Lakbay-Aral (Scholarship) With Jun V. Redor

Thank you so much, Rolando "Jun" V. Redor, for enlightening me on the etymology and the Filipino translation of the word "scholar.”

"Scholar" comes from the Greek word "schole," meaning "a leisurely walk or stroll given to learning” --- An apt Filipino term would then be "lakbay-aral." Well, that's the true spirit of scholarship: a continuous journey to discovery and learning, and never a finished destination. Read the conversation in this Facebook post.

My lifelong learning desire

is to be a scholar of many fields and my interaction with you at Sonolux Asia in the 90s

opened up for me the fields of “Philippine Sociology, History, Cinema” and many more, as areas of scholarship that I have pursued (in varying stages of exploration) even long after our status as co-workers has ceased.

Post by Rom Cumagun.

My gratitude to you

My Photo Album on Tayabas page 1

My Photo Album on Tayabas page 2

Tayabas Church bell

because 

you have sent me off

Paraiso Resort, Tayabas

to an exciting journey

Lambanog with Tayabas ladies

to these lands.

Horseback riding in Tayabas

Many days, I think about more opportunities to do scholarly work (and play) with you and now that I am with

University of Santo Tomas: The Catholic University of the Philippines,

it is imperative for me to study things Catholic and things Filipino.

Tayabas Church Brochure front and back cover

I find exploring “Tayabas Church Scholarship”

Tayabas Church brochure inside front cover

a perfect combination.

Tayabas Church brochure title page with
Jun Redor's note to Rom Cumagun

Your invitation:

may I invite you some time to visit my town Tayabas. Let's have a stroll on culture and history through heritage walks and an experience of local rituals: hambuhan, awitan, igbahan, suob, mayohan, hagisan, pasintabi...... Then you'll find yourself becoming a "co-scholar" of LIFE itself, and simply immersed into ordinary people's life stories.

is an advice on the scholarship method, to which I agree is the best way to go about learning Tayabas.

It is also a challenge of "living the Tayabas learning" which I know and feel is worth taking.

Doing it with you, a full-blooded Tayabas scholar, makes the work even more motivating.

Post by Rom Cumagun.

Thank you for inviting; I accept your invitation.

Wishing you prosperity and long life in Tayabas and Asian Social Institute!

Rom Cumagun posted a link to Jun V. Redor's timeline. 3:13am

Teacher Rom Cumagun: Lakbay-Aral (Scholarship) With Jun V. Redor romcumagun.blogspot.com THANK YOU MY DEAR FRIEND, I CONTINUE TO LEARN WITH YOU! http://romcumagun.blogspot.com/2014/07/lakbay-araljunredor.html — looking for Tayabas Scholarship with Luisita Ortega and 7 others at Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines.

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