Just a few things I learned or experienced while in the Philippines. Enjoy. 🙂
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In Tagalog, mabuti = good. In real life, my booty is good. 🙂
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Flannel is the color of “MAN.” – Amy Duncan
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My name is Ate Samonta. [ ah-tay. sa-mon-ta.] I’m convinced that I will not hear “SamAntHa” until I get back to the states next August.
- No matter how many times I use bug spray, my legs will still be eaten to shreds…
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I did dishes…HUNDREDS of dishes – multiple times this month [yes, Dad, I am capable of washing dishes].
- This Pepsi-lover will drink Coke when it’s offered to her…
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No matter how constipated one is, one should NEVER over-dose on fiber pills.
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Some Filipino people enjoy making fun of “Americanos” because we’re white…but they do it in Tagalog so we don’t really know what they’re saying..
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Team “fun nights” included a college basketball championship game, a John Mayer concert, ice cream, and climbing a volcano
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As thrilled as I was to find out that Miley and the JoBros are well-known here, I must say that I am praying Malaysians do NOT have Bieber fever
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- Singing karaoke to any Celine Dion song will never get old for me.
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Filipinos start singing Christmas songs when the months end in "ber."
- “Do fleas give you dogs?” – Jenny Ellis
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Train doors will close whether or not your entire body is inside… [yep. my hips were stuck in the door & for a split-second, I feared for my life].
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Bananas can be prepared at least 1 million different ways – example: banana pancakes, bananas in soup, friend bananas on a stick, plain bananas…and the list goes on…
- Typical phrases Filipinos use when talking to us…
“Hello mom.” [ma’am].
“Thank you mom.” [ma’am]
“Good afternoon!”
“Hello! What is your name?”
“Are you married?”
My favorite WR country so far? Easy. The Philippines! 🙂
Next Stop: Malaysia!
