Pinoy Bloopers

  There are some things that you just can't help notice to be distinctively Pinoy. Read on and see if you've got what it takes to be a bona fide Pinoy!

 You know your Pinoy when. . . . . .

•  a group of you are eating on one plate and you always leave a piece uneaten.
• you arrive at a meeting an hour late.
• you react instead of saying 'thank you' to a compliment about you particularly on appearance.
• you set up a sari-sari store next to your neighbor's.
• you invite a person to eat when it's clear you only have enough for yourself.
• you love bulad, ginamos , and sukang pinakurat.
• you tend to shout in a conversation even though your sitting side by side for that matter.
• your sud-an duringbreakfast is the same with your dinners.
• you keep stuff for recycling even though it's clear it can never be used again.
• you celebrate occasions particularly fiesta even if you borrow money to do so.
• you refuse libre (bisa'g sakit sa imong buot).
• you keep wrappings and tissue paper for sentimental value.
• you watch Koreanovelas.
• you elect an actor for president.
• you keep last week's sud-an in your fridge.
• you prefer to risk crossing the street than take the overpass.
• you think "red" is a go signal.
• you love to text.
• you see someone obviously hurt and you ask if he's OK.
• you're obviously hurt and you say you're OK.
• you bow and put an arm forward while saying "excuse me".
• you have big wooden spoon and fork hanging on your kitchen wall.
• you're laughing at this.

The Road To Freedom

"Your freedom ends where your nose starts." This was the favorite expression of a teacher I once had. What she means is that there is no absolute freedom. True freedom is always relational. One cannot just do as he pleases. If you hit a person, you violate his own freedom to be treated as a person with dignity.

"Doing what I want," is a common misconception among young people of the true meaning of freedom. They are of the opinion that anything that gets in the way of their desires is a violation of their freedom. But this is a self-centered view. The exercise of one's freedom is ruled by how it affects others. It is what sets us humans apart from the rest of creation.