[Ka] Vibes. Similar vibrations. The New Age, hippie idea of having the same rhythms and wave lengths makes people compatible. Overheard my aunt saying to another relative: Don’t invite her to the party. Di niya tayo ka vibes. (She doesn’t go on the same wave length.)

Victory, Joe! A secret greeting. Even if the US and Filipino forces retreated from the Japanese, we were convinced that we would eventually win the war. We would secretly make the V sign with our fore and third fingers to each other. Joe was (and still is for some) the generic name for an American.

Vinta. [vin tah’] The colorful sailboats found among the seafaring peoples of Mindanao. A tourism icon for the Philippines.

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