Wednesday, December 26, 2007

BUNCH OF THANKS


This Christmas had been a very memorable one for me. I lost some important things and persons in my life. But i gained more than what i have lost.

Well... enough for the drama..nyahaha..just wanna post some of the gifts i received this christmas. Tangible things which i want to be thankful for.




Please allow me to Thank you in over 465 languages:

Abenaki (Maine USA, Montreal Canada)       Wliwni ni
Abenaki (Maine USA, Montreal Canada) Wliwni
Abenaki (Maine USA, Montreal Canada) Oliwni
Achí (Baja Verapaz Guatemala) Mantiox chawe
Achuar (Ecuador, Peru) Maketai
Achuar (Ecuador, Peru) Yuuminsame
[Adare, see Harari]
Adyghe (Middle East) Wapsaw
Adyghe (Middle East) Thawerapsaw
Afar (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti) Gadda ge
Afrikaans (Southern Africa) Dankie
Afrikaans (Southern Africa) [very much] Baie dankie
Aguacateco (Huehuetenango Guatemala) Ntyox teru'
Aguaruna (Peru) Seé
Ahtna (Alaska) Tsin'aen
Ainu [Saru dialect] (Japan) [formal] Iyayraykere
Ainu [Saru dialect] (Japan) [informal] Hioy'oy
[Akan, see Asante and Fante]

Akha (China, Southeast Asia) Gui lah hui te ha
Akha (China, Southeast Asia) Gui lah hui mi a de
Akha (China, Southeast Asia) Gui lah hui dui dui ma
Akha (Thailand) Ghu long khu me-ah
Akha (Chiang Rai Northern Thailand) Gu lah hu ma de
Aklanon (Philippines) Saeamat kimo
Alabamu (Texas USA) Alíila
Alabamu (Texas USA) Kano
Alabamu (Texas USA) Kanobi
Alabamu (Texas USA) [informal] Tá
Alabamu (Texas USA) [very much] Alíilamoolo
Alabamu (Texas USA) [very much] Kanoomoolo
Alabamu (Texas USA) [very much] Kanopalammoolo
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) Ju falem nderit
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) Faleminderit
Albanian (Albania, Yugoslavia) [very much] Faleminderit shumë
[Aleut, see Unagan]
Altai (Russia) Bïyan bolzïn
[Alutiiq, see Suqpiaq]
Ambo (Angola, Namibia) Ondapandula unene
Amharic (Ethiopia, Israel, Egypt) Amesegënallô
Amharic (Ethiopia, Israel, Egypt) Amesegunalhun
Amharic (Ethiopia, Israel, Egypt) [very] Betam amesegënallô
Amuzgo (Mexico) Quialva'
[Anishinaabe, see Ojibwe]
Apache (Arizona
USA) Ashoge
Apache (Arizona USA) [formal] Áshood
Apache [Jicarilla] (Arizona USA) Ihe edn
Apache (Arizona USA) [informal] Ahíyi'ee
Apalachicola (Florida USA) Mvto
Apsaaloke (United States) Ahoo
Apsaaloke (United States) Ahó
Apsaaloke (United States) [very much] Ahókacira
Arabic (Middle East, North Africa) Shukran
Arabic (Middle East, North Africa) [very] Shukran gazilan
Arabic (Syria) Mamnuun
Arabic (North Africa) SaHHa
Arabic (Morocco) [lit. Praise to Allah] El-hamdullah
Arabic (Morocco) Barak llahu fik
Aragonese (Aragon Spain) Grazias
[Araucano, see Mapuche]
[Arawak, see Taino]
Armenian (Armenia, Russia, Middle East) Shnorhagallem
Armenian (Armenia, Russia, Middle East) Shterakravetsun
Armenian [Western] (Armenia) Shenorhagal em
Armenian [Western] (Armenia) [very much] Shad shenorhagal em
Armenian [Eastern] (Armenia) Sh'norhakal em
Armenian [Eastern] (Armenia) Shnorhakalutjun
Armenian (Armenia) [colloquial] Merci
Aromunian (Greece, Balkans) Multsãnjescu
Asante (Ghana) Meda w'asé
Asante (Ghana) Meda wo ase
Asante (Ghana) [very much] Meda wo ase paa paa paa
Assyrian [Eastern Assyrian] [by man] Basima
Assyrian [Eastern Assyrian] [by woman] Basimta
Assyrian [Eastern Assyrian] [by plural] Basimeh
Assyrian [Eastern Assyrian] Mesi
Assyrian [Eastern Assyrian] [very much] Hawit basima chim raba
Assyrian [Western Assyrian] (Assyria) Taudi
Asturian (Spain) Gracies
Atayal (Taiwan) Muhuway su
Atayal (Taiwan) Mhuway su'
Atayal (Taiwan) Mhuway su' balay
Atayal (Taiwan) [informal] Hway
Ateso (Uganda) Eyalama
[Aukan, see Ndjuka]
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Juspajaraña
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Juspajarkätam
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Juspaxar
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Yuspagara
Aymará (Bolivia, Peru, Chile) Dios pagarakátam
Aymará (Tihuanacu Bolivia) Yusulupay
Aymará (Lake Titicaca Bolivia) [rare] Yuspagarkàtam
Aymará (Lake Titicaca Bolivia) [rare] Yuspagaràtam
Azerbaijani [Azeri] (Azerbaijan, Iran) Sayol
Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan, Iran) Sag olun
Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan, Iran) Tæshækkür elæyiræm
Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan, Iran) [very much] Chokh sag olun
[Azeri, see Azerbaijani]
[Aztec, see Náhuatl]
Bakweri (Cameroon) Masuma
Bakweri (Cameroon) Na somi saisai
Balinese (Bali) [Halus speech] Tiang matur suksama
Balinese (Bali) Matu suksama
Balinese (Bali) Matur suksme
Balochi (Pakistan) Tai merbani
Bambara (Mali) [singular] I ni ce
Bambara (Mali) [plural] Aw ni ce
Bambara (Mali) [said by man] Nba
Bambara (Mali) [said by woman] Nse
[Bangla, see Bengali]
[Basa Sunda, see Sundanese]
Bashkir (Russia) Rekhmet
Basque (Spain, France) Eskerrik asko
Basque (Spain, France) Mila esker
Basque [Navarrese] (Spain) Esker mila
Basque [Navarrese] (Spain) Esker aunitz
Basque [Roncalais] (Spain) Eskerrik anitx
Batak (Indonesia, Sumatra, Philippines) Mauliate
[Bavarian, see German (Bavaria)]
Belorussian (Belarus) Dziakuju
Belorussian (Belarus) Dziákuj
Bemba (Zambia, Congo-Brazaville) Tsikomo
Bemba (Zambia, Congo-Brazaville) Twa to te la
Bengali (India, Bangladesh) Dhanyabad
Bengali (India, Bangladesh) [very much] Ozasro dhanyabad
[Bisayan, see Visayan]
Bislama (Vanuatu) Tangkiu
Bislama (Vanuatu) Tangkyu
Bislama (Vanuatu) [very much] Tangkiu tumas
Bislama (Vanuatu) [informal] Ta
Bisu (Xhina, Thailand, Myanmar) Ang hmèn yá
Blackfoot (Alberta Canada, Montana USA) Nitsíniiyi'taki
Boboda (Burkina Faso, Mali) Baraka
[Bobo Fing, see Boboda]
Bosnian (Bosnia and Hercegovina) Hvala
Bosnian (Bosnia and Hercegovina) [respect] Hvala vam
Breton (Brittany France) Trugarez
Breton (Brittany France) [formal] Trugarez deoc'h
Breton (Brittany France) [informal] Trugarez dit
Breton (Brittany France) [informal] Mersi dit
Breton (Brittany France) Ho trugarekaat
Brigidian (western Ireland) Boche'
Bru (Vietnam) Sa-aun
Bukusu (Mt. Elgon Kenya) Nasima
Bukusu (Mt. Elgon Kenya) Orio muno
Bukusu (Mt. Elgon Kenya) Webaale
Bukusu (Mt. Elgon Kenya) Wanyala
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) Blagodarya
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) Mersi
Bulgarian (Bulgaria) [thank you very much] Mnogo blagodarya
Bulu (Cameroon) Akeva
Bunun (Taiwan) Uninang
Bura (Nigeria) Maraba
Burmese (Myanmar) Chezu ba
Burmese (Myanmar) Chezu tinbade
Burmese (Myanmar) [thank you very much] Amyaji chezu tinbade
Burushashki (Northern Pakistan) Juu na
Burushashki (Northern Pakistan) Juu goor maniSh
Burushashki (Northern Pakistan) Shukria
Burushashki (Northern Pakistan) Bakhshish
[Byelorussian, see Belorussian]
Cahuila (United States) 'Ácha-ma
Cakchikel (Mexico) Matiosh chawe
[Cambodian, see Khmer]
Camuno (Italy) Gràsce
Cantonese [Chinese] (China) [for gift] Doh je
Cantonese [Chinese] (China) [for service] M goi
Cantonese [Chinese] [in advance- for gift] Doh je sin
Cantonese [Chinese] [in advance- service] M goi nei sin
Cassubian (Northweast Poland) Dzãkujã
Cassubian (Northweast Poland) [informal] Dzãczi
Cassubian (Northweast Poland) [old] Bóg zaplac
Catalan (Andorra, Spain, France) Gràcies
Catalan (Andorra, Spain, France) [very] Moltes gràcies
Catalan (Andorra, Spain, France) Mercès
[Cebuano, see Visayan]
Cham (Southeast Asia) Uan tabuan
Chamorro (Guam) Si yuus maasi
Chamorro (Guam) Si yu'os ma'ase'
Chatino (Tataltepec Mexico) Ngua tsaa xlay'be hii
Chechen (North Caucasus) Barkal
Chechen (North Caucasus) Barkalla
Cherokee (United States) Wa'-do
Cheyenne (United States) Néá'eshe
Cheyenne (United States) [plural] Néá'êshemeno
Cheyenne (United States) [intertribal] Hahóo
Chichewa (South Africa, Malawi) Zikomo
Chichewa (South Africa, Malawi)[very much] Zikomo kwambiri
Chichewa (South Africa, Malawi)[very much] Zikomo kwambili
Chilomwe (Malawi) Zikomo
Chilomwe (Malawi) [thank you very much] Zikomo kwambili
[Chinese, see dialects: Cantonese, Hoi San, Hokkien and Mandarin]
Chingoni (Malawi) Zikomo
Chinook Jargon (North America) Masiem
Chinook Jargon (North America) Mahsie
Chinyanja (Zambia, Mozambique) Zikomo
Chinyanja (Zambia, Mozambique) [very much] Zikomo kwambiri
[Chippewa, see Ojibwe]
Chishona (Zimbabwe) [to one person] Ndatenda
Chishona (Zimbabwe) [to one person] Ndinotenda
Chishona (Zimbabwe) [to a group] Tatenda
Chishona (Zimbabwe) [to a group] Tinotenda
Chishona (Zimbabwe) [for doing a task] Mazviita
Chishona (Zimbabwe) [for doing a task] Maita basa
Chishona (Zimbabwe) [for doing a task] Maita zvenyu
Chitonga (Malawi) Yewo
Chitonga (Malawi) [very much] Yewo chemene
Chitonga (Zambia) Twalumba
Chitumbuka (North Malawi) Yewo
Chitumbuka (North Malawi) [very much] Yewo chemene
Chitumbuka (North Malawi) [very much] Yewo chomene
Chiyao (South Malawi) Sikomo
Chiyao (South Malawi) Asante
Chiyao (South Malawi)[thank you very much] Sikomo kwejinji
Chiyao (South Malawi)[thank you very much] Asante sana
Choctaw (Oklahoma United States) Yokoke
Choctaw (Oklahoma United States) Yakoke
Chol (Mexico) Wokolix awölö
Chol (Mexico) Wokol a wala
Chortí (Guatemala) Ch'ahp'ei'x ta'p'a
Chuj (Guatemala) Yuj wal dios
Chuukese (Micronesia) Kili so
Chuukese (Micronesia) [very much] Kili so chapur
Chuukese (Chuuk Lagoon Micronesia) Kini so
Chuukese (Chuuk Lagoon Micronesia) [very] Kini so chapur
Chuvash (Russia) Tavtapuch
Chuvash (Russia) Tav
Chuvash (Russia) Tavssi
[Circassian, see Adyghe]
Coeur d'Alene (Idaho United States) Limlemtsch
Comanche (North America) Ura
Comanche (North America) Urako
Comori (Comoros) Marahaba
Comori (Comoros) Marahabha
[Conibo, see Shipibo]
Cornish [middle/unified] (Great Britain) Dew re-dallo dheugh-why
Cornish [middle/unified] (Great Britain) Durdala dywy
Cornish [modern] (Great Britain) Durdaladawhy
Cornish [modern] (Great Britain) Gwra'massi
Cornish [modern] (Great Brit.) [very much] Merastawhy
Cornish [Kemmyn] (Great Britain) Meur ras
Cornish (Great Britain) Meur ras dhis
Corsican (France) Grazia
Corsican (France) À ringraziè vi
Corsican (France) À ringraziavvi
Cree (Canada) (to one person) Kinanâskomitin
Cree (Canada) (to more than one person) Kinanâskomitinawaw
Cree (Canada) E'kosi
Cree (Canada) Têniki
Cree (Canada) Mikwec
Cree (Canada) Nunasko'mowin keya
Cree [Ouje Bougoumou] (James Bay Canada) Mîkwêc
Cree [Plains Cree] (Canada) Kitatamihin
[Creek, see Muskogee]
Creole (West Indies) Mese
[Créole (Seychelles), see Seselwa]
Crioulo (Guinea-Bissau) Obrigado
Croatian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia) Hvala
Croatian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia) [very much] Puno hvala
Croatian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia) [very much] Hvala lijepa
[Crow, see Apsaaloke]
Czech (Czech Republic) Dêkuji
Czech (Czech Republic) [informal] Dik'
Dagaare (Burkina Faso, Ghana) Barka
Dagaare (Burkina Faso, Ghana) Puorra bebe la
Dakota (North America) Pidamayado
Dakota (North America) [by male] Pidamaya yedo
Dakota (North America) [by female] Pidamaya ye
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) Tak
Danish (Denmark, Greenland) [very much] Mange tak
Dega (Vietnam) Lac jak
Dega (Vietnam) [very much] Lac jak ko ih lu
Deg Xinag (Alaska) Dogedinh
Deg Xinag (Alaska) Xisrigidisddhinh
Dekelh [Carrier] (Canada) Musi
Dekelh [Carrier] (Canada) [very much] Musicho
Dekelh [Lheidli] (Canada) [by one to one] Snachailya
Dekelh [Lheidli] (Canada) [by one to 2+] Snachalhuya
Dekelh [Lheidli] (Canada) [by 2 to 1] Nahnachailya
Dekelh [Lheidli] (Canada) [by 2 to 2+] Nahnachalhuya
Dekelh [Lheidli] (Canada) [by 3+ to 1] Nenachailya
Dekelh [Lheidli] (Canada) [by 3+ to 2+] Nenachalhuya
Dekelh [Nak'albun] (Canada) [by 1 to 1] Snachailya
Dekelh [Nak'albun] (Canada) [by 1 to 2+] Snachalhya
Dekelh [Nak'albun] (Canada) [by 2+ to 1] Nenachailya
Dekelh [Nak'albun] (Canada) [by 2+ to 2+] Nenachalhya
Dekelh [Saik'uz] (Canada) [by one to one] Snachailya
Dekelh [Saik'uz] (Canada) [by one to 2+] Snachalhuya
Dekelh [Saik'uz] (Canada) [by 2 to 1] Nahnachailya
Dekelh [Saik'uz] (Canada) [by 2 to 2+] Nahnachalhuya
Dekelh [Saik'uz] (Canada) [by 3+ to 1] Nenachailya
Dekelh [Saik'uz] (Canada) [by 3+ to 2+] Nenachalhuya
[Delaware, see Lenape]
Dhivehi (Maldives) Shukuriyyaa
Dhivehi (Maldives) [very much] Varah bodah shukriyyaa
Dinka (Sudan) Yin acaa muoc
Diola (Senegal) Mersi
Diola (Senegal) Emitekati
Domari (Egypt) Daarim
Dusun (Sabah Malaysia) Pounsikou
Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium) [polite] Dank u
Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium) [informal] Dank je
Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium) [polite] Dank u wel
Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium) [informal] Dank je wel
Dutch (Netherlands) Bedankt
[Dyerma, see Zarma]
Dyula [Jula] (Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso) I ni che
Dzongkha (Bhutan) Kadinche
Dzongkha (Bhutan) Kadinche la
Edo (Nigeria) Ù rú èsé
Egyptian (ancient Egypt) [to a man] Dua Netjer en ek
Egyptian (ancient Egypt) [to a woman] Dua Netjer en etj
Ekegusii (Kenya) Imbuya mono
Enga (Papua New Guinea) Tángeyoo
English (America, Australia, UK, New Zea.) Thank you
English (America) [informal] Thanks
English (Australia) Ta
English (New Zealand, Midland England) Cheers
English [Strine dialect] (Australia) Thenks
English [Strine dialect] (Australia) Enks
English [old English] (old Britain)[sing.] Ic þancas do
English [old English] (old Britain)[sing.] Ic þancie þe
English [old English] (old Britain)[plur.] Ic sæcge eow þancas
English [Texan] (Texas United States) Thank ya
[Eskimo, see Inuktitut and Inuttut]
Esperanto (international use) Dankon
Esperanto (international use) Dankon al vi
Estonian (Estonia) Tänan
Estonian (Estonia) Aitäh
Estonian (Estonia) [to a man] Ole meheks
Estonian (Harjumaa Estonia) Aitih
Estonian (Viru-Nigula Estonia) Aiteh
Estonian (Vastseliina Estonia) Tehnän
Eton (Cameroon) Abumgang
Eton (Cameroon) Abuimgang
Ewe (Ghana, Togo) Mudo
Ewe (Ghana, Togo) Akpe
Ewe (Ghana, Togo) Mudu, epenau
Ewondo (Cameroon) Abui ngan
Eyak (Alaska) 'Awa'ahdah
Fang (Gabon) Abora
Fante (Ghana, Burkina Faso) Medagse
Fante (Ghana, Burkina Faso) Medawagse
Faroese (Faroe Islands) Takk
Faroese (Faroe Islands) Takk fyri
Farsi [Persian] (Iran, Afghanistan) Merci
Farsi (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan) Tashakkur
Farsi (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan) Motehshakeram
Farsi (Iran) Mamnoon
[Filipino, see Tagalog and Visayan]
Fijian (Fiji) Vinaka
Fijian (Fiji) [very much] Vinaka vakalevu
Fijian (Fiji) [very much] Vinaka sara vakalevu
Finnish (Finland) Kiitos
Finnish (Finland) Kiitoksia
Finnish (Finland) [formal] Paljon kiitoksia
Finnish (Finland) [informal] Kiitti
[Flemish, see Dutch (Belgium)]
Fon (Benin, Togo) Ablo
Fon (Benin, Togo) A houanu
Fon (Benin, Togo) [very much] A houanu ka ka
Fon (Benin, Togo) [formal] E na ce nu we
French (France, Belgium, Africa, Canada) Merci
French (France, Belgium, Africa, Canada) Merci beaucoup
Frisian [Westerlauwer] (Netherlands) Tanke
Frisian [Westerlauwer] (Netherlands) Tanke wol
Frisian [Westerlauwer] (Netherlands) Tankje
Frisian [Westerlauwer] (Netherlands) Tankje wol
Friulian (northern Italy) Graciis
Fulani (West Africa) Jaaraama
Fulani (West Africa) [to one person] A jaaraama
Fulani (West Africa) [to several people] On jaaraama
Futuna (Wallis and Futuna) Malo
Futuna Aniwa (Vanuatu) Fafetai
Futuna Aniwa (Vanuatu) Jinisa
Ga (Ghana) Ogiwadong
Gaam (Eastern Sudan) Áwdém áalò
Gaam (Eastern Sudan) Àayyá
Gagauz (Moldova) Saa olsun
Galician (Spain) Gracias
Gallo (France) Mèrczi
Garifuna (Guatemala) Téngi nían bún
Gascon (France) Merci
Georgian [Kartuli] (Georgia/former USSR) Mahd-lob
Georgian [Kartuli] (Georgia/former USSR) Gmadlob
Georgian (Georgia) [to more than 1 person] Mahd-lobt
Georgian (Georgia) [to more than 1 person] Gmadlobt
German (Central Europe) Danke
German (Central Europe) Danke schön
German (Central Europe) Vielen Dank
German (Central Europe) [informal] Dank dir
German (Austria) [in spoken language] Dankschen
German (Bavaria) [in spoken language] Danksche
German (Switzerland) [in spoken language] Dank schön
German (Zurich Switzerland) [spoken] Dankë
German (Zurich Switzerland) [spoken] Dank schön
German (Zurich Switzerland) Merci
German (Zurich Switzerland) [very much] Merci villmahl
Gong (Thailand) Ang kêun
Greek [Hellenic] (Greece, Cyprus) Efcharisto
Greek (Greece, Cyprus) Sas efharisto
Greek (Greece, Cyprus) [very much] Efharisto poli
Greek (Greece, Cyprus) [very much] Sas efharisto poli
Griko (Salento Italy) Kali' sso'rta-ssu
Guarani (Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia) Aguije
Guarani (Paraguay) Aguyje
Guarani [Mbyá] (Brazil) Ha'evete
Gujarati (India, Bangladesh, S. Africa) Aabhar
Gujarati (Gujerat State, India) Dhanyawaad
Gumatj (Australia) Ga'
Gurrangung (Australia) Yaddung jee
Gurung (Nepal) [to a child] Syaabaas
Gurung (Nepal) [to an equal or superior] Dxanyaa'baad
Gwich'in (Alaska) Mahsi'
Gwich'in (Alaska) Mahsi' choo
[Gypsy, see Romani]
G/wi [San] (Kalahari Africa) !kaen se !tau
G//ana [San] (Kalahari Africa) Kaen se !tau
Haida (Alaska) Háw'aa
[Hal-Pulaar, see Fulani]
Hän (Alaska) Mahsi'
Harari [Adare] (Ethiopia) Gaza yagabzal yushen
Harari [Adare] (Ethiopia) Alla magah
Hassaniya (Mauratania) Shukram
Hausa (West Africa) Na gode
Hausa (West Africa) Yauwa
Hawaiian (Hawaii) Mahalo
Hawaiian (Hawaii) [very much] Mahalo nui loa
Hebrew (Israel) Toda
Hebrew (Israel) [very much] Toda raba
[Hellenic, see Greek]
Helong (Timor, Semau Island Indonesia) Nodan mamomamo
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname) Shukriya
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname) Danyavad
Hindi (India, East Asia, Suriname) Dhanyawaad
Hiri Motu (Papua New Guinea) Tanikiu
Hmong Daw (Laos, Thailand) Ua tsaug
Hmong Daw (Laos, Thailand) Ua koj tsaug
Hmong Daw (Laos, Thailand) [very much] Ua tsaug ntau
Hmong Daw (Laos, Thailand) [very much] Ua koj tsaug ntau
Hmong Du (Vietnam) Ô chò
Hmong Njua (Laos, Thailand) Ua tsaug
Hmong Njua (Laos, Thailand) [very much] Ua tsaug ntau ntau
Hmong Njua (Northern Thailand) Zoo sab muab
Hñähñu (Mexico) Jamadi
Hoi San (China) U de
Hokkien [Chinese] (Singapore, Indonesia) Gum xia
Hokkien [Chinese] (Taiwan) Kam sia
Hopi (North America) [said by men] Kwakwhá
Hopi (North America) [said by women] Askwali
Hopi (North America) [said by women] Hevé
Hopi (North America) [very much, by men] Is kwakwhá
Hopi (North America) [very much, by women] Is askwali
Houailou (New Caledonia) Ei
Huambisa (Peru) See
Huambisa (Peru) Maake
Huaorani (Ecuador) Ewa ra
Huastec (Mexico) Jalbinchi yaan
Huastec (Mexico) C'ac'naamal yaan
Huave (Mexico) Dios mangüy ic
Huichol (Nayarit and Jalisco Mexico) Pan parius
Huichol (Nayarit and Jalisco Mexico) Pam parios
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary) Köszönöm
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary) Köszi
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary) [very much] Nagyon köszönöm
Hungarian [Magyar] (Hungary) [very much] Köszönöm szépen
Huron [Wyandotte] (USA, Canada) Yontonwe
Huron [Wyandotte] (USA, Canada) Ti-jiawen
[Ibo, see Igbo]
Icelandic (Iceland) Takk
Icelandic (Iceland) Takk fyrir
Icetot (Uganda) Ilakasugotia
Ido (international use) Danko
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) Imena
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) Imela
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) Yâuwá
Igbo [Ibo] (Nigeria) Dalu
[Ik, see Icetot]
Ilokano (Philippines) Dios ti agngina
Ilokano (Philippines) Agyamanac
Ilokano (Philippines) [very much] Agyamanac unay
Ilonggo (Philippines) Salamat
Ilonggo (Philippines) Daghang salamat
Indonesian (Indonesia) [formal] Terima kasih
Indonesian (Indonesia) [informal] Makasih
Indonesian (Indonesia) [very informal] Thanks ya
Indonesian (Jakarta Indonesia) [slang] Trims
Ingush (Russia) Barkal
Ingush (Russia) [in spoken language] Barkl
Ingush (Russia) [lit. thanks be to you] Barkal xalda hwa
Ingush (Russia) [thank you very much] Saagha xalda hwa
Ingush (Russia) [thank you very much] Deala reaza xalda hwuona
Innu (Labrador and Quebec Canada) Tshinashkumitan
Interlingua (constructed) Gratias
Inuktitut (Baffin Island Canada) Qujannamiik
Inuktitut (Canada) Qujanaq
Inuktitut (Canada) [very much] Qujanarssuaq
Inuktitut (Canada) Mutna
Inuktitut (Canada) Nakorami
Inuktitut (Alaska) Taikkuu
Inuktitut (Barrow Alaska) Quyanaq
Inuktitut (Barrow Alaska) [very much] Quyanaqpaq
Inuktitut (Noatak Alaska) Taku
[Inupiaq, see Inuktitut]
Inuttut [Greenlandic] (Greenland) Qujanaq
Ioway (United States) [by men] Aho
Ioway (United States) [by women] Aha
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain) [to one] Go raibh maith agat
Irish Gaelic (Ireland) [to more than one] Go raibh maith agaibh
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain) Go raibh maith 'ad
Irish Gaelic (Ireland, Britain) [to one] Go raibh mile maith agat
Irish Gaelic (Ireland) [to more than one] Go raibh mile maith agaibh
Isamurongen (Batanes Philippines) Dios mamajes dinio
Italian (Central Europe, E Africa) Grazie
Itbayaten (Batanes Philippines) Ah Dios mamexes
Itbayaten (Batanes Philippines) Ah Dios mamexes dimo
Itbayaten (Batanes Philippines) Dios mamexes dimo
Itbayaten (Batanes Philippines)[very much] Rakux u kapamaxemaxes namen dimo
Ivasayen (Batanes Philippines) Dios mamajes dimo
Ivasayen (Batanes Philippines) [very much] Mamajemajes kami dimo su racuj
Itzaj [Itzá Maya] (Guatemala) D'yos b'ot'ik ti'ij
Itzaj [Itzá Maya] (Guatemala) D'yos b'o'tik
Itzaj [Itzá Maya] (Guatemala) D'yos b'o'tikil
Ixcatec (Mexico) Skanaa-ri
Ixil (Guatemala) Ta'n tiz
Jacalteca (Guatemala) Nich'an tiox
Japanese (Japan) Arigato
Japanese (Japan) Domo arigato
Japanese (Japan) [act of thanks not ended] Arigato gozaimasu
Japanese (Japan) [act of thanks has ended] Arigato gozaimashita
Japanese [Izumo] (Japan) Dan san
Japanese [Kansai Ben](Kansai, Osaka Japan) Ookini
Japanese [Kansai Ben](Kansai, Osaka Japan) Ookini arigatou
Japanese [Kumamoto] (Japan) Kora doshi
Japanese [Kyo Kotoba] (Kyoto Japan) Ohkini
Japanese [Shodoshima] (Shodoshima Japan) Ookini
Japanese [Tohoku Ben] (northeast Japan) Oshoshina
Japanese [Uchinaaguchi] (Okinawa Japan) Nihwee-deebiru
Jaqaru [Jacaru] (South America) Jilatyi
Javanese (Indonesia) Matur nuwun
Javanese (Indonesia) Kesuwun
Jèrriais (Jersey) Mèrci bein des fais
[Jula, see Dyula]
Kabuverdianu (Cape Verde) Obrigadu
Kabyle (Algeria) Tamemmirt
Kachin (Burma) Chyeju kaba sai
Kachin (Burma) Chyeju gaba sai
Kadazan (Sabah Malaysia) Kotohuadan
Kala Kawaw Ya (Australia) Eso
Kalmyk (Russia) Khanganav
Kanienkehaka [Mohawk] (Canada, USA) Niawen
Kanjobal [Q'anjob'al] (Guatemala) Yujwal Dios
Kanjobal [Q'anjob'al] (Guatemala) Yuj wal tyoxh
Kanjobal [Q'anjob'al] (Guatemala) Yuj wal ch'an tyoxh
Kannada (India) Dhanyawaadagalu
Kannada (India) Vandane
Kannada (India) Vandanegalu
Kanuri (Nigeria) Ardeneskin
Kapampangan (Philippines) Salamat
Kapampangan (Philippines) [formal] Salamat pu
Karaim (Trakai Lithuania) Tabu
Karakalpak (Uzbekistan) Rahmet
Karelian (Finland, Russia) Spassibo
Karelian [Tver] (Russia) Passibo
Karen (Thailand) Da blu
Karen (Thailand) [very much] Da blu do ma law
[Karen, see also Pho Karen and Sgaw Karen]
[Kartuli, see Georgian]
Karuk [Karok] (California USA) Yo-twa
Kasem (Ghana, Burkina Faso) De N lei
Kasem (Ghana, Burkina Faso) A ke lei naa
Kashmiri (India, Pakistan, China) Shukria
Kashmiri (India, Pakistan, China) Danawad
Kaurareg (Australia) Eso
Kaurna (Southern Australia) Ngaityalya
Kazakh (Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China) Rahmet
Kazakh (Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China) Rahmet sizge
Kekchi [K'ekchí] (Guatemala) Bantiox
Kekchi (Guatemala) B'antiox
Keres (Southwestern United States) Khuu'a
Keres (Southwestern United States) Da-waa-ee
Khakas (Siberia Russia) Aalghïstapcham
Khakas (Siberia Russia) Ispasiba
Khmer [Cambodian] (Cambodia) Ar kun
=Khomani (South Africa) /Aise
Khowar (Central Asia) Shukria
Khowar (Central Asia) Mehrbani
Khowar (Pakistan) Tazim
Kichagga (Tanzania) Haika
Kidavida (Africa) Chavucha
Kiembu (Africa) Ni waro
Kiga (Africa) Kazaare
Kiga (Africa) Webare
Kiga (Africa) Mwebare
Kiga (Africa) Yebare
Kiga (Africa) Otyo
Kiga (Africa) Osyo
Kikongo (Congo, Angola) Ntôndili kwami
Kikongo (Congo, Angola) Merci mingi
Kikongo (Congo, Angola, Cuba) Ndondele
Kikongo (Congo, Angola, Cuba) Ntandele
Kikongo (Congo, Angola, Cuba) Wuanka
Kikongo (Cuba) Nkimandi
Kikongo (Cuba) Manbote
Kikuyu (Africa) Ni wega
Kikuyu (Africa) Thengiu
Kikwe (Africa) Niwega muno
Kiluba (Congo-Kinshasa) Wafwa ko
Kinyamwezi (Africa) Wabeeja
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda, Congo-Kinshasa) Murakoze
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda, Congo-Kinshasa) [inf] Urakoze
Kiowa (North America) Aahóow
Kipsigis (Uganda) Kongoi
Kirgiz (Kyrgyzstan) Rakhmat
Kirgiz (Kyrgyzstan) Chong rakhmat
Kiribati (Pacific Is.) Ko rabwa
Kirundi (Burundi) Murakoze
Kisanga (Bunkeya Congo-Kinshasa) Tua santa
Kiswahili (Southeast Africa) Asante
Kiswahili (Southeast Africa) Aksante
Kiswahili (Southeast Africa) Ahsante
Kisawhili (Southeast Africa) [to several] Asanteni
Kiswahili (Southeast Africa) [very much] Asante sana
Kiswahili (Southeast Africa) Shukrani
Kiswahili (Southeast Africa) Nashukuru
Kituba (Africa) Melesí
Klallam (Washington United States) Há'neng cen
Klallam (Washington USA) [to a friend] Há?neng cen, naschá?che
Klallam (Washington USA) [to friends] Há?neng cen, nescháye?che
Klallam (Washington USA) [to a friend] Neschá?che cxw
Klallam (Washington USA) [for a gift] Há?neng cen ?a? ce n's?éngateng
Koasati (Alabama & Oklahoma United States) Tâ
Koasati (Alabama & Oklahoma United States) Alí:la mó
Kohistani (Central Asia) Shukria
Koiari (Papua New Guinea) Maigo
Koiari (Papua New Guinea) Maiteka
Komi-Permyak (Russia) Atto
Komi-Zyryan (Russia) Attö
Konkani [Konknni] (India) Dhanyawaada
Konkani [Konknni] (Goa India) Dev borem korum
Korean (Korea) Komapsumnida
Korean (Korea) Kamsahamnida
Korean (Korea) [very informal] Komawoyo
Kosraean (Micronesia) Kulo
Kosraean (Micronesia) [very much] Kulo maluhlap
Kosraean (Micronesia) [very much] Kulo na maluhlap
Koyukon (Alaska) Baasee'
Koyukon (Alaska) Anaa basee
Krio (Sierra Leone) Tenki ya
Krio (Sierra Leone) Tenkey
Kuna (Panama) Dot nuet
Kupsapiny (Uganda) Keyi tapon
Kurdi [Kurmanji] (Iraq, Iran) Shukur
Kurdi (Middle East) Sipas
Kurdi (Middle East) Sipas dikim
Kutthung (Australia) Murromboo
Kwakiutl (North America) Gilakas'la
Kwakiutl (North America) [very much] Ah gilakas'la
Kwanyama (Angola, Namibia) Nda pandula
Kwéyòl (Haiti) Mèsi
Kwéyòl (Haiti) [thank you very much] Mèsi plen
Kwéyòl (Haiti) [thank you very much] Mèsi anpil
Kwéyòl (Haiti) [thank you very much] Granmèsi
Ladakhi (India, Pakistan) Od dju
Ladakhi (India, Pakistan) Jule
Ladin (Gardena Valley Italy) De gra
Ladin (Badia Valley Italy) Dilan
Ladin (Fassa Valley Italy) [to one person] Detelpai
Ladin (Fassa Valley Italy) [plural] Develpai
Ladino (Spain) Gracias
Ladino (Spain) Munchas gracias
Lahu (Thailand) Ah bo
Lahu (Thailand) [very much] Ah bo u ja
Lahu (China, Southeast Asia) Aw bon uija
Lahu (China, Southeast Asia) Da ja
Lahu (China, Southeast Asia) Òboi jâ
Lakhota (North America) [by female] Pilamaya ye
Lakhota (North America) [by male] Pilamaya yelo
Lakota (North America) [very much] Pilamaya aloh
Lao (Laos) Khawp jai
Lao (Laos) [thank you very much] Khawp jai lai lai
[Lappish, see Sami]
Latin (ancient Rome, Vatican) Gratia
Latin (ancient Rome, Vatican) Gratias
Latin (ancient Rome, Vatican) Gratias tibi ago
Latin (ancient Rome, Vatican) Gratiam habeo
Latvian (Latvia) Paldies
Latvian (Latvia) [very much] Liels paldies
Lenape [Delaware] (United States) Wanìshi
Lepcha (India, Nepal, Bhutan) Trok chi
Lingala (Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazaville) Melesí
Lingala (Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazaville) Matóndo
Lingala (Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazaville) Natondi yo
Lingua Franca (Mediterranean) Gratzia
Lingua Franca (Mediterranean) [very much] Mouchou gratzia
Lisu (China, Burma, Thailand) Xual mu wa
Lisu (China, Burma, Thailand) Dut zoil
Lisu (China, Burma, Thailand) Atkel bboxmu
Lisu (Thailand) Ahku bumu
Lithuanian (Lithuania) Achiu
Lithuanian (Lithuania) Dekoju
Lithuanian (Lithuania) [very much] Labai achiu
Lithuanian (Lithuania) Dekui
Lithuanian (Lithuania) Labai dekoju
Lithuanian (Lithuania) [very sincere] Nuoširdziai dekoju
Livonian (Latvia, Estonia) Tienu
Livonian (Latvia, Estonia) Tenu
Loglan (international) Sia
Low Saxon (Eastern Friesland, Germany) Dank
Low Saxon [Northern Low Saxon] (Germany) Danke
Low Saxon [Westphalian] (Germany) Ek dank auk schoin
Low Saxon [Westphalian] (Germany) Sind auk viellmaols bedankt
Lucumí (Cuba, United States) Moducué
Luganda (Uganda) Webale
Luganda (Uganda) [very much] Webale nyo
Luiseno (United States) No$un looviq
Lummi (United States) Hy'shqe siam
Lunda (Zambia) Kusakililaku
Lunyankole (South Uganda) Webale
Lunyoro (West Uganda) Webale
Luo (Kenya, Tanzania) Erokamano
Lushootseed (Seattle Washington USA) Ck'wálidxw
Lushootseed (USA) [for food or drinks] Helí'dubshewx
Luvale (Zambia) Gunasakulila
Luxembourgish (Luxembourg) Merci
[Maa, see Masai]
Maasai [Maa, Masai] (Kenya, Tanzania) Aske
Maasai (Kenya, Tanzania) Ashi
Maasai [Maa, Masai] (Kenya, Tanzania) Ashi oleng
Maasai (Kenya, Tanzania) [very much] Ashi naling
Mabuiag (Australia) Eso
Macedonian (Macedonia) Blagodaram
[Magyar, see Hungarian]
Makhua (Tanzania) Asantte
Makhua (Mozambique) Kooshukhuru
Makhua (Mozambique) Marahaba
Malagasy (Madagascar) Misaotra
Malagasy (Madagascar) [formal] Misaotra tompoko
Malagasy (Madagascar) [very much] Misaotra indrindra
Malay (Malaysia, Brunei) Terima kasih
Malay (Malaysia, Brunie) [very much] Terima kasih banyak-banyak
Malayalam (India) Nandi
Malayalam (India) Valarey nanhi
Malayalam (India) Nanni
Maldivian (Maldives) Sabkaa
Malinké (Senegal, Mali) Ni ke
Maltese (Malta) Grazzi
Maltese (Malta) [very much] Grazzi hafna
Mam (Guatemala) Chjóonte
Mam (Guatemala) Chjoonta
Mam (Guatemala) Chjónta tey
Mam (Guatemala) [to more than one person] Chjónta che
Mambwe (Tanzania, Zambia) Sanco
Mampruli (Ghana) Mossi
Manchu (China) Baniha
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) Xie xie
Mandarin [Chinese] (China) Toa chie
Mandinka (West Africa) Abaraka
Mandinka (West Africa) [to one person] I ning bara
Mandinka (West Africa) [to several people] Al ning bara
Manx (Britain) Gura mie ayd
Manx (Britain) Gura mie eu
Manx (Britain) [thank you very much] Gura mie mooar ayd
Maohi (South Pacific) Mauruuru
Maori (New Zealand) Tika hoki
Maori (New Zealand) Ka pai
Maori (Cook Islands) Meitaki
Maori (Cook Islands) [very much] Meitaki ma'ata
Mapuche [Araucano] (South America) Krasia may
Mapuche [Araucano] (South America) Chaltu
Mapuche [Araucano] (South America) Chaltu may
Mapuche [Araucano] (South America) Traeltu
Mapuche [Araucano] (South America) Manumeimi
[Mapudungun, see Mapuche]
Marathi (India) Abhari ahi
Marathi (India) Dhanyawaadh
Marathi (India) Dhanyawaatha
Mari (Russia) Tau
Marquesan (French Polynesia) Koutai
Marshallese (Marshall Islands) Kommol
Marshallese (Marshall Islands) [very much] Kommol tata
Marshallese (Marshall Islands) [very much] Kwölukkuun emmol
Mashi (Bukavu Congo-Kinshasa) Koko
[Mayan, see Yucatec]
Mazahua (Mexico) Pöjö
Mazatec (Mexico) Natejchiri
Mazatec (Mexico) Nkhi k'a ninashitechino
[Mbisu, see Bisu]
Mende (Sierra Leone) Baiika
Mende (Sierra Leone) Bisse
Mende (Sierra Leone) Baika
Meriam Mir (Australia) Eswau
[Miao, see Hmong]
Mien [Yao] (Laos, Thailand) Laengz zingh
Mien [Yao] (Laos, Thailand) Laengz zingh meih
Mien [Yao] (Laos, Thailand) [very much] Laengz zingh camv
Mien (Vietnam) Tö' dun
Mikmaq (Canada) Welálin
Mikmaq (Canada) Weláliek
Mina (Togo) Akpe
Mina (Togo) [very much] Akpe ka ka
Minangkabau (West Sumatra Indonesia) Tarimo kasih
Minangkabau (West Sumatra Indoensia) [inf] Makasi yo
Miskito (Nicaragua) Tingki
Miwok [S Sierra] (South Sierra USA) Tengkiju
Mixtec (Oaxaca Mexico) [formal] Kúta'ùná
Mixtec (Oaxaca Mexico) [familiar] Kúta'ùrí
Mixtec (Oaxaca Mexico) Kúta'ù shãàrí nuùro
Mixtec (Estetla Mexico)[formal-to one p.] Niku tab'i
Mixtec (Estetla Mexico)[formal-to several] Niku tab'o
Mixtec (Estetla Mexico) [informal] Ta xa'u zin
Mixtec (Magdalena Peñasco Oaxaca Mexico) Cutahvixieensa
Mixtec (Magdalena Peñasco Oaxaca Mexico) Cacutahvixensa
Mixtec (San Juan Colorado Mexico) Tyáhvi nyóò
Miyako (Ryukyu Island Japan) Nihedebil
[Mohawk, see Kanienkehaka]
Mohican (North America) Wneeweh
Mohican (North America) Oneowe
[Mokpwe, see Bakweri]
Moldavian (Moldova) Multumesc
Mon (Burma, Thailand) Tang kun
Monegasque (Monaco) Merçì
Mongolian (Mongolia, Northern China) Bayarlalaa
Mongolian (Mongolia, Northern China) Gyalailaa
Mongolian (Mongolia) [very much] Tand ikh bayarlalaa
Mongolian (Mongolia) [for hospitality] Saikhan zochluullaa
Mongolian (Mongolia) [for help] Ta ikh tus bolloo
Mòoré [Mossi] (Burkina Faso) Wenatase
Mòoré [Mossi] (Burkina Faso) Barka
Mòoré [Mossi] (Burkina Faso) Mpuusda barka
Mòoré [Mossi] (Burkina Faso) [very much] Barka wusgo
Mopá-maya (Guatemala) B'o'tic
Mordvin (Russia) Syukprya
Morisyen (Mauritius) Mersi
[Mossi, see Moore]
Motu (Papua New Guinea) Tanikiu
Mpi (Thailand) Mèu mèu
Mpongwe (Gabon) Kewa
Muskogee (Oklahoma & Florida USA) Mvto
Muskogee (Oklahoma & Florida USA) Henka
Muskogee (Oklahoma & Florida USA) Ka
Muskogee (Oklahoma & Florida USA) Akvsv'mkv
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico) Tlazohcamati
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico) Icnelia
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico) [very much] Tlazohcamati huel miac
Náhuatl [Aztec] (Mexico) [very much] Tlazohcamatzin
Náhuatl (Tepoztlan Mexico) Tlazocama
Náhuatl (Tepoztlan Mexico) Tlazocamatl
Náhuatl (Tepoztlan Mexico) Tlazocamati
Náhuatl [classical: Aztec Empire] Nictlazohcamati
Nakota (USA, Canada) Pinamaya
Nama (Namibia) Aio
Nandi (Kenya) Kongoi
Nandi (Kenya) Kaigai
Nandi (Kenya) Asai
Napulitano (Italy) Gràzzie
Natick (North America) Tobotonoque
Natick (North America) Ttaubotneanauayean
Natick (North America) Kuttabotomish
Nauruan (Nauru) Tsuba kor
Navajo (United States) Ahéhee'
Naxi (Yunnan China) Jjef bei seiq
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) Ngeyabonga
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) Ngiyabonga
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) Ngiyathokaza
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) [very much] Ngeyabonga kakulu
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) [very much] Ngiyabonga kakulu
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) [plural] Siyabonga
Ndebele (Zimbabwe) [plural, very much] Siyabonga kakulu
Ndjuka (Suriname) Gaantangi fi ye
Ndjuka (Suriname) Gaantangi
Ndjuka (Suriname) A bigi ba
Nenets (Russia) Nyarya bada
Nepali (Nepal, Bhutan) Dhanyabaad
Newari (India, Nepal) Su-bhaay
Nez Perce (North America) Qe'ci'yew'yew'
Nganasan (Russia) Xoasi
Nganasan (Russia) Nägê
Ngbaka (Africa) Dé kãã
Ngizim (Nigeria) Ná goodoota-ngaa naa ci
Ngoni (Malawi) Zikomo
Nias [North Nias] (Nias Island Indonesia) Sauha gölö
Nias [South Nias] (Nias Island Indonesia) Söwö gölö
Nigerian Pidgin (Nigeria) Thank yu
Nigerian Pidgin (Nigeria) Well done
Niuean (Niue, South Pacific) Fakaaue
Niuean (Niue, South Pacific) [informal] Ha ia
Niuean (Niue, South Pacific) [very much] Fakaaue lahi mahaki
Norwegian [Nynorsk, Bokmaal] (Norway) Takk
Norwegian [Bokmaal] (Norway) [very much] Tusen takk
Norwegian [Sortlandsk] (Sortland Norway) Takk
Ntomba (Africa) Ebóto
Ntomba (Africa) Ewata
[Occitan, see Provencal]
Ojibwe [Chippewa, Anishinaabe] (N.America) Miigwech
Okanogan (North America) Lim limt
Oriya (India) Danna waat
Oromo (Kenya, Somalia) Ulfaad'd'a
Oromo (Kenya, Somalia) Waaqni sii haa kennu
Oromo (Kenya, Somalia) Maharaba
Oromo (Kenya, Somalia) Galatoomii
Oromo (Kenya, Somalia) Galatomaa
Oromo (Kenya, Somalia) Fayyaa ta'aa
Oromo (Kenya, Somalia) Fayyaa ta'i
Osage (USA) We'-a-hnon
Osage (USA) Thla-ho
Ossetian (Caucasus) Arfö
Ossetian (Caucasus) Buznyg
Otetela (Lodja Congo-Kinshasa) Losaka
Paamese (Vanuatu) Hihuri
Paamese (Vanuatu) Namasmasuk
Pa'ikwene (Amazon) Kibeiné
Paipai (Mexico, USA) 'Ara'ya:ikm
Paipai (Mexico, USA) 'Ara'yai:km
Paipai (Mexico, USA) 'Ara'ye:km
Paiwan (Taiwan) Malimali
Paiwan (Taiwan) Masalu
Palauan (Palau) Sulang
Palauan (Palau) Msuulaang
Palauan (Palau) Ke kmal mesaul
Panamahka (Nicaragua) Tingkih
Papiamentu (Dutch Antilles, Aruba) Danki
Pashto (Afghanistan) Tashakkur
Pashto (Afghanistan, Pakistan) Sta na shukria
Pende (Congo-Kinshasa) Hambadiahana
[Penobscot, see Abenaki]
[Persian, see Farsi]
Pho Karen (Thailand) Hsà khawn hsá ta má' lâw
[Pidgin English, see Nigerian Pidgin, Pijin and Tok Pisin]
Pijin (Solomon Islands) Tanggio
[Pikanii, see Blackfoot]
Pipil (El Salvador) Paampa diyúx
Pipil (El Salvador) Padiux
Plattdeutsch (Germany) Dankscheen
[Plautdietsch, see Plattdeutsch]
Pocomchí (Guatemala) Rin dios awe
Pohnpeian (Micronesia) Kalangan
Pohnpeian (Pohnpei) Kalangen en Komwi
[Police Motu, see Hiri Motu]
Polish (Poland) Dziekuje
Polish (Poland) [spoken by several people] Dziekujemy
Polish (Poland) [familiar] Dzieki
Polish (Silesia region, Southern Poland) Dziynki
Polish (Silesia region, Southern Poland) Dziynkuja
Polynesian (Polynesia) Auw'e
Ponpeian (Ponpei) Kelangan
Popoluca (Mexico) Ni'ctíyus
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [by male] Obrigado
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) [by female] Obrigada
Potawatomi (United States) Iwgwien
Potawatomi (United States) Migwe'c
Potawatomi (United States) Kcumigwe'c
Provencal [Occitan] (France) Mercé
Provencal [Occitan] (France) Gramaci
Provencal [Occitan] (France) [very much] Mercé plan
Pueblo [Acoma] (Southwestern USA) Da-wah-eh
[Pular, see Fulani]
Puluwat (Micronesia) Kilissow
Punjabi (India) Dhannvaad
Punjabi (India) Dannaba
Punjabi (India) Shukria
Punjabi (India) Miharbaanee
Punjabi (India) Tuhaadee kirpaa hai
Puyuma (Taiwan) Tayu'an
[Q'anjob'al, see Kanjobal]
Quechua Ancashino (Ancash Peru) Paylla
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho Peru) Yuspagrasunki
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho Peru) Dyuspagrasunki
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho Peru) Diyus pagapusonqa
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho Peru)[plural] Diyus pagapusonqacheh
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho Peru) [very] Anchata agradisiyki
Quechua Ayacuchano (Ayacucho)[very;plural] Anchata agradisiykicheh
Quechua Cochabambino (Cochabamba Bolivia) Diuspagarasunki
Quechua Cochabambino (Cochabamba Bolivia) Diuspagarapusunki
Quechua Cochabambino (Cochabamba Bolivia) Pachi
Quechua Cochabambino (Cochabamba Bolivia) Pachis
Quechua (Cuzco Peru & Cochabamba Bolivia) Yusulpayki
Quechua Cuzqueño (Cuzco Peru) Yusulpaykinsunki
Quechua Cuzqueño (Cuzco Peru) Yuspagarasunki
Quechua Cuzqueño (Peru)[to several people] Yuspagarasunkichis
Quechua Cuzqueño (Cuzco Peru) Añay
Quechua Cuzqueño (Cuzco Peru) Añachaykin
Quechua Cuzqueño (Cuzco Peru) Grasias
Quechua Cuzqueño (Cuzco)[very much/formal] Urpi sonqo
Quechua Cuzqueño (Cuzco)[very much/formal] Sinchitan añaychayki
Quechua Huancaño (Huanca Peru) Rasyas
Quiché [K'iche] (Guatemala) Maltiox
Quiché [K'iche] (Guatemala) [to a man] Maltiox tat
Quiché [K'iche] (Guatemala) [to a woman] Maltiox nan
Quiché [K'iche] (Guatemala) Sibälaj maltiox
Quiché [K'iche] (Guatemala) [for work] Cheri cha ai
Quichua (Ecuador) Pagui
Quichua (Ecuador) Pagui shungulla
Quichua (Ecuador) Diusulupagui
Quichua (Ecuador) Yupaichani
Rakhin (Myanmar) Chyee zu thon ree
Rapanui (Easter Island) Maururu
[Raramuri, see Tarahumara]
Resigaro (Peru) Kashoonopihku
Rohingya (Myanmar) Shukuria
Romani [Romany] [Gypsy] (Europe) Gestena
Romani [Romany] [Gypsy] (central Europe) Nais
Romani [Romany] [Gypsy] (central Europe) Nais tuke
Romani [Caló] (Spain) Najis tuke
Romanian (Romania) Multumesc
Romansch (Switzerland) Grazia
Romansch (Swizterland) Grazie
Romansch (Swizterland) Grazcha
Rotuman (Pacific Islands) Noa'ia
Rotuman (Pacific Islands) [said to child] Filo'montou
Rukai (Taiwan) Maulanenga
[Runasimi, see Quechua]
Russian (Russia) Spasibo
[Ryukyu, see Miyako]
[Saame, see Sami]
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia) Giitit itt
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia) Giittus
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia) Giitus
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia) [very much] Giitus eanat
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia) Giihtu
Saami [Lappish] (Scandinavia) Gaejtho
Saami [Davvi Saami] [Lappish](Scandinavia) Giitu
Saami [Inari Saami] [Lappish](Scandinavia) Takkâ
Saami [Skolt Saami] [Lappish](Scandinavia) Spässep
Saami [Skolt Saami] [Lappish](Scandinavia) Spä'sseb
Saanich (Vancouver Island Canada) Hay sxw q'a
Saanich (Vancouver Island Canada) Hay sxw q'e
Saisiat (Taiwan) Muhuway su
Samoan (Samoa) Fa'afetai
Samoan (Samoa) [thank you very much] Fa'afetai tele
[San, see G//ana, G/wi and =Khomani]
Sangha (Mali) Birepo
Sango (Central African Republic) Mèrèsi
Sanskrit (ancient India) Anugurihiitosumi
Sara (Chad) Angen
Saramaccan (Suriname) Gaantángí fii
Saramaccan (Suriname) F&uacteu;únu
Sardinian (Italy) Grassias
Sarnami (Suriname, Holland) Dhanbaad
Sarnami (Suriname, Holland) Dhanjabaab
Sarnami (Suriname, Holland) Sukriya
Sarnami (Suriname, Holland) Soekoeria
Sasak (Indonesia) Matur tampiasih
Sasak (Indonesia) Tampi asiq
Saulteaux (Manitoba Canada) Miigwech
Savonian (Ylä-Savo Finland) Kiitoksija
Scottish Gaelic (Scotland) Tapadh leat
Scottish Gaelic (Scotland) [formal] Tapadh leibh
Scottish Gaelic (Scotland) [many thanks] Moran taing
Scottish Gaelic (Southern Scotland) [for.] Gun robh math agaibh
Scottish Gaelic (Southern Scotland) [inf.] Gun robh math agad
Scots (Scotland) Thenk ye
Scots (Scotland) Thank ye
Scots [Ulster Scots] (Northern Ireland) Thenks
[Seminole, see Creek]
Senoufo (Cote d'Ivoire, Mali) Minkari
Senoufo (Cote d'Ivoire, Mali) Minmonchar
Sepedi (South Africa) Ke a leboga
Serbian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia) Hvala
Serbian (Bosnia, Yugoslavia) [very much] Hvala lepa
Seri (Sonora Mexico) Yooz ma samsisíinxo
Serrere (Senegal, Gambia) Dioka ndjiale
Seselwa [Seychelles Creole] (Seychelles) Mersi
Seselwa [Seychelles Creole] (Seychelles) Gran mersi
Sesotho (Lesotho, South Africa) Ke a leboha
Setswana (Botswana, South Africa) Ke itumtese
Setswana (Botswana, South Africa) Ke itumela
Setswana (Botswana, South Africa) Ke a leboga
Setu (Estonia) Aiteh
Sgaw Karen (Thailand) Tà byu' dô law
Sgaw Karen (Thailand) Dah bluet
Shanghai (Shanghai China) Sha ja non
Shanghai (Shanghai China) Sha sha
Shanghai (Shanghai China) [informal] Sha ja
Shelta (USA, Ireland) [old;no longer used] Djeelsha grawsta
Sherpa [Helambu] (Nepal, Tibet) Thuchi chea
Sherpa [Solu] (Nepal, Tibet) Thuchi che
Shimasiwa (Comoros) Marahaba
Shina (Central Asia, India) Shukria
Shina (Central Asia, India) Bakhshish
Shipibo (Peru) Iráque
Shipibo (Peru) [very much] Ichabires iráque
Shona, see Chishona]
Sicilian (Sicily Italy) Grazzii
Silozi (Zambia) Ni itumezi
Silozi (Zambia) Litumezi
Silozi (Zambia) Nitumezi
Sindhi (Pakistan) Mehrbani
Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) Istuti
Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) [very much] Bohoma istuti
Siswati [Swazi] (Swaziland)[by one person] Ngiyabonga
Siswati [Swazi] (Swaziland)[more than one] Siyabonga
Slovak (Slovakia) Dakujem
Slovak (Slovakia) [formal] Dakujem vám
Slovak (Slovakia) [informal] Dakujem ti
Slovenian (Slovenia) Hvala
Slovenian (Slovenia) [formal] Hvala vam
Slovenian (Slovenia) [familiar] Hvala ti
Slovenian (Slovenia) [very much] Hvala lepa
Solresol (old; international) Sol Ti
Somali (East Africa) Mahad sanid
Soninke (Mali, Senegal) Nawari
Sorbian [Upper Sorbian] (eastern Germany) Dz'akuju so
Sorbian [Lower Sorbian] (eastern Germany) Z'e'kujom se
Spanish (Spain, America) Gracias
Spanish (Spain, America) [very much] Muchas gracias
Spokane (United States) Chn lm-s-cút
Sranan (Suriname) Grantangi
Sranan (Suriname) Tangi
Sranan (Suriname) Danki
Sudovian (Baltic region) Denkâ
Sudovian (Baltic region) Denkauja
Suqpiaq (Alaska) Quyanaa
Sundanese [Basa Sunda] (Indonesia) Hatur nuhun
Sursilvan (Switzerland) Engraziel
Suryoyo (Syria, Turkey) Tawdi
Suryoyo (Syria, Turkey) [very much] Tawdi sagi
Susu (Guinea) Inwali
Swabian (Central Europe) Dankeschee
Swabian (Central Europe) Dankschee
[Swahili, see Kiswahili]
[Swazi, see Siswati]
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) Tack
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) Jag tackar
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [very much] Tack så mycket
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [very much] Tackar så mycket
Swedish (Sweden, Finland) [very much] Stort tack
Tagalog (Philippines) Salamat
Tagalog (Philippines) Salamat po
Tagalog (Philippines) Salamat sa iyo
Tagalog (Philippines) [very much] Maraming salamat
Tahitian (Tahiti) Mauruuru
Tahitian (Tahiti) Mauruuru roa
Taino [Arawak] (Caribbean) Oáan
Taino [Arawak] (Carribbean, Florida USA) Bo matum
Tajik (Tajikstan) Tashakur
Tajik (Tajikstan) Rakhmat
Taki-taki (French Guyana) Ganta
[Tamahoq, see Tamashek]
Tamashek [Tamahoq, Tuareg] (West Africa) Tanumert
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia) Nandri
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia) Nangreeih
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia) Romba nanringa
Tamil (India, Southeast Asia) Rumba nandri
Tamil (Madras/Chennai India) [colloquial] Rumba thanks
Tanaina (Alaska) Chin'an
Tanana (Alaska) Basee choo
Tanana (Alaska) Maasee'
Tanana [Upper Tanana] (Alaska) Tsen'ii
Tarahumara [Rarámuri] (Mexico) Matéterabá
Tarahumara [Raramuri] (Mexico) Matétera
Tarahumara [Raramuri] (Samachique Mexico) Natérarabá
Tashkorghani (Central Asia) Rahmat türi
Tatar (Russia) Rekhmet
Tay (Vietnam) Day fon
Telugu (India) Dhanyavaadaalu
Telugu (India) Tamara krutagntha
Tetum (East Timor) [by a man] Obrigado
Tetum (East Timor) [by a man] Obrigadu
Tetum (East Timor) [by a woman] Obrigada
Tetum (East Timor) [by a man] [very much] Obrigado barak
Tetum (East Timor) [by a man] [very much] Obrigadu barak
Tetum (East Timor) [by a woman][very much] Obrigada barak
[Teuso, see Icetot]
Tewa (Southwestern United States) Kuunda
Thai (Thailand) Khawp khun
Thai (Thailand) [by man] Khawp khun khrap
Thai (Thailand) [by woman] Khawp khun kha
Thai (Thailand) [by man] Khrap
Thai (Thailand) [by woman] Kha
Thai (Thailand) [very much] Khawp khun makh
Thangmi [Thami] (Himalayas) Sewa
Tibetan (Tibet, China) Tujechhe
Tigrinya (Ethiopia, Eritrea) Yrunyli
Tigrinya (Ethiopia, Eritrea) Yaqhanyelay
Tigrinya (Ethiopia, Eritrea) Yeqniyeley
Tigrinya (Ethiopia, Eritrea) Yekanyelay
Tlingit (Canada, northwest coast of USA) Guneshcheesh
Tlingit (Canada, Alaska) Gunalchéesh
Tlingit (Canada, Alaska) [very much] Gunalchéesh hó hó
Tlingit (Canada, Alaska) [very much] Atlein gunalchéesh
Tojolabal (Chiapas Mexico) Tzachatal
Tojolabal (Chiapas Mexico) Yuj
Tok Pisin [Pidgin English] (New Guinea) Tenkiu
Tok Pisin (New Guinea) Tenkyu
Tok Pisin (New Guinea) [very much[ Tenkyu tru
Tongan (Tonga South Pacific Island) Malo
Tongan (Tonga South Pacific Island) [very] Malo 'aupito
Toraja (Indonesia) Kurre sumange
[Torres Strait Broken, see Yumpla Tok]
Totonac (Veracruz Mexico) Paxkatkatzinil
[Tsalagi, see Cherokee]
Tschiluba (Kasai Oc. Reg., Congo-Kinshasa) Twasakadila
Tsimshian (Alaska) Way dankoo
Tsonga (South Africa) I nkomu
[Tuareg, see Tamashek]
Tugalug (Philippines) Salamot
Tukang Besi (Indonesia) Tarima kasi
Tulu (India) [thank you very much] Mast upakara
Tupi [Tembé Tenetéhar] (Brazil) [by men] Azéharamopa
Tupi [Tembé Tenetéhar] (Brazil) [by men] Azéharamo kui
Tupi [Tembé Tenetéhar] (Brazil) [by men] Azéharmo kui
Tupi [Tembé Tenetéhar] (Brazil) [by men] Azéharamo aypopa
Tupi [Tembé Tenetéhar] (Brazil) [by men] Ipopa
Tupi [Tembé Tenetéhar] (Brazil) [by men] Ipo
Tupi [Tembé Tenetéhar] (Brazil) [by women] Azéharamo aypo-mia
Turkish (Turkey, Northern Cyprus) Tesekkür ederim
Turkish (Turkey, Northern Cyprus) Tesekkurler
Turkish (Turkey, Northern Cyprus) Mersi
Turkish (Turkey, N. Cyprus) [informal] Sagol
Turkish (Turkey, N. Cyprus) [formal] Sagolun
Turkish (Turkey, N. Cyprus) [very much] Çok tesekkür ederim
Turkish (Turkey, N. Cyprus) [very much] Çok sagolun
Turkmen (Turkmenistan) Sag bol
Turkmen (Turkmenistan) Sag bolung
Turkmen (Turkmenistan) Tangur
Tuscarora [Southern Band] (N.Carolina USA) Nyeahweh
Tuvaluan (Tuvalu) Fakafetai
Tuvan (Russia) Chettirdim
Tzeltal (Chiapas Mexico) Jocolawal
Tzeltal (Chiapas Mexico) Wokolawal
Tzotzil (Chiapas Mexico) Kolaval
Tzotzil (Chiapas Mexico) Kolawal
Tzotzil (Chiapas Mexico) [very much] Batz'i kolaval
Tzotzil (Chiapas Mexico) Ois botik
Uchinaaguchi (Okinawa Japan) Nihei deebiru
Uchinaaguchi (Okinawa Japan) Ippe nihei deebiru
Uchinaaguchi [Shuri] (Okinawa Japan) Nifee deebiru
Udmurt (Russia) Tau
Ukrainian (Ukraine) Dyakooyu
Ukrainian (Ukraine) Spasibi
Unagan (Alaska) Qagaasakung
Unagan (Alaska) Qaqaasakuq
Urdu (India, Pakistan) Shukriya
Urdu (India, Pakistan) Danyavad
Urdu (India, Pakistan) Merbani
Ute (Colorado and Utah USA) Towayak
Ute (Colorado and Utah USA) Tog'oyak
Ute (Colorado and Utah USA) Tograyock
Ute (Colorado and Utah USA) Tokhoyak
Uvean (Wallis and Futuna Vanuatu) Malo
Uvean (Wallis and Futuna Vanuatu) Malo te ofa
Uyghur (Central Asia) Rakhmat
Uyghur (Central Asia) Rähmät sizgä
Uzbek (Uzbekistan) Rakhmat
Uzbek (Uzbekistan) Tashakkur
Valencian (Spain) Gracies
Valencian (Spain) Moltes gracies
Venda (South Africa) Ndi a livhuha
Venda (South Africa) Ndo livhuwa
Venda (South Africa) Ukhani
Veps (Russia) Spasibo
Vietnamese (Vietnam) Cám ón
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to man] Cám ón ông
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to married woman] Cám ón bà
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to unmarried woman] Cám ón cô
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to male equal] Cám ón anh
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to female equal] Cám ón chi
Vietnamese (Vietnam) [to young person] Cám ón em
Vietnamese (Vietnam) Cám òn qúi vi rhât
Vietnamese (Vietnam) Ông quá tú-tê dôí vói tôi
Visayan [Cebuano] (Philippines) Salamat
Visayan [Cebuano] (Philippines) Gracia
[Vlaams, see Dutch (Belgium)]
Votic (Russia) Passibo
Votic (Russia) [may God give you health] Antagoo Jumal tervüt teilee
Wakhi (Central Asia) Shukria
Wakhi (Central Asia) Shobosh
Wali (Northern Ghana) Bareka
Walloon (Belgium) Merci
Walloon (Belgium) [pronounced] Mercè
Walloon (Belgium) [old form] Gråces
Wampanoag (USA) Taubut
Warlpiri (Australia) Wiyarrparlunpaju-yungu
Welsh (Wales) [formal] Diolch yn fawr
Welsh (Wales) [thank you very much] Diolch yn fawr iawn
Welsh (Wales) [thanks] Diolch
Wintu (California USA) Depelda mat doyut
Wintu (California USA) Depelda cala da mat doyut
Wintu (California USA) Cala da mat doyut
Wolof (West Africa) Djere dief
Wolof (West Africa) Jerejef
[Wyandotte, see Huron]
Xhosa (South Africa) Ndiyabulela
Xhosa (South Africa) Enkosi
Xhosa (South Africa) [very much] Enkosi kakhulu
Xiamen (China) Kam sia
Yacouba (Côte d'Ivoire) Balika
Yaka (Angola, Congo-Kinshasa) Koloombo
Yami (Taiwan) Ayoi
[Yao (Africa), see Chiyao]
[Yao (Asia), see Mien]
Yapese (Micronesia) Kam magar
Yiddish (Europe) Dank
Yiddish (Europe) A dank aych
Yoruba (Nigeria) E se é
Yoruba (Nigeria) Oshe
Yoruba (Nigeria) A dupe
Yoruba (Nigeria) [honorific] E seun
Yoruba (Nigeria) [non-honorific] O seun
Yoruba [to age mate or younger] O se
Yoruba [to person older than speaker] E se
Yucatec (Yucatan Mexico) Dios bo'otik
Yucatec (Yucatan Mexico) Dyos bo'otik
Yucatec (Yucatan Mexico) Dios bootiki'
Yucatec (Yucatan Mexico) Hach dyos bo'otik
Yucatec (Yucatan Mexico) Yum bo'otik
Yucatec (Yucatan Mexico) Ki' bolal
Yuki (United States) Mis tatk
Yugur [Western Yugur] (Gansu China) Sagha &ccedi;owattï
Yugur [Western Yugur] (Gansu China) Çowattï
Yolngu Matha (Australia) Yo manymak
Yumpla Tok (Torres Strait Australia) Eso po yu
Yup'ik (Alaska) Quyana
Yup'ik (Siberia) Quyanaghhalek
Yup'ik (Siberia) Igamsiqanaghhalek
Zapotec (Villa Alta Mexico) [to one] Dishkleno
Zapotec (Villa Alta Mexico) [to several] Dishklenle
Zapotec (Yatzachi Mexico) [to one] Choshcwleno'
Zapotec (Yatzachi Mexico) [to one] Choshcwlentio'
Zapotec (Yatzachi Mexico) [to several] Choshcwlen chele
Zapotec (Yatzachi Mexico) [very much] Choshcwleno' de'e zan las
Zapotec (Zoogocho Mexico) [to one] Choshkleno'
Zapotec (Zoogocho Mexico) [very much] Choshklenteco
Zapotec (Zoogocho Mexico) [to several] Choshklenle
Zapotec (Oaxaca Mexico) Guishepeli
Zarma [Dyerma] (West Africa) Fofo
Zoque (Mexico) Yuscotoya
Zulu (South Africa, Lesotho) Ngiyabonga
Zulu (South Africa, Lesotho) [very much] Ngiyabonga ka khulu
Zulu (South Africa, Lesotho) [plural] Siyabonga

1. Pouch from Mr. Eddie Jose
2. Pen from Sir Boyet and Karissa of Fujitsu Ten
3. I-pinoy Tumbler from my dearest sis Jessie
4. Japanese socks from Mr. Enoki of Fujitsu Ten
5. Bracelet from my dearest sis Jessie
6. Butterscotch Lipstick from Ma'am Liza
7. Victoria's Secret Endless Love Lotion from Purpleskyz
8. Victoria's Secret Endless Love Body Spray from Purpleskyz
9. Victoria's Secret Love Spell Body Spray from Kuya Melvin
10. Victoria's Secret Sweet Temptation Body Spray from Kuya Melvin
11. Bowling Shoes from Kuya Melvin
12. Bowling Ball from Kuya Mart
13. Ferrero Chocolate from Purpleskyz
14. Christmas wrapper designed by Letran Elementary Studes from Ka-SYL
15. A box of Snickers from Kuya Melvin
16. A box of Snickers from Kuya Mart
17. Paper Bag from Mr. Eddie Jose
18. Cute Candy Cane from Vivere Suites
19. Delicious Dates from Kuya Melvin
20. Books: Secrets to a Happy and Obedient Life by Arun Gogna and Bo Sanchez' Eight Secrets of the Truly Rich from.........MYSELF (ehe!)
21. Snowman Stuff toy from Vivere Suites
22. Caruso hanky from Susie
23. Cute mug from Ruben
24. Webcam from Kuya Melvin
25. Leatherman from Kuya Melvin
26. Umbrella from HJL Trading (Liza, Jocel, Chokie and Joe)
27. Kamiseta blouse from Bestfriend Doc Joy, AJ and Eric
28. Umbrella from Mr. Fukaya
29. Delicious brownies from Jino
30. Snickers dark from She and Kaye
31. Kissables Chocolate from Iyen
32. The Sims 2 Pets UMD from Jeng
33. PSP from Jeng
34. Snickers from Jino
35. Lacoste Perfume from cousin Kenneth
36. Pink Pouch from Agnes
37. Elegant Bag from Ady
38. Spiderman Miniature figure from Myx?
39. Fantastic Four Miniature figure from Myx?
40. Miniature figure from Myx?
41. Bag organizer from ate kimi

Friday, December 14, 2007

What is the sound of one heart breaking?

What is the sound of one heart breaking?



The sound of One Heart Breaking.
by Margaux_Sofya


Ever come across this zen koan that JD Salinger used in one of his books? You know, the one that asks what is the sound of one hand clapping. I don't know the answer to that one. But ask me what's the sound of one heart breaking and I might have an answer.

Welcome to the dark side of love. What is the sound of one heart breaking? It is the sound of someone curled up in a tiny ball crying softly in the night, the sound of the first unwanted teardrop touching your skin, it's the sound of a telephone that doesn't ring, the sound of regret pounding inside your brain with every heartbeat, it's the whispers of the toy animals he gave you. It's the shuffling of feet walking away from you, the sound of your soul shattering into a million pieces at recognizing the word "goodbye," it's the soundtrack of memories torturing you, it's the sound of feeble hands trying to push back the obstinate hands of time, it's the sound of a cherub's dying breath, the sound of all those years disappearing in the vortex of Cupid's kitchen sink.

It's the unrelenting, plaintive baby meows of an abandoned kitten outside an ignoring door. It's the sound of the rain that doesn't ever stop, the sound of all the doors in the world shutting and closing in your face at the same time, of raging, howling storms in the night when there's no one there to hold you, the sound of your voice as it screams back at you, the echo of "I love you" burning holes in you, the sound your heart makes as it tells you to lie still because nothing you will ever do will matter without love.

The sound of the waves at the polluted beach you went to as it moves from the shore and crashes inside your mind, of the sniffles that make up your pathetic "SOS-to-the-world," the cracking of the brittle black-red petals from the sidewalk vendor roses he gave, the sound of the music he used to make going to your gut. The sound of things in your room being thrown around and landing on the floor, the caress of sharpened kitchen knives on skin, the sound your throat makes as you swallow your saltiest tear. It's the sound of your own voice calling out to someone who isn't there, of winged creatures dying and falling on a city pavement, of terms of endearment used a hundred times a day struggling to crawl into a vacuum of forgetfulness, it's the sound of your own sobs keeping you company, it's the cold, uncaring stillness of the air you share your space with. Destruction isn't always as noisy as bombs exploding.

Sometimes the ultimate catastrophes are as quiet as feather falling on the floor of a Zen monastery. No one else can really hear your heart breaking except you.



This was written by my friend margaux_sofya. Missed her so much. Especially when my heart is breaking.

***tears. tears. tears***

Saturday, December 8, 2007

IMPAIRED

Yesterday was different.

We had our annual Toyota Supplier's Club Outreach program. Yesterday, recipents for the program were disabled and mentally retarded children of Sta. Rosa.

I arrived on time at the venue. Much to my usual dismay, TSC secretariat was late. Osoi desu ne. Sigh. I was happy to get in touch again with my co-committee members. We all have our own share of sentiments with the group, but never the less, we still enjoy working together though most of the times our patience is slowly deterioting to its lowest point. haha. i miss the group. even misses them at the thought that i won't be able to join them in the christmas party that night. I need to see my Autocad class..otherwise, im doomed again.

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Mainit ang katanghalian. Nanunuot sa bubong at dingding ng kapaligiran ang sikat ng araw. Pero panlalamig mula sa kalooban ang nararamdaman ko.

Nakatambad sa aking paningin ang grupo ng mga batang may kapansanan: bulag, pipi, may karamdaman sa pag iisip, pilay at iba pa. Sandaling tumigil ang mundo ko. Napaisip. Naglakbay diwa. Hanggang sa naramdaman ko ang pagdurugo ng aking puso.

Makailang beses ba akong
nagtampo sa mundo? Sa dami ng mga problemang pinapasan ko sa balikat, ilang beses ko na sinubukan na huwag na lamang huminga, huwag imulat ang mga mata, huwag tumayo sa kinahihigaan? Lampas isang libo't isa o mahigit pa. Hindi ko na mabilang. Kung minsan, mga simpleng problema lamang ang ikinagugupo ng aking katatagan. Mga bagay na walang kwenta kung iisipin. Problema sa kasama sa trabaho, problema sa pag ibig, problema sa mga bagay na gusto mabili, problema sa iskedyul ng gimik. Marami- rami na ding mga problema ang dumaan sa buhay ko na hindi ko naman dapat umubos ng lakas ko, ngunit hinayaan ko. Kung kaya nung dumating ang mga totoong dagok sa buhay ko, kaunting lakas na lamang ang natitira upang makalaban ako.

Gusto kong humugot ng lakas sa mga nasaksihan ko kahapon. Mga batang may kapansanan, sa kabila ng kanilang pagkaparalisa, pinipilit makisayaw sa indayog ng buhay.
Hinandugan kami ng mga batang ito ng mumunting palabas. Kumbaga, "showcase ng talents" nila. Nakatutuwang isipin na sa kabila ng kahirapan na kanilang dinaranas, nandun pa rin ang kagustuhan maging "in". Sa bawat kembot ng mga bata sa entablado, ay may yugyog ng mga tanong na umuusbong sa aking pagkatao.

"Pano kung hindi ako ito?"

"Pano kung katulad rin nila ako?"

At madami pang iba.

Nasaan na nga ba ako? Pakiramdam ko, naliligaw ako sa aking pagkatao. Sa mga simpleng tugtog lang, masaya na ang mga batang ito. Pero bakit ako, hindi ko mahanap ang kaligayahan ko? Damn. Napalingon ako sa likod, at dun ko din namataan ang pagpatak ng luha ng kasama ko. NIlapitan ko sya, nagtinginan, at sabay kaming napangiti. Dun ko lang naramdaman na may mga luha na rin palang nangingilid sa aking mga mata.

Masuwerte ang mga batang ito. Hindi nila ramdam ang pagbaba ng piso, pagtaas ng pamasahe, ang kaguluhan sa gobyerno. Ang nararamdaman nila..ung pagmamahal ng mga taong kumakalinga sa kanila. Mga taong nagsisikap na mabuhay sila ng tulad ng nakararami. Mga taong naglalaan ng oras, pagod, hirap para matugunan ang ikinakabig ng mga puso nila: ang tumulong sa kapwa.

Isang mag ama ang nakatawag ng aking pansin. Bulag ang bata. Kitang-kita ko ang kalinga ng ama sa kanyang iyak. Bitbit ang bag na kumpleto sa mga pangunahing pangangailangan ng bata: pagkain, tubig, panyo at kung anu-ano pa. Napakaswerteng bata. Isang ubo lang, hahagudin na agad ng ama ang likod ng anak. Kelan ko ba huling naramdaman ang paghagod ng kamay ng tatay ko sa likod ko? Hindi ko na matandaan. Maaring matagal na. O maaring wala talagang naganap.

May kinausap din ako na batang babae. Isang bulag din. Walong taong gulang. Maamo ang kanyang mukha. Umupo ako sa kanyang tabi. Agad niyang inilapat ang kanyang kamay sa aking binti..sabay sabi "hello ate." Kamay lamang ang dumampi sa aking binti..pero parang isang kurot sa puso ang naramdaman ko. Sa aming pag uusap, napag alaman ko na malapit lamang ang kanyang tahanan sa sikat na sikat na Enchanted Kingdom. Napuntahan na daw nya ito, noong sya ay limang taon gulang at nakakakita pa. Nagulat ako. Hindi makapagsalita. Niyakap ko na lang ung bata. Gaano kasakit ang isang umaga na hindi mo na makikita ang mga bagay sa iyong paligid. Nakalulungkot isipin na sa maghapon, ang dating punung puno ng kulay na paningin ay isang itim na kambas na lamang na pang habang buhay. Naisip ko tuloy ung mga sandali sa buhay ko, na ninais kong huwag masilayan ang mga tao at bagay na nakapagdudulot ng inis at galit sa akin. Mga nakapikit na sandali ng buhay ko, dahil may takot akong harapin at silipin ang pait at hapdi ng mga pagkakataon.

Sinong nagnanais na maging bulag sa mga hamon ng mundo? Habang ang mga ibang tao ay lubos ang pagnanais na masilayan ang ganda ng buhay.

Masuwerte nga ba tayo? Sa normal na ating pag aakala? O baka tayo ang totoong may kapansanan sa ating pagkatao?

Sunday, December 2, 2007

YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL


YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL
by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

When I see your smile
Tears run down my face I can't replace
And now that I'm strong I have figured out
How this world turns cold and it breaks through my soul
And I know I'll find deep inside me I can be the one
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
It's ok. It's ok. It's ok.
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
Cuz you're my, you're my, my true love, my whole heart
Please don't throw that away
Cuz I'm here for you
Please don't walk away and,
Please tell me you'll stay, woah stay woah
Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be ok
Though my skies are turning gray
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven
I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven

listen here: http://www.lyricsset.com/t/the_red_jumpsuit_apparatus_lyrics/your_guardian_angel_lyrics.html

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rodney told me this song is nice.
the lyrics reminded me of mokong.
if only he can read my posts here
:(
sighness.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

BUBBLY

WAAAAAAAAAAA...

FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE DETAILS OF THIS SONG...YEHOOOOOOOOOO
(and i got the mp3 file too.hihihih.)
http://www.plunder.com/Bubbly-by-Colbie-Caillat-download-96791.htm


BUBBLY
by Colbie Caillat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PWfB4lurT4

(Speak)
Will you count me in?

(Sing)
I've been awake for a while now
You've got me feeling like a child now
`Cause every time I see your bubbly face
I get the tingles in a silly place

It starts in my toes and I crinkle my nose
Where ever it goes I always know
That you make me smile
please stay for a while now
Just take your time where ever you go

The rain is falling on my window pane
But we are hiding in a safer place
Under cover staying safe and warm
You give me feelings that I adore

They start in my toes make me crinkle my nose
Where ever it goes I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for awhile now
Just take your time wherever you go

But what am I gonna say
When you make me feel this way
I just...mmmmmmmm


It starts in my toes makes me crinkle my nose
Where ever it goes I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for awhile now
Just take your time
Where ever you go

Duh duh duh duh duh da duh duh duh duh dum
Bom bo da da da da da bom
Mmm mmm

I've been a sleep for awhile now
You tuck me in just like a child now
'Cause every time you hold me in your arms
I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth

It starts in my soul and I lose all control
When you kiss my nose the feeling shows
'Cause you make me smile
Baby just take your time
now holding me tight

Wherever, wherever, wherever you go
wherever, wherever, wherever you go

Oh wherever you go I always know
You make me smile just for a while

*******

LSS

Friday, November 30, 2007

************************

My untroubled repose was shaken.
Inside me is a damsel as dead as a dodo.
But I wont let the bastards grind me down.
Bwahaha. Make your hair stand on their ends. You all bastards will tremble at my
wrath, bear the pain you wont forget.

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Friday. 2007afc sportsfest.

The long awaited re-scheduled company sportsfest was finally held. We were a bit worried because the sun hasn't shine at its brightest lately, gloomy weather for almost a week.. typhoons, rains, etc.. But this morning...it's perfect. Sun beaming brightly. No traces of incoming typhoon. And we are all smiles for a whole day of pure adrenaline rush. Ready...set..Go..



Badminton: Lost
Tug of War: 2nd place

Hahaha.

Had a lot of fun really. For a day, i haven't thought about die revisions, technical informations, phonecalls, XO7jobs, etc, etc. Just smilin and cheering and laughing out with friends. It did refreshed me.

*******

The cold breeze on the venue are as refreshing as the proverbial morning sun and dew, stirring the embers of my passion for this kind of place...nature's bountiful blessings lurking in front of my eyes. Noticeable and uplifting are these tress which i can't take my eyes off, they remind me of being sturdy during those times that i need to take a stand on some decisions that i made.
They so exquisitely describe the native beauty and bounties of our land, I actually enjoy the exuberance and inquisitiveness of these
sights.










***************

There are times when i get the urge to face a day of trepidation. I don't know. I was chatting with an acquaintance for almost half of the day, told him there are times that i feel so empty. The leaves of memories rustle through, there are those that stick like glue and would not be driven away. Sigh.

*************

soul-searching lines from Longfellow:

Trust no future howe’er pleasant
Let the dead Past bury its dead
Act, act in the living present
Heart within and God o’erhead.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

BACK TO WORK

back to work.

Tuesday strikes. I'm back to work. I could just imagine the piles of work to be done, pending jobs I'm too lazy to finish.haha. Must i finish it all today, otherwise, im doomed!

1.X07007 2nd gear design revisions - for checking ang submission, checksheets revision

2. X07008 3rd gear design revision - for revision plus cheksheets revision. Hell,i wish to divide my body into two so that one can do autocad revisions in the office while the other half is disseminating the information in the production area.

3. Billet specifications revision. Huhuhu. Why do i torture myself with these pending jobs?

4. R trans cvj documents. Waaaaahhh. Pending jobs due to non availability of concerned signatories. I hope they all report to work today.

5. Production and quality report of X07 jobs. Bloody hell. How wil i be able to get the data for these?huhuhu

These are the jobs that i need to get done in 8hrs. There are still legions of work to do, but not as urgent as those listed above. (Urgent=today)lols. In as much as i would like to get it done asap,im still stuck in trafic here at golden city, the shuttle had left already,and maybe,just unfortunate me,i'll be stuck again in trafic in sta.rosa-tagaytay and will arrive late to work. Silly me.

***

i could have left home early enough to catch the shuttle. But instead of speeding up to get myself dressed to work, i just found myself stroked again in front of my pc.

I was very eager to download the pics we had last saturday during jojo&sherley's wedding. Yeth sent me the link of the file uploaded to sendspace. Crap,my download speed is a dying 9.1kbps for an 88mb file.estimated time left: 2.19.23hrs. Ive to cancel the deed because the DL speed sucks.


Was also happy to see kuya johnemenel on the symbianize shoutbox. Missed this kuya a lot,haven't talked to him for quite some time.

Will finish this post later. Workmode muna

Monday, November 26, 2007



My brain swells to a chorus, my heart is bleeding copiously.

I was munching on these popcorn while ruminating on some things. The more i hurled myself into the abyss of depression...the more popcorn i have consumed.

I never imagined this sickness to be the bane of my life. Though at times..it has been my boon, making me a stronger person.

In these times of augmented consternations, i can only hope that a knight will save me from this melancholy.

Is he coming or not?

MONDAY

Didn't report to work today. Slept almost at 1am,was still feeling a bit dizzy when the alarm rang at 8 in the morning. Recalling what kept me busy the night that passed, brought a smile on my face.

My cousin & his fiance still haven't finalized the design of their wedding invitations. Maybe i was overdoing the latter,or under doing i guess,we barely have a month and a half before the nuptial day. I'm still not done with the wedding prayers my cousin wishes to include in the invitation. Hell with me, i really have to finish it.

Was also blabbing with an acquaintance. Just don't know what has gotten into me,but i did enjoy the short exchange of words. Just a bit of thought sharing, likes and dislikes, photo sharing, and just plain exchange of emoticons. Maybe i was lacking in attention,or maybe i was just bein' accommodating. heck,what ever it is, it did refreshed me. thanks for the time rodney. And the call too :)

As always, my day wouldn't be complete without the usual "kulitan" with my pakners in crime. Minibox will always be my sanctuary, no matter how many painful memories this bring. Really makes a lot of sense. Really gives me some sense of worth. I could always revert to the newbie status i was, back then when i was just blabbing anything that first entered my curious mind. Sounds a tad wackier,but to say the least, somehow completes a puzzle in me.

Last night was i on postmode also. "kinarir ang love & friendship section sa symbianize" haha. Found some real good articles about love and just sharing it to my fellow certified symbianize adiks. Yummy thoughts to munch on, inspirational ideas to digest too. Haha.

I do not wish to end the night at that moment, happened also to jive with familiar friends on the symbianize shoutbox. Haven't felt sleepy also, but the body needs to rest. As Myx had noted: "Nagpupuyat ka na naman" and suddenly, i realized i really need to shut down not just my pc but my eyes & body as well.

Lights off.

natal day

was worried to the damsel in me. the knight is nowhere to be found. what the hell happened to him?

i didn't forget his natal day. was even a bit excited, sent him the present days before. he had been good to me, he had been bad to me. i had been so good to him, so good that i speak no evil of him, too good i was being mishandled. was i really? or only because i let all these things happen to me?

the sun shines so bright, an affluent splendor of a sunny day, but it feels so gloomy. would i fade to insignificance?

was over him for quite some time. quite afraid to meet my Waterloo today. would just want to pass into oblivion, be stricken unto silence, swollen into torrents until i resolve into nothingness. When will the hands of time sweep me into oblivion?

My ears are deaf to a conversation tinseled over with a gaudy embellishment of words. Tired with our spinning world of falsehoods. Must i celebrate today? Would i really care?

hapi bday sweetie. may you have the best days here on earth.

**********

this was a post to my friendster blog http://lois_buno.blogs.friendster.com/sketches/ last year. caught my attention: a reminder was sent by friendster because ysm's natal day is coming :ranting:

brought me into nostalgia mode.

sighness.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

MY PERS EKMAS GIP


Thanks Ady for this Starbucks Tumbler :D
LOVE IT!

Friday, November 23, 2007

SELF-ESTEEM

I would like to share to you some collective insights that I have learned which may have an impact in ourselves and in our organizations as well.

After years of working with organizations, I have concluded that a positive self concept – self esteem is the bottom line, the key to increasing productivity and the quality of the organization. From my vantage point, self-esteem advocates exactly right. Self-esteem is, indeed the heart of the matter.

Self esteem is the feeling I have about my self concept. When what I want for myself matches what I perceive myself to be, I have a positive self-concept, which in turn helps me feel as alive, self-determining, self-aware, significant, competent and likable as I want to be. Self esteem comes from choosing successfully to be the type of person I want to be.

Self esteem is both conscious and unconscious. It begins in childhood, and it is developed as I create my self concept through internalizing or rejecting messages about me that I receive from both my parents and others, and from my own experiences of what I cannot do and what I am and am not. I compare myself to others, or to an idea of the type of person I want to be or to other’s definition of an ideal.

I am not aware of my self-concept. I choose them to be unconscious because I am uncomfortable with them, or I feel I cannot do or do not want to deal with them. For example, I may have assumed that I was basically a bad leader, therefore not loveable by those who knew me well. I made this feeling of being unlovable unconscious: it was too painful to acknowledge. To hide this feeling from myself, or to defend myself against having to experience it, I may become arrogant; that is, I exaggerate my own importance, or I brag about my accomplishments or I act too ingratiating. This behavior arises out of unconscious low self-esteem and unconscious low self-respect. I demonstrate self esteem by being flexible, able to express myself fully, in charge of myself, and having accurate perceptions and learning to make all my perceptions conscious.

To the degree that I experience myself as being like my ideal, and as being unlike the self I want to avoid, I have positive self esteem. Similarly, the more I fall short of my ideal, the more disappointed I am in myself, the more anger I feel toward myself. Feelings of disappointments in and anger with myself reduce my self-esteem. Why do I feel inadequacies in my self-concept? How can I heighten my self-esteem? The answer to these questions lies in the concept of choice: I assume to choose my feelings and behavior because, ineffective as they may seem, I believe they will lead to pay-off. When I choose low self-esteem, it is because I get a pay-off for it.

For example, suppose I want to be funny or not. I am dour and ponderous. What do I get of being humorless? On reflection, I find that it feels safer to me. I suspect that people are laughing at me anyway, and I fear that if I take something as a joke when it means to be serious, I will be caught off guard and feel hurt. Therefore, I assume that everything is serious, so I can avoid surprises. My fear prevents me from being the humorous person I want to be, and that lowers my self-esteem.

When I am not feeling good about myself, compliments and support from other people are pleasant to hear but do not make me feel better for very long, if at all. I dismiss compliments because I believe complimentors do not know my faults, all the thoughts and feelings I have and all the things that I have done. If they knew, they wouldn’t feel the same way about me. There are other pay offs for choosing not to like myself more: “It is arrogant to like myself..If I appear modest, people will like me better..People will not expect much of me if I appear unsure of myself. I will not be impertinent enough to think that I am better than my parents…I would be ridiculous to like myself no one else did.

How can the organization make use of self-esteem?

Here is a new twist on an old saying: If I give a hungry woman a fish, she won’t be hungry. If I teach her how to fish, she’ll never be hungry. But, if I create conditions within she teaches herself how to fish, she’ll never be hungry and she may have enhanced self-esteem.”

Self esteem is the heart of all human relations and productivity in organizations. Since productive and efficient functioning depends on high self esteem, the organization can capitalize by enhancing self esteem. From this standpoint, the goal of the ideal organization is to bring about the greatest self esteem for the largest number of members. If all members have high self esteem, the organization will inevitably be productive and successful.

But the organization cannot give people self esteem. Providing perks, food, money is sometimes equated with increasing a person’s self esteem. Virtuous as these acts are, they are not necessarily related to increased self esteem. A hungry man given food is no longer hungry, but does not necessarily have any better feeling about his own ability to feed himself. This is not say we should not be generous. It is only to point out that these acts do not inevitably lead to increased to self esteem.

For the individual, the goal is to continuously enhance the aliveness, self determination, self-awareness, significance, competence and likeability. For the organization, the goal is to create an atmosphere that fosters all employees’ self esteem by participation, freedom, openness, recognition, empowerment and humanity.

In these changing times, you may want to reaffirm your capability to learn new skills. Recognize that learning is not task to be completed but a process to be continued.

A few guidelines and “personal ad campaigns” you may want to keep in mind during these changing times.

  • Recognize that you are beautiful and unique just the way you are- the one and only and the very best there ever was.
  • Get away from believing that you have to stack up with others. You are only in a competition with your own best self. Competing with others is not the key to mediocrity, it can also be damaging to one’s esteem level.
  • Recognize that your own self-worth is innate and not determined by actions and decisions. You may lose in the election, but you are not a failure. You may fail to be the president, but you’re not a loser.
  • Accept 100% accountability for your choices and decisions. Recognize and accept the fact that you create your own tensions, positive or negative, with your reactions or responses to what is happening in your world. Circumstances and other people do not make you tense; only you can make you tense.
  • Recognize that mistakes are stepping stones for achievement. If you are laid off or displaced from your post, give yourself the opportunity to make and learn from your mistakes as you seek new organizations.
  • Perhaps it would be wise to adopt the attitude of Thomas Edison when asked if he felt like a failure after 25,000 unsuccessful attempts to store electricity in a box, which was ultimately to become the electrical storage battery. His response was, “ We never perceived ourselves as failing at Edison’s Inventions Inc. We have false starts, temporary setbacks, learning mistakes. Basically, our approach to these 25,000 attempts is that we’ve discovered 25,000 different ways not to store electricity. We must be getting close to a breakthrough.” That attitude will bode you well.
  • Enjoy each day at a time, recognizing that life is a journey to be embraced moment by moment. There are twin thieves that will rob you of your effectiveness today and damage your esteem. Those thieves are (a) yesterday, which is ancient history, and (b) tomorrow, which is a promissory note and guaranteed to no one. Learning to live in the now and celebrating each day with an attitude of gratitude is very esteeming. Mark Twain once said, “Live each day in such a way that if you were to die today even the undertaker would be sad”. Stop and smell the roses.
  • Give yourself plenty of praise for the effort. Praise pays even when things are not going well.


If you are in the period of transition, here are some additional guidelines:

Talk to yourself gently with affection.

  • Trust your inner voice and intuition
  • Be committed to developing your full potential and creativity.
  • Forgive yourself. Get over that guilty feeling
  • Have fun. If you don’t feel like smiling, smile anyhow. You’ll think of something
  • Take in the affection and compliments of others. Allow others to be your friends during these challenging times. You have the right to expect others to treat you with dignity and respect, but first begin by treating yourself that way.
  • Choose not to be a complainer. It’s harmful to you and those around you.

Remember, attitudes are contagious, and there’s nothing more attractive or employable than a naturally happy, fulfilled leader. The difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.

***

This was part of the inspirational speech i delivered during the annual Gawad Arriba for student organizations held in Letran-Calamba, March 2004.

WHEW!

MY FRIEND SENT ME THIS THREE YEARS AGO..
I LOVE READING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN......

******

AFTER A WHILE

After a while, you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand and chaining a soul.
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
and company doesn’t mean security
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts,
and presents aren’t promises.
And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and eyes open,
with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child.
And you begin to build all your roads on today
for tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans.
After a while, you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much
So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to give flowers.
And you learn that you really can endure…
That you really are strong
And you really do have worth.

AFTER “AFTER A WHILE”

After ‘after a while’
You want to hold a hand, not to chain a soul but to enjoy its company
And you want someone’s lips to kiss,
Not because you are lonely
But because you are happy
And you want to give presents
And you want to make promises.
After ‘after a while’
You begin to accept your defeats like an adult,
But like a child, will want someone to listen and care
And you want someone who will build roads with you today
so maybe you can pave the way for your future together.
After ‘after a while’
You want someone’s sunshine and warmth,
But also accept the rain and the cold,
And you want to give flowers picked from your own garden.
And when your garden is picture perfect,
You want it to be more than a picture
Even if it means having to be imperfect
Because you want someone in it to stay and to live.
Then you’ll see that there is such a thing as love…
And that you were made to live in someone else’s garden..
And you’ll know that there is more to life than yourself.


AND NOW…

You realize that no matter how tightly you hold
If you’re meant to let go, you can
And then you will understand that love gives you reason to understand
Even the most complicated situations
And you will grow older believing that just because you have convictions
Doesn’t mean you’re always right
You will remember lips because of the smiles that made your day
The words that touched your soul, not only because of the sweet kisses
And you graciously accept defeat and absorb the meaning of lessons learned,
You feel that you are finally being the person you never thought you’d be.
So, armed with courage, strength and confidence,
you will face the world head on,
With or without an army behind you
Because you know your worth and that alone is an armor
With more heartbreaks you will cry
But after every heartache, you will rise
Life is a garden..
it takes long to make it beautiful
But it’s always worth the wait.

Thursday, November 22, 2007


LABNUTS

Dear kerstinne,

It is true that acceptance is the first step to moving on but I have always believed that we can never forget the person we love. You may have accepted that he doesn't love you anymore but have you really asked yourself if you feel the same way? I guess you really haven't gotten over your feelings for him. Your love is the chain that keeps you bound to your past and for as long as that love remains silently burning in your heart you will never forget the person that feeds that flame.

Kerstinne, acceptance will put one foot forward on the road to recovery, but the only way to move on completely is to get the other foot out from the love that binds your heart to him. Peace is in knowing that you are breathing the fresh air of the present without being tainted by the stale memories of the past. Every time you cry whenever you remember him adds one glowing ember to the flame in your heart. Every time you become sad when you think of your happy moments together blows more air to that burning fire. As long as there is that fiery emotion burning inside your heart, you will never be at peace with yourself.

For most of us, there will always be a past that will remind us of beautiful memories that we wish would come back to life. But the difference between those who have found real happiness and those who are tirelessly searching for it lies in their ability to stop living in their past and wishing for the things that could have been. Happy people are those who know how to accept the verdict of the past and forgive themselves for being part of it.

When we have loved and failed, we have to grieve for a while and then learn to stop loving that person. Only when we are able to do that can we open our hearts anew and learn to love again without having to be burdened by the guilt and regrets of the past.

- JDM

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Nakiki labnuts lang po..wehehehe..

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

I was just browsing through my files when i saw this (filename: BWAHA) ...was about to erase it, then curiosity got the better of me...so i opened the file..and..

whallah...

here ye..here ye...

MOKONG once told me that this song is beautiful. I disagreed then, told him the lyrics wasn't...said he's just referring to the melody...owkie..owkie...

hahahah...

so i made my effort to interpret every stanza...unfortunately...i wasn't able to finish it..and wasn't able to send it to him...

and now...true enough....he's out of reach.

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OUT OF REACH
by Gabrielle

Knew the signs
Wasn't right
I was stupid for a while
Swept away by you
And now I feel like a fool

***
Just wonderin' what those signs were. Stupid: yes you are and you are not. Stupid for being swept away by me not knowing how i really look like.haha. And stupid you are not, because there is no stupidity in sharing the love that you have, and thankful i really am for meeting someone like you. Feel not like a fool, wise men say, only fools rush in. And i see you are not in the rush. haha.

****

So confused,
My heart's bruised
Was I ever loved by you?

***
Confused? Don't be. Yes, we both have bruised hearts. And i do hope our love is the panacea we both have been searching for.
Yes again, you were loved by lois.

****

Out of reach, so far
I never had your heart
Out of reach,
Couldn't see
We were never
Meant to be

Out of reach, miles apart.
Catch myself
From despair
I could drown
If I stay here
Keeping busy everyday
I know I will be OK

But I was
So confused,
My heart's bruised
Was I ever loved by you?

Out of reach, so far
I never had your heart
Out of reach,
Couldn't see

So much hurt,
So much pain
Takes A while to regain
What is lost, inside
And i hope that in time
you'll be out of my mind
And i'll be over you

But now i'm
So confused,
My hearts bruised
Was i ever loved by you?

Out of reach
So far
I never had your heart
Out of reach,
Couldn't see
We were never
Meant to be
Out of reach,
So far
you never gave your heart
In my reach, i can see
Theres a life out there
For me

***********

CODA:

When he said this song is beautiful, i assumed he is dedicating the lyrics to me. But the world turned upside down.

For the denouement, i would like to dedicate this song to him :D



** So much hurt,
So much pain
Takes A while to regain
What is lost, inside
And i hope that in time
you'll be out of my mind
And i'll be over you **

It was boredom that logged me in the virtual world. Familiarity breeds contempt,and so i've grown so tired of my real life i needed to enter another dimension.

Click: Register.Log in.Enter.Join

In just one key stroke,i am exposed to limitless exchange of information. Infinitum. No boundaries.Anything i wish to know is just executed on a single click. Something that electrocuted the snoozing nerves & cells of mine.

I was able to suffice the hunger in my brain. I was able to feed the curiosity in me, able to explore the perpetuity in learning.and able to bridge human connections.

My real life taught me the value of friendships. And so i decided to bring with me these values as i enter the virtual life. I indeed made friends,and must i say, real good friends. When gratefulness for this bond couldn't be contained in just our virtual worlds, it was very mutual for all of us to bring the friendships in our real life.

And my world is brighter than before.

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I usually ran to my virtual world when pain is harder to bear in my real life. I used to consider it as my sanctuary. Not as an escape from the bitterness of my real life, but a transient haven where pain and resentment can be easily diminished by a smiley icon.

In my virtual world, i can be who i am.i can tell anybody whatever name,age,sex & location i want to. I could lie to them and i will not be held punishable. I can hide my real feelings, thanks to the default smileys emoticons made especially for liars like me.

Indeed, lies are very easy to propagate in this virtual world.everyone can be single in status,anyone can be as young as a toddler just beginning to fiddle the keyboard.and anyone can stand anywhere in the globe.We can all be grand and rich, or just as poor as those living in shanties.We can be who we want to be,a doctor,an engineer,a beauty queen,a model,an actor,an actress,chef,etc....the possibilities are limitless.this is the greatest show on earth.

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While i will be forever grateful to the friendships that was born here in this virtual world, i also have to turn the tables to the dark side of it. Spoiled relationships served that poisoned souls. Hollow pursuits to carnal pleasure. Pornography. Theft and others of that ilk.

For the reason that these things can be done in clandestine,these crimes are a dime a dozen. More and more net users are getting hooked on it, not only for simple pleasure but for entrepreneurial advantages as well. Day by day,grave display of flesh has become a staple in this virtual world,involving people of all ages,from all walks of life. Indeed,everyday has become the feast of flesh.

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do u believe that there's romance online?in as much as friendships are born virtually,and so is romance also,there's a thin line between love and friendship.

I've heard of legions of love stories developed over the net.i for one, had a share of experience,but not much to discuss here in details, hehe.For people who has been online for most of their time,it is not impossible for the feelings to be cultivated.You grow your feelings mutually over the time you spent connected.

The problem lies on the spontaneity of the relationship,of up to what extent both of you are willing to risk to keep the relationship alive.


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damn i can't finish this one. duh.

Monday, November 12, 2007


It's a Monday morning. Haven't eaten breakfast, lunch & dinner since yesterday. The pain of being left by someone who used to love & care so much has brought irregularities in my system.

Haven't had a good night's sleep also. I was bothered. I can't seem to get in touch with myself, or must have I been in full attachment that I no longer decide for myself, just giving in to my system’s direction :(

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11/11/07: Ysmael on the OC shoutbox: whew! Was I so discombobulated :(

Sunday, November 11, 2007




hello mahal ko.... thanks for everything :) you made me very happy with the love that you showed, with the care that you lavished and the attention that you gave...

you know how painful this is for me. i was once your ideal wife, and my world changed when i have attested my love for you. i was then willing to wait, willing to be in your arms, to lie with you under the stars, and laugh together and sing together...and wish to take care of you for the rest of my life...

i have been trying hard to get well so that when you are home..im not a sick girl anymore..

but then we all deserve to be happy...

and im done with it...my happiness is over..you were just starting to be happy again...with someone you knew so well..with your friend..and i can only wish the both of you everlasting happiness that i also wish to have...

you have given me happiness i have never experienced before..with someone waking me up every morning, reminding me of my medicines..asking me if im home already..requesting me to take a rest after a whole day of household chores, sneaking a small window at work just to chat with me, simply just being there to absorb all my rants, my sweet nothings...everything this life has me in store...continuously reminding me..that someone..outside the Philippine archipelago..in the burning heat of the desert, has loved me with all his heart. i am so thankful to have experienced this..for no one has ever made me feel this way...

my heart bleeds when i hear you coughing..wishing i was there to bring you a glass of water..to rub your back..to hug you.. to massage you when you had backpains due to a whole day of continuous work...my heart swells knowing you are not feeling well..and i can only pray for the power of God's healing to be bestowed on you because i can't be there personally ..my heart jumps when you are happy with your bowling scores..i only wished some strikes are excellently done for lois...just as what i have did in the tournaments i had..though not that victorious....but all for you....i wish to have a real good bowling match with you....hahahah...

everything i did then..i did it all for you..all my works to be colored with excellence..because i want you to be proud of me.you became my everything . my everything. maybe i wasn't that good in showing it up.maybe i don't have the skills of reverberating to the world the love i have for you..and i am so sorry to have caused you pain.

and i did love you that much. at one point in my life..in see you in my future..and how i would want to turn the hands of time...to be in that point..i have told you once..to let me just love you... and i will....always..with all the respect i have for someone who has taken good care of me...especially during my down times...

and like what i have said before..no one deserves a sick girl like me...

then let us be friends..just as what you have said.

but you will always be my **mahal ko** for the rest of my life. you have made me very special, in all your ways.... with the happy memories..to stay with me..for as long as i am breathing...

i will never forget the love we once shared.

and i will always be your LOIS :)

i love you po. always.



Tuesday, October 30, 2007

I ask God for the miracle of healing.

I ask Him to take away all my sorrows and pain.

I ask Him to make me stronger as i face all the seemingly insurmountable trials in my life.

I ask Him to take care of my family, friends and loved ones.


I ask Him to bless me with the gift of forgiveness, to those who continually puncture the wounds in my heart.

I ask Him to shower the world with love

To bring sunshine in our lives.

God bless us today.

Thanks for another life.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007


I'm in deep pain...digging deeper to find a reason to live.... i struggled and fretted how to get over this thing. i wanted to find some words that would stick with you, something that would maybe bring you a little peace and hope and wisdom whenever you thought about me...but naturally...the minute i try to come up with something deep and meaningful, my mind goes blank. I want to cry my guts out. I am filled with sadness and emotionally drained.

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Pain. You just cant put it off. All you can do is delay it. Which is the worst thing you can do, because it festers. It grows huge and ugly. It builds up pressure and power. In the end, delaying it means you have more pain to deal with, not less. Because sooner or later, the pain finally breaks through all the defenses and settles in for good, long siege. That pain has no other plans for the foreseeable future. It unpacks its bags and prepares for a lengthy visit.

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Pain has visited me. Longer than i have expected. Maybe even for a lifetime.

Saturday, October 6, 2007

BEFORE AND AFTER


BEFORE:

Good afternoon, fellow TSC members!

It is my belief that there is more to learn outside our automotive industry, and so TSC has come up with this activity of exposing fellow member companies to non-automotive industry.

With the global concern of protecting our environment, Toyota Suppliers Club joins this environmental drive by promoting activities that will foster environmental awareness, health and safety in our workplaces.

Our gratitude goes to Integrated Recycling Industries for welcoming us and allowing us to witness their operation. They deserve our commendations for the noble work that they are doing, in their continuous quest for a cleaner and greener environment. They have proven that making a difference also comes with benefits, and that is being successful in their entrepreneurial endeavor.

May this activity provide you with pertinent information that will help enhance your related environment, health and safety programs. May this also inspire you to make a difference by employing activities that concerns environmental protection.

In behalf of Toyota Suppliers Club Officers and members, again, we would like to thank the management and staff of Integrated Recycling Industries for the warm welcome and support of our visit today. And also, for the entire member companies who joined this activity, thank you so much for your cooperation. We hope to see you again in the coming TSC activities.

Good day to all!


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AFTER:

Good afternoon, to the Management and staff of Integrated Recycling Industries and to my fellow TSC members!

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the member of the Toyota Suppliers Club, I would like to express our sincerest gratitude to Integrated Recycling Industries for warm hospitality and cooperation that you extended to us in today’s local plant visit. Indeed, your preparation contributed a great deal to the success of our activity, making the same not only informative and motivational but truly enjoyable, as well.

To TSC member-companies, I hope that this activity has effectively provided you with pertinent information and new ideas that will help enhance your programs related to environment, health and safety. May this also inspire you to make a difference by employing activities that concerns environmental protection. We hope to see you again in the coming TSC activities.

Good day to all!

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hmmmnnn. Minsan naisip ko kung bobo ba ako or talagang pinagttripan nila. Kung talagang walang kwenta ung mga ginagawa ko o talagang iniinis na nila ako.

Nakakainsulto. Pro dapat matuto.

Buti sana kung isang beses lang nangyari. Pero kung paulit ulit na lang na ganito, ibig sabihin..hindi pa rin ako natututo?

Nakakaubos ng enerhiya.






Thursday, October 4, 2007

THE ESSENCE OF A WOMAN


'What is the essence of a woman?' This was a question posed to the beautiful 18-year-old lady in an international beauty pageant. She answered, 'Just being a woman is God's gift. The origin of a child is a mother, a woman. She shows a man what sharing, caring and loving is all about. That is the essence of a woman.'

The world hailed not only the physical beauty this lady possesses, but the richness of thoughts and wellspring of ideas with high regards to women.

Women have played a role in the transformation of culture, history and politics as leaders, writers, scientists, educators, politicians, artists, historians, and informed citizens. The world is supercharged with women lifting up the society. Gone were the days when women are confined in the four corners of a cell. Now adays, women are in charged of the same basic activities exuding machismo. These bold and new ideas are now being put into practice. Not much of a whimsical aspiration, but of tangible truth.

Grasping the accounts of women's talents, successes, and accomplishments broaden a sense of what is possible for girls who eventually progress into women. Details about women and their successes gives males and females alike a view that dares to dispute some of our cultures' most unconscious and old-fashioned assumptions about women. These includes assumptions that women are only women enough behind a man, that all their actions are highly dependent on the man of their lives, whether a father, a brother, or a husband. But the reality is that of better existence for women. That a woman can take charge of their bodies, minds, lives, careers, finances and families in a way never before seen. A world of choices lay at their doors. Choices that did not always include men. Decisions that were career-oriented and goal driven. And being a woman is all about choices, the power and freedom never before obtained, embraced in mind, body and spirit.Thus, women's history becomes a story of inspiration, promise, possibility, purpose, and hope.

Women have always been the nurturing, giving, kind beings and that has been perceived as a weakness for millennia. The coming of the New Millenium has awakened a power within women today. Women are recognizing what they are, the real essence of their selves. Women are speaking out and living their own lives., may be within a family, a relationship, a job, a corporate environment or any other lifestyle imaginable. One thing, however, is becoming very clear - women have strength, imaginations, and a spirituality that gives them the teeth and power to change their lives and to live as their own person. It is this mystical spirituality that gives women the ‘teeth’ to grab the quarry (whatever it may be) and protect the love and passion in their lives. It adds to the whole woman and becomes the part of her essence which is missing in so many.

The essence of a woman is her femaleness itself. What truly sets women apart from men is not merely the accomplishments or abilities, but the very gender itself. The ability to grow, incubate, nurture and bring forth life. What can be more important and powerful than that?

The definition of woman, is a giver of life first, and then anything else she wants to be. Women hold a very important and awesome job in the eternal scheme of things. More important than any demands society as whole may put upon their shoulders. Their true power doesn't lie in the boardrooms of a company, nor in their endeavors as modern women. It lies within their selves. It lies in the very structure of their gender. There is no such thing as being just a mother. Motherhood is the whole thing. Everything else they do in their lives will pale in comparison. The one true career, the one perfect goal, is to bring forth life, and bring it up. That is their main purpose. And it is the one thing that makes them the most proud about being a woman.

Let us celebrate the innumerable ways in which the remarkable spirit, courage, and strength of women have added to the vitality, richness, and diversity of the world. The charm, the beauty, and the sheer essence of a woman are untouchable. What a beautiful thing.

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these are collective ideas from various posts in response to my dear kuya's request for a speech about women :)

Monday, October 1, 2007

Monday morning, the heavens suddenly wept copiously, drenched i was in furious rain. sigh. It was just another adversity, albeit a minor one.