Translations, Accents and Me
Bing told me, “Gusto ko ang accent ko parang Amerikano.”
“Ako rin,” I answered.
“Kaya lang mahirap talagang ipilit,” she told me.
“Bakit?”
“Kasi naman yung message natin ita-translate mo muna sa English. Filipino tapos gagawin mong English. Tapos...
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Haggling
Here in Dubai, it’s a must to haggle for a lower price, even if you’re inside the mall. Unfortunately, I’m still not confident enough to do it. Good thing my friend and roommate is good at it.
Since my Tissot watch (Wow! Tissot!) stopped working and needed a battery replacement, I asked...
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Sacrifice
“Orlee! Tumawag sina Daddy kanina. Noche Buena na sa amin. Nalulungkot talaga ako,” Zinnia told me.
“Isipin mo na lang wala silang pera sa Pilipinas para di ka malungkot,” I always tell Zinnia to look at the brighter side of things, we are here because the pasture is greener here...
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Ras-Al-Khaniac
Bing is still adjusting to her new life in Ras Al-Khaima.
“Kamusta?” I called her.
“Eto, malungkot. Nakakatakot dito, Orlee.”
“Bakit?”
“Andaming manyakis!”
“Bakit? Ano nangyari?”
“Nung isang araw, naglalakad ako pauwi,” her office...
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Net
As he was sorting his laundry, I told Ronald, “Dapat yung mga ganitong mga sweater nilalagay mo sa…”
“Fish net! Oo alam ko na ‘yun!” he finished my sentence off.
“Sasabihin ko sana lundry net, pero kung gusto mong manghuli ng isda, eh ‘di sige.”
...
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Pakain Ka Naman
Zinnia has a boyfriend!
But she can’t scream this fact to everyone.
When the news slowly crept through the office, our colleagues were kinda disappointed:
“Zinni! Why didn’t you tell me you now have a boyfriend?”
“Hey you! Keeping secrets from me?”
Zinnia told me,...
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Didn’t
“I didn’t (di-dint) do it!” Uttered Ronald, my flatmate.
“Anong Didint? Didint Reyes?”
“Eh pano ba?”
“Din’t lang pwede na! ‘I din’t do it.’”
...
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Vegetable Serving
Ronald, my roommate, and I are trying to eat healthy by having at least 2 servings of vegetable per day.
When he got lazy one day and had cooked only tocino for our respective packed lunches, he asked me, “Ok lang wala tayong gulay ngayon?”
“Syempre ok lang,” I answered, and...
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Google Almighty
Ronald and I saw Zinnia’s facebook status:
Ronald asked, “Ano yung reticent?”
“I-Google mo!” I told him.
“I-goo-Google pa eh sasabihin mo na lang.”
“Para matuto ka lagi mong i-Google lang.”
“Ano nga!?!??!?!” he demanded.
“Di ko...
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Independentz
“Parang hindi na ulit ako sanay ng may boyfriend,” Z told me. It has been years (note: YEARS) since her last boyfriend, “Sanay na akong maging independent.”
“Ganyan talaga,” I answered, “Unti-unti mo na ulit ibibigay ang damdamin mo. Una damdamin, tapos mga...
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