The SSC-Philippines is a virtual community of Filipinos where each share their own experiences, ideas and knowledge encompassing a wide range of interests from architechture, urban and rural developments, politics, economy, that goes all the way to the ones that are personal to us. Sometimes we didn't realize how often we inject snippets of Pinoy culture reflected in our exchanges regardless of the topics being discussed. I created this thread out of the need to bring up topics that is all about being a Filipino and I hope it will spur interests among us in redefining our identity as a people during these changing times so post away!! :D

Talking about how different the reasons are right now compared before why many of them are still attending the tradition of simbang gabi.

Changing Pinoy view on dawn Mass noted

By Christian V. Esguerra
Inquirer
Last updated 01:39am (Mla time) 12/23/2006

Published on page A1 of the December 23, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

A BANNER strung above the entrance of a low-end strip club in Caloocan City reads: “Simbang Gabi.”

Male patrons who frequent the place know right away that this has nothing to do with the annual dawn Mass. Riding on the popularity of the season’s simbang gabi, it is instead an invitation to an upcoming show featuring girls in various stages of undress.

With such establishments usually closing at 4 a.m., it’s not impossible that some male guests—after a wild night at the strip club—might end up begging for grace in a nearby church.

Most likely, they would be sleeping off their hangover while attending the dawn Mass.

Such indiscretions concern priests like Sid Marinay, vice chancellor of the Archdiocese of Manila and parish priest of the Saint Maria Goretti Parish on United Nations Avenue in Manila.

“Definitely, there is grace for everyone,” he told the Inquirer yesterday. “But we should bear in mind that grace is received depending on the person’s disposition.”

The matter, he said, was not unlike an applicant who goes to a job interview wearing his best attire and exhibiting a positive attitude. He is more likely to get the job than an applicant who shows up in shabby clothes and a bad attitude.

How Filipinos regard the dawn Mass, a Eucharistic celebration peculiar to the Philippines and approved by the Vatican, has changed over the years, according to Marinay.

Today, it is common to see teenagers attending the early morning Mass ostensibly for courtship or for reasons other than receiving Jesus Christ. This is apparent with their attention focused on their companions rather than on the liturgy.

Vanishing veils

When Marinay was told about the advertisement by the Caloocan strip joint, he realized the situation was serious, especially since such clubs close shortly before Catholics flock to dawn Mass.

There was a time when Filipino Catholics showed deeper respect for and an understanding of the Mass and the Filipino variation of the simbang gabi, he said.

“You could see it in the way they dressed and conducted themselves in church,” Marinay said in Filipino. “They were very disciplined in their faith.”

These days, only old-timers, the pious and the old rich wear the traditional veil. Most churchgoers come in slippers, plunging necklines or “short” shorts, he added.

Mall or Mass?

During one Sunday Mass in a middle-class subdivision along Commonwealth Avenue, the Inquirer chanced upon a popular singer-actress wearing a hipster and sando (tank top) emphasizing her curves.

“You can’t tell anymore who’s going to the mall, the market (palengke) or to church,” Marinay lamented.

If it’s any consolation, Marinay’s 300-capacity Maria Goretti Parish has been consistently filled since the traditional dawn Masses started on Dec. 16.

He said the same was true in the “anticipated” dawn Mass scheduled for the night before at 8 p.m.

Marinay said the “anticipated” simbang gabi was common in urban areas like Cebu and Metro Manila to accommodate a lifestyle wherein people go home as late as 4 a.m. the following day.

Before attending parties, which usually start at around 10 p.m., people are given the opportunity to attend dawn Mass with the anticipated schedule usually at 8 p.m.

Preserving tradition

“Before, the anticipated simbang gabi was unthinkable,” he said. “Part of its beauty was the need to wake up early, join your community in prayer, in a cool and quiet atmosphere.”

Despite the accommodation allowed by the anticipated dawn Mass, Marinay was hoping that Filipinos would still go for the regular schedule of the simbang gabi, both as a devotion and a way of showing respect to tradition.

“We are trying to perpetuate a tradition here and the dawn Mass is our link to the past,” he said.

This is also how Christ is welcomed in this part of the world.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=39831

Jeepney Ride: It’s a Mall World
By Kaye Alave 4 January 2007

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The mega mall shopping experience -- the mall as a multi-purpose space, an extension of the living room and social scene -- is relatively new in Manila.

“Many otherwise fair minded, intelligent people scorn and despise malls. Some still end up shopping in them on a regular basis. But they’re not proud of it. You of this opinion may not be swayed by arguments of how the mall is the contemporary version of the souks, bazaars, arcades, bourses, and markets of olden days. But by studying the mall and what goes on there, we can learn quite a lot about ourselves—about the state of the nation and its inhabitants – from a variety of perspectives: economic, aesthetic, geographic, spiritual, emotional, psychological, sartorial.”

-- Paco Underhill, Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping


I grew up fearing elevators and malls, and I wouldn’t be surprised if members of my generation had the same childhood horrors as we were terrorized by a persistent and terrifying urban legend about them. According to the story kids tell each other on the school bus and at sleepovers, the Robinsons Mall in Manila is home to a half-man, half-snake monster, reported to be the owner’s prodigal son. His main hobby is lurking in the dark areas of the department store, though he also loves elevators and stairwells, where he waits for hapless salesladies and lost kids. Nobody knew where the story originally came from, or how it became a national rumor, but as we eventually grew up, the story receded from the collective memory as my generation became avid mall goers.

A few weeks ago, I made a pilgrimage to Manila’s new monolith, the Mall of Asia, which first welcomed shoppers last May. It was a visit that I kept putting off; just thinking about the 400,000 square meter floor space made me tired. But when I read in the papers that you could fit Vatican City inside the mall, I was sold. Unlike the other malls made by the Sy family, the Mall of Asia is ostentatious, and unafraid of showing its size. There is a roundabout in front so motorists and commuters will be amazed at its enormity. It is the largest mall in the country, and the third largest in the world. This is a structure that stares down at you; the rectangular expanse is covered in gleaming industrial white, and undulating columns, wings and buttresses break the visual monotony. One side of the Mall faces a massive parking lot, while the other side faces the water. On good days, people stroll on the boulevard, which is dotted by slender trees. They sit on the benches, their backs to the Mall, and their faces to the sea. At night, families flock to the courtyard where clowns and men on stilts regale the children with magic tricks. And the bars on the promenade (near the sea) start to fill up. It’s a family place and a date place rolled into one.

This kind of shopping experience—the mall as a multi-purpose space, an extension of the living room and social scene—is relatively new in Manila. Two decades ago, people ventured out to the department stores to buy food, clothes, and other necessities. The mall was not a place to hang out; the entertainment was limited, the boutiques and stores were bland, the places were too small. But over the past two decades, the Philippine shopping landscape changed.

Malling is now a national pastime, thanks to the increasing purchasing power of Filipinos. According to the Philippine Retail Association, the retail sector has grown in double digits each year. The food sector is still the largest, followed by the garments sector. The Tantoco family acquired franchise rights for Marks and Spencer, and opened Debenhams and the Spanish retailer, Zara. Local clothing manufacturers are also on a roll, extending their market reach abroad to places like Dubai and Beijing (the Sys own malls in China). Starbucks and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf have etched themselves into the Filipino culture, as well. Who knew that we liked coffee, in this heat? The cafés have become status symbols; the places to be seen, the places where the hip hold their breakfast meetings. And the recent growth of the local retail sector gives the shoppers a lot to do inside the malls. The gyms, art galleries, and restaurants have convinced the shoppers to stay longer. Hell, there’s even a chapel in the major malls so that Sunday shoppers can hear Mass before they shop.

No person is more influential in changing the Filipino shopping experience than the Chinese immigrant, Henry Sy. He is what you call a self-made man. The mall magnate started his empire more than a half-century ago with a small store in Quiapo, near the Basilica of the Black Nazarene, and a 10-minute walk from Binondo, Manila’s Chinatown. Sy had a shoe store there he named Shoe Mart, which later evolved into SM. He was the clerk, the salesman, and the cleaner. The store became popular and it begat other stores. Now, Sy’s company is on the stock exchange, and there are more stores coming in. The family, or at least Mr. Sy’s wife, is devoutly Catholic and they have banned R-18 films and movies from their cinemas that earned the Vatican’s ire (like the Da Vinci Code), which means that they have become major arbiters of culture.

There are other mall magnates, like the Tantocos, who target the “A class” with their exclusive chain stores; the Ayalas, an old rich Spanish-American-Filipino clan, who are into everything from malls to utilities to real estate; the Gokongweis, who own the Robinsons chain. But these three families are no match for Henry Sy’s reach. The Ayalas’ and the Tantocos’ markets are not as huge as the Sy malls, and they are not as straightforward. The Ayalas try to rise above the idea that malls are just boxed temples of consumerism which drive their capitalistic dreams; they have sculptures, parks, and museums in their shopping complexes. (The Sys used to have statues of carabaos in front of their mall in Makati City, but they took them down when they expanded their store, and needed more ground space).

But it isn’t just luck and pluck that made Sy a mall magnate. He came at an auspicious time, when Filipinos’ buying patterns changed tremendously. Over the past 20 years, malls sprouted up in metro Manila to respond to this phenomenon. In the stretch of EDSA alone (the 54-kilometer main artery that runs through the middle of the metropolis), there are about a dozen malls, with almost every train stop connected to a shopping complex. And the Sy clan is branching out of saturated Manila, with a plan to end the year having 27 malls and 3.6 million square meters of floor space. So does this mean that the Filipinos have become more affluent? I wish. The money mostly comes from remittances of Filipinos working abroad. At present, there are about nine million Filipino workers employed overseas, many of them in the skilled health sector (top destinations include the Middle East, United States, and the United Kingdom). Last year, the OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers ) sent a record-breaking $8 billion in remittances, and this year they are poised to break that record by sending in $12 billion. That’s a lot of money for each household.

Recently, a new urban legend starring the Mall of Asia cropped up. According to rumors when it opened early this year, the Mall is unsafe because it was reportedly built on dangerous grounds, and it’s sinking. In a post-2005 tsunami and post-Katrina world, it’s easy to imagine this kind of catastrophe. If the mythologists and oral historians are to be believed, tales are manifestations of the collective memory. So what to make of this malicious and ominous story? It shows the ambivalent position of malls in the collective psychological landscape. Sure, it’s nice to hang out inside the malls; it’s convenient, and it’s an escape from the equatorial heat. But at the same time, malls create desire fueled by capital … the money that’s hard earned and hard to come by. You know, you don’t need stuff, but you’ve got to have it; even if you must ask your mom abroad to send more money than usual in order to get it.

Perhaps this is the reason for the rumors. We can say anything we want about the malls; we are free to hate and love them because they’re forced into the landscape, both real and imagined. Always on the way home, depending on who I’m carpooling with, I pass by two or three malls. I dread seeing them. These malls are black holes. They are manipulators. They know what buttons to push, and we are their captives.

In his book, Paco Underhill identifies how mall owners can extend the shopper’s visit by subtle signs like the placement of ads, the racks, and the products on the shelf. And it works. Who knows how much time I spent looking at the racks, absently whiling away time? Who knows what kind of book or clothing I will be compelled to buy next time I’m at the mall? Oh payday, be here now.

But what would our world be like without the malls? Would it be a bland, flat landscape, boiling under the scorching sun? A commuter’s nightmare of thousands of free-standing shops? In a perfect world, the Manila shopping experience could have been like those in well-planned, pedestrian-friendly shopping districts. It can exist, as Underhill pointed to the shopping experience in certain cities like Barcelona. Emporiums live side-by-side with thrift stores and mom-and-pop shops. All it takes is good urban planning and some restraint of greedy developers. The original Manila actually had shopping districts and well-placed parks, until World War II came and Allied bombers rooted out the Japanese occupational forces, eradicating the urban planning made by the Spanish and the Americans planners, including Frederic Law Olmsted (the architect responsible for the New York City’s Central Park, who was commissioned to plan the part of the city that faces Manila Bay).

But we can’t turn back time, and life would just be a series of disappointments if we expect too much. So Manila shoppers have to make do with what we have, even though the malls cause traffic jams, and are too huge for comfort. I’d like to think that to some extent, we, the public, own the malls, that we make them our own, even for short periods of time. They are now the new public spaces, the new parks, and believe it or not, they do bring people together. I have bumped into long-lost friends and former classmates while just passing through malls. I have made friends with people who manage the bookstores and with some people at this one cool record shop in Greenbelt. The manager said he’ll give me a discount if I make him mixed CDs of obscure pop bands. Well, at least now I have something to look forward to without spending a cent when stepping inside the Greenbelt Mall.

what would be cool is if they used smaller replicas of jeepneys for the tram ride in MOA.

i thought we already had this thread

Iba ang mall culture sa Pilipinas. Usually hindi naman pumupunta ang mga tao doon para mag shopping kundi mamasyal. Dahil marami pa rin ang walang aircon doon, pumupunta nalang sila sa mga malls para magpalamig.

pasyal and eat too.

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OUR CHRISTMAS is so kolonyal. Hollywood and American culture have so invaded our consciousness that we remain colonial to this day, no matter that we allegedly take pride in our multi-ethnic and multi-cultural heritage.

We continue to ape the West even if we scream nationalistic slogans at every rally. As a result, we dream of a white Christmas, chestnuts roasting on an open fire, and sleigh bells jingle-jangling madly away.

I could understand GIs dreaming of a white Christmas when they were stuck in the tropics after the Pacific War. Instead of snow, they suffered in the sweltering tropical weather--therefore, dreaming of a white Christmas made sense. But, why do Juan and Maria dream of snow?!

To dream of ham is understandable for Pinoys. "Mother" Spain, after all, introduced jamon to us--although, to this day, many people prefer the Chinese type from Mandaluyong.

In the not so distant past, chestnuts were indeed roasting on an open fire. Our economy could still afford imported nuts, which were roasted in Carriedo and other shopping centers.

We also had real pine trees, but when the Cordillera Mountain Range became bald because of illegal logging, we switched from sweet-smelling pine to plastic trees. Albeit perfect in shape, the trees were not the real McCoy.

I had the best of both worlds during my formative years. It was a wonderful blend of a GI-type Christmas and the traditional Philippine version. The Belen was the center of the Yuletide decor. But, the ensemble of angels, shepherds, Magi and Holy Family was later replaced by a plastic tree with multicolored lights.

Pinoys soon started to celebrate Christmas as Americans did in Vermont. Local goodies like lechon, relleno and embotido and our delicious kakanin were replaced by turkey, ham, roast beef, fruit cake and sans rival.

Maligayang Pasko soon lost out to Merry Christmas, and Manigong Bagong Taon became Happy New Year. We toasted with wine, brandy and scotch to the delight of alcohol importers.

Coffee took the place of tsokolate. Whether it was e or a, tsokolate was perfect with ensaymada and pan de sal. Why then did we replace it with instant three-in-one coffee?

Sugar-rich colas replaced salabat, no matter if puto, kutsinta and puto-bumbong tasted great with the local ginger tea, especially during cold morns after simbang gabi.

Precisely because we have become too American in the celebration of this beloved Yuletide season, there should be a conscious and concentrated effort to re-Filipinize our Christmas festivities.

The Department of Tourism should be conscious of the sad fact that globalization will eventually eradicate national and ethnic cultural practices, unless we--the targets of this phenomenon--take serious steps to prevent their demise.

I dread the day when music, architecture and other cultural forms become globally uniform because we mindlessly accept cultural forms from the powerful and influential West.

Organizations like the National Commission for Culture and the Arts should look into this. They can produce records of beloved Christmas carols by Filipino composers that can be used by business establishments during the season.

Certainly, Felipe de Leon's "Payapang Daigdig" is one of the more beautiful Christmas carols. They can likewise encourage business establishments to Filipinize their decor and celebrations.

Why can't hotels and malls that make oodles of money in this country become the proponents of Philippine culture? Instead of patterning our décor after the styles fashionable in New York, London or Paris, why can't we stick to what we have? Certainly, tourists will find those more interesting, won't they?

Our Pasko, after all, is unique and truly different. Because the season targets the young, we should help them associate this special season with Filipino music, food and sensibilities.

Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon!

http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=39870

^^ If the Filipinos want to re-Filipinize our Christmas festivities, they can, but get real, almost everyone are used to imagining a White X'mas in The Philippines. :lol: Tindi talaga ng galit mo sa mga Kano --- :)


Siya na rin ang sumagot sa biff niya about Pinoy X'mas being too colonial --
we allegedly take pride in our multi-ethnic and multi-cultural heritage

Eh, ayun ginagisnan ng mga tao, kaya Kanong Pasko ang gusto. And I dis-agree with the Chinese Ham issue, ang alam ko, during the 1200's or earlier the settlement of the Chinese in The Philippines, they brought on their ship some Chinese cured ham for long voyage. But then, most island inhabitants became Muslims around the 1400's, thus the disapearance of pork on their local cuisine.

^^ I actually liked that article by Behn Cervantes that was posted by @Animo. I like the traditional Pasko not the commercialize version of it.

^^ I actually liked that article by Behn Cervantes that was posted by @Animo. I like the traditional Pasko not the commercialize version of it.

Commercialize? meron ba nun? :lol:

As I said, Bhen's article is full of questions, he did answer them already... :D

^^ Meron.

Nakinig nga ako sa isang komentaryo sa radyo talking about this commercialization of Christmas. Sabi kasi ng mga pari na burahin na daw ang Pasko dahil over-commercialized na daw. Sabi nung commentator, nakakaloka daw tong mga pari, anu-ano ang mga pinagsasabi, eh ano daw ang tawag nila sa binyag nila, sa kasalan, sa burol na kapwa may bayad lahat at sa mga misa daw nila na dalawang beses nangongolekta, ano ba daw ang tawag dun, hindi ba daw commercialized yun? :lol:

^^ Meron.

Sample nga?

Nakinig nga ako sa isang komentaryo sa radyo talking about this commercialization of Christmas. Sabi kasi ng mga pari na burahin na daw ang Pasko dahil over-commercialized na daw. Sabi nung commentator, nakakaloka daw tong mga pari, anu-ano ang mga pinagsasabi, eh ano daw ang tawag nila sa binyag nila, sa kasalan, sa burol na kapwa may bayad lahat at sa mga misa daw nila na dalawang beses nangongolekta, ano ba daw ang tawag dun, hindi ba daw commercialized yun? :lol:

Hehehe, tawag dun, pago del servicio - sa Tagalog =TONG :lol:

Seriously, lahat ng festivities, commercialized yan. Lahat gustong kumita.

Sample nga?

Bahala na ang nagmamaang maangan.

Bahala na ang nagmamaang maangan.

:lol: napikon ka?

^^ Hindi. Ikaw?

^^ Hindi. Ikaw?
Good! I'm not pikon, kahit ano ibato mo sa akin, okay lang.

^^ Ayun naman pala eh. Good din.

Only in da Pilipins. :nocrook:

Nakinig nga ako sa isang komentaryo sa radyo talking about this commercialization of Christmas. Sabi kasi ng mga pari na burahin na daw ang Pasko dahil over-commercialized na daw. Sabi nung commentator, nakakaloka daw tong mga pari, anu-ano ang mga pinagsasabi, eh ano daw ang tawag nila sa binyag nila, sa kasalan, sa burol na kapwa may bayad lahat at sa mga misa daw nila na dalawang beses nangongolekta, ano ba daw ang tawag dun, hindi ba daw commercialized yun? :lol:

Oo, dibidendo nila yun linggo linggo. Malakas kita nila pag mga holidays lalo na pag palapit na ang pasko at higit sa lahat, wala silang binabayarang buwis. Magsimba ka lang sa Baclaran para masaksihan mo. :lol:

^ Hindi naman kailangan sa Baclaran eh, kahit saan obvious naman :lol:

^ Hindi naman kailangan sa Baclaran eh, kahit saan obvious naman :lol:

Pero yun yung branch na sobrang lakas kung kumita. They served a lot of ginger ales there (Ale luya) no wonder. :lol:

Philippine Weather Bureau To Charge Airlines For Forecasts

The Philippine Weather Bureau plans to charge commercial airlines for weather information to raise funds to upgrade its radar systems, an official said Wednesday.

Edna Juanillo, weather specialist at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, said shipping companies already pay for such information.

"We would start charging fees for domestic flights, and eventually, charges would also be imposed on international flights once our weather system facilities match international standards," she said.

Juanillo said the money would help fund the administration's efforts to upgrade its radar systems.

Chief weather forecaster Nathaniel Cruz said the agency plans to install 10 Doppler radar systems by 2010 to improve its ability to form accurate forecasts.

Three of the radar systems, which cost 100 million pesos (2.06 million dollars) each, would be installed soon, he said.

Puede ba to dito only in the Philippines .

Mt. Hamiguitan "The Enchanted Mountain"

Mt. Hamguitan / Bonsai Fields
Truly one of Mother Nature's gifts to the Filipino people, the Bonsai fields pf Mt. Hamguitan, which is situated no less than 5,345 feet above sea level, consists of more than 1,000 hectares of forest life filled with wild and exciting flora and fauna. As the name suggests, Bonsai trees span most of the given area. These century-old trees stand 2-3 feet tall, with the tallest reaching only 5 feet in height, and are so sturdy that one can literally carry the weight of a man on its branches. It is like finding oneself suddenly in a veritable enchanted garden right in the middle of the jungle. Also located at Barangay La Union, this wonder has already been featured in Magandang Gabi Bayan for its uniqueness and mystical quality. The area is also a sanctuary of rare and exotic birds and animals, including the world famous Philippine Eagle. Because of its beauty and charm, the mountain has become a favorite camping sit


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Feeling like Gulliver
at the 'pygmy forest'
By Nenette Bundalian

STORIES about the ''pygmy forest'' of San Isidro in Davao Oriental have ranged from the extraordinary to the very impressive to the simply outrageous.

Sometime in June and July, I was supposed to visit the place which is a member-municipality of the Provincial Agro-Industrial Corridor (Paic) Magbalusta (Mati, Banay-Banay, Lupon, San Isidro and Tarragona) in Davao Oriental.

The Local Government Support Program (LGSP) was supposed to help launch it as an alternative tourism destination in Mindanao, together with three other Paics in Southern Mindanao.

Since the highlight of any trip to San Isidro was a visit to this forest, I was dissuaded from going. The trek, according to some, is arduous, to say the least. The place is very far with journey time ranging from three to 10 days. The trail is leech-infested, etc., etc.

But upon the instigation of San Isidro Mayor Justina M.B. Yu, who already recognizes her municipality's potential for community-based tourism, the LGSP was requested to assist in the preparation of their tourism master plan and the eventual launching of these tourism potentials.

So in October, off we went.

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Mt. Hamiguitan

On the third day, we were off to Mt. Hamiguitan, the site of the ''pygmy forest.''

In Barangay Tumaliti, where the trek begins, more outrageous stories would send us off--the dwarf monkeys which enter one's ears if one's not careful, and other tall tales meant to dissuade the faint-hearted.

Despite the ''horror'' stories, we embarked on our trip at noon. The first half was not ''arduous'' and we did not need a rescue chopper. It afforded us a view of second growth and residual forest cover left behind by loggers. With its abandoned roads, a weed-covered bulldozer and a maze of steel cables, logging made a mark on the mountainous landscape.

The five-hour walk would have been shorter had it not been for the driving rain that made us feel like toddlers playing. The first campsite, Kapatagan Uno, was reached at 5:30 p.m. where we pitched tent and prepared dinner. After eating and laughing our throats hoarse, the non-stop rain made us crawl inside the comforts of our tents.

At 7 a.m. the next day, we continued our trek. Knowing better now that the trail would not be as tricky as purported to be, we took our time appreciating the flora and fauna.

Nature's way

Mini-waterfalls adorn the way, while small snakes, butterflies deep in conversation, frogs in camouflage, mossy 45-degree climbs, and others made the walk very rewarding--the first time I ever touched a tree wrapped in gel-like moss.

Despite the delay from gawking, we arrived at the second campsite, Kapatagan Dos, just in time for lunch. Being already at the foot of the ''pygmy forest,'' we took time to eat and had siesta waiting for the sun's heat to wane a little since there would be no shade under the trees only two feet tall.

At 2:30 p.m., we started going up to the forest. Standing in the middle of the 400-plus hectare bonsai field, one feels like Gulliver.

Narra, almaciga, pine and other varieties of trees that dwarfed us on our way up are small yet strong enough to sit on.

Underneath the canopy of trees, it looked much like looking up in an ordinary thicket, except that passersby would appear like giants about to trample you.

Pitcher plants, which looked like giant condoms, are miniature replicas seeming to have adjusted their size to avoid insulting the majestic tree species.

Because of the rocky soil, the trees grew stunted. But the weeds grow to normal size, often dwarfing the gnarled trees on which they grow on.

At 3:30 p.m., we had to hurry back to the campsite since the fog could easily cover the whole bonsai field in minutes, putting us in danger of losing our way.

Sure enough, the minute we turned our backs, the fog was rapidly descending and enveloping the enchanted forest of the dwarfs.

After sleeping in for another night, we trekked down the mountain. Just as exciting as the climb up, the forest never tired of entertaining us through the myriad activities of nature.

Most exciting was the rushing wind between two mountains, like huge sea waves breaking toward shore, and the whining cicadas like chainsaws cutting trees.

No, the small monkeys are just tales, the ''trickiness'' of the trail was just meant to impress those who have not been there, and the 10-day walk was simply a manifestation of fear of not having been there themselves.

What is true is that it is a challenging trek that affords one the pleasure of communing with nature in a place rarely reached.

What is truest of all is that there exists a vast expanse of land where anybody could play Gulliver in one of his travels and look down at a forest untouched by the greed of man.

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Tinagong Dagat (Hidden Sea)
This is situated a thousand feet above sea level. The site is uninhabited and considered as one of the most puzzling phenomena of nature. It can be seen at Barangay La Union in the midst of the virgin forest. A trekking destination for everyone who loves nature at its best.

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The Twin Falls
MAJESTIC AND GRAND. This site was not knows to have existed until the trail was made. It is also situated Barangay La Union, near the Bonsai Fields. This soothing and fantastic scenery is where you can be refreshed from all stressful activities.
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^^ :eek: Who'd have thought that such a place existed? :okay:

^^wow! parang set ng kingkong! cool

Wow!! That place looks magical.

yes so magical.......... in tinagong dagat( hidden sea) unknown species of fish are found and it has low and high tide . :runaway:

^^ Binaliktad mo ang damit mo siguro nung pauwi na kayo no? :D

what's with that mountain at nagiging mini yong flora and fauna?

Wow, you finally found Liliput.

^^ the underneath surface of that area is some kind of rock maybe the top soil from a meter to 5 meters deep lang kaya nagiging bonsai. I heard the japanese are going there to get some bonsais or buying them from the locals , i hope the municipality of San Isidro can protect those trees .

i think the "little monkey" story is true because Davao Oriental has a different species of Tarsier .

here's some flikr find photos

He is pointing to the Bonsai Field .. long way to go
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the amazing thing is those mini pitcher plants.

^^Ive seen that bonsai forest, it was amazing, unlike any other in the world!

wow I could really imagine the Lilliputans from Gulliver's Travels living there!. Only in the Philippines talaga :)

^^Ive seen that bonsai forest, it was amazing, unlike any other in the world!

wow great @OtAkAw : pictures, pictures please!

In sports their is an all-star game , here it's all-star senators

line-up:

Bong Revilla Jr.
Jinggoy Estrada
Lito Lapid
Richard Gomez
Nikki Coseteng
Ralph Recto (husband of the " star for all season":D )
Kiko Panglilinan (husband of mega star :D)

So cast your vote who will be in the first five :lol: ...only in the Philippines :ohno:

Thursday, June 15, 2006
High-priced RP coffee beans come from animal droppings

INDANG, Cavite – Its origins might put off some coffee drinkers, but an exotic bean that draws top dollar from connoisseurs is plucked from animal droppings.

Not just any animal. The coffee comes from beans eaten but undigested by the palm civet, a nocturnal, fruit eating cousins of the mongoose that roams tropical forest.

Civet coffee, which some aficionados consider among the world's best, sells in the United States for as much as $660 a kilogram or $300 a pound. Only 250 kg are produced worldwide each year, says Antonio Reyes, Executive Director of the International Coffee Organization Certifying Agency.

Although they normally eat sugar palm nuts, civets prefer the ripest coffee cherries during harvest season, which runs from December into March, but the beans pass through their system undigested and are deposited as sausage-like clumps onto the forest floor.

Reyes says the civet's digestive process, particularly enzymes in its stomach, probably gives the brew its distinctive flavor and aroma.

"It’s a special type of post-harvest processing. It ha been processed in a very natural way," he says.

Smelly or not in the forest, civet coffee in the cup has a "chocolatey aroma and the taste is bold and nutty," says Alvira "Vie" Reyes, a businesswoman who has branched into selling the exotic beans. Other fans described civet coffee as full-bodied with medium acidity and no bitter aftertaste.

Reyes and her husband, Basil, who are not related to Antonio Reyes, are trying to reheat local interest in producing civet coffee around Indang, a coffee- and sugar palm-producing town in Cavite province south of Manila.

Elders here say people used to gather civet dropping so their families could still have coffee even if they sold all their conventionally harvested beans.

Reyes says her company, which mainly makes vinegar from sugar palm sap, has produced only about 25 kg in two years and sold nearly all of it, keeping a little for their own use.

Antonio Reyes says Indonesia, where civet coffee is known as "kopi luwak," is the top producer, but he thinks it's an opportunity for the Philippines.

"If we can make a systematic collection of these droppings and produce them on a more systematic basis, maybe we can have a quantity available that we can produce for the export market," he says.

He says the Philippines, a coffee drinking nation but a small producer, should aim for "small volume but high value" coffee.

"We've been looking for types of coffee that we could sell in a niche market abroad because we don't have the quantity," he says. "But if these are coffees that are unique and different in taste, then we can get value for it."

Eleuterio Balido, a farmer who gathers sugar palm saps to make into vinegar for the Reyes’ company, says he sells a kilogram of dried civet beans for P1,000 ($18), about 45 times what he gets for conventional coffee beans.

The roasted beans are sold locally in 50-gram and 100-gram bottles for P250 ($4.50) and 500 ($9).

Balidio says he forages the forest floor and river banks for civet droppings near his home in Indang. "It's very difficult to look for it. It's like digging for gold."

Back home. He washes the clumps, separates out the beans and dries them in the sun.

"Some are smelly, others are not," he says "If you are lucky, you can gather up to kilo in a day. You just have to be hardworking."

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From Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/people/treetop_apple_juice/)

^^ :ohno: Sometimes the Philippines are masters of the "double standard."

ah, we SSCers share his pain.:(

^^ :ohno: Sometimes the Philippines are masters of the "double standard."Indeed! Nakakainis minsan.

doble kara kros

Nakinig nga ako sa isang komentaryo sa radyo talking about this commercialization of Christmas. Sabi kasi ng mga pari na burahin na daw ang Pasko dahil over-commercialized na daw. Sabi nung commentator, nakakaloka daw tong mga pari, anu-ano ang mga pinagsasabi, eh ano daw ang tawag nila sa binyag nila, sa kasalan, sa burol na kapwa may bayad lahat at sa mga misa daw nila na dalawang beses nangongolekta, ano ba daw ang tawag dun, hindi ba daw commercialized yun? :lol:

ngayon kasi lahat ng bagay kailangan ng certificate at kung anoano pa. binyag, kasal pati sa burol kaya kailangan gumastos ang nagpapagawa. nalaman ko sa isang kakilala ko sa isang simbahan na hindi napupunta sa pari ang binabayad sa binyag, kasal at burol pero yung collection sa misa may stipend na napupunta sa kanila bilang panggastos sa kanilang personal na pangangailangan ngunit ang malaking percent ay napupunta sa religious order nila pagkatapos maibawas ang gastos sa tubig, kuryente at kung anoano pa. noong unang panahon hindi na kasi hindi kailangan ng mga papeles at hindi na nila kailangan mag-hire ng mga parish clerk at mga janitor dahil libre naman kadalsan ang lahat ng serbisyo nila noon kaya hindi na kailangan magbayad at noon daw ang nagbabayad sa mga gastos ay mga ninong at ninang kaya hindi gumagastos ang mga karaniwang mga kapanalig.

Funny signs from all over! Come share those hilarious signs from all around the Philippines!

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http://www.linguistik.uni-erlangen.de/~msbethke/photos/pilipinas/SkillfulDriver.jpg

http://www.linguistik.uni-erlangen.de/~msbethke/photos/pilipinas/Elbow.jpg

http://www.linguistik.uni-erlangen.de/~msbethke/photos/pilipinas/Avoid-texting-while-driving.jpg

http://www.linguistik.uni-erlangen.de/~msbethke/photos/pilipinas/DriveSlow.jpg
Talisay City, Negros Occidental

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Madridejos, Bantayan, Cebu

http://www.linguistik.uni-erlangen.de/~msbethke/photos/pilipinas/fallen_objects.jpg
Silay, Negros Occidental

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Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

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A sign at the ladies’ room of the SM Offices near the Mall of Asia.

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Divisoria

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Somewhere in Makati...

Nevermind the dogs.. Beware of the owner!!!

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sinkin...
i cant see the shots in posts 13 and 15 :(

Mt. Apo outhouse

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2535/17224235hf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ i can't see the pics in post 16 too..

EDIT: now i can see them.. just like magic! haha :D

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^^ magaling! :okay: makata pala ang taong nakatira dyan. in the name of LOVE pala...

yung "BEWARE FALLEN OBJECTS" tama yun kasi yung mga bunga nga naman na nahuhulog pag hindi napupulot. doon na sa lupa nabubulok at kapag naapakan mo para syang carabao shit.

Mt. Apo outhouse

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2535/17224235hf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:lol: sa talahiban pala. :lol: back to basics. yan ang tinatawag na revival.

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can you get me to Fucking town.... in Austria :runaway:

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@insane and dabert: Fixed ;)

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can you get me to Fucking town.... in Austria :runaway:

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In the Philippines only. :)

^^ domo harigato


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^^ hilarious! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

has anybody read Bob Ong's "Bakit Baliktad Magbasa Ng Libro Ang Mga Pilipino"? he also mentioned some funny signs he encountered.

coffee shop in Davao

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Happy Graduation sa mahilig mag Kapeying !

somewhere in caoayan, ilocos sur.,


the EVA cuation center., (i guess its supposed to be an evactuation center., dunno)

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^^ totoo ba yan? EVA cuation center! hahahah!

aray ko... ang sakit ng tiyan ko kakatawa... bakit EVA cuation center? Baka naman EVA name ng politico nila?

^^ that was what i was thinking then., super natawa talaga ako nung nakita ko yun kaya pinicturan ko talaga., :)

^^diba yan pangalan ng isang politiko na Eva Cua?

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^^ :omg:

^^ hindi ata ako nagagawi jan ah., siguro laging lasing mga studyante jan! :lol:

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from an E-mail :lol:

they're so funny... i'm going to use them in my blog... no objections? right

^^ none at all, public domain yan unless kailangan pa ng consent ng original poster. Pag me umangal, bigyan mo ng credit yung original author as a compliment or courtesy.



sabay ilag!

niyehehe! :lol:

^^ Those photos by Joji Alcantara are already from her blog site.

This was quite a while ago...

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http://static.flickr.com/32/52805877_7462c56d05.jpg

It's located above the midpoint of the escalator between the 2nd and 3rd floors of Greenbelt 3 not sure if still is...

Bizarre self-referential warning sign (http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/03/bizarre_selfreferent.html)

^^ Good one... Sometimes symbols catch our attention more than written words... especially for those who can't read. :D

How would you translate that symbol into cautionary words anyway?

This was quite a while ago...

http://static.flickr.com/29/52805883_770f161058.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/32/52805877_7462c56d05.jpg

It's located above the midpoint of the escalator between the 2nd and 3rd floors of Greenbelt 3 not sure if still is...

Bizarre self-referential warning sign (http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/03/bizarre_selfreferent.html)

yeah., i think na post na to dati dito sa ssc., somewhere., it really fits here.,

kahit nakita ko na to, natatawa parin talaga ako., :lol: :hilarious:

from somewhere in Chinatown Davao

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this sign is very descriptive. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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sa jollibee pa talaga pinapunta. haha

^^ hilarious! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

has anybody read Bob Ong's "Bakit Baliktad Magbasa Ng Libro Ang Mga Pilipino"? he also mentioned some funny signs he encountered.

I remember in that book a sign in Baguio... at a restaurant. "Wanted, boy waitress."

may comma pa yun between boy and waitress.:lol: :lol: :lol:

^^ yep. here are some of the signs Bob Ong mentioned:

- sa isang ATM: OOFLINE
- huli ihi, putol t***! (i think i actually saw this somewhere)
- for sale: artificial fresh flowers
- bawal omehi dito. ang maholi bogbog!
- in a construction site: erection going on

hehe. yan lang naalala ko eh. :lol:

Kumpletohin na natin yung galing sa libro ni Bob Ong (idol!!!):

Sa billboard ng isang motel: "Affordable, Clean & Convenience"

Sa isang self-service restaurant sa Cebu: "Please help our comfort room clean."

Sa isang highway sa Pampanga: "We Make Modern and Antique Furniture"

Sa delivery truck: "NOT FOR HERE"

Sa isang pabagsak nang pader sa Libis, QC: "Danger Wall Is Falling"

Sa isang pader: "Marunong ka bang KUMAHOL? Aso lang ang umiihi dito."

Sign ng PLDT: "SLOW MEN AT WORK"

"Welcome to the Philippines - The Only Catholic Country in Asia!" Sa ilalim nito "BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS"

Sa isang building sa Cebu: "Atty. Domingo Carriedo, Notary Public. Tumatangap din ho ng labada tuwing Linggo."

Sa dating Blumentritt branch: "Far East Bank and _rust Company"

Sa grocery sa Baguio: "Fresh Frozen Chicken Sold Here"

Sa isang bahay na katabi ng auto repair shop: "No Parking and Repair Here"

Sign sa Philcoa: "No Crossing Pedestrians will be apprehended"

"Sorry for the inconvenient. Your taxes is working for you."

Sa Baguio Country Club: "Temporary Close"

Sa Cubao: "No ID Nothing Entry"

Vandalism sa bus: "Boy and Marcy, that's are friends"

Sa parking lot: "Taxi and Outside Cars Not Allowed"

Sa isang construction site: "Now showing - the carpenters"

Sign sa jeep: "LUNITA"

Bangko sa Timog Avenue: "No Parking For Customers Only"

Ofice clinic sa Sta Cruz: "Dr. Sakim A. Morge, MD"

Sa kariton na nagtitinda ng mani: "Pasalobong"

Sa Luneta Boulevard: "BAWAL TUMAE SA BULEVARD"

Sa mga jeep at bus: "Before pay, tell where get the on before get the off," "Full string to stop driver," "For reckless driving, call #########," "Don't close to me, close to God."

Kalye sa San Juan: "Bawal magtapon ng binalot na tae rito"

Sign sa isang newspaper stand: "HUWAG BULATLATIN KUNG HINDI BIBILI"

Tag sa Divisoria: "Ponkan for sale at P5.00 per each."

Sa lumang pader sa Sampaloc: "Matapang lang ang umiihi dito"

Sa isang repair site na walang trabahador: "Your taxes is working for you"

Kainan sa Chinatown: "Le Ching Tea House"

Isa pang pamatay na kainan: "DETH'S EATERY"

Kainan sa Cebu: "we hab sopdrink in can and in batol"

Sa Rizal Ave.: "We buy gift checks and all kinds"

"NAGKAKASAL" sign sa harap ng isang bilyaran

Sa Novaliches: "Jhun Radiator Rifair Shop"

Sa Bulacan: "We repair electric fun"

Vacant lot malapit sa Makati Ave: "DON'T PARKING"

Sa San Andres: "NO URINATING, on the over WALLS"

Sa isang kumbento: "2nd Floor Upstairs"

Entrance sa NBI: "ENTRANCE, Pinoy wag matigas ang ulo"

Exit sa NBI: "EXIT, hindi to C.R., putol titi"


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Dagdagan ko... doon sa amin dati: "We accept Wood Lamenition"

Heto pa, mga business name naman ng mga malikhaing negosyanteng Pinoy, courtesy of Bob Ong uli:

Aristoback (kainan sa likod ng Aristocrat)
Caintacky Fried Chicken (Cainta, Rizal)
Goldirocks (gravel and sand shop)
Pizza Hot (pizza place)
Saudia Hairlines (beauty salon)
Side-saki (eatery sa gilid ng Mandarin)
Wash & Carry (laundromat sa Makati, malapit sa Cash & Carry)
Wheels Fargo (eatery)
Ali Baka (shawarma shop)
Holland Hopia (pag-aari ni Mr. Ho, katabi nito ang --)
Poland Hopia (pag-aari naman ni Mr. Po, sa Chinatown, Manila)
Tio Paeng Longganisa Stand (Pampanga)
Miki Mao (noodle eatery)
Leon King Video Rental (Las Pinas)
Fernando Pe's Box Office Hits (video rental shop sa Palawan)
Susan's Roses (flower shop)
James Tailoring
Elizabeth Tailoring
Jane's Pondahan
Sylvestre's Salon
Suzy's Key Duplication
Cleopata's Bakahan and Manukan
Scissors Palace (barber shop)
10/Q (convenience store chain)
Bee Tin (pagawaan ng hopia)
Cute-Thing-Tings (novelty craft shop)
Curl Up And Dye (beauty salon)
Funeraria Mabuhay
Goto Heaven (tindahan ng goto)
Happy Birthday Toyo (dating tatak ng toyo)
Income Taxi
Juice Co. (fruit juice stand)
Labo Optical
Let's Goat Together (kambingan/beer garden)
Mahal Kita Honey (bottled honey galing Batangas)
Meating Place (meat shop)
Meatropolis (meat shop)
Mercy Buko (tindahan ng buko)
Nacho Fast (nachos to go)
Pa-Kap-Log (tindang almusal: pandesal, kape at itlog)
Passers Buy (convenience store)
Perfect-Lee (sari-sari store)
Perm Foundation (Christian beauty salon)
Petal Attraction (flower shop)
Pig Out (restaurant/take-out sa Makati na may pork dishes)
Second Time Around (tindahan ng mga second hand na relo)
Sophisticut (unisex hair salon)
Star Wash (launderette)
TapSi TurBi (tapa, sinangag, turon at bibingka)
The Fried of Marikina (tindahan ng fried chicken)
The Way We Wear (boutique)
To Home It May Concern (tindahan ng furnitures)
Tree's Company (tindahan ng artificial plants)
Triple Bee (restaurant)
Tutti Fruit-asan (fruit stall)
Washing Well (laundromat)
What's Disc? (tindahan ng mga CD)
Wrap and Roll (tindahan ng lumpia)
Your Best Vet (veterinary clinic)

This was quite a while ago...

http://static.flickr.com/29/52805883_770f161058.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/32/52805877_7462c56d05.jpg

It's located above the midpoint of the escalator between the 2nd and 3rd floors of Greenbelt 3 not sure if still is...

Bizarre self-referential warning sign (http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/03/bizarre_selfreferent.html)

:lol:
what's the point of this sign anyway?

:lol:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/200/1005743zk6.jpg

pero panalo yung "Please don't enter your slipper' :D

Natatawa ako sa Caintacky Fried Chicken in Cainta, Rizal at sa Nacho Fast (Nachos to go) :lol:

Haha, this thread is fantastic! Pinoyglish :D

:lol:
what's the point of this sign anyway?

may ganyan din na sign sa Gaisano South dito sa davao..i think para yan sa mga taong nilalabas ang ulo nila sa railing ng escalator kasi pagdating mo sa may area na may floor na, may possibility na ma ipit ang ulo ma as your body ascends tapos na wedge ang ulo mo (or ano mang body part) dun sa area na yun..

THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE

along the south expressway of cebu, nakulitan na siguro ang may ari :lol:

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6293/signof62zf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2497/signof94yu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Visit na kang kaya natin yung witerary.com :lol:. nandun naman halos lahat ng pinopost dito :jk: hehe

Lord of the Wings Lechon Manok in Dumoy, Davao City

Heto pa, mga business name naman ng mga malikhaing negosyanteng Pinoy, courtesy of Bob Ong uli:

Aristoback (kainan sa likod ng Aristocrat)
Caintacky Fried Chicken (Cainta, Rizal)
Goldirocks (gravel and sand shop)
Pizza Hot (pizza place)
Saudia Hairlines (beauty salon)
Side-saki (eatery sa gilid ng Mandarin)
Wash & Carry (laundromat sa Makati, malapit sa Cash & Carry)
Wheels Fargo (eatery)
Ali Baka (shawarma shop)
Holland Hopia (pag-aari ni Mr. Ho, katabi nito ang --)
Poland Hopia (pag-aari naman ni Mr. Po, sa Chinatown, Manila)
Tio Paeng Longganisa Stand (Pampanga)
Miki Mao (noodle eatery)
Leon King Video Rental (Las Pinas)
Fernando Pe's Box Office Hits (video rental shop sa Palawan)
Susan's Roses (flower shop)
James Tailoring
Elizabeth Tailoring
Jane's Pondahan
Sylvestre's Salon
Suzy's Key Duplication
Cleopata's Bakahan and Manukan
Scissors Palace (barber shop)
10/Q (convenience store chain)
Bee Tin (pagawaan ng hopia)
Cute-Thing-Tings (novelty craft shop)
Curl Up And Dye (beauty salon)
Funeraria Mabuhay
Goto Heaven (tindahan ng goto)
Happy Birthday Toyo (dating tatak ng toyo)
Income Taxi
Juice Co. (fruit juice stand)
Labo Optical
Let's Goat Together (kambingan/beer garden)
Mahal Kita Honey (bottled honey galing Batangas)
Meating Place (meat shop)
Meatropolis (meat shop)
Mercy Buko (tindahan ng buko)
Nacho Fast (nachos to go)
Pa-Kap-Log (tindang almusal: pandesal, kape at itlog)
Passers Buy (convenience store)
Perfect-Lee (sari-sari store)
Perm Foundation (Christian beauty salon)
Petal Attraction (flower shop)
Pig Out (restaurant/take-out sa Makati na may pork dishes)
Second Time Around (tindahan ng mga second hand na relo)
Sophisticut (unisex hair salon)
Star Wash (launderette)
TapSi TurBi (tapa, sinangag, turon at bibingka)
The Fried of Marikina (tindahan ng fried chicken)
The Way We Wear (boutique)
To Home It May Concern (tindahan ng furnitures)
Tree's Company (tindahan ng artificial plants)
Triple Bee (restaurant)
Tutti Fruit-asan (fruit stall)
Washing Well (laundromat)
What's Disc? (tindahan ng mga CD)
Wrap and Roll (tindahan ng lumpia)
Your Best Vet (veterinary clinic)

That's awesome. My sister and I were joking about starting a mobile sari-sari store called "SNACKS NAMAN!"

MANOK NA MALIPAYUN
lechon manok in Salvador St., Labangon, Cebu City

translation: Chicken Joy

;13613592']may ganyan din na sign sa Gaisano South dito sa davao..i think para yan sa mga taong nilalabas ang ulo nila sa railing ng escalator kasi pagdating mo sa may area na may floor na, may possibility na ma ipit ang ulo ma as your body ascends tapos na wedge ang ulo mo (or ano mang body part) dun sa area na yun..

may incident na na ganun d2.. nilabas kc ng bata ang ulo nya sa railing ng escalator, yun, ipit ang leeg. pinagtulungan ng mga security guard na pigilin yung escalator kaya di napuruhan yung bata.

has anybody seen this van before?

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/oedor/fcku2.jpg?t=1181557444

my first impression was... what the fck??? :lol:

^^ baka Ferdinand Charlie Kevin Yu ang name ng may ari...hehehhehe!

I was gonna start a Balikbayan Box couriser service (to compete with LBC, Regent Forex, Atlas, etc) and call it: MADER PACKERS, INC.

isang pasalubong shop sa laguna:
STARDUCKS

complete with the starbucks logo, but with a duck instead of the lady...:banana:

^^ i saw that, i think that was near the ecozone there...

STARBUS - a double decker bus turned into a coffee shop parked near the Cultural Center of the Philippines

...a defunct optical shop in Cebu: DOLING Optical Shop

http://www.tommyschultz.com/images/funny/beware.jpg
A great update of an old warning. I'm sure any potential thief is used to dealing with the occasional dog, but a deadly snake pit is something not every house is equipped with.


http://www.tommyschultz.com/images/funny/beware-horse.jpg
If the dog and snakes don't get you, maybe the horse will?


http://www.tommyschultz.com/images/funny/fook-hing.jpg
Somewhere in Kuala Lumpur right now someone might be walking into this shop to say, "Hey man, where's my fook hing coffin?".


from www.tommyschultz.com

:lol: :lol: i love this thread!

Funny thread

I was gonna start a Balikbayan Box couriser service (to compete with LBC, Regent Forex, Atlas, etc) and call it: MADER PACKERS, INC.

Going to this topic, you might want to check out Rex Navarette's SBC PACKERS

:lol: Something tells me I shouldn't dare to eat anything from these:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2205/mongrillrp7.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6246/picture200663in4.jpg

Magkano kaya ang isang bedspacer dito? :lol: :jk:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2140/normalpicture009pf1.jpg

source: photos.net.ph

They sure attract customers and ward off stinking crooks. This is Cagayan De Oro Grafitti. If this is not streetsmart….:nuts:

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1930/sign1es2.jpg
(’nuff said):|

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3866/sign2cw1.jpg
“Labor only.” Promise they won’t partake.:tongue3:

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1695/sign3bn5.jpg
Because we are a ‘casserole’, video-K(!) is not our thing, really.:speech:

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/2570/sign4vk1.jpg
This is no lemonade sign but the “dinhe” is just as refreshing.:naughty:

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3978/sign5av3.jpg
To pluck. On first reading: Scary.:rofl:

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3889/sign6oj5.jpg
User-friendly price list/menu with directions to human anatomy.:cheer:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3527/sign7jx4.jpg
We’ll read them for you: “Ayaw bayari kung dili makuha ang kubal.” Neat!:nono:

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9740/sign8gx7.jpg
Accept: Cap, Vest, SLOCKS(!). Yeah, pleated. :bowtie:

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1927/sign9cr2.jpg
“3 na ang patay nga nangihi dinhing dapita.” How very pro-gun.:moods:

:cheers:

you need to upload first your photo at either photobucket.com or imageshack.us , then, they'll provide a url.

Going to this topic, you might want to check out Rex Navarette's SBC PACKERS

Haha yeah I've heard the SBC Packers thing. Rex is a good friend of mine. Have you seen the Maritess vs. The Superfriends flash cartoon? I'm the guy who made the music for that. :)

I just want to have a peaceful cup of coffee!!

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e103/asbusinos/breakfastthreat.jpg

http://robert.accettura.com/gallery/d/268-4/IMG_0147.jpg

http://cbrocato.home.comcast.net/images/NoSmoking.jpeg

from a restaurant in boracay, LOL.

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8505/img2495ug4.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/38/75413385_0115a635a1_o.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/329784084_d51c2cfc62.jpg

Eh....what's so funny about that?!

^^ some jokes bomb!, some are really funny... :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/628588327_c95189bff8_o.jpg

^^ if problem persist call ......

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5057/ebakyb8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:lol:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/628588327_c95189bff8_o.jpg

Haggard naman. May event sa loob ng CR. Tsek tsek.

eto sa LUNG CENTER
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/fury10787/06-17-07_1007.jpg

there's nothing funny about this. flights are canceled because of bomb jokes. just imagine yourself being one of the pax in that flight... hate that! :bash:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/329784084_d51c2cfc62.jpg

Galing nito! Guaranteed happiness while reading (lol) :banana: Nawala ang antok ko.

Kumpletohin na natin yung galing sa libro ni Bob Ong (idol!!!):

Sa billboard ng isang motel: "Affordable, Clean & Convenience"

Sa isang self-service restaurant sa Cebu: "Please help our comfort room clean."

Sa isang highway sa Pampanga: "We Make Modern and Antique Furniture"

Sa delivery truck: "NOT FOR HERE"

Sa isang pabagsak nang pader sa Libis, QC: "Danger Wall Is Falling"

Sa isang pader: "Marunong ka bang KUMAHOL? Aso lang ang umiihi dito."

Sign ng PLDT: "SLOW MEN AT WORK"

"Welcome to the Philippines - The Only Catholic Country in Asia!" Sa ilalim nito "BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS"

Sa isang building sa Cebu: "Atty. Domingo Carriedo, Notary Public. Tumatangap din ho ng labada tuwing Linggo."

Sa dating Blumentritt branch: "Far East Bank and _rust Company"

Sa grocery sa Baguio: "Fresh Frozen Chicken Sold Here"

Sa isang bahay na katabi ng auto repair shop: "No Parking and Repair Here"

Sign sa Philcoa: "No Crossing Pedestrians will be apprehended"

"Sorry for the inconvenient. Your taxes is working for you."

Sa Baguio Country Club: "Temporary Close"

Sa Cubao: "No ID Nothing Entry"

Vandalism sa bus: "Boy and Marcy, that's are friends"

Sa parking lot: "Taxi and Outside Cars Not Allowed"

Sa isang construction site: "Now showing - the carpenters"

Sign sa jeep: "LUNITA"

Bangko sa Timog Avenue: "No Parking For Customers Only"

Ofice clinic sa Sta Cruz: "Dr. Sakim A. Morge, MD"

Sa kariton na nagtitinda ng mani: "Pasalobong"

Sa Luneta Boulevard: "BAWAL TUMAE SA BULEVARD"

Sa mga jeep at bus: "Before pay, tell where get the on before get the off," "Full string to stop driver," "For reckless driving, call #########," "Don't close to me, close to God."

Kalye sa San Juan: "Bawal magtapon ng binalot na tae rito"

Sign sa isang newspaper stand: "HUWAG BULATLATIN KUNG HINDI BIBILI"

Tag sa Divisoria: "Ponkan for sale at P5.00 per each."

Sa lumang pader sa Sampaloc: "Matapang lang ang umiihi dito"

Sa isang repair site na walang trabahador: "Your taxes is working for you"

Kainan sa Chinatown: "Le Ching Tea House"

Isa pang pamatay na kainan: "DETH'S EATERY"

Kainan sa Cebu: "we hab sopdrink in can and in batol"

Sa Rizal Ave.: "We buy gift checks and all kinds"

"NAGKAKASAL" sign sa harap ng isang bilyaran

Sa Novaliches: "Jhun Radiator Rifair Shop"

Sa Bulacan: "We repair electric fun"

Vacant lot malapit sa Makati Ave: "DON'T PARKING"

Sa San Andres: "NO URINATING, on the over WALLS"

Sa isang kumbento: "2nd Floor Upstairs"

Entrance sa NBI: "ENTRANCE, Pinoy wag matigas ang ulo"

Exit sa NBI: "EXIT, hindi to C.R., putol titi"


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Dagdagan ko... doon sa amin dati: "We accept Wood Lamenition"

Just to add. While passing Cubao:

Wanted
Boy Tindera.

^ Gusto nila ng sexually versatile dude? :lol:

I dunno. Just passed by the overpass going to Araneta center when I saw that.

Anyway, for total comedy. SBC Packers:

jPEt6O7ZHPA

libre daw ginatan....

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/303/bnignetkx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



this 1 i like... instead of "tell it to the marines" it's

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5610/marineswa1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:D

^ Sosyal, high tech na :D

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9885/1003675sa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ that photo reminds me of this email i got entitled "Why did the chicken cross the road?". it featured the most prominent politicians in the country answering that question. hilarious! :lol:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/zxcyukime/21-05-06%20TK%20cosplay%20SM%20mall%20of%20asia/Image98.jpg

may nakita akong FX kanina dito sa antipolo., nakasulat sa likod.,

"no money no entry" :lol:

^ Tama nga naman. :lol: Dapat nilagay pa d'un sa ilalim: "Bubugbugin ang walang pera" :rofl:

OT:
NATATAWA TALAGA AKO SA PANGALANG
"LINTANG BEDOL"

Thankfully, I got a camphone. For horny people who want to watch something kinky in an internet cafe...

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb215/ady00100/babala.jpg

^^ Geez. How embarassing. For the non-Filipinos:
"EDWARD MANUNTAG
a.k.a. Edward Morales
CAUGHT
WATCHING PORN
IN THE CHATROOM."

Haha.

OT:
NATATAWA TALAGA AKO SA PANGALANG
"LINTANG BEDOL"

oo nga noh? ngayon ko lang napansin. :lol: :lol:

Iba na pala ang tawag sa ambulance? Marami na akong nakikitang AmbuVan :lol:

ang tawag sa amin ecnalubma. lol

^ sa iba, wang-wang :lol: ingay e

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1327/chikpontbp0.jpg

I just want to have a peaceful cup of coffee!!

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e103/asbusinos/breakfastthreat.jpg

I love this! Hahaha! Baka may lason. Hihi.

Anyway, thanks to this thread. I had something to use in my lesson "Why Walk Backwards?" which is about the Filipinos' deteriorating English proficiency.

^ Baka ang pagpronounce ay thrit :lol:

Thankfully, I got a camphone. For horny people who want to watch something kinky in an internet cafe...

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb215/ady00100/babala.jpg

^ :lol: That is funny. But it seems like there is something wrong with that? I don't know.

I remember before, they used to post pictures of shoplifters in grocery store entrances. There was a picture there of a woman with her skirt/"daster" lifted and a Nido Milk can sandwiched between her legs. That made me sad actually. :ohno:

^haha

^ :lol: That is funny. But it seems like there is something wrong with that? I don't know.

I remember before, they used to post pictures of shoplifters in grocery store entrances. There was a picture there of a woman with her skirt/"daster" lifted and a Nido Milk can sandwiched between her legs. That made me sad actually. :ohno:

I like you, also think there's something wrong with this type of attitude amongst businesses. I believe it is really wrong to parade somebody's blunders like that, it's like trying to crush the person into a pulp. What if diba, napilitan lang yung tao or something. They should just let Justice and the Rule of Law do their jobs. As if sila hindi nagkakamali.

^^ Yup... It's like a cautionary tale/photocam mini-comeuppance kind of thingy. And with the fact that I saw that in Quiapo, now that's more than shameful.

It's like being a criminal without doing crime.

But I actually find it funny and weird, albeit offensive to some people. At least the internet cafe was serious in upholding no porn, no hacking business.

I love this! Hahaha! Baka may lason. Hihi.

Anyway, thanks to this thread. I had something to use in my lesson "Why Walk Backwards?" which is about the Filipinos' deteriorating English proficiency.

@gurugeri, the Filipinos' way of expressing themselves in the English language grammatically correct is indeed deteriorating. In fact, it has been into that alarming stage many decades ago, when Sharon Cuneta, when she was still a teen-ager, and other showbiz personalities, introduced the TagLish brouhaha on television and print media. Because the Filipino people have the tendency to emulate everything that their idols do and say, they started talking like Sharon, et al, just because it was the fad. And they thought it was cute? They never realized it was stupid! Even up to now Sharon, who is now a matron and looks like a double-door refrigerator, and her bunch of no-brains in showbiz, still talk that way. Dismayingly, up to now they still think it's cute to mix the English and Tagalog languages when they talk. That really makes me mad. Why can't they talk in straight English or straight Tagalog? Even our newscasters, the likes of Ted Failon, Karen Davila and Korina Sanchez, have troubles expressing themselves in good, straight, grammatically correct English language. More often than not, they cannot even pronounce correctly simple English words like tsunami, candidacy, etc. And so when the young Filipino children hear them pronounce such words their own way, they (the Filipino children) think they are correct! During the failed Makati Oakwood coup d'etat, one ABS-CBN newscaster kept on repeating a line that goes on like this (mixed English and Tagalog): "Hindi pa malinaw ngayon kung ano ang reasons behind at nagsagawa ng coup d'etat ang ating mga soldiers, at kung mako-consider na ang ginawa nilang aksyon na ito can be called nga na 'conduct unbecoming of an officer'. Hello, Karen Davila ****-beripika nga ang English ninyo. "conduct unbecoming "of" an officer" daw. hmmmmmm

Anyway, we know the devastating effects of this TagLish thing to our young professionals. :bash: I hope that we can put an end to it. :ohno:

something i found on some blog
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/fury10787/517817654_15ff59f4d9.jpg

I just want to have a peaceful cup of coffee!!

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e103/asbusinos/breakfastthreat.jpg

maybe that was intentional.

filippinos like people of other nationalities love freebies. so when something is labeled "free" it becomes more attractive.

so instead of saying "omelette WITH coffee P135". they'll say "omelette P135. FREE: coffee"

it's sometimes part of attracting people. it's called business strategy WITH practical application of psychology. :)

http://i16.tinypic.com/52o0j6b.jpg

in SM Bacolod. :lol:

maybe that was intentional.

filippinos like people of other nationalities love freebies. so when something is labeled "free" it becomes more attractive.

so instead of saying "omelette WITH coffee P135". they'll say "omelette P135. FREE: coffee"

it's sometimes part of attracting people. it's called business strategy WITH practical application of psychology. :)


I think you don’t get the idea it said BREAKFAST THREAT instead of BREAKFAST TREAT. :)

^^ :lol: oo nga noh, hindi ko kaagad nakita. sumobra pala ng "h". :)

^ :lol:, nag overanalyze ka naman. hehe. jk

^^ :lol: oo nga! :lol: bad! :D

http://i16.tinypic.com/52o0j6b.jpg

in SM Bacolod. :lol:

Very creative! :okay:

http://i17.tinypic.com/675pzzr.jpg

:lol:
why oh why does she have to post it in the basurahan.., :lol:

(fyi: i ran for the same position 2 years ago., but i was uncontested., :) sosyal! so i won, :) ) and since i was uncontested, i only had 2 campaign posters around the department., (at least sakin naka post sa loob ng classroom no., hindi sa basurahan :lol: :lol: :)

sinabi na ngang LALAKE o BOY lang ang kelangan nila eh!:banana:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/905/0910061931fp7.jpg

My gender confusion? ^^

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/mikekaizer/07-31-07_1030.jpg

LOL i knew times were tough but.....ohboy

^^ service and parts? ano daw..?!?! :lol:

^^ Totally sabog. ALIS B.O. Memorial Services and Parts.

Baka pagkakaguluhan ya ng mga med students. Parts ng alam nyo na...

:banana: Hey guys, this thread is featured in the Phil Star today column by Wilson Lee Flores, page H-1. Even the pictures were taken from this site. WOW

^^

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/5823/pekpekcarenderiaro3.jpg


Funny signs of da times? Only in da Philippines!
By Wilson Lee Flores
Sunday, August 5, 2007

Humor is the absence of terror, and terror the absence of humor. — Lord Richard Buckley

Due to the wonders of the Internet and the popularity of www.philstar.com among millions of overseas Filipinos (whether workers, immigrants, students or tourists), I spend at least one or two hours daily near midnight replying to e-mail from Philippine STAR readers. Thanks to Misael C. Balayan of Hawaii and others for recently e-mailing data on some funny, witty, ungrammatical or just plain gobbledygook tongue-twister signs that make us laugh or cringe while we’re on the road traversing the beautiful and eternally happy archipelago of the Philippines.

Lots of small- and medium-sized enterprises or mom-and-pop shops nationwide really need to hire proofreaders. For example, there’s a street-side café with a sign enticing hungry folks to try its “Breakfast Threat” instead of breakfast treat! Wow! Not me! I’m okay with just oatmeal, fruits or fried rice with Cebu or Bacolod dried fish! I don’t have the stomach of the sometimes-ballistic Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, who once claimed, “I eat death threats for breakfast!”

For those of you who are going off to church today, here’s a friendly reminder from a witty Catholic priest in one of the parishes out there with this sign: “Attention: To all our dear parishioners: Please do not leave your personal belongings unattended, somebody might think it’s the ‘answer’ to their prayers.”

Telecommunications tycoon Manuel “Manny” Pangilinan should change this sign posted in the street: “Slow men at work — PLDT.” I think they meant “Slow down,” perhaps?

And can somebody please explain to me this conundrum posted on our jeepneys? “Barya lang po sa umaga” or “Please pay with loose change only in the morning.”

A flower shop has this name: “Petal Attraction.”

Another sign in a parking lot has this inexplicable instruction: “Vertical Parking.” Huh? How?

There’s an outdoor sign in the province that says, “This is your park, please keep it.” Wow, thanks!

A sign in a small alley near Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong says, “Impotence Demo,” selling a cure for impotence. Wonder if they get many walk-ins.

A sign outside Piedra Pt. Lighthouse in Bolinao, Pangasinan seems exhaustively self-explanatory: “OBEY ORDER. No touching of apparatus & lamp. No joking. U. R. now 3 ft. above sea level. So the danger. Do not SPIT on ROOFTOP. Obey orders and be saved or go away.”

A sign in Sinait, Ilocos Sur seems quite reassuring: “Sorry for the discomfort but this won’t take long.”

Another sign in Ilocos advises us, “GET RID FROM DEFORESTATION, PLANT A TREE TODAY!”

A sign in the home province of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in Pampanga advertises this claim: “We make modern & antique furniture.”

A grocery in Baguio posted this sign: “Fresh frozen chicken sold here.”

And a sign in Tondo, Manila warns: “No Trispassing, if you Trispass, you will be bitin by D’ Dog.”

And which mayor out there in Talisay City of Negros Occidental put up this witty sign, which I urge all our local politicians to use? “DRIVE SLOW & SEE OUR CITY, DRIVE FAST & SEE OUR JAIL.” Maybe we should have similar other signs for anti-smoking or anti-littering put up by other mayors to clean up our cities?

In Manila’s Divisoria wholesale market, someone perhaps still learning the rudiments of English misspelled “sweatshirts” and put up this attention-getting, if saccharine, sign: “Sweet Shirts P35 Each”!

A sign inside the restroom of a self-service restaurant in Cebu reads: “Please help our comfort room clean.”

In Philcoa area of Quezon City, a sign warns: “No cross pedestrians will be apprehended.”

A big sign in Manila reads: “Watch your head! Clearance 8’6.” Wow, that’s even higher than the NBA’s Yao Ming. Is that sign for inhabitants of the Land of the Giants?

A local barbershop chose the name “Hurry Cutter”; while another barbershop calls itself “Scissors Palace”; and yet another goes by the name of “Felix the Cut.” What a bunch of cut-ups.

A secondhand watch shop has this sign: “Second Time Around.”

A bakeshop in Quezon City has the name “Bread Pitt.” Perhaps a new hotel in Palawan or Bohol will someday use the name “Paris Hilton Hotel”?


http://www.freewebs.com/3mothy/SP_A0564.jpg
A sign reads “Inuman Elementary School” in Barangay Inarawan of Antipolo City, which is not the fault of any ungrammatical or mischievous sign-maker, but a real name of a real school which is easier to spell than Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School!

The month of August is classified by the government as “Buwan ng Wika” to promote Tagalog as the national language. However, I believe that the ubiquitous presence of mass media —TV, radio, movies and tabloids — has already taken care of popularizing the vernacular throughout the far-flung corners of our republic; therefore, the most important task at hand for our political and other leaders now is actually to salvage our once-prodigious English language fluency!

The hilarious signs in some places of our urban and rural landscapes are often direct results of the precipitous decline in English language mastery in recent years. Some of our signs remind me of funny mangled English signs in non-English-speaking societies from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Turkey and Mexico. But we have an edge in English — something we must protect and maintain.

Nowadays, the authorities in Beijing have embarked on a serious blitzkrieg policy to revise the roll-on-the-floor hilarity of the many ungrammatical English signs in that once imperial capital city, in preparation for their hosting of the historic 2008 Olympics.

In our case, here in the Philippines, there’s no urgency for us to revise or whitewash all the funny signs with ungrammatical words and wrong spellings. Maybe Tourism Secretary Ace Durano can even promote some of them as tourist attractions? However, we should endeavor to correct the ungrammatical clutter that exists in our minds, in our lingo, and in our day-to-day use (or misuse) of English.

Some of the hilarious words or phrases are claimed by users to be some hybrid form of English, but “Taglish” is actually often just a poor alibi for wrong or ungrammatical English. During the martial law era, as a kid, I recall seeing signs declaring in Tagalog: “Sa Ikauunlad ng Bayan, Disiplina ang Kailangan.” Let’s update this sign of the times to the exigencies of our more contemporary era of globalization, call centers, BPOs and overseas Filipino workers: “Sa Ikauunlad ng Bayan, Good English ang Kailangan!”

This is pretty nice... hehehe.

I took this picture in Pateros. Would you like to get your watch fixed here? :lol: http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/5791/dsc01789md9.th.jpg

(source: http://junanteola.wordpress.com/)

Black Hawk Down-Ibong Maitim sa Ibaba

Dead Man’s Chest-Dodo Ng Patay

I Know What You Did Last Summer-Uyy…! Aminin!

Love, Actually-Sa Totoo Lang, Pag-Ibig

Million Dollar Baby-50 Million Pisong Sanggol (depende sa
current exchange rate ng Pilipinas)

The Blair Witch Project-Ang Proyekto ng Bruhang Si Blair

Mary Poppins-Si Mariang May Putok

Snakes On A Plane-Nag-Ahasan Sa Ere

The Postman Always Rings Twice-Ang Kartero Kapag Dumutdot Laging
Dalawang Beses

Sum of All Fears-Takot Mo, Takot Ko, Takot Nating Lahat

Swordfish-Talakitok

Pretty Woman-Ganda Ng Lola Mo

Robin Hood, Men In Tights-Si Robin Hood at ang mga Felix Bakat

Four Weddings and A Funeral-Kahit Apat na Beses Ka Pang Magpakasal,
Mamamatay Ka Rin

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly-Ako, Ikaw, Kayong Lahat

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’scStone-Adik Si Harry, Tumira ng Shabu

Click-Isang Pindot Ka Lang

Brokeback Mountain-May Nawasak Sa Likod ng Bundok ng Tralala

The Day of the Death-Ayaw Tumayo (Ng Mga Patay)

Waterworld-Basang-Basa

There’s Something About Mary-May Kwan Sa Ano Ni Maria

Employee of the Month-Ang Sipsip

Resident Evil-Ang Biyenan

Kill Bill-Kilitiin sa Bilbil

The Grudge-Lintik Lang Ang Walang Ganti

Nightmare Before Christmas-Binangungot Sa Noche Buena

Annie Hall-Ang Butas Ni Annie

Never Been Kissed-Pangit Kasi

Gone In 60 Seconds-1 Round, Tulog

The Fast and the Furious-Ang Bitin, Galit

Too Fast, Too Furious-Kapag Sobrang Bitin, Sobrang Galit

Dude, Where’s My Car?-Dong, Anong Level Ulit Tayo Nag-Park?

Beauty and the Beast-Ang Asawa Ko at Ang Nanay Niya

The Lord of the Rings-Ang Alahero

I took this last year on a visit to the Strawberry Fields near Baguio City
:lol: :lol: :lol:

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/272/insicticidenf8.jpg

^^ magagalit mga taga chinatwon nyan ... atty ang tawag sa pinatay na tao sa bahay diba homicide eh yun pinatay na chinese ......

insicticide??? LOL Pinatulan ba?! Anyway, sir Ambs, u might get hold of the Gorilla pic from Kasagingan... i think it suits this thread. ^_^ Ung "don't be a bad 'goy?"

Hanging on the walls of a Coffeeshop (Kasagingan Cafe) in Davao City
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5306/img0025kasaginganbo2.jpg

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7412/img0026kasagingangz4.jpg

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9670/img00551kasaginganuq3.jpg

^
Makalingaw nga SAGGING!!!
:D

^^ more saging story ...
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/sscdavao/pasko%20sa%20kasagingan/IMG_0048-1.jpg

haha! very nice :lol:

:hm:parang di yata na-cite ang SSC as a source in this article :dunno:?

^^

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/5823/pekpekcarenderiaro3.jpg


Funny signs of da times? Only in da Philippines!
By Wilson Lee Flores
Sunday, August 5, 2007

Humor is the absence of terror, and terror the absence of humor. — Lord Richard Buckley

Due to the wonders of the Internet and the popularity of www.philstar.com among millions of overseas Filipinos (whether workers, immigrants, students or tourists), I spend at least one or two hours daily near midnight replying to e-mail from Philippine STAR readers. Thanks to Misael C. Balayan of Hawaii and others for recently e-mailing data on some funny, witty, ungrammatical or just plain gobbledygook tongue-twister signs that make us laugh or cringe while we’re on the road traversing the beautiful and eternally happy archipelago of the Philippines.

Lots of small- and medium-sized enterprises or mom-and-pop shops nationwide really need to hire proofreaders. For example, there’s a street-side café with a sign enticing hungry folks to try its “Breakfast Threat” instead of breakfast treat! Wow! Not me! I’m okay with just oatmeal, fruits or fried rice with Cebu or Bacolod dried fish! I don’t have the stomach of the sometimes-ballistic Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, who once claimed, “I eat death threats for breakfast!”

For those of you who are going off to church today, here’s a friendly reminder from a witty Catholic priest in one of the parishes out there with this sign: “Attention: To all our dear parishioners: Please do not leave your personal belongings unattended, somebody might think it’s the ‘answer’ to their prayers.”

Telecommunications tycoon Manuel “Manny” Pangilinan should change this sign posted in the street: “Slow men at work — PLDT.” I think they meant “Slow down,” perhaps?

And can somebody please explain to me this conundrum posted on our jeepneys? “Barya lang po sa umaga” or “Please pay with loose change only in the morning.”

A flower shop has this name: “Petal Attraction.”

Another sign in a parking lot has this inexplicable instruction: “Vertical Parking.” Huh? How?

There’s an outdoor sign in the province that says, “This is your park, please keep it.” Wow, thanks!

A sign in a small alley near Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong says, “Impotence Demo,” selling a cure for impotence. Wonder if they get many walk-ins.

A sign outside Piedra Pt. Lighthouse in Bolinao, Pangasinan seems exhaustively self-explanatory: “OBEY ORDER. No touching of apparatus & lamp. No joking. U. R. now 3 ft. above sea level. So the danger. Do not SPIT on ROOFTOP. Obey orders and be saved or go away.”

A sign in Sinait, Ilocos Sur seems quite reassuring: “Sorry for the discomfort but this won’t take long.”

Another sign in Ilocos advises us, “GET RID FROM DEFORESTATION, PLANT A TREE TODAY!”

A sign in the home province of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in Pampanga advertises this claim: “We make modern & antique furniture.”

A grocery in Baguio posted this sign: “Fresh frozen chicken sold here.”

And a sign in Tondo, Manila warns: “No Trispassing, if you Trispass, you will be bitin by D’ Dog.”

And which mayor out there in Talisay City of Negros Occidental put up this witty sign, which I urge all our local politicians to use? “DRIVE SLOW & SEE OUR CITY, DRIVE FAST & SEE OUR JAIL.” Maybe we should have similar other signs for anti-smoking or anti-littering put up by other mayors to clean up our cities?

In Manila’s Divisoria wholesale market, someone perhaps still learning the rudiments of English misspelled “sweatshirts” and put up this attention-getting, if saccharine, sign: “Sweet Shirts P35 Each”!

A sign inside the restroom of a self-service restaurant in Cebu reads: “Please help our comfort room clean.”

In Philcoa area of Quezon City, a sign warns: “No cross pedestrians will be apprehended.”

A big sign in Manila reads: “Watch your head! Clearance 8’6.” Wow, that’s even higher than the NBA’s Yao Ming. Is that sign for inhabitants of the Land of the Giants?

A local barbershop chose the name “Hurry Cutter”; while another barbershop calls itself “Scissors Palace”; and yet another goes by the name of “Felix the Cut.” What a bunch of cut-ups.

A secondhand watch shop has this sign: “Second Time Around.”

A bakeshop in Quezon City has the name “Bread Pitt.” Perhaps a new hotel in Palawan or Bohol will someday use the name “Paris Hilton Hotel”?


http://www.freewebs.com/3mothy/SP_A0564.jpg
A sign reads “Inuman Elementary School” in Barangay Inarawan of Antipolo City, which is not the fault of any ungrammatical or mischievous sign-maker, but a real name of a real school which is easier to spell than Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School!

The month of August is classified by the government as “Buwan ng Wika” to promote Tagalog as the national language. However, I believe that the ubiquitous presence of mass media —TV, radio, movies and tabloids — has already taken care of popularizing the vernacular throughout the far-flung corners of our republic; therefore, the most important task at hand for our political and other leaders now is actually to salvage our once-prodigious English language fluency!

The hilarious signs in some places of our urban and rural landscapes are often direct results of the precipitous decline in English language mastery in recent years. Some of our signs remind me of funny mangled English signs in non-English-speaking societies from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Turkey and Mexico. But we have an edge in English — something we must protect and maintain.

Nowadays, the authorities in Beijing have embarked on a serious blitzkrieg policy to revise the roll-on-the-floor hilarity of the many ungrammatical English signs in that once imperial capital city, in preparation for their hosting of the historic 2008 Olympics.

In our case, here in the Philippines, there’s no urgency for us to revise or whitewash all the funny signs with ungrammatical words and wrong spellings. Maybe Tourism Secretary Ace Durano can even promote some of them as tourist attractions? However, we should endeavor to correct the ungrammatical clutter that exists in our minds, in our lingo, and in our day-to-day use (or misuse) of English.

Some of the hilarious words or phrases are claimed by users to be some hybrid form of English, but “Taglish” is actually often just a poor alibi for wrong or ungrammatical English. During the martial law era, as a kid, I recall seeing signs declaring in Tagalog: “Sa Ikauunlad ng Bayan, Disiplina ang Kailangan.” Let’s update this sign of the times to the exigencies of our more contemporary era of globalization, call centers, BPOs and overseas Filipino workers: “Sa Ikauunlad ng Bayan, Good English ang Kailangan!”

It's an Odd World! Hungary claims world kissing title (http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070813-042158-1401r)

BUDAPEST -- Organizers of a kissing event in Budapest said Monday they have earned a place in the Guinness book of world records for the most number of couples locking lips at the same time.

They said they would submit video footage and documentation showing 7,451 couples were locked in simultaneous buccal bonding for 10 seconds Sunday, during a week-long Sziget music festival.

The marathon mouth meet was the latest saliva-laced salvo in a running rivalry between Hungary and the Philippines for the kissing crown. Filipinos set the Guinness world record in February 2004 with 5,327 couples, only to be overtaken by Hungary, with 5,875 couples in 2005.

The Asian country came back in February this year, with 6,124 couples playing tonsil hockey in Manila to regain the record - but Hungary smacked them down again in June, when it produced 6,613 smooching couples.

With the latest effort, Hungary figures they have clinched the record for some time to come.

^^ close fight, i think hungary is just beating us in 100's well call the squatter people so they can't over kiss us again ! :lol:

^^ what? that could be easily overtaken by us :ohno:

Fill Quirino granstand with couples and that's basically more than 7000+ couples.... more so if they allowed same sex kissing:D

^^ :lol: i know where this thread is going !

^^ dude you have a gift of foresight....:lol:

^^ i have sex err six senses :lol:

^^ what? that could be easily overtaken by us :ohno:

Fill Quirino granstand with couples and that's basically more than 7000+ couples.... more so if they allowed same sex kissing:D

How about humans and animals? :naughty: ( :lol: )

That would have been so gross kimber...

But who knows? maybe a Taliban would show up along with his "favorite" goat :naughty: :hilarious

^^ :rofl: Well, it's just kissing, nothing else. Just think about giving a cute puppy a smooch. :wink2:

see! where this thread is going, from avatar to only in the Philippines ! :lol:

Yeah right kissing the puppy......lolz

I was actually suppose to say an arab and his camel,but I know how bad it might sound for some

It's an Odd World! Hungary claims world kissing title (http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070813-042158-1401r)

BUDAPEST -- Organizers of a kissing event in Budapest said Monday they have earned a place in the Guinness book of world records for the most number of couples locking lips at the same time.

They said they would submit video footage and documentation showing 7,451 couples were locked in simultaneous buccal bonding for 10 seconds Sunday, during a week-long Sziget music festival.

The marathon mouth meet was the latest saliva-laced salvo in a running rivalry between Hungary and the Philippines for the kissing crown. Filipinos set the Guinness world record in February 2004 with 5,327 couples, only to be overtaken by Hungary, with 5,875 couples in 2005.

The Asian country came back in February this year, with 6,124 couples playing tonsil hockey in Manila to regain the record - but Hungary smacked them down again in June, when it produced 6,613 smooching couples.

With the latest effort, Hungary figures they have clinched the record for some time to come.mahihirapan tayong i-beat ito, madadagsagan ang mga indays sa street of manila, kung ita-try ulit

^^ I was given a warning for posting something like that :)

for sure, many did experience their first kiss during their puppy love stage.:lovethem:

Yeah right kissing the puppy......lolz

I was actually suppose to say an arab and his camel,but I know how bad it might sound for some

Yeah right I don't believe you haven't kissed a papi yet. :lol:

^^ :hilarious

^^ lol we do more than just kissing when Im with my papi :naughty:,wanna see our vid at xtube?...

just kidding were not like that:D

^^ Psst! Don't tempt the trigger-happy-itching-to-get-a-free-kill here Raven. :hahano:

Naku ang dami palang nakaXtube dito :lol:

^^ :shocked: You too Sinjin? You also have a video of yourself on xtube? :runaway:










:lol: :jk: :nocrook:

^ No! :hahano: I just have a user account ;)

Really? ^^ I thought I saw you in one of the vids... ha ha ha ha ha :D

Really? ^^ I thought I saw you in one of the vids... ha ha ha ha ha :D

did you see my video?:lol: :lol: :lol:

:hm:parang di yata na-cite ang SSC as a source in this article :dunno:?
AGREE....matagal na to sa SSC tsaka na lang nalagay sa Newspaper. Meron ba copyright or whatever and SSC? hehe

^^are you misswhiplash? :lol:...jokes!

now Im wondering how many guys from SSc have seen my piss and get off vid in Xtube, I better delete it :ohno:

^ Wala naman. But anyway, the photos posted here are sourced from other sites also so I think its not a big issue whether the newspaper gave the site credits or not

^^ lol we do more than just kissing when Im with my papi :naughty:,wanna see our vid at xtube?...
member din ako dun xtube haha

haha. this is very funny!! :)

It's an Odd World! Hungary claims world kissing title (http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070813-042158-1401r)

BUDAPEST -- Organizers of a kissing event in Budapest said Monday they have earned a place in the Guinness book of world records for the most number of couples locking lips at the same time.

They said they would submit video footage and documentation showing 7,451 couples were locked in simultaneous buccal bonding for 10 seconds Sunday, during a week-long Sziget music festival.

The marathon mouth meet was the latest saliva-laced salvo in a running rivalry between Hungary and the Philippines for the kissing crown. Filipinos set the Guinness world record in February 2004 with 5,327 couples, only to be overtaken by Hungary, with 5,875 couples in 2005.

The Asian country came back in February this year, with 6,124 couples playing tonsil hockey in Manila to regain the record - but Hungary smacked them down again in June, when it produced 6,613 smooching couples.

With the latest effort, Hungary figures they have clinched the record for some time to come.

i don't like xtube. lagi kasi bitin. kung saan medyo ano na ay bigla naman maaano. kaya matagal na akong hindi nag-login. walang kwenta yang xtube na yan.

Saw this one in Thamel, Kathmandu, but the Eagles were not around:lol:

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/Hotel.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

Saw this one in Thamel, Kathmandu. The Eagles were not around:lol:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/Hotel.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/3pres.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/3pres.jpg


:lol: That will make my day! :lol: :lol:

wow!! that was awesome Egrit! :lol:

@dodongdiamond: Funny Signs in the Philippines :colgate:

PHILIPPINES slash around the world?

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/3pres.jpg

omg., :lol: :hilarious:

^^ Hindi naabot yung frame shot area ng camera. :lol:

@dodongdiamond: Funny Signs in the Philippines :colgate:

A Filipino wherever he is in this world is the Philippines personified. :colgate:

A Filipino wherever he is in this world is the Philippines personified. :colgate:

^^ O yah! and we always come from behind!






.... hahaha! "Entrance From Backside" -- Just like in KSA.... "Parking Entrance From Behind"
.. I hope the letter "R" don't get blown by the wind. :lol:

^^ hahah! Arabo kasi kaya mahilig umentrance sa behind! :lol:

advertisement sa lighter..., wala lang., :)

http://i9.tinypic.com/52xffxc.jpg

open 7 days?
7 days lang?

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/BAROK_S_LAST_WARNING_WAG_TIGAS_ULO.jpg

^^ Is that for real? Or was that a joke? Tsk..tsk..tsk..very unprofessional. :ohno:

Only at Five One Coffee Shop

http://mindanao.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/img_0041.jpg

Has anyone read this interesting sign posted right outside one of the pillars of Five One Coffee Shop in Davao City? The cafe is adjacent to Metrobank located inside the Victoria Plaza Compound. I was waiting for my turn to use the ATM at Metrobank when my eyes wandered around and read this very very funny note. I just had to take a picture of this and share it to everyone. Can you help me decipher what are those last lines for?

Photo and Text by: Maej Villanueva (http://mindanao.com/photoblog/?p=2727)

This is Eat!

http://mindanao.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/p1011255.jpg

In Tawi Tawi, we saw this little restaurant called “This is Eat”. I want to thank Maej, she took the photo (and didn’t know I was gonna use it until now!). Sorry I swiped your pic, Maej! ;-) My only saving grace is that she was using my camera when she took the photo, so I guess it’s half mine anyway!

Photo by: Maej Villanueva (http://mindanao.com/photoblog/?p=2573)
Text by: Bob Martin (http://mindanao.com/photoblog/?p=2573)

Only in Jolo, Sulu

http://mindanao.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/std-signage.jpg

encountered the most interesting text when I was onboard a tricycle in Jolo, town proper of Sulu Province. I never gave it a second thought to take out my digicam and make a quick snap for a funny souvenir. Only in Jolo!

Photo and Text by: Maej Villanueva (http://mindanao.com/photoblog/?p=2363)

One can always see this familiar sign in the city. But this one is a match...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/oedor/PICT0049.jpg?t=1187847129

Yes, there's no business like screw business. ;)

Only in Jolo, Sulu

http://mindanao.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/std-signage.jpg

encountered the most interesting text when I was onboard a tricycle in Jolo, town proper of Sulu Province. I never gave it a second thought to take out my digicam and make a quick snap for a funny souvenir. Only in Jolo!

Photo and Text by: Maej Villanueva (http://mindanao.com/photoblog/?p=2363)

speaking of deterrence. haha

are bikers in sulu get raped? :lol:

It's an Odd World! Hungary claims world kissing title (http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070813-042158-1401r)

BUDAPEST -- Organizers of a kissing event in Budapest said Monday they have earned a place in the Guinness book of world records for the most number of couples locking lips at the same time.

They said they would submit video footage and documentation showing 7,451 couples were locked in simultaneous buccal bonding for 10 seconds Sunday, during a week-long Sziget music festival.

The marathon mouth meet was the latest saliva-laced salvo in a running rivalry between Hungary and the Philippines for the kissing crown. Filipinos set the Guinness world record in February 2004 with 5,327 couples, only to be overtaken by Hungary, with 5,875 couples in 2005.

The Asian country came back in February this year, with 6,124 couples playing tonsil hockey in Manila to regain the record - but Hungary smacked them down again in June, when it produced 6,613 smooching couples.

With the latest effort, Hungary figures they have clinched the record for some time to come.

A total joy (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/aug/24/yehey/opinion/20070824opi3.html)

You don’t need an excuse to kiss your wife or girlfriend on the lips, but you need to do it more often from now on. Tell her it is part of your patriotic duty.

We need a big number of couples to start practicing lips-to-lips kissing as soon as possible. It could promote a kissing mania that will spread like wild fire across the country, and religious activists will complain. But the honor of the country is at stake. We have to act quickly or people in another country in another part of the world would say: “See, the Filipinos can’t do it.”

The Philippines has lost to Hungary the distinction as the country with the biggest number of couples locked in lips-to-lips kissing in one setting. The Philippines wants the title back but Hungary is fighting to keep it. In fact, the Hungarians want the Filipinos to kiss the title goodbye. It is a challenge that every macho Filipino would gladly accept.

There is nothing wrong with public kissing as long as it does not lead to an emotional high point that contributes to population explosion. We do not want any of the couples to say at the height of ecstasy to say: “Ahh, what a release!” Of course, a public display of lips-to-lips kissing can ignite other people’s passions. That is fact of life. But it’s just not possible for the kissing couples to share their joys with others. You don’t really expect any of them to announce to spectators: “Ok, ladies and gentlemen, you can form two lines. Don’t rush. The guys, right here. The gals, over there.” If that happens, the lines will be endless.

When a group of couples join a public kissing activity, the joy of kissing is the tie that binds them together. It means you can partake of this unique feeling of joy if you bring your own partner. You are toothless and bald and gray and you have difficulty getting a partner? Well, tough luck.

What do we do with demonstrators disrupting the event, carrying placards denouncing the couples as discriminatory and unfair? If they are hakot crowd paid by activists to march even if riot police bash their heads with truncheons, they will be dealt with in the usual way. If they even attempt to line up to get a kiss, we will ask the police to smack their lips and bash their heads some more.

As a former Guinness record holder for the most number of couples locked in a kiss in one setting, the Philippines is expected to defend its reputation as the kissing capital of the world. Kissing is now a matter of national pride.

Organizers of a kissing event in Budapest last week said they have seized from the Philippines the Guinness book of records. This is devastating news for many Filipinos, including some husbands who have developed the habit of kissing everybody in the house: wife, mother, father, children, the dog and the maid.

The organizers said they will submit video footage and documentation showing 7,451 couples locked in simultaneous mouth bonding for 10 seconds during the weeklong Sziget music festival. The marathon mouth meet was the latest saliva-laced salvo in a running rivalry between the Philippines and Hungary for the kissing crown.

Filipinos set the world record in February 2004 with 5,327 couples, only to be overtaken by 5,875 couples in 2005. The Pinoys came back in February this year with 6,124 couples playing tonsil hockey to regain the record. But the Hungarians smacked us down again in June with 6,613 smooching couples.

With the latest figures, Zsuza Simon of the tabloid Bors, which organized the event, said: “We thought that here at Zsiget festival we can set the record which the Filipinos will not be able to beat. We’d like it if this record belonged to Hungarians for good.”

We don’t know the exact population of Hungary and the number of kissing couples they have in reserve. We know that we have a big population. If we offer remuneration and other incentives to kissing couples, we will give Hungarians a big surprise.

With the proper incentives even those who are toothless and gray will show up maybe with their partners who are also toothless and gray. It will be a great smack like diving into a pool and hitting the water flat. Filipinos have lots of experience kissing butts. For them, the lips-to-lips kiss is a total joy.

^^ we're one of the world's most populous nations... surely we can mount that much number... why not organize a lovepalooza in every major city, at the exact time......

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1054/1121528398_c1c46a60e5.jpg

That's all true!


From: GeM (http://www.flickr.com/photos/treetop_apple_juice/1121528398/in/set-313724/)

^^ Someone's tooting their own horn. :colgate:

^^ God-fearing :lol: that's scary!

^^ To quote a quote: "If God is with us, who can be against us?" :colgate:

i got this from reader's digest.

a sign found in a manila church: "don't leave your purse unattended, some may think it's the answer to their prayers." :lol:

^^ :hilarious That cracked me up! :colgate:

^^ God-fearing :lol: that's scary!

Yupz, even the drug lords, ahhh.. no wonder.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/BAROK_S_LAST_WARNING_WAG_TIGAS_ULO.jpg

^^ Is that for real? Or was that a joke? Tsk..tsk..tsk..very unprofessional. :ohno:

reminds me of Ako Legal Wife

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/3pres.jpg


now, this is funnyyyyyy :lol: :lol: :lol:
i almost fell out of my chair...

Only in the Philippines can you find funeral parlors called Mabuhay Funeraria or Good Luck Funeral Parlor.

Murray Hertz, editorial and publishing consultant of “What’s On & Expat,” a weekly newspaper guide for foreigners and expats, saw the following signs all over the country:

1. In a restaurant in Baguio: “Wanted: Boy Waitress;”
2. On the highway going to Subic: “We make modern antique furniture;”
3. In a photo shop in Cabanatuan, “We shoot you while you wait;”
4. In a shoe store in Pangasinan: “We sell imported robber shoes;”
5. In a Manila restaurant: “Wanted: waiter, cashier, washier;” and
6. Santa Banana, on a house for rent in Iloilo: “House for rent, fully furnaced.”

All these could very well qualify for Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.

Only in the Philippines can you find funeral parlors called Mabuhay Funeraria or Good Luck Funeral Parlor.

Murray Hertz, editorial and publishing consultant of “What’s On & Expat,” a weekly newspaper guide for foreigners and expats, saw the following signs all over the country:

1. In a restaurant in Baguio: “Wanted: Boy Waitress;”
2. On the highway going to Subic: “We make modern antique furniture;”
3. In a photo shop in Cabanatuan, “We shoot you while you wait;”
4. In a shoe store in Pangasinan: “We sell imported robber shoes;”
5. In a Manila restaurant: “Wanted: waiter, cashier, washier;” and
6. Santa Banana, on a house for rent in Iloilo: “House for rent, fully furnaced.”

All these could very well qualify for Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.

a palce called Santa Banana is funny itself :lol:

Only in the Philippines can you find funeral parlors called Mabuhay Funeraria or Good Luck Funeral Parlor.

Murray Hertz, editorial and publishing consultant of “What’s On & Expat,” a weekly newspaper guide for foreigners and expats, saw the following signs all over the country:

1. In a restaurant in Baguio: “Wanted: Boy Waitress;”
2. On the highway going to Subic: “We make modern antique furniture;”
3. In a photo shop in Cabanatuan, “We shoot you while you wait;”
4. In a shoe store in Pangasinan: “We sell imported robber shoes;”
5. In a Manila restaurant: “Wanted: waiter, cashier, washier;” and
6. Santa Banana, on a house for rent in Iloilo: “House for rent, fully furnaced.”

All these could very well qualify for Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.

ROFL :lol: 10x "imported robber shoes?! and washier? fusion! pang txt na rin! :lol:

6. Santa Banana, on a house for rent in Iloilo: “House for rent, fully furnaced.”

that might be Santa Barbara where the oldest golf course is located, if it is a misprint.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/1221527722_b1079ec55d.jpg

^ :lol:

okay ang marketing