This is a cute Top Ten because every family has a quotable member, some more quotable than others. In our family, hands down, it’s my mom. She says stuff that in our clan, has reached mythic status. The type of stories that we repeat and relive everytime we gather during reunions. For example, while eating a hamburger: “Pwe, hindi masarap ang siopao nila dito…”
February 20, 2009 → The Top Ten Quotes From Your Family – Astroboy
- Cardamom – My mom, to me and my friends at our dinner table: “Barkada kayo ng mga bakla, no?”
- Glenda – My son during dinner that we hosted for my boss: “Mom, how’s your diarrhea?”
- No name – My mom once said to me: “If your father is poor, that’s destiny. But if your husband is poor, that’s stupidity.”
- Jorik – When my mom was teaching me language she said: “F is F, P is P. Get the foint?”
- Lynski – My 7-year-old daughter was looking at our wedding pictures when she asked: “Mom, why wasn’t I at your wedding?”
- Stonewall – When my sister had her first manliligaw, our lola asked the boy: “May plano ka bang galawin ang pechay ng apo ko?”
- Jose – My dad: “Sa susunod na maglalayas ka, sasabihin kung saan ka namin mahahanap!”
- Your Highness – My niece: “Si Daddy pag natutulog, laging nakahawak sa dodo ni Mommy!”
- Hands-on-mom – A friend will always remind his son going on a date: “Anak remember, putting condoms is easier than changing diapers.”
- LilRedShiningNips – My cousin from Cebu was buying calamansi so he asked for lemoncito (what they call calamansi in cebu). The tindera gave him a bottle of lemon C2.
- Denzyou – My 10-year-old sister as she lead the rosary: “The second sorrowful mystery is the scourging of the caterpillar…”
- Ghildon – My mom while scolding our dog: “Ikaw Martin ha, nagiging hayop ka na!”
- Boknoi – My sister yelled at her son playing outside: “Kain na, pinagluto kita ng adobo!” Her son answered: “Mamaya na, nagpapalipad pa ako ng saranggola!” My sister said: “Mamaya na yan, makakain mo yang saranggola mo?” Her son answered: “Eh yang adobo mo, mapapalipad mo ba?”
- Harold – During our wedding reception, my wife’s mom said in her speech: “Anak, sana matulad kayo sa amin ng daddy mo. Kahit sa ganitong edad, napahilig pa rin sa sex!”
- Grecia – My husband asked our eldest: “Ano gagawin mo kung malaman mong may kapatid ka sa labas?” Our son answered: “Eh di papapasukin ko.”
- Daddy Elmo – I once told my kids who were asking permission to swim late at night: “Wag na, gabi na. Bukas ng umaga nalang kayo mag night swimming!”
- No name – My 90-year-old lola, after all these years, refers to Madonna as: “Magnolia”.
- Tan – My mom wrote this on her card for me: “You may not be pretty, but you’re definitely sweet.”
- Maive – A month before his fatal heart attack, my dad told my mom: “Sweetheart, if it’s time for me to go, let me go, okay?”
- Kachika – When they were putting my lola’s ashes in the urn, her sister touched the urn and it felt warm to the touch. She started crying: “Mainit pa! Buhay pa siya!!!”
- Lia – One day my mom just blurted out of nowhere: “Pag kinasal ka, wag ka na magsuot ng belo, kasi hindi ka na virgin…”
- Ergo – One time my mom slipped: “Manang-mana ka sa tunay mong ama!”
- Grace – When I introduced a suitor to my lola, she said: “Sino to, yung bobo o yung bad breath?”
- Bubbles – After a night out at Rockwell, my mom asked me where I came from. I answered: “Sa Power Plant.” She said: “Aber, at ano naman ang ginawa mo sa Meralco ng ganito kagabi?”
- SC- We once had a visitor in our house. (My lola saw our visitor picking her nose) Lola: “Anong kinukuha mo ineng?” Visitor: “Nursing po.” Lola: “Ah, akala ko kulangot.”
