Category: Lifestyle

Robert Blair Carabuena self-destructs: are Filipinos angry for the right reasons?

August 15, 2012December 1, 2014 FallenAngel 190 Comments

Apparently in the last 24 hours or so one of the topics, and videos that went viral is this video of a certain Robert Blair Carabuena physically harassing a Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official. According to the information that was obtained before he deleted his social network accounts, he is a graduate of Ateneo…

Crime, Culture, Lifestyle, Media

Its So Obvious Why We Have No Olympic Medals, Look At Our Society

August 14, 2012July 11, 2014 Gogs 103 Comments

“Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” from Proverbs 27:17: as quoted by Tim Tebow pregame before a November 2011 win against the San Diego Chargers. Once again the Philippines has been shut out of medals in the Olympics. Let me tell you, it is…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

RH Bill ‘debate’: When Tito Sotto says ‘jump’ Filipinos ask ‘How high?’

August 13, 2012 benign0 20 Comments

Whatever the content of Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s anti-Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill) speech broadcast via radio today was, the bottom line is quite simple: Tito Sotto is a celebrity. His impassioned speech delivered in Tagalog, the lingua franca of Philippine showbiz, will likely have resonated across the Filipino masses. Sure, he made debatable…

Culture, Development, Education, Lifestyle, Politics, Religion

Catholic Church May Be Flawed But Pinoy Flaws Are All Their Own

August 7, 2012April 8, 2014 Gogs 25 Comments

“Blame it on Cain, Oh-oh, oh, please don’t blame it on me It’s nobody’s fault But it just seems to be his turn” Elvis Costello Just like when I talked to you folks about the Impeachment Trial of the Chief Justice, I hope you know by now that when I am not that…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics, Religion, Society

Gwyneth Paltrow, meet Pinoy Pride

July 29, 2012August 14, 2013 FallenAngel 17 Comments

No, Gwyneth Paltrow is not “endorsing” another Filipino product. It just so happens that every time there is a mention of a Filipino personality/product crossing paths with a foreign celebrity or entity, there’s this free item called Pinoy Pride that comes along with it. Yet this free commodity is not a bonus for the end…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

The Dark Knight Rises and faking it on Facebook

July 24, 2012July 24, 2012 Kate Natividad 5 Comments

I realized something after seeing The Dark Knight Rises last night. The good guys in most American movies fit the profile of the quiet brooding type while bad guys are characteristically loudmouthed jackasses. Batman, not to mention his alter-ego Bruce Wayne, is the man of the month, of course: dark, reclusive, a man of few…

Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle

Dennis Rodman Reuniting With His Father In Mall of Asia Speaks To Pinoy Family Values

July 23, 2012November 7, 2014 Gogs 12 Comments

Some mention has been made by the fact Dennis Rodman reunited with his father after the game that was played in the Mall of Asia Arena. There has been no physical meeting since 1969.Â So everybody seems to be basking in the afterglow of a feel good moment. Count on me to look for the…

Culture, Environment, Lifestyle, Society

The age of weddings and the maleness of being macho

July 20, 2012 Kate Natividad 10 Comments

I’m in that age group where many of my friends are either already married or about to get married. Last count, I’ve been to five weddings in the last two years and, by the looks of the way a few more of my friends are going, I’m probably looking at another couple more in the…

Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle