Saturday, October 16, 2010

Shanghai Expo Story #106: The Philippines Pavillion


Paul: Hey Boss, let's go into the Philippine Pavilion. Let's see what my peeps have to offer!

Nicholas: Alright! You're the Chief, Chief!

P: [Approaches the pavilion] Oh God, there's no Chinese lining up there. Typical.  Let's take a look inside.

[Both P and N walk in and are met with blaring Pinoy hip-hop.  Two Filipino DJs are on a stage.  Both look like some of Paul's cousins].

P: [Desperately tries to keep his laughter to himself as he looks around].

N: Eh Paul! Look how many instruments are scattered around here! You got guitars, mics, drums, pianos, traditional instruments, and DJ booths. I take it Filipinos really like their music.

P: [recovering] Ahem! Cough! Um...yeah.  Hey, let's get some food here. Filipino food is awesome. Nice break from Chinese.  You'll love it!

[Both walk to the food counter.  Not to many people are eating around them, and the people eating in the food area are almost exclusively Filipino].

P:  Kumusta! I'll have a halo-halo and a leche flan.

Server: [Raises eyebrows] Oh oh. Mmm...nice t-shirt!

P: [Looks down and realizes he's wearing a Manila shirt]. HEY! This proves that I'm not fully Chinese!

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[As N and P eat Filipino desserts, more people, mostly white and Pinoy, enter the pavilion].



3 comments:

  1. 1. Nice t-shirt.
    2. What would Dallas say?

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  2. Get your leg higher you fatass.

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  3. @Mom and dad: Dallas would probably say the same thing Robert said.

    @Rob: I wasn't trying, but I'd like to see you do any better!

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