"Ajaw pagsalig bansilay sa imo pagkapiskay kay kun di ka dutlan sa wasay, an bukbok o anay an mupatay."
-Minainitnon proverb (according to Mano Borming Modanza)
Such word of wisdom seemed to reflect the inactivity of the oldest Surigaonon in Metro Manila: Kahugpongan ng mga Mainitnon sa Manila (KASAMA)founded in 1971. For varied reasons, which mainly, due to lack of active cooperation of the members, KASAMA became dormant and eventually ceased to hold the same passion natural among its members.
On 19 October 2008, through through the initiatives of Col. Locloc Juan, Cenon Japay, Borming Modanza, Daday Castro, Gigie Reyes, Zimm Mosende, Brando Juan, Eddie Mojar, Lolong Calang, and this blogger, Mainitnons in Metro Manila and as far as Bulacan, Laguna and Cavite flocked to Mano Cenon's house and assembled to rebuild the new Danaw in the megapolis. (for pictures and more details pls. see Zimm's Pijanga' blog article on the event:http://pidjanga.blogspot.com/2008/10/kasama-ka-board-members.html#links)
Yesterday, the Board held an emergency meeting. For this blogger, it was not just a business meeting but a learning session on his maternal roots, heritage and the Danaw's ecosystem.
Mano Borming's animated recollection of the bilabid (mangrove forest) of Lake Mainit
was like Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth environmental documentary.
He reminisced how the diversity of endemic fauna and flora species once thrived in the lake.
"Sa bilabid mingtubo an mga bansilay, lanipao, susot, gitan-og, catmon, puyangi, hagashas sanan iban pa na mga kahoy. Didto sab nagtago an mga buaja..." said Mano Borming.
He also mentioned the endemic fish and other water species: bakang, kayambuway, and pangi.
He, Mano Locloc and Mana Gigi remembered how a flock of gamaws (wild ducks) flying above would cause temporary darkness in the lungsod proper.
"Iton mga kasili mugawas man ton sa Danaw sa malajo na mga lugar pero mubalik ra sab ..." quipped Mano Borming.
Maybe it is also true to us children of the Lake. Our rebuilding of the virtual danaw is our way of giving back the blessings of the Lake...
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Kinauyokan nan Surigaonon
An kabujong amo ran nan mga bayod sa Siargao.
Pero an kahilom amo ra nan Danaw sa Mainit
An kahambog amo ra nan buyawan nan Placer
Pero an pagkamapahi-ubsanon mas malayom pa sa kantil nan Philippine Deep
Isahay masipogon pa sa Isla nan Basul
Pero an kaisog wayay talawan sa hikot.
An kalabha amo ra nan buaja sa Numancia
Pero an pagkamahigugmaon amo ra nan katam-is nan sayongsong.
Malipa an mga siki paglibod para makapangita lamang nan karajawan
Pero an pagmakatinud-anon matin-aw pa sa tubig nan Parang-parang
May mga pipila na hingayo sa gahom
Pero an kadaghanan an karajaw amo ra nan suyog na wayay pag-undang.
(my contribution to a survey of the essence of Surigaonon on http://www.surigaocity.gov.ph/forums/index.php/topic,400.0.html )
Pero an kahilom amo ra nan Danaw sa Mainit
An kahambog amo ra nan buyawan nan Placer
Pero an pagkamapahi-ubsanon mas malayom pa sa kantil nan Philippine Deep
Isahay masipogon pa sa Isla nan Basul
Pero an kaisog wayay talawan sa hikot.
An kalabha amo ra nan buaja sa Numancia
Pero an pagkamahigugmaon amo ra nan katam-is nan sayongsong.
Malipa an mga siki paglibod para makapangita lamang nan karajawan
Pero an pagmakatinud-anon matin-aw pa sa tubig nan Parang-parang
May mga pipila na hingayo sa gahom
Pero an kadaghanan an karajaw amo ra nan suyog na wayay pag-undang.
(my contribution to a survey of the essence of Surigaonon on http://www.surigaocity.gov.ph/forums/index.php/topic,400.0.html )
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Surigaonon Earth-friendly Bikers Website
Let's welcome another Surigaonon website:
www.bikers-surigao.ning.com
In the midst of global warming and unstable oil prices, it's a great contribution to the Net, particulary, the Surigaonon Netizens.
Na hala, padajon pag banjak para sa ato Kalibutan!
www.bikers-surigao.ning.com
In the midst of global warming and unstable oil prices, it's a great contribution to the Net, particulary, the Surigaonon Netizens.
Na hala, padajon pag banjak para sa ato Kalibutan!
Brewing up ideas for Surigao
Aside from the corn coffee below, what has made my adrenaline rushing again is my "kukabildo" with other Surigaonons (Steve Egay of Gigaquit Civic Club, Rudy Cubillan & Lando Paitan of Del Carmen Surigao Norte Welfare Association, and Lolong Calang of Kahugpongan nan mga Mainitnon sa Manila). That aphrodisiac power of kinilaw might have made us longed for anything Surigaonon or Sinurigao. From dreaming of having a Surigaonon Bible to having a true-blue Surigaonon national leader, ideas for Surigao were gushing out from our brains that we decided to organize a sort of regular Surigaonon forum in Metro Manila.
Hopefully, it would not be another ambitious effort to group Surigaonon associations. Rather, it would be a kind of coffee or beer fellowship of Surigaonons talking in sinurigao and brewing up ideas for Surigao.
Hopefully, it would not be another ambitious effort to group Surigaonon associations. Rather, it would be a kind of coffee or beer fellowship of Surigaonons talking in sinurigao and brewing up ideas for Surigao.
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