Making It Fun in the Philippines

Sooner or later, he'd really think that Filipino-produced units of certain goods of a foreign brand aren't made in the Philippines! Do you remember the classic scene where retired PNP Chief, Alan Impurisima was scolded by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago for his awfully stupid reasoning?  That scene was really comedy gold (although the outcome of Impurisima's stupidity was not) considering how stupid he really sounded.  When he said he didn't give General Getulio Napenas an order, only an advice he was trying to make "palusot" or excuses for his blunder at Mamasapano. Likewise, I am afraid that those who are protesting boycott Made in China are already sounding like Impurisima.  In what way?  Chinese branded products and Made in China are TWO DIFFERENT STUFF.  Chinese branded products have their brand in China and may not always be made in China, I mean what if Chinese companies managed to produce other product units somewhere else right?  Meanwhile, ...

It's a huge problem in the Philippines when Failipinos refuse to evaluate criticism that's given to them. While you don't accept all forms of criticism and they are like onions and garlic must be sorted out. However they have their ill attitude towards any feedback because they have their attitude that, "I am always right, you are always wrong." or, "Don't tell me I'm the one who's always wrong and you are the one who's always right." which they use their victim cards  or two, they might even say, "I will report you over to the Commission on Human Rights! " when they feel their rights have been violated when they weren't. The first one is the foreigner who offers criticism about the Philippines or what the Failipino is doing. Such actions can result to the improper use of the persona non-grata staff whenever a foreigner would say stuff like, "Yuck! They say it's More Fun In the Philippines? Look at all the ga...

"But madame, my smartphone was only assembled in China... not made in China!" - Impurisima "GAGO!  Even if it's an i-Phone, the label says "Made in China!" - Santiago Here's reality that we have to face.  Almost everything is made in China .  You can go ahead and argue that "made" and "assembled" are two different things but more or less, they are the same.  All I can say is, that kind of reasoning is very similar to Alan Impurisima when he said he didn't give orders to Getulio Napenas but only an advice.  As Miriam Defensor Santiago nagged to his head, "Words are my livelihood!"  I thought putting a picture of Miriam slapping Impurisima would strike a point on playing on words.   Double check the stuff you use before you shout, "Boycott Made in Tsina" . Let's think so I am selling Filipino delicacies.  Then I open a Filipino delicacy factory in China (with legal papers of course).  So even if my...

When I read of the recent food problems that the Chinese government is doing their best to handle like 40-year old smuggled meat (it was frozen), fake rice, fake eggs and dog meat at Yulin which are all unsafe for human consumption, I can't help but think illegal Chinese may soon have found their best friend in Stinky Soliman. Whether Stinky goes to China or not is not much of the issue. Even if Stinky may not set foot in China but think of how illegal Chinese can take advantage of the culture of impunity in the Philippines. Pay customs with money under the table, pay the NBI a huge sum, pay the Bureau of Internal Robbery and Kill will kill your competition, appeal to the Commission of Human Rights to protect your criminal rights, etc. then all those illegal Chinese can start their foothold in the Philippines... plus they have an army of lazy Pinoys all ready to be used for their unscrupulous operations. So how can Stinky become the illegal Chinese businessmen's best frie...

There's a picture above of what we might see among Filipinos including the Pinoy sub-group. It's time to check out the two types of Filpinos we might see. First there are Pinoys who believe in the modern investment mindset Do you know about Pinoys who believe in modern investment? Some of them may not necessarily be businessmen but at least they think long term. There are some who do any kind of legitimate work just to avoid being stuck in the state of poverty. You can have the poor man who works as a laborer and encourages his children to work for their tuition fees. You can have Overseas Filipino Workers with a plan  who differ from most OFWs. They are people who have a plan. While they may not necessarily become billionaires (not everyone can reach out) but certainly, they can get out of their miserable conditions like get a decent townhouse in a safer neighborhood than staying in the slums. When I think about talking about business, it's either getting a jo...

Looking at the current row between Philippines and China for Spratlys, I am imagining what might be the possible strife between Filipinos and Filipino-Chinese. As a Filipino-Chinese, I can admit there are prejudices between both groups but as said, there are good Tsinoys and bad Tsinoys just as there are good Pinoys and bad Pinoys. It's just not fair to generalize Chinese and Filipinos as "all good" or "all bad". It just reminded me of watching the Mano Po series namely the first movie (about the three sisters), Mano Po 2 (which had a Chinese man and his Filipino wife along with two other women in his life), Mano Po 5 (again, the interracial issue) and back to serious Mano Po 6 which again talked about strifes between Pinoys and Tsinoys way back then. As a Filipino-Chinese I have experienced both being a victim of racism and a racist myself. It's no thanks to Pinoys who choose to become Failipinos  that I really at one time said I would definitely kill all...

Knowing that there is the Philippines/China row over Spratlys or Huang Yan, I am already hearing the outroar of Anti-Chinese sentiments  here and there. It's really a problem among many Failipinos that always have their hypocrisy in making China their favorite scapegoat as of recent. Peace and order situation problem? Blame China's government. The flood of fake food products? Again, blame China's government. They don't even bother to analyze why Chinese criminals  (especially drug dealers)are able to easily smuggle their dangerous goods into our country and establish their monkey businesses here. Do the sins of the Chinese criminals make all Chinese evil? No! It's just like the three drug mules , the Chinese government DID NOT blame the Philippines for the incident. Some decent Pinoys have had enough of Pinoys who choose to become Failipinos that make this country a dump. I was thinking how some people are already going against China for the current row. Some ...

Whenever I think of Failipino Ultranationalists, I really can't help but compare such people to the Nazis  and what better way to make fun of their stupidity than that video I'm sharing right now. Based on what I learned from world history, Adolph Hitler was one person who was a racist and a jealous person. Allegedly, Hitler was jealous of every Jew that outdid him until that bitterness made him think, "That's it! It's time to get rid of the Jews and boycott their businesses! I won't let anybody beat me anymore!" So what did he do? He went to persecute Jews, raised campaigns against them by smearing false accusations and doing everything he could because he was always defeated by them. He grew up poor and the Jews were usually rich. He went to art school and was defeated by the Jew. Overall, Hitler was a very childish nitwit who wasted a lot of money in his quest to satisfy his hatred against Jews... all because he was outdone by Jews. These Ultranat...

When I think of David Guerrero's slogan which has a huge possibility of a boomerang effect on his face , I also thought of what he said way back in 2012.  While I have to commend that he decided to use social media for advertising (which is really effective) but I thought he's missing the point. The line below was taken from ABiaS-CBN : "I think the Philippines is too small on the minds of people outside [the country]," he said. "The biggest problem is not the negative perception of the country, it’s the zero perception of the country." I understand Guerrero was aware that Philippine tourism pales to its Southeast Asian members.  However has he really bothered to EXAMINE every factor that drags tourism down?  As said, writing a slogan must match the product .  Has he really purposely turned a blind eye on the situations that hamper Philippine tourism?

Well David Guerrero should simply wake up from Lala Land because one day, that slogan may backfire on his face . I should mention some few basic facts. I don't know what was really in David Guerrero's head when he made the slogan. Simply, I felt like he isn't using his brain especially when I read from ABiaS-CBN (dated 5/4/2012) that the biggest problem is not the negative perception but zero perception of the country. All I can say is the guy is terribly misguided and mistaken! No matter how many times you do a lot of promotion of a bad product as a good one, the truth will always come out. Has he really thought of the nation's problems first?! Let's think about the person who's a travel blogger who hasn't heard too much of the Philippines. So at first, he says, "Well I'll give it a try and see the truth for myself." Now let's see he arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport but he sees people just throw their garbage lef...

While it's true that ignoring a troll can make them go away but remember, you can't play the ignore game all the time.  You can always ignore an insult but if the person is already a threat to your physical well-being, then you have to either defend yourself, run or call for help.  Likewise, majority of the Filipino people fail to see the reality that ignoring the current problems of the Philippines will NOT make the problems of the Philippines go away.  I mean, can ignoring a headache or a toothache make it go away?  No you have to take some medication or in the case of the toothache, you might need to see the dentist and have it treated.  You CANNOT always ignore a problem nor should you always ignore what other people have to say. There is always the sorting and the shifting.  Criticisms are like spices and condiments.  You throw away the bad criticism and you receive the good criticism.  You get rid of bad garlic and you use fresh garlic......

Some say Filipino food is delicious, other people don't say it's delicious.  Some of them get a wrong impression of Filipino food because they got it from a wrong place (ex. street food can be that bad), others say it's good because... they got it from a good place.  Others may actually not like it at all.  No offense, but it's stupid to get butthurt just because some people cannot appreciate Filipino food, right?  We all have our preferences.  Sometimes, I feel even decent Filipinos might be hurt within which is normal, but at least they aren't ranting like crazy.  Cheers! As a person who goes into food hopping experiences, I really must admit some cuisines won't click with me.  For example, I went to a Thai restaurant with a group of friends and I really didn't like it.  With Filipino food, I personally dislike Bicolano food.  In general, I don't like any food that's heavy with coconut milk (though I can accept coconut milk used in other...

If Failipino is a slang or informal word for "Bad Filipino" then I really might as well call bad Chinese as "Chinkese" (unless there's another slang term but again, to Chinese, if you aren't a bad Chinese, don't worry about the term) just as bad Americans are "Muricans" and bad Singaporeans are "Stinkaporeans". They are all bad elements of their countries that need to either stop acting as such or continue getting called as such. As said, these terms are meant to offend and to drive a real point. It's just like how the word ruly and unruly are meant to differentiate people. Again, the words are offensive but it's probably only offensive to people who are onion-skinned . Now I am going to compare Failipinos to the Chinkese in Yulin, China. Yulin, China is infamous for the Yulin Festival where dogs are tortured for amusement and their meat is eaten. Do you know dog meat is BAD for your health? Whether you are a dog lover or ...

I am not surprised just one bit when it comes to the stupidity of Anti-Chinese sentiments among some Filipinos might be rallying right now saying, "I am so angry with Tsina!" or to those who have their plan to, " Don't buy anything made in China , buy Filipino products.", I simply want to laugh my head off because there is a lot of utter hypocrisy and self-contradiction.  The more I think about it, the more I think it's very laughable to have their campaign.   Above is what might be the real situation, the bigger dilemma that some Filipino households who were participating in that stupid anti-China rally, blame China for everything .  Take a look at the comic strip above.  You have Philippinesball angry with China for just everything, even if it's not the government's fault.  Come on, if Filipino poachers were killing pandas in China, does it automatically mean that the Philippine government sent them to China?  Not necessarily, in fact tho...

Have you ever heard of the excuse that, "Well it's Filipino time." However, being late is not Filipino time and should never be called as such, it's just plain tardiness . If you want to talk about Filipino time, we follow the time in the Philippines. If we meet at 3:00 P.M. in Filipino time, it's 3:00 P.M. in Filipino time. People should divorce the term "Filipino time" from tardiness. Tardiness is just tardiness no matter how much you invert it. Race is not the issue, it's all about timeliness. Besides, some Pinoy bosses won't hesitate to fire anyone who is habitually late. Do you know why there is such a thing as a time table? Time tables were created by companies, sometimes it even undergoes the examination of experts such as industrial engineers to make sure that the time table (which might also be used in an assembly line) is efficient and effective. There are bottlenecks or constraints that need to be solved. Every last detail is being...

Now take a look at the signboard above and see what's wrong with it. In case you didn't notice which you probably did notice, you end up reading "PNoy" instead of "Pinoy" when the latter was the word that should have been in it. The whole sentence was supposed to tell us that a Pinoy was beheaded in Saudi for murder but it made it look like President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III aka President Nobita/PNoy was the one who got beheaded. The screenshot above reveals how the Pwede Na Yan mentality breeds substandard performance. The news is supposed to inform people, not mislead people. You can see how the screenshot almost gave the impression that PNoy not a Pinoy was the one beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder. I can't really trace the whole idea to how the Philippines got into the Pwede Na Yan culture. In my case, I tend to blame the Spaniards' occupation of the Philippines. Much of the bad values that is prevalent today in the Philippine...

When I thought of the bad comments Lea Salonga-Chien received, I guess it's time she knew more of who her real fans were and who her fair-weathered fans were. In the past, she was a free ride for Pinoy pridists and she may have been merely used as a "free ride" to "prove" that Filipinos are the greatest race in the world . Again, she may have hit big abroad but as always, there is always someone better than the other. With her tweets, I guess Lea Salonga-Chien had inadvertently exposed her fair weathered fans which is good. Besides, she does not need them. She only needs real friends who truly care about her, not fair-weathered people who just a group of free riders. Plus, her actions have also indirectly told me that I should stop trying to get everyone's approval and choose to stick to what is right. How would I identify a fair-weathered fan from a real fan? A real fan loves the person, not the achievements of the person. For example, durinng Manny Pac...

Do you ever realize that every time a Filipino succeeds, he or she is a "free ride" of the Failipino population? Which reminds me of how back then, Lea Salonga was one of the many people who became the basis for the foolish value of Failipino Pride . Based on my experience anyway, she was used as a poor basis to why Filipinos are the most powerful race in the world even the idea is one huge pile of garbage. Again, as I said, the success of one Filipino is theirs and theirs alone. It's okay to be proud of the person's achievements. Credit grabbing is another. Lea's Pinoy heritage is NOT what makes her great. There are talented and non-talented people around the world. Sad to say but Failipinos are credit grabbing palamunins. They act like as if they were were the ones who succeeded in the performance. I could also discuss on Lea Salonga-Chien's latest post. I would salute her for her bravery in speaking the truth when she wrote, "As for 117 years, adve...

I am tired of hearing people who keep whining or bitching out the stupid idea that foreign investment is foreign invasion. Again, I've said it for the millionth time that foreign investment is NOT foreign invasion ! Anybody who thinks the OFW phenomenon means that Filipinos are taking over the world is living in Lala Land . Even if I am not an expert economist but it doesn't take a real genius to understand reality. Only a stupid person sees reality but refuses to accept. So why would foreign investment be better than OFW reliance? Here's the reasons that should be considered and sad to say, a lot of people in the Philippines choose to be so stupid, they refuse to understand these BASICS to the BENEFITS of an open economy. 1.) More investment means more taxes. That is, more revenues to collect from! My theory to why the Philippines' tax rate is so high is not only because the government is maintaining an archipelago but also, there are too few businesse...

I have noticed how the recent China/Philippines conflict over Spratlys/Huangyan had caused something as stupid as, "Boycott Products Made in China".  I do admit that there are many goods from China that are poisonous and fake but... do you know why those goods EASILY slip into the Philippines?  You can thank careless customs like Stinky Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) or the irresponsibility of the Department of Foreign Affairs.  Heck, you might even expect Stinky to be ordering fake rice from Chinese counterfeit rice makers for all you know.  Maybe, just maybe, some of the corrupt customs officials are protecting Chinese drug dealers in the Philippines... as long as they pay money under the table.  At the same time, take not that the Chinese government is NOT using fake food products nor endorsing them... learn that lesson when they executed Zheng Xiaoyu for the melamine milk scandal last 2008! Now here's the problem of bo...

As said, David Guerrero's stupid slogan may backfire on his face someday .  Why do I say that?  You can have all the fancy sloganeering you have but testimonials will always ring a louder bell .  Again, David Guerrero needs to explain why Switzerland ranks 1st in the world happiness chart and the Philippines ranks 89th?!  Come on, I dare him to kindly explain himself even more.  The ghastly slogan itself might be responsible for the culture of dysfunction and impunity . Why do I say the slogan "It's More Fun In The Philippines" should be the goal, not the promotion?  As I mentioned earlier, you can sloganeer all you want, have all the fancy package but in the end, it backfires.  People may at fist get suckered up by the ghastly slogan but later experiences will really prove it to be a big fat lie.  Do you even observe how competent products are advertised?  They never advertise themselves to be the best.  For example, Army Navy write...

For any decent minded Pinoy or Filipino, do you remember any Failipino/FLIPFAG had free-rode on her success (that was very last 90s) which in turn makes them credit grabbers.  I remembered how often Failipinos would say, "Horray!  We are the most powerful race in the world!" where they would cites some successful Pinoys or Pinays which just stupid, stupid and VERY STUPID in their stupid game of free riding and credit grabbing. Looking at the fact her husband is a Chinese-Japanese guy named Robert Charles Chien (hence, she is currently Mrs. Lea Salonga-Chien).  Now didn't those FLIPFAGs I personally knew first, hate Chinese, love Failipino Pride  and do you know that Lea herself criticized Anne Curtis' really bad concert?  Again, I guess a lot of Failipinos have really made a heel face turn whenever the person they ride on throw them off.  Sorry but Lea's success is hers and hers alone and she has every right to reject Pinoy Pride aka Failipino Pride. ...

I always had my thoughts about Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. was a war hero, that Ninoy Aquino was a Commie, etc. just made me me think those are stories from Marcostards.  Then when we hear of Marcos stories that exaggerates what he did (well I don't stand that the late dictator was any hero either), there's much from the Aquino camp.  Whitewashing and mudslinging have always been involved in politics especially we have both President Nobita Aquino and Senator Bongbong Marcos in their extremely childish feud with each other.  Who knows - maybe they used to be playmates and they had a feud because Bongbong defeated Noynoy in a game of hide and seek or playing marbles but I'm just speculating okay?  The plain truth is that  SENSATIONALISM SELLS !  So make a well-written lie, sell it and you get presto, lot of sales right? Consider the biases that Aquinotards and Marcostards have against each other.  Remember for them, their party is the best and can do...

Today is the so-called Philippine Independence Day because if you want to review your history, the Philippines did not truly become its own state until June 4, 1949 . Get the facts straight, Diosdado Macapagal simply changed the date but that does not change the facts. June 12, 1898 is more of Philippines' victory against Spain day. However the victory is short-lived and even when the Spaniards were overthrown, there were more colonizers. The Americans took over the Spanish regime and in-between, Imperial Japan made Philippines as part of its empire. From 1521 to 1898, the Philippines was under Imperial Spanish rule. After all, the name Philippines was derived from King Philip I of Spain. Spain brought its culture to the Philippines - like don't tell me that the traditional Filipiniana attire were native to the Philippines? Prior to Spanish colonization, the archipelago was mostly a native country until all 7,107 islands were united under Spanish rule. The term "Filipi...

Have you heard of the expression "Lala Land"? Lala Land means to get out of touch with reality, focusing on dreams, fantasies, or frivolous endeavors. Failipinos are living in Lala Land one way or another. They just love Lala Land because they don't want to face reality. I can give a few examples of Lala Land ideas that I have encountered myself or observed from other people. If you want to know why the Philippines is further in Lala Land, I usually want to blame David "It's More Fun In the Philippines" Guerrero 's ghastly slogan that has created a culture of dysfunction . The whole idea is, "The slogan is click na click. It will attract foreigners." Yes the slogan is catchy but that the same time it's deceptive. Sad to say but David Guerrero's stupid slogan has released a Pandora's Box content causing the Philippines to have people who are living in Lala Land. Oh boy, people always love to use his slogan as an excuse for their c...

It's really stupid to how President Nobita can be so stupid to compare China with Nazi Germany - as if the situation had not been bad enough.  What is he thinking?!  Fortunately one article in Forbes dared to finally criticize what he did.  Again does he need to re-enroll first year high school to realize the BASICS of Filipino history? Again, if you think of it, Imperial Japan not China was part of the Axis Powers during World War 2.  China was under Imperial Japanese rule during World War 2 and Japan was the one that was allied with Nazi Germany.  Come on, has he been reading his history?  It just baffles me as much as when he said, "How can wind power work without wind?  How can solar power work without sun?" in one of his SONAs.  Wow, while I need to be an engineer to design the plant but I know by common knowledge that wind power and solar power have storage batteries for LATER USE.  Unfortunately this guy has really little or no com...

Having gone to Boracay three years ago, my experience wasn't all that great.  I will try to give some places where you might consider good experience.  While I won't dare say that it's more fun in those areas than anywhere else in the world, but I can say these places certainly is, "Everybody pays the same rate.  Souvenirs are cheaper than Boracay places." For one, just because my blog criticizes the Philippines' ill conditions doesn't mean it's criticized in whole.  The Philippines should take care of its tourist spots.  Here's a few islands in the Philippines where there are good beaches and have much less tendencies to be tourist traps plus these places are less commercialized. 1.) Bohol itself is the home of Pamilakan Island.  It's an island trip in Bohol.  Sure it doesn't have the party life of Boracay but as far as concerned, I have had an enjoyable experience in this place.  It's an island hopping experience in Bohol. 2.) ...

As a person who's not fond of Boracay due to the expensive rates (I was there last 2012), still here's a new issue that was addressed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) revealing the following facts about Boracay which I read from CNN Philippines : The coral cover of Boracay has declined by 70.5% from 1988 to 2011. This is seriously bad news for your ecosystem. This may be due to unmonitored snorkeling and diving activities in Boracay's coral rich area. The result of the coral decline has created a beach erosion which is now constantly endangering its white sand shoreline. JICA's project calledCoastal Ecosystem Conservation and Adaptive Management (CECAM) has also pointed out the alarming decrease of water quality which may sooner or later, not make it safe for swimming. A direct discharge of untreated waste near the shore could trigger algal blooms and coral reef deterioration. Part of the whole study involves Pinoy scientist Ariel Blanco (...

As a casual Tokusatsu fan of certain genres like Super Sentai and Kamen Rider, I tend to get accused of being childish by the "feeling mature" crowd. I haven't had the motivation to write the article but later, I thought this might be nice to address about Pinoys who are fan of certain genres of Tokusatsu. There are several fans who do what they do as fans whether it's fan fic writing, fan art (and some of them are really good, I am a terrible artist), cosplaying or some are just the average fans. Now it's time to answer the question on are Pinoy Tokusatsu fans childish? The answer is it depends, it's a case to case basis since there are mature Tokusatsu fans or immature Tokusatsu fans. You will get to meet several types of Tokusatsu fans like the casual fan (which I am) or the die-hard fan but as said, there are always responsible or irresponsible fans. Now is it childish to collect toys, cosplay or watch Tokusatsu? Not really, these activities do not nec...

I did write about those ultranationalist FLIPFAGs who are utter hypocrites, they act like as if they aren't using anything imported or born out of foreign influence . Some people have the vision of a Philippines that can "stand on its own" and "everything will be Filipino made" which turn, they seek to kick out foreigners while hypocritically using IMPORTED stuff like computers, television sets, cameras, smartphones, having social network accounts like Youtube, Facebook, Google+ and Twitter or even their own personal website. Wait, didn't they say that they want to kick out foreign influence and view foreigners generally as "oppressors" in exchange for their stupid "Sariling Atin Only" mentality . Let's just think about Philippine history... did the Philippines develop on its own? Remember contemporary Pinoy culture is not what the natives had. Pinoy culture was developed by the history of the Philippines - the Pinoy natives traded...

Looking at how tactless President Nobita was when he compared China to Nazi Germany, he may have failed to remember the fact his grandfather Benigno Aquino Sr. was also a Japanese collaborator. In what he is doing, he is already inviting the ire of the Chinese Army and two, provoking a huge dragon while you're defenseless is just plan stupid. Again, since when has President Nobita really have any normalcy in him for most of the time? Sad to say but he may soon be ruining Philippines/China relations not only during the Rolando Mendoza incident but also during the time he tried to plead for the lives of the three drug mules . Just be practical folks, do you think the Philippine Army really has a CHANCE against the huge army of China? Remember China is not just purely brute force, they are also masters of tactical warfare as well. China right now has an incredibly powerful army. No amount of yelling " Filipinos are the greatest race in the world. " will ever render a r...

Here's a picture art that shows how the Overseas Filipino Workers phenomenon may get its start.  You have the tiresome work of the farmer and his carabao (which in this cartoon is also his drinking mate).  One day, a recruiter appears and offers him a high paying job and it's time to say goodbye to the carabao.  So he gets a better paying job and gives his son the money, hoping that his son will graduate on time.  However what he does not expect is that his son has wasted the money on liquor, smoking and possibly narcotics gets involved.  It's a sad reality how OFW families can be like the cartoon, which is a major reason why so many of them remain poor . Instead of spending the money wisely, the beneficiary is more of a parasite than a contributor where they misuse the funds. When I think about this, how many OFWs really deserve the title of "bagong bayani" or "the new heroes" compared to "the new leech beeders"?  Raising up that questio...