Jeremias Andrade Carrera
23 Nov 2006

Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico:

Your column will be more effective if you can provide the public where those items are available or if sketches, drawings, illustrations of what you are describing can be made available to the public.

The public consisting of mostly poor people especially the farmers need help in the form of technology transfer, not technology exploitation by those in power or in-the-know. These so-called inventions are available in the internet free of charge, so these so-called inventors better provide it at minimal fee because sooner than they can imagine, their invention will be actually be exposed as an antiquated technology.

Anyone needing a design of solar dryer can contact me and I will provide them the information they will need free of charge-NO SECRET, NO PATENT BS.

Ms Ric
23 Nov 2006

Point taken, Emmanuelle.

A few weeks ago, I was asked to translate “Pang-ilang presidente ng Pilipinas si Pangulong Arroyo?” The best I could come up with was “Where would Arroyo be in the sequential succession of Presidents of the Philippines?” I was told it was contrite, and it does sound off.

Speaking of translation, does anyone know what “Caramba” means? I say it when exasperated or annoyed, not knowing what it really means. Any ideas, Mr. Villafania?

While we’re at it, how about clearing up some of these abbreviations, initials, acronyms, whatever you call ‘em: Con-ASS, as opposed to what? Pro-ASS? Sounds like something they should shove up someone’s body part. Con-Con, que? Cha-cha, dance anyone? How about PADUGO, is this where the doctors bash their irons and woods unto unsuspecting little dimpled heads? My favorite – COCOPEA, a cornucopia of educational guns who’s gone coocoo? CHED, isn’t he an actor? PACUCAO, this almost sounds… not clean.

Whew! The Pinoy’s penchant at making up new words sometimes gets in the way of my understanding what in heaven’s name you guys are writing about.

Eduardo Pontaoe
23 Nov 2006

To: Jerry

Enjoy! It’s your day, dude. There’s nothing fitting than the unrelenting fight to outsmart father time.

And you can proudly say, “The name is Carrera….Jeremias Andrade Carrera”. Happy Birthday!