Notices by Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im), page 17

Issues facing the Manila Bay Reclamation Projects

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#Philippines #Manila #Reclamation #ManilaBay

@asjmcguire Oh! It was in 2019!

I'm going to add that in my next update. It deserves to be recorded and not forgotten. 😁

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@royal Good question! Yep, "bagyo" applies to any storm and typhoon. It's only in Philippine English that we have two words for it. 😅

I'm not sure when it happened. But IIRC, back in the 90s, "storm" and "typhoon" were the same. I guess it was part of PAGASA's (Philippine meteorology agency) to make it easier to distinguish what is weak vs powerful "storms"/"typhoons".

Oh, we still don't use "hurricane", it's still reserved for the Western hemisphere.

This is why we need #Fandoms to post outside of #Twitter & #Facebook. I'll miss the #WishBus performance of #UNIS tonight, here in the #Philippines. 😭

I'm only two rides away, but it's raining hard due to #KristinePH, 'not prepared.

#Fandom #EverAfter #Kpop #Wish @kpop@fedigroups.social @kpop@a.gup.pe

The #Filipino (formal) greeting in different scripts:

1. Standard Latin/Roman: Mabuhay! (ma-bu-ha-y)
2. #Baybayin / #Surat / #Suyat ( #Tagalog variant): ᜋᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔
3. Mabuhay #Hangeul: 마부하이 (Hangeul for Filipino #language use)

#Philippines #Wika #Alphabet

When I was 4–17, I wanted to be a/n:

* Meteorologist
* Archaeologist
* Neurologist & Neuroscientist
* Astrologist 😅
* Astronaut
* Cosmologist
* Physicist
* Biologist
* Historian
* Psychologist
* Novelist
* [Mad] Scientist
* Hotelier

I ended taking Computer Science.

#Dreams

@asjmcguire Ahh. It's not the same as the Twitter Migration 3.0 UK this year? IIRC, it was related to a politician saying something which prompted a lot of people to leave Twitter.

So, if you're a foreigner visiting the #Philippines for the first time and you hear "po" in pure English sentences, don't ask, "Who is po?" 😜

"Po" is a Tagalog-only word show respect. It's actually overused because we can shiw politeness in different levels, but "po" made it easier and faster to do so. And since it is not easy to show politeness in English the way we Asians do in our native languages, the Tagalog "po" got mixed in to Philippine English sentences.

So, now, one need not think how to change their English sentence to make it polite, just use "po".

Like in, "f*ck you po" or "I hope you die po, thief!". You can be polite while cursing someone in Philippine English. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@EllenInEdmonton @culture Yep, it's not a fixed one. It changes as we change our view and mindset.

For me, it's just a general idea of how we're thinking "today", and probably a way for us to know how much we've changed. I guess, every 10 years is a good gap?

Funny though, it turned into a "zodiac sign" instead. 😅😅

* Taglish is code-mixing.
* Singlish is, I can't even remember the proper terminology.
* Kinglish/Konglish is actually a subset of Korean. It's different from Singlish and Taglish.

So many foreigners, and it's understandable, mistake Philippine English as Taglish" Or, how it is supposedly similar to Singlish and/or Kinglish/Konglish.

It is not. Philippine English is pure English. It is a combination of Australian, British, and American English, with Philippine languages and dialects (200+) influences. It also focuses on pronouncing the letters clearly, as it is written, and as "neutral" as possible.

Example: We clearly pronounce "than" and "then". You won't hear us say "other then", you'll hear us pronounce it correctly as "other than".

We also follow what is commonly known as the "Oxford comma".

And when it comes to spelling variations, all are valid, you can freely mix them. Although there are cases wherein a specific use became common. Like, "center vs centre". We don't write, "Can you centre this?" We use "center" for that. But we write, "Can you go to that centre you went to and ask for this?" Which refers to an institution. But we generally pronounce both the same as "sen-ter" (some say "sen-tre" 🤪).

Confused already? That's only the tip of Philippine English. We form our sentences differently too. 🤣

There is also the politeness/respect and formality levels from various Philippine languages and dialects also influenced the way we choose which English words to use and how we construct our sentences. It's not much because English itself is limited and simple, but the influence is there.

Oh, and the overused "po" gets mixed in Philippine English as well. It's the only non-English word that gets mixed in a pure Philippine English sentence (well, sometimes "na" and "ka" too).

* "Good morning po."
* "How are you po?"
* "Yes, po. We're on the way na po." (overused)
* "F*ck you po!" 🤣🤣🤣 (Seriously)
* "How do you like your egg po?"

In Philippine #English, if it's called a "storm" it's "weak" (but can still bring in a lot of rains, rains and wind gusts are separate matters, don't mix the two).

If it's called a "typhoon", it's definitely not a joke.

(P.s. And once again, let me reiterate this: "Philippine English" is a legitimate & recognized variant of English. It is NOT the same as Taglish, Singlish, or Konglish/Kinglish.)

#Philippines

Here's a #weather forecast. Another disturbance might enter Northern #Philippines next week, Thursday, the 31st.

NOTE! This hasn't formed yet, so pray that it won't! It's just based on prediction models based on current patterns.

Enough time to prepare.

@pilipinas @philippines

This is what happens to weaker weather disturbances when they crossed #SierraMadre. You can't even tell where the eye of #KristinePH is.

Anyway, get ready for heavy rains later at 12 noon, National Capital Region.

#Philippines #weather @pilipinas @philippines

Definitely going to get #AgeOfHistory3 once I have a new rig. I simply love civ-type games especially if we can conquer & change history! /rawr

The game was released today for only ₱400!

Thank you @-sumire113.bsky.social for sharing!

#gaming #strategy #Steam #AgeOfHistory

The reach and influence of K-pop and K-drama / K-movie on reviving something forgotten.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) were popular in the late 20th Century. It was once expected to include it in your resumé or CV (Curriculum Vitae). It went on up to around 2007 but fogotten after that.

Around that time when the rest of the English-speaking world has forgotten about it, Koreans picked up MBTI (in 2008?) and it became part of their "modern" culture. It replaced knowing one's Blood Type and the Nimrod Zodiac Sign.

As "Hallyu" became a thing globally, MBTI became popular again. Many people today even assume that you're a K-pop or K-drama fan if you share your MBTI. 🤷🏽♂️ Which of course, as is usually the case with assumptions, is not necessarily true (often false).

The only "funny" thing about the resurgence of MBTI is that, majority—no doubt—got their MBTI from those silly free online quizzes. 😅 In other words, their MBTI is more likely inaccurate (as far as the approved exams by the MBTI Foundation is concerned of course). 😆

That's the power of the Korean [culture] wave.

Tags: #Kpop #Kdrama #Kmovie #Hallyu #Culture #Kculture #MBTI #KTS #MyersBriggs #Keirsey #Personality #PersonalityTypes

@culture

@zoranbee Truth!

I really can't find how it all started that Filipino Twitter users are migrating to The ATmosphere network. While Facebook users are in Threads (and only few actually activates their fediverse settings despite telling them how).

It's something I'm very curious about because the Philippine SNS / social media space is heavily Facebook + Twitter only for the last 20 years. Yet, somehow, in the latter half of 2024, things started to change.

What is going on?! I want to understand what triggered my kababayan to migrate, or at least, take seriously a "new" platform. And this is despite the fact that most of the people they're following are more likely than not still active in those closed-silo platforms.

The migration isn't huge, like Brazil-huge. But still, it's significant. These are not the usual "let's give it a try" crowd and then they'll disappear. They're actually using Bluesky and Threads!

The challenge is, like in Threads where we have to tell them to turn-on their fediverse setting, we have to tell ATmosphere users to follow @ap.brid.gy . 😅

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Tags: #Filipino #Philippines #Twitter #Facebook #Threads #ATmosphere #Fediverse #Bluesky #SocialWeb #SNS #SocialMedia

@SomeGuy69 Yep! And their content policies are not crazy and their moderators are not trigger happy like YouTube's. 😅

Sad day indeed.

@abff08f4813c Probably funds, at least it's the usual reason.

Then again, they survived that long side-by-side with a behemoth that is YouTube, it is indeed curious why they're shutting down now.

@3dcandy @strypey

🤔 Yes, I think the default that comes with each installation is the YT importer. Maybe #PeerTube can quickly(?) release a Veoh importer? This is a good opportunity for PeerTube, taking over the space/market Veoh will leave behind.