TAMA NA...
ANG LABO NIYONG LAHAT*...
Wow man. You print an negative article about the Philippines, people complain. So you print a positive article, and people STILL complain. Whatever. It seems more than apparent that there is no common agreement about what image we Filipinos should project upon the world.
So if I must be the only one living in some delusional bubble where it's all deliriously happy Filipinos spontaneously dancing in a parking lot in Makati sometime in the late 1970's doing choreography highly inspired by Jesus Christ Superstar set to music highly inspired by the BeeGees, then so be it. It's a world that I'd rather live in. Pffft. Blebo. Che kayong lahat with extra rice.
To paraphrase future Philippine National Artist for Literature, Miss Melanie Marquez, "I'm cutting us some slacks."
The Philippines is alright by me.
Thank you Chuva for the link.
*You are all so.. blurred.
So if I must be the only one living in some delusional bubble where it's all deliriously happy Filipinos spontaneously dancing in a parking lot in Makati sometime in the late 1970's doing choreography highly inspired by Jesus Christ Superstar set to music highly inspired by the BeeGees, then so be it. It's a world that I'd rather live in. Pffft. Blebo. Che kayong lahat with extra rice.
To paraphrase future Philippine National Artist for Literature, Miss Melanie Marquez, "I'm cutting us some slacks."
The Philippines is alright by me.
Thank you Chuva for the link.
*You are all so.. blurred.
Labels: cultural center of the philippines, jesus, jesus christ superstar, manila, vst and company
posted by carlosceldran @ 1:08 AM
18 Comments:
we cant please everybody; its a wishy-washy country! :)
LOL!!!!! Thanks Carlos! In the end, we all want the best for Manila. Either through sarcasm, history lessons, insulting exchanges, Manila will change. May not be in our lifetime. Who knows, 100 years from now Manila becomes the showcase city of Asia. I love you Manila. You're sick right now, but Carlos and others are here to help you recuperate! :) Each in our own way.
THANKS CARLOS, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
Adidas Vendor who is suicidal living in a middle class house.
love it! great way to start the day. thanks, carlos!
Too many people like to intellectually self flaggelate!
Awesome video. Castrati having fun in the sun!
To use another quote from Melanie Marquez, "You know, I'll say this in English because Mrs. Dee doesn't understand Tagalog. Mrs. Dee.. ang labo mo!"
Thanks for this Carlos.
By the way that is not a parking lot. That's the intersection of Paseo de Roxas and Legaspi St. You can see Pioneer House Makati and Corinthian Plaza in the background of some of the scenes. Those two buildings are still standing.
What a fun and oddly familiar video. Thank you for sharing.
Ohmygas! I actually remember this! Hahahaha! Thanks for sharing Carlos. This was fun.
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ayus mga bigote nila. gusto ko ng ganun. hehehe. Cheers to the Pied Piper of Manila.
That's the spirit Carlos!
Teka, nasaan na ang mga grammar and spelling police? LOL
I encourage them to go to any US-based blogs or news outfit run by Americans and make comments about grammar and spelling. I want to see what they get.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this video. Chuvaness posted this on her blog a month back and my mom said she was there when they were filming. Paseo de Roxas nga ito. My mom was working in Corinthian at the time.
Tayoy' magsayawan. :D
Walang tubig, walang pagkain, sumayaw na lang tayo!
Final piece of a puzzle by Krisanne Alcantara
Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 02:57:00 02/09/2008
The great Filipino Diaspora has resulted in countless Filipinos settling down all over the world, in countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia. These Filipinos are admired for uprooting completely and attaining the coveted Western dream, all-inclusive of the dollar-earning corporate job, Mercedes-Benz, shiny Gap-clothed offspring and glittering palatial homes in the suburbs.
But let me tell you, all that glitters is not gold.
I know, because I am one of those Filipino-Australian /American offspring, part of an entire generation of young Filipino adults who have lived and been raised "abroad," a generation who, despite being born into the Great American Dream of their progenitors, cannot help but suffer from some form of identity crisis.
Yet, now, after years of desperately trying to find this elusive place called home and instead being offered breathtakingly beautiful substitutes, I find myself loving a country where winter means "hot," and summer means "heat so excruciating you may as well be living inside a furnace." It's a country where people stare at me like an alien when I attempt to speak Tagalog (and oh, I try so hard), and a country where the skyline is defiled by billboards of heavily airbrushed superstars advertising anything, from hair products to coffee creamer.
We are the young people who have been forced by our parents to adopt English as our first language and eat Weetbix and Cornflakes for breakfast. We nonchalantly take our SATs or HSCs, knowing that getting into universities is no drama, and neither is finding some form of employment if we fail.
Yet there is some kind of inexplicable emptiness that is hard to fill, or even admit, that is common among many of us Fil-Oz and Fil-Am youngsters.
I know this, having Filipino cousins and friends in both America and Australia. Within many of us lies the similar, disjointed feeling of being neither here nor there, being neither wholly American/Australian nor wholly Filipino.
Please don't misunderstand me. I love Australia. It has been very kind to me, and I would not be sitting here had it not generously awarded me a free education at one of its most prestigious universities and then sent me to work here, expenses paid. And I know it sounds shallow, but boy, is Australia beautiful.
But the Philippines possesses a different kind of beauty that does not have to do with immaculate greenery, flawless stretches of golden desert and glittering turquoise ocean. In my opinion, the Philippines is beautiful because of its irony and its endearing imperfection.
A Third World country with gargantuan shopping malls to rival the world's best. A country with the most shopping malls, and also the most slum areas and poverty. A country so devoutly Roman Catholic yet also one of the most destitute and plagued with the most problematic of governments. And a country whose citizens are labelled "the happiest people in the world," according to the Chinese Asiaweek.
And it reminds me a bit of myself. Perhaps that's why I feel like I fit right in. Perhaps that's why after all these years I can say I have finally, thankfully, found my home.
So, for all you fellow Filipinos here in the Philippines who dream of a life abroad, I am not telling you to stop dreaming. Explore your horizons. Go to college, apply for scholarships, and work abroad. Just know where you came from, and feel blessed to have what you have. And never forget to come back to help your fellowmen, your people
And to the lost souls, the confused "citizens of the world" like me who may be reading this: Don't lose hope. As the famous saying goes, "Life is a voyage that's homeward bound." In other words, no matter where or how far you wander, don't fret -- you will one day end up where you belong. Take it from me.
http://stateandaffairs.blogspot.com full text here
HI Carlos, Thanks for sharing the VST video. It sure brought some smile and wonderful memories to such a stressful life we're currently living it. Metro Manila surely was something when we were kids.
Mommy
The song and clip are tops. they sound like an early earth, Wind and Fire meets the Bee Gees.
The girls look great ! Nice to see a simple look especially with straight hair as opposed to the boofed up horror hair styles of the 80's.
I had a shirt like the drummer...yep, talaga
The country's tourism secretary, Ace Durano, said in a statement that tourism spots frequented by travelers to the Philippines were unaffected.
AMPATUAN, Philippines –
Army Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer says Andal Ampatuan Jr., a town mayor who allegedly stopped the convoy with four police commanders and dozens of police and pro-government militiamen, surrendered himself to presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza in the provincial capital.
The dead from Monday's massacre included the wife and two sisters of gubernatorial candidate Ismael Mangudadatu and 18 Filipino journalists accompanying the caravan. It is the largest number of reporters killed in a single attack anywhere in the world, according to media groups.
Police identified the prime suspect as Andal Ampatuan Jr., a scion of the powerful Ampatuan clan led by the former provincial governor. The clan, which has ruled the province unopposed for eight years, helped President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her allies win the 2004 presidential and 2007 senatorial elections by delivering crucial votes.
The military also said it will disarm two government-armed civilian militia companies, or about 200 men, in the province. The militia are meant to act as an auxiliary force to the military and police in fighting rebels and criminals but often serve as a private security force.
The killings provoked outrage beyond the Philippines, with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and media and human rights watchdogs urging Arroyo to punish the attackers.
National Police Chief Jesus Versoza said the four commanders — including one provincial police chief — were relieved of their duties and confined to camp while being investigated.
Arroyo vowed justice for the victims and declared a national day of mourning.
"This is a supreme act of inhumanity that is a blight on our nation," she said in a statement. "The perpetrators will not escape justice. The law will haunt them until they are caught."
The country's tourism secretary, Ace Durano, said in a statement that tourism spots frequented by travelers to the Philippines were unaffected.
Few think Arroyo will be able to restore the rule of law in the impoverished, lawless region that has been outside the central government's reach for generations, and where warlords backed by private armies go by their own rules. Maguindanao's acting governor is Sajid Ampatuan, another son of former Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr., the clan's patriarch. Members of the family could not be reached for comment.
The clan helped deliver votes for the Arroyo administration in 2004 elections. Human Rights Watch expressed concern Wednesday that the administration's relationship with the family would hinder an impartial investigation.
Arroyo's ruling party, in an emergency meeting late Wednesday, expelled Ampatuan Sr. and his two sons.
Among the dead journalists was Alejandro "Bong" Reblando, 53, a former Associated Press stringer and the most senior in the group of reporters. Reblando, who was based in General Santos City, was a staffer for the Manila Bulletin daily newspaper.
He is survived by his wife and seven children.
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