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 want to get up,” he says. Hey, he should partner with Microsoft and Google TiSP for one killer toilet surfing solution.
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 activities by reading mail from the mailing list.
Congrats, Drew and Berger. Like it says, “Pwede na mag prep!”
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 it means now that the White House will be applying extra scrutiny to naturalized Americans of Filipino descent working at the top levels of government and in the military, well, yes, I support that.” Hmmm, I wonder if secret service agents get to taste test Mr. Bush’s morning pandesal or mid-day adobo from now on.
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 BBQ for the first time last week, I noticed most of the staff were pinoy. I guess they lend some semblance of authenticity. Most of the patrons were also pinoy. Undoubtedly, entrées such as Spam Musubi and Grilled Spam Saimin have something to do with this.
Eric Idle, how you like me now?
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:
