Kids are fun

There are a lot of kids at our home. Most of them are my ‘pamangkins’… hehehe… my nieces and nephews. They’re about 10 years old and below. And having them at home means a lot of headaches but most of them, though, is fun, fun, fun.

Here’s the list of some eventful fun while at home with these kids:

Comb your hair
I was teasing my niece, Mimi, because her hair is not well-combed.
Me: Mimi, bati-a nimug nawng oist, Awa ra na imung buhok gubot kaayo! (Mimi, you’re so ugly. Look, you’re hair is messy!)
Mimi: Dai, dili na tinuod oi! (Hmf, that’s not true!)
Me: Tan-awa gud na imung kaugalinun o. Panudlay didto kaw. (Look at yourself. Comb your hair)

Then Mimi goes to my room and combs her hair. I was following her to ensure she will fix herself.
Mimi: [puppy look] Sige lang ka panungog nako dah. Awa lang jud ka. (You’re always teasing me. Wait and see.)
Me: [curious look] Kay ngano man? (And why?)
Mimi: Awa lang inig ka dako nako mo-gwapa ra ko. (When I grow up, I will be pretty.)



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Picture taking
I was taking a picture using my cellphone when my nephew, Edong, approaches me.
Edong: Ate Ann, nag-unsa ka? (Ate Ann, what are you doing?)
Me: Nag-picture2x sa akong kaugalingun gamit akong cellphone (I am taking picture of myself using my cellphone.)
Edong: Apil ko ate, picture-e sad ko. (Me too, please take me a picture.)
Me: Okay.

So he did a model-like pose in front of me and took him a shot. When it’s done, he came to look at the picture.
Me: Tara, tan-awa imung picture o. (Here, look at your picture.)
Edong: Wow! Maayuha pag-pintura oi! (Wow, it is painted well!)



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Sailor Moon
I bought a set of Sailor Moon and stick it to my notebooks, pens, cellphone, etc. My nieces, Vivian and Yen-yen, are helping to put on the stickers on some of my things. Sailor Moon was aired 1992 and I was a kid like them so they are curious who the characters are.

Vivian: Ate Ann, kinsa ni sila? (Ate Ann, who are they?)
Me: Si Sailor Moon ug ang iyang mga kauban. (It’s Sailor Moon and her team)
Yen-Yen: Kinsa na si Sailor Moon? Gipasalida na karun sa TV? (Who is Sailor Moon? Is it currently aired on TV?)
Me: Wala na. Bata pa ko ato katung gipasalida ni siya. (No, not anymore. I was a child then when it was aired.)

They both nodded. Then we continued on what we’re doing. Then they noticed most of them are girls with short skirts and a guy in a black suit. There is also a cute kid with pink hair.
Vivian: Naa lage bata dire Ate nga pink ang buhok. Kinsa ni siya? (There is a kid here with a pink hair, Ate. Who is she?)
Me: Chibiusa! Siya si Sailor Chibi Moon. Anak nila Sailor Moon ug ni Tuxedo Mask. (It’s Chibiusa, the Sailor Chibi Moon, Daughter of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask)
Vivian: Kinsa ni siya Ate? (Who is she, Ate?) [pointing to Sailor Mercury]
Me: Siya si Ami Mizuno – Sailor Mercury. (She’s Ami Mizuno as Sailor Mercury.)

And so on until we reached to Pluto but noticed that Earth is missing.
Yen-Yen: Kinsa diay si Sailor Earth? (Who is Sailor Earth?)
Me: Wala’y Sailor Earth oi. Si Tuxedo Mask ang sa Earth. (There’s no Sailor Earth. Tuxedo Mask represents Earth.)
Vivian: Ngek! Lalaki? (Ngek! A guy?)
Me: Oo, lalaki. (Yes, a guy.)
Yen-Yen: Si Sailor Moon diay? Dili diay siya sa earth? (How about Sailor Moon? Doesn’t she represent Earth?)

Me: Kanus-a pa man nahimung Earth ang Moon? (When did the Earth becomes the Moon?)
Yen-Yen:

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Message tone
I recorded my baby nephew’s laugh through my cellphone one day and used it as my message tone. I was with my niece, Mimi, one afternoon while watching TV when my phone suddenly received a text message and played that tone. Upon hearing the tone, my niece reacted.

Mimi: Naa sa sulod sa imung cellphone si MJ (my nephew’s name), Ate. (Is MJ’s there inside your cellphone, Ate?)


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Will post more next time…