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What if Ferdinand Marcos had a blog?
He probably wouldn’t take photos of his meals and post them online. He’d write things like this: (Sep 25, 1972) …The public reaction throughout the Philippines is a welcome to martial law because of the smooth, peaceful reestablishment of peace and order and the hope of a reformed society. In fact most everyone now says, [...]
Circumcision photos from Pinoy Big Brother
One of the half-Italian housemates in Pinoy Big Brother’s Teen Edition has decided to have his circumcision done at the Big Brother house. To commemorate this event, they’ve sponsored free circumcision to the first 100 boys who visit the house. Senor Enrique has some cool photos of the event including a “fainter” and a row [...]
New commercial with Pacquiao, Bryant, Federer, Ronaldo and Sharapova
Teampilipinas.info shares with us a new commercial with big names Kobe Bryant, Cristiano Ronaldo, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and our very own Manny Pacquiao! It features the same cool percussion background as the first commercial!
How bluetooth got its name
Jim Kardach tells us that bluetooth got its name from Harald Bluetooth Gormson (aka Harald Blatand) who ruled as King of Denmark around the year 958: “At this time, Intel proposed that the Special Interest Group be called by the “codename” Bluetooth until the SIG’s marketing group would come up with a formal technology name. [...]
Jay-Z is Filipino?
FOBBDEEP has a list of: People that Filipinos think are Filipino but are not People that Filipinos wish were more Filipino People that Filipinos wish were not Filipino
What do you think of this commercial?
Thanks to rose for sharing this with us.
Playboy magazine to launch in the Philippines
…But there will be no nudity. So what’s the point? Yahoo news reports that it will have “serious articles and fiction by some of the country’s best known writers” but “it will not include nudity.” Alvin Jimenez of justanothergame.com predicts “a rough year ahead for the title“: “…Playboy is known for articles and nudity. While [...]
Papaya dance is the new macarena (and yes the Philippine army dances it)
Forget Soulja Boy or the Ketchup Song! Paulding declares the Papaya Dance as the new Macarena! Technogra.ph has a rundown of the videos but here are my top picks: Starmometer reports about this viral dance started by Edu Manzano for ABS CBN’s Game KNB game show! The hosts of Good Morning America also performed it [...]
Lea Salonga reviews Amy Winehouse!
What do you get when an accomplished singer reviews another?
How to sell stuff on multiply
Is multiply the Pinoy eBay? Sandy has some great tips for entrepreneurs who sell their wares through popular-in-the-Philippines social networking site multiply. The comments section also has a lot of interesting suggestions. (Hint: always have a photo and display the price!)