Filipino Trait Novels & Stories

-=Ram's Point of View=- I know it's too good to be true when I found out about the help that was being offered, bilang isang businessman hindi basta basta maglalabas nang pera ang taong iyong unless may makukuha siyang kapalit ang hindi ko lang inasahan na hihinging nitong kapalit ay ang kalayaan ko, at mula noon hanggang ngayon ay ayokong may magmamando sa buhay ko, I value my pride more than anything.

Tinitigan nito si Calley nang matagal hanggang sa nagpakawala ito ng ngiti na ikina-singhap naman ng dalaga. Why, the man looked even more handsome when he smiled. He was as hot as Phillian, too, but the two had a big difference. While Phillian was the typical mestizo, Quaro was the tall, dark, and handsome type. Mas charming nga lang ang mukha ni Phillian dahil maamo at mukhang mabait, as opposed to his elder brother who looked like he had trust issues with people around him.

napangisi ako sa sarili nang mabanggit ko ‘yon. Totoo naman kasi na makikilala ko rin sila eventually sa klase ko, lalo pa’t magaling ako tumanda ng itsura ng ibang tao. It’s one of my traits— it’s a part of becoming a member of our family. We need to be smart, fast-learner, intimidating, and strong—powerful to be exact. Kaya magaling akong kumilala’t tumanda ng mga taong nakikilala ko.

Aba't! "Malamang. Isang buwan lang naman ang tanda ng baby mo sa baby ko. Papasukin mo na nga ako naiinitan na ako sa labas ng bahay mo. Hindi ka ata Filipino because Filipinos are hospitable." "Sorry, dzai, nabibilang ako sa 1% na hindi hospitable sa isang kagaya mong walanghiya." Masama ko siyang tinitigan at ganun rin siya sa akin.

Was she ready to meet new people or meet new guys? Nope, she was not ready. Nais lang marahil niyang subukan ang kanyang kakayahan. Nais niyang alamin ang kanyang limitasyon o kung hanggang saan ang kaya niyang gawin. She had some girl friends who were comfortable flirting in the bar. Some of her friends also didn't mind going out with other guysthan their boyfriends. But, she had never been that girl. Ang sabi ng kanyang mga kaibigan, iyon ay dahil sa Filipina siya at pinalaki sa isang konserbatibong tahanan. Noon, kahit na humanga o kiligin sa ibang lalaki ay hindi niya ginagawa. She been too faithful. Masyado lang din marahil siyang nalulungkot at kailangan niya ng makakausap o makakasama

Weird. Napailing na lamang ako at agad na nagsimula na aking klase. Matalinong bata si Cara, hindi na ako nagulat noong malaman ko na siya ang number one top student ng eskwelahan na ito. Tunay na nasa kanya na ang lahat, mayaman, maganda, matalino at kahit maloko eh kapansin-pansin ang pagiging mabuti nitong tao. Nakikita ko kasi kung paano niya irespeto ang kanyang mga kaibigan at kaklase. Pati na rin ang mga kasamahan kong teacher.

She bet he doesn't! "It's reciprocated! 'Cause I happen to hate you more. Keep quiet and sit down, I said!" Hate her more? That was a little bit... Ouchie! Ngayon ay naunawaan niya na kaya hybrid ang accent nito kasi laki ito sa Amerika. Atsaka kapuri-puri rin ang pagiging matatas nito sa Tagalog. Para itong laki sa pook sa Luzon kung saan naroon ang mga indigenous Filipino.

saway ng prof nila. “My point is just this,” Atom continued. “We are Filipinos and we know Philippines better than the foreigners. We know the points and days when we are high and the moments and parts where we are low. We can devise more effective ways and more fitting solutions to our decade-long problems. We were just robbed the chance to do so, because if we did, we can be bigger and better than who we are now. You can think and be better than who you are now as well.” “Oh, I so hate that man!” madiing usal ni Mari nang maalala iyon bago siya tumalikod at mabilis na naglakad palayo sa canteen.

Umikot ang mga mata nito. "My Mom is a Filipina, it's a requirement in our household to learn our culture. And you know Filipina Mom's, they're pretty persuasive." Sagot nito. And I couldn't agree more. Because it's the same thing in our family. We are forced to learn Chinese culture. My Mom and Rommel are both pure blooded Chinese but because they decided to live in the Philippines because of their business they were forced to learn the culture as well. I really do hope that they let go the Chinese to Chinese thing.

kalmado niyang tanong. Sinagot ko ang mga tanong niya hanggang sa umabot kami sa. . . "Being family-oriented is one trait Filipino's are known. Do you consider yourself family-oriented?" I swallowed hard upon answering the question. "I grew up from a fragile family until isang araw nasa amponan na ako. My concept of family is not particular, it is more than being blood related, it is being emotionally entailed. It is not just living in the same roof but having to understand each other, per se. It is two, three, or multiple people, bearing the same surname or not, caring for each other. In my own define definition, I think, I am family-oriented."