Still Life

LRT Engineer:

Sa mga maginoo po, paki suyo lang po ang mga upuan sa mga kababaihan.

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Mom:

Anong oras ka uuwi?

Bro:

May inter-org po ako ng 6pm.

Mom:

Gaano katagal yun?

Bro:

(using Arnean twang) About two hours.

Mom:

Ano? Sinong babatuhin?

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K, in LRT, having her bags inspected, struggling to open her gym bag while holding on to her purse.

Security guard:

Sige po, ma'am. Ok na po.

K:

(pausing in said struggle) Po?

SG:

Ok na po. Wag n'yo na pong buksan. Naiintindihan ko po kayo. Pasok na po.

K hears a snort from passenger behind her.

Halata bang kailangan ko na talagang mag-gym ulit?

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I've been going to the gym for more than a year now. There's this machine that I always wanted to try but was too chicken to. It's that treadmill-like machine but instead of walking, you sort of glide.

Tqo weeks ago, I took courage in both hands and decided to try it out.

After five minutes, I was feeling pretty smug, patting myself on the back for figuring out the mystifying controls.

A couple of seconds later, a cute male trainor (I later found out his name was Erik) stood beside me and smiled.

I smiled back.

And then he said, "Ma'am, siguro po mas effective kung imbes na paatras ang lakad n'yo, pa-abante po."

Arrgh.

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During my hepa scare, my doctors recommended that all my brothers undergo the test to find out if they're also positive, since we had an inkling that my hepa was hereditary.

Brother (who's scared of needles):

Wag na po ako. Mahal po yung test. Chaka di naman ako importante.

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As I was walking to work, along UN Avenue, I saw a sign that read:

Gumagawa ng sirang

payong at sapatos

Nagbabasa din ng kapalaran

Sa panahon talaga ngayon, kailangan talagang marami kang alam.

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My cousin, who's now a doctor, and I, came out with the conclusion that the study of medicine is so much harder than the study of law, if our text conversations are anything to get by.

Doc:

Pabili two tickets sa Westside Story.

Atty:

Sure. Pero you have to give me money na. I'm so broke.

Doc:

OK, pero sa Friday night ko pa s'ya madadaan.

Atty:

Sige, pero I can't guarantee na you'll get seats ha.

Doc:

Ha? Pa'no 'yun? Nakatayo kami?

Later, after buying said tickets...

Atty:

I bought you tickets na ha. Kaya lang since nauna kaming bumili at nagkakaubusan na ng tickets, nakahiwalay kayo or kung sino man ang gustong humiwalay ng seats.

Doc:

Anong hiwalay?

Atty:

Maglalagay na lang daw sila ng monoblock sa may pintuan.

Doc (hours later):

Talaga bang monoblock lang?

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Brother, fresh from a shower:

Mommy, kanino ko ba namana ang mga mata ko?

Mommy

Ano? Bakit mo naman naitanong?

Brother:

Ang ganda kasi e.

Other brother, chiming in:

Ako rin nga e. Ang daming babaeng nagagandahan sa mata ko.

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So, how was your week? :)