Vox Bikol, 17 May 2012I AM a Bikolano. I was born in Bikol. I grew up breathing Bikol air. Even up to now, I am in Bikol; I work here, I spend my earnings here. I eat my breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and take my meriendas here. I utter or contemplate on my prayers in Bikol. I talk to my friends, loved ones and even strangers in Bikol (first, then use another language if my language is strange to the stranger). I transact with other people in Bikol. I am not surprised if dreams come to me in my sleep like clips of films with screenplay penned in my own language. I write in Bikol, of Bikol, for Bikol. The [...]

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In new book, John Donne speaks in fluent BikolJonas Cabiles SoltesTop Stories, Bicol Mail, 17 May 2012VICTOR DENNIS NIERVA crossed a linguistic Rubicon when he dared to translate into Bikol the poems of one of the towering figures of English if not World Literature; John Donne (1572-1631).But the more than 50 translated works, compiled in the new book Doros asin mga Anghel (Air and Angels), show that the crossing was safe. In fact, the paperback built a much-needed albeit frail bridge over what have been troubled waters of the Bikol language.What contributed much to the safe passage was the admission of Nierva that “the [...]

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[Part 2 of the "Fiction Rebel" series] MONICA BELIEVES that there is intelligent design in everything. Take for example the napkin conspicuously wedged between her vagina and underwear just two... More to read at the Blog. Read comments, or publish your own. Comment on the post, or comment on other readers' comments. Please follow the Title Link.

[Part 2 of the "Fiction Rebel" series] MONICA BELIEVES that there is intelligent design in everything. Take for example the napkin conspicuously wedged between her vagina and underwear just two... More to read at the Blog. Read comments, or publish your own. Comment on the post, or comment on other readers' comments. Please follow the Title Link.

I think it's about time I updated my gym workout. Partly because I still find it peculiar when grown men grunts when they're about to finish a set. Mind you, it's just in gyms where a few men do it and suddenly people think it's acceptable so huffs and puffs like they're about to push a guitar out of their ass.So I've decided to dial down the resistance exercises and do more cardio. But what cardio to do? Cue in Manny and Katy Perry's Teenage Dream. Boxing.One of my mates has been asking me for a few weeks to try it out; mainly I thought because needs [...]

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AN anuman na ipinapamidbid maninigong sabihon na ini bago. Minsan pang an ipinapamidbid namidbid naman kan mga nainot kaidto. Halimbawa, kun dai aram kan sarong tawo na ‘aroalas-dose’ an ngaran kan tinanom na nahihiling niya, an pagkasabot kan ngaran kaini sarong bagong pangyayari dawa ngani ini aram kan saiyang mga magurang o mga nakakagurang. Huli kaini, dara kan natural na pagkagutom kan tawo sa pagkasabot, dai malilikayan an paghapot kun tadaw ta ‘aroalas-dose’ an ngaran kan tinanom. Asin an pagsimbag sa hapot na ‘tano?’ yaon sa kamot kan siisay man na minapamidbid saiya. Huli man kaini, an parapamidbid nangangaipo kan magkakanigong pagkaaram asin pagkasabot kan saiyang ipinamidbid. Ini an kamugtakan kan pagtulod sa pagkakaigwa nin sasarong ortograpiya kan tataramon [...]

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Excellent. Galing. Maurag. Simply Great.The amount of superlatives showered upon this summer blockbuster movie is more than deserved.Just the concept of putting together a band of equally known characters much more superheroes is daunting. This is twice made more complex with the personalities of these high profile personalities playing them from Downey to Evans to Renner to Sam Jackson to ScarJo to Ruffallo and Hemsworth. If anyone told me that they could actually depict a decent movie of the Avengers ten years ago I would be skeptical but it turns out it would be more than just decent that it would be phenomenal.Why? The plot is cohesive. Call it [...]

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"Embrace your stereotypes!" as the minister of 21 Jump Street bellows to baby-faced Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill tries to fathom the shock of going back to high school as undercover cops.At first glance, nothing new here. The nerd and the jock in high school are suddenly reunited five years later in the real world as cops, inept cops to be exact. So inept that they are re-assigned to a rehashed program of undercover cops barging into high school hoping to uncork gangs, drug rings and prostitution syndicates. This program is called 21 Jump Street, unwittingly named after the location of the headquarters disguised as some sort of [...]

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[Part 1 of the "Fiction Rebel" series] AT TWO in the afternoon, he is at his watering hole. Three sips after and the beer still tastes nothing magical, nothing exciting. It’s like the usual drink... More to read at the Blog. Read comments, or publish your own. Comment on the post, or comment on other readers' comments. Please follow the Title Link.