of birthdays, holidays, pilots and planes

My mum called me up one night... She was trying to decide whether to come home for my birthday or for Christmas. Even at a young age she has already taught me never to make promises you can't keep. So now she's having a dilemma because she promised me she will be home for my birthday (especially since our birthdays are only 3 days apart); but she really wants to be home for the holidays because she haven't been home for the past 4 Christmas'...

Mama Donna: Aki kailn mo ako gsto umuwi sa birthday mo or sa Christmas? (Aki, when do you want me to come home on your birthday or on Christmas?)

Aki: NOW na!

Mama Donna: Baby, hindi pwede eh.... ermm (thinking of an alibi)... kasi tulog na yong mga airplane... (Baby, that's not possible... ermmm... because the airplanes are all sleeping now)

and she thought she can get away with it...

Aki: Mama hindi nmn natutulog ang airplane wala naman silang eyes... ang natutulog yong pilot! (Mama airplanes can't sleep, they don't have eyes... the pilots are the ones sleeping!)

Mama Donna: (speechless and laughing) Ay oo baby, sorry mali si Mama... (Oh Baby, you're right, I'm so sorry...)

Aki: Eh Mama, bakit natutulog sila? Pero pag gabi naman meron pa din akong nakikitang airplane? (Mama, why are they sleeping? and how can that be, I can still airplanes at night)

Mama Donna: ermmm... Kasi baby napagod sila kasi mabigat ang mga airplanes... (Because baby...they are tired and airplanes are heavy)

Aki: Huh? Paano magiging mabigat ang plane? eh may gulong un tska pakpak, di naman yon binubuhat ng pilot,di ba? pinapalipad nya lang! (Huh? How can planes be heavy for them? planes have little wheels and wings, pilots don't carry a plane, they fly it!)

My Mama Lola was laughing and my Mama Donna, too... I really don't know why but am I not right?

never tell lies...

My mum called me one night... she was excited and was asking me a lot of things about school, my classmates, my lessons to which I was so proud and excited to tell her as well... then she asked...

Mama Donna: Baby, maganda ba si teacher mo? (Baby, is your teacher pretty?)

Aki: (speechless)

Mama Donna: Baby... ano na, maganda ba si teacher mo? (Baby c'mon is your teacher pretty?)

Aki: ....errmmm.... Mama Donna... ehhh...

Mama Donna: Ano baby? (what baby?)

Aki:...eh Mama... mabait sya! (eh Mama... she's kind)

I have no idea what I just said but my Mum kept on laughing and laughing on the other line... I have yet to find out that, this is also how she answers people when asked about direct questions such as that, and she doesn't want to be mean...

of sit-ins and sections

As my Mama Lola and Papa Lolo had a fight and my Papa Lolo left for a few days. My Mama Lola and Mama Donna decided to let me sit-in for pre-school classes. There are 3 levels for the pre-schools: pre-casa (3 yrs old), junior casa (4 yrs old) and advance casa (5 yrs old). I was 3 so they decided to put me in pre-casa. But the next day they had to move me to junior casa. You know why? According to the teachers I kept on complaining that I already know what they were teaching and they just keep on repeating things.

As my mum would have probably told you before, my attention span is rather short. She said it's because my comprehension is fast. That's why I easily get bored...

After my first week of sitting in. I think I may have enjoyed it, you know why? according to Mama Lola I woke up early on a Saturday crying....

Aki: Mama Lola, bkit di mo ko ginising? Now I'm absent for my class... (Mama Lola, why didn't you wake me up now I will be marked absent in my class)

Mama Lola: Baby, Sabado ngayon.... wala tayong pasok... (Baby, today is a Saturday we have no classes)

Aki: Pero sabi ni teacher wag daw ako mag-aabsent... (But my teacher said I shouldn't be absent)

Mama Lola had to distract me with food to make me forget about my mistaken day of the week...