The King and The Governor
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
After his Journey to Parnassus, the King wanted to meet with the rest of the Capampangan poets so the CKS scheduled a luncheon on his behalf and it was held at Holy Angel University's Cafe Nena. It provided a venue for several poets reciting all kinds of Capampangan poetry. Ca Rene's basic message was for the new group Parnasong Capampangan to set aside the bickering, focus on the positive, move forward and stop the backward trend of the dying Amanung Sisuan.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
It was time for the King to meet with the Governor. I've had the opportunity to talk with Governor Panlilio in the past and I find him a down-to-earth and very humble person. His meeting with the King was actually a fun, fruitful and productive event. When I told him about Ca Rene's visit on the graves of the three late Ari Ning Parnaso, he took out his laptop to watch the YouTube video of Ca Rene reciting "Potang Mete Na Cu" over the grave of Jose Gallardo.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Ca Rene was supposed to be interviewed by Boy Santos and company of RW FM 95.1 this morning but literally on the last minute, we were about 2 minutes away from the station when I received a text message from Myra saying the interview has been postponed because they went off the air due to some equipment malfunction. So Ca Rene and I went to have breakfast at the Bale Capampangan and we dropped by the local TV station Infomax Channel 8 to pick up the DVD from their interview during May of last year.
We had the chance to talk with their marketing director Jomel Cruz about Parnasong Capampangan and our advocacy. I pointed out that Infomax was the pioneer in Capampangan TV broadcasting in the province. We invited them for the Friday coronation of the King and his Prince. I told Jomel we can use all the help that we can get in creating awareness of the situation of the Capampangan language.
We then dropped by Benigno Aquino Hall to check out what's going on. When we arrived, the Pulosa and Short Story Telling Contest sponsored by the Provincial Language Council (PLC) was going on. They gave him a chance to deliver a short talk about the advocacy and he also met with the famous pulosador 'Diwata'. He was ecstatic when he got a signed copy of the King's Casapunggul a Sampaga.
A few minutes later, we went towards Masamat to have lunch with Cong Naring and family.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Since this blog is about the King and The Governor, I'll skip the huge event Aldo ning Amanung Sisuan and tell you a bit about the interview of Ca Rene at GV FM in Angeles City in a show called "Mal a Pampanga" hosted by the Governor himself and Irwin Nucum. Ca Rene and I went to the station and for a change we weren't rushing, we're actually way too early because we were told the show starts at 2:30 so we got there a little bit after two but found out that it actually doesn't start until 3 and our segment and actual interview was towards the end of the show. It still turned out good because once again we were able to put out the message of our advocacy. They asked us a bunch of questions about Parnasong Capampangan and Ca Rene's start into poetry, the Ari Ning Parnaso's election process, and about the Capampangan language advocacy in general. Everyone was in agreement that the language is in peril and in dire need of support and love by its own people.
After his Journey to Parnassus, the King wanted to meet with the rest of the Capampangan poets so the CKS scheduled a luncheon on his behalf and it was held at Holy Angel University's Cafe Nena. It provided a venue for several poets reciting all kinds of Capampangan poetry. Ca Rene's basic message was for the new group Parnasong Capampangan to set aside the bickering, focus on the positive, move forward and stop the backward trend of the dying Amanung Sisuan.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
It was time for the King to meet with the Governor. I've had the opportunity to talk with Governor Panlilio in the past and I find him a down-to-earth and very humble person. His meeting with the King was actually a fun, fruitful and productive event. When I told him about Ca Rene's visit on the graves of the three late Ari Ning Parnaso, he took out his laptop to watch the YouTube video of Ca Rene reciting "Potang Mete Na Cu" over the grave of Jose Gallardo.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Ca Rene was supposed to be interviewed by Boy Santos and company of RW FM 95.1 this morning but literally on the last minute, we were about 2 minutes away from the station when I received a text message from Myra saying the interview has been postponed because they went off the air due to some equipment malfunction. So Ca Rene and I went to have breakfast at the Bale Capampangan and we dropped by the local TV station Infomax Channel 8 to pick up the DVD from their interview during May of last year.
We had the chance to talk with their marketing director Jomel Cruz about Parnasong Capampangan and our advocacy. I pointed out that Infomax was the pioneer in Capampangan TV broadcasting in the province. We invited them for the Friday coronation of the King and his Prince. I told Jomel we can use all the help that we can get in creating awareness of the situation of the Capampangan language.
We then dropped by Benigno Aquino Hall to check out what's going on. When we arrived, the Pulosa and Short Story Telling Contest sponsored by the Provincial Language Council (PLC) was going on. They gave him a chance to deliver a short talk about the advocacy and he also met with the famous pulosador 'Diwata'. He was ecstatic when he got a signed copy of the King's Casapunggul a Sampaga.
A few minutes later, we went towards Masamat to have lunch with Cong Naring and family.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Since this blog is about the King and The Governor, I'll skip the huge event Aldo ning Amanung Sisuan and tell you a bit about the interview of Ca Rene at GV FM in Angeles City in a show called "Mal a Pampanga" hosted by the Governor himself and Irwin Nucum. Ca Rene and I went to the station and for a change we weren't rushing, we're actually way too early because we were told the show starts at 2:30 so we got there a little bit after two but found out that it actually doesn't start until 3 and our segment and actual interview was towards the end of the show. It still turned out good because once again we were able to put out the message of our advocacy. They asked us a bunch of questions about Parnasong Capampangan and Ca Rene's start into poetry, the Ari Ning Parnaso's election process, and about the Capampangan language advocacy in general. Everyone was in agreement that the language is in peril and in dire need of support and love by its own people.
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