Ewww Healthy

I posted this on Instagram last month,

I’ve put honey instead of caramelized sugar on my soya curd, “TAHO WITH HONEY.”
To which Paula, said, “Ewww healthy.”

After committing to a healthy lifestyle, I had a hard time maintaining that in the Philippines during my 2 week vacation for the wedding.

I shopped for healthy options for me and them: Granola Bars, Honey for sweeteners, Nuts instead of chips and soya milk and fruit juices for soda.
I told Sam (while Tem was there), “Sam, eto mga healthy food ha.”
“Saaaam, eto masarap oh,” Tem answered, “chocolate, sembe, coke, potato chips… yum!”
Sam torn between her morals, “Tito, mas masarap offer ni Tita Tem.”

The devil won.

 

We Want Lola

“Ayaw na namin sa’yo Tita Tem. Namimiss na namin si lola,” my nieces told my sister. Nanay is in Japan.
“Eh ‘di ba yan ang gusto n’yo, hindi kayo pinapakialaman,” My sister asked them.
“Hindi n’ya kami pinapabayaan. Ikaw eh wala kang pakialam sa amin,” they are now missing their grandmother.

Ang gulo nila, Kuya, nung nandito Lola nila naiinis sila pinapakain sila, ayaw pa nila kumain. Ngayon sila bahala kumain, namimiss naman nila ang Nanay.

Tita Tem and the nieces (Paula and Sam)

 

Uncle Bully

Sam was requesting for a picture from Paula using Sam’s phone but since Paula was also holding the SLR camera and I was in a hurry, I pushed Sam and told her, “Alis d’yan kami muna ni Tita Mitch.”

Minutes later, I saw this picture on instagram.

 

Tem and Sam: On Seatbelts

“Sam, wala kang seatbelt?” Tem asked Sam. We were almost home.
“Kakahubad lang po. Malapit na po tayo,” teenager Sam answered.
“Sam,” I told her, “Pag malapit ba di na maaksidente?”
“Pwede pa po.”
“O next time ha? Wag muna hubarin,” I told her.
“Opo.”

Tem then shared a story, ” Ako nga dati. Malapit na sa bahay. Nabangga pa…”
“O tignan mo,” I followed.
“Pero lasing naman ako nun,” Tem finished.
“Ay…” I answered.

Argument Fail.

Unsafe Driver, Unsafe Passenger

 

Prank Call From Dubai

I called home today.
Samantha picked up, “Hello?”
“SAM?!” I spoke.
“Hello?” she spoke again.
Since I rarely speak to my niece, I decided to horse around. “SAMANTHA CORONADO!” I sounded like a killer.
“Sino to?” she asked.
“SAAAAMMMMM……” I continued whispering.
“Ano kailangan mo kay Samantha Coronado?” She spoke again but this time I clearly heard that it was not Sam I was speaking to but my mom.
“Ay! Nay! Kamusta po?”
“Choy? Huwag ka ngang mananakot! Natakot ako sa’yo!”
“Sorry po…”

 

Tweet of the Week: Unfollow the Cavite Governor

When the governor of Cavite twitted that the suspension of classes will resume on 10 August, after the dreaded Habagat disaster of 2012, she has thought of the best solution to prolong her holiday…

 

Habagat Oversupply

While everybody else was drowning because of the oversupply of the Habagat rains, my niece tweeted:

Conyo Problem!?

 

 

Tweet of the Week

“Lahi ba sila ng halimaw?”
“Saan ba sya nakatira sa kural?”
“Aswang?”

 

Weird Nieces

“Weird ng mga pamangkin mo ano?” A friend once told me, “Well, kanino pa ba sila magmamana?”

Come to think of it, they are right:

• Celebrity and the Fan
• What We Do on Weekends

This is the latest installment on my nieces’ weirdness… and I love them for being weird like their uncle.

 

My Glee Story

“Tito, paano ka ba naging choir?” Sam, my 2nd year high school niece, asked.
Instead of telling her the boring story of how I auditioned in the Imus Institute Pitch Choir during my 2nd year in HS (roughly the same age as she is), I told another story.
“Kumakanta ako nun sa shower ng ‘I Can’t Fight this Feeling Anymore’ nang biglang narinig pala ng choir conductor namin na marunong pala ako kumanta. Kakatapos lang ng laro namin ng football nun. Tapos sabi n’ya kung gusto ko ba raw sumali?” I told Sam.
She started laughing.
“Tapos nagalit nga yung bestfriend ko sa football kasi daw di dapat kami sumali sa choir. Nilagay nga nila yung ka-choir kong pilay sa CR tapos inalog-alog.”
“Tito!” she screamed, “Napanood ko yan! Buti na lang napanood ko yung season 1 ng Glee!”