The Joy of Booboos, The Booboos of Joy
I missed my blogspot! (Gives my blogspot one of my wet kisses) And what a blog this is going to be. As the title says, it is about the laughter that booboos bring us. But most importantly, it is about one of the most graceful women I have met in my lifetime, one of my best friends, my sis, Carmen Joy Cabangon. Why graceful? Well, she is graceful even under fire from her booboos. Move over Melanie Marquez coz we got our own book to publish soon! As a preview, here are some of the classic booboos of Joy where she brings joy to booboos:
Lola? Granny!
INT. JEEP. DAY
Ely and Joy exchanging views about love when Googoo Dolls’s “Iris” plays on the radio.
JOY
Ay, gusto ko yan! (grooves with the music)
ELY (blandly)
Ok lang.
JOY
Hoy, magaling ang Googoo Dolls noh! Nanalo na nga siya ng GRANNY AWARD eh.
Ely laughs out loud while Joy innocently bites finger.
The Yankees are Coming
Joy came over the house to tell us about her date.
JOY
Huy! Ang gwapo-gwapo ng ka-date ko kagabi!
ME
(excited) My gosh, talaga? Details, mare.
JOY
Ang puti! Ang ganda magdamit. Typical na YANKEE.
ME (furrows brow in confusion and decides to ask for clarification)
Parang New Yorker mag-damit? Sex and the City ang style?
JOY
Yung parang mga businessman sa Makati. Ganun sya magdamit.
ME
Mare, YUPPY yun. Ayan ka na naman eh.
Joy cutely bites finger.
New Ice Cream Flavors
JOY
Hoy, mga brother! Bili naman tayo ng ice cream. Parang nagke-crave ako eh.
ELY
Oo ba! Anong gusto mong flavor?
JOY (enthusiastically)
Yung DUTCH DOUBLE!
ELY (laughs)
O sige. Ako naman gusto ko, ROAD ROCKY. Hahahahahaha!
JOY
Ay oo nga. Baligtad…(bites finger)
Shall We Dance?
Ely, Oliver, and Joy are ready to go home.
JOY
Hoy, bilisan nyo na noh! Alas-dos na baka wala akong masakyan.
OLIVER
Okay. O, pano Joy? Shall we?
JOY
Shall we.
OLIVER (laughs)
Gawin daw bang declarative sentence?
Joy bites finger.
Charades Fever
Oliver’s turn to act. Picked “The American President” from the lots. Starts to act. Joy in Oliver’s team.
OLIVER
(Points to nose as sign for “The”)
JOY
The…
OLIVER
(Acts out US flag)
JOY
Flag? America? American? (excited when Oliver acknowledges her correct answer) (Joy becomes excited) The American….The American…. The American….(triumphantly) Alam ko na!!!! THE AMERICAN PIE!
Everyone rolls in laughter.
Clothes Galore
Me trying out a body-hugging shirt
JOY
Grabe, Jay! Bagay pala sa yo ang BODY HUGGARD.
ME (laughs)
Jooooooy!!!
Clothes Galore 2
JOY
Hoy, Jay! Ang ganda-ganda ko kanina. Naka-HALTERED ako kanina! (with matching demo of a halter top)
ME
Joy, HALTER…
JOY
Ay, wala pala siyang “D” sa huli.
ME
(slaps forehead)
The Cable Guy
OLIVER
Dapat pala maging judge ka sa “Iron Chef”. Napapanood mo ba yun?
JOY
Oo naman. Meron namang cable company sa Manila na ganun. Ano nga ba yung cable company na yun? (tries to remember then triumphantly exclaims) Ayun! Yung DESTINY’S CABLE!
OLIVER (laughs)
Ano yun? Destiny’s Child?
(Cue Kelly, Michele, and Beyonce to the tune of “Survivor”: I’m an INSTALLER, I’m a COLLECTOR….)
Seven Days
Last December 27, 2005....
JOY
Hoy, mga brother! Naka-chat ko si OJ kanina. (Note: He's in Canada)
ME
O, kumusta daw sya?
JOY
Ok lang naman. Kaya lang nagtaka ako kasi binati ko siya. Sabi ko: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Ang sagot nya sa kin: Sa isang linggo pa yun...
ELY
Bakit ka nagtaka?
JOY
Kasi...seven days ba ang difference natin sa Canada?
ELY (laughs)
Ano yun, nasa Pluto si OJ?
--oOo--
Isn’t it fun? But before you go and insult our best friend. Let me tell you that she is better than most of us because she is open to correction and was never ashamed of being wrong. Unlike most of us who are guilty of being smug and quick in judging other people for their shortcomings, she accepts criticism with grace and dignity. We admire her for that and we commend her for exhibiting humility under ridicule and being brave to say, NOW I KNOW. Bravo, Joy! Hats off to you.
posted by Being Jerome Daclison @ 3:41 PM
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