When my pamangkins are all together, oh my God, chaos!!! And even if there are just two of them at a time, nakakabaliw yung ingay. Like yesterday, on our way from viewing the construction of the house my brother recently bought, Bea and Joaqui were sitting in the backseat with Yaya Chinnie, ang ingay-ingay, I could hardly carry on a conversation with my mom, who was driving, beside me. They were playing their usual game "I spy", so of course they were getting more and more excited, their voices getting louder and louder. I woke up with a headache, and the noise was making me masungit.

I turned to them and said, "Please guys! don't make so much noise naman!". It quieted down for about 20 seconds. Then loud talking and squealing again. I decided to bribe them (I know, bad me!), I said I'd give a prize to whoever can keep quiet ALL the way to their other lola's house in Tahanan, where they were going to fly a kite. Aba, silence. Wow, that's all it needed, bribery. After a few more seconds, I could hear rustling, as both of them were doing sign-language and trying to talk in *loud* whispers. My mom started to talk amidst trying to stiffle her laughter. The kids were getting restless.

Me: Ma! that goes for you too! No talking!
Mom: Waaait, I have a question!
Me: Ok, what?

Before my mom could ask her question...

Joaqui: Tita Boo? is it okay if I talk lang with my brain?

*laughter all the way.