You Know You're From The EOGC Territories If...

Hi! Anselmo here! Another round of quick facts here, put in a way that's not so serious. Here's a list of characteristics about what typical EOGC people are like. I call it:

You Know You're From The EOGC Territories If...

1. You have two passports

2. You carry two types of currency

3. You have two birth certificates (but if you were born before the Takeover, you have a birth certificate and a protection certificate, which certifies you as an EOGC 'national' like me!)

4. You call non-EOGC Filipinos "pilferinos" or "pilferinians"

5. You hate election day ("It's a waste of time!!!")

6. You have memorized Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and sing it more often than the national anthem

7. You consider Beethoven's Ninth Symphony as your anthem

8. You love Cardinal Zhang -even if you're not a catholic

9. You love working overtime

10. You hate getting to work late (and you also hate it when people come to work late)

11. You take your work to the cafeteria (and eat while working)

12. You develop stomach trouble because you eat while working

13. Your favorite local finance magazine is Forex-E!

14. You want Tagalog speakers to speak in Visayan instead

15. You try to convince Tagalog speakers to speak in Visayan instead ("The Sri Vijayan Empire ruled over the Philippines and gave its name to the Visayas!")

16. You hate Rizal (because you're more familiar with Philippine history than most Filipinos)

17. You think Juan Luna ought to be the national hero instead of Rizal

18. You think Gajah Mada is a better candidate for national hero than Juan Luna

19. You ask, "EOGC pesos or Philippine Pesos?" if you're paying for something and the cashier just says, "Pesos"

20. You despise jueteng, cockfighting and masiao but you love to play bingo and buy lottery tickets

21. You have an EOGC Territories ID in addition to your passport and birth/protection certificate

22. You love (and fear) Eric Ong, even if you don't work in an EOGC member corporation

23. You're even more afraid of Maximilian Ong than his father

24. You drink basi or kahal if you can't find wine

25. You prefer wine to beer

26. You prefer tea to coffee

27. You can't make up your mind if you have to choose between wine and tea

28. You can't live without your mobile devices (laptop, cellphone, tablet, blackberry, etc.)

29. You are a certified anime and manga fan (and occasionally do cosplay)

30. You speak Chinese, Japanese or Korean as a third language (with the first and second being Visayan or Ilonggo and English and treat Tagalog as a fourth language)
31. You call the EOGC security forces "Janitors" and their special forces "Handymen"
32. You call tax collectors "self-glorified beggars"
33. You've spent at least two years learning a martial art before graduating from college
34. You own at least two bank accounts (I've got four!)
35. You own at least three cooperative accounts (I've got six!)
36. You think people who don't save money should be shot
37. You're a member of a money-savers' club
38. You hate anything that hints of "new age," "cult," "guru," "ascended master," "cosmic consciousness," "aquarian age," etc.
39. You're always looking for new investments for your money
40. You like the Spaniards (for the same reason as in number 16)
41. You believe in Feng Shui
42. Your favorite holidays are New Year, Chinese New Year, Holy Week, Christmas, August 28 (Cagayan de Oro City Fiesta,) the Mooncake Festival, July 22 (if you're an EOGC employee -it's Eric's birthday,) and Takeover Day