WTF: Bench Alibata stamps
July 28, 2010 by Christian Cabuay
Musa snapped some photos of “Alibata” stamps by Philippine mega clothing retailer BENCH for their PinoyLab line. I didn’t see them for sale on their site but I assume they are real and are on display in their store. While I applaud their intention, it misguided in my opinion. Besides the misnomer of Alibata and calling it an alphabet, they added additional characters outside the base 17. I don’t have a problem with the + cancellation kudlit. I do have an issue with the expanded set (C, J, Q, Z, X) made popular by Bayani Mendoza. What’s bad about this is that it will confuse people. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for modernizing the script but we have to get the basics 1st. Walk before running. This is flying before crawling. You don’t learn Baybayin just by looking at a chart. You also need context.
EVENT: Pistahan, San Francisco 8/14-15
July 27, 2010 by Christian Cabuay
I’ll be at Pistahan @ San Francisco Yerba Buena Gardens 8/14-15. At the Creativity Pavilion, we will have the a Mangyan exhibit along with FREE Baybayin workshops, carving and painting demos. See Pistahan.net for more info. See you there!
BaybayinFilm.com launched
July 12, 2010 by Christian Cabuay
I setup a dedicated website for my Baybayin documentary at BaybayinFilm.com as well as a Facebook page.
EVENT: Bamboo Park, San Jose CA
June 13, 2010 by Christian Cabuay
I’ll be in San Jose, CA on Sunday June 27, 2010 Bamboo Park (across from the HP Pavillion) for Silicon Valley’s largest outdoor celebration of Pilipino Art and Culture.
I’ll have new art prints from my work in the Boracay as well as other hard to find items for sale (DVDs, books, CDRoms, etc). Also, I’m putting together a mini exhibit of Baybayin items I found in the Philippines while filming my Baybayin documentary.
As always, FREE materials and name translations from myself and Ray from Malaya Designs.
SUNDAY JUNE 27 2010
@ The Arena Greens (Across from HP Pavilion)
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
FREE to the public
An all ages event!
EVENT: Vallejo Pista Sa Ngyon
May 31, 2010 by Christian Cabuay
I’ll be at Vallejo, CA June 5, 2010 for the Pista Sa Ngyon festival with Christine (Suku-Art) and Ray (Malaya Designs).
As always, FREE name translations and materials.
Event website
List of my events
Interested in showcasing my work? email info@baybayin.com
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Baybayin (aka Alibata) is a pre-Filipino writing system from the islands known as the "Philippines". This site is run by Christian Cabuay who also runs PinoyTattoos.com, wrote a book, and is currently filming a documentary.
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