You're a Pinoy If.... ( Mannerism and Personality traits)

1. You point with your lips
2. You eat with your hand and have it down as a technique
3. Your other piece of luggage is a "Balikbayan Box"
4. You nod your head upwards to greet someone
5. You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbows on your knees while you eat
6. You use a rock to scrub yourself in the shower
7. You kiss relatives on the cheek when you enter the room
8. You're standing next to eight big boxes at the airport
9. You collect items from hotels or restaurants as "souvenirs"
10. Your house has a distinctive aroma
11. You smile for no reason
12. You flirt by having a foolish grin on your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly
13. You go to department stores and try bargain with the price
14. You scratch your head when you don't know the answer
15. You never eat the last morsel of food on the table
16. You go bowling
17. You play pusoy or mahjong
18. You prefer to sit in the shade instead of basking in the sun
19. You add an unwarranted 'H' to your name: Jhun, Bhoy, Rhon
20. You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, Excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the TV
21. Your middle name is your mom's maiden name
22. You like everything that is imported or 'stateside'
23. Your perfectly comfortable in a squatting position with your elbows resting on your knees
24. You consistently arrive 30 minutes late for events
25. You always offer food to your visitors
26. You put your arm on the other person's shoulder if he or she is a close friend of yours
27. You draw a rectangle in the air when asking for the bill, which never fails to baffle the restaurant staff
28. You don't sit on the bowl in public toilets, no matter what part of town or if your thighs ache like hell; and you flush the toilet with your feet
29. You think 'tuck out' is the opposite of 'tuck in'
30. You tell everyone you meet where you studied and the intricacies of your family tree-just to show them you come from good stock - it never occurs to you that people may not have heard of your university or your clan's last name
31. You show up late for work and your excuse is 'I forgot to on the alarm' or better yet 'traffic eh'
32. You linger over the Tonite and Balita tabloids available at the Star Ferry, but quickly buy the Asian Wall Street Journal when other Filipinos start browsing
33. Brushing your teeth after lunch in the office lavatory is an unbreakable habit, even if your colleagues can't bear touching the taps after you've drooled and spat all over them
34. Namedropping is your favorite sport when you meet up with new acquaintances from back home
35. Toni Braxton, Basia and Swing Out Sister are your idea of party music, you hardly listen to anything else
36. You sell Amway and Herbalife as sideline
37. You fight noisily with Cathay Pacific check-in staff over the size of handcarried luggage-which could be anything from oversized suitcases to major appliances
38. You underdeclare your income when you pay Phil tax, even if it's peculiar that a consultant is paid little more than a domestic helper's wages
39. At Immigration, when they call out 'Maria', you and 46 other women stand up
40. When they play 'Anak' anywhere, your chest swells with pride and say 'that's Filipino'
41. You think taking a shower and taking a bath are the same thing
42. You use shopping bags as garbage bags
43. You use laundry detergent to wash your dishes
44. You use print rags from an imported fashion magazine as cover of your textbooks and notebooks
45. You enjoy watching Pinoy action films with the same plot: Hero and villain are mortal enemies. Hero's family's killed by villain. Hero seeks revenge. Hero meets bar girl with sad tale of past love. She comes from a poor family, that's why she's working in the bar. They fall in love. Villain kidnaps girl, threatens to kill her if hero won't stop harassing him and his henchmen. Hero rescues girl, they run away. Chase goes on in a dilapidated car. Hero finally kills villain and police arrive. Hero and girl live happily ever after.

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Kaklase, Pakopya, Kaibigan, Kabarkada, Kapuso, Kapamilya.. Yan ang Proba!

Sila ang nakasama ko sa kalokohan, kopyahan, harutan, at asaran.

II-Probability, ang pangit pangalan ng section ko. Ang hirap bigkasin, nakakabulol. Yun ang una kong pananaw nang malaman ko ang section ko. Hindi ko mabigkas, hindi ko rin masaulo. Pero nang magtagal, nasanay na rin ako.

Mamimiss ko 'to....

Lalo na ang hininga ni Bangan!

     Once in a life time ka lang magiging 2nd year. At masaya ako dahil II-Proba ang nakasama ko sa buhay 2nd yr. ko. 

1st day of school noon....

      Natatakot akong pumasok. Ang liit ko, at malalaki lahat ang nakakasalubong kong high school. Para akong elementary na nawawala. Tinanong ko ang guard kung nasaan ang II-Problahblah. Hindi ko alam ang section ko. Nakalimutan ko kasi. Kailangan ko pa tuloy makipagsiksikan sa ibang estudyanteng nakalimutan din ang section. Sa wakas, nalaman ko na din ang section ko. II-Probabilation, ay hindi. Tinignan ko ulit, at kinabisado ko na. Tinanong ko ulit sa guard kung saan ang II-Probability. Tumuro siya sa bandang dulo. 

    Nakita ko ang section ko sa pinto. "Eto na yun". Sumilip muna ako sa bintana. At nabighani dahil ang tatangkad ng mga classmate ko. Pagkapasok ko, napansin kong maliit lang ang kwarto. Madumi at mapanghi. Hindi naman masyadong mainit. May dalawang ceiling fan at may isang aircon. Maya-maya lang, may pumalakpak. "Yehey!". Ewan ko ba kung bakit siya nagyehey. Umupo ako sa bakanteng upuan sa harap. Napansin kong maliit din ang katabi ko sa bandang kanan. Sa kaliwa naman matabang nagmamantikang babae. Sa likod, dalawang babaeng tahimik at dalawang lalaking madaldal. Tinignan ko ang lahat ng classmate ko. Ang we-weird ng itsura nila. May matangkad na payat, may kamuka ni kokey, may bungi, at may kamuka ni bamboo. Naisip kong, sila na pala ang makakasama ko ng isang taon.

6 months na ^O^....

    Nagsasalita na ako, may konting kaibigan, marunong na din akong mangopya. Medyo nawawala na ang pagiging mahiyain ko. At unti-unti na akong nagiging buraot. Nangongodigo na din at nang-aasar ng classmate. Hindi ko pa naiisip ang katapusan ng mundo dahil wala pang 2012 movie. Close na kami ni Belly. Wala pang Jamarkar. Nagsisimula na akong maasar kay Bangan. Nalaman ko din na meron nang ligawan na nagaganap. Masaya na, kulang lang sa bonding.

March, ang katapusan....

    Dito ko na nalamang hindi mabubuhay ang tao kapag walang kaibigan. Nagkabunyagan na, nagkainlove-an na, nagkadevelop-an na. Nangyari na ang lahat ng mangyayari. Kung kailan malapit na matapos ang pasukan, tsaka lang namin na-realize ang samahan namin. Samantalang nung una, ang tanging nasa isip ko lang bakasyon. Akala ko hindi magiging maganda ang buong taon ko sa Kin Yang. Pangit ang room, may mga topaking teacher at may mukang zombie na director. Pero, dahil sa mga kaklase ko naging masaya parin ang buong taon ko. MARAMING SALAMAT... lalo na kay:


Evelyn "Belly" Belia
      -sa pagpapautang mo, panglilibre mo at sa pagiging isang mabait at mapagkakatiwalaang kaibigan. Lovlotz!

Anjo Magbohos
      -sa pagpapakopya mo sakin ng mga assignments at seatworks, sa panglilibre mo sakin ng kwek-kwek, sa pagbibigay sakin ng kasiyahan.


Jemai, Mae, Jamila at April
     -sa pagbibigay ng information tungkol sa anime, nang dahil sa inyo lalong akong nahilig sa anime at pagdadrawing. Salamat din dahil kayo ang kumakausap sakin kapag tulala ako at balisa. Kitakitz!


Mama Ver, Lola Jessa at Lola Hannah
     -sa pagiging isang mabuti at maalagang kamag-anak-anakan. Tinuruan niyo akong magbless sa mga nakakatanda. Hope to see you soon!


Sir Boom-boom
     -sa pagtuturo samin ng maayos, sa pagiging joker sa room. Sir! Saludo ako sayo.


Hindi pa natatapos ang journey natin. Magkikita-kita pa tayo, kaya hindi muna ako magpapaalam. Mas magandang sabihing "KITAKITZ!".

_J.A.M. Jumawan_

II - Probability 2009-2010