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August 29, 2014
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Friday, August 29, 2014 0
March 22, 2014
Nilo Butay from Ormoc won the Mega Millions Jackpot but failed to claim prize
One of three of the PCSO Mega Millions big winners from last month failed to come forward. Nilo Butay, local Ormoc City, Leyte resident, bought the winning ticket at a local liquor store a day or so before the drawing, according to the PCSO Lottery Commission.
Butay's 213 million pesos share of the 640 million will be split evenly between the other two winners, James Ladel of Palompon and Desmondo Siyam of Tacloban, netting them each a cool 319 million each. The owner of the liquor store who sold the ticket, Frank Durano, also will not recover any of the winnings. Nilo Butay, if you're reading this, you may want to call a relative and let them know you're still alive.
This is for humor purposes only. Happy April Fools everyone! From Pipe-line Team.
Saturday, March 22, 2014 0
Paris Hilton engaged to new boyfriend from Ormoc City
After years of dating Hollywood actors and celebrities, Paris Hilton has finally got engaged. We'd say we're delighted for her.
Paris has agreed to marry a man called John Imbayarte Miles, a local resident of Ormoc City in the Philippines who she has been romantically involved with for a total of 2 weeks when she recently visited the country. We did some maths and worked out that that's not very long at all. But who are we to judge? Love is love. And it's not like marriage is a legally binding commitment to spend the rest of your life with someone. It's all a facade.
We've grown fond of Paris over the years. and certainly we can say that Paris is deeply in love with her new fiancé.
We've grown fond of Paris over the years. and certainly we can say that Paris is deeply in love with her new fiancé.
This is for humor purposes only. Happy April Fools everyone! From Pipe-line Team.
Saturday, March 22, 2014 1
March 21, 2014
President Obama and First Lady will travel to Ormoc City, Leyte to visit the victims of Typhoon Yolanda
President Obama and his wife Michelle will travel to Leyte, Philippines next week to pay their respect to the families who lost their loved ones due to the damaging effects of Super typhoon Yolanda, that killed thousands of lives last November of 2013. The White House confirmed Friday that the couple will "pay respects to the memory and participate in memorial events" honoring the passing of the Leytenyos.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney did not disclose what events the Obamas would be attending while visiting the African country, telling the press Friday at a briefing, "President Obama and the First Lady will go ... at this point, I don't have more information on logistics or the timing," he said. It is not known if President Obama will invite any other living U.S. Presidents to accompany him as part of the U.S. delegation to Leyte.
This is for humor purposes only. Happy April Fools everyone! From Pipe-line Team.
Friday, March 21, 2014 0
SM Megamall to rise in Bantigue, Ormoc City Leyte
Ormoc Philippines - SM prepares to build a new mall in the pineapple capital of the Philippines with the recent groundbreaking of Robinsons Ormoc City. Ormoc, Leyte Mayor Codilla and Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 4th District
Lucy Marie Gomez were the guests of honor during the simple ceremony held on site. Calderon said that the opening of SM Center Leyte is in line with the city's vision of being an Leytenopolis in the coming years.
The mall will kickstart this goal because of the potential role in employment, income and quality of life in the town. SM Supermalls president Annie Garcia joined them as did SM Supermalls SVP for engineering Antolin Paule, VP for operations Liza Silerio, and VP and architect Fides Hsu. Located on a 12,650-sqm. site at the entrance of the town between Baybay, Leyte and Ormoc City, the mall is scheduled to open during the second quarter of 2016.
The three-storey 33,094-sqm. mall will be the 51st SM Supermall and the third in the province of Leyte after SM City Maasin and SM City Palompon and Isabel. SM Center Bantigue will have SaveMore as its major anchor, as well as SM mainstays and about 140 shopping, leisure and dining choices. It expects to hire about 2,000 emplpoyees, and will have its own rainwater holding tank, which will purposely collect and hold 1,600 cubic meters of rainwater and help prevent flood in the community.
This is for humor purposes only. Happy April Fools everyone! From Pipe-line Team.
This is for humor purposes only. Happy April Fools everyone! From Pipe-line Team.
Friday, March 21, 2014 0
February 26, 2014
Man, allegedly raped by Vhong Navarro - a new rape allegation has surfaced, this time from a man
Only several days after beauty contestant Roxanne Acosta Cabanero filed rape charges against ABS-CBN actor-comedian Vhong Navarro, a new rape allegation has surfaced, this time from a man.
The man, identified as Dennis Cornelo Nahalay came to DZBB last night and asked to go on air during a live broadcast and began his recount of the ordeal he faced three years ago, allegedly in the ‘hands’ of Navarro. Nahalay said that he is a fan of the ABS-CBN show, “It’s Showtime” and it was during one of his visits to the show that Navarro — one of the show’s hosts — asked for his phone number through one of the show’s production assistants.Nahalay said that he was flattered because he never had anyone from the same sex interested in him, let alone a famous personality like Vhong Navarro.
From then on, Nahalay claimed that he started receiving text messages from Navarro, which became incessant invitations to meet up, for what Navarro referred to as an ‘appointment’. Nahalay said that after months of receiving Navarro’s messages, he started having dreams of Navarro, and it was in one of these dreams that the alleged rape took place.
“Diyos ko, na violate akesh. Aminin ko feelanga ko siya, chopopo — pero neuro, ka-shokot! Buya, nagsakit ang aking uranus,” said Nahalay.
Nahalay also said that he lived in Cebu City when the alleged rape happened. While shocked beyond disbelief, the DZBB radio talk show host asked Nahalay how it is possible that rape can happen in his dream and in Cebu, which is hundreds of kilometers from where Navarro lives. Nahalay said that he was inspired by the recent rape allegation made by Roxanne Cabanero against Navarro, that her story gave him the courage to come forward.
Nahalay also added that Cabanero’s now-famous allegation of ‘remote rape’ on her complaint made his own ‘remote rape’ dream complaint plausible. Therefore he is going to file charges in court against Navarro, as soon as he is able to find an attorney to handle his case.
When asked about this latest allegation, Vhong Navarro admitted that he did send those text messages but also said that he never intended any malice. He said that a friend told him that Nahalay was an excellent hair stylist, and when he spotted him in the studio, he did not waste time asking for his phone number, this was the reason for his appointment requests – to get a haircut.
This is for humor purposes only. Source: Eritas Times.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1
February 13, 2014
The History of Valentine's Day
"He was a Roman Priest at a time when there was an emperor called Claudias who persecuted the church at that particular time," Father O'Gara explains. " He also had an edict that prohibited the marriage of young people. This was based on the hypothesis that unmarried soldiers fought better than married soldiers because married soldiers might be afraid of what might happen to them or their wives or families if they died."
"I think we must bear in mind that it was a very permissive society in which Valentine lived," says Father O'Gara. "Polygamy would have been much more popular than just one woman and one man living together. And yet some of them seemed to be attracted to Christian faith. But obviously the church thought that marriage was very sacred between one man and one woman for their life and that it was to be encouraged. And so it immediately presented the problem to the Christian church of what to do about this."
"The idea of encouraging them to marry within the Christian church was what Valentine was about. And he secretly married them because of the edict."
Valentine was eventually caught, imprisoned and tortured for performing marriage ceremonies against command of Emperor Claudius the second. There are legends surrounding Valentine's actions while in prison.
"One of the men who was to judge him in line with the Roman law at the time was a man called Asterius, whose daughter was blind. He was supposed to have prayed with and healed the young girl with such astonishing effect that Asterius himself became Christian as a result."
In the year 269 AD, Valentine was sentenced to a three part execution of a beating, stoning, and finally decapitation all because of his stand for Christian marriage. The story goes that the last words he wrote were in a note to Asterius' daughter. He inspired today's romantic missives by signing it, "from your Valentine."
"What Valentine means to me as a priest," explains Father O'Gara, "is that there comes a time where you have to lay your life upon the line for what you believe. And with the power of the Holy Spirit we can do that -- even to the point of death."
Valentine's martyrdom has not gone unnoticed by the general public. In fact, Whitefriars Street Church is one of three churches that claim to house the remains of Valentine. Today, many people make the pilgrimage to the church to honor the courage and memory of this Christian saint.
"Valentine has come to be known as the patron saint of lovers. Before you enter into a Christian marriage you want some sense of God in your life -- some great need of God in your life. And we know, particularly in the modern world, many people are meeting God through his Son, Jesus Christ."
"If Valentine were here today, he would say to married couples that there comes a time where you're going to have to suffer. It's not going to be easy to maintain your commitment and your vows in marriage. Don't be surprised if the 'gushing' love that you have for someone changes to something less "gushing" but maybe much more mature. And the question is, is that young person ready for that?"
"So on the day of the marriage they have to take that into context," Father O'Gara says. "Love -- human love and sexuality is wonderful, and blessed by God -- but also the shadow of the cross. That's what Valentine means to me."
Source:www.cbn.com
Thursday, February 13, 2014 0
February 9, 2014
10 things you must know before coming to Malaysia
I listed some 10 things you badly needed to know before paying a visit in Malaysia.
1. THREE RACES. They can speak English in different accents. Most Malays are the shy type, the Chinese are the fast talkers, and the Indians are the confident ones.
2. ONE RINGGIT IS NOT ONE PESO. Pay attention when you do shopping. Most of the time, the prices in Malaysia ranges from ONE RINGGIT UP! So try not to screw your budget.
3. "LAH!"
I really do not understand where the word "lah" came from. Every time I am having a conversation with them they always say, "No lah!" "Yes lah!" "You go lah!" ( I am not a grandma!) hahaha!
4. ECHO. Once you told them that you are a Filipino. Their first question would be, "Do you know Jericho Rosales?" (I was laughing after. Even now, hahaha! Sad to say, they did not know who is COCO MARTIN!).
5. SINGAPORE. If you step in Malaysia, better bring a larger budget because the next stop is just Singapore, especially if you will go to LEGOLAND (Johor).
6. JOBS. Do not try to look for a job without enough money. A lot of scams are wandering around Malaysia. They provide jobs, but you pay your own visa and working permit. I suggest go to an authentic employment agency where you will be safe. Do not fly to Malaysia until you got your visa and working permit.
7. TIME IS GOLD. When I woke up at 7:00 in the morning, I was searching for the sun. The sun usually rises late in Malaysia and it also goes down around 7:30 in the evening. So even I go home around 6:00 in the evening, the heat of the sun is still there.
8. FREE BUS RIDE! You can travel around the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by just riding this free bus. It has its own route so you should grab a map and enjoy the ride.
9. CHOCOLATES. You will never regret eating chocolates in Malaysia. It is not expensive and it makes you happy. Not just Cadbury products, Hershey's also are available, almost all of the branded chocolates are sold for a lower price.
10. MALAYSIANS VERSUS PINOY. I listed this last because I want you to realize how important it is to be mindful about our own self. I love Malaysia and I enjoyed my stay there. When I came and mingled with the different people in Malaysia, at first they were trying to read my thoughts, my actions, I can sense they are having hard time trusting someone like me. Later on, I built rapport and a shocking truth was revealed. Sad to say, some of our fellowmen who are currently living in Malaysia are doing something that the Malaysians did not like. So every time they see a Filipino, well, mostly they will generalized that we are all the same. A lesson I would like to bring to everyone: Let us love our friends and foes. Do good and stay away from trouble. Maintain our morals and preserve our culture. I do hope time will come that all of this issues will soon fade and peace will conquer.
Disclaimer: I do not own the photos and this list is just my experience and opinion.
Sunday, February 09, 2014 0
February 3, 2014
How China Deals With Internet-Addicted Teens?
Compulsive Internet use has been categorized as a mental health issue in many countries, including the United States, but China was among the first to label “Internet addiction” a clinical disorder.In this Op-Doc video, we show the inner workings of a rehabilitation center where Chinese teenagers are “deprogrammed.” The Internet Addiction Treatment Center, in Daxing, a suburb of Beijing, was established in 2004. It was one of the first of its kind – and there are now hundreds of treatment programs throughout China and South Korea. (The first inpatient Internet addiction program in the United States recently opened in Pennsylvania.)
A short documentary about a Chinese boot-camp-style treatment center for young men “addicted” to the Internet.
Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/jqctG3NnDa0
The program featured in this video admits teenagers, usually male, whose parents typically take them there against their will. Once inside, the children are kept behind bars and guarded by soldiers. Treatment, which often lasts three to four months, includes medication and therapy, and sometimes includes parents. Patients undergo military-inspired physical training, and their sleep and diet are carefully regulated. These techniques (some of which are also used in China to treat other behavioral disorders) are intended to help the patients reconnect with reality.
Yet after four months of filming in this center (for our documentary “Web Junkie”), some vital questions remained: Are the children being accurately evaluated? And is the treatment effective? In many cases, it seemed parents were blaming the Internet for complex social and behavioral issues that may defy such interventions. (For example, we noticed that some patients experienced difficult family relationships, social introversion and a lack of friends in the physical world.) Tao Ran, the center’s director, claims a 70 percent success rate. If that’s true, perhaps China’s treatment model is something other nations should embrace, however disturbing it may seem to outsiders. There is still no real global consensus among experts about what constitutes addiction to the Internet, and whether the concept even exists, particularly in a strict medical sense.
What is clear is that this issue is not confined to China. With millions (if not billions) glued to screens and electronic devices, the overuse of technology is becoming a universal, transnational concern. While treatment methods may vary, one way or another, we will need to find effective ways to moderate our use of technology and provide help to those who need it.
Source: The New York Times
Monday, February 03, 2014 0
WARNING SIGNS OF AN ABUSER
(2) JEALOUS: Excessively possessive; calls constantly or visits unexpectedly; prevents you from going to work because "you might meet someone"; checks the mileage on your car.
(3) CONTROLLING: If you are late, interrogates you intensively about whom you talked to and where you were; keeps all the money; insists you ask permission to go anywhere or do anything.
(4) UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS: Expects you to be the perfect mate and meet his or her every need.
(5) ISOLATION: Tries to isolate you from family and friends; accuses people who are your supporters of "causing trouble." The abuser may deprive you of a phone or car, or try to prevent you from holding a job.
(6) BLAMES OTHERS FOR PROBLEMS OR MISTAKES: It's always someone else's fault if something goes wrong.
(7) MAKES OTHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OR HER FEELINGS: The abuser says, "You make me angry" instead of "I am angry," or says, "You're hurting me by not doing what I tell you."
(8) HYPERSENSITIVITY: Is easily insulted, claiming hurt feelings when he or she is really mad. Rants about the injustice of things that are just a part of life.
(9) CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OR CHILDREN: Kills or punishes animals brutally. Also may expect children to do things that are far beyond their ability (whips a 3-year-old for wetting a diaper) or may tease them until they cry. Sixty-five percent of abusers who beat their partners will also abuse children.
(10) "PLAYFUL" USE OF FORCE DURING SEX: Enjoys throwing you down or holding you down against your will during sex; finds the idea of rape exciting.
(11) VERBAL ABUSE: Constantly criticizes or says blatantly cruel things; degrades, curses, calls you ugly names. This may also involve sleep deprivation, waking you with relentless verbal abuse.
(12) RIGID GENDER ROLES: Expects you to serve, obey, remain at home.
(13) SUDDEN MOOD SWINGS: Switches from sweet to violent in minutes.
(14) PAST BATTERING: Admits to hitting a mate in the past, but says the person "made" him (or her) do it.
(15) THREATS OF VIOLENCE: Says things like, "I'll break your neck" or "I'll kill you," and then dismisses them with, "Everybody talks that way," or "I didn't really mean it."
Monday, February 03, 2014 0
February 2, 2014
How did Chinese New Year first came to exist?
The most important holiday for Chinese around the world is undoubtedly Chinese New Year -- and it all started out of fear.
The centuries-old legend on the origins of the New Year celebration varies from teller to teller, but they all include a story of a terrible mythical monster who preyed on villagers. The lion-like monster’s name was Nian (年) which is also the Chinese word for “year."
The stories also all include a wise old man who counsels the villagers to ward off the evil Nian by making loud noises with drums and firecrackers and hanging red paper cutouts and scrolls on their doors because for some reason, the Nian is scared of the color red.
The villagers took the old man’s advice and the Nian was conquered. On the anniversary of the date, the Chinese recognize the “passing of the Nian” known in Chinese as guo nian (过年), which is also synonymous with celebrating the new year.
Based on the Lunar Calendar
The date of Chinese New Year changes each year as it is based on the lunar calendar. While the western Gregorian calendar is based on the earth’s orbit around the sun, China and most Asian countries use the lunar calendar that is based on the moon’s orbit around the earth. Chinese New Year always falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. Other Asian countries such as Korea, Japan and Vietnam also celebrate new year using the lunar calendar.
While both Buddhism and Daoism has unique customs during the New Year, Chinese New Year is far older than both religions. Like many agrarian societies, Chinese New Year is rooted in much a celebration of spring just like Easter or Passover.
Depending on where rice is grown in China, the rice season lasts from roughly May to September (north China), April to October (Yangtze River Valley), or March to November (Southeast China). The New Year was likely the start of preparations for a new growing season.
Spring cleaning is a common theme during this time, as many Chinese will clean out their homes during the holiday. The New Year celebration could even have been a way to break up the boredom of the long winter months.
Traditional Customs
On this day, families travel long distances to meet and make merry. Known as the "Spring movement" or Chunyun (春运), a great migration takes place in China during this period where many travelers brave the crowds to get to their hometowns.
Though the holiday is only about a week-long, traditionally it is a 15-day holiday during which firecrackers are lit, drums can be heard on the streets, red lanterns glow at night, and red paper cutouts and calligraphy hangings are hung on doors. Celebrations conclude on the 15th day with the Lantern Festival.
Children are also given red envelopes with money inside. Many cities around the world also hold New Year parades complete with a dragon and lion dance.
Food is an important component to New Year. Traditional foods include nian gao or sweet sticky rice cake and savory dumplings - which are round and symbolize never-ending wealth. For more about Chinese New Year foods visit About.com’s Chinese Food site.
Chinese New Year vs. Spring Festival
In China, New Year celebrations are synonymous with “Spring Festival” (春节 or chūn jié) and it is typically a week-long celebration.
The origins of this renaming from "Chinese New Year" to “Spring Festival” is fascinating and not widely known.
In 1912, the newly-formed Chinese Republic, governed by the Nationalist party, renamed the traditional holiday to Spring Festival in order to get the Chinese people to transition to celebrating the Western New Year instead.
During this period, many Chinese intellectuals felt that modernization meant doing all the things as the West did.
When the Communists took over power in 1949, the celebration of New Year was viewed as feudalistic and seeped in religion -- not proper for an atheist China. Under the Chinese Communist Party, there were some years where New Year was not celebrated at all.
By the late 1980s, however, as China began liberalizing its economy, Spring Festival celebrations became big business.
China Central Television has held an annual New Year’s Gala since 1982, which was and is still televised across the country and now via satellite to the world.
A few years ago, the government announced that it would shorten its holiday system. The May Day holiday would be shortened from a week to one day and the National Day holiday would be made two days instead of a week. In their place, more traditional holidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and Tomb-Sweeping Day might be implemented.
The only week-long holiday that was maintained is Spring Festival. Perhaps even today, several millennia after the first New Year, the fear of the Nian is alive and well.
Source: http://chineseculture.about.com/od/chinesefestivals/a/ChineseNewYear.htm
Sunday, February 02, 2014 0
January 18, 2014
17 Bad habits and attitudes of Filipinos that needs to change
Of course, not all Filipinos share these bad qualities but if you feel offended reading any of the items below, maybe you fall into this segment of the society who need improvement in attitudes and outlook in life. If not, good for you.
Here are some of the bad qualities possessed by many — not all — Filipinos.
1. Thoughtless
When someone celebrates birthday, graduation or winning the lotto in the neighborhood, the party lasts through deep in the night, keeping neighbors awake by the noise of an out-of-tune videoke singer. On the road, inconsiderate drivers blow their horns every 24 seconds, make a U-turn at prohibited areas and rarely give way to other vehicles. Just because a poker game is among the few reasons to attract people to join a grieving family in a wake, the cards game is reluctantly introduced even against their will.
2. Inconsiderate
Even after agreeing to meet at a certain time, many Filipinos fail to fulfill it, using alibis as traffic, got caught up with something or lost in the way, disregarding the feeling of someone who just complied with agreed time. If these folks can’t fulfill simple tasks, can we trust them when it comes to, say lending them our prized books or CDs, loaning them money or anything they promise to return? And hey, the videoke shop in the neighborhood needs to do its business and ignore everyone, disrespecting even when there is a prayer for a dead neighbor going on nearby.
3. Racist
Many Filipinos complain of being racially profiled (eg. some Filipinas in the Middle East are easy to get or gullible) but some of us look down on other people such as Indians as fellows with stinky body odor who live off through ’5-6′ usury business. Or on Chinese neighbors who own bigger stores in the market as penny-pinchers. But we can’t look at ourselves and fix our flaws. Worse, see #6.
4. Too self-conscious
Wants to know who are his or her stalkers at social media and installs ‘who are my top viewers’ application which turns out as a link to a malicious website. Wants to get everybody’s attention to the point that they post clinging to a celebrity, semi-naked or suggestive self-portrait profile photos. They buy items that are sometimes beyond what they can afford — cellphones, fashion accessories — thereby earning the moniker as social climbers.
5. Religious fanaticism
While admittedly deeply religious people, many of us Filipinos are also living a life of hypocricy/inconsistency. Outside of the Quiapo church are shops that sell abortion formula. The island of Siquijor becomes a haven of faith healers who practice black magic.
6. Onion skinned
We easily go ballistic whenever the word Filipino is used as dark humor in a script of an American sitcom or a celebrity mocking our “presumed” perfect accent. We are quick to call for apology even if they’re all meant as a joke. We choose to fight back instead of changing our bad habits. That may be a reason we become a common topic of humor. We didn’t hear an uproar in Kingston when Stephen Bishop sang “down in Jamaica…lot’s of pretty women…steal your money and break your heart.” He might be considered persona-non-grata if ‘Jamaica’ was replaced with ‘Philippines’.
7. Short-sighted
Some Filipinos prefer to receive a few hundred pesos, two kilos of rice or a shirt printed with mug shot of an aspiring politician in exchange of votes running for office rather than resist temptation and bond together for a better society and governance. Yet they are the first to complain of poor governance, regardless of who is the President. Poor tricycle drivers are allowed to ply on dangerous streets — risking the lives and limbs of passengers — just to earn a living. No wonder politicians often find it effective to plaster their faces everywhere, no matter how shallow the idea is.
8. Laziness
When going to the market, some Filipinos prefer to take the motorized bike and pay a premium instead of a 20-minute walk — to ensure he or she will not miss a favorite TV show. At the end of the day they lament how a hundred peso bill could no longer be stretched. Or they spend the whole day staring at the television, sending SMS on shows that offer prizes to ‘home text partners’. Ironically, to say that OFWs are not lazy is an understatement; overseas Filipinos are among the hardest working people on Earth, taking jobs others would likely ignore. One thing that keeps unemployment high: half of unemployed are not really looking for work. While not all of them are lazy, certainly the lack of drive to look for job is partly caused by being lazy.
9. Gossipmonger
Many Filipinos live off talking about affairs of other people. Maybe that’s because it’s a major function of the Filipino culture. Who impregnated a neighbor’s teenage daughter? A barrio councilor has bad breathe. The baby of a close friend has a striking resemblance of the family driver. No wonder many families are broken, trust lost and friendships gone awry because of people trying to get in the way. Proof: tabloids are selling like hotcakes.
10. Undisciplined
Pass laws that are easily broken: no smoking on jeepneys, no jaywalking on streets, picking flowers in the park or peeing on fences, trees or truck tires. Even wearing prescribed attire (‘please wear semi-formal wear’) when attending wedding ceremonies becomes a task difficult to follow. When we’re overseas we find it necessary to follow rules, but we seem to take our country and its simple laws for granted. When ROTC was phased out, this supposed quasi-military training for college students which aims to instill discipline and preparedness among young citizens didn’t receive a worthy replacement.
11. Crab Mentality
Once a fledgling banana cue business becomes the talk of the barrio, everyone is riding the bandwagon and put up the same business. Eventually, every single banana cue business in the neighborhood fails and shuts down operation. If someone gets promoted at work, some Filipinos are good at making up stories; did he date the supervisor? Did she sleep with the manager? It also exists in the form of protectionism. Insecurity or lack of creativity drives this attitude.
12. Nepotism
A bright yet not well-connected job applicant never gets the job vacancy because it was reserved for a family member of an incumbent official or a reward for supporters of a candidate who just won in the elections. Eventually, he lands a job abroad and a foreign firm gets to benefit of his skills. A well-connected passenger gets the airport’s special lane while hard-working OFWs sweat it out on a long line. The political supporter who lands the job is often topic of conversation because of his/her skills, or lack thereof.
13. Freebie hunters
Some Filipinos have the nerve to crash into wedding parties uninvited or show up at a birthday party because they were brought along by a friend of an invited friend. They enjoy free electricity supply through illegal connections or enjoying a bonanza of free water from busted pipes instead of reporting the apparent waste or scarce resources. Often visits the house of a balikbayan/OFW who just arrived and ask — they don’t wait — for presents. When a Filipino is invited by a foreigner out for lunch, this Pinoy might bring along his kids, parents and what not.
14. Allegiance by convenience
Filipino politicians often change parties not because they found a better principled group, but to gain something — power, money or fame. When momentum shifts, be prepared to jump ship and switch loyalty. Read their biographies and be not surprised they’ve been into various alliances with no real accomplishments to show.
15. Rarely punctual
Appointments are never meant to be on time as many Filipinos make it a habit of not making it on time. Meetings, parties, church services, and so on. We guess teachers didn’t lack the motivation to make us punctual as tardy ones were meted with appropriate punishment. Shall we blame others for this? Traffic congestion, slow jeepney driver, hard to find location, ‘I was robbed’, and others in an endless list of alibis and excuses.
16. Propensity for ‘good time’
Gathering of friends isn’t bad. But if it always meant 20 bottles of hard liquor meant to be consumed overnight, that’s something. Just got the job? Let’s celebrate and have a drink. Just got the paycheck, let’s have a drink. When someone starts reminding them to be frugal and slow down on alcohol spending, they reason out, “it’s my money, you have no business interfering”, “this is just once in a while” or “I need to drink to forget my problems”. Yeah, right.
17. Treat OFWs as ATMs
Some Filipinos are overly dependent on relatives working overseas that they don’t look for jobs or don’t attend classes because they are in “abundant supply of financial aid”. Worse, money remittance from OFWs are spent on luxuries and expenses like mobile phones, cars and jewelry they can brag to friends instead of investment like farm lots or small business. In many cases, nothing was allocated for savings or investment. When OFWs come home, families find it hard to explain where money was spent. That is why we sometimes think of reasons we shouldn’t remit money back to the Philippines.
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Social climbers: Some Filipinos try to portray themselves as well-off, can-afford individuals who share photos of their latest branded bags (or wear employer’s dresses), shoes (even if they’re obviously imitation) or drink coffee at or some “sosyal” coffee shop. There is no problem bragging, if one can back it up. But the problem begins when such actions conceal the reality. To cope up with their “affluent” lifestyle and continue to join that exclusive circle of friends, these Filipinos may resort to extreme measures (embezzle money, prostitute themselves or run to the nearest pawnshop). For OFWs who practice this habit, this could lead to more demanding families who think their relative abroad doesn’t have money problems, or even become target of robbers when they come home.
Only offer pessimistic things to say about our country. Some Filipinos have a lot of things negative to say about the Philippines. The government is corrupt. The airport stinks. Filipinos are always late. The Philippines remains laggard among its Southeast Asian neighbors. While these statements may be true, it doesn’t help if we only dwell into identifying the problems. We also must have solutions to offer to remedy the problem of tardiness, fixing the problems in our airports or rampant corruption.
Some people may ask ‘Why just nitpick on bad attitudes and do not offer solutions?’. We say, you’re old enough to know how to deal with these bad habits, unless you failed your basic ‘good manners and right conduct‘ classes years ago.
Saturday, January 18, 2014 0
July 4, 2013
New bridge will connect Cebu and Ormoc for all sizes vehicles
Ormoc City - Funding has been approved for a new bridge to connect Cebu City at the north loop of Bornon in the creek area of Danao City all the way to Port of Ormoc City.
Cebu City Council approved funds for the bridge, teaming with the Philippines Department of Transportation (PDT) and NTE Mobility Partners of Philippines as part of the ongoing Visayas Express project.
Details have been finalized between Transportation and Department of Public Works staff and Team Contractors, the builder of the Manila Bridge Express project. Cost of the new bridge connector will be approximately 600 billion and will allow the city to continue improvements and economic development in that part of the Visayas.
“This area of Leyte has experienced amazing growth in the last decade. This north-south connection will provide needed local circulation and critical access to emergency vehicles including motorcycles and tri-sikad. It just makes sense to build the bridge while the highway was already under construction and crews were on site,” said District 4 Cebu City Council member Adonador Camungay Bawugtay Senior.
NTE Mobility Partners and Singot Contractors are in year 3 of construction of Segments 1 and 2 of the Cebu - Ormoc Express Project in Northeast Visayas region. The 6,213.5-mile corridor runs through cities across the north loop of Visayas and east through Palompon as well as Isabel, Leyte.
"This will create thousands of new jobs and opportunities in both cities. We can then provide a gasoline station and vendors in the middle of the bridge for travelers specially those who are traveling by tri-sikad." said Superintendent Ormoc City Council SPO6 Marcelino Primo Magalpok Junior.
This is for humor purposes only. Happy April Fools everyone! From Pipe-line Team.
Thursday, July 04, 2013 1
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