One Check for Everyone.

I think my mom and i have the same traits. We don't give up easily; and we defend ourselves endlessly even if we know we didn't do the right thing. She called us up last Wednesday, because she wanted me to issue a check for Christmas:

Ma: Mae (referring to me), para hindi masyado magastos sa checks, mag-issue ka na lang ng isang check para sa inyong 3 chaka kay ate norma.

Me: Sige. So I'll issue one check for everyone?

Ma: Hindi. Isang check sa inyong lahat.

Me: Oo nga. One check for everyone.

Ma: Hindi nga. One check for everybody.

Me: Ma, pareho lang tayo ng sinasabi. One check for everyone, One check for everybody, isa lang meaning nun.

Ma: (murmurs what i just said) Hindi, ah! Basta isang check lang i-issue mo. One check for everybody.

Me: (calls out my sister) 'te Faye, diba one check for everyone and one check for everybody, pareho lang meaning?

Faye: Oo.

Ma: (nagiisip pa rin) Oo nga noh. Akala ko kasi One check for every one.