Merry Tsismis!

Parols like the one’s up there in the photo can get pretty dangerous. See the parol on top of the kids? It fell after the photo was taken and picked a fight with my cousin. Just kidding. I was about to spread some tsismis! What does tsismis mean? It means rumor: it’s the gift that keeps on spreading! In Bisaya, tsismis means “to talk smack about your cousin/parol/ex-girlfriend/fish” or something like that. Sari-sari stores are actually the best places to sit down and spread this kind of love.

*Update: I made a rap song about this blog post.