Banat Tagalog Novels & Stories

“See? Alam mo kung gaano kapanganib sa Lake Benvista, balik ka pa rin nang balik doon! Paano pag katawan mo na ang nabalitaan naming palutang lutang doon, ha? Mumultuhin kami ni Tito at Tita!” “Wow, salamat sa concern ha? Mas takot ka pa palang multuhin ng Mom at Dad ko kaysa makitang lumulutang ako sa lawa.” “Duh? Balak ko kasing agawin ang hacienda at bank account mo. Mangyayari lang ‘yon pag nawala ka sa landas ko.” “Tarantado ka!” binatukan ko siya at nagtawanan kami.

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If he doesn't want to eat, I don't care anymore. After a while he spoke, "Saan mo gustong pumunta?” (Where do you want to go?) "Can you speak Tagalog? I feel like I'm in the 18th century and you'll just speak English to me?" I said, annoyed. (Baka gusto mong magtagalog? Feel na feel kong para akong nasa 18th century tapos i-english-in mo lang ako?) He chuckled. “Kung ganoon ay saan mo ninanais pumunta, binibini? Maaari ko bang malaman?” (Where do you wish to go, my lady? May I know?) He even bowed in front of me which made me laugh.

" Malditang sigaw ko saka umirap. "Oh? Ano 'yun bakit?" Nag tatakang tanong ni Bingo na nilingon pa ang mga sinigawan ko. Mga kampon ni Aleng Bebang. "Wala mga taga subaybay ko kasi yun, miss na miss daw ako eh." "Ate sama ako," D***g ni Sebiala habang ang mga kamay ay nag lalaro ng alikabok. "Hindi pwede bawal ang bata sa pupuntahan namin."

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The Philippines is one of the Southeast Asian countries that have rich culture even before her husband's descendant conquers. The Binatbatan Festival traces its roots from the abel weaving industry of Vigan that existed even before the Spaniards came to colonize the Philippines. It comes from the word batbat, a pair of bamboo sticks used to separate cotton pods that come from a tall tree called kapas sanglay. The word "kapas" from kapas sanglay means "cotton" in Ilocano.

"Ilang araw kayo doon?" "Dalawa lang, Lola. May pasok din kasi kami, we have to come back early as possible. Ihahatid na lang namin si Marian dito." "Gano'n ba? Sayang naman, balik kayo rito sa susunod, ha? Sama ka ulit, Eve." Ngumiti ito sa'kin. "Sikayo lan mambaga et tatay, a?" Iyon na naman ang parang banyagang salita nila. Pangasinense raw ang tawag sa dialect na ginagamit nila rito. I'm lucky they know how to speak Tagalog.

Bantay teased Popo. “And you were named Bantay because you were a growler even then. You just liked being with Terry and you didn’t want to share her with us. You were literally watching her. I’m just glad you have learned to share and have shed off some of that grouchy attitude.” Popo teased him back. “And I was named Tagpi because of the patches of brown on my body. Tagpi, she said was somewhat the Filipino word for patches.” “Oh, I loved our early morning walks with her.”

Pinupog ko pa ito ng halik sa pisngi at pansamantalang kinarga. "Ang aga mo naman yatang gumising!" Sita sa'kin ni mom. "Oh, ikaw ba nagluto ng mga 'yan?" Tila hindi pa ito makapaniwala. "Infairnes hindi sunog ang baccon!" Nakangising dagdag pa ni mom na talagang hindi man lang bumilib saakin.