My Blog, my journey… or something like that :o)

i remember Timay forwarding this in my email… interesting, funny, entertaining, definitely points to ponder… enjoy reading and reflecting! and yes, you can let go of that smile… 

• You know you’re a true blue Ilonggo if ..
• Your one peso is pisos. 
• You take a bath using a tabo (or cabo) which is a used 1 quart Caltex oil container.
• Your bathroom has at least one lugod (some has one for every family member)
• Your Nanay used to make you drink Mirinda or Royal Tru Orange when you have a fever, which is supposed to make you feel better … and 7-up if you have a stomach upset.  And it seemed to worked!

• Sinamak is a staple in your dining table — the best Ilonggo invention
• if you ask me;  the acidity of this stuff is so potent that it was even banned on airplanes long before 9/11.
• Your toyo is patis and your patis is toyo
• You use atsuete for your adobo and pinamalhan (pinaksiw)
• Your daily meal will likely include laswa, kbl (kadyos, baboy,langka), ginat-an nga tambo with tugabang and okra, ginat-an nga munggo, linutik, apan-apan, etc.
• November 1 means eating ibus, suman, suman latik, kalamay-hati, bayi-bayi, valenciana or other native delicacies with glutinous rice and coconut milk
• You call those you love palangga, pangga, or ga
• You call your siblings or cousins inday, nonoy or toto…the househelp may call you the same
• You call those who are older than you manang or manong
• You catch the attention of sales attendants by calling them "day" or "to"
• Your childhood games include tumba patis, taksi, panagu-ay, balay-balay, ins, tin-tin baka/bika, etc.
• You used to be scared to go out at night lest you meet the aswang, tik-tik, tayhu, kapre, kama-kama, morto, etc.
• You call a person, thing, place and event kwan when you forget it (si kwan, ang kwan, sa kwan, nag kwan)
• You understand that "Particulars Keep Out" sign means Outsiders Keep Out.  (believe me, this sign may look and sound English but it’s only us Ilonggos who use it)
• You use words such as "ahay" (expression of pity, grief, empathy)
• "Yuga" (expression of disbelief, surprise),
• "Ambot ah" (to say you don’t know, or an expression of impatience)
• You often start your sentence with ti/te/teh,
• You say goodbye by saying "Halong" (or take care)
• Your favorite cusswords are linte (if you’re slightly pissed off)and hijo de #%*a (if you’re pissed off big time)…

Ti, sigue halong lang kamo ha!  ;-) … wala panama ang "Ingats"  ni John Lloyd … whaaaaaaaaa!