Alsooo many Filipino sexual euphemisms came from the agricultural lexicon. Say, "bayuhin" (ang palay), "araruhin", "tigang" (ang lupa), "pulot gata", etc. This is reflective of how agrarian lifeways shaped language in a conservative PH society
Just came across an artist who makes tiny paintings. Only one had this frame. Instead of 1 Ship in a storm, found while heartbroken, it’s 2, at calm seas, in watercolor, found while I’m deeply in love. I revisit this old post, only to find it went viral exactly 1 year ago today