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Filipino logic

8 years ago
Concerning the (chain)smoking relatives (birthday party for little boy):

RL: Went to supermarket yesterday..bought 5 kls chicken and paper plate
TV: How many people coming to party?
RL: Not a big party..just pamily gathering
RL: About 25
TV: wow... so many
RL: Toon is my special visitor
TV: To me it's a whole village.... lol
RL: My sisters inlaw will help me here
RL: Hmmmmmm if toon here..no one will come..smokers are not allowed
RL: Lol
RL: No party
TV: lol
TV: Better Toon stay away :)
RL: No way
RL: Toon will stay
RL: Better no party
TV: That will bring a lot of conflict for you
RL: Nooo
RL: Im sure with it..no conflict at all
RL: I talked with them already...
TV: what was agreed (if anything)?
RL: I told them if get married with foreigner
RL: Foreigner dont want smokes to our house..soo smokers not allowed
RL: My brothers laughed
RL: They said..they will not visit
RL: I asked them to stop smoking even my mom
RL: My mom said she cant stop
RL: Toon?
TV: Impossible situation
RL: Why impossible?you wont believe me?
TV: Impossible situation = situation not good, causes conflict
TV: no solution
RL: Here we are again

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