THE PHILIPPINES IS.....

> > 50. where the most happening places is not where the
> > party is. Instead
> > it's where the gang wars happen, where women strip
> > and where the people
> > overthrow a president.
> >
> > 49. where even doctors, lawyers and engineers are
> > unemployed.
> >
> > 48. where everyone has his personal ghost story.
> >
> > 47. where mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are
> > considered as holy
> > places.
> >
> > 46. where everything can be forged.
> >
> > 45. where the school is considered the second home
> > and the mall
> > considered as third.
> >
> > 44. where Starbucks coffee is more expensive than
> > gas.
> >
> > 43. where every street has a basketball court and
> > every town only has
> > one public school.
> >
> > 42. where all kinds of animals are edible.
> >
> > 41. where people speak all kinds of languages, and
> > still call it Tagalog.
> >
> > 40. where students pay more money than they will
> > earn afterwards.
> >
> > 39.
> >
> > 38. where driving 4kms can take as much as 4hours.
> >
> > 37. where flyovers bring you from the freeway to the
> > side streets.
> >
> > 36. where the tourist spots is where Filipinos do
> > not (or cannot) go.
> >
> > 35. where the personal computer is mainly used for
> > games and Friendster.
> >
> > 34. where all 13 year olds are alcoholic.
> >
> > 33. where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
> >
> > 32. where 4am is not even considered bed time yet.
> >
> > 31. where people can pay to defy the law.
> >
> > 30. where everything is spoofed.
> >
> > 29. where even the poverty-stricken get to wear
> > Ralph Lauren and Tommy
> > Hilfiger.
> >
> > 28. where honking of car horns is a way of life.
> >
> > 27. where being called a bum is never offensive.
> >
> > 26. where flood waters take up more than 90 percent
> > of the streets
> > during the rainy season.
> >
> > 25. where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps
> > them alive.
> >
> > 24. where crossing the street involves running for
> > your dear life.
> >
> > 23. where wearing your national colors make you
> > "baduy".
> >
> > 22. where billiards is a sport, and darts is a bar
> > game.
> >
> > 21. where even the poverty-stricken have the latest
> > cell phones. (gsm -
> > galing sa magnanakaw)
> >
> > 20. where insurance does not work.
> >
> > 19. where water can only be classified as tap and
> > dirty... clean water
> > is for sale (55pesos/gallon).
> >
> > 18. where the church governs the people and where
> > the government makes
> > the people pray for miracles. (AMEN TO THAT!)
> >
> > 17. where University of the Philippines is where all
> > the weird people
> > go. Ateneo is where all the nerds go. La Salle is
> > where all the Chinese
> > go. College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid
> > Chinese go, and
> > University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the
> > irrelevantly rich
> > people go.
> >
> > 16. where fastfood is a diet meal.
> >
> > 15. where traffic signs are merely suggestions not
> > regulations.
> >
> > 14. where all the trees in the city are below 6 ft.
> >
> > 13. where being held up is normal. It happens to
> > everyone.
> >
> > 12. where kids dream of becoming pilots, doctors,
> > actors and basketball
> > players.
> >
> > 11. where rodents is a normal house pet.
> >
> > 10. where the definition of traffic is the
> > 'non-movement' of vehicles.
> >
> > 9. where the fighter planes of the 1940's are used
> > for military
> > engagements, and the new fighter planes are
> > displayed in museums.
> >
> > 8. where being an hour late is still considered as
> > punctual.
> >
> > 7. where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and
> > where the lottery
> > is a commodity.
> >
> > 6. where soap operas tell the realities of life and
> > where the news
> > provides the drama.
> >
> > 5. where actors make the rules and where politicians
> > provide the
> > entertainment. (kung gusto mo mapikon, watch the
> > news).
> >
> > 4. where finding a deer on the road will be a
> > phenomenon. (may deer
> > dito? seryoso kayo?)
> >
> > 3. where people can get away with stealing trillions
> > of pesos, but not
> > for a thousand.
> >
> > 2. where Nora Aunor is an acclaimed actress and Boy
> > Abunda is the best
> > talk show host.
> >
> > 1. where everyone wants to leave the country! (ang
> > saya-saya!)