﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>rider1's Xanga</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/rider1</link><description>Latest Xanga weblog from rider1</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>The Weblog Community</title><url>http://s.xanga.com/images/xangalogobutton.gif</url><link>http://www.xanga.com/rider1</link></image><item><title>Thursday, June 10, 2004</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/97667362/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/97667362/item.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:32:29 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e0dfe3"&gt;0MFG !1 i`M S0O0O B0RED !! LOL. DENGG TiN WHA YOU BEEN UP TO??..HUH?.. SHiiET. i MiSS 0UR CLASS. KiNNUH B0RiN` WiF0UT EM/ WELL iMMA CUT THiS CHUZ ..iERN0 WHA TAH SAY.. i LOVE YOU MY BROTHER DEAREST !! -CHESA-&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/97667362/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Sunday, March 21, 2004</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73652467/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73652467/item.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:49:27 GMT</pubDate><description>sorry peeps all my entries are all backwords .....all the new ones one are at then end </description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73652467/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Sunday, March 21, 2004</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73646469/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73646469/item.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:29:56 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You know you are Filipino if you have Bagaong on the side door of your fridge. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You eat using your hands and have it down to technique. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You nod your head upward to greet someone. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You put your foot up on your chair and rest your elbow on your knee while eating. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You use a rock to scrub yourself in the bath or shower. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have to kiss your relatives on the cheek as soon as you enter the room. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You're standing next to eight big boxes at the airport. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir's sake." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your house has a distinctive aroma. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You smile for no reason. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You flirt by having a foolish grin on your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You go to a department store and try to bargain the prices. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You scratch your head when you don't know the answer. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You never eat the last morsel of food on the table. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You go bowling. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You play pusoy and mahjong. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You find dried up morsels of rice stuck to your shirt. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;You prefer to sit in the shade instead of baking in the sun.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You add an unwarranted "H" to your name, i.e. "Jhun," "Bhoy," or "Rhon." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You put your hand in front of you as if to make a path and say "Excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of them. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your middle name is your mother's maiden name. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You buy tons of bath towels when they go on sale. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You love to buy sale items even when you do not need them. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You are a member of the "SDK" Club. (Samahang double knit). &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You are still wearing outdated clothing you have when you first came to USA. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You send out RSVP invitation even if the party is to be at home. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You love to wear all you expensive jewelry's when attending parties to the extent of having 2-3 rings on both hands, 3 pieces of necklace or bracelets at the same time. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "for take out" instead of "to go." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You "open" or "close" the lights. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You ask for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You ask for a "pentel pen" or a " ball pen" instead of just a pen. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You refer to the refrigerator as the "ref" or "pridyider." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You sak kodakan instead of "take a picture." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You order a "McDonald's" instead of a "hamburger" (pronounced ham-booh-jer). &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "Ha?" instead of "What?" &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "Hoy!" to get someone's attention. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You answer when someone yells "Hoy!" &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You turn around when someone says "Psst." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "Cutex" instead of "nail polish." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "for a while" instead of "please hold" on the telephone. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "aray!" instead of "ouch!" &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "he," when you mean "she" and vice versa. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your sneeze sounds like "ahh-ching" instead of "ahh-choo." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA" for over-acting, "DOM" for dirty old man, and TNT from well you know. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "air-con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You pronounce the following words: "hippopo-TA-mus," "com-FOR-table," "bro-CO-li," "and "Mongomerry Ward." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "brown-out" instead of "black-out." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You say "Uy!" instead of "Oops." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You pronounce "F" for "P" or "P" for "F." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You use walis tambo and walis ting-ting as opposed to the conventional broom. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have "Weapons of Moroland" shield hanging in your living room wall. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a portrait of "The Last Supper" hanging in your dinging room wall. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own a karaoke system. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own a piano no one ever plays. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your house is cluttered with boroloys. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a "tabo" in the bathroom. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a rose garden. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have two or three pairs of tsinolas at your doorstep. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You display a big laughing Buddha for good luck. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a shrine to the Santo Nino in your living room. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own a "Barrel Man" (shwing!) &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a parol hanging outside the house during the holidays. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your lampshades still have the plastic covers on them. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You cover your living room furniture with bed sheets. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have plastic runners to cover the carpet in your house. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You refer to the VCR as the "Beytamax." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a rice dispenser. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own a turbo broiler. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own one of those fiber-optic lower lamps. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own a lamp with the oil that drips down the strings. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a giant wooden fork and spoon hanging in the dining room. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have wooden tinikling dancers on the wall. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own capiz chandeliers, lamps, or placemats. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own a Mercedes Benz and call it "chendeng." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You own a huge van conversion. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your car chirps like a bird or plays a tune when it's in reverse. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your car horn makes three or more different sounds. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your car has curb feelers on it. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You hang a rosary on your car's rear view mirror. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have those air fresheners in a bottle. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have aunts and uncles named "Baby," "Girlie," or "Boy." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You were raised to believe that every Filipino has an aunt, uncle, or cousins. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;Your dad was in the navy.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;&lt;B&gt;Your mom or sister is a nurse.&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You get smelling kisses from your grandma. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your parents call each other "mommy" and "daddy." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a family member that has a nickname that repeats itself, i.e. "Deng-deng," &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;"Ling-ling," or "Johu-johu." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You put hot dogs in your spaghetti. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You consider dilis the Filipino equivalent of french fries. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You think that eating chocolate rice pudding and dried fish is a great morning meal. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You order things like tapsilog, or tocilog at restaurants. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You instinctively grab a toothpick after a meal. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You dip bread in your morning coffee. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You refer to seasonings and all other forms of MSG as "Ajinomoto." &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your cupboards are full of corned beef, hash, spam, and Vienna Sausages. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;"Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairy tale. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You appreciate a fresh pot of rice. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your baon is usually something over rice. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You bring baon to work everyday. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your neighbors complain about thesmell of tuyo on Sunday mornings. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You eat rice for breakfast. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You use your fingers to measure the water when cooking rice. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You wash and re-use plastic utensils and Styrofoam cups. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have a supply of frozen lumpia in the freezer. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You have an ice-shaver for making halo-halo. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;Your tablecloths have tell-tale "tuyo circles" on them &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You eat purple yam-flavored ice cream. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You gotta have a bottle of Julran handy. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You fry Spam and hot dogs and eat them with rice. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You think half-hatch duck eggs are a delicacy. &lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;You know that chocolate meat isn't really made with chocolate. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73646469/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Sunday, March 21, 2004</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73645081/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73645081/item.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:25:45 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;sup pplz&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;this lent ima reflect on this&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;kid asked Jesus,"how much do u luv me?"Jesus replied"i love u this much" and streched his arms on the cross &amp;amp; died for us. if u belived in god u will send this 2 every 1 on ur list! if u delete dis,u have a cold heart&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73645081/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Saturday, March 20, 2004</title><link>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73292367/item.html</link><guid>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73292367/item.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2004 19:41:12 GMT</pubDate><description>sup folks this is my new xanga sorry for the switch</description><comments>http://www.xanga.com/rider1/73292367/item.html#firstcomment</comments></item></channel></rss>