And you have just stumbled upon a humble blog about Juan Dela Cruz, his fellow Noypis and the country called Pinas...And its neighborhood.
I’ve always been passing by this newly put up pirated DVD store near my boarding house. At times, I would stop in curiosity and let my eyes stare at those pirated motions pictures being played. Lately, I noticed one particular item on display. It’s not a movie or a music video collection, not Pacquiao’s fights either. It’s the late President Cory Aquino’s funeral coverage. “Okay,” I told myself and head on my way.
There are things I realized though. [may kasunod pa po...]
There were Katrina Halili- Hayden Kho, Ruffa Mae Quinto-Hayden Kho, Maricar Reyes-Hayden Kho scandals and now with KC Concepcionl? Scandal. Period. That’s probably the reason why you lost your way to this page. Am I right or am I right? [may kasunod pa po...]
Once and for all, let me clarify that I’m not saying that the late President Cory Aquino was a slut. She, being the mother of Philippine Democracy, was greatly respected and loved. Until now.
I was searching the web for a good topic to blog about then I stumbled upon this particular discussion on flickr. The topic pertains to news that came out on Philstar.co. First paragraph: Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim yesterday called on all Filipinos to denounce what he described as an attack made by a United States television show [The Daily Show with John Stewart] on former President Corazon Aquino, which branded her as a “slut.” The said US program showed a file photo of Pres. Aquino with word “slut” underneath it which a colloquial term for a woman of loose morals or, in a more familiar term, prostitute. [may kasunod pa po...]
My mom was telling me that every TV of house she passed by this morning was tuned in to ABS-CBN to watch Miss Universe 2009 via satellite. I was actually thinking that it was already aired yesterday. Wasn’t the coronation scheduled on the 23rd of August? I didn’t immediately realize that that’s the The Bahamas time. Technically, that’s 24th in the Philippines.
Luckily, we just almost missed the coronation; we were able to turn on the TV just on time (and by the way turning on our TV happens once in a blue moon). Miss Philippines, who was just behind the host, was the first contestant my mom noticed. I thought our very own Bianca Manalo was one of the finalists. [may kasunod pa po...]
I used to wish that everyday is a Tuesday or a Wednesday. My offs fell on these days. I used to.
I am now a weekend lover. After almost a year of not being able to to enjoy my Saturdays and Sundays because I had to be on my slumber the whole day, I’d finally decided to look for a better schedule. Thanks to my Team Manager for bidding it for me. There’s no need anymore to come to work on SatSun although, technically, I still work every Saturday if I follow the Philippine time and not the US Pacific timezone.
So what do I do on my rest days now? Eating, sleeping, blogging, malling, eating, sleeping, blogging, malling…in short, enjoying. But while most human beings are resting on weekends, not all, others are doing the otherwise. Well, they should. And they should. Imagine. [may kasunod pa po...]
In the mid 90’s Filipinos who underwent cosmetic surgery would strongly deny that they so did even if it was obvious. It was a big taboo then. If it was a shame for a non-public figure to tell that the skin on her face was actually taken from her butt, what more for celebrities? Except for one. Thanks to the then controversial but now a Lola Rosanna Osang Rocess for proudly admitting her “retokada” status, the cosmetic surgery industry in the Philippines has made its way to popularity and general public acceptance. Doctors Belo and Calayan are getting more and more patients everyday. [may kasunod pa po...]
“Pinapak ng sisiw ang nakitang langaw
Na namumutiktik sa pagkat na umang.”
The lines were taken from the poem “Komedya Ng Mga Langaw” written by Joed Lad Santos. It explains that life runs in circular motion. You may be on the top right now but in just split second, your down there trying to climb your way back to the top. Contextually, that is. But I’m not here to teach you a lesson on how life works.
Literally speaking, do you understand those lines? And do you also understand all the words used? Neither do I. Namumutiktik? Pagkat? Umang? In our modern world, they’re all equivalent to just one thing: [may kasunod pa po...]
It’s been one-two-three-four-days, maybe about already a week since I joined twinoy.com. By then, I knew what the site was all about just by hearing the name but was not aware that it already existed. Hadn’t I seen its ad on facebook, I wouldn’t have known about it . Honestly, I wanted to create a similar site but didn’t have the time to do it so I just let go of the plan.
Okay. Here I go. Opening Twinoy and spamming other users with my random thoughts through notices has become part of my daily routine these days. I had also taken advantage of its group creation feature and created the group The Filipino Blogosphere or TFC. I mean, TFB. Maybe I have become too active because when I opened the site last Saturday, I was one the featured users. I didn’t put my heart into it. It would just ebb, I though. But my account until now still have the same status. I reviewed my notices and found out that the webmaster did feature me himself. [may kasunod pa po...]
In preparation for the Beijing Olympics last year, the Chinese Government had decided to ban “Chinglish” which is prevalent throughout the city. Chinglish consists of Chinese phrases translated into English literally or verbatim making the translation, instead of being helpful, to be odd and funny.
Some of the Chinglish translations are: “slip carefull”y instead of “slippery, be careful”; Automatic Teller Machine mistranslated as 
“help oneself terminating machine” (what? terminate myself?); “young chicken without sex” on a menu (siguro balot pa) and; “face powder restaurant” which means noodle restaurant (its Chinese term can be translated seperately into face and powder). There are also warning signs that instead of leading you to safety could cause an accident if not confusion.
So why am I blogging about this Chinglish when it isn’t even Filipino-related? Nuh-uh, it is Filipino-RE-LA-TED. Somehow. [may kasunod pa po...]
You can see them almost anywhere. They’re white skinned and well, mostly good looking. And if you say “anyong!” while they pass by, you’ll surely make their heads turn to you. Yes, I am referring to those Koreans (or Koryans for those lazy-tongued) on the lose right now. Sorry for the term but they really and literally are on the lose. They are scattered around the country and their population has been steadily rising.
I remember back in college in my SocSci 7 class, our professor asked us to draw our prediction of The Philippines 10 years from then. I drew a globe and highlighted the Philippine map and on top of it was a Korean standing so proud. The short explanation of the drawing was “Koreans to dominate the Philippines.” I honestly didn’t intend to have it in illustration but I was so LSSed (Last Song Syndromed) by a particular Koreanovela theme song that it was all I could think of and my hand and pencil come up with. I didn’t realize that my unintentional prediction would somehow and slowly become a reality. [may kasunod pa po...]
