Any of those sound dreadfully familiar? 

These ridiculously corny comments are known today as banats, cheesey romantic words used by Filipinos to declare their love for a person...or to annoy that person to death.

Well, that's what Jeffrey did anyway.

During the Regional Schools Press Conference, the usual parade took place supremely early in the morning. While we marched at a funeral dirge's pace and talked about random stuff, Jeffrey, our contestant for sports writing, remained silent, which was surprising as he's one of the noisiest people. Pretty, soon, however, he started talking again...with banats.

Only his were waaaay more cornier than the common ones.

1. Kape ka ba, kasi ikaw ang nang-gigising sa akin.
2. Ref ka ba, kasi tuwing binubuksan kita...yeah, I'd rather not continue
3. Piso ka ba, kasi ikaw ang bubuo sa milyon ko

Trust me there is a lot more like that, but I honestly can't remember anymore.