Category: Culture

Do showbiz politics and ‘brown presidents’ make a good mix?

April 4, 2013 benign0 43 Comments

Things haven’t changed much in Philippine politics despite efforts to impart upon Filipino voters the finer cognitive skills involved in choosing their leaders. Of course, it is really foolish to expect more from candidates like Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada and Jejomar ‘Jojo’ Binay… [Photo courtesy When in Manila.] Some people may express “shock” at such spectacular…

Culture, Lifestyle, Politics

In 21st century Philippines, discrimination is still an inescapable way of life

April 4, 2013July 25, 2013 FallenAngel 48 Comments

Tall, blond, fair-skinned and sharp-nosed. This is the image a lot of Filipinos carry in their heads of the ideal physical appearance that they dream of achieving. This is in no small part due to the excessive admiration that Filipinos have for things Western, particularly American. The stuff that mass media broadcasts only propagates this…

Civics, Culture, Society

Modern Idolatry and the Social Media

April 3, 2013 John Bay 12 Comments

Two days after April Foolsâ€™ Day and I am still reeling in from the bitter truth that we are living in the days of a perpetual practical joke, with the general public being its perennial victims. Where jokes usually end in laughter, the Filipinos are on apparent overdose. It is a subtle and addictive substance…

Culture, Media, Politics, Religion, Society

Hallelujah I Have Seen The Light!

April 1, 2013October 31, 2016 Gogs 27 Comments

Your perceptions will not change reality, but simply color it. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (2002) I just had what alcoholics call a moment of clarity. To think that once I could not see beyond the veil of our reality… to see those who dwell behind. I was once a…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics

It’s More Troll in the Philippines!: PH Online Computer Gaming

March 29, 2013 Despair 42 Comments

Reminder: I decide not to censor some foul words that you will be encountering. I hate filtering words that doesn’t fit the side of my argument. Please read with caution, especially you KIDS. I’m beginning to rage harder now. I just played my fourth match in my game and still lose the game. All of…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

No Ability = Winnability

March 28, 2013March 18, 2019 Gogs 37 Comments

Einstein is often credited with the saying Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Einstein also said we can not solve our problems with the same thinking that created them. Both quotes play in nicely to my topic today boys and girls. Ever notice every single…

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Culture, Government

Shock activism! Have Filipino ‘activists’ become the very politicians they presume to criticize?

March 25, 2013 benign0 15 Comments

It seems when things happen to be convenient for us, we are willing to lower the bar of the standards of decency we apply and the principles we presume to pontificate about. Recall how jeepneys were once regarded as “ingenious” quick solutions to what at the time was a grossly-misunderstood issue of mobility in a…

Culture, Media, Politics

Kris Aquino in politics: First Governor of Tarlac, then the Philippine Presidency!

March 25, 2013March 6, 2014 benign0 37 Comments

Ths real mission of the Second Aquino Presidency is in full swing as the groundwork for the ascent of the next Aquino to the presidency of the Philippines is now being lain. Family newsletter ABS-CBN News reports the almost unsurprising announcement from presidential sister Kris Aquino of her planned foray into politics… The Queen of…

Culture, Media, Politics, Society