Obeses? Obesis? Obisis?

Spelling matters?

Spelling matters?


This post has something to do with my obsessive-compulsiveness so please bear with me… this has been my question for a loooonnggg time now: what’s the correct spelling of the street “Obeses?”

Is it Obeses, as written on the street sign? As far as I know, walang matataba sa Obesis. Is it Obesis, phonetically speaking? Or Obisis, with a hard Tagalog accent?

Is there any other streets in Pandacan that have confusing spelling? (I’ll give you one: Ylang-Ylang. :P )

I guess as long as the Post Office delivers the mails to the correct recipients, the spelling doesn’t matter.

(Oh, thanks to my bayaw for taking the pictures)

Front of Obesis Street

Front of Obesis Street

Facing Quirino Avenue

Facing Quirino Avenue

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12 comments on this topic

  • Batang Kalye
    October 9, 2008 at 2:46 pm | Reply

    alam niyo ba ang East Zamora at West Zamora e iisa lang? Ibig ko pong sabihin ay ganire, Zamora Street lamang po meron, nang ginawa kasi ang kalye ng Pres. Quirino eh dun nagsimula hatiin ang Zamora sa East at West. At di lang ‘yon mga kasamahan, nahati rin ang street na Sampaguita na susunod sa kalye ng Obeses.

  • Lissah
    October 9, 2008 at 9:32 pm | Reply

    Bka bisaya gumawa ng sign n yan…kya wrong spelling :lol: …As i was remembered. Obesis ung old na nkalagay jan.

  • Amor
    October 9, 2008 at 11:56 pm | Reply

    Baka nga nagkamali lang yung gumawa ng street sign na yan, pero bakit hindi man lang itinama diba? Anyway, I think it should really be Obesis and not Obeses, unless doon ako nakatira :D

  • Avatar of Kiko Kiko
    October 10, 2008 at 12:50 am | Reply

    Haha! Natawa naman ako sa comment mo Amor! :lol:

  • jessica
    October 11, 2008 at 10:51 am | Reply

    I think it should be Obisis kc un ung ginagamit ko and un ung pagkakapronounce ko. he…he…he… :lol:

  • ganda
    October 11, 2008 at 10:28 pm | Reply

    wala ba magawa official nyo to change or correct it or baka gusto na nila yun para wala na silang gawain upu na lang sila sa row 4 katabi ng eeeuuuuuuuuu alam nyo na :oops:

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  • Avatar of archaryan archaryan
    November 5, 2008 at 2:49 am | Reply

    ang alam ko din obesis e….simula ng matuto akong bumasa,pero ang miss ko jan un buwaya …patay na ba un? sana pag nagkaroon ng mascot ang obesis…alligator nlang hehehe…dati ksi obesis was famous bcoz of that alligator..dinadayo yan…hello sa mga kamag anak ko din jan sa obesis…

  • Avatar of Andres Andres
    November 5, 2008 at 9:26 am | Reply

    wala na ung buwaya kila Aling Alice. Ibinigay na lang nila sa Manila Zoo. Masyado na kasing malaki para maging alaga siguro.
    Ewan ko lang kung ginawa nila sa mga pagong na kasama nun.

  • Batang Kalye
    November 5, 2008 at 11:20 am | Reply

    nakita ko pa yang buwaya na iyan na ikarga sa pick-up truck nuon. nagwala pa nga ung buwaya nun at tinamaan ung isang handler sa binti. akala ko e nabale ung binti ng mama, buti na lang at hinde pero iika-ika siyang maglakad nun.
    sa mga pagong eh ipinamigay yata sa mga gustong mag-alaga sa mga taga obesis.

    eh ung lawin na lumilipad dati sa himpapawid ng pandacan naalala niyo pa? balita dun eh nabaril daw ng isang taong may airgun kaya nawala agad.

  • Avatar of MJay MJay
    March 6, 2009 at 5:32 pm | Reply

    taga OBESIS ako dati. natatandaan ko yang buwaya na yan, malapit yan sa tindahan ni Mang Edie diba. sa may bandang gitna kami ng Obesis nakatira kina “Kaka” o “Ka Luning”.

  • jocelyn
    July 28, 2010 at 9:11 am | Reply

    namimiz ko na jan sa obeses lalo na si froilan lodrono….huhu!sana magkita ulet kami..ingat lahat ng tropa ko jan!…mwahpzzzzzzz

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