This daughter from San Juan City came up with a unique way to tell her mother about her latest academic achievement.
With the help of her cousin and brother, Ma. Patricia Pantaleon pulled-off a prank on Mommy Ruby on October 5, 2023.
In the uploaded video on TikTok, Mommy Ruby can be seen talking to a “representative of the school” explaining that her daughter has a remaining balance.
She then messaged Patricia asking why she has a remaining tuition fee balance amounting to P50,000.
“Ma, Napautang ko eh. Kasi akala ko mabibigay agad,” Patricia said in the viral video.
“‘Bat mo pinautang pambayad ng tuition ‘yon! Ang pera pang tuition hindi pwedeng ipahiram sa iba.Tumawag ang school sa ‘kin, kailangan bayaran kung hindi, di siya makaka-graduate,” Mommy Ruby replied with an angry face.
“Bakit di mo binayad ‘yun lahat? ‘Di ba kinuha mo lahat sa akin ang pambayad? Ba’t di mo binayad, ha? Nasaan ‘yung pera, ilabas mo nasaan?” she added.
Patricia said that she had to act naturally even though she really wanted to laugh upon seeing her mom’s reaction.
After a few minutes, Patricia handed over a piece of paper to her mom.
Mommy Ruby bursts into tears upon seeing her daughter’s new academic achievement.
“Balak pa sana ng kuya ko na sabihin, araw mismo ng graduation, pero sabi ko ang pangit naman if araw ng graduation kasi nakadepende po kasi ‘yung susuotin ni mother sa graduation if may latin honor ako, bibili siya ng mas magandang damit,” Patricia told The Philippine STAR.
Mommy Ruby said that she thought that everything was real and was already thinking of a solution to the problem.
“Kasi alam ko every exam, humihingi siya sa akin ng pambayad, so provide kaagad ako. Kaya kako nagalit kasi alam kong bayad ako eh, saan mo dinala ‘yung pera, kaya doon ako nagalit. Nagulat ako kaya sabi ko, bakit ganon? [Ngi] singko alam kong bayad ako nun buong sem. Akala ko totoo kaya napatayo ako. tapos Kinabahan ako kasi bigla eh,” Mommy Ruby recalled.
“Pagkakita ko congratulations, magna cum laude, do’n ako nahimasmasan nga, iyak na ko nang iyak,” she added.
Patricia admitted that she was afraid of the initial reaction of her mother.
“Natatawa ako kasi baka mamaya, hala, sabunutan ako ni mama, sampalin ako. It was priceless. Mga pinaghirapan niya siyempre. It was all worth it. ‘Yung medal na ‘yun is para sa kanya rin,” she said.
Patricia’s father works as an overseas Filipino worker in Spain for almost two decades. She was also excited to share the good news.
“Kaya sabi ko ipakita n’yo sa tatay ninyo baka sasabihin, kayod siya nang kayod sa ibang bansa tapos hindi kayo tapos,” Mommy Ruby noted.
“Gusto ko talagang maging big deal sa kanya, pati sa kuya ko kasi nitong fourth year, second sem ko, si kuya po nagpo-provide ng tuition fee ko. Ayoko na isama ‘yung father ko sa prank kasi nasa malayo siya. After po nung prank, chinat ko po agad ‘yung papa ko. Sabi niya, “Napahanga mo ako, Tricia.” Gumanon siya. Umiiyak din po siya, well actually umiiyak po kaming lahat nung time na ‘yon,” Patricia shared.
Patricia graduated with a degree in tourism at the Lyceum of the Philippines University on October 12, 2023. She plans to work in the city local government.
“Hindi ko naman hinangand ‘yung Magna eh. Kahit man lang ‘yung Cum Laude lang, oo hindi ko hinangad, hindi ko sukat na akalain. Tuwang-tuwa talaga ako, parang gusto ko, sabi ko graduate na rin ako tapos na sila! Wala na akong estudyante, magpapahinga na rin ako,” Mommy Ruby noted.
