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Funny Signs

Only in the Philippines

 

 

 

Hamen Egg Everyone?

Super kambing. Kalesa style only seen in the Philippines

homygad lolo, are you forgetting something?

There is still room for one passenger..

The errand boys..

The old time favorite bayanihan in the Philippines. That is what you called mobile home.

 

welcome aboard the double-decker pedicab.

RH Bill anyone?

Hi-tech kalesa. With built in mobile phone. Soon...Kalesa WI-FI

Happiest People in Asia

Despite the many problems hounding the Philippines, Filipinos still consider themselves as among the happiest people in the world. Results of regional surveys conducted by MTV-Asia, ACNielsen and the Economist magazine have indicated that Filipinos are the happiest people in Asia.

But in the World Values Survey conducted by University of Michigan in 1998, the Philippines was ranked 12th among 54 countries in the world in terms of happiness index. Among Asian countries, it was ranked first. According to the survey, the top ten happiest nations in the world were Iceland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Great Britain and Venezuela

In a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in November 2001, 57 percent of the 1,200 respondents said they were very proud to be Filipinos while 34 percent claimed they were proud of their national identity. Only 9 percent said they were not proud and 1 percent claimed they were not proud at all of becoming Filipinos. The respondents also cited the following qualities of the Filipinos: God-centered, industrious, faithful, has convictions, responsible, peaceful and law-abiding, and loving and caring.

Festivals In the Philippines You Wouldn't want to Miss

These are some known festival in the Philippines and some are famous around the world.

Good thing I am a Filipino and I'm proud to be Pinoy.

Some festivals that you wouldn't want to miss:

Caragan Festival - Mabalacat,Pampanga

Panagbenga Festival- baguio

Sinulog Fest. - Cebu

Dinagyang- Davao

Aguman Sanduk- Pampanga

Maskara Fest- Aklan

Moriones Fest- Visayas

Panagbenga Flower Festival- Baguio

 Strawberry Festival- La Trinidad

Lang-ay Festival- Mountain Province

Ati-atihan in honor of Sto Nino- Kalibo, Aklan

Feast of the Black Nazarene- Quiapo Manila
Sinulog Festival- Dumaguete and Cebu
Pahiyas Festival-Lucban, Quezon
Moriones - Marinduque

Kadayawan - Davao City

Bangus festival-Dagupan, Pangasinan

Pistay Dayat- Pangasinan

Bagoong Festival-Lingayen Pangasinan

Talong Festival-Rosales Pangasinan

Salagubang Pestebal – Batangas

The best festival is the Panagbenga or Flower festival in baguio city.

It's flower season in the city of Pines - perfect timing for an all-out fiesta in the streets. The Baguio folk take a break on these days to revel in the cool climate and the unique culture of the city. Multi-hued costumes are worn, mimicking the various blooms of the highland region (or any of its 11 ethnic tribes). These are flowerbeds - disguised, of course, as the Panagbenga parade floats. http://www.tourism.gov.ph/discover/festi…

Only in the Philippines.

Are You Against Racism?

Scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg and London .

A White woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.

Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess..

'Madam, what is the matter,' the hostess asked. '

You obviously do not see it then?' she responded. '

You placed me next to a black man.

I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group.

Give me an alternative seat.'

'Be calm please,' the hostess replied.

'Almost all the places on this Flight is taken.

I will go to see if another place is available.' The Hostess went

How to Marry a Filipina or Filipino

If you are foreign and want to marry a Filipina of Filipino, here are some things you want to consider.

These are Filipino habits and traditions to learn to understand what a Pinoy is.

1. Close family ties, not just with parents and siblings but includes extended family

2. Related to the first, but not necessarily: Politeness and respect for elders, no first-name basis; even strangers, depending on age, are called lolo or lola, tito or tita, kuya or ate (grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, older brother, older sister). Such as Tita Ana, Kuya Artemio. Ate pronounces a-te, 2 syllables.

3. Naturally hospitable and sometimes gregarious; if they have visitors, meals are part of the hospitality.

4. They love to eat, together. Don't be surprised if the family uses spoons and forks at home --- spoons to eat rice, both to tear up meat and cut up larger chunks of veggies. Rice is the staple food, not bread or potatoes.

Even if the above 4 are not your habits, adapt, and it will be appreciated.

5. Men can be very sweet. The decent kind has no qualms of meeting your parents. If he is still very Filipino, he might be initially tongue-tied around them but he will smile and be respectful. He might call them Uncle and Auntie.

6. Filipinos are good at courting, may woo you and put you on a pedestal. Don't be surprised if he can carry a tune and sings to you. Filipino women are still conservative (especially in their teens and early 20's).

"Opo" - means yes and is used only for older people about your parents' age.
"Salamat" is thank you, "Salamat po" thank you, used for elders.
"Kain na" -- Let's eat.

“Tapos na po” is finish or done. Used for elders.

"mahal kita" is I Love You.

Top 10 Hottest Pinay Bodies in Showbiz

Top 10 Hottest Pinay Bodies in Showbiz

Top 10. Iya Villania

Top 9. Venus Raj

Top 8. Marian Rivera

Top 7. Bangs Garcia

Top 6. Anne Curtis

Top 5. Sam Pinto

Top 4. Cristine Reyes

Top 3. Lovi Poe

Top 2. Iza Calzado

Top. 1. Solenn Heussaff

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Bahay Kubo, Kahit Munti

One of the oldest and most popular Philippine folk song is Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut). It is traditionally taught to most Filipino children at a young age, usually by their mother. Even in schools, this famous folk song is customarily performed during “Philippine Folk Week” celebrations. Bahay Kubo is also popularly used as part of a medley tune, together with other famous Philippine folk songs, by rondalla groups and composers.

                                           Bahay Kubo Song

Bahay kubo, kahit munti
Ang halaman doon ay sari-sari.
Singkamas at talong, sigadilyas at mani
Sitaw, bataw, patani.
Kundol, patola, upo’t kalabasa
     At saka mayroon pang labanos, mustasa,
sibuyas, kamatis, bawang at luya
                                               sa paligid-ligid ay puro linga.

 

Bahay Kubo in English

My Humble Hut Song

My humble hut, may look tiny,

but the veggies around it, sure are many.

Yam beans and eggplants, wing’d beans and peanuts,

string, hyacinth and lima beans. Winter melon and loofah,

bottl’ gourd, squash, et cetera. There is more, amiga,

radish, mustard, yeah! Onions, tomatoes

garlic and ginger. If you look all around,

sesame seeds abound!

The Bahay Kubo is the native house of the Philippines and is also considered as its national shelter. Made of indigenous building materials like bamboo and nipa, this pre-Hispanic architecture was constructed to perfectly adapt to the tropical climate of the Philippines and to be easily repaired or rebuilt once damaged by typhoon, flood or earthquake which frequented the country. Its name is said to have originated from the Spanish word, cubo, which means “cube,” because of the bahay kubo 's rectangular/cubic shape.

10 Distinctions of a Filipino from other Races

Many things have changed in the Philippines. Few presidents have passed. Some EDSA revolutions have succeeded, also some not. Circumstances we can not forget as Pinoy: coup d’etat, accidents, floods, earthquakes and so forth . Lots of changes in the environment, MRT, C5, Baywalk at Manila Bay and several high-rise buildings. Jobs provide high income in the country came like call centers.

What makes a Filipino Different from other races?

1. Bagoong- food that is for Filipinos is very delicious and when cooked is truly cling to the curtains, but for us is so good and yummy especially when deep with kare-kare.

2. Meryenda- Where can you see a person that when having snack makes five times a day and sometimes takes more? That makes a Pinoy.

3. Pasalubong- in any corner of the Philippines, other parts of the world, we pinoy dont forget the ones we love to give presents. This result even five more exist baggage.

4. Balikbayan Box after Pasalubong. Where do you see the foreigners at major airports in the world with big box? Once opened, surely the farthest relatives have soap, coffee and Corned Beef. (It’s like we don’t have it here).

5. Sawsawan- this comes with delicious meals in our dining room. Our meal is not complete without fish sauce, fish sauce-Mansi, vinegar, spicy vinegar, soy sauce, bagoong, etc..

6. Paliligo 2-3 times a day even winter in other countries we are still bathing.

7. Po and Opo- the word mark of respect for older and have more authority. No other race have this.

8. Kamayan-style – eating meals that uses hands instead of using spoon. Together with dried fish, tomatoes, bagoong and with one foot on chair. Yumyum

9. Tabo- I think only Filipino uses tabo when taking a bath or going to the toilet. No more tissue for us.

10.  Jollibee- wherever you are, for sure you will miss Jollibee. Lucky for you (if you are in another country)  if you are close to areas with Jollibee.

There are plenty of things that separates Filipinos to other nations. Others are beautiful, others are annoying, but we accept it because we are Filipinos and they are part of our culture.

What Makes You a Pinoy? or Pinay?

Pinoy is a demonym used by Filipinos for their compatriots in the Philippines and around the world. Filipinos usually refer to themselves informally as Pinoy or some times feminine: Pinay, which is formed by taking the last four letters of the word 'Filipino' and adding the diminutive suffix -y. The word was coined by expatriate Filipino Americans during the 1920s and was later adopted by Filipinos in the Philippines.

Pinoy is another term for a male citizen of the Philippines. Pinay is the term of a female citizen of the Philippines. Both their parents must be 100 % Filipino.

Lets say the father is Chinese and the mother is Filipina, then we call the sibling as Tsinoy.

Panunumpa ng Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas

Are you familiar with the Oath of the newly elected officials of the Philippines more commonly the president where he puts his left hand on a bible and raises his right hand? 

Here is the aoth in tagalog and in english version.

Panunumpa ng Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas:

Mataimtim kong pinanunumpaan (o pinatotohanan) na tutuparin ko nang buong katapatan at sigasig ang aking mga tungkulin bilang isang mamamayan ng Pilipinas, pangangalagaan at ipagtatanggol ang kanyang Konstitusyon, ipatutupad ang mga batas nito, magiging makatarungan sa bawat tao, at itatalaga ang aking sarili sa paglilingkod sa bansa. Kasihan nawa ako ng Diyos." (Kapag pagpapatotoo, ang huling pangungusap ay kakaltasin.)

Oath of the Constitution of the Philippines:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill my duties as a member of the Philippine society, preserve and defend its Constitution, execute its laws, do justice to every man, and consecrate myself to the service of the Nation. So help me God." (In case of affirmation, last sentence will be omitted.)

This Refers to Article VII Section V of the constitution.

What is Pinoy?

Pinoy is the slang for Filipino and Filipinos are known for their hospitality and smile and laughter. Even in the midst of calamities, Pinoys just smile and laugh!

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