Why live in Pinas

The only place on earth where......

Every street has a basketball court.
Even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.
Doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad.
Students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.

School is considered the second home and the mall considered the third.
Call-center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses.
Everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition.

Mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered holy places.
Everything can be forged. All kinds of animals are edible.
Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.
Driving 4 kms can take as much as four hours.
Flyovers bring you from the freeway to the side streets.
Crossing the street involves running for your dear life.
The personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster.
Where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
Where 4 a.m. is not even considered bedtime yet.
People can pay to defy the law.
Everything and everyone is spoofed.
Where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger (peke)!
The honking of car horns is a way of life.
Being called a bum is never offensive.
Floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during the rainy season.

Where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.
Where wearing your national colors make you baduy.
Where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones. (GSM-galing sa magnanakaw)
Where insurance does not work.
Where water can only be classified as tap and dirty - clean water is for sale (35 pesos per gallon).
Where the government makes the people pray for miracles. (Amen to that!)
Where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go.
Ateneo is where all the nerds go.
La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go, and University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.
Fast food is a diet meal.
Traffic signs are merely suggestions, not regulations.

Where being mugged is normal. It happens to everyone. Rodents are normal house pets.
The definition of traffic is the 'non-movement' of vehicles.
Where the fighter planes of the 1940s are used for military engagements, and the new fighter planes are displayed in museums.
Where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.

Where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama. Where actors make the rules and where politicians provide the entertainment.
People can get away with stealing trillions of pesos, but not a thousand. Where being an hour late is still considered punctual.
(Grabe talaga 'to!) Where the squatters have more to complain (even if they do not pay their taxes) ---- than those employed and have their
tax automatically deducted from their salaries....and where everyone wants to
leave the country!

According to Manila businessman, Tonyboy Ongsiako, there is so much wit in the Philippines because '. . .
we are a country where a good sense of humor
is needed to survive. We have a 24-hour comedy show here called the government and a huge reserve of comedians made up mostly of politicians and bad actors.

Now I ask you where else in the world would one want to live.

Are you also Sugarmaple? :D

sugarmaple?

sugarmaple?

Siya rin kasi nagpost nyan sa pacland eh. My mistake.

Why live in Pinas

The only place on earth where......

Every street has a basketball court.
Even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.
Doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad.
Students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.

School is considered the second home and the mall considered the third.
Call-center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses.
Everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition.

Mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered holy places.
Everything can be forged. All kinds of animals are edible.
Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.
Driving 4 kms can take as much as four hours.
Flyovers bring you from the freeway to the side streets.
Crossing the street involves running for your dear life.
The personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster.
Where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
Where 4 a.m. is not even considered bedtime yet.
People can pay to defy the law.
Everything and everyone is spoofed.
Where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger (peke)!
The honking of car horns is a way of life.
Being called a bum is never offensive.
Floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during the rainy season.

Where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.
Where wearing your national colors make you baduy.
Where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones. (GSM-galing sa magnanakaw)
Where insurance does not work.
Where water can only be classified as tap and dirty - clean water is for sale (35 pesos per gallon).
Where the government makes the people pray for miracles. (Amen to that!)
Where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go.
Ateneo is where all the nerds go.
La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go, and University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.
Fast food is a diet meal.
Traffic signs are merely suggestions, not regulations.

Where being mugged is normal. It happens to everyone. Rodents are normal house pets.
The definition of traffic is the 'non-movement' of vehicles.
Where the fighter planes of the 1940s are used for military engagements, and the new fighter planes are displayed in museums.
Where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.

Where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama. Where actors make the rules and where politicians provide the entertainment.
People can get away with stealing trillions of pesos, but not a thousand. Where being an hour late is still considered punctual.
(Grabe talaga 'to!) Where the squatters have more to complain (even if they do not pay their taxes) ---- than those employed and have their
tax automatically deducted from their salaries....and where everyone wants to
leave the country!

According to Manila businessman, Tonyboy Ongsiako, there is so much wit in the Philippines because '. . .
we are a country where a good sense of humor
is needed to survive. We have a 24-hour comedy show here called the government and a huge reserve of comedians made up mostly of politicians and bad actors.

Now I ask you where else in the world would one want to live.

My answer is...why not? Have you travelled and stayed in another country? I have travelled far and wide to US, Asia & Europe and I dont understand why a lot of Americans, Europeans & some asians are so racist & egotistic that they cant even smile when you are ordering food, will demand tip for a lousy service, can't accept their mistakes even if the whole world already knows it, will give you a blank stare when you greet them, will tax you hard for everything, will not speak english when they cant, will treat you lower than their pets coz their pets are locals and you arent, can & will fire you anytime they want for whatever reason they see, looks at you as either a domestic helper, an illegal alien, and even a terrorist. If i stayed in these places long enough, I could probably write a lot more negative things than you wrote vs Pinas. I'm not saying these are not happening, rather I'm saying you sounded like it's so bad everywhere and everytime here you wanted everyone to pack up and leave! I can tell you, there are far worse places to be. Honestly, I feel respected, safer and more comfy here at home than when I was in NY, Florida, California, Paris, Milan, and Madrid to name some. But what puzzles me more and do not understand all the more is why some so-called Filipinos would despise their own country and kind, coz they think just the same as the foreigners? Could it be that this mentality & attitude are the very same reasons why we are perceived like this? All I can say that if you are a true filipino who understands that there are more good things here than bad, no matter where you go and have been, you would still come back here to stay and spend your last days. If you feel otherwise, you probably dont belong here anyway!

there is only one place i want to live and its in PINAS ...

I DON'T KNOW WHY, MAYBE CUZ I AM JUST A PINOY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SAHARA .....


who is homesick right now ...lol

napansin ko lang...bilang isang member ng isang asian forum community...ang filipino ang pinaka reklamador at pikon sa lahat...,ung mga ibang mahihirap na bansa tulad ng laos,indonesia,hmong...wala ng pake alam..gawa ka ng thread sa indonesian forum na nagsasabi na ang mga indonesians ay katulong lamang sa malaysia at singapore...walang papansin sa thread mo..pero sa filipino thread. LOL..racist ka...tapos makakakita ka ng thread na to...na gawa ng filipino... lol weird talaga ang pinoy.. wala lang sinipag lang ako magtype...

at the end of the day, i will surely come back to PINAS..

"there's just no place HOME"

HOME where i can raise native chickens and plant camote..

HOME where can i eat my native longganisa ang tocino..

HOME where i can be with my friends and my family..

home = pinas... aking inang bayan!!

there is only one place i want to live and its in PINAS ...

I DON'T KNOW WHY, MAYBE CUZ I AM JUST A PINOY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SAHARA .....


who is homesick right now ...lol

at the end of the day, i will surely come back to PINAS..

"there's just no place HOME"

HOME where i can raise native chickens and plant camote..

HOME where can i eat my native longganisa ang tocino..

HOME where i can be with my friends and my family..

home = pinas... aking inang bayan!!

...that's what i'm talkin about...:banana:

nung isangf araw nakapanud ako sa TV ng isang sunog na nagnap sa tondo. naghahakot ng gamit ang mga squatter. nakita ko ang isa may buhat na 50 inch na plasma. waah talo pa ako.

nung isangf araw nakapanud ako sa TV ng isang sunog na nagnap sa tondo. naghahakot ng gamit ang mga squatter. nakita ko ang isa may buhat na 50 inch na plasma. waah talo pa ako.
haha! :haha: balance of wealth pare, hindi nga lang halata...

No Better place like Home!


friends, relatives,good and bad memories, these are the reasons why!

nung isangf araw nakapanud ako sa TV ng isang sunog na nagnap sa tondo. naghahakot ng gamit ang mga squatter. nakita ko ang isa may buhat na 50 inch na plasma. waah talo pa ako.

waaaahhhh, ok ha....

i am here in laguna hills california and its the best place for me to raise my family but i will always go back to where i came from (sa puki ni nanay). this december i will go back to the phils and eat isaw, fishball, tukneneng and dirty ice cream.

napansin ko lang...bilang isang member ng isang asian forum community...ang filipino ang pinaka reklamador at pikon sa lahat...,ung mga ibang mahihirap na bansa tulad ng laos,indonesia,hmong...wala ng pake alam..gawa ka ng thread sa indonesian forum na nagsasabi na ang mga indonesians ay katulong lamang sa malaysia at singapore...walang papansin sa thread mo..pero sa filipino thread. LOL..racist ka...tapos makakakita ka ng thread na to...na gawa ng filipino... lol weird talaga ang pinoy.. wala lang sinipag lang ako magtype...

sa akin lang tol may basehan yung "katulong" issue kasi diba na lagay sa definition ng isang dictionary yung "Filipina" as katulong, kaya marami satin ang sensitibo sa ganyan...

Why live in Pinas

The only place on earth where......

Every street has a basketball court.
Even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.
Doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad.
Students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.

School is considered the second home and the mall considered the third.
Call-center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses.
Everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition.

Mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered holy places.
Everything can be forged. All kinds of animals are edible.
Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.
Driving 4 kms can take as much as four hours.
Flyovers bring you from the freeway to the side streets.
Crossing the street involves running for your dear life.
The personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster.
Where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
Where 4 a.m. is not even considered bedtime yet.
People can pay to defy the law.
Everything and everyone is spoofed.
Where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger (peke)!
The honking of car horns is a way of life.
Being called a bum is never offensive.
Floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during the rainy season.

Where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.
Where wearing your national colors make you baduy.
Where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones. (GSM-galing sa magnanakaw)
Where insurance does not work.
Where water can only be classified as tap and dirty - clean water is for sale (35 pesos per gallon).
Where the government makes the people pray for miracles. (Amen to that!)
Where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go.
Ateneo is where all the nerds go.
La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go, and University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.
Fast food is a diet meal.
Traffic signs are merely suggestions, not regulations.

Where being mugged is normal. It happens to everyone. Rodents are normal house pets.
The definition of traffic is the 'non-movement' of vehicles.
Where the fighter planes of the 1940s are used for military engagements, and the new fighter planes are displayed in museums.
Where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.

Where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama. Where actors make the rules and where politicians provide the entertainment.
People can get away with stealing trillions of pesos, but not a thousand. Where being an hour late is still considered punctual.
(Grabe talaga 'to!) Where the squatters have more to complain (even if they do not pay their taxes) ---- than those employed and have their
tax automatically deducted from their salaries....and where everyone wants to
leave the country!

According to Manila businessman, Tonyboy Ongsiako, there is so much wit in the Philippines because '. . .
we are a country where a good sense of humor
is needed to survive. We have a 24-hour comedy show here called the government and a huge reserve of comedians made up mostly of politicians and bad actors.

Now I ask you where else in the world would one want to live.

Because it's home, and it's where I was born. Kundi lang ako nagka-pamilya dito sa Canada, nandiyan pa din ako sa Pinas. Alam mo napansin ng utol ko noong umuwi siya sa Pinas? Nakangiti palagi ang mga tao, sabi niya, masaya na akala mo mga walang problema sa buhay. Me mga pangit na kelangan palitan, me mga maganda din na hindi ko ipagpapalit sa maski anong bansa.

Napipikon ka pag minamaliit at ini-insulto ang mga pinoy dito sa lounge, tapos lalagay ka ng posting na panay kapangitan tungkol sa Pinas na ganyan? Para kang nagbigay ng bala sa baril ng mga gagong katulad ni xcaret.

Because it's home, and it's where I was born. Kundi lang ako nagka-pamilya dito sa Canada, nandiyan pa din ako sa Pinas. Alam mo napansin ng utol ko noong umuwi siya sa Pinas? Nakangiti palagi ang mga tao, sabi niya, masaya na akala mo mga walang problema sa buhay. Me mga pangit na kelangan palitan, me mga maganda din na hindi ko ipagpapalit sa maski anong bansa.

Napipikon ka pag minamaliit at ini-insulto ang mga pinoy dito sa lounge, tapos lalagay ka ng posting na panay kapangitan tungkol sa Pinas na ganyan? Para kang nagbigay ng bala sa baril ng mga gagong katulad ni xcaret.amputang inang joartCC kasi yan!!!! :lol1:

Gaya nga ng sinabi mo e me pangit pero meron ding maganda. Masaya dito maski mababa ang antas ng buhay kaya sama sama tayo at magkapit kamay na mapaunlad ang ating bayan...

ang bayan kong pilipinas
lupain ng ginto't bulaklak
pag ibig na sa kanyang palad
...

amputang inang joartCC kasi yan!!!! :lol1:

Gaya nga ng sinabi mo e me pangit pero meron ding maganda. Masaya dito maski mababa ang antas ng buhay kaya sama sama tayo at magkapit kamay na mapaunlad ang ating bayan...

ang bayan kong pilipinas
lupain ng ginto't bulaklak
pag ibig na sa kanyang palad
...

nag-ihaw ng malaking dalag...
at sa balot ng dahong pandan...

:ugh:

My answer is...why not? Have you travelled and stayed in another country? I have travelled far and wide to US, Asia & Europe and I dont understand why a lot of Americans, Europeans & some asians are so racist & egotistic that they cant even smile when you are ordering food, will demand tip for a lousy service, can't accept their mistakes even if the whole world already knows it, will give you a blank stare when you greet them, will tax you hard for everything, will not speak english when they cant, will treat you lower than their pets coz their pets are locals and you arent, can & will fire you anytime they want for whatever reason they see, looks at you as either a domestic helper, an illegal alien, and even a terrorist. If i stayed in these places long enough, I could probably write a lot more negative things than you wrote vs Pinas. I'm not saying these are not happening, rather I'm saying you sounded like it's so bad everywhere and everytime here you wanted everyone to pack up and leave! I can tell you, there are far worse places to be. Honestly, I feel respected, safer and more comfy here at home than when I was in NY, Florida, California, Paris, Milan, and Madrid to name some. But what puzzles me more and do not understand all the more is why some so-called Filipinos would despise their own country and kind, coz they think just the same as the foreigners? Could it be that this mentality & attitude are the very same reasons why we are perceived like this? All I can say that if you are a true filipino who understands that there are more good things here than bad, no matter where you go and have been, you would still come back here to stay and spend your last days. If you feel otherwise, you probably dont belong here anyway!


AMEN!!!



(my message is too short!!)

nung isangf araw nakapanud ako sa TV ng isang sunog na nagnap sa tondo. naghahakot ng gamit ang mga squatter. nakita ko ang isa may buhat na 50 inch na plasma. waah talo pa ako.


okey lang saken kasi iniisip ko, ang lakas kaya sa kuryente nun ha ha ha. (yung sony tv ko nga di ko na ginagamit)

nag-ihaw ng malaking dalag...
at sa balot ng dahong pandan...

:ugh:
nilagay ang kanin't ulam
kung ita ka may bahag ka
may ahas si medussa...

nilagay ang kanin't ulam
kung ita ka may bahag ka
may ahas si medussa...

bayag ko, pinulbusan....
kinalmot ng pusa....

i am here in laguna hills california and its the best place for me to raise my family but i will always go back to where i came from (sa puki ni nanay). this december i will go back to the phils and eat isaw, fishball, tukneneng and dirty ice cream.
Yeah... and the TAGAY with barkada....

bayag ko, pinulbusan....
kinalmot ng pusa....

Ibon mang hindi makalipad
Sa kweba laging napapadpad
itlog na hindi makasabat
pagkat syay laging nasa labas...

Ang masasabi ko sainyong lahat:

Make your tons of money abroad,
Retire early,
Then spend the rest of your days in Pinas
where you can afford to make everyday a holiday.

Nothing beats it!

Ibon mang hindi makalipad
Sa kweba laging napapadpad
itlog na hindi makasabat
pagkat syay laging nasa labas...

ay hindot... pano ko pa masasagot yan... :lol1:

Ang masasabi ko sainyong lahat:

Make your tons of money abroad,
Retire early,
Then spend the rest of your days in Pinas
where you can afford to make everyday a holiday.

Nothing beats it!

you can say that again..and again...and again!

I used to love living in Manila until my last visit. The traffic jams are horrendous. I'd rather live in the province.

I will plan on retiring in the Philippines during the winter and go back to the US for summer. But that's a long time from now.

I can accept the Philippines' "problems" like traffic, humidity, poor organization....because of my family and friendly culture.

We have no racist word apart from what we pick up from other countries.

Me, Im seriously considering migrating to Canada in a few years.

I love the Philippines, the traffic, politics, the chismis, Valerie Concepcion and that warm Filipino smile that just goes everywhere. Minsan natatawa ka na lang kahit mahirap ang buhay.

But Im doing it for my family especially now that I have a daughter whom I want to get the best education. One thing for sure though, if i retire I will be back in the Phils.

Me, Im seriously considering migrating to Canada in a few years.

I love the Philippines, the traffic, politics, the chismis, Valerie Concepcion and that warm Filipino smile that just goes everywhere. Minsan natatawa ka na lang kahit mahirap ang buhay.

But Im doing it for my family especially now that I have a daughter whom I want to get the best education. One thing for sure though, if i retire I will be back in the Phils.
Baunin mo pala iyong mga pinay pics mo bro para hindi matigil ang rasyon dun sa thread mo.... hehehehehehe....