Nung BATA KA PA (when you were still young)

*kumakain ka ba ng aratilis?

(eat ARATILIS ?–sorry, got no English translation for this fruit)

*nagpipitpit ng gumamela para gawing soapy bubbles na hihipan mo sa binilog na tanggkay ng walis tingting?

(mashed a gumamela flower to mix and make soapy bubbles that you will blow thru a loop made from coconut stem?)

*pinipilit ka ba matulog ng nanay mo pag hapon at di ka papayagan maglaro pag di ka natulog?

(Your mother won’t allow you to play unless you take your afternoon siesta/nap?)

*marunong ka magpatintero, saksak puso, langit-lupa, teleber-teleber, luksong tinik?

(you know how to play patintero, saksak puso, langit-lupa, teleber-teleber, luksong tinik? – got no English translations for the name of these games?)

*malupit ka pag meron kang atari, family computer or nes?

 (You were COOL if you had ATARI, A FAMILY COMPUTER?)

*alam mo ang silbi ng up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right,a, b, a, b, start?

(You know what’s up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right,a, b, a, b, start for?)

*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?

(You have branded clothes from U.S.E.D, BOY LONDON, CROSS COLORS, ESPRIT, BLOWING BUBBLES and whenever you see the brand BENCH, it reminds you of RICHARD GOMEZ?)

*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 were addicted to RAINBOW BRITE, CAREBEARS, MY LITTLE PONY, THUNDERCATS, BIOMAN, VOLTES V, MAZINGER Z, DAIMOS, HE-MAN and other cartoon characters not yet translated to TAGALOG)

*for the boys, nanonood ka ng SHAIDER kasi nabobosohan mo si annie at type na type mo ang puting panty nya?

(For the boys, you watch SHAIDER because you get the chance/like to see ANNIE’s white panties?)

*marunong ka mag wordstar at nakahawak ka na talaga ng 5.25 na floppy disk?

(You know how to operate WORDSTAR and you know/held a 5.25 floppy disk?)

*inaabangan mo lagi ang SESAME STREET, ELECTRIC COMPANY at BATIBOT at akala mo magkakatuluyan si kuya bodgie at ate sienna... (You always watch SESAME STREET, ELECTRIC COMPANY at BATIBOT and you thought KUYA BODGIE and ATE SIENNA will end up together…)

* Yung high school ka inaabangan mo lagi BEVERLY HILLS 90210?

(When you were in high school, you always watch BEVERLY HILLS 90210?)

*gumagamit ka ng AQUANET para pataasin ang bangs mo?

 (You use AQUANET to tiss up your hair?)

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

(If you were a GIRL, you had blouses and dresses with shoulder paddings; if you were a BOY, you once had a MIGHTY KID branded rubber shoes?)

*nangongolekta ka ng paper stationaries at mahilig ka magpapirma sa slumbook mo para lang malaman mo kung sino ang crush ng type mo? (You collected paper stationaries and you have SLUMBOOKS so you would know who’s the crush of the boy/girl you liked?)

*kilala mo si manang bola at ang sitsiritsit girls? e si luning-ning at luging-ging?

(You knew MANANG BOLA and the SITSIRITSIT GIRLS? Who is Luningning and Lugingging?)

*alam mo ibig sabihin ng time space warp at di mo makakalimutan ang time space warp chant?

(You know what TIME SPACE WARP means and you still remember the time space warp chant?)

*idol mo si McGyver at nanonood kang Perfect Strangers?

(McGyver is your idol and you watched Perfect Strangers?)

*eto malupet... six digits! lang ba ang phone number nyo dati?

(This is cool…your family’s phone numbers had six-digits only?)

*nakakatawag ka pa sa pay phone ng 3 bente-singko lang ang dala? (A call thru a pay phone will only cost you three 25cents?)

*cute pa si aiza seguerra sa eat bulaga at alam mo ang song na "eh kasi bata"?

(Aiza Seguerra was still cute in EAT BULAGA and you know the song “eh kasi bata”?)

*inabutan mo ba na ang Magnolia Chocolait eh nasa glass bottle pa na ginagawang lalagyan ng tubig ng nanay mo sa ref?

(Magnolia Chocolait is still in big glass bottles which your mother used as water containers to cool to put inside your refrigerator?)

*meron kang pencil case na maraming compartments na pinagyayabang mo sa mga kaklase mo?

(You had a multi-compartment PENCIL CASE that you show-off to your classmates?)

*noon mo pa hinahanap kung saan ang Goya Fun Factory?

(You still couldn’t find where the GOYA FUN FACTORY was located?)

*alam mo lyrics ng "tinapang bangus" at "alagang-alaga namin si puti"?

(You knew the lyrics to the song ‘Tinapang bangus” and “alagang-alaga naming si Puti”)

*alam mo ang kantang "gloria labandera"..lumusong siya sa tubig ang paa ay nabasa at ang "1, 2, 3, asawa ni marie"... hehehehehe?

(You know the song “Gloria, the laundrywoman”…went to the water, feet got wet & the song “1, 2, 3, husband of Marie”?)

*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?

(You were elite if you got PLAY-DOH and LEGO set…and you collect G.I. JOE action figures and Barbie looked different then.)

*inabutan mo pa yung singkong korteng bulaklak at yung diyes na square?

(You still remember the 5cents flower-shaped coin and 10cents square-shaped coin?)

*lumaki kang bobo dahil ang akala mo nangangagat talaga ang alimango sa kantang tong-tong-tong... diba naninipit yun?

(You were made to believe that crabs bite in the song “tong-tong-tong”…don’t they clip you with their claws?)

*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?

(You know the STORY about the PRIEST who gave money to a child who he saw up in a tree to buy panty…and of course, you know what the PRIEST gave to the child’s mother when she went up the tree too?)

*meron kang kabisadong kanta ni ANDREW E.  na alam mo hanggang ngayon.. aminin?

(You still know a song by ANDREW.E that you can still sing till now?...)

 *laging lampin ang sinasapin sa likod mo pag pinapawisan ka?

(You always use baby’s cloth diaper for your sweaty back?)

*bumibili ka ng TARZAN, TEXAS at BAZOOKA bubble gum... tira-tira, at yung kending bilog na sinawsaw sa asukal?

(You used to buy TARZAN, TEXAS and BAZOOKA bubble gums…licorice and round-shaped candies dipped in sugar?)

*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? (You used to borrow your father’s porn BETAMAX FORMATTED tapes…and you used to say BOLD instead of PORNO)

*takot ka dumating ang year 2000 dahil sabi nla magugunaw daw ang mundo?

(You were afraid Year2000 to come because it was said that it would be the end of the world by then?)

KUNG ALAM MO LAHAT DITO LAGPAS KA NA NG 25 YEARSOLD...

(If you know all of the above, you are over 25 years old)

KAPAG HALOS LAHAT ALAM MO, NASA 23-25 KA...

 (If you know most, but not most of the above, you are between the age of 23-25 years old)

WAG KA NA MAG DENY… TUMAWA KA NA LANG...

(Don’t DENY it….just LAUGH…)

DIBA 0.75CENTAVOS PA LANG PAMASAHE SA JEEP NUN

(Isn’t it that jeepney fare only cost 0.75 cents only?)

AT MAS MASARAP ANG MELLOW YELLOW KESA MOUNTAIN DEW? (And MELLOW YELLOW tastes better than MOUNTAIN DEW?)

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