Aborted Thoughts
a couple of days back, a friend asked me a question: "What do you tell a guy who tells his girl friend to abort their baby? The girl was just informing him and not even asking to get married." i racked my brain for something really scathing, cruel . i tried to remember all the melodramatic dialog that peppered my Filipino television and cinematic encounters. I took a deep breath and did my best Nora Aunor impersonation: "My... baby... is not A PIG!" Then again that was not my answer (darn, why do I come up with really witty one liners days AAAAAFTER?) , i looked my friend in the eye and said: "sana, nung buntis ang nanay mo sa yo, pinalaglag ka rin." i apologize for those who can't understand the dialog as it should be delivered in the vernacular, but it roughly translates to the following: "i wish that your mom aborted you." i thought that it was just a theoretical question, next thing I know he rushes outside to tell PoorGirl to memorize th...