My apologies to those who had tried to comment on my last entry, “Why the Philippines Sucks“, and were unable to. WordPress wasn’t compatible with the code for my blog theme, and I had to do a fair amount of tweaking to get it back up. Anyone who wishes to comment may now be able to do so. And already some of you have.
I can imagine the reactions of many of the Filipinos reading the title of this blog entry; all a-quiver with self-righteous indignation, the nerve of this gaga to be insulting the Philippines in this way, especially a Filipina insulting her own countrymen in lieu of the Quirino Grandstand hostage situation that had left eight dead, and at least seven other Chinese tourists traumatized. Filipinos do one of two things when their culture or their race is being insulted – they make excuses, or they call you names; anti-patriotic if you’re a fellow Pinoy, or a racist if you’re a foreigner. So why am I writing when all it’s going to do is cause me trouble?
A 6.1 / 6.2 earthquake hit Metro Manila roughly fifteen or so minutes ago. I am currently at work on the fifteenth floor of my building.
Though often overshadowed by the Japanese and the occasional Chinese, Filipinos still have their share of Engrish WTFs.
(“Siomai” is as soft Chinese meat bun.)
When Japan isn’t hosting game shows where losers have to smell man-farts, or engaging in tug of wars with face pantyhose, they’re actively seeking out new places and new countries to ship all their weird shit to, and the Philippines has always been a favorite dumping ground of sorts. Case in point: a Japanese surplus store (similar to dollar stores in the United States) called Saizen, ran by an actual Japanese company called Daiso, and where most of their items are priced at P85 (roughly $2) or less. While most of the goods they sell can be found in most other regular mom & pop stores and are of pretty good quality, others just make you go wtf. My Top 5 picks below.
