the party is. Instead it's where the gang wars
happen, where women strip and where the people
overthrow a president.
49. where even doctors, lawyers and engineers are
unemployed.
48. where everyone has his personal ghost story.
47. where mountains like Makiling and Banahaw
are considered as holy places.
46. where everything can be forged.
45. where the school is considered the second
home and the mall considered as third.
44. where Starbucks coffee is more expensive
than gas.
43. where every street has a basketball court and
every town only has one public school.
42. where all kinds of animals are edible.
41. where people speak all kinds of languages,
and still call it Tagalog.
40. where students pay more money than they will
earn afterwards.
39. where call center employees earn more money
than teachers and nurses.
38. where driving 4kms can take as much as
4hours.
37. where flyovers bring you from the freeway to
the side streets.
36. where the tourist spots is where Filipinos do
not (or cannot) go.
35. where the personal computer is mainly used
for games and Friendster.
34. where all 13 year olds are alcoholic.
33. where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
32. where 4am is not even considered bed time yet.
31. where people can pay to defy the law.
30. where everything is spoofed.
29. where even the poverty-stricken get to wear
Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger.
28. where honking of car horns is a way of life.
27. where being called a bum is never offensive.
26. where flood waters take up more than 90
percent of the streets during the rainy season.
25. where everyone has a relative abroad who
keeps them alive.
24. where crossing the street involves running for
your dear life.
23. where wearing your national colors make
you "baduy".
22. where billiards is a sport, and darts is a bar
game.
21. where even the poverty-stricken have the
latest cell phones. (gsm - galing sa magnanakaw)
20. where insurance does not work.
19. where water can only be classified as tap and
dirty... clean water is for sale 5pesos/gallon).
18. where the church governs the people and
where the government makes the people pray for
miracles. (AMEN TO THAT!)
17. where University of the Philippines is where all
the weird people go. Ateneo is where all the
nerds go. La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid
Chinese go, and University of Asia and the Pacific
is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.
16. where fastfood is a diet meal.
15. where traffic signs are merely suggestions not
regulations.
14. where all the trees in the city are below 6 ft.
13. where being held up is normal. It happens to
everyone.
12. where kids dream of becoming pilots, doctors,
actors and basketball players.
11. where rodents is a normal house pet.
10. where the definition of traffic is the 'non-
movement' of vehicles.
9. where the fighter planes of the 1940's are used
for military engagements, and the new fighter
planes are displayed in museums.
8. where being an hour late is still considered as
punctual.
7. where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity,
and where the lottery is a commodity.
6. where soap operas tell the realities of life and
where the news provides the drama.
5. where actors make the rules and where
politicians provide the entertainment. (kung gusto
mo mapikon, watch the news).
4. where finding a deer on the road will be a
phenomenon. (may deer dito? seryoso kayo?)
3. where people can get away with stealing trillions
of pesos, but not for a thousand.
2. where Nora Aunor is an acclaimed actress and
Boy Abunda is the best talk show host.
1. where everyone wants to leave the country! (ang
saya-saya!)
I like that though. It brings energy and light to the neighborhood. 
