ako ay pilipino

my co-workers and i (with another co-worker who was based in northern cali) checked in at the marriott courtyard in san bruno last thursday. there were two people at the front desk and one of us was talking with one of them.

then, i asked our co-worker who was based up there something in tagalog. the lady, her name tag says wilhelmina, looked up and said, "pilipino?"

we smiled, and said, "opo."

no offense done, no offense taken.

then she digs further. "akala ko kasi samoan..."

okay fine. samoan it is.

we smiled. and she goes, "uy, bawal ang mag pa party sa room ha? baka mapaalis kayo."

and we were like. wtf!

"hindi naman sa sinasabi ko na mag pa party kayo, pero bawal kasi ang mag party sa mga rooms eh. papaalisin talaga kayo."

we were a group of late-20s to late-30s and we did not look like your typical party-goers and we were surprised why she had to say that.