Geography

Area:
Philippines is an archipelago of 7,108 islands with a total land area of 300,000 km².
The islands are divided into three groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
( Luzon - 105,000 km², Mindanao - 94,600 km² )

Major cities:
Capital–Manila, Cebu, Davao

Terrain:
Islands, 65% mountainous, with narrow coastal lowlands.

Climate:
Tropical, astride typhoon belt.

People

Nationality:
Filipino.

Population (January 2008 estimate):
90.5 million.

Ethnic groups:
Malay, Chinese

Religions (based on 2000 census):

Roman Catholic 80.9%,
Muslim 5%,
Evangelical 2.8%,
Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%,
Aglipayan 2%,
other Christian 4.5%,
other 1.8%,
unspecified 0.6%,
none 0.1%.

Languages:
Filipino (based on Tagalog),
official national language; English, language of government
and instruction in education.

araw araw ay tinatahak ni Selya ang bangketa na ito patungo o pauwi ng bahay at lagi nyang nakikita ang matandang pulubi na kanyang nililimusan isang araw ay nakita nyang dalawa na ang lata ng matanda , kaya dalawang limos ang kanyang binigay

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Selya : tanda bakit dalawa na ang lata mo?
Tandang pulubi : eh alam mo naman iha hindi na mapigil ang pag asenso ko kaya nag tayo na ako ng bagong branch

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merong 3 tao na iba`t ibang relihiyon ang nasa pinakatuktok ng isang building, una INDO na ang pinapaniwalaan ay BUDDHA, pangalawa KRISTIYANO na ang pinaniniwalaan ay si Kristo, pangatlo muslim na ang pinaniniwalaan ay si ALLAH, papatunayan nila bawat isa kung sino ang may malakas na kapangyarihan sa pamamagitan ng pag talon mula sa itaas pababa, babanggitin ang pangalan ng kanilang sinasamba, kung sino ang lulutang sa gitna ng building siya ang makapangyarihan, unang tumalon ay INDO
(tumalon sabay banggit)

INDO: Buddha, buddha buddha hanggang sa bumagsak ang INDO, patay!

pangalawa ang Kristiyano (sabay talon)

Kristiyano: Kristo Kristo Kristo
(pagdating sa gitna lumutang ang Kristiyano) ibig sabihin malakas ang kapangyarihan.

pangatlo ang Muslim (sabay talon)

Muslim: Allah Allah Allah
eh nasa kalagitnaan na ndi parin lumulutang, 3/4 na ng building ndi parin lumulutang sabay banggit ng pangalan ni

Muslim: Kristo Kristo Kristo

lumutang ang Muslim ibig sabihin panalo ang Kristiyano

Nag-aaral ako sa La Salle .

Ang dami kong kaklaseng Chinese. Apelyidong Uy, Lim, Tan, Co, Go, Chua,
Chi, Sy, Wy, at kung anu-ano pa. Pero sa kanilang lahat kay Gilbert Go
ako naging malapit. Mayaman si Gilbert kaya mangyari pa, madalas siya
ang taya sa tuwing gigimik ang barkada.

Isang araw na-ospital ang kanyang ama. Sinamahan ko siya sa pagdalaw.
Nasa ICU na noon ang kanyang ama dahil sa stroke. Naron din ang ilan sa
kanyang malalapit na kamag-anak.

Nag-usap sila. Chinese ang kanilang usapan…. hindi ko maintindihan.

Pagkatapos ng ilang minutong usap-usap, nagkayayaan nang umuwi. Maiwan
daw muna ako at pakibantayan ang kanyang ama habang inihahatid nya ang
kanyang mga kamag-anak palabas ng ospital. Lumipat ako sa gawing kaliwa
ng kama ng kanyang ama para ilapag ang mga iniwan nilang mga gamit na
kakailanganin ng magbabantay sa ospital. Nang akmang ilalapag ko na ay
biglang nangisay ang matanda.

Ninoy started his fight for justice long before the declaration of Martial Law on September 21, 19972. He was not happy with the negative changes in society, especially the injustices and oppression suffered by his fellowmen. He would not keep silent. He tried to do everything he could to open the eyes of those in power to the evils in society. When Martial Law was declared he, along with several others, was imprisoned. But, through his connections he continued to channel his fight for justice.

In or out of the prison, Ninoy continued his fight for freedom and democracy and tried to influence other Filipinos to do the same, until that fateful day of August 21, 1983, when he was assassinated. His death touched the heart of almost every Filipino. Even death could not silence Ninoy. His death awakened many Filipinos of their responsibility to do something, through non-violent means, to bring back democracy to our country. The People Power at the EDSA Revolution was a great act of Filipinos to work as one to claim their rights to freedom, justice and democracy.

Ninoy sacrificed his life. He took his final rest. Following his death, the Filipino people took an initial step to move and uplift their conditions.

Street Vendor : “bili na kayo ng relo! gold watch ito!
pag namuti, white gold!
pag huminto stopwatch!”

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gf : hu hu hu hu bakit natin ginawa ito? hindi na ako virgin at dalawang beses pa natin ginawa!
bf : ano? isa lang ah?!
gf : bakit, hindi na ba natin uulitin mamaya?!

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ANG MARRIED LIFE….
May isang intsik na sa sobrang hilig sa karaoke ay
inabot ng 5 am.
Dahil sa takot mabugbog ni misis, nag-text ng:
“HUWAG KA BAYAD RANSOM. NAKATAKAS AKO. UWI NA KO!”

Here is a part of the “Bb. Pilipinas 2008..”

“Hindi lahat ng malakas, super hero!”

- Putok

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Juan: Buwiset na shampoo ito.. hindi bumubula

Pedro: paanong bubula yan hindi naman basa ang buhok mo!!!

Juan: Baliw!!! for dry hair nga daw ito eh!!! bobo ka ba??!! Epal

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For the finals of the Australian Cow Milking Championship, an Australian, a German and a Filipino were given 15 minutes each to milk as much as they could from cows assigned to them. After 15 minutes …
“Australian contestant, how much did you get?”
A gallon,” the contestant shouted. Palakpakan.
“German contestant, how much?”
“A gallon and a half, sir!” Mas masigabong palakpakan.
“Filipino contestant, how much did you milk?”
“One teaspoon, sir!” Nakabibinging katahimikan.”Beg your pardon sir, but … they gave me a bull!”

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Lorenzo Ruiz was born in Binondo, between 1600 and 1610. He was baptized shortly afterwards. His parents who were devoted Catholics brought him up and influenced him to have a strong faith in God. Lorenzo’s father and two siblings died in a battle between the Spaniards and Chinese. Lorenzo and his mother were then placed under the Dominicans.

I want to make my blog not just informative but also entertaining.. That’s why I decided make a category for jokes and humors.

The jokes you’re about to read are not mine… I just copied what I have read in my Dads e-mail and some pinoy jokes stored in my phone…

Happy reading!!

dad : parang galit na galit ka
son : titser ko kasi sinuspinde ako ng 3 araw
dad : ano na naman ang ginawa mo ?
son : kasi tinanong ako kung ano ang 2 x 3?
dad : o ano ang sagot mo ?
son : six
dad : tama naman yon ah
son : tinanong ulit nya ako anong 3 x 2 ?
dad : siraulo pala sya eh pareho lang yan
son : yon nga pong sabi ko sa kanya

My Fellow Filipinos,

When I was small, the Philippine peso was P2 to the $dollar. The president was Diosdado Macapagal. Life was simple. Life was easy. My father was a farmer. My mother kept a small sari-sari store where our neighbors bought sang-perang asin, sang-perang bagoong, sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at pahinging isang butil na bawang. Our backyard had kamatis, kalabasa, talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, and okra. Our silong had chicken. We had a pig, dog & cat. And of course, we lived on the farm. During rainy season, my father caught frogs at night which my mother made into batute (stuffed frog), or just plain fried. During the day, he caught hito and dalag from his rice paddies, which he would usually inihaw. During dry season, we relied on the chickens, vegetables, bangus, tuyo, and tinapa.
Every now and then, there was pork and beef from the town market. Life was so peaceful, so quiet, no electricity, no TV. Just the radio for Tia Dely, Roman Rapido, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Tang-tarang- tang. And who can forget Leila Benitez and Eddie Ilarde on Darigold Jamboree? On weekends, I played with my neighbors (who were all my cousins). Tumbang-preso, taguan, piko, luksong lubid, patintero, at iba pa.
I don’t know about you, but I miss those days.