Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah Filipinos tend to be crappy like that.
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Anyone here watched Graceland?
I didnt even know they had filipino movies on blu ray so I was excited.
So Im watching it and they have alot of full nude underage girls(its about corruption and all that). Im hoping its adult actresses playing underage girls but I cant tell. Im not actually watching underage girls am I? Im not sure what the laws are for film in philippines.
I didnt even know they had filipino movies on blu ray so I was excited.
So Im watching it and they have alot of full nude underage girls(its about corruption and all that). Im hoping its adult actresses playing underage girls but I cant tell. Im not actually watching underage girls am I? Im not sure what the laws are for film in philippines.
It's crap. Whenever I don't want to go out (and she wanna go out every single day), then she gets a little mad and calls me boring. When I cook a hotdog the wrong way she will talk VERY loud to me so everyone else at the beach are looking at us. She ALWAYS wanna go to the karaoke bar WITH me even though I made it clear it's boring. They're always hanging out with other Filipinos and when talking about the Danish people we are shit and stupid because we don't wanna marry the girls so they can stay in Denmark. And wow did she judge me when I told her I don't believe in God. I hate it and thankfully I kicked her out.
I really have the impression that Filipinos are selfish. 95% of my family are even Filipinos and as think they're selfish. All the Filipinos I meet here don't care much for others than themselves, they think everything else is more boring than the a Philippines. I even know there's a BUNCH of illegal Filipinos staying here and using fake yellow cards apparently.
I can't be optimistic about them. I love the Philippines but have a hard time with the people. I have lived in the Philippines as well and that experience didn't change my perception of them, it made it worse. They ALWAYS ask for money and everything even after I say no. There's no respect at all.
I just really want to like the people as I am half Filipino myself but I constantly get bad experiences with them.
I really have the impression that Filipinos are selfish. 95% of my family are even Filipinos and as think they're selfish. All the Filipinos I meet here don't care much for others than themselves, they think everything else is more boring than the a Philippines. I even know there's a BUNCH of illegal Filipinos staying here and using fake yellow cards apparently.
I can't be optimistic about them. I love the Philippines but have a hard time with the people. I have lived in the Philippines as well and that experience didn't change my perception of them, it made it worse. They ALWAYS ask for money and everything even after I say no. There's no respect at all.
I just really want to like the people as I am half Filipino myself but I constantly get bad experiences with them.
Wolf Akela
Member
This is the cancer of the society called "Pinoy Pride", where pinoys think they're the greatest. Say anything negative, even as an offhand joke? Racist! Some person got the spotlight whose greatgreat grandfather had a sliver of Filipino blood and never even set foot in the country? He's ours. Pinoy pride!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
That's why I consider my own countrymen who can't see themselves for real as terrible. There's even a website/blog dedicated for making articles based on terrible Filipino behavior.
This really, and personally I think he's being nice with that.
There are so many different Filipinos that sometimes the good get overshadowed by the bad.
One of the best traits I can honestly say Filipinos including myself have is that we can assimilate to anything/anywhere/anybody.
Advice for my fellow Filipino-Americans who have never went back to the motherland, Go back and APPRECIATE. Try not to criticize everything you see as soon as you step down the airport, ignore all the negatives and just focus on the positives. The cultures are just so different, but I think overall you will have a sense of appreciation whenever you see how great/lucky you are to be position you are in.
Enjoy the beaches, the food, and the natural beauties of the Phillipines. If you had a bad experience with Filipinos, the Philippines, the food, quite frankly you just lucked out. Here's a little snippet of what I remember writing down after my trip back a couple years back after not visiting the Philippines for almost a decade.
If I was to describe this trip back in one word, it would be: Appreciation.
If ever visiting another country, city, or any place, - Appreciate.
Appreciate the culture, the differences, people, and most importantly yourself.
Not only did my experience bring out a sense of greater pride for my motherland, but also
A sense of greater pride for myself, my family, and the situation that I am in.
One of the best traits I can honestly say Filipinos including myself have is that we can assimilate to anything/anywhere/anybody.
Advice for my fellow Filipino-Americans who have never went back to the motherland, Go back and APPRECIATE. Try not to criticize everything you see as soon as you step down the airport, ignore all the negatives and just focus on the positives. The cultures are just so different, but I think overall you will have a sense of appreciation whenever you see how great/lucky you are to be position you are in.
Enjoy the beaches, the food, and the natural beauties of the Phillipines. If you had a bad experience with Filipinos, the Philippines, the food, quite frankly you just lucked out. Here's a little snippet of what I remember writing down after my trip back a couple years back after not visiting the Philippines for almost a decade.
If I was to describe this trip back in one word, it would be: Appreciation.
If ever visiting another country, city, or any place, - Appreciate.
Appreciate the culture, the differences, people, and most importantly yourself.
Not only did my experience bring out a sense of greater pride for my motherland, but also
A sense of greater pride for myself, my family, and the situation that I am in.
The thing is, I LOVE the Philippines and I LOVE the food, which I get every single week because my mother is Filipina.
And in the start I LOVED the Filipino people and saw myself as totally Filipino until I got and still get all these experiences. I like playing Tekken with my cousins, and many are very helpful in the countryside. I don't have to pay for taking the jeepney, all the tricycle drivers wanna drive me, the McD chefs wanna talk with me and they are all really very nice in that way.
It's just when I really get to know people, the negative things starts popping up. They start asking for money, and they will continue until my vacation is over, they then ask for pasaload etc.
But I actually like the people within the Philippines but I always notice a change in them when they go abroad. Just as examples, they really are showing everyone else, that they are above the rest of us here in Denmark; they send their gifts from the host families back to the Phils or sell them without telling the family; they stay here illegally, some of them use others yellow cards (which is a huge crime) and too often they describe the Danish people as stupid and strange and if we got differences then we are the weird ones. Just 2 months ago, a bunch of Filipinos stared angry at me and shaked their heads at me because I said I don't believe in God or their religion but I were just there to visit with my (at the time) gf but I respect that they do.
Anyway I love the Philippines and I really want to learn Tagalog, and eventually I'll try be more open to the Filipino people but right now, it's hard for me to trust them, because I learn all these things that are going on with the au pairs. And I also don't understand, whenever I ask if I can go out with them they never have time, yet I see pictures all the time of them hanging out.
I feel like an outsider.
And in the start I LOVED the Filipino people and saw myself as totally Filipino until I got and still get all these experiences. I like playing Tekken with my cousins, and many are very helpful in the countryside. I don't have to pay for taking the jeepney, all the tricycle drivers wanna drive me, the McD chefs wanna talk with me and they are all really very nice in that way.
It's just when I really get to know people, the negative things starts popping up. They start asking for money, and they will continue until my vacation is over, they then ask for pasaload etc.
But I actually like the people within the Philippines but I always notice a change in them when they go abroad. Just as examples, they really are showing everyone else, that they are above the rest of us here in Denmark; they send their gifts from the host families back to the Phils or sell them without telling the family; they stay here illegally, some of them use others yellow cards (which is a huge crime) and too often they describe the Danish people as stupid and strange and if we got differences then we are the weird ones. Just 2 months ago, a bunch of Filipinos stared angry at me and shaked their heads at me because I said I don't believe in God or their religion but I were just there to visit with my (at the time) gf but I respect that they do.
Anyway I love the Philippines and I really want to learn Tagalog, and eventually I'll try be more open to the Filipino people but right now, it's hard for me to trust them, because I learn all these things that are going on with the au pairs. And I also don't understand, whenever I ask if I can go out with them they never have time, yet I see pictures all the time of them hanging out.
I feel like an outsider.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I worked on an all-Filipino school reunion on Saturday. Filipinos errywhere. Saw a Filipino friend from high school working on it for another vendor.
Sounds like great taste to me.
Sounds like great taste to me.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Bahahahahahaa!
http://chorvaworld.com/abscbnpost.html
Oh man so delicious!
Maybe it's just me but I think they're only treating Fil-Ams well because well... they're Fil-Ams and we all know how grubby locals are.
http://chorvaworld.com/abscbnpost.html
Oh man so delicious!
Maybe it's just me but I think they're only treating Fil-Ams well because well... they're Fil-Ams and we all know how grubby locals are.
jongkookie
Member
This is the truth right here.
If any of y'all hasn't seen Anthony Bourdain's episode of the Philippines, it's a must watch. Besides the food and the nostalgia, he mentions something that to me, really captured the essence of the Fil-Am. But if you haven't watched it, the short summary is that, he brings a fan, Augusto(a NY'er) of the show to the PH who's only been there once, for less than a week in Cebu. And while he's there Tony struggles to find the identity of the Filipino cuisine and he also notices how Augusto seems really detached from the culture itself.
At one point in the show, he says something along the lines of Fil-Am's basically assimilating to whatever culture finding their fancy and by doing so, they tend to leave the Filipino culture behind in the quest to being an everyman or whatever. And he's exactly correct.
That's the disconnect I've seen within Fil-Am's and expats. Fil-Am's don't understand or try to understand our culture, they embrace Pacquiao and the food... that's it. The result is that they really don't get the connection that most of us locals/expats get. What's worse is that when they're actually in the country, they go to the nicer, touristy areas instead of the places that accurately display the life.
Understandably there's some danger involved, but they can't complain for shit. Try living in the biggest city in the south, a quick boat ride away from Basilan and Jolo. Was there last year and I felt as safe as I am right now here in the US lol.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Don't worry, I am local too
I was talking about more of the common, generic, non-savvy ones.
latinlikeaviolin
Member
I watched this in a film festival and the director told everyone that, of course, they're not underaged. Yeah, that was pretty much the first question in the Q&A
What you think of it tho?
I don't seem to have a hard time when I'm in the Philippines. Granted I've been going back and forth there since I was a year old, but my Tagalog is for shit and I'm as American as you can get.
It can be hard to peg the culture though. A lot of times you'll see Filipinos say things blatantly and directly that would be assumed as rude in the states like when they say my dad is fat like santa claus cause he's white and fat and has a beard. And people ask me how much food I eat. And then if you say something like "Filipinos are illogical and stupid" they'll really get pissed off at you while a second ago they were making fun of your physical appearance.
I feel Colonization really put a big one on the culture. There's this air of self loathing mixed with spanish machismo that comes at odds with each other and produces the perception of blindingly dumb "Pinoy Pride"
Dating can be a pain in the ass if you're not prepared. Hell I still fight with my wife on the tiniest bullshit because what comes out as straight nagging in american culture is just "modus operendi" in Filipino culture. She says things that are outright insensitive and there's a definitely lack of empathy in her words, but the reality is she doesn't mean things with malice, it doesn't stop me from getting my quick temper and thats a bigger issue for her than me having it out with her. She'd rather me be pissed off an "civil" about it, yet knows what buttons to push to really get me fired off. She doesn't get it that in the States a lot of people, myself included, will get angry quickly but then forget about it five minutes later becuase it was let go, she tends to ball up her emoitons and let them fester inside where its just one big ball of resentful hate.
I realized this when we moved from the condos to a house. We had some friends help out and they helped transport some stuff in their truck. One of those things was a photo album full of coupons she was clipping and it got "lost" in transit. Our friends are our next door neighbors and for a while everything seemed fine but then I could easily tell there was something fucked up in her mind going on and she finally let me know it two months later that she was pissed off about the coupon book. She said she was mistrustful of our neighbors and angry at them because they probably stole the coupon book, and I asked why the fuck would anyone want to steal coupons? So I went over to my friends, and we looked in a storage shed and ther was a plastic bag and there was the book of coupons, they must have thought it was their bag and just put it in to the shed. Of course the coupons were out of date and it was obvious they weren't trying to GIT OWR COOPONS DUR so I got it for her and everything was okay, but the whole time she was stewing and it was the reason why she didn't want to hang out with our neighbors, but everything is a-okay now. If she had just opened her mouth about it we could have found it in a timely fashion but she would rather just let the hate and mistrust stew.
Listening can be a big problem too. My wife has a huge problem with listening to what's actually said because she overanalyzes situations and creates little stories on how an interaction will play out, and she's so obsessed with all the possible outcomes she forgets the actualy situation at hand. For example, if there's something she wants to talk about, she'll chew on it for ages and then just not say anything at all because she's already decided on what my reaction will be without even even talking to me. I've constantly told her that this makes me more upset than anything, but she's so quick to avoid conflict. Granted this was the second month we were married, and its been much better now. But she really needs to focus and pay attention to what people are saying. She assumes way too much.
But yeah, its just an example, I don't think its any different than any other relationship, its just stupid little shit.
The one thing I can really agree on though is that Filipinos are very, extremly family oriented. As long as you're part of the family you're okay. But if you're dating someone and not really trying to be part of the family, the family will consider you an outsider and you won't be accepted. When my brother was dating an Indonesian girl my mom had the same polite but secretly seething towards her like my wife does when shes mad. I confronted my mother about it and I asked it was like how dad didn't like her: If it was because she was Muslim. My mom didn't give a shit about that, it was because that Sylvia was doing things for my little brother that my mom viewed was her job: Washing his clothes, making she he went to school on time, cooked his meals. And I started to laugh at my mom. But later, when Sylvia started to learn Tagalog, and started to go play bingo with my mom, she was and still is (even though my brother and her broke up years ago) a part of the family. It really depends on your level and willingness to be involved with the family. If you are, its fine, you'll be accepted, but if not you'll be treated as an outsider.
As for travelling there as an American, what the other posters have mentioned, its a great idea ot really get into the culture and not just go where americans go. There's a lot of fun things to do and see, but you'll miss out on the best if you don't get yourself a local friend.
It can be hard to peg the culture though. A lot of times you'll see Filipinos say things blatantly and directly that would be assumed as rude in the states like when they say my dad is fat like santa claus cause he's white and fat and has a beard. And people ask me how much food I eat. And then if you say something like "Filipinos are illogical and stupid" they'll really get pissed off at you while a second ago they were making fun of your physical appearance.
I feel Colonization really put a big one on the culture. There's this air of self loathing mixed with spanish machismo that comes at odds with each other and produces the perception of blindingly dumb "Pinoy Pride"
Dating can be a pain in the ass if you're not prepared. Hell I still fight with my wife on the tiniest bullshit because what comes out as straight nagging in american culture is just "modus operendi" in Filipino culture. She says things that are outright insensitive and there's a definitely lack of empathy in her words, but the reality is she doesn't mean things with malice, it doesn't stop me from getting my quick temper and thats a bigger issue for her than me having it out with her. She'd rather me be pissed off an "civil" about it, yet knows what buttons to push to really get me fired off. She doesn't get it that in the States a lot of people, myself included, will get angry quickly but then forget about it five minutes later becuase it was let go, she tends to ball up her emoitons and let them fester inside where its just one big ball of resentful hate.
I realized this when we moved from the condos to a house. We had some friends help out and they helped transport some stuff in their truck. One of those things was a photo album full of coupons she was clipping and it got "lost" in transit. Our friends are our next door neighbors and for a while everything seemed fine but then I could easily tell there was something fucked up in her mind going on and she finally let me know it two months later that she was pissed off about the coupon book. She said she was mistrustful of our neighbors and angry at them because they probably stole the coupon book, and I asked why the fuck would anyone want to steal coupons? So I went over to my friends, and we looked in a storage shed and ther was a plastic bag and there was the book of coupons, they must have thought it was their bag and just put it in to the shed. Of course the coupons were out of date and it was obvious they weren't trying to GIT OWR COOPONS DUR so I got it for her and everything was okay, but the whole time she was stewing and it was the reason why she didn't want to hang out with our neighbors, but everything is a-okay now. If she had just opened her mouth about it we could have found it in a timely fashion but she would rather just let the hate and mistrust stew.
Listening can be a big problem too. My wife has a huge problem with listening to what's actually said because she overanalyzes situations and creates little stories on how an interaction will play out, and she's so obsessed with all the possible outcomes she forgets the actualy situation at hand. For example, if there's something she wants to talk about, she'll chew on it for ages and then just not say anything at all because she's already decided on what my reaction will be without even even talking to me. I've constantly told her that this makes me more upset than anything, but she's so quick to avoid conflict. Granted this was the second month we were married, and its been much better now. But she really needs to focus and pay attention to what people are saying. She assumes way too much.
But yeah, its just an example, I don't think its any different than any other relationship, its just stupid little shit.
The one thing I can really agree on though is that Filipinos are very, extremly family oriented. As long as you're part of the family you're okay. But if you're dating someone and not really trying to be part of the family, the family will consider you an outsider and you won't be accepted. When my brother was dating an Indonesian girl my mom had the same polite but secretly seething towards her like my wife does when shes mad. I confronted my mother about it and I asked it was like how dad didn't like her: If it was because she was Muslim. My mom didn't give a shit about that, it was because that Sylvia was doing things for my little brother that my mom viewed was her job: Washing his clothes, making she he went to school on time, cooked his meals. And I started to laugh at my mom. But later, when Sylvia started to learn Tagalog, and started to go play bingo with my mom, she was and still is (even though my brother and her broke up years ago) a part of the family. It really depends on your level and willingness to be involved with the family. If you are, its fine, you'll be accepted, but if not you'll be treated as an outsider.
As for travelling there as an American, what the other posters have mentioned, its a great idea ot really get into the culture and not just go where americans go. There's a lot of fun things to do and see, but you'll miss out on the best if you don't get yourself a local friend.
Epsilon-delta
Banned
Being half-Filipino, I have experienced the Pinoy Pride first hand when some Filipinos don't see you as Pinoy unless you're 100% and from PI. It's this kind of stupid thinking that has left a sour taste in my mouth that IMO, most Filipinos seem to be xenophobic and drama queens that I can't stand to be around with.
God help the men who are married to Filipinas, since most from my personal experience (whether from PI or not) are straight gold diggers and drama queens who constantly nag on you even for something trivial.
God help the men who are married to Filipinas, since most from my personal experience (whether from PI or not) are straight gold diggers and drama queens who constantly nag on you even for something trivial.
My gf has been fine =)
I moved away from the Philippines when I was 7 and came back when I was 21 to go through nursing school (stereotypical lol). Of course there were vacations sprinkled in there. But anyways I love the people there. Things seemed simpler... I could go outside and just chill at a random bench and there would be people to shoot the shit with.
With that said, I only have a few Filipino friends here in California. My circle of friends is very diverse and i have noticed that the Filipinos here tend to be cliqish, tends to stay within that ethnic group.
I'm probably the only Filipino I know that says Mayweather would have schooled the hell out of Pacquiao had they fought lol
I moved away from the Philippines when I was 7 and came back when I was 21 to go through nursing school (stereotypical lol). Of course there were vacations sprinkled in there. But anyways I love the people there. Things seemed simpler... I could go outside and just chill at a random bench and there would be people to shoot the shit with.
With that said, I only have a few Filipino friends here in California. My circle of friends is very diverse and i have noticed that the Filipinos here tend to be cliqish, tends to stay within that ethnic group.
I'm probably the only Filipino I know that says Mayweather would have schooled the hell out of Pacquiao had they fought lol
Um yeah, any true boxing fan, Filipino or Not, would admit that.
Epsilon-delta
Banned
This has been my experience as well with most Filipinas. They go out of their way to make you feel like an idiot in front of everyone at the slightest opportunity.
Speaking about Filipinos being selfish and treating you differently, I can relate to that being half Filipino myself. I can remember when I asked my Lola why other Filipinos treated me like shit, and she flat out told me "they're jealous because you're half white".
Don't know how true it is but it makes you wonder.
I had the same experience in my 20s when I lived there. I was dating a childhood friend of mine, our families expected that we would get married even when we were children. Her mother and my mother were best friends in high school, Anne and I were of the same age, but when we were dating and 20 years old it was evident that she just wanted to go to the states.
After her I dated a classmate when I was going to San Juan De Dios, she was really cool, played drums, danced, sang, was a nursing student, really hot. But again her family kept pushing the American angle on me. It burned me out and I left the Philippines and didn't return until I was 30.
While in the states my parents kept trying to set me up, my mom would try to set me up with girls in the Angeles area, and my dad bless his whiteness kept trying to set me up with the bar girls he'd meet at Swagmans or whever in the dives in pampanga. Every single one of them were more interested in my folks's money and my american status. I became REALLY, REALLY bitter.
It wasn't until I came back and met my wife at my little brother's wedding that I stopped being so bitter. Carla wasn't and still isn't like the Filipinas that made me so salty. If it was up to her we'd still be in her tiny town in Lucban and I'd be finding work there and being with her family. Her family (aside from her brother, who is a fairly famous artist Leslie de Chavez) they're extremely poor. They don't make but a few hundred bucks a month there but they do alright in a small town like Lucban. I really doubt I would have ended up with a nice woman in Angeles where my family is from. Angeles was too tainted by American precense and now is being further defiled by Koreans. I'm not much into Manila but again, its just way too many people there and many peoples preconceived notions of Americans can be detrimental. Its not that they're bad people, but when I was going to school there people always assumed I was rich as fuck because my dad worked for the American Embassy. Sure comparatively we were well off by local standards, but we're nothing in the United States. In Lucban, yeah it may be weird to see a fat, half american running around, but for the most part everyone knows who I am by extension of my wife and they've accepted me. Personally I think Lucban is so remote and is a hassle every time we visit and there's not really much to do, but I like my wifes family and I like the people in town, Pahiyas festival was quite fun too. So yeah, when I plan on retiring I'll most likely end up in Angeles, too many american conveniences for me, its hot as fuck though but thats what A/C is for.
I thought it was pretty good. The crime aspect of the movie kinda falls short though since theres so many films and tv shows in that whole ransom/kidnapping genre that do it better.
CrocMother
Banned
You filipinos in here know anything about ta-gai(sp)?
These filipinos guys wanted me to drink with them, and play this drinking "game". It's not a game! It's just going around a circle taking shots. I later woke up in the bushes...and that's my experience partying with filipinos.
These filipinos guys wanted me to drink with them, and play this drinking "game". It's not a game! It's just going around a circle taking shots. I later woke up in the bushes...and that's my experience partying with filipinos.
Pop On Arrival
Banned
Just means 'take a shot'. Also, you might have been raped, so I'd check back on that whole waking up in the bushes thing.
agentofatlas
Member
Dude, that is not a drinking game. Tagay means "to drink" or "to shot". Yes in general filipinos love to drink.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Really depends on the environment they grew up in. Growing up in California and constantly going between the Bay Area and SoCal, we have a large population both recently immigrated as well as 2nd/3rd/4th+ generation who grew up mainly in the US. The large majority of girls I've known and encountered are fine. Those who grew up in a materialistic household or with friends with a similar frame of mind or any semblence of a need to climb the social ladder are definitely like that though. Some girls thankfully try to break away from that if they're constantly surrounded by it.
My family thinks I'm absolutely insane that I say such a thing. I barely watch boxing and know Paciquaio would be slaughtered but apparently I don't know shit or I'm being crazy.
CrocMother
Banned
I have a question...is meth a thing for filipinos or did I just experience a messed up minority. Because these guys LOVED meth.
agentofatlas
Member
Nope. Marijuana though is pretty common especially up north. In fact a lot of foreigners visit the mountains for it. Hell some even live there permanently.
Meth is a huge problem in the Philippines, its a big problem in countries nearby as well like in Thailand. Selling Meth in the Philippines can carry a life sentence. Hell, possession of more than 10 grams can carry a life sentence there.
With that said, my wife is aghast that I told her about my family, my Filipino side is pretty deep into meth. They live out in Tracy and Hayward in Northern California, and most of my cousins and a few of my aunts and uncles are on it. It's horrible.
Termbomber
Neo Member
Tagay. And no, it's not a game of the sort. Popular with folks who "tambay" in a sari-sari store.
And in my experience, Filipinas are fire and ice. Can be warm but will get bellicose on ANYTHING, up to your face shouting for god knows what. And because Filipino culture has it's roots in conflict avoidance, if for some reason something offends them, either you or something else, they go to a state known as "tampo". They'll never tell you about their problems and will avoid you as much as they can. Yeah, we still have the trappings of conflict avoidance, such as not saying "no" directly, preferring excuses like "Oh, I'll try" and so on.
DonMigs85
Member
This was really hilarious for some reason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV5jWgYnHgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV5jWgYnHgk
jongkookie
Member
Just heard what's going on down there in Zamboanga City. Apparently 200+ MNLF or MILF troops invaded the city and are fighting close to downtown.
I'm concerned as hell as almost ALL of my family still lives over there.
Last time something like this happened was around 10 years ago, I remember they attacked some rebels up in the mountains close to my barangay. I was fncking sleeping at 4AM when all you hear are gunshots and explosions going off in the background.
If there any Zamboanga GAFers, stay safe down there.
Here's a UStream from a local radio that's reporting everything right now. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rmn-zamboanga-tv
I'm concerned as hell as almost ALL of my family still lives over there.
Last time something like this happened was around 10 years ago, I remember they attacked some rebels up in the mountains close to my barangay. I was fncking sleeping at 4AM when all you hear are gunshots and explosions going off in the background.
If there any Zamboanga GAFers, stay safe down there.
Here's a UStream from a local radio that's reporting everything right now. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rmn-zamboanga-tv
Mabuti naman. Inaantok nga lang.
a secret-boss
Banned
hhhhmmmm go back to Pi for holiday or get PS4 and iPad Mini lol
jongkookie
Member
Had nothing to do today so I went with some friends to watch the movie She's the One with Bea and Dingdong... I'm probably gonna get ridiculed for this, but I loved it haha.
Picture quality was amazing, the message behind it had good intentions but of course the story is your typical Filipino romcom that ABS-CBN can churn out post haste. One of the most surprising things was that it had English subtitles! It wasn't necessary to me since I can still fully understand Tagalog but to see a Filipino movie here in Texas with English subtitles... ABS-CBN definitely get props for that.
The other surprising thing... the other main girl besides Bea, Liza I think, I was fawning over her the entire movie, then at the end of the movie my friend crushes my hopes and dreams. Turns out she's 15... -___________________________-
Anyway, it was a decent movie... reminded me of that series Sarah and John Lloyd are in. On the other hand I'm excited that Filipino movies are starting to be shown in the theaters here in Dallas. Used to be it was all East or West coast but now, I'm hoping they're gonna bring more besides the usual ABS-CBN stuff.
Picture quality was amazing, the message behind it had good intentions but of course the story is your typical Filipino romcom that ABS-CBN can churn out post haste. One of the most surprising things was that it had English subtitles! It wasn't necessary to me since I can still fully understand Tagalog but to see a Filipino movie here in Texas with English subtitles... ABS-CBN definitely get props for that.
The other surprising thing... the other main girl besides Bea, Liza I think, I was fawning over her the entire movie, then at the end of the movie my friend crushes my hopes and dreams. Turns out she's 15... -___________________________-
Anyway, it was a decent movie... reminded me of that series Sarah and John Lloyd are in. On the other hand I'm excited that Filipino movies are starting to be shown in the theaters here in Dallas. Used to be it was all East or West coast but now, I'm hoping they're gonna bring more besides the usual ABS-CBN stuff.
killertofu
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Every time I make sinigang, I eat WAY WAY TOO MUCH
Also I can't ever make it as good as my mom.
Also I can't ever make it as good as my mom.
peaceiscloser
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speaking of English subs, I've wanted to watch so many different pinoy shows but being a non-Tagalog speaking person myself (for now) I miss out on all the cheesy wonder out there.
Is there any way for me to watch subs, like I would for a japanese, chinese or korean show?
Is there any way for me to watch subs, like I would for a japanese, chinese or korean show?
pikachu Lv 5
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I feel like I have a love/hate relationship with that country and its people.
I'm half Filipina/ half white but I was born in Manila. Half of the time I spent in the Philippines was split between Manila and Lingayen, Pangasinan. Any other people Lingayen or surrounding areas in here? For some reason, I run into people from there the most here in America.
I had life pretty easy peasy in the PI. For some reason they loved white people in my town. Anytime there were Mormon missionaries there would be a trail of Filipina teenagers behind them. I looked more white than I did Filipina so that gave me popularity in my Family. My mom was the only that married outside the race so that made me center of attention. Add to that, my mom was 1 of nine and my lolo and lola were each one of 4. Our family is MASSIVE there.
I love the shit out of the food from the homeland. Nothing will ever beat tinapa, pritong itlog, and a fucking bright red hot dog with rice on the side for breakfast. A plate of that will always bring me to my happy place.
Also, can anybody explain how this came to be? We used to have them at birthday parties all the time.
I'm half Filipina/ half white but I was born in Manila. Half of the time I spent in the Philippines was split between Manila and Lingayen, Pangasinan. Any other people Lingayen or surrounding areas in here? For some reason, I run into people from there the most here in America.
I had life pretty easy peasy in the PI. For some reason they loved white people in my town. Anytime there were Mormon missionaries there would be a trail of Filipina teenagers behind them. I looked more white than I did Filipina so that gave me popularity in my Family. My mom was the only that married outside the race so that made me center of attention. Add to that, my mom was 1 of nine and my lolo and lola were each one of 4. Our family is MASSIVE there.
I love the shit out of the food from the homeland. Nothing will ever beat tinapa, pritong itlog, and a fucking bright red hot dog with rice on the side for breakfast. A plate of that will always bring me to my happy place.
Also, can anybody explain how this came to be? We used to have them at birthday parties all the time.
For local TV shows, I doubt that. I think you may have a good chance of finding subs for Filipino indie films. Many of them are good.
Also, can anybody explain how this came to be? We used to have them at birthday parties all the time.
I think it is just a tradition on birthday parties. Kids love hotdogs and marshmallow, and they are cheap to make.
pikachu Lv 5
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My theory on how they came to be is that back in WW2, American soldiers were cooking food on sticks over fire. Two common things that we cook on sticks are hot dogs and marshmallows. Perhaps a Filipino or American put the two together and formed a holy matrimony of flavor that shouldn't work but does?
Just a theory because how else could it come to be.
Just a theory because how else could it come to be.
Boom Boom Pow
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I need some recommendations on where to go in Cebu besides Oslob for the whale sharks.
I want like, turqoise water like cancun and crap. and white sand beach.
I want like, turqoise water like cancun and crap. and white sand beach.
peaceiscloser
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I'd rather there be Pinoy Pride than no pride.
That being said, I've never really been exposed to the worst offenders of pinoy pride, so I can't really say lol.
There are a lot of legitimately amazing things about our country and people that are worth celebrating! Of course there are awful things that happen and awful people but you just can't beat the Filipinos' indomitable spirit.
That being said, I've never really been exposed to the worst offenders of pinoy pride, so I can't really say lol.
There are a lot of legitimately amazing things about our country and people that are worth celebrating! Of course there are awful things that happen and awful people but you just can't beat the Filipinos' indomitable spirit.
I personally disgust it and I'm half Filipino with 99% of my family being Filipino. It's not cool to meet fellow Filipinos here who are so pride that they are above others, that their culture is more normal than others and that they criticize my country and my people and break every law here when it comes to staying. Unfortunately I just have LOTS of bad experience, both when I stayed there for half a year and here.
Thankfully I still love the country and can still hang out with my family. The best is I get Filipino food often, I love their food!
And I'll still try to learn Tagalog.
peaceiscloser
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I get what you mean. That's the kind of zealous nationalism that makes enemies, and Filipinos are in no position to assert themselves better than anyone else.I personally disgust it and I'm half Filipino with 99% of my family being Filipino. It's not cool to meet fellow Filipinos here who are so pride that they are above others, that their culture is more normal than others and that they criticize my country and my people and break every law here when it comes to staying. Unfortunately I just have LOTS of bad experience, both when I stayed there for half a year and here.
Thankfully I still love the country and can still hang out with my family. The best is I get Filipino food often, I love their food!
And I'll still try to learn Tagalog.
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