In Bicol, we have a beautiful custom of saying “Thank you”.
We say “Dios mabalos” which means “May God be the one to repay you” or it could
also mean, God will be the one to repay
you. “ Understood in this context of utang
na loob , it means that a favor done to another cannot really be adequately
paid off, so it is only a generous God who knows and sees all who can do
this. ( Pamamaraan – Indigenous Knowledge and
Evolving Research Paradigms - edited by
Teresita Obusan).
It is in this spirit that we would like to say thank you to all those who attended and supported us in the celebration of the Buwan ng Wika last August 24, 2013 held at Bahay Nakpil-Bautista. sherry Pagay wrote about her experience
Only 5% of world's populace has its own writing system... Fact: Philippines is one of the blessed few... The script was thereby known as the Baybayin, which pre-dates writing system in history... Had a thorough discussion and exposition with the treasured, ancient script; the culture and the dominant role of women prior colonization; then got hyped on the second half with Pangalay - a refined, classic dance from the South, which bears a distinct feature of motion in stillness and stillness in motion... Tranced at the very moment, right at the core of history, right at the exact, same spot -- at the core of Katipunan...
17 simbolo, 5 patinig, 14 katinig... Baybayin: Karunungan ng Bayan... Isang produktibong araw, isang pagtitipon ngayong ika-24 ng Agosto sa Bahay Nakpil-Bautista para sa Buwan ng Wika, na pinasinayaanan ng mga dalubhasa sa Kalinangang Filipino, Katutubong Kalinangan, Sikolohiyang Filipino; Pangalay, Tai-chi at Qi-Gong... — with Hibla Sanghabi and 2 others at Bahay Nakpil-Bautista.
