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Beat, Pump, Flow, Absorb, Excrete
(On Internal Organs of the Human Body and Their Filipino Names) Many parents enjoy teaching their Canadian-born or -raised children Filipino words for common human body parts. Like, you could usually observe a mother
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Bahay Kubo, Kahit Munti, ang Halaman Doon…
(On Some Philippine Vegetables and Their Local Names) Vegetables are another common staple food in the Philippines, aside from rice, fish, and bread. Seldom that they are absent as major ingredients in many Filipino
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Squirt, Jab, Push, Pull
(On the Common Types of Injection Routes) I feel lucky working in a hospital because even though I haven’t practiced the course that I finished in university 19 years ago—Bachelor of Science in Nursing—I’m
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Sing, Soar, Slide, Sting, Slap, Scratch!
(On Some Philippine Insects and Their Local Names) Summetime once again—the season for camping, picnicking, and strolling at the parks. Usual nuisances though are the cankerworms, mosquitoes, and other pesky insects that abound during
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Heat, Pulse, Flow, Breathe
(On the Origin of Some Vital Medical Instruments) As soon as you enter the doctor’s office for your regular medical checkup, the physician or the assisting nurse will ask you to relax as s/he
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Flying…Lumilipad, Swimming…Lumalangoy
(On Some Philippine Fishes and Their Local Names) In the previous issue we cited some Philippine birds and their local names. Now, let’s get “fishy” and learn the Filipino names of some species of
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Local Filipino Writers, Where Were You?
(At the 23rd Annual Manitoba Book Awards) Produced by Manitoba Writers’ Guild with Association of Manitoba Book Publishers, the 23rd Annual Manitoba Book Awards was held on April 17, 2011, at Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain.
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What’s That in the Woods? Birds!
(On Some Philippine Birds and Their Local Names) One day a nephew of mine asked me if ducks are birds. I said yes, but he seemed unconvinced. “Really?” he insisted. Apparently, one of his
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The Fauna of Himapan Forest
(On Thai Mythology) Perhaps the most popular realm in Thai mythology, Himapan Forest is the invisible woodland believed to exist in the Himalayas, in the India-Nepal border, just below the equally legendary Buddhist heaven.
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Life Can Only Be Understood Looking Backward
(On the Recognition of Books and Films as Two Separate Art Forms) Alot of novels have become more commercially successful because of their having been adapted into films. Many people—especially bibliophiles—would argue that, compared
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