50 Things I Love about the Philippines
1. Even if there is a typhoon, you might as well keep smiling.2. Complete strangers will feed you till you cannot eat anymore.
3. On your birthday, friends come to your house at 5am and sing songs to you.
4. Airlines lend you an umbrella to cross 100 feet on the tarmac.
5. If you gain weight, you are becoming healthy.
6. If you lose weight, you are becoming sexy.
7. You are addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
8. Mangoes do grow on trees, everywhere, even if money doesn't.
9. You can pee anywhere it doesn't say "Don't Pee Here."
10. Public transportation drops you wherever you want.
11. Pedicabs.
12. Canada is a state in America.
13. Everyone knows a Filipino who lives in Los Angeles.
14. P's and F's are kind of interchangeable, which makes words like "departed" very funny.
15. If you look white, you will be greeted, lovingly with "Hey Joe!"
16. No need for a camera. Strangers will take your picture, add you on Facebook, & tag you.
17. Jeepneys.
18. Kinilaw.
19. Your nose is never too "tall".
20. Tuba.
21. Any occasion can--and probably should--include a beauty pageant.
22. If you are a child below a certain age, you need not wear pants.
23. Jeans and a polo is fairly formal.
24. The bucket-and-hand method of toilet hygiene.
25. Working at McDonald's or a call center is legitimate, respectable work.
26. There is always a convenient sari-sari store nearby.
27. Even if you are tone deaf, when you sing videoke you are a rockstar.
28. If you have no umbrella, use a handkerchief to cover your hair.
29. In the far flung mountains and forests, there are witches and ghosts and white ladies
30. Waiting is an art. If you have nothing to do, it's okay. Just standby.
31. There is a basketball court nearby. Just over there.
32. Unsolicited inspirational text messages.
33. Girls: no need to worry whether you look good in a bikini.
34. You can epically declare "I will be the one" on a regular basis.
35. Morning snacks. Afternoon snacks.
36. Willing Willie.
37. Pinoy Henyo.
38. You don't see many used condoms lying around.
39. Pa, La, and Na.
40. You can say shall, fetch, kindly, and avail on a regular basis.
41. People kindly deposit their firearms before entering the mall.
42. Men can totally holds hands in public.
43. Men wearing boxer shorts and nothing else is a-okay.
44. Spaghetti and pizza are sweet.
45. 8-in-one coffee.
46. Purple, yam-flavored ice cream (ube).
47. Cheese-flavored ice cream.
48. It is perfectly acceptable for beautiful women to spit in the street.
49. Just point at it with your lips.
50. Bahala na.
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