I came across Ate Joyce’s bulletin in Friendster entitled "Maalaala Mo Kaya…" ("Do You Remember…" to my shallow translation) and read through a checklist of treasured mementos from my golden age. I assume this was one of those anonymously forwarded emails/posts modified from its original version. Anyways, I was reminiscing deeply and thought I’d make this entry a bit interesting like a show and tell presentation like back in elementary school. And while Googling for images to associate with this entry, I bumped into a similar blog called "Blast From The Past" from the creative mind of the Caterpillar. She had already posted her version and simply puts it as "I’m not advertising. i’m simply reminiscing." Sigh, simply classic… simply "old skool." Read on…

Nung Ikaw Ay Bata, Nagawa Mo Ba To?
*kumakain ka ba ng aratilis? (umm… I remember pokin’ it from the tree for fun but I never liked the taste)

*nagpipitpit ng gumamela para gawing soapy bubbles na hihipanmo sa binilog na tanggkay ng walis tingting? (lol… I bought the real ones from the bottles instead cuz I can never blow bubble from the walis tingting)

*pinipilit ka ba matulog ng nanay mo pag hapon at di ka papayagan maglaro pag di ka natulog? (I’d cry or "fake cry" it like a baby but it hardly worked)

*marunong ka magpatintero, saksak puso, langit-lupa, teleber-teleber, luksong tinik? (I mastered tumbang preso, step-no, doctor quack-quack and futbol/soccer which is actually called kickball. Haha!)

*malupit ka pag meron kang Atari, Family Computer or NES?
*alam mo ang silbi ng up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, a, b, a, b, start? (I only had NES and I admit being cheesy w/ that cheat combo to skip to the next stage. Haha!)

*may mga damit ka na U.S.E.D., Boy London, Cross Colors, Esprit, Blowing Bubbles at pag nakakakita ka ng Bench na damit eh naalala mo si Richard Gomez? (Nah… I was lucky if I even had a good pairs of "tsinelas" or slippers)

*addict ka sa Rainbow Brite, Carebears, My Little Pony, Thundercats, Bioman, Voltes V, Mazinger Z, Daimos, He-man at marami pang cartoons na hindi pa translated sa tagalog? (you forgot Ghostbusters, Voltron, G-Force, Transformers and oooh Cedie: Ang Munting Principe)

*nanonood ka ng shaider kasi nabobosohan mo si annie at type na type mo ang puting panty nya? (Haha… guilty as charged! Tsaka yung robot nyang pike. Nakalimutan mo yung iba pang Japanese superheroes like Ultraman, Magmaman, Machine Man and Mask Rider Black)

*marunong ka mag wordstar at nakahawak ka na talaga ng 5.25 na floppy disk? (Ano yung wordstar? Pamaypay na yung 5.25 floppy disk)

*inaabangan mo lagi ang batibot at akala mo magkakatuluyan si kuya bodjie at ate sienna… (Didn’t Kuya Bodjie move to another children television called Bulilit?)

*nung high school ka inaabangan mo lagi beverly hills 90210? (Wala na ko sa Pinas nung high school)

*gumagamit ka ng AQUANET para pataasin ang bangs mo? (My aunts all had that ’80s bangs… haha)

*meron kang blouse na may padding kung babae ka at meron kang sapatos na mighty kid kung
lalake ka? (Ewan)

*nangongolekta ka ng paper stationaries at mahilig ka magpapirma sa slumbook mo para lang
malaman mo kung sino ang crush ng type mo? (Hindi eh!)

*kilala mo si manang bola at ang sitsiritsit girls?e si luning-ning at luging-ging? (you forgot Kiko, Irma Daldal and Kapitan Basa)

*alam mo ibig sabihin ng time space warp at di mo makakalimutan ang time space warp chant? (Di ko alam pinagsasabi mo)

*idol mo si McGyver at nanonood kang perfect strangers? (I always mix him up with Knight Rider. Magkamukha kasi sila)

*eto malupet… six digits! lang ba ang phone number nyo dati? (madalas pa nga kami magpalit ng phone non eh)

*nakakatawag ka pa sa pay phone ng 3 bentesingko lang ang dala? (‘di na nga uso payphone)

*cute pa si aiza seguerra sa eat bulaga at alam mo ang song na "eh kasi bata"? (I still know how to do the "Aiza pose")

*inabutan mo ba na ang Magnolia Chocolait eh nasa glass bottle pa na ginagawang lalagyan ng tubig ng nanay mo sa ref? (They dont come in bottles anymore?)

*meron kang pencil case na maraming compartments na pinagyayabang mo sa mga kaklase mo? (‘di lang yun, pati na rin lunchbox and matching thermos ko. Hehe!)

*noon mo pa hinahanap kung saan ang Goya Fun Factory? (San nga ba yon?)

*alam mo lyrics ng "tinapang bangus" at "alagang-alaga namin si puti"? (Nope… I don’t)

*alam mo ang kantang "gloria labandera".. lumusong sha sa tubig ang paa ay nabasa at ang "1, 2, 3, asawa ni marie"… hehehehehe? (Sori… not really. How about "Nanay, Tatay gusto kong tinapay…")

*sosyal ka pag may play-doh ka at Lego… at nag-iipon ka ng G.I. Joe action figures at iba pa ang mukha ni barbie noon? (Hehe… even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures too)

*inabutan mo pa yung singkong korteng bulaklak at yung diyes na square? (I just came from there and I was clueless that the P5 and P10 are now converted to coins)

*lumaki kang bobo dahil ang akala mo nangangagat talaga ang alimango sa kantang tong-tong-tong… diba naninipit yun? (oo nga no.. I just got that after how many years)

*alam mo yung kwento ng pari na binigyan ng pera yung batang umakyat ng puno para bumili ng panty… and syempre, alam mo rin ba kung ano binigay nya sa nanay nung umakyat ng puno? (lol… pera pambili ng panty. Hahaha! Classic joke.)

*meron kang kabisadong kanta ni andrew e na alam mo hanggang ngayon.. aminin? ("Wag na oi, wag na wag na oi!" Haha!)

*laging lampin ang sinasapin sa likod mo pag pinapawisan ka? (‘di comfortable so madalas kong tanggalin)

*bumibili ka ng tarzan, texas at bazooka bubble gum… tira-tira, at yung kending bilog na
sinawsaw sa asukal? (what about "sundot kulangot?)

*kinukupit mo pa at nanonood ka ng mga porno tapes ng tatay mo na nasa BETAMAX format pa… at sanay ka tawagin ang porno as BOLD? (Haha… DVD na ngayon. Joke lang!)

*takot ka dumating ang year 2000 dahil sabi nila magugunaw daw ang mundo? (‘di naman)

KUNG ALAM MO LAHAT DITO LAGPAS KA NA NG 25 YEARS OLD…
KAPAG HALOS LAHAT LAM MO, NASA 33-35 KA…
WAG KA NA MAG DENY.. TUMAWA KA NA
LANG…

Name 3…

things found in your wallet apart from money: (i dont have $$$ anyways)

• maxed out credit cards
• funny lookin’ IDs
• more than a year old receits and stubs(time to clean it up)

films I’d watch over and over again:

songs I can listen to again and again:

• narda
• crazy for you
• alipin

books Ive read from cover to cover:

• east of eden
• wild at heart (haven’t really finish yet)
• the odyssey

reasons to watch television:

• family guy (ridiculously funny)
• espn
• history channel

places I’d want to visit nxt year or w/in 2 yrs years from now:

• philippines (again)
• california
• hawaii

obsessions:

• coffee consumption
• blogging
• takin’ wacky pictures

favorite cartoon characters:

just stewie from family guy

favorite girls name:

• girls
• are
• evil

favorite things:

• my SLVR
• computer
• my comfy bed

favorite food:

• t-bone steak
• kare-kare
• fishballs

favorite snacks:

• toblerone bars (the big ones… yummy!)
• eatin’ swissmiss in a wrapper
• pastilyas (i love sweets)

favorite websites:

• menandrew.com (my blog)
• friendster
• myspace

things you want to do (but cant do!):

• save money
• get a decent amount of sleep
• exercise consistently

goals you want to accomplish:

• learn more about God
• learn how to play the guitar (I’m on it)
• learn another language (preferrably Japanese)

favorite colors:

• green (summer)
• blue (winter)
• red (whatever)

favorite parts of the house:

• bedroom (passing out on my bed)
• the garage (the pool/hockey table)
• bathroom (i love to think in there. hehe!)

things you buy during shopping;

• I’m
• dead
• broke

important item you lug around your bag;

• don’t
• carry
• one

1. Are you over 18?
   - Why, is there an age restriction to this thing?
2. Did you get enough sleep last night?
   - I’m still in Manila time
3. First thing you thought about this morning when you woke up?
   - All my relatives & friends in the Philippines and a certain someone. Secret!
4. What do you have at your bedside?
   - Nothing… which is the main reason why I wake up on the floor in the morning
5. Ever tried to skip a meal?
   - Why would I do that! Only when there’s no food to eat
6. Grilled or fried?
   - Fried… even if it ain’t good for ya
7. What makes me unique?
   - My "kengkoyness" (dorkiness) makes me, well… me
8. Where are you now?
   - I’m back here in NY answering this pointless survey
9. Favorite hangout?
   - Joggin’ at the park… and oooh, the beach
10. Three things you can’t live without?
    - Jesus, my family and ironically… my empty wallet
11. First thing you’ll buy if you were given $1,000,000,000?
    - A billion eh… maybe an island in the Philippines
12. Favorite song when you’re sleepy?
    - acoustics… Crazy For You by Spongecola and Alipin by Shamrock
13. Do you have your own business?
    - No… so mind your own. Hehe
    
14. Are you a giver or a taker?
    - I’m both. I’m a givertaker
15. What are your nicknames?
    - Let’s see… Joy, Toyo, Toys, Chalupa, Salad. Take your pick
16. What is your citizenship?
    - Pinoy American
17. Stuck on a deserted island & could have only one kind of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
    - That’s easy… fishballs! And also gulaman since I can’t drink seawater. Hehe!
18. Favorite TV commercial?
    - Whatever’s makes me laugh my ass off
19. Did you buy anything today?
    - A $5 phone card. I was dead broke after that!
20. Your eye color?
    - brown, the color of poop. Ewww!
21. What are the things you always bring?
    - My celly and my wallet full of receits
22. What did you wanna be when you were a kid?
    - A pilot! Dunno what happened though
23. Have you ever been out of the country?
    - Just recently
24. The color of your bedsheet?
    - Dirty blue. Thanks for reminding me… I need to change it.
25. Who do you want to meet?
    - Hmmm… Secret!
26. How’s life today?
    - Eh.. s’ok, could be better!

Extroversion:
You have medium extroversion.
You’re not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party.
Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.
But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time."

Conscientiousness:
You have medium conscientiousness.
You’re generally good at balancing work and play.
When you need to buckle down, you can usually get tasks done.
But you’ve been known to goof off when you know you can get away with it.

Agreeableness:
You have medium agreeableness.
You’re generally a friendly and trusting person.
But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism.
You get along well with others, as long as they play fair.

Neuroticism:
You have medium neuroticism.
You’re generally cool and collected, but sometimes you do panic.
Little worries or problems can consume you, draining your energy.
Your life is pretty smooth, but there’s a few emotional bumps you’d like to get rid of.

Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is high.
In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas.
You’ll try almost anything interesting, and you’re constantly pushing your own limits.
A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything.

OK… so there are the true & prideful types, who values their heritage at heart. Then there’s the "fresh of the boat" (fobs) kinds, still bearing their strong apparent accent from the homeland. There are also the American born "flips" who doesn’t speak and/or understand a word of tagalog at all (they don’t count as pinoys ). And finally, there are the "wannabes," who either think they’re black/white or hardcore wannabe gangstas.

So what kind of Filipino are you huh? Me, if you’ve already jumped ahead and seen the chart below, I happen to be a fob. Don’t know what this quiz is talkin’ about. I’ve been off the boat since I was 10 years old… so that doesn’t make me a FOB. Lol!

You scored as fob. youz a fob fresh off the boat sucka but i got mad luv for youz.

fob		70%
born in usa		55%
prideful flip		45%
wish you were white		35%
gangsta		20%

In 2005, I…

	broke a promise (more like a vow that I had to break)
	made new friends (met Christ and other fascinating people that led me to Him )
	fell in love (yep, i’m a hopeless romantic… it eventually fades away)
	fell out of love (yeh and out of marriage too!)
	did something i swore i’d never do (pimp two girls at once. Don’t ask! )
	lied (no… oops, i just lied right there)
	stole (i just borrowed it from work, i’ll bring it back)
	went behind my parents back (don’t need to, i’m a full grown adult. right mom?)
	disappointed someone close (God… I’m sorry for my sinful ways)
	hidden a secret (yeh but people slickly dig it out of me somehow)
	pretended to be happy (yeh with my fake cheesie smiles see!)
	got arrested (not yet… and hopefully not)
	slept under the stars
	had a birthday that sucked (it sucks these days realizing you’re gettin’ old)
	kept my new years resolution (never.. but I promise to change that this new year)
	forgot my new years resolution (happens every year)
	met one of my idols (I cast down my idols)
	changed my outlook on life (and it feels incredible)
	sat home all day doing nothing (I like to call ‘em "sloth-myself day")
	pretended to be sick (mostly for work)
	loved someone knowing they didn’t love me back (yeh that’s why i divorced the b!+ch)
	left the country (i left New York plenty of times… does that count?)
	almost died(a friggin cabby almost hit me)
	given up something important to me (yeh, you can’t have everything you know)
	lost something expensive (uhuh… my patience)
	learned something new about myself (yep, I didn’t know I can snowboard)
	tried something i normally wouldn’t try and liked it (skydiving baby!)
	made a change in my life (my spiritual aspect through Christ)
	found out who my true friends were (yep, and they still are despite of my K.I.T. deficiency)
	made a total fool of myself (i always do… im a complete dork)
	met great people (my relatives and friends in Cali)
	got addicted to myspace (not really. i prefer Friendster)
	thought he/she was the love of my life (for the third & last time.. that’s why I got a divorce)
	got in a car accident (just a tiny scratch on the Altima)
	fell in love with a teacher at school (eewww… i have old wrinkly soggy professors)
	broken a bone
	went to the ER or i was admitted to the hospital
	nearly died of laughter (yeh.. i snort too much that i cant breathe)
	gave up on love (almost did… girls are EVIL!)
	got sick (sick of what? work… yeh)
	ate too much (yeh, WAAAYYY too much over the holidays)

But then again, pride could be intangible and inaudible when it stays hidden in your heart and mind… unless this quiz is rigged and completely inaccurate and full of mathematical errors.

You scored as Pride. Pride 56% Envy 50% Gluttony 44% Wrath 44% Greed 44% Sloth 38% Lust 31%

Congratulations, Drew!
Your IQ score is 117

This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others.

Your Intellectual Type is Inspired Inventor. This means you’ve got exceptional verbal and mathematical skills, and are very good at brainstorming new ideas. And that’s just some of what we know about you from your test results.

Warning! This survey is a bit unfair. Just because I tried it once doesn’t mean I’m bad. I’m an angel. Honest