MAGAZINE FOR THE WELLINGTON FILIPINO COMMUNITY Winter 2017 | Issue no. 18 FREE COPY p.9 Sampung taon na tayo IN THIS ISSUE… sa New Zealand p.10 Teaching by Example Joey Domdom AMAZING STORIES By Mae Zoluoga-Eagle OF acHIEVEMENTS p.8 God’s Will for my Bweiney Rita De Mesa pp.6-7 Young Pinoy Artists Wowed the Audience with their exceptional artwork p.11 Uni Reflection p.15 Finding and Alex Bayot and Pinoy Stop Marc Joseph Arcellana Celebrating Love Mayie Pagalilauan INSpiraTIONAL p.5 Deacon Cirilo Barlis Ordained Catholic Priest! STORIES Abbot Calvelo Namaste! (“Greetings” in Nepali) Eunice Gueco Serving in Parliament is Romy’s best idea yet Noel Bautista When you marry in June, you are a bride all your life Matilde Tayawa Figuracion ALSO! In Luto ng Ina Mo! Pancit Batil Patong Also available online at: pinoystop.org/kabayan 2 Kabayan in this issue Cover story Teaching by Example 10 By Mae Zoluoga-Eagle Remembering Mum 10 Father Dennis Nacorda Sampung taon na tayo 9 Uni Reflection 11 sa New Zealand Marc Joseph Arcellana God’s Will for my Bweiney 8 Joey Domdom Rita De Mesa Editorial 4 Pinoy Hotspots YOUNG ONCE Manila 13 Social Media 19 News ROUNDUP I keep coming back Teodoro “Papa Doy” Helbano Deacon Cirilo Barlis 5 to Manila! Ordained Catholic Priest Matilde Tayawa Figuracion YOUNG ONES Abbot Calvelo Namaste! 20 Tao PO (“Greetings” in Nepali) Young Pinoy Artists 6-7 Serving in Parliament 14 Eunice Gueco Wowed the Audience with is Romy’s best idea yet their exceptional artwork Noel Bautista Alex Bayot and Pinoy Stop Featured ARTIST Independence Day 2017 21 ANZAC Day 2017 7 SAMU’T SARI Mikey Javier with the Old Boys Finding and 15 Chona Abanes Smart Celebrating Love SILID Aralan Philippine Festival, 11 Mayie Pagalilauan Salawikain 22 Wellington style Hi Ma! 17 By Manny Mendoza John Gutierrez When you marry in June, 18 Blast from THE PAST you are bride all your life Tahi, Rua, Toru… 12 Matilde Tayawa Figuracion Isa, Dalawa, Tatlo… What’s in the number, what’s in the language? Luto NG INA MO! Judith Balares Salamat Pancit Batil Patong 16 Clark Figuracion EDITORIAL Corinne Loria Illana Milestones GUEST Editor Judith Salamat Dictionary.com defines milestone as would be the move to this country. Associate Editor a stone functioning as a milepost; and, Uprooting old lives in the Philippines. Edgardo Tabios a significant event or stage in the life, Leaving friends, family, and your comfort Typographer progress, development, or the like of a zone. Some people leave cushy lives and person, nation, etc. high positions in a gamble that a moving Mikey Javier overseas might prove to be the right Illustrator My first memory of the word was the decision. Many achieve that goal, but Milestones section in Time magazine. possibly some may have regrets. Matilde Tayawa Figuracion As a child it was my favourite section in PUBLISHER Time, mainly because it was short, easy Change is something we all must deal MARKeting AND to read, and full of important events in the with. A child going to preschool. A new SPONSORSHIP Manager lives of famous people: the birth of job. A breakup. Most children adjust to a President’s son; a dropout receiving an change really well, in some cases better Contributors honorary doctorate; a singer dying in than their parents. Possibly because they Abbot Calvelo her 95th year. have fewer expectations. Or they don’t Alex Bayot have the weight of the world on their Clark Figuracion As for the first definition, I dearly loved the shoulders, as it may seem to some adults. Chona Smart card game Mille Bornes (French for milestone), Perhaps we should look at change the way Eunice Gueco which I may just order from Amazon.com children do, with wonder and enjoyment. Father Dennis Nacorda or eBay. I used to be a pro, but then I last Joey Domdom played it last millennium! I end this with a quote from Rose Kennedy John Gutierrez (John F. Kennedy’s mother): Pinoy Stop In this issue of Kabayan we tell of the Rita de Mesa ordination of a Filipino priest in Wellington; “Life isn’t a matter of milestones, Mae Zolouga-Eagle a couple celebrating a wedding anniversary; but of moments.” Manny Mendoza a young man graduating from university; Marc Joseph Arcellana a young woman travelling to Nepal and May your milestones be happy ones. Mayie Pagalilawan witnessing things that reaffirm her Corinne Loria Illana Noel Bautista commitment to serve, among other news. Teodoro “Papa Doy” Helban Important milestones for sure. Photo credits These stories also describe changes Clark Figuracion in peoples’ lives and how they deal with Eunice Gueco these events. Mon Illana Sunday Morning Studios For many Filipinos of a certain age in KABAYAN is also New Zealand, possibly the biggest milestone available online at: pinoystop.org/kabayan Talk to us: How do you think we are going? How can we make it better? Any story idea you’d like to see featured in the magazine? Tell us your thoughts about the articles in this issue. Email us on [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you. Hay! what a year! The reception that the Filipino Community Centre has had from various groups of Your next various backgrounds has been nothing short of amazing! social event? Thank you for all your support thus far - let's keep our community growing! Sige! Visit www.bulwagan.org.nz to find out how you can help out. 4 news roundup Deacon Cirilo Barlis Ordained Catholic Priest! By Abbot Calvelo Marked by an outpouring show of support from the After the ordination rite, Rev Cirilo thanked the congregation congregation, our young and unassuming kababayan for their unstinting support and continuous prayers to enable Deacon Cirilo Barlis, was ordained priest in the presbyteral him to faithfully carry out his priestly vocation. Active order by Cardinal John Dew last Saturday, 6th of May, at sportsman that he is, he has earned trust and friendship the Metropolitan Cathedral of Sacred Heart in Wellington. among the youth, and he especially thanked the students of Catholic schools in Te Awakairangi Parish for helping The Wellington Archdiocese clergy and throngs of parishioners him grasp the challenging Kiwi accent and culture. His talk mainly from Te Awakairangi (Hutt) and St Francis (Ohariu) became a bit emotional at one point when he shared his parishes, students from St Bernard, Sacred Heart, Sts Peter & trust in the Risen Lord and the support from his loved ones Paul and St Bernadette schools, the Filipino community and especially during his moments of frailty. other friends gathered at the Cathedral to participate in the Ordination Mass celebrations. Rev Cirilo’s ordination was The event was capped by a feast at the piazza outside graced by the presence of his loving mother, Luningning, the Cathedral courtesy of the different Filipino religious his elder sister Mylene, and niece Lyca Valerie who flew all communities – the weather was gloriously fine that the way from Manila to witness this milestone celebration. afternoon! A haka was performed by St Bernard’s College Rev Cirilo is the youngest among Nanay Luningning’s students, followed by a rendition of praise songs by the eight children. Filcoro, and of course the non-stop selfies with Fr Cirilo. Fr Cirilo is currently assigned at Te Awakairangi Parish in Rev James Lyon served as the Master of Ceremonies while Lower Hutt joining Fr Patrick Bridgeman. the Metropolitan Cathedral Choir and the Filipino Chaplaincy Choir sang hymns during the ordination. Litany Prayers was We pray that we would have more shining inspirations sung by seminarian Alfred Tong. Fr David Dowling, assisted of faith like Fr Cirilo, who in God’s grace, would join the by Rev Alister Castillo, a Filipino deacon from Christchurch, ranks of those who are chosen to shepherd us. presented Cirilo to Cardinal John for ordination, who in turn judged and consecrated Rev Cirilo to the rank of priest in the presbyteral order, in the holy presence of over 40 concelebrating priests. Winter 2017 5 news roundup 6 news roundup Young Pinoy Artists wowed Anzac Day 2017 with the the audience with their Old Boys exceptional artwork By Chona Abanes Smart By Alex Bayot and Pinoy Stop My husband and I commemorated Anzac Day 2017 at the prestigious Christchurch Boys’ High School, which was In the Philippines, April is the Buwan ng Panitikan (Literature founded in 1881, and his place of learning from 1960 to Month). In recognition of this and to bring Philippine 1964. A 1000 - seat marquee was pitched on the school literature to young Filipinos in New Zealand, Pinoy Stop grounds for the occasion as the new assembly hall was New Zealand launched the 2017 Young Pinoy Artists’ being constructed. All the guests, including their alumni Festival. Already in its second year, the festival brings to called Old Boys, their wives and partners, the faculty, and the the fore the talents of young artists aged 5-16. current Year 9 boys gathered under canvas. The Festival was officially kicked off with the holding of Boys in full uniform laid wreaths, regular soldiers mounted a the Philippine Literature Workshop on 18 March 2017. catafalque guard at the school’s memorial shrine, and all who During the workshop, Tita Sasha Maru and Tita Kristina knew it sang the school song Altiora Peto (We Seek Higher Mercado brought to life some famous Philippine fables, Things). Everybody joined in singing the traditional hymns by reading them to children aged 5-10. Older kids were making the occasion so solemnly poignant.