Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Mga Pinay, nakatagpo ng forever sa Faroe Islands!

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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away.

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There are islands that seem to be at the edge of the world.

May mga isla na misto lang nasa dulo na ng mundo.

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They lie between Iceland and Norway. Just a speck on the map.

Nasa pagitan ng Iceland at Norway. Gatuldok lang sa mapa.

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But up close, they're paradise.

Pero sa malapitan, paraiso.

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But before tourists started flocking here, did you know

Pero bago pa man ito dagsain ang mga turista Alam

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that many Filipinas had already come here? This is where they found their forever.

nyo bang na una na rito ang maraming mga Pilipina Dito kasi nila nahanap ang kanilang forever

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Yes, forever on the Faroe Islands.

Opo, forever sa Faro Island

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We'll travel for over an hour from here in Copenhagen

Babiyahe tayo mahigit isang oras mula rito sa Copenhagen

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to one of Europe's most remote island groups.

papunta dun sa pinakamalalayo o isa sa pinakamalalayong mga grupo ng isla sa Europe.

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Those islands are called the Faroe Islands.

Ang pahala ng islands na yun ay Faroe Islands.

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Like the Philippines, the Faroe Islands are an archipelago made up of 779 small islands.

Katulad ng Pilipinas, ang Faroe Islands, isa ring kapuloan binubuo ng 779 na mga maliliit na isla.

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It's a bit cold. We thought everything would still be green, but it looks like it snowed overnight.

Medyo malamig, akala namin green pa yung paligid pero mukhang nag-snow overnight.

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Hey, there are fellow Filipinos here. It's chilly, but their welcome is warm.

Uy, may mga kababayan tayo. Maginaw pero ang warm ng welcome nila.

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Hello, how are you? And look, they even have a Philippine flag.

Hello, kamusta kayo? Talaga naman, may flag pa ng Pilipinas.

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Hey, the ladies here even have flowers for us. How are you all? Amazing.

Uy, may pabulaklak pa ang mga ate rito. Kamusta kayo lahat? Nakamangha.

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There are Filipinos in every corner of the world now. Imagine, this place is so cold.

Kahit saan sulok ng mundo ngayon, mayroong mga Pilipino. Kalain mo, napakaginaw pong lugar nito.

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And yet there are Filipinos here. Even on our bus ride, we could already see the breathtaking scenery.

Pero may mga Pilipino. Sa biyahe pa lang namin sa bus, makikita na agad ang nakamamanghang mga tanawin.

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It's pristine and the population is just 50,000.

Ang pristine and leanest. Population, 50,000.

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Did you know there are even more sheep here? 70,000.

Alam nyo bang, mas marami pa rito ang mga tupa. 70,000.

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That's why the Norse name means “Sheep Islands.”

Kaya naman pharaoh sa salitang Norse ng Norway, Sheep Islands.

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And

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And

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what's delightful is that our fellow Filipinos suddenly pop up here, making it feel just like we're in the Philippines.

ang nakatutuwa pa rito, bigla na lang sumusulput dito ang ating mga kababayan para katuloy nasa Pilipinas lang.

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Oh, you! We're off now. We're coloring our hair. Let me have a look. Oh!

Ay nyo! Eh, takbo na kami. Nagkukulayan kami ng aming buhok. Patingin nga ako. Ay!

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The Faroe Islands are part of Denmark, although they're also considered an autonomous country.

Ang Faroe Islands ay parte ng Denmark, bagamat itinuturing din silang autonomous country.

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They have their own culture and traditions that they want to preserve.

May sariling kultura at mga tradisyon na gusto nilang panatilihin.

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The only thing is, it seems they’ve been swept up by hundreds of Filipinas.

Yun nga lang, tila sinakot na sila ng daang-daang mga Pilipina.

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Where is forever, anyway? Where do broken hearts go?

Nasaan nga ba ang forever? Where the broken hearts go nga ba?

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At the edge of the world, just like here in the Faroe Islands.

Sa dulo ng daigdig, katulad ng dito sa Faroe Islands.

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Currently, an estimated nearly 200 Filipinas have married Faroese men here.

Sa kasalukuyan, tinatayang nasa halos dalawang daan ang mga Pilipinang nakapangasawa rito ng Faroese.

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We’ll catch up with some of them. And to make our chat more enjoyable since Christmas is coming, we’ll make bibingka.

Ang ilan sa kanila, kakamustahin natin. At para mas masarap ang kwentuhan dahil magpapasko na, gagawa kami ng bibingka.

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A Filipino Christmas just isn’t complete without bibingka.

Hindi po kumpleto ang Paskong Pinoy kung wala tayong bibingka.

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Even here in the distant, freezing Faroe Islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Kahit pa narito tayo sa napakalayo at napakalamig na Faroe Islands sa gitna ng Atlantic Ocean.

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And as long as we have Filipinas or Filipinos with us, we’ll make bibingka.

At hanggat may Pilipina o mga Pilipino tayong kasama, magluluto tayo ng bibingka.

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These are Genevieve, Mary Joy, and Salve.

Ito ho si Genevieve, si Mary Joy at si Salve.

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Have your Faroese husbands tried bibingka? Yes, they’ve already tried it.

Nakatikim na ba ng bibingka yung inyong mga asawang Faroese? Opo, nakahay na sila.

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What about your husband, Salve? He’s tried it. There you go. Just in time.

Yung asawa mo, Salvin. O, nakakain na. Ayun. Taman-taman.

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We’ll let them try Filipino bibingka. Here’s our butter. I’ve already mixed it.

Papatikim natin sa kanila yung bibingkang Pinoy. Ito yung ating butter. Minix ko na po siya.

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Let’s transfer the dry ingredients along with the red ingredients. Okay. We’ll add the fresh milk.

Ilipat na natin yung dry ingredients kasama ng red ingredients. Okay. Ilalagay po natin yung fresh milk.

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The coconut milk. I also know how to make bibingka because when we were little...

Ang coconut milk. Marunong din ako gumawa ng bibingka kasi nung maliliit kami.

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This was one of our playthings in La Union. When did you move here?

Ito kasama sa mga laro-laruan namin sa La Union. Kailan ba kayo napagpad dito?

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In 2008, I came here in October, and then I married my husband in 2009. Where did you meet him? Also through the internet.

2008, pumunta ko dito October and then nagpakasala kami ng husband sa 2009. Saan mo siya nakilala? Through internet also.

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So we chatted. I arrived here in 2002. We met through my cousin.

So nagchat ko. 2002 po ako dumating dito. Nagkakilala po kami through my cousin.

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