As told by Lola Basyang
(Translated by Her Many-times Removed Granddaughter)
May Love L. Oniola
No housekeepers allowed. (Do not sweep the floor.)
The bringing of hair paraphernalia (comb, shampoo, conditioner) is strictly prohibited. (Taking a bath and combing one’s hair are strictly prohibited.)
Barbecues are not aloud. (Don’t grill anything.)
Please observe silence. (Music-playing/listening is not allowed.)
Crossover players are immediately fouled out. (Do not cross from one wake to another.)
Women on their way to maternity must leave. (No pregnant women are allowed during the wake.)
Snow White’s stepmother and Narcissus are discouraged to enter this establishment. (Do not face the mirror during a wake.)
Please make room. (Do not put away the dead person’s things until a year has passed by.)
Gatecrashers and unpleasant companies are encouraged to stay for forty days. (The house must not be left empty until after the fortieth day of the dead person’s death.)
Dracula is banned from this establishment. (The house must not be left in the dark until the fortieth day of the dead person’s death.)
