From the Mouth of a Six-Year-Old: Ambition

Me: When you grow up do you want to be a businesswoman or a doctor or what?
Fin: Miss Universe!

From the Mouth of a Six-Year-Old: Pants

While driving with Fin...
Fin: Is that girl wearing pants or no?
Me: I didn't see.
Fin: Maybe her pants is the same color with her skin. It looks like she's wearing a tshirt only. Eeeewwww

From the Mouth of a Six-Year-Old: Christmas

In the toy department of Gaisano Country Mall
Fin: I'm panicking! There's so many toys!

–o–o–

Daddy Dennis: Fin! I saw Santa in the sky!
Fin: Whaaaaaa!!! Did you video him???

From the Mouth of a Six-Year-Old: Inventory

Fin is checking out the Christmas gifts on the table.
Fin: Why does Yuan have so many gifts?
Me: (I think there's five for Yuan.) You have many gifts man under your tree.
Fin: Only thirteen.

From the Mouth of a Six-Year-Old: Remix

Fin singing: Bahay kubo, balikat ulo!

From the Mouth of a Six-Year-Old: Perspective

Fin is drawing my portrait.
Me: Dakoa sa head uy!
Fin: Because you're bigger than me!

From the Mouth of a Six-Year-Old: Fin-isms

I have six things on my wishlist. Six like my age.

–o–o–

I have a headache. When I shake my head, my half brain is sakit.

–o–o–

I'm so tired. I need somebody to massage my feet.

Nightshift

Overheard at the pantry at 8AM when the night shift was just wrapping up:
Nightshift Boy: Na buhay lagi ka?
Nightshift Girl: Namatay diay ko?

Conversations with Friends: Photo Please

Juven: Pwede ka namo picturan? Full body. With pleasing personality.

Conversations with Friends: Blocked

Chrisna: Dili lagi ka kadawat sa akong mga text? Basin imo ko giblock.
Chay: Dako ra kaayo ka para iblock.

Conversations with Friends: Sniffles

I have the sniffles...
Chrisna: What happened to your nose?
Me: It's running. Maayo pa akong nose, ga exercise.

Conversations with Friends: See you

As Manuel was leaving the office to go on Christmas break, somebody called out, "Kita lang ta sa COC!"

Conversations with Friends: Anay

Marvin (to me): Gahi imong kamot. Man hands. Sa age ni.
Me: Murag baboy. Ang baktin humok, ang anay gahi. So anay ko?
Marvin: Wala pa man kay anak.
Marvin (to Juven): Unsay tawag sa anay na wa pay anak?
Juven: Virgin nga anay.

Conversations with Friends: Di na makit-an

Malou: Wala na ko sa 2016. Dili na ko makita ninyo.
Chrisna: Mangitom na ka???
Malou: Kay naa na ko sa iyahang heart!

Conversations with Friends: Juven's Thesaurus

Juven: Phlegm red.
Ley: Phlegm of Recca?
Juven: Di uy. Eternal Phlegm.

–o–o–

Juven: Unsa na? Dedicated coconut?
Ley: May pa ang coconut, dedicated.

–o–o–

Glossil: Ngano'ng dugay man ka nakatulog?
Juven: Gi-amnesia ko.

–o–o–

Juven: Di ko ganahan ug embudo na naay raisins.

–o–o–

Juven: Di motan-aw akong uyab ug Star Wars kay OPM iyang hilig. Old Pilipino Movies.

From the Mouth of a Four-Year-Old: Aaron

Joseph: No doubt tumataba ako dito sa Cebu.
Aaron: Tumataba? Gusto mo bang maging pig?

Conversations with Friends: Raffle

Me: Wala gyud koy swerte anang mga raffle. Di gyud ko kadaog.
Alex: Sige lang. You've won my heart.

From the Mouth of a Three-Year-Old: Zion

Me: Zion the lion! Zion, are you a lion?
Zion: No...
Me: What are you?
Zion: I am a Zion!

–o–o–

Zion is eating bread...
Me: Zion, ngayo ko...
Zion gives me a small piece (the size of a one peso coin)
Me: Ngayo pa ko...
Zion: No! Enough na!