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LaneW

Wisdom is not just the acquisition of knowledge, but the practical & moral application of knowle

About Me


My Interests

Raising my beautiful kids, spending time with my wife Rebekah, research into the history and arts of the Austronesian family, spreading Filipino cultural pride in our ancient past and traditions, indigenous Filipino tattooing, wood and bone carving, hiking, linguistics and travel.I guess there is too much more to list!!!::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in ancient Austronesian culture, Filipino, Micronesian, Polynesian traditions, Traditional Tattooing, Linguistics, Mythology, eating SPAM and people who don't take themselves too seriously!!!!

Movies:

The old Pink Panther Series (w/ Peter Sellers), Raiders of the Lost Ark, Whale Rider, The Otherside of Heaven, All the StarWars movies, Kung-POW!, Johnny Lingo, Last of the Mohicans, Braveheart, Shallow Hal, Napoleon Dynamite, Bride

Television:

Check out--- http://www.apat-na-alon-tribe.com/Check out--- http://www.phoenixtrikeworks.com/

Books:

"My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people, the ISLANDS shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they TRUST." ISAIAH 51:5

Heroes:

My Savior Jesus Christ, My Mom and Dad, My Wife (she is an awesome example to me) my Grandparents and my brave ancestors whose stories continue to live on...

My Blog

Are Filipinos ASIANS or PACIFIC ISLANDERS?

I am writing this to help dispell some of the erroneous and sometimes just plain STUPID beliefs about whether Filipinos are Asians or Pacific Islanders. In fact, Filipinos are not all on the same pag...
Posted by LaneW on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:27:00 PST

Language similarities. Ilokano and Polynesian

Here is another "teaser" from my manuscript. I actually have over 200 words cataloged in Ilokano that are similar if not IDENTICAL to Polynesian words. I also have a smaller list of Tagalog words...
Posted by LaneW on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:23:00 PST

>>> Greeting in the Breath of Life >>>

  Here is a small excerpt from my book that I hope will give Filipinos and other Pacific Islanders a deeper appreciation of our customs.   Greeting in the Breath of Life When I was a young...
Posted by LaneW on Thu, 11 May 2006 06:58:00 PST

The Common Ancestry of Filipinos and Pacific Islanders

I have been working on a book over the last few years that I hope brings some light into the eyes of Filipinos about their cultural identity and relationship to other Austronesian peoples in the ...
Posted by LaneW on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:00:00 PST