50 Facts About The Philippines

[FrankDrebin]

ThE PhiLiPPiNeS iS.....

50. where the most happening places is not where the party is. Instead it's
where the gang wars happen, where women strip and where the people overthrow
a president.
49. where even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.
48. where everyone has his personal ghost story.
47. where mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered as holy places.
46. where everything can be forged.
45. where the school is considered the second home and the mall considered
as third.
44. where Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.
43. where every street has a basketball court and every town only has one
public school.
42. where all kinds of animals are edible.
41. where people speak all kinds of languages, and still call it Tagalog.
40. where students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.
39. where call center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses.
38. where driving 4kms can take as much as 4hours.
37. where flyovers bring you from the freeway to the side streets.
36. where the tourist spots is where Filipinos do not (or cannot) go.
35. where the personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster.
34. where all 13 year olds are alcoholic.
33. where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
32. where 4am is not even considered bed time yet.
31. where people can pay to defy the law.
30. where everything is spoofed.
29. where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and Tommy
Hilfiger!
28. where honking of car horns is a way of life.
27. where being ! called a bum is never offensive.
26. where flood waters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during
the rainy season.
25. where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.
24. where crossing the street involves running for your dear life.
23. where wearing your national colors make you "baduy".
22. where billiards is a sport, and darts is a bar game.
21. where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones. (gsm-galing
sa magnanakaw)
20. where insurance does not work.
19. where water can only be classified as tap and dirty... clean water is
for sale (35pesos/gallon).
18. where the church governs the people and where the government makes the
people pray for miracles. (AMEN TO THAT!)
17. where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go.
Ateneo is where all the nerds go. La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go, and
University
of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.
16. where fastfood is a diet meal.
15. where traffic signs are merely suggestions not regulations.
14. where all the trees in the city are below 6 ft.
13. where being held up is normal. It happens to everyone.
12. where kids dream of becoming pilots, doctors and basketball players.
11. where rodents is a normal house pet.
10. where the definition of traffic is the 'non-movement' of vehicles.
9. where the fighter planes of the 1940's are used for military engagements,
and the new fighter planes are displayed in museums.
8. where Nora Aunor is an acclaimed actress and Boy Abunda is the best talk
show host.
7. where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a
commodity.
6. where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides
the drama.
5. where actors make the rules and where poli! ticians provide the
entertainment. (kung gusto mo mapikon, watch the news)
4. where finding a deer on the road will be a phenomenon. (may deer dito?
seryoso kayo?)
3. where people can get away with stealing trillions of pesos, but not for a
thousand.
2. where being an hour late is still considered as punctual. (grabe talaga
'to!)
1. where everyone wants to leave the country! (ang saya-saya!)

[ts1n1ta]

35. where the personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster

i beg to differ! it's used for tsikot.com sipsip!!! hehehe

[falken]

Where being a poor but honest government official gets you classified as a moron.

[109]

Where being a poor but honest government official gets you classified as a moron.

i'm poor(in some aspects) and honest.... buti hindi ako govt. official :bwahaha:

[V-dub*chic]

thats funny!!!

[theveed]

6. where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides
the drama.

heheh so true.

[BlueBimmer]

21. where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones. (gsm-galing
sa magnanakaw)

may k750i ba available? hehehe

[4wrider]

17. where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go.
Ateneo is where all the nerds go. La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go, and
University University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.

And, except for one of mentioned schools, where most of our leaders come from. Kaya talagang masaya!

[j_avonni]

Hayyyyyy! Pilipinas kong mahal.

[oldblue]

9. where the fighter planes of the 1940's are used for military engagements,
and the new fighter planes are displayed in museums

hehehe

[onat_1]

51.P.B.A. ang hobby ng lahat,politika,basketball at artista
(sa ating mga boys PULUTAN BABAE AT ALAK)

[silhouette]

51.P.B.A. ang hobby ng lahat,politika,basketball at artista
(sa ating mga boys PULUTAN BABAE AT ALAK)

sa hindi naliligo, ang PBA ay...
Putok Baktol Anghit.

[empy]

19. where water can only be classified as tap and dirty... clean water is
for sale (35pesos/gallon).

sa california po, 110 pesos per gallon ang clean water

[silhouette]

31. where people can pay to defy the law.

when money talks, everybody listens.

[nicolodeon]

47. where mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered as holy places

Dehins lang sa 'Pinas. Sa Tibet at sa Japan, ganito din: Shinto followeres believe that Mt. Fuji is a holy and sacred place.

45. where the school is considered the second home and the mall considered
as third.

Sad, but true. Especially for the younger-set.

41. where people speak all kinds of languages, and still call it Tagalog.

Not necessarily true for us Pinoys. In fact, I've met a lof of people in the South who don't like speaking Tagalog. For foreigners, yes: any Philippine dialect, it's Tagalog.

[quote]33. where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied![/quote

Da***d right!

31. where people can pay to defy the law.

'Been to several places/countries that are worse.

24. where crossing the street involves running for your dear life.

True. We're like India: being a pedestrian is like having a walking death sentence.

9. where the fighter planes of the 1940's are used for military engagements,
and the new fighter planes are displayed in museums

We don't have any new fighter plans, even on display. The most modern fighter plan that we have (currently in storage due to lack of parts), is the Northrop F-5E. The other. While we do have military jety plans that are still operable, these are mostly trainers and not suited for areal combat/defense. We even have F-8E Crusdaers (Vietnam war era), but are not functional because Vought (the makers of the plane) folded-up decades ago, so no parts are available anymore.

2. where being an hour late is still considered as punctual.

Sad, but true.

As for the soaps, I'm neither a kapuso or kapamilya so I reall don't give much though to it.

[Memphis Raines]

Actually kulang pa yan.

It's supposed to be 51 facts.

No. 51 fact: Where people put the unnecessary "H" in their names like "Bhoy" or "Rhey" or "Kharen" or "Bhenjie"....geez!

[smooth]

Actually kulang pa yan.

It's supposed to be 51 facts.

No. 51 fact: Where people put the unnecessary "H" in their names like "Bhoy" or "Rhey" or "Kharen" or "Bhenjie"....geez!

hahahahaha

samahan mo pa ng sangkatutak na "e" at "n" kaya ang jenny ay nagiging "jhennnee"

hahahaha (ang kulit nating mga pinoy) hahahaha

[1D4LV]

Actually kulang pa yan.

It's supposed to be 51 facts.

No. 51 fact: Where people put the unnecessary "H" in their names like "Bhoy" or "Rhey" or "Kharen" or "Bhenjie"....geez!

dagdag na din ako....

no. 52 fact: where you still have aunts, uncles and old relatives that are named "Nene, Boy or Baby".

[mazdamazda]

17. where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go.
Ateneo is where all the nerds go. La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go, and
University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.

abah! stupid chanis pala ako.

:snob:

sino gumawa ng list na ito at nang ma :burn:

[red07]

36. where the tourist spots is where Filipinos do not (or cannot) go.

Yep, yung presyo din kse is pang tourist lang. Hindi kaya bayaran ng ordinaryong mamamayan.

Sana may malaking discount naman kung pinoy ka at pupunta ka sa mga tourist spots natin.