You might be dating a Filipina if..
#10.. The Adobo Chicken she made you for lunch is the same chicken that was walking around the yard only an hour ago.
#9.. The first step in getting dinner started is gathering wood.
#8.. Her reaction to you missing her phone call is that she refuses to talk to you for two days.
#7.. Taking her on a date and attending one of her family functions involve all the same people.
#6.. She says you are her boyfriend, and you’re still not sure what her name is.
#5.. She will have countless questions for you, but if you ask even one of those questions of her.. she gets offended.
#4.. She insists you switch to her phone carrier service so you can both use Unlimited Texting.
#3.. By the time you wake up in the morning.. she has already cleaned the house, done the laundry, cooked breakfast and done an hour of Zumba.
#2.. She’s lived on an island her entire life, but doesn’t know how to swim.
And finally, the #1 Way to know you might be dating a Filipina..
#1.. Her idea of getting dressed for a day at the beach involves a long-sleeved sweater, big hat, sunglasses, a black leotard with tennis shoes.
Henry ‘Reekay’ V.
www.lifebeyondthesea.com
Author: Reekay V.
Since 2012 I’ve been traveling through various islands of the Philippines as a full-time Expat and spent 1999 living in Vietnam.
Share with me my ongoing adventures of life in the Philippines. Hopefully you find my observations helpful in your own adventures.
— Reekay