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Ok, i'm gonna post. I'm flip and i'm somewhat proud of it. Some advice though especially over here where i'm at, don't ever speak some kind of filipino language in public places such as the mall, wal-mart, or wherever there may be alot of people at. All I know is that the locals, as in born and raised here, get all irritated because the ones that speaking flip can also speak or should be able to speak more english since their in the U.S. If you don't, chances are the locals will mouth you off and call you dumb filipino or "bok bok" or even FOB. So yeah, just keep it to yourself or at home. Lol, unfortunely, I can't even speak any of it. I can only understand a bit, that's it. So those who can, I give you guys props for that matter.

hahahah reminds me when my pops got pulled to the side along with my uncles at the airport when they were having a convo. in ilokano



This post has been edited by 808celica: Dec 23, 2007 - 7:23 PM

Who had the traditional Filipino Christmas? We partied with 50+ people from 4PM on the 24th till 8PM on the 25th. People left from 2AM and came back around 3PM Christmas. Tons of food, kids running around participating in chessy games they won moola in, Aunts and Uncles tearing it up with the Karaoke, Drunk uncles.. well Alcoholic uncles that never get drunk playing tong its. And some aunties playing bingo. How was your Christmas? Oh Yea, our Santa Claus was brown, just like every year! HAHAHA

Merry Christmas / Maligayang Pasko!

Im Pinoy...and hella proud of it too! Born here in the U.S. but can speak and understand tagalog fluently...thats all ive got to say...hahaha.....

Same for me bro. Same for me! lol.

props to all FIL-AMS/FIL-CANS/FIL-Wherever you were born that can speak and understand the native language... Its easy to learn a foreign language but keeping the native language in the family is hard. One more thing I hate is when flips that grew up back home and come to Canada or the US and they only stayed here for only half a year and they claim that they can't speak the language anymore, how ridiculous can you be? Flips that were born in the US/CAN try to learn it, so why would you forget it?

Each of my family members can speak or at least understand the language. Even the kids born here can understand it.

^^^ yup yup the little ones can also understand.........that's how i yell at them w/o actually yelling.........lol

Though we're a very mixed race, everything we do is distinctly Filipino. Our identity almost always shows wherever we are. Confused about your identity? Don't know how Filipino you really are? Well, here's a not-so-scientific way to find out. See if you'll find yourself nodding your head more than you're shaking it. You might find that these 101 things are a lot truer than if you took out your birth certificate.

You point with your lips.
You eat using hands and you have it down to a technique.
Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box.
You nod upwards to greet someone.
You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbow on your knee while eating.
You think that half-hatched duck eggs are a delicacy.
You have to kiss your relative on the cheek as soon as you enter the room.
You're standing next eight big boxes at the airport.
You collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir."
You smile for no reason.
You flirt by having a foolish grin in your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly.
You go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.
You use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days.
You scratch your head when you don't know the answer.
You never eat the last morsel of food on the table.
You like bowling.
You know how to play pusoy and mah-jong.
You find dried up morsels of rice stuck on your shirt.
You prefer to sit in the shade instead of basking in the sun.
You add an unwarranted "H" to your name, i.e. "Jhun," Bhoy," "Rhon."
You put hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the TV.
Your middle name is your mothers maiden name.
You like everything imported or "state-side."
You check the labels on clothes to see where it was made before buying.
You hang your clothes out to dry.
You are perfectly comfortable in a squatting position with your elbows resting on your knees.
You consistently arrive 30 minutes late for all events.
You always offer food to all your visitors.
You say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom."
You say "for take out" instead of "to go"
You say "open" or "close" the light.
You ask for a "pentel-pen" or a "ball-pen" instead of just "pen."
You asked for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste."
You refer to the refrigerator as the "ref" or "pridyider."
You say "kodakan" instead of take a picture.
You order a McDonald's instead of "hamburger" (pronounced ham-boor-jer)
You say "Ha" instead of "What."
You say "Hoy" get someone attention.
You answer when someone yells "Hoy."
You turn around when someone says "Psst"
You say "Cutex" instead of "nail polish."
You say "he" when you mean "she" and vice versa.
You say "array" instead of "ouch."
Your sneeze sounds like "ahh-ching" instead of "ahh-choo."
You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA: for over acting or "TNT" for, well, you know.
You say "air con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.
You say "brown-out" instead of "black-out."
You use a "walis ting-ting" or "walis tambo" as opposed to a conventional broom.
You use a "Weapons of Moroland" shield hanging in the living room wall.
You have a portrait of "The Last Supper" hanging in your dining room.
You own a karaoke system.
You own a piano that no one ever plays.
You have a tabo in the bathroom.
Your house has too many burloloys.
You have two to three pairs of tsinelas at your doorstep.
Your house has an ornate wrought iron gate in front of it.
You have a rose garden.
You have a shrine of the "Santo Niño" in your living room.
You have a "barrel man" (you pull up the barrel and you see something that looks familiar. Schwing...)
You cover the living room furniture with bedsheets.
Your lamp shades still have the plastic cover on them.
You have plastic runners to cover the carpets in your house.
You refer to your VCR as a "beytamax."
You have a rice dispenser.
You own a turbo boiler.
You own one of those fiber optic flower lamps.
You own a lamp with oil that drips down the strings.
You have a giant wooden fork and spoon hanging somewhere in the dining room.
You have a giant wooden tinikling dancer on the wall.
You have capiz shells chandeliers, lamps, or placemats.
You have a Mercedes Benz and you call it "chedeng."
You own a huge van conversion.
Your car chirps like a bird or plays a tune when it is in reverse.
Your car horn can make 2 or 3 different sounds.
Your car has curb feelers or curb detectors.
Your car has too many "burloloys" like a Jeepneys back in P.I.
You hang a rosary on your car's rear view mirror.
You have an air freshener in your car.
You have aunts and uncles named "Baby," "Girlie," or "Boy."
You were raised to believe that every Filipino is a aunt, uncle or cousin.
Your Dad was in the Navy.
Your mom or sister or wife is a nurse.
You have a family member or relative that works in the Post Office.
Your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy" or "ma" and "pa."
You have family member that has a nickname that repeats itself, i.e."Deng-Deng," Ling-Ling" or "Bing-Bing"
You put hot dogs in your spaghetti.
You consider dilis the Filipino equivalent to French fries.
You think that eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning meal.
You order thing like tapsilog, tocsilog, or longsilog at restaurants.
You instinctively grab a toothpick after each meal.
You order a "soft drink" instead of a "soda."
You dip bread in your morning coffee.
You refer to seasonings and all other forms of monosodium glutamate as "Ajinomoto."
Your cupboards are full of Spam, Vienna Sausage, Ligo, and Corned Beef, which you refer to as Karne Norte.
Goldilocks means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale.
You appreciate a fresh pot of rice.
You bring your "baon" most of the time to work.
Your "baon" is usually something over rice.
Your neighbors complain about the smell of tuyo on Sunday mornings.
You eat rice for breakfast.
You use your fingers to measure the water when cooking rice.

TNT!! haha that got me dying.

OMFG!!!!!!!!! i fell off my chair.............LOLZ!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyones parents make home made bagoong? Holy CRAP! it stinks, horribly! My dad cooks at around 2am to prevent neighbors from killing us.. but those who are awake and had their window/door open will be pissed

haha.. i use to mix bagoong with rice when i was younger.. i thought it was good... back then..
now, i can't stand it.

bagoong and rice is bomb!

im full filipino. born and raised in maryland though. parents born in the philippines. my sisters and i dont speak or understand the language.

i cant relate to any of your guys' issues about "favors."
i was never around a lot of filipinos until college. i do noticed that they are clicky in college.

we have a lot of family here but not a lot of friends we call family. my filipino friends do have a lot of friends they call family and do things with them all the time. thats my story =)~

Toyoca! Your part of the 6GC Family! lol

Heres a sample of how small my family is. 1/3 of my cousins in Virginia Beach.



Im the guy without a hat on the second row.

arite soo... do we have a count of how many of us on the forum? hahah

Doubt it, I'd say there might be a 10-15 ACTIVE members, and plenty more inactive ones.

haha brought back from the dead.....