| Friday, July 02, 2004 |
| THE PHILIPPINES IS....... |
THE PHILIPPINE IS.........
50...... where the most happening places is not where the party is. instead, its where the gang wars happen, wheRe women strip naked 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 as the Second Home and the Mall is considered as the Third.
44......where Starbucks Coffe is more expensive than gas.
43......where every street has a basketball court and every town has only one public school.
42......where all kinds of animals are Edible.
41......where people speaks 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 four kilometers can take as much as four hours.
37......where flyovers bring you from freeway to the side street.
36......where the tourist spots are where Filipinos donot or cannot go.
35......where the personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster.
34......where 13 years old are alcoholic or rugby addicts.
33......where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied.
32......where 4am is not yet considered bed time yet.
31......where people can pay to defy the law.
30......where everything is Spoofed!
29......where even the poverty stricken gets to wear Ralph Lauren and Hilfiger even if it is very obvious that its Fake.
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 pct 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 color makes you a "Baduy".
22......where billiards is a sport and darts is a bar game.
21......where even the poverty stricken have the latest cellphones.
20......where insurance does not work.
19......where water can only be classified as tap and dirty...and clean for sale.
18......where the church governs the people and the government makes the people pray for miracles.
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 St. Benilde is where all the stupid chinese go, and the 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 in the city are below 6 ft.
13......where being held up is normal, because it happens to everyone.
12......where kids are all dreaming to become pilots, doctors and basketball players.
11......where rodents are normal house pets.
10......where the definition of traffic the 'non-movement' of vehicles.
09......where the fighter planes of 1940's are used for military engagements, and the new fighter planes are displayed in museum.
08......where being an hour late is still considered punctual.
07......where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.
06......where teledramas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama.
05......where finding a deer on the road will be a phenomena.
04......where actors make the rules and where the politicians provide the entertainment.
03......where people can get away with stealing trillions of pesos,but not for a thousand.
02......where Nora Aunor is an accidental actress and Boy Abunda is the best talk show host.
01......where everyone wants to leave the country!!!
(sent by a friend /member of USTHS73)
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