~ Are yah really Filipino??~
You point with your lips. You eat using your hands and have it down to a technique! Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box. You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbow on your knee while eating. You use a rock to scrub yourself in the shower. You have to kiss your relatives as soon as you walk in. You're standing next to 8 big boxes at the airport. You collect things from hotels and restaurants for "souveneirs sake". Your house has a distinctive aroma. You smile for no reason. You flirt by having a flirtish grin on your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly. You go to a department store and try to bargain on the prices. You use an umbrella for shade. You scratch your head when you dont know the answer. You never eat the last morsel of food on the table. You go bowling. You play pusoy and/or mah jong. You find dreid up morsals of rice on your shirt. You prefer to sit in the shade rather than to bask in the sun. You add an unwarranted "H" to your name, i.e. Jhun, Bhoy, Rhon. You put your hands in front of you as if to make a path and say "excuse excuse excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the t.v. Your middle name is your mother's maiden name. You like everything that's imported or "state-side". You check the labels on your clothes to see where it was made. You hang your clothes to dry. You are perfectly comfortable in a squatting position with your elbows on your knees. You constantly arive 30 min. (or more) late for all events. You always offer food to your visitors. You say comfort zone instead of bathroom. You say for take out instead of to go. You order a "Mc Donald" instead of hampurger(pronounced ham-boor- jer). You say "Ha?" instead of "what?" You say "HOY!" to get someones attention. You answer when someone yells HOY! You turn your head when you hear PSST! You say Cutex instead of nail polish. You say for awhile instead of please hold on, on the phone. You say he when you mean she and vice versa. You "Aray!" instead of Ouch! Your sneeze sounds like "Ahh-ching" instead of "Ahh-choo". You prefer to use acronyms for phrases. Such as "OA" for over-reacting, "DOM" for Dirty old man, and "TNT" for ..well u know. You say "air con" instead of a/c or air conditioner. You pronounce the following words, "hippopo-TA-mus," "com-FOR-table," "bro-CO-li,"and "Mongo-merry Ward." You say brown out instead of black out. You say "UY!" instead of "Oops". You use walis tambl and a walis ting ting instead of a conventional broom. You have a "Weapons of Moroland" sheild hanging on the your living rooms wall. You have a portrait of "The Last Supper" hanging on your dining rooms wall. You own a karaoke system. You own a piano that no one ever plays. You have a tabo in your bathroom. You house is cluttered with burloloys. You have 2-3 pairs of insinelas at your doorstep. Your house has ormate wrought iron gates in from of it. You have a rose garden. You display a big laughing buddha for good luck. You have a ship to the Santa Nino in your living room. You own a Barrel MAn (schwing!) You cover your living room furniture with bedsheets Your lampshades still have the plastic covers on them. You have plastic runners to cover the carpets in your house. You have a giant wooden fork & spoon hanging in the dining room. You have wooden tinikling dancers on the wall. You own capiz shell chandellers , lamps , or placemats. You own a Mercedes Benz and call it "cheding" You own a huge van conversion. Your car chirps like a bird or plays a tune when it's in reverse. You car horns can make three or more different good sounds. Your car has curb feelers on it. You hang a rosary on your cars rear view mirror. You have those air fresheners in a can. You have aunt or uncles with nick names like Baby, Girlie, or Boy. You were raised to believe that every Filipino is an aunt, uncle, or cousin. Your dad was in the navy. Your mom or sister is a nurse. You get smelling kisses from your grandma. Your parents call eachother "Mommy" & "Daddy". You have a family member that has a nickname that repeats itself. Like "Deng Deng" "Ling Ling" or "Jong Jong". You put hot dogs in your spaghetti. You consider dills the Filipino equivelent to french fries. You think that eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning food. You order thinks like tapsilog, longsilog, or tocilog at restaurants. You instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal. You order a "soft drink" instead of a soda. You dip bread in your morning coffee. You refer to seasonings and all other forms of monosudium glutimate as "Ajinomoto". Your cupboards are full of corned beef, Spam, Vienna Sausages. Goldilocks is more than just a fairytale character to you. You appreciate a fresh pot of hot rice. You "open" or "close" the lights. You ask for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste". You ask for a "pental pen" or a "ball pen" instead of just pen. You refer to your refrigerator as the "ref", "prydyider" or "icebox". You say kodakan instead of "take a picture". You refer to your VCR as the "Beytamax". You have a rice dispenser. You own a turbo broiler. You own a lamp with the oil that drips down the strings. Your baon is usually something over rice. You neighbors complain about the smell of toyo on Sundays. You eat rice for beakfrast. You use your fingers to measure the water when cooking rice. You wash and re-use plastic utensils and styrofoam cups. You have a supply of frozin lumpia in the freezer. You have an ice-shaver for making halo-halo. Your cloth tablecloths have tell-tale "toyo circles" on them. You eat purple yam-flavored ice cream. You've got to have a bottle of Jufran handy. You fry Spam and hot dogs and eat them with rice. You think halk-hatched eggs are a delicacy. You know that "chocolate meat" isn't really made of chocolate.
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