He was the fighter who was caught in the middle of a mob inside the boxing ring that became a viral around social networking sites last February 11. The fight ended, or rather halted by Lazarte’s unruly fans. Throwing bottled water, chairs or anything they could hold their hands on.

Johnriel Casimero was born in Ormoc, Leyte, but he now lives in Mandaue City, Cebu.

Sikat na pod ang mga bisdak bai!

Cebuano: lisod
Ilonggo: mabudlay, maiwat

English: Math is difficult.

Cebuano: Ang Math kay lisod.

Cebuano: pinulongan, sinultihan, dayalekto
Ilonggo: hambal

English: What’s your dialect?

Cebuano: Unsa imong pinulongan?

Cebuano: guba, da-ut

English: Do not destroy my toy.

Cebuano: Ayaw gub-a akong dulaan (duwaan).

Cebuano/Ilonggo: ambot, sometimes it is used as expression.

English: I dunno.

Cebuano/Ilonggo: Ambot lang.

I have not seen this movie yet, but the trailer looks it’s quality, and the actors’ faces look good on screen.

Hopefully, it will open the floodgate of Bisaya films in the future.

Manila media is at it again.

Showtime’s Kim Atienza host who’s fond of making fun of Bisaya pronunciations and accents, just made a joke out of a Boholano guest inside the studio who uttered “noybe” which is nine in English,  nueve in Spanish and nuwebe in Tagalog.

The main star of the show Vice Ganda is also guilty of laughing at the Bisayans. But when Anne Curtis corrected him when he mispronounced “Google” for “gogel”, he was upset. Of course he did it in a fun way.

Well if only Bisayans are like me confident and vocal. But this has caused inferiority complex on the majority of the Bisayans. I should know.

Time will come when Manila will respect the Bisayan culture.

English: My father is having fun.
Cebuano: Akong amahan na lingaw.