Saturday, May 31, 2008 StereotypeFunction: noun : something conforming to a fixed or general pattern; especially : an often oversimplified or biased mental picture held to characterize the typical individual of a group Filipinos nowadays tend to stereotype the work of every individual. If you are working at Makati you are a "professional" compared to people working decently on other places. If you work as a call center agent, you are a "high earning" individual compared to other jobs. No more "I'm proud to be an Engineer" or "I am an architect!" only "I work at a call center, I can buy whatever I want" and "Nursing is the only course here in the Philippines." I am a teacher by profession, and some of my so called "friends" look at me as "an employee who earns less" compared to their fat paycheck. I admit my salary is lower than his, but I love my job. I love sharing the knowledge I learned and I'm happy seeing their faces when discovering something new. If all of the people think like my "friend", The world now really is controlled by money. Labels: my-two-cents Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 10:50 AM Thursday, May 08, 2008 Ok, some of my friends asked me why am I not updating my site every day. Honestly guys, I'd rather be quiet than post a non-informative, biased, nonsense entry, like "Hey, I brushed my teeth today! uber coolness!" and, "Hey! My life sucks!" Anyway, I'm into quality rather than quantity of posts. So if my visitors wanted a daily update and all I can give them is a doze of my boring, uneventful, generic, mediocre life. But hey, thanks for visiting! Anyway, wanna know what I ate for breakfast? No? I thought so.Labels: my-two-cents Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 1:18 AM Saturday, May 03, 2008  IEEE 802.11 also known as Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) is a technology being taken for granted by people these days. I still remember rhe time where a "hotspot" is like an oasis for us net surfers, but that is now a thing of the past. More and more establishments today are jumping on the WiFi bandwagon. The former "exclusive" to Starbucks Coffee is now being used by other establishments. SM North Edsa is one big hotspot. But the connection needs a prepaid card to be purchased on their information Counter. Glorietta 4 also is a hotspot, but it needs purchasing as well. Enough with the colossal ones, food chains nowadays also provide WiFi. Jollibee offers free connection...for now. Burger King also gives a free connection and heck even let you plug your gadget on their outlet or charger provided. Schools also brag that their campuses are WiFi enabled, like AMA  So as I observe the "majority" using these technology exclusive before to us geeks, they waste the bandwidth on checking their Friendster profile, uploading their korny You Tube videos and chatting over Yahoo Messenger, heck even order a small size drink at Starbucks just to "show-off" their laptop they don't even know how to fix. I know I know before some of my readers react, yeah they have the right to browse wherever they please, but as far as I remember, WiFi is used before by businessmen sending that crucial report or submitting that important data via email. Oh well, can't blame those people who doesn't have an internet at home but has a laptop and leech out the net on a hotspot. The price for technological advancement is steep. Labels: my-two-cents Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 9:28 AM Saturday, March 29, 2008  Earth Hour 2008 is only hours away before the scheduled global event and the majority of Filipino people aren't aware of it. Lack of advertising isn't an issue here, the event was posted all over the metro but the people aren't even reading it. Are we depending only to television advertisement? We know what's happening in Pinoy Big Brother, we know who's Gretchen Baretto bitching now but we are not aware of the global movement. It really saddens me to know some people are not sensitive to taking care of our Mother Earth. So what's Earth Hour anyway? It's turning off your lights for 60 mins. (1 hour) to conserve energy. This is a way to help our dying planet. Labels: my-two-cents Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 6:16 PM Sunday, March 23, 2008  I've been away like just three days away on vacation and I was bombarded by messages from my friends that my site was being attacked by idiots. Details after the jump It all started when I first posted the story about the Tierra Maria Estate scam hoax which many would agree that Tim Cumper really needs psychological attention. I was mentioned on his blog entry as a supporter of scammers. Gee, I don't know what to say, thanks for visiting my site Tim! You can ask your friend Jim to track down my IP so that he again can prove that he is the beeesst techie guy on Earth. Another thing, some guy just keeps on posting on my chat box since I featured Janina San Miguel here on my site. Maybe he/she is a supporter of some sort? He/She is accusing me of copy-pasting stuff here which clearly I quoted beforhand and indicated the source. I think he/she doesn't know how things work here over the net. Anyway, these idiots are plaguing the net for quite some time now. I wonder how are they reproducing? They're infesting the blogosphere, the forums and even those social networking sites like Friendster. How on Earth can we get rid of those idiots? It seems the supply of Iodized salt is depleting. Labels: my-two-cents Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 4:37 PM Thursday, March 13, 2008 Janina San Miguel's extreme under arm confidence  It's been over a week since the people are talking about that Binibining Pilipinas 2008 - World winner Janina San Miguel. Talk about engrish overload and extreme confidence. The story after the jumpThe picture on the left depicts a person with extreme underarm and face confidence, her name is Janina San Miguel. If you see her on the streets, stay away from her at all cost. She's armed and dangerous. She'll make your ears bleed because of her stupidity and extreme confidence. You have been warned! video courtesy of Jepoy Admit it, her English is very poor, but that's mild compared to her answer to the actual question. Come on, she never reached the gaddam point! The question was "What role did your family play to you as candidate to Binibining Pilipinas?". She answered dumbly with:
I can't believe she's the representative of our country in Miss World 2008! Are Filipina women now have all beauty but no brains at all?! Don't we have any choice at all? Is she our last bet? No wonder her high school alma mater Ernesto Rondon and college University of the East isn't proud of her. Take note, she's taking up Mass Communications!? Shit... Labels: my-two-cents, news Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 9:21 PM Wednesday, November 07, 2007 I had a fever from November 2. 2007 - November 5, 2007. During those dark times, my family and friends supported me all the way and I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart.Labels: my-two-cents Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 10:10 PM Wednesday, October 10, 2007  Girl gamers (Grrl Gamers) are common these days. Ranging from Maria Ozawa to Naomi Cheung. Even though the video game market's primary target are males (dead or alive, tomb raider cough cough..) More and more females are getting attracted to games. I wish I could marry a girl gamer *sigh*  Labels: babes, my-two-cents Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 1:21 PM Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Why Nice Men are such a LOSER!Originally from Tze You hear it all the time: "He was such a NICE Guy, and she's such a Heartless Bitch for dumping him." I get letters from self-professed Nice Guys, complaining that women must WANT to be treated like shit, because THEY, the "Nice Guy" have failed repeatedly in relationships. This is akin to the false logic that "Whales are mammals. Whales live in the sea. Therefore, all mammals live in the sea." If you have one bad relationship after another, the only common denominator is YOU. Think about it. What's wrong with Nice Guys? The biggest problem is that most Nice Guys (tm) are hideously insecure. They are so anxious to be liked and loved that they do things for other people to gain acceptance and attention, rather than for the simply pleasure of giving. You never know if a Nice Guy really likes you for who you are, or if he has glommed onto you out of desperation because you actually paid some kind of attention to him. Nice Guys exude insecurity -- a big red target for the predators of the world. There are women out there who are "users" -- just looking for a sucker to take advantage of. Users home-in on "Nice Guys", stroke their egos, take them for a ride, add a notch to their belts, and move on. It's no wonder so many Nice Guys complain about women being horrible, when the so often the kind of woman that gets attracted to them is the lowest form of life... Self-confident, caring, decent-hearted women find "Nice Guys" to be too clingy, self-abasing, and insecure. Nice Guys go overboard. They bring roses to a "lets get together for coffee" date. They try to buy her affections with presents and fancy things. They think they know about romance, but their timing is all wrong, and they either come-on too strong, too hard and too fast, OR, they are so shy and unassertive, that they hang around pretending to be "friends", in the hope that somehow, someway, they will get the courage up to ask her out for a "date". They are so desperate to please that they put aside their own needs, and place the object of their desire on a pedestal. Instead of appreciating her, they worship her. We are only human, and pedestals are narrow, confining places to be -- not to mention the fact that we tend to fall off of them. They cling to her, and want to be "one" with her for fear that if she is out of sight, she may disappear or become attracted to someone else. A Nice Guy often has trouble with emotional intimacy, because he believes that if she learns about the REAL person inside, she will no longer love him. Nice Guys are always asking HER to make the decisions. They think it's being equitable, but it puts an unfair burden of responsibility on her, and gives him the opportunity to blame her if the decision was an unwise one. Nice Guys rarely speak up when something bothers them, and rarely state clearly what it is they want, need and expect. They fear that any kind of conflict might spell the end of the relationship. Instead of comprimising and negotiating, they repeatedly "give in". When she doesn't appreciate their sacrifice, they will complain that, "Everything I did, I did for her.", as if this somehow elevates them to the status of martyrs. A woman doesn't want a martyr. She wants an equal, caring, adult partner. Nice Guys think that they will never meet anyone as special as she is. They use their adoration as a foundation for claiming that "no one will ever love her as much as I do." Instead of being a profound statement of their devotion, this is a subtle, but nasty insult. It is akin to saying to her: "You are a difficult person, and only *I* can ever truly love you, so be thankful I'm here." The nice guy -needs- to believe that he is the best person for the object of his desires, because otherwise his insecurities will overrun him with jealousies and fear. The truth of the matter is that there are many people out there who can be a good match for her. We rarely stop loving people we truly care about. Even if we no longer continue the relationship, the feelings will continue... But love isn't mutually exclusive. We can (and do) love many people in our lives, and romantic love is really no different. Though he may love her immensely, there will likely be other people who have loved her just as much in her past, and will love her just as much in the future. The irony of it all is: "Who would want to go out with someone who was inherintly unlovable anyways?" More than loving the woman in his life, a Nice Guy NEEDS her. "She is my Life, my only source of happiness..." YECH! What kind of a burden is that to place on her? That SHE has to be responsible for YOUR happiness? Get a grip! Another mistake Nice Guys make is to go after "hard luck" cases. They deliberately pick women with neuroses, problems, and personality disorders, because Nice Guys are "helpers". A Nice Guy thinks that by "helping" this woman, it will make him a better, more lovable person. He thinks it will give him a sense of accomplishment, and that she will appreciate and love him more, for all his efforts and sacrifice. He is usually disappointed by the results. This ultimately boils down to the fact that Nice Guys don't like themselves. Is it any wonder women don't like them? In order to truly love someone else, you must first love yourself. Too often Nice Guys mistake obsession for "love". Get this Guys: INSECURITY ISN'T SEXY. IT'S A TURNOFF. You don't have to be an ego-inflated, arrogant jerk. You just have to LIKE yourself. You have to know what you want out of life, and go after it. Only then will you be attractive to the kind of woman with whom a long-term relationship is possible. My personal note: "Have you ever noticed that the more special you treat someone, the more that someone takes you for granted? It's like they think you won't ever change" Labels: my-two-cents Read Full Entry
Posted by Siopao Master @ 3:51 PM Tuesday, May 29, 2007 What makes me proud to be a Filipino This post is a response to Buwayahman's articleBlogging they say, is the new medium for free speech. You can post your rants, raves, your daily experiences and anything that comes out of your mind. Many Filipino venture the Blogosphere to find information or to just be entertained. So why not use this raw opportunity to send a useful message across? Let's start by telling our fellow Filipinos why they should be proud to be one. As far as I remember, Filipinos are all over the world, Jasmine Trias, a half Filipina, participated in American Idol. Batista, a half Filipino, is a wrestler in WWE. Vanessa Minnilo, a half Filipina, recently hosted the Miss Universe 2007 beauty pageant. Ana Theresa Licaros won Ms. Photogenic in the same pageant as well. Who can forget Manny Pacquiao bringin home the bacon oh so many times? Heracleo "Leo" Oracion , Erwin "Pastor" Emata and Romeo Garduce were the first Filipinos that reached the summit of Mt. Everest while Noelle Wenceslao, Karina Dayondon and Janet Belarmino were the first Filipinas to reach the summit also. Remember Lea Salonga on Miss Saigon? The list goes on and on. The Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who work all over the world just make their families have a better living here in the Philippines, they are the modern heroes and they carry the Filipino name with them. Heck my father is an OFW and I'm proud of him. Finally, the main reason that I'm proud to be a Filipino is our culture. Our hospitality towards our visitor, the use of "Po" and "Opo" to show respect. The care for the elderly, heck some countries abandon you if you're too old, because they think you are useless already. Who would not be proud of the Filipino family? Bonding every weekend, saying grace before meal, eating together, going to church together. I tell you guys, if you plan to go abroad, you'll miss these Filipino traits and will think that I'm proud to be a Filipino. Now, I'm not being patriotic here but putting the negative issues aside, Filipinos are the kindest and hard working people in the world. Labels: my-two-cents Read Full Entry
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