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“Subtle Energies” of Baybayin?

Bonifacio Comandante, the man who brought us the Baybayin dance, recently presented at the 1st MLE Conference, “Reclaiming the Right to Learn in One’s Own Language,” Capitol University, Cagayan de Oro City, Feb 18-20, 2010. His presentation was titled “ANCIENT BAYBAYIN:EARLY MOTHER TONGUE-BASED EDUCATION MODEL”.

I found the “Subtle Energies” of Baybayin and bean seeds interesting as well as Baybayin on the Manunnggul Jar. What do you think? Download the paper.

Jeepney Clothing’s feature artist

Got featured as one of Jeepney Clothing’s Featured Artists. Does this set the stage for seeing some Baybayin artwork on one of Jeepney Clothing’s shirts?

Baybayin in everyday life

People often ask me why it’s important to know Baybayin. I get a strange look on their face when I tell the I don’t think it’s really important to know the script. Before a Baybayin fan, I’m a realist 1st. There are far more important things Pinoys in the Philippines should be learning. If your lucky enough to practice Baybayin and want to incorporate your culture in everyday life, try changing your signature to Baybayin.

Below is my drivers license. Turned out well considering the digital pad didn’t output your signature so I can verify the strokes/kudlit (didn’t show) much like the credit card terminals you see at stores. Signing blindly was tough.

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