Blog Posts on pinoy culture etc

Deja Vu? by Bag of Nips on May 19, 2009The countdown is on for the circus act otherwise known as the Philippine elections. Political parties are now starting to maneuver their social status and political stands to optimize their chance of being elected. It's actually sad how these people,...

Best day evaaa! by Bag of Nips on May 3, 2009I haven't blogged for awhile due to my busy schedule but today is special. This day is one of of happiest days so far this year. Why?First,I know... The Celtics would find it diffucult to compete with the Cavs or the Lakers without their defense lead...

Cheap Chow by Bag of Nips on Mar 30, 2009This weekend, news was shown about this journalist named Cheap Chow, errr... Chip Tsao who released an article about his views on the Spratly Ownership Issue between China and the Philippines. In the article, he called our country a "nation of serva...

Sino Iboboto mo? by Bag of Nips on Mar 26, 2009With the upcoming Philippine 2010 elections, it is only normal in our beloved country to discuss candidates even if it's still more than a year before the actual elections. Potential candidates at this time would start "Stealth Campaigning" (although...

Barack's budget priorities and Pinoy's Stagnancy by Bag of Nips on Mar 25, 2009Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyI just watched Obama's second prime-time news conference and there was this question that gave me nostalgia of how our country was decades ago.The question voices out the critic...

Who are Filipinos? by Bag of Nips on Mar 5, 2009This was THE question asked by Anthony Bourdain several times to different Filipinos who guided him throughout his tour around the Philippines in a quest to taste what is pinoy. And frankly speaking, similar to most Filipinos, would find it hard to...

Classic Rock And Roll of Honour Awards by Bag of Nips on Feb 2, 2009This is a shout out to everyone, all Pinoys or non-Pinoys, do vote for Journey's album "Revelation" as the classic rock album of the year.Haven't really been a fan of Journey because it wasn't in my era but I like some of their songs. Their songs ser...

Cavite Explosion by Bag of Nips on Jan 29, 2009Another tragedy for Pinoys. Amidst economic scares, this thing should happen. I am sympathetic to those affected and I hope they get back on their feet soon. To the families of the dead, I extend my condolences.This tragedy makes me wonder how this h...

by Bag of Nips on Jan 27, 2009We watched Slumdog Millionaire weeks before. This lunar new year holidays, I bummed myself out and found myself watching an episode of Wowowee. Then it hit me how similar the hosts of shows that give away money behave. Almost all episodes show the ho...

Pinoy Heroes by Bag of Nips on Jan 18, 2009Nice. This is one of those videos that are like "sapul hanggang kaluluwa". Too bad that those people that should watch this video are too manhid already. I have the same sentiments as these OFWs. Mind you, these are OFWs who would have stayed at hom...