“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 [...]
I was hoping you’d find the long lost Yamashita treasure. But apparently if you dig a hole from Manila to the other side of the world, you’d just end up somewhere in Brazil! (Try typing in ‘Manila, Philippines’ in antipodr to find the other side of the world.)
Indolent Indio gives us some lessons from the 80’s that we can apply in these lean times:
Product substitution: “This was, I assume, the main selling point of Perla soap. A soap that can clean both you and your clothes was certainly value for your money back then. The bonus of being able, although retardedly, to [...]
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 - “due to [...]
Pinoy Bloggers have a high regard for Major Ferdinand Marcelino, team leader of the drug-busting Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
“A young Marine from a humble family in Hagonoy, Bulacan has emerged as the solitary inspiring facet in this sordid drama over the arrest last September of the scions of three prominent families in an alleged entrapment [...]
Enrico Pangan does a cover of Eraserheads’ Kailan and puts Japanese subtitles! Can someone please ask him to sing it in Japanese instead?
“Each girl had to solemnly declare her intentions to the restroom nazi at the doorway. “Magpapalit lang po ako ng napkin,” one said humbly–an activity which was apparently supposed to be done in the confines of the “bawas” toilets since that was where she was wordlessly told to go.
Those who misdeclared their deeds were publicly [...]
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 my older [...]
1. Go to the google homepage
2. Search for “pinoy chismis”
3. Click on the “I’m feeling lucky” button.
I wasn’t aware that hollywood star Mark Wahlberg is a Manny Pacquiao fan!
I’m not sure who to credit for this photo but there are more on this online forum.