ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.

Why you should listen

Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.

A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside. 

His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.  

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Rives: A story of mixed emoticons

Ang kwento ni Rives gamit ang iba't ibang emoticons

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Sinasalaysay ni Rives -- na sumikat sa espesyal na pagtatanghal ng Bravo, ang "Ironic Iconic America" -- ang isang malapantasyang kwento hango sa mga titik at simbolo, na maikli at may kirot sa puso
- Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life. Full bio

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This meansibig sabihin ay, "I'm smilingnakangiti."
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Ibig sabihin nito'y nakangiti ako.
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So does that.
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'Yan rin.
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This meansibig sabihin ay "mousemouse."
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Ito'y isang daga...
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"CatPusa."
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Pusa...
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Here we have a storykuwento.
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Ito naman ay isang kuwento.
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The startsimulan ang of the storykuwento, where this meansibig sabihin ay guy,
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Sa umpisa ng kuwento, kung saan ito ay isang binata,
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and that is a ponytailna pagkatali ng buhok on a passer-bypasser-by.
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at iyan ay nakaposod na dalagang napadaan.
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Here'sNarito ang where it happensay nangyayari.
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Ito ay kung saan ang mga pangyayari.
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These are when.
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Ito ay kung kailan.
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This is a cassettecassette tapetape the girlbatang babae putsnaglalagay into her cassette-tapecassette tape playerPlayer.
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Ito ay kaset teyp na nilalagay ng dalaga sa kanyang kaset player.
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She wearsmay kanya-kanyang it everybawat day.
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Suot niya ito araw-araw.
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It's not considereditinuturing na vintagevintage --
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Hindi naman ito makaluma --
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she just likesGusto niyang certainilang musicmusika to soundtunog a certainilang way.
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nais lang niyang marinig ang iilang tugtugin sa naturang paraan.
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Look at her postureng aso; it's remarkablepambihirang.
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Tingnan mo ang kanyang tindig, kahanga-hanga.
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That's because she dancessayawan.
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Iyan ay dahil siya'y sumasayaw.
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuringpag-iisip,
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Kaya ngayon, naiisip ng binata ang lahat ng ito, at napagtantong,
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"HonestlySa totoo lang, geezgeez, what are my chancesmga pagkakataon?"
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"Naku, may pag-asa pa ba ko?"
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(LaughterTawanan)
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(Tawanan)
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And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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Pwede rin naman niyan sabihing, "Diyos ko!"
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or "I heartpuso you!"
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o "Mahal kita!".
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"I'm laughingnagtatawanan out loudmalakas."
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Tawang-tawa talaga ako.
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"I want to give you a hugyakap."
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Gusto kitang yakapin.
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But he comesay nagmumula up with that, you know.
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Ngunit, iba ang nasambit niya.
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He tellssinasabi sa her, "I'd like to hand-paintkamay-pintura your portraitlarawan on a coffeekape mugtabo."
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Wika niya sa dalaga, "Gusto ko sanang iguhit ang iyong mukha sa baso ng kape."
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(LaughterTawanan)
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(Tawanan)
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Put a crabalimango insideloob it.
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Lalagyan ito ng alimango.
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AddMagdagdag ng some watertubig.
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Dagdagan ng tubig.
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SevenPito differentiba 't ibang saltsasin.
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Pitong iba't ibang klase ng asin.
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He meansibig sabihin ay he's got this suddenbiglaang notionpaniwala to standtumayo on drytuyo landlupain,
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Biglaang naisip niya na tumayo sa tuyong lupa,
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but just panhandlepanhandle at the oceankaragatan.
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at mamamalimos na lamang sa karagatan.
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He saysSabi ni, "You look like a mermaidsirena, but you walklumakad like a waltzwaltz."
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Wika niya, "Mistulan kang serena, ngunit ang lakad mo'y waring sumasayaw."
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And the girlbatang babae goesnapupunta, "Wha'Wha'?"
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At sabi naman ng dalaga, "Ha?!"
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So, the guy repliesang mga sagot, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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Kaya, sagot ng binata, "Alam ko, alam ko.
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I think my heartbeattibok ng puso mightmaaaring be the MorseMorse codeKodigo ng for inappropriatehindi angkop.
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Siguro nga ang kabog ng dibdib ko'y parang Morse code na hindi mawari.
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At leasthindi bababa sa, that's how it seemstila.
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Siguro nga ganoon.
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I'm like a juniorJunior varsityVarsity cheerleadercheerleader sometimeskung minsan --
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Para akong isang junior varsity cheerleader minsan --
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for swearingpagmumura, awkwardasiwa silencespag-imik, and very simplesimpleng rhymeang tula schemesscheme.
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gawa ng pagmumura, pananahimik, o simpleng tugma ng mga salita.
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Right now, talkingpakikipag-usap to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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Ngayon, habang kausap ka, hindi na ako isang binata.
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I'm a monkeyunggoy --
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Isa akong unggoy,
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(LaughterTawanan) --
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(Tawanan)
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blowingihip ng hangin kissesmga halik
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dala'y halik sa hangin
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at a butterflyparuparo.
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sa isang paruparo.
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But I'm still suggestingnagpahatid you and I should meetmatugunan ang.
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Nguit mungkahi ko pa rin na tayo'y magkita.
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First, soonHindi nagtagal, and then a lot.
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Una, sa lalong madaling panahon, at pagkatapos mas madalas na.
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I'm thinkingpag-iisip the southwesttimog-kanluran cornersulok of 5thth and 42ndnd at noontanghali tomorrowbukas,
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Iniisipp ko ay sa timog-kanlurang kanto ng ika-5 at ika-42 ng bandang tanghali bukas,
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but I'll staymanatili untilhanggang sa you showipakita ang up, ponytailna pagkatali ng buhok or not.
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basta't mag-hihintay ako hanggang sa dumating ka, nakaposod man o hindi.
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HellImpiyerno, ponytailna pagkatali ng buhok alonenag-iisa.
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Sus, kahit nakaposod lang.
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I don't know what elseiba pa to tell you.
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Wala na akong masasabi pa sa'yo.
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I got a pencillapis you can borrowhumiram.
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May lapis ako, baka gusto mo humiram.
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You can put it in your phonetelepono."
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Puwede mong ilagay sa iyong cellphone."
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But the girlbatang babae does not budgemausog, does not smilengiti, does not frownsimangot.
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Ngunit hindi kumikibo ang dalaga, hindi ngumingiti, hindi sumisimangot.
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She just saysSabi ni, "No thank you."
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Sagot lang niya, "Hindi na, salamat."
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You know?
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Alam mo 'yun?
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[ "i don't need 2 writeIsulat ang it down." ]
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["di ko na kailangang isulat pa."]
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(ApplausePalakpakan)
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(Palakpakan)
Translated by Schubert Malbas
Reviewed by Polimar Balatbat

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.

Why you should listen

Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.

A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside. 

His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.  

More profile about the speaker
Rives | Speaker | TED.com