I'm gonna share to you an article from Paula Peralejo's site. This one is so hilarious yet true...very true... Of course, I'd like to thank Paula for giving me the permission. Thank you. So here it is...with my own comments...hihi!ONLI IN DA PILIPINS PART I:
Philippine Culture as observed by the blogger.
When you complain about bad service, inefficiency and/or rudeness, you're called a bitch.- yeah...very true...kaw pa mali...
When you compare America for example, to the Philippines and how it's more often than not better there, you're called a person with colonial mentality.- it has always been like that...
When you claim that you know Sarah Geronimo, you're called jologs. When you say you don't know John Travolta, you're called stupid. - I know Sarah Geronimo, does it mean I'm jologs?! hahaha! Filipinos are really confusing. When you don't support the Philippines, it means you're not proud to be a Filipino...but there, when you're supporting a Filipino artists or even products, you're jologs...agh...
When someone joins a contest, the person with the most tragic story will most likely win.- Yeah, Filipinos tend to be emotional...but our country won't progress if lahat ng pinpaairal natin is awa even if there's another person who is more deserving to win than that person with award-winning story. This also goes to politics...
When you ask the waiter what's the specialty of the restaurant, he will most likely answer, "lahat po.".
- malamang baka d mabili yung iba...hihihi!
You can find home service massage cheaper than spa prices. [which is very good]
- very true...I wonder why...
People actually pronounce words that start with S with IS. [eg: ISMAYL]
- haha! the fact that Philippines is one of the top 5 english speaking countries... Filipinos have also this tendency to pronounce "v" as "b" and "p" to "f" (vice versa)...
You will encounter atleast one of the four situations when watching in a movie house: a baby crying, a loud text message as if the cellphone craze is new, a person answering a call saying "Nasa sinehan ako"., or someone telling the person he/she's with what's going to happen next-in a voice loud enough for the whole room to hear.
- haha! there's no escape with that...you'll encounter those anywhere even in first class movie houses..
Crab Mentality is very rampant.- tsk...tsk...sad to say, but it's very true... that's why this country is a rut...if only Filipinos will stop being selfish then everythings gonna be okay... This gonna be harsh but Filipinos are always not contented with what they have. They always blame the government for their status in life. If only I can tell them that "Ei, your life is not in the hands of the government. If you want to change your status in life you should work for it. How would you acomplish that if instead of getting to work all you do is shouting in the streets with those red flags?!" I mean...agh... Filipinos are not stupid...we're making ourselves stupid...
The country is called poor yet there are malls, bars and restaurants everywhere, and almost everyone owns a cellular phone.
- very well said... One time, when my dad and I we're in the car, and we're talking about these things...Only in the Philippines you'll find a basurero with a celphone (and take note I was shocked back then when I saw that his celphone model is more advanced than mine)...Only in the Philippines people will make utang just to buy a celphone (or worst pang-load). My dad even said (this gonna be harsh too) that kung sino pa ang hindi well-off, yun pa yung nagttrying hard to be one... yung nagsshow-off...well, it's true...but not all the time. I admire my lolo, even though he had a position in the government, he doesn't even look like one. His bodyguards even looked more like a politician than him...hehe!
When a pretty woman passes by, there will always be an insecure person who'll try to analyze the life of that woman-and how miserable she must be.
- uh-oh...hahaha!
When you are a public personality [note: celebrities, athletes, etc] and you decide to run for politics, you will most likely get the position you're running for.- but of course...they're popular...haay Filipinos...pano pag si Mahal tumakbo?!
When you're Filipino, you're believed to be hospitable. For crying out loud, being friends with your neighbors here isn't even practiced much.
- hihi! Tinamaan ako...
When buses and trucks are in bad condition [which cause so much pollution], they can still be driven-without being reported. Same goes to the taxi drivers who ask for a higher fare when the routes they'll be taking have heavy traffic-which means almost everywhere in Manila.
- agh! One time, sumakay kami ni Andrey sa taxi, d kami sinuklian?! tsk...We should have got his plate number but anyway...mas kelangan naman nila yun and Christmas naman...
Being passive is highly respected. Ugh!
- yeah! tsk...
Chocolate is pronounced as tso-ko-leyt.
- hihi! tama!
You cannot go out without spending--for parking, for tip, for anything. Sad, isn't it?
- oo nga noh?! even sa ust, students should pay for the two-story parking...and it costs P20 per hour!
You have the highest chance of being discovered [as a model/celeb] by going to the mall.
- yup! kaya kung gusto mong maging model mag-mall ka na!
Singers of novelty songs actually receive platinum awards.
- sikat...hehe! even bastos na yung iba benta pa rin sa mga kids... I'm wondering, do these artrists especially those Hot Babes, Sexbombs and a lot more have this sticker in front of their album "Parental Guidance: Explicit content?" Like the albums of hip hop people in states...Coz you know, parents should be aware of the lyrics of the songs.
The MMDA's children-like paintings of circles, triangles and all the basic shapes are called artworks.
- I remember nung kami ni Ava pag sabay kami umuuwi dati...haha! MMDA Art... "Art na yan sa lagay na yan?!" sabay tawa...
People actually go to wakes to 1) drink and get drunk 2) get free food 3) play cards in hopes of coming home with more money. How sad.
- can I add? to make usyoso...
Celebrities do everything-from singing to dancing to acting to hosting. Even if they're good at none.
- another one, even if they look like they're characters in perya..go parin...
Nightlife is very much european-like.
- di ba European nightlife is more laid-back? Oh well, anyway...
You'll bump into 13-year-old kids in bars--drinking, worse, taking drugs. Yes, that young.
- sad to say...even having sex...tsk...a 13-year old kid having a baby in her womb? terrible...
When there are tragedies such as typhoons and earthquakes, you'll even find the victims smiling and waving at the cameras [as seen on television]. You'll even see these people swimming as if their place is one big, pool. [well yeah, it is.]
- haha! funny...yeah...very true... Like they don't have any worries at all...
Brains without connection is useless.
- tsk...terrible...only in the Philippines...
Movies always have love stories. If ever a true story is produced, trust me, it's about a massacre/rape.
- plus a scene where all the characters in the story are either on the beach or having a picnic and they're dancing while singing to death...
People say "open/close the lights." instead of "turn on/turn off the lights."
- so glad, wala na akong naeencounter na ganyan...
We're the only country that has signs "Bawal umihi dito.", yet people still do. Worse, we're the only country with the sign, "Bawal tumae dito." in public places. God, Filipinos actually take a shit even in open spaces?
- very true! "Hoy! Aso ka ba? Bawal umihi dito! Multa P500" something like that...nakakahiya...
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I'd like to greet Andrey a very happy happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hApPy BiRtHdAy!!!! Love you! mwah!
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Merry merry merry Christmas to all! Hope you're all happy today...let's all remember that happiness doesn't mean a lot of gifts or a lot of Pamaskos...that's why for me, everyday can be Christmas day and Christmas won't be complete without telling your loved ones how special they are and without sharing your blessings to the less fortunates with all your heart. I've made two kids from Baseco Compound happy and that happiness I felt when they hugged me can't be replaced. I'd like you to experience the same happiness...You are all lucky...we are all lucky...We can also be a Santa to each and every one.That's the true meaning of Christmas...not the gifts under your Christmas Tree, not the money that your ninongs and ninangs will give you, not the malls and bars. I'd like to share to you a Christmas song that whenever I hear it, it always makes me teary-eyed. Here is my Grown-Up Christmas List...
Do you remember me?
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well I'm all grown up now
Can you still help somehow?
I'm not a child but my heart still can dream
So here's my lifelong wish
My grown up Christmas List
Not for myself
But for a world in need
No more lives torn apart
That wars will never start
And time will heal our hearts
Every man will have a friend
That right will always win
And love will never end
This is my grown up Christmas List
May kindness rules our lives
Not just the strong survive
Sweet tears for all the thousand years on mind
This is the world I pray
We will all share some way
Help me begin by reaching out my hand
No more lives torn apart
That wars will never start
And time will heal our hearts
Every man will have a friend
That right will always win
And love will never end
This is my grown up Christmas List
Why does this illusion call the innocence of you?
Maybe when the time believe we can find the truth
No...
No more lives torn apart
That wars will never start
And time will heal our hearts
Every man will have a friend
That right will always win
And love will never end
This is my grown up Christmas List
This is the prayer that I will keep
This is my grown up Christmas list
Christmas list
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MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY FRIENDS!!!
in Elementary: Juvy, Marjorie, Ralph, Rolando, Sheena, Benielyn, Gerlie, Roden, Lyle, etc...etc...basta lahat ng Batch 99! Miss you so much!
in High School: naku sobrang dami ninyo...basta
2003, San Sebastian College-Recoletos. Yung lahat ng members ng UPACS... yung mga I- Charity, II- Our Lady of Mount Carmel, III- St. Peter and syempre Iv- St. Augustine...lahat kayo, no exceptions...lahat kayo Merry Merry Christmas...I miss your company!
in College: mga B4 Bio batch 2004, 2D Bio batch 2005 Merry Christmas sa inyo...wish ko this Christmas na magbago isip ni Fortune and reshuffling won't push through...I'll surely miss your company... I really don't want to think about that reshuffling thing...I'd rather be a loner pag natuloy yun...wwaaahhh!!! I'll miss 2D-Bio!!!! I'll never find a block section like ours...and I'll never forget the time that everybody is worried with Math and it's final exams and we were given take home quiz and our math wizard Kevin walang pagdadalawang isip told our secretary (jeng) "Jeng, photocopy mo to for the whole class" ano yung pinaphotocopy? Answers sa take home quiz...san ka makakakita ng ganyang mga classmate? Walang sapawan...walang selfish...lahat concern...lahat masaya...I won't forget mga laugh trip sa classroom...mga banat ng mga classmates nating mahilig bumanat...laugh trip natin pag class ni Ma'am Biavati...yung pagtakas natin ng transaparencies ni Sir Pavia para ipaphotocopy (haha!)...yung nagjjoke time tayo kahit corny mga jokes (Hondarandandan!), yung pageexchange ng mga jokes through SMS... yung walang humpay na pagppicture kahit may prof...lahat lahat! haay...love you people...hope Santa will hear my sentiments...
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