Hindi Mabubuhay ng Walang Lalaki

Dear insansapinas, 

Katatapos ko lang basahin ang Noli Me Tangere at ngayon ay binabasa ko ang El Filibusterismo. Nabasa ko na ito noong high school ako pero noon ang aking motivation ay pumasa sa mga quizzes na ibinibigay sa amin ng teacher. 
Bakit kailangang banggitin ko ito dito sa article na ito? Kasi si Crisostomo Ibarra ay hindi mabubuhay kung wala si Maria Clara. Iba yong dalawang statements na hindi mabubuhay kung walang babae o lalaki  at hindi mabubuhay kung hindi kapiling ang mahal sa buhay. Panyo nga. prrrrsssst. 


Ang statement sa title ay ang pag-amin ng kakilala ko noon na kung sino na lang ang pinapatulan. Full of love daw kasi siya. Pero hindi siya naliligo pag wala siyang boyfriend. Naah Virginia, hindi siya teenager. Golden Girl na siya noon. Lampas liyebo singko na walang sukli, 


Ang asawa niya ay namatay sa sakit pagkatapos magtrabaho ng matagal sa Saudi. Pagkamatay ng asawa niya, siya ay naging COUGAR. Bata pa ang kinasama niya at pinatira sa kanilang bahay. Addict pa. Unti-unting pinagbili ang mga napundar ng kaniyang asawa. Ang mga anak niya ay walang magawa. Tapos nalaman niyan na ginalaw pala nito ang kaniyang dalagita. WALA RIN. Kinampihan pa niya ang walanghiya. Nang naghiwalay sila, ay pati bahay niya naipagbili niya. Kaya lipat siya sa Cavite kung saan namimigay ang gobyerno ng mga lote sa mababang halaga. May kinasama na naman siya na isa raw engineer. Pero ang pensiyon naman ng namatay niyang asawa ang kaniyang palabigasan. Hawak niya ang ATM. Hanggapang maapprove ang petition ng nanay niya sa kaniya.Tumira siya pansamantala sa nanay niya pero pinaalis din dahil kung sino-sino ang isinasamang lalaki sa bahay. Meron pa rin yong engineer na panay ang utang sa kaniya kahit hawak pa nito ang ATM. Natuwa ako nang nagpadala siya ng pera sa mga anak niya para raw makabili ng TV. SUS. Ang boyfriend naman niya noon ay taxi driver na bombay. Kasakay siya magdamag sa taxi. Huwag ninyo akong tanungin kung anong ginagawa nila. Alangan namang nagpipingpong sila.


Huli ko siyang nakita meron siyang kasamang lalaking kaabresyete sa BART. Mukha siyang bumabata. 


Bakit nagtsismis na naman ako. Kasi may research na ginawa tungkol sa cohabitation.  

Cohabiting is an emerging threat to the health of children and society, two new research reports say.In the latter half of the 20th century, “divorce posed the biggest threat to marriage in the United States,” sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcoxand 17 other scholars said in a report released this week by the Institute for American Values’ Center for Marriage and Families and the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia.
That is no longer the case, they said.
“Today, the rise of cohabiting households with children is the largest unrecognized threat to the quality and stability of children’s family lives,”

Survey says, Betty White, Most Trusted; Paris Hilton, most unpopular

Dear insansapinas,

Estelle Getty, Bea Ssthur, Rue McClanahan and Betty White

While Paris Hilton has just been treated by celebrity-struck Filipinos like a goddess, the  survey conducted by Reuters and Ipsos ranked her first as the most "unpopular" and least trusted endorser of products together with Charlie Sheen, the Two and a Half Men star who was kicked out from the sitcom.


Betty White, the only surviving cast member of the Golden Girls is number one. Although she is alread 89 years old, she beat Sandra Bullock who placed number three in the poll.


Among the most unpopular, are Tiger Woods who lost product endorsements because of the sex scandal, Donald Trump, for being annoying person, Arnold Schars (whatever) who fathered a son with a housekeeper and Britney Spears.

Blind Items na nakacell phone

 Dear insansapinas,

Study shows that less  than 15 percent of Americans admitted to something that probably every mobile phone owner has probably done at one time or another -- use the device to avoid unwanted personal interactions. 
 
O di va Virginia, buking sila. MATARAY. Ako hindi ko gawa yon kasi hindi ako nakikipag-usap sa cell phone pag ako nasa kalye, not unless emergency. Malabo ang mata ko at gusto ko nakatingin ako sa dinadaanan ko. Ayaw ko ring makipag-usap sa cell phone pag ako nasa isang opisina. Minsan napapalakas pala ang boses ko at baka akalain nila may kaaway ako.Dito pa naman ay sasabihan kang diretsahan.

Pero gagamitin ko rin ang technique ng mga taong ito oras nakipag-usap sa akin yong isang balikbayang singer na sabi ay matagumpay ang kaniyang mga concerts dito sa States  ay alam naman namin ng kaibigan ko na kulang na lang maglumuhod ang singer  para lang bumili ng ticket ang kaibigan ko. Ngayon naman ay may cancer daw siya. Husme ang cancer naman na iyon ay hindi terminal at nagagamot. Hindi na kailangan ang surgery. Nagamot na nga eh. Yong kaibigan ko sampung taon nang nakaraan, buhay pa kahit walang himala.


Kunwari may kausap din ako pag ako kinausap ng isang male TV host na ang ginagamit naman na dahilan ng kaniyang pagbalik sa kaniyang lalawigan kung hindi niya irerenew ang kaniyang contract ay ang kaniyang ina na may sakit daw na kalimot.

Sabihin mo gusto lang niyang mag-establish ng residency sa bayan niya para pagpasok niya sa pulitika. Pati yong pagbitaw niya ng mga clients ginamit ulit ang nanay. A good son or conflict of interest? Tseh,
Anyway anh mga programa naman niya ay di na nagrirate dahil nadadamay siya sa mga gimikera niyang mga talents din. 


Hellooooooo.


Pinaysaamerika

The Impact of Divorce on the Taxpayers

Dear insansapinas,

I am divorced. That's the truth Virginia. But it did not cost the government a single cent. (Biglang tagilid, medyo ibaling ang leeg sa kaliwa, pagandahin ang mata, para bang si Horatio ng CSI-MIAMI) kasi wala naman akong anak na sinuportahan ng gobyerno. 

Tagadan, tagadan. Habang inaadvocate ang stricter divorce laws diyan sa USA, gusto naman  ipapasa ang divorce sa Pilipinas. Oo naman, kung ang almusal ba ninyo ay nagliliparang frying pan at ang hapunan ninyo ay ang mga pintong ibinabalibag na kung pwede lang gumanti siguro pareho kayong mag-asawang hinampas ng pinto, mabuti nga ang maghiwalay na. Kaya lang gusto talaga ng iba ay makapag-asawa rin kaya hindi sapat ang legal separation.

May kaibahan nga lang. Sa Pilipinas naman ay di hinahabol ang mga amang hindi nagbibigay ng suporta sa mga anak. Dito sa US, pag nagdivorce, kahit saang lupalop ka ay mahahabol ka ng korte, i-gagarnish ang iyong suweldo, una para sa child support at ikalawa para sa alimony. Kaya may mga tao dito na ayaw magdiborsiyo dahil mamumulubi sila. 

Paano nagkakaroon ng impact ang divorce sa mga taxpayers dito? Pag single parent ka, pwede kang mag-apply ng welfare para sa mga minor 
na mga anak kapag ang kita mo ay di lumalampas sa maximum na amount para sa qualification ng welfare; wala kang assets at maliliit pa ang mga bata. Nanggagaling ito sa federal at sa state.

Ang TANF ay temporary assistance to needy families. Ito ay pera pambayad ng mga kailangang services para sa pamilya. Kagaya ng bayad sa power and gas o kaya puputulang kuryente. 

Ang food stamps ay hindi ang mga stamps na nilalawayan at dinidikit sa sobre (yuck)  kung hindi allowance ito na ibinibigay ng gobyerno para sa pagkain ng mga bata. Kung tatlo ang bata sa pamilya, tatlong food stamps ang makukuha. Sa ibang States, ito ay parang voucher at sa iba naman ito ay debit card. May priority rin ang mga batang may isa lang magulang sa mga low cost housing. 

Sa school ay libre o may discount sila sa pagkain samantalang ang mga batang may parents na nagtatrabaho ay mas malaki ang ibinabayad.

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.

 Dear insansapinas,

A headline in one of the broadsheets says:

A balikbayan from New Jersey 

warns versus muggers in the Philippines.

The Philippines has a lot of work to do before it becomes a staple in the tourist track," he added.

Verzosa, 25, was mugged in Makati City during his vacation in the Philippines, days before he was to take a flight back to the United States.

He had left a high-paying Manhattan job as senior auditor at one of the Big Four accounting firms to travel in Southeast Asia for six months “to see the world and enjoy life."

 Halatadong ngayon lang siya talaga nagtatravel o kaya ngayon lang niya nakikita ang mundo. Hindi lang sa Pilipinas kung hindi maging sa ibang bansa man ay napakaraming risks para sa mga turista.


Egypt- 

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Ang raket dito ay pasasakayin ang turista sa likod ng camel sa halagang 15 dollars. Nakasakay na ba kayo ng camel? Ako nakasakay na. Husme, una pinauupo yan para ka makasakay. Tapos tatayo yan ang unang tataas ay ang po-et kaya ikaw ay nakasubasob. Nang tumayo na ang camel, gusto kong magpadausdos sa leeg. Ang taas pa naman.


Balik tayo sa Egypt. So nakasakay na ang turista. Pag gusto mo nang bumaba, magbabayad ka ng another 15 dollars. O para kang naging hostage sa ibabaw ng camel. Di va.

Bali
Sa Bali naman, mag-ingat ka sa mga unggoy. Uunggoy-ungoy yan pero pag nakalingat ka tangay ang bag mo. Para mabawi, kailangan magbayad ka sa mga tao doong marunong makikutsaba sa unggoy. 
Pati unggoy di mo makakapagtiwalaan. Pinababayaan lang naman kasi silang maglagalag sa kanilang templo. Sa Bali ba naman, kadaming templo.

New York City

Dito sa US, kahit ang mga nagpapalimos (sa San Francisco at least kung gusto mo lang bumili) ay may mga CD sila. Yon yong mga kumakanta o tumutugtog sa mga subway, sidewalk at mga park.
Sa New York City, may mga wannabe recording artists ang mag-oofer ng kanilang CD. HUWAG MONG HAHAWAKAN. Minsan pipirmahan pa nila na para bang SIKAT ba sila?

Oras na hinawakan mo na yan, pipilitin kang pagbayarin. Parang sa Divisoria, yong mga nagtitinda sa sidewalk na iduldol saiyo ang binebenta nila, patitingnan, oras na hinawakan mo sasabihin nila na binili mo na kaya kailangan bayaran, Hindi ko alam kung sino ang nanggaya.

Paris na hindi siyudad

 Dear insansapinas,

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Ewan ko ba bakit ang hilig nating mag-idolize ng taong hindi worth tingnan sa pedestal. Habang nagkakandarapa ang iba na masilayan si Paris at mag-aaway-away sa twitter  para ipagtanggol ang hindi pinapansin dito sa America 

In her official Twitter account, Wilson said it was shameful that the President does not have better things to do than to meet with the famed celebutante and reality TV actress.
"Why is PNOY taking time out of his 'busy' schedule to meet with Paris Hilton tomorrow? So shameful that he doesn't have better things to do," Wilson tweeted. 

na lahat na yata ginawa para lang palaging nasa tabloid o entertainment news, sa Japan ay banned siya. Ni hindi siya nakayapak ng lupa sa Hapon. Sa inis niya pati sa ibang bansa ng Asia ay di siya tumuloy. Tayo lang talaga ang masyadong hospitable.

Paris Hilton banned in Japan

The heiress cancelled her Asia tour to promote her fashion and fragrance lines and boarded a private jet back to Los Angeles after being denied entry at Tokyo's airport Wednesday following her drug violation in the U.S., the Associated Press reports.

 Paris Hilton detained in Souch Africa for marijuana possession

Hilton's publicist, in a statement to CNN, said the incident "was a complete misunderstanding, and it was actually another person in the group who did it."

Ows?

A few years ago, she was made to serve a jail sentence in Los Angeles for violaton of her terms of probation for DUI case. Maloka-loka siya sa loob ng preso kaya biglang dating ang kaniyang ina para i-save siya bago siya magkaroon ng trauma.


Kailangan bang i-meet and greet ng Presidente? Bakeet?
Note: Valte denied that the President is meeting her. 
Nawala yong news. 


Here are some of her brainy quotes:


There's nobody in the world like me. I think every decade has an iconic blonde, like Marilyn Monroe or 1.Princess Diana and, right now, I'm that icon.
Paris Hilton

2.This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
Paris Hilton

3. Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?
Paris Hilton

4. What's a soup kitchen?
Paris Hilton

Foods Full of Cholesterol

Dear insansapinas,

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No Virginia, it is not only the lechon and the adobo that will give you cholesterol; even the seafood which you think does not contribute to your "bilbil".is also full of cholesterol.

These are the foods to be avoided so you will not be taking Lipitor for your breakfast.


1. Oyster, crab, lobster, shellfish- Akala ko pa naman wala itong taba. Peborit ko pa naman.


2.Cream cheese- gusto kong palaman sa Skyflakes


3. Caviar -haynaku, sushyal


4. Duck- Paborito ko pa naman ang roast duck. Kaya noong bandang huli, chicken na lang na nagkukunwaring roast duck ang kinakain ko.

5. Ice Cream- haynaku kahit na anong kaway sa akin ng ice cream namin sa freezer , hindi ko pinapansin. Kaya lang naman ako kumakain ng ice cream para sa calcium. Pero lately, wala na akong gana dahil madalas akong tumakbo sa bathroon.

6. Egg Yolks -ito ang pinakamaraming cholesterol. Pag weekends lang kami kumakain ng fried eggs. Tigdadalawa naman o kaya nagluto ako ng tortang talong.

7. Butter- kinakain ko na lang yong Oui. The butter that tastes like butter but it is not butter. LIAR.


8. Shrimp  low in fat but high in cholesterol. Dami pa naman kaming shrimp sa freezer. Maliliit naman.


9. Bacon- Misan lang in a blue moon kami kumain ng bacon at turkey pa. Hindi siya baboy. Kunwari lang.


10. Fastfood- Paminsan-minsan lang ako kumain ng burger. Hindi ako kumakain ng donit. Sabi nga DO NOT EAT.


Haynaku ano na lag kaya ang kakainin? Kahit daw okra mataas din ang cholesterol. Paborito ko rin. Makakain na nga. Ginataang halo halo. BURP.


Pinaysaamerika

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Kahit saang gubat, may puno na may tuko o ahas

Dear insansapinas,
Baka maligaw kayo sa Colloseum, hindi Araneta kung hindi yong nasa Rome. Doon ginaganap yong labanan ng mga gladiators at mga slaves noong mga panahon. 

picture taken by my brother
Maraming raket din ang nagaganap, kagaya ng pagsingil ng malaking pera para lang sila magpretrato kasama ang mga turista. Parang Baguio baga. Meron ding papakiusapan mong kunan ka ng picture pero hindi isosoli saiyo ang camera hanggang hindi ka nagbayad at tatakutin ka pa. Sa Pagsanjan Falls naman yong mga masasamang budhi doon, tatakutin kang itatapon nila sa tubig ang camera mo pag di ka nagbayad.


Kaya nga kahit saang gubat, may puno at sa puno may nakatirang tuko o ahas.

Some 20 "gladiators" or "centurions" have been arrested outside some of Rome's most famous tourist sites, in an undercover sting by police aimed at breaking up a violent racket targeting tourists, according to reports.The Guardian said other allegations against the gladiators including claims they demanded more than $40 to pose for a picture. "One ruse" was to offer to take a photograph of a tourist with their camera, then refuse to return it unless money was paid.

Healthcare and Medicare Scam

My friend's mother would like to retire. She is already 68 but is still supporting her daughter and granddaughter. If she retires, the pension will not be enough for the three of them.
My older brother would like to get an early retirement. He is not retireable yet but the rumors that the funds for SSS and Medicare are running out makes him think of retiring.  He's afraid that there will be not enough money for the future retirees.


US has already a problem with its debt and the healthcare scams bleed the fund dry too. The fraudulent transactions  are in millions. Many wre convicted and a lot of them are Filipnios. One of those convicted. a Filipino, and an employee of Sunrise Nursing Registry escaped and went back to the Philippines. Nakakahiya.
Senior citizens who are sick and or not capable of taking care of themselves can avail of the Medicare paid services of  caregivers. The scam is that the registry signed in seniors whom they pay $ 100 to 200 dollars in exchange of their claims for Medicare payments. The money goes to the registry.


Here is the news: 


Filipino in $40-m scam in US arrested

by Macon Ramos-Araneta

Temper, temper,temper

Dear insansapinas,

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I hate it when I lost my cool. Lumalabas ang sungay ko at pangil at nangangagat. At pagkatapos, nagsisisi ako na nakasugat ako ng aking pangil.

When I was a department head, I was very careful not to hurt my subordinates' feelings. Hindi ako  "The Devil Wears Prada" kind of leader. I adopted the carrot or carrot instead of carrot or stick policy of rewarding  people. Galing ng pasakalye.


WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Nagalit ako ngayong gabi at hindi ko alam sumisigaw naman ako sa telepono. . So? taas ninyo ang  inyong kilay. Kasi ayaw kong nagagalit. Ayaw kong nakakasakit ng damdamin ng tao na kulang na lang sabihin ko, MAY UTAK BA KAYO?


Three months ago, may reseta ako sa doctor. One tablet per day, good for ninety days. Before 60 days were over, muli akong bumisita sa doctor  at nireklamo ko na para ring  walang effect. Sabi niya, tingnan nating pag doble ang dosage. You come back after a month. Tinawagan niya ang pharmacy para baguhin ang prescription niya.


Tumawag ako sa pharmacy.Tinanong ko kung natanggap nila ang order ng doctor para sa akin na bagong dosage. Sabi sa akin oo raw pero nagrefill na nila ibibigay.Hige.

Aug 2, nagrefill ako. Old dosage pa rin. Tamang-tama, appointment ko sa doctor. Tinanong niya ako kung iniinom ko na yong bagong dosage. Sabi ko hindi. Kasi nagrefill lang ako ng Aug. 2 tapos old dosage pa ang ibinigay sa akin. Kaya nga yon din ang itatanong ko. Tawag siya sa pharmacy. Tapos binigyan niya ako ng precription na ibibigay for additional 90 tablets.


HINDI AKO BINIGYAN ng pharmacy kasi maghihintay na nanam daw ako ng 45 days dahil narefill na ang aking prescrption. Palagay ko ayaw lang nilang ihabol sa insurance yong additional prescription. Sabi noong babae hindi raw marinig ang boses ko. Pinindot ko ang ilong, hinila ko ang tainga para lakasan ang volume ng boses ko

at sumisigaw akong nagsasalita, ipinapaliawanag sa kanila na dapat noon pa nila ako binigyan dahil prescription yon. HANE.
Pero naawa naman ako sa mga pharmatech. Alam ko naman ang kinikita nila kaya pag pinagsupladaan ko pa sila ay SOBRA NA. Pero meds ko naman yon ANOH.


Minsan-minsan man lang akong magalit at nanginginig ako. Kaya nga insultuhin mo na ako di ako sisigaw, pagalitan mo na ako at apihin mo na ako at hindi ako sasagot. PERO KUKUNIN KO naman ang aking karayom. hehehe


Pinaysaamerika

Hotels

Dear insansapinas,
When we were kids and visited our cousins in the barrio we played " bahay-bahayan. The older 'sins gathered corn stalks, slabs and banana leaves leaves and built us a hovel like in the photo below.

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The photo however is not for kids but for adults. It is a hotel in the forest.  The description says:  The huts are located in a glade beside the Lake Skärsjön, and espouse a simple, primitive form of living, with candle-lit rooms, shared outhouses, lake or creek as your option for bathing, crackling fire, and the sight, smell and sounds of the forest to entertain you. Food is also self-catered, 

Meron silang outhouses. Di kailangang gumamit ng siit at dahon. bwahaha

It reminds me also of my camping days but the huts were made from canvas. We slept on the grounds except for improvised bed out of bamboo slats.Ayunm nagkasakit karamihan.

Undersea resort

The Day ako ay naging ISTATWA

Dear insansapinas,
Alas nuwebe y media ng umaga. Mainit ang araw. Nakatayo ako sa bus stop. May appointment ako sa doctor na nireschedule kaya lang hindi ko pwedeng reschedule ko ang aking ride. One day lang pagitan. So bus ako. 

Pero hindi ang appointment ko ang aking kuwento. Hindi rin ang bus. Kundi ang Araw  na ako ay naging Istatwa,

Sirenomelia-Ano raw?

Dear insansapinas,

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When my mother was still alive, our breakfasts during weekends  lasted for more than two hours because she had a lot of stories to tell. I called them breakfast  instead of bedroom stories. But before I tell you one story which was unbelievable but she swore was true is about a sireno or a merman  let us read this news about a baby who was born with mermaid or sirenomelia syndrome.

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Jane Sariba, 18, said she gave birth last July 31 inside their house in Barangay Matuog-tuog.She said she was surprised that her baby was born with fused legs, like a mermaid.
Sariba said that during her pregnancy, she was an avid watcher of a TV soap opera that had a young mermaid as the lead character.She said she brought the baby to a hospital after the delivery but the baby died along the way.A neonatologist said the baby had sirenomelia, also known as mermaid syndrome, which is a very rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving them the appearance of a mermaid's tail.

This happened in Mercedes, Camarines Norte, a fish port where the means of sale transaction is thru whispers. Bulungan, baga. 

Hindi lang kalahati, doble pa

Dear insansapinas,
Totoo kaya ito? 

Lawmakers doubled their pay

By the way, I learned that the senators have quietly doubled their own salaries from P80,000 a month to P150,000 a month. Pimentel is coming in just in time for that bonanza. Zubiri is leaving without having tasted it.I presume that the congressmen secretly did the same thing. The taxpayers’ pockets have been picked again.

Hindi nga kataasan ang suweldo nila pero libre naman sila sa mga gastusin kagaya ng sasakyan, gasolina, etc. 
At ang pinakamalaki ay ang pork barrel.


Hindi naman nila kailangan ang salary increase. May mga iba silang pinagkakakitaan.

Art, Souvenirs and Thrash

Dear insansapinas,

picture taken by my brother

I said that I do not want to write about that thrashy collage they call Art which was exhibited in CCP. I was not the only one offended, There were so many petitions  for the closure of the exhibit that came via e-mails and other forms of communication. 

CCP finally succumbed to pressure NOT because of the clamor of the senators and  the various groups but I think it is more of the threat that its funding will be reduced? CCP is funded by the taxpayers' money  money and the taxpayers have the right to question where the money is going. Hindi ka ba pwedeng magquestion kung ayaw mo ang ginagastusan ng iyong pera?  Here is an exceprt of the news:

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) closed down on Tuesday the main gallery where the controversial "Kulo" art exhibit is on display.In a statement, the CCP said threats to persons and property influenced the management's decision to close down the gallery.One of the artworks displayed in the gallery — artist Mideo Cruz's piece, a mixed-media collage called "Poleteismo" — was criticized as "blasphemous" and then vandalized last week.

Freedom of expression, ito paa ko, (my foot). In a related news: 

In Pisa, the vendors of souvenirs receive stiff fines for selling erotic souvenirs associated with their Leaning Tower of Pisa, Michaelangelo and David. The mayor declared that "'Some of the so called novelty souvenir items that can be found on these stalls are verging on the pornographic and this is not the image of the city of Pisa we want to cultivate.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2022760/Pisas-mayor-bans-erotic-tourist-souvenirs.html#ixzz1UXSfYFD4

We're talking about aprons depicting Michelangelo's nude statue of David and more.
According to Britain's Daily Mail, Pisa, Italy mayor Marco Filippeschi is supporting fines of up to $700 for owners of stalls around the Leaning Tower of Pisa that sell souvenirs including the tower in phallic poses.

Adidas, Coca Cola and Starbucks

Dear insansapinas.
Naaaah, Virginia, I am not talking about the delicious chicken feet we call Adidas. Yon nga ba yon ?


I am talking about the shoes and other brands and how they got their names. Forwarded to me by my brother.You ever wonder, why your favorite soda is called Coca Cola?

There are fifty of them, I selected only a few which  names  are familiar in the Philippines.


1. Coca Cola - it is named after cocal leaves and kola nuts for flavoring.
2. 7-11 - it was named from its hours of operation 7 am to 11 pm
3. Adidas- form the name of the owner Adolf Adi Dassler. His brother also produced shoes called Puma.
4. Starbucks -named after a character in the movie, Moby Dick
5. Adobe- named after Adobe Creek which run  behind the house of the co- founder John Warnock
6. Bridgestone- named after the translation of the name of the owner Shojiro Ishibash- bridge of stone.
7. Sony- it is not a name of a lady, it refers to sonus meaning sound
8, Sharp- named after the company's first product- pencil.
9. Pepsi- named after pepsin
10. Mattel- the maker of Barbie Dolls was named after its owners, Harold "Matt"  Matson and Elliot Handler


I worked with H & R Block and I never knew where the name originated. It was founded by Henry W. and Richard Bloch. They changed Bloch to Block.


Pinaysaamerika

The Tale of Two Wives- The Day I became a Tupperware

Dear insansapinas,

I answered the phone call. It was a friend. She said that she would like to know how I am. My thought balloon said otherwise. What does she need this time? Oh, I know it. Favor. She's the type of who would  call only to vent, to assassinate someone's character or to ask for prayers, not necessarily in that order. The last one was either a compliment to me that I have a direct line to the Big Boss (she asked me to pray for her so she will get pregnant, she asked me to pray for approval of her applications to almost anything) Or she believes that I am a witch. HA HA HA.

It is about her sister-in-law who changed her mind or if ever, she would come from the Philippines, (she was petitioned by her brother who got laid off recently) she said that she does not like to live with them--the in-laws.

She vented and I listened and she asked me if I can pray so that she could change her mind--that she agrees to live with the relatives.


I declined. First, I said that if ever there is someone who should pray so she would agree to live with them, it is her brother. Secondly, I turned into a big Tupperware, I said she must be ashamed to be living with them since the brother is already married. What I would like to say was, she must be scared to live with them because the brother must have told her how he was treated since he came from the Philippines and could not find another place to stay because  rent is above his paycheck. 


I myself stayed in her place for a few days while waiting for my flight and she was ready to accept my payment until the husband said no. All the time, her brows were kintted like a chain stitch that would make you uncomfortable during your stay.


Wife number 2


Wife number 2 is the wife of my friend who went home to the Philippines to seek a wife. I sent him to St. Jude, the patron saint of the desperate cases.


He's lucky, she's a professional, she got her own business and the family is my kababayan. Just like my grandparents and relatives, they have also fishpond where they get the big fish, crabs, prawns and lobsters that they sent to the daughter in Manila where she holds office. Sabi ng aking kaibigan, wala raw delata sa condo ng napangasawa niya. Maraming sili at gata. heeheehe. He was already introduced to the Bicol cuisine which includes dinuguan na may gata na may raw langka o ugob, ginataang santol at ginataang baklang alimango na walang panlaban ang King crab dito sa laki ng mga laman.


My friend just arrived from the Philippines this week. He called me to consult about his petition to his wife para madala na dito. Our friend, the immigration lawyer could not be contacted so pinagtiyagaan niya ako sa pag-fill up ng form. Mahigpit kasi dito. Pag nagkamali ka, ang tagal ng process.


During the conversation, I asked my friend if he told his wife what to expect here in the US where she will have no alalay, does not know how to go to market because her parents provided her with rice down to the salt produced from the ocean. Besides they will stay with his mother.


Sabi niya, she's been here in the States when she visited her brother and she also took a vacation in Canada.


I almost told him, iba pag nagbabakasyon ka lang ay iba kung nakatira ka na permanently.


I do not know much about his mother except  that she was the one who petitioned my friend. She has also lots of properties in the Philippines. She helped in his wedding na ginawa ang reception sa Ayala Alabang. Sushal.


First meeting namin dito sa States  ay noong nagtampo siya sa kaibigan ko ang his sister. Probably menopausal yon. SHE BOUGHT A BMW and naglayas.


When I asked my friend why, he just rolled his eyes. So we looked for her. Nagchecked in pala sa isang hotel at sabi ay hindi siya appreciated ng mga anak. She could not drive the BMW, mabilis daw. 

My friend has his own sports car kaya ipinagbili ang BMW after a few days na nagkapeace na sila at depreciated value. Gustong bilhin noong kaibigan kong isa pero nahiya siya.

Paano kaya pag nagtampo na naman siya? Baka bumili namang ng PORSCHE.

Gaano man kabait ang in-laws hindi pwedeng walang friction. Kaya ako di tumira sa mga in-laws ko. Tama na yong dinadalaw ko siya at naghahagikhikan kami habang kumakain sa paborito naming Thai restaurant.


Pinaysaamerika

Thank You and Good bye Dr. Fe del Mundo

Dear insansapinas,

Dr. Fe del Mundo, the Grand Dame of Philippine Pediatrics, passed away after suffering a heart attack at 5 a.m. Saturday.

No, I do not know her personally, Virginia except that she was the pediatricuan who was able to diagnose 
what was wrong with my boy Tsikiting Gubat. Yes, he is the same boy of mine who was hospitalized when he was just seven days old
because someone fron the nursery  did not bother to sterilize all the feeding bottles--an incompetence or laziness  that sent all the newborns during the period back to the hospital because of infection . 


My boy  survived the 24 critical hours. Thanks to prayers. But several weeks after I brought him home from the hospital,  I sensed that my TG had difficulty peeing. 

I brought him to different doctors and  hospitals, PGH included and the only diagnosis was that he got an infection. And why I was crying ? asked one doctor. Natural lang daw yon. Antibiotics were prescribed. The swelling and the redness would disappear but he still had  difficulty urinating that he would cry.


Mother's instinct, no matter how young you are would tell you that it was not an ordinary phase for an infant to go through. So I brought him to another doctor/pediatrician. I did not know who she was until my friend told me that she was Dr. Fe del Mundo. She recommended an inmmediate  one day surgery.

She was already old at that time and I kept wondering  if she were still alive until I read the news about her death. She never married and died at age 99. A life well-lived.

Pinaysaamerika

Apologies, Baha, Blooper

Christopher Lao a victim of 'social media excess'

08/05/2011 | 06:47 PM 

Ito ang video ng kotse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Dv0As0_vQ&feature=player_embedded

Ito ang balita: 

Christopher Lao, the driver battered by insults from netizens after being seen on television driving his car through a flood, is a victim of “social media excess," a media watchdog said Friday.
"What happened to Lao is an issue of social media excess more than it is of journalism ethics," the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) said in a statement.

Humingi ng  apology si Lao para matapos na lang bullying. 

Mabuti na lang at wala pa noong Facebook at Youtube nang ang aking kotse ay lumubog din sa baha. Walang nakapagsabi rin noon na malalim ang tubig kahit may nasasalubong kaming tao na babalaan man lang kami.

Dalawa kasi ang route na pwede naming kunin. Yong isa ay talagang bahain at yong ikalawa na siyang pinili namin ay hindi. Nagkataon pa lang nagoverflow ang creek dahil minsan ginagawang pagkakakakitaan  ng mga tambay ang mga magsalaksak ng basura sa mga drainage para lalong bumaha at pag may humintong sasakyan, kikita sila pagtulak. AMININ.

Kapag  nakaranas  ka na na  lumutang ang kotse sa baha kung saan makakaramdam ka ng takot na ikaw ay maanod, ng pag-iisip ng malaking gastusin dahil sa masisirang makina ng sasakyan, may karapatan kang magalit not unless may HALO ka sa ulo o ikaw ay may lugar na sa paraiso.

Sa akin ang emosyon ay panic, calm ( pinagdasal kong magkaroon ng pakpak ang aking korse) at gratitude na nakaligtas kami. Pero huwag mo akong babatiin ng mga panahong yaon dahil baka lumabas ang aking pangil. Twelve hours kaming stranded noon sa Baclaran, sa traffic at baha, buti at hindi bumigay ang aking kotse kahit naka-airconditoned dahil takot kami sa mga gumagalang mga holdupper na nagsasamantala ng traffic. 

Himala ng mga himala, hindi naman nasira ang sasakyan ko at WALA NAMANG PHOTOGRAPHER na nakakuha na naging DANGKA (Banca) ang aking kotse.

Blooper and Apology

Multo sa UAE

Dear insansapinas,

photocredit: new covenant 
Nabalita na may isang haunted house sa UAE na pinagkakatakutan ng mga Pinoy.


Hindi lahat ng nagpaparamdam sa isang bahay o lugar ay multo ng namatay. Maaring ibang klaseng elementals ang nakatira doon.


Sa kuwento ng mga nakaramdaman, lalo na ang babaeng naging sentro ng kaniyang attention, ang elemental na ito ay ang sinasabing INCUBUS. 

Ayon sa wiki,

An incubus (nominal form constructed from the Latin verb, incubo, incubare, or "to lie upon") is a demon in male form who, according to a number of mythological and legendary traditions, lies upon sleepers, especially women, in order to have intercourse with them. Its female counterpart is the succubus. An incubus may pursue sexual relations with a woman  generally during the night when the victim is sleeping.

Kapag may nangyayaring ganito, dapat magsuot ng protection ang babae para hindi lapitan ng masamang espiritu. . Kung inaakala ng marami na ang mga Katoliko lamang ang nagsusuot ng Krus o ng Carmel para protection, sila ay nagkakamali. Minsan ay napuna ng isa kong kaibigang Muslim ang suot-suot ko sa aking leeg. Tanong niya, PROTECTION? 


Ito ang balita: 

Sacrilegious Art is an ART Not

Dear insansapinas,

I, myself have been a beneficiary of miracles based on my faith and no artist can persuade me to appreciate a trash art. 


I've read about the CCP "penis and condom art" weeks ago. I did not bother to comment to avoid more publicity of these art pieces which are deemed sacrilegious by Christians particularly the Catholics. 


I know that it is one way of promoting the exhibit--to create controversy. I also believe that the reason the artist is into this form of art is to create a niche in the art world so that he may  be 
recognized from a dozen a dime starving artists churning art pieces which they can hardly sell.   


According to what I read, this is the artist's  way of expressing his  reaction on Catholic's worship of idols. This is an ignorance of the Catholic belief and a violation of human right--to practice one's own belief.  We do not worship idols; we venerate them. Are kissing and talking to the picture of a loved one, a kind of worship especially when you miss them ?


What parents or children would like the pictures of their loved ones desecrated? 


Freedom of expression? My foot. Cussing someone in public is not a freedom of expression. Desecrating someone's belief is not a freedom of expression.


Freedom of religion is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.


According to the artist, the paintings were exhibited in other parts of the world and no one raised a howl. I remember a few years ago before the Twin Towers catastrophe, the same kind of art was exhibited in a New York Museum.
US is not a Catholic nation but the petition to stop the exhibit reached us in California.

Pumapatak na naman ang ulan

 Dear insansapinas,

Nakapaschedule din ako ng ride kanina para pick-up in ang aking reading-computer glasses. It costs me an arm and a leg and a nail. Buti binigyan ako ng discount kung hindi mayroong nakapatong sa ilong ko nang mahigit na sampung libo (pesoses) ang halaga ng reading glass. Siyenga pala nasaan ba yon? Nakalimutan kong suotin. Ahek.


Tiningnan ko ang weather forecast sa internet.  Uulan daw at ang temperature ay naglalaro sa 83. Wala akong payong kaya yong aking 2 dollar raincoat ang aking sinuot. Wala pa akong isang minutong nakatayo sa labas ay pumatak na ang ulan. Natakpan nga ang damit ko pero ang mukha ko naman ay nababasa pati ang aking distance glasses. Silong ako sa malaking puno. Sus ang ingay ng mga ibon.


Pero hindi talaga ito ang aking paksa. Ang paksa ko ay ang pag-eesplika  ni Carandang bakit huli na nang suspendihin ang eskuwela at ang opisina dahil sa bagyo.


Katuwiran kasi niya ay ang signal number blah blah blah. Eh policy pa yan noong nag-aaral ako na nirehash lang noong 2010. Noon pa  palagi akong basang umuuwi dahil pagdating ko sa iskwela sarado. Ang inaasahan nilang magsususpending mga opisyal ng eskuwela ay wala pa dahil ang simula ng klase ay usually alas syete samantalang ang dating ng mga presidente at academic officials ay alas nuwebe Ang mga rank and file naman ay nagsisiyetehan. Wala pa noong kasophisticated na cell phone na pwedeng tawagan ang guwardiya para pag may nagtanong sabihing walang klase o kaya ipabalita sa radyo.


Noon pwede pa ang signal na pagbasehan dahil hindi pa masyadong grabe ang baha. Ngayon umihi lang ang palaka, baha na.


Sabi iimbestigahan ang PAGASA. Biglang tahimik at tahimik na rin si Salceda? 


Ang tuwid na daan ay lubog sa bahang tubig na marumi, TSEH.

CHEd Memorandum Order No. 34 series of 2010, issued last October 22, 2010, clarified the guidelines for suspension of classes in higher education institutes (HEIs) due to weather disturbances.
Based on the memorandum, classes at the collegiate level, including graduate school, are automatically suspended in HEIs once public storm warning signal number 3 is raised.

However, heads of HEIs have the discretion to cancel classes even if signal number 3 is not yet declared, especially if there are other factors, such as flooding and road damage.



With regard to the late suspension of government work and college classes, Carandang said the Palace needed to evaluate the situation "on a case-to-case basis" and it does not want to disrupt work.
"As much as possible kasi, ayaw natin na magdeklara ng suspension of classes or government work, nadi-disrupt ang flow ng trabaho. Hindi naman pwede basta umulan magsususpindi kaagad, so kailangan talaga natin i-monitor ang sitwasyon at based on our appreciation of kung nahihirapan na ba yung tao, then we make the decision," he said.

Pinaysaamerika

Prison

Dear insansapinas,

A dormitory? A room in a house?

photocredit

No, Virginia, this is a Norway prison cell where the gunman who massacred several people will be spending the rest of his life. 

Norway's concept of prison emphasizes on treating the inmates humanely to prepare them for integration in the society when they have finished serving their sentence.

Sa Pilipinas siguro pag ganito kaganda ang titirhan mo, maraming magpapakulong. Kagaya ng mga homeless dito sa US, minsan nagpapakulong para umiwas sa mga kaaway sa labas. Minsan naman para may matulugan, sumasakay ng bus at natutulog sa loob. Aircon pag summer at may heater pag winter. Nakailang ikot na ang bus, hindi pa bumababa.  Hanubayan.

Pinaysaamerika.

Money

Dear insansapinas,
Do you know how they buy cars in China. They buy them in cash as in...bulto-bulto.

pic forwarded by bayi,


A friend of mine had a Chinese client who is a millionaire but he's low profile. One day, he asked her to help him buy a brand new car. Being a simple man, he wore cheap clothes that you won't think that he can afford to buy a car. When they were choosing the car he wanted, the man was being ignored by the car sales agent. 


After the choice, the agent asked how the payment is going to be made. In cash, said the man. Then he brought out his bayong full of money. The agent almost "picked up" his jaw from the floor.


My friend in Indonesia decided to migrate to the United States. She sold the family's house and lot which also housed her nursery school. 


When she came home after the sale, she came home with two suitcases of rupiahs. You can imagine how many rupiahs she needed to convert her currency to dollar. One rupiah is equivalent to .0001 dollar.


Para makabili ka ng worth 10 dollars kailangan mo ng isang bayong?

Chopstick

Dear insansapinas,
Iba-ibang klaseng modus operandi ng mga pickpockets pero ito sa Beijing, chpstick ang gamit. Ginawang parang noodle ang pitaka.

Hindi siguro nagbag ang babae sa takot mahablot. Kahit sa bulsa, wala ring ligtas. Sana gayahin niya lolo ng kaibigan ko, may maliit na  kadena sa wallet niya kaya nang mapickpocket siya sa bus sa Cubao, biglang hila niya bago nakababa ang pickpocket. mwahaha.


Pinaysaamerika

Nora Aunor is finally coming, so is John Rendez

 Dear insansapinas,

Ayan darating na si Nora Aunor. Sumakay na sa eruplano. Direct flight yan kaya wala ng chance na bumaba pa siya. Besides, naisama rin si John Rendez. Susunod lang. Naayos yong kaso dito sa Pinas? Package deal? Pero hindi mo rin naman masisi si Nora, siya lang ang di umiwan sa kaniya. Prrsssst. Panyo nga. Kaya pala hindi sasalubong si Lotlot? (intriga).

Milyon-nilyon ang talent fee. MVP ba naman. Kung sina Kobe, nabayaran ng kalahating milyong dolyar, si Nora pa. Mayroon talagang HIMALA.

Actress Nora Aunor boarded Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight 103 at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, barely beating the 9:50 p.m. check-in deadline. The superstar took dozens of pictures with fans, including PAL employees, before entering the business class lounge.
She is expected to arrive at the Manila International Airport at 3:40 a.m. on Tuesday.
“I'm excited,” said Aunor, who is expected to stay in the Philippines for 3 months before returning to Los Angeles.
The superstar will reportedly do a movie based on the life of Filipino general Emilio Aguinaldo, as well as a television project for a rival network.