Love Tweets in Mysterious Ways

I wonder, how do lovebirds fall in love?

Imagine you're a lovebird for sale. You were placed in a cage at a pet shop with nine other winged buddies. Day in and day out, you had those few square inches to spend your time and think of ways to have fun.

Then destiny came. You and one of your buddies were bought by a lovestruck human. You were placed in a new cage and then you knew that you were bound to spend the rest of your life together--in love.

You might get surprised and say "Ikaw pala..."

But perhaps some lovebirds really try to fight for love once they found destiny inside that cage. Like this lovely couple in Bioresearch.

They were just like that for those few minutes that I stood there--were they whispering soft sweet tweets to each other? I wouldn't know because I don't speak bird language. But then anyone who sees them would definitely take them both. Separation is not an option because the insensitive buyer may just waste his money when one of them dies due to the tragic fate of being paired with an insignificant other.

But then again, would they give love another chance and try to fall for the new bird?  I wouldn't know.

Lovebirds and humans are somehow alike. Aside from the fact that both species tweet, both await for their destiny and once they find it, taking it away is unthinkable. 

I'm just so happy that I already found mine in this cage we call Earth. 

Five Odd Yet Amusing Pinoy Expressions

While reading some comments on a funny video, the comment “It’s as funny as hell!” was often made. Then I started to wonder: why do we think that hell is such a funny place? 

Then I started thinking about Pinoy expressions that are kind of unusual—but so powerful that it stood the test of time. Even if many generations have passed, we still say, hear, and understand it today.

So here are five of those expressions that I hope I could find the origins of:

1. Anak ng Tokwa!

Whoever invented this expression must be a person of great influence that he/she actually made people believe that a tokwa (tofu) has a child! But wait! There’s more! That child could even be none other than YOU! (Anak KA ng Tokwa!)

Derivatives of this expression also came about, and they too have children (Anak ng Tinapay, Anak ng Pating, Anak ng Kalabasa).

2. Bahala na si Batman!

Nobody knows why. But in times of doubt, in Batman we trust.

3. Kamote!

Here’s another chosen vegetable! (A round of applause please!)

Of all vegetables, the Kamote (sweet potato) was chosen to be an expression which is often used in a bad situation. And it doesn't need an adjective—you can say it on its own!

I remember being terrified at our MAPE teacher in elementary who shouts “Kamote!” to stubborn students whenever she was angry. And there we were, frightened at the sound of the sweet potato.

And whaddyaknow? Sometimes, the kamote has a child too! (Anak ng Kamote!)

4. Leche
In Spanish, leche means milk. So this expression seems harmless since it’s just like saying “Gatas!” or “Kape!” or “Milo!” But this may also have originated from the Spanish insult “Mi Cago en La Leche” which means “I poop in milk.” Eeeeew no?

5. Mabilis pa sa Alas Kwatro

No other time in those 24 hours is faster than 4:00—not even 3:00.