Conversations with Friends: Dumbbells

In Daiso...
Tine Ebo: Hala, tag 88 ra ang dumbbells.
Glossil: Pila ka pounds?
Tine: Two.
Glossil (picks up a dumbbell): Gaan ra lagi ni...
Me: Mao nang tag 88 ra.

Office Outfit

It’s 625am and I’m sitting on my bed wearing a shirt and a pair of shorts when mother walks in... 
Mother: Wala pa ka nag ilis haw?
Me: Tapos na. Malakat na ko...
Mother: Mag amo lang ka na?!

(Watch out, magpambalay ra ko karon sa opisina)

From the Mouth of a Nine-Year-Old: Trick Question

Yuan: Tita Khonie, can boys wear overalls?
Me: Yes
Yuan: Can you buy me one?

*adds to shopping list*
(Ilad na pud si Tita Khonie)

Overheard: Haircut

Kiko is a male officemate with long hair...
Bobit: Kiks, kung magpatupe ka, adto ka sa parlor o sa barbero?

Conversations with Friends: Eyeglasses

Trying on round eyeglass frames...
Me: Kate, angayan ra ko?
Kate: Ummm... small circle, small circle, big circle!

(Uhh okay, wa koy angay ❌)

From the Mouth of a Nine-Year-Old: Books

In front of my bed is my shelf, buckling under all the weight of books...
Fin: What will happen if all your books fell on you?
Me: I’ll be buried alive. I’ll die.
Fin: Can I have all your books when you’re dead?

I Know What You Ate

After kaon ug samgyupsal, nisulod mi sa Mangaholic...
Mangaholic staff: Gigutom man ko uy. Humot man gud mo’g barbecue.

From the Mouth of a Nine-Year-Old: The World

Fin: Your stomach’s like the whole world!

Whole world = lingin 😂

From the Mouth of a Nine-Year-Old: Scary Movies

Me: Let's watch a movie. What movie do you want to watch?
Yuan: It!
Me: No, that's scary!
Yuan: We can hug each other!