Ways To Know You Are A Filipino

I found this while browsing the Internet and I think it's really funny while somehow informative. Enjoy!


Ways To Know You Are A Filipino

1. You point with your lips
2. You nod upwards to greet someone.
3. You collect items from hotels or restaurants "for souvenir".
4. You smile for no reason.
5. You flirt by having a foolish grin in your face while raising your eyebrows repeatedly.
6. You go to a department store and try to bargain the prices.
7. You add an unwarranted "H" to your name, i.e. "Jhun," "Bhoy," "Rhon."
8. You put your hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say "excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the TV
9. You like everything imported or "state-side."
10. You Check the labels on clothes to see where it was made before buying.
11. You always offer food to all your visitors.
12. You say "comfort room" instead of "bathroom."
13. You say "for take out" instead of "to go."
14. You asked for "Colgate" instead of "toothpaste."
15. You asked for a "pentel-pen" or a "ball-pen" instead of just "pen."
16. You order a McDonald's instead of "hamburger"(pronounc ed ham-boor-jer)
17. You say "Ha?" instead of "What."
18. You say "Hoy" to get someone's attention.
19. You answer when someone yells "Hoy."
20. You turn around when someone says "Psst!"
21. Your sneeze sounds like "ahh-ching" instead of "ahh-choo."
22. You prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA" for over acting, or "TNT" for, well, you know.
23. You say "air con" instead of "a/c" or air conditioner.
24. You say "brown-out" instead of "black-out."
25. You have a portrait of "The Last Supper" hanging in your dining room.
26. You own a Karaoke System.
27. You own a piano that no one ever plays.
28. You own a "barrel man" (you pull up the barrel and you see something that looks familiar. schwing...)
29. You refer to your VCR as a "beytamax
30. You have a giant wooden fork and spoon hanging somewhere in the dining room
31. Your car has too many "burloloys" like a Jipneys back in P.I.
32. You hang a Rosary on your car's rear view mirror.
33. You order a "soft drink" instead of a "soda."
34. You refer to seasonings and all other forms of monosodium glutimate as "Ajinomoto"
35. This you 'll agree 100% ... Goldilocks" means more to you than just a character in a fairytale.

Enrile fumes over lost phone load

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=472052&publicationSubCategoryId=68

I had the same problem like this when I was a prepaid subscriber. I thank the good Senator Enrile for bringing up this issue in the Senate and I hope that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will do something about this and will not be forgotten in a few months. This has been a long problem with this telecommunications company and the public has been suffering long enough regarding this exploitation and NTC haven't done anything.

It might be a blessing in disguise that Sen. Enrile was victimized by this scam because this won't be brought up if it didn't happen to him or to any public official. I'm hoping that he has the political will to pursue this case, just like what he did with the PPA of Meralco.

NTC should protect us consumers from scams like this from the 3 telcos. There were several instances when my 12 year old brother complains about his prepaid load because he lose it in a couple of minutes after loading up P30. These Telcos deserve to be punished with the full force of law.

This is long overdue. Ordinary people have suffered so much, being robbed with their hard-earned money. I hope this matter would have an early & effective resolution.

New American Idol

It's been a while since my last post. I've been busy lately and I also started my sports blog (http://sportslang.blogspot.com) last May 17, 2009.

Last night, I wasn't able to go to work because of tonsillitis. It had an opportunity to watch TV all night. During a commercial break of the basketball game I'm watching (Alaska Aces & Talk N' Text), I saw part of the finale of American Idol. A lot of people are voting for Adam Lambert to win it and Kris Allen has a small chance of winning it.

After opening my homepage, I saw this news from yahoo.com and I'm really surprised that Allen won. Congratulations to him. He was really great when I saw him during the finale.

Mother's Day

Happy mother's day to all mothers especially my wife and mom.

My First Driver License

I got my first driver's license yesterday. It's just a Student Permit since this is my first time to get one. I got it from LTO - Las Piñas in less than one hour with no fixers help.

Here's the list of the requirements in case you wanted to get one:

1. Duly accomplished application form
2. Photocopy of NSO authenticated Birth Certificate
3. A document or ID that shows your TIN (in my case, I brought my ITR for last year)
4. Photocopy of valid ID

You can download the application form from LTO's website or get one from the first window. Make sure to bring a pen that you can use to fill out the application form. You really have to bring a document or ID that bears your TIN because they will not accept if you just wrote it down.

And the process of getting the license is so easy. Here's a simple guide:

1. Submit accomplished form & supporting documents at "customer service"
2. Proceed to the next window and wait for your name to be called for the picture taking and signature
3. Pay at the cashier
4. Wait at the releasing window for your Student Permit

Here's the breakdown of what I paid at the cashier:

• Student Permit fee - Php 150
• Application fee - Php 100
• Computer fee - Php 67.63

Total is Php 317.63 but of course you have to pay Php 318. Just a tip, make sure you give exact amount or have Php18 at hand since I gave Php 500 and told the cashier that I don't have P18 and she only gave me Php 180.

Pacquiao wins in a flash

Manny Pacquiao looks at Ricky Hatton laying in the ring. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Bouys)

Millions anticipated the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, but it turned out to be just like a sparring session for Pacquiao after knocking out and sending Hatton to dreamland in the 2nd round of their junior welterweight championship bout.

Referee Kenny Bayless declared the fight was over at 2:59 as Hatton lay in the canvas. Bayless almost stopped the fight during the first round when Hatton was knockdown twice.

This is just the second, and probably the worst, defeat of Hatton, who first lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. via 10th round TKO. Meanwhile, this is Pacquiao's fourth match in four different divisions, making him the only boxer to do this feat.

A lot of people were “bitin” of the match, not expecting that it will be that fast. The entrance of the two fighters was even longer than the whole fight.

Some things that I noticed during the fight: Dave Batista, or simply Batista for WWE fans like me, was part of the entourage of Pacquiao. I don’t like the way Martin Nievera delivered the national anthem, something that a lot of conservatives might criticize him. A lot of celebrities were present during the fight like Mariah Carey & Nick Watch, Diddy, Tonny Hawk, Fabulous and Busta Rhymes.

The Battle of East & West: Pacquiao vs Hatton

Hours from now, people are waiting for the boxing match of our very own Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Ricky "Hitman" Hatton at the MGM Grand hotel-casino.

Everything is set, as the final weigh in was over this morning. Pacquiao, known as the "Pambansang Kamao" and the pride of the Philippines, tipped the scales at 138lbs while Hatton, the pride of Manchester, England and wanting to take away the number 1 pound-for-pound honor from Pacquiao, tipped the scales at the limit of 140lbs.

Dubbed as East meets West, the Pacquiao vs Hatton fight is the biggest and the most anticipated boxing event of this year 2009. They will be fighting for Hatton's Ring Belt and IBO Light Welterweight Belt.

I can't wait to see if Manny can continue his magic or if Hatton will cut the streak...