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I'm A Filipino and I'll Clarify You

Posted by praning5254 • 5/31/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic

This fad seems to be contagious, and I'm infected.

I'm a Filipino and I will clarify you with all your negative thoughts of my country. and I'll be really honest. Promise! (LOL)

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5/31/08

Manictastic

Does everyone in the Philipines have a yacht to travel to far and distant isles?

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1. 6/03/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  LOL Manic not everyone has yatch, but almost everyone are very resourceful to be able to reach far, exotic and beautiful unexplored islands in our country.
5/31/08

praning5254

Nope! Only those who are born with a golden spoon on their mouth and those who are on the position to corrupt poor Filipino's money...

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5/31/08

carlgalloway

Can you give me a list of 1000 things to do and see in the Philippines?

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1. 5/31/08
  
  carlgalloway
  
  What's the difference between pinay and pinoy?
2. 5/31/08
  
  praning5254
  
  There are more or less 7, 107 islands and islets here and it depends if it's high tide or low tide, so there are several things to do here, like surf, island hop, visit various tourist spots,among others. It all depends on what your interests are.
  Filipinos are very creative especially when it comes to things where we can earn our living. So, we can be flexible enough to offer services which the foreigners will require of us. If the price is right.LOL
3. 5/31/08
  
  praning5254
  
  Pinay is a slang term for Filipino women while Pinoy refers to Filipino men
4. 5/31/08
  
  carlgalloway
  
  You mean like clean shoes and iron shirts?
5. 5/31/08
  
  praning5254
  
  Yes!. That's very easy
6. 5/31/08
  
  gmoney
  
  Pinay/Pinoy I just learned something....... see these type of forums work!!!
7. 6/03/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  Carl, you can visit all our wonderful beach here, especially Palawan, I'll direct you to my personal travel blog, (that I haven't been updating much lately because of piles and piles of pictures I have) You can choose wherever you want to go. earthexplored.blogspot.com/
  
  Also, you can ice skate here :D, hike on live volcanoes! bungee jump, eat exotic food, dance the night away, etc. etc. anything you would normaly do where you are you can do here. Our country is very much tourist friendly.
5/31/08

BennyGreenberg

How many pairs of shoes do you own?

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1. 5/31/08
  
  praning5254
  
  Only a few. Former Fisrt LAdy Marcos still has her collections.
5/31/08

BennyGreenberg

What size was she?

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1. 5/31/08
  
  praning5254
  
  8 1/2
2. 5/31/08
  
  kdawg68
  
  a giantess!!!!
3. 6/03/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  she is very popular First Lady of our country and she is on style magazines and a fashion icon ... the term Imeldific (if you want to Google that) is dedicated for her
5/31/08

talen32

How much Durian do you eat in a year?

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1. 5/31/08
  
  praning5254
  
  I don't like durian fruits. But I can manage to eat Durian candies
2. 6/03/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  me too ewwww I don't like Durian, even the smell of it but some love it.
  
  Balut ... I don't like it too
5/31/08

PetLvr

How many typhoons do you get each year, and the average damage caused by them?

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1. 5/31/08
  
  praning5254
  
  about 25 typhoons each year including the super typhoons, average damage so far was about billions of Philippine peso
5/31/08

gmoney

Thank you for having the courage to step up and bring a bit of your culture to the BC community.

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6/02/08

kaguvkov

hoy pinoy ako! buo aking loob may redhorse ang dugo ko!!!

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6/02/08

Lolitablog

OK!
lolita.blogg.se

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6/02/08

offendedblogger

Oooh! I have one!

My best friend for years was Filipino, and everytime I went to her house, not only was it cleaner than clean, there was rice cooking.

Day and night.

Is this common?

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1. 6/03/08
  
  praning5254
  
  Yes, Filipinos are fond of housecleaning and rice must never run out. This is our culture.
2. 6/03/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  Hi Chelle,
  
  Yup we Filipino's like clean homes and we are very fond of rice, rice is a staple in our country.
6/02/08

ttiger

ive seen an horrible documentary about abandoned child in manilla and how cops treat very badly these homeless children.. or some family living in trash and the government telling them it's illegal to use contraceptive that was kida tragic from a westerner point of view

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1. 6/03/08
  
  praning5254
  
  That's the saddest part of our culture, though, our constitution states the "separation of the church and state", the goverment allows the religious sectors to influence the law-making body, especially when the issue is on family planning. Since, most of the Filipinos are Catholics, they obey what the church says.
  The end result is: many abandoned and homeless children can be found on the streets, who will most probably become delinquents and problems of the society later.
  In my own point of view, this problem can never be totally solved.
2. 6/03/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  abandoned children don't just happen in Manila, it's prevalent in 3rd world countries.
  
  Contraceptives is not popular because of the strong catholic church influence in our system of government it's sad really.
6/03/08

earthlingorgeous

Hi Praning, this is a good ideal you open up this one haha and excuse me for butting in answering some questions too

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1. 6/03/08
  
  praning5254
  
  Hello, earthlinggorgeous!
  
  No problem! I'm glad you helped me out here. hehehe
6/03/08

ttiger

what are the best mouth for weather if i ever want to visit boracay beach?
do american/canadian (white westerner) are welcome in manilla or boracay, manilla and others?

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1. 6/03/08
  
  nepspeed82
  
  It's rainy season in the Philippines from June to December, sometimes even reaching February. But, of course, there will be sunny days in between. It's best to visit Boracay during March and April when it's the dry or "sunny" season.
  
  Filipinos are known for being the most hospitable to guests, especially to foreigners. Strangely, people here will be a lot approachable and appear to be friendlier if you're "white", where you'll be often referred to as "Joe" (which could be attributed during the Americans' occupation of our country during the 2nd world war).
2. 6/04/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  Hi Tiger,
  
  Everyone is welcome in our country as long as you are not a terrorist.
  Well, all year round is ok to visit any beach in here especially Boracay but during August and December to January there's a lot of algae on the shore but still good to swim the water is clear and the sun is fine.
  
  February is the bestest time because the algae's are lessened and there's not so many people unlike the peek season March to May.
  
  There are lots of Westerners (White American) visiting our country , they make up the most number of tourist here also there are British etc.
  
  I suggest you go to Palawan it's a paradise up there, then also try Batanes it's so gorgeous in there...
  
  Anyone planning a trip here in my country can ask me I can refer you to good places and great prices. I so love going on trips all over my country and discover new places... that's my plan first tour my country before going out of my country... although I have been to some parts of Asia too...
6/03/08

dimarkitekt13

hi! i'm also a filipino and i love philippines, people here are very hardworking. i'm also hardworking, persevere and patience.

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6/03/08

survivor

Are all the people in Manila bloggers? I joined entrecard and I swear every blog seems to be written by someone from the Philippines especially Manila.

can i get some lumpia shipped to me? I am hungry

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1. 6/03/08
  
  praning5254
  
  Not necessarily. If you have meet a number of Filipino bloggers, it's because Filipinos are really trying hard to earn extra money while enjoying what we do. I'm sure you're aware how a 3rd world country, like us, suffers from poverty.
  We're just too artistic and innovative to find ways and means to survive life...heheheh
  
  lumpia originated from china, but of course, we have the best lumpia also here. hmm...
2. 6/04/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  Hey survivor,
  
  I think the reason why most bloggers are from Manila it's because in the provinces internet is not that common. Although in major cities in other provinces there are internet cafe's everywhere. (like Cebu and Davao)
  
  Manila is like the capital of the country and almost every household has internet access whereas in provinces it's very remote unless you are from Manila and you bought the wireless USB now available haha...or from a major city like Cebu and Davao
  
  Hmmmm yeah lumpia is from china but well, there are different types of lumpia and there are some that originated here in the Philippines. I will give you recipe instead of ship you a cooked one unless you like to eat rotten food
6/04/08

GFG

Why are large bananas called señor in Manila

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6/04/08

earthlingorgeous

Hi GFG,

That's a funny question. No we don't call large bananas senor where did you get that? The small bananas are called senorita very small banana usually fed to pigs. The large banana is lakatan.

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1. 6/04/08
  
  GFG
  
  really? dang.. i remembered while on a trip to Manila the tour guide said... here we call these banana Senorita.. and the she grabbed out a BIG one and ask us what's it called... we said Senor and she smiled...
6/04/08

earthlingorgeous

hahaha ... i think she is just joking then we have good sense of humor here too u know haha

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1. 6/04/08
  
  GFG
  
  I love Makati... and the Pinays.... but not the traffic...
  Do you still have urinals along the streets? they are Pink right?
6/04/08

earthlingorgeous

HAahahaha yeah the pink urinals the are still all over the place...

Everyone hates traffic so use the train (MRT)... so u've been here recently? Where are you from?

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1. 6/04/08
  
  GFG
  
  From Singapore.... My last visit was 2004
  I go there for business. But the best place i've been is Cebu.. Plantation Bay ... good view...good food... and good people....
  BTW i love Halo Halo.. or Hola Hola ... cant remember .. the Ice thingy
  
  PS u look sweet!
6/04/08

earthlingorgeous

hahahaha it's Halo-Halo... yeah love it too yummy!

Yup Cebu is a great place... have you been to Palawan? try it when you visit my country again you won't regret!

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1. 6/04/08
  
  GFG
  
  sure ..would u be my guide?
2. 6/04/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  NO I am not a tour guide DUH!
3. 6/04/08
  
  GFG
4. 6/04/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  SHAME ON YOU GFG... don't come back to my country...
  
  tony, nine, stoneman can I press the report button? please?:D I mean it this time