so we moved to oahu last year in been livin in waikiki since november '08.

at my job there are so many pinoys pero lahat sila ay ilokano. and not only that, when u ask them kung pinoy sila ang sagot ay "hell no, i'm ILOCANO, baby!" like they are so damn proud of it. now i'm all for regional pride. being half bisaya myself, i take pride in my regional flavor as well.

pero... siyempre hindi ko makalimutan na pilipina ako. its like i know that i'm pinay first, and Ilongga second. but here in hawaii, ive discovered that the ilokanos have been here even before the japanese, portuguese, samoan, and chinese. they were here working in pinneapple plantations in maui since forever. so yeah... i can see HOW they see themselves as pacific islanders first, and asian second. i actually think that ilocanos look kinda different from most filipinos i know. for instance, they look purely austronesian malay. i see very little chinese/filipino hybrids (here in hawaii) that suzuka always talks about in the forums.

and native hawaiians actually consider pinoys as kama-ina (kama-ayna), a hawaiian term for local. or "one of us". kinda like "kamag-anak" in tagalog.

so yeah, whats ur take on regional pride away from our mahal na bansa ('pinas)?

Yup Hawaii is practically the lost province of Ilocos region lolz. Saan ka dito sa Waikiki, baka ma stalk kita dito minsan mapunta ako sa Waikiki. Baka naman nagtratrabaho ka sa hospitality/hotel sa Waikiki. Nasa Leeward side ako. Yup marami rin Japanese dito, chicks ko nga eh Japanese girl. Kung magtatagal ka rin la naman dito sa Hawaii, just learn Ilocano dito. Isasanla ka dito pag dika marunong magilokano. Ang alam ko, most Japanese here are from Okinawans and most Filipinos here are Ilocanos.

I'll probably will never show my face to you kasi nai-submit ko yong headshot ko dito lolz, yong iba kong headshot.... sa baba

PS its kamaaina, so you know how to flash you boobs now... I mean shaka "hang loose" hand

bwisit ka. lahat na mga lalakeng pinoy dito pumapatol sa haponesa. turista pa nga, eh. yeah, maraming hapon dito.

i learned a new word. "atarashi design. hai." lolz! nasa kuhio blvd ako. malapit sa dagat.

wow! taga hawaii ka pala. so pm me ur picture, bruddah. btw, do u speak pidgin?

and... hospitality/hotel? ano ka hilo? ulol! may takot ako sa Diyos ano. sa Ala Moana Mall ako nagtatrabaho. kasama ko ang sis ko dito. sa trippler hospital sya nagtatrabaho.

Ilocano pidgin

car = carro
dollar = dolla

Wow 1:30 in da morning, ur still awake, siguro day off mo
yong picture ko, you headshot ng penis ko?

ya. day off ako bukas. yaay! pakalolo all day. lolz!

yuck ano ba yan? wala k bang pics ng mukha mo? bakit ka may pics ng titi mo? omg.

'tangnamo flipsides, nasa hawaii ka pala, 'kala ko pa naman nuon nasa LA ka, baka kamag-anak pa kita hunghang...
'bat naman headshot ng titi mo lang nandito...sana gumaya si najjiah sa'yo...

Are Illocanos darker than normal??

Ilocanos stay to their roots and have pride in their identity. That's the reason why they will tell you what they are and they represent that identity.
The Ilocano history in Hawaii is a long one which is why they are Kamaaina.

Baka mashock tayong lahat kapag may uten rin si najjiah

Aling najjiah...joke lang. Baka nagkasalubong na tayo, last time ko sa Oahu, panay libot namin sa mall.

jesumarijosep! 'wag naman sana mangyari 'yan 'tol...naka ilang beses ko pa naman dinidilaan ang lcd screen ko nang mag post ulit ng pek-tyur si najjiah.

-i don't care if all filipinos have chinese blood or not it's none of my business.
-Sabi nila mainit diyan sa hawaii o mas mainit sa guam,i have relatives in guam.

omg... ilonggo ka gali. *hugz*

they are actually mixed w/ polynesian here in hawaii. they have larger eyes than normal, are taller, and have darker bur reddish brown toned skin.

the former governor of hawaii is also ilocano. http://spotlight.ucla.edu/alumni/bejamin-cayetano_gov/


hindi lang yan. mas malaki pa compared to flipsides. lolz!

anong mall sa oahu? pearlridge o ala moana?

Nai-submit ko lang for fun, sa picture forum, kasi and title ng post was "Post your headshot here", then di nila alam yong headshot naman pala sa baba so na-lolz ako. it was like 2 years ago.

I usually shop at ala moana, most of my clothes are Hollister, AE, A&F, and some Ruehl (all in Ala Moana). I go to Pearlridge for Ecko stuff, my sis like to shop at Waikele, she like the Bebe clothes there. Day off ko di ngayon but back to work tomorrow. So tapos ka ng mag-around da island? Leeward > Ko Olina, Water park; Windward > hmm ano bang nasa Windward, valley of the temple? Sea Life Park, Pali lookout; Northshore > Northshore beach, Waimea Falls.

holy $hit! dont come to the women's store.

today we r goin to waipahu to visit my cuz. and i LOVE northshore. so much better than waikiki & all its noise & tourists. but... its a paradise city, i swear. i freakin love hawaii. i even love the reggae here... i love 98.5. i listen to it all day. your lucky ur born here.

ok... TTYL. btw, sana i get to meet u sumday.

Japanese there are mostly Okinawan? Well, most Filipinos there are Okininanam.


Just kidding

hi babee

I've found that true with Ilocanos everywhere, up in Canada, and here in Tennessee. They take pride in being Ilocano. They speak Ilocano around each other, or sometimes even when there are non-Ilocanos around. And yes, i've noticed that they do look a bit different. They look kinda Pacific Islander. I think they have heavy Negrito admixture

Ala Moana. Pinakamalaking mall kasi na malapit sa hotel where we stayed.

We also went to Waipahu para lang kumain sa Max's

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hi babee
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*hugz*
sup, homie?

negrito as in melanesian? yes true but that still doesnt take into account the height increase among them. ilocanos from hawaii are as tall as native hawaiians. about 5'7 for women and six foot and above for men. arent negritos short and squat?

yummy! bakit hindi ka pumunta sa zippy's nung nasa ala moana mall ka? sarap dun. hawaiian/filipino fast food. much cheaper than max. we also have baustista's here which is really good pinoy fast food.

I should try those on my next Hawaiian vacation.

haha, go to Kalihi and Waipahu it's little Ilocos. lol. Being from Manila, I used to laugh so hard when Bisayans and Ilocanos fight. It's so ridiculously stupid.

My grandfather used to work in Hawaii as a pineapple picker but hes bisaya, but he was home sick and went back to the Philippines, Yeah i got a few half Ilocano cousins, they are bigger built and taller well usually.

fa sho.

we run this b!tch, fo realz. i feel so at home here.

An Ilocano thread.. hmmm.

I can speak Ilocano though my family is from Pangasinan. I associate myself more being a Pangasinense than Ilocano. I'm sure not all Ilocanos in Hawaii are Ilocano-Ilocano. Others are Pangasinenses who can speak Ilocano.

^most of them are from Ilocos...but there are Pangasinan, Zambales, Cagayan, Isabela, N. Ecija, La Union... some families are Igorot too.

OKI NI NAM!

Actually the first Filipinos who went to Hawaii were Bisayans but were later on outnumbered by those coming from Region1.

Same in Mindanao. Whenever 10 Pangasinenses gather and speak Pangalatok, they shift to Ilocano right away when an Ilocano joins them. It's because Ilocanos can't speak Pangasinense but Pangasinenses are able to speak Ilocano.

Many Ilocanos in Mindanao are actually originally Pangalatok from Central Pangasinan. Like Cayabyab, Mamaril, Bongato.

"In 1906 the first fifteen Filipino laborers, all Tagalogs, came to Hawaii."
http://opmanong.ssc.hawaii.edu/filipino/labor.html
I know my filipino grandfather was there when he was around 16 and was sent back home because he wasn't working but just chasing women all day. So this quote my be wrong

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