A Pinoy's Life and Language, Part 1

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What can I say? I'm homesick, and yet I'm not... What I mean is that I miss the people, although I don't miss the smog, 'pulitika' and the ever-rising Meralco bill. In honor of that indomitable Filipino spirit, I'm posting this link to Ivy's hilarious blog, plus some of my fave pinoy jokes:

Here and now, Jonathan Chua (who's a STAR contributor) has compiled some __-isms for inclusion in that much-awaited book, to wit:
• I won't stoop down to my level.
• Hello? Bulag ka ba? Bingi ka ba? Are you dep?
• 'Yung STD, baka sa maruming toilet lang niya nakuha yan.
• We are lovers, not fighters.
• My brother is not a girl; he's a gentleman.
• That's why I'm a success, it's because I don't middle in other people's lives.
• Don't judge my brother; he's not a book.
• Kapatid ko pa rin siya. We are one and the same.
• I don't eat meat. I'm not a carnival.
• Eto na po ang pinakamaligayang pasko at manigong taon sa inyong lahat. (During her acceptance speech at a Metro Filmfest awards night where her bioflick, directed by her late father Temyong Marquez, won an award.)
• Sumasakit ang migraine ko.
• Ang tatay ko ang only living legend na buhay!
• Period na talaga; wala nang exclamation point. (When asked on S-Files if her present husband, Adam Lawyer, is her Mr. Right.).
• At a talk show after her break-up with Derek Dee, Melanie was asked if she had some words for Derek's mother (whom she partly blamed for the separation). "Oo nga," said Melanie, "pero i-English-in ko para maintindihan niya." She looked into the camera and, with the peremptoriness of royalty, said, "And to you, Mrs. Dee, I have two words for you. Ang labo mo!"