Dear Readers, Thank you for all of your responses to my first article. I have read all of your comments both here and on Facebook. I will try and address all aspects of the situation but will write the subject of Part II post-haste. Whereas, in Part I, I discussed the (seemingly) ‘dying’ culture and tradition among the Filipino youth (FY), in Part II, I will assert the aspects of Filipino culture and tradition among…

I was told to write articles that related to the Philippines and Filipinos. At first, I did not know about what I should write. Whether I should introduce myself or post something about the ever-growing Pinoy Pop Culture. Then, through a conversation with a friend, an idea struck–like two cars crashing during traffic in the Philippines. I was raised to always talk to my elders with respect and dignity. I would never talk back, even…

Isn’t it funny how Filipinos get offended? If you ridicule someone’s intelligence, someone’s intellectual capability, it’s alright and usually the person wouldn’t mind you ridiculing him. Even if you say that a person is bobo, he wouldn’t get offended as if he doesn’t care about his intelligence, intellectual capability, or at the very least intellectual stature. But if you ridicule a person’s looks—say the color of a person’s skin or a person’s face—that person would…

Writing is a refuge for crazy minds. If I didn’t start to write a long time ago, I would have been in a mental hospital right now. Just kidding. XD Mostly , I write about ugly and shameful things. I know I would not attract a lot of readers because of this. But it’s okay. I do not write to please men. I write about things that I think are wrong within the society, within…