Category Archives: Philippines

Litratong Pinoy: Ako ay Bilog

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Marahil ay hindi na ito nakikita madalas ng mga Pilipino. Oo, ito ay isang gulong ng karitong gamit ng mga magsasaka na kadalasan ay ginagamit sa pagpunta sa bukid, hila ng isang kalabaw. Tila palamuti na lamang ang mga ito sa ilang kadahilanan:

(1) paggamit ng makabagong makinarya sa pagsasaka,

(2) kawalan ng lupang pagsasakahan o kaya naman

(3) kawalan ng lupang pagsasakahan dahil ito ay naging panirahan na (subdibisyon) o kaya naman ay naging gasolinahan o pamilihan.

 

Magtataka pa ba tayo kung bakit wala na tayong bigas?

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Filipinos rarely see these things anymore. Yes, this is a cart wheel, part of the cart pulled by carabaos used by farmers when they go to the fields. But this wheel seems to be just for aesthetic purposes these days for several reasons:

  1. the use of modern machineries in the farm,
  2. lack of farmlands to till or even
  3. farmlands converted to housing development, gasoline stations, malls or other concrete structure.

Now, do we still have to wonder why we lack rice which is the primary food staple in this country?

Pacquiao Beats Marquez

Who? Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao of the Philippines versus Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico in a match to get the WBC 130-Pound title at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, March 15, 2008.

Yeah, after four years when their match was a draw. Was it that long ago? I am not a fan of boxing. I just wanted to know the results so I went to search for the results.

It is a victory for the country, as they say. And yes, I agree.

But would this make us a better nation? Better people?

The media even says that when Pacquiao (great, several times i have misspelled the name) has a boxing match, the whole country is watching and there is zero crime rate. That is good news for this nation who has a lot of petty crimes going on daily. Now, we wouldn’t want Manny Pacquiao fighting the whole time so there would be totally zero crime rate.

The Evening Darkens Over

The Evening Darkens Over
a poem by Robert Bridges

 

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The evening darkens over
After a day so bright,
The windcapt waves discover
That wild will be the night.
There’s sound of distant thunder.

The latest sea-birds hover
Along the cliff’s sheer height;
As in the memory wander
Last flutterings of delight,
White wings lost on the white.

 

There’s not a ship in sight;
And as the sun goes under,
Thick clouds conspire to cover
The moon that should rise yonder.
Thou art alone, fond lover

Koreans Invade the Philippines

Where exactly am I?

No, I am not in Korea. I am in the Philippines. But why are these things written here, at the supermarket?

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Its as if they have taken over the country. Everywhere one goes, its as if they are there. Oh even if one does not see them face to face, one can hear their voices, booming. One can smell their cigarette smoke even if the sign says “No Smoking”. Plus a lot more. Not saying all of them but most give their nationality a bad name.

For real. Read here and here.