You know when your FILIPINO when . . .

You know when your FILIPINO when . . . (FIL-AM point of view )

your parents were born in the PI

you point with your mouth

you call "flipflops" slippers

you pronounce your f's with p's

you own a rice cooker

you know what TFC stands for

you have kareoke at every family party

you own a magic mic

you own at least one bootleg DVD

you have a collection of DVD's

you have been to the filipino store

you know how to dance, pito pito, spaghetti dance, & pamela one

when you line dance at every banquet party

you wear all your shirts that your tita's or tito's got you from the PI, as sleepware

you have an uncle or aunt that everyone calls "tito boy" or "tita baby"

you listen to slowjam like devotion, drop n harmony, one voice, etc

you eat fish, eggs, spam, cornbeef & pandasal for breakfast

your parents grow tomatoe's, green beans, & peppers

your family owes a toyota corolla or camry

you drive a honda civic and you like to soup up your car

your parents say "open or close" the lights instead of turn "on or off" the lights

you eat with your hands

you have a barrel man figure

you smell like filipino food when you leave your home

you use Jufran's Banana Sauce or Mang Tomas All Purpose Sauce instead of ketchup

you use a tabo to take a shower with

you have eattin chocolate meat (di-nigga-one)

you ve had a family trip to holly hill in wisconsin

you go clubbing on asian nights

your parents always complain how much you are always out

you know what is in turon

you take a lot of napkins when you go out to eat

you take a camera everywhere you go and take lots of pictures

your mom or dad work at a nursing home

your always late (filipino time)

you have plants all over the house

you have a picture of the "last supper" in your kitchen

you go on a picnic and bring a banig

your parents compare your life here and their life in the philippines

your parents question you who, where, and why, everytime you go out

you know who manny pacquio is

you go somewhere and you see another filipino, you always ask yourself if you know that person

you have modeled or been to a car show

your tito or tita that you haven't seen , will always come up to you and say how big you are and ask you if you have a bf or gf

you have a big wooden fork and spoon hanging in your home

you've seen the movie "DEBUT"

you've attended or been in 15 cotilians

you try to get someone's attention by saying "sssssssst" or "hoy"

you mom gives you a paper towel to put on your back from all your sweat

your parents over exaggerate the time (ex:" hoy gising na ! its almost 12 o clock," when it is really 11:15am)

you have one or more alters in your home devoted to mini statues of mother mary and holy water...

your parents try to speak english and mixes it with tagalog

you have to fix the vcr, dvd, tv, or the filipino channel if it doesn't work

you bought bootleg clothing or purses from the philippines

you know what a sari sari store is

you have dyed your hair (gold, blonde, red, brown)

your career path is a nurse

you can dance, sing, & act

you gamble with your relatives (mah-jong)