That's what my friends usually call my dad. But of course in person, they add call him Tito as a sign of respect. My family calls him Addie, an edearment that my cousin Danielle started a couple of years ago which, I guess grew on everybody. Those who know me very well, or even those that I don't would say that he is really my father. But he actually isn't. Joke. Of course he is. There is no denying it, I am the (though I hate to admit it) little berting of the family. There are a lot of things that I got from him - some I wish I hadn't, and some I wish I had. He is very good at what he does and someday, if I'm lucky enough, I hope to be as good as he is. (Yeah right!)
He is celebrating his 53rd birthday today. With the old age, we relate more to him now, than ever. He's had a share of moments here (even way back in the Philippines) which just cracks us up. He's a very funny man and here are his famous antics:
- He would describe/relate people to non-living things. One he described as "mukhang manibela", another "mukhang olive oil", and someone as "mukhang sakong". Now you know where my good traits and active imagination comes from.
- After talking to a prospective employer about his salary (which was below what he asked for) he said "may ganun?" and the guy replied, 'Im sorry what was that?", my dad said "Oh, I'm sorry, there's something wrong with the phone". Talk about palusot!
- After getting poor service from FORD, he calls them up, gives a big speech which included "Did I make an appointment? Yes. Did I pay my bills? Yes. Did I arrive on time? Yes. I don't understand why this happened. Is it because I'm Asian? Is it because I don't dress well?" (The litany took about 15 -20 minutes to finish. Good job for someone who doesn't use English as his first language. Then again, I found his notebook which contained 5 pages of the speech that he was READING on the phone!) Busted. Later he admitted that he didn't sleep very well becuase he was doing the speech in his head.
Oh Addie. I am so glad to have him as a father. I look up to him most of the time. He is the person that I try so hard not to disappoint and so far I think I'm on the right track.
'May ganun?"
6 comments:
Oi right track daw oh!! kala nya lang yun.. hehe!! Taena mae, tawa ako ng tawa.. totoo ba yung last bullet?? ini-imagine ko.. ; ) Happy Bday Dugong!! Send my wishes!
the best ung third bullet! the ebst talaga si dugong! wahahaha!!! ang lupet!!! may ganun? naiimagine ko kng papaano nya ginawa ang mga yan... hugs and kisses for him! pati kay cora. mwah mwah mwah!!!
hahaha. ponyeta ka bei! wag ka magulo jan. what he doesn't know won't hurt him. good girl na ako ngayon noh.
totoo po itong third bullet. actually humahanap ako ng timing para nakawin ang notebook nya na un at i-scan ang mga pahina! iupload ko dito!
Thanks daw bei at gemgem.
At! nakakatawa ung hirit nya pa na "is it because i don't dress well?" san ka pa? eh parati naman cya naka winter jacket. un lang naman nakikita nilang suot nya. hahaha!
hoy, tatay mo yung pinag-uusapan dito!haha ang kulit ng third, laugh trip ang pocha!
Hahaha. Naku Bjorn. Walang kasing kulet tatay ko. Malupet talaga ung third. Classic!
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