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Place an X by all the things you've done and leave blank the ones you have not, then count your X's and see how much of a Filipino you are - based on this checklist (remember, this is just for fun).


Eaten the following :
(x) Balut. Penoy only...
(x) Kwek-kwek. i remember college days...we eat after class
(x) Kambing. cooked goat...kaldereta
( ) Aso (dog). enk! hell noh!
( ) Bayawak. no chance yet
( ) Wild boar or wild deer. labanan ng exotic foods?! wala pa
( ) Durian. no no no...can't stand even the smell
(x) Palaka (frog). oh yes! during our mountain climbing, it was served by the native folks. yum3x
( ) Adidas (chicken feet)
(x) Isaw (Chicken intestine). tsalap!

Total: 5


Rode the following :
(x) Tricycle (a motorcycle with a sidecar attached). every day!
( ) Karitela / Kalesa (horse Carriage)
( ) Trolley/push cart along the riles (railroad)
(x) Banka (boat). our version is known as "lancha"
( ) MRT / LRT during rush hour
(x) Jeepney where you had to stand (sabit). uso-uso days!
(x) Bus where you had to stand (sabit) at the estribo (doorway). island city express bus!
(x) Top load on a jeepney
( ) Top load on a PNR train
( ) Rode in a Love Bus

Total: 5


Been to :
( ) The Rice Terraces or Sagada
( ) Star City
(x) Enchanted Kingdom
( ) Shooting the Rapids (Pagsanjan or elsewhere)
(x) Seen the Tarsier (small wide-eyed primate) or Butanding (whale shark) in Bohol
(x) Seen Magellan's cross
( ) Seen the Black Nazarene in Quiapo
( ) Manila Zoo
(x) Crocodile farm (Palawan or Davao)
(x) Seen the Philippine Eagle in Davao

Total: 5


Tried the following :
(x) Played Patintero
(x) Played Tumbang Preso
(x) Played Piko (hopscotch)
(x) Played Sungka
( ) Played with Spiders. i have fears on spiders. gawd! im gonna faint!
(x) Played Chinese Garter
(x) Played Chinese Jackstones
(x) Climbed a coconut tree. but i haven't reached the top
( ) Caught fish in the canal during a rainy day
( ) Had a salagubang (beetle) for a pet (beetle fight)

Total: 7


Culturally oriented activities :
(x) Danced the Tinikling or any other native dance
(x) Attended Simbang Gabi ( Midnight Mass )
(x) Participated in Ati-Atihan. Does Kadayawan counts? we won 2nd place. and in caracoles festival, we won 1st place
(x) Attended/participated in any religious procession
( ) Rode a kalabaw (carabao) or baka (cow)
(x) Used gugo for shampoo
( ) Tumulay sa kawayan (walked on a bamboo pole bridge)
( ) Kept Vigil at the Cemetery for Nov.1
( ) Visited 9 (or more) churches during holy week
(x) Greeted your grandparents or elders by kissing their hand or having them touch your forehead

Total: 6


Provincial living :
(x) Eaten fish head. dilis...so small i can't even notice that i've eaten the head
( ) Drank Lambanog (coconut wine) or Tuba (rice wine)
( ) Drank Batangas barako coffee or Cordillera coffee
(x) Told manananggal, aswang, capre stories during a brownout or rainy night
(x) Slept under a mosquito net or on a banig
(x) Eaten champorado (cocoa porridge) with tuyo (dried fish)
(x) Eaten pandesal filled with condensed milk
(x) Dunked pandesal into hot coffee
( ) Ate fried rice with coffee as your soup
(x) Took a bath under a "poso" or by the "ilog"(river)

Total: 7


Young life :
(x) Gone to the beach in summer. i live close to shorelines...
( ) Rode horses at Wright Park in Baguio. akala ko RED HORSE. HAHAHA
(x) Eaten otap, piaya, or buko pie
(x) Polished the floor with coco husk (bunot)
(x) Seen Taal Volcano
(x) Called anyone "pare/mare", "tol", or "bos/bossing"
(x) Showered in the rain
( ) Got a tattoo (a real one)
( ) Attended an exclusive boys/girls school
(x) Cut class

Total: 7


Metro living :
(x) Got stuck in the EDSA parking lot. all i remember in my stay in Manila was TRAFFIC!!!
(x) Walked in a flood
( ) Lifted furniture up away from the flood water
(x) Eaten "Dirty" Ice Cream
(x) Eaten fish balls / squid balls sa kalye (from the street vendors)
(x) Attended an inuman (drinking session) in the neighborhood
( ) Lived in a boarding house
( ) Gone to the casino
( ) Gone inside Malacanang Palace
(x) Gone shopping at 168 / Divisoria

Total: 6


Historic Events / Places :
( ) participated in EDSA 1 / 2 / 3
( ) Marched in Mendiola
( ) Attended a Makati rally
( ) Visited the Ayala Museum
( ) Visited Corregidor
( ) Visited Bataan shrine
( ) Visited Biak na Bato
( ) Visited Rizal's house in Calamba, Laguna
( ) Visited Lapu Lapu's shrine in Mactan Island
( ) Visited Ferdinand Marcos' resting place

Total: 0


Others :
(x) Got stuck in your office / car / elsewhere during a storm
( ) Experienced a strong earthquake while in a floor 10 stories or higher
( ) Attended World Youth Day in Manila with Pope John Paul II
( ) Watched the Thrilla in Manila
( ) Get stuck in NAIA because of a VIP coming in or out

Total: 1


Sports events :
( ) Watched horse races at the karerahan
( ) Monitored the Tour of Luzon / of the Philippines
( ) Watched a PBA game live
(x) Watched a Pacquaio fight. TV
( ) Bet in a cock fight

Total: 1


Grand Total: 50/100
[I'M NOT SURE KUNG TAMA ANG CALCULATION KO...OLATS AKO SA MATEKS-MATEKS]