A Talk with a Nine Year Old Kid

This conversation happened months ago when I was having my vacation at Hong Kong. I want to just name my nine year old niece "K" and here is what we've talked about on that particular day....

K: So, You like Hong Kong?
Me: (Thinking) Hmmm... Yes.
K: You like Hong Kong more than Philippines?
Me: I don't know, I haven't really toured around all of Hong Kong so I still can't tell.
K: Hong Kong is great. I love hong Kong. So, you like Hong Kong more than Davao?
Me: I like Hong Kong but I love Davao!
K: Why? Hong Kong is beautiful and lots of beautiful places. It's clean and there are no crimes here.
Me: No Crimes?? Really?? Maybe there are a few but nothing? Really? I don't believe you.
K: Yes! It's true, unlike Philippines, there are storms and floods and even tsunami.
Me: What? There's no tsunami in the Philippines (simbako! Ipalayo!). In terms of storms and floods, maybe you're referring to Manila or in Luzon areas, but not Davao. Storms can't get inside Davao and we rarely had floods.

We we're riding a double decker bus at that time and we sat at the top (first time, try gyud!). I sat near the window and was beside me. Then I saw some empty plastic bottles, cellophanes and other garbage hidden from the bushes in an 'island' in the middle of the street. I let her look at those and told her, that the road was very clean you can't see any tiny garbage but the garbage were just hiding in the middle of the streets. I wonder Why people would throw their garbage there when in every block you can see a trash can nearby.

Me: It's not clean pala... hehehe...
K: Why do people throw their garbage there? i hate to see that, we should make our environment clean and not pollute it!
(She gets mad when you didn't throw your garbage in the proper place and she never want to break any rules especially traffic rules. When she sees it's red, we should stop or else she gets mad. lol)
Me: Some people are just too lazy to put it in the trash can...

As the bus keeps moving forward, i can still see a lot of garbage in the island...

Me: Look there! See... garbage... hehehe... So, you really like Hong Kong huh?
K: Yes! It's the best place in the whole world!
Me: I love Davao! You know what? Davao is the Greenest and Most Livable City in the Philippines, almost zero crime rate and typhoon-free place. One of the Largest City in the world and Davao ranks 3rd in the Cleanest Water in the whole world. We can drink the water from the faucet unlike here in Hong Kong. (Ako na pud ang nang-hambog, pero tinuod man gyud, hehehe...)
K: Really? Why would you drink from the faucet, it's dangerous, you'll get sick! Don't drink from there.
Me: No it's not dangerous, it's safe.
K: Diba when we we're in the Philippines we drink mineral water. You should drink mineral water.
Me: That was in Manila, we live in Davao. We don't need to buy mineral water. I told you we have one of the Cleanest Water in the world, so it's safe, unlike here in hong Kong, you can't drink the water directly from the faucet. :)

~Silence...~

I know, nasuya na siya kay nihilom na. Nalabwan na iyahang lugar hehehe...

My sister knew there's something wrong because we we're silent for too long and that means we had a fight or an argument. hehehe...

Sis: O, Ba't natahimik kayo? What happened ha?
Me: (Whispering.) Sshhh.. Nasuya siya sa akoa kay nagno daw muinom mi ug water gikan sa gripo.
Sis: Oi, Why are you mad?
Me: Because they're drinking water from the faucet and it's dangerous and not safe.
Sis: Eh What will you do? You can't force them not to drink directly from the faucet.
Me: Shhh.. Ayaw na patuli ang bata, ikaw bah... pasagdi lang... hehehe...

She was still silent until we reached our destination. So, I tried to talk to her again but not thetopic about Davao and Hong Kong hehehe... And after a while she was back into her bubbly mode again... :)

"Live life to the fullest"

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"Live life to the fullest"

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Childhood Memories

Nag-istoryahanay mi sa akoang pag-umangkon nga nine years old pa, ganahan kaayo sya maminaw sa akoang mga story tong bata pako, kung unsa akoang mga ginapanguhat, ginastory pud nako sa iyaha pero ana ko ayaw sunduga si tita ha kay dili maayo ang uban nakong gipangbuhat. Nahinumduman hinuon nako akoang mga kabuang.

Isa ka adlaw, summer to mao walay klase, paborito kaayo nako ang summer kay mag sige lang ko ug dula ug mga maski unsang dula kauban amoang mga silingan ug akoang mga ig-agaw... Nag-tabang mi ug tanom sa garden sa akoang tiyo kung diin ako nagpuyo hantud high school, na-bored nako kay kapuy sige panigbas sa mga sagbot hahahaha... Kita bitaw ko ug ulod kana ganing pula ug color na pag imong iguon muporma sya ug lingin? ambot pud ug unsa ang nisulod sa akoang isip na akoang gibutang sa ulo sa akoang ig-agaw na nag-guna. pirti niya ug hilak pagkagunit nya na naay ulod sa iyahang ulo...

Naisip nako na mag-contesanay mi ug dagan pero sa may garden ra gihapon... Sunod, ambot unsa napud nisulod sa akoang ulo nga nag-kalot ko ug gamay nga hole sa yuta, naa may piggery ang akoang tiyo, nanguha ko ug tae sa baboy ug gibutang nako sa hole... Ana ko sa duha namo ka relatives na bata pud na maglumba-anay sila ug dagan hantod maka-abot sila sa akoa, pero wala sila kabalo na bago nila maabot ang finish line naa diay hole na naay tae, gitabunan lang nako ug mga dahon sa saging. Wa gyud nasipyat naay nalusot ang tiil sa hole ug niingon 'yucks!' unya ako pirti na nako ug katawa nagdagan... Unya w ala'y nidaog sa ilaha kay nangita na ug hugasanan hehehehe... Pagka walay buot gyud nako sauna uie, mao kaha na ang impluwensya sa sige nako'g tinan-aw ug cartoons and movies? hehehehe...

'You're so bad man pala when you were still young' mao'y ingon sa akoang pag-umangkon. Maski ako makaingon bad man gyud to akoang gibuhat pero ambot lagi murag nikalit lang man ug sulod to na ideya sa akoang ulo... Mao kamo ayaw ko ninyo sunduga ha, hehehe...

Gimingaw hinuon ko sa akoang mga kadula tong bata pako, kada hapon na magdula ug tigso, tumba-lata,tumba manila, basketball (one of the boys man daw ko sauna), taguanay maski gabie na, mag-jolen, mangita ug damang sa kasagbutan unya ipa-away, syatong, tsinelasay, ug unsa pa ba? Daghan kaayo mi ug dula sauna, maski unsa lang dulaon, enjoy kaayo... Dili gyud nako malimtan ang mga memories tong bata pako, lingaw man gud kaayo, mag-smile smile ko basta mahinumduman nko ang mga kabuang nako sauna hehehehe...

Nahinumduman pa nako akoang crush habang gadula ug tumba-lata, first year high school nako ato pero sige ra gihapon ko ug dula, mga bata pa sakoa akoang mga kadula, naa pud ka-edad nako ug mas tigulang sa akoa sama sa akoang crush. Naay usa ka babae na gusto muapil sa amoa mag-dula ug tumba-lata, dili niya paapilon kay babae daw lagi sya, pagkakita nya sa akoa, niingon sya: si che-che diay nagdula man lagi? Ingon pud akoang crush: lalaki man na! waaahhhahahaha.... Kabalo gud sya na babae ko, parts pa ng tawag niya sa akoa sauna, mura mi ug iring ug iro sige ug away... hay... asa na kaha tong tawhana to karon, makaingon pa kaha sya nga lalaki gihapon ko karon? hahahaha...

Lami kaayo maging bata usab, walay ginahuna-huna nga problema ug uban pa, pero unsaon ta man kelangan nato mupadayon sa atong kinabuhi... Pero usahay murag bata ra gihapon ko, ganahan gihapon ko mag-dula maski unsa na games... Unta nahinumduman pako sa akoang mga amigo ug amiga na mga kadula nako sauna... hehehe... Pero kung papilion ko sa mga dula sa mga bata karon nga high tech, mas pilion gihapon nako ang mga dula namo sauna sa dalan, bahalag nagkayagit lang ang agi, dili man pud mabayran ang kalipay namo...

"Live life to the fullest"

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Fly High

February 21, 2008

And today is the day... the day of my departure to Hong Kong and I really don't know what I was feeling that day... I woke up, had breakfast, had a shower and get dressed... Went to Gateway and bought some donuts at Go Nuts Donuts for Papa Manny and Lapid's Chicharon for my mom then I went back to tita Alice's house... Pack up all my stuffs and went to visit Papa Manny at Malate before going to the Airport with tita Alice... I was all by myself when I entered the entrance at NAIA... Whew! then I thought 'THIS IS, THIS IS REALLY IS IT!' Ai-Ai delas Alas line hehehehe... Paid the Airport tax, checked my baggage in and next to the immigration... I was so early, exactly two hours before the flight (hahaha) but I was hungry so I looked for something to eat and I was shocked to see the prices of the foods there..... (wwaahhh.. sooo expensive! hahahaha..) and so I just had Ham & Cheese worth 85 php! with just three slices of it, imagine that and a small bottle of Mineral water worth 35 php... waahhh... and I just have enough money on my pocket... hahahaha... but it's okay it filled my half-empty stomach anyways... hehehe... It's a good thing I've brought lots of chocolates...

Our flight was delayed, departed at 19:43... I wanted to sleep but I can't, so many things were running on my mind at that time... I looked at the window but the sky is dark and so I just keep on closing my my eyes hoping that I would fall asleep, but I didn't... After two hours we landed at the Hong Kong International Airport, their Airport is really huge and pretty cool... After we landed we had a short minute ride to their MRT. I don't know what they call it here, and after that we went to the Immigration and then find my baggage... Their Airport is really beautiful and clean... After picking up my baggages I walked outside to meet my mom it was really cold that night, my jacket's not enough for me, good thing my mom brought a spare jacket in case I needed one... Now I've got the chance to see and ride those double decker bus of theirs that I just saw in the photos... Their bus are really cool, the seats were pretty comfortable plus the view was really really nice... I can't stop my amazement hahahaha... Well, I was really sleepy but can't sleep, just keep on looking on those tall buildings, and then I heard an old man coughing and I looked at him and caught him spitting inside the bus... uurrgghhh... yuckie... He just looked at me at me and then I glanced away... thinking 'ka-damak ba sa mga tao diri.' Ka-nindot na sa ilahang bus, hugaw-hugawan lang?

Then I was so hungry so we stopped at a restaurant near their flat and had a good meal... I was having a hard time using the chopsticks hahahaha. I used the spoon and fork na lang... After eating we headed to their flat in Hung Hom, Kowloon... When we arrived Aison is already sleeping and I'm so tired and sleepy too so I clean up first and get ready to sleep.... good night everyone... ooppppss... it's dawn already... hahaha...

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Culture Shock nga ba?

February 13, 2008 when I arrived at the Manila Domestic Airport, our flight was delayed and but still we were able to land safely...

Paglabas ko ay hinanap ko na si Tita ALice, sya ang susundo sa akin at nakita ko sya sa may waiting shed, patingin-tingin sa mga taong lumalabas sa may pinto. Tinawag ko sya at nilapitan, may mga bitbit syang cakes... Nagkabatian at kamustahan kami at umalis na papunta sa bahay nila… Paglabas namin ay may nagbanggaan motorcycle at van at natraffic tuloy… Nag-abang na kami ng taxi na masasakyan, pero ang mga driver eh nangongontrata na hindi naman dapat, ilang minuto ang nkalipas at nakasakay din kami papuntang Pasay, pagbaba, ay umakyat na kami sa overpass para sumakay ng MRT papuntang Cubao… Maraming tao ang aking nasasalubong, lahat ay nagmamadali, nakatungo ako at nakita ko ang mga basurang nagkalat sa bawat baitang ng hagdan, madumi, makalat ngunit ni isa man ay walang nag-abalang pansinin ito.. Nang mkarating sa taas ay pumila kaagad si Tita Alice para para bumili ng ticket at pagkatapos ay pumila ulit kami para makapasok, nauna kong isinalang ang card at kasunod ko si tita Alice, sa dami ng dala niya ay nahirapan syang isalang ito at bigla na lang may isang babae na biglang isinalang ang kanyang card at inunahan si tita sa pila... Ayun, nagkagulo na at nagtaasan ng boses at nagkasagutan sila... Hindi ako sanay na makakita o mkarinig nang mga taong nag-aaway at nagmumurahan lalo na at nasa pampublikong lugar... May mali din naman kasi ang babaeng iyon kaya nagalit si tita, alam na nyang may nauna sa kanya sumingit pa, ano na nga lang ba ang silbi ng pila kung magkakaganon lang?

Maraming tao pagkasakay namin sa MRT, siksikan... Unang sakay ko pa lang nun first time ika nga hahaha... Pagkalabas, Maraming tao ang nkakasalubong, nagmamadali at nakakabangga, ngunit ni isa man sa kanila ay walang nagsabi ng 'sorry' o paumanhin man lang... Pagkawalang respeto sa kapwa lalo na sa mas nakakatanda, polusyon, traffic, mga basurang nagkalat sa pampublikong lugar... Iilang oras pa lang akong nakarating dito sa Manila at ito na kaagad ang aking natunghayan... Ganito ba talaga dito? Magulo dito at hindi ko yata gugustuhing manirahan dito... Naisip ko tuloy ang Lugar na aking pinaglakhan, ibang-iba talaga, hinding-hindi ko ipagpapalit ang 'Davao' hahaha... Malinis ang tubig at naiinom ang tubig na galing sa gripo, wala masyadong polusyon at hindi masyadong ma-traffic. Sa kabilang banda may mga magaganda din naman akong nakita dito at baka sabihin ninyo na puro negatibo na lang ang aking nilalathala sa 'blog' kong ito... Maraming buildings, malawak at magaganda ang mga Malls, moderno na dito may MRT at LRT, magulo nga lang at mukhang wala ng gentleman sa panahon ngayon at kung meron man bihira na lang makita, sana ay may pagkakataon pa akong makakaita ng ganoong klaseng tao ngayon, kung meron pa man... hehehe...

Sa paglalakad namin sa daan ng Cubao, may mga naririnig akong nag-uusap.. nagmumura... nilingon ko ito at nakita ko ang isang bata na sampung taong gulang pa yata... mas nakakatanda pa sa kanya ang mga kausap niya... hhmm... ganito na ba ang mga kabataan dito? na-cuculture shock na ko dito hahaha.. HIndi nman ito ang unang pagkakataon na nakapunta ako dito sa Manila, nakailang beses na rin ngunit sandali lang kaming nag-stay dito at hindi ko naranasan na magcommute kami nun, bahay, malls, restaurants at simbahan lang ang aming pinuntahan, kaya wala akong pagkakataong masaksihan ang mga nasaksihan ko ngayon...

Hanggang sa muli... =)

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On a Sunday....

Started my day with my Mom walking inside the room, freaking out bout my Lola's being stubborn. I quickly woke up heading directly to my Lola's bed with my hair straight up (could you imagine how I looked like? lol) then, I saw her in the act of going back to her bed and started sitting. I was relieved to see her smiling at me, I don't know if she's smiling because of how I looked like or she's just happy to see me, nevertheless I'm thankful that she's alright... I Think I just misheard what my mom was saying; 'that's the reason she got her right hip broken because she stand up walk all by herself.' We were glad that she's not suffering any pain anymore because of that incident. I was sitting beside her for a while then I headed to the kitchen and had breakfast with my mom and aunt, after eating I stayed near my Lola and keep her company while watching t.v...

I was just sitting and writing when I heard her crying, I turned around and saw her wiping her tears... I asked her why she's crying but she just said 'wala lang' (nothing)... after a few seconds of asking her she said: 'palangga kaayo sila sa ilang Papa (Their father Loved them very much), si Inday, Beth, Rolly... hasta sad ikaw, ug tanan mga apo nya (and also you and the rest of his grandchildren.)' I told her not to cry anymore but just the thought of him would make my eyes teary... Well, I guess she just missed Lolo (may his soul rest in peace) it's been years since he passed away... I missed him too, there were times when I remember him, He used to scold me because I often went home late at night (usahay laagan lagi kaayo hehehe...) I'm scared of him sometimes especially when he gets mad coz he would really shout at you but after that he would remain calm and would talk as if nothing happened. He used to buy me a card (cellphone load) , chocolates (kay favorite man nako) and other stuffs, not just to me but also to his other grandchildren... I haven't visited his grave since I arrived here in Davao, I think I should visit before leaving... Three weeks and it would be the 5th year anniversary for all the victims of Davao Airport bombing... Too bad I wouldn't be in Davao on that day but my prayers will always be there for you (may your soul be at peace and for all that had passed away that day...)

I just wished that the one's who were responsible for the Davao Airport bombing would pay the price for their actions, but until now those terrorists were still out there... How could they sleep at night not thinking of the people that had died and was injured during the incident? Can't they hear the cries of all those who had suffered because of them? I just hope that their conscience would kill them...

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