Manipud idi nagbasbasaak kadagitoy artikel nga Ilokano ditoy MVP, nariing man ti riknak ken pampanonot ko no makasuratak met ti uray ania a topiko nga aramatek ti bukod ko a sao. Kabaelak ngata wenno masursurok met la ngata nga adalen dagitay nauuneg ken ‘complex’ nga Ilokano tapno maiyebkas ko a nalaing ti kapampanunotak, wenno maipaawat ken maipalawag ko a naimbag ti linaon ken mensahe iti innak isursurat? Dagita nga saludsod man ti nagwarwaras ditoy panunot ko sakbay nga inrugik ti nagsurat ken daytoy ita. Padpadasek ngarud nga irugi barbareng awan unay ti mangkritikar ti kinakurapay na daytoy a napundar ko. Ipakpakaunak lattan kakabsat a saanak nga mannurat, adda la bassit regget ti riknak nga agbalin koma a maysa met uray ‘amateur level’ laeng a makuna ti magun-odak. Nasayaat la a pagpalpalabasan ti oras aglalo no saanak unay a busy ti trabahok, hobby nga kunada ti Ingles.
 
Ngem bayat ti panagbasbasak kadagitoy naisursurat ditoy nga Ilokano, maamiris ko nga nakurang pay la gayam ti ammok iti bukod ko nga pagsasao. Adda latta met  pangripripiripak kadagitay dadduma nga phrases ngem saan a nalawag kaniak no ania ti husto a kaipapanan na, kas koma ti panagiyab-ablat ni manong Bert (Ugalino) kadagitay Ilokano nga artikel na, ken kadagitay dadduma pay nga agsursurat ti Ilokano ditoy. Adda met dagitay sao nga sabali ti pannakaisawang na no idasig ko ti ammok a pannakaiyebkas na, ngem uray no kasta maawatak lattan no ania ti kayat na a sawen. 

A previous request from two bona fide Magsingalenos, who are also keen members of MVP site, has indeed prompted me to write something on Germany. There are of course countless and readily available information in the internet about the country from history, culture, tradition to politics, sports, sauerkraut but hardly anything that presents closer than a bird’s eye view, or based on prolonged observation as well as accumulation of nitty-gritty yet unbiased information. But more importantly perhaps is someone who can also relay information in a ‘user-friendly’ manner. Oftentimes, reading literatures written formally about a certain country generates less enthusiasm, and as a result, absorbing key facts does not seem to sink in properly in my head. I always believe that conveying something to anybody for whatever reason or purpose, the language used has to be plain, simple and enticing enough for a reader to read it through to the end. And if possible and appropriate, be presented with a touch of humour too... the creaming of a cake so to speak. A reader smiling in between while reading what you’ve written is, to me, a fulfilment in itself.

22 December 2008 - UK

The rapid advancement of technology is mind-boggling for many and has revolutionized the way people do their business daily, whether it is categorized as personal, domestic or corporate one. In every household, it is now common to own at least one pc. A typical office has a computer on every desk, a set of printers and maybe one or two fax machines. Wired telephones seem like accessories these days, gathering dust somewhere in a corner and has become a secondary method of communication, superseded by the wireless phone where everybody seems to own and carry one - an affordable luxury. Instead, phone lines have been upgraded to xDSL or broadband for fast internet connections, eliminating the need for modems. For cell phones, the all-in-one integration of voice, video and data (internet) calls, together with other gizmos like mp3 player, satellite navigation and camera, makes it even more popular, a ‘must-have’ for everyone especially the teens.