BalikBayan Box Tales
I separated this entry from the previous one because they're so funny they deserve an entry solely for them. These are the balikbayan box adventures of Tita Myrna which were disclosed to us during dinner that's why our jaws ached so much from laughing last night.Tale # 1: Apple Green Shampoo
Tita Myrna's mother called her after she sent a box.
Tita Myrna's Mom: "Myrna, ang bango naman nitong shampoo na pinadala mo! Salamat!"
(translation: Myrna, the shampoo you sent smells good! Thank you!)
Tita Myrna: "Ha? Anong shampoo?"
(translation: Huh? Which shampoo?) Tita Myrna couldn't remember putting shampoo in the box.
Tita Myrna's Mom: "Ung green. Nakalagay sa harap Apple Green."
(translation: The green one. The label says Apple Green.)
Tita Myrna: "Naku nanay! Hindi yan shampoo! Dishwasher yan!!!"
(translation: Mother! That's not shampoo! That's dishwashing soap!")
Tita Myrna's Mom: "Diyos ko! Buhok ko!!!"
(translation: My God! My hair!)
Tale # 2: Douche
Tita Myrna received a call from her family about a week after she sent her BalikBayan box.
Tita Myrna's Mom: "Myrna, ano ba itong pinadala mong gel? Nagkabalakubak ung pamangkin mo!"
(translation: Myrna, what kind of gel did you send? Your nephew has dandruff because of it.)
Tita Myrna: "Gel? Anong gel? Ano nakalagay? Pakispell."
(translation: Gel? What gel? What does the label say. Please spell it out) Again, Tita Myrna begins to wonder what gel it was because she doesn't remember sending gel.
Tita Myrna's Mom: "Eto o. Gel douche. D-o-u-c-h-e."
(translation: Here. Gel douche. D-o-u-c-h-e."
Tita Myna: "Naku! Hindi yan gel para sa buhok! Pang-shower yan!"
(translation: Oh no! That's not gel for the hair! That's a gel for taking showers!)
story extension: There's a funnier story behind this tale. When Tita Myrna's relatives received the package, the nephew immediately saw the gel and claimed ownership to it. He put it on immediately. Neighbors and friends commented that it was fantastic - his hair was all shiny and it smelled really nice. Being generous, he gave some to all his friends and they all wore it. They've been wearing it for a week already when rainy days came. The nephew went home exclaiming, Nay, bakit bumubula buhok ko! (Lola, why is my hair bubbling!) The lola was worried that's why they called Tita Myrna. Of course, the nephew stopped using the gel on his hair after that, but since he and his friends have been using it on their hair for a week, they later developed dandruff. Too much dandruff in fact.
posted by Pia @ 8:38 AM
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