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“Porke ba naka-Starbucks ka, mayaman ka na?”
Sabi ng iba, “If you can’t pronounce it, you can’t afford it.” Lahat ba ng mayaman, magaling mag-english? Eh bakit si Manny Pacquiao, si Mommy Dionisia, nabibigkas ba nila lahat ng pangalan ng restaurant na kinakainan nila? Lahat ba ng brands na ginagamit nila nabibigkas nila ng maayos? Isa pa, lahat tayo guilty dito. Hindi naman lahat ng bagong restaurant at brands alam natin ang tamang pronounciation the first time na nabasa natin ito. Sige…
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10 Thoughts to Start the Day
I’ve been overly-negative with the Philippines in general with my blog posts. I know these posts may not have been favored, but hell, I’ll always continue to write them. I don’t feel bad for doing them, instead, I feel happy. When somebody’s mad at you, sometimes, it just means you’re doing something right. And so, while I may not be a racist anti-Filipino person you think of me to be, I’m not the entirely happy…
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Can You Live on Php46.00 a Day?
Just saw on the news that National Statistical Coordination Board Secretary-General Virola stated that all it takes for a Filipino to live for a day is Php 46.00. That’s right P46.00. Intriguing? Yes! Life is tough here in the Philippines, no doubt about it. A lot of Filipinos are surviving on less than a hundred pesos a day, and that is fact. I don’t know how they came up with the calculation but here are…
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En da Pilipins, i Speak Spanish
There are plenty of Spanish words that Filipinos currently use in their language. Can you give some Spanish words that are in Filipino language (in Tagalog or in your own dialect)? Baso, Cuchara, Tenedor, Plato, Manzanas, Uvas, Peras, Santo, Iglesia, Libro, Cuaderno, Pantalón, Zapatos… what else? After studying Spanish for 2 semesters here in Australia, it’s amazing how I see the relationship between Español, the language of Spain and Tagalog, the most spoken language of…
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The 7 Filipino Sins: Pride and Envy.
I’ve seen enough things to know that there’s a lot of stuff that we Filipinos love to do; whether it’s right or wrong, it doesn’t matter, we Filipinos just have a lot of habits. Habits stick. Habits don’t go away just because, and we Filipinos, just like any other race, all fall prey to vices and certain problems. We Filipinos hate racism, yet it’s undeniable that some of us are prejudiced. We Filipinos claim…
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“EKSENA KO SA QUIAPO”
Sa Quiapo… “Boss bili na kayo agimat, anting-anting.. heto oh meron ako dito pampayaman..(pinakita sakin ang isang tinubog na bakal na kinortehan) Ang sabe ko naman.. “Talaga? Pampayaman ba yan?” (sumagot siya) “Oo boss yayaman ka dito pag hawak mo na to..100 pesos lang to boss”. Ang sabe ko naman..” Eh kung talagang pampayaman yan eh bakit hanggang ngayun eh nagtitinda ka pa din?” (natahimik sya na parang nagiisip ng isasagot sakin) ” Eh kasi…
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Champions ALWAYS QUIT – Losers NEVER QUIT!!
Oo, mali diba? Kung napansin ninyo, ang title ng artikulong ito ay taliwas sa kasabihang alam ng nakararami sa atin: “Champions never quit!” na halos kapatid na rin ng kasabihang: “Try and try until you succeed.” Tama nga naman, kung gusto mong manalo o magtagumpay, wag kang susuko! Sige lang ng sige! Subok lang ng subok hanggang makuha mo ang pinakamimithi mong panalo! Pero ano nga ba ang pumasok sa utak ni Juana Magaling…
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The Sunshine Industry
Good day pips! Here I am again writing another blog in connection to my first article regarding the BPO industry. I am the author of BSCT: Bachelor of Science in Call Center Technology? and my sole aim that time is just to narrate my experiences in the business. Often, titles are tricky enough to be dissected that much and the fact that there’s a “question mark” in the title means it can be a POSSIBILITY.…
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EDUKASYON ba talaga ang sagot sa kahirapan?
Ok, so naaresto na ngayon si former-President Arroyo. Hindi ba graduate sya sa America? Si PNoy naman ay estudyante nya sa Ateneo noon diba? Samantalang noon, binu-bully nila si Erap na college dropout daw at walang alam? EDUKASYON nga ba talaga ang sagot sa kanser ng Pilipinas ?? Nagpapakahirap ang mga magulang natin na makatapos tayo ng pag-aaral.. Pero ano bang natutunan mo sa eskuwelahan? Math, I.T., Business?? Pano kung pagka-graduate mo hindi in-demand ang…
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Save Philippine Tourism: Ax the Common Carrier Tax!
(Note: article is edited for Definitely Filipino. Original article can be viewed here) The Philippines is in a tourism identity crisis: miles upon miles of unspoilt, out-of-the-tourist-trail beaches, with cheap goods and services tourists enjoy and keep coming back for more, and lots of happy, hospitable people. Yet, our infrastructure, especially our airports, are below par that even though Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is located close to Manila’s financial and shopping districts. Tourists would…