In episode 6, I talk about the phrase kain tayo. Why do we automatically invite people to join us to eat? We love having people eat with us. We love to conversate over food. I try to always eat with work mates but they often bring food and I don’t. So I tend to eat out by myself. They probably are wondering why I always ask if they want to go to lunch, hopefully this episode explains it.
I also shared about eating together as a family. It’s a common practice in the Philippines. Unfortunately, in America it is uncommon and not considered. I was reminded by Abby about it when she immigrated here in America over a decade ago. It’s difficult with our schedules so every weekend, we make an extra effort to eat together as a family. I complain about being a Chauffeur on the weekends. So rather than relaxing, I spend time with the family. There’s times I just want some time to myself but I figured, there will be plenty of time later for that, when I retire and the kids are older.
I found some time to record during a late afternoon while the kids took a nap. The room I record in is in front of the house and during playback and edit, I noticed my microphone picked up a lot of background noise. Normally, I record at night when traffic is seldom so background noise is more manageable. I’m not great with editing so I tried to fix it. Hope I did well. Enjoy the show.
Tagalog Word in this episode
- Kain tayo – Let’s eat
- Pagkain – Food
- Salu salo – A gathering, so you can eat together, sharing, sharing the food or the check – kind of like a pot luck
Updates
- Parents and son was involved in an accident. Thankfully everyone is okay. They were stopped at a light and according to witnesses a car ran a red light, hit another car, and it ricochet to them. Please be careful out there. Not worth rushing. Practice Filipino Time even if you’re not Filipino.
- Standing up doing this episode. They say people are smarter when standing. I’ll find a study about it and link it to the show notes. Hope it works.
Feedback
- Shout out to Rich Lieberman. I used to work with the School Psychologist for a couple of years. He texted me and shared that he enjoyed Episode 4: Mano Po. He listens to the show as he traverses the city. Thanks for the feedback. We need to do lunch some time.
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