10 Reasons to Know if You’re a True Blue Caviteno
- You put ‘eh’ in the end of a sentence if you want to convince someone.
- You know the complete meaning of Gentri, Trece and Dasma and the correct pronunciation of Silang.
- You know that Rice Crispies are not the real treats from Cavite.
- You voted for Ping Lacson during the last Presidential Elections.
- You wake up early to go to Manila every Monday because of the Talaba-Coastal Road Traffic.
- You use the word ‘solo’ to pertain to memorize and the prefix ‘dang-‘ to denote greatness or maximum. (e.g. Dang-ganda ng palabas kagabi, dang-galing ng talent nya, eh.)
- You love tahong and talaba.
- You know that the best beaches in the Philippines are not located in Cavite (e.g. Lido Beach, Rikitoy).
- You understand that the sentence “Nakain s’ya ng isda” means that the fish did not eat him but it’s the other way around.
- You know that Manggahan, Langkaan, Pinyahan, Sinigwelasan and Niyog are not fruit farms.
* This is my top ten. Everyone is entitled to my opinion. Hehe.
Tito, Kiss!
Every time I leave for work every morning I see to it that my nieces give me a good-bye kiss for the day. One morning two years ago (Ponette and Aki are about 2 years old), I gave them the morning routine. I kissed Paula, “Bye.” Samantha, “Bye”. Ponette “Ba-bye, Tito” and Aki “Bye-bye”.
I was about to go straight to the door when Ponette shouted “Tito!” I looked back and saw Ponette pointing to her yaya, “Tito, Kiss din Yaya!” Her yaya, immediately turned red and was embarrassed by Ponette’s action. I ran for the door and said “HINDI NA. AALIS NA AKO!”
Snakes on a Plane
A few months ago a movie was criticized for its funny title, “Snakes on a Plane”. Til now I haven’t seen the movie, though that’s not the point.
I cracked the title to my friends and asked them what would be scarier than Snakes on a Plane? One answered, “Lions on a Bus”. That is indeed crazy (and I think there is a youtube movie about this). Another answered “Cockroach on a Bus”…
Wait! Cockroach on a Bus is a real phenomenon. It’s an everyday story of your common Joy Dela Cruz. Think: Jasper. Now that’s SCARY!
DLSU-D Chorale Jeep Moments
These episodes happend during my days back in La Salle Dasma after Chorale practices:
No. 1
Dionisia: Mama, para! (Driver stops the jeep)
Dionisia: Ay! Hindi pa po pala. Hehe.
No.2
Hazelle to friends: Oh dito nako. Bye Leah, bye Nato, bye Bhie, ba-bye Mama…Ay para po pala mama!
No.3
Roxane: Mama sukli ko po?
Driver: Binigay ko na ah.
Roxane: Ay oo nga pala.
BRAT
I admire a teacher’s patience—no correct that! A pre-school teacher’s patience. Especially if the student is my 4 year old niece, Aki.
This happened a few weeks ago to my Aki and her La Trinidad Pre-school teacher.
Akemi: Ayaw ko na kitang maging tit-cher! Ayoko na pumasok dito. Doon na ako papasok sa school ng ate ko sa Seaton!
Teacher: Bakit?
Aki: Bakit yung classmate ko binigyan mo ng 2 star ako isa lang?
Teacher: Eh kasi di sya lakad ng lakad.
Aki: Di na ako papasok ulit dito! Ayaw ko na kitang maging tit-cher!!!
Bay Manila
One Friday back in the days when I still worked for BPI in Makati, the gang in the office agreed to do a Friday night gimmick. Destination: Manila Bay.
We arrived there at around 8pm. Ate at a fancy resto, drank beer while chillin’ to the music of the acoustic band. It’s a nice way to cap off the week that was.
At around 2 am, I was wondering why we are still there though we were all tired and there’s not a lot of topic to talk about, plus some of the bars are already closing. We are basically staring at the moon and the bay.
Two hours passed and still no one raised the idea of going home. By this time I’m guessing they are just overwhelmed about their first time-Baywalk Experience.
At around 4:30, I finally burst my heart out “Guys, Ba’t di pa tayo umuuwi?” Fil quickly anwered “’Di ba hinihintay natin ang sunrise? Maganda raw ang sunrise dito sa Manila Bay.” It still makes me smile just recalling that line.
“SUNSET! SUNSET! HINDI SUNRISE. Dito sisikat ang araw.” I said pointing on the opposite direction of the bay. Some answered “Ah, ganun ba? Ba’t di mo sinabi agad. Sana umuwi na tayo kanina pa.”
If I only knew that we were waiting for the sunrise, I should’ve told them earlier (or left them).
