Mama Sun

The other day Mama asked me to save her new Sun Cellular number in her mobile phone. In the Philippines there are three major network providers simply called ”Globe,” “Smart,” and “Sun.” So whenever I key in a contact’s other number, I do this:

Aui Sun = means my friend Aui’s other number by Sun.

Mhea Globe = means my friend Mhea’s other number by Globe.

Erika Smart = means my friend Erika’s other number by Smart.

So when I saved Mama’s new Sun number (she uses this for long-distance calls to my aunts in Tacloban City who also have Sun sims, as Sun-to-Sun calls are unlimited), I typed:

And then laughed as I called her. “Mama Sun” sounds the same as the Japanese “mama-san.”

“Look, Mama, you have a nice name!” I showed her the mobile phone contacts list.

“What?”

I said, “Mama Sun.”