Filipino Culture: On Display in Cebu (right now)
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I love Cebu City. As far as I am concerned, it is the best city in the world that I have visited. Well…. except for Budapest, Prague, London, Paris, Montreal, Bogota, Amsterdam, Brussels, Baguio, Dagupan, Naga, Bacolod, Ili-ilo, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, Makati and Pasig. (Andami ano? Hindi ko napuntahan yan. Binabasa ko lang tong sa gilid nang maps ko. Ina-update ko kasi navigator ko!).
I love Cebu. I wish, I was the Governess of Cebu. I must have travelled to Cebu bizillian times when I was still working in Makati. I learned how to speak Cebuano kay nagpatudlo man ko mag-sulti Cebuano. Nindot kaayo ang Cebu ug daghan guapo!!! But that’s all that I could speak now because it’s been a long time!
I love sinugba! I still remember Chicken Burst, Magellan Hotel, Cebu Plaza, Urgello (Ugh!) and Colon, my favorite shopping area at that time, Mango Avenue at Julius whatevah - yong andun sa Circle?
But there is something going on in Cebu City right now. It’s like a coming out party of some sorts. They are hosting the 12th ASEAN Summit. And for you people who only knows the mountains in Montana and Wyoming from the Brokeback Mountains, ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Summit is when they meet and chika-chika. No, that’s not the Federasyon nang mga Kwan ni Luke. Totoo sila!
Cebu is a beautiful city that enjoyed an unbelievable economic boom that has lasted for several decades and it’s just about time for Cebu to play host to some high-flying international and important event like the ASEAN Summit. As a matter of fact, it’s important that we have another city in the Philippines to be just like that and Cebu is perfect to host the event.
And so, here were are. They have now inaugurated the CICC and all the fanfares that goes with it. Until I started reading something that seems to bring me back to the Imeldific years.
It’s like! WHOA! Here’s what I found out from reading articles about what’s going on in Cebu:
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Some 6,000 armed police and troops, stepped up security and road closures for many locals -
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So, the only way to go to work and go to school? Fly ka. Sorry ka kung hindi ka mana-nanggal. Makisakay ka.
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December 11 to 14, all schools and government offices in Cebu City and the nearby towns of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu will be close.
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Yeeheeey!!! Pyesta na naman!!!
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From an original budget of 250 million pesos (five million dollars) the cost has escalated to some 800 million pesos and counting.
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Eh dyan tayo magaling eh. Talent nating mga Pinoy ang padding here, padding there padding ebriwhere.
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The grey steel structure resembles a shopping mall without windows.
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Pasalamat kayo hindi kawayan ang ginamit. Nagrereklamo pa kayo!
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Months earlier bulldozers cleared squatter camps around the CICC and palms were planted to hide the mounds of debris.
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Oh, di byutiful? Ganun lang yun, lagyan mo pa nang konting flowers, atsaka budburan mo nang glitters para talaga magmukhang gay area sila.
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The city council has spent millions giving the provincial capital a makeover to impress the foreign dignitaries and their wives.
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GOOD! Pa-impress dafat! Yan ang mga turo saatin di ba? Image is sumtin’! Sige! Yung mga pose! Mga CONIO!!!
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Some 1.5 million pesos has been spent just to light Osmena Boulevard using state-of-the-art French street lighting.
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O laban ang Paris? Lagyan nyo na rin nang Arc de Triomphe de l’Etoile, Paris para talagang Parisyan ang dating!!! Dapat kumpleto! Gagaya ka rin lang kumpletohin mo! Tanga!
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An Anti-Mendicancy Task Force has cleared the streets of “psychotic vagrants” and dumped them in villages outside the city.
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Wawa naman sila. Me mga nanay at tatay din ang mga yon. Paglaki nang mga yon Reyna Elena din sila. Pero sa ngayon, tapon nyo muna sila. Nasasaktan ang aking kasu-kasuan. Mga kadugo ko rin sila. Putang buhay to!!! Pag poor ka, dump ka lang!!!
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The small army of children who usually work the busy streets selling trinkets and flowers have been moved to shelters while many of the red light districts have been cleared of prostitutes.
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Eh pano na kakain ang mga batang yon?! Ganon?! Basta itapon?
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Even Cebu City’s jail is to be closed down and its inmates moved so as not to offend to visitors.
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Call Chuva Chienes. Palitan ang damit with designer jeans. Give em some make-up.
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Villages have been cleaned up and the rusting roofs replaced with new sheets of iron.
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Swerte nang me mga bahay na yon! Free ba yong bubong?
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Fishing villages near the two bridges linking Mactan Island to Cebu have also been given a makeover with a coat of green paint.
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Yeap. Pinturahan mo lang nang green ang mga yan para maging kala mo part na sila nang forestry at fishery.
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All hotels, big and small, have raised their room rates by at least 50 percent — in some cases 100 percent or more — to reap a whirlwind from the estimated 2,000 foreign and local media, and 10,000 ASEAN and other delegates expected to attend the summit.
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Mga holdapppeeerrrr!!!!
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Do you guys read something between the lines that I am reading of what it is that their doing??? I mean, what’s obvioous is obvious. Ganon naman nong panahon ni Marcos di ba? Pero, ignore ko sya. There’s something else.
It’s our Filipino Culture: At it’s best on display right now at the 12th Asean Summit. It’s happening right now in Cebu! Did you notice that?! HA HA HA I LURVEE OUR CULTURE!!!
Yeap! That’s our culture. That’s how we were taught. This is what we do. We fake it. Everything!
LIGHTS? FAKE!
CLEANLINESS? FAKE!
CONIO IMPROVED CITY? FAKE!
NO MENDICANCY? FAKE!
NO PROSTITUTES? FAKE!
NEW ROOF NANG MGA BAHAY? FAKE!
PEYK PEYK PEYK PEYK!!!!
In the Philippines we were taught to call it “hospitality”. And so, we called it as such. Now, look how much this hospitality is costing us! Ha! Ha! Ha!
When we have visitors in our house, what do we do? We give them the best room, the best comforters, the plates that has been in display for 100 years is now gonna come out of hibernation to be used by the guest, we spruce up our yards, we clean up ourselves, we show off as if everything is ok. It’s all pretend. Isn’t it?
And then when the visitors leave? balik sa dati. Nakatunganga na naman.
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30 Comments on Filipino Culture: On Display in Cebu (right now)
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akoito on
Tue, 12th Dec 2006 6:10 am
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Tue, 12th Dec 2006 11:21 am
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Tue, 12th Dec 2006 12:27 pm
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Tue, 12th Dec 2006 12:32 pm
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Tue, 12th Dec 2006 5:03 pm
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Tue, 12th Dec 2006 8:47 pm
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You want to be the GOVERNESS? what? you want to be the “mayor doma”? LOL a lady governor is called a governor as well. fyi
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Sori… mali an turo sakin nang titser ko. Hingi ako ng refund ng tuition ko sa eskul ko. Titser ko si kuta… Pero yoko talaga maging governor… GOVERNESS talaga ako…
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Gosh, babaeng governor, eh di governess! Ito pa: Di ba ang babaeng conductor ay conductress; ang babaeng mayor ay mayoress AT ANG BABAENG ALIGATOR AY ALIGATRESS!!! ANO, MAY REKLAMO?
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MABUHIIIII !!! he he he HA HA HA Sarap nang peling pag me tiga-pagtanggol!!!!
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joke lang akoito ha…tama ka naman eh..serious ka lang kasi masyado, ilabas mo naman yung mga nakatagong sense of humor natin jannn… christmas pa naman, sige ka tatanda ka kaagad, mahal ang botox at facelift, alalahanin mo….
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‘lam nyo - ang saya saya rito. eto si kuta ang sarap kulitin kasi nakakalowka ang mga sentences mo eh. i love it!!
siguro, hindi ka dapat naging babae, destined ka yata to be among the pamili eh - - vinavae…
love you kuta!!! syeet, nagiging biyaning na yata ako - - ayowko!!!!
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uyy NASAAN NASAAANN?may byaning ba?brader r u der????
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Chuva sisterette nagbablush ang pisngi ko sa ibababa, AAHHHhahahaha!!!! Sori ka na lang ateng, girlalush nga ako sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa (gawa? tanong mo na lang sa fafa kwo) pero may matris talaga ang byuti kwo chuva, genuwine Day, at hindi implant ang aking uterus! Kaya…MAMATAY KA SA INGGIT, YEyyyyy!!! Ay lab yu tu, chuva…
O ANO AKOITO, BAKA NAMAN SABIHIN MO MAG SYOTA NA KAMI NI CHUVA NYAN…NAKKUUU!!!!
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“akoito” … pagpasensyahan mo na ang mga katimangan namin. minsan ang lumalabas sa mga bunganga namin are nothing more than verbal diarrhea… wala kaming spell checker dito. lahat yang mga pinagsusulat namin are fresh from our ass! he he he. tsaka anokaba? blog to! hindi to thesis! wag kang magalit! samahan mo na lang kami sa aming pagkakapraning!
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AT, pag nagsabog ulit si bathala ng sense of humor, utang na bo-ot, HUWAG KANG MAGPAYONG!!!
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha mga kafateeeed! wag kayo masyadong magpatawa baka mahipan ako ng hangin tumatawa ako mag-isa sa harap ng computer!
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ibig sabihin, si chuva ay certified na may matris kasi siya ay chuva chie-NESS hahahahaha
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=)) =)) =)) 12:30am na andito pa ako! uy, dami andito ngayon..17 galing pinas, 1 singapore…
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Ang sabi ni Mader Elena…
“In the Philippines we were taught to call it “hospitality”. And so, we called it as such. Now, look how much this hospitality is costing us! Ha! Ha! Ha!
“When we have visitors in our house, what do we do? We give them the best room, the best comforters, the plates that has been in display for 100 years is now gonna come out of hibernation to be used by the guest, we spruce up our yards, we clean up ourselves, we show off as if everything is ok. It’s all pretend. Isn’t it?
“And then when the visitors leave? balik sa dati. Nakatunganga na naman.”
Yan ang common pinoy culture na di ko sinusunod at yun din ang pintas sa akin ng aking mga kapamilya…hay…
Subukan nyong pumunta sa bahay ko…abutan mong magulo, pasensya ka…alangan namang unahin kong alisin yung kalat kaysa kausapin ka? Matutulog ka dito? Sa sala ka. Alangan namang lalabas kaming lahat ng kwarto para dun ka, tapos kaming 5 sa sala? At kung ano pagkain dito, yun din ang kakainin mo…alangan namang ipag-prayd tsiken pa kita samantalang kami e tuna lang? Aba’y bago kita pakainin ng masarap e di yung mga anak ko muna…charity begins at home diba? At di ako takot o mahihiya na sabihin sa yong wala akong pera pag dumating ka nga ditong wala akong pera…utangan pa kita! 
Pero one thing good you’ll get out of me…i don’t put my best foot forward…wala akong best foot…better foot pa…kasi dalwa lang paa ko noh…kung best e di ibig sabihin 3 paa ko??? =)) Kung ano ako, yun yun.
Hindi rin ako nagiipon ng gamit na ilalabas lang pag may bisita…wala ako nun. Lahat ng gamit ko nakalabas na. Last month, nanalo ako ng microwave oven sa anniversary party sa office…ayaw pa ipagamit ng asawa ko kasi daw baka malakas sa kuryente…ako gusto ko na kasi pinangarap ko yun e…anyway, after 2 weeks, binuksan ko na rin…at ginamit-gamit ko na rin…naku parang electric fan ang metro ng kuryente ko! pero ok lang…trabaho na lang ng husto pa para may pambayad…nung ask nya ako bat ko binuksan na, sabi ko…gusto ko sya ma-enjoy habang buhay pa ako…o diva…para saan pa yung excitement na napanalunan ko sya kung di ko sya mae-enjoy noh…
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naku, c5!!pareho pala tayo ng attitude-akala ko ako lang ang ganyan-siguro kaya walng bumibisita sa akin dito sa konektikut dahil kapag bumisita sila hindi ako nagda-day off. kapag magulo ang bahay, eh di tulungan mo akong maglinis..free board &lodging ka. ako naman, kapag pumupunta sa aking sis, ako’y tagaluto & baby sister ng pamangkin kong ‘merkana-pango naman, kasi medyo marunong akong maga-cook ng italian dahil mi esposo is ‘merkanong italian-paminsan-minsan, may pansit or adobo sa balay, pero minsan punta ako sa woodside, queens at take-out ang pinoy foods,nagte-train kami ng anak, para naman ako’y may tiga-bitbit, re: kuryente, dios ko, itong ui, magtataas na naman ng presyo ng kuryente, sa totoo lang, magkakandila na lang kami..
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Naku Manang Kitty, di tayo pde sa bahay ni Manang Reyna! Siguradong maiimbyerna sa ‘tin…nakita mo yung kwento nya tungkol sa mga katulong nya???
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Uy kitty pareho pala tayo…italyano rin fafa ko, hehehehe..
Oi Reynz and Chuva zhokhet nakataas yang mga kilay nyo - plokokok itatz - Italyano ang aking husband, as in ITAng ILokANO PROMDI PROBINS OB ABRA, HAHAHAHA!!! (pasalamat nga mga anak ko at kamukha ko silang lahat, hihihikhikhik!)
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Any naku C5… isa akong organized maniac na lahat nang display eh sinukat ko by millimeter at bilang ko lang ang alikabok…
he he he
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hahaha…’lam ko na magandang biznes nyong dalwa, manang reyna at kuta…mag stand-up comedy kaya kayo? mukhang papatok at mukhang kaya nyo e…
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naku manang reyna, kahit hindi ako organized maniac, alam ko pag may gumalaw ng gamit ko…at alam ko kung asan sila…wag mo lang galawin at di ko na makikita yun…hehehe
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kuta ha?! he he he akala ko italyanong tiga NY.. di ba lahat ang italyano eh TONY ang tawag? So, Tony ba sawa mo kuts?
diba ga-visit kami dun sa maliit na isla sa nueva yorka cold staten island… dun ko nalaman na lahat pala nang italyaong immigrant nong naynteen kupong kupong, pag-alis nila nang italy meron pala silang TAG and nakasulat eh TO NY (nyu yok!)… ayun…
korny ba?!
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ako da mor na inaayos yung mga gamit ko, lalong di ko mahanap…bakit kaya?
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hindi Tony tag nya - Tommy, hehehe (to me).. *blush blush* corny…
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hahaha…To NY pala!
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he he he kakatuwa ka naman C5 eh un lang ngaun mo lang narinig?! he he he
tommy hill-finger?! hmmm… marunong pumili tita…
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hahahahaha…grabe ka manang reyna, mahika-hika nanaman ako sa yo! hahahahaha
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plang!
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Mga Pinoy madrama davah…. eh if the stuff around us could talk, ano kaya naman drama nila?
Electric Fan: “Pinapaikot mo lang ako.
Nagsasawa na ako. Mabuti
pang patayin mo na lang ako.”
Winnie d’ Pooh: “Hindi lahat ng walang
salawal ay bastos!”
Ipis: “Alam mo ba wala akong
ibang hinangad kundi ang mapalapit sa
iyo. Pero patuloy ang pag-iwas mo”
Hipon: “Sige hubaran mo ako! Alam ko namang
katawan ko lang ang habol mo!”
Gasolina: “Ayoko na! Pag nagmamahal ako lagi na
lang maraming tao ang nagagalit! Wala
ba akong karapatang magmahal?!?”
Plema: “Hindi lahat ng green ay masustansya.”
Kilikili:”Hindi lahat ng maasim ay may vitaminC.”
Utot: “Hindi ko hinahangad na ipagmalaki mo na
ako’y sa ‘yo. Ayoko ko lang naman na sa
harap ng maraming tao ganun mo na lang ako
itanggi..”
Bola: “Sawang sawa na ako palagi nalang akong
pinagpapasa-pasahan, pagod na pagod na
ako.”
TV: “Ginawa ko naman lahat para sumaya ka.
Mahirap ba talagang makontento sa isa?
Bakit palipat-lipat ka?”
Libag: Pilitin mo man na alisin ako sa buhay mo,
babalik at babalik ako!
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kuts.. he he he dala ba to nang pagod sa pagkarton karton? he he he pahinga ka naman at kung ano ano nang talent ang lumalabas sayo…
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ur article is so sarcastic. full of hate, envy and other malicious things. really reflects the kind of person u are
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