Category: Lifestyle

Filipinos’ unwillingness to face ‘negative’ FACTS about their society hinders progress

June 19, 2015 benign0 25 Comments

It’s been so long since Filipinos won their “freedom” back in 1986 after the so-called People Power “revolution”. But we are still hard-pressed to agree with one another on whether or not we are really a better country after all that. The trouble is, rather than confront the question head-on, we are, instead, encouraged to…

Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Filipinos: Stuck on the Superficial

June 19, 2015 Grimwald 12 Comments

I have always thought that, one of the biggest problems with the typical Pinoy mindset is their obsession with what is superficial over what takes on a deeper meaning. I remember Kate Natividad writing an article about how Filipinas can contribute to smartening up the population by choosing to bear children for the smarter population…

Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Society

How Lebron James reminds me of Noynoy Aquino

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 FallenAngel 12 Comments

By now, those following the Finals series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) will have known that the Golden State Warriors (Dubs) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97, to win the championship in six games, 4-2. Furthermore, basketball fanatics rooting for the Cavaliers (Cavs) will tell you that their superstar, LeBron James, in the absence of…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

Lea Salonga labeled crab by crabby Filipinos

June 17, 2015June 18, 2015 FallenAngel 68 Comments

It all started with that tweet by Lea Salonga regarding the day Filipinos supposedly celebrate their Independence Day: Our country is not yet debt-free, poverty-free, crime-free, or corruption-free. So what are we free from exactly and why do we celebrate it? Much like Kate Natividad pointed out earlier, I don’t see what exactly it is…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Society

5 Big Reasons Why I Think Lea Salonga Is Right

June 16, 2015June 16, 2015 Grimwald 40 Comments

Again, I find myself forced to respond to the many disappointing criticisms leveled against Ms. Lea Salonga as written here in this article by Kate Natividad. Also, I’d like to congratulate both Kate for defending Ms. Salonga and the commenter Mr. Dale Gozar for his in-depth comment on the Pinoy condition and why we can…

Culture, Development, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Society, The South

Fatal pollution: ‘Being in EDSA every day is as dangerous as smoking’ – atmosphere expert

June 15, 2015 benign0 14 Comments

Apparently CNN Philippines considers this “news” — maybe because this time, an expert in the field of atmospheric physics said it: people exposed to pollution along EDSA could be at high risk of cancer. According to Dr. Gerry Bagtasa who is head of the Bagtasa Atmospheric Physics Laboratory of the Institute of Environmental Science and…

Development, Environment, Lifestyle

To all Lea Salonga bashers: Get Real, the Phlippines did not gain independence in 1898!

June 15, 2015 Kate Natividad 72 Comments

So now Lea Salonga is suddenly labelled talangka (crab-like) because of her supposedly anti-Pinoy tweet. The trouble with Filipino international superstar Lea Salonga is that she is tweeting to a bobo audience. She may have millions of followers but that number is more a case of quantity and less of quality. But I don’t really…

Civics, Culture, Lifestyle, Society

Please Support ‘Kardong Kalabaw’ for the 2016 Presidential Election

June 12, 2015 Grimwald 20 Comments

Disclaimer: This is another of my parody articles. This is essentially a dedication to commenter Hyden007Toro and his carabao Kardong Kalabaw. While this is not true like all the other parody articles I’ve written, it’s one that I wish was true. Ladies and gentlemen, in observance of this year’s Philippine independence day and the oncoming approach of the 2016…

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