the truths.

i was told that the japanese have two truths:

public truth and private truth.

a public truth is something that they will tell you because that is what you want to hear.

a private truth is something that they know is true but they will not tell you because that is not what you want to hear or that it is in contrast to what you believe it. 

telling a public truth does not necessarily constitute lying. similary, keeping a private truth is not also lying. it's a way of saving face and keeping a good relationship. 

I thik we filipinos also have that concept although it remains unnamed. In the office i also do not tell my japanese bosses that their filipino counterparts don't like them because that will ruin the relationship. I just suggest to them what their filipino counterparts think is better, the way that it will sound really good. 

i am also afraid of lying hence, this concept of public and private truths is very convenient for me. When i lie, or when i plan to lie, it usually takes me about an hour or two to make a script and practice it so i cna deliver it well.

right now, the jappy is talking to another jappy (the big boss) over the phone. the big jappy is in japan. the smaller jappy is here, in our little dusty cubicle in the philippines. 

usually, an angry filipino boss would come shouting to the subordinate over the phone and the subordinate would usually be left speechless, except for the sporadic "sorry" or "yes". but the little jappy is allowed to talk. and he talks. right now. 

so i presume big jappy is talking public truths to him. 

after 15 minutes they are done talking.

little jappy approaches me and tells me about their project in mindanao.

i tell him they have to pay me for hearing him out about other projects because my TOR is only for this project. he laughs.

and tells me about work.

public truths are very nice concepts. 

the deconstructivist

this is gogol's favorite activity of the late.
the tray he is trying to deconstruct is also his most favorite item in the house of the late, next to rice box.

maybe gogol will grow up like a chinese kid (cha-cha-cha-cha-chinese!!!).

maybe gogol, at 3 will do acrobatics like the chinese kid circus performers.

maybe gogol will be a champion gymnast when is 7.

or maybe an acrobat at 15.

BECAUSE>>>>>>

as early as now he is already practicing the trick...starting with our collapsible goods tray.

and he does not only do acrobatics with the tray.

he also tries to build skyscrapers...maybe just making sure he has something to fall back to just in case he doesn't get a good career at the circus. 

yeah.

how to eat a danggit

danggit is probably one of gogol's favorite foods, in addition to bananas and putos.
because it's his favorite and gogol is well-loved by his lolo, his lolo always brings him packs and packs of danggit as pasalubong from cebu.
but his parents are still wondering how he was able to acquire fondness for danggit. they recall that when gogol was just a baby learning to eat solids they didn't have much in their fridge except packs and packs of danggit.
that's how gogol got to like danggit.




step 1: take a small bite.
just enough to get a salty taste of the danggit.

step 2: take a bigger and harder bite.
which is usually the case if nanay fails to cook it well.

step 3: SHARE!!!!!!!!!!!
one good deed gogol has mastered.



the end.

how to eat a banana

this is how gogol eats a banana.
He likes all types of banana -- lakatan, senorita, rikondal, sab-a (cavendish), even mundo!
it's his nanay and tatay's best therapy for his diarrhea.




step 1: peel the banana to expose the tasty fruit inside.

step 2: take a BIG bite. chew well.
but gogol does not really do that.

step 3: if biting off won't work, try it with your hands or fingers.

step 4: yum yum banana!



THE END.