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 Sept...

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...