Making It Fun in the Philippines

The Philippine national hero once said, "Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice." While I couldn't imagine or fully say what his life was but I could imagine people who might have told him in Spanish, " Who are you? A hero? " or, "Well we can't do anything, can we?" to excuse or enjoy their blunder. If Jose Rizal were alive today, I think he might actually dare to slam David Guerrero  for his nonsense tagline, "It's More Fun in the Philippines" on his face. If he were alive today, he might also say, "Stop with that nonsense slogan. Why don't you make it a reality?" and maybe he would have written the book, "It's Not More Fun in the Philippines" instead of Noli Me Tangere. Many Filipinos have this problem that  they think they are a nation of happy people  when in reality that behind their smiles is a...

I remembered when I wrote a basic economics guide against the Failipino view of economics , I'm now compelled to write more articles on foreign direct investment. I wrote a previous article on the great lunatic that's Heneral Lunatic  so I guess I might write against the idea that Foreign Direct Investment or FDI will cause a foreign invasion because for the NTH time that  it DOES NOT cause a foreign invasion . It's just a stupid excuse that idiots make and the opportunists take advantage of in their quest for power. This of course, I wonder if Heneral Lunatic really studies history as he claims he does or does he even know basic economics ? Now it's time to tackle on the question on whether or not foreign investment will destroy local businesses and leave Filipinos impoverished. I believe it's time that I wrote something similar to this as part of the aim for Constitutional Reform.  The idea that foreign direct investment will cause local businesses to be out of...

I previously mentioned about how President Nobita should have not foolishly made that promise , now Christmas is over what about New Year? When I first heard of the promise, I could only say, "REALLY?!" Just because he's the president of the nation doesn't mean he can accomplish all he promised even if he had all the resources to do so. He's just human and in the process, he's really overestimated himself. Considering that the road of Baclaran to Bacoor has not been done and I can't say it'd be done in the next five days, will both President Nobita and DOTC Secretary Pabaya keep their promise that they'll allow themselves to be run over by a train? I doubt it considering that President Nobita hasn't achieved everything he promised during his campaign, we might as well consider the promise unfulfilled by January 2, 2016. What might be the most convenient (and predictable) way out is this... the blame game . It's already 2015 and the y...

Knowing that Christmas is just around the corner, I felt like writing this entry to get their attention. There's always the feeling of excitement for Christmas and New Year but there's also that feeling of anxiety. In a country where impunity is the norm , Christmas and New Year are also occasions where many Filipinos tend to invoke their "right to impunity" in more than one level. In the midst of a nation where a lot of people just loves to break guidelines  then you should really expect more people to to say, "Come on, it's Christmas. Can't you let it slide?". The statement is also used whenever people want to supposedly reconcile with somebody on Christmas but mistreat the person for the rest of the year. Sure, it's time for gifts and celebration, it's time for Christmas sales, it's time for year end bonuses, time for office Christmas parties but there's also anxiety for many people. The anxiety can take place of the thought ...

Have you never noticed that when a Filipino makes it big, those annoying Pinoy Pridists are most likely to shout, "PINOY PRIDE!" or "FILIPINO PRIDE!" as loud as they can? I have nothing against Filipinos being happy for their countrymen winning but all that super annoying  credit-grabbing has to stop. While I do feel a certain degree of happiness for Pia Alonzo WURTZBACH's victory (I capitalized the letters of her family name to emphasize she's half-German), but the problem is not her victory (as if it's ever a problem at all) but it's all about people who are free-riding on her victory.  What may also piss off many Pinoy Pridists is her answer to the question on whether or not the United States should have a military presence in the Philippines. Her answer was simple as, "I think that the United States and the Philippines have always had a good relationship with each other. We were colonized by the Americans and we have their culture in...

I have previously written an article related to doing Math wrong in the public schools , now it's time for me to at least raise this concern on Rodrigo Duterte. As much as I am in favor of actually shooting down big time crooks or going federal but his plan is just stupid. I would like to share why it blew off my mind hearing what he just said. The whole idea of replacing algebra, calculus and trigonometry with just business math is dumb at several levels. Here's an excerpt from the Philippine Star's article on Duterte's plan : “Yung Calculus alisin ko talaga yan. Dumaan kayo ng high school, ano ang natutunan niyo sa Calculus, Trigonometry? Yang Algebra palitan mo na yan ng Business Math (I would have Calculus taken out. What have you learned in Calculus and Trigonometry during high school? Let’s replace Algebra with Business Math),” Duterte said during a thanksgiving dinner at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City. The dinner was hosted by two supporters of ...

I remembered writing a couple of posts in the past about ways Filipinos can justify their habit of enjoying their blunder . One common excuse used to enjoy one's blunder is, " Eh di pumunta ka sa ibang bansa? " or "Why don't you go to another country?" and I still hear it. Another statement that I hear is, " Eh sino ka hero? " or "What are you? A hero?" to anybody who raises up issues in correcting the prevalent stupidities of the Philippines. All those are done in the name of that they think they are so smart  even when in reality they are really  VERY STUPID  especially with the prevailing culture of anti-intellectualism . Then I thought it might be necessary to write on what if I wrote a post on using one's Pinoy identity to justify one's blunder. There is nothing wrong with being a Pinoy (as if it can be helped that a person can be born as a Pinoy) but you certainly choose to become a Failipino . I remembered how many bad F...

During the campaign of President Benigno Simeon "Nobita" C. Aquino III, there was the campaign for a promise of "Daang Matuwid" or straight path towards progress. What might actually annoy me is to think of how many years did he promise to work on improving the MRT but what did he do? Most of the time, the straight years of blame game  is the reality over the straigh path towards progress and the MRT is one of them. I guess that's why Grace Poe Llamanzares got disqualified for the presidency because she addressed the MRT's issues. Worse, we still have Joseph Payaba who really says the stupidest things like traffic is not fatal . In short, what is the current administration really thinking?

I would like to discuss about the problem of the Commission on Human Rights  with their stupidity. A criminal got killed in self-defense and the person who killed in self-defense gets convicted? Worse, that organization has contributed to a culture of impunity in the Philippines  like when it protests against the rightful use of death penalty which by removing it from the Constitution may have also gotten rid of the right to defensive killing. I still remembered how many Filipinos really got angry with Singapore's government for executing Flor Contemplacion insisting she was innocent even after three years of proper investigation. Then there was the case of the three Filipino drug mules in China . When that happened, the Filipino government got rid of its rightful duty to execute criminals who deserve to be put to death, then we have all the "human rights" dribble never mind that sometimes, you have to kill somebody to protect the community. If you have to shoot a ra...

The blame game has gone too far as to where Presidential candidate Mar Roxas has really gone as far as to even blame the late Cory Aquino and Fidel Valdez Ramos . From 2010 up to the last day of President Nobita's regime, his biggest achievement has been the Blame Gloria game . MRT woe? And now, has Mar really lost his head now that he's also blaming the late Cory Aquino?  I already tired of the statement, "Ipagpatuloy ang daang matuwid." or "Let's continue the straight path." because this is not a straight path to progress but a straight path to the furnace . What I can see is that while ABiaS-CBN can go ahead and say, "We are really Asia's next miracle." to the audience, I still have to really say that how sure are they that the whole Philippines has really been uplifted? There are other areas of the Philippines that have bloomed for business but what good will it do if Manila still keeps its utter stupidity?

As much as I don't approve of some methods Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is doing but sometimes, I can relate to his frustrations. I mean, what else is more frustrating than when people purposely choose not to follow EVEN simple guidelines ? Etta Rosales does not have the right to say, "If you don't respect the law, it would also affect you and your family." because she does not really respect law with how she did her job as a human rights chairperson. She's so equally misguided with her being overly lenient which in turn, has she thought that her own loved ones are in danger if she doesn't take action against criminals and instead defends their rights? The more I think about the idiocy of the  Commission of Human Rights office, the more I see that specific government office has been defending the people's right to impunity  than the rights of the victims. Whenever I read a person who harms another out of self-defense getting charged with criminal ac...

A lot of Filipinos focus on what they can do and what they want to do just because they can do it. Breaking rules is a norm for many Filipinos which may have worsened no thanks to the Commission of Human Rights and David Guerrero's slogan, " It's More Fun in the Philippines ". But as I love to raise the question, "How can the Philippines progress if many of its citizens refuse to even follow simple guidelines such as do not push the button ?" The whole problem is not just also political but also cultural since a lot of Filipinos refuse to change their culture of breaking rules. Considering Christmas and New Year is just around the corner, I felt like writing about this one considering that based on observation, people are more selfish during the holidays than any time of the year. I am reminded of some stupid people who even dare to say something as stupid as, " I will kill myself if I have to follow all those rules. " They complain that ru...

Just look at the picture above folks. Do you see Mar Roxas is doing a lot of stuff like when he does menial jobs just to get attention? Now I have nothing against the affluent doing menial jobs, in fact I don't find it degrading at all. The problem is not Roxas doing menial jobs but the fact that while he does his menial jobs or rides the MRT, he has shown signs that he possibly cannot lead. Anybody can do menial jobs but there must be delegation involved. What Mar Roxas should be doing is to show us not only can he do menial work but that he can actually lead workers to do better work . An example would be he should show how he can promote harmony in the workplace. It just reminded me of how I decided to apply process tasking to manual labor which in turn promoted efficiency and effectiveness among the workers. Joining in with them as an extra hand is not much of a difference if there is nobody to lead. I would want to vote for somebody who shows his leadership skills, not ...