PAGBILHAN PO!

During college days, I often buy stuffs from "sari-sari" stores near our boarding house. And there are moments that I can't really forget until today that will surely make you laugh. These are some of the situations I've gone through:

I was buying Lucky Me pancit canton (see, my free advestisement pa!) early in the morning for my breakfast:
Me: Manong, pabili po ng lucky me pancit canton.
Tindero: Ano, Chicken or beef? :-)
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I was suppose to buy fresh mikki noodles for the lomi we are cooking. So I went to my ever reliable suking tindahan.......
Me: Miss, my fresh mikki po kayo?
Miss: Wala, Bear Brand lang ang meron!
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Me: Manong, pabili mo ng modess.
Manong: Chicken or beef? (Manong, wala ka na bang ibang isasagot?).

I think that manong has a quota in selling instant noodles..
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Early in the morning, I went to buy noodles (wag na muna pancit canton). I waited for my turn since there was someone buying...

Mamang bumibili: Pabili po ng gaas
Manong nagtitinda: Ilan?
Mama: Sampung piso
Nagtitinda: (reaches something...) Eto! (sabay abot ng Hope na sigarilyo)!

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I love to eat the Nuggets biscuits by Nissin (I'm wondering why it's no longer available in the market today, I really love it!) for mirienda. I went to Manong Ador's store to buy after my classes. I was his suki for the nuggets because everytime I go to his store, most often than not, that's the only thing that I buy from his store. Since he was not there at that time, I asked the girl manning his store. . . . .
Me: Miss, pabili ng nuggets!
Miss: (Looks around then asks her companion), Leng, may layget daw tayo?

hehehehe! I want to have children, ayoko muna magpa-layget!
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This time, I was the one manning the store of my mother in Pangasinan. There are some annoying customers, mostly children, that tests my patience.

Bata: Pabili ngbiozep!
Me: Ano? pakilakasan at dahan-dahan
Bata: Pabili ng biozep!
Me: Huh! walang biozep, baka naman biogesic or neozep?
Bata: Sabi ng nanay ko biozep.
Me: Cge, balik ka muna sa inyo. Tanungin mo maige kung ano talaga....
(after sometime...)
Bata: Pabili ng alaxan!
Me: #$%^&&*?::+__!#($_ (nosebleed!)
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Bata: Ate, pabili ng pagkain?
Me: Anong pagkain gusto mo?
Bata: Basta pagkain.. (sabay abot ng 25 centavo: 2ng 10 cents and 1ng 5 cents)!
Me: Et0 (binigyan ko ng candy)
After sometime, the bata was back together with 4 other young children
Mga bata: ate, pabili ng pagkain! (with joyful smiles plastered in their faces)
Me: naku, patay! :-<



Note:
These situations really happened and not a product of my imagination. When I was in college, I stayed in 71-C New Lucban, Baguio City. The name of the store that I used to buy is Cabalen (later did I know that it was a Kapampangan word!). The other store is Manong Ador's Store.