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The Pearl of the Orient | The Philippine Archipelago |
MABUHAY!
The word mabuhay :
"mabuhay" is a Filipino verb in the form of a command: "live!" it is also a wish: "may you live!" whosoever says it wishes upon you the great gift of a long and full life.
It is both a blessing and a lusty cheer. "mabuhay" (ma-boo-high) is such a large word that it lends itself to a wide number of secondary uses: welcome, congratulations, thanks, god-speed, hello, good luck, cheers, posit, sante, viva, kambei, aloha and many other expressions of goodwill, all these are a part of life; but it is the gift of life that makes them possible. "Mabuhay".
In other words, is an invocation and a celebration of life itself.
MABUHAY!!! |
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deecat Tue Nov 16, 2004 14:18 UTC
Enjoyable, informative, and enlightening. Especially enjoyed the restaurants, night life, shopping, and the sunset photograph. | AyurinHiro Tue Nov 16, 2004 13:01 UTC
Yeah, Sunset, beaches in the Philippines are really beautiful! I miss them! | dsantosh Thu May 20, 2004 05:02 UTC
Bernz, many many happy returns of the day. Wishing you a happy birthday. Greetings from India. Please visit India in future. Your Philippines page, albums, tips and information are superb. | ATLC Sun Oct 13, 2002 07:28 UTC
Nice to see someone so enthusiastic about their own country. |
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