Making It Fun in the Philippines

Whenever I think of that cartoon above of the intellectual Pinoy vs. the anti-intellectual Pinoy, I think that a lack of knowledge of basic economics is leading to backwards thinking... not just on the part of the government but also in the culture of the people plagued with anti-intellectualism . It made me think do these people even bother to realize what affects economics? Supply and demand is natural law I was thinking of the stupid strikes done by them Failipino activists (due to their failure to understand what's good for the Filipino) demanding for lower prices when supply is low are ignoring the laws of supply and demand. One doesn't have to have a Ph. D in economics or an MBA degree to understand the law of supply and demand. Either it's been taught in high school or in the basics of an economics subject in college. I mean, do they even know that if supply is up and demand is low, prices go low and if supply is down and demand is up, prices go high? Prices ar

When I think about how the OFW phenomenon began remember in the MARCOS YEARS and the Cory years' continuation was an after-effect, I would really write about the OFW Phenomenon. While in general, they are overseas workers but the term "Overseas Filipino Workers" may have been made to make them look like heroes. The term is also sensationalized as the "bagong bayani" or to generalize them as the new heroes of the Philippines but there is such a ugly history that people may have ignored on purpose. Here is a picture from the Marcos museum with the OFW phenomenon. The Marcos years were in fact, not the best years and neither are the President Nobita years. I cannot avoid but think of the Marcos cronies every time the Marcos years are mentioned again. His allies got protected errr pampered and thus began the problem of economic restrictions gone wrong. If there's anything else, I think it's best to call Philippine economic protectionism as economic pamp

While I normally have been dodging Filipino films left and right doesn't mean I won't watch one that addresses a real message like the film "Anak".  The film starred Vilma Santos who really can act, I really cried looking at the film.  However the message is more important than the emotional impact that Vilma brings to her crying so beautifully scenes.  I would really talk about how the film shows the real downside of Overseas Filipino WORKER families. Nothing has been more annoying than arguing with those idiots who have that Failipino view of economics .  Failipino because such a view causes Filipinos to become failures.  Like as I said, how many times do I need to address the fact that the OFW phenomenon does not mean that Filipinos are taking over the world ?  If that were true then every labor export country is ruling the world.  Besides, Edz Ello is getting whatever sentenced he will deserve from six weeks to twenty weeks in prison this September 16, 2015.

The padrino system is best defined as where one gain's favor because of one's relations or friendship rather than opposed to merit. While I still want to investigate all of Ninoy's alleged charges but I simply want to bring him up because of the issue of how his family and relatives end up getting votes no thanks to that stupid system. I would really still bring Ninoy up even if Ninoy Aquino Day is over because this came into my head. As said, this is all part of necropolitics but again, even if the person is still alive, it will exist. The whole President Nobita administration might as well be best described as a result of the padrino system which prevailed even before he became president. If you recall, his late mother Cory was only voted as president because Ninoy was shot at the Manila airport. I really wonder if President Nobita himself would have won if Cory didn't die. Maybe he would, after all he still has the name Benigno on him and perhaps the same reason

One of the biggest challenges of Filipino society is really not only to fight stupidity but first, understand what stupidity really is. Stupidity takes place in different forms and it is defined as, "behavior that shows a lack of good sense in judgment." It's important to really understand stupidity and what it is and what it isn't. Whether you like it or not, we all have our moments that we become stupid or smart. Now to understand something about stupidity in the midst of anti-intellectualism . Some facts about stupidity you may want to consider: 1.) Stupidity is very common. Whether you like it or not, turn on the TV set, read the newspapers or just go walking around you will notice stupid. It just reminded me of how many people are really stupid vs. those who are smart. When I think about it, you can end up having typically stupid scenarios whether it's the boss giving the wrong materials to the workers or the workers failing to do the task assigned to

Have you heard of the expressions "ang kapal ng mukha" and "ang manipis naman ng balat"? In English, those refer to having a thick face and thin skin. Thick face means you hardly have a sense of shame and having a thin skin means you have a fragile ego. Unfortunately, many Filipinos suffer from the problem of having both a thick face and a thin skin at the same time. How is that possible? Just read on and find out! Maybe I should talk about the prevalence of the Failipino trait of being thick-faced or having no sense of shame. The fact that they  don't follow simple guidelines  may spring from a wrong sense of entitlement or the  VIP mentality . It can be observed that a lot of Filipinos choose not to follow even the most basic rules like no littering, no spitting and even basic traffic rules acting like they ownt he road. Perhaps the most well-known bad value is that of party crashing or inviting themselves when then they aren't invited to the party.

I always thought about how many Filipinos have their mentality that they just want to be happy all the time even when that is not possible. Others tend to say, "You can't find happiness in what the other person has spoken." as an excuse to enjoy their blunder. What's worse is that there's the problem of anti-intellectualism prevails in society  which is a pretty serious problem. Why do people prefer to remain ignorant and uneducated? Let me guess, it's because their stupid pride is like having an overdose of pain relievers . They just want pain relievers all the time so they don't have to feel pain. It's good to tell a person something to feel good but never at the cost of withholding bad news that he or she needs to know. Unfortunately, the Philippines is one country that treats praise and compliment as a narcotic rather than as a prescription drug. It's just like how marijuana is used either for medical reasons or for recreational reasons. Ma

Considering that today is August 23, 2015 I wonder if it does ring a bell to anybody to what the significance of the day is? Five years ago, one of the most could have been a preventable tragedy ended up with a mishap no thanks to a culture of incompetence  namely the Manila Hostage Crisis which was staged by the late dismissed PNP Chief Rolando Mendoza. When I think about what happened five years ago and next year, it will be the end of the Nobita Presidency, I really wish to raise this issue up before hitting the sack. Everything in that incident is a series of unfortunate events. I couldn't forget how the Hong Kong government was angry with President Nobita because he didn't apologize for the mishap. Before that, I thought about how this case could have been prevented only if those in charge namely the Philippine National Police used their common sense in the situation. When I look at the PNP in the situation they were never ready, ill-equipped, non-responsive and not to

If there's the " Eh sino ka? Hero? " phrase wasn't enough, I've heard of how the palamunins or free riders actually say something like, "Eh mayaman ka naman 'di ba?" as a excuse to leech on others. What I would mean by leech on others is to take advantage of other people because they are wealthy without realizing something that does not require a doctorate in finance or economics to understand - you DO NOT multiply wealth by dividing it! Again, considering these people hate to learn or if they ever attend school, they are just there to fool around, I don't think they'd even bother to understand it. Then again, it doesn't even require more than one economics subject in high school to understand the problem behind their stupid thinking. It just reminds me of how some tenants love making a range of excuses when it comes to not paying on time . They can make up stories or based on my observation (that is in my own experience anyway), they

When I think of the statement that calls OFWs the "bagong bayani" or the "new heroes", I really raise the question on how really?  Some OFWs are worth calling heroes because they are OFWs with a plan and not the Okay Fine Whatever .   They are heroes in the sense that they want to get their families out of difficulty and they don't intend to be Okay Fine Whatever, but rather they want to make it a temporary truce - either bring the family abroad or establish a business when they have enough capital. What I am afraid of is that a lot of people in the Philippine government are actually punishing honest to goodness OFWs and backing up bad OFWs.  How is that happening?  It's time to show some events that show how this is gone on with a culture that rewards the lazy and punishes the diligent . Having a balikbayan box is not always bad.  I mean, nothing is wrong with buying souvenirs right?  However the Bureau of Customs can be so corrupt in demanding higher

Considering today is Ninoy Aquino day, I am reading comments like, "Ninoy was no hero. He was a just a man who refused to shut up so good riddance he was assassinated. You better shut up if you don't want to end up like him." Now I really DO NOT like that really idiotic son of his, President Nobita Aquino and two, why vote for the son all because his father is Ninoy or why vote for Cory just because her husband is Ninoy? While I am against necropolitics but I still felt like Ninoy (until all accusations are proven otherwise) might be another inspiration for my blog aside from Dr. Jose Rizal. Looking at both Ninoy and Rizal, some of those idiots tell me, "Ehi di magpabaril ka rin!" or "Why don't you get yourself shot." whenever I share my "Communist ideas" such as my desire for a disciplinary state and not something that agrees with their own dysfunctional sense of freedom . I am really afraid but the problem back in martial law years

While I want some further research on the allegations that the late Ninoy was a traitor because most of it came from the super biased Marcostards (and I don't trust Marcostards either), it's time to raise the issue of necropolitics. Now what's with the necropolitical arena of the Philippines? Considering tomorrow is Ninoy Aquino's death anniversary, now if he really was a hero it doesn't mean everyone in his clan is a hero. Remember in history that heroes can also sire villains. The same can be true for the Aquino clan especially when I think of the two problematic children that the late Ninoy and Cory have namely President Nobita Aquino and Kris Aquino. Remember Ninoy is Ninoy, when he's gone he's gone!

Nothing is more irritating than to think how the Philippines can be degraded into a society of anti-intellectuals  where stupid is smart and smart is stupid. Joseph Abaya errrr Pabaya is no exception and while people say I should stop with the name calling one way or another. It's really something I would really dare Pabaya to do with how he neglected the Metro Railway Transit for the past five years, how he thinks traffic is "hindi naman siguro fatal yan"... now it's time for me to really issue out this challenge to this moron. If he thinks traffic is not fatal and that the MRT is okay, he hasn't felt the problems of the people living in Metro Manila. I really want him to try riding the MRT and take public transportation for a year in Metro Manila. That is an exact 365 days from today that he should really be allowed to feel the pain of the commuters. No more private transportation! Let him experience the life that's the traffic jungle that's Metro Man

Whenever I think of all the problems of the Aquino Administration such as the Metro Railway Transit problems or heavy traffic, I really feel like President Nobita Aquino isn't thinking it clearly and so is Joseph Abaya, better called Joseph Pabaya because he's not really coming up with a proper scheme or anything.  I would like to really address the stupidity of the meme above and if he really said it then  SHAME ON HIM! I previously wrote an article on the Manila traffic as an obstacle of improvement , I would like to address the issue of traffic problems can ultimately lead to disaster.  To say that "Hindi naman siguro fatal yan." or "It's probably not fatal." to traffic problems is stupid.  Then again, I wonder if this guy is even aware of the fact that traffic problems CANNOT be solved if people DO NOT follow guidelines in the first place .  People who don't follow guidelines are in fact one of the reasons why problems like getting run ove

Last August 16, 2015 I found a post at Kicker Daily that mentioned at least 34 Filipino workers were arrested for carrying in their bags stuff like stun guns and tasers. It was already forewarned beforehand by DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz towards Filipinos going to Hong Kong for whatever reason to FOLLOW the rules of the respect the country's customs. However such was not the case and certain reports of such related incidents showed otherwise. In 2013, sixty-eight seafaring Filipinos were captured for possessing unlicensed firearms and fifty seven of them in 2012, in 2014 we have have eighty one Filipinos guilty of the same offense of unlicensed firearms. Why do these overseas Filipinos incidents keep happening? As said, Baldoz had already said about OFWs should learn the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar by heart. I don't think they really bothered to learn it by heart much less really attend it. If they attended it, they did not take it seriously. It's very much r

After reading this article from Rappler , I really can't help but raise another ANGRY RANT against Migrante International better called as MIGRAINE International because such people give me headaches. While they go ahead and claim that more OFWs were leaving the Philippines under President Benigno Simeon "Nobita" Cojuangco Aquino, do they know what's causing the problem to start with? What do these guys even know about economics? It's the same cycle of stupidity from Migraine International. They can go ahead and whine about all my name calling but they deserve that name MIGRAINE because they are giving me migraine headaches. The stupidity is always easy to repeat in five easy steps . They want sariling atin only economy then they complain about the effects. Their idiocy is comparable to playing with fire then you complain that you got burned or your house burned down then repeating the same mistake all over again. Is it intellectual stupidity? Not really, it&#

When I first heard of the Tianjin explosion, I am also thinking is the Philippines ready for such a tragedy? As of late, the Chinese police force in Tianjin together with other authorities have taken immediate action such as vacating people within three meters or launching an immediate alarm. Even if I don't approve of what China's current authorities are doing with the stock market or the current Spratlys dispute, I still don't want to deny they have shown themselves to be better than the Philippine government when it comes to immediate action. Just my warning to all those idiots who rejoiced at the Tianjin explosion, ask yourselves if our country is ready for such a disaster because it can happen anytime. Looking at how the Philippine police force, military and government rescue force are usually known for incompetence combined with people who ignore the trait of being serious it would really be a surefire recipe that the Philippines is not ready for such a disaster s

When I looked at all the comments related to the Tianjin tragedy , I can see a whole load of immaturity  in how many Filipinos comment. Why I call such people as FAILipinos is because they contribute to the failure of the Philippines from ever progressing or how they fail to realize that they are making one stupid choice after the other. While Miriam Defensor Santiago apologized for her tactlessness against China when she said something bad about it, I may not see apologies from such people. Sad to say but China has become the national scapegoat country of the Philippines just for about everything. First, let's talk about immaturity. Why do I say a lot of Filipinos were revealed to be very immature when the news of the Tianjin tragedy came out? Do you remember the time you were children when something bad happened to somebody who has offended you then you tend to say, "Good! You deserve it!" and you decide not to show any sympathy to the person? Unfortunately, the

I have observed how some Filipinos have become so pessimistic that instead of fighting for a better Philippines, they have decided to say, "That's it!  It's best the Philippines is wiped off from the face of the Earth!" type of talk. There is the tendency to become a weabo (somebody who tries hard to be Japanese but fail at it) or the American bootlickers... in short, they practice some form of colonial mentality and they tend to believe that the Philippines is the worst place on Earth. I'll admit I used to believe that the Philippines is the worst place on Earth when I was a child.  I really wanted to move out of the Philippines, go to America or at times "Umuwi sa Tsina" when that's just impossible considering that my parents are both natural born even if they are of Chinese descent and I'll admit my Chinese is very limited too. Also, I wanted to go to America, live there and have the country nuke the Philippines into non-existence when

Looking at the explosion in Tianjin during late Wednesday night , I always thought about the incoming tactless comments from Failipinos here and there. I just thought of all the bad comments that can be found here . They are rejoicing at the explosions in China because of the faults done by the CHINESE GOVERNMENT but that does not make the whole Chinese people evil and foul. It made me think how the Philippine Pride (better renamed as the Failippine Pride) is really full of garbage and as of late, it's has been vilifying China like no tomorrow as if the Philippines has no fault whatsoever. It's sad to think how Failipinos tend to have their problem to do hasty generalization on other races but get mad when it's done at them. What is really very annoying is that I can read comments wishing all Chinese dead, rejoicing over the mishaps that are happening in China and saying that all Chinese should die because of the fault of their government. Oh wait, maybe it's beca

Do you remember this slogan for Wedding Crashers with the caption above saying, "Invites are for losers."  Even if the film was an American one, I would admit that one way or another, many Filipinos have that bad habit of party crashing which means you come in UNINVITED.  This is also part of the stupid welfare state mentality  which makes Failipinos out of Filipinos.  There is the stupid feeling of entitlement that they deserve to get free lunch (like that Jay Bee guy  who conned the Jollibee delivery man) or that the world owes them a living when they owe a living to the world. Please don't give me that stupid, "It's Filipino way of living." excuse.  Like any bad habit, party crashing is not exclusive to any nationality but it's a choice of ANY person whether they be American, Chinese, Japanese or whatever your race or nationality is, you have the choice to party crash or not to party crash.  It's just like how Filipinos can choose to fight

I have noticed how the satire of the Chinese government vowing to donate 3 ships or 60 escalators has met reactions.  Even if the article was tagged as "HUMOR", then again it's a sad fact that a lot of Filipinos tend not to read the post before they even comment .  So if they don't bother to read, just think of what they will comment when they don't read the posts all because they don't read posts. If you want to know why I'm using an obviously FAKE picture of President Nobita Aquino performing the penitensya is because what if I wrote my satire without the caption, "SATIRICAL NEWS", I wonder how many people will buy the obviously fake news?!  When you think about it satirical news websites like the Adobo Chronicles, Hassle Free News or So What's News tend to indirectly mislead people EVEN IF on top of the website, a disclaimer is written that everything in there is PURELY FICTIONAL.  That is, the website already reveals its intentions t

Considering today is Singapore's 50th founding anniversary so what better way than to make a Singapore related post?  After writing seven things that Filipinos can learn from Singapore's rise to power it's also time to target the Pinoy pessimists .  If Failipino pride is a very unhealthy attitude i.e. taking pride in the failures of the Filipino hence the term Failipino then the attitude of Pinoy pessimist is just as misguided. If you think about it, Singapore fifty years ago was just a dump that you might call it "Stinkapore" because it really stank bad.  When I think about Lee Kuan Yew, I don't think so many people would have supported his vision that changed the nation from STINKapore to SINGapore, from a nation that stank with poverty to a nation that sings of prosperity.  I don't think he even expected to see Singapore rise up from the stink it was but he did.  As prime minister who sat in between Malaysia-owned Singapore and would later reign in

Do you know what a Ponzi scheme is? It was named after Charles Ponzi who started the fraudulent high interest, low risk scam. What is often ignored by a lot of people including myself that to get high returns, there must be a certain room for risk and sometimes, our greed prevents people from thinking of the risk and only think of the return, a decision that cost me a lot of money with somebody. The whole scam is diagrammed above where the person wants to make a quick buck at low risk which is just stupid. Just do some simple Math and you know something is wrong. I thought of why so many Filipinos even graduate school students of business get deceived. If we take a look to what's really wrong with a lot of Filipinos. There is always the problem of wanting "biglang yaman" or "instant riches" but as the saying goes, "Money that's easy come is usually money that's easy go." isn't it? Many Filipinos tend to want success but do not want to

While I have discussed a lot of issues concerning Pinoy Pride and the like, I think it's best I should also write againstPinoy pessimism. I know some Pinoys have had enough of facing the bad citizens of the country  at a daily basis which I admit, it's very annoying. I can see there are Pinoys who are law-abiding, they follow simple guidelines and they want a better life. However, they tend to have all their pessimism like saying, "Philippines has no hope!" When I think about how bad Filipinos can tell decent Filipinos stuff like, " Eh di pumunta ka sa ibang bansa ?" or "Why don't you go to another country?", it's also just as stupid as, "The Philippines has no hope. That's it, I am LEAVING!" I always remembered the time when I really wanted to move to the United States of America without thinking of the consequences. My reasons for wanting to leave the Philippine was because of people who borrow money and never pay you b

I admit I don't like what the Chinese government is doing presumably out to take revenge or hold vendetta on certain countries but remember, they DO NOT represent the entire people of China neither do the Chinese crooks just as the corrupt Philippine government and Filipino crooks DO NOT represent thee entire people of the Philippines.  It's really stupid how China has become the national scapegoat country  of the Philippines.  Everywhere, there's already anti-Chinese prejudice  which is just plain stupid .  I always thought about how this blaming and vilifying China is already getting out of hand.  Come on, do they have to generalize all Chinese as invaders and spies?  Do they have to say that Filipino-Chinese are also backing up invasion and are spies while hypocritically enjoying their products and services?  The paranoia is getting out of hand and not to mention, it defeats the need to think outside the box. When I thought about the escalator incidents , I tend to re

Culture is something that must learn to adjust for the better.  A bit of cultural change can be seen in how Chinese culture changed overtime like adding of women's rights, more Chinese people are continuing to oppose eating of dogs and cats, women already have rights... just think what if the Chinese people didn't accept any changes for the better.  Likewise the same can be applied to Filipino culture.  I really hate it when people say they love the culture of dysfunction  and that Filipino culture must stay the way it is, even if most of the country has to stay dirt poor.  If you ask me, these guys DO NOT love the Philippines but they really are its passive haters.  They are not doing anything to improve the Filipino image. Looking back at the history of the Philippines, don't tell me that Filipino culture just came overnight and poof it was there and that's it because the mentality of going against progress in general is STUPID .  Before the Spanish colonization, t

Whenever I think of my desire for a progressive Philippines in the quest to become an Internet reformist for a better Philippines, I always thought about the hypocrisy of anti-progress groups. Do you want to know why these people are stupid and hypocritical? Look no further than the stuff that the activists are using like megaphones, placards and the like. Those are stuff born out of progress and foreign influence. Besides, they should stop acting like they aren't using any imported stuff  because whenever I look at them, you can see them use social media, computers and anything that did not originate in the Philippines. I just thought about the anti-progress people and their cry for Sariling Atin Only-driven economy . As I mentioned earlier, they should stop acting like they aren't using any imported or foreign-influenced stuff. You can think of this is utter hypocrisy because as they watch their favorite telebasuras aired by ABiaS-CBN or any local network it's still

Like the anti-cybercrime law, the 1987 Constitution must be subject to scrutiny and revision every now and then for the betterment of the people. While I am in favor of the anti-cybercrime law against REAL cybercrime, however the law itself was nothing more than the passing of the Balat-Sibuyas Basic Law , a codename I gave for it due to the fact it only protects onion-skinned people with its libel clause that needed to be revised. Moving on, the same goes for the 1987 Constitution which requires some real reforms for the country's progress. I am sorry to say but as much as I like Senator Miriam Santiago's fierce stand but she really needs to be flexible. I hope she will take time to examine the mistakes of the 1987 Constitution and be open to correcting them. If you want to ask me what I think needs change in the 1987 Constitution, may I suggest the following:

Well I guess it's time for another short and I would really think about why Mar Roxas won't make a good president.  I am not going to bring up any issues about his paternal grandfather Manuel Roxas Sr. but only on him as DILG secretary who ran as President Nobita Aquino's vice president.  Now for why I think Mar Roxas will not make a good president. The guy himself shows he can become anything but a good leader .  If he wants to really become president, he has to show his leadership skills and not just become a traffic enforcer or a laborer.  No, if he wants to impress people in that area, he should show how he can direct the labor force to be efficient and effective in their workplace.  Instead of being a traffic enforcer, he should show some plans on how traffic jams can be minimized and controlled.  Instead, he just keeps showing his state of epal  to which he might actually volunteer himself to perform the penitensya on Good Friday of 2016 .  If he really does that t

Have you ever tried to speak something against our current society and all you get is, "Eh sino ka? Hero?" or "What are you? A hero?" from people? Sad to say but any decent Filipino who wants to make a difference can get scorned and rejected by such a statement by Failipinos. Aside from the fact they tell me, " Eh bakit hindi ka pumunta sa ibang bansa? " or "Why don't you go to another country?" that line I just mentioned earlier is one of the most stupid lines I keep hearing from our countrymen who just love their culture of dysfunction . These losers tend to say stupid stuff like, "Huwag ka pa-hero!" or "Don't be a hero." to people who want to see the nation improve in their own small way. Do those annoying Failipinos know the real meaning of heroism? Looking at how those annoying Failipino activists are really  condoning instead of condemning the acts of guilty Filipinos abroad . When I remembered the death of

It's a real problem in the Philippines that many Filipinos are very insensitive towards others but they are very sensitive about themselves. You may think about the most recent elevator and escalator mishaps in China... Google them and find out that there are many Filipinos who are posting very insensitive comments against the Chinese people. I just thought instead of saying like, "We better be careful that those incidents don't happen in the Philippines." they instead say, "Horray China is going down! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!" while hypocritically indulging in Tanduay or eating at Jollibee. The amount of insensitivity towards others is just very alarming. I always thought about how many Filipinos indulge in the Failipino sense of humor . they are a group of insensitive people when it comes to other people. I always noticed how there's usually a smile in their faces only when others are miserable. Doesn't that remind you of, "If I'm not happ

I have noticed that decent Filipinos start to offer solutions, they start to voice up and besides anybody who says that I don't have to make a stand is dreaming. Any honest to goodness Filipino isn't going to remain silent for too long. If you don't make a stand for what is right then how can right prevail? Now I am NOT calling for a Communist revolution nor am I influencing Communism to the Philippines just because I insist in getting rid of the stupid Failipino way of thinking. It's a problem why so many Filipinos choose to become Failipinos when there are better choices in their path in life. Aside from the major problem that even if somebody more qualified offered solutions to help the country they won't listen to him or her , I have observed how they tend to say something like, "This is the Philippines! That's our culture! Being late, throwing garbage everywhere, not paying rent on time... you want a clean and proper city, go somewhere else you Comm