Pacific Rims - Book Promo in Tagalog By Rafe Bartholomew

[k4r3nb]

Are you kidding me? This is so awesome.

[MrJayseg]

mas magaling sya magtagalog kesa sa akin LOL fml

[greymatter08]

Wow.. lupit plang mag taglog nito.Pero mas magaling parin ung pag sulat nya, ilang ulit ako natawa sa bawat chapter ng Pacific Rims.. At mas madami pa ko ntutunan tungkol sa basketball history natin kesa sa ating sariling media mismo. It's a book worth reading by every hoop hungry Filipino. Props.

[bulbangs]

rafe's the best!

[makeiteasyable]

wow kahit hindi ka taglog your proud to speak taglog

[rikimarujin]

ang galing =)

[ambercruz100]

haahaha salamat dude!

[Lolihime66]

O___O

Man's got skills. Galing mo mg salita ng Tagalog! :D

[bsmeter]

I love this guy. Check out this poignant video: "Philippine Basketball Association TV Commercial (Original Upload)" here on YouTube.

[jmkenola]

Rafe comeback sign my book!

[helloisa22]

Ang galing mo. You even say "June" the proper Pinoy way ("djun" - medyo matigas na "j")! Mabuhay ka Rafe. I promise to buy a copy kahit wala akong alam sa basketball. :)

[sillyphratics]

D'awww... the way you speak tagalog is so cute. You speak Tagalog better than me and I'm Filipino :|

[mobycat33]

I wish I could speak Tagalog as well as Rafe.

[Ria1209]

I'll find your book soon.

[cheerfu108]

О чём это он?

[csundita]

@cheerfu108 о баскетболе на Филиппинах.

[maharlika1977]

will get a copy..

[kaloymagan]

Galing Nya mag tagalog

[D1outsider]

I didn't know about this until now... sana nakapunta ako sayang... subscribed na ako for update next time. More power!

[adzez]

WTF!

I remember a an American (white guy) driving a Jeepney passenger in Manila with PERFECT Filipino accent. Spoke to him in English and spoke back in PERFECT American accent.

I was impressed. Gave him an extra 500 pesos.

[adzez]

WTF!

[appletis]

grabe ang passion sa basketball but still, law2 pa rin sila! btw, this guy speaks better tagalog than me and im half filipino! haaay..

[abdulaziz697]

KUYA, bibili talaga ako ng libro mo, nakakatuwa ka kasi galing mong magtagalog, mas may pusong pinoy kapa compare sa nakakarami...I salute you...

[markvinas31]

basketball tayo. trippings lng! =))

[yuriandrephil]

wow! ang galing managalog :) nice one.

[Heujjinhyu]

kahanga-hanga.

[baconback]

Got the book! Funny stuff and lots of heartwarming stories! Good stuff!

[CastaKissandSmile]

Nice i liked it ! :D

[CastaKissandSmile]

Nice ! :D I will support you ~ :D

[CastaKissandSmile]

Nice ! :D

[kheiceee]

hmmm kaya cguru sha mgalin mag tagalog because his half. buhh yeah not all halfss are like that.

[riotofblood05]

bought this book last month.........................­....

and I totally enjoyed it, I finished it in less than a week which is rare for me since I tend to lose my interest in things very easily.

And I also think that it is Ironic that a man came from a land in which Philippine basketball has rarely been heard of has re-invigorated my love for Philippine hoops.

[edwinjangao]

Rafe is the next alex compton na magaling managalog. Very impressive.

[bituin]

wow ang galing niya mag salita ng tagalog ah

[welkin009]

omg. ive never seen a foreign person to speak fluent tagalog. astig mo kuya! grear job on your book and thank you for seeing our passion in basketball and for spending your time in the phillipines just to knoe us better. kudos for you kuya rafe! :))

[hephaestion143]

hi paeng bartolomeo!

[coolfeet77]

I just ordered the book on Amazon.com. He's one neat guy, so unassuming. And speaks better Pilipino than I do.

[coolfeet77]

I just ordered the book on Amazon.com. He's one neat guy, so unasuming. And speaks better Pilipino than I do.

[davejohnbatista]

This guy should be commended by the Philippine Government. Can't believe someone would want to invest time and talent to write such book for Pinoys, and he ain't even Pinoy. I'll find your book here and buy i'll buy me some. Kudos Rafe! God Speed!

[goddessnextdoor1]

Wow! Aaah....he speaks better Tagalog than me. *hides face in shame* And by the way, I think I just met my soulmate. LOL.

[malerain]

nice command of the Filipino language! Mas magaling ka pa sa mga kaibigan ko. :) KUDOS

[jammy30]

ang galing mo naman

[behindhzleyes18]

I admire him for fully immersing himself in his Filipino experience, teaching basketball and profoundly learning the language. He's got the dialect and even the tone down. I'm impressed.

[Serradador]

Thank you for your unmeasurable efforts in writing this book. I wish I was in New York but if you are ever in Sacramento, I will be one of your supporter. I also applaud you in your knowledge of the Tagalog ///

[ghiodee20]

wew ang galing nya! MAHUSAY sa wikang tagalog!

[nikkiceline1022]

ohh my gosh epic win!! this dude rocks!!

[denille23]

good command of tagalog! very nice

[dizzyantonette]

his tagalog is not bad. not bad at all. kudos.

[AlainIsCrazy]

HOTNESS.

[pinoybigbuboy]

ang galing mo dude! mahal na kita!

[findthem34]

3 things you will find unique in the philippines 1. barangay hall 2. statue of Dr. jose rizaL and 3. basketball court.

is there any paper back version of this book??

thanks for creating a book about philippine basketball your the man is there also a sequel of this book i can give some street ball definitions hehehe!

[royalagc]

As a Filipino American, and lived in the Philippines--- It's truly proud to see a "white guy" talk filipino. Galing! Proud na Proud ako...

[perireka]

love ur accent .. heehehe

[MrRudy104]

CHU-PAENG!!! CHU-PAENG!!!

hahahahahaha...

love the book by the way

[firechamphokage]

ahaha both my mother's and my dream come true. a white boy who speaks tagalog! hella legit. while my listening skills are fluent, because I was raised in the states and mainly spoke English, my speaking skills suck bad!

Good job, Rafe!

[kidrainenfina]

Wahahahha!! WOW!!! well done!! im really glad that this guy is so nice tlaga~ ^_^

[raulooo]

why all are saying he speaks tagalog better than they? are u Philippine? -_-

[angisonfire]

he speaks tagalog WAY better than me lol. and hes cute too :)

[slownsilent]

Wow.

[Synapzze]

He puts my Tagalog skills to shame. D:

Or lack thereof. Gosh, I hate my generation. :|

[nikkaaaaaay]

woah, I need to learn how to speak tagalog as fluent as you! D:

[hoybianca]

puts me to shame . i can barely speak or understand tagalog .

mad props to this dude .

[JoeStyle8]

Hi all please find Rafe in Facebook any questions regarding his book. Thanks for watching!

[17jonchris]

@JoeStyle8

Hi Joe...I'm really inspired by how dedicated you are in your research about the Philippine basketball...and also by the fact that you had been absorbed by our country... You did a great job bro! A?s a Filipino I'm proud of that... I am also inspired because I also want to be a journalist someday...I'm already a freshman college student... Keep it up bro...keep on inspiring too! Hey bro..I want to add you up on Facebook...but I can't see your account there.. I also want to buy a copy

[17jonchris]

@JoeStyle8

Great job bro! I also want to be a journalist someday! Nice job! Your an inspiration!

[17jonchris]

@JoeStyle8

Nice book bro!! Keep it up!

[17jonchris]

@JoeStyle8 Hey bro, are you still here in the Philippines? By the way, thanks for uplifting our culture in spite of unfair judgments against us. You are our instrument, you made us all proud. Thanks dude! :P You're my idol! Keep it up!

[dante144]

Blew my mind. Guy speaks better Tagalog than me!

[fredclado]

ang galing nya magtagalog mukhang may pusong pinoy to ah bilib ako sa u tol

[RascallFlatts1182]

Thank for loving the philippines.. kakaiba ang passion mo sa bansa namin !!!

[Nonymous77]

wow! your tagalog is amazing.

Saan ka nag-aral para magsalita ka mabuti.

[dadyr1]

pang bobola nanaman ng mga puti.

nagpapabola naman sa white chocolate ang chocolati

[rockjerk]

Wow! did Mr Rafe live in the Philippines?

[ggirl143]

You make me super proud to be Pinoy. Grabe, astig mo magTagalog, down to the fillers of "ah, at, ano", you got it down to a pat! ^_^ Maraming salamat Rafe, for loving my country enough to write about us and promote the book in our language. I just hope other Filipinos are just as proud of their race ^_^ Thumbs up!

[iamhot06]

Wow, I didn't know you had it in you Rafe. Good Job! :DDD

-Marah-

[shuiichiro]

Whoohoo!!! Pano pumunta jan :D

[taby32]

Akin ka na lang , LOL

[matutina5]

amazing!! clap! clap! he looks like Daniel Jones

[bluecalm85]

hehe hes cute!

[advocate928]

God Bless You, Bro

[giljhett]

he is amazing..

[paquitochips]

astig!

[myxenne]

Funny thing, he has fillers. Ang dalas nung pag singit nya ng "ano" in between sentences/words. Aliw, natural na natural :D

[critiqual009]

@myxenne

parang sa mga pinoy din kapag nag-eenglish

[henry2087]

With all the accents. Ang galing mo. Pinabilib mo ang maraming Pilipino. Congrats Rafe Bartholomew

[apoltata]

Astig!! galing nya. nakakatuwa naman makakita ng ganto. hehe..

[kupalo818]

bibili ako nyan. hehe. astig ka paeng. :)

[aldrin8698]

Because of how good he speaks our language, I'm thinking of buying a copy of his treatise. :)

[neomarked20]

Galing!

[bencarlogallevo]

ganun pala ang bigas ng bartholomew..bar-to-lo-me pala hahaha....thanks rafe..he kinda lose some of the grammars near the end but who cares? he speaks tagalog better than me!!! hahaha

[sedna16]

Rafael, I'll look for your book and buy it. :D

You're really great, at kuha mo pa yung accent ng mga filipino kapag nag-iisip. "ano" :D

[buckace27]

ang galing mo, rafe! mas magaling ka pang mag-Tagalog kaysa sa akin! ROFL! nakakatuwa'ng marinig yung Tagalog mula sa isang dayuhang (foreigner) katulad mo. i was touched by your gesture to promote your book in tagalog. thanks too for taking the time and interest in the filipino's passion about basketball. i'm not an afficiondo myself but filipinos are really hooked on this game. as a matter of fact, there's an inter-village game going on in our place inspite of the rain! God bless you! V^.^

[riygoa]

sweet..

[pepcycool]

LOL.. I thought he Was one of the mormons that approaches Random people.. ^.^

[chopinsky]

very impressive!! you're so fluent in Filipino language! =)

[Musichei]

wow!!! touch naman kaming mga filipino.

sa mga sinabi ni Rafe Bartholomew.

God bless ^_^

[osobear26]

galeng mag tagalog ni kuya

[zpahc]

astig ka rafe!!! bibilhin ko yang libro mo

[plsartorio22]

wow haha!! nice keep it up bro!! :)) galing haha

[williegie]

Wow! Ang galing mo nga, Rafe! This guy rocks.

[voniak289]

what the frick?! that was freakin amazing!!!! you sound like a filipino!!! greatly admire this!!! amazing! ang galing mo!!! saw you on yahoo..haha

[onichi22]

I wonder what cam recorder was used...

[JoeStyle8]

@onichi22 Recorded using Canon T2i, 50mm f/1.8 lens. :)

[onichi22]

@JoeStyle8 were there any video effects over the recording? I really like the atmosphere of the video, its very warm. Were the lens and the cam bought separately? what are the prices XD? thanks by the way ^^

[Luthgard]

wow...ang galing mong mag tagalog kuya...bilib ako sau...thanks for loving the filipinos...

[jhisk]

wow. just wow.

I'll be sure to check your book when it's available on the Philippines

[nlgenspringael]

wow galing naman, buti pa to kahit hirap pa mag-Filipino ay parang proud pa siya...

di tulad ng iba diyan pilit na pillit mag-english...

[micahtanxoxo]

you speak filipino better than me <3 xD

[mdmct]

wehehehehe! ang galing mo naman! Binabati ka namin! Dasal namin ang iyong patuloy na tagumpay at maligayang buhay! Masarap pakinggan ang salitang Tagalog na nagmumula sa isang dayuhang tulad mo at kinikilala ang "passion" ng mga Pilipino s larong basketbol. Maraming salamat sa iyo! Mabuhay ka Rafael!

[tsuriisha]

OMG MAHAL NA KITA! <3 Pakasalan mo ko? HAHAHA joke lang.

[SendMeAnAngel09]

@tsuriisha

Ako rin, gusto ko pakasalan mo ako :-) hehehe... mahal na rin kita :-)))

[ThreesiXtydegreeS]

@tsuriisha slut

[reasonableskeptic]

OMGEEE!!! Ang gwaaaaaaaaapo mo naman! Todo ngiti ako habang pinapanood ka! Ahihihihi. Ang swerte naman ng mapapangasawa mo. (Sana ako, hihihi). Btw, kamukha mo si Christopher Gorham.

[vmj51]

Wow, you're good! :D Very fluent too! :D I hope your books become best sellers!

[Goddess19832]

OMG Rafa! I fall inlove with how fluent you speak in Tagalog. That shows the love you have for the Filipinos. How cute! A talented American writer that can speak Tagalog and very cute which is a BIG bonus. Goodluck for everything. Sure I would get one of your books. All the best Rafa....

[Goddess19832]

OMG Rafa! I fall inlove with how fluent you speak in Tagalog. That shows the love you have for the Filipinos. How cute! A talented American writer that can speak Tagalog and very cute which is a BIG bonus. Goodluck for everything. Sure I would get one of your books. All the best Rafa....

[94bhea]

OMG!!! Grabeh ka tol hahaha keep it up I'm sure many Filipinos will come

[BOYHENYO123]

bibili ako ng liiiibro mo!!

[igeramos]

Mahal din kita.

[chocnutbabe]

i love you Rafe! you're hot. :)

[siwonsaranghaee]

Your filipino is magaling! :)

[cheskypesky]

oh gawd you are ADORABLE! marry me... <3

[tiffz26]

marry me! loljk

[lalabies7]

oh my god, i just stumbled on this. & dammet i just left new york. he's so cute when he speaks filipino, it's adorable!!

[stan5557]

i love you Rafe.......

[kindjoy20]

i will do that nice God brought you here with purpose and I know this will create a change anywhere around the world.

[crosseyed55]

i always wondered to those who can't speak/understand Tagalog, how does it sound?? like chinese and korean sound similar to me (cuz i can't distinguish the 2) as well as italian and spanish. what does tagalog sound like? when i say sound i mean its overall tone in a random crowd.

[amelialourdes]

@crosseyed55 I've always wondered the same thing. I have no idea since I just hear it all in English in my head but I wonder. I hear a lot of round tones in the language.

[rafeboogs]

@CUCProductions You're right. I tried to clarify this with an earlier comment. I should have said first book of its kind, in that it's narrative non-fiction that tries to explain the role of basketball in Philippine culture. There are excellent books already by Beth Celis and others, but they are more like coffee table books. My apologies for misspeaking.

[xB0w1ofR1cex]

Too bad all Filipinos except me are short. Hahaha. 

[SALAUTAinternet88]

i love basketball but the language is amazing never seen so much passion in words, is this filipino language?

[jjqnario]

@SALAUTAinternet88 Yup, it sure is. :)

[purpleturd04]

omg he speaks better than me

[sfgdragon]

jo tudtud! lol

[softballx719]

i can't even speak tagalog as well as he can && i'm filipino! :O

[rizaline14]

This guy can speak tagalog better than i do and i'm filipino....amazing. He must have a great deal of passion for Philippines and the countrymen.

[Aruchinjiru]

Very impressive! You even got the accent down and the facial expressions do not look awkward at all!

Tagalog is my fourth language, I can understand it very well but speaking is hard since I never used it as a daily language but I learned it at formally school from a very young age.

I'm not a big supporter of Philippine basketball mainly because Philippines will never be globally competative at it, thus will never reap the benefits. We are just short people, we'll got owned by NBA players.

[yuofel]

@Aruchinjiru i don't quit agree yes there are asians who are small but generalizing it would be wrong, there are filipinos huge filipinos who can go head to head with nba players. like danny ildefonso, yes philippines isnt't globally competitive but PH players do actually have games with NBA allstar players from time to time and they do pretty good i have to say.

[miyakohearty]

wow you look hot....!

[koralbchh]

i can't even speak tagalog and i'm filipino-american ! -.-

[OhSnapitsJuzDin]

this is so random being on my homepage. haha

and pretty weird watching a white guy speak fluent. haha

[renndelacruz]

Galing mo, Rafe. Looking forward to getting a copy of your book. Let's talk about Hoops sometime.

[rafeboogs]

@renndelacruz Anytime. @rafeboogs is my twitter a

[rafeboogs]

One fact-check from the author: This is technically not the first book in the world about Philippine basketball. Pinoy sports writers like Beth Celis, Recah Trinidad and others have written coffee table books featuring the best players in Philippine history and the history of the PBA. I should have said this is the first book of its kind, that is, a narrative non-fiction book that tries to explain the role basketball plays in Philippine culture. Maraming maraming salamat sa inyong lahat!

[ermastarr]

Impressive! You speak Tagalog really well! Were you born there? Or did you study the language for your book?

[rafeboogs]

@ermastarr Thanks! I'm still learning! Born and raised in NYC, but started studying Tagalog in 2005 just before I went to live in QC. It took me mga three years to get acceptable, and I'm still working at improving until now.

[iamkilos]

im half filipino and half hawaiian and i still dont have an accent as good as him D:

[Xen1zation]

How much is the book I think I want to get a copy. Also is it available in All National Bookstore nationwide or just a selected NB branch?

[rafeboogs]

@Xen1zation Medyo mahal eh. 950 php at National. There are 1500 more copies arriving in the Philippines soon, so it should be easier to find. Still very hard to find outside of Manila. Sorry about that.

[dogbadgereye]

kaya mo bato

[indierockandroller]

His accent is almost flawless :)

[demiwootwoot]

aww :) im filipino and didnt even understand most of what he said. so cute.

[dreanab]

He is so good at speaking Tagalog, much respect!  I wish you the best of luck with your book. I'm actually going to check this out at the Barnes and Nobles here in Virginia, very interesting. Thank you!

[rafeboogs]

@dreanab It should be available there. If you can't find it in the story, there's always Amazon! Thanks so much!

[lollipop2741]

Wow, I could actually understand you! :D

[TheFridayProductions]

English, please!

[MyJan08]

you're so good in speaking tagalog!!! :)

[sunnyinvladivostok]

magaling ka magtagalog! saan tinuturuan mo?

[rafeboogs]

@sunnyinvladivostok Tinuruan ako ni Becca Dizon sa Pilipinas. Taga Nueva Ecija siya kaya malalim talaga ang Tagalog niya.

[entzz]

Wow! Ang sarap palang mapakinggan ang isang dayuhang nag fifilipino wow!

[kindjoy20]

Hello there Bartholome I like the fact that you posted this video having a foreign visiting our country means that our country is safe and very hospitable. I am glad that you choose philippines for advocacy ( naks nosebleed hehe). I wanna see the book and actually read it where can I have a copy?

[rafeboogs]

@kindjoy20 It's available at National Bookstore, Fully Booked and PowerBooks in Metro Manila.

[Igelishus]

hehehe

[WheelieMaster85]

@meisouvlaki

how does my mother have anything to do with this? she doesnt speak tagalog either, was that supposed to be some kind of insult? if so then you failed to offend me. you sir, are a tool.

[WheelieMaster85]

im filipino but i have no desire to learn tagalog!!!

[ronaraullo]

@WheelieMaster85 Well no one is forcing you to do so, but you got to see that you are being a troll here. If you are so ashamed of being of Filipino descent then you shouldn't even be here in the first place right?

[washmuki671]

Woohoo!

Your awesome :)

[JoeStyle8]

@arvinjohnpaul then i think you should check out my Philippine Day parade video. Enjoy! :)

[JoeStyle8]

@arvinjohnpaul If this makes your proud... please check out my Philippine Day Parade video... enjoy!!! :)