The Naked Truth: British Bathing Habits - English Like A Native Podcast

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In this episode, 'A Very British Life' episode, we are going to be looking

Sa episode na ito, 'A Very British Life' episode, titingnan natin

at our relationship with the bath.

ang relasyon natin sa paliguan.

Right, rubber ducks at the ready.

Tama, nakahanda na ang mga rubber duck.

Let's talk about bathing.

Pag-usapan natin ang paliligo.

In the UK, we love to take a bath.

Sa UK, mahilig kaming maligo.

However, that might be set to change, because I read a newspaper headline

Gayunpaman, maaaring nakatakdang baguhin iyon, dahil nabasa ko ang isang headline ng pahayagan

recently that said the cost of taking a bath is set to soar by 90%.

kamakailan na nagsasabing ang halaga ng paliguan ay nakatakdang tumaas ng 90%.

Oh, we all know that energy costs are going through the roof at the moment.

Oh, alam nating lahat na ang mga gastos sa enerhiya ay dumadaan sa bubong sa sandaling ito.

Now, those are two nice phrases, aren't they?

Ngayon, dalawang magagandang parirala iyon, hindi ba?

Well, depends.

Well, depende.

Depends on the context, but set to soar by, and then a percentage.

Depende sa konteksto, ngunit itinakda upang pumailanglang, at pagkatapos ay isang porsyento.

This means that something, a price or a percentage is due

Nangangahulugan ito na ang isang bagay, isang presyo o isang porsyento ay dahil

to, or about to go really high.

sa, o malapit nang maging mataas.

So the cost, percentage of taking a bath is set to soar.

Kaya ang gastos, porsyento ng pagligo ay nakatakdang tumaas.

Prices of energy are going through the roof.

Ang mga presyo ng enerhiya ay dumadaan sa bubong.

That means they're becoming eye wateringly expensive.

Nangangahulugan iyon na sila ay nagiging mata wateringly mahal.

If something is eye watering, then it's so painful, it makes your eyes water.

Kung ang isang bagay ay naluluha sa mata, kung gayon ito ay napakasakit, ito ay nagpapatubig sa iyong mga mata.

And energy bills are quite eye watering at the moment.

At ang mga singil sa enerhiya ay medyo nakakagulat sa ngayon.

So if the cost of taking a bath is set to soar by 90%, then many of us may be

Kaya't kung ang halaga ng paliligo ay nakatakdang tumaas ng 90%, marami sa atin ang maaaring

avoiding a bath and heading straight for a very quick, lukewarm shower.

umiiwas sa paliguan at dumiretso sa napakabilis at maligamgam na shower.

Oh, I do like the word lukewarm.

Oh, gusto ko ang salitang maligamgam.

Lukewarm is kind of that place between cold and warm.

Ang Lukewarm ay uri ng lugar sa pagitan ng malamig at mainit.

So it's not warm, like comfortably warm, and it's not cold.

Kaya hindi ito mainit, parang komportableng mainit, at hindi malamig.

Brr, it's lukewarm.

Brr, maligamgam.

It's kind of in the middle.

Ito ay medyo nasa gitna.

I don't really like a lukewarm bath nor a lukewarm shower.

Hindi ko talaga gusto ang maligamgam na paliguan o maligamgam na shower.

I like it really hot.

Gusto ko ito talagang mainit.

How about you?

ikaw naman?

I like my skin to turn red, but actually I have been taking cold showers

Gusto kong mamula ang balat ko, pero sa totoo lang, nag-cold shower ako

recently because it's very good for you to have a cold shower apparently.

kamakailan dahil napakabuti para sa iyo na mag-cold shower kumbaga.

But I wouldn't like a cold bath that might not be as pleasant.

Ngunit hindi ko gusto ang malamig na paliguan na maaaring hindi kasiya-siya.

Anyway, what I found particularly interesting about this article that was

Anyway, kung ano ang nakita kong partikular na kawili-wili tungkol sa artikulong ito na

in the Metro newspaper, it's not a paper I tend to read very often, but the Metro

nasa pahayagan ng Metro, hindi ito isang papel na madalas kong basahin, ngunit ang Metro

is a paper that's offered for free.

ay isang papel na inaalok nang libre.

If you are travelling, on the trains or on the tube, you can always

Kung ikaw ay naglalakbay, sa mga tren o sa tubo, maaari kang palaging

pick up a free Metro newspaper.

pumili ng isang libreng pahayagan sa Metro.

And so, in this newspaper article in the Metro, I saw a word that

At kaya, sa artikulong ito sa pahayagan sa Metro, nakita ko ang isang salita na

I never realised could be used as a verb, and it's the word luxury.

hindi ko napagtanto na maaaring gamitin bilang isang pandiwa, at ito ay ang salitang luho.

It said that people were luxuriating or people might not be

Sinabi nito na ang mga tao ay nagpapalamya o ang mga tao ay maaaring hindi

luxuriating in the bath as often.

gaanong naliligo.

I've never seen the word luxuriate.

Hindi ko pa nakita ang salitang luxuriate.

Luxuriate.

Marangya.

So to luxuriate is to enjoy the luxury of something.

Kaya ang magparangya ay ang pagtamasa sa luho ng isang bagay.

So if you are lounging in the bath, maybe you've got some nice scents.

Kaya kung ikaw ay namamahinga sa paliguan, marahil mayroon kang ilang magagandang pabango.

Maybe you put something nice in the bath that smells nice, so you've

Marahil ay naglagay ka ng isang bagay na maganda sa paliguan na mabango, kaya mayroon kang

got some nice scents going on and you've got some candles burning

ilang magagandang amoy na nangyayari at mayroon kang ilang mga kandila na nasusunog

and maybe some music playing.

at maaaring may tumutugtog na musika.

You might have a nice glass of wine and maybe you're sharing a bath with

Maaaring mayroon kang isang masarap na baso ng alak at marahil nakikibahagi ka sa paliguan sa

someone special and having a lovely time.

isang espesyal na tao at nagkakaroon ng magandang oras.

You might consider that luxury.

Maaari mong isaalang-alang ang karangyaan.

So you are luxuriating.

Kaya ikaw ay nagpapakasaya.

Luxuriating.

Nagmamayabang.

It's very interesting.

Ito ay napaka-interesante.

I actually thought that the newspaper had made the word up, but

Akala ko talaga ay ginawa ng pahayagan ang salita, ngunit

I looked it up in the dictionary and sure enough, there it was.

hinanap ko ito sa diksyunaryo at sigurado, nandoon na.

So I've learned a new word, which is very exciting.

Kaya't natutunan ko ang isang bagong salita, na lubhang kapana-panabik.

Now the article goes on to explain that filling a bath will cost an annual

Ngayon ang artikulo ay nagpapaliwanag na ang pagpuno ng paliguan ay magkakahalaga ng taunang

average, that's a yearly average, of £1,023 in 2023, up from £542.88 last year.

average, iyon ay isang taunang average, na £1,023 noong 2023, mula sa £542.88 noong nakaraang taon.

Which is a big difference.

Na isang malaking pagkakaiba.

So maybe we are going to start taking less baths and showers, 'cause

Kaya siguro sisimulan na natin ang mas kaunting paliligo at pagligo, dahil

currently it's quite common for us to take a bath or shower daily.

sa kasalukuyan ay karaniwan na sa atin ang maligo o maligo araw-araw.

Sometimes, I would take two showers in a day if I've been out doing some

Minsan, naliligo ako ng dalawang beses sa isang araw kung nag-eehersisyo ako

exercise in the evening or something.

sa gabi o kung ano man.

Really just depends on how dirty I feel.

Depende lang talaga kung gaano ako kadumi.

How often do you bath or shower in your country?

Gaano ka kadalas naliligo o naliligo sa iyong bansa?

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Okay.

Back to the bath.

Sige.

Bumalik sa paliguan.

Let's look at some bath vocabulary.

Tingnan natin ang ilang bokabularyo ng paliguan.

I'm sure you all know the basics.

Sigurado akong alam mong lahat ang mga pangunahing kaalaman.

Obviously we have the bath.

Halatang maliligo na kami.

In America they call this a tub more often, I believe, perhaps even a bath tub.

Sa America, mas madalas nilang tinatawag itong tub, naniniwala ako, marahil kahit na bath tub.

But in the UK it's pretty standard for us to simply say bath.

Ngunit sa UK medyo pamantayan para sa amin ang simpleng sabihing paliguan.

Bath with that tricky th where you stick your tongue between your teeth for bath.

Maligo gamit ang nakakalito na th kung saan mo idikit ang iyong dila sa pagitan ng iyong mga ngipin para maligo.

But depending on where you are in the UK or who you are speaking to, you might

Ngunit depende sa kung nasaan ka sa UK o kung sino ang iyong kausap, maaari mong

hear that pronunciation slightly change.

marinig na bahagyang nagbabago ang pagbigkas.

So in the north of England, they'd actually change the vowel sound.

Kaya sa hilaga ng England, talagang papalitan nila ang tunog ng patinig.

They'd say bath, bath.

Maligo, maligo.

And in the south we'd have a longer vowel, bath, bath.

At sa timog ay magkakaroon kami ng mas mahabang patinig, paliguan, paliguan.

And in some regions they'll also change the th to an f.

At sa ilang rehiyon, babaguhin din nila ang ika sa isang f.

So you'd have baf, baf.

Kaya magkakaroon ka ng baf, baf.

Or if it's somewhere in the north baf, baf having a baf.

O kung ito ay sa isang lugar sa north baf, baf having a baf.

Now when it comes to preparing the bath, we are likely to use the verb run.

Ngayon pagdating sa paghahanda ng paliguan, malamang na gagamitin natin ang pandiwa run.

I'm going to run a bath.

Maliligo na ako.

I'm just running a bath.

Maliligo lang ako.

Would you like me to run your bath for you?

Gusto mo bang ako na ang magpaligo para sayo?

This is a very, very common way to talk about preparing the bath.

Ito ay isang napaka, napakakaraniwang paraan upang pag-usapan ang tungkol sa paghahanda ng paliguan.

There's an old-fashioned verb that I still sometimes see written, and in

Mayroong isang makalumang pandiwa na minsan ay nakikita ko pa ring nakasulat, at sa

fact, I saw it written in an article today, but I've never heard anyone in

katunayan, nakita ko itong nakasulat sa isang artikulo ngayon, ngunit wala pa akong narinig na sinuman sa

day-to-day conversation using this verb, and the verb is draw, to draw a bath.

pang-araw-araw na pag-uusap gamit ang pandiwang ito, at ang pandiwa ay gumuhit, upang gumuhit ng paliguan.

I think it's such an unusual verb, but it is from the past, so it is archaic.

Sa tingin ko ito ay isang hindi pangkaraniwang pandiwa, ngunit ito ay mula sa nakaraan, kaya ito ay archaic.

So don't be surprised if you see it written, but don't use it.

Kaya't huwag magtaka kung nakita mo itong nakasulat, ngunit huwag gamitin ito.

Use run instead.

Gamitin ang run sa halip.

So you run a bath.

Kaya naligo ka na.

We actually run the taps, we turn them on, allowing the water to run into the bath.

Talagang pinapatakbo namin ang mga gripo, binubuksan namin ang mga ito, pinapayagan ang tubig na dumaloy sa paliguan.

We're running the bath.

Nagpapaligo kami.

We're filling the bath with water, and then once the bath is full, or to

Pinupuno namin ng tubig ang paliguan, tapos kapag napuno na ang paliguan, o sa

a level that you are happy with, you turn the taps off and then you take

level na ikatutuwa mo, patayin mo ang gripo at pagkatapos ay iinom ka

or have a bath, so I'm going to take a bath, or I'm going to have a bath.

o maliligo, kaya maliligo na ako. , o maliligo na ako.

Now, when we talk about getting into the bath, sometimes we say, I'm

Ngayon, kapag napag-uusapan natin ang tungkol sa paliguan, minsan nasasabi natin,

just going to jump into the bath.

lulundag na lang ako sa paliguan.

I often say to my partner, I'm just gonna jump into the bath for a few minutes.

Madalas kong sinasabi sa aking kapareha, tatalon lang ako sa paliguan ng ilang minuto.

I don't literally mean I'm going to be jumping into the bath.

Hindi ko literal na ibig sabihin na ako ay pagpunta sa tumalon sa paliguan.

I mean, that would be quite an energetic way to enter the bath.

Ibig kong sabihin, iyon ay magiging isang masiglang paraan upang makapasok sa paliguan.

But we say this when we mean we're going to do something quickly.

Ngunit sinasabi namin ito kapag ang ibig naming sabihin ay mabilis kaming gagawa ng isang bagay.

So I'm just going to jump into the shower.

Kaya talon na lang ako sa shower.

I'm just gonna jump into the bath, meaning I'm going to get in there

I'm just gonna jump into the bath, ibig sabihin ay papasok ako ng

quickly and spend a short period of time doing that thing, showering or bathing.

mabilis at gugugol ng maikling panahon sa paggawa ng bagay na iyon, sa pagligo o pagligo.

And we use the word bathing as the verb, meaning to spend time lying in the bath.

At ginagamit namin ang salitang paliligo bilang pandiwa, ibig sabihin ay gumugol ng oras na nakahiga sa paliguan.

But we can also use bathing when we're talking about lying

Ngunit maaari rin nating gamitin ang paliligo kapag ang pinag-uusapan natin ay nakahiga

in the sun, we're sunbathing.

sa araw, tayo ay nagpapaaraw.

I don't often hear people saying, I was bathing last night, but meaning

Hindi ko madalas marinig ang mga taong nagsasabing, naliligo ako kagabi, pero ibig sabihin ay

they were lying in the bath, because often when we are lying in the

nakahiga sila sa paliguan, dahil madalas kapag nakahiga kami sa

bath, we would use the verb, soak.

paliguan, ginagamit namin ang pandiwang, magbabad.

I was soaking in the bath last night.

Nakababad ako sa paliguan kagabi.

I was enjoying some time soaking in the bath.

Medyo nag-eenjoy akong magbabad sa paliguan.

Or I was having a soak.

O nagbabad ako.

I was having a soak in the bath.

Nagbabad ako sa paliguan.

And we really do treat bathing as a luxury, as something that we do to

At talagang tinatrato namin ang paliligo bilang isang luho, bilang isang bagay na ginagawa namin upang

unwind after a very stressful day.

makapagpahinga pagkatapos ng isang napaka-stress na araw.

We use lots of products, which I'll come to later, to try and

Gumagamit kami ng maraming produkto, na pupuntahan ko mamaya, upang subukan at

help us to create this luxurious feeling to help us to unwind.

tulungan kaming lumikha ng marangyang pakiramdam na ito upang matulungan kaming makapagpahinga.

Now, in our bath, we actually have a mixer tap, but originally we had two

Ngayon, sa aming paliguan, mayroon kaming isang mixer tap, ngunit sa orihinal ay mayroon kaming dalawang

separate taps, and this is not unusual.

magkahiwalay na gripo, at ito ay hindi pangkaraniwan.

In the UK, it's very common for there to be a bathtub in every household.

Sa UK, napakakaraniwan na mayroong bathtub sa bawat sambahayan.

If there isn't a bath, then it is noticeable.

Kung walang paliguan, kung gayon ito ay kapansin-pansin.

When we were searching for our home, we looked at lots of different

Nang hinahanap namin ang aming tahanan, tumingin kami sa maraming iba't ibang

houses and there was one house that was quite a large house.

mga bahay at may isang bahay na medyo malaking bahay.

It was three bedrooms, but it didn't have a bath in the bathroom, and that

Tatlong kwarto iyon, ngunit wala itong paliguan sa banyo, at iyon

was the only reason that we decided against that particular house because

lang ang dahilan kung bakit napagdesisyunan namin ang partikular na bahay na iyon dahil

it didn't have a bath in it, which is unusual for a family home, and I think

wala itong paliguan, na hindi karaniwan para sa isang bahay ng pamilya, at Sa tingin ko

particularly in larger houses that are, you know, meant for families.

lalo na sa malalaking bahay na, alam mo, para sa mga pamilya.

Then not having a bath is strange because, you know, you bathe the kids, right?

Saka kakaiba ang hindi naliligo dahil alam mo naman na pinapaliguan mo ang mga bata di ba?

That's kind of part of the bedtime routine is to have a bath or

Iyan ay uri ng bahagi ng gawain sa oras ng pagtulog ay ang maligo o

you need to throw them in a bath when they've covered themselves

kailangan mong ihagis ang mga ito sa paliguan kapag natakpan na nila ang kanilang sarili

in paint or food or other stuff.

sa pintura o pagkain o iba pang bagay.

So, you know, not having a bath in a house is noticeable.

Kaya, alam mo, hindi naliligo sa isang bahay ay kapansin-pansin.

And so in a bath it would not be unusual for there to be two taps.

At kaya sa isang paliguan ay hindi karaniwan na mayroong dalawang gripo.

The same with our sinks.

Ganun din sa mga lababo natin.

There're often two taps, and people sometimes say, why in the UK do they

Madalas may dalawang gripo, at minsan sinasabi ng mga tao, bakit sa UK mayroon silang

have two taps, one for hot, one for cold?

dalawang gripo, isa para sa mainit, isa para sa malamig?

Why not just have one tap and just mix the water together, which is becoming

Bakit hindi na lang isang gripo at paghaluin na lang ang tubig, na nagiging

more popular here, to have a mixer tap.

patok dito, para magkaroon ng mixer tap.

A mixer tap, where you just have one handle and you adjust the

Isang mixer tap, kung saan mayroon ka lang isang handle at inaayos mo ang

temperature with the one tap handle.

temperatura gamit ang isang tap handle.

But originally, and I'm quoting here, a BBC article, originally it was tradition

Ngunit sa orihinal, at sinipi ko dito, isang artikulo sa BBC, orihinal na tradisyon

that dates back to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent

na nagmula sa isang panahon kung kailan ang mainit at malamig na tubig ay pinananatiling hiwalay upang maiwasan ang

contamination through cross connection.

kontaminasyon sa pamamagitan ng cross connection.

Cold water came from a main's supply, and it was fit for drinking.

Ang malamig na tubig ay nagmula sa isang pangunahing supply, at ito ay angkop para sa inumin.

So cold water was good to drink.

Kaya masarap inumin ang malamig na tubig.

Hot water, however, would be serviced by a local storage

Ang mainit na tubig, gayunpaman, ay sineserbisyuhan ng isang lokal

system, often situated in the loft.

na sistema ng imbakan, na kadalasang matatagpuan sa loft.

Now, the loft is a room that's in the roof of a home or a building.

Ngayon, ang loft ay isang silid na nasa bubong ng isang bahay o isang gusali.

So we have a storage tank, a hot water tank up in our loft.

Kaya mayroon kaming isang tangke ng imbakan, isang tangke ng mainit na tubig sa aming loft.

Although I assume that the hot water is okay, that if I happened to drink

Bagama't inaakala kong okay lang ang mainit na tubig, na kung nagkataong uminom ako

some of the hot water from the hot water tap, it wouldn't kill me.

ng ilan sa mainit na tubig mula sa gripo ng mainit na tubig, hindi ako papatayin nito.

But yes, that's the idea, is that they were concerned about contamination

Ngunit oo, iyon ang ideya, ay nag-aalala sila tungkol sa kontaminasyon

and so they kept those two taps separate, hot and cold, separate.

at kaya pinaghiwalay nila ang dalawang gripo, mainit at malamig, na magkahiwalay.

We now have a lovely mixer tap in our bath, but just weeks after having

Mayroon na kaming magandang mixer tap sa aming paliguan, ngunit ilang linggo lamang pagkatapos na mailagay

that fitted, we allowed Jacob, my eldest son, who at the time was only

iyon, pinayagan namin si Jacob, ang aking panganay na anak, na noong panahong iyon ay

about one and a half, two years old.

mga isa at kalahati, dalawang taong gulang pa lamang.

We allowed him to sit in the bath with his collection of stones.

Pinayagan namin siyang maupo sa paliguan kasama ang kanyang koleksyon ng mga bato.

He had a small obsession with collecting large pebbles, big round stones, and he

Siya ay may isang maliit na pagkahumaling sa pagkolekta ng malalaking bato, malalaking bilog na mga bato, at siya

was very attached to these particular stones, these particular pebbles.

ay napaka-attach sa mga partikular na bato, ang mga partikular na pebbles.

And so we let him take them into the bath with him to play with.

At kaya hinayaan namin siyang dalhin sila sa paliguan kasama niya upang paglaruan.

And guess what happened while we weren't looking?

And guess what nangyari habang hindi kami nakatingin?

I heard a little whinge.

Nakarinig ako ng kaunting ungol.

Mummy.

nanay.

Mummy, gone, gone.

Mommy, wala na, wala na.

What's wrong, Jacob?

Anong meron, Jacob?

What's gone?

Ano ang nawala?

Stone gone.

Nawala ang bato.

Stone gone.

Nawala ang bato.

Well, it can't be very far.

Well, hindi naman masyadong malayo.

So I'm looking around in the bubbly water trying to find this stone.

Kaya luminga-linga ako sa bubbly water na sinusubukang hanapin ang batong ito.

And it wasn't in the bath, was it?

At hindi ito sa paliguan, hindi ba?

No, it was up the tap.

Hindi, ito ay nasa gripo.

He'd shoved it into the tap and it was lodged.

Itinulak niya ito sa gripo at nailagay ito.

It still is lodged.

Nakatira pa rin ito.

We were never able to remove this stone from our tap.

Hindi namin naalis ang batong ito sa aming gripo.

So now trying to get a full flow of water out of this tap is just impossible.

Kaya ngayon, ang pagsisikap na makakuha ng isang buong daloy ng tubig mula sa gripo na ito ay imposible lamang.

So we have a dribble of water that comes out when we turn on our lovely tap.

Kaya mayroon kaming dribble ng tubig na lumalabas kapag binuksan namin ang aming magandang gripo.

It's very frustrating.

Sobrang nakakadismaya.

It's not the only frustrating thing actually.

Hindi lang ito ang nakakadismaya sa totoo lang.

We got the plumbing wrong.

Nagkamali kami ng pagtutubero.

And where it says cold water, on one side, is actually hot water and the

At kung saan sinasabing malamig na tubig, sa isang tabi, ay talagang mainit na tubig at ang

handle that says hot water is cold water.

hawakan na nagsasabing mainit na tubig ay malamig na tubig.

So we mixed up the water, which is another frustration, but never mind.

Kaya pinaghalo namin ang tubig, na isa pang pagkabigo, ngunit hindi bale.

So, yes, lovely Jacob sticking his pebble into our taps is something

Kaya, oo, ang kaibig-ibig na si Jacob na nagdidikit ng kanyang maliit na bato sa aming mga gripo ay isang bagay na

we'll have to explain when we ever try and sell the house to somebody else.

kailangan naming ipaliwanag kapag sinubukan naming ibenta ang bahay sa ibang tao.

This is the lovely bathroom.

Ito ang magandang banyo.

You'll notice the lovely mixer tap that we've installed for you,

Mapapansin mo ang magandang mixer tap na na-install namin para sa iyo,

which comes fitted with its own pebble to give you a nice dribble

na nilagyan ng sarili nitong pebble para bigyan ka ng magandang dribble

of water when you turn on the taps.

ng tubig kapag binuksan mo ang mga gripo.

Oh dear.

oh mahal.

Okay, so some facts about bathing.

Okay, kaya ilang mga katotohanan tungkol sa paliligo.

So I found that in the early 1900s, it was popular for British people

Kaya nalaman ko na noong unang bahagi ng 1900s, sikat sa mga British

to take a cold water bath just once a week, which was believed to be

na maligo ng malamig na tubig isang beses lamang sa isang linggo, na pinaniniwalaan na

beneficial for health and wellbeing.

kapaki-pakinabang para sa kalusugan at kagalingan.

So that's really interesting.

Kaya talagang kawili-wili.

I'm curious to know when and why that stopped.

Gusto kong malaman kung kailan at bakit tumigil iyon.

Although in lots of very posh gyms and spas, there's always like a

Bagama't sa maraming napakagarang gym at spa, palaging may parang

cold plunge pool, which is normally just a teeny tiny little tank of

malamig na plunge pool, na karaniwan ay isang maliit na maliit na tangke ng

water that's big enough to stand in.

tubig na sapat na kalakihan.

That's freezing cold water, and there'll be like a bowl of ice next

Iyan ay nagyeyelong malamig na tubig, at magkakaroon ng parang isang mangkok ng tubig. yelo na

to it as well to make it even colder.

rin sa tabi nito para mas lumamig pa.

And you plunge into this freezing cold water.

At bumulusok ka sa nagyeyelong malamig na tubig na ito.

You know, it is been proven to be very good for your health.

Alam mo, ito ay napatunayang napakabuti para sa iyong kalusugan.

Now, I did go into a plunge pool recently.

Ngayon, pumunta ako sa isang plunge pool kamakailan.

We went to Centre Parcs.

Pumunta kami sa Center Parcs.

And at Centre Parcs, the one that we go to, they have a cold plunge pool outside

At sa Center Parcs, yung pupuntahan namin, meron silang malamig na plunge pool sa labas

in their outdoor swimming pool area.

sa outdoor swimming pool area nila.

And you can see people daring each other to go and jump into this plunge pool.

At makikita mo ang mga taong nangangahas sa isa't isa na pumunta at tumalon sa plunge pool na ito.

Can you stand the cold?

Kaya mo bang tiisin ang lamig?

And I did it.

At ginawa ko.

Because I know how good it is for you.

Dahil alam ko kung gaano ito kabuti para sa iyo.

So I jumped in and I think I spent about 10 seconds in there before

Kaya tumalon ako at sa palagay ko ay gumugol ako ng halos 10 segundo doon bago

I was like, no, I need to get out.

ako ay parang, hindi, kailangan kong lumabas.

And then I jumped back out.

At pagkatapos ay tumalon ako pabalik.

My partner, the next day I dared him to do it and he only managed to jump in for

Yung partner ko, the next day I dared him to do it and he only managed to jump in

a second and he was straight back out again 'cause he couldn't stand the cold.

at diretso na ulit siya palabas 'di niya kaya ang lamig.

So I was the winner of that challenge.

Kaya ako ang nanalo sa hamon na iyon.

These days I do try and take a cold shower if I'm feeling well,

Sa mga araw na ito ay sinusubukan kong maligo ng malamig kung maayos na ang pakiramdam ko,

I will often try to make my shower cold at the end of my washing.

madalas kong subukang palamigin ang aking shower sa pagtatapos ng aking paglalaba.

So when I've finished washing my hair or washing my body or doing

Kaya't kapag natapos ko na ang paghuhugas ng aking buhok o paghuhugas ng aking katawan o paggawa

whatever it is I need to do, then I will turn the shower down to cold.

ng anumang kailangan kong gawin, pagkatapos ay gagawin kong malamig ang shower.

But depending on where I'm showering, like at home for

Ngunit depende sa kung saan ako nag-shower, tulad ng sa bahay halimbawa

example, I can make it quite cold.

, maaari kong gawin itong medyo malamig.

But, I often shower at the gym after I've done some exercise.

Ngunit, madalas akong naliligo sa gym pagkatapos kong mag-ehersisyo.

And I can't always get it very cold there.

At hindi ako palaging malamig doon.

It's strange.

Ito ay kakaiba.

So sometimes I just end up with a lukewarm shower at the end, which as I've said

Kaya minsan nauuwi na lang ako sa maligamgam na shower sa dulo, which as I've said

before, I'm not a fan of lukewarm.

before, I'm not a fan of lukewarm.

It doesn't really do anything.

Wala talaga itong ginagawa.

Alright, next fact, it was once common for members of the same

Sige, sa susunod na katotohanan, dati nang karaniwan para sa mga miyembro ng parehong

family to share bath water.

pamilya ang magbahagi ng tubig na pampaligo.

Of course, you know, this saves your water bills from getting too

Siyempre, alam mo, nakakatipid ito sa iyong mga singil sa tubig mula sa pagiging masyadong

high and your heating bills 'cause you have to pay to heat the water.

mataas at ang iyong mga bayarin sa pag-init dahil kailangan mong magbayad para magpainit ng tubig.

So this is understandable and in fact, I used to share bath water

So this is understandable and in fact, I used to share bath water

with my family when I was younger and actually these days I still, you know,

with my family when I was younger and actually these days I still, you know,

I will run a bath for my children.

magpapaligo ako para sa mga anak ko.

I'll jump in the bath first, and then the children come and jump in with me after

Tumalon muna ako sa paliguan, at pagkatapos ay darating ang mga bata at sumama sa akin pagkatapos

I've had about 60 seconds to myself.

kong magkaroon ng halos 60 segundo sa aking sarili.

Then they jump in and then I leave them to it, and so they're sharing

Pagkatapos ay tumalon sila at pagkatapos ay hinayaan ko sila, at kaya sila ay nagbabahagi

the bath water and previously they'd shared it with me, but as a

ng tubig sa paliguan at dati ay ibinahagi nila ito sa akin, ngunit bilang isang

child, this is something I did too.

bata, ito ay isang bagay na ginawa ko rin.

I was the eldest of seven children, so I was lucky that I was first in the bath,

Ako ang panganay sa pitong magkakapatid, kaya maswerte ako na ako ang unang naligo,

and then after me, all the boys would jump in and my sister would jump in too.

at pagkatapos ko, lahat ng mga lalaki ay tumalon at ang aking kapatid na babae ay tumalon din.

You know, all different combinations of who's in with who.

Alam mo, lahat ng iba't ibang kumbinasyon ng kung sino ang kasama kung sino.

But I dread to think how disgusting that water must have been by the last person.

Ngunit natatakot akong isipin kung gaano kasuklam ang tubig na iyon sa huling tao.

But yeah, you just do what you can, don't you?

Pero oo, gagawin mo lang ang makakaya mo, di ba?

Have you ever shared a bath?

Naranasan mo na bang maligo?

I mean, sometimes it's romantic, right?

I mean, minsan romantic diba?

They always show it in the films.

Lagi nila itong ipinapakita sa mga pelikula.

A loved up couple sharing a, a warm bubble bath.

Isang mahal na mag-asawa na nagbabahagi ng, isang mainit na bubble bath.

Anyway, moving on.

Anyway, move on na.

Next fact.

Susunod na katotohanan.

In the 17th century, British people would add herbs, oils, and fragrances to

Noong ika-17 siglo, ang mga taga-Britanya ay nagdaragdag ng mga halamang gamot, langis, at pabango sa

the bath water to make it smell nicer.

tubig na pampaligo upang maging mas masarap ang amoy nito.

This just makes me think of when I was younger and I would spend a lot

Naiisip ko lang ito noong bata pa ako at madalas akong gumugugol ng maraming

of time, unattended in the bath.

oras, hindi nag-aalaga sa paliguan.

So I must have been about, you know, 10 years old.

Kaya dapat ako ay tungkol sa, alam mo, 10 taong gulang.

One of my favourite things to do was to make a concoction to make

Isa sa mga paborito kong gawin ay ang gumawa ng concoction para gumawa

a special perfume for my mum.

ng espesyal na pabango para sa aking ina.

So I'd mix all the different lotions and potions that I could find around

Kaya't paghaluin ko ang lahat ng iba't ibang lotion at potion na mahahanap ko sa paligid

the bathroom with the bath water and throw some bubbles in there

ng banyo gamit ang tubig na pampaligo at magtapon ng ilang mga bula doon

and shake it all up and say, mum, I've made you a special perfume.

at ipagpag ang lahat ng ito at sasabihin, ina, ginawa kita ng isang espesyal na pabango.

It was probably horrible.

Ito ay malamang na kakila-kilabot.

But yeah, we love to add things to our bath.

Ngunit oo, mahilig kaming magdagdag ng mga bagay sa aming paliguan.

So the new thing at the moment is, I say new, it's been around for a

So the new thing at the moment is, sabi ko bago, matagal na

long time, but bath bombs, I often receive bath bombs in like gift boxes.

, pero bath bombs, madalas akong nakakatanggap ng bath bombs na parang mga gift box.

If there's like, a hamper or a box of beauty goodies, then it

Kung mayroong tulad ng, isang hamper o isang kahon ng mga pampaganda, kung gayon

will often include a bath bomb.

madalas itong may kasamang bath bomb.

And this is like a ball of I don't know, like salt and soap stuff, and you put

At ito ay tulad ng isang bola ng hindi ko alam, tulad ng asin at sabon, at inilagay mo

it in the bath and it kind of explodes.

ito sa paliguan at ito ay sumabog.

It fizzes.

Tumibok ito.

It's effervescent, is that the right word?

Ito ay mabula, tama ba ang salita?

It starts to fizz and react and break up in the water.

Nagsisimula itong tumutusok at gumanti at masira sa tubig.

Some of them are very colourful and so, you can get all sorts

Ang ilan sa mga ito ay napakakulay at sa gayon, maaari kang makakuha ng lahat ng uri

of different types of bath bombs that do some wonderful things.

ng iba't ibang uri ng mga bath bomb na gumagawa ng ilang magagandang bagay.

Yeah.

And you introduce them to the water and they do all these wonderful

Oo. At ipinakilala mo sila sa tubig at ginagawa nila ang lahat ng magagandang

things and they make your bath smell like a perfume shop and create lots

bagay na ito at ginagawa nilang amoy ang iyong paliguan na parang isang tindahan ng pabango at lumikha

of different colours in your bath.

ng maraming iba't ibang kulay sa iyong paliguan.

I'm not a big fan of these things because I have very sensitive skin and

Hindi ako mahilig sa mga bagay na ito dahil napakasensitibo ng balat ko at

I find that they always bring me out in a rash or some sort of reaction.

nalaman kong palagi nila akong inilalabas sa isang pantal o isang uri ng reaksyon.

But bath bombs are very popular and bath salts.

Ngunit ang mga bath bomb ay napakapopular at mga bath salt.

Now I do like a bit of bath salt.

Ngayon gusto ko ng kaunting bath salt.

My son has eczema, so we tend to just use like dead sea salt now,

My son has eczema, so we tend to just use like dead sea salt now

which is just pure salt in the water.

na puro asin lang sa tubig.

Or I would sometimes use Radox.

O minsan ay gagamit ako ng Radox.

It's quite a popular brand that's been going for a long time in the UK.

Ito ay medyo sikat na brand na matagal nang nagpapatuloy sa UK.

Bit of Radox to soak your muscles.

Bit ng Radox para ibabad ang iyong mga kalamnan.

And you might also find things like bath scrubs as well in many bathrooms, which

At maaari ka ring makakita ng mga bagay tulad ng mga bath scrub pati na rin sa maraming banyo, na

you use to kind of scrub on your skin.

ginagamit mo sa uri ng scrub sa iyong balat.

It like exfoliates your skin.

Ito ay tulad ng exfoliates ang iyong balat.

Just basically takes your skin off and rejuvenates you.

Karaniwang inaalis ang iyong balat at pinapabata ka.

But again, I don't really use these things because my sensitive skin doesn't like

Ngunit muli, hindi ko talaga ginagamit ang mga bagay na ito dahil ang aking sensitibong balat ay hindi gusto

them very much, but it's all meant to make your bathing experience more luxurious.

ang mga ito, ngunit ang lahat ay sinadya upang gawing mas maluho ang iyong karanasan sa pagligo.

So next fact is during the Victorian era, it was popular for British people to take

Kaya ang susunod na katotohanan ay sa panahon ng Victorian, sikat sa mga British na maligo

a sponge bath instead of a full bath.

ng espongha sa halip na maligo nang buo.

Now, this is interesting because I would often take a sponge bath when

Ngayon, ito ay kawili-wili dahil madalas akong maligo ng espongha noong

I was younger, and I still talk about having a sponge bath today.

bata pa ako, at pinag-uusapan ko pa rin ang pagpapaligo ng espongha ngayon.

So sometimes as a busy mum, I don't get an opportunity to have

Kaya minsan bilang isang abalang ina, hindi ako nagkakaroon ng pagkakataong maligo

a shower or a bath in a day.

o maligo sa isang araw.

I wake up and my kids, they're running late.

Nagising ako at ang mga anak ko, late na sila.

I need to get them ready.

Kailangan ko silang ihanda.

I don't have time to look after myself.

Wala akong oras para alagaan ang sarili ko.

So I will have a sponge bath or a flannel bath.

Kaya magpapaligo ako ng espongha o flannel bath.

A flannel being a piece of cloth that you use for cleaning

Ang flannel ay isang piraso ng tela na ginagamit mo para sa paglilinis ng

yourself, your face or your body.

iyong sarili, iyong mukha o iyong katawan.

So I'll just fill the sink with hot water, bit of soap, use a flannel

Kaya pupunuin ko na lang ang lababo ng mainit na tubig, kaunting sabon, gagamit ng pranela

and wash my body with the flannel.

at maghuhugas ng katawan ng pranela.

I'll sometimes do the same with the boys, but we don't share flannels.

Gagawin ko rin minsan ang mga lalaki, ngunit hindi kami nagbabahagi ng mga flannel.

We all have our own flannel.

Lahat tayo ay may sariling flannel.

And this again, it saves time and it saves water and energy of course.

At ito muli, nakakatipid ng oras at nakakatipid ng tubig at enerhiya siyempre.

In the 19th century, some British people used to walk out of their house

Noong ika-19 na siglo, lumalabas ang ilang British sa kanilang bahay

and take a bath in a nearby river.

at naliligo sa malapit na ilog.

Now, these days I'm always a little bit nervous about going anywhere near the

Ngayon, sa mga araw na ito ay medyo kinakabahan ako sa pagpunta sa kahit saan malapit sa

river because there's been so much talk about the waste and the sewage that

ilog dahil ang daming usapan tungkol sa basura at dumi sa alkantarilya na

different companies are pumping into the rivers, they're polluting the river.

ibinubomba ng iba't ibang kumpanya sa mga ilog, dinudungisan nila ang ilog.

So I wouldn't feel safe bathing in the river.

Kaya hindi ako ligtas na maligo sa ilog.

I probably would come out dirtier than I was before I went in.

Malamang na mas marumi ang lalabas ko kaysa sa bago ako pumasok.

But it's completely understandable having a bath in a river,

Ngunit lubos na nauunawaan ang pagkakaroon ng paliligo sa ilog,

you know, it makes sense.

alam mo, ito ay makatuwiran.

Then you're not using any of your own water that you're

Pagkatapos ay hindi ka gumagamit ng alinman sa iyong sariling tubig na

paying for out of the pipes.

binabayaran mo mula sa mga tubo.

You're not having to worry about heating it or anything.

Hindi mo kailangang mag-alala tungkol sa pag-init nito o anumang bagay.

So it makes sense.

Kaya makatwiran.

And I know in other countries, this is the done thing, the typical thing to do.

At alam ko sa ibang bansa, ito ang tapos na, ang tipikal na dapat gawin.

You do what you can.

Gawin mo ang iyong makakaya.

But like I said, my nearest river is the River Thames and it's

Pero gaya nga ng sabi ko, ang pinakamalapit kong ilog ay ang River Thames at marumi

filthy, so I wouldn't recommend bathing in the River Thames.

, kaya hindi ko irerekomenda na maligo sa River Thames.

You might get sick.

Baka magkasakit ka.

In fact, there was lots of reports of polio being found in the rivers

Sa katunayan, maraming mga ulat ng polio na natagpuan sa mga ilog

or in the sewage system recently, so all the children locally, my

o sa sistema ng dumi sa alkantarilya kamakailan, kaya lahat ng mga bata sa lokal, ang aking

children too, had to be vaccinated again or have boosters for polio.

mga anak din, ay kailangang mabakunahan muli o magkaroon ng mga booster para sa polio.

These days, my experience of bathing is, like I said, very short-lived.

Sa mga araw na ito, ang karanasan ko sa paliligo, tulad ng sinabi ko, ay napakaikli.

I tend to get about 60 seconds of a hot bath before my children

Ako ay may posibilidad na makakuha ng humigit-kumulang 60 segundo ng mainit na paliguan bago

run in saying, mummy, mummy.

tumakbo ang aking mga anak sa pagsasabing, mummy, mummy.

And they start stripping their clothes off and they wanna jump in, but I

At sinimulan nilang hubarin ang kanilang mga damit at gusto nilang tumalon, ngunit

have to go, no, stop, it's too hot.

kailangan kong pumunta, hindi, huminto, ito ay masyadong mainit.

You'll scald yourself.

Mapapaso ka sa sarili mo.

To scald yourself is to burn your skin.

Ang paso ang iyong sarili ay pagsunog ng iyong balat.

Then I have to fill the bath with cold water and make it

Pagkatapos ay kailangan kong punuin ang paliguan ng malamig na tubig at gawin itong

lukewarm for the children.

maligamgam para sa mga bata.

But previously, before my children were born, I used to love a long

Pero dati, bago pa isinilang ang mga anak ko, mahilig ako sa mahabang

lounge, a long soak in the bath, and I actually have a bath pillow.

lounge, mahabang pagbababad sa paliguan, at may unan talaga ako.

I really was so excited when I bought myself a bath pillow, which is like a

I really was so excited when I bought myself a bath pillow, which is parang unan

pillow, which is waterproof and it has suckers on it, and you can stick it to the

, which is waterproof and it has suckers on it, and you can stick it to the

back of the bath and rest your head on it.

back of the bath and rest your head on it.

And I bought myself one of these bath tables, so it has extendable sides, so

At binili ko ang aking sarili ng isa sa mga bath table na ito, kaya mayroon itong mga extendable na gilid, kaya

you can lean it on the edges of the bath.

maaari mo itong sandalan sa mga gilid ng paliguan.

And then it has a piece that lifts up and you can rest a book on it, or a phone or

At pagkatapos ay mayroon itong isang piraso na nakataas at maaari mong ilagay ang isang libro dito, o isang telepono o

an iPad or something, if you want to watch something or read something while bathing.

isang iPad o kung ano pa man, kung gusto mong manood ng isang bagay o magbasa ng isang bagay habang naliligo.

And it has a little holder for a glass, and you can have a little,

At mayroon itong maliit na lalagyan para sa isang baso, at maaari kang magkaroon ng kaunti,

you know, plate for, I don't know, chocolates or something.

alam mo, plato para sa, hindi ko alam, tsokolate o kung ano pa man.

So you can have a glass of wine and some chocolates and a book.

Kaya maaari kang magkaroon ng isang baso ng alak at ilang mga tsokolate at isang libro.

And then some candles.

At pagkatapos ay ilang kandila.

Gone are those days when I could enjoy that kind of bath time, but

Wala na ang mga araw na nae-enjoy ko ang ganoong klase ng oras ng paliligo, ngunit

I used to really love spending a lot of time in the bath.

dati ay gustong-gusto kong gumugol ng maraming oras sa paliguan.

The problem is when you spend a long time in the bath, you

Ang problema kapag matagal kang naliligo,

get quite wrinkly, don't you?

medyo kulubot ka, di ba?

Your skin becomes very prune-like.

Ang iyong balat ay nagiging parang prune.

Prune is like a dried fruit that's very wrinkly, but very

Ang prune ay parang pinatuyong prutas na napakakulubot, ngunit napakabuti

good for your digestive system.

para sa iyong digestive system.

It helps to keep you regular, helps you go to the loo often.

Nakakatulong ito na panatilihin kang regular, tinutulungan kang pumunta sa banyo nang madalas.

Anyway.

Anyway.

If you spend a long time in the bath, your hands and your feet become very

Kung magtatagal ka sa paliligo, ang iyong mga kamay at paa ay nagiging parang

prune-like, where you might say, I look like a prune, or my skin's like a prune.

prune, kung saan maaari mong sabihin, mukha akong prune, o parang prune ang balat ko.

Okay, I'm going to pull the plug on this particular podcast.

Okay, kukunin ko na ang plug sa partikular na podcast na ito.

Do you see what I did there?

Nakikita mo ba ang ginawa ko doon?

I made a pun, to pull the plug.

Gumawa ako ng isang pun, upang hilahin ang plug.

Obviously, if you finish your bath, you pull the plug out of the bath

Malinaw, kapag natapos mo ang iyong paliguan, bunutin mo ang plug mula sa paliguan

to allow the water to drain away.

upang hayaang maubos ang tubig.

Well, now I'm going to pull the plug on the podcast.

Well, ngayon ay kukunin ko na ang plug sa podcast.

If you pull the plug on something other than a bath, it means that you end it.

Kung hihilahin mo ang plug sa isang bagay maliban sa paliguan, nangangahulugan ito na tapusin mo ito.

You stop it from happening.

Pigilan mo itong mangyari.

So if you want to hear more about bathing, I'm going to be discussing a

Kaya kung gusto mong marinig ang higit pa tungkol sa paliligo, tatalakayin ko pa ang

little bit more in a premium episode.

kaunti sa isang premium na episode.

So if you'd like to partake, listen to, enjoy that premium episode,

Kaya kung gusto mong makibahagi, makinig, mag-enjoy sa premium na episode na iyon,

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Until next time, thank you for listening.

Hanggang sa susunod, salamat sa pakikinig.

Take care and goodbye.

Ingat at paalam.