Me is Englishing... Is you englishing too?...

.,I have always been a big fan of eye-opening Documentaries... and this here is a very remarkable one. Howie Severino is indeed a very Impressive Reporter..

This Documentary was aired on television last August 31, Monday after the Late Night News and Public Affairs Show- Saksi @ GMA7 . The Docu talks about how Filipinos use the Universal Language as our Official Language aside from the Filipino Lingo itself. Howie was on his bike travelling the roads of Manila looking for incorrect grammar constructions, misspellings, and many other things that has a specific connection with the use of the English Language (posted or printed in signage, boards, and even on simple warning symbols). Funny as it may sound but there still really is a need for us to pay more attention on this 'Alarming' situation..

In the video @ 00:13, the simple spelling of the word 'BAZAAR' have not been clearly established to the people as it is evidenced by the printed word on the signage. When asked to spell the word to a group of four gentlemen, only one of them has gotten the right answer, even the saleslady whom I think is working on the shop doesn't even know how to spell the word correctly... what's more entertaining is that, the word 'SAPPHIRE' on the bigger bulletin has a different spelling from that of the little one hanging on the wall for the people passing on the streets to see...:D
She has even made a cool explanation when asked why there is a difference in the spelling of the two... "Pareho lang siguro yan... Pareho lang ng basa, magka-iba lang ng sulat." (It's just the same, I think?... It is just read or pronounced in a single way, it has just been different in spelling.)

At 1:58, I was really amazed on the words/phrase(s), "We accept All kind of" and "Throw Pillo Case"... It made me think, what a 'pillo' is? Lol.. but the thought can be well comprehended though by 'understanding and knowledgeable individuals'...

"To our VALUES customer, S.D. Hardware IS TRANSFER to..."

Very, very entertaining... :D


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Even at schools, where the foundation of the student’s learning is being established, there is still a huge part missing in the context of the discipline. In this case, how would the students learn the right information about the subject if the teachers together with the classrooms are altogether travelling the wrong way?

"NO ONE FAILS IF HE DO HIS BEST."

I wonder if, or for an instance this is the case, will it still be possible that no one would fail?...

To whom shall the blame be vested upon? The Student’s Learning Abilities? The Teacher’s teaching styles? Or the Parent’s influencing the child (both the inherited influences and those that are being acquired constructively ^_^)?

What are the underlying causes of the 'Lack' in this particular branch of learning?...

I have here my own version of the 'bahala na' construction of an 'Englishing Phrase' which i have found posted on the wall of an establishment, and to my amazement I just found myself on the act of capturing the quote with my cellphone cam...

It says, "Any time you see someone more succesful than you are,
THEY DOING something you aren't."

Quite nice huh?.. Got the message?...

well, I have been very entertained today... If you want to watch the video on its site, click here...
or read the article about the documentary.

This is just the beginning... hmmm... the weather pulls me back to sleep... A high school classmate have just reminded me of this phrase... "It's raining outside, Aren't they?"