Halin sa post ni Peachy Defensor........ You know youre a true-blue Ilonggo if … Your one peso is pisos Your bathroom has at least one lugod (or 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 Sinamak is a staple on your dining table 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, linagpang, 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, langga, or ga You call your siblings or cousins inday, nonoy, or toto… the household help 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 bakâ, etc. You used to be (or still are) scared to go out at night lest you meet the aswang, tik-tik , tayhu, kapre, kamâ-kamâ, morto, etc. Your grandparents read Yuhum magazine You call a person, thing, place and event kwan when you forget it (si kwan, ang kwan, sa kwan) You used to sleep in an aboy-aboy made of patadyong when you were a baby You understand that the Particulars Keep Out sign means outsiders keep out (this may look and sound English but only us Ilonggos use it… ) You use words such as ahay (expression of pity, grief, empathy), yuga (expression of disbelief, surprise), ambot ah (to say you dont know, expression of impatience), and ti-mo (when you dont know how to explain something) You often start your sentence with ti You say goodbye by saying halong Your favorite cusswords are linte (if youre slightly pissed off) and yodiputa (if youre pissed off big time)… Guilty? You are indeed a TRUE Ilonggo! (shared on Facebook by Esturya Kuris Kuris on March 20, 2010)
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:19:13 +0000
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