00:00Speaking of Bata, do you believe in what other people are saying?
00:05We all have children. Christmas is just for the kids.
00:08We old people are getting stressed because of Christmas.
00:11As parents, we will give our best for our children, right?
00:16And it's true, when it's Christmas, we become kids, right?
00:20The feeling of Christmas, even if there's a gift or not,
00:24it's still like, oh, it's Christmas, right?
00:27So for me, right now, it's really relaxing, right?
00:31What I didn't have when I was a kid, I'm giving to my children.
00:35It's good that now, in this generation, poverty won't carry over.
00:41I will give you a good Christmas.
00:44What's Christmas? Are you going to live your Christmas when you're a kid?
00:47Because I know we have the same stories, grassroots stories.
00:53Yes, Madam Chair.
00:54Yes, because there's something we call, nananaygon kami.
00:57What's that?
00:58Namamasko kami.
00:59Sorry, I don't know if there's a Tagalog for nanaygon.
01:03What's a Tagalog for nanaygon?
01:04Namamasko.
01:05Namamasko, right?
01:06Is that karuling?
01:07Yes, it's karuling.
01:08So what I do, of course, my mom is smart.
01:12She's good at finding rooms.
01:14What I do is, I'm with my mom.
01:16I'm the one who's in the front.
01:19What I do is, I don't give to my mom.
01:27He's a scammer.
01:29Back then, moms were really scammers.
01:31So what I do is, every house she goes to, right?
01:36I'm the one who's in the front.
01:39So now, my mom is surprised.
01:40I don't give anything to them.
01:42I forgive them.
01:43My mom is surprised.
01:44I have a lot of bullets in my pocket.
01:46I put bullets in my pocket.
01:48When you were a crybaby, you learned from me.
01:52My dad taught me how to sing.
01:54I thought, wow, my dad is really supportive of what I want in life.
01:59Maybe he wants me to be a singer.
02:02The first thing he taught me was Oh Holy Night.
02:05I perfected that.
02:07Then, he said, go ahead and learn that.
02:10I was like, what?
02:13He made it a habit.
02:15I thought he was supportive of what I want.
02:20Then, he said, go ahead and learn that.
02:24That's different.
02:25You know, parents of the 80s are like that.
02:28Let's do it one last time.
02:30You're right, Ninong.
02:32You're right, Ninong.
02:36What about you, Madam Chair?
02:37What are your Christmas memories?
02:39My mom and dad are mall employees.
02:42They're busy during Christmas.
02:44They go home late.
02:46I was the only child for 11 years.
02:48I was alone at home.
02:50That's when I learned how to cook.
02:52That's the story of how I cooked.
02:54I was my grandmother's assistant in the kitchen.
02:57She prepared Noche Buena for everyone.
02:59You were the sous-chef?
03:00I was the sous-chef.
03:01So, as early as 7 or 8, I would cook.
03:04We called my grandmother, Mommy.
03:06I would cook.
03:08Then, I would give it to my neighbor.
03:10My grandmother would give it to us.
03:12She wouldn't accept it.
03:14Then, I would sing a Christmas song
03:16because I was a naughty child.
03:18She wouldn't listen to it.
03:19Why?
03:20Because she was a Muslim.
03:22She would make me leave.
03:24I'm sorry.
03:25She was only 7 years old.
03:27I didn't know that.
03:29I didn't know she was a Muslim.
03:31I'm sorry.
03:32I didn't know.
03:33After that, I didn't say anything.
03:35Happy Holidays.
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