Who says Facebook is only for the young ones? Not with our young at heart baps and dars! (Ne po?)
Renowned Kapampangan photographer Borj Meneses sparked the idea of localizing the viral ‘Titos and Titas of Manila’ and gave birth to our version of ‘Baps and Dars of Pampanga’.
In less than three months since its creation in November 2017, the Facebook group gained a total of 66, 916 active members and followers (as of January 6) who were born in late 60′ to 80’s and early 90’s.
On being asked ‘nanu ing sangkan o bat maeengganyu lang makyabe keng diskusyun?’, our baps and dars revealed they are fond of back reading good vibes posts while learning ’19 copung-copung amanung kapampangan’ that is now less heard and used.
Some millennials no longer apprehend dirul (sagap), langgotsi (saku), habreti (luklukan) and pulkirya (binabi/salaula).
Expressions such as ‘niaman na ken saken’, bakit buldit kapilan pitaklan nokarin margarin’, swelu mo ne?’, eka mate?’, ‘o dyang dirit’ and others relive memories of the good-old days of ‘salikutan ampo tagalan lalam ning masalang bulan’.
Our baps and dars living abroad see the group as a stress reliever, making them feel ‘home at last’ whenever they join such discussions.
Trivia and fill in the blanks are the most liked posts in the group. Some have asked for the plural of rice and witty minded baps and dars answered rice terraces, extra rice and unli rice and the latter.
More so, BDP Facebook group became a love factory for single baps and dars looking for their ‘forever’.
Now we, millennials, know what are apu and ingkung, bapa and dara are up to. Whether it may be intended for past time, source of entertainment, stress beater, and so on – thank you – for we are learning more from your vibrant past.
Luid kayu Baps and Dars! Luid ya ing Kapampangan!