Manila’s finest
Here’s a short photo-essay by senorenrique of a policeman taking a couple of minutes off from his beat to demonstrate his l33t skills with a turumpo (top).
“…The best was when he’d pick up the spinning turompo from the ground with the twine, hurl it up in the air, and then catch it with his open [...]
They say that Manila Bay has one of the best sunsets in the world
“Silay”, a photo taken at Manila Bay by Yosibreak.
Pinoy internal auditors for the win!
Deuts.net shares with us an article written by Edel Mary D. Vegamora– we’ve got some pretty smart and world class internal auditors in the Philippines!
The results of the November 2007 global examinations, have shown that the Philippine candidates, have garnered almost half of the Global Awards: 1 Gold Medal (Top1), 2 Certificates of Excellence, and [...]
A 16 yr old tells us to stop bitching about the Philippines
Beena, a 16 year old college freshman tells us to stop bitching and start loving the Philippines:
…Yes, it is right to praise other countries. But no one has the right to despise his country and its flaws if he himself does not accept his flaws as part of that nation and if he himself does [...]
Tips for a healthy crucifixion, the Passion of Christ on videoke
The Department of Health (via yehey) gives some tips for a healthy whipping your own flesh:
“…first check on the condition of the whip they will use before they lash their backs with it this Holy Week…
ABC News reports on Melchor Montoya’s 12th crucifixion and even has a photo of the grisly event.
The devotees’ palms and [...]
When you arrive at your overseas job, they will think that you are less qualified than a white man.
“Those people have a colonial mindset, and so, do you. They believe the white man is better qualified. And so do you! Over the next seven weeks we need to change your attitude. You are more qualified than they are and you are better. You need to believe that.”
These are excerpts from Antonio Graceffo’s short [...]
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 with: [...]