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| Published: Jul.05.2007 @ 8:26 am
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| "We've embarked on the beginning of the last days of the age of
oil. Embrace the future and recognize the growing demand for a wide range of fuels or
ignore reality and slowly—but surely—be left behind." |
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| Nagsimula ng ipakita sa publiko ang electric-powered jeepney,
e-jeepneys kung tawagin, nitong Mga unang araw ng Hulyo. Isa na naman
proyektong Pinoy para makatulong sa pagbabawas sa polusyong dulot ng
pampublikong transportasyon. Ang e-jeepney ay patatakbuhin ng kuryente
na magmumula sa solar panels and/or rechargeable batteries from biogas.
Hindi lang tayo makakabawas ng konsumo ng produktong langis kundi
makakabawas din tayo sa basura dahil sa ang mga organic waste ang
gagamitin sa gagawing power plant kung san pwedeng mag recharge ng mga
batteries para sa e-jeepneys. Ang e-Jeepneys ay patatakbuhin ng
five-horsepower electric motor engines na may 12 batteries, at full
capacity, na kayang humarurot hanggang 120 to 140 kilometro sa bilis na 40
kilometers per oras on the average.
Sana nga lamang ay hindi maging ningas-kugon ang nangyayari sa
ngayon sa pagsusumikap nating mabawas-bawasan ang pagdepende sa
produktong petrolyo. Hindi ko kasi maiwasang maisip ang mga nakaraang
pagsusumikap na gumamit ng alternative fuels para sa ating mga
sasakyan. Kung maaalala nyo nung panahon pa ni Erap na nagpalabas ang
gobyerno ng interes sa paggamit ng mga sasakyan na tubig ang gasolina.
Hindi rin nag-push through ang nasabing proyekto at biglang nakalimutan
na lamang. Nung 1970s naman nagpalabas din ng interes ang gobyerno
natin na gumamit ng gasolina mula primarily sa coco diesel at ethanol.
Ito ay nung nasa kalagitnaan pa ng krisis sa enerhiya. Subalit ng nag
stabilized muli ang presyo sa pandaigdigan na market ng petrolyo ay
agad din itong nakalimutan. Again, another classic example of ningas
kugon.
Ituloy lang sana ang pagsusumikap natin sa mass transport
innovation. Malay mo balang araw hindi na lang sa pelikulang kano natin
mapapanood ang mga futuristic vehicles running on very efficient
machines powered by either water, solar energy, biogas, etc. Pag
dumating ang panahon na Pinoy ang naging pioneer ng mga hakbangin para
mabawasan ang polusyon, aba eh sasabihin siguro ni Dr. Jose Rizal mula
sa kanyang kinalalagyan ngayon na: "Taena, ngayon nyo lang sinusulit
ang pagpapakamatay ko at ng iba pang bayani para sa ating bansa. Kaya
naman pala pagpatuloy mo lang kabayan!" |
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| Published: Jul.02.2007 @ 6:33 pm
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Pag masakit ang ulo ko...
- Gusto kong magkamot ng mata habang nangungulangot using one finger.
- Pikit ako ng pikit parang may manerism.
- Hindi ako
tinitigasan
na-aarouse.
- Nakikinig ako sa music ng Brownman Revival.
- Bitin ang inom kagabi.
- Dinidisconnect ko ang phone line ko sa office.
- Kinakamot
ko ang ulo ko
kapag nangati ang betlog ko.
- Gusto kong kumain ng mani na may maraming sili at bawang.
- Nagiging galante yata ako
- Dinidisconnect ko ang phone lines ng office mates ko.
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| Published: Jun.29.2007 @ 3:05 pm
| Last edited: Jun.26.2008 @ 7:33 pm |
Ida pag-naka make up.
Ida, ang totoong hitsura
Ang bigat siguro ng crystal ball sa ulo nya? Kaano-ano kaya sya ni Madam Auring?
Wag ganyan... magagalit si Archie...
Shaider pag naka-costume
Shaider pag walang costume. Kasama pa si Annie at isang extra.
Shaider, ang totoong kulay sa totoong buhay.
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| Published: Jun.29.2007 @ 2:12 pm
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Time space warp, ngayon din!
Yan ang palaging sinisigaw ni Ida tuwing uutusan siya ni Fuuma Lear na gamitin na ang Time Space Warp laban kay Shaider. Nahihirapan na kasi sila sa pakikipaglaban sa super hero kahit na magpadala sila ng 50 foot soldiers at regular na tauhan-villain nila. Ganyan kalupit si Shaider. Pag nag time space warp na medyo nahihirapan si Shaider sa pakikipag laban. Natatamaan na sya ng suntok, sipa at karate ng special monster na every week ay pinapaslang ni Shaider sa pamamagitan ng kanyang laser sword (teka kay Voltes V yata ito), este Laser Blade aka Shaider Super slash. Bakit kaya hindi sa umpisa pa lang ay gamitin na ang time space warp at gumawa ng maraming special monsters? Kung titigil sila sa paglaban ng 1 buwan at mag-concentrate gumawa ng monsters eh makaka-ipon sila (4 yun sa isang buwan). Mas lalaki na pag-asa nila manalo sa labanan? |
  
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| Pero hindi rin siguro dahil sigurong tutulong na ang sexy na si
Annie sa pulis pangkalawakan. Isa pa baka ipa-dala na rin ng
headquarters ng mga pulis na ito ang ilang magagaling din naman na
heroes like Bioman (5 yan), Mask Rider Black, atbp
Maaaring isama din nila si Magmaman, Tsupotman, Ultraman at Ito san.
Imagine kung naipanganak na sa mundo ang mga supot na super heroes
na ito nung panahon ng WWII. Aba malamang ang Japan ang nagdodomina sa
mundo instead na ang mga Kano. Imagine ang international lingo at
Nihonggo? Teka nalalayo ako sa original topic ko eh.
Marami rin sasakyan si Shaider na pwede panlaban kahit sa maraming
special monsters at time space warp. Nandiyan ang Blue Hawk, Battle
Tank, Vavilos at Laser Blaster (pinaka-malaking baril sa buong Japan).
Kaya wala talagang pag-asa ang alagad ni Lear. Kahit may time space
warp pa talo sila ni Shaider. Kelan ba naman natalo ang super hero? Kaya nga maagang namatay si Shaider sa totoong buhay (Hiroshi Tsuburaya) kasi nasobrahan sa pagkain ng hilaw na seaweeds sa pag-aakalang mas mainam ito kesa sa viagra para daw kay Annie pakikipaglaban sa mga tauhan ni Fuuma. Sumama na rin sa hukay nya ang pagtatapos ng Shaider, Ang Pulis Pangkalawakan. Tuloy sa time space warp (replay) na lang sya mapapanood ng mga bata sa ngayon. Sayang!
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| Published: Jun.20.2007 @ 4:07 pm
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Pinoy slang muna mga tsong at tsang...
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1. BAKOKANG --- Higanteng peklat. ito'y madalas na dulot ng mga sugat na malaki na hindi ginamitan ng sebo de macho habang natutuyo. Imbes na normal na balat ang nakatakip sa bakokang, ito'y mayroong makintab na takip.
2. KALAMANTUTAY --- > Mabahong pangalan
3. MULMUL --- >Buhok sa gitna ng isang nunal. Mahirap ipaliwanag kung bakit nagkakaroon ng MULMUL ang isang nunal. Subalit hindi talaga ito naaalis, kahit na bunutin pa ito, maliban na lamang kung ipapa-laser ito.
***** "How nice naman your MULMUL! Nakakakiliti!" *****
4. BURNIK --- >Taeng sumabit sa buhok sa pwet. Madalas nararanasan ng mga taong nagti-tissue lamang pagkatapos tumae. Ang BURNIK ay mahirap alisin, lalo na kapag natuyo na ito. Ipinapayo sa mga may BURNIK na maligo na lamang upang ito'y maalis.
***** "Labs, alam ko kung anong kinain mo kanina!!!" *****
5. ALPOMBRA --- >Kasuotan sa paa na kadalasang makikitang suot ng mga tindero ng yosi sa quiapo. Ito'y may makipot na suotan ng paa, at manipis na swelas. Mistulang sandalyas ito ng babae pero kadalasang suot ng mga lalaki. Available in blue, red, green, etc.
6. McARTHUR --- >Taeng bumabalik after mong i-flush. "I shall return!"
7. AGIHAP --- >Libag na dumikit sa panty o brief. Nabubuo ang AGIHAP kung ang panty o brief ay >suotsuot na nang hindi bumababa sa tatlong araw.
8. DUKIT --- >Ito ang amoy na nakukuha kung isinabit mo ang daliri mo sa iyong puwit o sa puwit ng iba....try it to prove it thats DUKIT.
9. SPONGKLONG --- >Ito'y isang bagong wika na nangangahulugan sa isang estupidong tao.
***** "Buti naman at bumaba na sa puwesto ang SPONGKLONG nating Presidente." *****
10. LAPONGGA --- >Ito'y kahintulad sa laplapan o kaya sa lamasan.
***** "Hoy Utoy, bakit ba ang hilig mo sa mga sineng puro LAPONGGA lang ang palabas?" *****
11. WENEKLEK --- >Ito ang buhok sa utong na kadalasang nakikita sa mga tambay sa kanto na laging nakahubad. Meron din ang babae nito.
***** "Inay! Si Itay, sinaksak yung kapitbahay natin kasi hinila yung weneklek niya!" *****
12. BAKTUNG --- > Pinaikling salita ng BAKAT-UTONG.
***** "Uy Jefferson, tingnan mo si Ma'am, BAKTUNG na naman!" *****
13. BAKTI --- > Bakat panty.
14. ASOGUE --- > Buhok sa kilikili.
15. BARNAKOL --- >Maitim na libag sa batok na naipon sa matagal na panahon.
16. BULTOKACHI --- >Tubig na tumatalsik sa pwet kapag nalalaglag ang isang malaking ebak.
17. BUTUYTUY --- > Etits ng bata
18. JABARR --- > Pawis ng katawan
19. BAKTOL --- >Ang ikatlong lebel ng mabahong amoy sa kili-kili. Ang baktol ay kapareho ng amoy ng nabubulok na bayabas. Ito'y dumidikit sa damit, at humahalo sa pawis. Madalas na naaamoy tuwing registration, sa elevator o FX.
***** "Put@#$%, sinong nangangamoy BAKTOL sa inyo????!!! *****
20. KUKURIKAPU --- >Libag sa ilalim ng boobs. Madalas na namumuo dahil sa labis na baby powder na inilalagay sa katawan. Maaari ding mamuo kung hindi talaga naliligo o naghihilod ang isang babae. Ang KUKURIKAPU ay mas madalas mamuo sa mga babaeng malalaki ang joga.
***** "Honey, maligo ka na para maalis yang KUKURIKAPU mo." ***** |
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| Published: Jun.19.2007 @ 10:54 am
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Unedited (except sa name ng Pinoy at company) na liham ng isang Pinoy na naka-broadcast pa sa lahat ng tao sa project,
meaning site personnel + home office + fabrication shop. Kayo na bahala mag-judge kung gusto nyo :-)
Dear All:
Greetings! My appeal to the person who mistakenly took an item not his/her at the shoe rack of *** office building. I put my sleeper ( sandal ) at the rack after I left office at around 6:00 P.M.
It has a sentimental value to me as it was a gift from my wife. I usually do not carry (bring) sleeper in all of my overseas assignment, found only in the Philippines.
All personnel at the office building are educated, I do not have doubt that someone would just take not his/her own.
sincerely,
****-COMMISSIONING DEPARTMENT |
Hindi pa nasiyahan... may follow up pa! Astig talaga.
Ms. Ernita,
Good Day! The subject must end up... Now! It is already a virus
that concerns everyone, It is no longer a "clypto" thing .... When I
left the site office no more people around, only the security
and perhaps the cleaner as it is already evening and being a Sunday
only very few people works. In the morning of that day a safety shoes
of my colleague also was stolen ( kindly forgive
me for saying the word ) In the same spot ( Rack )Now, the poor guy
had to prove the lost item and, that, he did not lost his boots but
also lost time as nobody can work without PPE.
Regards,
**** |
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| Published: Jun.14.2007 @ 11:15 am
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A Day Without Filipinos
by Fr. Jess E. Briones
Let's imagine then, not just California, but the entire world,
waking up one day to discover Filipinos have disappeared. I'm
talking here about the six or seven million Filipinos currently
working overseas in countries with names that run the entire
alphabet, from Angola to Zimbabwe.
Let's not worry first about why or how the Filipinos
disappeared; in fact, it becomes academic whether it's a day or a
week. Just imagine a world without Filipinos.
Think of the homes that are dependent on Filipino housekeepers,
nannies, caregivers. The homes would be chaotic as kids cry out for
their nannies. Hong Kong and Singaporean and Taiwanese yuppie
couples are now forced to stay home and realizing, goodness, there's
so much of housework that has to be handled and how demanding their
kids can be and hey, what's this strange language they're babbling
in?
It's not just the children that are affected. The problems are
even more serious with the elderly in homes and nursing
institutions, because Filipino caregivers have provided so much of
the critical services they need. When temporary contractual workers
are brought in from among non-Filipinos, the elderly complain. They
want their Filipino caregivers back because they have that special
touch, that extra patience and willingness to stay an hour more when
needed.
Hospitals, too, are adversely affected because so many of the
disappeared Filipinos were physicians, nurses and other health
professionals. All appointments for rehabilitation services, from
children with speech problems to stroke survivors, are indefinitely
postponed because of disappeared speech pathologists, occupational
and physical therapists! Eventually, the hospital administrators
announce they won't take in any more patients unless the conditions
are serious. Patients are told to follow their doctors' written
orders and, if they have questions, to seek advice on several
Internet medical sites.
But within two days, the hospitals are swamped with new
complaints. The websites aren't working because of missing Filipino
web designers and website managers. Service establishments
throughout the world -- restaurants, supermarkets, hotels -- all
close down because of their missing key staff involved in management
and maintenance. In Asia, hotels complain about the missing bands
and singers. In the United States, many commercial establishments
have to close shop, not just because of the missing Filipino sales
staff but because their suppliers have all been sending in notices
about delays in shipments.
Yup, the shipping industry has gone into a crisis because of
missing Filipino seafarers. The shipping firms begin to look into
the emergency recruitment of non-Filipino seafarers but then declare
another crisis: They're running out of supplies of oil for their
ships because the Middle Eastern countries have come to a standstill
without their Filipino workers, including quite a few working for
the oil industry.
Frantic presidents and prime ministers call on the United
Nations to convene a special session of the Security Council but
Kofi Annan says he can't do that because the UN system itself is on
the edge, with so many of their secretarial and clerical staff, as
well as translators, having disappeared from their main headquarters
in New York and Geneva, as well as their regional offices throughout
the world. Quite a number of UN services, especially refugee camps,
are also in danger of closing down because of missing Filipino
health professionals and teachers. Annan also explains that he
can't convene UN meetings because the airports in New York,
Washington and other major US cities have been shut down. The
reason? The disappeared Filipinos included quite a few airport
security personnel who used to check passengers and their baggage.
Annan calls on the World Bank and international private foundations
for assistance but they're crippled, too, because their Filipino
consultants and staff are nowhere to be seen. Funds can't be
remitted and projects can't run without the technical assistance
provided for by Filipinos.
An exasperated Annan calls on religious leaders to pray, and
pray hard. But when he phones the Pope, he is told the Catholic
Church, too, is in crisis because the disappeared include the many
Filipino priests and nuns in Rome who help run day-to-day
activities, as well as missionaries in the frontlines of remote
posts, often the only ones providing basic social services.
As they converse, Annan and the Pope agree on one thing: the
world has become a quieter place since the Filipinos disappeared.
It isn't just the silencing of work and office equipment formerly
handled by Filipinos; no, it seems there's much less laughter now
that the Filipinos aren't around, both the laughter of the Filipinos
and those they served.
I know, I know, I'm exaggerating the contributions of Filipinos
to the world but I'm doing what the producers of "A Day without
Mexicans" had in mind: using a bit of hyperbole to shake people up.
As their blurb for the film goes: "How do you make the invisible,
visible? Make them invisible." As I wrote this column, I did
realize I was doing this not so much for the Hong Kong Chinese and
Taiwanese and Singaporean and Americans who don't appreciate us
enough, than for us, who as Filipinos, are pretty good at putting
ourselves down, at making ourselves invisible. |
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| Published: Jun.12.2007 @ 5:29 pm
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Happy INDEPENDENCE DAY!June 12, 2007 marks the 109th Philippine Independence Day. Today also is my second year anniversary in Indonesia :-) but that's another story. Bilang paggunita sa ika-isang daan at siyam na taong kalayaan, alamin natin ang ating natatanging bayang sinilangan. |
The Philippines
7,107 Islands
The Philippines, a democratic country in Southeast Asia that declared its independence from Spain on June 12, 1898 but only obtained its full sovereignty on July 4, 1946, has a total land area covering 300,000 square kilometers (115,830 sq. miles) and distributed in 7,107 islands. According to the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, 15,854,922 hectares or 53 percent of the country's total land area were forestlands while the remaining 14,145,078 hectares or 47 percent were alienable and disposable lands as of December 2000. The three major island groupings are Luzon (7 regions, 38 provinces), Visayas (3 regions, 16 provinces), and Mindanao (6 regions, 25 provinces).
World's 17th Largest Island
Luzon, with a total land area of 104,688 square kilometers is the world's 17th largest island (excluding continental masses of lands). Listed as the 19th largest island is Mindanao, with a land area of 94,631 square kilometers. The world's largest islands are Greenland (a Danish territory), with a total land area of 2.18 million square kilometers; New Guinea, 820,033 square kilometers; and Borneo, 743,107 square kilometers.
267,000 Square Kilometers of Coastal Waters
The coastal zones of the Philippines are composed of 11,000 square kilometers of land and 267,000 square kilometers of coastal waters.
41,960 Barangays
The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported that as of December 2001, the Philippines had 16 regions, 79 provinces, 114 cities, 1,496 municipalities and 41,960 barangays or villages. The newest province was Zamboanga Sibugay in western Mindanao while the newest city was Gapan in Nueva Ecija province. The most populated province as this was being written remained Cebu, with over 3 million residents while the least populated was Batanes, with less than 20,000 inhabitants. The largest province in terms of land area was Palawan, with 14,896 square kilometers while the smallest province was Batanes, with 209 square kilometers.
According to the Liga ng mga Barangay, the Philippines now has 41,960 barangays or villages. Each barangay in a municipality represents at least 2,000 people while each barangay in a highly urbanized city represents a minimum of 5,000 residents.
Metro Manila, 0.2 Percent of Land Area
Metro Manila, a conglomerate of 12 cities and five municipalities, has a total land area of 636 square kilometers and a population of over 10 million people, excluding transients or passing individuals. In proportion to the country's land size, the metropolis covers only 0.2 percent of the total land area of the Philippines but is the site of more than half of the country's largest companies. In 1999, Metro Manila contributed 34.7 percent to the country's gross domestic product (GDP); Southern Tagalog, 13.9 percent; Central Luzon, 8 percent; and the rest of the country, 43.4 percent.
200 Volcanoes
There are 200 volcanoes in the Philippines, 22 of them are said to be active. The archipelago also sits on the Philippine fault zone, a 1,300-kilometer active left-lateral strike-fault from Luzon to Mindanao. This is why earthquakes occur in the country.
20 Typhoons Each Year
Situated between latitude 21°25'N and 4°23'N and longitude 116°E and 127°E, the Philippines is a tropical country with an average year-round temperature of 27°C (82°F). The Philippine time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus eight hours. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), about 20 typhoons visit the Philippines between June and October each year. In 1993, the Philippines had 32 typhoons, the highest in many years.
500 Dialects
According to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), there are 78 language groupings and over 500 dialects in the Philippines. While Filipino is regarded as the national language, it was mainly based on Tagalog (from the local phrase taga-ilog meaning residents near the river) language. The main language of instruction is English and the country's laws are also recorded in this language. Filipinos are said to be the world's second largest English-speaking people, after the Americans. This, of course, is subject to debate since only a few Filipinos actually talk in English on the street. |
The Filipinos
81.2 Million Filipinos
The National Statistics Office (NSO) placed the Philippine population at 79.5 million at the start of 2002. This number is expected to grow by 1.7 million or over 2 percent annually to 81.2 million by the end of 2002. This makes the Philippines the world's 14th most populous country in the world behind China, with 1.3 billion people; India, 1 billion; United States, 288 million; Indonesia, 218 million; Brazil, 176 million; Pakistan, 149 million; Nigeria, 147 million; Russia, 143 million; Bangladesh, 136 million; Japan, 127 million; Mexico, 100 million; Germany 82 million; and Vietnam, over 81 million. About 93 percent of the Philippine population is Christian, while the rest belongs to Islam and other religions. In 1799, Spanish historians said there were only 1,502,574 people living in the Philippines.
Population To Double in 28 Years
The Makati Business Club said that with an annual population growth rate of 2.36 percent, the total number of Filipinos would climb from 80 million at present to 97 million by 2010 and double to 160 million in 28 years.
34 Million Voters
As of 1998, there were 34.2 million registered Filipino voters who were grouped into 174,420 polling precincts in the whole country.
Half A Million More Men
Contrary to popular beliefs that women were as twice as many as men in the Philippines, the NSO said there are in fact more men than women in the country. In its latest estimate for 2002, the NSO said there were some 40 million Filipino men and 39.5 million Filipino women, resulting in a population discrepancy in sex of half a million.
Women Live Longer
Life expectancy is estimated at 72.2 years for Filipino women and 66.9 years for Filipino men. Around 38 percent of the population is younger than 15 years old and 28 percent belongs to the 15 to 24 age bracket. Population experts claim it would take 25 years before the Philippine population reaches its peak.
More Single Men Than Single Women
In the 2000 population census, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said that nearly 53 percent of the 25 million single people in the Philippines were males while only 47 percent were females. However, around 76 percent of the 2.6 million widowed persons were females and only 24 percent were males.
Half of Women Use Contraceptives
In its Family Planning Survey in 2001, the NSO said about 49.8 percent of married Filipino women, aged 15 to 49 years old, was using contraceptives. The NSO concluded that women in poor households were less likely to practice family planning than those in higher income families in the same manner that women who lacked formal education were less likely to observe birth control practices than those who at least had some schooling.
Majority of Filipinos Oppose Divorce
A survey conducted by local poll firm Social Weather Stations (SWS) in the fourth quarter of 2002 showed that 50 percent of its 1,200 respondents nationwide were opposed to divorce while only 36 percent agreed that divorce "is usually the best solution when a couple can't seem to work out their marriage problems."
The same survey showed that 50 percent of the respondents disapproved of cohabitation before marriage while only 35 percent agreed with the statement "It's a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first."
At the same time, 61 percent of the respondents agreed while only 19 percent disagreed with the statement "Married people are generally happier than unmarried people." Around 93 percent of the respondents agreed with the statement "Watching children grow up is life's greatest joy."
91 Percent Proud to Be Filipinos
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.
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.
World's 5th Largest Christian Population
According to the book Top 10 of Everything, the Philippines had the world's 5th largest Christian population. As of 2000, the Philippines reportedly had 72.225 million Christians, comprising 93 percent of its total population then. Countries with larger Christian populations than the Philippines were the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and China. Most Filipinos remain Catholics. The Protestants comprise only 8 percent of the population although they were growing at a faster rate than any other religion in the country.
32,000 Evangelical Churches
The Philippine Council for Evangelical Churches said that it had around 32,000 member-churches in the 1990s, which were expected to have risen to 50,000 by the end of 2000. About 27,000 of these evangelical churches have been established only in the past 25 years. About 1,400 American Christian missionaries were in the Philippines to help propagate the Gospel.
97 Percent of Filipinos Believe in God
A survey, mentioned by the Economist magazine, showed that 97 percent of Filipinos believe in God while 65 percent feel extremely close to Him. "This is more than double the percentage of the two runners-up in the survey - America and Israel," the Economist said. (Source: The Economist) 7 Million Filipinos Abroad
According to the Philippine Senate, some 7 to 8 million Filipinos live and work abroad, 2.5 million of them in the United States. There were 105,000 Americans in the Philippines in 1999.
The Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) said that in 2001 alone, 866,590 Filipinos left the country on legitimate working visas to work abroad. This translates to 2,374 Filipinos leaving the country each day. OFWs sent a total of US$6.23 billion in dollar remittances to the Philippines in 2001. |
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Alibata (aka Baybayin) is a pre-Hispanic Filipino writing system. It
is uniquely different from the alphabet system being used now in the
Philippines for writing. It is believed to have originated from the
Javanese writing script Kavi. Although the major languages in the Philippines are now written in Roman alphabet, Alibata is still the script
used by the Tagbanwa from the island of Palawan, and the script
used by the Mangyan from the island of Mindoro. It is still also being used by some Filipino youth of today to express their identity or have a better individuality even if it is now considered as an extinct orthography. Several attempts in the past to revive this Filipino ancient scripts were not successful. Perhaps almost 400 years of non-existence made it real hard for todays generation of Pinoy to apply and use the script in current times. The Roman
alphabet actually better renders Philippine languages than the
ancient script does. Reason for the Extinction of Alibata After the first coming of the Spaniards, the Roman alphabet
superseded almost all of the indigenous scripts within a hundred
years. As
the indigenous people become more assimilated into Spanish colonial
culture, and as the labor demanded by the domineering Spanish
consumed their free time, they neglected to use their script and
failed to pass it on to succeeding generations. Continue reading about reasons for extinction of Alibata...
Back in college, I still recall that my professor in History I taught our class the Alibata writing system. Although I was very interested and eager to learn it in the first two weeks, the keenness in me vanished gradually and that I only studied about it just to pass the incoming examinations about it. Oh well, even if I can't write my name anymore using Alibata there are translators in the web that can help one learn the script if interested to. You can even download Alibata fonts from this link below:
Download Alibata font.
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Reply ko po sa asul at pulang kulay
nung ikaw ay bata... nagawa mo ba to?
*kumakain ka ba ng aratilis?
Yup may kapit bahay kami na may puno ng aratilis at madalas ako umuwi may bukol kasi
umaakyat sa puno ng aratilis ng walang paalam.
*nagpipitpit ng gumamela para gawing soapy bubbles na hihipanmo sa binilog na tanggkay ng walis tingting?
malimit ko rin gawain itong gumawa ng instant bubble potion pero sosyal ako kasi kawad ang gamit ko hindi walis tingting... binawasan ko ng konti yung sampayan namin ng damit...
*pinipilit ka ba matulog ng nanay mo pag
hapon at di ka papayagan maglaro pag di ka natulog?
pinipilit lang ako matulog sa hapon ni nanay pag may kasalanan ako. otherwise malayo ako makipaglaro ng tex at lastiko sa mga kababata ko.
*marunong ka magpatintero, saksak puso, langit-lupa, teleber-teleber, luksong
tinik?
ako ang master ng patintero sa subdivision namin dahil ako ang pinaka matangkad at pinakamahaba ang mga galamay. pinaka maliksi din kasi nun hindi pa ako baby rhino...
*malupit ka pag meron kang atari, family computer or nes?
meron ako family computer dati... atari nde na ko binili ni nanay at tatay.
natatandaan ko pag naglalaro ako ng family computer at ayaw gumana or nagloloko yung bala (game cartridge) eh tinataktak ko, pero maling practice daw ito sabi ng kalaro ko. Mas mainam daw kung hihipan na lang...hanggang ngayon hindi ko maisip bakit
hihipan ang bala... pero effective sya
*alam mo ang silbi ng up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, a, b, a, b, start?
20 lives ito sa Super Contra... idol ko yung stunt man na featured sa game na ito. ang galing mag tumbling at nakakailag sa bala. walang sinabi si meytriks at jet li.
*may
mga damit ka na U.S.E.D., Boy London, Cross Colors, Esprit, Blowing
Bubbles at pag nakakakita ka ng Bench na damit eh naalala mo si Richard
Gomez?
Esprit ang malimit na damit na binibili sa akin ng nanay ko nun. At nauso pa nga yung plain white shirt na may tatak ng pangalan mo sa harap.. sumunod naging dalawa ang kulay.. nde nagpatalbog ang ilan at ginawang harap at likod na ang name na nakatatak.. dito na rin lalong sumikat yung paglalagay ng letter 'H' sa pangalan mo... Rhomeo, Lhestre, Ghina, Rizzahhhh, Erich, atbp. Teka nag sidetrack ako sa topic..
*addict ka sa rainbow brite, carebears,
my little pony,thundercats, bioman, voltes v, mazinger z, daimos,
he-man at marami pang cartoons na hindi pa translated sa tagalog?
oo tama ito. mas may class ang mga cartoons nun kasi yung original (or first translation) ang script... plus bata ka pa lang nakakapagsalita ka na ng ingles kahit hindi ka nag kinder. ngayon ay tagalized na pero hindi naman purong tagalog...
*nanonood ka ng shaider kasi nabobosohan mo si annie at type na type mo ang puting panty nya?
tumpak!!! supot pa ako crush ko na si Annie!!! bad trip lang si Alexis kasi sinosolo si Annie... I wonder ano kaya ginagawa nila sa kalawakan pag walang kalaban kasi once a week lang (nung time na nanonood ako) naman sila may kalaban, tuwing sabado...
*marunong ka mag wordstar at nakahawak ka na talaga ng 5.25
na floppy disk?
ito ang pinag aralan namin sa computer class ng aming teacher na mukhang voltron nung first year high school... at yes nakagamit ako ng jurassic floppy disk!!! gumawa pa nga kami ng replica ng keyboard using styro as material...sabi ni teacher praktisan daw para bumilis mag type (lumayo na naman sa topic)
*inaabangan
mo lagi ang batibot at akala mo magkakatuluyan si kuya bodgie at ate
sienna...nung high school ka inaabangan mo lagi beverly hills 90210?
ehehehe tumpak na naman... sarap manood ng batibot habang kumakain ng taho sa umaga... pero si kuya bodgie never akong bumilib sa kanya... hindi ko gusto ang face value nya... isa pa ano ang ginagawa nila ni ate sienna sa mundo ng mga puppet hindi bagay...
beverly hills gusto ko lang dito si brenda.... at pag may nag-li-lips- to-lips.. .
*gumagamit ka ng AQUANET para pataasin ang bangs mo?
wala akong bangs nun... hindi ako nag aquanet kasi mas mura ang Ajax.
*meron kang blouse na may padding kung babae ka
at
*meron kang sapatos na mighty kid kung lalake ka?
:( wala ako nito...
*nangongolekta
ka ng paper stationaries at mahilig ka magpapirma sa slumbook mo para
lang malaman mo kung sino ang crush ng type mo?
hmmm hindi ko matandaan that I ever bought any slumbook...pero for sure nakapag-fill up ako nito
*kilala mo si manang bola at ang sitsiritsit girls?e si luning-ning at luging-ging?
bolang bilog wag tutulog tulog.. sabihin kaagad sa akin ang sagot.. ba-be bi-bo bu!
*alam mo ibig sabihin ng time space warp at di mo makakalimutan ang
time space warp
chant?
hindi ko yata kayang I-type into words ang kinakanta ng mga alagad ni Lear (Ley-ar) pero kayang kantahin sa personal hehehe....
Lear: "Ida ang time space warp"
Ida: "Time space warp ngayon din!
Narrator: "Ang time space warp ay...."
*idol mo si McGyver at nanonood kang perfect strangers?
Galing ni McGyver. Pinag lihi yata ito ng nanay nya kay Ernie Baron (sumalangitnawa) at Houdini dahil sa dami ng alam na paraan para makagawa ng artificial gadgets, explosives, etc at magaling tumakas kahit naka-kulong na sya or nakatali.
*eto malupet... six digits lang ba ang phone number nyo dati?
wala kami phone sa naic
*nakakatawag ka pa sa pay phone ng 3 bentesingko lang ang dala?
walang pay phone sa naic nung kasing mura pa lang ng 3 bentesingko ang tawag
*cute pa si aiza seguerra sa eat bulaga at alam mo ang song na "eh kasi bata"?
hindi cute si Aiza nun.. bungi sya... si Christine Jacobs ang cute at yung dancers
*inabutan mo ba na ang Magnolia Chocolait eh nasa glass bottle pa na ginagawang lalagyan ng tubig ng nanay mo sa ref?
oo naman.. ginaya siguro ito ng magnolia sa Bondying movie.
hindi pa uso ang katagang: "Galing sa dodo ng Cow!"
*meron kang pencil case na maraming compartments na pinagyayabang mo sa mga kaklase mo? *noon mo pa hinahanap kung saan ang Goya Fun Factory?
hehehe hindi ka patok sa iskul pag wala kang magandang pencil case.. paramihan ng compartment
at pagandahan ng kulay...
dag dag ko lang... nauso pa nga ang bag na may malaking wall clock sa likod... nyahahahaha
*alam mo lyrics ng "tinapang bangus"
at "alagang-alaga namin si puti"?
hindi ko alam ito...
*alam mo ang kantang "gloria labandera".. lumusong sha sa tubig ang paa ay nabasa at ang "1, 2, 3, asawa ni marie"... hehehehehe?
1,2,3 asawa ni marie.. araw gabi walang panty...natural asawa ni Marie malamang lalaki yun kaya walang panty
eto pa:
Jingle bells, jingle bells, p#&! ni Sabel. Nangati nangati tanggal ang m@n! lol bastos!
*sosyal ka pag may play-doh ka at Lego... at nag-iipon ka ng G.I. Joe action figures at iba pa ang mukha ni barbie noon?
wala akong play doh...lego wala rin.. sosyal kasi ako ayoko ng mga laruan na galing sa
amerika.
laruan ko ay trumpo na ginawa ni tatay, tex na naipon ko kakabili ng sangkatutak na junk foods at lasti (lastiko, rubber band). laruan ng batang Pinoy!!!
*inabutan mo pa yung singkong korteng bulaklak at yung diyes na square?
bakit nga ba na phase out yung bulaklak na singko at kwadradong dyes? Pati yung jumbo piso at yung octagon na dalawampiso (tama ba 8 sides ba?). Ngayon wala ng dating ang coins natin, walang disenyo man lang or kakaibang korte.
*lumaki kang bobo dahil ang akala mo nangangagat talaga ang alimango sa kantang tong-tong-tong. .. diba
naninipit yun?
bobo ba?
Tong, tong, tong, tong pakitong-kitong alimango sa dagat. Malaki at masarap. Mahirap mahuli sapagkat nangangagat!
ayos ang rhyme...
eto naman sa mga henyo at pilosopo:
Tong, tong, tong, tong pakitong-kitong alimango sa dagat. Malaki at masarap. Mahirap mahuli sapagkat naninipit!
ano pipiliin mo? mas maganda kantahin yung sa bobo kasi may rhyme di ba?
*alam
mo yung kwento ng pari na binigyan ng pera yung batang umakyat ng puno
para bumili ng panty... and shempre, alam mo rin ba kung ano binigay
nya sa nanay nung umakyat ng puno?
blade! pang ahit ng... kilay!
*meron kang kabisadong kanta ni andrew e na alam mo hanggang ngayon.. aminin?
humanap ka ng pangit (wag na oy, wag na, wag na) 2x
ibigin mong tunay!
*laging lampin ang sinasapin sa likod mo pag pinapawisan ka?
lampin na ginupit sa sako ng harina
*bumibili ka ng tarzan, texas at bazooka bubble gum... tira-tira, at yung kending bilog na
sinawsaw sa asukal?
gusto ko yung bazooka kasi may komiks pa sa pabalat at may horoscope din
*takot ka dumating ang year 2000 dahil sabi nla magugunaw daw ang mundo?
hindi ako bilib dito. henyo na ko nung
bata pa lang ako! naks! angas!
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