Day 130: Mama Is Marrying Again

Dialogue

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   A

   Kumain ka muna ng puto, Arnel, bago ko sabihin ito. Ikakasal ako sa Marso.

   Have some puto first, Arnel, before I tell you this. I'm getting married in March.

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2. 2
   B

   Ma, sandali po. Ikakasal po kayo? Kanino po, at kailan pa po ito?

   Ma, wait. You're getting married? To whom, and since when?

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   A

   Kay Delfin, 'yung biyudong kapareha ko sa ballroom class ng mga senior sa city hall.

   To Delfin, the widower I dance with in the seniors' ballroom class at city hall.

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   B

   Ma, paano po si Papa? Sampung taon pa lang po siyang wala, at nagsisindi pa rin po kayo ng kandila gabi-gabi.

   Ma, what about Dad? He's only been gone ten years, and you still light a candle for him every night.

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   A

   At magsisindi pa rin ako. Ang pagmamahal sa yumao, hindi nababawasan dahil may bagong minamahal; hindi 'yan bigas na hinahati.

   And I still will. Love for the departed doesn't shrink because there's someone new to love; it isn't rice you have to divide.

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   B

   Pero, Ma, ano po ang sasabihin ng mga tao? Ng mga tita po, ng mga kapitbahay, ng mga kumare ninyo?

   But, Ma, what will people say? The aunts, the neighbors, your friends?

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   Anak, sa edad ko, mas marami na akong kakilalang nasa sementeryo kaysa sa labas nito. Ang mga natitira, maiinggit lang.

   Son, at my age, I know more people in the cemetery than outside it. The ones still around will just be jealous.

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   B

   Ma, hindi po ako nagbibiro. Paano po kung bahay o pensiyon ninyo ang habol niya?

   Ma, I'm not joking. What if it's the house or your pension he's after?

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   A

   May sarili siyang bahay, at mas malaki pa ang pensiyon niya. At may prenup kami, anak; nurse ako, hindi tanga.

   He has his own house, and his pension is bigger than mine. And we have a prenup, son; I'm a nurse, not a fool.

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    B

    Ma, pakiramdam ko po, kapag pumayag ako, para ko na ring tinalikuran si Papa.

    Ma, I feel like if I say yes, it's as if I've turned my back on Dad.

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    A

    Anak, hindi ako humihingi ng pahintulot, ipinapaalam ko lang. Pero gusto kong ikaw ang maghatid sa akin sa altar.

    Son, I'm not asking for permission, I'm just letting you know. But I want you to be the one to walk me down the aisle.

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    B

    Sige po, Ma, ihahatid ko kayo. Pero turuan po muna ninyo ako ng cha-cha; ayokong mapahiya sa harap ni Mang Delfin.

    All right, Ma, I'll walk you down. But teach me the cha-cha first; I don't want to embarrass myself in front of Mang Delfin.

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