…makes some really good chicken!
Be sure to try Camote Ugly’s pancit cantot-tan!
(via Tristan via YepYep.)
See? He isn’t dead, I told you! He moved to Bohol!
And its official, i’ll be in the Philippines to visit mama from July 6 to August 4! Plane tickets at Hawaiian Airlines and Japan Airlines are going for $850 dollars round-trip San Francisco to Manila. Buy now!
If you’re wondering where to go in the Philippines, Yahoo Answers had a thread to answer the ultimate question: “What are the tourist spots in the Philippines?” Looks like Bohol is still the best place to go!
(Thx “Max!”)
Alec Baldwin joked during his David Letterman interview last week that he was “thinking about getting a Filipino mail-order bride at this point … or a Russian one.”
While the Russians were drinking vodka, Filipinos in the Philippines watching Letterman’s Late Show during mid-day merienda (snack time) were appalled. Philippine Senator Ramon Revilla responded by warning Alec not to visit the Philippines or he’ll see “mayhem.”
Alec in turn made a formal apology citing an organization that fights sex-trafficking in South-East Asia called Love146.org.
Whew! Everything is ok now, let’s eat!
Love146.org: Named after a little girl, “Number 146,” in Thailand who was found in a brothel by the organization’s co-founders. A new safe home for girls saved from brothels was just constructed in the Philippines this year.
(Photos: Contactmusic.com)
What if, instead of emails of false promises and references to penises, spam emails magically became Spam, the meat in a can? Would Spam inboxes have new options in addition to “empty”? Like “slice” or “with eggs?” Would a new Swine Flu emerge in smaller countries called obesity?
Would Nigeria become the most powerful country in the world due to the income generated by emailing everyone cans of Spam, not because they’re selling it but because Spam recipients all over the world would be sending them money to thank them? That would be ironic. Im gonna pitch this to M. Night Shyamalan.
Update: Checkout these illustrations based on Spam email subjects. (via Kottke)
I wish I could sing like Charice Pinkflamingo so I could sing on the Ellen/Oprah show and give my mama millions of dollars so she can have more diamond-encrusted sandals than Imelda Marcos.
I would then form a Philippine political party/singing choir called the “Totally Awesome Egalitarians” or TAE*. Not only would they sing to my mama via a live video feed on Skype every day, TAE would also act as my Secret Service, led by Manny Pacquiao and Rambo.
Because she is a single mom, i’d set her up on friend-dates with Filipino actor Cesar Montano. Since my mama is also very religious, i’d fly her to Bethlehem every Christmas and the Vatican every Sunday.
Until I find a genie in a bottle to rub aka Christina Aguilera I think bringing balikbayan boxes full of Oil of Olay lotions to her every year will do for now.
I love you mama! See you in July pohon! Even if you don’t even read my blog!
Single mom’s are the bomb:
“I’m just singing now for my mom. I couldn’t help her before, that’s why I want to help her now.”
-Charice Pempengco
“Today, when people call to congratulate me, it’s not me they pay tribute to, but to [my mother’s] life and her struggle. She’s the true woman of substance.”
-Poorja Chopra
“Yo mama is so healthy her BMI is probably exactly within the ideal range for a woman her age. ”
-Lucas Klauss and his “Respectful Yo Mama Jokes.”
*Tae means shit.
*Balikbayan is a person/box with things on sale from Ross and thrift stores.
(Photo: Associated Press)
In a way, Manny could be among the most popular overseas Filipino workers in Philippine history, leading a diaspora of workers bringing home the bacon for families and loved ones. And at the end of each fight, like all workers all over the world, Manny always returns home.
Speaking of bacon, it was said in England that if Manny won the fight against Hatton, “pigs would fly.” Sure enough, Swine Flu!
Ba-dum, CHING! Im here all night folks.
