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Sunday, June 1, 2008
movies and tears
Kahapon, that was Sunday, dumaan ako sa Makati Cinema Square to buy guitar strings (we'll talk about music sa ibang kuwento) when I saw pirated DVDs being sold for only 30. kahit maliit lang ang suweldo ko at ang pagtitipid is a must, pumunta parin ako dun sa shop na yun at tumingin tingin (sa DVD at hindi sa sales lady-para sa mga readers na malilikot ang mind gaya ni Joey deLeon).
And right there and then I saw a copy of Land Before Time. "Oh my God" sabi ko. This movie made me cry when I was small (until now small parin ). Maalala ko pinamunas ko pa ng luhatsipon ang blouse ng mader dear ko.
So I got a copy after hustling with the nice sales lady to sell it for 15 pesos ("tangina kang igorot ka!" sabi siguro nung saleslady) Buti nalang guwapo ako.
Tuwang tuwa ako kasi nakaisa nanaman ako. ("Peste, get outa here!" sabi siguro niya pagtalikod ko)
So pagdating ko sa bahay, inabisuhan ko ang mga friends ko sa apartment namin. "Men, uwi kayo agad, may magandang movie tayo ngayon. Guaranteed tearjerker" and sabi ko-sa text (tipid nga e).
Since mahihilig din sa korni at nakaka iyak na movie mga kasama ko, dalidali silang umuwi.
Nung kumpleto na kami, at kanyakanyang puwesto na sa sala, inayos na ng lagarista namin ang set.With excitement, nakatutuok na kami sa 53 inches 2nd hand Panasonya TV namin. (If you're interested pumunta kayo sa Pier, they have an array of Panasonyas, Sonya, and other sikat na brands na wrong spelling and tatak-for a reasonable price)
This is it. Pinasok na ang bala. Pindot ng Play.
Edwin (Kasama ko sa bahay): Teka teka, bakit may taxi papasok sa motel?
We ended up watching Homerun, a Singaporian adaptation of Iran's Children of Heaven. It made us cry.
And right there and then I saw a copy of Land Before Time. "Oh my God" sabi ko. This movie made me cry when I was small (until now small parin ). Maalala ko pinamunas ko pa ng luhatsipon ang blouse ng mader dear ko.
So I got a copy after hustling with the nice sales lady to sell it for 15 pesos ("tangina kang igorot ka!" sabi siguro nung saleslady) Buti nalang guwapo ako.
Tuwang tuwa ako kasi nakaisa nanaman ako. ("Peste, get outa here!" sabi siguro niya pagtalikod ko)
So pagdating ko sa bahay, inabisuhan ko ang mga friends ko sa apartment namin. "Men, uwi kayo agad, may magandang movie tayo ngayon. Guaranteed tearjerker" and sabi ko-sa text (tipid nga e).
Since mahihilig din sa korni at nakaka iyak na movie mga kasama ko, dalidali silang umuwi.
Nung kumpleto na kami, at kanyakanyang puwesto na sa sala, inayos na ng lagarista namin ang set.With excitement, nakatutuok na kami sa 53 inches 2nd hand Panasonya TV namin. (If you're interested pumunta kayo sa Pier, they have an array of Panasonyas, Sonya, and other sikat na brands na wrong spelling and tatak-for a reasonable price)
This is it. Pinasok na ang bala. Pindot ng Play.
Edwin (Kasama ko sa bahay): Teka teka, bakit may taxi papasok sa motel?
We ended up watching Homerun, a Singaporian adaptation of Iran's Children of Heaven. It made us cry.
flight 101
February 6 2003. My birthday and first flight ko sa boung 22 years ng buhay ko.
Eto maganda sa trabaho ko bilang internal auditor. Beyahe kung saan saan. Especially pag
sa mga maraming beach. Oh I miss my beyahe days. Anyway, so yun nga ang first na plane ko. And it was my birthday. Mabait ang boss ko.
So andun na ako sa loob, oh cyet I've been smiling for 4 hours now. Kaka upo ko palang pero feeling ko lumilipad na ako. Pagpasencyahan nyo na, laking bundok kasi ako kaya this was really something sakin and relax, we'll talk about my childhood days later.
So yun the ignorant Igorot finally got into a plane and he just can't wipe that stupid grin off his face.
Ako: Eto na eto na eto na…..lilipad na Lord (in my mind siyempre. Hindi ako addict for Christ sakes)
Nung nasa taas na kami,lumapit yung stewardess sakin.
Stewardess: Water or juice?
Ako: "Ahm…(tumingin tingin muna ako sa paligid ko and secretly cheked if may money ako sa left pocket). Water only po."
Packcyet, after ilang flights saka ko lang narealize na libre pala yun.
Eto maganda sa trabaho ko bilang internal auditor. Beyahe kung saan saan. Especially pag
sa mga maraming beach. Oh I miss my beyahe days. Anyway, so yun nga ang first na plane ko. And it was my birthday. Mabait ang boss ko.
So andun na ako sa loob, oh cyet I've been smiling for 4 hours now. Kaka upo ko palang pero feeling ko lumilipad na ako. Pagpasencyahan nyo na, laking bundok kasi ako kaya this was really something sakin and relax, we'll talk about my childhood days later.
So yun the ignorant Igorot finally got into a plane and he just can't wipe that stupid grin off his face.
Ako: Eto na eto na eto na…..lilipad na Lord (in my mind siyempre. Hindi ako addict for Christ sakes)
Nung nasa taas na kami,lumapit yung stewardess sakin.
Stewardess: Water or juice?
Ako: "Ahm…(tumingin tingin muna ako sa paligid ko and secretly cheked if may money ako sa left pocket). Water only po."
Packcyet, after ilang flights saka ko lang narealize na libre pala yun.
taglish
Siguro nagtataka kayo kung bakit taglish ako magsulat. Well actually sa totoo lang, eto kasi uso ngayon e. Parang cellphone if you get my drift.
Kung mabasa ito ng mga classmates ko nung highschool, for sure matatawa sila.
" Kris ikaw ba yan? Oh My God!! Ikaw nga. At nagsusulat ka narin? Diba bobo ka dati? Wow this is something!"
Nung highschool kasi ako, in the words of our prinsipal, "Kris, you had the lowest score in the just
concluded (adjusts her grandmother eyeglasses) common examinations, do you have problems?"
Ungas, butas ang sapatos ko, hindi ba problema yun? (sa isip ko lang, baka ako paluin pag viinocalize ko yun).
Principal: 67?! You got 67% in Filipino, whats the matter with you?
Ako: We don’t speak Pilipino at home, we are Igorots, we prefer English maam.
Tumawag siya sa bahay at sinumbong sa tatay ko ang nangyari. She was furious. Todo as in.
Nanginginig ako nung pauwi ako pero guess what happened? Nilibre ako ng pader dear ko sa karinderya ni Aling Bering sa talipapa. Habang palubog ang araw, dumidilim and kumakain kami, my beloved pader dear said:
Natutuwa ako na marunong ka lumaban but what happened kanina was not good. Next time be nice. (taglish din ang pader dear ko)
That’s it. And it changed me since then. Habang kumakain kami, I felt the pure love of a father.
Simple lang siya mag advice and he never laid his hands on us siblings. He's the coolest taglish dad in the
world.
Kung mabasa ito ng mga classmates ko nung highschool, for sure matatawa sila.
" Kris ikaw ba yan? Oh My God!! Ikaw nga. At nagsusulat ka narin? Diba bobo ka dati? Wow this is something!"
Nung highschool kasi ako, in the words of our prinsipal, "Kris, you had the lowest score in the just
concluded (adjusts her grandmother eyeglasses) common examinations, do you have problems?"
Ungas, butas ang sapatos ko, hindi ba problema yun? (sa isip ko lang, baka ako paluin pag viinocalize ko yun).
Principal: 67?! You got 67% in Filipino, whats the matter with you?
Ako: We don’t speak Pilipino at home, we are Igorots, we prefer English maam.
Tumawag siya sa bahay at sinumbong sa tatay ko ang nangyari. She was furious. Todo as in.
Nanginginig ako nung pauwi ako pero guess what happened? Nilibre ako ng pader dear ko sa karinderya ni Aling Bering sa talipapa. Habang palubog ang araw, dumidilim and kumakain kami, my beloved pader dear said:
Natutuwa ako na marunong ka lumaban but what happened kanina was not good. Next time be nice. (taglish din ang pader dear ko)
That’s it. And it changed me since then. Habang kumakain kami, I felt the pure love of a father.
Simple lang siya mag advice and he never laid his hands on us siblings. He's the coolest taglish dad in the
world.
kumpare
Dito na sa Makati ko natutunan ang ibig sabihin ng kumpare. Kasi sa Baguio, ang tawag namin ay godfather or godmather (kasi nga sosyal ang ciyudad namin, and you might not bilivit, but
our flowers listen to classical music para maganda ang pagbloom nila- research on this if you think I'm making it up).
Una kung naging kumpare ang kapitbahay kung si Mike. Isang Davaoeno na galing Japan. Everytime nakikita niya akong dumarating kumakaway siya.
Mike: Pare!! (waves with his right hand and beer on his other hand)
Yun ang meaning ng pare dito. Unti-unti napoprogram sa utak mo na pag narinig mo ang word na "pare!" (with the right hand waving and the left hand holding a cold bottle of beer) napoprocess sa utak mo ang "tagay muna tayo nak ng,antagal nating hindi nagkita a?" (kahit araw araw kaming nagiinuman).
That is true brothers and sisters, in my case.
our flowers listen to classical music para maganda ang pagbloom nila- research on this if you think I'm making it up).
Una kung naging kumpare ang kapitbahay kung si Mike. Isang Davaoeno na galing Japan. Everytime nakikita niya akong dumarating kumakaway siya.
Mike: Pare!! (waves with his right hand and beer on his other hand)
Yun ang meaning ng pare dito. Unti-unti napoprogram sa utak mo na pag narinig mo ang word na "pare!" (with the right hand waving and the left hand holding a cold bottle of beer) napoprocess sa utak mo ang "tagay muna tayo nak ng,antagal nating hindi nagkita a?" (kahit araw araw kaming nagiinuman).
That is true brothers and sisters, in my case.
laundry shop
Dito sa Makati, mahirap maglaba kasi limitado ang space para sa sampayan. So talo nanaman ang tipid moves, kelangan magpalaba si Igorot. What's funny about napapaplaundry is that minsan nagkakaroon ka ng freebees. Yes freebees. Nung una nagulat ako nung may pink na panty naka ipit sa mga medyas ko. I swear this is paking true.
One time naman may panyo akong bonus. Maganda siya kaso may nakalagay, "from your love, Edward".
What do I do with these freebees? Iniipon ko. At the end of the year binabalik ko sa shop, when owners finally get reunited with their long lost underwares, socks and even comforters (imagine!), they start to believe in God kasi its Christmas time and they found something they thought they lost. Hehe. I'm bad.
One time naman may panyo akong bonus. Maganda siya kaso may nakalagay, "from your love, Edward".
What do I do with these freebees? Iniipon ko. At the end of the year binabalik ko sa shop, when owners finally get reunited with their long lost underwares, socks and even comforters (imagine!), they start to believe in God kasi its Christmas time and they found something they thought they lost. Hehe. I'm bad.
three wheels
November 8 2002.
Pagdating ko sa Manila to take our oath (kasi nachambahan kong pumasa sa CPA exam), I was amazed by how may traysikel there were. I have never in my life saw three wheels na ganun karami. We’ll I grew in a city na sosyal. Hehe. Wala kasing three wheels sa Baguio. I think it's the only city with no tricycle and allows FX to run as taxi.
Culture shock kasi kasya ang limang hindi magkakakilala na magsiksikan sa traysikel. It's a feat kung panu yun natin nagagawa. I even saw a picture of a cow and 2 goats take a traysikel ride-both naka smile pa! We'll this is the Philippines. The land of unlimited possibilities and countless innovations.
At eto pa, you get to ride with the whole family of the driver! It's a bonus I think, kasi you get to know where your ten pesos fare will go.
So nawiwili nga ako sumakay sa tricycle. Mausok nga lang.
It's a three wheel limo. Mamimiss ko mga tricycle when I finally decide to go back to Baguio for good.
Pagdating ko sa Manila to take our oath (kasi nachambahan kong pumasa sa CPA exam), I was amazed by how may traysikel there were. I have never in my life saw three wheels na ganun karami. We’ll I grew in a city na sosyal. Hehe. Wala kasing three wheels sa Baguio. I think it's the only city with no tricycle and allows FX to run as taxi.
Culture shock kasi kasya ang limang hindi magkakakilala na magsiksikan sa traysikel. It's a feat kung panu yun natin nagagawa. I even saw a picture of a cow and 2 goats take a traysikel ride-both naka smile pa! We'll this is the Philippines. The land of unlimited possibilities and countless innovations.
At eto pa, you get to ride with the whole family of the driver! It's a bonus I think, kasi you get to know where your ten pesos fare will go.
So nawiwili nga ako sumakay sa tricycle. Mausok nga lang.
It's a three wheel limo. Mamimiss ko mga tricycle when I finally decide to go back to Baguio for good.
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