I just spent a few days in Manila, visiting my sister.  On her birthday, she planned a karaoke session with some of her friends from Tanghalang Pilipino.  I don’t really enjoy karaoke .. since I cannot for the life of me sing in tune but I went with her anyway.  I mean, it WAS her birthday.

Anyway, the karaoke place was just a tiny room with a huge jukebox / karaoke machine.  In Bisaya, kanang sinko-sinko lang na machine ba! J  They had a sign inside that small room which I found really amusing.  It read (in Tagalog):

HINDI PO ITO DINING AREA. PUWEDENG

KUMAIN AT UMINOM DITO KUNG

GAGAMIT NG VIDEOKE.

BAWL MAGHINTAY O MAG ISTAMBAY

DITO AT GUMAMIT NG AIRCON KUNG

HINDI KAYO MAG VIDEOKE.

P5.00 A SONG (NO REFUND) ANG

CHARGE NAMIN KAYA LUGI KAMI KUNG

MAGPAPAHINGA LANG KAYO DITO.

SALAMAT PO.

Hahaha! That’s what you call a concise sign. ;)