Amis Tribal Feelings Dance

This is another fun tribal dance video. I guess my obsession with Taiwanese milk tea (and the tea leaves are grown from Mt. Alishan) got me into this. Also, the tea brand Tealive (which is a Malaysian brand) got me more interested in this video.

Using Google translate, the song title "部落情懷" (Bùluò qínghuái) means "Tribal Feelings". It's a good thing to have Google translate these days especially when one is trying to learn the Chinese language.

Ghosts or Money: the Witnesses of the Chiong Sisters' Case

As it's July and it's been raining hard , it's hard for me not to think of the Chiong Sisters case. It's because the two sisters disappeared during a rainy evening . Sure, it's already been more than 20 years. However, an injustice for one is an injustice for all. In this case, it's not just injustice for the #Chiong7, the families of the #Chiong7--but also for the Chiong family. There's really no real justice when the wrong people are convicted. As I watched Jacqueline Comes Home --I can't help but comment where God supposedly spoke to Thelma Jimenea-Chiong, where Mrs. Chiong went to a group of seances (which may have never happened and Mrs. Chiong stormed out of the theater, crying, during the rape scenes), and a scene where Marijoy's ghost was at the ravine at Tan-awan, Carcar. Now, it's time to look at another angle of the witnesses that came forward to incriminate Paco. Were there ghosts or money? This would be an interesting question to as...

A Look at the Tiananmen Square Massacre's Brutal History

I went to China in 2007. It pains me that going to China now might not be the best thing to do. When I think of Tiananmen--I think of the brutal massacre that happened on June 4, 1989. I guess not all peaceful protests work. It's effortless to talk about the EDSA Revolution of 1986 and how it encouraged others to do something similar. We have the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany. Before that, Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi did peaceful protests to get the British colonization out of India, without firing a bullet. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" A. Aquino Jr. admired Gandhi's peaceful efforts. Did the Chinese students think that the same thing could work against a Communist totalitarian regime ? BBC News The protests happened after the death of the beloved Chinese President Hu Yaobang. Hu was considered a great reformer of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Students mourned for Hu as a national hero. Details from BBC show these details why the protests happe...

Is Your Favorite Source of Information "Trust Me Bro"?

It's something to think about Facebook comments section , right? I can't decide if I should allow unmoderated comments. The world of comments can be so annoying these days. It's one thing if one comments for constructive criticism . However, one could really think about how many comments (even under Anonymous or troll accounts) are just there to derail. News about the Philippines' getting newer reforms such as more foreign direct investments (FDIs) have a lot of stupid comments too. I'm not surprised with comments such as, "It's Duterte's gift to China!" or "Allowing foreign telecommunication companies will risk our security!" When I ask for the sources on Facebook, I tend to get the argument that's as foolish as, "Trust me bro!" A lack of intelligence is one thing. It's another thing to ignore common sense. This meme makes me laugh at the pyramid of learning. Okay, I have a high school diploma during K+10. I soon had ...

Yes, I Read the Supreme Court Decision on the Chiong Sisters Case AND Watched "Give Up Tomorrow"

Cebu Daily News I'd probably quit arguing with that law student I ran into on Facebook. I won't leak out her profile, put the screenshots of the message, of respect for her, even if I find her incorrigible. According to her, she's already read the Supreme Court decision. She even said, "Why would you believe the documentary made by Paco's cousin?" I fired shots and said that Marty Syjuco was the brother-in-law of Paco's sister, Mimi. I guess as a law student, she's too beholden to the "infallibility" of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. However, she may have ignored the efforts to make Give Up Tomorrow (read my review here ). I wonder if she considered several facts in the trial that the documentary presented. The documentary presented the witnesses for Paco Larrañaga, a person I assumed was guilty for the longest time. All that changed when I was told that Paco himself, though he was a bully, was actually not involved as to why the Chion...

Taiwanese Aboriginal Song 我們都是一家人 (We Are All Family)

Here's another Taiwanese aboriginal song called 我們都是一家人 (Wǒmen dōu shì yījiā rén). The song above mixes Taiwanese Mandarin and aboriginal language. The song means "We are family". This would be another Amis Tribe song in Taiwan. Above is a version written in the Amis language. This would sound more authentic than the mixed language or the ones written in Mandarin. Enjoy!

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