Name: Perla

Manang Pearl - - - ilonggo for "big sister Pearl" by my cousins

bu-ang - - - ilonggo for "crazy" by my close friends

Per-r-r-r-lih-ta-a-a-a-h! - - - by my mom when she was mad at me & i was a little girl

Ping-Pong - - - my CB handle when I was a kid

Pongky - - - by an ex-boyfriend who never could use my name. . .

Witch - - - by my brother when we had a big fight as kids

Bitch - - - by my co-worker Steve C. when we disagreed

Mommy - - - by my eldest son, Gregory, who is 8 years old.

Maaah-maaahhh!- - - by my babies

Woman - - - by my son Gregory, makes me think of Dexter's Laboratory

Mrs. Daly Ma'am- - - by my son Gregory

webmeister - - - on the "We Remember People Power 1986, Philippines" web site

consultant/designer/art director- - - at places where I worked or freelanced.

telerep/researcher/investigations rep- - - at old jobs. REALLY old jobs from years ago.

at-home-mom - - - in the past, by my husband because he was scared of calling me "housewife"

corny stuff (you don't want to hear and ain't gonna) - - - by my mom, funny friends, old boyfriends, & my husband

insulting stuff (you might want to hear and ain't gonna)- - - by other drivers on the road and crazy people shopping

founder, NewFilipina.com - - - feminist/pro-women/pro-human, whatever you call it, i think it's great!

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