Tag Archives: Pinoy

Comfort Room

You know how Pinoys call restrooms “comfort rooms”? Well, check this Gizmodo video out where auditioning inventors for the show American Inventor are interviewed in the Tenderloin in San Francisco. The second person shown interviewed is a manong who touts his creation, The Comfort Throne. “When you sit on it, it looks like you don’t [...]
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Five Years Old Na

Happy Birthday to PhilWeavers, which turned 5 last October 15. I was one of the original members of this online organization of Filipino web designers when it was formed back in 1999. I also served as one of its moderators in the year 2001. Although I’m not currently active, I still keep abreast of its [...]
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Spy Der, Man!

Just learned through BV that the alleged spy who worked at the White House is Pinoy. Of course, I went straight to MM‘s site to see what she has to say about it. According to Ms. Malkin, she’s getting e-mail messages from some liberals “with calls for all Filipinos to be interned.” She replies, “If [...]
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Island Confusion

The narrator in the opening animation of the new arts and culture website Canvas.ph says he was “born and raised in Hawaii.” His distinct Manileño accent betrays him though. But I suppose this gaffe is easily forgiven since we island folk share so much in common. When the boys and I ate at Ohana Hawaiian [...]
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Filipino Frys

Pinoy employees at computer megastore Fry’s Electronics must have a lot of clout. Tagalog movies are featured prominently at the DVD section: A few months back they had one whole magazine rack dedicated to Pinoy magazines:
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