Part 4 ...... You Know You Are A Filipino When

[Mike S]

76. When somebody gives you a compliment, instead of saying thank you, you say 'hindi naman'

77. You use 'walis tambo' and 'walis ting-ting' as opposed to a conventional broom

78. You own a karaoke machine

79. You own a piano that no one ever plays

80. You have a portrait of the Last Supper hanging on your dining room wall

81. You have a 'tabo' in your bathroom

82. You have a rose garden

83. Your house is cluttered with 'burloloys'

84. You display a big laughing Buddha for good luck

85. You have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room

86. You own a 'barrel man' (schwing!) from Baguio

87. You have 'parol' displayed during the holidays

88. You cover your living room furniture with bed sheets

89. Your lampshades still have plastic covers on them

90. You have plastic runners to cover your carpets

91. You refer to VCR as 'Betamax' even if it's a VHS

92. You own a rice dispenser

93. You own a turbo broiler

94. You own a lamp with oil that drips down to the strings

95. You have a giant wooden spoon and fork hanging in your dining room

96. You own Capiz shell chandeliers, lamps or placemats

97. You have a pair of wooden tinikling dancers on your wall

98. You have 'Weapons of Moroland' shield hanging on your living room wall

99. Your wall to wall carpeting includes the ceiling

100. You own one of those fiber-optic flower lamps