How do you know the City Girl turned into a Bisdak?

Think you’ve traveled enough to experience these? :P

1. You know you’re a Bisdak when you order Ar-seh or Sparkol in a Carinderia

2. You tap on the roof of the Multicab/ Jeep and shout “Lugar!”

3. Frankly, you turn a lil bit more rude.

4. You know what “Istoryahee”, “Atay” and “Payter” means and you consistently use it in your sentences.

5. You forgot how to use “Po” and “Opo”.

6. Instead of “Makiki-abot”, you say, “Palihog”.

7. You’re excited to say “Kaon na ta” during “Pamahaw”,”Paniudto” and “Panihapon”.

8. “Pamainit” does not mean a hot temperature, but rather, hot tablea and puto maya.

9. You know that calling someone “Bisdak” is like saying a Taboo, most people think it’s a compliment but others may view it as derogatory.

10. Your “Bis-glish” puts Kris Aquino’s Taglish to shame.

11. You’re not scared of riding a Habal-habal even without a helmet.

12. Manila now seems like such a hectic and stressful city, and the Traffic is really unbearable.

13. When shopping, the first thing you say is “Tagpila?”.

14. There’s no qualms whatsoever about you eating at the roadside stalls and pungko-pungko because they’re “Barato at Lami gud”.

15. You’re not surprised that the amazingly delicious meal that you just had is less than 100 pesos.

16. You now know how to eat “Puso” and no longer try to peel it and eat it like Suman.

17. You put your recently purchased items in a “Cellophane“.

18. Once a year your home city hosts a kick-ass party that sometimes lasts for a whole week.

19. There’s now a “Gid”, “Gud”, “Man” in your sentences even if you have no idea what it means and your usage is considered gramatically incorrect.

20. When you feel that a Tindera is ripping you off, you look at her square in the eye and say “Ay ka mahal.”

21. Just to show how un-ignorant you are about the Bisaya ways, you’ll keep on asking “Unsa ni?” while pointing at everything.

22. “Usa” is not a deer, “duha” is not a fruit, and “tulo” is not a leak. It’s what you do when you don’t pay your Jeepney fare.

23. You’ve scratched to the point of overuse the term, “Kasabot ko, gamay ra.”

24. Do you still stifle a laugh every time someone would say “Libog na ako”?

25. You would know the difference between a Langgam that crawls and a Langgam that flies.

26. Hey, Are you Okay ra? Or “Okie ra?”

27. You can speak to a Cebuano or a Davaoeno just fine but you know Ilonggos will assume you’d understand them even if you don’t.

28. Bislog is not like a Tapsilog. It’s when Bisayas mix their dialect with Tagalog.

29. Do you still scream “Wa ko kasabot Binisaya” at bus drivers when going to another town, or you can calmly ask “Tagpila ang plete?”

30. What’s your corny lovey dovey pet name? Is it Uyab? It is isn’t it. Uyyyyyyy, Ayieeeeeeee

31. You’ll notice that every other guy in Cebu is named Ed.

32. When you are taking someone to the airport or terminal, you give them a hug and say “Ayo-ayo”

Now tell me. What’s your Bisdak moments? :P

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lakbay-Pilipino/100001273893355 Lakbay Pilipino

    i love the twenty second! hahahahaha. nice compilation here. ♥

    • http://www.epicpotato.com/ Pandelicious

      Daghang salamat jud. :D

  • markyramonego

    Imagining you coming back to Manila and talking like a Cebuana. Definitely a sweeter version of pandelicious.

  • http://twitter.com/nomadwifey Gay Emami

    Ahaha! I reckon this is you now, sweetie?

    • http://www.epicpotato.com/ Pandelicious

      Hahaha! Gamay ra! :D

  • Cedric

    You’d make for a really hyperactive Cebuana. And your post makes you sound like a total local who’s lived there since birth. Hehe.

    On a different note, may you finally find a lucky turn on your next trip. Hehe.

    • http://www.epicpotato.com/ Pandelicious

      LOL. Are Cebuanas usually timid and mahinhin? :P

      And yeah. Cheers to hoping to a magical pot

      Huh? Pot of?

  • http://pinoywanderingboy.blogspot.com/ Mach

    We were riding a jeepney in Cebu when one of my friends tried to mimic the way Cebuanos call the driver to stop the vehicle. But she heard the term wrong. Instead of “Gar lang” (short for Lugar lang), she said “Darlang” and went on asking whether the street’s named “Darlang.”

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=712696516 George Govan

    I miss sparkol and puso! Hahaha Mangaon nya ta ug siomai sa tisa one of these days! Lol Woohhhooooo

    • http://www.epicpotato.com/ Pandelicious

      Lol! George! Ano mas lami sa Siomai sa Tisa? :P

      Siomai sa duha. :P

      *ba dum tssss*

  • http://twitter.com/Shugahh Shugah Pauline G.

    what a beautiful post! Maayo pagka gama! :D Kudos pandelicious

  • darwin

    ang kulet! haha!

  • doi

    pamainit (mamainit) can also mean drinking coffee or any hot liquid during snack breaks. hehehe. nice compilation here lauren. i can’t wait to hear you speak the dialect with that hard bisaya accent! LOL

  • http://www.facebook.com/rm.bulseco Renz Bulseco

    You forgot “Pakyas” HAHAHA

  • http://www.facebook.com/SuperTikoy Jerome Baluyut

    this one’s nice I like!

  • Ephraim

    Hahaha ang kulit! Cute kaayo. Maayo ka na magbisaya! :)

  • http://www.brownmantrips.com/ ian l www.brownmantrips.com

    baket bisdak ang tawag?

    • http://www.epicpotato.com/ Pandelicious

      Dako means Big….Bisaya + “Dako” = Bisdak, literally Big Bisaya :P

  • Dee www.moonoverwater.com

    Sabot and bol-bol moments. On the 3rd floor of a building shouting excitedly to a fellow ilonggo classmate on the ground, “Lits, tanawa ang cute nga ido nga damu bol-bol!” (Lits, look at the cute hairy dog!) only to have everybody stop dead on what they’re doing and give me a disgusted look because they understood what I said to be, “Lits, look at the cute dog covered in pubic hairs!”

    I wanted to melt into a puddle. LOL

    • http://www.epicpotato.com/ Pandelicious

      Hoooooly. That is one funny story. :P
      Haha

  • bachoi

    I remember when I was in Leyte they used to call their friends “Bay,” or “Pards.”

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