If my cranky childhood swimming instructor is to be believed, these people will all croak in the next few minutes because they’re perpetrating the heinous crime of combining swimming with eating… Or being near water and eating, which was enough …
This post is a bit late this year, but Easter just passed so you know what that meant…
Musashi’s peeps in the Philippines were all crucifying themselves and shit
This happens every single year so I’m not sure why major …
This week we talk some video games – Farmville and Saints Row 3 – and review the Filipino exploitation film documentary Machete Maidens Unleashed! And after the movie talk, find out why Alex is the ‘Filipino Ron Jeremy’.
Show Notes…
Somehow I was expecting September 11th pass without my having to blog anything about it, but I can’t help myself. This is too wonderful a story not to pass along.
A street sign in Manila shows an American businesswoman and …
A group of Filipino little-people is considering creating a community of their own in Manila, using investor-donated land.
Being free from this constant abuse, says Doron, is the reason why he and about 30 other dwarves are planning to establish …
In case you’re wondering, Tagalog for ‘Merry Christmas’ is is Maligayang Pasko – but don’t try using it if you happen to be a Philippine immigration official……
Immigration Bureau chief Ronaldo Ledesma says officers at passport counters are banned from
I am not sure I want to ever visit the Philippines. It looks beautiful, and all the Filipino-Americans I know (all…two of them) are pretty decent people. But one time I saw this movie where Leslie Cheung went to see …
I know that film businesses outside the U.S. play a little fast-and-loose (compare Jackie Chan’s Hong Kong fare to the dung he’s produced Stateside sometime) but this is plain silly……
Watchman Eddie Cuizon tried to accost Filipino actor Kirk Abella
Not enough time today for a full post, but here’s a roundup of stuff I thought worth mentioning.
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So Musashi, you know I’m down with your Filipino peeps and I’m all for exotic food and stuff. In fact, I pride myself on being open-minded about food and willing to try anything once. But…I just found out what balut …
English artist Sebastian Horsley, who gained infamy a decade ago by taking part in a Filipino crucifixion ceremony, died yesterday of a heroin overdose.
To the Filipinos inflicting pain upon yourself is both an act of faith and a test …
Biologists have located a species of monitor lizard on Luzon in the Philippines. Dubbed ‘Varanus bitatawa’, the critter sports gold spots and is apparently a vegetarian. Yeah, I was disappointed when I heard that last bit too…though probably not as …
