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Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
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Hosted by veteran journalists Susan Enriquez, ‘I Juander’ uncovers the truth behind widely-accepted Filipino customs, beliefs, and questions.
Watch 'I Juander' every Sunday, 8:00 PM on GTV. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes. #iJuanderGTV
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00:00The flowers are really beautiful and fragrant.
00:14Every month of February, the flowers you see are left and right again.
00:22But the flowers that are usually used as gifts have other uses.
00:29Be lucky in business when you make use of the beautiful flowers of Kawayan.
00:34What I used to earn was around Php 500 up to Php 700, sometimes Php 1,000.
00:40But now, it's Php 2,000 to Php 4,000 per day.
00:45When I drink this, I can feel the happiness in my eyes.
00:53This is a very delicious food trip made with delicious ingredients.
01:03It tastes like potato chips.
01:09I visited a special friend.
01:13You can imagine that she is free from pain.
01:17If they are not with you, it will be painful.
01:23But if you think about it, their life will be better.
01:28Then you will have an angel.
01:31Let's know more about flowers.
01:33Local?
01:34Sampaguita?
01:37Santa Cruzan?
01:40Sunburn?
01:43Blackburn?
01:45Cigarette?
01:47I wonder what are the amazing uses of flowers.
01:54Business or love life?
01:56Don't choose because it can be both.
01:59But the secret is not just flowers, but the flowers of Kawayan.
02:07In the province of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro,
02:10a medicinal plant or albulary is known for its use.
02:15Because the effect of Kawayan is very strong.
02:18The flowers of Kawayan are effective because there is belief.
02:22That is where the guidance of the flowers of Kawayan comes from.
02:31Yael was just a child when he was brought up in the world of medicine.
02:34Since I was a child, my parents knew how to cure me.
02:42Until he reached the age of 18.
02:45Yael embraced it as a job.
02:48And his parishioners often asked for the luckiest flower of Kawayan.
02:55Because on the tree behind Yael's house, there is a flowering Kawayan.
03:00The best time to harvest the flowers of Kawayan is on the first Friday of the month.
03:07Because for us Antingero, Gamatero and Albularyo,
03:12the first Friday is one of the days we believe is the best time to harvest.
03:21The flowers of Kawayan are dried and prayed for to be more effective.
03:27One of the lucky days is for John.
03:31Before, I was earning a small amount of money.
03:35I was not able to earn 1,000 pesos. I was very poor.
03:37Now, since I became a lucky person,
03:40not only am I earning 1,000 pesos a day, but it is increasing.
03:45John has been a vendor of many things for a long time.
03:49He started selling flowers and snacks.
03:53That is the reason for his hard work.
03:54I already have a family. I am also living on my own.
03:58At the same time, I need to build a house so that I can have my own house.
04:04But sometimes, it is not enough to just discard.
04:08Sometimes, you need to be with someone for good luck.
04:12I met her when she was vlogging.
04:16I watched her and I commented.
04:19That is when I found out that she has flowers of Kawayan.
04:24I was thinking, what is this for?
04:29Now, when she told me how to use it, I tried it.
04:34When I found out that it is for good luck, my business continued.
04:40The flowers that are placed in a bottle with oil and saturation are always brought by John.
04:46When I put it in my bag, I always carry it with me.
04:51I always bring it to my customers.
04:54It is like a show to people.
04:56That is why if his income before was not more than 1,000 pesos a day,
05:02now, he earns 4,000 pesos a day.
05:07I believe because I already tried it.
05:10That is why I will never give up.
05:13If you still do not believe in the power of flowers,
05:18our wanderer, Brian, used flowers of Kawayan to fall in love with her,
05:24Teph.
05:26I am a friend that I really like, but she is just a friend to me.
05:32At first, I did not notice her.
05:36I did not like her.
05:37I did not like her.
05:39I get irritated when I see her.
05:43She always follows me wherever I go.
05:47She is always looking for me wherever I go.
05:50Because Brian's strategy did not work, her next move…
05:55Seriel is a well-known healer here in our barangay.
05:59I immediately sent her to ask for help from him.
06:03He taught me how to put it in drinking water.
06:08And when I drink this, I can feel the energy that is looking at me.
06:17Brian's strategy became effective.
06:20On December 25, I was bitten by a mosquito.
06:25That is when I felt that I had feelings for him.
06:31I confessed to him.
06:33It was so sweet.
06:35It is very rare to find a guy like that.
06:40Flowers are effective.
06:43But when Tiffany found out about the flowers of Kawayan,
06:47their relationship became a bit tense.
06:51At first, I was afraid because I am not familiar with those things.
06:56Of course, something bad might happen to me.
06:59But Brian proved to her that his love is more than the flowers of Kawayan.
07:06It depends on his effort.
07:10For me, it is not just because of the flowers that I like him,
07:17but it is just a natural feeling.
07:21That is why the two are happily in a relationship for almost one year now.
07:26I love him so much.
07:29It is not just because of the flowers, but because of him.
07:35According to anthropologist Professor Sarina Prieto,
07:39the belief in the luck of Kawayan is connected to the process of its flowering.
07:44There are bamboos.
07:46We have bamboos here in the Philippines that bear fruits after 120 years.
07:52It is that long.
07:54The fact that it is that long is a very rare experience and phenomenon.
07:59Maybe that is why many people still believe that the fruit of this bamboo
08:05can be seen in your lifetime.
08:09It is luck.
08:10The belief in luck is also part of our culture.
08:14It is transferred through word of mouth.
08:17So it does not die.
08:19So until now, it is a good indication that this practice will continue.
08:26For Yael, John, Brian, and Tep,
08:30there is no bad influence on the luck of the flowers of Kawayan.
08:33For Yael, John, Brian, and Tep,
08:35there is no bad influence on the luck of the flowers of Kawayan.
08:39As they say, hashtag manifest lang.
08:42If you like something, you should also strive for it.
08:48Are you looking for a unique food trip?
08:51What if you are used to pica-pica?
08:55It is made from the flowers of bougainvillea.
08:58Oh, is it true?
09:00The bougainvillea, glabra, or tree of bougainvillea
09:03is often seen in bakurans.
09:06Because of its beauty and color, it is also called
09:09the cherry blossom of the Philippines.
09:13But do you know, Wander,
09:15that the colorful petals that we see
09:18are not the flowers of bougainvillea?
09:22What you see in bougainvillea
09:24that is a colorful part of it,
09:27with different colors,
09:29is called bracts.
09:31So, it is not the real flower.
09:33It is the one at the bottom,
09:35that is leaf-like,
09:37that looks like petals,
09:39but it is not.
09:41The real flower of bougainvillea
09:43is the small one that you see inside,
09:45that is actually at the tip of the flower,
09:47that is not very attractive.
09:49That's where the pollinators come from.
09:55One of the people who loves to plant bougainvillea
09:58is our Wander, Josie.
10:00She started planting bougainvillea in 2020.
10:05Because my mother loves plants,
10:08when I was young, I didn't plant bougainvillea yet.
10:10But when I turned 40,
10:13that's when I realized
10:15that it's good to plant a lot of bougainvillea.
10:17That's why they said that I'm like my mother.
10:18From one plant to another,
10:21she now has more than 700 bougainvilleas
10:24in her garden.
10:28There are white, yellow, orange,
10:31violet, and of course, pink.
10:34But you know,
10:36planting bougainvillea is a wonder.
10:39It's not just a simple garden for Josie.
10:42This is where she became a soldier
10:44in the army.
10:45I joined a networking company.
10:48We invested a lot of money
10:51to provide education to my children.
10:55I was depressed
10:57until the flowers gave me happiness.
11:02I gradually forgot the pain and sadness
11:06of not being able to provide education to my children.
11:10Josie also posted her bougainvillea journey
11:13on social media.
11:17From planting,
11:19selling,
11:21cooking,
11:23to eating bougainvillea.
11:27One of the things she discovered
11:30was bougainvillea.
11:32Can I eat bougainvillea?
11:34Yes, you can.
11:36You can eat bougainvillea.
11:37When making bougainvillea,
11:39can it be a snack and chips?
11:47When making bougainvillea chips,
11:50just mix cornstarch with egg
11:53so that it will be a coating on our bougainvillea.
12:03And fry until golden brown.
12:07It's done.
12:14I wonder,
12:16can I eat bougainvillea chips?
12:19Does bougainvillea taste good?
12:25It's good. It tastes like chips.
12:29It's good and crunchy.
12:32It tastes like potato chips.
12:37It's good.
12:39It's good. The taste is just right.
12:41It's not salty.
12:43It's like pork chips.
12:47But wait, bougainvillea
12:50is not just a snack,
12:52it's also a dish.
12:55So Josie,
12:57can you teach us
12:59how to make bougainvillea dishes
13:01for the people of Pangasinan?
13:04Hello, KaWonderers!
13:05Today, I will teach you
13:07how to make bougainvillea dishes
13:09for the people of Pangasinan.
13:14To make bougainvillea dishes,
13:16first, put the sweet potato and sweet potato in a pot.
13:19We need to boil the sweet potato
13:22so that it will be soft
13:24because it's already cooked.
13:26When it's boiling,
13:28put the eggplant,
13:30bitter gourd,
13:32and potato.
13:34Next, put the bitter gourd
13:36and bitter gourd
13:38and boil it.
13:55KaWonderers,
13:57the bitter gourd is already cooked
13:59so let's add the bougainvillea.
14:03Now, let's add the sweet potato.
14:08The bitter gourd
14:10and bougainvillea
14:12are already cooked.
14:15It's not cooked yet
14:17but it's delicious.
14:19It's delicious and the dish is still soft.
14:24It's delicious!
14:26The sweet potato on the tree
14:28is already cooked so it's good.
14:29Masarap nga.
14:30Mmm.
14:32Pero I wonder, ligtas nga bang kainin ang bogabilya?
14:38Generally po, hindi naman toxin yung boganbilya.
14:41So pwede siyang i-consume as long as prepared siya properly.
14:48Kaya naman mga ka-wonder, tingin-tingin sa paligid
14:51at ugaliin man na liksik, dahil who knows,
14:54gaya ng bogibilya,
14:56ang inakala nating simpleng palamuti sa ating bakuran,
15:03mapapakinabangan bilang lamangchan.
15:06Ang bulaklak, hindi lang palamuti, kundi simbolo ng pagmamahal.
15:27Abangan ang isang nakakaantig na kwento sa pagbabalik ng I wonder.
15:33Kapag may mga special na okasyon, matik, may pa-flowers.
15:38Pero ang mga nagagandahang bulaklak,
15:40iniaalay rin natin sa ating mga namayapang mahal sa buhay.
15:45Ang mga tradesyong ito, saan ba nagsimula?
15:48Ayon sa mga pag-aaral,
15:49ginagamit ang bulaklak sa iba't-ibang paraan
15:51simula pa noong sinuunang panahon sa Egypt,
15:54igit isandaang libong taong nakalipas,
15:56hanggang naipasa na sa iba't-ibang henerasyon.
15:59At sa kasalukuyan sa ating bayan,
16:01may iba't-ibang kahulugan na ang pagbibigay ng bulaklak.
16:04Ginagamit ito para ipakita ang pagmamahal,
16:08bilang regalo,
16:10o pakikisimpat siya.
16:12Kaya ngayong gabi,
16:13samahan niyo ako at ang kahwander nating si Gina
16:16na bumisita sa isang special na tao sa kanyang buhay.
16:222012 na nakilala ko sa isang news coverage si Gina.
16:25Paano tayo na?
16:26Ano po?
16:27Yung kapatid mo, in-interview ko?
16:29Yes po.
16:30Dahil board pa sir.
16:31Nagbakasagalip ako,
16:32in-message kayo,
16:33humingi po ako ng tulong sa inyo.
16:35Hindi po na po kasi alam ko silang lalapitan ko.
16:38Kasi kahit pambili po ng dioprep gatas,
16:40talaga hirap kami naman,
16:42noong time na yun.
16:43So, noong me-message ko po kayo,
16:45ora-ora na po,
16:46nag-reply kayo sa akin.
16:48Okay, papadala po po siya ng gatas.
16:50Pero hindi ko in-explain po,
16:51nakayo pa po,
16:52hindi ko in-explain po.
16:55Pero hindi ko in-explain po,
16:56na kayo mismo ang magbibigay sa akin ng gatas.
16:58Noong nakita po po kayo,
17:00naka-air kayo sa labas eh.
17:02Oh, baka sa unahirin.
17:03Naaalala ko na yun.
17:04Kasi naka-heal niyo yung biskwit.
17:07Ang anak na Gina na si Kyla,
17:10na-diagnose ng cerebral palsy
17:12o yung sakit na nakaka-apekto
17:14sa kakayahan gumalaw ng isang tao,
17:16pati na sa posture at balance nito.
17:19Kaya naman, simulat sa pool,
17:21sa hospital na ang naging tahanan nilang mag-ina.
17:25Simpleng may bahay lamang si Gina
17:27at construction worker naman ang kanyang asawa.
17:29Kaya naman ang mag-asawa,
17:31hirap sa pagtataguyod sa mga
17:33pangangailangan ni Kyla.
17:36Pero sa kabila ng pagsusumikap ng mag-asawa,
17:39napunahan ang pangangailangan ni Kyla.
17:43Binawian nito ng buhay noong 2016
17:45dahil sa naging komplikasyon
17:47sa kanyang kondisyon.
17:49Kamamatay na siya.
17:51Sabi ko siya,
17:53hirap ka na.
17:55Okay na siya.
17:57Agap ko na.
18:01Masakit din talaga yun.
18:03Ginawa mo yung lahat eh, no?
18:0513 years ko siya ginagawa.
18:07Noong unang kasabi ko,
18:09hindi ko katakaya kung pupunin siya.
18:11Siyempre may kutsumundo ko sa kanya mo.
18:13Siyempre may kutsumundo ko sa kanya mo.
18:17Sobrang sakit.
18:21Makalipas lang ang ilang buwan,
18:23mula nang lumisan si Kyla,
18:25sumunod naman ang bunsong anak nila
18:27na si Kesiana
18:29dahil sasakit nitong global developmental delay.
18:33Kahit naging malupitang tadhana
18:35na natiling matatag si Gina
18:37para sa kanyang pamilya.
18:39Kayo, kumusta kayo?
18:41Yes po, mama, dito talaga.
18:43Parang panghabang buhay na ano.
18:45Sabagay, kasi dalawang anak mo,
18:47tapos magkasunod pa.
18:49Nagme-message pala kayo sa iPhone.
18:51Opo, kasi sabi ko,
18:53yung mga taong tumuro sa akin before,
18:55yung mga taong tumuro sa akin before,
18:57gusto kong pasalamat, personal.
18:59Inong time ngayon, hirap talaga ng buhay, mama.
19:01Sobrang hirap.
19:03Pero ngayon, kumusta na kayo?
19:05Medyo nakakaraos naman.
19:07Gina-guide ka nila?
19:09Oo, oo.
19:11Angel ko talaga.
19:13Angel mo silang dalawa.
19:15Isa pa kayo sa
19:17naging nakatulong ng malaki
19:19kay kayo.
19:23Kasi naman pagkaganong,
19:25pag alam mo lang kung sino talaga yung nangangailangan,
19:27hindi ko ano yung maliit na tulong
19:29na pwede mong magawa, diba?
19:33At least nakita ulit tayo.
19:35Pero sa isang banda,
19:37ini-imagine mo nalang na siya
19:39free from pain.
19:41Kung nasa anuman sila ngayon,
19:43masakit lang siyempre
19:45dahil hindi mo na sila kasama.
19:47Pero pag iisipin mo na
19:49mas maano yung buhay nila,
19:51baka mas ma-okay sila ngayon.
19:53Tapos may angel ka na.
19:57Ang mensahe ni Gina sa kanyang mga anak,
19:59sana patuloy silang gabayan
20:01at protektahan
20:03kahit sila yung mga anghel na
20:05sa kalangitan.
20:09Sunburn?
20:10Di nga, sunburn eh.
20:12Blackburn?
20:14Daisy!
20:18Grabe, ang talina ni Mami Sue!
20:20Lahat ang iyan sa pagbabalik
20:22ng iWonder.
20:26Ang challenge sa amin ni M.Poy
20:28ng ating mga ka-Wonder,
20:30it-test ang galing namin sa pagkilala sa mga bulaklak.
20:33Pero with a twist,
20:35mauhulaan kaya namin?
20:37Makihulaan na rin mga ka-Wonder!
20:43First picture reveal!
20:45Sunflower?
20:47Sun...
20:49Baiting?
20:51Sun...
20:53Sunburn?
20:55Sunpatungo?
20:57Sun...
20:59Ano ba? Bulaklak ba yan?
21:01Local?
21:03Sampaguita?
21:05Santa Cruzan?
21:07Sunburn?
21:09Di nga, sunburn eh.
21:11Blackburn?
21:15Pag nasa beach, ang ingitim.
21:19Sunline?
21:23Santan?
21:25One point M.Poy,
21:27second flower na.
21:29Peacelip?
21:31Peacelip?
21:33Tulips?
21:35Tulips lonely people
21:37in the world.
21:39One point for me, third flower naman.
21:43Stargazer!
21:45Stargazer!
21:47Stargazer?
21:49May flower ba no?
21:51Yes, favorite ko yun.
21:53Sorry na, away alitangya yan?
21:55Hindi.
21:57Away alitangya, aba ko.
21:59Aba, mukhang dumadali ha?
22:01Next picture please!
22:03Car?
22:05Car show?
22:07Dama di kotse?
22:11Daya lang ha?
22:13Car pit?
22:15Car city?
22:17Car near city?
22:21Car neighbor?
22:23Carnation!
22:25Wow, galig!
22:27Ang galing!
22:29Hindi ko naisip yun ha, car neighbor?
22:31Last flower mga kawander!
22:33Skies!
22:35Ano ba, matitignan niya?
22:37Ulap?
22:39Panahon?
22:41Cumulus?
22:45Meron, meron!
22:47May kinalaman sa araw?
22:49Daisy!
22:51Grabe!
22:53Ang talina ni Mami Sue!
22:55Ang final score,
22:57Empoy, one point.
22:59Susan, four points.
23:01Basic!
23:03Ang bulaklak malaki ang ambag
23:05sa ating pagkapilipino.
23:07Katulad ng ating national flower,
23:09ang sampaguita,
23:11na diniklara ni Governor General Frank Murphy
23:13noong 1934.
23:15Ang bango at kaputian
23:17ng sampaguita,
23:19ang simbolo sa pagkadalisay at pag-asa.
23:25Kung bet mo naman ay more flowers?
23:27This is the season for panagbenga
23:29o season of blooming
23:31sa Baguio City.
23:35Nakawander ang mga bulaklak?
23:37Hindi lang maganda sa paningin,
23:39may mga espesyal na gamit din.
23:43Importante, importante
23:45ang bulaklak para sa mga Pilipino.
23:47Dahil madami syang sinisimbolo,
23:49pagpapakita ng pagmamahal
23:51sa pamilya mo,
23:53sa mga iniibig mo,
23:55pwede rin syang simbolo
23:57ng pakikiramay.
23:59Pwede mo rin syang gawing gift.
24:01Hindi syang mawawala sa anumang selebrasyon.
24:03Pampaswerte,
24:07pangkabuhayan,
24:09pati na rin
24:11panlamansyan.
24:13Wow! Maganda na,
24:15napapakinabangan pa.