TAGA-MINDORO KA BA? SILIPIN MO NAMAN ITO...

[krugger]

Originally posted by calintaan





Saang government office ba kayo nagtatrabaho ni krugger.

Care to tell us?

yeah! how i wish to tell you the name of our office, but

anyway, you may visit the forum; mga taga-MENDIOLA **

tayo... and i'm sure you'll get it......

[krugger]

i mean forum where alaina_05 replied...

anyway, alaina_05 happens to be also from mindoro....











in your dreams, baby...in your dreams....

[Bb.Kagandahan]

my dear kabayan ,

Kamusta na ga?

Im not exactly from calintaan , duon lang ako nag 3rd & 4th high school , sa ilalim ng punong kasoy!But i consider my self a native of calintaan and most of the people know me well kaya for sure kilala nyo ako if you're from calintaan!
Calintaan Municipal High School pa nuon nag-tapos kami.Siyam lang ang aming guro at wala pang text book.kilala nyo ba si Mrs.Rita Gagtan , "MS" Olga Labrador , Mrs Annie Valerio at Mrs. Rose Picarso and not to forget Mr. Ariel "Melanie Marquez" JIminez.

For sure mas senior ako sa inyo but most of the teenager ngayon sa calintaan kilala ako kase sila yong mga elementary during my high school days!

Maraming bagay ako na mi-missed sa calintaan , the people , the place , the food at kung anu-ano pa!

Hanggang sa muling pagkikita!

ang kaakit-akit,
Bb.Kagandahan

[calintaan]

Originally posted by krugger

Originally posted by calintaan





Saang government office ba kayo nagtatrabaho ni krugger.

Care to tell us?

yeah! how i wish to tell you the name of our office, but

anyway, you may visit the forum; mga taga-MENDIOLA **

tayo... and i'm sure you'll get it......

You must be mistaken kasi kapag sinabi mong forum, it pertains to Filipinos Everywhere, Campus Chat, The Academe, The UAAP Games, etc. Saan ba talagang forum under yung topic o thread na iyon para mabisita ko naman.

[calintaan]

Originally posted by Bb.Kagandahan
my dear kabayan ,

Kamusta na ga?

Im not exactly from calintaan , duon lang ako nag 3rd & 4th high school , sa ilalim ng punong kasoy!But i consider my self a native of calintaan and most of the people know me well kaya for sure kilala nyo ako if you're from calintaan!
Calintaan Municipal High School pa nuon nag-tapos kami.Siyam lang ang aming guro at wala pang text book.kilala nyo ba si Mrs.Rita Gagtan , "MS" Olga Labrador , Mrs Annie Valerio at Mrs. Rose Picarso and not to forget Mr. Ariel "Melanie Marquez" JIminez.

For sure mas senior ako sa inyo but most of the teenager ngayon sa calintaan kilala ako kase sila yong mga elementary during my high school days!

Maraming bagay ako na mi-missed sa calintaan , the people , the place , the food at kung anu-ano pa!

Hanggang sa muling pagkikita!

ang kaakit-akit,
Bb.Kagandahan

Hey! Sabay tayong naka-online ngayon. My mom is a teacher at isa siya sa mga binanggit mong mga guro. Ano ga ang pinagkakaabalahan mo ngayon? I'm in school right now sa internet nook namin. Our faculty has a meeting so I take time to post some replies in this thread.

[calintaan]

Originally posted by krugger

in your dreams, baby...in your dreams....

In most of your replies or should I say In all of your replies, laging may ganitong phrase. What's in it? Curios lang ako.

in your dreams, baby...in your dreams....

Gaya-gaya ba? HE! HE! HE!

[Sung Empress]

Hello!

I noticed this topic and I couldn't help but check it out.

I am not from Mindoro but my paternal grandfather was from Mindoro. My father grew up in Bongabong and Naksib, Oriental Mindoro.

Nakakatuwa ang usapan dito dahil lahat ng mga ginagamit naming salita sa bahay eh nababasa ko dito.

Ngani! :-)

[calintaan]

Bb. Kagandahan:

Ang sinasabi mong punong kasoy ay matagal ng nilimot ng panahon. I am not sure kung natumba ito dahil sa bagyo o sadyang pinutol. Dangan kasing nasa gitna siya ng quadrangle. FYI, Calintaan National High School na ang pangalan ng ating beloved Alma Mater. I just can't exactly remember kung anong year naging national. I think, way back 1992. So, What course did you take up? Ayos lang ba ang life-life(buhay-buhay) natin diyan? Hindi ko alam kung updated ka but I wanted to tell you na ang High School ng calintaan ay nasa Red Hills na ngayon. Batch namin ang pioneer ng school organ under the name of Red Hills pero ngayon ay binago na nila, ginawa na nilang "Ang Bundok" kung saan si Mr. Villanueva At Ms. Olga Labrador (opo, miss pa rin siya magpasa-hanggang ngayon at magpakailanman na siguro)ang advisers. I just can't think of anything more to say as of this moment malibang na lang if you have some questions to ask. I'll gather my thoughts na lang muna then I'll make kuwento na lang whenever. (conyo ba?) he! he! wala lang. till next time.

[calintaan]

Originally posted by Sung Empress
Hello!

I noticed this topic and I couldn't help but check it out.

I am not from Mindoro but my paternal grandfather was from Mindoro. My father grew up in Bongabong and Naksib, Oriental Mindoro.

Nakakatuwa ang usapan dito dahil lahat ng mga ginagamit naming salita sa bahay eh nababasa ko dito.

Ngani! :-)

Welcome!!!

Anong ibig sabihin ng Ngani? Hindi ko kasi alam. May alam ako pero gani naman. Salitang Caray-a naman ito kasi ang nanay ko ay taga-Antique.

Anu-ano ba ang mga salitang ginagamit mo sa bahay ninyo na nababasa mo dito? Puwedeng pakisabi naman sa akin. Okay lang ba? Salamat!

[calintaan]

Originally posted by chika_babes
calintaan

you're guess is right.my mom was not a grade 4 teacher but was a grade 3 teacher teacher.may i guess who you are?give me a clue.
ahhh thread starter ba ang tawag dun?and what is this called moderator?
anyway,i guess you're right.development in our province is too slow compared to the nearby provinces.but if i should be asked,i want our town remain as what as it is.because i always wanted to reminisce those old days when i always get home.like during rainy seasons.people used to travel by 6x6 trucks instead of jeepneys kapag baha ang Buswangga River or the worst mamamangka ka para makatawid sa kabila.pero enjoy di ba? and one more thing i miss is yung ingay ng mga palaka sa gabi (sarap matulog).basta gusto ko lahat dati pa din. nakakasawa ang buhay sa syudad kaya we need a place like our town to unwind to.there's no place like home,ika nga.
well tinatanong mo ako kung nasaan ako ngayon,nasa kabilang panig ako ng mundo `igan, kaya miss ko na talaga ang bayan natin.

Masyado mo naman akong pinag-isip! Nasaan kaya yung kabilang panig ng mundo na tinutukoy mo?

Anyways, Classmate ko si chinggay from elementary 'til early days of our high school. Ang alam ko ay may asawa na si chinggay ngayon. So, hindi ko alam kung si chinggay ka pero kung hindi, eh di kapatid ka ni chinggay. Alam nyo, isa ang pamilya ninyo sa biniyayaan ng mga magagandang anak (bukod sa biro) halos lahat kayo ay magaganda at matatangkad pa (I'm not saying this because kababayan kita but because it's the truth.) Hindi nga mapagkakamalan na kayo ay mga mangyan di ba? biro lang po!

Tama ka! Grade 3 adviser nga pala ang mommy mo. Hindi ko lang matandaan kong napagalitan niya ako nung estudyante nya ako. Pero, magaling na teacher ang nanay mo!

Kapag nakakauwi ako sa probinsiya natin, syempre napapadaan ako minsas sa tabi ng bahay ninyo. One thing I have noticed ay parang naging malungkot yata ang bakuran ninyo. Hindi na katulad ng dati. Naalala ko pa nung minsang birthday ni chinggay ay nandoon kami sa terrace ninyo - kumakain ng hotdog habang nagbibiruan.

Sige na, baka mapa-iyak pa kita. Sana hindi naman. I don't have any intention of making you feel sad thru this thread. But if you want to cry, I can make you cry. Sama ko ba?

Sige na po. Hanggang sa muli...

[calintaan]

Originally posted by chika_babes
calintaan
ahhh thread starter ba ang tawag dun?and what is this called moderator?

I just don't know how to explain it clearly but literally from the word itself, moderators are the ones who are responsible in pacifying conflicts and manage difficult situations arising from every thread. Each forum has a moderator or several moderators and their main job is to make sure that the Policies/User Agreements are being observed and that they have the authority to move, delete or close a thread whenever is necessary.

[calintaan]

Originally posted by simmie
by the way, i made one of the picture you posted as my wallpaper... makes me miss mindoro more everytime i turn on the computer...

TALAGA! ALIN KAYA DOON?

[calintaan]

Originally posted by simmie
hello calintaan! mukha ngang inaantok ka na nung mga oras na yon... anyway, to answer your question, last term ko na sa school ngayon... come january hindi na ako student... dadagdag na ako sa bilang ng mga unemployed sa pilipinas... feeling matanda na rin ako sa school noh! as-in di na ako makarelate sa mga trip ng mga classmates kong id97... yan nga siguro ang isa sa mga downsides ng pagiging double-major...

***? kelan ka gagraduate? kala ko pa naman kung sino na yon?! sadistang lambing? di rin... sadista lang

lungkot ako dahil di kami uuwi sa mindoro this nov. 1... sayang lang kasi sarap pa naman sanang magrelax after midterms... hay...

uy, may tanong ako... anong first name mo? para naman ako naman ang mangsu-surprise sa iyo sa susunod...

Sa dami ng tanong mo, hindi ko tuloy alam kung saan ako magsisimula (exagerrated ba?) Syempre, pasakalye muna.

Kailan ako ga-graduate? I still have three terms to go, so come December next year ay hindi na ako student... dadagdag na ako sa bilang ng mga unemployed sa pilipinas (sounds familiar?) he!he!he!

Double-major ba ikamo? Wow naman, pare este mare pala! Napaka-studios mo naman! Hanga ako sa iyo! Idol kita! Mabuhay ka! Sana kunin ka na ni Lord. (again, exagerrated ba?) Biro lang po, ikaw naman. Parang naki-kini-kinita ko kasi na nakataas na ang kilay mo ngayon. Tama ba ako?

I don't have any definite plans yet for the coming Nov.1. Kami lang ng kapatid ko dito at magkahiwalay pa. Originally, tatlo kami pero ang isa ay nasa mindoro na at nagbabakasyon. buti pa sya no?

Anong first name ko? hulaan mo! he!he!he! Ikaw muna, di ba Ladies first? Super Gentleman naman ako kaya okay lang. Samahan mo na rin ng picture para mas maganda. What do you think? Tampo ka na ba? Sana naman hindi. Pero kapag kinulit mo ako, baka mapilitan akong ibigay. Di ba ganon naman kadalasan, pa-ayaw-ayaw kunwari, bibigay din naman pala sa huli. Isang ngiti naman diyan oh...sige na...isang ngiti lang...please naman oh...ayan! kung lagi kang nakangiti eh di gaganda kang lalo niyan...uto-uto! buwahahahahahhaa! natatawa ako sa sarili ko. nakatingin sa akin ang katabi ko, akala siguro nababaliw na ako. Kuwento ka ng mas mahaba sa susunod, this time, I want to know more about you. Okay lang ba?

Goodluck sa studies mo! Do you have any immediate plans after schooling o PMA muna? as in Pahinga Muna Anak.

Wala na akong maisip sabihin. So, hanggang dito na lang muna.

PS. Pasensya ka na sa ka-corny-han ko...

[calintaan]

Naririto pa ang ilan sa mga karagdagang larawan:

[calintaan]

Mangyan Roots and History:

For two decades, Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro has been the venue of one of the country’s most colorful celebrations – the Sanduguan Festival. Every November 15, the main thoroughfares in the city are closed to vehicles to give way to the dancing parade. Various groups of students from different levels re-enact the first barter trade through dance interpretations. They garb themselves in catchy costumes that are made from materials found in their hometown, such as calamansi and bananas. Tourists come in scores to join this yearly event.
Oriental Mindoro’s local historian, Florante Villarica, started this festival aimed at reviving an age-old forgotten Mangyan tradition and celebrating it in the liveliest way possible. He discovered the first barter trade relations between the Mangyans and Chinese during 900 AD – the earliest record of trade in the history of China.

The Mangyans bartered their goods with the clothing and food from the Chinese. Aside from trading, the tribesfolk and Chinese gathered at the beach for some cultural exchange. The Mangyans taught the Chinese native games, while the foreigners performed the lion dance and Chinese drama. Unlike the Spaniards, the Chinese never intended to rule Mindoro but instead they befriended the people who lived there. The word Sandugo, the root word of Sanduguan, means brotherhood or friend in the Mangyan dialect.

Mangyans were the first to inhabit the island of Mindoro. Comprising 10% of the whole Mindoro population, the Mangyans are composed of twelve tribes, each with its own language, culture, and way of life. There are the Iraya, Batangan, Buid, Hanuno'o, Alangan, Ratagnon, Tagaydan (or Tadyawan), Bangon, Pula, Buhid, Nauhan, and Furuan.

For centuries, they lived peacefully along the coastal areas of Oriental Mindoro, where they fished for a living. That was until migrants from nearby islands settled on the island. To avoid disputes, the mild-mannered and peace-loving people gave up their land, moved to the mountains, and came down only for food and other necessities.

Sadly, they have been treated as second class citizens like other indigenous people in the world -- for years often exploited, neglected, and discriminated against by lowlanders. They have experienced being misjudged as uneducated and uncivilized people. They often struggle with poverty. They survive by farming root crops and fruits, which is the only livelihood they know.

They also lack proper health care, education, and employment opportunities, all of which the government should provide. On a more regular basis, they have had to face insults whenever they come from the mountains, but because of their submissive nature, they ignore these offensive remarks and leave without defending themselves.

Fortunately, the young generation of Mangyans today are aware of the situation of their people and are now striving to gain back the respect their ancestors lost. After many centuries, the descendants of the first Mangyans are struggling to keep the tradition and heritage of their ancestors in the lowlands. And the only effective way they know how is through education, a privilege that their forefathers had been deprived of for so long. Bringing only hope for a better future, many young Mangyans leave their families in the mountains to go to Calapan City where they can study education and business management in college, hopefully to eventually help their people.

They partly owe this new found empowerment to the Mangyan Mission, a non-government organization established by a German priest, Fr. Ewald Dinter. The Mangyan Mission is the church’s response to assimilate the Mangyans into the mainstream of Filipino society, while attempting to preserve their ethnic identity. Education is one of the mission’s main objectives. The mission believes that the Mangyans will have to learn the lowland way of reading and writing, otherwise they will always be mistreated. At least, that has been their experience so far.

As part of the mission’s vision on education, the Mount Tabor Mangyan Education Foundation was founded to give deserving Mangyans an opportunity to be educated in the best schools in Calapan City. The students are given shelter and educational support, and are also reunited with their native rituals. There the students can perform the Ambahan, a centuries-old Mangyan way of communication in the form of writing, singing, poem reading, and music. Most of these students plan on returning to their families and relatives in the mountains after graduation to share what they have learned.

The Sanduguan Festival has given the Mangyans a renewed appreciation of their rich history and traditions. The Mangyans are proud to see that the lowlanders dance their traditional dance and wear their traditional clothing. The festival has become more than a fun-filled occasion. It has become a joyous way to reunite all Mindorenyos in heart and mind.

AUTHOR: AILEEN LAINEZ

[calintaan]

Of the 11 municipalities in the province, nine are populated by Mangyans. They represent the impoverished, underprivileged and unschooled group of people in the country. Through this program, at least 90% of the Mangyans have gone through literacy training classes handled by para-teachers and have become functionally literate. Health consciousness among the Mangyans was heightened as a result of training conducted by Mangyan para-teachers and medical missions. The primitive farming techniques and the "slash and burn" system were replaced by sloping agricultural land techniques. Some of the Mangyans were able to acquire carabao, farm implements and shared tractors for farming. Cooperative store, small community chapel, community training center with demonstration facilities, a water tank with distribution pipes and a school building were also set-up. Three Mangyan cooperatives tapped the P15 million revolving fund of the Provincial Livelihood Support Program to finance their livelihood projects.

CONTACT: HON. JOSEPHINE Y. SATO (GOVERNOR)
Occidental Mindoro
Tel. No. (043)711-1034/(043)491-2049

M I N D O R O


Mindoro is the next big island to the south of Manila. It is divided into the provinces of Occidental Mindoro (capital: Mamburao) and Oriental Mindoro (capital: Calapan).

Occidental Mindoro is southern Tagalog's "Rice Granary" and the prime supplier of marine and other agricultural products. It is endowed with virgin forests, beautiful white sand beaches, dive spots, coral gardens, caves, waterfalls, and islands rich with marine life. The wild tamaraws here are added attractions.

Oriental Mindoro is also blessed with a tropical climate, fine beaches, dive spots, rain forests, natural caves, waterfalls, rare flora and fauna, and interesting mountain areas good for adventure trips. Its most popular tourist destination is the town of Puerto Galera.

How to get there:

(Manila-San Jose, Occ. Mindoro) AIR Air Philippines, Asian Spirit, SEA William Lines

(Manila - Batangas - Puerto Galera) LAND (Manila-Batangas)
BLTB, JAM Transit
SEA (Batangas-Puerto Galera)
Sikat Ferry (MV Si-Kat)

Note: Combined bus and ferry tickets (for Puerto Galera) can be bought at the Si-Kat Ferry office, Centrepoint Hotel on Mabini St., Ermita, Manila.

What to See :

OCCIDENTAL MINDORO

APO REEF
The diving mecca of the Philippines and acclaimed to be the best in Asia.

APO REEF MARINE NATIONAL PARK
A protected area where you will find a variety of birds and abundant marine fauna and luxuriant coral growth. It is the second largest reef in the world.

MT. IGLIT NATIONAL PARK
A Tamaraw Reservation Area where rare species of flora and fauna are found.

AMBULONG ISLAND
A 3,000-hectare island characterized by white sand beaches, underwater caves, coral gardens, and cliffs. It serves as the jump-off point to some of the dive spots in the area.

PANDAN GRANDE ISLAND
A 30-hectare islet surrounded by white sand beach located within snorkeling distance from a submarine drop-off inhabited by schools of reef.

AMBIL ISLAND
A favorite sportfishing ground for local and foreign anglers.

BESAY FALLS
Found in Ambil Island, it features a series of waterfalls each cascading into a crystal clear basin about 5 meters in diameter.

WHITE ISLAND
An almost mile-long beach with smooth and powdery sand ideal for swimming, scuba diving, and fishing.


ORIENTAL MINDORO

MANGYAN SETTLEMENT
Where ethnic groups known as the Bukids are found.

EXCAVATION MUSEUM
Located at the Puerto Galera town proper, it houses several collections of Chinese and Siamese pottery and burial jars dating back to the Ming Dynasty.

MT. HALCON
The third highest mountain in the Philippines.

ALIBATAN ISLAND
A 5-hectare white-sand island that serves as the breeding place for seagulls and turtles. Also called "Target Island," as bombing practices by the Americans were done here in 1946.

PUERTO GALERA BEACHES

KUTA
Found in Bongabong, it is the oldest Spanish fortress in the country, which was built during the early part of the Spanish era.

THE CROSS AT MUELLE
A marble cross which is one of the historical landmarks of Puerto Galera.


Major Events:

SAKNUNGAN FESTIVAL - April 25-27 (San Jose, Occ. Mindoro)
A festival featuring the cultural heritage of Mindoro's ethnic communities.

SANDUGUAN - November 11-15 (Calapan, Or. Mindoro)
A re-enactment of the first historical trade and cultural contacts between the natives of Mindoro and traders from China

[calintaan]

Krugger & Archerguy:

Please try to visit:

http://geocities.com/lubangisland/

At parang nakauwi na rin kayo sa Lubang.

[calintaan]

Mukhang ako na lang yata ng ako ang sunod-sunod na nag-re-reply sa thread na ito. Hope pag-aksayahan nyo namang basahing ang mga pinaghirapan kong i-post. Hanggang sa muli mga kaibigan!!!

[simmie]

Originally posted by Sung Empress
Hello!

I noticed this topic and I couldn't help but check it out.

I am not from Mindoro but my paternal grandfather was from Mindoro. My father grew up in Bongabong and Naksib, Oriental Mindoro.

Nakakatuwa ang usapan dito dahil lahat ng mga ginagamit naming salita sa bahay eh nababasa ko dito.

Ngani! :-)

hello! natuwa naman ako nang makita ko ang bongabong... nakakita rin ako ng taong (or at least may kapamilaya) nakatungtong na bongabong!

if i may ask, anong family name mo? my mom might know your dad... im a part of the lazaro family in bongabong...

[simmie]

tama ka tumaas nga ang kilay ko... di ko rin alam kung bakit ako nag double major pahirap lang sa buhay... actually, ang story behind that ay ito... bago ako mag-college gusto kong maging lawyer kasi nadiskubre kong di ako pwedeng maging doktor dahil takot pala ako sa mga injection at dugo... yung ibang pinagtanungan ko sabi ang maganda daw na pre-law ay economics, sabi naman ng iba accounting... nakakita ako sa la salle ng course na applied-eco and accountancy kaya eto na ako ngayon... nagsisisi

ako rin walang plans for nov. 1... wala ring plans ang buong pamilya... ewan ko sa kanila kung anong gagawin namin... baka magliwaliw nalang daw sa mall sabi ng kuya ko... inggit talaga ako sa mga taong nagbabakasyon sa probinsya... buti pa nga sila...

hulaan? hindi ako magaling manghula (kaya nga madalas akong bumagsak sa mga exams ko eh) ... sinubukan kaya kitang i-email ngunit wala naman ang email addy mo dito... sige na, sabihin mo na... yan ah, pinilit na kita... ako? madali lang yan... simmie ang name ko... walang kahirap-hirap di kasi ako nakapag-isip ng code name nung magregister ako eh kaya wala na talaga akong magagawa... that's how most people call me so i'm not that hard to find... oo nga pala, buti nga sa iyo kung iniisip ng katabi mo baliw ka...

after graduation, dependent (in other words, palamunin) pa rin ako dahil i still have to take the cpa board exams on may 2001 kaya after grad full-time review naman kaya di pa ako magwo-work... siguro i'll take a vacation after the board exam before finding a job... uwi muna akong mindoro bago ako magwork...

ang ginawa kong wallpaper eh yung isang picture na may beach... hehehe alam ko madami yon... basta isa don...

you mentioned the mangyans... may mga kasama kaming mangyans bahay sa mindoro... sila ang nakatira sa bahay doon pagwala kami... ok nga sila eh... mababait dati nung bata pa ako nagpapaturo ako ng language nila dun sa isang kasama rin namin sa bahay ng lola ko... hirap matutununan ng language nila...

o ayan wala na rin akong masabi... siguro naman tama na itong kwento ko...