Wednesday, February 25, 2009

this is me getting rid of the random notes saved on my phone.

"Hallow blocks" : sign in Isabela. Does this mean they're to be used only in the construction of holy buildings?

Libag Norte, Tugegarao: where bathing isn't so popular.

Smart Kapigsaan: it all boils down to...?

IPs (Indigenous People) do not want to be called as such because they read "IPs" as "ip-is" [cockroach].

Ang pagbayad sa jeep ay isang laro ng sungka: Pasa-pasa ng barya, palit-kamay sabay kwenta, hanggang makarating sa palad ng nagmamaneho — ang hinihintuang bahay ng sigay mong piso.

scalding sun, razed face, glimmering asphalt, gas-fume shimmer.

"Kita po sa body formation n'yo na nagjo-jogging kayo tuwing umaga." - Kuya Sherinel the guide (gee, thanks, kuya, I think)

Hand gesture for "diretso": poke your hand out straight, then let it veer to the right reflecting the curve of the road. confusing but funny. by the way, "malapit" is a relative term.

There are swastikas in Santa Fe.

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