An Extremely Westernized Filipino Grandpa!

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A 65-year-old grandpa, who arrived in Canada from the Philippines 7 years ago, is so westernized. He adopted western lifestyle to the highest level. Keep on reading! He used to wear just shirts, ordinary pair of pants, and pair of rubber shoes back in the Philippines; now he goes out sporting suit and pair of shiny pair of leather shoes, he bought from Sears not Walmart. He speaks English all the time, trying hard to eliminate his distinct Filipino accent and pronunciation. He overdoes it that sometimes we, his Filipino friends, don't fully understand and have to decipher what he is talking about. One night we attended an all-Filipino party; while all of us spoke tagalog, he kept blabbering in English. And he is a stammering bore (keeps talking). And yesterday we noticed he is sporting an earring not just on one ear but on both. However, there is one Eastern value that he still keeps that we, his barkada (close friends), extremely appreciate and keeps us listening to his stories about his "escapades" back in the Philippines - he is very generous. On Saturdays we used to assemble in a mall's food court to talk about anything under the sun. He orders and pays foods, coffee, and drinks for all us, his barkada, while he talks endlessly about his life. Of course, though bored, we have to listen. O, I almost forgot . . his name is Policarpio. His old nickname was Apiong. His new nickname is Carps. I am not that westernized yet or will ever!