Paula and Kim

Talking to Paula about her future, I told her, “Paula, plan ahead. Think of your future. Do what you wanna do. Yung passion mo. Halimbawa yang make up make up mo na yan. Baka yan any gusto mo talaga gawi? Imbes na architecture.”
“No, Tito, architecture talaga,” she answered.
“Sabagay. Iba pa rin ang hobby sa work,” I told her. “Naisip ko lang kasi si Kim Kardashian magaling mag-make up make up baka ganun din maging gusto mo paglaki mo. Pano nga ba nag-umpisa si Kim Kardashian?”
Paula laughed.

 

Boracay Explanation

Walking down the sandy shores of Boracay is quite a treat: the powdery white sand, the picturesque scenery, the clear water, the bright sun, the coconut trees swaying in the wind and the unending, “SirMam, Parasailing?! Banana boat ride? Island hopping?”

There are two ways of dealing with these businessmen: You ignore them and pretend you’re foreign or explain to them, ‘Ayoko po / Tapos na po.’
I choose the former and Mitch would prefer the latter.
“Hon, don’t explain,” I told her, “Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it.”