“Huwag n’yo na ako ihatid ho?” I told my parents.
“Bakit ba?!” Nanay demanded, “Eh sa gusto kita ihahatid. Ibababa ka lang naman dun.”
“Yun nga ang ayokong eksena eh. Yung papalayo kayo from airport. Malungkot yun.”
Nanay’s eyes began to swell then uttered, “Gusto ko na talagang manalo sa lotto.”
“Yan! Sabihin mo yan!” Tatay followed.
“Oo nga, Nay,” I told my mother, “Dapat manalo na kayo sa lotto para umuwi na kaming lahat.”
“Yun nga lang…” Tatay told us, “Paano mananalo? Eh hindi naman tumataya.”
Tag Archives: Tatay
Lotto: The Answer
Fart Wars: Lolo Vs Miguel
Tatay shared…
Si Miguel ba naman, dalawa lang kami sa kwarto.
Biglang may nangamoy.
Sabi ko, “Dang baho. Sino umutot?”
Ang sagot ba naman eh, “Hindi ako, Lolo! Di ko alam!”
Eh dalawa lang kami.
The suspects
Nagpa-Bampira
Tatay would at times speak cryptically.
Like yesterday, after our Pagsanjan trip, he told us, “Nagpa-bampira kami kanina.”
Ate Mimi got it first, “Nagpa-Malabanan!” Pozo negro.
Our toilet now flushes easily.
“Yum!”
Fatty and Puss-y
Lawyer na ho si Arlyn.
Ikakasal na si Rommel.
Si Reineer ho yung sa Ireland.
Si Joy po yung singkit.
Whenever I describe my friends, Nanay seems to be confused. So I showed her this picture so that she’ll have a visual of my longtime friends.
“Eto po ako nung December two years ago, mataba! Si Reineer yung nasa Ireland. Si Arlyn yung lawyer nang nag-asawa. Si Puss yung sidekick ni Shrek. Si Joy yung singkit saka si Rommel yung ikakasal,” I told Nanay and Tatay.
“Ah oo, yan nga si Puss,” Tatay answered.
“Anak, wag ka na ulit magpapataba ng ganyan. Ang pangit mo,” Nanay followed.
Buti naman naintindihan nila ang purpose ng pagpapakita ko ng picture.
BBC News: Family Style
After hearing the latest “news” about our clan, I asked my father, “Paano n’yo naman nalaman ‘yan, Tay?”
“Makakaligtas ba naman ‘yan sa mga tiyahin mo? Eh BBC News sila ng baranggay.”
Ms. Pil the Talent Scout
Paula‘s talent scout dropped by this morning, Ms. Pil. She got the pictures of my two other nieces: Ponette and Aki. She’ll try to look for some modeling stints for the two kids.
When she left Tatay asked me and Ate Mimi, “Alam n’yo ba buong pangalan nun?”
“Pilipinas ho,” I answered.
“Tapos kumukuha s’ya ng mga talent n’ya,” Tatay continued.
“PILIPINAS GOT TALENT!” I screamed while laughing.
1 House, 2 Gates
Having a house spanning 2 baranggays and with a gate each, beggars would often mistake that the two gates belong to different households.
“Minsan nga may mag-do-doorbell sa kabila,” Tatay told me a story…
Tatay: Kayo rin ‘yung nag-doorbell sa kabila eh.
Beggar: Eh hindi naman po kasi kayo nag-abot kanina, baka dito po mag-abot na kayo.
Tatay: Ganun pa rin, wala pa rin akong iaaabot sa inyo. Wala si Ate.
Me with ‘Ate’ and Tatay
Melting Time
While at Lourdes waiting for Ate Mimi and her kids, Ate Pam asked, “Nasaan ba si Mimi?” while waiting inside the Revo.
“Nagsindi ng kandila,” I told her.
“Kanina pa ‘yun ah,” she answered, “Kapag nagsindi ba ng kandila dapat bang hintaying matunaw ang kandila?” she followed up with a question.
“Oo.”
“Di nga!?” She was seriously asking it.
“Hindi!” I answered laughing.
Tatay then cut in, hearing all the discussion, “Paano kaya kung ‘yung pinakamahaba pa ang sinindihan nilang kandila?”
Tatay’s Vodka
I bought home Tatay some liquors but when he saw that we were trying to open a bottle of Vodka for the visitors on Nanay’s birthday, he could only say, “Anak, salamat at inuwian mo ako ng Vodka.”
