Origin Of The Popular Advance Ako Mag-isip Internet Memes And Jokes

"Advance ako mag-isip" or "advanced ako mag-sisp" is a meme that was born out of a television news report that originally aired on 24 Oras, an evening news program on the GMA 7 channel. The news report was by Emil Sumangil and it aired on the June 12, 2018 edition of 24 Oras. The story centered around 25-year-old Albert Mangapit who was arrested by the Philippine police during a buy-bust operation. Prior to the bust, Mangapit worked as a call center agent.

Mangapit's humorous and often nonsensical answers to interview questions by the news reporter after his arrest quickly went viral getting hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. And thus a meme was born. "Advance ako mag-isip" memes spread online especially in social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Some netizens also started making parody and satiric videos of the news report.

Examples of "Advanced ako mag-isip" jokes and memes:
1. Di na ako maliligo, papawisan din naman ako sa pagtakbo. Advanced kasi ako mag-isip.
2. Simula pa lang ng Quiz sa Math naglagay agad ako ng score na zero. Advance ako mag-isip.
3. Yung hindi ka na umamin kasi alam mong mababasted ka lang din. Advance ako mag-isip.
4. Hindi muna ako magjojowa kasi sa una lang yan masaya, magsasawa din siya sa akin at iiwan niya ako sa ere kapag nakahanap siya ng mas better sa akin. Advance ako mag-isip.
5. Maghugas ng puwet bago tumae. Advance ako mag-isip.
6. Nagbihis muna bago maligo. Advance ako mag-isip.
7. Yung mahal mo na kahit di mo pa kilala. Advance ako magmahal.
8. Kunin ko na agad ang backpay ko bago pa ako magstart sa work. Advanced ako mag-isip.
9. Huwag ba i-charge ang cellphone. Malowlow-bat din naman. Advance ako mag-isip.
10. Maligo na dalawang beses para bukas hindi na maligo. Advanced ako magisip.
11. Bakit ako matutulog, eh gigisng din naman ako. Advance ako mag-isip.
12. Bakit pa kailangan kumain  eh itatae mo din naman yan. Advanced ako mag-isip.
13. Hindi na ako pumasok. Mag-uuwian din naman. Advanced ako mag-isip.
14. Di ko kelangan ng pera. Kasi magagastos ka lang din yan. Advance ako mag-isip.
15. Di ko na kailangan maglinis ng bahay. Kasi madudumihan lang din naman. Advanced ako mag-isip.


Quick recap:
  • The man behind the meme is Albert Mangapit, a former call center agent.
  • The news report appeared on 24 Oras and was reported by the journalist Emil Sumangil.
  • The humorous news report got more than half a million views on YouTube.