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[uls]

Yes. Half, actually, 3/4 because it's my mother who is 1/2.

i see... ok

[ninjababez]

I've always been one



You declined abuloy? Of course the person will be offended. Siya lang ba nag abuloy sa pamilya niyo for you to think that it's not normal to give money? One of the things my Mom told me is to give as much as you can when it comes to abuloy because that money will be useful (read shadow's reply)

Mabait yung Uncle mo. He may be kuripot pero sa abuloy hindi siya nag kuripot



It's good enough for its price. I think lumalabas P50 per piece. Virginia has good hotdogs too I turbo it lang, it's soft on the inside pero yung casing(?) is still the good kind of chewy



Yup! When my maternal Lola passed away, it was quite magastos because we had to fly her from the US to Manila. They also required a metal casket to fly her which was quite expensive. We really appreciate the abuloy because that was spent for the food of the visitors and other expenses.

kaya nga i declined, kasi it's not abuloy cathy. kasi if it was, then dun sa 1/2 sister (panganay) or sa 1st wife ng dad ko nya dapat binigay. plus doon nya sa bahay nila inaabot sakin yun money.

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[uls]

pero meron talaga di tumatanggap ng abuloy

some months ago i went to a lamay in heritage park taguig (first time i went there... sosy naman the place hehe)

my mom's cousin's husband passed away

since my mom lives in the states she sent me to be her representative and told me to bring $200

when i entered the chapel i was looking for the table where you give abuloy and they write your name on a long strip of paper and stick it on the wall but there was none

so i approached my mom's cousin "condolence Auntie my mom told me to give you this" but she said "we're not accepting but we can have lunch sometime"

[vinrem]

pero meron talaga di tumatanggap ng abuloy

some months ago i went to a lamay in heritage park taguig (first time i went there... sosy naman the place hehe)

my mom's cousin's husband passed away

since my mom lives in the states she sent me to be her representative and told me to bring $200

when i entered the chapel i was looking for the table where you give abuloy and they write your name on a long strip of paper and stick it on the wall but there was none

so i approached my mom's cousin "condolence Auntie my mom told me to give you this" but she said "we're not accepting but we can have lunch sometime"

Kasi, sa chinese, they have this belief na the amount collected sa lamay ay dapat you have to give it out to charity or elsewhere twice the amount collected, kaya some don't collect lamay na lang.

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[uls]

Kasi, sa chinese, they have this belief na the amount collected sa lamay ay dapat you have to give it out to charity or elsewhere twice the amount collected, kaya some don't collect lamay na lang.

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oh ok... i see.... di ko alam yun hehe

[SoleusBB]

Well maybe it's just a chinese thing, alam mo naman mga fil-chi, daming iniisip hahaha, for example magpapaalam ko na umalis, ano ang sasabihin mo, d ba like "o ma una na ako", it's like saying daw na "mauna na ako sa patay"[emoji43] hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Well, lahat naman ng cultures may kanya-kanyang pamahiin diyan.

One thing really embarrassing (sa akin ha?) is the morning of the last day - may procession sa Araneta Ave to the cemetery.

I only look straight ahead kasi pinagmumura nga naman siguro kami ng mga tao dahil sa traffic
Relief ko is scrambling aboard the vehicles for the rest of the trip. If you pass by the house of the deceased, dapat open lahat ng doors & gates so the soul can depart.

May mga import pang mga "GI" from the mainland (parang mga coordinator) who know all the traditional formalities & ceremonies.

As for the people paid to cry, di na uso talaga ata yun- I've never seen one of those, whether sa family or friends. May isang beses lang na na witness ko muntik na magsapakan yung mga anak ng deceased at the wake (probably dahil sa inheritance?) but that's a totally different matter LOL

[minicarph]

Yes. Half, actually, 3/4 because it's my mother who is 1/2.

Di ko ma compute 1/2 na mother mo pero naging 3/4 ka pa, father mo 1/4 lang?

Pano pala pag ang mother eh 1/2 chinese, 1/2 spanish, tapos ang father 1 whole german, ano kalalabasan nun kung dito ka nakatira sa Pilipinas

[uls]

and of course everyone knows about "pagpag" right?

you don't go home straight from the funeral home... you gotta drop by some place like starbucks (ang specific no? hehe) then you go home

[uls]

Di ko ma compute 1/2 na mother mo pero naging 3/4 ka pa, father mo 1/4 lang?

Pano pala pag ang mother eh 1/2 chinese, 1/2 spanish, tapos ang father 1 whole german, ano kalalabasan nun kung dito ka nakatira sa Pilipinas

his dad is pure, his mom is 1/2

so 3/4 siya

[SoleusBB]

Di ko ma compute 1/2 na mother mo pero naging 3/4 ka pa, father mo 1/4 lang?

Pano pala pag ang mother eh 1/2 chinese, 1/2 spanish, tapos ang father 1 whole german, ano kalalabasan nun kung dito ka nakatira sa Pilipinas

Malay ko

From the Harry Potter series: "there's some wizards, like the Malfoy family, who think they're better than everyone else because they're what people call "pure blood." ... Why, there isn't a wizard alive today that's not half-blood or less"

===
Genetically, lahat tayo mixture of various races na.

[badkuk]

and of course everyone knows about "pagpag" right?

you don't go home straight from the funeral home... you gotta drop by some place like starbucks (ang specific no? hehe) then you go home

Not sure if sa Chinese lang to. Supposedly this is to confuse evil spirits so they don't follow you home.
Bawal din na ihatid ka palabas ng room when you're about to leave. Same reasoning.

[dreamur]

Pwede good spirit lang ang sasama sa yo? [emoji2957]

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[badkuk]

Talking about kakuriputan, kapag may kainan with friends or colleagues outside at walang may gusto magdala Ng leftovers at nagkakahiyaan siguro, nagpiprisinta na ako, kahit mag mukhang cheap ako. This food, I give to stray cats in the neighborhood. One time, nag-uwi ako leftover bulalo, nagulat ako when I poured it on the bowl, Ang dami palang laman! Fiesta ang cats!

Bahala na magmukhang cheap...pag me tira, doggy-bag it. Mas malaking kasalanan ang magsayang ng pagkain.

That said, there's this superstition that you should always leave some food on the plate/table; supposedly to make sure you will always have plenty or excess. tbh that superstition is not practiced in our house

[minicarph]

his dad is pure, his mom is 1/2

so 3/4 siya

pero di ba dapat 1/2 pa din sya aksi


pure + pure = Pure
pure + not pure = not pure

[kagalingan]

The more "conservative" among us don't even view the deceased lying dun sa coffin. I never asked why may practice na ganun.

Ako natural ko na lang nadevelop yan nung bata pa. Ang tintingnan ko lang yung talaga yung nagkarelationship ako like barkada and relatives. Pero pag iba like kapitbahay or relative ng friend hindi ako sumisilip. Dati may pinuntahan ako nabwisit ako dahil ang showbiz ng burol. Meron projector tapos ito loko-loko videographer eh vinideo pati yung patay. Eh may pastor kasi nagpepreach eh bigla ako napangiwi nung pinakita sa screen yung patay na lola. Halos lahat ng nakiburol eh napareact. Partida pa hindi ito chinese burial mga dugong noypi ito. Ang jologs ng st peter. Ano tingin nila sa patay pang selfie.

and of course everyone knows about "pagpag" right?

you don't go home straight from the funeral home... you gotta drop by some place like starbucks (ang specific no? hehe) then you go home

Yang pagpag nalaman ko lately na lang mga few years ago. May nagsabi na lang sa akin na ang religion eh sarado baygon katol.

Wala talaga ako superstition.

More of obsessive compulsive lang.

[MR_BIG18]

Aba rumarami mga flat earthers..

[madball]

Aba rumarami mga flat earthers..

Sir, everything we've been taught has been a LIE!

[_Cathy_]

If I should insist on driving. Inaantok driver namin e kaya daw niya. Wtf sakay ko VP namin and another AVP

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[benchph1]

Kurutin mo sa singit ung driver para magising. [emoji16]


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[dr. d]

Sir, everything we've been taught has been a LIE!

...perhaps if you had trusted your own eyes and not some scientific doodad...
heh heh.