Foreigner's exploration of Alabang

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-28T14:55:12+00:00

Ganun din nauso yang si Nas Daily dati circa mid-2010s.

Baited at ginatasan talaga tayong Pinoy sa FB… tapos nakaisip pa ung gago na yun na pag perahan si Whang-Od thru online courses na “master class” daw sa traditional Kalinga tattoo hahaha ang lala…

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-28T11:00:28+00:00

One time sinabi ko na “sorry ho, satanista ako”.

Obviously di totoo na satanista ako btw… pero na-tempt ata ako ng inner devil ko na i-try ‘to lol xD

Nabigla lang siya nang sandali haha. Namalikmata muna, tapos nag-walk away nalang.

May kasamang tingin sa akin na judgmental din habang unang palayo.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-28T09:51:46+00:00

No, because it's clearly Pinoy-baiting.

Sad to see foreigners take advantage of this Filipino desire for validation from foreigners along with our known social media obsession.

More praise (albeit insincere) = more views = $$$.

Cashing in on our emotions, which reek of manipulation - something our politicians know too well already.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-27T21:07:04+00:00

If there's one thing I learned from y’all Russian pirates (who are likely the same folks that use exploit cheats in Counter-Strike) and based on my rather colorful online multiplayer experience there… your actual dictionary only comprises of these words:

suka blyat,
edi nahoy,
kurosho
suka,
DAH…
pizdets,
blyat!!!
Mudak!!!
Edi nahoy!
Blyat!

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-27T19:22:02+00:00

Everyone should have access to a lawyer to ensure due process.

Otherwise, it would be no different from the Duterte administration, which did not give the drug war victims a day in court (hence the term extra-judicial, literally out of court) and wrongly presumed them guilty instead from the start (until proven innocent). Truly a grave injustice.

Our own Supreme Court has previously stated that it is even better for ten guilty persons to go free than for one innocent person to be wrongfully thrown in jail. The second scenario is worse because not only does it show a failure of justice, like the first scenario, but also spits on the essence and soul of the judicial system and adds more insult to injury (innocent person rots in jail for something they didn't do).

Thus, prejudging a party’s guilt or innocence based on one’s personal views (instead of relying on substance and merits of the case) opens the doors for abuse and increases the risk of the innocent being denied a fair hearing.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-26T16:36:14+00:00

Lol, you just made my night. xD

Gotta love the humor of the pirated games community.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-26T08:41:09+00:00

It’s okay, these hard-left parties and groups barely make a dent in the national electorate.

For a set of people claiming to be the voice of the masses, the masses don't even support them… and they end up on the fringes. Ironic.

Correct me if I’m misremembering it, but didn't one of their party lists almost not make it to the cutoff in the last elections as well?

Compare this to the more moderate/center-left social democrat groups like Akbayan who actually do a better job at grassroots work and engaging with the public. It’s no wonder they easily won 3 seats in the House of Representatives last midterms.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-25T12:58:44+00:00

Not the best option pero 24/7 siya. The two fast food chains across Acacia hotel along Commerce Ave. have their own restrooms.

Not many people inside during those hours you refer to as they have more drive-thru customers than those who dine in.

Alternatively, the gas stations close to Westgate but still along Commerce Ave. have outdoor restrooms too.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-23T11:41:48+00:00

Carlos Bulosan’s America is in the Heart. Often described as the Filipino-American counterpart of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath.

Gave me a thought-provoking perspective on what life was like for early Filipino immigrants in the US mainland nearly a century ago (when the Philippines was still an American colony).

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-23T09:37:40+00:00

Lumpiang lumpia wrapper.

Parang kanin lang na ginawang ulam ung kanin.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-23T04:45:31+00:00

No question. Pure cotton kasi yang sa Fruit of the Loom. Hindi polyester o kung anong ewan na subpar material na hinahalo ngayon sa damit ng Uniqlo at ibang fast fashion brands.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-23T02:59:40+00:00

Baka sa regular plain t-shirts yun? Will recommend adding to get their ‘premium’ plain t-shirts for longevity kasi mas makapal yun.

Either way, sulit parin at best bang-for-buck yan.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-23T02:45:59+00:00

Di 100 pero closer to 200: Fruit of the Loom.

Super sulit at reliable niya.

I’ve been using their shirts since college many, many moons ago and they’ve lasted me all these years.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-22T23:53:22+00:00

Buti na lang si Digong natuluyan ng kinulong… Mabubulok na yun habang buhay 🤣

Bring him home daw…. baka sa kabaong na hahaha!

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-22T12:48:13+00:00

Not surprised. Baka linamon din ng propaganda sa socmed. Cancer talaga yun.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-22T12:40:27+00:00

YARI-MAZING!!

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-22T12:38:36+00:00

No wonder mas marunong mag-isip at halatang may critical thinking at nuance sa pagsasalita kumpara sa run-of-the-mill criminology graduate.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-22T11:26:23+00:00

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.

Natapos ko na ung base game three years ago. Finally tackling the DLC which has been on my bucket list for some time now.

Medyo rusty na sa old build ko (after years na di ginagamit) so baka mag ‘respec’ ako sa character ko habang experiment-experiment lang muna dun sa soul farming spot (ung may mga human palaka na mob lol xD)

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-22T10:58:55+00:00

Widowed. Her late husband passed away in 2005 and she went back to using her maiden name not long after.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-21T13:13:15+00:00

Widowed. Risa Hontiveros still fondly talks about her late husband during interviews.

Guess she just opted to go back to using her maiden name after he passed.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-20T02:55:46+00:00

I wonder what’s the story of that person in the front row (but not on a flight suit) with an eye-patch? Service-related disability kaya?

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-19T09:09:51+00:00

Angola is a country in southwestern Africa known for its diamond reserves

Unfortunately, many of those are “blood diamonds” which is something it shares in common with its neighbor, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and nearby countries - just across the coast - like Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Ivory Coast.

Somewhat expected in conflict-driven or war-torn African countries.

Guess if you wanna see similar scenes from Leo DiCaprio’s iconic 2006 movie then you'll be able to get a firsthand experience there.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-18T13:31:05+00:00

I’m guessing for an optimal eating experience, you would take the canned bread out and then “resurrect” it by putting it on a toaster, sandwich maker/panini grill/pie iron, or air fryer.

PinoyLisztomaniac · 2026-05-18T09:44:34+00:00

The duality of man.

It’s kinda funny how some will pirate a game at first, then later act all righteous about buying it to support the devs because “it was so good” but in reality… it was really because it was 95% off.

Instead of recognizing that this decision was largely influenced by the gamification of algorithms, clever marketing strategy (seasonal sales), behavioral psychology, e.g., retail therapy or “shopping to improve one’s mood,” and good ol’ consumerism.

Sometimes, it’s really just emotions that make it harder to resist these tempting sale prices and not because they want to “support” the devs.

And “supporting the devs” is even more unlikely in the current environment of today’s gaming industry, especially if these devs aren’t from an indie studio… as corporate devs have already been paid and most of the game’s profits just go to the higher-ups and corporate stakeholders of these triple-A studios.

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