SCENE #1: NAG ABOT ANG MGA FOREIGNERS SA
PHILIPPINES
NARRATOR: MAY WORKS ABROAD, ONE DAY HER
BOSS SAID THAT THEY CAN HAVE A VACATION
WHEREVER THEY WANT AND SINCE MAY FEELS
HOMESICK, SHE DECIDED TO GO HOME HERE IN
THE PHILIPPINES, HER TWO FRIENDS TAG ALONG
WITH HER SINCE THEY SAID THAT THEY ALSO
WANT TO VISIT PHILIPPINES.
MAY: WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES MY FRIENDS!
I HOPE YOU’LL ENJOY YOUR STAY HERE AND I HOPE
YOU’LL LOVE PHILIPPINES!
ACE: *GASTURYA KAY BON IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TAS NAGTUBANG KAY MAY*
ACE: YOUR PLACE… BEAUTIFUL
BON: YES... WE LAB IT
MAY: I’M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, BTW WE’RE HERE,
LETS GO INSIDE, I’LL INTRODUCE YOU TO MY
FAMILY.
(NAGSULOD SANDA SA BALAY AND NAKITA NI MAY
SI MJ KAG RHEA, NAGHUG THEN NAG MANO)
MAY: MANO PO MA, LA
MJ: I MISSED YOU APO, OH LOOKS LIKE YOU
BROUGHT SOME FRIENDS
MAY: YES PO LOLA THEY ARE MY COWORKERS
SLASH FRIENDS PO, THIS IS ACE AND THIS IS BON,
THEYRE BOTH FROM CHINA.
MJ: OH THEY’RE SO GWAPO HA
*BOTH CHUCKLES*
ACE: WHAT SHE MEAN GWAPO?
BON: YAH.. AND WHAT U DO EARLIER THE HAND
(GIN ACTION ANG PAGMANO)
RHEA: WELL IHO, WHAT MAY DID EARLIER IS
CALLED PAGMAMANO, IT IS A FILIPINO CULTURE.
WE DO IT TO SHOW OUR RESPECT TO ELDERS AND
OUR PARENTS.
BON&ACE: AHH OKI
RHEA: AND BTW, GWAPO MEANS HANDSOME IN
TAGALOG HAHHA
BON: OH ACE U GWAPO AND ME GWAPO ALSO
HAHA
MJ: OK MGA APO, LET’S EAT DINNER NA
*NAGSUNOD ANG TANAN SA TABLE*
MAY: LETS PRAY FIRST…. (MNGADI)
(KUNWARE TAPOS RN KAON)
BON: THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS, THANKYOU
ACE: (MAHAMBAL KANG THANKYOU IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE)
MAY: YOU’RE WELCOME, LETS GO TO SLEEP,
TOMORROW, I’LL TOUR U AROUND
BON AND ACE: GOODNIGHT EBRIWAN!
NARRATOR(RHEANNE): THE NEXT DAY
(SABAY ANG TATLO MAGKADTO SA LAMESA)
RHEA: BEFORE YOU ROAM AROUND, EAT
BREAKFAST FIRST
MAY: YES PO MA, BOYS LET’S GO LET’S EAT WHILE
THE FOOD’S STILL HOT
(AFTER KAON)
MAY: LET’S GO, I’LL ROAM U AROUND, WAIT I’LL
TELL MOTHER FIRST
MAY: MA!! WE’VE GOTTA GO NA PO, SEE U LATER
RHEA: OK INGAT MGA ANAK!
(HABANG GAPANAW NAKITA NANDA SI RHEANNE
NGA GABALIGYA KANG HALO HALO)
MAY: DO YOU GUYS WANT SOME HALO HALO? ITS
PERFECT FOR THIS HOT WEATHER
BON: OKEH WE WANT TO TRY
(NAGPARAPIT KAY RHEANNE)
MAY: HI PO, HOW MUCH IS YOUR HALO HALO PO?
RHEANNE: OH IHA, ITS ONLY 20 PESOS, IF U WANT
SPECIAL THEN ITS 25 PESOS.
ACE: SPECIAL, WE WANT
RHEANNE: OK HERE YOU GO
MAY: SALAMAT PO
MAY: LETS GO HOME NA, MY MOTHER PREPARED
LUNCH AND I HEARD WE’RE HAVING BOODLE
FIGHT
(NAG ULI)
(NAGMANO SI MAY PATI ANG 2 KA BOYS KAY MJ
KAG RHEA )
RHEA: OH ANAK, I ALSO INVITED OUR NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN US FOR LUNCH BECAUSE THE MORE THE
MERRIER AND ALSO THEY HELPED ME PREPARE
THIS DELICIOUS LUNCH FOR YOU AND YOUR
FRIEND BEFORE GOING BACK ABROAD.
MAY: SALAMAT PO NAY, LET’S DIG IN BOYS, FOR
SURE THIS IS VERY DELICIOUS
ACE: WHERE THE SPOON AND FORK??
BON: U HAVE CHOPSTICKS??
MAY: YOU’RE SO SILLY WE WILL USE OUR HANDS
TO EAT, TRY IT LIKE THIS(NAG INSTRUCT PAANO
MAG LIMA)
(NAGKAON SANDA AND PAGKATAPOS… NAKITA
NANDA ACE NGA GABULIGANAY SANDA
MAGHIMOS KANG KINAN AN KAG GASINADYA)
(BON AND ACE TALKING TO EACH OTHER)
BON: WOW, FILIPINOS ARE VERY HOSPITABLE,
KIND AND HELPFUL AH
ACE: THAT TRUE MY FRIEND
NARRATOR: THE THREE FRIENDS SPEND THE REST
OF THEIR VACATION TRAVELLING AROUND MAY’S
HOMETOWN. TOMMOROW’S THE DAY OF THEIR
FLIGHT BACK ABROAD.
NARRATOR: THE CHURCH BELL RUNG, SIGN THAT IT
IS NOW 6 PM IN THE EVENING. MAY’S FAMILY
GATHERED AROUND THE ALTAR.
RHEA: IS EVERYONE HOLDING THEIR ROSARY?
ALL: YES PO
MJ: OK THEN, LET’S START
NARRATOR: THEY PRAYED THE ROSARY AND AFTER
THAT THE FAMILY ATE DINNER TOGETHER WITH
THEIR 2 VISITORS.
MJ: APO, YOU ARE GOING BACK TO WORK
TOMORROW, INGAT KAYO HA
MAY: YES PO LOLA, WE WILL
MJ: I WILL PRAY FOR UR SAFE FLIGHT TOMORROW
BONACE: THANKYOU
NARRATOR: AT THE AIRPORT
RHEA: WE WILL MISS YOU, WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED
YOUR STAY HERE
BON: *FOREIGN LANGUAGE* YEAH, WE ENJOY
HERE.. BEAUTIFUL PLACE
ACE: AND ALSO.. THE FOODS DELICIOUS.. WE
ENJOY AND LEARN A LOT HERE
MAY: THANKYOU MA, LA, WE’LL GO NOW, I WILL
MISS YOU
(NAGHUG THEN NAGPANAW)
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