UP Fair: the jologs and the non-jologs converging in one single space
“kung marami ang nagsasabi na ang UP ay microcosm ng lipunan, ito na siguro yun- the jologs and the non-jologs converging in one single space. although, hindi naman talaga ako naniniwala na microcosm ng lipunan ang UP. sheltered pa nga tayo sa UP. paglabas sa lipunan, mas nakakaloka. sa labas ng UP madami pa ring [...]
Newly opened Jollibee in New York has queue extending 2 blocks!
Would you wait five hours for a chickenjoy? Buzzfeed reports that Jollibee’s newly opened store in Queens had a line extending two blocks! On Saturday, the lines were not only out the door on Roosevelt Avenue; they went around the block. By the afternoon, the line wrapped around two blocks: Yelper Luke V. waited five [...]
Si Aida o Si Lorna O si Fe?
gusto kong sabihin ito sa iyo, at minsan ko lang ito sasabihin: ang puso ay maraming bahagi. ang utak, sa dalawa nahahati. ang sikmura, iisang supot lang. wag ka nang magtaka, kung bakit mas madali para sa’kin ang pumili ng uulamin kaysa kung ano’ng tamang gawain o kung sinong dapat ko lang mahalin. (Tula ni [...]
In the Philippines, people never really die. (Ala Paredes)
“I was absolutely baffled, though. Here was my friend, university educated, Catholic, cosmopolitan, well-traveled, schooled in the ways of science and logic, warning me about a canniballistic ghoul patrolling the night sky. Her house wasn’t even in the province, it was smack in the middle of Metro Manila!” Ala Paredes talks about the aswangs, white [...]
Pinoy in Australia fired for using water to wash ass
“I went to go to the toilet and I took a bottle of water when my foreman saw me and he said `you can’t bring the water in there’,” Mr Bernabe said. “I asked why and he said it wasn’t good but I said it’s our way and he followed me into the toilet. Thankfully [...]
Top 10 Irritating Pinoy Expressions
1. In fairness 2. As far as 3. At this point in time 4. Remains to be 5. Wherein 6. Demand for 7. Literally 8. Whatever 9. Wholistic 10. Multiawarded Pinoy Penman has a list of his top 10 irritating Pinoy expressions. (I wonder why “actually” isn’t in that list.)
Cynical American Missionary Confronts Aswang
“Then he heard the rustling of the underbrush and saw the thing dash into a thicket. Although its full shape was hidden in shadows he saw a small hunched back creature that resembled a twisted naked body of an old man. Except the color was different, it was not the color of any flesh he [...]
List of offensive terms per nationality
I didn’t know some of these but here’s a list of derogatory phrases used against Pinoys. Some of them include these words: buk-buk – based on the perceived sounds of the languages in the Philippines to the Western ear coconut – Used against American-born Pinoys; brown on the outside but white inside. island bacteria – [...]
Mayor, Agrarian Secretary beat up father and 14yr old son over golf
Inquirer reports: “The son of Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman and several persons beat up a 14-year-old boy and his father at a golf course in Antipolo on Friday, the victims complained Saturday.” Read Bambee Dela Paz’ (the daughter and sister of the victims) own account of the story on her blog: My mom and [...]
Are you feeling lucky?
1. Go to the google homepage 2. Search for “pinoy chismis” 3. Click on the “I’m feeling lucky” button.