I woke up when i heard someone knocking at the window of our car. It was a kid asking for something.
I was about to open the window when the kid run away, and i saw a man chasing him. Oops, probably his father.
"Ay ma'am welcome back po! masanay na po kayo sa mga batang namamalimos, madame ho niyan dito sa pinas" pagbati saakin ni manong ng napansin niya gising na ako, he's been my parents' driver since i was a kid but this is only the second time seeing him.
"nako pasensiya na po kayo, traffic na traffic pala dito, dapat ho pala sa ibang way na lang tayo dumaan" he added. By the way, kadadating ko lang galing US and we're still on our way home, i guess i should be used to it now, traffic is the foremost happening here in philippines.
I just smiled at him.
Manong talked so fast, i actually didn't understand some of the words he said.
Ok, don't judge me. I grew up in states and I only know small tagalog words, but I'm learning it now since im gonna be here for college.
"Ay sorry po ma'am Cash, inggles nga ho pala kayo" manong said
"No, it's okay manong! I actually need to talk in tagalog na rin po, so i can get used to it" nahihiya kong sagot
"Hayaan niyo po ma'am, hindi lang po ako driver, pwede din ho akong filipino teacher" tumatawang sagot ni manong
"I would love that po, but manong favor po"
"ano ho yon?" he asked, looking at the front mirror so he can see me
"Huwag niyo na po akong tawaging ma'am, para naman pong matanda na ako" full tagalog yan bes
nagulat ako ng bigla siyang tumawa
uhm....
"Sorry ma'am--- ay --- Cash ho pala! Magaling naman po pala kayo mag tagalog, may accent pa" natatawa paring sagot sakin ni manong
You see? that's why i don't like talking in tagalog :((
"Manong naman po eh!" natatawa ko ding sagot "I'm trying my best po"
"Maganda nga ho yang ganyan, may accent, sosyal na sosyal ho"
"Other people will mistaken me as maarte"
"Nako hindi ho yon, bagay naman po sainyo" what do you mean manong? bagay saakin ang maarte o bagay saken yung pagtatagalog ko "malapit na ho pala tayo sa bahay, may gusto po ba kayong daanan?" pag paalala niya saaken
"No, i'm good po! medyo pagod den po ako sa flight" pag sagot ko
"Magaling ka pa ata sa ate Maddie mo magtagalog eh" pag puri saakin ni manong
"Well, dad and mom always talk in tagalog po sa bahay, but i only know some common tagalog words" and I follow some filipino pages in facebook that's why i know some trendy words today mga bes, lol
My mom and dad stayed in US to manage our business, so im gonna be staying at my tita's house. Mom said that they are in Cebu, but Maddie's coming back tomorrow because the school will start in 2 days. Maddie is my closest cousin out of the other, she's one year older than me but she doesnt want me to call her ate, they used to live in US too, but she went here for her college, that's why I decided to go here for college so i can be with her, goals af
"Pero magaling na mag-tagalog yon si Maddie, kase noong dumating dito yon, hindi talaga siya marunong" manong drives Maddie to school den
"Talaga po? Whenever we're talking on video calls po kase she doesn't like talking in tagalog" i never heard Maddie talk in tagalog
"Nako magaling na ho, ako nagturo doon eh" di naman masyado madaldal si manong ano "dito na ho tayo, teka at tatawagin ko lang yung iba para maipasok na po yng gamit niyo"
"Sige po, thank you manong" naka-ngiti kong sabi tsaka pumasok sa loob
Matagal na den since i went here in my tita's house, that was 2005's christmas break. 2nd time ko pa lang umuwi dito sa pinas, but i could say that it's more fun here. Specially christmas and new year.
"Hello iha" bati saakin ng babaeng medyo may edad na "Ako nga pala si Nanay Lea, siguro ay di mo na ako masyado naaalala dahil bata ka pa nung huli kitang nakita" she said while smiling
"I know you po, kayo po yng nagluto nung christmas eve di ba?" bata pa ako noon pero natatandaan ko siya dahil ang sarap niyang magluto
"Talaga? Buti pa ikaw, hindi ako nalimutan. Eh yung daddy mo, nalimutan na ata ako, hindi na umuwi" pabirong sabi ni Nanay Lea
"He actually told me to tell you na miss na miss niya na daw po kayo" nakangiti kong tugon at niyakap siya "I-hug ko na lang daw po kayo para sakanya"
Nanay Lea has been my dad's yaya since he was a kid, nasubaybayan na niya ang paglaki ni dad. So when my dad moved to US, si nanay Lea na ang tumira dito sa bahay ng mga Anderson since minsan lang din sila tita dito.
"Hay nako" natatawang sagot ng humiwalay siya sa yakap "Para ka ding daddy mo, malambing pero sana wag mo ma-mana yung pagka-pilyo niya" sabay kaming napatawa
"Halika na pala, nag handa ako ng pagkain" pag aya niya saakin sa kusina
"Ay nanay, i missed your luto po! Tanda ko parin po ang lasa"
"Nako" gulat na sabi niya "Mukang namana mo den ang pagka-bolero ng daddy mo"
"It's true po, masarap paren po luto niyo" natatawa kong sagot
"Osige na iha, naniniwala na ako, kumain ka na" at agad kong tinikman ang mga hinanda niya.
When i finished eating, i tried to help cleaning and washing the dishes but nanay Lea told me to take a rest so i went upstair to find my room
Pag-pasok ko sa kwarto ay nakita ko ang mga gamit ko, I wanted to fix it now but I badly need a rest at the moment so I decided to lay on my bed. I was about to close my eyes when my phone beep.
*Andrew wants to facetime with you
Oh geez
BINABASA MO ANG
Autumn
Teen Fiction"so there i was falling in love with you.... like how the leaves fall at autumn" -ℭash
