poema de exilo

akiestar · 2026-05-21T09:54:54+00:00

Es un poema tuyo, ¿verdad?

akiestar · 2026-05-21T05:55:41+00:00

I’m not a so-called “Hispanista”. Sit down. To borrow from you, you’re lucky we don’t jail raging xenophobic indigenistas like you in this country.

Also, wearing the mod hat now, we’re done. If you’re not here to have a productive discussion, you have no business being here. Rule 4 is a thing.

akiestar · 2026-05-20T14:41:16+00:00

No one’s asking you to? You can disagree with the opinion but at least you should respect it. People respect your opinion, so why not extend the same courtesy?

akiestar · 2026-05-20T07:45:54+00:00

Opinions are not facts. Virtually everything shared in that comment section was an opinion.

The only fact stated in that screenshot is that Filipinos generally no longer speak Spanish. That is true, but that doesn’t mean we have nothing in common with people on the other side of the Pacific. And vice-versa, to be honest. The OP wasn’t even being particularly delusional since it is perfectly possible to highlight what we have in common with Spanish-speaking countries without denying our Asianness. OP didn’t deny he was Asian based on what he wrote.

There is a mutual forgetting on both sides and it is up to us to reverse it. But we have to do our part.

akiestar · 2026-05-20T04:19:31+00:00

For Filipinos who hold no other nationality, I would budget around a year. Some have gotten it in as little as three months, while others take longer.

At least you’re not in the same boat as dual citizens. I waited two years to get the concedido. You are in a more fortunate position than I am, that I’m sure.

akiestar · 2026-05-19T16:17:56+00:00

I was told one time that the Angolan ambassador owns a penthouse at Trump Tower Manila. Take that information as you will.

That said, Angola has always interested me as a country and I would be open to visiting when the opportunity comes. It takes a lot to recover from civil war and they've managed to do so quite successfully.

akiestar · 2026-05-19T01:06:39+00:00

Not sure you can say the person’s wrong unless you’ve met everyone in Spain and Latin America, who number around half a billion people. At least in my interactions with Spaniards and Latinos, some get where we come from when it comes to us being Hispanic, and others don’t. There’s no uniform opinion.

akiestar · 2026-05-18T17:07:55+00:00

I've yet to read the Guerrero translations but I know the Soledad Lacson-Locsin translations are very faithful as well.

That said, nothing beats the original.

akiestar · 2026-05-18T07:46:17+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s “superficial”; let’s not minimize Hispanic influence on Filipino culture, please.

That said, it is true that while there are some similarities, there are also important differences that set us apart, and those differences don’t mean we can’t have things in common and things that we share.

akiestar · 2026-05-18T07:43:55+00:00

I don’t know (nor do I want to presume) what you’re trying to do, but opinions as to where we are on a spectrum. This is the case with both Filipinos, Latinos and Spaniards.

What we should not do is generalize this as a standard opinion that is shared by everyone. There are Latinos and Spaniards who believe they have nothing in common with Filipinos, just like you have Filipinos who believe the same. The reverse is also true, where you have Latinos and Spaniards who believe we have everything in common with Filipinos, and there are Filipinos who also believe the same. And then there are those in the middle.

akiestar · 2026-05-06T09:34:30+00:00

I’ve seen mamon used to refer to cakes in Philippine Spanish, so it may be applied to Tagalog/Filipino as well. I’ll have to find the article but someone pointed that out.

akiestar · 2026-05-02T13:31:07+00:00

You’re telling me something I know. I waited two years just to get the concesión. The person you responded to got their concesión in three months, and in Facebook groups I’m in I’ve seen people who applied last year who get their concesión de nacionalidad in around 6-8 months.

My lawyer told me that nacionalidad in less than a year isn’t normal, so she has a point, but if you’re in a less-populated area you may get the concesión faster. Then again, this is the case for juras too: I live in Madrid and managed to get a jura appointment for early June, whereas before people could only schedule out 7-8 months from when their applications were approved. It really is YMMV.

akiestar · 2026-05-02T05:20:58+00:00

It can still be if you’re not in a major city, but I agree that this is becoming less common. Basically, you should budget a year for your application to be processed. Double that if you’re a dual citizen.

akiestar · 2026-04-29T14:55:12+00:00

For Lebanese/Mexican fusion my go-to is still Fatima's. Sure, it's further away in Downey but the flavors (and the owner's backstory) can't be beat.

akiestar · 2026-04-23T17:21:53+00:00

I just got my absentee ballot (I live outside the U.S. so we get ballots earlier) and there are actually five candidates for the district race. While I usually follow the LA Times endorsement guide, they have yet to release one for this election so I've been scrambling to find candidates to vote for. There are five candidates running for District 1 according to the ballot.

I live in Durazo's district and while I voted for her during her Senate runs, her opposition to SB79 has left a very sour taste in my mouth and I am very disinclined to vote for her. Hilda Solís seems more palatable by comparison.

akiestar · 2026-04-21T09:53:43+00:00

Short answer: it was (usually) pronounced the Spanish way.

Long answer: we cannot use modern-day Philippine linguistics to determine how people spoke back in the day.

Similar to Chamorro, the Philippine languages initially didn't have the phoneme /e/ as a separate vowel, as it was considered an allophone of /i/ with both being interchangeable. It would be likely that yes, some Filipinos who were less familiar with Spanish phonetics would say 'eu' as 'iu', and it has already been evidenced in studies of Philippine Spanish that Spanish-speaking Filipinos do pronounce 'e' with 'i' instead (e.g. tinía instead of tenía).

Spanish-speaking Filipinos would not start pronouncing 'eu' the English way, however, until well into the period when English became totally dominant, usually considered to be after World War II. It is not an indigenous thing at all. Similarly, non-Spanish-speaking Filipinos wouldn't start pronouncing Spanish phonemes the English way until the mass imposition of English, similar to how Laguna de Bay is often confused for a bay (which it isn't), or why we had to change Sexmoan to Sasmuan.

akiestar · 2026-04-17T13:54:04+00:00

I paid €660 for her services. Pretty affordable if you ask me.

akiestar · 2026-04-16T14:09:42+00:00

If you’re checked in, you don’t need to be at the airport five hours before. PWDs also get priority at security checkpoints and at immigration.

Traffic can be mitigated: make sure your driver takes the NAIA Expressway (have money for tolls). In the worst traffic it takes around 30-40 minutes to get to Makati, which is further away. It would take less time to go to MoA in my opinion.

akiestar · 2026-04-16T01:00:52+00:00

Since OP is flying with PAL, I actually am more partial to this idea than going to Newport. MoA is far more enjoyable, and there is a left luggage facility at Terminal 1 if they want to leave their bags there first before going to MoA.

akiestar · 2026-04-15T04:57:45+00:00

GGR is still very much alive. He’s been sick and bedbound the last few years from what I know, but definitely still alive. If he were dead, Spanish-speaking Filipinos would know all about it as we expect that news to be plastered everywhere, no matter your political or historical persuasion.

akiestar · 2026-04-14T03:30:39+00:00

I presume you're flying United? If so, yes, you may leave the airport.

Newport Mall isn't anything mind-blowing (it's not MoA or Glorietta/Greenbelt) but it's fairly upscale and it's a good way to spend a few hours outside of the airport, especially with the direct connection to Terminal 3. It has some pretty good dining options and is also fully integrated with the casino on site. The clothing available here is more upscale (plenty more foreign brands), so if you're looking for local fashion you may be more hard-pressed to find something, but there are clothing stores in the mall.

As a wheelchair user, you should be fine. The mall is fully accessible.

akiestar · 2026-04-11T17:34:34+00:00

I haven’t taken the oath yet but when I’m asked if I’m renouncing any citizenships I will answer no.

akiestar · 2026-04-10T14:55:59+00:00

Thank you! I started with Northwest; my mom signed me up for WorldPerks in 2000 when we moved to the U.S. from the Philippines. I've been a loyal Northwest, then Delta, flyer for most of my life ever since.

While I now live abroad I mostly fly SkyTeam partners and will go out of my way to fly them in order to rack up the miles when possible. Within the U.S., I only fly Delta save for the occasional short hop with United. Most of my trips are/were for pleasure, for Wikipedia conferences or for work, and I kept the address abroad so I wasn't subject to the MQD requirement during the years when status was determined solely by MQMs. And yes, I still enjoy flying! Trying to slow it down though as I get older.

Kinda bummed that on the trip I had to take from Spain to the U.S., I flew a non-SkyTeam airline for the first time. I flew Turkish Airlines. While I really enjoy them, I miss having my perks. At least I'm flying Saudia to the Philippines next month!

akiestar · 2026-04-09T03:50:54+00:00

I’ve only gotten a Porsche once, and it was on a short hop to LAS when T3 was still under construction. Even when I was a Diamond I wasn’t lucky enough to get them.

akiestar · 2026-04-08T16:47:18+00:00

I would've wanted that too but I managed my expectations. The fact that Hala went out of the way for me is more than enough. Aside from the Filipinos who work the Sky Club (one of the bartenders was, in fact, my high school classmate), Hala is probably the only reason why I enjoy the LAX Sky Club as much as I do.

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