Usapang Bata # 17

My 7-year old cousin Sai kept bugging me to create a Facebook account for him. Once he asked me, I answered yes. But then he asked me again after 30 minutes and I was in the middle of writing my article, so...

Sai: Te, gawa mo ko ng facebook ha.

me: (half-irritatingly shook my head in disagreement without looking at him)

Sai: Ang bilis mo naman magbago ng isip Te.

Ayun! Natawa na lang aq!

Usapang Bata # 5

Since I'm now a full-pledged Teacher Apple, I'll have more collections of funny, witty, sensible, and straigh-from-the innocent hearts USAPANG BATA posts.

For my second day as Teacher Apple at Escuela Legarda, these are some of the prominent UB I overheard and gathered from my cute students:

Usapang bata A:

Theo: Danielle, I have a gift for you for your birthday. It's Dora!
Danielle: Eh why did you tell me na? My birthday's next week pa.
Theo: (just giggled and run away from Danielle)

Usapang bata B:

Me: Hi Jacob! What are you drawing?
Jacob: pang-huli ng dolphin
Me: oh, okay.
Jacob: Teacher, can you draw me fishes, too?
Me: Sure! (I drew fish-like sketches).
Jacob: I want crabs, too. With sipit.
Me: Alright. (me wondering how to draw a crab). You want me to draw you an octopus, instead?
Jacob: Ok.
(after i finished drawing the octopus-like whatever......)
Jacob: Wow! (showed the drawing to Teacher Bea) Look, we have an octopus! VERY NICE!
(he said that like a big man approving a proposal:-))

I just love kids!

Usapang Bata #4

One night, my cousin 4-year old cousin JM, went to our house to make tambay. I was half-sleep then 'cause I was not feeling well that time. My mom asked my 4-year old cousin JM, if he's praying to God every night:

JM: nag-ppray ako kay Jesus. Ikaw Tita?
My mom: oo naman.
JM: ano pinagppray mo?
My Mom: bigyan niya akong pera. Ikaw? Ano pinagppray mo kay Jesus?
JM: Mabuhay tayong lahat ng matagal.


Pure. unadulterated. selfless.
I suddenly felt the urge to hug JM right after. That's one of the best lines I've ever heard from a little child.