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Where’s the outrage?
Manilarat’s well written thoughts on why we Filipinos act this way during times of political turmoil. “…we don’t demand accountability. It’s not a Pinoy habit. Collective amnesia is the status quo, and to some extent, it’s something we actually celebrate– we’re the country of smiles. And they do say the secret to happiness is a [...]
Isang araw, napansin ni Pooh na napakatagal nang nakatitig sa kanya ni Piglet…
Isang araw, napansin ni Pooh na napakatagal nang nakatitig sa kanya si Piglet…Pooh: Kanina ka pa nakatitig sa akin ah. Bakit ba? (Oo nagtagalog sya!) Piglet: Ang taba mo. Dapat ikaw ang piglet. *** Thanks to greenpinoy’s Ang Tunay Na Baboy. Bentang benta din sa akin ito!
Cebu’s dancing prison inmates do soulja boy’s “crank that” !
“Crank That” was an insanely popular self-published youtube video that started the career of rapper Soulja Boy. As of this writing it’s in the top 20 most viewed music videos of all time with 32million+ views. It has spawned so many parodies and video responses that I guess it was just a matter of time [...]
For the beatles fans
The best cover of “Hey Jude” i’ve seen in a long time.
A Singaporean’s horror story at NAIA
A Singaporean, feliciawong, writes that she had “the worst time ever in Manila while on transit” at our very own NAIA. Her light and smooth journal entry aptly titled “Mabuhay– NOT!” makes for an easy-read which would be very funny if it weren’t true! Here is an excerpt: The leader took my passport (which his [...]
Jun Lozada jokes are the new Erap jokes
Could he be the new Erap? Here’s a round-up of my favorites: The professional heckler‘s post (P)Resident Evil has a round-up of the “colorful characters” in this unfolding drama. Here’s a sample hirit: “…Sen. Bong Revilla was hospitalized because of chest pains making him unavailable in the ongoing Senate hearings. If it’s any consolation, hindi [...]
“Haplos” a 3 minute Filipino film
I came across Haplos (2006) while reading an old blog entry on The Wily Filipino intriguingly titled “My Cousin the Pornographer” which is about Rico, a director of Pinoy soft-porn movies (think: Viva Hot Babes). Although this video isn’t porn at all, I thought it was beautifully done.
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Philippines tops world-wide “love” poll
The freakonomics blog has given a little sneak peek into their findings of love and economic development based on a world-wide Gallup poll. Even with our low GDP, the Philippines, Rwanda and Puerto Rico are “interesting places to look for love” whereas there is little love in Armenia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The freakonomics team continues [...]
Spongebob is dead
I’ve gotten a report that Spongebob is dead! Exclusive photo from greenpinoy.