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Trailer pa lang, ulam na! Ganda ng cinematography (hopefully...

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:27:28 +0800

Trailer pa lang, ulam na!

Ganda ng cinematography (hopefully pati ang screenplay)! Kung ganito lagi ang kalidad ng mga pelikulang Pinoy, ang sarap manood ng sine araw-araw!

Will definitely watch this. Sana MMFF araw-araw. :D

From musamanila: This video of Professor Winnie Monsods’...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:30:06 +0800

From musamanila:

This video of Professor Winnie Monsods’ last lecture has gone viral. All that attention comes with mixed reactions from the public. Personally, I’m inspired by what she said and awed by the woman herself. Looking at her and hearing her speak, I would not think that Winnie Monsod is 70 years old. She could definitely pass for 50 years old with the idealism of a 20 year old. It’s refreshing. College students not just from the University of the Philippines can learn a lot from this. Being able to graduate from college is already a privilege in itself. Overall, her message is clear: We have a duty to our country. Right now, our country needs us. How we plan to give back is open to interpretation.

I am only one, but I am one.
I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
What I can do, I ought to do.
And with the grace of God, I will do it.

Ever heard of a billboard that helps protect the...

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:32:06 +0800

Ever heard of a billboard that helps protect the environment?

The plant billboard, the first in the country, was made possible through the partnership of beverage giant Coca-Cola Philippines and environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Read more…

Here’s written on the bottom of the ad:“*This value...

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:30:06 +0800

Here’s written on the bottom of the ad:

“*This value driven campaign promotes the Philippines to its own people, many of whom opt to travel abroad unaware of their country’s beauty. “Tara na” means let’s go.”

Nga naman, tangkilikin ang sariling atin! :)

Spread the word, my fellow designers. :) Mabuhay ang mga...

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:31:06 +0800

Spread the word, my fellow designers. :)

Mabuhay ang mga artistang Pilipino!

Magandang umaga Pilipinas! Isang mainit na champorado para sa...

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 07:31:06 +0800

Magandang umaga Pilipinas! Isang mainit na champorado para sa inyong malamig na umaga. :)

Chicks Colored chicks as a game prize/for sale? Only in the...

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:40:33 +0800

~~Chicks~~ Colored chicks as a game prize/for sale? Only in the Philippines :D

RPG Metanoia - The first animated 3d film in the Philippines. I...

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:12:17 +0800

RPG Metanoia - The first animated 3d film in the Philippines.

I support Filipino Artists! ♥

Support them too by watching this movie on cinemas! Orayt? :D

Hooohoo! Eto pa… Banana-cue* at Kamote-cue*! (or is it...

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:53:15 +0800

Hooohoo! Eto pa… Banana-cue* at Kamote-cue*! (or is it spelled que? like in barbeque?)

*Deep Fried Saba (Cooking Banana) and Sweet Potato/Yam coated in caramelized (brown) sugar. Yummy!

Here, here! :)

Salivating for kwek-kwek, or tokneneng (or whatever you call...

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:42:23 +0800

Salivating for kwek-kwek*, or tokneneng* (or whatever you call them in your place) :P~

*Boiled chicken/quail eggs wrapped in orange-colored batter consisting of flour and blah blah blah… when cooked, it’s usually dipped in vinegar with onions or ketchup or some special sweet sauce… Ah basta, yun na yun. :D

From the culinary capital of the Philippines (yep, that’s...

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:38:37 +0800

From the culinary capital of the Philippines (yep, that’s right Cabalen!), I bring you the famous Razon’s halo-halo. :D

Unlike the usual halo-halo that we know, this one’s only made up of three ingredients (minus the ice and milk): saba, macapuno, leche flan. Simple, but the taste is really good. This sweet treat reminds me of da Vinci’s quote: “Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.” ♥

For showcasing creativity, wit, and humor,...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:23:07 +0800

For showcasing creativity, wit, and humor, here’s…

Facebuko. Facebook mo. Facebook nating lahat.

*NOTE: For those of you who believe that this is another proof of “Filipinos don’t have originality” and “Filipinos are copycats”, please look for the meaning of the words copy and parody in your dictionaries first. Thank you! :)

spelling of Thank You in tagalog

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:04:12 +0800

Thank You - “Salamat Sa Iyo” if you’re thanking one person only, “Salamat Sa Inyo” if you’re thanking 2 or more people. But saying “Salamat” only is also fine. :)

Other variations:

Thanks - “Salamat”

Thank you very much/so much - “Maraming Salamat” or the more number-specific form: “Maraming Salamat Sa Iyo” (if thanking 1 person only) “Maraming Salamat Sa Inyo” (if thanking 2 or more people)

I now pronounce Chocnut as the National Chocolate of the...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:13:34 +0800

I now pronounce Chocnut as the National Chocolate of the Philippines. Thank you. *Bow* hahaha

On sex education and nose-picking

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:05:00 +0800

Haven't read and watched some news these past few weeks. Since classes have started for almost a month now, I'm wondering about the 'hows and the what-abouts' of teaching "Sex education" at schools. I remember that this was one of the hottest topics during the early month of June. What happened now? Well I guess I'll have to wait until this topic is actually being taught at school... or maybe until my little sister would ask me for help about natural and artificial methods of birth control for her assignment. LOL. Kidding aside, I also remember (hearing from the news) one person suggesting that the "Sex Education" term should be changed so as not to confuse the minds of the students and their parents. Personally, I agree with that suggestion because the term "Sex Education" is very suggestive for me. As an older sister to my 11-year old sibling, I am NOW concerned of what would they teach about Sex Education to my little sister and how are they going to do it. The term also bothers me as a Christian. Yes I do know that DepEd won't teach the children how to do sex but that's what the term implies (for me at least). If what they want to teach about is reproductive health, then they shouldn't call it sex education. If it's about birth control, still not sex education. It's like teaching self-defense and calling it "War Education", right? Oh wait, have they changed it already? Haven't really seen/heard some news about it. Sorry. LOL

Anyway, here's a funny but somehow a good example on how to talk about sex to children the "right" way. :)

(And again, sorry if there are grammatical errors. Nagsasanay pa kasi akong mag-Ingles, at magsulat. Feeling writer. Haha :D )

Bata: Bakit po masarap ang sex?
Tatay: Kasi may kiliti o sensation iyon na katulad ng nararamdaman mo kapag nangungulangot ka.
Bata: Bakit mas nasasarapan po ang mga babae kaysa sa mga lalaki?
Tatay: Gaya ng sinabi ko, ang sex ay parang pangungulangot. Kapag nangungulangot ka, mas nag-eenjoy ang iyong ilong kaysa sa iyong daliri.
Bata: Eh bakit po ayaw ng mga babae na ginagahasa sila?
Tatay: Iyang pang-gagahasa ay mahahalintulad sa naglalakad ka sa kalye, tapos may lumapit sa'yo at kinalikot ang iyong ilong. Magugustuhan mo ba iyon?
Bata: Bakit ayaw po makipag-sex ng mga babae kapag may regla sila?
Tatay: Anak, kapag dinudugo ilong mo, nangungulangot ka ba?
Bata: Bakit ayaw po madalas, ayaw ng mga lalaki ang mag-condom?
Tatay: Ikaw ba gusto mo mangulangot ng naka-surgical gloves?
Bata: Bakit po sa private place ginagawa ang pagse-sex?
Tatay: Mangungulangot ka ba sa harapan ng buong klase mo, ha?

THE PHILIPPINE MUSIC SCENE

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:07:54 +0800

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Category: Local

Maraming Salamat!

Dear future DOT Secretary

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:54:27 +0800

Dear future DOT Secretary:

By Anna Oposa, Blog Watch

Dear Future DOT Secretary,

Hi. You will be introduced to us in a couple of weeks. I’m anxious to find out who you are because, well, you have my ultimate dream job. While others dream of winter wonderlands, I am consumed with chronic wanderlust for our lupang sinilangan, having traveled everywhere from Batanes to Bukidnon. After chasing kangaroos in Australia, watching Broadway shows in the concrete jungle where dreams are made of (i.e. New York), going on a South African safari, and hiking up Mount Fuji, I can say in full faith that we live in the most beautiful country in the world. I wish you, as the Secretary of the Department of Tourism, believe the same thing.

For a long time, Bangkok’s #1 source of income was tourism. It’s marketed well as an exotic backpacker’s destination. Singapore had to create artificial tourist attractions such as Sentosa and most recently, Universal Studios, to draw visitors in. The Philippines, with its 7, 107 beautiful islands, doesn’t have to. I don’t know what your definition of tourism is, but I do hope that these proposals find you:

1) The airport is the first and last thing that tourists see. Only in the Philippines have I experienced having our cars checked^[1], tickets inspected, and bags x-rayed before entering the airport. I strongly suggest incorporating travel taxes and the (rather exorbitant) terminal fees with ticket fares as well. These would cut check-in time (and hassle) in half. Please close down NAIA1 because it looks like Shake Rattle and Roll XII-XX^[2] could be filmed there. You may want to consider transferring all international flights to the clean and gleaming NAIA3 too.

2) The DOT needs to work with Manila Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to fix ourpublic transportation system. We may have several public transportation systems (e.g. the bus, taxi, tricycle, MRT, LRT, and jeepneys) but all of them are inefficient. This is one of the major reasons why traveling here is so difficult. Instead of spending billions on the Skyway, why not a train like New York’s subway or Hong Kong’s MTR? We also need bike lanes so that biking in the city won’t be equivalent to a suicide attempt. It’s possible—just take a look at Marikina! To protect our pedestrians, we need lots of covered walkways[3]. And MMDA, what possessed you to change the sign “BAWAL TUMAWID DITO, NAKAKAMATAY” to “BAWAL TUMAWID MAY NAMATAY NA DITO.” My good friend Dino wrote to you guys, saying it should have been “MATATALINO ANG MGA GUMAGAMIT NG OVERPASS” to promote positive reinforcement. “Gaganda pakiramdam ng mga tumatawid gamit ng overpass, tapos iisipin ng mga hindi gumagamit ng overpass, tanga sila,” says Dino.

3) Prioritize culture and the arts. To borrow words from Sir Butch Dalisay, my professor and idol, “Culture defines us as a national community with shared values and visions, albeit with diverse ideas and expressions; the arts embody those ideas and enable those expressions.” Before we were known for boxing, we were known and will always be known for our excellence and innate talent in the arts, whether in literature, film, music, dance, theatre, or visual arts. We don’t necessarily have to perform the tinikling orpandanggo sa ilaw a million times, though those are always a treat to watch. Take a look at the song “Biyahe Tayo” which showcases our fantastic singers and musicians, and “Take Me to the Philippines” by Apl.de.Ap featuring different street dance clubs. Work with the National Commission for Culture and the Artsand the Cultural Center of the Philippines to create and promote shows by and for Filipinos. I have this fantasy of Manila becoming the Great White Way of Asia. We have the talent for it, that’s for sure. We can’t keep losing our performers to ship cruises, lounges, Disneyland Hong Kong, and Universal Studios Singapore. And I beg you, please coordinate with the National Historical Institute^[4] to preserve (what’s left of) our heritage.

4) Partner with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to make the Philippines lead inecotourism. Mt. Makiling has more species of plants than the entire USA. Our marine waters are home to more than half of the species of corals^[5], six out of the seven species of marine turtles, and the biggest andsmallest fish in the world.

In a recent study by the United Nations, the Philippines was indentified as the “center of the center of marine biodiversity on Earth.” However, there’s a lot of work to be done. From the 500, 000 hectares of mangroves that we had, we now have a dismal 28, 000 hectares. From 3 million hectares of coral reefs from the “center of the center of marine biodiversity on Earth,” it’s down to about 100, 000 hectares. For a body of water to be swimmable, it must only have 200 units of fecal coliform bacterium^[6]. Our Manila Bay, lauded for its sunset, has one million. If Manny Villar was swimming in a dagat ng basura, then those who take a dip in Manila Bay are swimming in a dagat ng…

Yeah. There.

Sorsogon’s latest tourist attraction is their Firefly Watching Cruise. Fireflies are a biological indicator of clean air. I say they are also biological indicators of hope that our environment is improving and can continue to. All it takes is a bit of imagination, ingenuity, and a whole lot of political will. The rest of the Philippines can learn from the city of Puerto Princesa, touted as the ecotourism capital of the country. Under the leadership of Mayor Ed Hagedorn, Puerto Princesa pioneered projects such as “Love Affair with Nature”among others.

5) Have a clear vision of how you want our country to be advertised^[7]. Should we market it as a premiere destination for leisure, business, wellness, ecotourism, or even medical tourism? Would it be possible to follow the footsteps of Indonesia and work with the premise of “unity in diversity”? There are so many undervalued geological and geographical marvels of this country, such as Calaguas and Camiguin. We need to take care of Mindanao too, because when people think Mindanao, they think MILF and bombs. Mindanao’s beautiful and relatively safe, but it’s the dangerous parts that always get the limelight. I hope, Dear Secretary, that you have something like Sen. Dick Gordon’s Wow Philippines campaign or Sec. Ace Durano’s Awesome Philippines campaign to encourage and inspire both local and foreign tourists to explore the Philippines. Provide easily accessible materials, like our very own, locally made version of the Lonely Planet book, for proper guidance. And please make sure it’s grammatically correct. See this photo from the DOT website.

WRONG GRAMMAR: “Discover the fine white sands of this world-reknown beach.”

There is so much untapped potential that this archipelago has to offer. Like Sec. Durano says in this brilliant TVC, “Maglakbay at mamangha sa sarili mong bansa.”

Love,

Anna

Anna Oposa is an English Studies major at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. She was on the campaign team of Gilbert C. Remulla, who ran for senator under the Nacionalista Party. She blogs at freckles in the sky. Blog Watch is a bloggers’ initiative aiming to cover underplayed stories that traditional media cannot always cover due to limited resources and time.

And now, meet Ice Scramble, a relative of Sorbetes. LOL A...

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:31:00 +0800

Local Ice Scramble sold on streets

Commercial Ice Scramble sold on malls

And now, meet Ice Scramble, a relative of Sorbetes. LOL

A usually pink, yummy, Filipino-style smoothie commonly sold on the streets, and now on malls as well. It’s basically made of crushed ice, skimmed milk, sugar, maybe some flavoring and coloring, and chocolate syrup and powdered milk as toppings. Sometimes it includes sago (tapioca pearl) or marshmallows. There, that’s all folks. I’ma excuse myself now ‘cause I’m kind of salivating… *Must… Buy… Iskrambol! Aargh!*

Photo Sources:

First, Second.

MahalKitaPilipinas is on Facebook!

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:22:50 +0800

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Ang bagOng PaNgULo Ng PiNas. (photo and caption submitted by:...

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:12:00 +0800

Ang bagOng PaNgULo Ng PiNas.

(photo and caption submitted by: champoy )

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Personally, Noynoy is not my kind of president. Then why is he here? Because it’s a damn cute caricature and I’m a damn cute artist! Hahaha NO. The answer is simple - hope. I like how many Filipinos (including the one who sent this *wink*), despite poverty and the fact that his opponents have more and better accomplishments than him, still have their hopes for a better Philippines through this man. I may not have voted him during the polls, but like many of my fellow countrymen, I have hopes and dreams for this country and for its people. Honestly, I do not believe that Mr. Noynoy would serve as a great president for our country, but I do hope that he means what he said: that he would not steal, and that he could lessen the country’s poverty through that principle. Or at least, be better than GMA. :D

Go Philippines! Kaya natin ‘to! Ngayon mas kailangan ni Noynoy ng suporta. Tapos na ang eleksiyon kaya tayong mga hindi bumoto sa kanya, siya naman ang suportahan natin ngayon. Gasgas kung gasgas, pero kailangan talaga nating magkaisa. (Advance happy Independence day. Yuhoo!)