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Overcoming idiotic Filipino drivers: Three tips for navigating Manila traffic

June 19, 2013February 3, 2016 benign0 31 Comments

From a macro collective perspective, the Manila traffic situation is really a simple issue. What we call the “mess” that is Manila traffic is no more than an emergent property; a collective outcome of the idiotic behaviour of the system’s individual elements — Idiotic Filipino Drivers. Tell-tale signs of a truly idiotic driver is a…

Civics, Lifestyle

Manila as the gates of hell? It’s the river Styx too!

June 18, 2013June 18, 2013 FallenAngel 27 Comments

I bet the outrage over Dan Brown’s description of Manila as the “gates of hell” in his book Inferno is still fresh in the minds of many Filipinos. They really should learn to react properly to any less than desirable description that foreigners have of Filipinos, whether true or not. If it’s true, do something…

Civics, Development, Lifestyle

How Filipinos can relate their own lives to the Superman universe

June 18, 2013June 18, 2013 FallenAngel 2 Comments

Reboots, it seems, are some of the in things these days when it comes to what Hollywood has on its plate. It has been done with Spiderman, Batman, and now Superman. The latest picture, Man of Steel, has just recently come out and is now showing in Philippine cinemas. A lot of us are familiar…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media

Horrendous Manila traffic a normal thing for a people long accustomed to a hellish life

June 18, 2013November 27, 2022 benign0 70 Comments

On my comfy half-hour train ride going home from work, I sat amused while observing a steady line of tweets and Facebook updates streaming down my mobile phone — the poignant helpless anguished cries coming from poor souls lost in the wilderness Manila’s steaming traffic jungle. And here I was just 15 minutes ago fuming…

Civics, Development, Lifestyle

Out Of The Mouth Of Babes

June 17, 2013 Gogs 13 Comments

Oh, mama That’s the life for me When I’m grown That’s what I’m want to be “ Jolly Coppers On Parade” by Randy Newman Bimby Yap (the artist formerly known as Baby James) wants to be president one day. I assume he wants to be like his Tito. Perpetually vilify his predecessor, no…

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Glitz and Glamour, Media

Outrage Fad erupts over Cosmetic Joke by British Comedienne

June 17, 2013June 18, 2013 ChinoF 77 Comments

British Canadian comedienne Katherine Ryan is in Filipino crosshairs for yet another episode of misguided Filipino outrage. She recently told a joke which mentions “Filipinos,” which you can see in the accompanying pic, at a cosmetics industry event. It was part of “things unlikely to be heard in a cosmetics factory,” which obviously contains inside…

Culture, Media

Pining for Manila’s Old Glory is a Sign of a Lack of Vision (Part Two)

June 16, 2013 P. Farol 6 Comments

I left off my previous post with a paragraph that had the sub-heading, “Without a Vision, Reviving Manila is a Lost Cause”. SOS Save Manila Bay’s woeful calls for “environmental” and “heritage” preservation is as shallow and meandering as the silted Pasig River that disgorges its black sewerage water into Manila bay. Why? It’s not…

Development, Economy, Environment

Philippine economic growth rate and credit rating upgrade not enough to keep unemployment down

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 Ilda 22 Comments

If you want to know how the Philippine economy is doing, you will find it hard to get a straightforward answer from the mainstream media. There’s enough spin to counteract every piece of bad news out there to do your head in. It seems the Philippine government is doing its best to project an image…

Development, Economy, Media