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https://www.furaffinity.net/view/4153880
Additional notes may include non-personal experiences.
[x] 1. In the airport, one of you luggage is a "Balikbayan Box"
Haven't gone abroad yet, but my dad and eldest brother did have one.
[] 2. There's a giant wooden spoon and fork hanging in you dining room
NNope.
[] 3. There's a St. Nino shrine in your living room
My living room's too small for that. Plus I'm a protestant.
[x] 4. If the spoon and fork is not present you use your hand instead and even pass it down as a technique
Yes
[] 5. For you the yellow traffic light means "go faster"
Nnope. Yellow means steady. A good citizen needs to follow some rules, don'tcha know?
[X] 6. A meal is not a meal without rice
YES! YES!!!
[x] 7. You point with your lips
''3
[x] 8. You turn your head when you hear "psst!"
I get that a lot.
[x] 9. A meal is made yummier with toyo, suka, asin and bagoong
Yes.
[x] 10. You have fun eating street foods
Street food at the mall!
[x] 11. You know a person (or they call you) with repeating names e.g. Noy-noy, Beng-beng, Chong-chong
A few I knew of, the rest I don't recall.
[x] 12. You ride the PUJ to work, school or going home if you don't own a car
And a tricycle too.
[x] 13. You make the sign of the cross every time you passing by a church
Yes.
[x] 14. The words "Ano?" and "'Di ba?" break out in every conversation
Ti?
[x] 15. A rosary is hung on your rearview mirror of you car
I'm protestant, but my parents have. Then again, I don't have a car.
[x] 16. You say "For a while" instead of "Hold on" during phone conversations
Or a Visayan variant on that...
[x] 17. Church is a must on Sundays
Yes it is.
[x] 18. You take home small items with you from hotels or restaurants as souvenirs
By proxy, my mom, then yes.
[x] 19. You use an umbrella as a shade during hot summer days
Rihanna, eat yer heart out.
[] 20. You love eating foods named "Addidas", "Betamax" and "Helmet"
Are we eating vintage food now?
[x] 21. You started the Christmas season on September and ends it on January
It's a fact!
[x] 22. When you hear "Lupang Hinirang" you say to yourself "I'm proud to be Pinoy!"
Guilty as charged.
[x] 23. You shout "Aray!" instead of "Ouch!"
"Aray, aray naku" ♪
[x] 24. The noise of the engine in a palm boat is music to your ears
Hurray! Now I can get off from this blasted deserted island!
[] 25. You dream of riding the carabao some day or have already rode on one
[x] 26. When you visit you grandparents or your aunt and uncle or they visit you, you grab their right hand immediately and
let the back of that palm tap your forehead
Mano po.
[x] 27. You call your grandparents "lolo" or "lola"
Actually, my great-grandparents
[x] 28. You call your elder cibling or any kid calling you "kuya" or "ate"
"Manong" or "Manang". I'm Visayan. "Kuya" or "Ate" is reserved for Tagalogs
[x] 29. You call a stranger "manong" or "manang"
[x] 30. You call your friends "pare", "mare", or "friendship"
Nope, just by nickname, of "dude"
[] 31. You never feel the Philippine spirit and atmosphere without having bit of the "lechon baboy"
In my opinion, it's more delicious than bacon.
[x] 32. You visit your friend's house or anyone close to you to celebrate the fiesta of their place
[] 33. You wear a scapular everywhere
I'm protestant
[x] 34. You believe in things such as "agta", "kapre", "mananangal", "tipbalang" or the "pamahiin"'s
Mythological side? yes. Spiritual? no.
[x] 35. In weddings if you're a guy, you're wearing a barong tagalog
[x] 36. You enjoy "balot" without freaking out
<sarcasm>Yay! I enjoy voting!</sarcasm>
But seriously, I enjoy "*balut" without freaking out
[x] 37. Mom adds sugar and chopped hotdogs in spaghetti
I disagree on the sugar though.
[] 38. The "cock-a-doodle-do" of the roosters are your alarm clocks every morning
Does rooster crowing from your phone count?
[x] 39. Dipping bread on your morning coffee if your unavoidable coffee habit
And milk, and chocolate, and some occasions, soda.
[x] 40. You have a "tabo" in your bathroom
[] 41. You make the sign of the cross before you start pouring water to yourself during baths
[] 42. You tried to fit 15 people to your 5 seat car
[x] 43. The food container in your 'fridge' contains three bites of rice or one chicken wing leftover
[x] 44. You have a fly swatter in your kitchen!
[] 45. You were punished by kneeling on rice, salt or something else
[x] 46. Your car (if you even have one!) sounds like chirping birds or a tune played in reversed
"Chorando se foi quem um dia só me fez chorar"
[x] 47. You "open and close" the lights instead of on and off
More like "ignite" and "kill"
[x] 48. You have the Last Supper hanging on your dining room
[x] 49. You don't own any real food containers. Only a cabinet full of used but well rinsed margarine tubs, takeout boxes and
jam jars
Also take note, empty ice cream boxes.
[x] 50. Your microwave, TV, computer, printer, toasters are hidden under quilted covers
[x] 51. You say "cutex" instead of a nail polish
[x] 52. When you don't know what to say next you say "You know..."
"You know, kwan?"
[x] 53. You cover your living room furniture with bed sheets
Does covering the sofa with a matress count? It's asofa bed btw.
[] 54. You can't make a purchase without haggling
[] 55. You do not try to avoid pedestrians
[x] 56. Your living room wall is filled with framed diplomas and plaques of family members
[x] 57. You know that "OA" = Overacting, "DOM" = Dirty Old Man and "NT" = for the other kind of OFW
I only know NT for Windows.
[] 58. Your lampshades still have plastic cover on them
[x] 59. You think "tuck out" is the opposite of "tuck in"
[x] 60. You see print rags from foreign magazines as a cover of your textbooks and notebooks
[x] 61. You nod your head upwards to greet someone
'Sup?
[] 62. You say "kodakan" instead of a picture
Well, I disagree. I use "picture" instead of "kodak" when taking pictures.
Plus the sad fact that Kodak is... well, past its prime at the moment.
[x] 63. You wash and re-use plastic utensils and Styrofoam cups
[x] 64. You pronounce the ff. words as: "Hippopo-TA-mus", "Com-FOR-table", "Broc-CO-li"
[] 65. You stove is covered in aluminum foil
[] 66. You're on Filipino Time
Nnope. We now use Philippine Standard Time.
[x] 67. You keep used batteries
[x] 68. You have an Auntie Girlie, A Lola Baby or an Uncle Boy
51/68.
I tag
hentist and 
timmichan fur this.
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/4153880
Additional notes may include non-personal experiences.
[x] 1. In the airport, one of you luggage is a "Balikbayan Box"
Haven't gone abroad yet, but my dad and eldest brother did have one.
[] 2. There's a giant wooden spoon and fork hanging in you dining room
NNope.
[] 3. There's a St. Nino shrine in your living room
My living room's too small for that. Plus I'm a protestant.
[x] 4. If the spoon and fork is not present you use your hand instead and even pass it down as a technique
Yes
[] 5. For you the yellow traffic light means "go faster"
Nnope. Yellow means steady. A good citizen needs to follow some rules, don'tcha know?
[X] 6. A meal is not a meal without rice
YES! YES!!!
[x] 7. You point with your lips
''3
[x] 8. You turn your head when you hear "psst!"
I get that a lot.
[x] 9. A meal is made yummier with toyo, suka, asin and bagoong
Yes.
[x] 10. You have fun eating street foods
Street food at the mall!
[x] 11. You know a person (or they call you) with repeating names e.g. Noy-noy, Beng-beng, Chong-chong
A few I knew of, the rest I don't recall.
[x] 12. You ride the PUJ to work, school or going home if you don't own a car
And a tricycle too.
[x] 13. You make the sign of the cross every time you passing by a church
Yes.
[x] 14. The words "Ano?" and "'Di ba?" break out in every conversation
Ti?
[x] 15. A rosary is hung on your rearview mirror of you car
I'm protestant, but my parents have. Then again, I don't have a car.
[x] 16. You say "For a while" instead of "Hold on" during phone conversations
Or a Visayan variant on that...
[x] 17. Church is a must on Sundays
Yes it is.
[x] 18. You take home small items with you from hotels or restaurants as souvenirs
By proxy, my mom, then yes.
[x] 19. You use an umbrella as a shade during hot summer days
Rihanna, eat yer heart out.
[] 20. You love eating foods named "Addidas", "Betamax" and "Helmet"
Are we eating vintage food now?
[x] 21. You started the Christmas season on September and ends it on January
It's a fact!
[x] 22. When you hear "Lupang Hinirang" you say to yourself "I'm proud to be Pinoy!"
Guilty as charged.
[x] 23. You shout "Aray!" instead of "Ouch!"
"Aray, aray naku" ♪
[x] 24. The noise of the engine in a palm boat is music to your ears
Hurray! Now I can get off from this blasted deserted island!
[] 25. You dream of riding the carabao some day or have already rode on one
[x] 26. When you visit you grandparents or your aunt and uncle or they visit you, you grab their right hand immediately and
let the back of that palm tap your forehead
Mano po.
[x] 27. You call your grandparents "lolo" or "lola"
Actually, my great-grandparents
[x] 28. You call your elder cibling or any kid calling you "kuya" or "ate"
"Manong" or "Manang". I'm Visayan. "Kuya" or "Ate" is reserved for Tagalogs
[x] 29. You call a stranger "manong" or "manang"
[x] 30. You call your friends "pare", "mare", or "friendship"
Nope, just by nickname, of "dude"
[] 31. You never feel the Philippine spirit and atmosphere without having bit of the "lechon baboy"
In my opinion, it's more delicious than bacon.
[x] 32. You visit your friend's house or anyone close to you to celebrate the fiesta of their place
[] 33. You wear a scapular everywhere
I'm protestant
[x] 34. You believe in things such as "agta", "kapre", "mananangal", "tipbalang" or the "pamahiin"'s
Mythological side? yes. Spiritual? no.
[x] 35. In weddings if you're a guy, you're wearing a barong tagalog
[x] 36. You enjoy "balot" without freaking out
<sarcasm>Yay! I enjoy voting!</sarcasm>
But seriously, I enjoy "*balut" without freaking out
[x] 37. Mom adds sugar and chopped hotdogs in spaghetti
I disagree on the sugar though.
[] 38. The "cock-a-doodle-do" of the roosters are your alarm clocks every morning
Does rooster crowing from your phone count?
[x] 39. Dipping bread on your morning coffee if your unavoidable coffee habit
And milk, and chocolate, and some occasions, soda.
[x] 40. You have a "tabo" in your bathroom
[] 41. You make the sign of the cross before you start pouring water to yourself during baths
[] 42. You tried to fit 15 people to your 5 seat car
[x] 43. The food container in your 'fridge' contains three bites of rice or one chicken wing leftover
[x] 44. You have a fly swatter in your kitchen!
[] 45. You were punished by kneeling on rice, salt or something else
[x] 46. Your car (if you even have one!) sounds like chirping birds or a tune played in reversed
"Chorando se foi quem um dia só me fez chorar"
[x] 47. You "open and close" the lights instead of on and off
More like "ignite" and "kill"
[x] 48. You have the Last Supper hanging on your dining room
[x] 49. You don't own any real food containers. Only a cabinet full of used but well rinsed margarine tubs, takeout boxes and
jam jars
Also take note, empty ice cream boxes.
[x] 50. Your microwave, TV, computer, printer, toasters are hidden under quilted covers
[x] 51. You say "cutex" instead of a nail polish
[x] 52. When you don't know what to say next you say "You know..."
"You know, kwan?"
[x] 53. You cover your living room furniture with bed sheets
Does covering the sofa with a matress count? It's asofa bed btw.
[] 54. You can't make a purchase without haggling
[] 55. You do not try to avoid pedestrians
[x] 56. Your living room wall is filled with framed diplomas and plaques of family members
[x] 57. You know that "OA" = Overacting, "DOM" = Dirty Old Man and "NT" = for the other kind of OFW
I only know NT for Windows.
[] 58. Your lampshades still have plastic cover on them
[x] 59. You think "tuck out" is the opposite of "tuck in"
[x] 60. You see print rags from foreign magazines as a cover of your textbooks and notebooks
[x] 61. You nod your head upwards to greet someone
'Sup?
[] 62. You say "kodakan" instead of a picture
Well, I disagree. I use "picture" instead of "kodak" when taking pictures.
Plus the sad fact that Kodak is... well, past its prime at the moment.
[x] 63. You wash and re-use plastic utensils and Styrofoam cups
[x] 64. You pronounce the ff. words as: "Hippopo-TA-mus", "Com-FOR-table", "Broc-CO-li"
[] 65. You stove is covered in aluminum foil
[] 66. You're on Filipino Time
Nnope. We now use Philippine Standard Time.
[x] 67. You keep used batteries
[x] 68. You have an Auntie Girlie, A Lola Baby or an Uncle Boy
51/68.
I tag
hentist and 
timmichan fur this.
they be here if you haven't known yet ->