Kurtwin B. Tolentino

Hi! My name is Kurtwin B. Tolentino and I’d like to share with you guys my most memorable moments during my high school days.

 10th Grade

Honestly speaking, Grade 10 is one of my favorite high school year. It was even more special to me because I felt like, we were complete. Then prom night happened. The moment when they called us one by one and performed our dance. I felt something. I just can’t explain what it is. We just released all out energy on the dance floor as if we got nothing to lose. Just literally dance the night away. That feeling of that freedom just felt magical. This was something I hope I won’t forget when I grow old.

12th Grade

This was the night we gave out best performance and it was SMPCS Night. We practiced so hard around 2-3 weeks and when we performed, all that hard work in our practice felt so worth it. Even the people cheered on us and it felt like good pride. I believe this event especially the dancing really made us stronger together and I felt like the friendship grew wildly.

 12th Grade

On my 12th grade, we had a retreat at Baguio City. We stayed at this sacred retreat house. We did lots of on hand activities which includes about some self-realizations of being a good person and it made me realize that I was not being the man I’m supposed to be so I reflected during my stay there. The advices from their speeches really put a mark in my heart and inspired me to be better. We attended masses and I ask God for forgiveness for my sins and thanked him for everything single thing. I felt like God was just standing near me just patting my back saying “its alright son”. Before the retreat ended, we went to the park of Baguio and just chill and bonded. I ate some taho with strawberry and it was soooo good. Then had a long ride back home.

12th Grade

 Ow this is a bit different I have experience throughout my high school days. We’re in a pandemic because of a virus called Covid-19 which originated from China that spread all over the world. Which means we were quarantine and was not allowed to go out of our homes. So this school year was kind of home-schooled. We meet our teachers and classmates virtually using Google Class and for more communication we use Facebook Messenger. It’s kinda sad because it wasn’t an eventful year and there was not face-to-face interaction but I did learn a lot more on technology which I believe will pay off in the future.

We know that some foreigners are struggling to learn Tagalog . But the truth , also We Filipinos are still struggling, no matter how fluent we are in speaking our native language We still have so much to learn.

Ever heard of  Pook-sapot  ( Website ), Yakis ( To sharpen ), karumalan (menstrual period) or panghibayo (amplifier)? If you still haven’t heard of these words, then you’re not the only one so Welcome to the Club! Indeed, we can be strangers even to our own language.

So lets try to learn some uncommonly used filipino words! Here are another Filipino words that you might want to share with your friends.

Filipino word: Duyog

English translation: Eclipse

Definition: An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Marami ang namamangha sa duyog.

2. Filipino word: Sulatroniko

English translation: E-mail

Definition: A system for sending messages from one computer to another computer. : messages that are sent electronically from one computer to another. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Ako’y nagpadala sa sulatroniko ng aking mensahe sa aking guro.

3. Filipino Word: Labaha

English translation: Razor

Definition: a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Ginamit ko ang Labaha sa cr upang ipang-ahit sa Aking balbas.

4. Filipino Word: Durungawan

English translation: Window

Definition: an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (such as glass) and capable of being opened and shut. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Nakita ko sa aming Durungawan ang isang napaka gandang babae.

5. Filipino Word: Kansunsilyo

English translation: Boxer Shorts

Definition: men’s underwear shorts characterized by loose fit. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Ginamit ko ang bagong biniling Kansunsilyo ng aking magulang

6. Filipino Word: Anluwage

English translation: Carpenter

Definition: a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Ihanap moko ng anluwageng kayang gumawa ng Lamesang pabilog para sa ating sala.

6. Filipino Word: Batlag

English translation: Car

Definition: a vehicle moving on wheels. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Nabangga ang aming minamanehong batlag kaninang umaga.

7. Filipino Word: Kalupi

English translation: Wallet

Definition: A container that resembles a money wallet. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Nawala ng aking kaklase ang kanyang kalumpi noong isang araw.

8. Filipino Word: Sambat

English translation: Fork

Definition: A common tool used in eating that usually has three or four stiff metal points attached to a handle. (Source: ( https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/ )

Sentence Example: Mas madaling kumain kung may hawak na Sambat.

9.   Filipino Word: Pulot-Gata  

English translation: Honeymoon

Definition: A trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple, A period of harmony immediately following marriage. (Source: Merriam-Webster)

Sentence Example: Pagtapos nilang ikasal ay lumipad sila papuntang Paris para sa kanilang pulot-gata.

10.   Filipino Word: Dupil

English translation: Amulet

Definition: It is an amulet, or anything that is believed to have the power to save the person who owns it from any harm. The more popular Tagalog words currently being used are anting-anting and agimat.

Sentence Example: Ginamit ni Juan ang dupil upang maligtas ang kaniyang Sarili sa kapahamakan.

That’s all, The 10 Uncommonly Used Filipino Words and We hope that you learn something and someday these word would be useful for us, Because we are all Filipinos that’s why we should never forget what our ancestors leaved to us.