First impression (Internet Study)

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

RE: First impression (Internet Study)

Happycat · Senior

Hospitality.

Tora^2 · Beerkadet

cultural diversity is a better selling poiont

twistedkai · Carpooler

I'll start with the weather (beaches), then the food, and then the llifestyle.

polskie · Carpooler

a book about the country (that we dont live on trees)

ill sell him our technical expertise(but wont let our man power leave the country)

cla dumayo d2.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

http://www.psychocowproductions.com/realmanila.html
Beta site.

tenkouken · Carpooler

Food, culture, people, a round-up of everything about the province/region.... Wait, that's getting too broad. Okay, I'll pimp our country's food for starters.

eastydie · Fagazi's Advocate

I want to sell them food. But I'm a vegetarian nowadays.. So, I don't think I am the best food guide. Sites siguro.. It is true na third world country tayo, pero kasi I've learned a lot since I have been to Sagada. :P sobrang astig ung engineering ng fore fathers nila or natin! kasi they are (NOTE: present tense) practising a custom, the hanging coffin and the path to those rocks of hills are steep and seriously people! One would think how the heck they do that!? Of course, tinanong namin sa tour guid namin. And there was some pulleys involve! pero kahit na! Ung pababa kasi na daan ay matatarik! And picturing them carrying the 4-5 ft coffin is really a mystic!
hehehe.. And not to mention the astounding idea behind the rice terraces.. Engineers people!!

polskie · Carpooler

sa atin ba nag originate ung hagdan fields?

my histo prof said its from the malays..

eastydie · Fagazi's Advocate

Oo nga eh. confuse din ako. I heard it wasn't us who originated it. Oh well.

polskie · Carpooler

haha, hamuna. its here, its ours and its our treasure =)
who needs blueprints anyway? =)

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

the phil. history says that malays can be our ancestors too... so i guess we got it from them :D

Happycat · Senior

Politicians.We sell them to clueless foreign phedophiles.That will solve our problem from corruption.Sorry can't help myself(snicker,laugh). biggrin

Please excuse me from this,i'm a bit sad after ToyCon and i need a relief.

-- Edited by Happycat at 01:27, 2008-06-17

twistedkai · Carpooler

Americans have worse politicians.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

GUYS, Manila muna!

Essedel Elodil Eihren · Senior

I am not sure kung sa atin nanggaling ung original idea ng terracing, kasi merun din sa ibang Asian countries eh. It's around 2000 to 6000 years old, and is considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 pa. Because of this, it is also touted as the oldest rice terraces in the world, tapos mysterious daw kung panu daw ito ginawa ng mga Ifugao, with the same mystery katulad ng kung panu duin daw ginawa ung Pyramids sa Egypt.

-- Edited by Essedel Elodil Eihren at 12:25, 2008-06-17

tenkouken · Carpooler

That's why we are doing everything possible to maintain the rice terraces - ours is the one that is best known to have survived long enough.

Kung pagkain ang pag-uusapan, Manila is already a whole buffet table. We have the tons of street food, the turo-turo food in Estero (Binondo?), the hotel cuisine, the exotic dishes in Ermita (and the restaurants and bars, but that's another story)... But I believe every part of Manila specializes in something depending on the area. So far, Binondo and Ermita are the only places whose connection to food I am a bit familiar with.

Wait, I almost forgot the students' hangouts in Intramuros. Masarap ang lechon kawali doon, kaya lang laging nauubos agad. T_T

Tora^2 · Beerkadet

We know that Inramuros as well as all of the districts of Manila have a vibrant cultural life and history outside skyscrapers and malls andother recent urban developments

However, Manila is not alone in having a lot to offer more than seedy night spots, malls and the projects suited to their Mayors' vanity to offer.

For instance, it cannot be deneid and discussed frequently that Makati has a life outisde the CBD and Jojo Binay. We all know of the flea markets. I bet you have also heard of Guadalupe Nuevo plus the Augustinian Seminary behind the billboards (I've been to a wedding held in the Church there).

polskie · Carpooler

tenk is right about binondo but...the place is crawling with chinese resto...pilandok and i are once from there( i beleive he's still there.). best turo turo is around tutuban area! yeah!
now thats a party!

makati has their "jolli-jeeps" which is kinda original (since tayo lang ang may jeepney)
other countries has bus for resto's.

i believe pinoy dishes are really good if paired with rice! sweet, spicy and flavorful!

yeah, maybe food is our best market

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

first to sell would be the food as they've mentioned. madami na silang pagpipilian from manila alone... kahit hindi masyadong exotic ang ihain mo madami pa rin nmang ibang putahe na pwede nating ioffer sa foreigners..

next would be a tour around manila.
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=mCHOgkOyJic]

here is a clip for example. Ramon bautista stars as your personal tourist guide to the philippines. brought to us by ra rivera, inksurge, asuka, together with furball and nerd world cinema.
biggrin

twistedkai · Carpooler

If it's a tour around Manila, then it'll be all the good food places around Intramuros, Ongpin, Binondo, Quiapo.

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

The funny thing about Ramon is, that how he really is. That's not an act.
Argh, Nerdworld.

roachy · 10CM - nurse bassist

hehe he teaches in UP right? I had the chance to met ramon personally although sa isang gig nga lang hehe kasama c direk R.a for the event where they launch that specific indie film.. he was nice... kwelang kwela :D

Tora^2 · Beerkadet

other than the food, the tour can also venture to the key religious spots in Manila from artifacts of ancient animist beliefs in the National Museum to the Manila Golden Mosque to Manila Cathedral and San Agustin Church moving to some old Protestant Churches, an INC Kapilya moving on to an El Shaddai Rally

tenkouken · Carpooler

The El Shaddai rallies are now mostly done in Paranaque. I think it's Jesus Miracle Crusade or Apollo Quiboloy's group who holds meetings at the Quirino Grandstand.

Happycat · Senior

Not only we've got a 100+ different languages in the Philippines but also a 100+ religions,cults.Onli en da Philippines.

polskie · Carpooler

^ nice, some of them rooted from our really old ancestors

sad to say, the few came from people who wants to take advantage

like faithhealers and witch doctors...

psychoCOW · Beerkadet Mascot/Matinee Idol

Happycat wrote:

Not only we've got a 100+ different languages in the Philippines but also a 100+ religions,cults.Onli en da Philippines.

Wrong. Check out India. Check out Africa. Make sure your comments are correct before you post them. You're lucky Lei hasn't ripped your head off yet.

And sorry, I can't resist...

Happycat corrected:

Not only do we have 100+ different languages in the Philippines, but we also have 100+ religions and cults. Onli en da Philippines...

lei · Teddy's Chompy

Cow: Masyado ka naman harsh.. =p

Re: topic, how about the churches in Manila? Parang pang Stations of the Cross..

Roachy: Thanks for sharing.. kilala mo si RA? Kuya sya nung kaklase ko nung HS..

re:video, what does he mean when he says 'he's not a digital artist'? For us Filipinos, his 'acting' is okay and funny.. but when (close minded) foreigners see this.. ugh.. what would they think?

Nice music but would have preferred a little more words (prior to the 3 minute mark).. As much as I don't want to hear him talk.. Visual is okay, but non-Filipinos would not know what they are seeing and would need to be told.. It's a bit misleading because as a guide to the "Philippines" only Manila (not even the whole of Metro Manila) was shown.

tenkouken · Carpooler

...Nayong Pilipino?