“I summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture. I sternly warned her that if she wants her wages increased next year, she had better tell every one of her compatriots in Statue Square [...]
“My husband was later forced to take his belongings without even given the chance to discuss with me on what to do next. I however was allowed to stay, and I cried all the way to Manila.”
Newly wed Aishah from Malaysia writes about how Cebu Pacific flight crew accused her husband of being infected with [...]
Filipino internet users are liekly to be below 29 years old, single and are better educated.
71% have accessed the internet from internet cafes.
Yahoo Nielsen conducted personal door to door interviews to a sample size of 1,200 from 22 major cities in the Philippines and have a survey of Pinoy internet habits. Read the full report [...]
If you find this video funny and amusing, are you a pervert? It’s probably something typical you’d see at a neighborhood fiesta or christmas party here in the Philippines. (Maybe even something Eat Bulaga or Wowowee would show on primetime TV!)
However a vast majority of the comments from American blog ‘Just Jared’ wants this video [...]
Balloons released during Francism’s funeral mysteriously form the shape of the Philippines.
Here’s a round up of some other strange and beautiful things said about Pinoy rap icon Francis Magalona (1964 - 2009):
Here’s FrancisM and his wife’s blog about his “Happy Battle” against leukemia.
FrancisM’s wikipedia page says that he will posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of [...]
“He clearly owned the crowd, like he was a punk-rock Moses atop a rock ‘n’ roll Sinai.”
Aldus Santos lists the ten best things from the recently concluded Eraserheads’ Final Set Concert. Here are my favorites:
During El Bimbo, Ely pours lighter fluid on the piano and sets it on fire! (According to Pinoy Rock Central, the [...]
Amiel Alcantara was the 10 year old fourth grader from Ateneo who met an untimely death when he was hit by a speeding car in the school’s parking lot. His half-eaten sandwich fell to the ground and his 13 year old brother pulled him out from under the car. He was buried yesterday and Noemi [...]
If you want to look like Boy Abunda, go to Calayan. If you want to look like Dingdong or Piolo, go to Belo. But if you want to look like the Alabang Boys, wear shades.
If you want to look like Boy Abunda, go to Calayan. If you want to look like Dingdong or Piolo, go [...]
Unofficialy, though, it’ll be hard to find a Filipino who doesn’t resent Koreans. Noisy, brusque and given to disregarding essential things like respect for a host country’s culture, Koreans either walk around like they are our lords and masters, or ignore us altogether.
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… Cultural differences, we can chalk up to simple misunderstanding, but ten years [...]
“It could happen to anyone: you dropped your cellphone in the toilet. Take the battery out immediately, to prevent electrical short circuits from frying your phone’s fragile internals. Then, wipe the phone gently with a towel, and shove it into a jar full of uncooked rice.
It works for the same reason you may keep few [...]