for the love of Habagat
Because of a recent blog post by Kix, I got Sara to sift through old photos to unearth a particular shot taken in December 4, 2005. Sara and I were on our way to the MRT when we passed by:
...Habagat! ^_^Read full post...
The sign says:
At first I thought that he was simply an amusing dog (I mean, seriously, that red hat and shades outfit is irresistible!!!), but when we read the piece of paper attached at the back of his throne, it turns out that Habagat performs dog tricks in several venues. Too bad that there wasn't a show when we were passing by.
Fast forward to two and half years later, Sara sent me a photo she took in Morayta of Habagat and his partner in crime, Bagwis!
Heeheeehee...
I did a little research and saw this photo album of a girl who had the privilege of watching those two in action.
Notes about the names
I've always loved names—remember the Name Project?—so naturally I'm going to write about this.
Habagat is, in the Filipino mythology, the god of winds and typhoons. Accordingly, that's the local name of the Filipino southwest monsoon, which is the prevailing wind during the typhoon season.
Bagwis, on the other hand, is the Tagalog term for "wings", specifically those of a bird's (meaning, it doesn't apply to butterfly wings). It's also the name of a winged Filipino comic book hero armed with a shield and sword.
I think it's a perfect pair of names for partners... But I'm betting that the owner named them after the brothers in Mulawin. Nyuuu~
...Habagat! ^_^Read full post...
The sign says:
Donasyon lang po para sa dog show... "Habagat"
Salamat po...
which translates to Donation please for the dog show, "Habagat". Thank you...
At first I thought that he was simply an amusing dog (I mean, seriously, that red hat and shades outfit is irresistible!!!), but when we read the piece of paper attached at the back of his throne, it turns out that Habagat performs dog tricks in several venues. Too bad that there wasn't a show when we were passing by.
Fast forward to two and half years later, Sara sent me a photo she took in Morayta of Habagat and his partner in crime, Bagwis!
Heeheeehee...
I did a little research and saw this photo album of a girl who had the privilege of watching those two in action.
Notes about the names
I've always loved names—remember the Name Project?—so naturally I'm going to write about this.
Habagat is, in the Filipino mythology, the god of winds and typhoons. Accordingly, that's the local name of the Filipino southwest monsoon, which is the prevailing wind during the typhoon season.
Bagwis, on the other hand, is the Tagalog term for "wings", specifically those of a bird's (meaning, it doesn't apply to butterfly wings). It's also the name of a winged Filipino comic book hero armed with a shield and sword.
I think it's a perfect pair of names for partners... But I'm betting that the owner named them after the brothers in Mulawin. Nyuuu~
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I think Bagwis also means something like squall. Basta parang a kind of hangin na bagyo na something......... ask your mom? T_T And tell me toooo
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