Disclaimer In Filipino Novels & Stories

Pagkarinig ko dun, my brow automatically creases in confusion. "At ba't ko naman gagawin 'yon aber? Palalayasin mo na'ba ko rito dahil tapos na ang kontrata natin? Ganun ba?" "Though you were right but I hate to say na hindi 'yan ang ibig kong sabihin." Mas lalo pakong napasimangot when he sarcastically remarked that. This shit! "What I mean to say Ms javier ay kailangan mo ng mag-impake ngayon din because in less than an hour, we're heading back to the Philippines. So off you go now! Prepare everything you have here!"

“You don’t get to decide who I love.” “I am your father!” “Then start acting like one!” Antonio’s hand slammed against the table. “Don’t raise your voice at me in my house!” “This isn’t a house, it’s a museum for your ego,” Gabriel shot back. I winced, glancing at Ma. She looked torn between crying and begging them to stop. Antonio switched fully to Filipino now, his voice rising, sharp and cutting: “Pumunta ka sa ibang bansa, nagpakasama, tapos babalik ka dito dala-dala ang kahihiyan mo?!” (You went abroad, made a fool of yourself, and now you return bringing shame?)

The man replied and the grin on his lips widened. I raised an eyebrow at him and smiled at him foolishly. "Talaga? Parang hindi naman iyon ang narinig ko, parang ang sabi mo ata ay ang sarap kong k******n." I said and his eyes widened in shock. He was looking at me in disbelief. (Trans: "Really? That's not what I heard. If my memory serves me right, you said you wanted to fuck me.") "Y-You can you speak Filipino?" He asked and I just nodded in response, his eyes got even wider when he realized that I indeed can speak Filipino.

Dahil aktibo pa ang utak ko dahil sa kapeng nainom kanina, nag-F******k na lang ako para antukin. Diego Lloyd Catamora: Magandang gabi diyan, dzai! Heto na naman ang bwisit. Mukhang gising pa kahit late na! I really wish that I did not confirm him as a F******k friend, but then Kezi said that he's her cousin. Nakikipagkaibigan 'yung tao, tapos aayawan ko? Baka sabihan pa akong choosy, tss. Diego Lloyd Catamora: Masyado ka ba talagang busy para hindi ako reply-in?

He stared at me and smiled, “Oh, sorry, I wanted to wipe your sweat away.” I could hear a girl sqeualing deom behind us as shewhisper to her friend, “Awe,tingnan mo yung ginawa ng poging lalaki sa girlfriend nya! Sana all!” She said in tagalog which doesn’t help as Ajax couldn’t understand it. Translation: (“Awe, look at the handsome guy and what he did to his girlfriend! hope all!) “Tsk, magbre-break rin yan!” Replied her friend.

tanong ko bago naupo nang maayos. “Hindi naman . . .” She sighed. “You know. Arts are very underrated here in the Philippines. It’s a matter of your love for something or having a career that will make your future stable. Mas may pera kasi sa gano’n kaysa dito . . . sa totoo lang.”

(Translation: I really love Gage. Gage's brows creasing and asked, "Kanta in Philippines is sing. Do you want me to sing?" I chuckle. "No. I am just telling them how much I love you back too." I look back at my dad, Julio and Luis. I say to them, "Y si no lo acepta, que todavía quede con él incluso si va a odiarlo." (Translation: And if you do not accept him, I will still stay with him even if you will hate it.)

However, I suddenly stopped from making another step away when I felt her chair moved as she said the words… “I lied.” _________________________ ¹Nilagang baka or beef nilaga is literally translated as ‘tender boiled beef.’ This is a Filipino soup dish best served during rainy and cold weather.