At the height of the house remix of “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson, a friend sings at the top of his lungs in the now defunct Mango Square:
Friend: “Ganahan kay ko aron!!! (singing) I’m starting with the man from Manila…”
Nadunggan ni Jules
Traffic enforcer to a jeepney driver, Eskina Cabancalan, near Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu.
Traffic enforcer: Lisensya palihug. Sir, nganong nihunong man ka diri nga No Stopping man ni diri? Kahibaw ba ka nga AGAINST DA VIOLATION na ang imong gibuhat?
Loft Resto-bar, Asiatown I.T. Park, Lahug, Cebu City.
Guy 1: Tan-aw diay ka’g sine gahapon?
Guy 2: O, kuyog akong misis. Nan-aw mi ug “Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo”.
Guy 1: Hehe, mao ba? Unya, okay ra man kaha?
Guy 2: Unsay okay gud?! Wala na lang gani ko mag-analyze sa storya kay, sus, magsakit jud ang akong dughan!
Overheard from a high school classmate many, many years ago.
Classmate 1: Naa ju’y nindot kaau nga bag-ong release ang Ford noh.
Classmate 2: Asa ana ba?
Classmate 1: Kana gud pick-up truck nila nga bag-o gawas, kanang FISO.
Classmate 2: Hala bayot, F-150 na oi, dili na FISO.
Nadunggan ni BANGGOY
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chronicles the limits of our humanity -- in pure, unadulterated Cebuano. We don't mean to eavesdrop, but some people are just too darned loud. Bato-bato sa langit, ang maigo, ayaw'g ka-panic!
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