1. You usual breakfast consists of pandesal dipped in coffee.
2. But if your nanay is feeling extra loving, you might just get tuyo, kamatis, and rice.
3. Or maybe some good ol' tapsilog.
4. You know a meal wouldn't be complete without this carefully concocted vinegar as sawsawan.
5. And any ulam wouldn't taste just as good without a dash of Ajinomoto.
6. You weren't allowed to go out and play with your friends until you've done your chores.
7. There may be a lot of things you still don't know but walis ting-ting isn't one of them.
8. And you damn well know this coconut husk isn't just for.. uh.. decoration?
9. You take a bath and wash your p'wet with a tabo.
10. And get rid of your head lice with suyod.
11. Seeing pairs of tsinelas everywhere on a day-to-day basis is normal to you.
12. Which, if you're matigas ang ulo, aren't just used as footwear.
13. You were forbidden to play with your stuffed toys because "baka madumihan."
14. Same goes with the ~fancy~ china.
15. You're pretty sure this is why you have trust issues.
#AkalaKo ice cream yun pala, tilapya lang. Akala ko naman, hay.
16. You have a Sto. Niño shrine somewhere around the house.
17. You also have a huge wooden spoon and fork from Baguio on your wall.
18. And a wide collection of plastic cutlery from fast food chains, obvs.
19. You were ordered to take a nap in the afternoon regardless if you're sleepy or not.
20. You didn't have to worry about house flies landing on your ulam because you always had something for that.
21. Or mosquitoes bothering you while you sleep because you had kulambo.
22. And you just know it's gonna be a long night when your tatay asks you to get the Magic-Sing.
23. But it wouldn't matter because you secretly enjoy it, too, anyway.
