Paper Conversation

During a boring seminar:



I wrote: Me naghihilik ba?
She wrote: Saan?
I wrote: Sa right ko
I wrote: O sinisipon lang?
She wrote: Siguro
She wrote: Arashi
I wrote: favorite ko!
She wrote: Rock or pop?
I wrote: jpop
She wrote: youtube
She wrote: tinignan ko!
She wrote: Shu?
I wrote: Sho
I wrote: Sho Sakurai
She wrote: Hana Kimi?
I wrote: Oguri SHUN

Later…

I wrote: Nadinig mo?
She wrote: Ano ba?
I wrote: Yung parang humihilik!
She wrote: Oo, naka-black
I wrote: Kadire
She wrote: Hehe

Pop Deficient

While watching Jesse McCartney’s new vid on MTV at Grilla:

Me: Mas gwapo siya kay Nick ng Backstreet Boys.
Officemate: Bakit magka-age ba sila?
Me: Mas matanda si Nick. Kapatid niya yan di ba?
Officemate: Hindi ba si Aaron Carter yung kapatid ni Nick?
Me: Ha? Iba ba yun? Ay oo nga Carter nga pala apelyido ni Nick!



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While browsing ONTD, one entry has the mug shot of a woman with the caption " Which celebrity’s mom got arrested?" The clue to the answer was “I want candy”. My initial thought was: “OMG? Mandy Moore’s mom?!”

Then I click the link, and the correct answer, of course, was Aaron Carter’s mom.


FAIL.


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Since I already mentioned ONTD, can I just say I really enjoy browsing through that LJ community? It's raison d' etre is celebrity gossip, sure, but I found it less malicious than, say, PerezHilton, because it's a community and the topics are not subject to any author's bias. The comments are really wacky and the members are bat-shit crazy, especially when there's a current fad. When the news about Christian Bale's alleged assaulting of his own mother and sister broke, there were "I Believe in Christian Bale" comments even in news that had nothing to do with Christian Bale! (the "I Believe..." was the slogan of Harvey Dent in TDK)

Another recent series of funny comments was with regards to Michelle Williams' close relationship with one of Heath's closest friend. One commenter likened Michelle to Cho, saying that he is Harry to Michelle's Cho after Cedric died. It was immediately followed by comments quoting the conversation among the trio in OoTP when Hermione was explaining to the cluless Harry and Ron what Cho was probably going though! It went like this:

Comment 1: Well, obviously, she's feeling sad, because of Cedric dying. Then she's feeling confused because she liked Cedric and now she likes Harry and she can't work out who she like best.
Comment 2: One can't feel all that and not explode
Comment 3: Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon...

It's Harry Potter, what can I say? :)

The New Apples-To-Apples Comparison

Boss: Who wants a banana? (gives the banana)
Me: (after the boss leaves) Wala bang kamote?
Officemate 1: Huh? Anlayo naman nung kamote sa saging!
Me: Pano naman naging malayo?
Officemate 1: Eh kasi yung inoffer niya prutas, eh yung kamote gulay.
Me: Ano ba? Me Banana que! At meron ding kamote que! Ang gusto ko kamote que!
Officemate 1: Hindi naman banana que binigay niya! Hinog na saging!
Me: Okay…
Me: Pero hindi ba prutas ang kamote? So comparable ang saging at kamote...
Officemate 2: At pano naman naging prutas ang kamote?!
Me: Eh hindi naman siya strictly gulay di ba? Hindi ba tuber ang classification ng kamote?Officemate 2: Root crop ba ang kamote? Parang patatas?
Officemate 1: Oo.
Me: Ano ba ang difference ng fruit sa vegetable?
Officemate 2: Hay naku tigilan na! Ang hilig mo sa mga intelligent questions! Ang hirap magisip!
Me: Paano naman naging intelligent yung tanong ko?!

I'm NOT Winning Any Videoke Contest Any Day Soon

Officemate: (singing) “Sinasamba kita…”
Me: (dinugtungan yung song) “Kung gaano’y di ko alam…”
Officemate: Ano ba?! Mali! "Kailangan Kita" yun!
Me: Ha? Ay oo nga!
Long pause…
Officemate: Uy iniisip!
Me: Pano nga uli yung song? Ah alam ko na! "Kung anumang dahilan ay hindi madadala…"
Officemate: Lyrics mo naman mali! Mahalaga hindi madadala!

Sometimes When We Touch

Me: Alam niyo ba ibig sabihin nung song na “Sometimes When We Touch”?
Officemates: Uuhh…
Officemate 1: Uh, eh di, uh… sometimes when we touch!
Officemate 2: Eh bat mo tinatanong?
Me: Wala lang, di ko kasi ma-gets yung relation nung sometimes when we touch sa umpisa.
Officemate 3: Pano ba umpisa?
Me: You asked me if I loved you, and I choked on my reply…
Officemate 1: Ouch, ang sakit naman!
Me: I’d rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a lie... So ibig sabihin hindi niya na mahal?
Officemate 2: Oo nga.
Officemate 3: Eh bakit nagto-touch pa din sila?
Officemate 1: Sometimes na nga lang eh.
Officemate 2: Pero hindi na nga nila love ang isa’t isa…
Me. Kaya nga when they touch, the honesty’s too much, di ba? And I have to close my eyes and hide.
Officemate 1: So ano yun touching pa din?
Officemate 2: Pero close naman ang eyes para hindi makita na hindi na love.
Me: Ganon ba interpretation dun? Eh bakit sabi niya I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides? Bat siya natatakot?
Officemate 1: Uh…
Me: Anlabo ng kanta.
Officemate 3: Ewan ko sa yo. Nag-overanalyze ka na naman.



So who wants to take a stab at the song’s meaning?