Naming Conventions and TV Ads that Kick
My parents are still debating what to name me. The only thing sure is that it will start with the letter Z. Therefore, as a stopgap, they call me Baby Zee for now. Or if they’re feeling pretty peppy, it becomes “Zee, Zee, Zee!”
In reverse, I’m not sure what to call them. If I say they are mama and papa, then it sounds like my dad’s names for my paternal grandparents. If I say they are nanay and tatay, then that’s what my mom calls my maternal grandparents. Therefore, in the search for a unique pet name for my parents, I have settled upon a middle ground that is both very Japanese Anime-ish, cuddly, memorable and probably unused in most Filipino households. I shall call them Mamu and Papu.
Meanwhile, I’m still kicking and wriggling like there’s no tomorrow. The truth is, I want OUT! Get me outta here! I wanna see the sunshine. (Oh, and Papu, stop shining that flashlight on me. You won’t see anything. And it’s just not that funny.) I wanna crawl in the dirt. I wanna swallow some marbles like my aunty Naya. I wanna play futbol.
Which reminds me. The other day, my parents saw this fabulous ad on TV of a pregnant woman whose baby could really kick! I loved it. In fact, I think they should have auditioned me instead. Here’s a screencap of that ad, and the link to the YouTube vid. It totally rocks. Bye now. I’m sleepy.
This TV ad kicks major glutes
For the record, Baby Zee, I swallowed only ONE marble (and still haven’t lost my marbles, thank you very much).
If you were a girl, I’d call you Zarana, after a G.I. Joe figurine your Papu gave me as a kid. But if you could kick a soccer ball like that, I’d call you Zany!
April 14, 2009 at 8:40 pm
You remember Zarana? Holy cow. I don’t. Was she the one with glasses in the black Cobra uniform with loose pants? Glad to know you haven’t lost your marbles yet, sis. Baby Zee sends his love.
April 14, 2009 at 10:03 pm
I love the name Baby Zee! Cuuuute!
Papu, I have a new pagan blog you won’t like. Hehe.
And yes Aunty Naya, I remember you in your devil child mode, spitting out that marble when Mama speed drove over the hump!
Miss you guys!
April 16, 2009 at 10:09 am
Just the words “pagan blog” sends shivers up me spine, sis. Miss you too, and I’m praying for you. Baby Zee sends his aunty a flying kiss.
April 16, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Devil child mode? But I was the sweetest thing…!
And Kuya, Zarana was the red-haired tomboyish woman wearing the hot pink off-shoulder top whose skin would change colour when left out in the sun too long. She was the angry, awkward cousin of my Barbies.
Man, I can’t wait to see our nephew!
April 17, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Sweetest thing? GAHHHH.
SO Zarana is the chameleon, skin-color-changer. Cooooool.
… Can’t wait to see your nephew either!
April 17, 2009 at 6:32 pm