There's this story Fr. Jerry Orbos told us about a man who is mute, who thought to surprise his wife one day, so he quietly sneaks into the bedroom, comes from behind, and suddenly covers his wife's eyes, "Nge hu?!" meaning "Guess who?!"
Of course, he's the only mute in the house!
Fr. Jerry continues the story. The wife remarks,"You're the only mute here so what's all this nge hu?"
How cold, huh. Killjoy! - that's what the word came to mean.
Thus became our favorite expression during our whole pilgrimage! And everyday we'd sing on our bus rides in Holy Land, Fr. Jerry's song -
God bless you
Mama Mary loves you
Me, too,
Nge hu.
I miss our trip, Fr. Jerry Orbos, my co-pilgrims... everything about Holy Land!
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