Interview With My Guardian
Interview With My Guardian
Mrs. Wilma: Ako si Wilma Mutya, nagpuyo diri sa Bangkal, Matanao, Davao del
Sur. Akong edad sixty, akong anak lima, ang nagpuyo sa akoa nga apo nako, isa
lang, si Jay An.
Mrs. Wilma: I am Wilma Mutya, living here in Bangkal, Matanao, Davao Del Sur. I
am 60 years old, and I have five children. Currently, I have my grandchild who’s
living with me, Jay An.
Interview: So, naa koy pulo ka questions sa imoha mmy (mommy). So… ang first
question is, how did you meet each other or gi-unsa ninyo pagkita sa usa’t usa, gi
unsa ninyo pagka-ila?
Interviewer: So, I have ten questions for you. So, the first question is, how did
you meet each other or how did you encounter each other? How did you introduce
yourselves?
Mrs. Wilma: Ayyy! Simple… nagkita, nag ila-ila, pagkahuman nanligaw, gisugot,
ug nagtaban.
Mrs. Wilma: Oh! We simply met, got to know each other, courted, agreed, and
eventually got into a relationship.
Interviewer: Grabeha oy! So second is, who fell first or kinsay naibog ug una?
Interviewer: It was intense! So, second is, who fell first?
Interviewer: Huh?
Interviewer: Huh?
Interviewer: Siya?
Interviewer: Him?
Interviewer: Kuan man… kanang… ika-lima, ika-lima ta. Gi-unsa nimo pagka
realize nga si daddy na gyud ang the one for you?
Interviewer: You know… like… on the fift, let’s proceed to fifth. How did realize
that Daddy really is the one for you?
Interviewer: Like, gi-unsa gani nimo pagka realize, unsay nagpa realize nimo
ba?
Interviewer: Like how did you realize, what made you realize?
Mrs. Wilma: Kuan… syempre kung naa na kay kaagi, syempre adapon nimo kung
unsay maayo niya, ana.
Mrs. Wilma: Well… of course, if you have experiences already, you’ll naturally
adopt what’s good about them, just like that.
Interviewer: Ika-pito, ika-pito ta, seven. Do you think having him by your side is
the reason why you’re happy right now? Kanang, sa imong paglantaw, kanang
karon nga kauban nimo siya, siya ba ang dahilan nganong malipayon ka?
Interviewer: Seventh, let’s go to the seventh, seven. Do you think having him by
your side is the reason why you’re happy right now? From your perspective, now
that you’re with him, is he the reason why you’re happy?
Interviewer: Number eight is, are you willing to sacrifice everything just to be
with him, ka- kaya ba nimo isakpripisyo ang tanan maka uban lang siya?
Interviewer: Number eight is, are you willing to sacrifice everything just to be
with him? Are you capable of sacrificing everything just to be with him?
Interviewer: Ngano man? Paghatag ug laing rason, ayaw ng love man. Ngano?
Ngano?
Interview: Why though? Give another reason, don’t just say, “because of love.”
Why?
Mrs. Wilma: Syempre, buotan man, unsay iyang kuan nimo… unsay imong gusto
iyang uyunan, ana aba.
Mrs. Wilma: Well, because he’s kind, whatever he wants… whatever you want, he
will support you, like that.
Interviewer: So karon, akong ulahi nga pangutana. Unsa, what is your message
for him or unsa imong mensahe nga gusto iingon sa iyaha?
Interviewer: So now, my last question. What is your message for him or what
message do you want to convey to him?
Mrs. Wilma: Syempre, love gud taka; syempre bisag magkina-unsa… mao ra
gihapon hangtod sa laing kalibutan. Love one another.
Mrs. Wilma: Of course, I love you; of course no matter what… it will always be the
same even in another universe. Love one another.
7. Do you think having him by your side is the reason why you’re
happy right now?
9. What if someday, you too will meet on another life, will you still
choose each other as a soulmate or a lovers?