You know you're a Filipino if...

[mystella]

Share your inputs / ideas!

OK, i'll start.

*Your nickname is a syllable that is repeated twice. For example: Nene, Jun-jun, Kat-kat, Len-len.

*You put that unnecessary H in your name. For example: Jhun, Khaye, etc.

*You use a spoon and fork when you eat, and a flat plate. In some oocasions, you also use a banana leaf as a plate with your fingers as your utensils.

*You can't live a day w/o rice.

*You are always smiling. Even for no apparent reason.

[babyjapnurse01]

medyo mahaba to ah, pero i know a lot can relate to this :

• You answer to “Pssst!!”
• You point with your lips.
• You have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables like Ling-Ling, Bong-Bong, or Che-Che.
• You have uncles and aunts named Boy, Girlie or Baby.
• In your dining room there’s a picture of “Last Supper” – and on either side of it are a giant wooden spoon and fork.
• The furniture in your house is wrapped in plastic or covered in blankets.
• You use shopping bags as garbage bags.
• You have a piano no one plays.
• You keep a tabo in your bathroom.
• You own a barrel man from Baguio.
• You can’t resist buying items on sale even if you don’t need them.
• You eat with your hands.
• and you cut your meat with a spoon and fork.
• You know a meal isn’t a meal unless there’s rice.
• There’s Spam, Vienna sausage and corned beef in your pantry.
• You eat or have eaten fried spam and eggs with rice for breakfast.
• Whenever friends come over, they ask for “meat rolls” and you know they mean lumpia.
• You greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead.
• You always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave the room.
• Your relatives sing karaoke when they come over.
• A party isn’t a party unless there’s line dancing (who doesn’t love the Todo Todo, Chilly Cha Cha and September???)
• You don’t get grossed out by balut.
• Your mom puts sugar and hot dogs in her spaghetti.
• Your Lola taught you to gargle with warm salt and ginger water when you have a sore throat.
• You always take your shoes off when you enter a house.
• You know what the “chocolate sauce” in dinuguan is actually made of
• The tissues in your bathroom came from Holiday Inn.
• You “open” and “close” the lights.
• Your friends know what it means to be on Filipino Time.
• You think Christmas season begins in October and ends in January.
• Your second piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.
• You’ve mastered the art of packing a suitcase to double capacity.
• You’ve ridden in a tricycle that doesn’t require peddling
• You hold your palms together in front of you and say “excuse, excuse” when you pass in between people or in front of the TV.
• Goldilocks is more than a fairy tale character to you.
• You say “prijider” instead of refrigerator
• Your Dad is/was in the Navy or your mom is a nurse or in many cases both.
• You leave a party with more food than you came with.
• You pronounce “v”s as ”
• You’re seen with a boy who’s not Filipino and he’s automatically your boyfriend and everyone knows about it
• You have Chinese furniture and walls screens in your house
• Your mom or dad came from a family with at least 10 children
• Your parents over exaggerate the time (ex:” hoy gising na ! its almost 12 o clock,” when it is really 11:15am)
• You pronounce “f’s” as “p’s” and “p’s” as “f’s” eg. pliffing = flipping , pork = fork [or vise versa ]
• Finding relatives at the airport entails scouring the crowd for a bunch of people fussing with a balikbayan box.
• Anyone whose name you can’t recall in conversation is referred to as “si ano”.
• Somehow there is always room for one more on the motorcycle or tricycle!
• You take off your shoes in the house.
• Your mom tells you to wear your “chanelas” when you go outside.
• You ask your mom what your “ulam” is when shes cooking.
• Your mom likes oriental furniture.
• You can speak one or more: tagalog, illocano, kapangpangan or cebuano
• You can understand either: tagalog, illocana, kapangpangan or cebuano
• You always have sardines in your pantry.
• You’ve eaten the bird of the balut at least once was
• You know the “Otso-otso”.
• If you’re not the youngest in the family, you look like your mom.
• You like Kare-Kare.
• Church is a must on Sundays.
• The first thing you offer your guests is food.
• You like the “Black Eyed Peas” because one of the guys is Filipino.
• Taho is Deeeelish!
• Your mom tells you that its bad luck to sleep with your hair wet.
• You own a “walis ting ting”.
• You like ALL of the following: Sinigang, Nilaga, Tilapia, Dinuguan, Pansit, and Lumpia.
• Mango is a dessert.
• You get excited when you see a Filipino on an American channel.
• if you’re living abroad, you have family in the philippines that expect you to bring pasalubong that’s fancier than anything you even own yourself
• you know that the “white” version of “come here” is palm-up, fingers waving toward the body, but the pinoy version is palm-down, fingers moving toward body in sort of shoveling motion
• You nod backwards to say yes
• You raise your eyebrows to say yes
• You know that Adidas is more than just an athletic company
• You or your parents have a santo nino on the mante and a big wooden rosary hanging on the wall somewhere in the house
• When you know that “dat white one” means a CLEAR object and NOT white at all!
• You can measuring the water for cooking rice with two fingers
• The house you grew up in had a chandelier made of shell (capice)
• Your parents believed in various superstitions: like turning the plates at dinner if someone had to leave; saying “tabi tabi, po”

[justbeingme]

^ Nalunod ako babyjap.  Very impressive.

Isa lang idadagdag ko.

The cleaning lady in the hotel where we stayed abroad sabi nya, " Alam kong Filipino ang guest na nakacheck-in pag nakakita ako ng tsinelas sa hotel room. "

[babyjapnurse01]

here's more..

-- naniniwala ka na ang buntis ay naglilihi at magiging kamukha ng baby niya ang bagay o tao na pinaglihian niya..

-- para sayo eh mas masarap ang manggang hilaw basta may kasamang bagoong..

-- meron kang special na utensils at plato para sa mga bisita..

-- inuulam mo sa kanin ang hotdog, bacon, at iba pang coldcuts..

-- matamis ang timpla ng mga pagkaing may tomato sauce (spaghetti, menudo, atbp)..

-- nakapila ang tsinelas at sapatos sa tapat ng pinto ng bahay niyo..

isip pa ko..

[mystella]

kapag kilala mo sina pong pangong, kiko matsing, ate shenna at kuya bojie.

[babyjapnurse01]

-- kung ang tawag mo sa toothpaste ay colgate, regardless of its brand.

-- kung alam mo na pagkain ang betamax, IUD at adidas.

[mystella]

*you were deeply affected nung namatay si late pres. cory aquino

*pacman is not just a computer game character for you. he's a nationwide hero.

*you start celebrating christmas when the -ber months have started.

*the idea of snow excites you.

*you want to have whiter skin. or at least admire/are attracted to a mestizo or a chinito.

*you are not afraid to eat balut.

*you always hear news about massacre.

*you speak english well.

*you admire everything about korea-drama, movies, pop songs, celebrities, fashion, etc.

*you eat dried mangoes.

*you eat tuyo and galunggong.

*you are a regular customer of jollibee.

*you say "po" and "opo" to show respect to elders.

*you do the "beso-beso kiss" when you meet friends.

*you like taking pictures!!

*you have a friendster account and once upon a time, got addicted to it. and now, you switched to facebook.

*you feel comfortable with the spanish culture.

*you are either a kapuso or a kapamilya and you take TV too seriously, esp. teleseryes.

[mystella]

*you meet up a friend at starbucks. or study / read there.

*you ride the jeepney. and jeepney for you, is the cheapest mode of public transportation, prone to hold-uppers and snatchers.

*you celebrated your childhood birthday (kiddie party) either at jollibee or mcdo.

*you participated in a "pabitin" parlor game during kid's b-day parties.

*you hate gloria macapagal arroyo.

*you expect a friend / relative to give you a "pasalubong" when he or she is from a trip abroad.

*you can't celebrate christmas without giving a gift.

*you celebrate christmas by eating noche buena with family.

*your neighbor lost his hand / arm bec. of a fire-cracker accident during new year's eve.

*you know the concept of "utang na loob."

[babyjapnurse01]

-- you take pictures when youre sipping cofee @ starbucks. and you make sure the sbux logo is facing the camera too!!

-- ang batang may bitbit na starbucks cup ay sosyal! status symbol ito!!

-- ang spaghetti ay pinapalaman sa tinapay...

-- sinasawsaw mo ang tinapay (kadalasan pandesal) sa kape...

-- napapalingon ka pag may nakasabay ka sa mall na englishera (as if alien language ang naririnig mo)

-- mahilig ka magsuot ng p*kpek shorts or super short skirt but you end up pulling it down all the time...

-- napakabilis mo magtype ng message sa cellphone. KITIKITEXT!

-- buwaya ang tawag sa mga pulis back in your homeland..

[em_cee]

lilingon pag may sumitsit.

[krispie]

 - kapag napapalingnon ka kapag may naririnig kang nagsasalita ng tagalog...kahit hindi naman ikaw yung kausap..

[pandalicious]

-meron kayong wow magic sing sa bahay
-meron kayong walis tingting, tambo at bunot ( nung nagbalikbakan mom ko gustong pasalubong ng tito ko pagbalik niya ng US ay bunot at walis tingting!)
- alam mo na ang reno liverspread ay masarap na palaman sa tinapay
- bumabati ka na "hoy!"
- naninita ka ng "hoy!"
- mahilig ka pumunta sa mall kahit wala ka naman bibilhin, lakad-lakad lang

isip pa ko

[Romina]

nilalagyan ng hotdog and catsup yung sauce para sa spaghetti

[raqs]

Got this from one of my fav blogs. She now lives in NY and this obsevaruons came from her American Husband:



1) When he says the word "already"  multiple times in one sentence ---example, " I already booked him already,sir for tomorrow, already." Already is only used when the action happens too soon before it should happen as in  "He already left (Because he should not leave yet at this time).

2) When he points with his lips instead of his hands or fingers.

3) When he/she looks Asian  with a Spanish last name.

4) When he says "wid" instead of "with" or "dat" instead of "that", "brader" instead of "brother,", "mader" instead of "mother," and so on.

I was guilty of such, but I successfully erased that habit of pronouncing the "th" as "d." 

5)When she (particularly a Filipino woman) is  terribly afraid of the sun.

6) When she  uses an umbrella when she's out in the sun.

7) When he constantly offers food to everyone.

When he eats with a spoon and a fork.

9) When he says he takes a bath when he means a shower.

10) When he says "Sige" frequently when he talks with his fellow countrymen.

11) When he says "she" for "he" or "he" for "she"  and so on. (Filipino pronouns do not convey any gender. Filipino pronouns are "unisex" such as Siya, or Kanya are not indicative of the person's sex.)

12) When he loves to sing karaoke (videoke).

13) When he wears a different pair of slippers for "inside" the house, and a different pair of slippers  for "outside" the house.

14) When he brings lunch to work or school consisting of rice and another dish all placed  in one container.

15) When he calls everybody Tito or Tita to people who are unrelated to him.

16) When his car has either a rosary hanging overt the windshield or a sticker of  a Philippine flag .

17) When he says "I don't like you" when he's mad at you or upset at something you did.

18) When his middle name is his mother's maiden name.

19) When he writes each and every name from his birth certificate on every written form or document.

20)When he just smiles when you greet him with "Hi, how are you ?"

[mystella]

*there is a sari-sari store near your home.

*you ride the tricycle to go home in your subdivision.

*mahilig ka mag-impersonate ng mga kilalang artista, politician, or kahit kaibigan / kasamahan sa work o school.

*gaya-gaya ka sa banyaga.

*you use a lot of Johnson's baby products--cologne, baby powder, baby oil, lotion, etc.

*you are taking up nursing primarily becoz you want to work abroad.

*your father / uncles are working in a middle eastern country     (saudi / UAE / qatar)

*madali kang mapatawa

* "crab mentality" pag may kapwa-pinoy na umaangat/umaasenso

*you take a shower everyday...even if it's winter abroad/ too cold!

*malinis sa katawan

*you put your make-up stuff in your "kikay kit" instead of a make-up kit / pouch

*you think one way of reaching success is joining reality shows.

*and another way to be successful is to be an actor / actress / singer (joining search-for-a-star, SCQ, starstruck, etc)

*you like easy-money so you gamble, or join game shows or lotteries

*watching a noontime show everyday is a must!!

*when you're pissed off, you say "ano ba?!" instead of "what the hell!"

*wearing boots for your is something new or uncommon.
and the only pair of boots you wear the the rubber ones used for rainy days / floods

*if you're a guy, you are "bolero" (instead of being frank or straight to the point) just to catch your crush's heart.

*you believe in courtship before entering into a romantic relationship. 

*you know that she's now your girlfriend after she gives her your "matamis na OO" during your courtship period

*typhoons, rainy days and floods are nothing new to you.

*you offer to shake hands when you meet an acquaintance.

[mystella]

*you can afford to have a house helper / maid / yaya to do the chores for you.

*you eat lechon.

*summer vacation is from april to may. school starts in june and ends in march.

*you tend to be submissive to elders, superiors, husband.

*you wave and smile (and perhaps, greet your loved ones?) when you see the media and the camera focuses on your direction.

*you drink red horse or san miguel beer.

*you buy in small quantities--sachets, pasaload, e-load, "tingi-tingi"

*you DONT clean up your table after eating in a fast food. you expect the crew to clean it up for you.

*you like bending/breaking rules (crossing the street when it's not a pedestrian lane, beating the red lights when driving, throwing trash on the streets, cutting the line, etc)

*you participated in the EDSA revolution

[mystella]

*you have high regards for people who speak english fluently.

*you collect souvenirs from hotels, such as soap bars, shampoo, etc.

*you celebrate linggo ng wika in your school.

*you are constantly tardy, and your friends understand.
Filipino time eh!

*or...when your most common excuse for being late is TRAFFIC!

*your excuse for being absent to your class/work is "LBM"

*you DONT work 7 days a week.

*you read tagalog pocket books / novels.

*you pronounce "confirm" as "con-feerm"

*when you can't express your thoughts, you say "yung ano." or "basta"

*Goldilocks is more than just a fairy tale character.

[mystella]

*mahilig makipag-paligsahan / payabangan sa mga kaibigan habang nakikipag-kwentuhan
("wala kayo sa lolo ko! yung lolo ko...")

[mystella]

*you played patintero and ten-20, chinese garter, luksong-tinik, langit-lupa, monkey-monkey and tumbang preso when you were young.

[mommynin8]

*you can't imagine going out of the house without taking a shower first
* shower means using the tabo to take a bath
* using the electric fan to dry hair
* you have a tita named 'baby' and an uncle named 'boy'