In the bago, boredom, it seems, breeds creativity. One of our artistic sisters, Emz who is now in Japan penned the following Evolusion of Bago Sayings. Way to go, sis!
Ebolusyon ti makunkuna ti Bago
1900's:
Kablaaw, kablaaw, denggen yo
dagiti ipukpukkaw, ayeee
ayeee, insinalidummaaay,
Ni Kabunian agited bendisyon,
sidong-ilay...insinalidummaay...
1950's:
Dadde,dadde, anya mamme,mamme
Supingaran itan, dadde,
Chanum mamme,ayeee,kitaem mamme
ay ay, anya kadi dayta mamme
Chanum chanum, ayeeee...
1970's:
Chong jeproks ka ngayon aya,
Ay wen a kaasin Apo Dios piman,
Imbag man,ale intayo dita,
Ag-mountain dew dita baba,
Adon sa tsiks dita kantina...
1990's:
Wow! Ag-Japan ka gayamen a,
Kumusta ngay dyay ading mo
Dita Hongkong, agpa Canada?
Ketno naka-asawat balikbayan
Aggapo't Amerika...
Grabeeeee, Cooooool man,
Ale blow-out ka man ngarud
Uray cokes lang dita.
2000's:
Hey you! Me? Yes you!
Bawal ti uminom dita,
Gumatang kat mineral water.
Adu la amin,aggapot bubon
Ti water ko, madik dayta.
Hey, poor ka man, buy this,
Water purifier, safe
And hi-tech, man, gets mo?
2007:
gud am cno gets ng botel me?
ha? wala me alam, ask dem
hey, cno gets ng H2O jug ko?
buy @ 711, den giv me, cam @ 9pm
hey wala me $$$$, meron ka 5K?
haa? #$%^&***&^%%!!! Wala lang...
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Makunkuna ti bago
Monday, June 11, 2007
Cabras Family
Here are another longtime Sagunto family, the Cabras Family. (Place your cursor over the photos to see the captions)
Photos shared by Lita Dapiaoen.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Request for Donation to all Saguntonians Abroad
This request was left as a comment on the post about the SUKA Annual Gathering 2006, directed form Mrs. Roselee B. Macaalay. I thought it prudent to post it here as an entry for greater exposure. ~jm
UPDATE: as posted by Roselee in the comment section, she is not the standing president of SUKA but rather the newly elected Amy Balliao Deadman
10 JUNE 2007
MRS. ROSELEE B. MACAALAY
SUKA PRESIDENT
London,England
RE: WISH for I TV SET AND A VCD/CD/BETAMAX PLAYER FOR KINDER SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENTS.
DEAR ROSELEE,
The Artacho Kinder School is in need of immediate purchase of the said educational viewing materials this 2007-2008 school year. As the newly appointed volunteer Kinder Teacher this will be very useful for the enhancement of the quality of education of the kinder pupils.
My fervent wish, kindly extend us your big help on this educational betterment of our pupils since most of our pupils are from our beloved barrio who will then benefit much for the materialization of the said TV SET and PLAYER.
Any help from you and the SUKA officials and members will be appreciated so much.
SINCERELY,
CARMELA BAIGUEN DAGACAN
Kinder Teacher
Artacho Elem./High School
This letter, is directed to US-Sagunto Association. It was left as a comment to the post about Mike Baiguen's arrival to the U.S. ~ jm
BAIGUEN FAMILY, FRIENDS, RELATIVES
SAGUNTO-USA ASSOCIATION
RE:WISH for 1 TV SET AND VCD/CD/BETAMAX PLAYER FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
Dearest All,
The Artacho Kinder School is in need of the immediate purchase of the said educational viewing materials for the enhancement of the quality of education of the kinder pupils. As the newly appointed volunteer Kinder Teacher' i found out that the said materials will help me uplift for the betterment of my teaching method in much easier and meaningful way.
Any help you can extend is highly appreciated. Thank you very much.
SINCERELY,
CARMELA BAIGUEN DAGACAN
Kinder Teacher
Artacho Elem./High School
CORRECTIONS TO ANY DETAILS OF THIS POST WELCOMED. PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS OR EMAIL TO saguntophotos@gmail.com. THESE LETTERS WERE POSTED AS THEY WERE RECEIVED.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Where do you hang out?
If you are from Sagunto, you cannot walk by without stopping at one of these hangouts. Great minds are at work here where various topics are discussed from politics, religion, gossip, farming and employment to name just a few. See if you remember some of these places:
Where was your favorite hangout?
Photos courtesy of R.Benosa
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Edwardo & Carvilyn Dela Cruz, Grandparents
Photos of the first grandson of Eduardo & Carvilyn Dela Cruz, Jayden Edward son of Kimberlyn & Lee.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Alcones-Diazen-Hernandez Get-together in San Diego
Lola Dora Bongog, Mr. Leo Salipew, Mrs. Marilu Salibo (w/grand-daughter, Lilly) and Mr. Salibo
(L-R) Antonette Diazen Ferrer, Bernard Diazen (Tonette and Bernard are the children of Mrs. Eden Baiguen Diazen),Ellen Hernandes Alcones (w/baby Faith), Sherry Jo, Savannah Diazen(anak ni Bernard), Tiffany Diazen(asawa ni Bernard), Mrs. Beth Hernandez, Valerie Pascua Palazzolo, Mrs. Marilou Salibo, Greg Diazen Ferrer (anak ni Tonette), Babot, Mr. Jose Pasibe, Virginia C. Bongog Simpson, and Mr. Leo Salipew. We gathered here to celebrate baby Faith's 1st Birthday.
Babot with the Alcones-Diazen-Hernandez Clan
(L-R) Edward Hernandez (son of Mr. & Mrs. Beth Hernandez)w/his three children, Uncle Eddy Hernandez, Aunty Beth, Ellen (daughter of Uncle Eddy & Aunty Beth), Valerie, Mom,Josie, Pop, Lola, Sherry,with Angie and friend, Andrew. Standing in the back row are Ranzen Alcones (Ellen's husband) with baby Faith and Ranzen's mom.
Greg Ferrer poses for the body-building contest held in Venice Beach, CA Memorial Day 2007 (05/27/07) which he won 1st Place for the Teen category. Kitaen yo ti kinataraki toy anak ni Tonette, apo ni Aunty Eden Diazen. Syempre a ket nangabak daytoy nga Bago! This photo was taken the day after the San Diego party. More on the Tribal Council Request
We'd like to keep this request from the Tribal Council on top of every one's minds so that we don't forget to help them in their project of keeping the Bago Culture alive. Please consider donating to the project if you can.
(click on the links below to see previous posts regarding the request)
Request from the Tribal Council
Questions came up regarding specifics of the project and we posted a clarification on Tribal Council Donations. As mentioned on the clarification, the information shared did not come officially from the Tribal Council but from a very reliable source, who was requested by the council to submit the information to be published on this blog. Our inquiry into the matter prompted three (3) members of the tribe to canvass for prices and to write yet another letter of clarification which was scanned and is posted here (please click on photo to enlarge).
Our source stated the following:"Hello,attached here is the updated price list, of the items mentioned on the TRIBAL OFFICER'S REQUEST. Three [3] officers of the organization ,went to Baguio yesterday to verify prices of the mentioned items,and they came up with this[see letter].As i write this,the vice-chieftain is at my side and checking what is being written,he also reviewed what was posted before regarding the number of gongs and the amount pledged by uncle Henry,he (the vice-chieftain)found NO MISTAKE ON THE INFORMATION FORWARDED BEFORE! However,as you can see, the actual price is very much higher than what was told them before."
"From my own investigations and research, the price quoted in their new letter are within the price range and the going rate for such items. It is the Tribal Council's goal to attain this amount before the Grand Re-Union in December 2008 and they are counting on us all to help in any way we can."
~Babot
Friday, June 1, 2007
Jepoy's Family
He is known as Jepoy on the chats (o makita yo met laengen ti kinataraki na), he is Jeffrey Estoesta, son of Lily and Sammy Estoesta.
Photos courtesy of J. Estoesta
