Tag: indolence

If only Manila had a cold climate all year round, Pinoys wouldn’t be so lazy!

January 13, 2014January 13, 2014 Kate Natividad 44 Comments

Sarap the weather in Manila nowadays! I always appreciate how cold weather works wonders for the psyche — it makes you feel more energetic, gives you a more pleasant disposition, and you not only feel more productive, you actually are more productive. If only the Philippines had a climate like this all year round. Siguro…

Culture, Development, Lifestyle

Noynoying and the national philosophy of Pakitang-Taoism

March 23, 2012 benign0 38 Comments

Contrary to popular belief, Roman Catholicism is not the state religion of the Philippines. The state religion is really sort of a sub-belief system or sect of Roman Catholicism called Pakitang Taoism — really more a philosophy than a religion, to be fair. But while Roman Catholicism provides a regimented framework of dogmas offering a…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media, Society

Noynoying – the Philippine president lends his name to the Filipino Condition

March 19, 2012 benign0 33 Comments

The term may be new but the observations go way back. The term “Noynoying” is a new buzzword that hit home run and stuck. Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III after all is the no-results president — the President who so early in his stint in office had already been criticised for his slack work…

Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics