Story of Hudhud ni Aliguyon

Hudhud hi Aliguyon( Ifugao )

Characters:

Aliguyon : Son of Amtalao and Dumulao, Greatest warrior of Hannanga

Amtalao : Father of Aliguyon,King of Hannanga, enemy of Pangawian

Dumulao : Mother of Aliguyon

Pangaiwan : Father of Pumbakhayon, King of Daligdigan, enemy of Amtalao

Pumbakhayon: Fierce son of Pangawian, Greatest warrior of Daligdigan

Bugan :       Sister of Pumbakhayon, married by Aliguyon

Aginaya : Sister of Aliguyon, married by Pumbakhayon

Plot:

     In the mountainous regions of Northern Luzon, a hudhud is a long tale sung during special occasions. This particular long tale is sung during harvest. A favorite topic of the hudhud is a folk hero named Aliguyon, a brave warrior.

   

      Once upon a time, in a village called Hannanga, a boy was born to the couple named Amtalao and Dumulao. He was called Aliguyon. He was an intelligent, eager young man who wanted to learn many things, and indeed, he learned many useful things, from the stories and teachings of his father. He learned how to fight well and chant a few magic spells. Even as a child, he was a leader, for the other children of his village looked up to him with awe.

Upon leaving childhood, Aliguyon betook himself to gather forces to fight against his father’s enemy, who was Pangaiwan of the village of Daligdigan. But his challenge was not answered personally by Pangaiwan. Instead, he faced Pangaiwan’s fierce son, Pumbakhayon. Pumbakhayon was just as skilled in the arts of war and magic as Aliguyon. The two of them battled each other for three years, and neither of them showed signs of defeat. Their battle was a tedious one, and it has been said that they both used only one spear! Aliguyon had thrown a spear to his opponent at the start of their match, but the fair Pumbakhayon had caught it deftly with one hand. And then Pumbakhayon threw the spear back to Aliguyon, who picked it just as neatly from the air.

 

    At length Aliguyon and Pumbakhayon came to respect each other, and then eventually they came to admire each other’s talents. Their fighting stopped suddenly. Between the two of them they drafted a peace treaty between Hannanga and Daligdigan, which their peoples readily agreed to. It was fine to behold two majestic warriors finally side by side.

Aliguyon and Pumbakhayon became good friends, as peace between their villages flourished. When the time came for Aliguyon to choose a mate, he chose Pumbakhayon’s youngest sister, Bugan, who was little more than a baby. He took Bugan into his household and cared for her until she grew to be most beautiful. Pumbakhayon, in his turn, took for his wife Aliguyon’s younger sister, Aginaya. The two couples became wealthy and respected in all of Ifugao.

REFLECTION:

  This story tells as the importance of Forgiveness. Wars or battles against the enemy can't solve the problem. If someone hurt us, let them know about your feelings against them  in a proper way. There is no such trouble that can't be solve in a harmonious way. Forgiveness and love for each of us can lead us into a happy, peaceful and progressive way of living!

        So, I tell you, let us learn to forgive others if we want to be forgiven by God. God can't forgive us in all sins that we had committed to him and into others if we don't know how to forgive. Forgiveness is one of the most important things that we should learn., because if forgiveness is present in our hearts, I am very sure that UNITY, Peace and Development will follow:)

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FOOTNOTE TO YOUTH

SUMMARY :

           It was a story of a boy named Dodong who was only 17 years of age when he decides to marry his love one and it was Teang. Dodong,  love Teang so much that he could not wait for the right age to settle down in a relationship that is hard to escape. It's the "marriage". At the age of 17 Dodong and Teang got married without thinking of the risk being in an uneasy part of life. They just follow what they feel. They don't think what would happen in their future. 

         After of several months of living they got a child. Teang realized how hard being a young parent. There are responsibilities that  they need to work hand in hand.  Her regret of she had done and think, what would be my life if i marry my other suitors instead of dodong? Can I have the same life as of now? She regrets so much of!!
       

        Until one day, when their son grow. He follows the footsteps of his parents. He wants to marry also at the age of 17. He told his parents what his plans. Dodong have nothing to do but explain how hard and how risky to be in "marriage "at the young age.. But like Dodong before, his son also wants to pursue what he wants. 

       ANALYSIS

• Footnote to youth is the title of the story. It is said that it is a footnote to youth because it is a brief reminder for the Filipinos especially the youth of what a real life could be today.
•  It also indicates the sources or the causes why youth act this way. 
• It furthermore adds comment, whether it is a positive or negative, on today’s generation.
•   It gives a warning for those apathetic youth that ones committed mistake because of their stubbornness. 
• The predominant element on this story is the  the setting. The setting has a great impact because the story definitely empathizes the situations of a Filipino person and it is appealing for us because we are at the poverty line.
•  The setting and the characters are most likely the same setting as today generation.                                                                               REFLECTION                                         Even if your in love to someone, you have to think not once, not twice but in a million times  of the consequences that might happen if you decide to marry at the very young age. Life is beautiful  yet difficult if you are not ready to face all consequences, if you do not have enough weapons to fight for the trials that you might encounter.Marrying is not easy, because there are a lot of hardship like in life. As parents,  you have to exert more effort to have  a better life so don't make a decision that would make your life complicated especially if you are young.                                                                                                                                                                     Life is enjoyable if  we do not make things complicated , We just  need to enjoy  in taking steps towards our wonderful  journey. Make a right decision, Do not enter the kingdom of  marriage at a very young age and without a stable job to avoid regrets. Always remember, that God sets a right time for everything :).

  La Indolencia de los Filipinos 

 

CHAPTER 1: ADMITTING THE EXISTENCE OF INDOLENCE

SUMMARY :

          Rizal admits that indolence does exist among the Filipinos, but it cannot be attributed to the troubles and backwardness of the country; rather it is the effect of the backwardness and troubles experienced by the country. Past writings on indolence revolve only on either denying or affirming, and never studying its causes in depth. One must study the causes of indolence, Rizal says, before curing it. He therefore enumerates the causes of indolence and elaborates on the circumstances that have led to it. The hot climate, he points out, is a reasonable predisposition for indolence. Filipinos cannot be compared to Europeans, who live in cold countries and who must exert much more effort at work. An hour ' s work under the Philippine sun, he says, is equivalent to a day ' s work in temperate regions.

CHAPTER 2 INDOLENCE OF CHRONIC ILLNESS

SUMMARY:

               Rizal says that an illness will worsen if the wrong treatment is given. The same applies to indolence. People, however, should not lose hope in fighting indolence. Even before the Spaniards arrived, Rizal argues, the early Filipinos were already carrying out trade within provinces and with other neighboring countries; they were also engaged in agriculture and mining; some natives even spoke Spanish. All this disproves the notion that Filipinos are by nature indolent. Rizal ends by asking what then would have caused Filipinos to forget their past.

CHAPTER 3: WARS, INSURRECTIONS, EXPEDITIONS AND INVASION

SUMMARY:

             Rizal enumerates several reasons that may have caused the Filipinos ' cultural and economic decadence. The frequent wars, insurrections, and invasions have brought disorder to the communities. Chaos has been widespread, and destruction rampant. Many Filipinos have also been sent abroad to fight wars for Spain or for expeditions. As a result, the population has decreased in number. As forced labor, many men have been sent to shipyards to construct vessels. Meanwhile, natives who have had enough of abuse have gone to the mountains. As a result, the farms have been neglected. The so-called indolence of Filipinos definitely has deeply rooted causes.

CHAPTER 4: DEATH OF TRADE IN THE PHILIPPINES

SUMMARY:

            Filipinos, according to Rizal, are not responsible for their misfortunes, as they are not their own masters. The Spanish government has not encouraged labor and trade, which ceased after the government treated the country ' s neighboring trade partners with great suspicion. Trade has declined, furthermore, because of pirate attacks and the many restrictions imposed by the government, which gives no aid for crops and farmers. This and the abuse suffered under encomenderos have caused many to abandon the fields. Businesses are monopolized by many government officials, red tape and bribery operate on a wide scale, rampant gambling is tolerated by the government. This situation is compounded by the Church ' s wrong doctrine which holds that the rich will not go to heaven, thus engendering a wrong attitude toward work. There has also been discrimination in education against natives. These are some of the main reasons that Rizal cites as causing the deterioration of values among the Filipinos.

CHAPTER 5: LIMITED TRAINING AND EDUCATION

SUMMARY:

                According to Rizal, all the causes of indolence can be reduced to two factors. The first factor is the limited training and education Filipino natives receive. Segregated from Spaniards, Filipinos don't have same opportunities with the foreigners. They are taught to be inferior. The second factor is the lack of a national sentiment of unity among them because Filipinos think they are inferior, they submit to the foreign culture and do everything to imitate it. The solution, according to Rizal, would be education and liberty. They should equip the Filipinos with enough knowledge in building a nation and leading the country towards progress.  

REACTION:

            Indeed, Filipinos has this indolence attitude if we shift the focus to the social context. Why do Filipinos hardly follow simple traffic rules? Why do we pursue on arguments even though we know that it isn't right? Why can't we fall in line in buying our favorite food? 

          

            I guess this is what Rizal is trying to address to all of us. In order to attain progress in our country, it should start in simple things before focusing on the complex ones. It made me realized that I too should be responsible of my own actions and make sure that those actions will benefit not only me as an individual but the Filipino citizens in general. 

           This essay should be our guide to lead the country to its full progress and promote common good to our fellow countrymen.

The Story that captured me :)

BidaSari

PLOT

     

      When a simple merchant, his young son  and mute servant are out in the woods, they chance upon a drifting boat, in which there is a baby girl and a bowl containing a live gold fish. 

        The merchant realizes that the baby is unusual because her life is bonded to the fish: if the fish leaves the water, she stops breathing. The merchant adopts the baby as his own and names her Bidasari. Years later Bidasari grows up into a beautiful young woman while the merchant has prospered into a wealthy businessman.

       

        At the royal palace of this kingdom, the King has just remarried a beautiful woman, the Permaisuri (Queen). The Permaisuri is a proud woman who secretly practises witchcraft. Hidden in her chambers is a magic mirror that can show her anything she asks. She uses it to ask who the most beautiful in all the land is. One day when she asks the mirror this question, the image of Bidasari appears in it. She is enraged by this and carries out a search to find who Bidasari is.

     

      Her search leads her to the merchant's house. Under the guise of kindness, the Permaisuri asks the merchant for permission to bring Bidasari to the palace to be her companion. Although the merchant is reluctant to part with his beloved daughter, he lets her go. But once Bidasari arrives at the palace, she is sent to the kitchens as a servant, where she is starved and given the dirtiest jobs.After the Permaisuri is satisfied that Bidasari has been ruined, she once again asks her magic mirror who is the most beautiful in the land. When the mirror shows Bidasari yet again, the Permaisuri flies into a rage and runs to the kitchen where she grabs burning pieces of firewood which she tries to burn Bidasari's face with. She is shocked when the fire goes out and Bidasari's face is left untouched. Bidasari, who has by now realised that the Permaisuri's malice is targeted only at her and will never stop, begs for mercy and explains her life is bonded to that of a fish that is kept in a bowl in her father's garden.

      

       The Permaisuri has a servant steal the fish for her from the merchant's garden, and as soon as the fish leaves the water, Bidasari collapses and stops breathing. Satisfied that Bidasari's life is in her hands, the Permaisuri hangs the fish around her neck as a trophy. When she asks the mirror who is the most beautiful in the land, the mirror shows her own image.The merchant realizes that the fish is missing, and is told that Bidasari died mysteriously at the palace. Her body is returned to him and he builds a small tomb for her in the woods where her body is laid out in peace.

     Meanwhile, the Permaisuri's stepson the Prince has been having dreams about Bidasari, although he has never met her. The dreams plague him even in his waking hours, despite his father's advice that such a beautiful woman cannot exist. The Permaisuri sees her stepson acting this way and plants a painting of Bidasari in his room. The Prince finds the painting, which leads him to the merchant who explains the sad tale of Bidasari's death and the mysterious disappearance of the fish.

   The Prince decides to visit Bidasari's tomb to see her beauty with his own eyes. Coincidentally at this time, back at the palace the Permaisuri is having a bath in the royal bathing pool. The fish manages to break free of its locket and drops into the water where it starts swimming. This causes Bidasari to wake up right before the Prince's eyes. Bidasari tells him of what the Permaisuri did to her, which confirms the Prince's suspicions of his stepmother.

      When the Permaisuri finishes her bath, she discovers that the fish has gotten free. She manages to catch it just as the Prince is about to help Bidasari leave the tomb, causing her to fall unconscious again. The Prince places Bidasari back in the tomb and promises to make things right.

       The Prince returns to the palace in a fury, demanding that the Permaisuri give him the fish. The Permaisuri pretends not to know anything, and when the King listens to the Prince's explanation, the King declares that his son has gone insane and calls the royal guards. A fight ensues, during which the Permaisuri is injured and dies.

      Just before the Prince is about to be captured, the merchant and the Prince's loyal manservants arrive with Bidasari on a stretcher. The merchant explains that the story about the fish being bonded to Bidasari's life is true. The Prince takes the fish from the locket around the Permaisuri's neck and puts it into a bowl of water. As soon as the fish enters the water, Bidasari comes back to life. The King apologizes to his son, and the Prince and Bidasari are married.

REACTION

         For me,the moral lesson I've learned of epic Bidasari is that sometimes it can't be denied that there are things that I can't accept without thinking that God created us equally so, I realized that I must always be contented of what I have, I must not compare myself to others especially my  physical appearance, economic status and other things, I should always put in my mind that Insecurity doesn't adds beauty.I must always be contented for we are equally made by God.

         Moreover, there are some decisions that are not correct, we must think first before deciding because wrong decisions may lead us to destruction or even into death.