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    17 Life "Hacks" Every Filipino Grew Up With

    Pasta + ketchup = spaghetti.

    1. Wanna go swimming but don't have the budget? Ilabas ang batya!

    2. Can't bear the summer heat? Put ice in a bucket of water for a refreshing shower.

    3. Still feeling hot after your ice bath? Put that ice at the back of your electric fan for cooler air.

    4. Bar of soap almost used up? Never waste anything and stick it to a new bar.

    5. Shampoo bottle almost empty? Extend its life by adding water!

    6. You can also apply this ~trick~ to almost empty bottles of ketchup!

    7. That is if you're not smart enough to bring home the packs of ketchup from fast food restaurants, which everybody should be doing, BTW.

    8. Also, don't throw away the plastic utensils from your takeout! Wash and reuse!

    9. And refill those empty water bottles for as long as you can!

    10. Grown-out shirt today, new rag tomorrow!

    11. Piss off everyone in your family by putting meat in ice cream tubs...

    12. ...and sewing tools in cookie cans.

    13. Don't have a sauce for your pasta? Squirt some ketchup and you're good to go.

    14. Beat the shit our of your TV if it's acting weird and giving you bad reception.

    15. Create makeshift weights using empty milk cans, water pipe, and cement.

    16. Protect your furniture from ALL HARM by covering it ENTIRELY in plastic.

    17. And finally, if you don't have any glue around, cooked rice is the answer.