The Seekers….

-You use ‘walis tambo’ and ‘walis tingting’ as opposed to a conventional  broom

-You own a karaoke machine

-You own a piano that no one ever plays

-You have a portrait of the Last Supper hanging on your dining room wall

-You have a ‘tabo’ in your bathroom

-You have a rose garden

-Your house is cluttered with ‘burloloys’

-You display a big laughing Buddha for goodluck.

-You have a Santo Nino shrine in your living room

-You own a ‘barrel man’ (schwing!) from Baguio

-You have ‘parol’ displayed during the holidays

-You cover your living room furniture with bed sheets

-Your lampshades still have plastic covers on them

-You have plastic runners to cover your carpets

-You refer to VCR as ‘Betamax’ even if it’s a VHS

-You own a rice dispenser

-You own a turbo broiler

-You own a lamp with oil that drips down to the strings

-You have a giant wooden spoon and fork hanging in your dining room

-You own Capiz shell chandeliers, lamps or placemats

-You have a pair of wooden tinikling dancers on your wall

-You have ‘Weapons of Moroland’ shield hanging on your living room wall

-Your wall to wall carpeting includes the ceiling

-You own one of those fiber-optic flower lamps

-Your microwave, washer, TV, VCR, computer, printer, toaster and doorknobs are hidden under quilted covers

-You have the entire Apo Hiking Society collection, plus maybe some Tito Mina and Pops Fernandez thrown in

-There’s a pail in your bathroom, just in case there’s a water shortage or the toilet won’t flush

-You have fly swatter in your kitchen

-You have multiplex tapes

-You buy song hit mixes like “New Wave Disco Hits