ramblingsoul: bayaw terms part 2

Monday, October 25, 2004

bayaw terms part 2

1. pu-ge -- gwapo
2. ha-wey -- EDSA, mula sa Grenheels
3. tubero -- selp eksplanatori
4. Boy Bastos -- Da King Bayaw.
5. i like your candor -- hirit line ng mga bayaw
6. o, pubic hairful ha -- magpapasalamat pa sasabihan mo 'pag nahirit mo 'to
7. bawal umehi deto -- paboritong isinusulat sa pader ng mga bayaw
8. management -- mga bayaw na mahilig mangikil ng multang P500
9. mehn, cool pal ka talaga -- para sa taong kunwari'y kaibigan mo
10. arimwanan (seryoso 'to) -- convenient
11. Look for Henry Pawhay -- bayaw expression from waaay back
12. Bhoy Sakmal -- walang iba kundi the Dextrose Bayaw himself, si Chet
13. The Forces of Evil -- animal na banda 'to. rakenrol!!!
14. Good Morning Towel -- official towel of the bayaws
15. Froda -- ang nag-ayos ng blog na 'to. Salamat!!!

About Joel

Joel M. Toledo holds a Masters degree in English Studies (Poetry) from the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he likewise finished two undergraduate degrees (Journalism and Creative Writing). He has authored three books of poetry – Chiaroscuro (UST Press, 2008), The Long Lost Startle (UP Press, 2009), and Ruins and Reconstructions (Anvil Publishing, 2011). Chiaroscuro was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Awards. Toledo was the recipient of the 2006 NCCA Literary Prize, and has won several literary awards for his poetry in English, including two Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards, The Philippines Free Press Literary Award, The Meritage Press Poetry Prize in San Francisco, USA, and the Bridport Prize for Poetry in Dorset, United Kingdom. He was a recipient of the Rockefeller Foundation Creative Arts Residency at the Bellagio Center in Italy in March 2011 and was the Philippine representative for the 2011 International Writers Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa, USA. Toledo is the current Literary Editor of the Philippines Free Press. He teaches Literature at Miriam College.