Putting the ice on the buko
“The heat is on…” So you’ve just watched the latest video of Maria Ozawa. What’s the next best way to ease the heat? A nice chunk of ice buko, that’s what! No, I’m not asking you to do an American Pie here. You eat the darn thing, you lech! Anyway, if you’re a fan of Maria, then it wouldn’t hurt to have a constant supply of ice buko in your freezer. What you do is mix the water and...
Kyou no Nihongo: dame
NOTE: Be sure that you have Asian language support for your browser to view the characters. Today’s Japanese word: DAME Kanji: ?? Hiragana: ?? ? Katakana: ?? Simple Definitions: No! It’s bad! It’s not possible! Usage: Your sister has a habit of “borrowing” your personal effects. It seems okay the first few times but you later realize that you don’t get to see your things back. So when one day she...
Pinoys on TV
I often can’t pinpoint the emotion I feel when I come across a foreign TV show or movie that has a character that makes references to the Philippines or Filipinos? Sometimes it’s amusement, especially when the characters are Filipino themselves and they speak in Tagalog. Remember the following? Ewok in the forest saying “Ito ay puno!” in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) The Filipino cook...
Better than Cliff’s Notes
I hope I’m posting this just in time for those year-end term papers and book reports. But if you’re expecting that I’m giving away links to sites that promote plagiarism, think again. I was able to muddle through more than a decade of schooling without resorting to tricks so I think you can too. Anyway, I got these links from Prof. Butch Dalisay’s The Philippine Star article. I checked them out myself and I now...
Ahoy! Sony Philippines slashes at PS software piracy
Walk the plank, you software curs! I don’t know if Sony Philippines’ plan to file a complaint with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) against software piracy is good or bad news for Playstation addicts out there. I’m not really much of a gamer (although I admit I’m addicted to online games), so I cannot give an opinion about this. Why don’t you enlighten me? More of the news here: Sony complains vs...