Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wonders of Tagbanua tribe
An Introduction
The Tagbanuas are original race of people inhabiting Palawan. They are by far the most numerous of the ethnic groups that inhabited Palawan during the pre-Hispanic times. Accordingly the name of their tribe was derived from ‘tag’ which means people and ‘banua’ means world. In other words they believe that they are people who own this chaos world.
Dr. Fox, a researcher of this certain tribe. He stated that they are the most cultured of the original people because they have an alphabet of their own. As well as they had their own culture and tradition in which they were being guided through this.
They had also their own political system and they were rich in literature such as dances, songs, stories, riddles, proverbs as well as novel. But nowadays their literary piece was not being preserved because for them it was sacred to be published in public. But then, they were still preserving and enhancing their culture, tradition, skills and capacity in order to adapt in this very dynamic world.
Tagbanua Dances
The general term for a dance is kendar. There are different kinds of dances for every occasion. They perform occupational dances which are interpretative -- pulling up the camote vines, digging the roots, and putting the roots in the basket over the shoulder as what can you see in the picture.
Kinds of Dances:
1.Pagdiwata, a ceremonial dance of the Tagbanua’s religious rite of the native — either of thanksgiving or of healing sick people. This has been adapted by the Bayanihan Dance Troupe for stage performances and has been popularized not only here in the Philippines but also overseas. But during early ninete only the baylan or mother elder was allowed to dance this dance.
2. Runsay is another ritual performed during the full moon of December as a thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest and led by the head of the tribe or barangay captain. This ritual is performed at the seaside because at the climax of the dance, the leader, followed by other participants, offer a white chicken and rice to the diwata, and also a tobacco wrapped in nipa leaves are also included. After these have been collected, they are placed on a small raft and pushed out to sea. The dance festival continues until dawn.
Tagbanua music basically makes use of three kinds of musical instrument. Agong is a brass instrument one and half feet in diameter with a fist-sized node at the center. It is played by beating the node with a stick wrapped with strips of cloth.
Babandil, another kind of musical instrument, is similar to the agong but only about four inches in depth. It is played with the use of the beater made of soft wood. The sound is mellower than the gong. The third kind of musical instrument is the gimbal similar to the snare drum. It is a hollow wood one and half feet tall, five to 10 inches in diameter and covered at one end with dried goat-skin. It is played by tapping the four fingers together alternately. In some instances, a pair of bamboo sticks 10 inches long and one inch wide is used alternately.
These instruments provide the rhythm for the dance. They are also played for song accompaniment.
There are two kinds of Tagbanua songs — the oiman or ballad and the dagoy or love songs.
Riddles
1. Duwang batong itom, alayd I pag aboton. – mata
Dalawang batong itim malayo ang nararating.
2. May pito akong bintana, tulo lamang I ipagkasara. – rupa
Mayroon akong pitong bintana, tatlo lamang ang naisasara. – mukha
3. Wayan na wayan na, tiyampaling daan baw piyagbegyan. – sampalok
Ayan na ayan na, sinampal muna bago inalok. – sampalok
4.Wayan na si adi, sari sariy badyo. – sarakbayan
Ayan na si impo ang damit ay sari-sari. – sampayan
5. Wayan na si kibaw magbudaw-budaw. – hangin
ayan na si kibaw, bubulong-bulong. – hangin
6. Kuwarta na, naging bato pa.
It was already money, but it became a stone.
7. Baba nga magsasara,ungga pasludon I bangaw.
A mouth that is covered will not be entered by flies.
8. Eng unoy nganga it baba yay butang it dugan.
What is constantly talked about is what’s inside the heart.
9. Magayen pay kumbo, nga magtataid I taw kaysa nga mansiyon magtataid I balbal.
A nipa hut where a person lives is better than an mansion lived in by an owl.
10. Unoon pay sagbot ing patay nay kabayo.
What use is the grass if the horse is dead.
11.Yat isip suk yugot, kat hasa magtalas.
The mind is like a knife, it is honed by sharpening.)
Proverbs
1. Tumalib I kagayenan ungga I kabaitan.
Lumampas na ang kagandahan hindi ang kabaitan.
2. Lalaking maisog ungga magi lam it papaan kuno.
Ang lalaking matapang ay hindi natatakot sa panapanaan.
3. Eng unoy wawa pa, yan se ing gurang kana.
Kung ano sa kabataan ganon din sa katandaan.
4. Ungga pasgawin I anak pero ina I magkasakitan.
Anak ay di paluluhain, ina ang pasasalitan.
5. Ing dagay miyaw, magulo I daga.
Kung walang pusa magulo ang daga.
6. Ing ungga paapyat pababa ite.
kung hindi kayang umakyat subukang bumaba.
7. Eng mugay it pangain nga mag iisog, yat magkaon ungga magka mabusog.
Kungnagpapakain ay masama ang loob ang pinakakain ay di nabubusog.
8. Misip daan bago padoot dalan.
Pag-iisipan ang bawat hakbang na gagawin.
Songs
1. Si ina, si ama makukuring banar,
umay pagbuwaton ka dagay araduan
magkarot magsurat ungga masepsepan.
mga kasulsugan pabakdun ta lamang
saon banuay ungga ta panuwayan
Si ina, si ama ay mahirap lamang
Sa kaingin ang taniman dahil walang basakan
marunong magsulat hindi maintindihan
mga kapatid ating patibayin an gating samahan
upang ang mundoy hindi lumapastangan sa atin
Short story
Palais’gen
Ang Prinsipe
Kat alayd nga kaharian bakdun I mga taw. Talagang pagsundon nira I kanirang adi. Pero priming malungkot I adi nira ka ungga sira magkaanak it bae. Biyuwat nira pirmi sirang magdasal kat kanirang anito saon bugyan sirat anak maski sambat lamang.
Mangindusa I ngaran it diyos nira, naildaw kanya kat adi pasi benggayan sira it anak nga babay. Pagliwan it anak nira nangako I adi nga yat masawa kat kanirang anak yat taw nga garing kat sulod it lugta pasi yat mga magpangalyag kat daraga nga mga binata nga garing kat alayd nga lugar ungga piyayagan it adi.
Usang aldaw, naglindol kat kaharian pasi yat mga taw nagliwannan kat kanirang balay, pati adi, asawa ya baw anak nga daraga. Naltugan nirang musa e dakulang ulod nga mag-ampang. At it ulod ‘ adi sito ako kayti kat banua ka pagpision ko nay anak mo nga daraga ka nangako ka nay at irog mo nga masawa kat anak mo nga daraga dapat garing kat lugta. pasi sito ako na pagpision kon na kanya. Urot ko nga ungga ka tumanggi kat imong piyangako kat musa.’ Pagkadungog it adi ungga kanya nakaampang, inat ya na lamang I anak ya nga magpayag kanya ka daga kanyay mabwat ka naampang ya na nga dapat garing kat sulod it lugta nga masawa kat anak yang daraga. Pagkadungog it daraga nahimatay kanya ka ungga ya matanggap nga usang ulod lamang palan I mapangasawa ya.
Piyasakay it ulod kat likod niya I daraga, miyuli na sira kat kaarian it ulod. Timyalib sira kat pitong bukid baw pitong kadadanuman. Naiuli kat kalibutan ya daraga baw tanggap ya na nga ite nay kapalaran ya pero nahimatay kanya it kadali ka kat puwertaaan it balay it ulod ka may dukol doon nga magbabantay. Tas tiyaban na kanya it asawa yang ulod kat kwarto nira.
Eng dulem ungga sira mag ulid kat sirong lamang mag iga I ulod. Pero ing aldaw ungga naga magbaya baya I ulod kat daraga. Miga lamang baw kumaon I pagbuwaten it daraga. Dakul nga pangaen nga ipag dulong na lamang kat kwarto ya.
Usang dulem nanagaynep I daraga, mat kat panagaynep ya. Pagtaiden kanya it using magugurang nga mesi kanya it mga pangaen nga amik, kumey lutuon ya ite baw ibetang kat lamisan nira pero dapat buwaten ya ite kat kukualdaw saon eng maga na makaon ite it asawa ya. Tapos eng magdaraet n dapat patayin I asawa ya it kutsilyo nga matalyas. Dapat mabwat ya ite bago matapos ang tulong aldaw ing irog ya nga ungga ya mapangasawa it abang buhay I ulod ngayti.
Pagkasulag it daraga kiyabahan kanya, suk ungga ya kaya nga saksaken I ulod ka mag i lam kanya. Pero natatak kat isipan ya nga dapat ya iting mabwat kat sulod lamang it tulong aldaw.
Kat ikatlong aldaw pagkatapos ya managaynep nasulag kanya it maga baw nagluto na kanya. Pagkaluto ya piyagbutang ya ng musa I pangaen nga naluto ya. Baw naltugan yay asawa ya nga magseslem nga nag paadedong kat lamisan baw kimyaon na ito. Naltugan ya nga pagkatapos kimyaon It asawa ya nailo nay to. Pagkaiga it asawa ya pinsi nay kutsilyo nga matarum kaw siyaksak ya nay ulod. Pagkasaksak ya, naglindol, landaw na kanyang nailam pero ungga na kanya maka ampang ka naktugan yay ulod nga nagging taw. Usang dakula baw guwapo nga lalaki. Pero pagtabanen na ito it hangin padibwat pasi nagpaadudong kanya sito baw kiyuputan I alima it lalaki. Biglang ungga nanaglindol baw nagkukupan na sira.
Pagkatapos, narutan it babay nga taw naga palan I ulod nga napangasawa ya piyag sumpa lamang ito. Ta, miyuli na sira kat kaharian it adi baw nagbandi na sira.
Translation:
Sa isang malayong kaharian namumuno ang malungkuting hari at reyna dahil hindi sila pinagkalooban ni mangindusa ng anak. Kayat lagi silang nanalangin sa kanilang mangindusa upang biyayaan sila ng anak. Pagkalipas ng maraming taon ang reyna ay nagbuntis at nagsilang ng isang malusog at magandang sanggol na babae.
Ang prinsesa ay may angking kakaibang ganda at kagandahang loob kayat maraming mga binata ang gusting kanyang maging irog, pati ang kanilang mga karatig bayan. Ngunit sinabi ng hari na walang sinumang makakabihag sa pihikang puso ng kanyang anak. Ang magiging mapala lamang na lalaki ay nagmula sa lupa. Kayat maluyngkot na lumisan ang kanyang mga manliligaw.
Isang araw biglang nagkaroon ng malakas na hangin, lindol at unti-unting bumuka ang lupa. Naligalig ang buong kaharian. Kapagdaka, mula sa lupa lumabas ang isang oud, isang higanteng oud. At itoy pumunta sa bungad ng kaharian at hinarap ang hari at sinabi. ‘ Mahal na hari akoy narito pagkat akoy inyong tinawag. Dibat sinabi nyo na ang sinumang nagmula sa lupa ay siyang papalaring mapangasawa ng inyong prinsesa. Kayat akoy narito sa inyo upang kunin ang aking asawa bilang pagtupad nyo sa inyong pangako.’ Sa narinig, nalungkot ang hari ngunit wala na siyang nagawa kung hindi ibigay ang anak na prinsesa. Nang makaabot ito sa kaalaman ng prinsesa siya ay nawalan ng ulirat dahil hindi niya pinangarap na makapag-asawa ng isang oud.
Pagkatapos isinakay ng uod ang prinsesa sa kanyang likod at silay naglakbay patungong ilalim ng lupa. Sa kanilang paglalakbay inabot nila ang ikapitong bundok at sa likod niyon ay ang kaharian ng uod. Sa bungad ng kaharian ay may nagbabantay na malaking serpeyente. At hinatid na ang prinsesa sa kanyang magiging silid.
Sa tagal ng kanilang pagsasama, walang ibang ginawa ang prinsesa kung hindi ang kumain at matulog. At nakontento narin ang prinsesa dahil hindi sila nagtatabi ng uod.
Isang gabi nanaginip ang prinsesa. Ayon sa kanyang panaginip inuutusan siya ng isang matanda na patayin ang uod pagkatapos pakainin ng kanyang niluto na kakanin. Natakot ang prinsesa ngunit nagbalak siya na gawin dahil siyay natatakot nab aka magkatotoo ang banta nab aka habang buhay na siya sa piling ng uod.
Kinabukasan, nagluto ng kakainin ang prinsesa at ipinakain iyon sa uod. At siyay biglang nagtaka dahil biglang nanghina ang uod kayat sinaksak na niya agad ito ng punyal. Ngunit pagkamatay ng uod unti-unti itong dinadala ng hangin paitaas. At sa kanyang pagkamangha bigla itong naging isang makisig at guwapong lalaki. Kayat kanya itong hinila pababa at niyakap. Pagkatapos nalaman niya ng isinumpa lamang pala ang prinsipe ng isang mantanda kaya siya naging uod.
Makalipas ang ilang araw sila ay pumunta sa kaharian ng prinsesa at silay nagpakasal. Kayat tuwang-tuwa ang amang hari at inang reyna.
The Tagbanuas are original race of people inhabiting Palawan. They are by far the most numerous of the ethnic groups that inhabited Palawan during the pre-Hispanic times. Accordingly the name of their tribe was derived from ‘tag’ which means people and ‘banua’ means world. In other words they believe that they are people who own this chaos world.
Dr. Fox, a researcher of this certain tribe. He stated that they are the most cultured of the original people because they have an alphabet of their own. As well as they had their own culture and tradition in which they were being guided through this.
They had also their own political system and they were rich in literature such as dances, songs, stories, riddles, proverbs as well as novel. But nowadays their literary piece was not being preserved because for them it was sacred to be published in public. But then, they were still preserving and enhancing their culture, tradition, skills and capacity in order to adapt in this very dynamic world.
Tagbanua Dances
The general term for a dance is kendar. There are different kinds of dances for every occasion. They perform occupational dances which are interpretative -- pulling up the camote vines, digging the roots, and putting the roots in the basket over the shoulder as what can you see in the picture.
Kinds of Dances:
1.Pagdiwata, a ceremonial dance of the Tagbanua’s religious rite of the native — either of thanksgiving or of healing sick people. This has been adapted by the Bayanihan Dance Troupe for stage performances and has been popularized not only here in the Philippines but also overseas. But during early ninete only the baylan or mother elder was allowed to dance this dance.
2. Runsay is another ritual performed during the full moon of December as a thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest and led by the head of the tribe or barangay captain. This ritual is performed at the seaside because at the climax of the dance, the leader, followed by other participants, offer a white chicken and rice to the diwata, and also a tobacco wrapped in nipa leaves are also included. After these have been collected, they are placed on a small raft and pushed out to sea. The dance festival continues until dawn.
Tagbanua music basically makes use of three kinds of musical instrument. Agong is a brass instrument one and half feet in diameter with a fist-sized node at the center. It is played by beating the node with a stick wrapped with strips of cloth.
Babandil, another kind of musical instrument, is similar to the agong but only about four inches in depth. It is played with the use of the beater made of soft wood. The sound is mellower than the gong. The third kind of musical instrument is the gimbal similar to the snare drum. It is a hollow wood one and half feet tall, five to 10 inches in diameter and covered at one end with dried goat-skin. It is played by tapping the four fingers together alternately. In some instances, a pair of bamboo sticks 10 inches long and one inch wide is used alternately.
These instruments provide the rhythm for the dance. They are also played for song accompaniment.
There are two kinds of Tagbanua songs — the oiman or ballad and the dagoy or love songs.
Riddles
1. Duwang batong itom, alayd I pag aboton. – mata
Dalawang batong itim malayo ang nararating.
2. May pito akong bintana, tulo lamang I ipagkasara. – rupa
Mayroon akong pitong bintana, tatlo lamang ang naisasara. – mukha
3. Wayan na wayan na, tiyampaling daan baw piyagbegyan. – sampalok
Ayan na ayan na, sinampal muna bago inalok. – sampalok
4.Wayan na si adi, sari sariy badyo. – sarakbayan
Ayan na si impo ang damit ay sari-sari. – sampayan
5. Wayan na si kibaw magbudaw-budaw. – hangin
ayan na si kibaw, bubulong-bulong. – hangin
6. Kuwarta na, naging bato pa.
It was already money, but it became a stone.
7. Baba nga magsasara,ungga pasludon I bangaw.
A mouth that is covered will not be entered by flies.
8. Eng unoy nganga it baba yay butang it dugan.
What is constantly talked about is what’s inside the heart.
9. Magayen pay kumbo, nga magtataid I taw kaysa nga mansiyon magtataid I balbal.
A nipa hut where a person lives is better than an mansion lived in by an owl.
10. Unoon pay sagbot ing patay nay kabayo.
What use is the grass if the horse is dead.
11.Yat isip suk yugot, kat hasa magtalas.
The mind is like a knife, it is honed by sharpening.)
Proverbs
1. Tumalib I kagayenan ungga I kabaitan.
Lumampas na ang kagandahan hindi ang kabaitan.
2. Lalaking maisog ungga magi lam it papaan kuno.
Ang lalaking matapang ay hindi natatakot sa panapanaan.
3. Eng unoy wawa pa, yan se ing gurang kana.
Kung ano sa kabataan ganon din sa katandaan.
4. Ungga pasgawin I anak pero ina I magkasakitan.
Anak ay di paluluhain, ina ang pasasalitan.
5. Ing dagay miyaw, magulo I daga.
Kung walang pusa magulo ang daga.
6. Ing ungga paapyat pababa ite.
kung hindi kayang umakyat subukang bumaba.
7. Eng mugay it pangain nga mag iisog, yat magkaon ungga magka mabusog.
Kungnagpapakain ay masama ang loob ang pinakakain ay di nabubusog.
8. Misip daan bago padoot dalan.
Pag-iisipan ang bawat hakbang na gagawin.
Songs
1. Si ina, si ama makukuring banar,
umay pagbuwaton ka dagay araduan
magkarot magsurat ungga masepsepan.
mga kasulsugan pabakdun ta lamang
saon banuay ungga ta panuwayan
Si ina, si ama ay mahirap lamang
Sa kaingin ang taniman dahil walang basakan
marunong magsulat hindi maintindihan
mga kapatid ating patibayin an gating samahan
upang ang mundoy hindi lumapastangan sa atin
Short story
Palais’gen
Ang Prinsipe
Kat alayd nga kaharian bakdun I mga taw. Talagang pagsundon nira I kanirang adi. Pero priming malungkot I adi nira ka ungga sira magkaanak it bae. Biyuwat nira pirmi sirang magdasal kat kanirang anito saon bugyan sirat anak maski sambat lamang.
Mangindusa I ngaran it diyos nira, naildaw kanya kat adi pasi benggayan sira it anak nga babay. Pagliwan it anak nira nangako I adi nga yat masawa kat kanirang anak yat taw nga garing kat sulod it lugta pasi yat mga magpangalyag kat daraga nga mga binata nga garing kat alayd nga lugar ungga piyayagan it adi.
Usang aldaw, naglindol kat kaharian pasi yat mga taw nagliwannan kat kanirang balay, pati adi, asawa ya baw anak nga daraga. Naltugan nirang musa e dakulang ulod nga mag-ampang. At it ulod ‘ adi sito ako kayti kat banua ka pagpision ko nay anak mo nga daraga ka nangako ka nay at irog mo nga masawa kat anak mo nga daraga dapat garing kat lugta. pasi sito ako na pagpision kon na kanya. Urot ko nga ungga ka tumanggi kat imong piyangako kat musa.’ Pagkadungog it adi ungga kanya nakaampang, inat ya na lamang I anak ya nga magpayag kanya ka daga kanyay mabwat ka naampang ya na nga dapat garing kat sulod it lugta nga masawa kat anak yang daraga. Pagkadungog it daraga nahimatay kanya ka ungga ya matanggap nga usang ulod lamang palan I mapangasawa ya.
Piyasakay it ulod kat likod niya I daraga, miyuli na sira kat kaarian it ulod. Timyalib sira kat pitong bukid baw pitong kadadanuman. Naiuli kat kalibutan ya daraga baw tanggap ya na nga ite nay kapalaran ya pero nahimatay kanya it kadali ka kat puwertaaan it balay it ulod ka may dukol doon nga magbabantay. Tas tiyaban na kanya it asawa yang ulod kat kwarto nira.
Eng dulem ungga sira mag ulid kat sirong lamang mag iga I ulod. Pero ing aldaw ungga naga magbaya baya I ulod kat daraga. Miga lamang baw kumaon I pagbuwaten it daraga. Dakul nga pangaen nga ipag dulong na lamang kat kwarto ya.
Usang dulem nanagaynep I daraga, mat kat panagaynep ya. Pagtaiden kanya it using magugurang nga mesi kanya it mga pangaen nga amik, kumey lutuon ya ite baw ibetang kat lamisan nira pero dapat buwaten ya ite kat kukualdaw saon eng maga na makaon ite it asawa ya. Tapos eng magdaraet n dapat patayin I asawa ya it kutsilyo nga matalyas. Dapat mabwat ya ite bago matapos ang tulong aldaw ing irog ya nga ungga ya mapangasawa it abang buhay I ulod ngayti.
Pagkasulag it daraga kiyabahan kanya, suk ungga ya kaya nga saksaken I ulod ka mag i lam kanya. Pero natatak kat isipan ya nga dapat ya iting mabwat kat sulod lamang it tulong aldaw.
Kat ikatlong aldaw pagkatapos ya managaynep nasulag kanya it maga baw nagluto na kanya. Pagkaluto ya piyagbutang ya ng musa I pangaen nga naluto ya. Baw naltugan yay asawa ya nga magseslem nga nag paadedong kat lamisan baw kimyaon na ito. Naltugan ya nga pagkatapos kimyaon It asawa ya nailo nay to. Pagkaiga it asawa ya pinsi nay kutsilyo nga matarum kaw siyaksak ya nay ulod. Pagkasaksak ya, naglindol, landaw na kanyang nailam pero ungga na kanya maka ampang ka naktugan yay ulod nga nagging taw. Usang dakula baw guwapo nga lalaki. Pero pagtabanen na ito it hangin padibwat pasi nagpaadudong kanya sito baw kiyuputan I alima it lalaki. Biglang ungga nanaglindol baw nagkukupan na sira.
Pagkatapos, narutan it babay nga taw naga palan I ulod nga napangasawa ya piyag sumpa lamang ito. Ta, miyuli na sira kat kaharian it adi baw nagbandi na sira.
Translation:
Sa isang malayong kaharian namumuno ang malungkuting hari at reyna dahil hindi sila pinagkalooban ni mangindusa ng anak. Kayat lagi silang nanalangin sa kanilang mangindusa upang biyayaan sila ng anak. Pagkalipas ng maraming taon ang reyna ay nagbuntis at nagsilang ng isang malusog at magandang sanggol na babae.
Ang prinsesa ay may angking kakaibang ganda at kagandahang loob kayat maraming mga binata ang gusting kanyang maging irog, pati ang kanilang mga karatig bayan. Ngunit sinabi ng hari na walang sinumang makakabihag sa pihikang puso ng kanyang anak. Ang magiging mapala lamang na lalaki ay nagmula sa lupa. Kayat maluyngkot na lumisan ang kanyang mga manliligaw.
Isang araw biglang nagkaroon ng malakas na hangin, lindol at unti-unting bumuka ang lupa. Naligalig ang buong kaharian. Kapagdaka, mula sa lupa lumabas ang isang oud, isang higanteng oud. At itoy pumunta sa bungad ng kaharian at hinarap ang hari at sinabi. ‘ Mahal na hari akoy narito pagkat akoy inyong tinawag. Dibat sinabi nyo na ang sinumang nagmula sa lupa ay siyang papalaring mapangasawa ng inyong prinsesa. Kayat akoy narito sa inyo upang kunin ang aking asawa bilang pagtupad nyo sa inyong pangako.’ Sa narinig, nalungkot ang hari ngunit wala na siyang nagawa kung hindi ibigay ang anak na prinsesa. Nang makaabot ito sa kaalaman ng prinsesa siya ay nawalan ng ulirat dahil hindi niya pinangarap na makapag-asawa ng isang oud.
Pagkatapos isinakay ng uod ang prinsesa sa kanyang likod at silay naglakbay patungong ilalim ng lupa. Sa kanilang paglalakbay inabot nila ang ikapitong bundok at sa likod niyon ay ang kaharian ng uod. Sa bungad ng kaharian ay may nagbabantay na malaking serpeyente. At hinatid na ang prinsesa sa kanyang magiging silid.
Sa tagal ng kanilang pagsasama, walang ibang ginawa ang prinsesa kung hindi ang kumain at matulog. At nakontento narin ang prinsesa dahil hindi sila nagtatabi ng uod.
Isang gabi nanaginip ang prinsesa. Ayon sa kanyang panaginip inuutusan siya ng isang matanda na patayin ang uod pagkatapos pakainin ng kanyang niluto na kakanin. Natakot ang prinsesa ngunit nagbalak siya na gawin dahil siyay natatakot nab aka magkatotoo ang banta nab aka habang buhay na siya sa piling ng uod.
Kinabukasan, nagluto ng kakainin ang prinsesa at ipinakain iyon sa uod. At siyay biglang nagtaka dahil biglang nanghina ang uod kayat sinaksak na niya agad ito ng punyal. Ngunit pagkamatay ng uod unti-unti itong dinadala ng hangin paitaas. At sa kanyang pagkamangha bigla itong naging isang makisig at guwapong lalaki. Kayat kanya itong hinila pababa at niyakap. Pagkatapos nalaman niya ng isinumpa lamang pala ang prinsipe ng isang mantanda kaya siya naging uod.
Makalipas ang ilang araw sila ay pumunta sa kaharian ng prinsesa at silay nagpakasal. Kayat tuwang-tuwa ang amang hari at inang reyna.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
SUBANEN TRIBE
The Subanen means river – dweller, from the word “suba”, river common to several Philippines dialect, including Sulu and Bisaya. “Nun” or “Non” is an adjective prefix indicating origin and habitation. The term applied to the tribe because its members are net with in going up the rivers from the coast, in distinction to the Moros and Christians at Zamboanga or Sibugay Peninsula which extends westwards like a long, misshapen finger from the main body of the island of Mindanao and the point Kipit crooks sharply southward, pointing at Basilan and furnishing the northern terminus to the natural route between Borneo, together with the Malayan world beyond it and the Philippines over the closely strung island of the Sulu archipelago.
DISCRIPTION OF SUBANERN PEOPLE
• Average height
• Brown complexion
• Slender bodies
• Round faces
• Brave
• Aggressive
• Wonderers
• Revengeful
• They love to wear red and back dresses with long sleeves
Monday, October 12, 2009
A Teacher's Story
True or not - who cares, How many times do we "misjudge" by appearance?
Her name was Mrs. Thompson. As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. But that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.
Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn't play well with the other children. His clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.
At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.
Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners...He is a joy to be around."
His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home is a struggle."
His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death had been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."
Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs.Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents.
Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one quarter-full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist.
Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mother used to."
After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, and writing, and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her "teacher's pets."
A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had in his whole life.
Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer the letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.
The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he'd met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the place at the wedding that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.
Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. And she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.
They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs.Thompson's ear, "Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference."
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."
Remember - that wherever you go, and whatever you do, you will have the opportunity to touch and/or change a person's outlook. Please try to do it in a positive way.
http://www.eslincanada.com/stories.html
Posted By: Matimawa Aiza
Her name was Mrs. Thompson. As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. But that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.
Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn't play well with the other children. His clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.
At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Teddy's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.
Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners...He is a joy to be around."
His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home is a struggle."
His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death had been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."
Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."
By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs.Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents.
Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one quarter-full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist.
Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mother used to."
After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she quit teaching reading, and writing, and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one of her "teacher's pets."
A year later, she found a note under her door, from Teddy, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. Six years went by before she got another note from Teddy. He then wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been tough at times, he'd stayed in school, had stuck with it, and would soon graduate from college with the highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Thompson that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had in his whole life.
Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he ever had. But now his name was a little longer the letter was signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, MD.
The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another letter that spring. Teddy said he'd met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the place at the wedding that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.
Of course, Mrs. Thompson did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. And she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together.
They hugged each other, and Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs.Thompson's ear, "Thank you Mrs. Thompson for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference."
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back. She said, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."
Remember - that wherever you go, and whatever you do, you will have the opportunity to touch and/or change a person's outlook. Please try to do it in a positive way.
http://www.eslincanada.com/stories.html
Posted By: Matimawa Aiza
"IGNORANT BUT NOT"
I am not a good adviser
I am a woman of hunger.
I am not lazy, but I face poverty
In every argument, I was left behind, you see.
Sometimes I was called Ignorant,
For I talked only one thing.
Hay! they laugh because they don't understand
No one knows even those noble kings.
OK, you are wise which I considered
For you spoke about things w/ no fear
but please don't laugh at me if I wonder
cause I act to show that I'm aware.
I am ignorant and it is a night of my mind,
but it's night had its own moon and stars.
It never turn brightly as the moon
who conquered his own galaxy
For this stars had their own in the milky way
I am a star who had my own shine
In everything I seen some I've used to defined
we don't have the same perception
In fact we have different mind and vision
and we can reformed a new idea to command our own.
CHERRY
I am a woman of hunger.
I am not lazy, but I face poverty
In every argument, I was left behind, you see.
Sometimes I was called Ignorant,
For I talked only one thing.
Hay! they laugh because they don't understand
No one knows even those noble kings.
OK, you are wise which I considered
For you spoke about things w/ no fear
but please don't laugh at me if I wonder
cause I act to show that I'm aware.
I am ignorant and it is a night of my mind,
but it's night had its own moon and stars.
It never turn brightly as the moon
who conquered his own galaxy
For this stars had their own in the milky way
I am a star who had my own shine
In everything I seen some I've used to defined
we don't have the same perception
In fact we have different mind and vision
and we can reformed a new idea to command our own.
CHERRY
Sunday, October 11, 2009
WHY THE SKY IS HIGH
this is the story of the KALINGA TRIBE.....
WHY THE SKY IS HIGH
By: Bessie Badilla – del Castillo
KALINGA
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to reach up and touch the sky with your hand? Well, in the beginning of time, the Kalinga people believed that the sky hung so low to the earth that people’s heads almost touched it.
To them, the sky was like a blue ceiling just above their heads. By day, they could reach up and touch the fluffy white clouds and the night they could reach and touch the sparkling stars. This made the Kalingas feel very special.
The ancient Kalingas also believed that everything in the universe had a soul and had a feeling. Not just living things like people, plants and animals, but all inanimate objects also, like rocks, and the grounds in the sea. Everything worked in there perfect harmony and co-existence.
But one day, the closeness of the sky to the earth changed forever, and all because of one man’s selfish greed and woman’s angry temper.
After a long and very successful day of hunting for food in the forest, a man finally came to his simple house and his simple wife, carrying a small, dead deer over his back. He dropped the deer onto the kitchen table and told his wife, “Wife, skin and clean this animal and cook it for our dinner.”
His wife looked at the small creature, surprised that her husband had bothered to bring such a scrawny creature back for them to eat. “But husband dear,” she said, “this deer is o bigger than a rat. How can it possibly feed both of us? It has hardly enough meet on it to feed a dog!”
“Do not argue with me, woman!” said the frustrated husband. “I have been hunting long and hard all day, and that is the only animal. I could catch. Now do s I say. Prepare the deer and once it is cooked, we will divide it equally between us.”
The wife shrugged and did as her husband bade. She skinned the scrawny creature, prepared the meat and cooked it for her and her husband.
Outside, the sky could smell the delicious meat cooking on the wife’s stove and came down closer to the ground to savor the mouth-watering aroma.
It took a short time to cook the small deer and the wife placed the cooked creature on the table in front of her starving husband. The wife then cleaned the cooking utensils before joining her husband at the dining table, anxious to taste the delicious meat. But when she looked at the platter that contained the cooked deer, she saw to her astonishment that her husband eaten the whole animal, leaving just its clean white bones on the plate.
“You selfish glutton!” she scolded her husband. “I worked hard to skin, clean and cooked the deer and you have eaten it all for yourself!”
The husband wiped a trickle of meat juice from the corner of his mouth and belched. The meat was indeed delicious, but as he digested the deer, he began to feel guilty at having acted so greedily. He looked at his wife, who was angry and close to tears. “I am sorry” he said, but I have left the bones for you to eat.”
The wife looked at the small, white bones on the platter. “Bones? What god are the bones?” she cried.
“Crack open the bones,” explained her husband, “and eat the marrow inside. I am sure it will be just delicious as the meat.”
The wife knew the bone marrow could never taste as delicious as the deer’s meat, but to satiate her gnawing hunger she was left with no alternate but to follow her husband’s suggestion.
The wife took the small deer bones outside; laid them on the ground and tries to crack them open with a large stone, but with no success.
“That’s not the way to d it!” roared her husband who was watching his wife’s pathetic attempts. “Lay the bones on the rock and smash them with a piece of wood!”
The frustrated wife followed her husband’s advice and put the small bones onto a rock. She then picked up a piece of wood and raised it high above her ready to strike the bones. But the piece of wood hit the sky above her, stopping her from gaining enough force to hit the bones hard. So, she asked the sky to move up out of the way, to give her enough room to swing the piece of wood.
The sky complied with the woman’s request and moved upward a little. But it was enough the frustrated, hungry wife still did not have enough room to break open the deer bones.
The wife was now so hungry and so frustrated that she became angry at the sky and shouted at the top her voice, “sky! Moved as far away from me as possible, so that I cannot touch.”
The sky, surprised and upset at the wife’s anger, moved up and far away.
Eventually had enough room to raise the piece of wood high above the head. With all her strength, she brought it crashing down on the small, white deer bones which cracked open from the force the woman’s blow. But the bones were so small, that they contained no marrow what so ever.
The wife hung her head in her hands and sobbed. She then realized what she had said to the sky in her anger. She looked up to ask the sky‘s forgiveness. But it was too late. Because of the wife angry and unkind word the sky had risen so high that it was could no longer be touched.
Since that day the sky has remained unreachable and untouchable. It had stayed away from people; afraid that if it ever came back down close to the earth, it might be upset again by someone angry and unkind words.
Marlene Aguilar. 2007. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. JAMAYCO, INC. vol II.
http://www.catch22.com/~vudu/kalinga.html
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kms.kalingatambayan.com/itinerary.html
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http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2007_11_01_archive.html
Friday, October 9, 2009
WHOSE CHILD IS THIS?
"Whose child is this?" I asked one day
Seeing a little one out at play
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile
"Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear
To prepare him that he may always be good
And each day do the things he should"
"Whose child is this?" I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile
"Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school"
"Whose child is this?" I ask once more
Just as the little one entered the door
"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took the hand of the little child
"Ours to love and train together
Ours this blessed task forever."
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Unity
By Cleo V. Swarat (thanks to Dan for correcting our info!)
I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there,
The clay they used was a young child’s mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher:
the tools she used were books and music and art;
One was a parent
With a guiding hand and gentle loving heart.
And when at last their work was done,
They were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had worked into the child
Could never be sold or bought!
And each agreed she would have failed
if she had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school,
and behind the teacher stood the home!
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Why God Made Teachers
By Kevin William Huff
When God created teachers,
He gave us special friends
To help us understand His world
And truly comprehend
The beauty and the wonder
Of everything we see,
And become a better person
With each discovery.
When God created teachers,
He gave us special guides
To show us ways in which to grow
So we can all decide
How to live and how to do
What's right instead of wrong,
To lead us so that we can lead
And learn how to be strong.
Why God created teachers,
In His wisdom and His grace,
Was to help us learn to make our world
A better, wiser place.
Posted by: Matimawa Aiza
Seeing a little one out at play
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile
"Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear
To prepare him that he may always be good
And each day do the things he should"
"Whose child is this?" I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile
"Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school"
"Whose child is this?" I ask once more
Just as the little one entered the door
"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took the hand of the little child
"Ours to love and train together
Ours this blessed task forever."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unity
By Cleo V. Swarat (thanks to Dan for correcting our info!)
I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there,
The clay they used was a young child’s mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher:
the tools she used were books and music and art;
One was a parent
With a guiding hand and gentle loving heart.
And when at last their work was done,
They were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had worked into the child
Could never be sold or bought!
And each agreed she would have failed
if she had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school,
and behind the teacher stood the home!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why God Made Teachers
By Kevin William Huff
When God created teachers,
He gave us special friends
To help us understand His world
And truly comprehend
The beauty and the wonder
Of everything we see,
And become a better person
With each discovery.
When God created teachers,
He gave us special guides
To show us ways in which to grow
So we can all decide
How to live and how to do
What's right instead of wrong,
To lead us so that we can lead
And learn how to be strong.
Why God created teachers,
In His wisdom and His grace,
Was to help us learn to make our world
A better, wiser place.
Posted by: Matimawa Aiza
Thursday, October 8, 2009
sa pagmatutuo
Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the "naturals," the ones who somehow know how to teach. ~Peter Drucker
The REAL REASON TO TEACH
The REAL REASON TO TEACH
Love: The Real Reason to Teach
Motivation can come from many sources. People can be motivated by fear. They can also be motivated by money. Competition can also motivate. True motivation, however, comes from doing what one loves to do.
The love of teaching children is the purest form of motivation in education today. Leadership should recognize that quality in teachers and be wary of anything that destroys that desire.
Teaching used to be about children. It has become about proving ourselves. Competition against some standard has become more important than guiding children to adulthood. It once was enough that a child walked out of class feeling like they learned something. Today they have never learned enough.
When children play a game they never can win, they stop playing. Many teaching staffs today become apathetic and passive aggressive because they feel like they can never do enough. Constant pressure to “raise the bar” has led some educators to adopt a “bunker mentality”, hiding from administrative mandates. More and more is added to the plate with nothing ever being taken off. Good teachers know in their hearts that the most important focus of their job is to help students reach their potential. When students reach their potential that should be enough.
It used to be that the greatest goal of education was a happy student. Now it is a test score. We have become so focused on proving ourselves to people who don’t really matter to our kids that we have forgotten our kids who should really matter most.
In our attempt to dot every “I” and cross every “T”, we are creating institutions instead of communities. If we are going to take the humanity out of education then we need to replace teachers with computers and relationships with ipods. I believe in our ever increasing high tech world, students are looking for that human spirit to connect with.
Education is not about competition, it is about nurturing children. Children are not only interested in how things work; children are also interested in how life works. That is a lesson they cannot learn from a computer or curriculum. Self worth is only gained through relationships with other human beings. Teachers who love their students instill that worth. When that bond of worth exists learning is enriched.
As I wind down for my future career, I know it is not about the money. I know now it was not about competition or fear. It is the love of children that motivates me. I only hope educators in the future do not become so overburdened that they burn out on teaching before they achieve that same realization.
Love: The Real Reason to Teach
Motivation can come from many sources. People can be motivated by fear. They can also be motivated by money. Competition can also motivate. True motivation, however, comes from doing what one loves to do.
The love of teaching children is the purest form of motivation in education today. Leadership should recognize that quality in teachers and be wary of anything that destroys that desire.
Teaching used to be about children. It has become about proving ourselves. Competition against some standard has become more important than guiding children to adulthood. It once was enough that a child walked out of class feeling like they learned something. Today they have never learned enough.
When children play a game they never can win, they stop playing. Many teaching staffs today become apathetic and passive aggressive because they feel like they can never do enough. Constant pressure to “raise the bar” has led some educators to adopt a “bunker mentality”, hiding from administrative mandates. More and more is added to the plate with nothing ever being taken off. Good teachers know in their hearts that the most important focus of their job is to help students reach their potential. When students reach their potential that should be enough.
It used to be that the greatest goal of education was a happy student. Now it is a test score. We have become so focused on proving ourselves to people who don’t really matter to our kids that we have forgotten our kids who should really matter most.
In our attempt to dot every “I” and cross every “T”, we are creating institutions instead of communities. If we are going to take the humanity out of education then we need to replace teachers with computers and relationships with ipods. I believe in our ever increasing high tech world, students are looking for that human spirit to connect with.
Education is not about competition, it is about nurturing children. Children are not only interested in how things work; children are also interested in how life works. That is a lesson they cannot learn from a computer or curriculum. Self worth is only gained through relationships with other human beings. Teachers who love their students instill that worth. When that bond of worth exists learning is enriched.
As I wind down for my future career, I know it is not about the money. I know now it was not about competition or fear. It is the love of children that motivates me. I only hope educators in the future do not become so overburdened that they burn out on teaching before they achieve that same realization.
what makes a friend?
What makes a friend?
A friend
what makes a friend?
A friend
Is someone that everyone needs
A friend
Is that special one
A friend
Is someone you tell EVERYTHING
A friend
Is someone you never lie to
A friend
Can be a boy or a girl
A friend
Is someone that is always their
A friend
Will always listen to you
A friend
Always has input to give
A friend
Will never leave you in the dust
A friend
Will help you through the thick and the thin
A friend
Will always stand by your side
A friend
Will never let you down
A friend
Is someone everyone needs
What would you do if you didn’t have a friend?
A friend
what makes a friend?
A friend
Is someone that everyone needs
A friend
Is that special one
A friend
Is someone you tell EVERYTHING
A friend
Is someone you never lie to
A friend
Can be a boy or a girl
A friend
Is someone that is always their
A friend
Will always listen to you
A friend
Always has input to give
A friend
Will never leave you in the dust
A friend
Will help you through the thick and the thin
A friend
Will always stand by your side
A friend
Will never let you down
A friend
Is someone everyone needs
What would you do if you didn’t have a friend?
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