Friday, May 7, 2010

Rulk as the Filipino Barrel Man

This is one barrel you don't want to lift. 


If you ever been to a Filipino household. You'll notice a few things. On their wall, you'll see a wooden spoon and fork and some form of the Last Supper, either a wood carving or a painting of it. The mother of the household will then overwhelm you asking you in her cute accent, "Ded you eeat yet?" Regardless of your answer, she will then bombard you with a feast that may either be Chicken Adobo or Diniguan. Heck maybe both. Walk over to the living room. The couches are covered in plastic. You wonder why are they covered in plastic? Then you hear the mother say, "Et jasts makes et easier to clean. You jast put a Windex and you wipe dat!"

On the mantle you see a statuette (I prefer to call it an "action figure") of a man in a barrel. These barrel men are found typically in souvenir shops in the Philippines and is identified as part of my culture. If you do encounter one of these, lift up the barrel and you'll see why I call it an "action figure."

1 comment:

  1. I've never heard of this. You're lying. jk! My part of the fam is so un-Filipino, I don't think my mom has one of these. My mom only has Royal (Blonde, Blue-eyed) Toddler Jesus action figures. Well, maybe they don't have the same action as a barrel man, but they look posable. Maybe he can be one of Rulks friends. :)
    My mom will be in the U.S. on Monday. Maybe you can ask her if Royal Toddler Jesus can be in a photoshoot with Rulk.
    =(^-^)=

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