Correct quote is: "Filipinos have dignity, we cannot be sold". Very good statement around election time.
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Correct quote is: "Filipinos have dignity, we cannot be sold". Very good statement around election time.
[QUOTE=X Man;1421298]Thanks Sarg, I've done the motorbike ride out to the boonies and back, but it was a day trip. We got back to Cebu city at dusk. It was a great experience, but let me share the four things that stick in my mind: 4) riding three to a bike with me in the middle and my rather heavy back pack hanging on the front side of the driver 3) big pink house in the little town that was three times bigger than any other home."she married a poreiner".2) starting a camp fire behind the bamboo shack and realizing that this is how they regularly cook meals 1) the queasy feeling, the shock, and ultimately kid in a candy store feeling when she says,"I asked my father. He said it's okay if I stay with you." Yikes.[/QUOTE]I had a similar expierience visiting a girlfriends family who were very poor but happy and friendly. They were very nice and did not ask or expect me to pay for anything during the time I visited although I did bring groceries and things from town.
At night time on the way back to the hotel where my gf and I were staying there were many frogs jumping across the road and I asked if they ever ate them. I was told the frogs were not good to eat but there was another type that were good to eat. The next night her brothers went out to the rice fields and caught a bunch of frogs which they cooked up for our lunch along with fresh vegetables that we picked and rice. The frogs were very tasty!
It was an interesting and education visit but the weather was too hot and theres not much to do during the day other than watch the grass grow.
[QUOTE=Tally Wacker;1422162]It was an interesting and education visit but the weather was too hot and theres not much to do during the day other than watch the grass grow.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the pic! Brought back fond memories of my trip to Mindanao, but fortunately we had pig instead of frog. However, due to the amount of tuba I drank I doubt I would have noticed the difference :)
[QUOTE=Tally Wacker;1422162]At night time on the way back to the hotel where my gf and I were staying there were many frogs jumping across the road and I asked if they ever ate them. I was told the frogs were not good to eat but there was another type that were good to eat. The next night her brothers went out to the rice fields and caught a bunch of frogs which they cooked up for our lunch along with fresh vegetables that we picked and rice. The frogs were very tasty![/QUOTE]They also love to eat the rice field snails too."Vive La France"
If you knew how much pesticide and herbicide is distributed on the growing palay (rice) you would have politely declined.
Tasty Yes. Healthy No.
The food chain in the rice fields is seriously f*k*ed up and every year they need to add more and more pesticide and herbicide to keep the "pests" (animals and weeds) at bay. Add in the enormous quantity of fertilizers too and you can see why rural filipinos are not, in general, a robust and healthy group of people (notice I said "in general", because although most have "high blood" there are a few spry wizened old centurions who probably ate these things all of their life)
[QUOTE=Econo Tech; 1421923]Recently when I was talking to a NGO, I casually mentioned that 99% of women trafficked into Singapore are trafficked by fellow citizens and none of the natives ever go to the cop-shed, so they can go on to repeat the 'export of women' with others. It is always the foreigner who may have the smallest role. Or bankrolling the operation. Who is accused, villified and destroyed. She was like "are you kidding? Don't make up stories, our people will never take advantage of their own country men." I realised I over-stepped my authority and disappered saying "I heard from some friend of friend of friend" than get involved in proving her wrong.
Rant over.[/QUOTE]As we all know, the lovely ladies who ply their trade in Peyton Place etcetc all have a mamasan. She in turn has a counterpart in Manila who in turn has "friends" in Immigration who lets these SYTs get through the various NAIA airports with no hassle en route to Singapore. Trafficked, of course they are.
But if I'm in the line in NAIA with a SYT of my own for 3 days of fun in a sunny location I get the 3rd degree of questioning thats lasts sufficiently long that we miss the flight. Happened twice.
"sir do you have emails that shows you have a long relationship" " Yes we do.
Do you have photos together" " Yes its on a memory stick here" " Sorry sir we require to see 20th century kodak paper originals" etcetc.
One of hte storngest traits of all Filipinos is to blame others and never to look in the mirror. They might not like who they see.
Check this out.
[url]http://sowhatsnews.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/philippines-named-most-stupid-country-to-elect-a-20-year-ojt-as-a-senator-by-time-magazine/[/url]
BTW it's a satirical piece (she is older than 20) BUT it still has enormous elements of truth embedded within.
[QUOTE=Red Kilt; 1422586]Check this out.
[url]http://sowhatsnews.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/philippines-named-most-stupid-country-to-elect-a-20-year-ojt-as-a-senator-by-time-magazine/[/url]
BTW it's a satirical piece (she is older than 20) BUT it still has enormous elements of truth embedded within.[/QUOTE]Many are also shaking their heads at Erap's victory over Alfredo Lim as Mayor of Manila. The masses prefer a tired old actor and convicted corrupt political felon to the law and order incumbent (although well into his 80s) who draws a claim of fame to his role in the people power overthrow of Marcos. Stupid masses? Maybe. Or perhaps just many poor people tired of Lim's beating them up to sustain his law and order reputation. Although there are no guarantees, effective July first things might be better for all the depraved foreigners who frequent Ermita's redlight district.
Any doubt the senior Binay will run for President in 2016?
[QUOTE=Skip Kost; 1423047]. Although there are no guarantees, effective July first things might be better for all the depraved foreigners who frequent Ermita's redlight district.
Any doubt the senior Binay will run for President in 2016?[/QUOTE]I wouldn't be too sure of that SK.
When he was Mayor of San Juan it was a squeaky clean place insofar as bars and strip joints are concerned. Who knows what philosophy he will bring to Manila?
No doubt at all that Binay will run for Pres. In 2016.
It is freely admitted that his party was formed specifically with this in mind.
He is already well ahead in the preliminary straw polls as he has been cultivating the OFWs both at home and abroad and everyone knows that with that lot on side (plus the extended families of the OFWs) he has a sound walk up start.
[QUOTE=Red Kilt; 1423206]I wouldn't be too sure of that SK.
When he was Mayor of San Juan it was a squeaky clean place insofar as bars and strip joints are concerned. Who knows what philosophy he will bring to Manila?[/QUOTE]Well, and those who insist Lim was squeeky clean are in for a rude shock. Those businesses which were shutdown were those who didn't pay the right amount.
Let me see. Malate comes under Lim right? LOL
[QUOTE=Econo Tech; 1423430]Well, and those who insist Lim was squeeky clean are in for a rude shock. Those businesses which were shutdown were those who didn't pay the right amount.
Let me see. Malate comes under Lim right? LOL[/QUOTE]Though I can't swear that this is 100% true, I'm pretty sure that the phrase "clean politician" is an oxymoron in the Philippines, which may also hold true for most countries. My hope is that Ermita / Malate will soon revert to what they once were, which is probably something that only us old timers will remember. I remember well when I first saw the area during the dying days of the Marcos regime, and for me it was dazzling, reminiscent of my first visit to Thailand. If Erap can "restore" this area to its former incarnation, the tourist revenues of Manila are likely to increase significantly.
GE
[QUOTE=Econo Tech; 1423430]Well, and those who insist Lim was squeeky clean are in for a rude shock. Those businesses which were shutdown were those who didn't pay the right amount.
Let me see. Malate comes under Lim right? LOL[/QUOTE]I said in my original post # 6802 that "San Juan was squeaky clean". I didn't say Estrada was; I said that his bailiwick was.
Nobody said anything about Lim being squeaky clean either.
BTW, the comment that Lim shut down businesses in Malate which didn't pay the right amount is simply repeating stuff that was often assumed by posts on ISG.
Mayor Lim denies vehemently that this was the case, so what ET says is just rumour unless he has got some proof to the contrary.
[QUOTE=GoodEnough; 1423546]Though I can't swear that this is 100% true, I'm pretty sure that the phrase "clean politician" is an oxymoron in the Philippines, which may also hold true for most countries. My hope is that Ermita / Malate will soon revert to what they once were, which is probably something that only us old timers will remember. I remember well when I first saw the area during the dying days of the Marcos regime, and for me it was dazzling, reminiscent of my first visit to Thailand. If Erap can "restore" this area to its former incarnation, the tourist revenues of Manila are likely to increase significantly.
GE[/QUOTE]I do remember with much fondness those glory days of Ermita / Malate. When MBC was in its former incarnation as Rosie's Diner, offering a clean, bright, relatively quiet respite from the madness of Firehouse et al.
Manta Ray
[QUOTE=Red Kilt;1423549]Mayor Lim denies vehemently that this was the case, so what ET says is just rumour unless he has got some proof to the contrary.[/QUOTE]What I posted about the right amount not being paid, is not a rumour. [B]I know it first hand [/B]. And don't like to squabble here with you on that. And I know more than a few of the staff who were held under a semi-house arrest. They were allowed to go out and do whatever they want, as long as back when there is a roll call.
And more than enough of the staff did their own propaganda that the so-called IJM or whoever were only killing their livelihood. I am sure you knew all that.
And care to explain why it was allowed to re-open, same place, same staff, same management, albeit under a new name?
Well, if you are close to Mayor Lim, let me put it this way, let's not get drawn into a shooting match for who is cleaner than who. It is only the amount of dirt that matters in PH Politics. It's not about cleanliness.
For a clue, another of a squeeky clean politico from the same country demanded a major donation, for a project to donate stuff. So cost of donation becomes. Actual donated material+ forced donation to the politician's coffers. The latter was going more than the original donation planned. And the latter was to be handed over in Hong Kong. Guess what? The natives will swear he is the most cleaned man in the world.yes, as per their standard.
And recently my GF told me this, when I asked her why Filipinos voted Aquino in. Her answer?"he is the least corrupt" being educated and more aware of the scenery, she didn't say PNoy is CLEAN, she knows, like may educated filipinos, somewhere, someplace, he is still corrupt. Or atleast not stopping it.
After all, tell me how many of his senators / cabinet are clean?
[QUOTE=Red Kilt; 1423206]I wouldn't be too sure of that SK.
When he was Mayor of San Juan it was a squeaky clean place insofar as bars and strip joints are concerned. Who knows what philosophy he will bring to Manila?
No doubt at all that Binay will run for Pres. In 2016.
It is freely admitted that his party was formed specifically with this in mind.
He is already well ahead in the preliminary straw polls as he has been cultivating the OFWs both at home and abroad and everyone knows that with that lot on side (plus the extended families of the OFWs) he has a sound walk up start.[/QUOTE]Theres a certain politician who was a mayor of a certain city in Manila and same gent who may make a presidential run in future years. His family (him / wife and now son) have all been mayor of same city. Anyways freebie was happily at work one day in this same city when my office gets a request for payment for the mayors fund for Christmas or something similar. A quite brazen request given that we paid in full all taxes and supported some other projects of the same mayor. We refused on a point of principal. Within one week, said mayor had sent numerous business inspectors to our premises to check we were paying all taxes and had found one tiny error when we paid taxes two days late owing to a check that was incorrectly signed. They threatened us with a huge fine and shutting down our business. We suggested that we could make the required donation to the mayors fund, and they agreed. Inpsectors all went home and life carried on. The person who was mayor is a shark. Small shark in terms of size but with a big greedy shark's bite nonetheless. Thats possibly the future president. Oh and he had 6 rolexes. One for every day of the week he would boast. He didn't get those from his mayors salary thats for sure. Politics in the Philippines. A total joke. And yet these are the plonkers who people vote for. Sad sad and sad!
Anyone know about some sportbar / pubs in Makati sending NHL playoffs 3 round from late May until start of June? Even though I don't know if Rangers will go through yet (beating down the Bruins. Best out of 7 games. I am also interested in hockey on a more general level). Preferably not so far from Glorietta 4 but I don't mind taking taxi. Thanks from soon to be daddy Skogis