Words We Learned from our GKYB 2007 Experience

1. sibol: cute kids who will want to cling on you all day long
2. sagip: slightly bigger sibol kids, who also want to play and help build too
3. siga: helpful gardeners who we're sure will be able to make their dreams come true, someday
4. Caretaker Team: our "genies" during the Build - whatever we wish, they give
5. Kapitbahayan team: aka good cooks, great sharers of their talents and time
6. beneficiary family: synonymous to hospitable families willing to open their doors to guests with great pride and uplifted dignity brought about by their beliefs that Gawad Kalinga program works

Of course, there are:

7. Heller!!!!: a kind of greeting for people with like minds; sometimes means, "ano ba yan?"
8. Lazies: families who never got the GK program imbibed into their household despite the various values formation processes provided
9. taho: selling this soya-based glutinous meal on a Saturday morning meant doing a job of one-man with 5 youths shouting "taho" at the top of their voice but not approximating the sale of the lone tahoman; can also mean, a camel stuffed toy given to Canada by our UAE friends
10. kuya: real male angel who will be there always for you; see 5 and 6; can also be Dondi, our service team caretaker, but Junnie is definitely older than Dondi...so this word is not appropriate
11. ate: female no. 10; Bai and Laksmi

There are more:

12. Peektyur Peektyur: this is meant to ask anyone to take a picture of Angel, our good friend from Syria, sometimes a serious pose, but more often than not, a picture Angel would want to be added to his growing modelling portfolio
13. Texas: where Norson comes from. Often is believed to be another country. for example: This is OHagan from the US, and Norson from Texas.
14. Wake Up Time: for some people, one hour after the agreed wake up time.

Lastly, GKYB 2007 stands for Gawad Kalinga Youth Build - a life-changing experience we will all remember for the rest of our lives!

Amen.