me le la .igoROT. smuci

ni'o le mi famti poi me la .milys. ku'o pu dunda lo'i smuci mi .i cimei .i vomei .i le mi famti cu cpacu le larcu poi me la .igoROT. ku'o le du'u gunka bu'u le la .baianixan. dansu bende bu'u la .pilipinas. .i li ny renorevo ly xa dy cino detri

me la .pink. .drink.

ni'o bu'u la .starbaks. zei ckafybarja mi remoi pinxe la .pink. .drink. .i mi so'iroi citka la .xam. .suis. .kruaSAN. .i li ny renorevo ly xa dy cino detri .i mi pu za tavla la .lios. poi jungrxunana prenu ku'o  la .xonkon. .e lo'i jungo bangu .i mi pu za tavla la .stiv. le la .uolof. bangu .e lo friko

20240629 Maís at Sereso

 

Smarter-than-human

We are awaiting smarter-than-human entities. Maybe, they will be able to solve our problems. I do not specify what kind of entities, be they Artificial Intelligence or Extraterrestrial Intelligence. We will see...

20240629 Igorot Spoons (from Auntie Mila)

 

20190924 Societal Evolution

Many Japanese intellectuals believe that societies do evolve. History would be very long.

In the British author Olaf Stapledon's book Last and First Men, he expounds on two billion years of the future evolution and the "ups and downs" of several consecutive human species. He wrote it in 1930, when there was not much pollution on the Earth. The Thai author Somtow Sucharitkul's book Starship & Haiku expounds on a bleak future, wherein war and pollution would have degraded the Earth. He wrote the book in more polluted times, more recently.

Is there really enough time for humanity? Is the Earth's biosphere really resilient to ongoing pollution? Is a big war probable?

20150414 Lulu Islander's Adventure

Today is an appointment at the doctor's. In the late morning, on my way, I stop at the Roman Catholic worship centre, a mid-20th-century brown building. A bell rings as it is the end of recess for the noisy children at the adjacent school. It is practically empty in the spacious interior of the worship centre, except for a middle-aged, dark-haired Caucasian woman by the candles and an Oriental who looks like George Takei and who passes me by as he heads out. I sit at the pew, centre right. The banners above are in faded pastels, blue, pink, yellow, and green, with three butterflies printed on them each. A month ago, the banners were all purple. The statue of floating JC, front centre, is adorned in white and yellow cloth. The standing cross to the right is covered with green paper bits. I stand up and walk to the lobby area. Therein, I marvel at the Mexican Santa María painting and whisper the Spanish words on the caption. I gaze at the elegant photographs of Pope Francis and some other high-level religious authority figure. As I exit the building, a Filipino woman approaches the statue of white and blue Virgin Mary at the outside corner.

I walk to the Richmond Public Market, I first climbing the stairs outside. Inside, the wide atrium-like building is like a garden in a jungle surrounding, I imagine. Already quite hungry, I trot to Captain Wa, the food vendor, to get noodles with squid, fish, and tofu, as well as hot tea. As I eat, a handsome First Nations man in a purple T-shirt walks by. Then a handsome, stocky Jewish fellow walks by. A few minutes later, I begin to thirst, so I get a cold Mint Bubble Green Tea at the vendor QQ Bubble Tea and Coffee. I sit by the stairs to sip. A threesome family sits eating nearby, the man being black, the woman being Oriental, and the child being a hybrid. Addicted to Bubble Tea, I get another one, this time at Peanut's. It is a cold Green Apple Bubble Green Tea. It is delicious. I take the escalator down. On my way to the washroom, I notice a big aquarium full of probably giant red Alaskan king crabs with barnacles on their legs. They remind me of extraterrestrials, somehow. At the bookstore, I buy a heavily illustrated green botany book in sinograms. I left it on top of a box a month ago and it is still there. It is $14. I take the escalator up. Addicted to Bubble Tea, I spend my remaining coins on a cold Lychee Bubble Green Tea. It is delicious with even bits of white lychee flesh.

Low on cash, I exit the market. I head to my bank to the south to use the cash machine. Then I head to a Western mall, Richmond Centre, to while away the next hour. Afterwards, I head to the doctor's. We chat a bit about my current hobby about Native cultures and languages, especially here in the Downriver Halkomelem region. Downriver Halkomelem was the language spoken in this area. I imagine that the Halkomelem paddled their kayaks around here, over what is now Lulu Island.

As I walk home, I encounter a couple of young Oriental women who are Mormons. I say that I already have frequent talks with Jehovah's Witness members as I confuse Mormons with JW. I apologize for the confusion. I talk a bit about my religious background. I grew up in a Roman Catholic country, the Philippines, but in Canada my parents converted to Baptists and go to Pentecostals'. I assert that I prefer Eastern spirituality such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Dao, Shinto, and Native American. One woman asks, "What is the most important thing in your life?" to which I could not answer because it is such a difficult question. "Keep smiling for us!" she almost commands. Nature is far for the moderns. Ancient people seem happier than the moderns. "Keep smiling!"

I reach home. I feel a bit tired. I have doing taxes still on my mind. Esperanto and Lojban are my hope in life.

20200528 After Life (Wandafuru Raifu)

I have seen a Japanese movie called After Life (Wandafuru Raifu) about what happens after death. The movie has a different idea in that the favourite scene in one's past life repeats and repeats after death. One again and again experiences the favourite scene in one's life. Japanese do not just think about regular, standardized ideas about life and death from standard religions. Why I like Japanese is that they can think "out of the box."

On a related note, some people have suggested that life is like a movie that just unfolds. It is the Life-as-a-Movie Paradigm.

20180305 Himbabahay sa Panaginip

Napanaginip ko ang isang himbabahay. Maraming piso itong gusali, at may mga asensor sa loob. May mga aleng Intsik sa loob, at nag-aayos sila ng mga Intsik na keyk at iba pang pagkain. Pumasok ako sa isang asensor nang may mga batang Pilipinong kasama. Umakyat. Dumating kami sa isang hardin. At doon ay may mga estatwa ng duwende.

20200311 Dakilang Saserdotisa

Sa kapiháng Istarbaks, kinausap ko kahapon si Joki, yaóng galing sa Tsina. Mandarín ang katutubong wikà niyá. Sa akin, para siyáng Dakilang Saserdotisa ng templo. Talagáng mahilig siyá sa mga espiritwalidád. Sabi niyáng hindî namin, kamíng mga espiritwál, matutulungan ang mga hindî makikiníg. Kung minsán, gustóng patayín. Ganoón. Binanggít niyáng pinatáy si Hesús ng mga ibáng tao. Sabi niyáng si Buda at si Hesús ay nanggaling sa mga ibáng planeta ng hepeng galáksiya. Marunong si Joki ng astronomiya at kosmolohiya. Ang isip niyá ay parang sa mga komentaryo nina Jiddu Krishnamurti at A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Naniniwalà si Joki na puwedeng tumaás ang tao nang ang tawag niyá ay mga "dimensiyón." Miski niyáng binanggít na may "mga buda" at "mga diyós," naniniwalà siyá sa isáng Diyós na ang buong Sansinukob. Ang doktrinong iyón ay "Panteismo" kung tawagin. Matalino siyá. Kauntî lamang ang mga taong kagaya niyáng naranasan ko sa buhay ko.

20200317 UFO at Espiritwalidád

Ang mga kaibigan ko, sina Bratislav "Brian" Tepsa na ufologist at Joki na Intsík na singkretistang espiritwál, ay parehong may sinabing ang iláng tao ay may lahì nang galing sa ibáng planeta. Populár na ideyang itó ngayón, dahil nariníg ko rin sa pamilya ko at sa ibáng tao at sa telebisyón. Bakâ ngang may lahì akóng galing sa ibáng planeta. Anó kayâ? Bukás ang isip ko!

20200608 Simuloids, Avatars, Shades

In the esoteric philosophical terminology of computer simulation, "simuloids" are characters without human control or counterpart, whilst "avatars" do have human control or counterpart, whilst "shades" are reanimations of dead humans. The avatar's human controller exists outside of the interface. The world of computer simulation may mimic our reality. As in a computer program, our reality may have "bugs," or errors. The "computer programmers" of our reality may be like "gods." An avatar's outside controller may be a transdimensional being. Such is an esoteric view.

KATAKANA, HIRAGANA, KANJI

May mga Hapones na iniisip na ang kailangan ko lamang sa lingguwistika ay ang kaalaman ko nang mga ponemikong Katakana. Sa isip nila, ang kagustuhan ko sa Esperanto ay may kaugnayan doon. Parang "kendi sa mata" ang Katakana; nakakatuwa sa mga bata. Alam ko na rin ang ponemikong Hiragana, pero hindi "kompleto" ang aking logogramang Kanji. (Wala naman talagang "kompletong kaalaman" ng Kanji.) Ika-26 ng Hunyo ng 2024, ngayon. 

20240627 Feliĉan Miksrasan Tagon (Bing AI)

 

20210910 Kulay-kape

Mahilig si Michael na Tsino sa Venti Americano sa Istarbaks na kapihan. Ako naman ay Grandeng Berdeng Tsaang May Yelo. Kapag nakikita ko siya, mahilig niyang pag-usapan ang mga kulay-kapeng tao, bilang ang mga mukhang Arabe, Pilipino, Hispaniko, at iba pa. Malimit nga niyang pag-usapan ang Islang Cebu sa Pilipinas. Natutuwa siya sa Cebu. Sabi ko'y noong naroon ako, binisita ko ang pabrika ng mga tuyong mangga ng mga kamag-anak ng hayskul na kaibigang kong si Philip Tan. May malaking estate sila roong may malaking game house. Natatandaan ko ang templong Taoista sa bundok sa Cebu. Mahilig sa Mehiko rin si Michael. At nanonood siya ng mga musikang bidyong Hispaniko. Eksperto siya sa mga bagay ng Internet sa Tsina—kung ano ang bawal at hindi.

Napapag-usapan din namin ang mga konstruksiyon ng bahay sa Gringolandia at sa Asya at Europa. Sabi kong mas mahuna ang konstruksiyon ng mga bahay sa Gringolandia miski nang mahigit nang isang milyong dolyar ang bayad. Mas matibay na kongkreto ang mga bahay sa Asya at Europa.

Mabiyahe si Michael. Nalibot na niya ang mundo nang barko at eroplano. Marami siyang alam tungkol sa mga kulay-kapeng tao at sa mga itim din. Mahilig si Michael sa sekso.

20100715 Ta k'yaada

 

20240625 Red Bean Ice Bar, Fish Tofu Rolls with Blackberries