Bea Caronongan's 18th!!!

Bea's 18th Summary: (words with " ** " are to be explained at the bottom page)

-I decided to wear orange that day kasi: I like orange, it's bright, a lot of people like it (orange is the new black daw), including Bea herself, Ena and other people (guys and girls alike) I know na walang kinalaman sa post na ito. HAHAHAHA....I'm so mean. Haha....Tapos. For my whole outfit, bali orange top, white pants, black belt and blue chucks. I decided to make my attire that way kasi the color combinations remind me of Cinq**. Hehe....

-Hinatid ako ng atsi ko (for those who don't understand, atsi = elder sister, Fukien) papunta sa house ni Bea sa Las Vista Village....nawala kami. Haha....pero we got there naman. Haha....

-Apparently, isa ako sa early ones na dumating, besides the usual family members and relatives.

-After 30 minutes or so, dumating sina Andrea and other blockmates ni Bea. Long time ko nang di nakita si Andrea; it was like....a bit more than 24 hours since the last time I saw her. HAHAHAHA....schoolmate ko si Andrea before....so there, nag-usap usap kami....tapos nakipag kulitan....haha....and cute ng abstract dress niya. Very Van Gogh-ish. Haha....

-Later later later later, dumating na ang mga BTY** people. Sa dinami dami ng mga tao, dumating lang sina Marty (BTY Babble Boy), Raffy (BTY Emo Boy) and Ena (BTY Beadle**). Kamukha daw ni Ena si VJ Sanya of Myx, according to A LOT of people. HAHAHAHA....

-Nakaorange, este, TANGERINE si Ena that night (gusto niya tangerine eh, kasi yun naman daw talaga. So sabi ko sakanya, ako naman ponkan. LABO), which makes us terno. We both like orange, and so does Bea Caronongan (si birthday girl). Haha....

-Ayon, after eating, usap usap, and took pictures sa front yard. We saw an orange ball and decided to play with it using our cams. Haha....

-I also met Bea's cousin. Grabe. Kachills. Galing tumugtog ng piano. I'M NOT WORTHY....(chant chant chant chant)....Super galing nung guy na yun, tapos he's a year younger than me ATA....Noreen** na Noreen noh!!!! Natutugtog niya mga frustration pieces ko. Hahahaha....

-Meron din dung ilaw na sisindi pag dumaan ka. We all wanted to feel how God felt nung nagkailaw. So sa kababawan ng aming kaligayahan, we each crossed the light thingy, tapos nung umilaw, we felt like we were God. Haha....

-We also went to the playgound sa tabi ng house ni Bea. Nagtakutan kami dun while playing with the seesaws and swing. Hahahaha....

-After a few hours, tipsy na maraming tao, including Bea. Haha....Hindi naman kami tipsy, kasi hindi kami uminom nang marami. Ako totally hindi uminom. Good boy ako eh. HAHAHAHA.

-I played with Bea's baby grand piano, kasi umalis na lahat ng relatives niya, including the "maestro" a.k.a. Bea's cousin.

Some memorable conversations:

1. (Marty looks at a chest beside the water dispenser)
Marty: Ui, sina Bea, may mahiwagang BAUL.
Raffy: Oonga eh....
Ena: Nasaan??
Gil: Sa tabi ng water dispenser.
Ena: I don't see anything!!
Marty and Raffy: Ayun oh!! Dun sa tabi!!
Ena: The box thing??
Gil: Oo
Ena: I thought BAUL was a like a VASE....or something....
Raffy: VASE??
Gil: BANGA yun Ena, BAUL is the CHEST....
Marty: Kaya pala tingin nang tingin si Ena, (mimics Ena, when she was looking for a vase instead of a chest) tapos "Nasan kaya yung vase??"
----THE MADNESS DOESN'T STOP THERE----
(paglabas, merong malalaking Chinese vases dun)
Ena: Oh, so this is the BAOG.
Gil: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (laughs indefinitely)
Gilbert: (Still laughing)
Gilbert: (Nope....still laughing)
Gilbert: Sorry Ena, haha....OF ALL THE WORDS NA "B", YUN PA TALAGA EH NOH....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....
Ena: A, so this is a what??
Gilbert: BANGA. Hindi BAOG. Hahahaha....
-------------------(peace tayo Ena :D:D:D:D )

2. (Gilbert takes pictures of Raffy)
Raffy: Wag mo na akong kunan ng picture.
Gil: Ok
(after 2.5 seconds, pinicturan ulit si Raff)
Raffy: Sabing wag mo akong picturan eh.
Gil: OK. Wag na nga, baka magalit ka eh.
(after 1.5 seconds, pinicturan ulit si Raff)
Raffy: Wag na nga.
Gil: OK.
(after 5 minutes, pinictura ulit si Raf)
Raffy: Anu ba, sabing wag na nga eh.
Gil: Ok.
(After 2.5 seconds, pinicturan ulit si Raff)
Raffy: (looks at Gilbert with Raff's trademark smirk)
Gilbert: *click!!*
(WALA KANG TAKAS SAKIN DONG)....Peace tayo :D:D:D:D

VOCABULARY WORDS:

CINQ - my HS section, 4-5. Our section color was orange. I love Cinq so much, whether or not they care

BTY - "Better Than Yours", the name of my English Block, Blk. E07.
~~~~We're not saying our block is the best, we're just saying that it's BETTER THAN YOURS~~~~ (a simple, but highly philosophical phrase)

BEADLE - Atenean term for class leader. Since si Ena beadle namin, she's the one na pinakamalapit sa teacher. Hahahaha....

NOREEN - Noreen Paula Tan Ngo, a student from Chiang Kai Shek College (my alma mater). She's a batch lower, born with a gift in playing the piano. Pano, sa piano siya pinaglihi eh. Mom niya kasi pianist din. Super galing magpiano, as in, I'm not worthy talaga (chant chant chant chant). She can play my frustration pieces (yung mga pieces na gusto kong tugtugin pero hindi ko matugtog kasi wala pang 5 seconds sa piyesa bali na fingers ko)....Haha....She's a good friend of mine. Mabait. Besides excelling in piano under the great Raul Sunico in the UST Conservatory of music (dun siya nag-aaral ng piano), she's also a talented cheerdancer.

Tang Ren Jie Zhi You....A Different Escapade....

Ok, so this album is made up of pictures from 2 days....one last Wednesday (4-16-0 8) and last Saturday (4-19-08)

April 16, 2008:

-Went to Ongpin to buy something....a.k.a. Bea's debut gift....(ok lang, tapos na yung debut....haha)
-Pagdaan sa YGC Masangkay, I met up with some old chums, Ivanna, Criselle and Monica....si Melody din actually pero nauna na siyang umalis kaya walang pic....then later a bit, si Jacqueline Kiong din....
-Pagdating ng Ongpin, bumili ako ng stuff, then I went to Shirby's store to disturb her....HAHAHAHA....ganun eh noh....masayang place maghang out sa store niya, then a lot of interesting finds there....GUYS PUNTA KAYO AH...SA TAPAT NG PRESIDENT'S TEAHOUSE (yung maliit na Presiden'ts....dun sa may Salazar)....hahahaha....then ayun, nakigulo sa mga tao dun, including her mom and her little sister Chelsea....haha....
-Nung magsasara na sila, I left the store, then went to "fetch" Krisan from her internship in Mercury Drugstore Ongpin, which was less than 5 minutes away from Shirby's store....Bali, surprise fetch yun....haha....kasi tagal ko nang di nakikita....1 year na kaya....haha....


April 19, 2008:

-Went to CKSC to meet Jane, who just came back from the province the previous day....then, coincidentally, andun din si Tina, and her little Scouts....pero she told the scouts to have their lunchbreak muna
-Pictorial muna while deciding on good places para sa *sana-matuloy-at-payagan* na debut ni Jane....
-After her scouts came back from lunch, Jane and I left her, and set off for Ongpin....a lot of good stuff there....
-Nakigulo nanaman sa store ni Shirby....(SUCH A CONVENIENT PLACE NAMAN KASI EH)....HAHAHAHA :D:D:D:D
-Tapos we asked for help, kung anu magagandang places....
-Sa hinaba-haba ng prusisyon sa Ongpin, sa tindahan din ni Shirby ang bagsak. :D:D:D:D
-Nung andun kami, we made a call to a possible restaurant (sorry super sa abala Shirby :D:D:D:D ) then nakigulo some more....hanggang it was time for us to go na....hehe :D:D:D:D

Tang Ren Jie Zhi You AND Choti Bharat Yaatra 3 (Chinatown Fun AND Little India Journey 3) - - - -The Dora, Boots and Rihanna Episode (Tina, Tal and I)...

Events for the day (April 3, 2008):
-Went to Chinatown because Tina needed to buy dried oranges
-Nakigulo muna sa tindahan ni Shirby kasi nadaanan namin....mga 1 year ko na
rin siyang di nakikita....haha....yey!!
-Went to Bee Tin, dun bumili si Tina ng mga things niya....
-Went to Mercury Drugstore Ongpin to visit Krisan....took a picture of her....1 year
ko na rin siyang di nakikita....hehe....tapos bumili kami dun ng Zest-O
-Rode the LRT to UN Avenue....
-Shopped in Little India
-Assad Minimart: Bought Indian Maggi, 2 samosas, Indian Sweets (ladoo, black
jamon with coconut and chocolate barfi), and 3 cans of Vimto
-Talwar's Indian Grocery: Tal bought her bindi set mura na, marami pa!! Stick-ons
lahat. Later that day, I also bought my own money envelope there.
-Uncle Ed's Grocery: Bought my DVD (Jodhaa Akbar ~ Nice Film!!), then Tal
bought her own rose milk....Tina freaked out, and backed out on the green
cardamom milk....
-Little India Grocery: Bought my Hindi prayer book....
-Assad Cafe: EAT EAT EAT EAT....ordered Beef Masala, Punjabi Fish Curry,
chapattis and naans, we also ate the samosas and a ladoo and 2 choco
barfis, and drank the 3 bottles of Vimto. After eating, we tried on Tal's bindi
set....it was a lot of fun to have red stuff on your forehead....haha....
-Hindu Temple: waited for Ashok Maharaj, the high priest, but he wasn't there. I
ended up being Tal and Tina's tour guide. Explained all the god's biographies and
a bit on Indian customs. Took pictures of Indian instruments, plus 2 photos of my
yoga-ing. I attempted a backbend, but to my excitement, my head fell down the
floor....haha....Good thing the floor was soft because of the carpet....
-Went to Tina's house next; fixed her can for her camping trip the following day.
Before Tal and I left, I murdered Tal's face with a whole lot-a bindis....

Top 10 Quotes For The Day:

10. Tina: (talking about scout stuff)
Tal: (talking to Tina about scout stuff)
Gil: (NR....)

9. Tal: Anu ba yan, merong Chinatown, may Little India....next time punta naman
tayo sa Filipino Town!!

8. Tal: Kapos na ako sa budget eh....
Tina: OK LANG MURA DOON!!!! Yung mga nuts sa Ongpin 200+ pesos, sa
Little India wala pang 100pesos noh!! Alam ko 4th time ko na ata tong
sinabi since the last time I did....Di ba Gilbert??

7. (Tina and Tal were talking, sumalpak si Tal sa poste.)
Tal: Dumudugo!! Pero sa paa lang....akala ko tuloy matatanggal na kuko ko
hindi pala....ouch ang hapdi
Tina: Bubuhatin ka namin!! Ay wait, may band aid ata ako dito....(hanap siya)
Gilbert: Naks naman!! Girl scout nga talaga!!!!
Tina: NAUBUSAN AKO NG BAND AID....

6. (Pumunta ako sa CKSC a bit before 1, meeting place and time namin, when I
arrived, I was shocked to see both of them there)
Gilbert: O Tina!! Akala ko ba sabi mo kagabi malelate ka??
Tina: Hindi, ikaw yun nalate!!
Tal: Naunahan ka namin....
Gilbert: Onga, e diba sabi mo kagabi na malelate ka??
Tina: Oo nga, pero ikaw pa rin nalate sa ating 3!!

5. Tina: Gilbert!! Pagod na ako!!!! DINUDRUG ko na paa ko!!!! (dina-DRAG pala)

4. (Sa restaurant)
Tal: Sigurado kang marunong kang mag-order ah....
Gilbert: Oo, akong bahala sa inyo!!
Tina: NORMAL MENU!!!! NORMAL MENU!!!! (referring to the menu for
non-Indian food. The restaurant has 2 kinds of menu kasi, yung Indian
and non-Indian)

3.Gilbert (to the Filipino tindera): Ate, salwar kameez ba yan??
Ate: Hindi ko alam eh. (faces her Indian amo) Ate!! Anu daw ito??
(Tina whispering to me: Mas marunong ka pa dun sa tindera....)
Indian: Ay, kutta pyjama ito!!
Gilbert (to the Indian): Do you have a sherwani?? The more casual....
Indian: Oh, I don't have stock today. If you can come back tomorrow, I get your
size today, then you may get it tomorrow.
Gilbert: Oh sorry, this is my only free time. If ever I'll come back tomorrow, how
much would the sherwani be??
Indian: Oh, about 5 or 6....
Gilbert: 5 or 6??
Indian: Yes, about 5 OR 6 THOUSAND....
Gilbert: HUWAT?!?!?!?!?! (napasigaw talaga ako sa tindahan....super
embarassing, buti kaming 3, the tindera and yung Indian woman and
her asawa and anak lang andun....)

2.Tina (referring to her can na bubutasin for her camping trip): Hala!!!! Panu na
to?? Baka mahirap to?? Kelangan ko kasing butasan yung lata para
gawing oven. Anu to?? Kelangan ko pa tong i-SEE-SAW!! (Saw lang
dapat....)

1.Tina (referring to Vimto): VIMTO VIM-KO VIM NATING LAHAT!!!!

Terms to remember:
- bindu/bindi - ornamental item placed on the forehead, usually red in color,
usually jewel studded, or at least shiny. This is in line with the kumkum (for
marriage purposes only) and the tikkal (for religious purposes only)

-ladoo - sweet yellow balls made with lentils, ghee (parang butter) and spices

-black jamon with coconut - something like ladoos, dark brown in color, and
coconut coated

-chocolate barfi - soft Indian sweet....chocolate flavor, VERY VERY SWEET....

-masala - spices

-Punjabi - from the rootword Punjab, a state in India, North Western to be exact,
bordering Pakistan.

-sherwani - a male knee length polo

-kutta pyjama - sort of pants....pyjama nga eh....

-salwar kameez- salwar refers to the loose pyjama-like pants, usually paired up
with the kameez (think of the word KAMISETA); refers to the knee length dress.
The salwar kameez is usually worn by women in India, but it is a unisex attire in
Pakistan.