A newly licensed professional teacher made Filipinos laugh after sharing how her mother and mother-in-law misunderstood her board exam announcement.
Reports said Shaira Balmaceda, a newly licensed professional teacher, shared the good news on Messenger that she had passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers.
In an interview with Inquirer, she said she hid her exam result from her family to surprise them, which prompted unexpected reactions when she finally announced it.
This led her mother to misinterpret what Shaira meant when she mentioned “LPT” in their chat.
“Ma, LPT na ako,” Shaira wrote in a message with a loudly crying emoji.
“Ano ‘yun?” her mother responded.
“LPT NA AKO MA,” Shaira wrote.
“Saan ka ba?” her mother asked, thinking Shaira meant “lapit” as a shortcut for “LPT.”
“Nakapasa ako Board Exam,” Shaira replied with crying emojis.
Meanwhile, her mother-in-law thought she failed the LET after she used several crying emojis in her message.
“Lumabas na ba board exam niyo?” her mother-in-law asked.
“Oo, mi,” Shaira replied, adding several crying emojis. She also included smiling-face-with-tears emojis.
“Yaan [mo na] ‘nak, better luck next time,” her mother-in-law wrote back, thinking Shaira literally meant she was crying because of her emojis.
“Nakapasa ako, mi,” Shaira responded.
The post has garnered 3,300 laughing reactions and nearly 50 comments, with online users sharing tips on how to avoid being misunderstood in text messages.
“Kaya ako kapag nag-chat or text sa nanay ko, kumpleto ‘yung word kasi lumalabo usapan eh. Matutuyuan lang ako ng dugo,” a Facebook user commented.
“Pero cute ng reaction nila, hahaha. Nakakagaan ng loob kung makapasa ka o hindi,” another wrote.
“Congrats. Good vibes ang mga madir,” a different Pinoy commented.
Shaira said the mix-up was a misunderstanding, noting that both elders struggle with acronyms and modern “emoji slang.”
Her family was happy in the end, especially her mother, whose dream of becoming a teacher was fulfilled through her daughter, she said.
The LET is the standardized examination for Filipinos seeking licensure as teachers. The license is required for those who want to teach in both public and private schools.