damn! i have to plan what to do when i visit the philippines this year... i've been wanting to visit places like baguio, boracay, puerto galera, subic, and caleruega... aaaaaahhhh! too much places to visit. i hope my budget will be enough. heck, i'm not even sure where i'll be staying there... hahaha! anyways, i hope the price of the plane ticket ain't that high... last time i checked, it was still at almost $1,000... i hope they lower it down to around $900...
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anyways, i stumbled upon a blog site, and i can't help but copy one of the articles posted in that site... and since i'm somewhat an 80s kid, i'll post and share it with all of those who miss the 80s... hehehe!
YOU KNOW YOU'RE A KID OF THE '80S WHEN...
1.) You have scars on your knees and elbows.
- yeah... lampa kasi ako eh... consider me as a lampayatot. hahaha!
2.) You owned a bike.
- hell no! my brothers owned bikes, but i didn't... heck, i don't even know how to ride a bike! angkas lang ako palagi...
3.) You had a barkada around your neighborhood (all of you had bikes).
- not really... only a couple of my friends had a bike during those times... mahal din kasi eh! hehehe!
4.) You loved climbing on your house's roof (and your neighbor's roof as well).
- natuto na lang ako umakyat nung bubungan ng bahay namin during the 90s, when i was already in my early teens... hehehe!
5.) You went inside an abandoned house in your neighborhood just to see that it looks like inside.
- once lang... iyung katabing apartment namin... hehehe!
6.) You ate all the aratilis in your neighborhood.
- hindi... although may kamias tree kami in front... yun lang kinakain ko, pero minsanan lang... hehehe!
7.) You plucked all the gumamelas in the area for soap bubbles.
- hahaha! yeah, pero mahirap makahanap ng gumamela dun sa lugar namin... what's worse is that pagagalitan ka pa nung mga taong nakatira dun na huwag mamitas ng gumamela sa bakuran nila... hehehe!
8.) Your parents forced you to take afternoon siestas with the threat that you will not be allowed to play outside.
- hehehe! suwerte ko at hindi ganun ka-strict iyung mom ko when it comes to siestas... normally, i watch cartoons instead of sleeping...
9.) You are never found in your house in the afternoon. You are often found playing in the street with your neighborhood friends.
- well, minsan asa kalye naglalaro with my neighborhood friends... pero minsan naman eh andun sa bahay nung kapitbahay ko playing family computer... hehehe! adik!
10.) You loved exploring vacant lots for hidden knick-knacks.
- hmmm... hindi ko alam ito...
11.) You just can't resist jumping in a sandpile.
- hehehe! only bad thing about is that when you step on those, kumakapit sa binti at paa ko...
12.) You know all the street games (patintero, agawan base, langit-lupa, etc., etc.)
- oo naman! may play pa nga kung minsan sa agawan base eh... kahit sa school eh naglalaro din kami niyan...
13.) You owned a family computer.
- not just a family computer... but a nintendo entertainment system (NES)!
14.) Your hand-to-eye coordination is terrific due to family computer.
- hehehe ganun pala yun...
15.) You'd rather go outdoors in the afternoon than play family computer.
- well, nung wala pang famicom iyung kapitbahay ko, yeah... pero since nung nagkaroon na siya, nakikilaro na lang ako sa kanila instead of going outdoors...
16.) You gleefully boast that games today are so easy because of the character's life bar (remember when we used to play Mario? we died the minute a goomba hit us).
- true... mas madali nga ngayon... pero natapos ko super mario... without warping pa yan ah! diretso from 1-1 to 8-4! hahaha!
17.) You know this code by heart UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-B-A-B-A-START (select-start for 2 players).
- yup! normally sa konami games ng famicom... sa contra saka sa life force...
18.) You owned a superhero costume (especially a superman costume).
- hell no!
19.) For the girls: You dressed up like Punky Brewster, Madonna and Debbie Gibson... For the boys: You dressed up like David Hasselhoff's knight rider, David Bowie or had Clarke Kent's little bangs.
- hindi rin hehehe!
20.) You had a denim jacket.
- wala din ako niyan... poor lang kami eh! hehehe!
21.) You had a sticker book especially that Age of Dinosaurs sticker book.
- wala din hehehe!
22.) You were addicted to rainbow brite, carebears, my little pony & friends, thundercats, bioman, voltes v, mazinger z, daimos, etc.
- not really... i was only addicted to voltes v and daimos... hehehe!
23.) You played pc games like tapper, moonbugs, alley cat and prince of persia.
- wala pa ata akong pc nun... 1997 lang kami unang nagkaroon ng pc. hehehe!
24.) MS Word did not exist in your vocabulary but Wordstar did!
- ni hindi ko nga rin alam gumamit ng Wordstar until 1996! hehehe! alang kwenta!
25.) You love 80's music even if you don't want to admit it.
- yeah... but that doesn't necessarily mean i'm old!
26.) You've climbed up mango trees to catch salagubang, tie a sting around its neck and let it fly around in frenzy.
- nope hehehe.
27.) You've spent hours in the afternoon catching tutubi. yellow-green was the easiest to catch, blue being finicky, and red being a rare breed.
- hindi rin, pero my classmates in school during elementary will spend the whole after school hours catching those.
28.) You used to take Flinstones vitamins (which you didn't mind 'cause it was yummy) and Scott's liver oil.
- oo naman! iyung flintsones chewable vitamins ah!
29.) You know the cartoon show, Beverly Hills Teens.
- not really...
30.) You know Kuya Bodgie from Batibot.
- hehehe oo naman! saka si ate siena, pong pagong, kiko matsing, gingging, ningning, irma daldal, manang bola, sitsiritsit, alibangbang... hahaha!
31.) You watch Uncle Bob's Lucky Seven Club.
- hehehe... inaabangan ko lang naman dun eh makita iyung mga laruan dun hehehe!
32.) You used AQUA NET to fashion ur 4-inch-high bangs.
- aba syempre naman! hehehe!
33.) Your blouses had paddings.
- sorry, i don't wear blouses... hahaha!
34.) You owned wide studded colorful belts.
- sorry i didn't own wide studded colorful belts... hhehehe!
35.) You watched some of your favorite shows on betamax or even UHF 17 (the channel from Clark Air Base - or was it Subic?)....
- ay grabe! miss ko ang FEN (Channel from Clark/Subic)... sila ang nagmulat sa akin sa lahat ng sports, especially the NFL... and syempre watching all those tv shows... WITHOUT COMMERCIALS AND INTERRUPTIONS!!!
36.) You collected and "swapped" perfumed stationeries with your classmates and friends, but followed the unwritten rule that you never write on them.
- hell no, but my feamle friends and classmates did... hehehe!
37.) The only place you go to for summer vacation is BAGUIO!
- heck! i haven't even been to baguio! waaaaaahhhhhh... pag summer, sa zambales ako madalas, or sa bahay lang din...
38.) On that note, camp john hay served BEST ice cream.
- haven't been at camp john hay... pero magnolia house had the best ice cream... sa may aurora blvd.
39.) Most of us were brought to the EDSA revolution.
- hindi rin... we just stayed home... ayaw naming makihalubilo sa mga ganyan... hehehe!
40.) You remember what Ricky Martin used to look like back then.
- not really... pero i know he was part of menudo... sikat pa ata sa kanila nun eh si ruby rosa... hehehe!
41.) When you think that Julie Vega is a better actress that Judy Ann.
- i remember her... but i don't see her act, seriously...
42.) You get confused playing playstation because of all the buttons on the keypad (nintendo only had the direction pad, a & b buttons and the start & select keys).
- not really... medyo natutunan ko din agad...
43.) You know all the Bagets and Ninja Kids.
- sa totoo lang, hindi... hahaha! alam ko lang si aga, william saka si herbert... yun lang! hehehe!
44.) You got to ride the train ride at greenhills shopping center.
- hindi nga eh... hanggang fiesta carnival lang ako nun... hehehe!
45.) Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were the players at the time.
- yeah! sobrang fan ako ni magic... maka-lakers ako nun! ayaw ko sa celtics... boooooooooo!!! hehehe!
46.) When you know more 80's music than the song "Buttercup" Walk Like An Egyptian, Secret Lovers, Enola Gay, Be Near Me, Burning Flame, Six Two Eight.
- aba syempre! idagdag nyo pa ang rico mambo... at ang walang kamatayang brother louie! you're not good, can't you see, brother louie, louie, louie... hahahaha!
47.) You were allowed to bathe in the rain.
- hindi... magkakasakit daw ako... hehehe!
48.) You were taught to comb your hair one-sided.
- hehehe ata...
49.) You've collected matangpusa and mongo beans so you can have ammunition for sumpit.
- well, nung time namin, uso iyung sago na inumin... then iyung maliliit na sago balls ang ginagamit naming bala... hehehe!
50.) You knew who madam bola and sitsiritsit and alibangbang was.
- hindi ba manang bola yun? hehehe!
51.) Every Christmas you anticipate going to BIG Bang sa Alabang - with the giant slide.
- sorry, payanig sa pasig ako nun eh... hehehe! may giant slide din dun!
52.) You know the Ewoks.
- yup i know them, but i find them irritating... hehehe!
53.) You had Mighty Kid shoes and Greg shoes.
- like what i said, poor lang kami nun... so wala hehehe!
54.) You know what Time Space Warp means (and you know who Fuma Lae-Ar is).
- oo naman... sa shaider yan eh!
55.) You and your barkada had a specific Bioman name.
- hehehe wala...
56.) You ****ed all the nectar from the santan plant hence your mother got really pissed at you for destroying the santan plant.
- yeah... matamis siya... hehehe!
57.) You played with marbles and text (yung cards ha!!!) And you count cards like this: I-SA, DALA-WA, TAT-LO, A-PAT.
- ay natuto na lang ako niyan nung 90s na... tsu, tsa, tagalid, AKEYN!!
58.) For girls: You wore denim miniskirts with rubber shoes... For guys: You had those bitin na pantalon which you wore with high-top rubber shoes!
- ahhhh fashion in the 80s... mwahahaha!
59.) You loved cheezels and chickadees because of the great prizes it had! (remember sticky hands, bear popups, and the stick on tattoos which were "banned" due to drugs daw?).
- oo! gusto ko iyung parang tumatalon na ewan... iyung pag dinikit mo sa noo mo eh magmamarka... hahaha!
60.) Puffy cone still existed!
- huh?
61.) Sosy ka if you bought a Magnolia drumstick kasi it costs ten bucks, whereas the rest of the frozen treats would only cost two pesos.
- chocolate twin popsies saka pinipig ang gusto ko nun... tapos pagkakain ko nun, andusing kong tingnan pagkatapos... hehehe!
62.) Twin Popsies were meant to be shared with a friend.
- ganun ba yun? i thought it was for only one person? hehehe! pero naalala ko pinupukpok pa iyun sa pader dahil sa sobrang tigas... hahaha!
63.) Ice Drop was the cheapest treat.
- yeah hehehe... chocolate ang fave flavor ko nun...
64.) You have those disney bow biters for your rubber shoes.
- wala din... hehehe!
65.) You know who Alf is.
- yeah... he still makes those 1-800-collect tv ads here in the us... hehehe!
66.) You're familiar with the show Perfect Strangers.
- ooooh, one of my fave shows... i love bronson pinchot (balki)!
67.) Idol mo si McGyver.
- i remember my aunt telling me to watch the show coz it helps me learn science... but i got bored instead hehehe!
68.) Thats Entertainment ang "the bomb" nung mga panahon na yun.
- hehehe! anong group nga ba iyung laging nananalo nun?
69.) Sikat ka kapag alam mo ang wordstar at lotus 1,2,3.
- hindi eh hehehe...
70.) Six digits lang ang telephone number niyo dati.
- nung nagkaroon na kami ng phone, 7 digits na eh... pero nung mid-90s, one of my classmates still had a 6-digit tel. number.
71.) Tatlong .25 cents lang eh makakatawag ka na sa pay-phone.
- yeah... red pa nga karabiwan ang pay phones nun...
72.) Cute pa si Aiza non sa Eat Bulaga.
- hehehe... no comment...
73.) Si Amado Pineda pa ang nagbabalita ng panahon.
- oo... sa gma pa siya nun...
74.) You drank Chocolate milk from the Magnolia glass bottle which you kept for holding water in your ref.
- oo... we kept 3 bottles... hehehe!
75.) Brown Cow tasted better than Hersheys!
- ay oo! but it's quite hard squeezing that bottle... hehehe!
76.) Shake Rattle and Roll 1 was the most horrifying movie for you then.
- hindi ako palanood ng horror movies nun... matatakutin ako eh! hehehe!
77.) The most comfortable shoes for you is still Sperry Topsiders.
- hehehe! true...
78.) Dress shoes mo eh loafers pa rin.
- not really...
79.) The best movies of all time are pretty in pink, breakfast club, 16 candles and some kind of wonderful.
- haven't seen all of them yet... hehehe!
80.) You show off your pencil case which have hidden compartments that pop-out at the press of a button.
- iyung pencil case ko nun iyung may parang mini-piano hehehe!
81.) You have Bensia pencils which are refillable.
- wala... mongol lang ako nun... hehehe!
82.) Fiesta carnival was the place to be (kumbaga enchanted kingdom yan ng 90's).
- ay syempre! cubao was the place to be nung 80s! hehehe!
83.) Takot kang mag-year 2000 ksi baka magunaw ang mundo.
- never, kahit nung malapit nang mag-2000... maybe once, after watching "nostradamus: the man of tomorrow"...
84.) Masarap ang Goya and Serg's.
- oo! hehehe!
85.) Nakakasakay ka pa sa kotseng walang aircon.
- yeah... ngayon eh hindi na, unless kung hindi ganun kainit...
86.) You know the lyrics ng "Tinapang Bangus" at "Alagang-alaga namin si Puti" ng Batibot.
hindi lang "tinapang bangus" saka "puti"... pati na rin "alin ang naiba" saka "bangkang papel"! hahaha!
87.) You know these commercials:
a. YC BIKINI BRIEF - lintek... may theme song pa amp!
b. RA Homevision - hehehe lagi ko iyan nakikita pag nanunuod ako ng wrestling nun...
c. Arthur's Legaspi Towers - same as b.
d. La Germania Mama Mia commercials - oo hehehe!
88.) Bumibili ka ng caramel candy, texas or bazooka bubblegum, tira-tira at tootsie roll sa tindahan.
- bazooka most of the time... nangolekta pa ako nung comics nun... hehehe!
89.) Naabutan mo pa na korteng flower ang singko.
- hehe oo naman!
90.) You're familiar with this song: si nena ay bata pa, kaya ang sabi niya ay um-ah-um-ah-ah. hanggang patanda siya nang patanda at pabastos ng pabastos hehehe!
- hehehe... hindi. hahahaha!
91.) Marunong kang maglaro ng 10-20 at Chinese garter.
- sorry, i don't play those... hehehe!
