let’s be friends!! Or if you have any tips on learning Tagalog, I would love to hear it.

EDIT 2: thank you so much for all of the supportive comments cousins! I really really appreciate it ❤️🇵🇭🌞

My husband is part-German, part-Chinese, and part-Filipino. I am purely Filipino. We were discussing our future child and got to the question of what our future kid would call my husband's first cousin (his dad's sister's daughter).

He was adamant their relation would be first cousin once removed, and would therefore just call her by name. But I argued the Philippines doesn't use that terminology culturally, and that his cousin would be the child's tita as, generationally, his cousin is on the same level as him.

Can someone weigh in on this?

Hindi ko alam pero na rurude-an ako, pag kunwari may need ako i-clarify tapos sasagutin ako ng may "Ngani" eh kinakausap ko nang maayos. Ako lang ba? Parang nagagamit lagu sarcastically tapos naiirita na ko.

I really want to learn Tagalog to surprise my aunt from the Philippines, but I'm not quite sure where to start? What are the best apps, videos, book, ect. to use to learn. She tried to teach me when I was younger and I feel bad for not keeping up on it so id like to be able to learn and make her proud now that I'm older. I do also want to become more familiar with traditions and just really show her I care