Hugot lines essay

Part of it is of course just for show: Filipino humor has always involved a certain degree of self-deprecation. But there is oftentimes a grain of truth to one’s ‘hugot lines’; one’s own love life is recruited as a subtext that makes them all the more funny and meaningful.

The witticism of hugot draws from its double entendres, the invocation of words that are both emotional and physical attributes (i.e. ‘bitter’ and ‘sweet’) - else, human and non-human (a cellphone that ‘goes crazy’ is one that ‘hangs’; a person who ‘goes crazy’ doesn’t necessarily hang himself).

List of Hugot Lines about Life (Buhay) 1 Minsan ang buhay ng tao ay parang saranggola, hindi mo talaga masasabi kung saan papunta. 2 Ang buhay ng tao parang kuryente rin yan, ‘di natin alam kung kailan may interruption para mas lumiwanag. 3 Minsan ang buhay parang yang roller coaster, dadalhin ka sa pinakamasasaya at pinakanakakatakot na parte.

When it comes to hugot lines, the most well-known subject is love. Many people associate their experiences in their relationships, their heartbreaks, and their deep feelings with usual events like the spilling of a coffee, the signs of the traffic lights, and many more.