We Should Stop Being Profuse With Praise Towards People
A recent article I saw on my feed was how parents were pushing for rewarding children who just participated and never had any worthwhile achievements. The derogatory symbol for it …
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Why Filipinos are never a Special People
Among the triumphalist hogwash we’ve long been attacking is the idea that we are a special people. That kind of mentality is often embraced under the assumption that it is …
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Breaking Myths on Love and Altruism
It’s Valentine’s Day and love is the topic of the hour. But love is a very misunderstood and abused word. Many people commit crimes for “love.” Many myths abound on …
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3 More Big Reasons Why Filipinos Will Always Be Stupid
I’ve already written a similar article like this one. However, I’ve decided to add more because, apparently, there are more than just three factors that keep the Philippines today in …
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Of debates on ‘kababawan’, ‘kayo na matalino’, and all-around Pinoy apathy
There’s a perverse type of pleasure people with a lot of time in their hands derive with simply prowling the endless frontiers of cyberspace in search of “worthy” causes as …
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An attempt at understanding the Filipino attitude towards competition
At first glance, competition seems like a dirty word if you’re a Filipino. But what formal definition/s exists/exist of the word “competition”? 1. The act of competing; rivalry for supremacy, …
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Why is da Pinoy so easily butthurt? Is it an excuse?
GetRealPhilippines repeatedly points out the sensitivity of da Pinoy as something that is immature and something we should grow out of–and fast, for many reasons: Ego distorts our way of …
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Kim Henares’s BIR tax cheat ad fiasco: All Filipino doctors need is an extra layer of skin
Poor Kim Henares. The beleaguered Commissioner of the Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is caught between a rock and a hard place — her ass is being kicked by …
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