December 4th, 2004
Hoy!!!Pinoy ka ba?
you have a "barrel man" in your house, you may be
filipino...(you know..the wooden man...when you lift
up the barrel----schwing!!!)
you wash your clothes by hand, you might be
Filipino.
you use walis tambo and walis ting-ting, you just
might be Filipino.
you nail all photographs on your walls in the living
room, you're a Filipino.
you have a very good sense of maniana habit, you
might be Filipino.
you smoke in your house
you put up your knee while eating
you eat kanin and ulam using your hand
you are pakialamero
you say Sugarol, babaero at tumador
you are chismosa
you say Comfort Room instead of Restroom.
you say For Take Out instead of to go.
you point w/ your lips, then you might be a Filipino.
you say open or close the lights, then you might be
a Filipino.
you nod upwards to greet someone, you might be
a Filipino.
your nickname is "boy", you might be a Filipino.
you ask for a Colgate instead of toothpaste, you
might be a Filipino.
you say "Canteen" instead of cafeteria, then you
must be filipino
you eat under-developed duck eggs.
you call it a "ballpoint" or"ballpen" , not a "pen"
you pronounce the word ALREADY as OLREYDI.
you say, Kodakan, instead of take pictures.
you do "mano po" to older people in the house
you're about to enter.
you refer to to your refrigerator as "pridyider"
your grandma smiles and her teeth are all red
because of "nga-nga"
you say "pliers" when you meant "fliers"
you say "bitch" when you meant "beach"
you pronounce "hippopotamus" and "comfortable"
in a funny way
you say "Boose" for "bus"
you cover your sofa with bright red and green
blankets
you have a Last Supper quilt tacked on your dining
wall
your "walking doll" is still new even though it was
bought years ago because your mom kept it in the
china cabinet and never let you play with it.
you drive a Mercedes-Benz with maroon seat
covers
you hang a rosary on the rear view mirror of your
car.
you have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room.
you buy the karaoke system first before the stereo
and TV
you have an out of tune piano and nobody in the
family ever learned to play.
you know what "chocolate meat" is
you say chok-o-late.
you have a "Weapons of Morroland" shield.
you didn't hear or understand something and your
first expression is "HA?".
you're standing next to big boxes at the airport.
you say 'hoy' to get someone's attention.
you like peanut butter with chocolate.
you make para on a bus.
your car chirps like a bird when it's in reverse.
you turn around when you hear somebody
say "psssst."
you instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal.
you order the langunisa meal on a PAL
Balikbayan flight.
you laugh seeing somebody slip.
you burp when you're busog (or after sipping a
beer)
you call somebody "psssst."
you smile/grin a lot even for no reason,
you sit by squating down and leaning your elbows
on your knees.
you use a Bolo to cut the grass in the yard.
you refer to kerosene as "white gas."
there are pairs of flip-flops outside your door
you have power failures every day at the same
time that you can set your watch to.
your biggest frying pan is shaped like a wok.
you own both a rice cooker, and an air pot.
you refer to "Accent" and all other forms of
monosodium glutamate as "Ajinomoto"
you go to a department store, and try to bargain
the price.
you drink with your friends and share the same
glass, and pass it around.
you have a cartful of corned beef during a sale.
you say kutex instead of nail polish, you are one
too.
you are stumped when asked what kind of bread
in a deli.
you're the plane passenger with the largest hand-
carry luggage.
you scratch your head when you don't know what
you're doing.
you don't want to eat the last piece of food on the
plate, but offer it to others.
you say "she" when you should say "he"
you say "ano" this and "ano" that
you put your hands together and point them in the
direction you are walking to pass between other
people
you say that everybody is your
cousin/niece/nephew/aunt/uncle/...
you have a big Buddha at home for good luck( not
the serene Buddha like what the Thais have, but
the big, fat, laughing one with those pesky little
kids crawling all over him).
you bring a "baon" to work everyday, you're
probably a Filipino.
your ice cold beer really has ice cubes in it.
you eat balut and wash it down with beer to bulk
up.
you have a parol hanging outside your house
during the Christmas holidays.
you say things sorta backwards like towel paper
instead of paper towel and stick bread instead of
breadsticks.
you say guper instead of gopher.
you eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
you say "aray" instead of "ouch ".
you look up and say "ha!" when somebody
says "what's up".
you write "Filipino" but pronounce it as "Pilipino".
you can sustain jokes like this one indefinitely.
you often say 'Bulaga!' when you want to scare
someone.
you fire your gun like crazy on new year's eve
you drive a jeep with your family name written on
the back.
you precede anything pluralized with "mga."
you put a little bowl of patis on the table for
dipping, and your guests complain "who farted."
you cover your living room furniture with bed
sheets.
you have toyo circles on your table cloths.
you wash and reuse disposable styroFoam cups,
forks and spoons and of course, aluminum
wrapper (Reynolds wrap or cover paper plates
with waxed paper so you can reuse it.
you cover your carpet floors with plastic liners, you
might be Filipino.
filipino...(you know..the wooden man...when you lift
up the barrel----schwing!!!)
you wash your clothes by hand, you might be
Filipino.
you use walis tambo and walis ting-ting, you just
might be Filipino.
you nail all photographs on your walls in the living
room, you're a Filipino.
you have a very good sense of maniana habit, you
might be Filipino.
you smoke in your house
you put up your knee while eating
you eat kanin and ulam using your hand
you are pakialamero
you say Sugarol, babaero at tumador
you are chismosa
you say Comfort Room instead of Restroom.
you say For Take Out instead of to go.
you point w/ your lips, then you might be a Filipino.
you say open or close the lights, then you might be
a Filipino.
you nod upwards to greet someone, you might be
a Filipino.
your nickname is "boy", you might be a Filipino.
you ask for a Colgate instead of toothpaste, you
might be a Filipino.
you say "Canteen" instead of cafeteria, then you
must be filipino
you eat under-developed duck eggs.
you call it a "ballpoint" or"ballpen" , not a "pen"
you pronounce the word ALREADY as OLREYDI.
you say, Kodakan, instead of take pictures.
you do "mano po" to older people in the house
you're about to enter.
you refer to to your refrigerator as "pridyider"
your grandma smiles and her teeth are all red
because of "nga-nga"
you say "pliers" when you meant "fliers"
you say "bitch" when you meant "beach"
you pronounce "hippopotamus" and "comfortable"
in a funny way
you say "Boose" for "bus"
you cover your sofa with bright red and green
blankets
you have a Last Supper quilt tacked on your dining
wall
your "walking doll" is still new even though it was
bought years ago because your mom kept it in the
china cabinet and never let you play with it.
you drive a Mercedes-Benz with maroon seat
covers
you hang a rosary on the rear view mirror of your
car.
you have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room.
you buy the karaoke system first before the stereo
and TV
you have an out of tune piano and nobody in the
family ever learned to play.
you know what "chocolate meat" is
you say chok-o-late.
you have a "Weapons of Morroland" shield.
you didn't hear or understand something and your
first expression is "HA?".
you're standing next to big boxes at the airport.
you say 'hoy' to get someone's attention.
you like peanut butter with chocolate.
you make para on a bus.
your car chirps like a bird when it's in reverse.
you turn around when you hear somebody
say "psssst."
you instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal.
you order the langunisa meal on a PAL
Balikbayan flight.
you laugh seeing somebody slip.
you burp when you're busog (or after sipping a
beer)
you call somebody "psssst."
you smile/grin a lot even for no reason,
you sit by squating down and leaning your elbows
on your knees.
you use a Bolo to cut the grass in the yard.
you refer to kerosene as "white gas."
there are pairs of flip-flops outside your door
you have power failures every day at the same
time that you can set your watch to.
your biggest frying pan is shaped like a wok.
you own both a rice cooker, and an air pot.
you refer to "Accent" and all other forms of
monosodium glutamate as "Ajinomoto"
you go to a department store, and try to bargain
the price.
you drink with your friends and share the same
glass, and pass it around.
you have a cartful of corned beef during a sale.
you say kutex instead of nail polish, you are one
too.
you are stumped when asked what kind of bread
in a deli.
you're the plane passenger with the largest hand-
carry luggage.
you scratch your head when you don't know what
you're doing.
you don't want to eat the last piece of food on the
plate, but offer it to others.
you say "she" when you should say "he"
you say "ano" this and "ano" that
you put your hands together and point them in the
direction you are walking to pass between other
people
you say that everybody is your
cousin/niece/nephew/aunt/uncle/...
you have a big Buddha at home for good luck( not
the serene Buddha like what the Thais have, but
the big, fat, laughing one with those pesky little
kids crawling all over him).
you bring a "baon" to work everyday, you're
probably a Filipino.
your ice cold beer really has ice cubes in it.
you eat balut and wash it down with beer to bulk
up.
you have a parol hanging outside your house
during the Christmas holidays.
you say things sorta backwards like towel paper
instead of paper towel and stick bread instead of
breadsticks.
you say guper instead of gopher.
you eat rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
you say "aray" instead of "ouch ".
you look up and say "ha!" when somebody
says "what's up".
you write "Filipino" but pronounce it as "Pilipino".
you can sustain jokes like this one indefinitely.
you often say 'Bulaga!' when you want to scare
someone.
you fire your gun like crazy on new year's eve
you drive a jeep with your family name written on
the back.
you precede anything pluralized with "mga."
you put a little bowl of patis on the table for
dipping, and your guests complain "who farted."
you cover your living room furniture with bed
sheets.
you have toyo circles on your table cloths.
you wash and reuse disposable styroFoam cups,
forks and spoons and of course, aluminum
wrapper (Reynolds wrap or cover paper plates
with waxed paper so you can reuse it.
you cover your carpet floors with plastic liners, you
might be Filipino.
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