[The following is an article by Star columnist Don Pedero published in The Philippine Star 29 October 2000 and also featured in Get Real Philippines on the same year.]
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Last July 23, I wrote about Nasty (short for Anastacio), a balikbayan from Los Angeles, who, while vacationing in Manila, had nothing to say but negative comments about the Philippines and the Filipinos. The article elicited a deluge of comments from our readers. Though some agreed with his curt observations, most were enraged at the repulsive way he acted and whined.
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For me, he was the classic epitome of the “crow perched on a carabao,” thinking and acting nauseatingly superior just because he has become an American citizen, inequitably comparing everything here to how they are in the first world. I was particularly irked by his repulsive “know it all” attitude and peeved no end by his irritating Waray-American twang.
Those who have not read that article may access philstar.com and click archives, then select July 23 and click Lifestyle. The article is entitled “Little Brown Americans.” As a backgrounder, here is an excerpt:
The next day, I took them on a little city tour and accompanied them to do extra shopping at the duty-free shop. They were to leave two days later for their respective provinces (Randy is from Pampanga, Nasty, from Samar).
“God, ang dilem-dilem naman ditow (it is so dark here)!” screamed Nasty in his characteristic Taglish slang, “At ang inet-inet pa (and so warm)!”
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Manila’s monstrous traffic jams choke the life out of the Philippines’ premiere city.
He was disgusted that water closets didn’t work; horrified that there was no toilet paper in public toilets (“God, how do you people do it?” he bewailed); petrified by street children begging while soaking wet in the rain (“Where are the parents of these kids?” he nagged).
He moaned about the proliferation of slums, people crossing the superhighways (“There should be underground or overhead walkways for pedestrians!” he demanded), the potholes on the streets, the disgusting garbage and filth all over the city, and the annoying floods! And all these he observed in just one day!
Weeks after the publication of the article, I took Nasty’s silence to mean that of contempt and anger. I must admit that I didn’t care because I was really turned off by his arrogance. The good news is, Nasty has finally decided to break his silence and give us his side, loaded with a big piece of his mind. The bad news is, he hits more sensitive chords and it stings.
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Nasty’s E-Mail
Dear Dero,
My Zen master says, “Never fight fire with fire.” So, I sat in a lotus position, imbibed the ethereal qualities of cool mountain water and stoically resisted the temptation of answering back to defend myself in rebuttal of your article. I kept quiet while you and your readers had a charlatan holiday, dissecting and fanning sarcasm on my every comment about your country and your people.
I am not mad at you for writing that piece. I was never upset at any point, even after your readers from all over the world e-mailed in their two-cents’ worth. In fact, I found it rather amusing and carnival-like.
I even felt happy that people still came to the defense of your Philippines!
If you noticed, I now refer to the Philippines and Filipinos as your country and your people. Every time I went back there for vacation, my Filipino-ness always took the better of me (blame those damn green mangoes smothered with bagoong!) and made me forget that I am, in all reality, what you aptly called a “Little Brown American.” I have come to terms with my own identity- I am, after all, an American citizen carrying an American passport!
What precipitated my quick decision to sever my ties with your country (aside from your ***** of an article) were the Abu Sayyaf abductions (que barbaridad!), the Payatas-like downslide of the peso (eat your hearts out, I earn sweet American dollars!), the “devoid of conscience” graft and corruption in your government (this has gone on for the longest time-how shameful!), and lately, the stupid “Juetengate” and juicy but enraging “Boracay” mansion gossips. With all these, who would be proud to be a Filipino? Besides, to tell you frankly, those Erap jokes are no longer funny- they are passé and leave a bad taste in the mouth and heart. No Apology If I sounded brash and insensitive with the way I threw my comments, well, I cannot do any-thing about that because that is the way I am, and I offer no apology. Here, in America, you have to tell it like it is or you’ll never be taken seriously. I have learned to drop my “Pinoy sugarcoating” because out here, you get nothing done if you are meek and sweet and pa-api. Hindi puwede mag-Anita Linda dito!
Filipinos are reminded every now and then of their slobbery whenever monsoon floods strike.
My Zen master says, “One cannot easily see the dirt in one’s eye.” I am sure though that you are aware of those sordid details, but have grown accustomed to them (like most Manileños have). All the complaints I aired may have hurt your pride but what I wanted you to realize is this: The things I pointed out are all symptoms of a failing, falling nation!
Suffering A National Karma?
Could yours be a country cursed with a huge national karmic debt? It could be payback time, you know. Look back into your history, look deep inside your hearts-what could you have done as a nation to deserve this fiasco you are in today?
What you are faced with didn’t just happen overnight-it developed and grew into a monster in the course of time. Deeply imbedded in the psyche of the Filipino is the amalgamation of the characters and events that have impacted your lives – Dona Victorina, Dona Concepcion, poor Sisa as well the other hilarious and tragic characters of Dr. Jose Rizal… Stonehill…the notorious gangsters immortalized by your Filipino movies like Asiong Salonga (hmmm!), et al…the killers in your (I thought they’d never end!) massacre movies…those cheap, appalling titles of your movies…those staged “religious miracles” that your naive masses believed…family men with pushy queridas (mistresses)…your crooked politicians, undependable police officers and greedy customs collectors…your bribe-hungry court judges…Imeldific, gloriously smiling and crying at the same time, bejeweled. (How very Fellini!)
Filipino showbiz politicians are elected to office not because of who they are in real life.
Do yourselves a favor and look at your nation as a ship. All of you are in it and it is sinking! Realize your oneness-what hurts your brother hurts you, too. Think about the future of your children and the succeeding generations, and do something about it quick before your poor little banca plunges forever into the irretrievable depths of despair.
Star-Struck Nation
You are a nation of star-struck ignoramuses. You are easily awed by your movie stars who are usually nothing but uneducated, aquiline-nosed and light-skinned ******** picked up from some gutter somewhere. I have seen what these artistas illusionadas can get away with. They just flash their capped-tooth smiles and policemen let them get away with traffic violations; they bat their false eyelashes and customs officers impose no duty on their suspicious balikbayan boxes.
President BS Aquino managed to find time in his ‘busy’ schedule to grace the royal wedding of Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera.
My Zen master says, “Give unto Caesar what is due to Caesar, but keep Charlie Chaplin on the silver screen to make us laugh.” To survive, you must teach your citizenry to say no to three things – no to drugs, no to stealing and graft and corruption, and no to artistas in politics. I hope you’ve learned your lesson by now. (Yours is the only country where Mexican soap stars are received like royalty in the presidential palace. How shoddy! God forbid-Fernando Carrillo might end up being your next president. At least he has great abs and doesn’t wobble like a penguin when he walks!)
For those artistas who honestly believe that they can make a positive difference in the Filipino masses’ life, they must first study law, business and public administration, and immerse themselves in the life and passion of Mother Teresa. Politics is not an art for dilettante artistas to dabble in. It is called “Political Science,” hello?!
Educate Your Masses
Educate the masses – especially your electorate. What you need is an intelligent vote aside from, of course, intelligent candidates. The University of San Carlos in Cebu City, founded in 1595, and the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, established in 1611, are the oldest universities in Asia, and are even older than Harvard. But the standard of Pinoy education has deteriorated so much that the Philippines ranks among the poorest in the educational hierarchy of Asia.
The next generation of Filipinos is being misguided and mis-educated by their leaders and elders.
If all your social, religious and political sectors don’t sit down now and decide to take the Right Way, the Philippines and your children’s children will be grand losers in the worldwide rush to the future. Education is one sure way to salvation. Teach what is right, good, beautiful and beneficial.
Downplay all negativity if you cannot eliminate it altogether.
The Ideal President
I’ve got news for you. (As if you didn’t already know.) No matter whom you put up there as your leader or president, it will be the same banana. Even a holy man can turn into another J. E. (Judas Escariot) for a few pieces of silver. Kumpares, alalays, relatives and cronies will encrust like flies and maggots on his cordon sanitaire. And it will be the same despicable “Sa amin na ‘to!” hullabaloo all over again.
Take an advice from Aling Epang: “Pumili ng matanda, mayaman, mabait, at madaling mamatay.” Get a president who is old – so that he is full of wisdom, rich – so he won’t need to steal more money, goodhearted – so he will render heartfelt service to his people, and is in the sunset of his life – so that he will think of nothing but gaining good points to present when he meets his Creator. And may I add: At iisa lang ang pamilya! This is, of course, asking for the moon. Just pray fervently for an intelligent leader with a pure heart who genuinely loves the common tao!
Magpakatotoo Kayo! Wake up and look at the real you. Enough with looking at your reflection in glorious, self-embellishing mirrors. The tropical sun can play tricks, you know. Do not wait for darkness to fall before you take that much-needed long, hard look at your real situation. Magpakatotoo kayo, ano? This isn’t a wake-up call-it is the final alarm!
Save the ship while you still can. Don’t wait till your people have no more dreams left to hang on to, no more hope to sustain their broken spirits. I came home, spent my penny-pinched savings so that even in the minutest way I could help your bruised economy. Your politicians sit on their fat, farting butts and get balatos (kuno!) in the millions. Receivers are as guilty as the givers. Now, tell me, who is really nasty?
I Have Made My Decision; So Should You.
My Zen master says, “Life is all about decisions, not choices.” I have made a decision which I know will be very hard for me to keep- You will never hear from me again (not in this vein) and I will not even think of visiting or buwisiting your Manila ever. This is my way of letting you know that I have given up on you. Bahala na kayo! Only you can help yourselves because at the stage you are in, nobody would want to help you. My Zen master says, “You have to fall to learn to rise again.” How much lower do you want to go?
Philippine media played a huge role in the bungled handling of the 2010 Mendoza hostage crisis which resulted in the death of 9 Hong Kong tourists.
Of course, I would gladly reverse my decision if someone offered me exclusive lordship over lotto, bingo, jueteng, pintakasi and the jai alai.Think about it: this will be to your advantage because I never give tong or blood commission to anyone! (If only your president used the millions he received from those gambling lords to build homes for the masses, you wouldn’t have any more squatters. Huling hirit: defrost those Marcos billions, pay off some debt, place the rest in high-yield investments, feed your hungry, and spread bounty and joy to every Filipino! Are you stupid or what? – That’s your money sucked from the blood of your people!)
I have made my decision, now make yours. I would hate for the day to come when I’d have to say, “I told you so!” Good luck! (You need it.)
An ex-Filipino,
J. Anastasio “Nasty”
P. S. My Zen master says, “Vox populi is not always the voice of God.”
P. P. S. Come over to L.A and I’ll show you a great time!
P. P. P. S. Our friend Randy says hello! We will be going to Vancouver to feast our eyes on the colors of autumn. Wish you could join us.
P. P. P. P. S. The new Miss America, Angela Perez Baraquio, is of Filipino ancestry. Dero, her parents hail from Pangasinan just like you! But keep in mind that she is an American (in case some wise fools over there claim her to be Filipino like they always do whenever someone becomes successful).
Wait for the girl to say it- don’t put words in her mouth!
P. P. P. P. P. S. Mabuhay kayo (SANA)!
P. P. P. P. P. P. S. Sa totoo lang, MAGDUSA KAYONG LAHAT! (Don’t you just love my Waray-Kano accent?) He-he-he!
– Same
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My Short Reply
Dear Nasty,
Thanks for your e-mail. I swear you sort of stole the words from right under my tongue. Now, I am utterly speechless.
Send my regards to Randy. Wishing you the best!
benign0 is the Webmaster of GetRealPhilippines.com.
Really????
I would never have guessed… 😀
This is such a shock, to find this out about Filipinos!
funny knowing that LA is one of the most polluted Cities in the US. While he does have a point, this does not merit however, assholery to the nth degree.
LA is not one of America’s better cities. It’s chaotic and disorganized, but not in a way cities in the Philippines tend to be.
He does seem like an ass at first, but if he had said the things he said in the nicest way, he’d still be dismissed and Filipinos would still react in their usual contemptible defensiveness.
Funny because even with LA being as polluted as it is, it’s still leaps and bound cleaner than Manila.
if u think LA is polluted..u clearly haven’t been to manila.lol
Truth Really Hurts and Painful To Accept..
hahahaha i do agree. there’s no point living in a country where criminals live in villas protected by the government. Actors and actresses running the country. Big corporations getting away with everything. The media educating the masses. yeah I know our country is not the only one experiencing it. But who cannot say that we are the top of it. We have no sense of self respect. All we do is point fingers during an accident and claw each other to the top when it comes to being praised. It’s hard not to be angry at what he said. But it takes more to suck it up and start reflecting, contemplating how to get away from this muk.
There was a foreigner who called out Manila’s “fictional sidewalks”. Our fellow countrymen called him names.
Unfortunately, MM sidewalks are still fictional. Soon, thesame will happen in the provinces. Misplaced anger.
It’s true. I thought I was the only one who thought proper sidewalks are virtually non-existent in most places here. In developed countries, crumbling narrow or non-existent sidewalks wouldn’t pass without someone noticing and taking action to do something about it.
Here I’ve learned that if you even try to do something about it, you’d be made to look like a fool.
invisible sidewalks + double parking combo for one way narrow roads!!!
Is it this one?
THE ‘REPRIVATE’ OF THE PHILIPPINES | Or why Metro Manila continues to deteriorate
A quote:
“As an example, let’s talk about something simple: sidewalks, a basic public asset that facilitates mobility and the livability of a city. Except for a few areas, sidewalks are absent. Or if they do exist, they are occupied in very different ways. Streets for pedestrians are science fiction. The terrible consequence is that elders, small children, and handicapped people are excluded from the streets.”
HOnestly speaking, he has a HUGE point.
It is a huge point relayed in a non-constructive way but helpful when recognized. Unfortunately, majority who have the power will not care…
Stating the obvious haha.
Even priests and bishops are star-struck enough that they’d feel compelled to attend one event. For what purpose and for what end? I’mnot sure exactly.
NOTE: One event. No, it’s not an ordination. The Pope wasn’t there. There was no other sacrament other than it was a single, though glamorous, glitzy and extravagant wedding. A single wedding by (1) one couple.
ENOUGH!! I am blinded by the TRUTH in what you all say! May I add, Beh, buti nga sa inyo mga kababayan ko!! you deserve it!! Filipinos are blinded by their respective religions… easily forgives/forget… bahala na ang Diyos.. in God’s time and will… no bones to speak up because one might be hurt/killed if doing the unpopular choice! Feeling helpless…
I hated him…. Then loved him.
I think the hate boils down to him disowning his ‘being-Filipino.’ Denying where you came from will always be deemed arrogant in the eyes of every man.
The things he pointed our are the sentiments of everyone, everyday. They have even become the subjects of our everyday jokes, saying “ang problema kasi nga mga pinoy…” or “ano na bang nangyayari sa Pilipinas…” So there’s absolutely nothing new here. You’d even just laugh if you here these kinds of rants coming from your friend.
So just 2 things to Nasty-
1. You’re still arrogant for implicitly saying “youre not Filipino anymore.” and,
2. Thank you for the ‘REMINDERS’.
Being frank is totally different from being rude and crass. Apparently this “american” doesnt know the difference.
VERY WELL SAID!!! Any solutions?
This actually lays out the general principles of Da Pinoy Condition of which the whole #DongYan Wedding series of articles are mere applications of these principles on a specific case.
I agree in all aspects,,,,,we are PILIPINOS born and raised as slaves,servants not rulers,,,uto-uto,,,lahat na salita hindi maganda iyan ay para sa PILIPINO lamang….DAMNED STUPID IGNORAMUS PILIPINOS….my heartfelt thanks to you,,,,you are a real freiend to a few.
Who is his Zen Master? Maybe he can run for President here haha.
To bad someone who lives in a 1st world country doesn’t know the word respect. I guess dollars cannot buy you manners. What he calls Karma also will be with him. Poor soul.
And to make things worse, this someone doesnt even belong to the 1st world country, he just happen to live there and got lucky with his citizenship and yet he has the guts to disrespect and degrade his own roots.. But yeah I agree, KARMA will suck him up…
Son, superstitious beliefs of for the FULLY RETARD. Suck it up.
Too bad both of you are totally missing the point.
If someone here is a poor soul, it’s BOTH of you mongrels. And your lack of intelligence is showing it.
If Jan and Jess live in other countries, they’d be fired for not honestly dealing with whatever issues they’re facing. By the way Jan, Nasty earned his citizenship. His adopted country won’t give it to any loser. And Nasty can choose whatever team that helps him realize his potential. Why should he stick to a team this loses yet doesn’t start working on correcting those problems?
Too bad someone who lives in a 3rd world country doesn’t know how to create. Go back to your cave, fool.
I am a Filipino, i live here and I love this country because we were born here, so my default, we have to love this country. But this Nasty article pretty much says all the problem that we have, but hated to be pointed out and admit to even ourselves. We are blinded because we have learned to live by these— until you see other countries doing it exactly how things should be done, and then you wonder, why on earth do Filipinos live like a dugyot and even enjoy it? sadness time….:(
As usual, some folks have missed the point. All they see (read) is “foreigner”, “arrogant”, someone who has “denied where he comes from” and so on. The guy, who appears to have spent many years in the US and has adapted well, speaks too “harsh” for Filipinos here. Well, as Americans, we tell it like it is. We don’t draw it out with useless platitudes (trite, meaningless, or prosaic statement, generally directed at quelling social, emotional, or cognitive unease), we say what we feel direct and to the point. So, if what the guy is saying is true, then what’s the problem? Is it because he chooses to be an “ex Filipino” while being an American Citizen? SHEEEEEE-ITT! If that’s all you can muster as a reason to disagree with his statements then you’re part of the reason people share the same view of this Country as the guy in the article.
I am a Filipino with a British passport. So let me put my British mind to test – shall I ?
Mr. Nasty appears to be very happy with his American Passport ( his passport his personality ) ! His comments about the Philippines are very accurate and true.
Score: 1- Nil to Philippines .
So what did Uncle Sam teach him so far to become the person he is with an AMERICAN Passport ? Rejects his Filipino origin and never to visit again , moan and complain , criticise endlessly, hurt people by calling them ignoramus , pointed out all the filth but failed to offer constructive actions to clean and cleanse the filthy and corrupt society ! Big apple big mouth ?
Score : 1- Nil to Nasty
My UK- PHIL ZEN MASTER ( haha to sarcasm ) has the ff: questions :
What does Nasty stand for ( simply being nasty ) ?
Now then , do you want to become an American citizen like him ? Coward or Brave ? Big mouth small balls ?
Does he represent what American people stand for ?
I’d admire him if he can grow his spine and speak to P- Noy and tell him in his face the good things he’s achieved for his country and then the FILTH ..and then the ACTIONS , ACTIONS , ACTIONS !
Score : 1- Nil to Nasty
Who wants his AMERICAN PASSPORT and his Personality ?
Don’t shoot …my opinion folks … My opinion ! Happy new year :))) xxxxxx
Well said, indeed. Applause to you…
Why so racist?
So you’re saying that these situations doesn’t happen to others?
I’m a Filipino.
I’m a programmer and I live (Owned as a 24 yrs old) walking distance to my work( Ayala – Makati ).
Not everyone suffers here in the Philippines. if you.. well.. sucks to be you. (can’t afford a decent place that u don’t need to travel?)
I could say..
US = Loves justin bieber (Stupid – Bad decision making skills based on work xp.)
China dumps their children (max 2 on China) to PH. (based on Chinese co-worker who got dumped here)
India have much worse traffic (based on an Indian Co-Worker).
Yah yah.. Filipino Police and Squatters sucks..
but hey even in the US there are squatters..
I hate stupid people regardless of the race.
Remember the black guy in the US who said “I can’t breath!!” choked to death by a US police officer?
He struck me as arrogant and sort of a dick, but there is no indication at all that he was racist.
Actually, people who often play the race card with little basis strike me as defensive and irrational.
Nasty is a dick, but I’d rather have him on my team rather some other guy who does nothing except do just enough so as not to rock the boat.
Nasty accusing us filipinos that we see everything and we do nothing, that is one of the reason why he turned his back on us, he saw everything and did nothing, (since he is no longer a filipino, he doesnt need to do anything) he saw squatters, poor children on the streets. What did he do? Nothing. Never even gave them food, or anything that might help those poor kids and their families. He is just one of those arrogant fools
I don’t think it is being racist. He is just saying the truth, and truth sometimes hurts.
Are you really THAT dumb or you’re just TROLLING?
Be honest. 😀
how bout the missing planes? can we assume that the nation of stupid air pilots?
How about you, son? Can we assume that you just went FULL RETARD with what you wrote?
To those who are stupid enough and can’t find a job in the Philippines so they traveled abroad.
You know who you are. Maybe you did something stupid so you can’t land a job because if you’re skilled there’s no reason not to fire the existing and hire you!.
You’re really living to the title of “racist.”
Wow they can’t land job so they’re stupid. Way to call the millions of OFWs making sacrifices and languishing abroad just so they can uplift the lives of their families.
They’re the reason why you’re not out right now looking for a job and starving. The Philippine economy was able to stay afloat precisely because of the remittances and investments of those OFWs. In other words, you owe them asshole.
Go f* yourself.
If someone here is totally stupid, it’s YOU, son. And your lack of intelligence is showing it.
You calling someone “son” and then calling him stupid?? Tsk tsk, that is showing your lack of what?? Ikaw na matalino, ask yourself kung ano na nagawa mo para mag-improve ang Pilipinas, son.
Go home, nazi fascist.
Those who look up on themselves will be humbled.
There are times when the messenger matters more than the message. And in Nasty’s case, that saying is true.
A self-confessed American, he pulled no punches on everything he witnessed in the country where he originated from. And he said those things obviously not to make the Filipinos feel better but to make himself feel better because he is no longer one of them. He no longer experience, feel, smell, etc. those wrong and ugly things Filipinos experienced 24/7.
His message is loud and clear and true. But, alas, the messenger is no longer a part of the crowd to whom the message is for. He is now better, cleaner, prettier and most importantly richer than them. He may not be exactly corrupt or mistake-free bit he can now pretend to be in a perfect place than the Filipinos he’s sending his message to.
I have no quarrel with those bad and sad things he enumerated about us. Problem was, nothing in what he said indicated that he has any intention, as an outsider, of doing his share to uplift and do something about it.
He is no different from former insider-turned-outsider people in the past that uses their newfound status to point out to Filipinos those wrong and ugly things they themselves did nothing to when they were still Filipinos.
Human nature.
telling an addict or someone sick that he is sick is a form of helping. it’s up to the sick person to deny or accept his condition. an outsider’s perspective is more important than like-minds jerking each other off pretending nothing’s wrong—that’s inbreeding and that is more harmful and counterproductive in the larger scheme of things.
Who’s ‘telling’ an addict, a former addict? And when did ‘telling’ cure addiction?
Outsider’s perspective is welcome. But what kind of perspective? One that will insult and make fun of you or one that exert efforts in assisting on the resolution of a problem?
Jameboy,
Tomas didn’t say ‘telling’ instantly cures addiction. He said it’s a form of helping.
Can’t you understand a simple English sentence or you’re just dense?
Jmac, ‘telling’ the way Nasty did it is not a form of helping. It is practically ridiculing, insulting and degrading.
Jmac, insulting me will not make you right. Never. 🙂
you call it “insulting”, i call it denial.=) cheers.=)
Denial, Tomas? Who is denying? I suggest let Jmac help you explain your self. And then you explain Jmac. 🙂
Jameboy,
Tomas didn’t say ‘telling’ instantly cures addiction. He said it’s a form of helping.
Can’t you understand a simple English sentence or you’re just dense?
Tomas didn’t say ‘telling’ instantly cures addiction. He said it’s a form of helping. – Jmac
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Yes, but who talked about “instantly cures addiction”?
Before you volunteer as a spokesman, talk to the person whom you like to talk for. And be ready to explain CLEAR & COMPLETELY what you are saying in a nice manner.
“Yes, but who talked about ‘instantly cures addiction'”
Who talked about curing? You. Tomas merely said ‘helping’ not ‘curing’.
“Before you volunteer as a spokesman, talk to the person whom you like to talk for. And be ready to explain CLEAR & COMPLETELY what you are saying in a nice manner”
Stop imitating the way I capitalize words and phrases for emphasis.
True
Yes, there is truth to what nasty said but then again we must not forget that there are a lot of Filipinos who chose to stay here, tried to make a difference in their own little way and never gave up on our country. If all Filipinos would simply choose to take the easy way out by migrating to another country in search of greener pastures then then suffice it to state that our beloved country is doomed…
sabi ng matatanda, matuto kang lumingon sa iyong pinang galingan… malamang tulog ka ng sinabi yun ng mga nakakatanda sa iyo.
Nanirahan at nag-aral narin ako sa ibang bansa sa Europa, Asia at kahit pa sa America, bagamat may paghanga ako sa mga maunlad at disiplanadong mga bansang aking napuntahan, ay di ko nagawa ni minsan kinutsain ang ating bansa dahil alam ko at patuloy akong umaasa na darating ang araw na magiging kasing unlad din nila, o di kaya ay mas pa, ang ating inang bayan.
But Lot’s wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.
Most of his (okay, all) of his pointers are accurate. Issue na yan sa Pinas. But it’s really disheartening that he had to ridicule the country and it’s people na parang hindi siya galing dito. At least we’re trying to be better citizens and we’re trying to breakthrough this sh***y situation that we’re in without insulting our country, not like you. Btw, what are the things that you have contributed to this country aside from your penny-pinched savings for you to have the right to insult us? You’re like a high and mighty lord looking at his lowly people. Guess you already acquired the first world problem: entitlement. Better get your head outta your a** dude. You’re no better than us.
What’s disheartening are people who take offense with the truth. They cry ridicule or insult when what the person is saying is plainly the truth.
These people are the ones who make a fool out of themselves and are, in fact, ridiculous. They just do not know it or refuse to believe it.
A prime example of what nasty described… Blind from the truth. You don’t get it… this mentality has got to stop!!! everytime someone tells the truth, there’s always a stupid filipino comment “e ikaw? ano nagawa mo?” which just goes to show how insecure filipinos are… Everything he said is accurate! that was based on more than 30 years of my existence! I am not blind! I will accept the truth and change! the only way to change is to accept what is wrong and change it! DO NOT ACCEPT WHAT IS WRONG AND CHANGE WHAT WAS SAID THAT IS RIGHT! baliktad ka e… gusto mong baguhin ung sinabi ni nasty e tama naman sya, ang dapat baguhin e ung mali natin mga filipino. hinde yan insulto kung papansinin mo, yan ang tinatawag na contructive criticism.
Oh he is better than you. He earned it through deep thought of what’s important, and working to achieving the goals set through those deep thoughts. Tough luck. Deal with it.
Make any criticism about this country, I bet you there will be a few saying: “puro ka reklamo, kung ayaw mo dito umalis ka nalang ng bansa!”
No point in explaining if people totally don’t get it.
The amazing but sad thing about this article is… except for the Erap thing (though there are equivalents for our current people in power), it still applies today.
Walang pagbabago.
he made his decision… he ran away to live the a+ life and criticize the place where he came from. he took the easy way out. and now he tells us to help ourselves ’cause no one would help us. I mean, he could’ve stayed, and helped. he’s asking us something he failed to do or rather chose not to do.
Make any criticism about this country, I bet you there will be a few saying: “puro ka reklamo, kung ayaw mo dito umalis ka nalang ng bansa!”
If you read the article… He tried to help by pointing out what was wrong with the country but was bashed for it. I’m pretty sure Dick’s comment is right. A lot of filipino probably started hating on him and bashed him for his opinion and told him “puro ka reklamo, kung ayaw mo dito umalis ka nalang ng bansa!” which led him to decide not to come back. Everything he said was true, Period! it doesn’t matter what he did or is doing.
There are a lot of people, countries, NGOs who have tried time and again to help the Philippines. The OFW remittances alone, according to this article – (http://manilastandardtoday.com/2015/01/07/missing-the-big-picture/) has brought in 1.1 trillion pesos a year. The problem is, Filipinos cannot look at the big picture or the future so all the money is spent on things that don’t really benefit the country as a whole. The people who are benefiting from it are the retail and real estate conglomerates.
I had volunteered before for a Non-Profit based in California and we have looked for other non-profits to partner with us. Some of them don’t even want to go to the Philippines because they already know that the help (in kind) will not get to the intended parties. The people who have the power there intercept the goods and keep it for themselves like it was their right.
So what I’m saying is, Nasty most likely had tried make a difference, like other Filipinos living in other countries. But the difference we thought we could make, does not happen. The change has to come from there, from within. The change can happen if one by one, every Filipino there decides that they will not ‘lagay’. They will have to demand services without the lagay. They have to pay the fines if they get caught violating traffic laws and not ‘lagay’ to get out of it. They have to hold their public officials accountable (this is hard since this could mean being shot by their goons). Change can happen when we change our way of thinking. My favorite – people having kids because they are afraid that no one will take care of them at their old age! Wrong reason to have a kid! Or marrying a loser because being married is better than not. Empower the women so they don’t think this way. Geez!
So all in all, there is hope BUT Filipinos have to change their ways and way of thinking.
Ok, I’m replying to my own post. It is hopeless! Filipinos will not change their way of thinking!
Touché are we?
I am a pure Filipino. I live in Manila; employed in a government agency/institution. Been living in the city for more than 10 years but came from one of the provinces. My family belongs to a middle class. My parents have their own business yet i chose to work in the govt to somehow help the less fortunate by doing social services.. Ah dont get me wrong, im no saint nor a heroine! I just want to return what my state university had taught me and what the state had spend for my very cheap expenses in my education being “iskolar ng bayan” (as what we were being called, but really not full scholar just cheaper than other universities)….
But duhhh! If only not for my clients (the indigents) i would have resigned long time ago! Low salaries and unclaimed benefits, too much politics and lazy employees! Bosses and employees who come late and loiter! Who only waits for 5pm to go home and wait for salary day but done nothing. Bosses who just acquired their position by seniority but lacks knowledge and skills. Some were just being appointed. Bosses who knew nothing but to order their juniors to do their reports/tasks. Bosses who even delay the services to the poor just because they are not always around to pen their goddamned precious signatures! How ironic isnt it? Everybody had rendered/prepared everything to help the clients but that Poncious Pilate is nowhere to be found to affix his sign! That’s the government system.. And worsts, hiring contractuals/job orders with minimal wage, no benefits at all yet do more than regular ones.
This is the reality in government service.. Where indigency funds are given to rich ones. The controversial PDAF was not removed. They just changed its name into Medical Assistance Program (MAP) but other than that nothing really changed. Indigent patients still receive less than the rich ones, political cronies & friends/relatives! Some Charity patients receive 500-1000 pesos assistance while PRIVATE patients receive P50,000 or more! its no longer indigent fund ohhhh well better call it “POLITICAL INDIGENT FUND”…sounds better !
I also agree with Nasty that filipinos needs education esp.the electorate. I may have to say that MOST Filipinos are really stupid when it comes to choosing their electoral candidate/ casting their votes! First , some were being paid while some are just so emphatic & sympathetic! They dont use brains just their stupid hearts and intuitions!
And yeah right! Some Filipinos are hypocrates! Saying they are proud filipinos when someone (filipino) has been recognized abroad! Eventhough the person herself/himself though with filipino blood was never even in her/his entire life set foot in this country, could not even spesk the language and does not even recognize his/her roots. Com’on, he/she may have this blood but let’em recognize that themselves without putting the words in their mouths!
What only makes me happy in this country are my loved ones who are still here. And few things make me proud are the tourists destinations and few good people i know who really help my indigent clients without expecting anything and without political inclination! Other than that, there’s really nothing to be proud of! Because mostly are so unnatural and motive-based actions!
If only not for my family i would love to migrate. But since my parents chooses to stay in the province, i just cant leave them. Besides, sooner or later i have to manage our business. Maybe that would be the time im gonna leave this forsaken place so called Manila. Sad to say the forsaken government system perhaps still needs 100 years or so to be erradicated. Perhaps the Matandang,mayaman, mabait at madaling mamatay is still a kid right now or still unborn!
@Surhayda
Thank you for your comment, especially since you are from within government. You gave something to think about and touched the heart.
If you are from DSWD, hope you and your officemates organize to kick out this freaking Dinky.
ow come on!? ikaw hinding hindi uuwi dito sa ‘pinas? you’ll miss this place. pag tanda mo you will realize that what you’ve said are not really true. trust me.
sang part dun yung not really true sa email nya?
not true? been living in manila for more than 30 years and i think what he said was pretty accurate. baka nasa province ka bro, he did state na manila ung dinedescribe nya hinde probinsya. Besides that reply was written 14 years ago, and prior to that he’s been working the US for quite awhile.. I’m pretty sure he’s already old.
Hi, I’m a Filipino and I love dogs.
The dog whisperer is a pinoy? Proud to be Pinoy!
Unfortunately, I am one of those Filipino OFW in the U.S. If you travel thurout the world; and compare the places and people to us, Filipinos. You will notice, the “great differences”.
We are really : dumb, dull and stupid people. We never try to improve ourselves; and apathy is in our midst. “Ito ang kapalaran natin”, may have been our mantra.
We are confused what these “artistas” can do “on screen”; and what they can do in real life. They play heroes and heroines; and live happily ever after. We are carried away with their stories; that we hope their “reel life” will be the same as their “real life”.
So, we all become “tanga” and elected them in offices. Even if they are “barely” educated; have low I.Q. and E.Q.; and are also thieves, like any other politician.
This vicious cycle will go on and on and on. Because they want us all to be: Dumb, Dull and Stupid.
We are really : dumb, dull and stupid people.
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I’m very, very, very, very sure I’m not included in that “we” you are talking about.
And judging from the narration you made, yeah, yours is a hopeless case.
Here’s another balat-sibuyas who just can’t get the point and is so allergic to generalizations. “Hey! Don’t include me in that “we”. I’m not included!” Duh! Then you’re not! How insecure! Of course, it’s talking about the people IN GENERAL! Not all. Kaya nga generalization. Collective. Collectively stupid. When the average IQ of this nation is, say, below 50, it doesn’t mean everybody’s IQ is below 50.
At least, you know I’m not in your team pal. 🙂
You are included; otherwise the Philippines would be a better place. You live there, and elected those idiot “artistas”…one even became President…others, became Senators. One Senator, can barely read and write.
I live and work in the U.S. I have a good technical job here. I graduated from a good U.S. university…went even to graduate school…
I live and work in the U.S. I have a good technical job here. I graduated from a good U.S. university…went even to graduate school…
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Good for you! You are secured for life!
But why the hatred? You are in a nice place with a nice life. How come you sound like a loser?
Is there something in your life that makes you feel inferior, defeated and wasted and for you to overcome and fight it you take it against Filipinos?
Just asking. :-
We have sex tourism…child prostitution…”mandurokot”, bag snatchers, “bugaws”, hold uppers, kidnap for ransom, “shabu dealers”, Chinese Triads, Korean gangsters, Police criminals, etc…Congress and Senate is a Den of Thieves. The President and his sidekicks are corrupt.
What can you expect in the Philippines? We are mirred in our own filth…
@jameboy:
You are a major player in the: dumb, dull and stupid Filipino team. you elected these “idiots”…
That’s pure trash and nonsense talk. Sorry, like I said, I’m not with your “we” team. 🙂
@jameboy
I still say: you are a major player…you elected these idiots…and you are a loser…
Happy new year, friend. 🙂
Then tell us you did not elect those idiots and some of us here will let you of the hook.
@jameboy:
Happy New Year , too…don’t forget to vote for my “Artista” candidate…he is charming, but barely can read and write…my dog “Kimbo” has higher I.Q., than him…at least, my dog can : howl, bark, wiggle his tail, and can bite my tormentors…
@Critical Thinker
You have to be very specific on what you want to talk about so that I can also be specific in my response.
Same thing with you Hyden Toro9l7. 8-|
Really nasty word but totally clear and true. It’s time to wake up pls share dis to every filipino na may malaki ang pangunawa na kayang gawing positive ang lahat ng negative na sinabe ni mr. nasty.
Wow nasty, you are so damn lucky you live in America. How are you so positively sure that the government officials there are not corrupt? You talk as if you’ve lived in the white house. Do you even know what your american president is supporting? C’mon, don’t be blinded by what the american media is telling you. Oops, did I just mention the media? Don’t tell us, that USA is not aa country of starstruck ignoramuses. Keeping up with the Kardashians anyone? Shut up, everyone is the same. We all just live to survive. Every country has terrorists, is that even news anymore? It is probably best that you stay in ypur beloved America, the country that did not even care for their natives. The Indian Americans are now deteriorating in number, before they ruled the country but one by one got killed by the evil europeans whom you think are better than anyone else in this hell hole world. Your country is already sunk without you even knowing it! Look at your white neighbors, they are the descendants of the people who are responsible for the biggest genocide that has ever happened in this stupid world.
You don’t get his point. He’s saying we need to change, and i agree. You think america is like the philippines? that we are all the same? how blind are you? The problem when filipino pride gets hurt, they always lash out like a child throwing tantrums! learn to take a hit! be a man! everything he said is true!
Are you just serious or you’re totally RETARDED.
And no, America is not like the Philippines. That is because of these points:
“And yet because of America’s acceptance of other cultures and melting pot, they have themselves a unique mixing of cultures and foreigners who have worked to adhere to seeking their own share of the american dream. Believe it or not, there are also many influential african americans who have found their success in that country. Those who don’t choose to stay and institutionalize their own plight in bad inner cities.
Yet when the Spanish left and in 1942, the country ‘gained’ the independence, what did the Indios do? latch on to the meztisos and others who had the land and resources! Wow, way to earn the independence with such empowering actions!
And the Americans are still one of the countries with a good economy where its citizens with their own ethic and ideas can find their own opportunities to fulfill their personal dreams. Japan was worst off in 1940’s after getting bombed, losing millions to that and other potentially bad disasters as the tsunami/earthquake combo came up but they are a modernized and progressive.
Meanwhile the current Philippines you claim national love for is inefficient, has many resources but it mismanaged by the government due to its numerous red tape and lack of initiative for projects like tourism, regressing in basic fields of education, has a horrible economy locked up by the people who are ‘suppose’ to be vanguards and stand for the elite in the society of the country and despite only being separated as several islands, are just as divided depending on the region. Also managed to be financially successful in the 60’s but regressed faster than the other Asian neighbors that are fast progressing.
I could go on for days, but I’m hoping you know about that already. The progressive countries in question you seem to look down on which ‘stripped’ the glory of the Philippines has more than what the country is moving forwards to.”
I see the Philippines as nothing CLOSE to America, let alone Finland, Norway, Luxemborg or Singapore. They don’t play victims and they care about their people at the very least.
My advice: SHUT UP, son. Because the fact is you just went FULL RETARD with what you wrote. And I’m 100% sure you won’t reply back because all I have said is 100% true.
I remember a more recent article written by a Filipino in Singapore. While he was slammed for being pretentiously Singaporean in thought, his observations of the Philippines were the same: things were disorderly, downtrodden and sorry sights. Nothing’s changed from the time Mr. Nasty wrote the above piece.
This is the effect of living for so long in a place where things are working right, you go home and are shocked when you see things are still working wrong and haven’t caught up with where you went abroad from.
And then there is the irrational and pointless attack of “you went abroad, you’re shit.” If they didn’t go abroad, they wouldn’t know shit from perfume. This is a country where we’re forced to accept shit and call it perfume. #polishedturd
Nakakalungkot man aminin, may katotohanan yung ibang mga sinabi mo tungkol sa bansa natin. Ang problema ko lang sayo eh yung paraan ng pagkakasabi mo. Bukod sa puro reklamo at walang kongkretong solusyon, yung mga ugaling hindi mo gusto eh nasayo din naman lahat.
Sabi ng zen master mo “One cannot easily see the dirt in one’s eye.” AY, ANLAKI PO NG MUTA NYO! Sasabihin mo pa ang mga Pilipino ay makasarili? Eh sino ba tong nagtakwil sa sariling bansa at mga kababayan para maki-kapit sa ibang bansa na parang linta for personal gain? Dati na pong maunlad ang US bago ka pa pumunta dyan. Kaya wag kang makapagyabang na parang andami mong naitulong sa US at wag ka ring magreklamo na parang andami mong natulong sa Pilipinas. Tama ka na kung walang pupuna, walang aaksyon. Eh ang problema, sa sarili mo lang at sa ibang ordinaryong tao ka nagiinarte. Sinubukan mo man lang bang sumulat o makipag-usap sa baranggay, city hall, o sa kinauukulang government institution? Dahil mayabang ka naman, try mo na sa presidente. It might fall on deaf ears but at least you did something. Kung wala pa rin silang gawin, edi kulitin mo at maghanap ka ng ibang paraan. Hanggang reklamo ka lang sa internet eh, which is not helping at all at lalo lang nakakasira sa hindi na nga kagandahang reputasyon ng bansa natin in that aspect.
Tinitwist mo pa yung mga mabuting ugali na tinuturo satin para maging cause ng problem. May paraan para maging direct to the point pero respectful pa din. Mayabang ka lang talaga at walang respeto sa kapwa mo Pilipino pero sigurado ako todo yuko ka naman dyan sa mga Amerikanong kakilala mo. Ang taong masama ang ugali, masama na talaga kahit san pa sya magpunta. Walang kinalaman yan kung sang bansa ka pinanganak. Kahit magkunwari ka pang Amerikano, masama pa rin ang ugali mo.
Maraming nangingibang-bansa na alam din yang mga problemang nakikita mo. Pero naging citizen man sila ng bansang yun o hindi, tumutulong pa rin sila sa kapwa nila. Andyan yung mga nagpapadala ng pera para mapa-aral ang anak nila para makuha yang education na napakaimportante gaya ng sabi mo. May mga nagpapadala ng libro, nagdodonate sa mga nasalanta, atbp. Nag-ibang bansa sila dahil iyon ang nakita nilang paraan para mas makatulong sa pamilya at bansa nila. Ikaw, puro sarili mo na nga ang naisip mo, tinakwil mo pa yung bansa mo. Pustahan tayo, kung biglang maghirap yang Amerika, ang una mong galaw mo nanaman ay kung pano umalis at hindi kung pano makakatulong.
Tama yan at manatili ka na lang dyan sa Amerika. Dahil sa ugali mo, kung nanatili ka dito, imbis na makatulong ka eh baka makadagdag ka pa sa problema. Kung naging pulitiko ka rito, edi lalong balimbing, mayabang, at matapobre ka. Kung naging regular citizen ka naman dito, yang kawalang pag-asa mo sa bansa natin eh lalo lang makakalason sa mga tao dito.
May mga tao pa rin sa bansang ito na hopeful at gumagawa ng paraan, kahit maliit, para magkaroon ng pagbabago. Kung wala kang maitutulong, step aside. Hindi yung maninira ka pa just for the heck of it. Tingin ko gusto mo ata maging eye-opener yung email mo kaso nasira yung credibility nito dahil sa ugali mong duwag at balimbing. Inaasahan mo kaming baguhin ang bansa namin pero ikaw di mo man lang sinubukan. Tinakbuhan mo lang yung problema. Sabi nga ni Mahatma Gandhi “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
Please Nasty, dyan ka na lang at manahimik. Yun na yung best na maitutulong mo sa Pilipinas.
very well said! Salamat Sa iyong komento, Ced!
Hey. Mr Nasty Man. Wala ka namang pinagkaiba sa sa lahat halos ng mga Filipino. Isa ka pa rin sa mga trying hard to be American. Just like the rest of the Filinos here, one of the social climbers. Pinagsisiksikan ang sarili to be one of those “Porenjers” daw.
isa sa mga makitid ang utak.. magbago ka na dahil isa ka sa mga problema with that way of thinking.
Those who are saying “you should have stayed and run for office” are also asking the wrong thing. What makes you think he will win, or actually achieve something even if he has a position? I know people who had positions in office, and their attempts at reform were stopped cold. Just look at relatively clean people who joined the Aquino admin hoping to influence change: they later resigned.
The problem is with the people, they are starstruck ignoramuses, they think the politicians are stars who will do things for them! No, the people have to work, they have to participate in political processes and do a lot of unpleasant but important work to keep the government in check. Ang akala ng tao, vote and then things are automatic. Hindi eh! Keep pestering and voicing out what you want to your candidate and representative and keep checking up on them! And more of us must do it! Ayan, kahit nasa Pilipinas pa rin, hindi nakakatulong, kasi walang ginagawa. Write your congressman or politician you know! The more na kulitin natin, the more na gagalaw sila.
Getting angry as Mr. Nasty doesn’t change the fact that what he said is true, even today.
* at Mr. Nasty
What makes you think he will win, or actually achieve something even if he has a position? – ChinoF
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So, what does that mean, there is really no way out? No solution to the problem?
‘I know people who had positions in office, and their attempts at reform were stopped cold. Just look at relatively clean people who joined the Aquino admin hoping to influence change: they later resigned.
The problem is with the people, they are starstruck ignoramuses….’
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Stopped cold by the people? Clean people from gov’t. resigned because of the starstruck ignoramuses?
I mean, I’m getting conflicting signals. Is it the people to blame or those people in power? Enlighten me please. :0
It’s both. Can’t win when both fronts want to keep the status quo in and out of their subconsciousness.
Nasty I do f**kin agree with you. But this is were the problem lies, yes it is true that WE (including you) Filipinos are like that (refer to all the things that Nasty said) but you Nasty is also blinded on the real America. You’re so starstruck by how America works and you blinded your F***in self. And to tell honestly, you’re not an educated person. you’re just a commoner who happen to go US, earn a meager wage (which is above what meager means here, and I’ll give you that), and maybe due to hard work rise a little from where you started. You sir, you’re a product of bad parenting. I really don’t know who you are, but I know for a fact that the values you have right now are the values given to CHILDREN raised in US. And just so you know, America is not the best. It is trailing compared to any European country. And Nasty you’re no better than us. You’re still a Filipino who happened to fail and just escape outside. Blaming the country is your scapegoat to make yourself feel proud and to remind yourself that you raise a little from us. The only difference from you and me is your passport and citizenship.
He didn’t fail. He did escape, just from a losing team to join a winning team that also helps him realize his potential.
It doesn’t matter if his observations were accurate, what was so awful about it was they were meant to insult, to belittle, and to cut. A lot of Filipinos are born into poverty, which of course is not a choice, so to insult Filipinos for being ill-educated, poor, filthy, etc, is truly heartbreaking because the intent is not to help, it is one thing and one thing alone, cruel. These things he mentioned have been going on forever and while he may be right that it is hopeless, he needs to understand that there are things no longer within our power; we do what we can to initiate change, but if a majority of our people are not properly and sufficiently educated, how far can the efforts of some go?
Mr. Nasty did talk about education (of both adults and children) as an urgent step to take.
He obvioulsy had bad experience in Philippines that’s why he left in the first place. A broken heart perhaps? Whatever it is, it’s not our business. But he failed to see why we still come back to our country even if we travelled the whole world and back. Nothing compares to going back to comfort zones. Nothing, ever! Whatever he will do, citizenship is just on paper, never on his blood.
Speak for yourself.
Ignorants…power shift is in Asia. America is loosing it. Lets see who is laughing 50 years from now. Who is the real ignoramus? Read financial and business analysis “pag may time”…
Btw isnt the us of a also has their share of star struck hillbilles to craps as miley c and justin b? And who is your governor in LA? Human nature is the same everywhere. It is just magnified by environmental factors such as poverty. In judging a person you have to asses motives. I would pity educated ignorants than those ignorants due to circumstances such as poverty. Btw i am filipino educated in a 3rd world university.
Human decision creates poverty. I guess you never heard of failure analysis.
sad but true! Filipinos always think that the only way to change their lives is to get out of the country. Not true! People should change and fight for what they have and make the best out of it. Philippines is a jewel country but no one does not know how to maneuver the resources because of lack of compassion to its fellowmen such as the corrupt politicians and all through out the lower sector of government.
Nasty words for our country from Nasty are really nasty but true. =) But why forsake the country where you came from? Are you suggesting that its better to leave our land and be like you. Well, there’s nothing wrong in working abroad to seek greener pasture. But forsaking it? its a different issue. Your just an American in paper unless you suck your Filipino blood out of your body.
Its good for Nasty that he’s out of this miserable (as he claimed to be) country. I hope he’s not faking his contentment and happiness just to give off an image of great success out there. You still have to work your ass off in that foreign land to earn. Yah! you can lavishly spend your penny-pinched savings here but not back there.
No contest that our country is bombarded with lots of problems whether its economic, social or political. But what country doesn’t?
Nasty is no different from those politicians who look down on their countrymen and steal from them, those of the Elites who look down on the poor and take advantage on them. Hope no one look down on you there as far as Im concern discrimination is rampant there.
We OFWs have not forsaken our country. We were forced out of the country; because we cannot find, good jobs with good pay. That is fitted for our education and qualifications.
We go OFW; those countries; welcome us…and opportunities are many; together with good pay and benefits…The Philippine Embassy, will not renew our Passport, and grant us Visas…unless, they extort from us high taxes…
Hyden, yout reply to Mimi’s comments is trash. Mimi did not even referred Nasty as an ofw.
Musika:
I did not reply to Mimi. I introduce myself as an OFW. What is wrong with that? I pay also my taxes. When I go to renew my Passport and Visa. The person renewing my Passport and Visa, in the Philippine Embassy; EXTORT as much money (taxes); as he can on me…it is Highway Robbery!!!
Do not skirt the issue. The issue is not about Foreign based pinoys foresaking their motherland and heritage, far from it.
The real issue here is the pinoy’s unwillingness to accept criticism and the truth about what ails The Philippines.
@ Stan:
Okay…we are what we are…but; everyone of us contributed to what we are now. I accept the criticism and the blame. So, must everybody else…
We are : dumb, dull, stupid, star struck ignoramuses. We elected those thieving, barely educated, low I.Q/E.Q. “artistas”…
@Stan
We even elected a mentally retarded person; suffering from Depression, like :Aquino…just because his mother died. How stupid can we get?….
People want change, but no one wants to change.. One big problem.
I agree with what he said.
Masyado kasing sensitive ang mga Pinoy.
Takot sa katotohanan.
I am a Filipino, I live in the Philippines, And I also seriously agree with this guy even with the way he said it. Crap even when sugarcoated is still crap. So why bother sugarcoating? I am not the least bit offended because it’s just facts. We don’t like it? Then change. Only we don’t think as a nation. We think small like this guy says. We even put a d*mn glorified secretary as a senator. Talk about stupid. Anyway, this guy is right and there is nothing we can do about it.
NO, there is something YOU and every other Filipino MUST do about it! STOP HAVING A LOSER MENTALITY! and defeated before you start attitude.
Like EJ, I am Filipino and in no way at all offended by Nasty’s comments. It is a reminder to us, who are now used to the things Nasty mentioned, that we can do better as a nation. If there is one attitude I don’t like is that they are not man enough to receive criticisms. Harsh or not, criticisms that are true and no harm intended, are meant to remind us we can be a better person.
I agree there is something WE, the people of this country, can do about the situation. I know I can do more for this country and I should. But I think EJ meant there is nothing we can do about the facts being factually stated by Nasty – regardless of how people perceived it. Crap is still crap even sugarcoated. No need to sugarcoat it. That’s how I understood by what EJ meant. IMO, he has the least bit of loser mentality. People who receive criticisms well, based on my experience, are people showing great potential of having a WINNER mentality. They leverage off the criticisms the receive and build on that to improve themselves.
I completely agree with you Fred that we, Filipinos, should change our loser mentality. I try to stay positive and do the right thing most of the times. When opportunity arises, I try influencing other people to do the same. Many many times, I get dumb-founded look as if to say “Are you dreaming? You think you’ll get far with the way your thinking?”. I do not blame them. I have in many occasions feel very helpless and defeated about our nation’s situation. From the local government level up to the national government offices, I have never experienced a truly good service. Not even at par with what you can experience in a very small family-run cafe. Causes vary from too much politicking/bureaucracy, the need for a bribe for them to work, or the need for you to kiss ass someone in their office to get the service you need from their office when in fact, it is within your every right to get the service for free.
I can’t blame that a lot of Filipinos, even the good ones, feel from time to time that our case is hopeless. I fall into this state every so often – as often as I encounter bad governance (which is most of the time) – but try my hardest to be a good Filipino citizen. It just so hard when we don’t act together as a nation. I know it has to start with me. But what good will it do for me if I do it alone? A common response to being good is that people take advantage of you. I know because I have been taken advantage because of being good citizen. A simple example of giving
We should take Nasty’s comments as a motivation. We should think as a nation. The problems look very simple. The solution to every problem very complicated and difficult to implement. I don’t have the answer. I don’t have solutions. I won’t claim I have any. I don’t think any single person can give a good solution to every problem mentioned. If somebody claims they have all the answers, I bet you Nasty’s ass they are spitting crap from their mouths. I can’t see, as of this writing, the end to our country’s problem. I can’t fathom the enormity of these seemingly simple problems. But I know if we act as a nation, probably some actions suggested by Nasty, like educating our young ones, we can change this nation gradually. I just don’t see it happening overnight though.
I see all these opinions and it fills my heart with joy.and hope. What nasty said was/is true. And I think all these opinions only show how much we still care for our beloved country. It also says a lot about how many citizens, no matter how few than compared to the total population, still has a mind of their own. And not just go with the apathetic culture we have here.
Change would have to start from us, individuals. We can’t count on our government officials to do all the work for us. They can’t change what is already socially acceptable. But slowly, and hopefully, effectively, we will rise again as a nation. Education and discipline is the key. There is hope people!
I understand that nasty saw what he did and wrote about it, but another thing he has done is that he has turned his back on the philippines, regarded it as a lesser country, and its citizens a lesser people.
I am filipino, and I now live in the U.S.A., but I spent 21 years of my childhood in the philippines (I was born in the US and went back home when I was a year old, so I was a ‘US citizen’ with a ‘US passport’ the whole time too, since nasty was quick to separate himself from the filipino identity since he had a ‘US passpopass’)
I admit, I see the pollution, I see the public bathrooms without toilet paper, I see the street children. Hell, I worked in a public hospital for a little bit – I saw the worst of the worst.
But you know what else I see in the philippines? I see snatchers and thieves, but I also see people who are kindhearted and giving. I see people who have a good sense of humor about everything, and take their problems with a grain of salt. I see people who have so little, and yet can afford to give. I see people with five kids living paycheck to paycheck, but can still manage to buy extra groceries or clothes to donate whenever a part of the country is devastated by a storm and needs some donations. I see a love of music (especially singing!) That is rampant in the hearts of everybody. I see people who open their doors to hungry neighbors who ned food. I see student nurses spend their allowances on their patient’s medicine in public hospitals, because they can’t afford the 150 peso medicine that can save their life. I see the old man with tattered, ragged clothes who paid for my jeepney fare years ago because I’d lost my wallet and had instead decided to walk the rest of the way home (since my house wasn’t far). He paid my fare anyway so I wouldn’t have to walk in the rain. I see my patients in public hospitals offer food and money to the patients in the next beds who don’t have it.
There are a lot of ugly things to see in the philippines, but there are a lot of beautiful things too – if you just open your eyes to it. The philippines has a culture of loving and sharing inspite of adversity, and even as I sit in my house with the heater on in the middle of winter, with my blue american passport and american citizenship, I will forever love and miss the philippines and everyone in it. It’s where my roots are, and I can’t be happier to call it home.
@Sweetie
I like your attitude. It is an attitude that could start a revolution if there are more of you.
Very well said!
Home that is polluted, devastated, and in dire need of new management. So when can work on the home start?
I take my hats off to you Sweetie. That’s what I call clear, balance, educated and no OA representation of the actual facts on the ground.
You acknowledged everything that is wrong around us but you did not left out the fact the right ones that make us move on and continue to live and remain hopeful of the future. Congrats for being good, fair and a positive Filipino. :-h
I am also an American Citizen of Filipino decent but I will never forsake the Philippines just because it’s less perfect than what first world Countries like USA has to offer. TBH, my family is among the richest in the Philippines,I’ve had all the first -class things this world has to offer. Nasty is just a piece of social climber twat.
Being born and raised in the US and comming from one of the richest families in P.I only tells me that you don’t know how its truely like here… I was born and raised in P.I. and i say everything he said is true
As an overseas-based Pinoy myself I have most of the same complaints as Nasty. I seriously believe that if the country invest in educating the masses sincerely, most of the country’s issues can be rectified and we can put to rest generational ignorance. However, I have a serious beef against Nasty’s constant reference to his “zen master”, lol! He sounds like pretencious d-bag like most Los Angelenos.
P.S Hell-Ay sucks
*correction= pretentious
*correction = Pretentious
Nasty is just a racist to his own race. Funny but some are true. But here in America, it is consideted a felony if you talk or say something like that. He should be subjected to persona non grata.
No it’s not a felony. It’s called The First Amendment. Your citizenship should be revoked.
Sige na magaling na kayong taga ibang bansa perpekto kayo kami hindi mas mayaman kayo kami hampas lupa totoo na sinabi nyo sinungaling na kami malinis kayo madumi kami maayos kayo kami hindi mas magalang kayo kami bastos…totoo man ang mga idea mo at nakita mo Eh gago ka pala eh nilahat mo kaming mga pilipino nakakasiguro ka ba na lahat ganyan ang pananaw at gusto? Maligo ka man ng san libong beses pilipino ka pa din ang galing mo nga eh nakita mong lahat di ka na pilipino diba? Pero ang pilipino mahilig mag puna lahat nakikita? Ganun ka ba? Ang pilipino pag may nakikitang mali mabunganga ganun ka din ba?Ang pilipino pag nakatungtong ng ibang bansa pagbalik dito sa pilipinas antipatiko at mayabang ganun ka din ba? Ang magulang mo pilipino? So kasama sila sa sinasabi mo kasi ginamit mo yung WORD na KAYO sa mga pilipino, ? Ang magnanakaw galit sa kapwa sure ka na never ka naging corrupt kahit sa simpleng sentimo na kinikbak mo sa boss kapatid kaibigan o magulang mo? Di ka nanlamang? O nung nakagawa ka ng mali tama ka pa din? Ganun ka? Tama ka naman eh pero wag mong lahatin? Sure ka binoto ko si erap o si bong ? Kung ibabalik mo sa akin ang mga yan at sasabihin mong bakit defensive ka di ka naman pala ganyan? Tandaan mo to lahat ng bibitiwan mong slita sa publiko at ipararating mo sa publiko ay pangkalahatan yan lalo na kung ang sasabihin mo y hindi sa isang partikular na tao sa ing lugar o bansa at ispisipiko ang termino ng mga slitang ginamit mo malamang maraming magalit sayo khit gaano pa katotoo ang pahayag mo kung ang sinabihan o mambabasa nito ay nasagasaan ng termino ng mga salitang ginamit mo lalo na kung ito ay pangkalahatan araming masosora sayo… Tandaan mo mayaman lang kayo at ang kurapsyon ay di masyadong halata pero corrupt pa din silang nasa pusisyon tandaan mo yan kaya wag kang makapagmalake
P.s sa sobrang galing mo dahan dahan si kobey na injured na..
at syempre as usual d parin marunong tumanggap ang mga pinoy ng katotohanan, mag papanggap lng yan na ok lng ang lahat. sasabihin ganyan din naman sa ibang bansa, “okay na yan”. Filipino pride, gets butthurt easily… ingat lng po sa salitang totoo, d marunong tumanggap mga tao dto ng paninita. pero siguro kung sikat ka na artista ok lng siguro sa kanila LOL utak nga naman… hahaha sadyang insecure lng tlga tayong mga pinoy parang bata hahaha e bat si ganito, e bat si ganyan, bat ung bansa mo, bat ung bansa duon, bakit? perpekto ka ba? hahaha
we can comment and all but lemme ask you one simple question. What have you done so far? 🙂
Ask your self. Doing something is really different from just doing things right you know. 🙂
It is what is. The dude made some very valid points.
My Zen Master says: You only see what you want to see.
While what he said are true, he only choose to see the bad and HAS DONE NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. He decided to “become” an American as if it’s something to be proud of.
My Zen Master says: If you have nothing good to say, keep your mouth shut. I guess his Zen master forgot to teach him humility and respect to ones country.
@CaliMonster:
Mr. Zen Master have HIT Filipinos right in their groins/balls…Truth hurts, but , it is the truth of who we are…accepting the truth is the first step , towards Improving Ourselves.
A sick/ill person cannot be HEALED, unless; he/she accepts his sickness/illness.
From the Acceptance; healing/recovery begins…
I think J. Anastacio or Nasty is just a fictitious person and his email was actually written by Don Pedero himself. While there are a few number of Pinoys who after acquiring their U.S. citizenship forget where they came from, their skin color and ethnicity, most are still proud of being identified as Filipinos and proud of the Philippines. There are some who after living a few years abroad and coming back to the Philippines for a visit like to flaunt their “good life” abroad by being ma arte and whine about every negative things in their native country. But these people are mostly the shallow type and do not have good or advanced education to be able to write this good and eloquent email reply.
Kinda agree. I know people in the states theyre very proud of being fil-am. The people in the states are aware they are a land of immigrants that is why they identified themselves as african-am, asian-am, etc. Unless theyre american native indians, they are all immigrants.
Zen is removing all the distraction of a illusory and material world and experiencing our oneness with nature and the miracle of life. Nasty has no right to claim all his beliefs to be Zen inspired. He is a totally materialistic person without a soul.
I’m amazed but somewhat disgusted about the words that the author used on this article. We should use owrds and terminology that most readers will understand. Isn’t good communication be it in English be CLEAR, CONCISE and COMPREHENSIVE? … just saying…
Lets not forget where we came from or we will find it hard to know our true identity as to who we really are.
As do most third world cities, ghettos and/or slums are always present due to poverty and people flocking the cities for a promise of work and subsistence. Are we really forgetting how beautiful our dear Philippines is? Dont be blinded by the ugliness of our cities. Instead, go to our countryside where you can witness for yourself how pretty our country is. Whether you like it or not, you’re still a Filipino inside out. Let’s not dwell on hypocrisy let’s be true to ourselves.
you’re saying all is well? that everything is normal? that we don’t need change? yes the philippines is beautiful, but do not forget the dark side that needs to be changed. All i’m saying is it could better, waay better… and it starts by accepting what is wrong and changing it.
Of course not, I’m not saying all is well in P.I.. Set aside all the bad publicities and criticisms about our country and most of it are true anyway, it is a beautiful place. Not only for it’s spectacular islands and scenery, but for its people.
yes it is beautiful and i’m sure nasty knows that too, but he was talking about manila particularly that it has a darkside and we all know that it’s true. It could be better if we just acknowledge that there is definitely something seriously f*cked up going on in our nations capital, and that we need to do something about it. I don’t know about you but i for one am sick of it, not that i want to leave.. i want us to change for the better. and that is being true to oneself, you accept both good and bad. don’t be blind and pretend that everything is peachy and beautiful
Wow.. Tama lahat ng mga sinabi mo nasty..
Tumpak..
Sinong pinoy ang di nakaka alam ng kabulukan ng sarili nating bansa?? (Wala)
lahat ng pinoy na nasa ibang bansa na kukumpara nila ang bansang pinuntahan nila sa bansang iniwan nila(inde kinalimutan o tinalikuran)
Living in europe.. sa lahat ng angulong nakikita ko nakukumpara ko ang pinas..
Dahil may ugaling pinoy ako umiiral sakin paminsan minsan ang pagiging mayabang at malakingbibig.. Pero kahit anong pangit na marinig ko nasinasabi ng mga banyaga na yan tungkol sa bansa ko nag iinit ang ulo ko.. (Para bang wala silang karapatan laiitin ang bansa ko)
Pag nakukumpara ko ang bansa nila sa pinas at nikikita ko at marerealize ko kung anong kabuluhan meron tayu..
Nang liliit ako!! Kasi ang kapal ng muka ko mag isip at ikumpara ang bansa ko sa kanila.. BAKIT may nagawa ba kong mabuti para sa inang bayan??? (Wala)
So bago mag bitiw at ibuka ang mga bunganga mag isip muna ANO BANG NAGAWA MO PARA SA BAYAN MO??
ANO BANG NAGAWA MO PARA SA KAPWA MO??
Laiitin? Hindi respetuhin? babuyin? O d mahalin??
Daig mo pa ang malansang isda!!
Katamad basahin ang haba.
OH SO WHAT ? this li’l puss-bag has an opinion and not much else.What has he done for his life? and what has he done besides insult, which is easy?
and the fact that his observations are true?
WTF Does that tell the avg. Filipino? The country is a shit-hole…..those of you who can leave,should do so asap.
Insults are made up lies meant to hurt people, criticism is meant to be reflected upon and be used to better oneself.
If you yourself admit that some if not all of what he said is true, then don’t you think it would be better to change for the better rather than just accepting it because it’s “normal”? Aren’t you tired of how you pay taxes and nothing is improving? aren’t you sick of floods whenever there’s rain just because the drainages are clogged with garbage? aren’t you afraid for yours and your families safety due to increasing crime rate? aren’t you sad of seeing homeless people much more children on the streets and noone doing anything about it specially the govt? if so.. shouldn’t we voice it out? don’t you think voicing out your concern is the first step to change? or should we just accept it like it’s part of our daily lives. voicing out your concerns IS doing something about it, rather than just sitting back and accepting our countries faith that we will always be like this… just because that’s how it is, and that’s how it will always be..
And why are you kicking out our fellow filipinos out of their own country? by your definition.. anyone who’s concerned about the real issues in our country should just shut up or leave
What is this li’l puss-bags ‘Zen Master’? A Filipino? Nippon? American?
Seriously, this sounds like the rantings of someone looking in the mirror.
I live in hongkong but I am a filipino. I have a fil-am bf who lives in nyc & i recently stayed with him for a few weeks. What nasty said is true about the phils but he also failed to see the good side of my country. Yes it is poverty & corruption that drive my country to ruins but nasty, remember that america is a land of immigrants meaning, unless youre a native indian american, you are an immigrant like the rest of the people there. In my stay in nyc, i can point out good things and vad things too. You say the phils has beggars? Guess what, my pinoy-soft heartedness made me give a dollar to every homeless (hobo) in the streets of nyc, i gave 2$ to someone who asked me for a cup of coffee. I got sick one day & went to a clinic & they charged me 150$ for a consultation! Thats almost 6k pesos! Unlike in HK, the subways do not have escalators! There are garbage in the subway everywhere! It was dark & scary. On the good side, people were friendly & considerate & the food servings are absolutely a joy. The grocery store is my haven and there are pretzels & hotdogs everywhere. My bf who is born & raised in the US strongly acknowledges his ethnicity. He took filipino classes & he even considers living in the phils or in asia. I know the phils is a lot of work, believe me, i have my own list, but to voice it in a rude way and with sarcasm & cursing…I am glad you have left my country & please dont bother vacationing again.
Please dont glorify YOUR country because it isn’t that great. TBH, i felt safer in HK than in NYC or Philadelphia. Perhaps the US is the only country you lived in? Try living in HK or Singapore for a few months, work in these countries. FYI, HK people (with predominantly british people) also “tells it as it is” and I also have learned to be frank & honest but I still have that decency to “sugarcoat” (as you call it) because yes, i am sensitive & I found out that people in other countries like me better when I am considerate in my manner of commenting or speaking. It’s like “new” to them, like fresh air contrary to the barrage of frank/aggressive manner of speaking.
Good luck with your life, Nasty. I hope you never visit the Philippines anymore. We dont need persons like you. We need people who are constructive & contributes to achieve a better country, not people like you who only because they got out of the “hell hole” would only stand at the top of the pile & laugh at the people still in the hole. With this said, philippines, the only problem we need to stop is corruption. Once that is eradicated, poverty will let up, & it will be a chain reaction of good things to come.
Pardon the typos. Lol.
I seriously don’t think that just because I immigrated that I would always be an immigrant. I was born in the Philippines, but raised in Canada. When others ask where I’m from I’d say Canada and that would be the end of the conversation because here progressive thinking is the same as common sense. I consider myself fully Canadian. Even though I speak conversational Tagalog and occasionally eat Filipino cuisines, I cannot wholeheartedly say with good conscious that I am Filipino. However, I have tried to live in Manila for a solid year in my younger years, in order to see if I actually have any Filipino in me and sadly, it was absolute torture. I did not find any reason to be proud of my Filipino blood. Though the people were nice and natural resources abundant; the streets were filthy, no economic opportunities for the teenager that I was (I had several decent part-time jobs while in high school in Canada) and all out painfully prevalent government corruption.
Yet Corruption, though not minor, isn’t the only problem. Many people are lazy, considering themselves blameless, entitled and have that mentally of overindulging in familial codependency (I had so many adult relatives that expected money from me even though it was my first time meeting them), there is also (at least in my opinion) too much reliance on religion.
What Mr. Nasty said was on point and I don’t see it as an insult, but a frank and honest opinion. I showed this article to my parents who are very proud Filipinos and all my dad could do was nod his head and change the topic. Another problem is that baseless hubris that is rather detestable. Any constructive opinion is automatically viewed as an insult and instead of commenting on the message itself, baseless pride (from lack of education)leads to bashing anyone and everyone who has a solid and realistic opinion on your beloved country’s status. Hello, freedom of speech. And before you ask ‘ano ang nagawa ko to have the privilege to criticize’, I would frankly answer that none. I have done nothing to improve the Filipino quality of life because it is not my responsibility nor shall it ever be as I am not a citizen neither will I ever consider my self one. I am, but an outsider expressing a right. Lastly, his comment about his passport may seem ridiculous to narrow-minded people, however, it’s a form of self-identification and it’s not something that should be criticized just because he conveyed his uncensored opinion about the country he was born in without his choosing.
Mga filipino nga nman makapunta lang ng ibang bansa at makatikim ng kunting sarap eh kala mo na kung sino magsipagsalita, hayzz oo ganun na nga ang pilipinas, kahit saan talaga super yabang mga filipino pero wag ka nasa america lang yan ah..pero kumakain pa din ng kanin kung americano ang mga pakilasa niyo sa sarili niyo at marami kayong hindi gusto sa pinas Simple lang yan wag kayong pumunta period..
@willy A person criticizing and comparing two countries doesn’t mean they are being boastful. It actually should be done for Filipinos are continuously being naive, turning a blind eye, and being stupid to believe whatever their media/government is feeding their nation. Instead of seeing what is really wrong with the country, you bash people who correctly say what should be done. People who travel and lived in a better country have seen better systems that works, supports and benefits their people. Just because they left the country doesn’t mean they cannot criticize the way the country performs. Stop being narrow-minded.
@willy on another note, no one would really want to go to a country where the security is unstable and infrastructures are in deplorable state.
@willy: I am not trying to be arrogant as I had mentioned I was raised in Canada. I would find it insulting to both you and I if I claimed I was Filipino when I do not have the same cultural values and patriotism that you do. Besides for my blood, there isn’t much (even my physical appearance) that is near Filipino. I am not even full blooded. I can barely read Tagalog as it is. And this is the pride I was talking about, just because I said my observations which I do not generalize every single Filipino to, you accuse me of arrogance. Frankly, Philippines has done nothing for me or my family. Unlike Canada, that had paid for my education and well-being. Provides me with security and an employment with benefits that should be entilled to every single human being. Philippines, on the other hand, had forced my grandfather to work four jobs to pay for the education of five children while the gorverment provided no support. And forced my grand-uncle to join and die in the military due to the family’s lack of funds. Furthermore, I sincerely apologize for the offense of my diction. And please take note that sensitivity is not always an admirable trait.
I was born in the Philippines, but raised in Canada.
I consider myself fully Canadian. Even though I speak conversational Tagalog and occasionally eat Filipino cuisines, I cannot wholeheartedly say with good conscious that I am Filipino.
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Being born in the Philippines and having Asian blood in you does not erase your DNA. You will NEVER be a Canadian in the truest sense of the word. You became a Canadian through a legal process. That’s fine and I clearly see why you define your self that way. You want to put a distant or distant your self from your fellow Filipinos whom you see now as not like you. Not your equal. Pathetic.
What Mr. Nasty said was on point and I don’t see it as an insult, but a frank and honest opinion.
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It is not actually an opinion. It is the truth. The message is true. Only thing in question is the messenger.
And before you ask ‘ano ang nagawa ko to have the privilege to criticize’, I would frankly answer that none. I have done nothing to improve the Filipino quality of life because it is not my responsibility nor shall it ever be as I am not a citizen neither will I ever consider my self one.
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It is not your personal responsbility, it is your collective responsibility as one of the many to share and contribute in improving the quality of life of your people. Clearly, you have no understanding of that aspect because, as you said, you are a Canadian now. And since you consider your self as not having anything to do with Filipinos, WHY THEN ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THEM?
You don’t care for them but you spent time talking/writing about them? A kind of talk that is bereft of hope and positive aspiration. It was very clear that you find joy in bad-mouthing, insulting people whom you consider not your equal. You simply turned out to be a converted Canadian hater.
I am, but an outsider expressing a right.
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Expressing a right? I don’t see it that way. I saw it as one abusing his right.
Iba na talaga ang nakapatong sa likod ng kalabaw. 🙂
Philippines, on the other hand, had forced my grandfather to work four jobs to pay for the education of five children while the gorverment provided no support. And forced my grand-uncle to join and die in the military due to the family’s lack of funds. – Zeddy
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So, that is where the hate against Filipinos is coming from. That is where the resentment and antagonism against the Phil. resides.
What if those did not happen, would you have had the same life now?
Wonder, wonder. 🙂
Frankly, Philippines has done nothing for me or my family. Unlike Canada, that had paid for my education and well-being. Provides me with security and an employment with benefits that should be entilled to every single human being.
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Naturalmente! If a gangster-rapist raised you up, clothed you, put a roof on your head, feed you, etc. you will also glorify him. To death.
There is nothing new in what you are saying. You don’t bite the hands that feed you.
Only thing is, why do you have to announce that you get your good fortune from others? I don’t mind you telling all and sundry that Canada made you. If not for Canada, you are nothing. But do you really have to do that? To crush your self and your former country just to put your adopted country into pedestal? What’s the point?
Very distressing. 🙁
I am not insulting anybody I am just stating what I had seen living there for the short time that I did. Did I specifically say that all Filipino are like this or like that? No. I never did, did I? I merely stated what I saw and how I saw it. Never did I generalize anything to the whole population. What I detest is that system that does not provide for it’s people and contribute to what I said were the filthy streets and lack of employment. How and when has this country’s government ever placed your well-being first and benefitted you in any way.
To boot, I’m from Canada where your view is a type of discrimination, the way you define nationality is disgusting and narrow-minded. If you look at a dictionary definition of nationality, it’s says absolutely nothing about your DNA. In fact, Canada is so diverse that the truest sense of the word ‘Canadian’ is out of prolonged social and political cooperation of a group of people who follow the same values and respect the same laws. Again nothing about the blood flowing through my veins. In fact if my father was a murder, I might as well be one. It’s also like saying I’m Chinese when I’ve never been to Chine don’t even speak Mandarin or Cantonese just because a quarter of my DNA happen to be Chinese.
Nonetheless, I don’t see anyone beneath me, I endeavour to promote equality and instead of targeting me, shouldn’t you instead be productive and express discontent to your corrupt politicians that suck the very life out of your lungs.
And be as it may, that I don’t consider myself Filipino, my family still does and this country’s pitiful state affects them so indirectly affecting me too. I would very much prefer not to worry if another hostage crisis is going to occur while my parents partake in their annual visit to Manila. But then again, the shitty system, and incompetent police wouldn’t be any help to ease any of those worries so maybe I should just convert every Filipino person that I care about into Canadian haters as well. They will most likely be safer that way.
Zeddy, I did not say that Nasty’s comments were wrong, he is entitled to his opinion same as I am or you are BUT he need not to be rude and sarcastic (mabuhay kayo SANA?? – is this what “americans” say? No, I have never heard any american, british or hongkongers that I have encountered say rude things. Also, immigrants ARE immigrants. Of course you are canadian as you identified yourself you are BUT you are still an immigrant any way you see it.
Jameboy, you are on point. We dont have any care in the world where you identified themselves as. I live in hk but i am not a hongkonger even if i get my permanent residency. If i marry my bf & migrate to new york, i will still be a filipino. I dont get it, how come my better half who was actually BORN in the states, raised in the states..still identifies himself as filipino-american. He is not an immigrant because he was born there but in zeddy & nasty’s case, they are immigrants but they act eveb mighty higher than the real american-born filipinos.
Like I said, i reiterate that nasty’s observations are truth but being rude and making a mockery out of the former life they had is really uncalled for. It is great they have managed to uplift their lives but please dont put down a nation who is already down there.
I am not insulting anybody I am just stating what I had seen living there for the short time that I did. Did I specifically say that all Filipino are like this or like that? No. I never did, did I? I merely stated what I saw and how I saw it.
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Here comes the denial, as usual.
You did not only ‘state’ what you saw, you CLEARLY emphasize and identified your self to everyone that you are a Canadian now. And as a Canadian, you did not like what you saw and did not find any reason to be proud of your Filipino blood.
But it is actually not the “stating’ that puts you in a bad light simply because what you said was, for the most part, true. It’s how you said it. Look again what you posted and you will see the message of your post that imparts, “Hey, I’m no longer a Filipino! I’m a Canadian now and I love all of it!” Infantile dereliction. That’s how I see it.
It is really saddening to see people who found good life and fortune suddenly turn against the place where they came from and the people they have been with before simply because they felt good about themselves. Happy to get that lifesaver interior (salvabida) and be saved from drowning. Now that you have been ‘saved’ and in a new and better situation, payback time against those that made your life miserable.
Very disturbing life indeed.
@maxxann:
Our Filipino political leaders are mostly CORRUPT to their marrows of their bones; and to the innermost depths of their souls. Aquino’s : “Kung walang kurap, walang mahirap”? ” E…paano kung kurap, pati Pinuno”? “Pati Senadors”? “Pati Kongresitas”?
“Pati Pulis”? “Pati Kapitan ng Baranggay”?
pati MMDA, mga guro na bayaran, pati mga massang pilipino rin mismo na nabibile ang knilang boto, at mga taong kinonokotongan at nag papakotong. medyo mahirap nga dahil halos lahat tlga pero kaya yan, kung lahat tyo sabay sabay magbabago.
@Hyden Toro7m8
You’re stuck on that mantra. You think nobody knows what you are talking about?
Can’t you not move on and say something that is new like your idea of solving the corruption problem or what you think is better to prevent or minimize it. 🙂
@Jameboy:
You elected those idiots, to solve that problem of corruption…I did not run for public office. So, tell those you have elected to those particular offices to solve corruption. I have to go to earn a living…
When you alleged something make sure to back it up with facts. You said I elected idiots. How did you know and who are those idiots?
I mean, children do that kind of talks. We’re not children here, at least I’m not. So, if you want the other side to comply with you with sense, make your own sensible and factual. 🙂
Sorry, but Zeddy wins this argument. No amount of mental gymnastics Jameboy is trying to pull would make him convince people with common sense and a brain that anyone who is even a drop of Flip blood owes something to the Philippines. This is grade A nationalist bullcrap.
I can’t find a name more appropriate for Nasty than Nasty. He should ask himself what he can do in his own way to improve instead of acting like he is so high and mighty simply because he aligned himself in a first world country. .I cannot deny the fact that what he is complaining about is true but it seems that he is just some obnoxious guy. Anyone who travels and not live in a bubble of a first world country understands that the plight of the Filipinos is not exactly unique. Other third world countries are in some form or another the same. The Philippines has a lot of flaws but the Filipinos has a lot of amazing traits that one cannot ignore. If he cannot see the good, then he is an ignorant, arrogant fool. Im sure Americans can’t stand him too. This guy is just a tool.
The fact that this guy is Nasty, obnoxious and arrogant , does not erase the fact that his observations are accurate. The Filipinos really have a lot of work to do. Instead of being defensive, in denial and be constantly embarassed by the accusations. People need to ask themselves, what in their own way they can do to effect change. Small changes goes a long way.
So you’re him that the Nasty do all the improvements rather the afflicted doing i? How lazy if the afflicted.
Filipinos should start accepting criticism and should stop being emotional when criticized. Criticisms should always be considered and steps should be done for correction. Instead of bashing that person who wrote that e-mail, why not listen to what he says and start changing for the better? One of the reasons why the country is failing is because people are too emotional. Stop feeling and start improving. This guy is just saying the truth. Remember, not everyone who shits on you is your enemy. Totoo naman lahat sinabi niya, wala namang mali, bakit kayo magagalit sa kanya? Instead of shutting him out of the country, improve the situation so that when he comes back, you can rub it on his face that the country has changed for the better. Now that is a win-win situation, as I know that when he sees that the country has improved, he’d be happy.
It seems that Nasty is well aware of the situation of the Philippines. However, he just gave up on this country and deemed it hopeless. I acknowledge how he described the Filipino society but I won’t give up on my country.
well the columnist of star did put up an article of him entitled “the little brown american” apparently without his consent, and of course flips started bashing on him and even gave him the nickname nasty. That’s when i think he decided not to return and to also write back to the his columnist friend.
All the things he said is true but if he could give up easily his Filipino citizenship and berates the country he left behind without any step to uplift the country, he is a total asshole. He is just full of words but with no action. He is just a coward who his Filipino traits will be with him especially his colonial mentality. He is weak and because of his money, he can escape the bitter life here. Again, I agree about the things he said but being able to educate the people without something honorable action being done is BS. He can just say all those things now because he is no longer a Filipino and he thinks he don’t feel affected. Does he think being American is being superior? He is just overestimating himself. You just added yourself to the BS,AS and FS things in the Philippines
Nasty is brave because he goes to the unknown, but knowing he needs to get out of his sinking ship before it takes him down as well.
Brave? No, he’s not. Nothing in Nasty is about bravery.
What he did was brave because he said exactly what is ailing the country, that the country completely failed him. He said what exactly ails the country, yet no one wants to act on the wisdom he accumulated by traveling the world. So he is indeed brave for going into the unknown when staying behind would’ve been “safe”.
Saying what ails the country is not bravery. It’s pure and simple whining. What is to be brave about when everybody already knows what ails the country?
What you may call whining, others will call it insight. Someone’s got to say it. And remember that he put himself out there when he responded at length to the writer’s original post. He did not have to respond to the article. Yet he did. That in itself is commendable.
I meant small changes go a long way. sorry for the typo
To think all this because of a columnist of star ,Don pedero, decided to publish and humiliate someone complaining about what apparently is true about the our nations capital and even called him “little brown american” in public… made up a a name for him “nasty” then filipino pride as how it’s always been bashed the guy, driving him out of the country for good. all the while he kept his cool and decided to write the columnist back before he left… and behold he posted the reply again. Apparently that columnist is not a very good friend after all
Who doesn’t know what you know, Nasty? All Filipinos feel the illness of this society. Sabi nga sa salawikain, “Sakit ng kalingkingan, dama ng buong katawan.” Your pointing everything out doesn’t really help. You may live the American dream, walk the American way, speak with the American twang, but look at you, you still are a Filipino. Your accent will always give you away. Your passport says you are an American but you will always be an immigrant. Never come back to OUR country, please.
We Filipinos have a long way to go, let’s not be discouraged by people like this. I don’t think that corruption is the biggest problem of our country, but the lack of discipline. Let’s start with ourselves. The littlest things could go a long way.
P.S. I am currently not living in the Philippines either, but I AM A FILIPINO.
I don’t think that corruption is the biggest problem of our country, but the lack of discipline. Let’s start with ourselves. The littlest things could go a long way.
I think that is exactly his point… if you read his entire reply to the columnist.
I also think, people are easily swayed on what they see on the media. For example, when ninoy aquino was running for president, ABS CBN, was full on support for him and also used the story of his family to up the ante. Seeing those ads everyday and being a fan of an artist who supports the same candidate, brainwashes most people who seen it. Actually, I think only a few knows what was his electoral speech. LOL
Filipinos needs harsh criticisms. Pinoy pride is great but people are so used to turning their heads away when they see or hear anything negative. How does a country change when people don’t even realize or accept what the exact problems are? Most Filipinos are unfortunately always in denial or defensive or has accepted the current situation like it is what it is and nothing can be done ( learned helplessness). The first and most important step in order for any change to occur is to identify the current problems and accept that they are not going away if nothing is done about it. Second, the strong faith/belief that there is hope for change. Third and most important is Action. So Filipinos, should expect more harsh criticisms like these and not just from an Ex Filipino, if you do not ACT on it. So, stop, being offended, you know it’s True. Now , why don’t people unite and work together to solve those problems? Prove this a**hole he is wrong.
I thnk Nasty was feeling bitter because a lot of the people
around him here in the states still call him filipino, instead
of American like he proudly claims. He wasn’t even born here!
Poor guy has an identity crisis
Citizenship: I am american.
Ethnicity: Filipino.
When someone ask me about my nationality, I always say I am american. And the white people would say “Your Origin and I would reply California. And they would ask again ,your people came from. And thats when I realized he meant ethnicity. So I told him “you have to construct your grammar”
Anastacio is correct. Let’s all stop being too sensitive and see ourselves as it is. Unless we accept criticisms we can never change. Changes start in each of us. Let’s work on self discipline and stop finger pointing. Let us think what’s for the common good instead of being selfish. And yes educate educate educate. Improve EDUCATION. Thank you anastacio for reminding us. God bless
I’ve been to many countries but nothing compared to singapore…everything was beautiful and organized….Never say your country is great unless your make something to make it great. ….hahahaha
I can’t say that what he said are not true… But the thought that his name is Nasty only shows that he is… I know there are a lot of things Filipino’s still need to learn and should i say “unlearn” as well. I mean Admit it, we all are guilty of being a so called “Makasarili” without us even knowing.. Most people who would often go to church and do charitable stuffs are even the ones with a lot of dark deeds left to uncover. Don’t tell me you have never thought of any scheme when you find the opportunity. For example: You saw a 100 pesos bill without somebody claiming it, would you still go report it to the lost and found or would you just rather keep it to your pockets instead?! Right?! Of course you know I’m right… Philippines doesn’t just have a corrupt government but corrupt citizens as well (in their own little ways). What the Philippines need though is a reformation not as a nation but through ourselves. Take away the crab mentality and start doing what our ancestors though us. Like “Bayanihan” and all. But going back to Nasty?! What a Hypocrite st*p*d piece of Sh*t!!! Yup you Heard me right!!! Wow!!! I have been in your so called country too arrogant fool!!! You think just because you have Super highways and living in the 1st world country makes you Oh so Powerful?! Hahaha… Right?! It’s not like you don’t have what we have here bro?! Yours is even worst, our is a terrorist? We know where to find them to make sure we avoid them!!! Unlike your thugs who are everywhere… LA?! Puhlease!!! Oh yeah! I forgot the fact that your a “Little Brown American” who thinks as if he’s an American. No wonder your in LA… Have you tried living in NY?! Geesh!!! Is it just me or is that the only City you have lived in?! And oh, your Green Money?! Did you just generalize the whole population of the Philippines?! Did you really think all of us are earning less than you?! Why?! How much are you earning? 1500 bucks a week? Yeah right?! You just made my day.. LOL… Don’t be too MR. Know it all because you my friend has also have a lot to learn.. And oh lastly?! Bali-baliktarin mo man ang mundo, you are still a Filipino by Blood and your ass will never be White nor Black!!! Don’t get your hopes too high Brow!!!
The truth hurts, doesn’t it? Instead of being “sensitive” of all the FACTS that he just stated why don’t WE Filipinos do something about it? The problem with us Filipinos is we’re too d*mn sensitive but we’re too insensitive towards the feelings of others which leads to what Anastacio mentioned about Filipinos’ mantra: “Ako muna”
Puro reklamo sa Pilipinas. Nako. 3RD WORLD EH.
Andami talagang pangit sa bansa. Kay dami daming problema na hindi na alam kung kelan na sosolusyunan.
Pero hindi lahat ng Pinoy katulad ng lahat ng sinabi mo. Hindi lahat starstruck ignoramuses.
Blasting the “Ako Muna”character of Filipinos eh don’t you think that leaving the country is choosing “Ako Muna!”over your brothers.
Anyway, Philippines has a long way to goooo.
Kanya kanyang choice nga yan.
Well about Nasty, well he has to get a life..I am an American citizen
But I am very proud Filipino and still proud of my
Birthplace..that nasty has a lot of insecurities..and I will
Never let anyone call me little brown american..that sounds
So awful..
alam mo nasty….pagtanda mo at uugod ugod ka na….kaainin lahat ng pinagsasabi mo tungkol sa ina mong bayan sinilangan….pag retire ka na sa trabaho at di na makakilos ng maayos..ilalagay ka sa retirement home o nursing home…walang kamaganak at kaibigan na kakilala at mag aalaga sa iyo…at duon mo mararamdan ang tindi ng lungkot sa mga huli mong araw sa lupa….dito sa pinas…pag matanda ka na …bibigyan ka ng respeto at aalagaan ka ng mga kapatid, anak at apo mo..hanggang sa huli mong hininga para lang masigurado na masaya ka sa huling araw mo na natitira sa lupa…yung ang pagkakaiba ng pinas dyan sa stateside mo…..kaya ngayon pa lang magbago kana sa mga pinagsasabi mo tungkol sa sarili mong bayan ..kungdi mamatay ka sa magisa at puno ng kalungkutan….tssskkk… tssskkkk…p.s. ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling bansa at wika ay higit pa ang amoy sa malangsang isda..bow..jose rizal
TUMPAK!
Hindi tumpak. The reason why there are retirement or nursing homes here in N. America is because hindi kapareho so Pilipinas kung saan may mga maid na makakaalaga sa mga lolo at lola. Here in Canada and in the US, the majority of people don’t have the luxury (yup, they’re a luxury here) of hiring live-in/out helpers to take care of their elderly while they go to work. I think that whole holier than thou idea in the Philippines of “we don’t put our elderly in homes for the aged” is more of a circumstance of economy than anything.
True! Lahat nalang may drama di man lang iniisip kung bakit ginagawa yun.
Yeah, everything Mr. Nasty said is true but here’s the thing, do you guys still think articles (or open letters) like these even make the slightest difference? like how long has this site been running? If you guys are that passionate about change, how bout really doing something? like say, create a political party and run for office.
It takes two to tango. Arguments are already in place. But if the team won’t even consider nominating the positions enumerated here…
Good idea Jarvis. I share your observation. However, blogs like this still serves its purpose. We get to argue our points and share ideas on current issues and events. The hubbub this space create shows how emotional and focus(animate, serious, funny, devoted, lethargic, happy, sad, etc.) Filipinos are.
We also get to read the arrogant, the yabangs with no utaks, the rude and the jerks; the calm and the quiet ones; the loud and empty ones; the pretenders and the defenders; the thinkers and the tinkers; the idealistic and those who have no idea of what they’re talking about.
It like a circus, yes, but with relevance. 🙂
I can’t really approve this article more than I can! The culture shaped by the media has really done a number on our country and has turned it into the very telenovela and pinoy action movie everyone watches! Right down to the bitchy contra-bida and the pull the trigger until the gun clicks.
And the tragic part is, while every Filipino is in this Telenovela, the lives of the rest of the world follows Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror, Intrigue, and Slice of life… and thus progressing in some way.
Forgot to add:
Also, sometime in the future, while the rest of the world have developed flying ships, cyborgs that would make it look like Deus Ex, the Philippines would look like Warcraft.
Nasty, America is not the greatest country as it use to be, you are right Pinas, is not he cleanest and we have our own problem, but to drop your ethnicity because you tasted the life of an American and you decided that you are a brown nasty American is degrading not only your own country as you said “United States”. I tell you what I have both passport Government and civilian and I am still proud to have my old Pilipino passport. I guess you never celebrate the Asian Pacific Month on May? Just for your information there is a celebration for the ethnicity of every Americans. That means that those immigrants that call United States their country are still proud of their ethnicity, not like you. I would like to educate you more about Pilipino, but it is useless. To end this Reply to you Nasty four words “You are a Moron”
My, someone is sore. Name calling? Seriously?
I know America isn’t that great, but this is the truth about the Philippines. It is definitely rotting. And while America is decaying, it still has basic reliable services which trumps everything in the Philippines.
Seriously, try getting a refund, honoring a warranty or try getting a purchase that is straightforward and see how that works out.
‘A NATION OF ‘…yes whatever BUT it is a nation of people who are run by a Government that is sooooo corrupt that it has trickled down to the ‘avg. Juan’, and it is a bad reflection on all Filipino’s.The Nation of the Filipino,if it is to change, must change from the top down.
BUT IT WON’T !
I disagree. Change must come from each citizen. If we abolish the political system and the corrupt officials along with it, the citizens will only choose the next best (or worst) thing, which is a less corrupt official. A bit better than its predecessor, but still corrupt nonetheless. The voters are the ones that are committing the same mistake over and over again. Change should start with them.
True! The so-called leaders we have now wouldn’t be in their positions if it weren’t for the mass voters who keeps on electing them.
true!
Well, for most part, I agree with what Nasty said. (especially the president finding time for a celebrity wedding, just WOW) Filipinos do need to have harsh words said to them before they buff up and defend themselves. But that’s all we ever do, rant back at those who rant at us. There are many who have already said what is needed to be said but what they all got back were reklamos and insults. But, just so you know, I sarcastically salute you Nasty for giving up on the country in its lowest (I hope) point. I hope you have a good life there in the USA.
It would be difficult to change a country known for being afraid of changing what has been nakasanayan, but not impossible. Again, agreeing with Nasty, what we primarily need is to educate the masses. Let me add two words to Gat. Jose Rizal’s famous satement: “PROPERLY EDUCATING the youth is the hope of our nation”. Ensuring this, we might actually have the chance of a brighter future.
What’s sad is that Rizal was right about the Philippines getting independence was way too soon. Even his works while dated did a very good job in portraying the current Philippines. There is a problem when an ancient piece of work is prophetic.
But the ultimate tragedy is until this country gets fixed, it will reflect poorly on any Filipino that has made a name of themselves. Its like having a drunk uncle. Despite your efforts, that drunk uncle will keep doing stupid things that embarasses you by proxy.
everthing that nasty said are 100 percent correct! Pinoys has been and is , a damaged. so damned damaged.
please study on how to properly construct a sentence in english. And just so you know, you are one of the main reasons why my beloved country is in the predicament it is in right now. I am in america and i am a proud filipino. Don’t hate the country, hate the people governing it.
I have lived in the Philippines all my life so i think this article is spot on. I couldn’t have said it better myself. The Philippines is a very classist and materialistic nation and don’t even get me started with their colonial mentality. Of course it stings that they identify us as “Little Brown Americans” but it’s the reality. I once visited Canada & the US and met some immigrants. They highly think of themselves because they’ve gotten a permanent residence status and they treat tourists like shit. They’re know-it-all attitude plus they’re fake american bisaya accent annoyed the fuck out of me. Some of them won’t even talk in Filipino. They’re fond of extravagant parties and flaunt their wealth.
The Filipinos glorify people with fair skin and we are obsessed with skin whitening products. That’s why most of the artistas in the country are Tisays and foreigners. Filipinos obsess over anything they see on TV but most local shows are trash.
Colonial Mentality + Classist attitude + uneducated masses + corruption + brain drain = fuck the philippines
TYPO ERROR “THEIR know-it-all attitude plus THEIR fake american bisaya accent annoyed the fuck out of me.”
I really like so muc..that is really true…
F**k this little brown american..You are telling all honestly about the Philippines and the Filipinos..
PINK, what exactly do you mean when you say “fake american bisaya accent?” Do you mean to say that only Filipinos from the visayan area (who have immigrated to the US) have fake american accents? Please. Stop being stereotypical, regionalistic. Stop making generalizations. While you and this mr.Nasty are pointing out valid, painful truths, your poor use of adjectives does not speak highly of you.
My bad. I didn’t mean to come across as someone who is stereotypical or regionalistic. I shouldnt have stated the bisayan accent. Some of the folks i’ve met were from the Visayas and Southern Tagalog. But whatever, the point is, their conyo / pasosyal way of speaking is annoying. Some of them even refused to speak in Filipino with me. Some of them think highly of themselves and treat newbies like shit, crab mentality that is.
Ms Pie Jones, i was merely stating out my opinion and my experiences. Of all the issues I’ve written, what baffles me is that you, like most arrogant pinoys with perfect english, only cared to comment about my poor use of adjectives.
It may be true that Philippines is nothing but a sinking ship with us all in it. With all these unresolved issues with poverty, corruption, etc. piling on top of one another, we will never ever be able to stop all these. But I can also say that no matter how proud Mr. Anastacio is that he’s an American citizen–not Filipino, we must not also forget that people judge not by your citizenship but by your mere appearance. Now since this man had shared his thoughts about the Philippines to the whole world and how much he despises the country, he had opened up a whole new general impression towards the Filipinos for the other people across the world to think about. Oh I can only imagine what would a random, natural, Caucasian, American dude think when he sees this Filipino-looking, brown man who looks like he just recently got his Green Card.
They would look at Nasty add someone with guts because he did what was needed.
I don’t know that there was a ‘need’ in what Nasty did. And need for what?
Need to pursue a better life. He saw the writing on the wall and went to where his talents and his humanity is appreciated.
Need to pursue a better life.
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Ah, you’re talking about his personal needs. Fine, I have no quarrel with that.
The Philippines is hopeless. How do you solve this endless cycle. Let me tell you, ask the middle class Filipinos if they want a US/Canadian citizenship and majority would tell you YES. The poor will remain uneducated, the rich will remain apathetic, the educated and hardworking middle class will go abroad.
Unfortunately, it seems that nothing short of a Chinese invasion or a French Revolution styled uprising is what is going to fix the country.
Because 21st century Philippines is not unlike 18th century France.
@Ricardo Diaz:
The Philippines is a Feudal country; ruled by Oligarchy and family political dynasties. Almost 90% are poor…10% are very rich, and controls the wealth of the nation. They also control:politics, businesses (legal or illegal), media (except GRP and others), education of the young, etc…It is already 21st century and we live in a 15th century situation…
Tama naman lahat ng sinabi mo. Diba? Totoo lahat yun. Kaya lang un itatakwil mo un lahi mo eh ibang usapan na yun. Kaya try mo na ulit sabihin yan sa Nanay at Tatay mo e1 ko lang kung d ka ingudngod sa kubeta ng tatay mo. Kaya lahat ng sinabi mo eh para mo na rin tinakwil ang magulang mo. Kaya kahit nasaan ka man, ngsasalita ka man ng ingles, kahit anong gawin mo Pilipino parin ang tingin nila sayo. Bagay na bagay ka nga dyan. Kaya dyan ka na lang. Reklamo ka na ng reklamo eh anong ginawa mo sa Pinas? Bakit alam mo lahat un nangyayare sa Pinas? Tinakwil mo na nga eh. Bakit nanood ka pa ng Balita sa Pinas. Hayaan mo na kami sa Bansa namin at ikaw manahimik ka na lang dyan. Fil-am “Feeling Amerikano”
Sabi nga ni Jose Rizal “Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, masahol pa sa hayop at malansang isda”
On the contrary my parents understand that I don’t see my identity as a Filipino. And they are not any less proud of me as their child for being so and neither are they any less patriotic by accepting me as such. Given your point of view, you are one of the unfortunate ignorants who would address all the black people in America as African-Americans based purely on skin-colour when the majority of them haven’t even set foot in Africa. I know first-hand the Filipino quality of life because I gave it a chance because I thought maybe there’s something to it. But I was disappointed. So instead of bashing individuals for practicing their god given right to have opinions maybe you should acknowledge your contribution to the country’s problems by being nescient and disdainful.
Amen.
I know first-hand the Filipino quality of life because I GAVE IT A CHANCE because I thought maybe there’s something to it.
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The level of ego behind that statement. What are you, levitating above the rest of us?
And someone says amen to that? 🙁
jameboy: Can you at least provide a proper rebuttal to Zeddy’s statement? Thank you.
I already commented on Zeddy’s main post here.
Oh nga. Kung makapanglait eh dito rin naman sya nanggaling ah. At kahit anong sabihin nya na American citizen na sya, itatak nya sa kukuti nyang kinakalawang na na dugong PINOY parin ang nananalaytay sa ugat nya. I think it would be better for me to speak bisaya kasi waray nakaka intindi rin ng cebuano, just in case he’s reading this one.
“Hoy hinampak nga amaw nga feeling orig nga kano, pagmata oy! Mura pug ka si kinsa da! Maski unsaon nimo pagbalibali sa imong lawas ug retokehon pa nimo og pnitan pana nimo imong tibuok kalawasnon. Bisaya ug waray gihapon kang dako! Ex-filipino nya mamisita pa lagi ka ug nganong proud paman ka sa imong pamilya dri nga pinoy man sila? Hilas ning amaw naka tong2x ra gani sa lugar sa mga tinuod nga kano kung maka feeling pud, wagas! Ayaw kaayo na ifeel dong imong pagka American citizen oy kay you this and this is the reality,”you are ony an American citizen by papers! Am I right? Haha” sa papel kalang naging amerikano kaya wag mong masyadobg ifeel, gong2x. Ambisyosong dako ang amw oh! Pagmata! Sakto na ang pagdamgo kay nanubra na ug wa na sa saktong lugar.hahah!”
So true esp. When you visit manila the worst city I have ever visited. Am a filipino living in US and Davao city is the only place where I can be proud of. I will be going home few years from now and would stay in Philippines for good only in Davao. I may be staying and living in US but there is no better place than home. US has never been a better place to live with I assure you not at all. Am a filipino RN in US married to an American but me and my husband will still be looking forward to be home in Davao. America is a country of pro abortion that is slowly falling apart not economically but its citizens. It is even been shown around the world about the unrest among citizens like the issue of ferguson. The worst will still about to come but the writer living in the US probably did not think about this.
I am utterly speechless because what he said are all true. I am a Filipino but I despise my government and everything in between…Malapit ko nah rin I.renounce ang citizenship ko kunting-kunti nah lng
a progressive country has a disciplined community i guess. 🙂 no offend folks but it’s the reality. REALITY vs. DENIAL!
Nailed it!! Some (if not most) can’t really accept the truth.
American-Citizen na man ka noh? Unya imong dugo unsa man na? Imong panit unsa man na? Bisag asa ka maabot sa tibook kalibutan Pinoy ra gihapon ka. Bisan pa ug moingon ka nga American Citizen na ka. Bisan unsa ka kamaayo mo inglis Pinoy ra gihapon ka! Bisan pa ug magpaputi ka maayo, magretoke ka sa imong ilong. Wala ra gihapon. Diri ra gihapon ka gipanganak. Karon kay imong gi insulto ang Pilipinas tungod kay bulok ang sistema, ang mga taw ug ang kadaghanan. Bout pasabot tanan nimo nga istorya balik ra tanan nimo. Kay imbis nga motabang ka, imo na hinoon ming gitalikdan. Pero bisan pa, “Salamat gihapon kay naningkamot gihapon ka ug pasabot namo sa sitwasyon. Pinoy ra gihapon ka!”
I read most of what the little brown american has written and although he pointed out all the wrong in this country, or at least specifically in Manila, I could not fully agree with how he put it… just as if America is not one of a f*cked up nation. I haven’t visited every inch of the country but our Philippines is indeed beautiful. Tourist are everywhere. You won’t be able to see it like that if you’ll just focus on the bad side. And to wish the whole nation and its people to suffer just because they keep making wrong decisions is quite an uncharacteristic of a great American that he’s so proud of. Nasty is indeed a “nasty crow perched on a carabao.”
Where do I hit the like button? 🙂
Sounds like a drug addict saying, “I’m am addict, but I’m still a loving person.”
I do agree with Nasty and I could have said the same things myself, but the difference is that he’s there in the US while I am still here in the Philippines. I wake up each day living the reality that he has left behind. But while I do rant at things around, I do my best with what I have. I do not accept mediocrity from this government. I do not vote for the artistas and the kurakots. I do not care if my kandidato does not win. I believe in principled voting even when others say I “wasted” my vote. I pay my taxes, I send my children to ordinary Philippine schools, teach them good manners and I do what I can for the masas. It’s not much to change our world but I believe that I am not alone. I take the good with the bad but not the b***s***. This ship might be sinking but I sure as hell am not about to abandon it – not while I still call this ship home.
Nice words paulyn!exactly what I feel
That’s noble. I also wake up to the reality that is the Philippines each and every single day. We’re not like those that live sheltered behind the gates of posh exclusive villages either. But while the hopelessness can be overpowering at times, it’s people like you that give me a bit of hope for the country.
You’re not exactly in denial and you’re not defensive of the failings of your country. You acknowledge it, accept it, and face it every single day. You just do what you can to help out, and remain loyal.
Paulyn,
It’s people like you that makes the country what it is now. Still struggling, still trying to survive, making the most out of anything, sacrificing, not giving up hope, taking whatever life gives them and continue to eke out a living in a decent way and still find joy in spite of everything. And there are many good people like you whose voices remains buried in the noises of the few.
I say, keep it up, kabayan!
I salute you, Paulyn! Very well said. Nasty has made some very valid points. I even rant about these things every now and again. The thing is, I also call this ship home and will do what I can to help keep it from sinking further into the abyss.
Yes, what little I am doing ain’t much. Like you, I still believe in principled voting (and been ridiculed by most for not taking the money, after all, I’m not well off), I certainly do not vote for artistas and kurakots, et al. I am law-abiding and whenever I and two of my childhood friends scrape some extra funds, we conduct our own little charity event.
Yeah, it ain’t much. But we try. Amidst the frustration and despair, some of us still try. Some of us still believe in kindnessand integrity.
You are right, Paulyn. You are not alone.
I have lived in the US since 1984. I have now lived in my hometown in Leyte since 2013. I am not going back to the US. Although I lived in such cities as Los Angeles and New York and have enjoyed the wonderful opportunities and good life in those cities, I will not be going back there except to visit. When I first came back, I was so full of the vitriolic sense that “Nasty” had for the failings that he saw in the Philippines and the Filipino people. Gradually, I came back to my pre-US attitude and love for this country: this is home in the way that the US will never be for me. I have never liked Manila ( I studied and lived there for 10 years prior to immigrating), but I managed to make a living there, however imperfect. Mr “Nasty” is very lucky to have made it to America. His attitude of superiority, of wallowing in the good life and pissing on the rest who couldn’t, is nothing new to me. I’ve met many people like him in the US. I suppose I was one too. Out there, we never stopped congratulating ourselves on getting into the land of milk and honey and efficient government services and pitying and despising those who were stuck in the Philippines. However, whenver I came back for a visit, I saw a need for my services here in my hometown that was not being answered sufficiently; I took it up on myself to address it, obviously to some discomfort at first. Now two years after I’ve been here, I can say for a fact: I am happier than I ever was in the US, despite having driven in those wide 5-lane highways and the well-stocked Wal-now Marts and the well-appointed homes of my friends. Let me add that I have travelled the world 3 times over. And I am back in good old, filthy, corrupt Philippines. Why? I cannot answer that for everyone. For myself, I’ve found the ways to cope with the failings of this country, and focused on the needs and small pleasures of my true home. As to Mr. Nasty, since he invited you to see him and have a good time, ask him to bring you to skid row or South-central L.A.But seeing his contempt for us Philippine ignoramuses who are amazed as well at the American ignoramuses who fawn over the no-talent Kardashians, I doubt if he’s even been there.
Yeah I’d rather drive through unpaved roads in some backwater than through 5-lane highways because the budget allotment for the pavement of roads was used to build some asswipe mayor’s swimming pool and guest house instead! Children begging in the streets and sniffing glue and being forced into prostitution, people whacking each other on grandma bikes for Php500.00, dilapidated infrastructure and mass poverty, overpriced utilities with bad services, uncontrolled pollution, rising criminality, etc. I mean, what’s not to like?
Screw you civilization, screw you decency and screw you good governance!
I’m going back to my cheap soap operas and brainless noontime shows, distracted and happily oblivious to the fact that the government and the oligarchy keeps screwing me in the ass!
/s
Hahaha!!! Love the sarcasm.
You guys need to travel to more countries – developed and developing countries alike. Stay for a few months. As you expose yourself more internationally, you will appreciate what each nation has. You will realize that there are nations and people better than yours. You haven’t seen enough. Only those exposed internationally are more open and culturally appreciative.
Yes but what is more interesting to me, my dear J ‘Nasty’ Anastasio, is how you seem to think you are above what you are criticizing. Just because you made some observations (hardly original, intelligent, or coming from any sort of critical thinking) and somehow had the good fortune (because let’s face it, you did not make it to a better place 100% on your own — maybe you worked hard, but I am certain you had some help perhaps even from your brown-skinned kin, and you were at the right place at the right time) does not mean you have magically transformed into a spotless deity living in a spotless paradise. Wake up, there is corruption and evil in America too.
Clearly you were deeply affected by whatever the first article had said, or you would not have taken the time to write such a long and hopelessly boring comeback, which is nothing but more whining and destructive criticism, with no real solutions to anything. Your black or white, all or nothing, devaluing of your original country, while idealizing your new self and adopted country is really appalling by any standard and betrays your deep shame about yourself and where you came from (actually the mention of your surgically enhanced nose was the first giveaway).
Next time don’t let your emotions get the best of you and write something decent. If you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem. I am guessing you were raised Catholic, but if you no longer identify with it as well in an attempt to shed what you cannot accept in yourself, may I also suggest you get a better Zen master because he or she is not doing a very good job.
RR
I like that, ” don’t let your emotions get the best of you and write something decent”. Lol.. I am a Filipina living In NY. Never have forgotten my roots. And never will.
There is corruption in America, but all least seventy percent do not live in poverty. You’re so typical of people in denial. Someone who would rather be in the arms of an abuser rather than truly seeking help.
Wow “Critical Thinker”.. what part of my comment made you conclude that I’m so in denial? I didn’t disagree with Nasty’s points did I? A lot of his points, though not exactly groundbreaking or eye opening, I find to be valid. To go along with your “abuse” concept, I do think the Philippines is being raped by its own and the rest of the country should never be so blind as to tolerate it. But I meanwhile disagree with Nasty’s nasty manner of saying it, the same way I disagree with you believing yourself a critical thinker. You’re hardly a critical reader.
RR
I disagree with your assessment. The way Nasty said it is what the country needs. Too much sugarcoating. Too much prancing about instead of hitting the issue right at the jugular. Too much of playing nice in trying to solve the problems, yet the problems still festers. If something does not work (for fifty plus years), then it’s time to try something else.
And why should he feel pride in something that’s a complete systemic failure? Being in a team is a two way street. The individual looks after the team, the team helps the individual reach their potential. Nasty tried. He got tired of waiting of waiting to be given a fair shake.
Okay. I’ll play nice. I’ll explain. You’re in denial because he explained the problems, from which solutions can be found. However, no one wants to acknowledge the problems. If people acknowledge the problems, people would’ve done something about it. For example, think about corruption. Okay, we know they’re caused by citizens voting incompetent politicians. No one wants to acknowledge their poor choice of voting. His comeback is his attempt at shoving the problem at everyone’s throats so that people may finally see the problems they cause. However, you deny it. That’s my impression. Am I wrong?
Critical Thinker – Really? Nasty’s speech, just like yours, is sheer, pointless, classless, rhetoric that has already been told before. If you think that people are still in denial of the country’s ills, yes you are wrong. In fact just read all the comments here! Even those who disagree with Nasty admit he raises valid points. How is it that even when I told you that I don’t disagree with his points, you still insist I’m in denial? You seem to be the brittle one and incapable of any mental flexibility.
But if you think that the problem of corruption is as simplistic as citizens voting for incompetent politicians, then I cannot take you seriously.
I am confident in my own ability to discern and think for myself. I have pride in myself and for myself, though I am not proud of where the Philippines is at right now. I do not need to carry the shame that Nasty so maliciously threw at us, because he didn’t know how to deal with it himself, choosing instead to completely renounce his identity. Filipinos, whether the privileged or the less educated, need to feel empowered, not patronized. I don’t need things shoved down my throat, I don’t need my face to be slapped to have my eyes stay open. Maybe you do, so speak for yourself.
You don’t disagree with him. Okay, I stand corrected. However, Nasty’ speech is still needed, especially the tone. Nothing tried before worked. About corruptio, I agree it takes more than just voting. Eternal vigilance is still the answer. However, people can’t even do the first ste, and that is to vote wisely. How Nasty delivered the message may be the answer. If course, if it doesn’t wor, try something else.
About him changing his identity, it doesn’t make him any less of a person. The fact that he thinks for himself and he realize that his beliefs doesn’t fit with everyone else’s makes him a better human being. How he defines himself is entirely up to him. Who he belongs to is his call. Renouncing an identity because the group’s beliefs and culture doesn’t sync with him is a legitimate way to deal identity. If a team you belong didn’t agree with your belief system, so you have to feel a sense of belonging to that team?
*do you have
I totally agree with Nasty. Now, we tasted the real nasty words and insults(with points). I still salute him despite of what he said(even though it hurts). For an open-minded person it would serve as a constructive criticism, but for those who are still in denial, then good luck. Those who knows and understand the situation of our country probably agrees with him. God bless the Philippines and good luck fellow countrymen!
That’s masochism for you. 🙂
You don’t need necessarily need to go to another country to realize these things. Although do not isolate this case thinking that THESE only happen here.
Do not generalize, as not all of us here are like that. Although what have you done to help in all this? Nothing, you’ve merely observed like the rest of us. So in reality, you have no right to ever say “I told you so” as that is just as ignorant.
I do agree however, in the sickening lack of discipline and the starry eyed wonder people have for the famous. A television is much more accessible than education unfortunately. So media influenced from stereotypes still mold most of the masses.
I can’t agree more. This is absolutely true and correct. I hate the way people live here… i want them to learn discipline and respect not just to the people but for the environment.. i think that’s all we need.
Karamihan sa sinabi ni Nasty ay tama pati ang ang dapat nga aksyon para sa pagbabago. Pero madalas and tao pinapansin lang ang kamalian ng iba. Hindi lang si Nasty ang nakakaalam ng mga bagay na ito, marami din at marami din gumagawa ng paraan para sa pagbabago. Ano ba ang ginwa ni Nasty or ng ilang mga Pilipino? Tinalikuran ang bansa at piniling mamuhay ng mas marangya na hindi kayang ibigay ng Pilipinas. Mabuti at meron siyang oportunidad na mamili pero ang karamihan sa Pilipino ay wala.
Hindi dapat husgahan nino man kung ang tao ay piliin ang mas maayos na buhay, pero hindi rin dapat husgahan ang buong Pilipinas at Pilipino dahil hindi nya nman nakikita ang lahat ng nangyayari lalo na at wala rin naman siyang naitutulong.
Sabi nga, hindi naging ganito ang Pinas ng isang gabi lang kaya wag umasa na maiaayos ng isang gabi lang din.
Mahirap pero hindi basta bata sumusuko ang Pilipino maliban kay Nasty. Ang totoong pagmamahal sa bansa or kahit sa tao ay kasama ang pagtanggap sa kahinaan nito o masamang katangian at kung ano ang aksyon mo para gawin itong lakas at kabutihan.
Galit ka sa Pulitikong nasa Position at hindi na kayang mawala ang karangyaan sa buhay pero ang pagpili mo sa karangyaan sa ibang bansa habang hinahayaan ang kababayan sa kanilang sitwasyon at iniinsulto. Ano ang pagkakaiba?
Well he maybe literally “nasty” but i think he is right! Let’s not be bitter or let’s not sour grape on his criticism and negative comments about us and our country, instead lets take it a challenge to improve our nation. What he described and saw was simply the reality of our nation. If we dont want comments like what he said then take action not by condemning him but by proving in the long run he is wrong.
True!
May punto ang bading.
Highly intelligent and very smart but nasty Judas lost his balls then ran away from helping to carry The Cross and while ‘the tail is a loincloth’ he’s now peeping selfishly to watch The Sinking Ship with green bills on his short-brown hands. c”,)
Whether he got point or not, I did not like it. Wag ko lang syang makitang makapunta pa dito. How could he say these things pero bakasyon siya nang bakasyon
“Nasty” is the number one “ignoramus”. He didn’t do anything for his country. He gave up hope and faith of his countrymen. May he be damn in hell along with demons that are demonizing the Philippines. Long live to those who are empowered to change the course of History and the condition of the Filipinos!
those who exalt themselves will be humbled, those who humble themselves will be exalted.
mabuhay ang PILIPINAS! the only one I got.
Are you serious with your comment?
After seeing the article, only thing you can say is that he ran away without helping his country?
Never had any mind of asking what is 100 million Filipinos doing in the Phil. while an OFW is out there crying and giving up on his country?
Have you ever had a piece of mind that you will start the change, rather than waiting for others to start the change?
Haha. I was fortunate to have read Nasty’s article a long time ago. Unlike you who would just ignore his message, It made me decide to be a better Filipino, learn as much as I can, apply what I lean, teach what I learn. It inspired to me work hard, try to be perfect in whatever work I try and not be half-assed (pwede na) about anything. Respect one another, be courteous to fellow motorists (zero accidents since the day I read this article), fall in line, don’t spit and piss on the road, don’t litter, pick up litter. Give true respect!–know that everyone has their inborn dignity. Save money and don’t just spend it on expensive consumables. You need more?
Everything starts with you. Remember that. and don’t forget to tell your friends.
Yes you are a “little brown” piece of shit. Did you have valid points. Most definitely. My reaction is not so much of what you said but your tone and intention. What is shitty about you is not what you said but the way you said it. Matapobre ka. Sige na, dollars and kinikita mo at di kasing sosyal ang Pilipinas kagayo mo, but rubbing it in our faces shows utter lack of taste and breeding. You make sweeping statements against all filipinos just because you are an americanized pinoy. If you think our people and our culture are pieces of shit, you also came from us. But you are worse than what you criticize. All you did was look down and tear apart. All you did was elevate yourself. Nakatulong ka ba? Were your statements in any way constructive, was there any compassion, was there any attempt to encourage people to improve. No, all you did was criticize and put a nation and its people down while saying how perfect you are. May pa my zen master said this ka pa, how shitty pathetic. If your Zen master read what you wrote I wonder what he would say. Nothing Nothing Nothing Zen at all in how you said it. Ask you Zen master, I am sure he will echo to you what many have said throughout time, what you hate in others reflect much of what you hate in yourself. One of the worst type of people are those who think they are enlightened and then judge and bash everyone who they see as unenlightened. You are a perfect example of that. You must live a very bitter life, you can’t live with it that the only way you need to convince yourself that you have a good life is by bitterly criticizing others lives. Thank God you are no longer a pinoy, we have enough pieces of shit already so getting rid of you is a big step forward.
Exactly what I want to say to Nasty. Thanks! You write well! 🙂
Here’s the thing about the remarks left here about nasty’s words. Most of them are true. Should it matter that it comes from someone who doesn’t want to be a Filipino anymore? It shouldnt. Sure other countries have had actors and actresses become politicians but those are exceptions rather than the norm. We have too many I’ll fitted actors turned politicians in this country and we all know it. Sure I’m certain will rebuff saying that this artist or that one is doing good but still as a whole we aren’t doing good as a country. And who is to blame about that? It comes down us Filipinos who vote these people into office even though they do not have the qualifications of another canidate. It has gotten to the point that when ever someone brings up our shortcomings we immediately become defensive and trash talk about the person who said things. It’s been like that for as long as I can remember. There are millions of Filipinos who live below the poverty line and most of here do nothing to help that and if asked by a beggar for money we would turn then away. What would be your first reaction? He\She is part of a syndicate. Basically what I’m ranting about is that things need changing in our country and many of us refuse to acknowledge that fact and until we do the Philippines will continue to suffer.
I wonder what his parents or at least the people who sent him to school would feel regarding this.
Probably proud because it’s true; Filipinos sugar-coat everything, they fucking hate confrontation when actually it’s the more mature thing to do. He was very blunt and he probably could’ve said it nicer, but I think you guys are just butt-hurt because everything says is true. You guys take pride in this country’s problems and it’s sad. ““You have to fall to learn to rise again.” How much lower do you want to go?”
He can say anything without sugar coating, but he shouldn’t be rude. I agree with some of his comments, but I dont like how he delivered his speech.
I sooo agree!
Hey Nasty,
Just a few points:
1. Although I agree with some of your comments about my country, may I just remind you that nobody really likes a rude person, no matter how right he is.
2. Disagreeing with your observations is not being ignorant. You see, it is merely a matter of perspective. We do not deny the problems you have enumerated, and trust me, you don’t have to remind us about it either. Some of us, however, choose to see the glass as half-full. And if you read a bit further, you would know that this country that you obviously loath so much, is actually doing quite better than its neighboring Asian countries.
3. Your Zen master isn’t helping you if you speak of nothing but hatred. If you are really into that, weren’t you supposed to follow the teachings of Buddha? Shouldn’t you practice what you preach then?
4. Unfortunately, you are technically, still Filipino. Having a green card doesn’t change that fact. So, let me help you a bit. You have to formally and expressly declare, under oath, that you are cutting ties with the Philippines. Go to a Philippine embassy near you. Please do, it’ll be good riddance.
5. You see, I don’t need your dollars. I challenge you that we compare assets just to see who’s doing better, financially. Stay there for all I care. We will do just fine without you. You are just a tiny speck in the infinite cosmos. In other words, you are negligible. Insignificant. Disposable. WE DON’T NEED YOU.
6. Good luck (you need it more than we do).
Very well said, thank you! I couldn’t agree with you more.
Nope, he probably doesn’t need the luck more than people in the Phils. do.
No matter what Nasty says, I still believe that Phils is the best place to live in for Filipinos. Despite all imperfections, we are a loving and happy people. Walang pinag iba yan sa batabg mahirap na inampon ng mayaman na foster parents, no matter how great they treat the adopted child, that child will still long for his or her biological parents’ love and embrace. As a Filipino, i am well aware of our imperfections, and I just focus on how I can contribute towards making it a better place for other fellowmen to live in. Even in the first world countries, they may have all materials things they want right at their fingertips, but why all the sadness in their hearts, love is so hard to find. Teens firing guns in school, high suicide rates etc etc. No matter what Nasty says, I love my country, and I will do my share by helping fellow filipinos have a better future even in my own little ways.
The Philippines may not have teens firing guns at their school, but they whore out their bodies instead. And this is in the land where Catholics reign supreme.
Since we are all Filipinos and are famed for our empathy and Smooth Interpersonal Relations (S.I.R.), let me give my defense of and edify Nasty’s character. We won’t get the entire story but let us try to understand why he was so “arrogant.”
I think that Nasty was just acting all arrogant because he felt insulted. Sino ang hindi tataray sa atin kung nainsulto? Why do you think he felt so insulted? Because the columnist published an account of his visit to the Philippines and framed his comments in such a way as to invite ridicule (Shame on you Don Pedero!).
Remember that Nasty’s visit back then was after he went back after many years away. Its hard to get used to how things were way back then, the heat, the smells, the disorder. He had gotten used to the order and the respect with which he was being treated with in the US (No doubt too that when he went home, people saw him and treated him as a walking ATM machine.)–it is only natural that he acted with newness and disgust when he saw that nothing had changed and got worse while he was away.
Then Pedero published the article, and made him look like a fool and called him names (Nasty). Later, “readers from all over the world e-mailed in their two-cents’ worth” (insults and invectives no doubt). Nasty may deny all he wants but I’m sure he’d feel the sting (our balat-sibuyas countrymen would know a thing or two about feeling insulted). Small wonder then why Nasty decided he would no longer associate himself with such an unthinking and proud mob.
That said, nothing Nasty wrote was ever out of line and full of valid points–his response continues to circulate while Pedero’s original article, ephemeral as the unthinking mob’s emotions has disappeared. His piece stood the test of time.
Think of that the next time you try to shoot the messenger.
we need more people like Nasty. Geez all he said was the truth. I am a proud filipino but all of these things that he mentioned are all true and we should all change for the better.
Agree
Three points:
1: Although the statements in the letter may be correct and actually nothing new it would be great to hear in contrast that there were a number of positive things that could have been said.
2: This news has been sugar coated over and over again and even this one still has a little gloss on it. Not once has there been a truly productive solution presented with the ugly truths and that’s why this article like so many others will become a passing memory.
3: I definitely would like to point out that isn’t that there is dirt in one’s eye but the truth is, the Philippine population is so large and only a % know that another life exists outside of what’s in front of them. People can’t simply see what they cannot see.
There are great achievements going on in the attempts of creating these beautiful Ayala landscapes for example. Personally I hope that instead of just improving sections at a time, that the progress continues to expand outwards instead of being walled in. The very existence of a place like BGC and the fact that more and more are showing up like it, should hopefully be an eyeopener that people CAN live better and that the population that are able to, is growing.
The ignorant and those who stubborn, looking at progress as if they can do nothing to be a part of it will ALWAYS exist in EVERY country. Keep growing Philippines!
He’s “no longer” a Filipino alright but he’s quite updated in important events in the Philippines (either that or he did a great deal of research or it’s his hobby to gather the worst news in the country to have something to mock it with). I just hope he’ll fight for America when the need arises and not migrate to another prosperous country when it no longer has something good to offer him (not that America will ever suffer a downfall. This Nasty surely knows which side of his bread is buttered. His Zen master seemed to train him well). I am not enticed by his “good education” though. I’ve always known there’s no such thing as a country that has no trouble of its own (third world countries has greater troubles though because the root of its trouble is its people which of course includes the X-countryMen).
To be honest, some of the average rural folks I know who’ve lived and worked somewhere in Metro Manila got petrified and felt lost in there in the whole duration of their stay (not disgusted though, but petrified especially of the dump everywhere and what the Manileños brag about which is how they get away with something “unlawful” that is due to their “diskarte”). Provincial living somehow gave them comfort especially now that they found a better paying job in their countryside.
How amusing. Naka-abroad lang, kung anu-anong panlalait nang tinatapon sa pinas at sa kapwa pinoy. Get off your high-horse and try to understand why the Philippines is the hellhole it is today.
Do get your facts straight too. Abbu Sayyaf isn’t taking over the entire country. It’s not even taking over Mindanao for crying out loud. Fly to Davao and stop being such an ignoramous. You’ll see it’s not as chaotic as Manila. Gawwwd!! why does everyone think that the Philippines is only Manila?
Couldnt agree with you more on this one. Indeed, why does everyone think that Manila is synonymous to Philippines?!
Well, Nasty and Randy there you have it. There is nothing bad nor wrong with the truth you said. But sadly, it would have been better if you speak with the contributions you shared with Filipinos as it would be remembered and beneficial than to step on them who can be lifted and still have a chance (as long as they live) to have a better life. I have not even sensed of any spirituality on your statements, so I would assume this is just an inner cry from a person who has lost his hope and blame somebody else. I hope I don’t get old like the way you do. We need to have more good leaders and good people in the country.
Save some money, go to Another 3rd world country, see how the children walk the streets and eat mud, their parents relieved that the children will never return home because of less mouth to feed ( with mud), how young girls wish to marry a man 20 years their age, just to be able to eat, or worse to be prostitutes. Or see the Children who travel miles for a cup of dirty water. Philippines is heaven for people who appreciates life for its simple blessings.
Hi guys. Comment lang dahil binasa ko ulit yung email and I’m trying to be more objective. I’m not taking back anything I said in my previous comment but I would like to respond to a few comments recently made.
Para dun sa mga nagsasabing butthurt lang yung mga Pinoy dahil may katotohanan yung karamihan ng sinabi nya. Syempre maaapektuhan kami dahil sa tono pa lang nung article eh yun na yung intensyon ni Nasty. Maraming magsasabi satin na accept natin to at alam natin to pero pagkatapos wala pa rin gagawin para tumulong sa pagbabago. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit mas effective itong ridiculous na tono ng pangungutya ni Nasty. Mild pa nga sya kung tutuusin (nung binasa ko ulit). Sana lang yung disgust natin kay Nasty eh ma-channel into a positive, progressive action na hindi ningas-kugon.
Boboto na ako sa susunod na eleksyon at ang goal ko ay tignan ang bawat kandidato with utmost scrutiny before I make my vote. Kukuhanan ko ng video ang mga makikita kong anumalya at maghahanap din ako ng ways para magvolunteer na tagabantay ng boto. Hindi ako kailanman nagbigay ng padulas pero ngayon irereklamo ko na ang mahuhuli kong hihingi nito.
Ito ang problema ko kay Nasty at sa mga ibang comments above. Napakadali magsabi ng education, education, education wala naman kayong action, action, action. Sasabihin pa ng iba dyan na hindi nila responsibilidad yun at aasa na lang sa gobyerno. Eh kung ganyan ang pagiisip mo edi wala talagang magbabago. Kung mayaman ka at nakikita mo ang problema sa edukasyon, bakit hindi ka magbigay ng scholarship at ikaw mismo ang humubog sa mga kabataang tingin mo ay magiinitiate ng change? Bakit hindi ka maghanap ng mga kagaya mo na gusto ng pagbabago at magstart kayo ng weekend classes para dun sa mga gustong matuto kahit bumasa o sumulat man lang? Bakit hindi ka makipagcoordinate sa TESDA o kung ano man para magbigay ng seminar sa mga gustong mag start ng small businesses? HINDI YUNG PORKET WALA KANG AASAHAN SA GOBYERNO EH TATANGA KA NA LANG AT MAGIINARTE. Kung wala kang ginagawa, wala ka ring pinagkaiba sa mga taong kinain na ng sistema. Gusto mo ng example ng taong nakakita ng mali at gumawa ng aksyon? Eto basahin mo: https://www.facebook.com/KaritonRevolution. Yan ang facebook page ng project ni Efren Peñaflorida and we could surely use more people like him.
Change is not going to happen overnight. Gaano katagal bago nabawasan ang racism sa America? Gobyerno lang ba nila ang gumalaw para sa pagbabagong iyon? Mas malaki ang role ng mga mamamayan.
Ang hindi ko lang gusto na ginawa ni Nasty, gaya ng nasabi ko na, eh tinakbuhan lang niya lahat na parang duwag at impokrito. Desisyon nya yun at wala kong magagawa but that doesn’t mean that I have to like his decision or agree with it. Tila nagiinvite pa sya sa iba na itakwil na rin ang bansa nila at yun ang sobrang nakakapandiri. He’s expressing his opinion and I’m expressing mine.
Eto sinabi ni John F. Kennedy, fellow American mo, na sana isinabuhay mo nung Pilipino ka pa: Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
Pero salamat pa rin sa email mo. Kung secretly nationalistic ka pala at gusto mo lang magkaroon ulit ng fire ang convictions and hopes ko para sa Pilipinas, your article has achieved its goal.
Agree with all your sentiments!
some people don’t rely care where they came from before they got a better situation in their life. I’m working on a cruise ship, and most of the times all the filipino or not may i call them ex filipino are like nasty..they migrate in the US or Canada after few years being there and getting a US or Canadian citizenship they look at you like you are inferior comparing to them. They are the one who left our country for a better life I agree everybody wanted to if they given an opportunity. They become arrogant, boastfull full of shits. It’s funny they will always tell you hey get a citizenship. But I always tell them Gusto ko parin umuwi sa sarili kong bayan. Kumukita din naman ako ng dollar. masarap yata kumain ng balot, uminom sa kanto, kumain ng isaw. etch..Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!! Hayaan nyo na cla mga na “Americanized” cla ang mga duwag na sumuko sa Laban dito sa Pinas…
Cheers to that juanmig! No matter what he say, he’s still one fucked up dude who thought that he got a good life as an American. Little did he know that he’s being looked down by some, if not most Americans. You see Nasty being a citizen and a true blooded Filipino is about continuing on despite all the hurdles in life. Be it politics, economy, the world, etc. Your one hypocrite and a fool for truly believing that America will accept you with open arms. Wake up dude, you’re only dreaming. Even the Black Americans aren’t as widely accepted given the freedom and equality they won on the 60s. You’re only fooling yourself! Lifetime PERSONA NON GRATA please Mr. President. That way he won’t have anywhere to go when America kicks his butt.
You completely missed his point… anyway your talking to someone from 14 years ago buddy. He’s over it, apparently filipinos are still hungover about what he said…
I too worked in the us for sometime and it’s not exactly the greener pasture everyone thought it to be. mahirap po ang buhay dun. mind you that seafarers like yourself are also considered as an OFW… you’re not exactly here in the philippines using your terminology “fighting poverty” yourself. Nasty wrote this 14 years ago, guess what? he’s predictions about the symptoms of a failing nation is right. We have gotten worse in the past decade and a half. tama na yang “inaapi” mentality please.
You reap what you sow.
I wonder though who among those who commented are philippine taxpayers. 55% ata kasi ng mga kababayan natin didnt get formal education. Unfortunately, poor household would prolly save to buy a television instead of sending their kids to piblic sxhools. So this means 55% are hypnotyzed by what they see in tv… Drama, pretend, super heroes, meeka humble kasambahay who went rags to riches after marrying a dirty filthy employer. Bihira yung mga documentaries sa primetime na nagpapakita na UMAHON AKO KASI NAGARAL AKO… there are more shows highlighting biglang yaman sa networking or dahil sa kung anong swerte. And i think even if we increase those documentaries, mas marami parin kasing pinoy na nagpapabayad para mabuhay kahit isang araw lang then their votes are given to artista politicians. Tama si miriam santiago… A filipino can only earn the privilege to vote if they pay tax… Not vat but via their Tin. When i look my annual tax i would always think of thoae who were sent to sxhool by pork barrel, now of they can have these names of scholars be publicly available at yung mga pangalan at picturrs ng mga cancer patients, diabetes patients, heart patients na mga natulungan nila… Ndi ko na iiyakan ang binayad kong buwis taon taon.
Let’s look at the big picture…
A balikbayan came home after a few years of hardwork in the US complained to his friend who was giving him a tour about our system and all points brought up we’re valid. normal right?
saide friend apparently was a columnist and decided to write an article about this calling the balikbayan “the little brown american” and “nasty” rude right? then all the netizens from back then (year 2000) started bashing him after reading that one sided article. mostly likely points like “tinalikuran mo ang bansa” “umalis kana kung ayaw mo” all that nasty stuff. of course he’s going to be bitter about it but instead kept his silence in the social media.
Before he left he decided to write back to his friend being how bitter he is on what his friend did to him. Apparently said friend posted the reply yet again on social media, which resulted to another bashing a decade and a half after which is happening right now.
giving the netizens the benefit of the doubt back then that what he said wasn’t entirely true, given that manila was a lot better back then. A decade and a half after, things has just gotten a lot worse…
I say we The filipinos need a hard slap in the face about reality… yes it has gotten worse since he said those words in the last decade and a half. Are we still going to deny that fact? that what he said back then is slowly coming true? we had the symptoms of a failing nation and he was right! a decade an a half has gone and we only became worse. We’re still in denial, we’re still saying that it’s not true? i fear for what will happen another decade from now, if we still don’t realize what is really going on.
I can’t blame him… he’s probably old and retired by now living through his pension with his family, and guess what? all the years that he’s been working as an OFW helped the philippine economy today! So he did do something for the philippines back then, regretably 1 can only help as much if the nation itself don’t want to change and continuously be blinded about reality.
That’s all… 🙂
Nah, Im not minding the bad things he said about the philippines, it’s the truth anyway. What I do mind is the manner he retorted which is rude and arrogant. While his friend did write a one-sided article, the way he responded in a rude, sarcastic, belittling & arrogant manner does not make him the better man.
The way he responded is still better than the balat-sibuyas ways people here in the Philippines respond to criticism.
Okay Dick, then mabuhay ka! (SANA) – in the words of Nasty
LOL
I’ll take a rude but true comment than silence or flowery words but full of lies. Look at it this way… May kulangot nanakausli sa ilong mo, muta sa mata, or kahit open lng ang zipper mo in public. pa may nag point out ba nun sayo magagalit ka dun sa tao? kahit pa sabihin mong tinawanan ka nya habang sinasabi nya sayo to. point is buti sinabi nya parin kesa nag mukha kang tanga buong araw.
Nasty said he’s an American citizen. I assume his immediate family is not in our country anymore considering he curse all left here after all. With that there no need for him to send money here. No remittances. In what way then he help our country? I suppose he pay his taxes there.
prior to the article being written i believe he stayed and work for a good amount of time to acquire said citizenship, and petitioning does take some time too. Anyway it doesn’t really matter now does it? let’s give it the benefit of the doubt that he did not remit any money and that he really is a bad person with no intentions of helping and is just a racist bastard. The fact of the matter is the valid points that he raised is still true and has been getting worse for the past 15 years. That’s the whole point, but most filipinos would rather deal with nasty than the actual problem. given that it is easier to gangup on someone specially online, it’s still pointless and is just plain dumb.
We can crusify him kill his entire family but i don’t think that would solve anything. That is why targetting the messenger is pointless, deal with the message he left instead.
Sa ilang nag komento sa post na ito palagay ko karamihan ay sabihin na nating nkakaramdam nang karangyaan at nkaluluwag sa buhay.. ngunit sa palagay ko ay may punto si “nasty” mali lamang ang paraan ng pagpapahayag nya ng kanyang opinyon.. ang tunay na nkakaramdam ng mga suliraning ito ay ang mga mamamayan natin na lulong sa kahirapan.. mapalad tayo at nkakapag internet pa tayo para isipin at ipahayag ang ating opinyon samantalang ang iba nating kababayan ay inaalala ang susunod nilang kakainin, nananahimik at nagpapaagos sa paghihirap matugunan lamang ang kalam ng sikmura..
This is not the first time someone criticized the Philippines. Some Filipinos got used to it already but it still stings. If only we can surpass our shallow ‘pagmamalasakit’ and deep seated indifference. Instead, lets get our act together rather than feeling ‘api’ because of an obvious observation.
I agree with 75% of what he said. Funny how he is saying it now, when he’s an Ah-meh-ricahn! What was he saying when he was still here?
As Bob Ong said, hindi mga mahihirap ang uma-alipusta at ayaw sa pilipinas kundi ang mga nakatikim na ng snow at dollars.
Butt-hurt Filipinos everywhere. Clearly criticisms and Pinoys don’t mix. You lambast the messenger and totally ignore the message. You are roused to anger but you would rather kill the person calling out the problem than being roused to action and actually fixing it. Anyone given the chance to live outside of the Philippines as long as they can take their loved ones with them would take that opportunity in a heartbeat. Before anyone tries to berate Nasty and how he “turned” his back on his country, ask yourself what did you do to make you better than him? Have you lived with the urban poor and rallied to their aid? Have your fingers bled for the poor farmers tiling the land? Have you voted for the right people or are you one of those “the system doesn’t work why should I be bothered with voting?” Apathy and indifference. Be angry but DO something.
Hmmm. Is the practice of shooting the messenger a symptom of the anti-intellectualism and laziness of the Filipino?–could be! Rather than tackle the issue directly and go into the points of the message, by attacking the messenger, the contents of the message can readily be ignored.
“Coupled with your crab mentality of pushing down others, this can be fatal.”
The irony.
I think that The Philippines needs to get their head out of the sand and see how the rest of the industrialised world is investing in their future. To be spending less than 2% of their GDP on their infrastructure says a lot. The real growth in the Phils is coming from investors such as myself. I LOVE living there but the poor roads, the filth, the indifference and lack of interest in their own environment will one day push me out. People must have a future to look foirward to. The Future is in the hands of the investors. The peoiple don’t know that but the better the environment the more the investment and the better off people will feel.
Nasty hit all the points. However, he can get a mirror and see his beloved new country with all his points hitting him back (biggest debt in the world, most dangerous country targeted by ISIS/AQ, so many massacre at schools and snipers, beggars, crooks in the state and federal government, conspiracy amongst law enforcement agencies, and he should feel the societal class inequality from white, black, hispanic, oriental, and brown. And he call his new land a paradise with all his dollars… He looked at his former country the Philippines so low that I dont think he deserves to be given a return trip (though he said he wont) but just to be sure he couldnt make it anymore – a tag of persona non grata is good enough . His new beloved country would not love him the way Philippines did. Philippines loves all Filipinos whether Filipino citizens or citizens of other countries, and she is proud of each and every Filipino’s success. Let him go with his arrogance down to his final destination…
everything you stated about the US is worse in manila… what’s your point? kill the messenger? again with the “naapi” mentality… FYI nasty wrote that 14 years ago… and guess what? everything he said is still true if not worse than before. open your eyes!
I’m a pure bred filipino and based on observation from social media, tv, and daily interaction. i will agree with the headline. our race are so blinded by stars that we go out of our way to make such a big deal out of other people’s lives and not tend to our own. it’s just so pathetic. even when there shouldn’t be any issues, fans make it their business to create them — as if the media doesn’t do a great job about that already. i worry about what the youth is growing up to today.
Moreover, we are easily butthurt when addressed with the truth. we are in constant denial and refuse to accept facts. SMH, i’m literally shaking my head. the future generations will just continue to grow dumber and dumber. God, have mercy on the youth.
Its good that you were able to get the point. Let us do our best to educate our youth to truly respect others and their environment. To have respect for the law and to respect themselves. Let us not be afraid to be frank to others and to let them know that they have done wrong/not doing things properly.
yesss it hurts,, but its reality. Every body wants changes pero a handfull kumpare ninong at kamag anak control our society.. Pinapakain tayo ng media ng makakabusog sa mata at nakakatunay ng utak.. Tama lahat starsruck. Nabulag.. Bahala na bukas makakaraos.. Diskarte..ala tiamba..ay sikip sa dibdib..kurap mag nanakaw iboboto pa mananalo pa..boto kapalit bigas konting pera,, resulta national karma,,,,when are we going to start if we want changes,EDUCATION SAGOT SA KATANGAHAN,,
Just wondering if “Nasty (J. Anastacio)” is dating a Filipina? An American but with a Filipina/Asian ethnicity? or a Caucasian Pure White American?
Trying to kill the messenger? How could this possibly be relevant? Advice: Focus on the message not the messenger.
it will define if he really doesn’t look back at his heritage.
It make sense that if you really not looking back to your own culture might as well go date and marry a caucasian lady?
And oh, it would be awesome to know as the ratio of Filipino Brown Men dating a Caucasian White woman is very very very rare compare to a Filipina Brown Women dating a Caucasian White man.
Aparently M. xavier here didn’t get the message… LOL therefore he’s hatin on the messenger hahaha
No, I’m not.
It is a common issue and debate I have with Fellow Brown Americans here in USA.
They tend to badmouth Mother Country Philippines yet they still search, date and marry a Filipina Brown Woman (Whats the point of hating Philippines? if a one has no ability to date inter-racially).
This is the thing though – Filipino Brown Americans who date White Caucasian Female American are very rare.
you still don’t get it… LOL were not talking about filipino americans, we don’t care much bout them. it’s not bout who stayed in the US, hell i stayed there a couple years myself and worked my ass off.. But you see it’s not about that! your focusing on the messenger instead of focusing on his message! He was pointing out what ails our mother country and how to improve it! that’s what you didn’t get
we’re not talking about filipino brown americans dating caucasians or what not… we don’t gie a f*ck who you date, it’s not about skin color. don’t play the race card so easily whenever you feel prejudice. The real issue was he pointed out the truth about some mistakes in manila that can be improved, apparently most filipinos are butt hurt and can’t taake criticism. Stay and work in P.I. for atleast a year and you’ll know what mistakes we’re talkin about
I have to agree with you, Mr. Rick… it’s not about the race but it is about the seed of corruption that is still implanted in this society. That is why I call all stakeholders concerned to contribute something that might uplift the dignity of our beloved country, the Philippines. I am also calling all the youth to vote wisely and become empowered to push for what is right, for we the youth are the voice of the future..
I agree with M. Xavier
Kung si Mr. Nasty tinalikuran na Pilipinas dapat lang ang kanyang syota o asawa ay isang puting amerikana.
Typical na pilipino sa America ngayon, puros ayaw ko na pilipinas dito na ako sa America pero ang hinahanap pa rin na asawa eh Filipina (ngayon, lumalabas nang hipokrito, kung tatalikuran mo Pinas might as well pati lahi pumili ka na nang Puti).
Hamon lang yan kay Mr Nasty, kung ano nga ba ang kanyan lovelife? sa Pinay o sa Puti?
Dahil dito sa America, mga Pinoy puros yabang na Americano pero walang lakas na loob makipagtalik sa Americanang Puti. Talo pa sila ng mga Filipina, madaling maka score ng Americano.
okay para matapos na yan kababawan na topic na yan na ipinipilit nyo. sige masama na si nasty, and then what? move on na tyo sa mas importante sir. ung pinoint out nya na mga mali sa bansa natin kelangan baguhin.
Nasty never really mattered, what mattered was his message to the filipino people 15 years ago which now has come true.
How filipino people can’t take criticism, and they would rather accept a sweet lie than the hard truth.
We need change is what he has been sayiing all along, and i agree with him regardless if he stayed or not. i don’t give a f*ck where he is.
Much like when i watch a movie i don’t give a rats ass who’s in it, what matters is the actual content of the movie.
Its like that Filipino scholar who asked Lee Kwan Yew about the influence his late wife had on him–Xavier is just being chismoso! Lol
@Rick, let me just share you a post I put up on Jan. 5/15.
There are times when the messenger matters more than the message. And in Nasty’s case, that saying is true.
A self-confessed American, he pulled no punches on everything he witnessed in the country where he originated from. And he said those things obviously not to make the Filipinos feel better but to make himself feel better because he is no longer one of them. He no longer experience, feel, smell, etc. those wrong and ugly things Filipinos experienced 24/7.
His message is loud and clear and true. But, alas, the messenger is no longer a part of the crowd to whom the message is for. He is now better, cleaner, prettier and most importantly richer than them. He may not be exactly corrupt or mistake-free bit he can now pretend to be in a perfect place than the Filipinos he’s sending his message to.
I have no quarrel with those bad and sad things he enumerated about us. Problem was, nothing in what he said indicated that he has any intention, as an outsider, of doing his share to uplift and do something about it.
He is no different from former insider-turned-outsider people in the past that uses their newfound status to point out to Filipinos those wrong and ugly things they themselves did nothing to when they were still Filipinos.
Human nature. :I
There are times when the messenger matters more than the message. And in Nasty’s case, that saying is true. – i don’t see the logic in this, i’m sorry… are you saying that if someone from the “family” delivered the messaage instead it would be allright? how is that any different? wether it be from someone outside or inside the circle the message remains the same and that message is very important possibly saving a country. I wouldn’t care how the message is delivered as long as it does.
Let me put it this way… pag may kulangot naka usli sa ilong mo, may malaking muta sa mata, or bukas ang zipper mo in public. someone pointed it out to you and laugh. what would you do?
If it was me, I would take care of the issue.. tatanggalin ko po ung kulangot, muta or isasara ko ung zipper. what happens after? who gives a sh*t.. either you beat the crap out of the guy for laughing at you, ignore him, or thank him for letting you know about it.
at the end of they day, he let you know about what’s wrong instead of just keeping his silence and letting the world laugh at you
So basically I’m trying to point out that although he did laugh at you while pointing out your kulangot, muta, or bukas na zipper. Don’t beat him up for it, at the end of the day he helped you out.
Rick,
are you saying that if someone from the “family” delivered the messaage instead it would be allright? how is that any different? wether it be from someone outside or inside the circle the message remains the same and that message is very important possibly saving a country. I wouldn’t care how the message is delivered as long as it does.
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You are talking of the message which I, personally, and a lot of people have no problem with.
You don’t care how the message is delivered? You didn’t even think of what is the motive in the delivery of the message. Here, let me show a part of what the delivery man (Nasty) imparted his message with,
“P. P. P. P. P. P. S. Sa totoo lang, MAGDUSA KAYONG LAHAT! (Don’t you just love my Waray-Kano accent?) He-he-he! ”
You think the message is serious and after our concern and welfare? Tell me.
Let me put it this way… pag may kulangot naka usli sa ilong mo, may malaking muta sa mata, or bukas ang zipper mo in public. someone pointed it out to you and laugh. what would you do?
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Papatulan ko ‘yang self-serving na example mo para lalong maging klaro ang usapan.
Kapag may bumati sa ‘yo patungkol sa mali o isang bagay na hindi mo alintana at ginawa itong pa-simple, pabulong at sa pormal na paraan na hindi mapapansin ng ibang tao sa paligid, kara-karaka mong itatama o gagawa ka ng paraan para ayusin ‘yung napuna sa ‘yo.
Subali’t kung ang pagpunang ginawa sa ‘yo e lantaran at garapalan na may kasama pang pangungutya at tawa, na gaya sa ehemplong ibinigay mo, hindi ba parang inalipusta at hiniya ka. Hindi mo naramdaman na ‘yung pumuna sa ‘yo ay may intensiyong tumulong ng seryoso at imbis ginawa ka pang katatawanan. Nakita mo ‘yung deprens’ya, kabayan? Intensiyon.
at the end of they day, he let you know about what’s wrong instead of just keeping his silence and letting the world laugh at you
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Nope, he did not let me know what’s wrong. Nothing in what he said was new to me. We all know what’s wrong. Don’t tell me Nasty’s statement was an eye-opener to you? Are you telling me that you have no idea of what’s going on in the country and were shocked by Nasty’s “revelation”.
If your answer is yes, then, good for you. Now you know. You really should thank Nasty for something that you don’t know and discovered because of him.
And that (new knowledge/info) could be the reason why you failed to focus on the intention of the messenger. 🙁
‘…wether it be from someone outside or inside the circle the message remains the same and that message is very important possibly saving a country.’
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The message is constant. It will always be the same. If it is bad news, it’s bad or good news, it’s good. However, how it was delivered or the intention behind it’s delivery sometimes matter. If that is the case, the focus will no longer be on the message but the messenger.
Very amusing Rick’s analogy at 11:48 – except we’re not talking about boogers or muta or zippers here are we? We’re talking about how a nation that has plenty of potential and resources continues to rot in spite of everyone acknowledging for decades what’s wrong with it. When part of the problem of the country is this pathological self-indulgence and makasarili attitude (from politicians pilfering the coffers to the street vendor dumping task in the river to the driver offering a bribe to the buwaya), I cannot accept a comment, no matter how valid the points, from someone who is as self-indulgent, oppressive, and malicious as the disease he is trying to “help.” Not without grabbing the mirror from his hand and pointing it to him so he can see his dirtier face! He is no hero or sage or catalyst of change… he, like many others is a malignant pariah that should do everyone a favor and just as well stay out of the country.
I don’t think you will find a single Filipino who doesn’t know that the government is corrupt, that the streets are filthy, that health care is inadequate, that the system is failing everyone, and so on. Everyone, from the poorest of the poor, to the wealthiest and most corrupt government official knows that, the difference being the latter having the capacity and choice to take advantage of it. There is no need to repeat it ad nauseum!
Yet we never improve because the most common reaction, still and always, that I see is hysterical finger-pointing, blaming, externalizing. So dramatic! The exclamation points, the ALL CAPS. Those are just feelings, they are nothing if not paired with actions. And real action, preaching does not count! And why not inspect ourselves and do an internal inventory, and I don’t mean as a nation, but as individuals, and see what part one may have had in this – whether by choosing to do something wrong or failing to do more good.
I am tired of ranting on this thread to nowhere. I am going to sit down and think of ways to do my part to uplift without unnecessarily bringing others down, and I encourage others to do the same.
RR
I get what M. Xavier post’s all about.
In the context of the article it clearly shows that Mr Nasty flew to the Waray Part of Philippines.
In good ol’ Filipino Urban Legends, Waray Women are Spicy Hot.
It clearly shows despite berating Philippines, Mr Nasty still have that keen taste to be with a fellow Brown Race Pinay.
This shows also that Mr Nasty dont have what it takes to be with a White Caucasian Female American (he refers to Los Angeles as his residential place)
Where the hell is your basis on that? Stop pulling fabrications out of your arse.
MR. Nasty…. you may claim that u are now an American citizen and you carry an American passport, but you cannot deny the fact you are still a Filipino, born of Filipino parents, and still able to speak with your native tongue,since the Philippines follows the jus sanguinis system, making you a full blooded Filipino, regardless of your citizenship as an American. Now, you criticize and lament the current situation of our dearly beloved Philippines. May I ask you this question: During the course of your life being a Filipino Citizen, HAVE YOU DONE SOMETHING TO HELP OUR COUNTRY? HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED SOMETHING SO THAT OUR COUNTRY CAN BE GREAT AGAIN? IT SEEMS THAT YOU KEEP ON TALKING. I SUGGEST YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND WALK THE TALK. Mr. Nasty,I challenge you,in the words of the late Pres. John F. Kennedy to “ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY”. if you ever want to malign and insult us Filipinos, MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE I BELIEVE YOU JUS KEEP ON COMPLAINING BUT YOU DO NOT WALK THE TALK. It is true that in life, we make decisions, not choices. What disgusts me is that YOU A FULL BLOODED FILIPINO DECIDED CHOSE TO LOOK DOWN ON US, AND DECIDED NOT TO HELP US. THAT IS UNBECOMING OF A HUMAN BEING!! I hope that my message is clear, Mr. Nasty.. thank you and good day
P.S. Vox Populi means “Voice of the People”
Vox Dei means “Voice of God”
what you said “My Zen master says, “Vox populi is not always the voice of God.” is wrong since it implies that Vox POpuli means voice of God…. Learn basic Italian For Crying Out Loud!
1. he raised awareness bout what is wrong with our country.
2. He worked as an OFW for a long time which did help the philippine economy.
3. you’re talking to someone from 14 years ago stupid!
What??…. this article was from 14 years ago?… and I thought I was that updated… sheesh … well… whats done is done… but if we want to have a better society, I suggest we work together to alleviate all of these problems, if not eradicate it.
almost 15 years now actually. that was an article back in oct 29 2000. He completely nailed it, it was like a premonition. Symptoms of a failing nation. lo and behold… we ARE far worse than 14 years ago just like what he said. and that’s because nobody listened, everybody was blind.
“…we ARE far worse than 14 years ago just like what he said.” – Rick
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No, we’re not. We may not be as successful but we’re fine today than 14 years ago. What was worse was the natural calamities that befell the nation. But that too, is not exclusive to us. If I’m going to choose between now and 14 years ago, hands down I take the now. 🙂
So Rick are you the moderator of this thread that you feel the need to educate everyone about this article being written 15 years ago? Not sure what your goal is regurgitating that detail. You find one point and use it to make yourself look more clever than the rest. It doesn’t matter when the article was written, the ensuing conversation is clearly still very relevant today because as you point out, we are rotting in worse filth than we were 15 years ago. But calling someone names like “stupid” is not helpful, it is oppression, same as from the Spanish colonizers of centuries ago and from the political trapos of today. Additional arrogance from the likes of you and Nasty is not something the country needs. Well-placed humility, respect for others, even just superficial professionalism and etiquette, are values we must also hold on to.
RR
No i am not the moderator for this thread, i never said that i was. I’m merely trying to point out what mister nasty’s message is all about, it’s not about him, its not about me, its about the mistakes in our society. stop changing the topic! It’s not about the arrogance either but if you insist, then go for it. still won’t change the fact that we made valid points about the what is ailing our nation’s capital. i assure you that my or nasty’s arrogance is not what’s ailing our nation it’s how blind our people are to the truth. the problem clearly pointed out is right there in front of you, but you chose to go with my arrogance instead.. The article written 15 years ago is indeed still very relevant but talking to nasty who clearly isn’t in this thread or talking about my arrogance is clearly not. so after you prove that i am indeed arrogant? what’s your next move? shall we deal with the actual topic? if so then yes i am, just to get your butthurt ego out of the way
Its Latin
thanks for correcting me… its not Italian but its latin 🙂
learn basic latin rather, Mr. Nasty
To the ones saying “I identify myself as canadian, as american and no, I am not an immigrant,” can I tell you something? If you werent born in that country, then technically you are an immigrant. If by meaning you define immigrant as a status of your presence there & soon you will be a citizen, then youre wrong. An immigrant is an immigrant even if you have beeb sworn into citizenship. You migrated therefore in the true sense of the word: immigrant.
Plus, no matter how much bleach you take a bath in or bottles of glutathione you drink, you might turn white outside but your offsprings will still be brown.
It all boils down to what you can do to help change the ‘dreary and pitiful’ situation that we have… can we let that pedestrian cross the pedestrian lane without any attempt of running them over? can we politely speak to that traffic enforcer but put your foot down when there really is no violation? can we just stick to our goddamn lane when driving (yeah, we have to get rid of the buses and jeepneys), can we serve our country without any vested interest over money and power but with dignity and respect to the Filipinos? It’s just a matter of making a decision and sticking to it until the end. It’s our one shot in changing our crab mentality culture into a respectable one. One that our children’s children will be proud of. One that the world will be come to appreciate and admire. One that we Filipinos will be proud of.
Filipino Brown American Mr. Nasty, if you are indeed who you are.
I would certainly laugh at you if
You are dating a “Brown Filipina Girl” and not a “White Caucasian American”
Why? – It clearly shows that if you date a “Pinay” it means you still have that “Filipino Pride” of yours.
Typical Insecurity of Brown Americans here in USA, they are not capable dating and marrying a White American Girl 🙂
you’re waay off topic sir
Nope, because this will clearly break the balance if Mr. Nasty (or the author) really true on his take about hating Philippines (might as well go all the way) else he is sugarcoating and still have that Filipino Pride in him thus dating & marrying a fellow PINAY
Filipino Brown Americans here in the Philippines always end up with a Filipina or Filipina Brown American.
While Majority of Filipinas or Filipina Brown American here in USA tend to end up dating and marrying a White Man 🙂
Ok Mr. Xavier, for the sake of argument Nasty married a Pinay, what now?
Its not Pinoy pride to date a Pinay you know. You have your own bond, an attraction, dare I say it? Love.
While true, I dare say that he is not right. I dare say that he has the least credibility to even be listened to and indeed, he is nothing more than that “crow perched on a carabao”. Tanggalin mo ang kanyang claim to fame na American passport, he is that Pinoy that he himself abhors. Pupusta ako. It’s just that he was afforded that decision at some point in his life to take the easy way out instead of educating the so called masses that he appears to hate so much. Maraming Pinoy na ganyan, truth to tell, at marami pang Pinoy na magiging tulad nya. Iba iba lang talaga ang tolerance level ng iba’t ibang tao pagdating sa mga ganitong bagay. His beloved America has its own nuances and I don’t blame him if he is not starstruck with Hollywood personalities since he is already so full of himself. O baka naman deep inside e nagpipigil lang sya. Ignoramus ba kamo, he exhibits a lot of it himself by his own remarks. I am not surprised at how shallow his assertions are given his personality (that I base on his writings alone) He is just being consistent as a traitor, blinded as he is with his new found citizenship. He sees everything right with being American when in fact the world also has a lot of not so good things to say about being American. He sees everything that is wrong about being Filipino and scoffs at even the slightest hint of greatness of the Filipino. Ridiculing to dampen what is good about being Filipino. All nations have their good and bad sides. How one makes it a part of his identity is what should count.
It’s not my country’s, nor the Filipinos’, fault that Nasty chose to be Uncle Sam’s ass kisser.
not right? FYI Nasty wrote that 14 years ago… Did we improve since then? you’re in denial friend, and blind from the truth.
When he said 14 years ago that these were the symptoms of a failing nation, he was right coz right now 14 years after he said that, manila is far worse than before.
He was trying to point out that we needed change but noone listened, instead casted him out. the point was about the betterment of the philippines not about him staying in america. stay in topic. READ!!! he was right bout educatioon too, people need to understand the situation and not be too emotional. stop feeling for awhile and THINK!!!
what I am trying to point out is very simple:
We have to work together in order to address these situations. Otherwise, these problems will just remain in our society. We must have unity, and cooperation. I concede that Mr. Nasty had some points, however he decided to address it in an arrogant manner. my challenge for all of us, and not just for him, is that we contribute something for the development of the Philippines, may it be pledges or just simple acts, so that these problems may be alleviated, if not eradicated. Like me, I maybe 17 years old, but I volunteer for an NGO with a goal to preserve, protect and restore the balance of ecology, particularly water. So far, I have conducted three information dissemination campaigns for Water Conservation and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). With this, I have made a contribution to the our society, although it seems small, but as the saying goes “SMALL ACTS LED TO BIG THINGS”. I challenge everyone to do the same; to lend a hand although it seems small, for as time passes, it will lead to greater things
yes it was a bit more straightforward than what filipinos are accustomed to, but maybe that’s what we really need a slap in the face from someone nearly 15 years ago to wake us up! I will take you up on your challenge and will try to educate as much people as i can about finances. How investing is not such a bad thing, we’re so used to “tago ang pera sa baul” that inflation is killing us! That’s one more thing that needs to be addressed, people should learn how to beat inflation or else i fear for our future… salary has stagnate for the past several years while inflation keeps rising
Thank you for accepting my challenge, mr.rick….. to all those who accepted my challenge, I also thank you. Your actions will surely go a long way. it is high time that we stand up for what is right. to Mr. nasty, my apologies if my first comment had strong language.. it was pride that bit me…Mr. Rick, please tell the others who are commenting, if it is ok with you, to be catalysts for change by standing up for what is right, by giving a helping hand to those who need our help, and with the 2016 elections coming, by electing the right and deserving leaders… 🙂
That’s if may tatakbo na deserving. If I know ang mga tatakbo yung mga makakapal lang ang mukha. I am not so excited about the elections. It sickens me to even think that I have to vote for someone from a bunch of liars who feel no remorse at all for their crimes that they even have the guts to televise their annoying goofy faces saying “Pick me. I’m a good person. And good-looking too!” What a bunch of f*cking c*nts!
I’m actually thinking that miriam might be a good candidate if she runs for presidency on 2016. what do you guys think? any thoughts about miriam defensor santiago?
To rick: your thoughts are as good as mine. Sen. Santiago is a good candidate for 2016. I also wanted Mr. Duterte to run for the presidency. well, that’s just my opinion of course… 🙂
Also if I may add, challenge everyone (domestic citizens included) to show acts of humanity and decency. We can impact change without blatant disregard for the prevailing standards of propriety. Bringing everyone’s attention to ‘Nasty’s’ litany, we are human beings and kicking a man/woman while he/she is down reveals that Nasty is living up to his name and has yet to learn the values of the west. We are fully aware of our situation here in the Philippines, but we choose to remain happy and learn to adapt despite the odds. Believe me when I tell you that we have measures in place in the hopes that it will affect change, they have yet to please “Mr. Nasty’s” vacation goals but they are mobilizing. Nevertheless, we do not need to disparage a fellow to feel good. And as to the little things one can do to trickle an effect for bigger change, start with in your family. Teach them the right values and lead by example, to do the right thing no matter what.
To Oklang: you have point there regarding teaching good values and change starting in the family. I thank you for your suggestions. This should be applied to everyone…. OUR ENEMY IS CORRUPTION. WE MUST FIGHT IT AND WE MUST START WITHIN OURSELVES. I ENJOIN EVERYONE TO BE INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE FOR THIS COUNTRY TO SHINE AMIDST THE CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES THAT MIGHT BEFALL ON US. LET US UNITE FOR A GREATER AND MORE PROSPEROUS PHILIPPINES.
Truth hurts but it will set you free. You are quite right Nasty and kudos to your great intellect, keen observation and straight from the shoulder tirada. True American indeed. However, let me ask you when your are already uugod ugod where do you plan to retire? In Pinas where most Brown Americans choose to stay at may kamag-anak na mag aalaga at affordable o diyan sa American where most likely you will stay in Homecare center. I bet magpapakamatay ka na lang!
i don’t think anyone would kill himself just because he’s old… that’s nothing but meaningless trashtalk.
Completely true. Brave bold words. Brave bold words coming from a quitter.I would not have dropped my two cents if you could say you tried to make a change before you left and took THE EASY WAY OUT.Did you even try? The feeling of disgust is mutual.You don’t have the balls to take on the challenge, so God bless the langaw on top of the bison.Although we are in deep waters, things will change for the better.
1. he tried raise awareness and point out what ails our country and what needs to be done to improve it.
2. he worked as an OFW for a while which helped the philippine economy today.
3. you’re talking to someone from almost 15years ago.
4. when you say we are in deep water and that we needed to change… THATS WHAT HE WAS SAYING 15 YEARS AGO!!! but filipinos like you can’t take criticism even if it meant it was for the betterment of our country! now 15 yeaars later… things has gotten worse!
Nice one Rick, gusto ko ang punto mo. Naipamulat ni Nasty yung sinasalamin ng karamihan sa ating mga Filipino, basta pwede ok na.. yung parte na walang pagsusumikap na laging bahala na lang, yung gustong makatikim ng ginhawa ng walang hirap, puro sarap at saya.. walang solusyon sa problema… tama bang maging matibay tayo sa maling parang, parating dinadaan sa saya o tawa ang problema at di na lang nagawa ng solusyon o hinaharap ito.. yung kumikilos na iresponsable, yung squatter jan, squatter doon, yung puro asa na lang sa gobyerno at kapwa, yung uutang na lng tapos tatakas, yung mangbubuntis tapos di pananagutan yung bata, yung magpapabuntis pero iiwan na lng yung bata…
I agree there are cracks in the system, but we can not offer a solution with meaningless rants. We can provide a catalyst for a change though. Instead of complaining about teen pregnancy why not educate them about the risks? Instead of complaining about informal settlers, inform them about government programs that will enable them to acquire acceptable living conditions? I do not mean to lecture, this is just my way of disseminating information for a better Philippines.
I completely agree for those who can. for those who can’t naman, raising awareness that we need to change is enough. Education is a must talaga dahil karamihan d lng din tlga alam kung ano ang gagawin so sinagawa lng nila ung nakasanayan na nila. We need to let them know that just because we’re accustomed to doing something in a certain way, doesn’t mean it’s right. i.e. tapon ng basura sa kanto, kotong, road dicipline, at my favorite ang filipino time, etc.
nice one oklang, i get your point. eto naman opinyon ko: educate and inform them. alam na nila yun.
– pag pinagsabihan o iniform mo ung mga squatter baka abangan ka sa labasan sa gripohan ka sa tagiliran.
– ung alam na mali ginagawa nila sige pa rin na parang wala lang
ang gusto lng natin lagi eh easy way out o basta ok tayo wala ng pakialam sa tama o mali, mahirap sa ating Pinoy balat sibuyas pag nabigyan ng negative feedback.
solution talaga lang ay disiplina ng bawat mamamayan at strict na implementation ng batas. about sa change nagsisimula yan sa ating sarili, kung mahal natin ang bayan natin di tayo gagawa ng bagay na makakasama sa kapwa at makakadagdag sa pasanin ng bawat isa.
tama ka Rick, para sa akin nakuha natin ang maling nakagisnan nating gawin sa ating mga mananakop: Manana habit, filipino time, etc. nawa mabago natin tong mga to
I agree with oklang’s sentiments at 3:17 and 3:34. While I appreciate the fervor in both Nasty and Rick’s opinions, there is no need for histrionics, name calling, and bashing. Part of what it takes to not just succeed but also transcend the muck includes basic respect and empathy for your fellowmen and women. If our politicians had more of that and less tendency towards self-aggrandizement and self-preservation, we would already be better off. Instead of talking about revolutions and wasting time with knee jerk reactions, we need more action and it can start at home educating ourselves and our families. Teach your children, your mother, your yaya, your amo, your boss to preserve what is right and stand up for what is wrong. Emphasize equality and pride in oneself and abolish the invisible caste system nobody likes to talk about — if we are used to having the dichotomy of amo vs. katulong/driver/boy etc wherein the latter has learned to be helpless and feel they don’t have a say in the daily decision-making, and they are made to feel like second class citizens, how do you think a security guard can stand up to the likes of Binay when he insists to have special treatment, how can an honest worker feel empowered to blow the whistle on corrupt activities in the workplace? We continue to rant against the politicos in power, yet at the very basic level we are part of creating and perpetuating that culture that put them there and keeps them there!
This is why, my dear Mr Rick, it irks me so much when the likes of you and J Anastasio go brandishing about with your feigned superiority and stepping on other equally-intentioned people. You calling someone here stupid was uncalled for, and then being all sore yourself when I called your attention to it just exemplifies the narcissism and self-centeredness the country could do without.
RR
Nasty, For all i know, u are like the rest of the OFWs or immigrants working like carabaos in the US just to earn ur sweet dollars. And obviously, you so hate the Filipino race as you are constantly being reminded of it each time you are being discrimitated by your “co-americans” who doesnt want to be affiliated with you. I know you wont have time to read all our replies because again, you are working round the clock just to make ends meet for you. When you get older, hopefully wiser, you would regret all those that you have said and you will be alone in ur nursing home where you would spend all that you have worked for all ur life.
While being taken care of by a Filipino in a nursing home. I’d pay a million dollars to see that.
1. he WAS an OFW 15 years ago who know now… OFW who worked like carabaos that your pertaining to help the philippine economy today. what have you done lately?
2. he won’t have time to read all of our replies because this article was from 15 years ago! basa basa rin pag may time.
3. You have no idea what the filipino community is like in the US dear… it’s similar to how we do things here in P.I. they still take care of their old but with better pension upon retirement compared to our so-called SSS crap
Spot on haha, Isa pa yun sa mga bad traits ng mga Pinoy react kaagad eh especially sa mga FB post, hindi kaagad iniintindi yung binabasa. lols
You are an ignorant/shameless/ruthless individual. You were considered a filipino citizen by blood who acquired american citizenship! Damn you for your reckless and bold statements. Nakatapak ka lang sa ibang luoa makapagsalita sa pinanggalingan akala mo kong sino na.
oh please… stop feeling for a moment and think! another “naapi” mentality
Anong akala mo kung sino na, sinabi niya yung views niya about how bad things are in the Philippines and masama na ba yun? Yes this is the famous naa api mode *trait (SMH)
Err,people like yourself is the reason why Filos can look annoying to other cultures. You can’t take criticism and you get easily butthurt.
If anyone, readers or contributors to this post of Anastacio claims that his observations were fabricated, speak up!
We have all the right to brand him as a deserter and be judged by his self proclamation of giving up on our country but come on kababayans, he just said out loud what many of us kept in our thoughts!
The words…Pilpino ako sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa doesn’t make sense to me anymore. I take those words now with a grain of salt.
I am no intellectual by any means but i admire the truth in Nasty’s conviction.
Totoo ang lahat ng sinabi nya. Pero may isa syang nakalimutan. Ganito tayo kasi hindi natin mahal ang Pilipinas, gaya nya mas gusto ng mga Pilipinong umalis at di na bumalik. Nawalan na tayo ng pag asa sa sarili natin. Ito, sa tingin ko ang pinaka malaking problema. Kung mahal ng bawat pilipino ang Pilipinas, solb karamihan sa problema natin!
Hindi ko sinasabing masama ang mag abroad para mag trabaho, hangang ngaun nasa choices ko pa din ang mag abroad at dun mag trabaho – dollars nga naman kikitain mo! Ang masama e yung mawalan ka ng pag asa na magiging maayos ang Pilipinas, na tatalikuran mo ang pagiging Pilipino, na hindi ka man lang gagawa ng paraan para tumulong maging maayos ang Pinas. Learn to love the Philippines. Learn to love being a Filipino and your fellow Filipinos. Teach your children to love the Philippines. Kung nasa abroad ka! Come back, come home from time to time, help in nation building! Pag nagawa natin yan We will move forward as a nation.
Hindi kailangan ng Pilipinas ng bayani, ang kailangan ng Pilipinas ikaw mismo.
I’m ending my rant here. #Pilipinaskongmahal
tama ka jan jeeneeme, mahal nga ba natin ang Pinas? ung pagtapon ng basura sa kung saan saan? yung hayaan ang kurapsyon? yung laging sa madaling paraan (pagnanakaw, pangsuhol para makaalis sa isang situasyon tulad sa traffic violation?)? yung puro na lang squat ng bahay kung saan? yung bobo kung bumoto ng pulitiko? nabayaran ng pulitiko? yung di pagsunod sa trapiko? yung pagiging makasarili,mainggitin at gustong lamang or angat sa kapwa? yung isip talangka? yung puro sarili lang ang naririnig at walang panahon makinig sa opinyon ng iba? yung balat sibuyas?
He lost me at “I am, after all, an American citizen carrying an American passport!”. Whatever credibility or validity his argument has raced were all flushed down the toilet the moment he claimed a different nationality.
This is not about the rightness of his points. We all know they are all true. It is not about the issues he has raised, we all know they exist and are prevalent in our society. It is about trying to respect a person pretending to be someone he is not. American Citizenship does not make you an American. You will never be an American. Realize that and maybe you can earn our respect.
The sad part about this is that now that you have totally renounced your Filipino Heritage, and we have established that you will never be a bona fide American, what does that make you? AN IMMIGRANT.
This doesn’t mean I disagree with your points. But an educated person would certainly know how to present his opinion in such a manner that everyone will listen and will take action.
In today’s generation, there is a term for you. It’s called a “TROLL”.
Touche to that, Mr. Maxwell Lord…. I hope everyone will take part in my challenge to be catalysts for change by standing up for what is right, by giving a helping hand to those who need our help, and with the 2016 elections coming, by electing the right and deserving leaders…
read the whole story sir. he voiced out his opinion 15 years ago then an article entitled “little brown american” showed up, people bashed him for it and there’s a high chance that the filipinos shunned him for it.
That’s the price for speaking the truth here in the philippines… Filipinos will hate you for it. dto lng sa pilipinas makkta na pag sinabihan mo ang isang taong mali ang ginawa sya pa ang magagalit sayo at ang masama gagatong pa ang mga tao dahil “Kawawa” ung napag sabihan na mali…
o, eh di ba yung ugali ni Nasty na porket naging american citizen lang at nagkaron ng american passport eh akala mo kung sino na ay ugaling pinoy din?? Hahaha! Tanggapin mo na kase Nasty na Pinoy ka pa din, nakatatak na yan sa ‘yo forever and ever.
i can’t speak for nasty since 15 years ago pa tong article pero para matapos na yang kababawan na yan. pilipino naman tlga sya. okay ngayn ung totoong issue, may comment ka sir? para bka may maitulong ka idea or anything pano mag bago at maging mas mabuti ang pinas
I personally think that nasty has a point. Everything that he pointed out is true, at least in my view. The only thing that made it not sink into the heads of some people is the fact that he shoved it all in our faces and sort of said, “Okay I’m done with my previous country. Leave me out of this. For those who are left behind, it’s your problem now, not mine.” I know it’s annoying and it’s really degrading. But take the annoying stuff and all that crap out of the picture and maybe all of us will realize that all those problems are very true. Hindi man ako kasali sa mga pinoy na sobrang naghihirap to the point na kahit pagkain man lang sa buong araw ay pinoproblema din nila, di rin ibig sabihin na wala akong paki-alam. Seguro wala lang ako sa lugar para magsalita para sa kanila. What I’m trying to say is, mayaman ka man o mahirap, kung may paki-alam ka sa bayan mo, you will go past your pride and think about how to solve your problems instead. Nagsisimula kasi lahat yan sa atin. I grew up with so many influences sa paligid ko and none of them included politicians, tv artists, and even news reporters who think they can say whatever they want to say on national tv. Seguro ang nka-influence sakin sa media ay yung mga lyrics lang sa mga kanta na may sense, minsan nga nakakalimutan ko na kung sino ang kumanta nun kasi alam ko naman na hindi sila ang sumulat talaga. And hindi pa ako nkapunta abroad pero bakit ako nakikita ko na marami tayong problema sa lipunan? Tapos kung magrereklamo ako tungkol sa isang government service eh sumasabay yung iba sakin. Feeling ko nga bigla akong nagka.bff dahil pareho kami ng reklamo. This could mean na nagalit yung mga tao kay nasty kasi he considered himself as an outsider tapos nakalimutan na kaagad ng mga tao kung ano ang mas mahalaga sa issue na ito. May mga maarte naman talaga jan, para namang hindi pa kayo nasanay. Yang si nasty, sa kanya na rin yung pag-turn nya sa kanyang back sa sarili nyang bayan. Pero tayo, ano ba ang gagawin natin? Kahit nga tayo na ang kinukotong ng pulis, tapos nagbayad naman tayo kahit hindi dapat, eh tayo pa tong sumisigaw na inaapi tayo. Sino ba ang nag-ooffer ng libre na mga bagay sa mga pulis? Diba tayo rin naman? Ang ibig sabihin nun, sa atin din nagsisimula ang pangungurakot. Ini-encourage din kasi natin eh kasi baka may makuha din tayo mula sa kanila since may authority sila. How about tigilan na natin yan? Alam ko rin na may mga tao na ayaw lang talaga ng confrontation kaya bumibigay kaagad, no questions asked. Pero sana alam nyo lang na yan ang paborito ng mga kurakot. Yang mga pulis at politico, pinili nila ang trabahong magserve sa lipunan kaya hindi sila dapat bayaran ng extra para gawin nila ang kanilang trabaho, as if pa nga ginagawa nila ang kanilang trabaho diba? May marami man akong reklamo tungkol sa philippine government at sa attitude ng maraming pilipino, believe me, mas malaki pa seguro ang paki-alam ko sa bansang to kaysa mayor namin or baka sa mayor nyo rin.
This was 15 years ago…I wonder how many times he came back to visit for a vacation…I bet with that kind of email..he’ll never came back…I wonder
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who knows… it doesn’t matter… what matters is manila is actually worse than how it was 15 years ago when he wrote that… we failed to prove him wrong. hopefully people will start to realize what their doing wrong and stop doing it over and over
I agree. Sana magkaroon ng konsenysya ang mga nakaupo.
D lng po ung mga nakaupo, mas kasalanan natin yan as mga mamamayan since tayo rin naman ang nag elect sa mga naka upo. personally hinde ko binoto mga yan pero aakuhin ko na kasalanan natin mga mamayanan yan as a collective group. tayong mga pilipino ang kelangan magbago lahat yan sunod sunod na, pati ang mga nakaupo.
ang langaw pag dumapo sa kalabaw, mas mataas na sa kalabaw, pero langaw pa rin sya.
Na mahilig dumapo sa …
Change? Not in our lifetime. As my Indonesian friend told me.” We are just the same. If you want the philippines to progress? Kill all the pilipinos and change with japanese.” That means we should be like the japanese.
Butt hurt comments lol with the Anita Linda, I completely feel the same way the longer this decay is happening in the Philippines the worse it will gets.I think it’s perfectly normal to get criticism, hindi lang sanay sa feedback mga Pinoy. For all we know dadayain na naman ni Binay ang 2016 election to get his f*cking ass in the Palace the Arroyos will get acquitted(f*ck this!), I estimate these shitty things will stay for another 40 years or will just go-on until something big social change will happen shit will stay the same way. I live in Manila and I don’t need to get out the Country to criticize my own.
Nasty has some valid points. Though harsh and confrontational..sometimes, dapat “in your face” ang dating, para magising ang tao. The way I see it, in his view….the guy actually cares for the Philippines. Kung hindi, why would he waste his time, writing his email diatribes, on the “dysfunctionalies” of the Filipino Society.
Yep…yun lang ang masasabi ko. To summarize everything Nasty had said, in one word, about Philippine Society: dysfunctional.
GUYS…. let’s stop all this fighting… it won’t end up good… The Philippines: Dysfunctional, yes… HOpeless, no… it will become hopeless if we don’t act together… we have to have unity and cooperation. The enemy here is not you, or me, or Mr. Nasty… It is corruption.. that is why I challenge everyone to stand their ground and fight for what is right,to be catalysts for change by standing up for what is right, by giving a helping hand to those who need our help, and with the 2016 elections coming, by electing the right and deserving leaders… 🙂
Nasty is so rude. Don’t he know his a Filipino too. Sounds like a song right. We clash out right here not because we strongly disagree on him but on his way of sending his message to us. Kinda rude.
Now politics, the blame is to those who lead. Lets also blame ourselves why our country become like this. Given that we are star struck ignoramuses, its because we let those people vote even they don’t deserve to vote. Every election, where can you find these politicians? They reach out to those who are “poor”. Who are these poor people Im talking about. They are those found in depressed and slums area. They are those who dont want to get their ass off that miserable place. Yet they have this powerful voice in times of election. They depend their future to those who will hold the office. Question: do they pay taxes? No! And yet they are the ones who are mostly heard. I dont condemn them. I just hate that its so unfair especially to those tax payers to be defeated by those who did nothing for our country even to themselves but to scratch their tummy and proliferate rapidly. I may sound harsh but my emotions are based on my experience with them. They look so pathetic but try to hear them and listen to their stories, you’ll just simply nod your head. You’ll be amaze how these people know more about showbiz happenings rather than public affairs. Thats why during elections lots of celebrities endorse those officials because they know nothing about those running candidates.
Yes education is the solution, is really isn’t? But do they really want to study? What is the promise of having good education here in our country? They’ll sooner or later, try their luck abroad and worst become “Nasty” who hates where he came from. But I still believe that there’s no place like home.
Why should nasty be nice in his comments about the state of this nation? Dont we have enough uplifting bayan muna quotes from our dead heroes? For goodness sake didnt we grow up with rizal being injected in our brains?? Rizal is shouting in his grave right now because of each and every one of these valid points.
A lot of you self-righteous pricks have the gull bash at him 14years after every single one of his toxic opinions about this country has been proven tenfold.
Truth hurts doesnt it?
I am a filipino, born in mindanao to filipino parents, a normal employee alone in manila, on the road to realizing his dreams.
I worked hard to get where I am. My parents worked hard to provide me with what I need. If I were dirtpoor, I would invest my life to providing a better tomorrow for my children.
Again, the truth really does hurt.
This doesnt hurt me. Not because im well established, far from it. Almost half of my wage goes to rent, I buy a single order of food in the morning, eat half for breakfast, the other for lunch, skyflakes for dinner. And yet I find it so easy to be content. Why? I have ambition. A dream so big I can sacrifice the little things now because I know I will enjoy its fruits later. One simple truth, I work hard to make my dreams come true.
And this is one fundamental flaw in every butthurt filipino, when faced with the truth, the nationalistic defense-mechanism comes out the mouth and not through the limbs. Very pitiful to be affected the wrong way by something so eyestrainingly true.
Too many of our countrymen lack scope and settle for less. Is it any wonder why a lot of us are living in poverty?
If comments like this were taken constructively, this country would have seen better days. Instead it was turned into a carnival of “your wrong, im right” exchanges.
Nasty may have been rude, but brothers like him and sisters his age know what they’re talking about. Like being lectured for us to be better.
No amount of excuse will ever be enough to prove this article wrong. All we can say is he’s being arrogant, rude, etc.
Some would argue that it is impossible to live a decent life because our government is bottom of the barrel corrupt. Well think of the adage “be honest even if others are not, cannot, shall not”
Ask yourself, am I doing my part?
DO YOUR PART AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FALL INTO PLACE.
This country deserves better, I will be better.
Holy F*ck! pardon my french… that was some inspirational sh*t you dropped on us bro! And i couldn’t agree more! This perfectly captures how i feel. You sir deserve a medal, i salute you and you future endeavors. With that attitude you’re practically there, it’s just a matter of time. peace!
Si Rick, ang tagapagtanggol ni Nasty!
Rick, VERY obvious naman yung sinabi niya. Heck hindi na kelangan ulit-ulitin pa. Hindi bobo ang mambabasa dito. Everyone got the message right. Marami din nag-a-agree. Aren’t you reading the replies? Anong gusto mo? Magpakalumo ang mambabasa sa sinabi niya? You want the readers to delight sa mga point na totoo na hindi naman kadelight-delight?
Ang pinopoint nila ngayon eh yung renouncement niya ng nationality niya. I mean, di ba? Oo OFW siya, nakahawak ng dollars, nagkaroon ng citizenship grant, pero kaso siya yung uri ng Pinoy na mayabang. There is nothing more disgusting kesa isang tao na itinatakwil ang sarili niyang lahi just because he’s earning big. Yabang ang tawag diyan.
And come to think of it, wala pa akong narinig na OFW na nag-abroad at sinabing, “Gusto kong makatulong sa bayan ko kaya mag-aabroad ako!” Sus! My dad was an OFW at never niya nasabi yan. Bakit? Ano ba purpose bakit nangingibang bansa? To earn for themselves! Sa pamilya nila, hindi sa bansa so hindi mo puwedeng ipait-ulit dito na nag-OFW siya kaya nakatulong siya sa bansa because in the first olace, hindi yun ang layunin niya. Kasi kung yun man, he will not renounce his nationality.
And take note, kung mahal ng OFW ang Pilipinas, why go abroad? Why not serve your country? Yun ang mas nakakatulong, di ba? Bakit mo iiwan gayong palubog na nga ang bangka?
It seems to me na parang gusto mo na rin i-renounce ang pagka-Filipino mo like Nasty. Parang you look up to him as someone na kasamba-samba dahil nagkaroon siya ng tapang na sabihin sa mundo in a nasty (no pun intended) way ang gusto mong sabihin. If so, you are free to do so. Para kasing nandidiri ka na dahil Filipino ka…dahil lang sa mga nabanggit ni Nasty (na wala namang nagde-deny na hindi totoo). Go ahead, jump ship! Iwanan mo ang bansang nag-aruga ito tapos panoorin mo itong lumubog na wala ka man lang nagawa…
ok if you want to get personal with me i’m down totoy.
I like hoow you opened your statement by appealing to the masses by saying hinde bobo ang mga mambabasa dto, pwede kana sa politico. isa kang hypokrito
First of all i did reaad all comments and a good number of them did acknowledge some of nasty’s points, but not all. I’m here to enlighten those few about what’s really going on. paulit ulit po kse paulit ulit lng din mga replies, gets mo ba? alangan naman parepareho ung sinasabi nila tapos iba iba bawat reply ko sa knila edi kontradikting na ako nun? LOL
naging OFW rin ako, natural lng sa isang galing abroad na maicompare ang pinas sa pinanggalingan nya alam mo kung bakit? kse naka kita sila na pwede naman pala maayos pamamaraan bakit hinde magawa sa atin. hinde eto pag mamayabang ang tawag dyan e gustong magbago? gets mo bata?
at ung sinasabi mong kung mahal ng OFW ang pilipinas bakit nya iniwan? o sige ibabalik ko sayo bata… kung mahal ka ng tatay mo bakit ka iniwan at nag OFW? gamitin mo utak mo, bago ka maka tulong kelangan mong tulungan rin ang sarili mo mag aral ka, mag trabaho kahit ano basta maiangat mo ang sarili mo at pamilya mo. malalaman mo yan pag tanda mo.
last paragraph mo medyo personal pero baseless puro assume lng. mag jump ship ako? naka pag aabroad ka na ba? kilala mo ba ako para alam mo kung ano gusto kong gawin? puro ka “para kse” kesyo “parang ganito” pag mag salita ka siguraduhin mo! uulitin ko para ipasok mo sa kokote mo bata, wala akong sinasabing gusto ko mag jumpship o kung anu man yang haka haka mo sa akin.
My point is it doesn’t matter if he did jump ship or not, whaat matters is our responsibilities being fiipinos. eto ung problema oh, pero dun ka nakatingin na parang gusto mong makipag basag ulo kay nasty! hoy! wala na sya! ung problema eto parin oh, pero mga comment nyo puro tungkol parin kay nasty. e ano ngayon? problema na nya yun kung dun nya gusto! may magagawa ka ba? priorities mo pre parang tanga lng e. gusto mo away, hinde solusyon. wala na ung tao 15 years ago pa yan pero ung aral na iniwan nya nandyan parin sa harap mo, pero gusto mo parin e makipag basag ulo kay nasty? sige go hanapin mo sya! nakakatulong sa bansa yan gunggong!
Yes. I think sir rick here is right. Somehow, dapat makita ntin or nkikita ntin ang point dito. Hindi ntin kelngan magaway ir magalit kay nasty…solusyon ang kelangan ng naghihingalong bansa ntin… Dahil yan sa mga taong puro sarili ng ang iniisip. Sariling kapakanan. They feed their own pleasures and not the needs of the masses. Sana magkaron sila ng konsenxa. Ginising na tyo ni nasty nuon pero hanggang ngyon tulug.tulugan pa rin. nakakalungkot lang na ganito ang maipapamana sa mga susunod n generation. But still, we must not lose hope. Everyday we can be better. Aja!
Lol why redirect the topic to rick? Dahil bah iniinform nya yung mga taong walang alam na 14years old na yang mga sinabi nasty? He should be commended for his efforts to mediate the readers to this harsh truth.
Most of the commenters on here, though have valid points, are needlessly insulted by something that has the potential to wake up every filipino.
And sa totoo lang, im sorry pero I find so little impact sa sinabi mo in the grand scheme of this topic.
Do your part pre, every filipino should.
The sad thing about us is that, kahit totoo yung sinasabi ng tao. Hahanap pa din ng palusot. Hahanap pa din ng paraan para maka bash or kundi mka bato ng ibang trash talk.
Ba’t di nyo aminin? Diba masarap ang pera sa eleksyon? Ilan natanggap nyo kay erap para maging mayor siya? Sandaan lang para sa matiwasay na Maynila?
#realtalk
Actually, 3 years ago when I went back, The surrounding of Manila is better at the Quiapo Church. It is very clean,in front of the church across the Pharmacy.
The only regret I heard is the extension of another 4 years for High School. We do not need those extra years because we are all serious in our studies not like here in the states wherein it is just a few graduates that go to college.
And yet people all over the world would sell an arm and a leg to go to American colleges. Who even goes to PH ones? Chinese and Koreans who can’t afford the real schools and just go there to learn English for cheaps.
All his observations was true! The roads, the traffic, beggars, corruption etc. I have but one question…with all that ranting done, what has he done to change even one single problem he saw? I mean…i totally agree with EVERYTHING he has said but thing is, have you done something about it.
We have to change numerous things in and for our country. We hate being belittled and all but we dont do anything. 🙁
Habang binabasa ko ang mga kumento ng mga tao dito, hindi ko maintindihan kung nabasa ba talaga nila ang artikulo ng maayos o hindi. Mukhang noong nabasa nila ang paraan ng pagkakasulat ng sumulat ay nangibabaw ang pagkabalat sibuyas at hindi na naitindihan ang pinupunto ng nakasulat. For fuck’s sake people, the guy was articulately pointing out flaws of our society and hitting most of them right on the mark. Why can’t you just suck it all up and contemplate on how we can make a difference on this messed up situation we are in. Props to that 17 y/o Wynne that was making something for our country on his own way, we need more of you by the way.
For the people who are saying that instead of pointing everything out why not state ways on how to solve te said problems, before commenting stupid things like so, read again. The guy clearly said to educate yourselves and vote the right people. I don’t have to elaborate everything just read again.
And for the self righteous people who’s saying, wishing or even praying misfortune for the guy now or when he gets old, are you guys fucking serious? Get your acts right, your God might throw the karma right back at you.
Most of the negative comments here clearly shows how incompetent filipinos are. It doesn’t make you any more intelligent than anyone when there not much to what you’ve said.
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Great! Finally someone who totally get this article.Mr. Nasty’s message is truly what i thought for over the years aswell. I am a pure filipino but i grew up comparing the ways of the other countries and our country and I could just say that there is nothing to be proud of on our country, maybe just 4/10 islands that have been truly taken care off.Even with the corruption, pollution and everything else. I just can’t believe how some of these fellow filipinos cannot see what is right in front of their eyes. Sometimes there comes a time that i could say that they are even worse than a common uncivilized human .
@Snoring Panda:
Filipinos have eyes; but they REFUSE to see their Reality. And, if you force them to see their Reality; they become ENRAGE…because what they see is not GOOD…this is what happened to this writer of this article…
When Mr.Nasty wrote this article some 15 yrs ago, our fellow Filipinos bashed him instead of taking action, eventhough we already knew back then the truth in his words. After 15 yrs, the situation in Ph has gotten worse. Perhaps, we can take this as a challenge and prove that it is not yet too late for this country. If we will just keep on doing what we have been doing and simply ride with the flow, we already knew where we’ll end up.
*know
Magaling si Nasty (he is good)…..but as a true blooded Filipino, mahina ang loob..
kaya ayun tumakas at nagpunta sa america…hindi nya kaya ang gulo at
mga katarantaduhan ng pinoy sa ating mahal na bansa….(or baka na petition to go to America, the beautiful at sumumpa na ke uncle Sam)
I admired his cold blooded comments … I feel that deep inside him was his love
for his country….for his countrymen…His efforts of pointing out the negative sides of our country & its People proved this…Sad, he cannot do something to change our beloved Nation..Thank God that you are happy where you are now…..Anastacio…but to compare the Philippines with America(L.A.) is not a fair thinking sir.
Let us hope and pray that someday, an ideal LEADER will come around.
Meanwhile Nasty,,enjoy your moments in America and don’t
forsake
to pray for us Filipinos….and please look at other countries worst than the Philippines….so that you will say…umm..ohh…ha…and avoid stress & heart attack….
Agree ako, kung siya malakas loob at tinalikuran niya na Pilipinas dapat ngayon asawa niya Americana. Pero sa tingin ko nagbakasyon lang sa Pilipinas yan para maghanap ng Pinay na asawa.
Really? That’s all you got sa dami ng sinabi nya?
He’s been asking that everywhere. Don’t mind him.
I understand what he’s trying to say, and do agree on most of it. I no longer have any interest watching filipino over advertised movies ’cause its just all for the money and usually senseless. Anyway, the only thing I could say about his statement is that.. I think he should have just eliminated his perks being an “american”, because we all know that the Philippines today is mostly consisted of under privilaged citizens and I doubt they would even know about this article. If they do, there might be a problem. Filipinos way of thinking can be easily bended sometimes, and saying that you eat american dollar in the US, can give them the wrong suggestion. They might think that there’s an easy way out. They might abandon this nation thinking that there is a promiseland somewhere in the US for them to work for and settle in and eat American dollar. I think it’s enough for him to point out the obvious about the reality here in Pinas, but I think he didn’t have to brag about his privileges.
He is making a point my friend di sya nagyayabang. He is right sa lahat ng sinabi nya.
Oh wow! These are the things that I’ve been thinking so far. He’s right on the spot. So what to do with this country? NONE… let it be damned for all eternity.
Kung si Mr. Nasty tinalikuran na Pilipinas dapat lang ang kanyang syota o asawa ay isang puting amerikana.
Typical na pilipino sa America ngayon, puros ayaw ko na pilipinas dito na ako sa America pero ang hinahanap pa rin na asawa eh Filipina (ngayon, lumalabas nang hipokrito, kung tatalikuran mo Pinas might as well pati lahi pumili ka na nang Puti).
Hamon lang yan kay Mr Nasty, kung ano nga ba ang kanyan lovelife? sa Pinay o sa Puti?
Dahil dito sa America, mga Pinoy puros yabang na Americano pero walang lakas na loob makipagtalik sa Americanang Puti. Talo pa sila ng mga Filipina, madaling maka score ng Americano.
Mali ka bro, dito sa seattle wa, maraming mga pinoy workers sa boeing mga puti ang syota, at asawa.
sexual preference has nothing to do with your race. That’s a very racist and shallow thing to say.
All lies by the way… i stayed in the US for quite sometime and had lot’s of filipino friends who loves the philippines but chose to be with caucasian or latina women. Sexual have nothing to do with it… you’re just a pervert. This proves nothing
Leave it to someone who has nothing constructive to say to dig into someone’s personal life. You’re living the Pinoy way.
Magtagalog sana ako kaso Mahirap nag auauto correct itong iPad kaya I English na lang natin. Being an American citizen myself but of course filipino by heart and stature, I totally agree on nasty s observations. He might have referred to u “As your country “now coz of your lambasting on his honest to goodness observation. If only I am rich there sa pinas , I would prefer to stay there kaso di naman ako mayaman. Mayaman lang naman dyan mga politico, artista at negosyante otherwise kung regular employee ka lang , ala mag tiis ka na lang ng simple life di ba. Pag tanda ko syempre masarap pa ring mag retire dyan sa pinas hopefully My hard earned dollar will suffice. Wag naman kayong masyadong mapang husga sa mga napunta dito sa America. Hard earned dollar kami just to send money sa pinas para bumuti naman ang kalagayan ng mga pamilya namin dyan sa pinas. Kaya tama na ang mga maaanghang na salita at mag tulungan na lang tayo para sa ikauunlad ng pilipinas.
Alipa, ano asawa/syota mo?
Pinay ba or Amerikano?
I don’t even get why it would matter what race are their wives or GFs… seriously? ang hirap kse sa crab mentality karamihan ng nameet ko na OFW pero laging nasasabihan ng mayabang. tapos ung mga nag sasabing mayabang pag sila naman naka abroad sila naman masasabihan ng mayabang… endless cycle of stupidity, and crab mentality. paulit ulit na ako… IT DOESN’T MATTER!!! ang problema nasa bansa natin wala sa knila!
Pareng Rick, hamon lang naman diyan kung talagang tinalikuran ni Mr Nasty ang Pinas.
Ang nakakatuwa kasi sa mga Pinoy na feeling americano dito – Puros yabang pero pagdating sa pagtalik sa mga Americanang Puti – WALANG LAKAS NA LOOB.
Ikaw ba, nakapagdate ka ba ng Puti?
and that proves what exactly? pag nakipag talik sya sa puti it means tinalikuran na nya ang pinas? and if he did… then what? sorry pero d ko makuha ung punto. half white, half mexican so half yes just to answer your question kahit d ko parin gets ung punto mo. so pag nakipag talik sa puti e malakas ang loob? and that proves what exactly? is that an actual fact? na ppam palakas ng loob ang pakipagtalik sa ayon sa kulay ng balat?
Pinoy , bakit
Pinoy asawa ko bakit
It doesn’t matter Jake. You’re just trying to shoot the messenger. Kind of like saying “kung ayaw mo sa Pilipinas, umalis ka nalang.”
I was browsing for stupid comment. Jake Roxas lll name keep coming out. Tinitingnan ko kung tama nga si Nasty kung marami ngang ignoramous. I hope jake is just trying to squeeze us out by using reverse phsycology
Jake, binasa ko lahat ng comment mo dito at natawa ako dun :)) di ko alam kung bata ka ba na naligaw dito sa site na to oh sadyang tanga ka lang e :)) kung ako sayo manahimik ka nalang 🙂 kasi lahat ng sinabi mo halos walang kinalaman sa article :))
My point is this – I think the “Nasty” or the “Author” – who by the way dated back year “2000” – 15 years ago –
I think “Nasty” is frustrated of his Love Life
1. Failure to elope or make love with a White American Female
2. Traveled to Philippines in search for a Waray-Pinay (infamouse for being the spicy group of women in Philippines) and end up FAILED too
and the end result – he berated Philippines
I’m just convinced he’s projecting over his own failed love life that he has to use it as ammunition to counter Nasty.
Freudian psychologist pala. hehe
Instead of realizing the problems in the country, and the root causes of these problems,many commenter’s here are all hurt as if they got man-raped in prison.Sure as that kid was arrogant it is just as sure that he was right. Who is ‘ZEN MASTER’ is ,I’d like to know…the guy must be a real abrupt horse’s arse .
Well, the country is a shit-hole.And it is a shock to first time visitor’s to a 3rd world country that is bursting at the seems with over populated cities.People litter wherever they feel like leaving the garbage they must think is too heavy to bring to a proper disposal.Filipino’s urinate in public.There is never toilet paper in a public toilet.Eating in restaurants is a risky proposition as the dishes are washed in cold or room temperature water and may not be too clean.The traffic in Manila is among the worst in the world.The shit heeps that congest the roads, the rolling coffins called ‘jeepneys’ ,are such pieces of shit that they could never pass inspection in a real country.
The kid that wrote the essay could have gone on for months but mercifully stopped.The Republic of the Fail-ippines is a fuckin disaster area and those who enter? Must beware! Those who live there? GET OUT,NOW as your life’s future quality depends on it.
hmmm… I don’t think this J. Anastasio is real…
I feel like “Nasty” is A CREATED CHARACTER just so the writer could gain a wide range of readers…
One thing I know for sure is that… any type of negative comments towards the Philippines will surely gain “heat”or attention…
“Diskarte” ng mga laos na writers… gawa ng fictional character para siraan ang Pilipinas…
Filipinos are sensitive and overprotective… we will defend our “loved ones”–in this case our country– on impulse without thinking beforehand…
think people… don’t get angry at the fictional character “Nasty”
the real culprit is the writer… whoever he/she is…
hmmm… possibly…
Rick, Possibly? is that the closest answer you can think off?
The article is a revolving letter dated back 15 years ago.
Ofcourse its a Pen-Name! of a Filipino frustrated of Love and ended up berating his home country
Hard to tell. The original story Nasty was featured in was in July. His “response” came in October. Thats quite a long time for the columnist to let the original article slumber and simmer. Then again, the response only came as a result of a number of people writing back to Pedero and to Nasty.
Agree
The writer has a point D. Hindi nya tayo sinisiraan. Minumulat nya tayo sa katotohanan para maitama natin ang ating sarili. Basahin nyo yun ibig sabihin ng sinabi nya. At basahin mo yun mga comment dito…makikita mo na tama nga sya. We need to be educated.
I guess I am just not very well informed but isn’t the article a bit too old? It is almost 15 years old and the Philippine economy has improved since it has been released. I have been hearing from the news lately (BBC and Russian Television) that the Philippine economy is the one that has made the most improvement. We even came to the point one time, (I may be mistaken) that we have become lenders not borrowers. I don’t know, I may be mis-informed. The predictions about the improvement of the Philippine economy for 2015 is very very good compared to the rest of the world. This is the western world reporting and predicting about the Philippines. What can be more encouraging than that? Nasty’s article was released in the year 2000. America and the world went through an economic crisis in 2008 and beyond but the Philippines has improved in spite of of all that. I bet during that time Nasty must have had second thoughts about what he said about the Philippines. During the worldwide economic crisis, the poverty in america and the rest of the world has been exposed. A person like me who had a very romanticized view of America suddenly came to my senses and realized that there are many poor and desolate americans. I visited Europe and the only difference between their poverty from the poverty of the Philippines is that they previously had good infrastructure that are still present now, which makes their country not look squalid. The Philippines is a developing country and it keeps on developing. We still have squalid areas but not as much as before. I visited the Philippines last year and I was surprised of the tremendous improvements. There is nothing that the Philippines don’t have compared with the other countries. In fact we have what others don’t have. That is the tropical weather; the beautiful natural resources; the genuine smile of the people; true and lasting friendships; resiliency; fun … you may help me out here my friends in identifying them because I know you know there are a lot more. It is just a matter of looking at them instead of focussing on the bleak things that a developing country would have. We are in the process of becoming a developed country, that is why we still have those squalid things. We need to support our country so that when the time comes when all these squalid and unglamorous things have been eradicated, we can truly say, I have not given up on my fellow Filipinos. I have not given up on the Philippines and we all have helped in ushering the whole country to a position that is desired and acclaimed by others. From a squalid place to a garden of eden. As an OFW, I can surely say that we are blessed to have the Philippines as our country and the Filipinos as our compatriots. God bless the Philippines.
Yes i have to agree with you in the economic point of view of things, the philippines did great last year and is predicted to be better this year too. Thanks to investors, OFWs and the BPO industry they were the major players in our success. We can’t rest easy now, we’re still miles from where we need to be. The philippines has the potential to be great, resources wise we have it all. We just need to learn from our experiences, keep standing up whenever we fall, educate our youths and masses, elect great leaders to avoid corruption getting in the way of progress. There are a lot of great things in P.I. the way i look at it is we need to focus on the negative in order to be better, much like how a restaurant is run focus on how to improve. We’ve only had 1 good year so far, we can’t drop the ball now.
I agree Rick. We can’t lay our guards down now. We have to take advantage of the momentum that our economic improvement is having. I know we can never suppress or simply reprimand people for being so negatively critical about our country and then they will just simply stop. They will never stop. That tendency is ingrained in their psyche because of their upbringing and their need for attention. They will not stop and they will breed and produce more like them. But there are also people who choose to look at the hopeful side of things. All I can say is that whatever a person focuses on, his or her experiences and gains will be based on what one’s attention was given to. Those who are negative will always see and reap the negative things. Those who are positive will definite see, work for and reap the positive things. Identifying the problem parts for the sake of solving them is different from looking at, criticizing and simply be just exasperated by the negative things. It seems that there are more people who are all talk through criticism because that is the easier thing to do. In other words there are a lot of lazy but opinionated people. With that said, I would like to be part of the segment of the population that looks at the positive, speaks about the positive, does something to make things positive and then reap the fruits of all of it. A country will never be purely positive no matter what we do. So let those negative segment of the population remain in their part of the country if they want to. Unfortunately for them there is a part of the country that has developed and keeps on developing in spite of their negativity. Everyone is welcome in that positive part just as long as each one cooperates in being positive. The positive people will keep on going. The negative people will keep on gooing. Both groups keep on reaping what they are sowing.
Lets face it…if we will just be open minded…what mr nasty wrote was all true…it actually doesnt matter if mr nasty married a filipina or not..d point here is, our country really is going down the drain…we see corruption and poverty ryt before our very eyes…i am a true filipino and i would never exchange my nationality for any nationality but i must say i am really not proud to call myself filipino bcoz of what our nation has shown the world…we r indirectly telling them its not safe to come to the philippines bcoz of al the news that we ourselves are making…i completely agree to mr nasty’s observation…and i hope that this will serve as an eye opener for all of us…let us not be blind to what is happening to our country for our childrens children sake.
My zen master said, “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” (Wait, that’s not from my zen master. I got it from someone else )
I’ve only been to his (Nasty’s) country once, and been to only two states. But I can tell you this, the US is also in deep ***. Here’s my problem with these types of observations from “former Filipinos”: they don’t have the right to tell us what to do. Do I go to your family meeting and tell your children how ***ed up they are? And how they should clean up their ***t? I can’t do that, man. I can’t do that. Unless you’re part of the family, you can’t tell me what to do?
Why?
Context is everything. If you’re part of the family, you know where the real problem is and where it is coming from. You’ll have the resilience to fix it and stay with it.
Sure, some part of what Nasty said was true 15 years ago and still true today. But here’s what he didn’t know 15 years ago that also is still true today: that even if how ***ed up our country is, some if not most Filipinos are trying to be part of the solution. A lot are finding solutions to contribute than whining. Most are willing to stay and help even if there’s every reason, opportunities and means to leave. I know that as a fact. Problems such as what we have are a product of hundreds of years of occupation and corruption. Do you think this can be fixed by just one presidency or can be understood by through one balikbayan trip?
And yes, America is also in deep ***t, but I’m not going to comment about it. I’m not part of the “family”.
Okay. I am from the Philippines, I did grow up here and am more or less aware of what’s wrong with this country. I also am aware, however, with what is wrong with the States. I follow celebrities from the states more closely than I do of the local celebrities. And as much as I love them, you are romanticizing a country that is so racist, their police force shoot at innocent civilians just because they “look like a criminal,” you have no grounds to walk on. You talk about education when you can’t even teach men about equality. Sure Obama is a capable president, but do you know how he can’t get shit done because old white men tell themselves their the best thing that’s happened to that country? How you be at home at a country who will continually exclude you just because of the color of your skin.
I know what’s wrong with this country. I understand it. What you do is help others understand it too. Maybe, considering the Philippines isn’t YOUR country anymore, you should look at YOUR country and help people understand that just because you’re not as pale a fucking paper, doesn’t mean you’re any less of a human being. Let me know if you get anywhere with anyone.
Right on, Sister! Doesn’t matter if this Nasty is a real person or not because someone like him, hell, many like him exist out there! It baffles me that he came here as a tourist and complained on how hot and dirty it is here. That’s not some classified information. That’s common knowledge. We know that. He doesn’t need Google to tell him that. He was from here for f**k sake! It was like he went to a dance club and complained how loud the place was.
What grinds my gears about this article is how this guy prides himself as an American citizen as if his adoptive nation became a great nation thanks to him? LoL at him. There’s internet and we know it’s not such a great country with their Kim Kardashian and the corrup police force. And a lot of what is wrong in our country is thanks to Nasty’s adoptive country.
And for the love of all that is holy can’t he just be nice. Or not come here at all if he’s not gonna be of any service?!
Thank you. What I’ve been waiting to read..
America isn’t perfect but if you have to put PH together in a bullshit scale, latter would obviously win.
Is there any possibility this e-mail by Nasty be put in a big frame to be hung above behind the desk of the President in Malacanang and one in Congress? And in some billboards around the Philippines? This might just stir some nationalistic Filipinos.
Honestly, he has a point about everything he observed about our country. We have so many problems needed to be solved. But when he typed these lines:
“An ex-Filipino,
J. Anastasio “Nasty”
P. S. My Zen master says, “Vox populi is not always the voice of God.”
P. P. S. Come over to L.A and I’ll show you a great time!
P. P. P. S. Our friend Randy says hello! We will be going to Vancouver to feast our eyes on the colors of autumn. Wish you could join us.
P. P. P. P. S. The new Miss America, Angela Perez Baraquio, is of Filipino ancestry. Dero, her parents hail from Pangasinan just like you! But keep in mind that she is an American (in case some wise fools over there claim her to be Filipino like they always do whenever someone becomes successful).
Wait for the girl to say it- don’t put words in her mouth!
P. P. P. P. P. S. Mabuhay kayo (SANA)!
P. P. P. P. P. P. S. Sa totoo lang, MAGDUSA KAYONG LAHAT! (Don’t you just love my Waray-Kano accent?) He-he-he!”
SANA SIYA NA LANG YUNG KINUHA NG MGA ABU SAYYAF, O KAYA YUNG NAMATAY NUNG NAGKARoON NG BAGYONG GLENDA.
NAPAKASAMA NG UGALI NIYA. BUTI PA YUNG MGA IBANG BANYAGA KAHIT DI NATEN KADUGO TUMUTULONG PARA BUMANGON TAYO. EH SIYA? GUSTO PA TAYO MAGDUSA?
Your comment just prove na lahat ng sinabi nya ay tama. First are you sure na si Nasty is a real person? He can be a character na ginawa ng writer to say his piece. Sabi nga ni Nasty educate ourselves
Well maybe you’re right. Maybe he is not real.
Well maybe you’re right. Maybe he is not real. But you must agree that he has a point. He wants us to be aware of what’s happening. I just don’t like the last parts of his emails.
Mr Nasty, dude you hit the nail right on its head. You have just articulated what I have long since observed. Even if your observations were 15 long yrs ago, the same problems still plague the Phils. I should be sad but not anymore. I also have given up that I would witness changes in ny lifetime. Wala na. Hopeless na yan.
sana let’s take negative into positive. kasi kung puro panay lang pasesentemyento sa mga sinabi nya ang iisipin ng karamihan. samakatuwid tama cya why not prove that he’s wrong about his claims about our country. kaya madami satin ang nasaktan sa mga nasulat sa article. alam nyu na po sagot dun, marahil isa po tayu sa mga na ilarawan nya sa article. just sharing my opinion.
What we need is a cultural revolution, short of an actual bloody revolution since majority will not favor it. The country has so many cultural flaws and it has degenerated more rapidly starting in the 70s (everything still looked ok in the 60s). The greatest cultural flaw is the utang na loob system since it breeds patronage politics, patronage politics breeds corruption, corruption takes away from the people the programs necessary to uplift them. So our uneducated masses multiplies like rabbits since they are so poor, too busy ekking out a living, and has “no other entertainment” or they simply don’t give a damn about consequences. The uneducated masses remains poor since they don’t read books or even newspapers and would rather listen to garbage programs or watch from their neighbour’s TV. Garbage programs breeds garbage mentality. Shows depicting fantasy, crime, kabobohan, kababawan.. as if our networks have no responsibility at all to the public but only to their stockholders.
We need an iron fist policy from a charismatic leader, something in the mold of Lee Kuan Yew. The educated should go out in the countryside to educate our brothers and sisters. Our poor should also stop thinking that their fate was already pre-planned by God. Remember, every person has in control of his own history..your current situation is a product of your own decision.
I like your idea of a cultural revolution sir.That can defiitely help, and we can start with ourselves and try to infect others with it. The 80’s were still good i bleieve, and it all went to sh*t from there, they’re calling today as the worst generation and i somewhat agree.
This, This and so much this.
Enough with media and sports personalities in office. We tried that and it did NOT work. The Philippines needs actual visionary stronghands who are willing to change the system from the ground up for the better. Unfortunately, we won’t get there unless the constituents are educated and sincere. That or we get taken over by another empire and get said education anyways.
One Facebook user commented that Anastacio or Nasty had overlooked Filipinos’ resilience. After reading Nasty’s 2000 and 2014 insights, I realized now that resilience is not helping Filipinos quite well. We think of resilience as a positive value among Pinoys. Resilience without taking action is as good as nothing.
Filipinos should act with the will to change, change the mindset — fast. The article was written by Nasty 14 years ago and Nasty had to say the same 14 years later, perhaps even worse. Do we Filipinos have to wait another 14 years and be criticized for the same? We need to act fast and make change possible. It’s hard to tell how it is being done but we should be wise enough to think of steps on how our family members should think — let’s make an end to “a poor man’s mentality.” l do my homework, let’s read Nasty’s articles last 2000 and 2014 (repeatedly) and come up with your own blueprint for change as I do mine.
Here’s what I did one time and I should be doing it again and again if I happen to encounter the same: while riding a jeepney, a girl in her early elementary years is about to throw from the jeepney window the plastic wrap of the junk food she’s eating. Just before she drops the trash, I had quickly stopped her by saying in a quite authoritative voice, “naa’y trash can o! Danha ilabay, sus intawon, dili pataka’g labay ‘day!” (There’s a trash bin here, you throw your trash there for God’s sake. Don’t just throw anywhere you wish to). Her mama sitting next to her had no reaction though which to me is better than confronting me. That to me is one simple manner of changing the mindset – let’s start teaching the young generation simple yet life-changing ways of self-discipline. Within the home and while I had the chance to be with my kids, I had taught them of ensuring that garbage is thrown appropriately. I would wish their mom will continue to monitor their habit of helping in keeping our environment clean.
I agree with you. It all starts with teaching children discipline, the very basic one is, yes as you’ve cited as an example, that rubbish is disposed of appropriately. I remember two years ago while holidaying in Manila at my parents, I was watching this group of kids playing outside and one of them just casually chucked an empty bag of chips on the street. I called out to her and with a stern voice, I ordered her to pick it up and put it in the bin which was maybe, just a metre away from where they’re playing. I believe that children should be taught simple yet life-changing lessons
Hey Mr. Buang MetroCebuHome,
Does it NOT MAKE SENSE with you that the span of 2000-2014 nothing changed with Philippines?
Same goes with Mr Nasty whose main point is to berate Philippines where the real fact of the matter is that he never ever tasted the love and lust of a White American Female in his life.
Oh shut the fuck up with your fixation of White girls. You could not be anymore off topic.
He’s just saying it like it is. This is our situation now. This doesn’t insult me at all as a Filipino because it’s true. People angered by this needs to “get their head out of their asses” and face reality that this country is nothing but a laughing stock. If anyone dorsn’t act to improve how our system and our community works we’ll never reach first world or even second world country status.
this thread is awesome…
exposes the pinoy penchant of shooting the messenger and ignoring the message
can you imagine if another prophet pops up in the good ole & starts highlighting all the ills of this society? a lot of butthurt citizens will gang up, form a mob, publicly castigate/ flagellate and maybe more
and before anybody reacts adversely, I’m not comparing Nasty to JC, I’m using a literary device called hyperbole or whatever…. pfftt
j.c. pointed out the ills in his society, the reason why he was crucified.
Come on, this guy is hardly a prophet.. A hater breeds hate and this is obviously a negative message from somebody whose “preaching” Filipinos in general are negative people. He must have not shaken off this Filipino trait even though he is now a brown American..
Monakh,
If you are still single
will you go for a fellow Filipino or the White Caucasian Race?
At some point tama siya pero mas maganda sana kng walang halong pang-cucurse. Kinalibutan ako sa sinasabi niya “No matter whom you put up there as your leader or president, it will be the same banana. Even a holy man can turn into another J. E. (Judas Escariot) for a few pieces of silver.” Sabi pa sa article, “You will never hear from me again (not in this vein) and I will not even think of visiting or buwisiting your Manila ever” Sabi nga ni Rizal, He who doesn’t appreciate his roots shall never succeed or sa tagalog ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan. Kung sa Samar sya lumaki I’m sure noong pinanganak si Nasty pinoy midwife or hilot ang nag-assists para lumabas sya sa mundo. I’m sure nagkasakit rin dito at pinoy nurse or doctor ang mga tumulong. I’m sure noong mag-araw sya mga pinoy teachers rin ang nag-turo sa kanya. I’m sure noong tinuli sya pinoy midwife rin ang tumuli sa kanya maliban lang kng hindi sya tuli he he he ice breaker lang.
Willie, I am sorry but please do not take this reply to your comment against me. I am in no way defending Mr Nasty kasi di rin naman dapat sya kelangang ipagtanggol ng sinuman. Please be reminded that the topic here is the Philippines, the Filipino people or the Philippine society. It just so happened na si Mr Nasty ang pinanggagalingan ng mga masasakit na komento sa bansa natin. If some considers that “masyadong O.A. naman ang mga pinagsasabi niya,” let’s consider na “figure of speech” ‘yan and though I am not one of those “starstuck ignoramuses,” I am not hurt with what he said. I consider that as an effective way of getting through the veins and brains of all the Filipinos. This is a worthy article to share. If we truly love the Philippines then we should always be ready to accept all kinds of criticisms whether constructive or offensive. At the end of the day, what matters is how we can help in our own little ways, in inculcating discipline and global mindset to our family members. Huwag muna tayong mag-isip sa kung anong pwedeng gawin sa society natin. Start muna tayo sa sariling pamilya natin, yun mas realistic.
Uulitin ko lang at some point tama siya pero mas maganda sana kng walang halong pang-cucurse. A curse is a prophetic word of ill will. A curse is the opposite of a blessing. Words are powerful and everyone has the power of blessing or cursing. Nasty is cursing every Filipino on his statement; “No matter whom you put up there as your leader or president, it will be the same banana” is cursing “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Prov. 18:21). Jesus said, “…Men will have to give account on the Day of Judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matt. 12:36-37). @MetroCebuHomes, Tama ka sa sinabi mo “At the end of the day, what matters is how we can help in our own little ways, in inculcating discipline and global mindset to our family members”. Pero ang mga sinasabi mo ay contrary sa action ni Nasty iniwan at sinumpa nya ang Pilipinas. Anyway, I’ve been to the U.S. six times already and everytime I went there the feeling of frustration arises. But I told myself I want to make a difference for the better and be the change I wish to see in the Philippines. At hindi makakatulong kng e-curse ko rin mga kapwa ko Filipino dahil ang mga magulang, kapatid, asawat ang mga anak ko ay Pilipino rin.
MetroCebuHomes wala man diay ka kasabot sa giingon ni Nasty nga MAGDUSA KAYONG LAHAT! Parang sinabi nya na rin na MAGDUSA IMONG NANAY, MAGDUSA IMONG TATAY,MAGDUSA IMONG RELATIVES. MAGDUSA IMONG TANAG MAHAL KA BUHAY. So umpisahan naten ang pangcucurse sa pamilya mo. How does it feel?
MetroCebuHomes wala man diay ka kasabot sa iyang gisulti nga “MAGDUSA KAYONG LAHAT!” he is referring to all Filipinos so parang sinasabi niya na rin na MAGDUSA ANG IMONG NANAY, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG TATAY, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG MGA ANAK, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG ASAWA, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG MGA ANAK, MAGDUSA ANG LAHAT NA MAHAL MO SA BUHAY. Ganito ba ang gusto mo umisahan naten sa pamilya mo ang pang cucurse?
MetroCebuHomes wala man diay ka kasabot sa iyang gisulti nga “MAGDUSA KAYONG LAHAT!” he is referring to all Filipinos so parang sinasabi niya na rin na MAGDUSA ANG IMONG NANAY, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG TATAY, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG MGA ANAK, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG ASAWA, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG MGA ANAK, MAGDUSA ANG IYONG LAHAT NA MAHAL SA BUHAY. Ganito ba ang gusto mo umisahan naten sa pamilya mo ang pang cucurse?
This just reminds me too much of when my cousin went to the Philippines for vacation. Like me she’s born and raised in America and we’re American citizens. Although unlike me her upbringing is a bit more spoiled so I can understand her hating her time in the Philippines. I honestly like it in the Philippines, minus the monsoons and humidity. It just reminds me of various cities like New York and LA back home where I’ve been. Heck even the beach at Boracay was pretty amazing. I can understand some of the things Nasty is saying, but hell some of the stuff can be said about the US as well. We had Richard Nixon for a president after all. Same thing about some actors in politics. Hello!!! Arnold Schwarzenegger is a politician in California now! You want to talk put down a THIRD WORLD country and compare it to a FIRST WORLD then get more facts straight please. 🙂 If Nasty hasn’t realized it, the U.S. Is like a role model for the Philippines lately so some of the stuff that happens probably is based off of history and as they say history repeats itself. My opinion though. 🙂
Yes, you always have to look at both sides. All societies have their own ills, what is frustrating is Philippines have always had a lot more potential but the people is the problem and some deep rooted habits from the Spanish era. It’s shameful indeed. But if you have to throw your own/original identity, and spit on your fellowmen then where does that leave you? You are not setting a good example not as a Filipino per se but as an individual. I say be gratefulhave a good heart,, be proud of your nationality and set a good example for people to look up to and follow
One thing I can say,ang taong di marunong tumingin sa pinanggalingan ay di makakarating sa paroroonan. Its true, Philippines is not as good as any other country. Pero para maging ipokrita ka na di ikahiya ito? Tsk! Mei ugali ka nasty.Bahay sau name mo! Ok,corrupt government ntn,ok meron pulubi,squatter area at matraffic.
Pero,mga bagay na wla tau magagawa bilang individual. Pero,I look on the bright side,UGALI natin ma masayahin kahit pa sa gitna na pagsubok,palangiti kahet binabaha na,bumabangon pag nadadapa,at nag aalaga ng mga mahal ntn sa buhay pag tumanda na. Si nasty,mamatay yan sa nursing home! Yan lang ang sure ako! I am a proud Filipino living in the USA but retiring in the Philippines!
I think that’s the problem – we’re too glad.
Masyado na tayong maraming natutunang tiisin dito sa Pilipinas (buti ka nasa USA). Mga problema natin – baha, corruption, etc – nagiging annual event na lang eh. Kaya ngiti na lang tayo.
Lahat ng point ni Nasty, true. Unfortunately. At least for me.
The downside, ayaw ng mga Pilipino kapag negative ang mga sinasabi sa kanila, kahit pa totoo. Gusto natin yung mga balita at share sa Facebook na “Foreigner, tuwang tuwa sa Pinas!”. Pag may negative, automatic reaction natin “Pinoy Pride! Sama sama tayo against this insensitive article!” kaya instead na makatulong yung article, pinagmumulan lang ng away at flame wars. Hindi kasalanan ng article yun or the way it’s written – kasalanan yun ng oversensitive na mga taong nakakabasa.
I agree, may mga bagay na wala tayong magagawa as an individual. Sadly, napakarami sating “oo nga, wag na lang” ang nagiging reaction (even I) when faced with that reality.
(Dapat yata may mag organize ng EDSA TRES. Haha. :D)
If you were given a chance Angelo –
Will you be marrying a Filipina Girl?
or a different Asian Girl, like a Japanese Girl?
or a White Caucasian Female?
mr. jake roxas iii,
The nerve of you. Maybe that’s one of the big problems. People like you telling others to **** off and find someone to nail or bang, while you mind your own business of milking money out of masses, so you can buy exotic cars and apple devices to show off to the people who can’t afford them
as an individual of course you can do something about it. That’s one his points the unwillingness of filipinos to change. being resilient is not exactly a good thing.
parang tanggap ka lng ng tanggap ng suntok naka ngiti ka parin, pwedeng umilag minsan. paulit ulit moong gnagawa ung mali dahil resilient ka, ok lng uulit ulitin mo parin at naka ngiti ka pa.
binabaha na paulit ulit naka ngiti parin, next time try lng mag linis or kahit wag lng mag tapon ng basura. un po ang point dto, kelangan ng pag babago
I am glad I read this! Pinoys are overly sensitive! Always sugar coating the brutal truth and you even have to read between the lines! REALITY BITES. He hit it spot on.
Wow thanks for the tip.. atleast eto lang ang nagustuhan ko sa email niya =_= (Though I still don’t have the courage to be that outspoken.. maybe soon)
“Here, in America, you have to tell it like it is or you’ll never be taken seriously. I have learned to drop my “Pinoy sugarcoating” because out here, you get nothing done if you are meek and sweet and pa-api. Hindi puwede mag-Anita Linda dito!”
The things stated on this article are actually true.. His comments, spot on but I don’t like the fact na feeling American siya just because he is an American Citizen now… You’re still Filipino kahit magbago ka ng Citizenship Instead of complaining though, why not just help the country since you earn “Sweet Dollars”… or maybe he just doesn’t care anymore that’s why he changed citizenship…
After the bashing that he took from filipinos 15 years ago and until now? i think he doesn’t care anymore… and it doesn’t matter where he is, if he’s still alive or not. what matters is he left us with some precious words, it’s up to us what to do with it.
We need at least a million of Nasty educating our Filipino children for a decade to start a revolution for a better change.
Some views are wake up calling, true, & to improve our lives,
but to bid goodbye to ur own country
coz u feel ure already on top of the world
thumbs down. Ang pikon talo!
i guess most butt-hurt filipinos lose then…
you can’t blame Nasty. I have the same sentiment but I don’t voice it out. You won’t really know how nasty the situation of our beloved country is unless you’ve live in a different place.
true that! one can hardly see his own defects unless someone tells it to him. or, if he has already noticed his defects, he then pretends that those defects dont exist. kaya tawa lng ng tawa ngiti lng ng ngiti..sabi nga nila,sanayan lng yan.
And that is why we are failing… “sanayan lng yan” we’ve grown so accustomed to it, that we’ve already stopped caring… if so then please don’t ever complain about our situation in the philippines, don’t ever complain about poverty, our high taxes and corrupted officials.
Oh, Nasty.. Nasty.. Your name says it all! We all know that Philippines are one of the most corrupted countries and we do have a lot of poor citizens back home. But for some reasons I am not ashamed of who I am and where I came from. For we strive hard and taken out all the sweats for us to make a living. At least, kung mas.simple ang buhay makakaraos ka. Maybe you have billions around you, but whenever you lose all that?! No doubt, you will die with your psycho minded. Nakikita ko naman na you are not happy at all. Unlike us, Filipinos(kaseh hindi ka na Filipino diba?!) we are happy for what we have. We are contented of what we have. I won’t expect you to realize this. All we need from everybody is RESPECT. If you don’t have that? Keep silent and have peace in your mind. We, Filipinos are proud of what we have and we don’t need material things just to be happy. We are happy simply because we are contented of what we have. Thank you! 🙂
Content with the rampant bamboozlement from the government, the crime, the child beggars and prostitutes, the blind faith, the insubstantial TV programming etc. You are content with all that?
I suppose ignorance is bliss.
Yes it’s true but I’m glad he spoke as an American. Do you think America is better? NO! Americans lived in debt. They struggled to work just to pay their debt for a lifetime… if you have like $25. Dollars in your pocket and no debt, you are richer than any Americans in the U.S. take note! His name sounds like his character. That’s all I can say.
we, filipinos are used to sugar coat everything. we always want to hear the good things and pretend that nothing is wrong with our country. we are like a person who is diagnosed with cancer but refuses to believe the findings. then, until one day, in his deathbed blames everybody that he is dying because he has cancer. the situation in our country is sickening. we cant just pretend or deny the reality. nasty’s comment is his diagnoses to our country. now its up to us to do or not do something about it..
Riding the waves… no one can’t do anything anymore but to surf and enjoy the view…. Making waves… that’s another story…. we can’t count much when we just do droplet ripples when the waves are already stormy…. it needs a bigger wave to cancel out the existing ones… a Tsunami wave will…. let’s do tsunamis for a better shore… our own shores that is….
i’m just going to say that what he says is horrendously true, i don’t care if he did it in bad taste. it’s quite tragic that the situation in our country (which remains as it is 15 years ago since the original article was written, maybe even worse) has led Filipinos to do what he’s done: leave the Philippines, live elsewhere with a better standard of living. and it’s real, i know people who want to work in places with better taxes, security and an actual government that cares for its citizens.
the question now is not how to crucify this guy (or speculate on what he’s been doing) who has broken himself free from the consequences of this article years ago, but with how to break the vicious cycle of Filipinos leaving which is an indication of a bad conformist society of money-hungry “ignoramuses, sugarcoaters” waiting for others to do the change for them.
Are you in the Philippines? If you’re in a place where you can get a good look at the mess this country has sadly become, then look around you. Take a good look at the wasteland that surrounds your glorious mansion. Is that the infernal dump you wanted of this country? Is that the image of the Philippines that makes you happy? Crimes restlessly taking place? Public vehicles making a mess of things on the road? Children walking on the streets? houses made of thin metallic strips otherwise used on rooftops? not to mention large clutters of them that ruin otherwise brilliant landscapes… The filthy rivers? A country that has become home to the 4th worst airport? (I could go on, but there’s simply too many of them) Tell me honestly. Is that what you call paradise? Is that what you call a nation worthy of any degree of pride? (considering you just insulted Mr. Nasty for his honesty, saying no will make you look like a ****ing hypocrite.)
Dude. Crappy place or not people should take pride in their homeland. Even Americans have pride even when things are just crappy. Keep in mind that the Philippines had less than a century of “true” freedom and peace while the US had over 200 years to get its shit together and the benefit of being in a relatively safe location so that it avoided damage to its infrastructure during the old wars.
Malaysia and Singapore had less than a century of true freedom, but they’re doing a lot better than the Philippines politically and economically. Even Indonesia and Vietnam is doing better in many respects.
It’s no excuse.
Malaysia and Singapore are indeed much more progressive. Indonesia is more developed however they still got a lot of things to do. Vietnam…I consider it to be comparable to the Philippines, which is pathetic considering that it was a war torn country just 40 years ago while we had done little to improve our country.
We import Rice from Vietnam. The American offshore companies folded in the Philippines; and moved to Vietnam…
No excuse of what?
No Excuse to find a better Lover that is NOT Filipina?
No excuse of what?
No Excuse to find a better partner that is NOT Filipina? I mean – excuse are still excuse, you know?
I disagree with your first premise. Why would I be proud of something that’s not worth the pride?
You’re basically saying that I’ll be proud of a worn-out, run-down, accident-prone MRT than the bullet trains of Japan or subway systems of South Korea.
Seriously, pride?
And if I’m not mistaken it didn’t take Americans more than 200 years, I remember it’s less than 200. Also Americans did a better job getting our s*** together than our presidents.
President Roxas words of,”I would rather have a country run like hell by Filipinos than a country run like heaven by the Americans, because however bad a Filipino government might be, we can always change it” had never been truer this past decade. I do hope he regrets saying this quote.
annecurtislover999,
I understand what you mean, and I respect your opinion, but it’s way too hard, perhaps even impossible, for me to show any sympathy and love for this country. For as long as I live, I’ll never be able to forget that it was my own countrymen who robbed me of my laptop back in 2009. MY OWN COUNTRYMEN, of all people. Also, there’s mid 2010. The Manila Hostage Crisis, where our own countrymen allowed 8 tourists to lose their lives on our own soil, and still refuse to apologize. (personally, i thought of going all the way to hong kong myself to apologize on the nation’s behalf, but considering i’m just a civilian with no military or political position whatsoever, i found the idea to be completely stupid and ludicrous). Please tell me then. With our country being so proud of the atrocities its people have committed, how can I even begin to show a heart for this wasteland?
p.s. where’d that comment go? i swear this was a response to a guy who threw a verbal jab at Mr. Nasty.
where’d that comment go? i swear this was supposed to be a response to a guy who threw a verbal jab at Mr. Nasty
My main concern only is –
What’s Mr Nasty main preference when it comes to Women to Love?
Was it a “Pinay – Waray” (which shows some sign that he traveled in parts of Waray in the Philippines)
or
A Hot White Female American.
How about you Diego,
Are you down with White Females? or Pinays?
mr. jake roxas iii,
The nerve of you. Maybe that’s one of the big problems. People like you telling others to **** off and find someone to nail or bang, while you mind your own business of milking money out of masses, so you can buy exotic cars and apple devices to show off to the people who can’t afford them
What Nasty said is right. But his attitude is just wrong. Ex- filipino? Yikes. Dude, no matter what you do you are a Filipino. There’s a better way to say all the things that you just said Sir. Don’t kick down your motherland. Why not help nlang? I hate to say this, pero your attitude or that kind of attitude is also one of the reason kung bakit ganito ang Pilipinas ngayon. Naiintindihan kong nakaranas ka ng ginhawa sa ibang bansa, and thats good. I’ve been to different countries, nakita ko na ang pagkakaiba. Nkakalungkot..pero mas nkakalungkot yung asal ng Pilipino na nasilaw lang o nabahagian lang ng yaman ng iba, yumabang na.
This is what I hate about Filipinos who live abroad. The bird perching on cattle thing is very apt description. 🙂
In all honesty, I hate his guts though he is right. And he writes amazingly well, I salute you. But then he forgot that his comparison was between a first world nation and a third world nation, so there’s no contest really. Wherever you are, since you are aware of these problems better than the regular Jose, why not lend a hand in fixing them. Create an NGO or something. You were fast making comments without the sugar coating, yet in all your life, you haven’t done anything to help. Have you paid your taxes here??? Oh I forgot, your an American Citizen.
well…he was an OFW. one of the reasons why our economy today is better
Guys, stop na pagiging rude kay nasty kc hindi nmn sya ang topic dito. Wag masyado sensitive pag may time. Kung tutuusin, if only ull look at the whole picture, magpapasalamat ka dahil minumulat tyo ni nasty sa reality.. Yun nga lng e sa paraang nasasaktan tyo. Concern sya sa atin. Minsan ksi mas tumatatak ang katotohanan kapag masakit. ang kailangan ntin ngyon ay malawakang pagbbago. Need ntin ng gobyernong may concern sa atin. May paninindigan, at matapang. Kailangan din ntin kumilos as individuals.tulungan amg kapwa pinoy, wag ipractice ang crab mentality. I bet kung nababasa ito ni nasty, hindi n nya alam kung matutuwa sya o maawa lalo sa atin. His warnings were 15 years ago..and yet gang ngyon seems like nothing much has changed. Kailangan ntin tulungan ang bawat isa…in some ways, magisip tyo kung paano mkakapagcontribute for our nation. Naghihingalo n tayo…unti unti malulunod tyo ng walang kalaban laban. Simulan sa pagboto ng tamang.mga tao. Wag n magbulagbulagan. And then..simulan ang pagbabago khit sa maliit na paraan. Simulan sa sarili. And let’s hope and pray na maheal ang bansa natin.
tama lahat ng mga sinabi nia mga tukmol! wag kayo mag reklamo kase totoo lahat ng mga sinabi niya. tama siya na ang pinas ay lugmok sa kahirapan at wala man lang tayo magawa sa ating bayan puro tayo sarap! makaraos lang para sa sarili. pamilya lang ang tinutulungan. di man lang maisip ng mga pinoy na kinasusuklaman tayo ng mga taga ibang bansa ang tanging naririnig ko lang sa mga foreigners “this country sucks! ” puro ganyan tapos mag kakaroon na ng world war 3 dahil nasabihan lang ng totoong opinion mula sa taong may alam. puro yabang ang pinoy lalo na ang media ng pinas ang mga artista ng popolitika walang kwenta! ang babaho ng mga movies ng mga pinoy gusto lang magkapera walang man lang maayos at magandang maipagmamalaki ng pinas puro LOVE ang mga movies! nakakainis! nakakaumay na. at ang horror na hindi nakakatakot! .. sana balang araw magbago rin ang pinas mag karoon ng pag babago kahit gumapang tayo basta papunta sa magandang kinabukasan kahit paonti onti lang bilang pinoy. gawin natin bilang inspirasyon na magbago ang mga sinabi ni nasty wag tayo puro yabang pinagmamalaki nga natin na pinoy tayo pinagmamalaki nating muka tayong timang sa harap ng mga mas mataas sa atin. iniisip ang mga mali ng pilipinas dahil sobrang daming MALI sa pinas. kawawa tayong mga pinoy pag di tayo umaksyon huwag tayo magreklamo sa halip gawin nalang natin kung anong tama. simplen basura ibulsa. wag tayo masyadong mayabang nakakahiya na sa mga taong nakakakita. its more fun in the philippines, its more fun na pwede ka nang mamatay sa sobrang fun. it means delikado in the philippines. NOT SAFE. in the philippines. di ko sinabing pangit talaga ang pinas gusto ko sabihin na gumising tayo kase pangit talaga ang sistema ng pinas. magagaling tayong mga pinoy sa totoo lang. sana gumawa din tayo ng paraan na umunlad ang pinas wag spoon feeding palage wag umasa sa iba pero wag naman IPAGTABOY ang tulong ng ibang tao tulad ng kay barack obama pinagtataboy ng mga pinoy? watdahek?! tinulungan na nga pinagtatabuyan pa TIMANG talaga mga pinoy nakakahiya sa ibang bansa! .. palubog na ang pilipinas hanggang ngayon ba naman di pa rin tayo gagawa ng paraan? gising pinas gising! WAG KAYONG MAG NEGATIVE COMMENTS DAHIL TOTOO LAHAT NG MGA SINABI NETONG TAONG TO ITO RIN ANG GUSTO IPARATING NG UTAK KO NASABIHIN TO SA MGA PINOY PURO TAYO PINOY PRIDE NAKAKAINIS! matagal ko na to gusto sabihin ngayon lang ako magkocomment ng ganito pagbigyan hehe. kase tugmang tugma sa iniisip ko ang sinabi ni nasty. kaya payang pinas tiwala lang aayos din tayo pagdating ng panahon
Tama ka diyan, Kabayan. Daming balat-sibuyas sa mga nag-comment. Ayaw makarinig ng totoo. Gusto puro maganda ang marinig kahit kasinungalingan ito. Kahit pangit siya, gusto marinig na guapo siya. Kaplastikan ang nangyayari sa mga Pilipino. Proud to be Pinoy at proud na nanggigitata siya. Sana mai-megaphone ang mga sinabi mo na ngayon mo lang sinabi. Mabuhay ka! (Y)
Sana ma-interview si Manong Nasty sa TV Patrol o sa anumang segment sa TV para tagos sa puso sa lahat ng mga manonood ang mga masasakit na realidad sa sambayanan natin. Parang ang sarap tingnan na may ex-Filipino na kasingtapang niyang humarap sa TV at uulit ulitin ang mga sinasabi niya sa email or article. Pero anuman ang magiging epekto nito ay umaasa pa rin akong may malaking pagbabago sa ating bansa in the next few years. Kelangan pa nating mga Pinoy ang mga kagaya ni Nasty para tuluyan na tayong makapag-isip ng mas matino.
MetroCebuHomes wala man diay ka kasabot sa iyang gisulti nga “MAGDUSA KAYONG LAHAT!” he is referring to all Filipinos so parang sinasabi niya na rin na MAGDUSA ANG IMONG NANAY, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG TATAY, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG MGA ANAK, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG ASAWA, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG MGA ANAK, MAGDUSA ANG IYONG LAHAT NA MAHAL SA BUHAY. Ganito ba ang gusto mo umisahan naten sa pamilya mo ang pang cucurse?
the cursing is a superstitious belief, it doesn’t mean he said it that it will come true. He said that out of spite, on why his feellow countryman bashed him back in 2000. But what he said about our nations situation is not superstitious, it’s a fact which is more alarming than an ex filipino cursing. my priorities are to my country, not on bashing some random dude on the internet who doesn’t even care what you have to say no matter how hard you whine.
Cursing is biblical.
Most if not all of the things he pointed out are true even until today. However, i refuse to believe that there is no hope for this nation. It may be dying, but still there is.
The truth you revealed reflects our country. The way you revealed that truth reflects your personality. Those with superiority over others are the same people who holds the most insecurities.
I don’t like how he generalizes the Filipino People as starstruck ignoramuses. I hardly even know about the crappy “entertainers” in the biz. Aside from the one in my name, almost all showbiz people are hardly worth their fame.
Anncurtislover999, siguro alam mo naman ang word na “metaphor.” A metaphor is a figure of speech that identifies one thing as being the same as some unrelated other thing, thus strongly implying the similarities between the two, ang sabi ni Wikipedia. Hindi ako starstruck ignoramus pero di ako nasasaktan sa phrase na “we are a nation of starstruck ignoramuses.” Epektib ‘yan para matauhan yung mga talagang starstruck ignoramuses. Tama ‘yang ginawa ni Manong Nasty, saksakin mo pa po hangga’t kaya mo pa Nasty. Now “saksakin” is another figure of speech. Sana matuto na tayong lahat tumanggap ng negatibong komento at gumawa na lang tayo ng mga hakbang para sa “tuwid na daan” habang maaga pa. Umpisahan natin sa sarili natin, then sa pamilya at saka na ang madlang pipol.
MetroCebuHomes wala man diay ka kasabot sa iyang gisulti nga “MAGDUSA KAYONG LAHAT!” he is referring to all Filipinos so parang sinasabi niya na rin na MAGDUSA ANG IMONG NANAY, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG TATAY, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG MGA ANAK, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG ASAWA, MAGDUSA ANG IMONG MGA ANAK, MAGDUSA ANG IYONG LAHAT NA MAHAL SA BUHAY. Ganito ba ang gusto mo umisahan naten sa pamilya mo ang pang cucurse?
bryan again… you’re actually more bothered on how he cursed than our nations situation? seriously? ok given the chance you geet to beat mr. nasty up, what next? it’s not gonna solve anything… fact of the matter is what he said about our nation is true and very alarming. his curse won’t hurt you, but the truth about our nation will. choose your priorities wisely
Now, something just occurred to me…
Totoo kaya si Nasty (Anastacio)…baka “nome de plume” lang siya. A fictional character kaya nang writer..created, just so, to prove a point (and then some)??
Just thinking out loud here…
(Walang edit button, so..)
Kaya ko naisip, na si Nasty (Anastacio) ay baka a fictional “literary” character… a “nome de plume” ni Don Pedero, kasi its somewhat hard to believe that someone, a Filipino..would say and claim such bad things about the Filipino society. Napakagaling pa sumulat ng email diatribe niya..parang writer din…
Sa panahon ngayon..it’s easy to be deceived. Deception, especially dito sa ating “Interwebs”…para lang to prove a point (or points) nang writer.
True. And for someone who doesn’t like the Philippines and be a filipino he cares a lot. He’s got a lot of suggestions.
Fiction or not, the message of the article remains the same and should be noted.
Focus on the message rather than the messenger
Tama naman si Nasty eh. Totoo yung mga nasabi nya kaya hindi na ako papalag (as a Filipino). Lalong palubog ng palubog ang bansa natin dahil sa namumuno at sa mga nakatira din dito kaya hanggang walang disiplina ang mga nakatira sa Pilipinas (hindi ko nilalahat) walang mangyayari, magkakahatakan lang tayo pababa. 🙁
I concur, Vash. Tayong mga Filipino..we ALWAYS talk about change, but nothing happens. Puro empty promises. Walang laman..as the saying goes, “Talk is cheap.”
Mga sinulat ni Nasty..”self criticism” yun ng Filipino Society. We need to reflect upon, our everyday actions…and look at the mirror at the end of the day, if what we did to our fellowmen, is morally right and just, and not only to think selfish and just to ourselves. Weigh the “pros vs cons”, before we act. Take responsibility and own up to it, kung may pagkakamali..and truly act up on it. Take action.
As a whole and as it stands, our society..the Filipinp Society, can be summed up in one word: DYSFUCTIONAL
Alam mo Jimbo. Totoo man o hindi si Nasty, sa halos lahat ng sinabi niya, may ilan naman na tama siya. Don’t change the topic, eh ano naman kung fiction siya, e ano naman kung gusto niya lang iprove ang point niya, ang mahalaga, nagkaroon siya ng lakas ng loob sabihin yun, hindi tulad mo na nagiisip ka pa ng mga walang kabuluhang bagay tulad ng “TOTOO KAYA SI NASTY” SO WHAT KUNG OO, SO WHAT KUNG HINDI? Just saying. Isa ka lang sa maraming tao na ME-MA. ME MASABI LANG.
Oh cool it. It’s just an observation, which I share. It’s not a negative mema comment. It’s intriguing and quite clever if Nasty is indeed only a nome de plume of Don Pedero. But it drums up hatred towards a fictional character and that’s not cool.
Dero needs to own up to his opinions, not slap them on someone else’s back.
Tunying, I am not changing the topic, at all. It just occurred to me…sa Internet, napakadaling mag-panggap. Nasty sound so good at writing..just like a writer would do. As the saying goes…If its too good to be true, it probably is.
With that said (and out of the way), totoo man siya o hindi..it does not really matter. Seriously? What really matters, is the message..the gist, Don Pedero wants to convey to his readers.
Kailangan matuto ang Filipino mag “self criticize” sa sarili. Know his or her faults, and own up to it. Have some honor and dignity and be responsible to what you do, to your fellowman. Yung toto
Tunying, you are no different from everone else here..ME MA ka rin eh. Based from your reply.
Have you looked at yourself in the mirror, lately?
If not, then its high time to start…
really? that’s what you got from the article? if all of us filipinos think the way you do, specially the rich and powerful ones, no wonder we’re this kind of country. not sinking anymore, more like drowning from our foolishness. and that’s just an understatement, i don’t want to make a long comment.
There may be little truth in “Nasty’s” words but he set a high bar of arrogance. This calls out to all Filipinos around the world na pag umuwi dito ay akala mo kung sinong hollywood celebrity at walang gagawin kundi laitin ang Pilipinas at mga pinoy. Di lahat ng pinoy e kumakain ng pagpag o nanonood ng Eat Bulaga. Di lahat ng lugar e makalat o squatter. Di lahat e humihingi ng pasalubong sa mga balik-bayan. I abhor these “Nasty” people, relative or stranger. Ang sarap nyong duraan. Go f*** yourselves somewhere else!
You need to go out of the Philippines and see other countries. You’ll get the perspective. Many of our country’s problems can be solved by simply ‘not being stupid’. You will also feel frustrated that Phils. is lagging behind our neighbors.
Ndi lahat..pero mas malke un percentage n tama un cnsb ng author..kung nssktan kyo s cnsb NLA eh d bumangon kayo.pgod n rin kme mga OFW..ni trabaho Jan sten wla k mpapala..nd ko dinodown ang pilipinas.d ko. Din sinisisi ang gobyerno..bkit d nyo tanggapin s sarili ntn n tayo dn mamayan ang ngpapabagsak sten srili bansa.lhat ng cnb s article tungkol stn ay totoo.
Accept that fact and bumangon kayo.
funny how some balikbayans act like super rich kings and queens when they go back home but in reality they can also barely make ends meet. They act that way because they need to hide the fact that they are also struggling here
I am a foreigner, born in Korea, adopted by my Belgian parents, my Wife is Filipina.
I am currently living in the Philippines and working from home in the IT sector.
Having been raised in Europe and Africa (due to my parents work), having worked in Asia (mainly Thailand, having travelled quite a lot, here are my 2 cents.
– Why a foreigner could not criticize a country he is visiting?
The OFW we met in Belgium very easily criticize the country where they work…
I am not going to criticize the politicians as I do not know their backgrounds and acts enough. So I will keep things at my level
Philippines: Especially Manila, which is normal since, after all, most tourists and expats arrive first in Manila.
– Filipino concept of family:
My Wife and her close family are the best examples of how I wished all Filipinos were.
Mother got married to a man who left the family when my wife was 8 yo, since then the “brave man” got married twice to other Pinays(why the hell did I have to go to NSO to ask for a paper certifying I was never married in the Philippines???). Of course that man did not send anything to the family after his disappearance.
The Mother had to raise the 4 kids by herself and she managed to send all of them to college.
This is a situation I have become familiar with here and I am starting to be under the impression xx% of the Filipino male population has a tendency to have mistresses and do a runner….(but I am biaised of course)
Strange enough at the time, the Mother asked some help to the cousins. (many cousins since the Mother had 9 sisters/brothers) They refused and nobody helped her, “funny” situation if we take into account the fact those very same cousins “received help” quite often when my Wife’s father was still there.
Even more funny, since my Wife graduated and found a good paying job (for a university graduate here a job paying 20-25K PHP/month is something I consider a good job) and since we got married -> the very same cousins came back to live, so to speak, and are in great need of help (for the land, for the fridge, for the private schools and so on…)
All in all, for someone like me raised in Europe, I am shocked at how some Filipinos families are.
– Poverty: I saw all kind of abject poverty, be it in the provinces like Cebu or in my barangay. The most striking was the slums in Alabang with just across the street houses worth at least 10 million PHP each.
Some slums and beggards reminded me of Cambodia in 2007 or Rwanda in 1994.
This said,some cousins living in Cebu live in a slum but they are the nicest and most honest Filipinos I ever met, they are working hard so their children can have a better future and they have their dignity.
– Pollution: I thought Brussels and Bangkok were polluted, EDSA made me change my mind (this is why I left my job in Makati btw), of course one can argue the “smog” in some parts of China is much worse but I am not Chinese and have no intention to ever go to China again, and anyway, if one comes and tells me “look we are good because it is much worse elsewhere”, then my answer is: Is this reason enough for not trying to improve things anyway?
– Infrastructure: NAIA 1, airco down when I left the country for the last time, NAIA 3 airco down the last time I came back.
When I take the scooter I try not to kill myself, potholes and so on are so nice.
(when I take the car I try not to kill someone, I learned to drive in Europe but driving here reminds me of driving in Africa), should I list down all the issues with infrastructure?
– Basura: I was used to garbage trucks passing every morning in Belgium but the way people dump garbage here reminds me of Africa.
– CR: Well not much complaints since I had a European style CR installed and we use a water pump providing us with all the clear water needed…and we buy toilet paper.
– Administration: I fought against the Filipino embassies in Spain, France and Belgium…and in the Philippines, NSO, BI, DFA are so logical, nice and not corrupt =)
The most hilarious was when I applied for my 13a visa back in Europe because I simply wanted to stop paying my taxes in Belgium and just pay them in the Philippines….
visa was rejected under the pretense that working from home as an IT consultant does not count as a job in the Philippines and that there was no guarantee my income could be maintained (xxx000 PHP/month during the previous years).
So had to convert my Balikbayan visa here.
Funny thing is, I am currently paying my taxes nowhere since the Filipino administration refused I become a taxpayer -> so based on my (not super accurate) calculation the Philippines tax administration is missing around 65-70K PHP per month in tax income for me only….what if they did the same for a few thousands more foreigners?)
– Taxis: Did not yet find a single honest taxi driver using the meter in Metro Manila, strangely I though that, like in Thailand where I was speaking Thai enough to never have troubles with taxis, speaking some Tagalog (my Spanish helped me a lot) would help but no….
Having a car in the case of my family is an expense more than an asset (we seldom use it) but at least I do not have to take the taxi so often.
– Culture: Why am I considered an idiot by many Filipinos if I know 0 Filipino celebrity name? But on the other hand why is it no Filipino I met can answer to my questions about the History of the Philippines…(I am an History addict, especially military History)
did not try asking about Belgium as I think the number of Filipinos who have any knowledge about the country is not that huge.
– Polite: I look more and more like an idiot as I still keep the door open if someone comes behind me, I still open doors to old people, I still leave my seat to a pregnant woman and I still apologize if I bump into someone, I wait in the queue and never ever tried to jump one….and so on.
After 2 years I should really start behaving like the locals.
I think I will stop here, dear reads feel free to flame me.
Just so everyone knows -> those are my Filipina Wife’s thoughts too, since she lived in Spain, France and Belgium.
Now, I stay in this country despite all those drawbacks because there are many positive things too and at the moment I do not have the choice since my Wife’s Mother has a grade 4 brain tumor and just a few months to live.
Many things do not work in the Philippines but I am just a visitor and I could not care less as long as it does not affect me and as long as I have no voting rights.
Feel free to flame me
I agree with so many things on here! With thr Polite section, I remember walking into a few times with a guard who would open the door for us. I would say thank you every time – an appreciative acknowledgement of his gestures. He would have a surprised face every time and my cousin whispered to me “Why do you keep saying thank you?”
I mean why is it surprising being nice and polite to people?
Deerpz,
Will you be marrying a :
Filipino
or a
Non-Filipino
White
Asian
Black
Hispanic
Middle Eastern?
mr. jake roxas iii,
The nerve of you. Maybe that’s one of the big problems. People like you telling others to **** off and find someone to nail or bang, while you mind your own business of milking money out of masses, so you can buy exotic cars and apple devices to show off to the people who can’t afford them
That’s your idea of paradise, isn’t it? A country of people striving through the life of poverty while you join the politicians dancing in their beach houses, sitting on piles of gold and laughing at the masses of poor people that have been duped into voting them. And all the while masking such intent by making people find someone to have sex with.
It is the truth you know. As sad and hurtful as it sounds, these are the facts and all subjects should be raised. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen that way. Oh well.
Balat-sibuyas — manipis, maramdamin, acting like a crybaby.
‘Yang katagang ‘yan ang madalas kong mabasa sa mga ilang posters dito for a couple of days now alleging that those who felt offended by what Nasty said were ‘balat-sibuyas’. Balat-sibuyas nga ba sila? Let us see.
So far, those posts that I’ve read expressing anger against Nasty were not angry because of what he said. They were angry because of how he said it.
I don’t remember anyone disputing the accuracy of what Nasty said. In fact, a number of them actually agreed, including me, to the veracity of some, if not all, of his allegations. Clearly, that is not a sign of ‘balat-sibuyas’.
There was no argument nor disagreement on the message. For the majority, what was said was true. So, where is the basis of ‘balat-sibuyas’ now?
Those who agrees with the rude and arrogant way of how Nasty made those statements and were quick to call those who disagrees BS (balat-sibuyas)should be the ones who should explain ‘balat-sibuyas’ instead of me.
They cry in disbelief that people will not take it sitting down that someone will insult them and just get away with it unscatched. People felt insulted that as if they don’t know what was being talked about. That they are treated like children who knows nothing and should be lectured upon by someone who pretends to know everything. If pisses them off that Nasty acted as if he knows all the answers to the problem but actually advanced nothing.
If this is the first time you hear what Nasty said and you were astounded by it and you agree with his arrogance, the conceitedness and egomaniacal way he expressed himself, I’m sorry, I’ll not blame those whom you called BS if they call you a name in return which also infers about ‘balat’.
Makakapal. 🙂
go worry about your shallow concerns… go hunt nasty down, kill him if it satisfies you. It doesn’t matter, we’ll leave you to it. we’ll talk about what really matters. ciao! peace! 🙂
So dont go here.. we dont problem your country!
don’t english me, i panic! 😀
What he said in the article were all true, except to the part not all filipinos and all over Philippines is like that.
everyone has their own opinion on things and perhaps his comments and observation in our country is like that. I have nothing to say but to respect that opinion, after all its just his opinion.
look we are still a country that needs a lot of trimming and change to be a better a nation. Fiction or a Non-fiction character you know we don’t give a f**k whether you comeback in our country right? just look at it this way, if you like our country then good and thank you, if you don’t we can’t do anything about that. And if you have to give advice and pointers of our problem thank you also, but don’t say it like we are stupid and we can’t see this. We do see this things and if we don’t we will eventually sooner or later and we will learn from our mistakes. Maybe not all of us but eventually we will.
if you got something nasty to say just keep it to yourself or you can say it we don’t mind we are used to harsh words, but it was never right to say to the one your pointing at is stupid or not educated. Educated or not we work hard and have pride. That’s all in my opinion.
The Philippines is a failure of a country. This pinoy pride bs is a joke. I’m always hearing that it’s still developing but truthfully it’s not. You guys are stuck in a stalemate the only thing new is the technology you get from other countries. I’ve lived there for years in hopes that I could be proven wrong I’ve even tried myself to aid you guys with volunteer work and donations and all I got was betrayal and people stealing from me and you guys always elect the most unqualified idiots just because they star in your favorite poorly made films. It’s not like they cheated their way into office which would be understandable nope you guys actually voted for those idiots. Philippines has nothing to contribute to this world. You’re all too busy fixing yourselves in bathrooms and taking selfies. Lol come at me now with your angry comments *grabs popcorn*
mr john,
you say pinoy pride is a joke? there’s only one thing i can and will say: Amen to that, brother
is there anyone who wants to be friends with mr nasty?
Spot on points. Those who cannot get the message, please refrain from posting unnecessary comments. Leave the country from time to time and compare what we have to other countries (heck you don’t have to go far!), were REALLY lagging behind. As a loyal taxpayer, I deserve the best service I can get from this government. But apparently that’s not gonna happen, at least not on my lifetime.
no country is perfect, and he can decide if he doesnt want to be a filipino anymore. but you can never hide where you came from. for all the problems and goodness this country has, the only important part of it is this is our “homeland”, and what he is a disgrace to our race. i hope he is real and he never go back to our country for i suggest he become exiled and be labeled as “traitor” and be a shame not only to his family but to his community. a filipino racist against his own people are the worst. i hope he rot in hell.
Filipinos are not a race.
Truth hurts the most when you can’t accept it. If only given a chance, i’ll get the hell out of here and live in another country. Do you really think you filipino’s are “makabayan”? i bet you prefer hearing music from foreign countries. you idolize foreign movies and when going to malls, you would prefer eating on foreign-themed restaurant and drinking in starbucks. almost, if not all filipinos are patronizing on foreign products. isn’t that sort of betraying your country and its people? have you ever heard how the japanese patronizes their own products? in my own opinion, being close-minded is one of the worst characteristics of the filipinos. you are certainly brainwashed by the media. i can compare you to padre damaso who only thinks of his country and his people and how he looks to other people, not caring about the other races. would you rather be called “caring” and “loving” at the cost of molding the next generation to be another failure of a “person”. i’d rather rot in hell than continue on denying the true problem of this country and its people. just the same anyways living with people who can’t even accept reality and would prefer dying miserably in this country. my opinion to this country could be meaner because i’m a little bit of an atheist and i’m not fully bound by the “good and bad” of any religion. i adhere to my own beliefs.
Yes, it’s his hometown, but who would be proud of Philippines?
I’m a Chinese born and live in Philippines, and I see those things everyday. The unfinish projects of the government. Children sleeping in the streets. Garbage everywhere and a lot more. I can’t say I’m proud of Philippines but surely I do love Philippines.
Also every Filipino and foreigner living in Philippines is guilty of what Philippines has becomes. And if you deny it, you’re a freaking liar.
This is only my opinion but feel free to say anything back.
If you hope he rots in hell, pabalikin mo dito.
winterdays,
so what you’re saying is that he must be punished for telling us what he went through in his stay in this country? for being honest?
hardly anything the Filipinos before us fought for are present today in this country…. unless they were serious about wanting this country to turn into a wasteland. i doubt it, though. do you think our ancestors would be proud of what this country and the present generations of Filipinos have become? Maybe Rizal might be able to bear with our present situation, but if I was one of the people who fought for Philippine independence, (that’s only if, but we all know it didn’t happen that way anyways) I’d start wishing America never left us.
The reaction of regular Filipinos as opposed to self-professed Anti-Pinoys to Nasty’s musings displays how they think of themselves. Pinoys and Anti-Pinoys both know that the Philippines relatively stinks. There’s no conflict there. And both have basically the same solutions: eliminate corruption, be more smart financially, don’t be a dick, etc. Although how they approach those solutions are radically different, that’s normal. We’re individuals after all.
The difference between both camps is how they value themselves. Pinoys do self-deprecation; Anti-Pinoys do self-flagellation. When Pinoys read insulting articles like this one, regardless if the points are accurate, they get insulted, as normal people should. Pinoys still value their nationality and country, no matter how sh!tty it is. They still LOVE their country, as normal people do. Anti-Pinoys, however, read articles like this and second-guess their reactions: should I like this article or not? 🙂 Their hate for their nationality, their country and, by extension, their identity causes them to consider the insult as an insult to THE OTHER, but not them. Like Nasty, they do not really consider themselves part of this country or as one step to being completely divorced from it. As I said before, I call it self-righteousness porn: their concern for the country is only used for the satisfaction of pointing out of how crappy this country is.
How can Nasty know so many things? If he is already an American citizen and living in America, Nasty could have gotten all the information from the philippine media. No one can rally know the true state of one country based on a short visit and observation
Is the Philippine media proFilipino or pro fit?
The Philippines is not Utopia. You can compare this nation to others, and would still bash on the negative side, while those countries you compare aren’t perfect too. But there are people who see things in a more loving and compassionate light, who would do things for the better of the many, rather than complaining and at times got nothing to do to help.
We see a lot of people complaining, and we cant blame them of what they perceive. Blessed are those who have little, but has more to share.
lahat ng baho na sinabi sa pinas,.totoo sige,.pero please stop glorifying AMERICA,.sabi?you can say anything???i fuckin dare you to call a black guy “NIGGA” right in his face..hahahah!AMERICA my ASS!
-lived here in norcal for 15 years,..you cry about abu sayyaf???from north to south cali,.CRIPS,BLOODS,SURENOS,NORTENOS,MS13,BLACK PANTHER,ARYANS,NAZIS..etc..need i say more?my friend got shot for wearing red shirt in crips territory..
-ignoramus mo mukha mo!high school graduate lang ako pero i spell better,i have better “ENGLISH” grammar than most people who grew up here in the states.
-tama ka nga di mo makita sarili mong muta,.mas mabango amoy ng sarili mong utot,.isip muna bago dada,.kung ayaw mo sa pinas e mas ayaw na niya sayo,.america mo mukha mo!
I couldn’t beleive that your a filipino.. some of your speech maybe true. But why you have to bash , send negative comments.
You have a master who told u this , who told u that. Did your master tell you how to be a Nice person.. ?
Sbagay Nasty means disgusting . Horrible etc.
Siguro narape ka ng kano diyan kaya ka puro negative.
Poor you..
See your dirt first or your a dirt itself.
The truth will set you free. Masakit pero totoo.
AMININ.
Dear co filipinos,
In my own opinion, I really think that comments like these from other filipino strangers brought up abroad should just be considered. And you know what these comments are opportunity turned upside down because we all can learn and make positive changes in our country. We must do our best so then there is progress. If everytime there is a negative comment and we react, then w cant make progress. We will only make enemies by defending ourselves because yes these are true realities. So lets make changes and do the best we can. We have a long way to go. NOW first each of us must be self disciplined as well. I have travelled the world a lot and can always adjust but there is a way to do it. Work your way to change right from your own home. I do it always everytime I visit the Philippine so wouldn´t you. Lets all make changes the way we think. We can welcome both positive and negative comments and work from there. Thanks for readng this. Leticia
Ang article na heto ay may katuturan. Imbis na magalit tayo sa mga negatibong marka ng awtor sa ating bansa, hikayatin natin ang ating mga sarili na magbago para sa ikakabubuti ng ating bansa. Lahat tayo ay mga opinyon sa mga bagay – bagay na dapat natin irespeto. Ang isa sa mga negatibong aspeto nating mga Pilipino ay hindi tayo marunong tumanggap ng mga negatibong marka na ating naririnig o nababasa at imbis na pagtuunan ng pansin ang orihinal na mensahe ng manunulat ay inaatake natin ito na di man lang natin iniintindi ng lubos. At sa mga Media, eto lang ang mensahe ko, wag ninyo paikutin ang mga isipan ng masa, dahil alam naman natin na “TV Ratings” din ang nangingibabaw sainyong listahan ng mga pinakaimportanteng gawin, ginagawa ninyong kawawa ang mga kababayan nating hikaos sa buhay, minamanipula ang mga damdamin ng mga tao.Tila nawalan tayo ng nasyonalidad dahil sa mga ideyang pinapalaganap ninyo sa mga telibisyon at mga radyo At sa aking mga kababayan, ang pagbabago ay nagsisimula sa ating mga sarili, hindi sa tulong ng social networking sites, mga media, o mga sikat na artista o pulitiko, kundi sa ating mga sarili. Salamat sa inyong taos – pusong pagunawa at respeto.
It’s so typical of Anti-Pinoys to react to ANY SH!T that belittles and demeans Filipinos and the Philippines by holding out their empty plate and saying: “Can I have some more, sir?”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Honestly, the fact that Nasty took the time to write this long e-mail just shows how in need of attention he is. “Oh, this is the last time you’ll hear from me.” Wish we didn’t hear from you AT ALL.
Stating all the country’s problems is a useless endeavor. Nasty’s solutions to them are even more so. It’s not that easy. I’m not going to pretend to laugh about how silly this is. The truth is, he’s right. But unless you’re part of the solution, then you’re part of the problem.
The worst part was the “magdusa kayong lahat” part. Nasty, it’s probably for the best that you stay away because it seems like even us lowly Filipinos have more class than you.
Remember, life is a boomerang. You get what you give. Sooo, good luck to you. 🙂
xx
You’re right on that one, Nasty got it all
banged on to the dot, all he wrote about the Philippines is true, no denying that, guilty as charged. There’s also no denying
that he’s the biggest hypocrite ever. Lecturing about crab mentality,what he just did was a classic example of the art of dragging down people, or in this case pushing one over the mud, then kicking him while he was down. That self serving jerk IS
not part of a solution, and with his closing, ‘magdusa kayo’, clearly proves he
was just part of the problem.
This guy Nasty is histrionic. One who needs a lot, yes! I mean a lot of attention. Bragging about being an American and talking shit about Filipinos. Undeniably, what he said just hit us right through on the head but it doesn’t give him the right to badmouth one’s country just because he’s an American citizen now. After all, he was a Filipino and even if how much he brags about being an American, he can’t just suck out his Filipino blood. haha
“An ex-Filipino, J. Anastacio”. Well, cheers to you and be merry Anastacio coz people laid eyes on you.
They said the grass is always greener on the other side? Is it?
Ang diatribes ni “Nasty”(fictional nome de plume character or not) is actually a self-criticism” of the Filipino Society, as a whole.
To know thy faults, one has to recognize it first..to own up, and act on it. Most of us Filipinos kasi, are so good at denial. We do not weigh the “pros vs cons” of our actions..we never “reflect”. It has to do with the “Bahala na” mentality. As the saying goes: “Have you looked at the mirror, lately?”
Totoo lahat ang mga “sinabi” niya. Truth after all, does hurt..
Maraming dysfunctionalities ang Filipino. We mostly talk of “change” all the time, but nothing happens (you would read that, althroughout this blog). We never act up, and back up our rhetorics. Talk is indeed, cheap.
Ke sa ayaw nating maniwala o hindi…may mga kagagawan din tayo, kaya nagkaganito ang Pilipinas..
We are all COMPLICIT..we are All INVOLVED, to the downfall and the subpar world standing of our once proud and beloved country.
Lahat tayo ..may KASALANAN sa katayuan ng Pilipinas.
Appreciating how he has so much to say on what can be done to improve the country. Still, he’s still one of those who gave up on the Philippines and chose to stick himself on what he sees as a “pedestal”. Such a shame, those vision could’ve gone somewhere more helpful.
Ayan, katulad nyan, ingles ng ingles, nsaan ang “Pinoy Pride” (na ingles pa rin…) dyan? O ang pagtangkilik sa sariling atin? Tsaka, wala namang basagan ng trip, respeto sa komento! Sa mga pagtatalo nyo na yan, lalong mas napaghahalataang “kanya-kanya” ang sistema ng Pinoy. Maipilit ang gusto o ang katwiran! Tsk. Kawawa tayong lahat kapag ganyan ang pag-iisip ng bawat pinoy. Kawawa ang kinabukasan ng mga anak natin at ng anak ng anak natin.
Kahit paano, may punto si “Nasty” dun s sinabi niyang mga obserbasyon niya. Yun naman kasi talaga ang realidad. Yun talaga ang makikita nating sa araw araw na buhay sa Maynila. MAYNILA ha, sabi ko Maynila. Ang masasabi ko, subukan din nyang puntahan ang ibang pang isla din, para makita din nya ang totoo namang magandang bahagi ng ating bansa.
Sa bahagi naman ni benign0, o sa kung sino sumulat sa artikulo, at sa iba pang nasasaktang Pilipino dahil sa sinabi ni “Nasty”, tingnan natin ang lahat sa isang positibong pananaw. Natural sa ating mga mamamayan ang ipagtanggol ang ating lahi at bansa, pero sana, (gaya nga ng nasabi ni Nasty) gawan natin ng paraan o ng pangmatagalang solusyon ang suliranin ng atin bayan. Kulang ang puro salita lang. Dapat may pag gawa na. Huwag na nating ipasa pa sa susunod nating henerasyon ang problema natin ngayon. Gawan na ng aksyon.
Ang mga sinulat ko ay pawang obserbasyon at sariling pananaw lang din lamang.
I agree with Mr. Nasty’s observations. Most are very true, sad to admit but they are the realities that our nation faces. I believe the best response to his commentaries would be CHANGE. We should prove him wrong. We should show him that our country is not as hopeless as it seemed when he described it. Also, he should have tried to travel more parts of the Philippines, there are many places that are not as ‘nasty’ as he described. Take Palawan, Davao and Boracay as examples
“Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinangalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan.” actually iba na ngayon.
Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinangalingan ay SA IMPYERNO ANG HANTUNGAN.
puro ka dada….wala ka namang maitutulong diba?
di ka ata tinuruan ng magulang mo na kung wala ka rin namang magandang sasabihin eh STFU ka nlng?
Son, a better advice: YOU should STFU because you’re totally missing the point, right?
If this article is true, this is my message to nasty:
Please don’t even dare to tell that you have a blood of a Filipino, I will be ashamed, disgusted and petrified to call you as my kababayan..
Someone here is totally butthurt…
Yes I am totally and will never approved those kind of attitude. Actually Americans should be ashame of him also, because Americans are more into solutions than bad mouthing others…
If you consider criticism as ‘badmouthing’, then you have issues.
What will be my issues??
lahat ng pinoy dinamay mo?
tsaka pinagmamalaki mo citizenship mo sa america?
well i tell you dipshit….gawa gawa lng ng tao yan
san ka ba pinanganak?
san ba nagsimula lahi mo?
tanungin mo muna yan sa sarili mo bago ka magsalita ng kung ano-ano.
kung ganyan ka umasta eh di sana nagpresidente ka nalang ng smokey mountain, total punong puno rin naman ng basura yang utak mo
isang malaking FU! with manners! ahaha
Sorry, since you’re laughing, you’re crying inside because Mr. Nasty’s words are the truth.
Congratulations, son. Because you just went FULL RETARD with what you wrote.
KEK
? the F are you saying to my comments pea brain?
affected ka ba sa mga sinabi ko or papansin ka lng?
siguro ikaw si nasty?
hindi to advice bobo, di mo alam ang comment?
nakapagvisit na ba sa other states ng usa si nasty aside from LA?cause i swear there are polluted rivers, nasty dump sites, hellish traffic, crappy toilets, etc. sa usa..plus di ba california’s former governor was an action star who’s not even a real american just like he is?plus plus when it comes to education..how about those brutal killings by kids sa mismong school nila?plus plus plus when it comes to corruption..it’s a world wide epidemic..i may not be proud of what’s going on in my country but i’m a proud filipino..proud of my culture and heritage..mr.nasty, papers lang pagiging american mo pero the blood running in your vein is and will always be filipino blood..kaya nga kuhang kuha mo crab mentality ng mga filipino 🙂
observation ko kay nasty….ummmm
just a fcking faggot whinning about everything
So says the one who is a whiner as well…
Try going abroad and seeing everything so nice and orderly and coming back here.
feeling kano/kana na siya porke nabigyan ng citizenship? hoy sa mata ng diyos pare-pareho lng tayong lahat…. Tanga!
Sorry sir, ngunit mas TANGA ka because of your stupidity.
Son, you just went FULL RETARD with what you wrote.
? the F are you saying to my comments pea brain?
affected ka ba sa mga sinabi ko or papansin ka lng?
siguro ikaw si nasty?
hindi to advice bobo, di mo alam ang comment?
ikaw lng yung retarded dito tanga
I don’t think god would very much appreciate being used in such a vulgar manner.
Haha. Si NOYPI pa ang nagalit. can’t even throw your garbage properly, speaking like you’re on stage in an elevator, jaywalker, wall pisser, sidewalk spitter, builder of houses in property not your own, sidewalk occupier, payer of tongs, elector of tonggress, horn blower, speed demon, line cutter, party goer, karaoke singer in a tent in the middle of the street, parker of cars on the sidewalk, smoker in jeep, always open palms, what else did i miss?
Nasty is very correct on his observations on the Philippines. We, educated Filipinos, have the same comment as his actually. But, Nasty does not seem to understand what’s the reason why people hate him… The reason why people hate him is not because of the things he said about the Philippines in general, but because he is a know-it-all a$$h0le.
Hey Nasty, you are correct about the Philippines in general. On your reply you pointed out a lot of things about the Philippines, which shows you are missing the point. People were not irked by your facts about the Philippines. We are irked and annoyed by your character.. classless, a$$hole, annoying, & stupid.
OH MY!!!…OH MY!!!…Filipinos are really “balat sibuyas”. They are VERY SENSITIVE to criticism…is this just frustration or ignorance?
neither..it’s called being human
Its called being Filipino. Even Nasty is not exempt. It started when his friend Pedero wrote an article ridiculing him for complaining about regular stuff (possibly in confidence). Some friend Pedero turned out to be. No surprise, Pedero is a Filipino after all, just trying to “diskarte” his next article at his friend’s expense.
Where is Pedero now? Nobody remembers him. Its Nasty’s article which stood the test of time.
after reading most comments here… i say we really do need to educate our people. You we’re right nasty
You will ‘educate’ our people? For what reason and what is your credential to say that?
A course in “voter education” is long overdue for the majority of the people but of course it will never happen because that will potentially rock the boat over the entire crime syndicate called the PH government.
Hello.Nasty guy….yong lahat sinasabi ko..mind you ,sa bandang huli…kakanin…mo rin yan…all my families & extended family members,…worked @US as Drs..RNs PTs OTs Teachers are now are all retired n bcame US ctizens…& now went back to the Pinas..enjoyed der retirements..feelin’ rich…(coz all der properties are all still der.)….KASI DITO SA TATE KONG, AASA KA SA YONG PENSION O SS BEFEFITS…SA TOTOO LANG ISA kang POOR AMERICAN…PORO PUBLIC AID…ang dating…..pero pag sa pinas ..puede kang Dual citizen…den u can afford to hire..nurses..drive
r..at 1or 2 kasambahay. ….Makatulong ka pa sa kapya ko
pinoy…sa totoo lang 3rd class US citizen ang dating natin..at sa mukha /ilong natin..black n white ..pinoy parin tayo…papel lang ….yan….kaya think first bfore say against urself….ha ha ..
Ouch,its true,wished he also sees the good side of philippines,i guess US failed to teach him good manners,anyways after all when we are due here on earth our citizenship and passport will no longer matter,
Long live the Filipinos!
By your logic, it doesn’t really matter if you were born as a Filipino. You can be who you want to be.
If that’s how “Nasty” feels about his native country then I guess it’s really better for everyone that he’s not counting himself as a Filipino anymore. If he really has no love for his heritage then it’s his choice to make and we won’t do any better if anyway if we had a hater among ourselves.
Filipinos do have a lot of issues to deal with and I personally would not take it against anyone to migrate elsewhere for a better life. But to say “let’s get our act together and prove Nasty wrong” are missing the point. We improve our situation FOR OURSELVES, not to play to the tune of others, especially haters.
That said, a lot of people who cling on to their race or nationality for a sense of worth do so because they don’t have much going for them. I suspect this guy has a lot of issues too. At one point he’ll realize some Americans are “more equal” than others, hopefully that doesn’t depress him but rather puts him to his senses.
yes, I do agree with nasty… but. he’s an ex-filipino? is there really an ex-filipino? pwede bang palitan ang dugo at family background/ancestry ng isang tao? tama siya, dapat na may gawin ang lahat ng mga Pilipino para sa ikauunlad ng bansa, pero siya, ano ba ang nagawa o kaya niyang gawin para mabago ang mga nakita niya? magpalit ng nationality? just saying…
Red, sa tingin ko isang filipino yan si Nasty at dahil hinde niya natupad makahanap nang asawang Pinay na Waray eh siniraan ang Pilipinas.
Sa tingin ko si Nasty:
1. Hinde nakatikim ng pagmamahal at pagtatalik sa isang Puting Amerikana na babae
2. Na-frustrate at nagpunta sa Pilipinas pero Bigo pa rin sa pag-ibig ng isang Waray na Pinay
Stop talking about your Zen Master. Looks like you never learn a thing or two about Buddha-nature.
How can you tell someone to STOP where the main source of the article dates back in year “2000” that freakin 15 years ago dude!
I still think that the bottomline of it all is that Mr Nasty is frustrated with his lovelife
– Not able to elope with a White American Female
– Flew back to Philippines in search for a Waray Filipina Girlfriend
– Not able to struck a Lovelife ended up Berating Philippines
First thing first..we all agree that as a nation & as the people of this beautiful nation-we have problems and we have lots of it. The biggest issue we have is RECOGNIZING and ACCEPTING these problems, When we come to our senses and start to accept and recognize these problems, only then we can start the process of CHANGE.
The article was written almost 15 years ago, it was true then and more true-er today. Have we done anything to improve upon on any issue/problem that Nasty mentioned? WHY IS THAT?
Nasty has a point that we do have a lot of cleaning up to do both in character and the environment but the way he said it is very belittling to filipinos. He doesn’t need to sound like an A-hole to point out whats wrong with this country. We get it. We need to change but for him to rub it in our faces and how he is spending “dollars” speaks a lot of his character. he can do yoga all his wants and keeps his silence and listen to his zen master’s advice but not all the meditation in the world will change him for what he really is. An arrogant, egoistic man who doesn’t really give a rat’s ass who he steps on as long as it makes him look good.
Nasty is no better, he too has that “Ako Muna” and crab mentality attitude in him, if you know what I mean.
I certainly believe in a lot of points Mr. Nasty had enlighten us. Im damn worried too about all the crimes that have been hapening and nothing had been done. But my take is this, what is He doing? What are all the whiners doing to help their fellow men and country? Nothing. Its funny but the truth is, Nasty does not have any right to whine for he has not done anything. He is just a loser who clings to a country which has more riches and would give him comfort. He is just a fly sucking juice from a ripe sweet fruit. To Nasty, even how much you deny it, Filipino blood runs through you. Poor you.
lol. I wish all the Americans would see Nasty as a real American. I bet when white people would look at him he would just be the trying hard Asian. My message to Nasty, “You will never belong Nasty, because your genes dictate that you aren’t American, you are a Filipino no matter how repulsed you are with that fact.”
kung wala kang kasaysayan ay wala kang saysay! Tinakwil mo ang dugong nananalaytay sa iyong ugat, tila tinakwil mo ang buhay ng iyong mga ninuno, nariyan ka kung saan ka ngayon dahil sa iyong pagiging pilipino, well kung ayaw mong ikatuwa ang pagiging pilipino, wag kang oumunta dito, hindi ka kailangan ng bansa upang umiral, at bakit may ginawa ka na ba para sa bansa? Tila isang kalembang ka lang na nagngangangawa ng walang dahilan
Let’s not say na wala kang saysay kung itatakwil mo and lupang kinagisnan mo — but you do have to sqaure up with your identity sometime, at kung ayaw mong harapin kung sino ka, instant problem, kulang na lang e hot water.
Just ask Jose Garcia Villa.
I am Filipino and I love my country. But that does not make what Nasty said about the Philippines less true.
If you want to make a difference and change things, do what is right even if others don’t. I am 40 years old and have never succumbed to bribery or bribed others for my benefit, as a matter of fact I find it shameful.
I know it sounds naive and simplistic, but it’s true, the only way we can make things better in this country is by choosing to do what is right.
As for Nasty, it’s probably not polite to whine while someone tours you around his country, especially if the best thing he can offer was personally beneath your standards. You don’t have to sugarcoat, we know what makes our country suck, you can still be honest but have tact.
Thank you anyway for being spot on, I see this too everyday but choose to stay and try to make a difference even if I am alone or only a few of us take on this mission. We will try to keep this “sinking ship” afloat. 🙂
Maraming mahuhusay na pinoy pero mas pinili ang manahimik na lang sapagkat ayaw bigyan ng chansa ng mga naka-pwesto sa kaisipang mahihigitan sila nito at iyan ang pinaka masamang ugali ng pinoy ang ayaw masapawan ng mas mahusay sa kanya, kaya masdan natin mga naka-pwesto pare-parehas ng istilo mga duhapang at ganid sa kapangyarihan.
AMEN…
I’m amusing why some self-professed Filipinos here, Pinoy or Anti-Pinoy, are confused if this article by Nasty should be considered as a back-handed insult or constructive criticism. It’s like anyone should get confused if they consider a white supremacist saying that blacks should get their sh!t together as constructive criticism.
Correction: *It’s* amusing…
You cannot blame the person, comparing being a Filipino and being Americanized, I would rather choose the latter. But hey, nasty, saying “Magdusa kayo” is an unfair comment. After all, this is your homeland, you shouldn’t be adding insult to the injured. I know you wouldn’t want bad karma paying you a visit.
Regarding the problems of the Philippines, it’s not like anyone heard of these issues before. And it’s not like Nasty gave an innovative solution to anything. So I don’t understand why anyone would consider what he said as anything but smug putdowns, much less as constructive criticism.
Correction: anyone *never* heard…
Eye-opening. I am in agreement with almost everything he said about the Philippines, minus the sheer arrogance, gleefully critical spirit, and ivory-tower disposition. My position is more like that of a bewildered brother; while loving his siblings, hates their ways enough saying, “Why won’t you change?”
Nasty is right in his observations, however, spitting out vile from a foreign country to your own (while somehow in self-denial that you came there) is not my idea of how to live life.
Most of the comments here prove Nasty’s point. Tsk tsk. Hopeless na talaga ang Pinoy.
Nasabihan ka lang ng litanya ng mga problema ng Pilipinas (na kayang gawin ng KAHIT KANINO), ang reaksyon mo naman: ANG GALING GALING MO! IDOL!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Nasty just enumerated a laundry list of Philippine problems which are common knowledge and are accepted by Filipinos and some people here treat it like he stood up to Kim Jong Un or something. 🙂
I wonder how much colorful comments this same article would get if it was published in Rappler or something.
I am an American and lived in the Philippines for nearly a decade, and I loved it. I went to school and worked for a while, and this country is beautiful! Los Angeles isn’t so great as well Nasty. Just because you stepped on US soil does not make you any better than anyone. To me, this guy just sounds bitter as fuck.
Ganun pla ang pakiramdam kapag mismo kalahi mo ang sya ng kumukutsya sayo masakit pero totoo ang mga nasabi nya. Hindi man sya lumaki at ipinanganak ba- Sa Pilipinas pero mulat sya sa mga katotohanan sa mga nabanggit nya-Tila tayong naninirahan mismo sa bayan natin ay isang mamamayang manhid na sa paligid na ating ginagalawan dahil Ito n ang ating kinamulatan.Manila ang salamin ng ating pagiging isang bayan dahil Ito ang pintuan kung saan unang bahagi ng ating bahay na unang masisilayan ng mga dayuhang bibisita sa isang bansa.kung baga sa sampung tama na ginawa mo isa ang Mali lahat parang Bali wala lahat.
he just said what he saw.. I cannot blame him if he embrace America rather than Philippines. What he said struck me and made me think over and over as I cannot say anything against his comments…they are all true…we just have to open our eyes…
Bet his Zen master never taught him about humility. LOL
Wow! I’m speechless, The email is filled with hatred and disgust..all I can say is that there’s no words to describe him, I feel bad for him because while he thinks that the country that he is claiming to be a citizen will eventually put him into a home for the aged and other people will take care of his s#*t, with the negative things identified by this person he just proves that he doesn’t have the guts to be a Filipino, Its not our loss if he disown his own country, we don’t need his opinion about our country, He think he is tough because he was able to survive living in another country hell that’s your Filipino blood of being resilient!
Does his American passport change the blood running thru his veins?
Pity him because he’s stuck in between two worlds.
Im sure he’s going thru hell trying to convince himself that he truly belongs there.
Pity him?
You should be envious. He had the guts to describe the country the way it should be described and not sugar coat it.
Soaring Sora we all effing know how bad it is. we sometimes turn our eyes blind shut coz we’d rather look into the positive part of it….but of course we still look into those problems…you should go find solutions and then share those ideas….or become a president and be strict and strong in implementing policies. yan kasi….mahilig tayong mag put down to the lowest level sa kapwa. crab mentality ika nga…..that gotta stop… all through the nine years i’ve lived in the US, i have not experienced being put down unlike how i was treated in the Philippines. dang i felt like i was hated so badly when i was there….but still i love my country…never will i ever turn my back away from her.
There isn’t a single thing that this nasty guy said that I don’t already know. And probably, Mr Benigno knows these as well. We let this nasty guy rub it in our faces, “kasi totoo naman eh”. But this nasty douche didn’t earn the right to say these things. He jumped ship. And now he’s mocking everyone he left behind. He’s a high and mighty douche whose only point of argument is “your country sucks” and “it’s awesome here in L.A.”. Oh, kudos for figuring it out, sherlock. You unlocked the key to our progress.
I couldn’t agree more! There’s really nothing in his email that we’re still not aware of. And since you seem to know it all, Mr/Ms. Nasty, why not give us solutions instead of stating problems that we’re already aware of?
Based on my experience, people who talk like these were merely trying to hide something. They want to appear high and mighty and wanna take it out on people who appears to be lower than them because maybe they’re being looked down on where they’re at.
I know Filipinos in different parts of the world who don’t act the way you do. Yes, they compare our country to other countries but not in the way you do.
Yes, you may have jumped ship but to the real Americans, you’re still a foreigner. I hope that through your experiences you will learn how to be humble and empathetic.
And oh, not everything your Zen master says should be taken as gospel. Don’t you know how to think on your own?! ;p
lmao! haha! good one!^^^
It’s been what…15 years, and every argument nasty had still holds true. This one hits close to home, “I am sure though that you are aware of those sordid details, but have grown accustomed to them.” I rant every now and then about the poor state of our country and even if you try to help a little, pay your taxes properly,lend a hand to your fellowmen in every way you can. Your little work doesn’t ripple until everyone starts to do his part. The lack of discipline and crab mentality among most citizens did the Philippines. Nasty was right to point things out the way he sees it, my only problem is he abandoned his country (or did he really? the way he’s so tuned with what’s going on makes me think he still cares and just saying he’s done with) when his country never abandoned him. Our government is not equal to our country. We just seem to forget that because of the bad culture in our politics that’s hard to eradicate.
This is a real crap to be discussed at school… can you give me the permission to print this and fest it my my students for discussion? This may fed our hungry brains…
By the way i admired nasty for being a true friend of ours (maybe because he is once a pinoy at heart)… he only speaks what we need to hear, am i right? So he is honest to us… he did not give us a kiss of a traitor by not saying what we want to hear (by the way we are not kids who love to hear praises only, lets nurture our morality please)…
For dero… nice! I thank you for making this conversation interesting… eventhough, i know you did not intend to post this just for ridiculing somebody who ridiguled us but to let everybody awaken their consciousness…
To everybody (agree or disagree)… think of this sometimes those who think insensitive are those ones who are sensitive… and if we feel sensitive abouy this matter then we are also insensitive…
God let us to be born as Filipinoes, so God may have a plan for us… Either to inspire all the nations on earth by the blessings he will be given to us because of being righteous… or to be a warning to all nations on earth as He will cast down His curse and punishment to us becquse of our wickedness… (it’s up to us!!)
I wonder if I approach this guy on the street, my face red and eyes blazing, then jab my finger on his chest and shout that he is a smug, self-righteous prick and that he should change? Would that make him change? Would he even absorb my words? Because his lengthy harangue of an article feels exactly like that. Worse, there are no original thoughts or solutions in there.
do you have any solutions ?
LMAO LMAO LMAO! HAHHA! ROFL….awwww. why’d you ruin the moment? haha! i like that simple yet strong reply. love you! :*
Oo totoo nga ang mga sinabi mo, pero t$#@ ina mo pa din! sabihin mo sa zen master mo ungas kayo pareho, dahil di ka niya tinuruan ng tama!
Hahahahahaha!!! #bestcomment!
This is a w3w. Just based on this comment you can already understand how confused he is but still bothers to post a comment.
LMAO! oh gosh my tummy hurts like crazy!
so what shall we do ?
Ok. Looks like everyone needs to get some context to why Nasty wrote this way. This is from the first part of Nasty’s email and it would be helpful to reread this part.
“My Zen master says, “Never fight fire with fire.” So, I sat in a lotus position, imbibed the ethereal qualities of cool mountain water and stoically resisted the temptation of answering back to defend myself in rebuttal of your article. I kept quiet while you and your readers had a charlatan holiday, dissecting and fanning sarcasm on my every comment about your country and your people.
I am not mad at you for writing that piece. I was never upset at any point, even after your readers from all over the world e-mailed in their two-cents’ worth. In fact, I found it rather amusing and carnival-like.
I even felt happy that people still came to the defense of your Philippines!
If you noticed, I now refer to the Philippines and Filipinos as your country and your people. Every time I went back there for vacation, my Filipino-ness always took the better of me (blame those damn green mangoes smothered with bagoong!) and made me forget that I am, in all reality, what you aptly called a “Little Brown American.” I have come to terms with my own identity- I am, after all, an American citizen carrying an American passport!
What precipitated my quick decision to sever my ties with your country (aside from your ***** of an article) were the Abu Sayyaf abductions (que barbaridad!), the Payatas-like downslide of the peso (eat your hearts out, I earn sweet American dollars!), the “devoid of conscience” graft and corruption in your government (this has gone on for the longest time-how shameful!), and lately, the stupid “Juetengate” and juicy but enraging “Boracay” mansion gossips. With all these, who would be proud to be a Filipino? Besides, to tell you frankly, those Erap jokes are no longer funny- they are passé and leave a bad taste in the mouth and heart. No Apology If I sounded brash and insensitive with the way I threw my comments, well, I cannot do any-thing about that because that is the way I am, and I offer no apology. Here, in America, you have to tell it like it is or you’ll never be taken seriously. I have learned to drop my “Pinoy sugarcoating” because out here, you get nothing done if you are meek and sweet and pa-api. Hindi puwede mag-Anita Linda dito!”
Basically the context is that Nasty is a dick and he admits it.
Speak for yourself.
hindi pwede rude all the time dito sa Texas. kaya you always hear don’t mess with Texas ika nga. if he has that attitude everywhere errrday….that nikka will get beat like he deserves to with bad disrespectful manners. you gotta be encouraging, share ideas to be better but you don’t gotta go on a long shit of shit. you’ll get fired on the spot if you give an attitude. being fired will be bad in his record and employers don’t like that.
“You cant smell the odor of your house unless you smelled the others”.
So i need to do something for my house. Or just leave and live on the better one which is not mine?
If i will stay, i must do for the better.
And if I leave, do I need to shout out that my former house is that bad. Insult and put it down?
My master thought me to be humble
UP!
To the hopes of that nasty boy will read your comment. We know that already. No need to turn on that shitty mouth. The level of arrogance exceeded the ceiling.
taught*** Oliver tell your master to teach you good words aigght my home dawg. i almost got confused
Thank you so much sir. I stand corrected.
Mr.NASTY, everything you said is true about OUR country, but everything you learned from your zen master is too much not very ZEN.
You’re full of hatred and anger. Take a little bit of love and humility and and a dash of perspective when you go anywhere in the world .
You just might appreciate the value of what you have and what you think others should have too even more so what you think others might want to have too.
Way to go! A very long road for you to go unfortunately.
Love love love lang pag May time. I hope not everything in your heart is despicing all about us filipinos. Surely we are not as bad as you with an angry heart documented us about. Surely in your heart there’s that loads of green mangoes with bagong that will stay with you no matter how much you say you despise the place, the people, the government.
Try something else rather than zen. It’s made you really NASTY. Enjoy reading all this hateful comments that you deserve too.
(I am born and raised in the Philippines who’s received education from the first American school in Asia, and in all honesty, I feel what Nasty feels — for the most part)
Here are my reasons:
1. My dad’s DAMA hasn’t been paid off at the moment. All the recipients have been lead on for years now. And although a court order has been released to pay off these poor employees, the senate objects to why the employers need to be paid that big of an amount. Those are my father and my father’s co-workers’ allowances over 30 or 40 or 50 years which hasn’t been given to them! So essentially it summed up an expensive total! Yet, if an issue so concerns politicians directly, no one objects and the money is dispensed almost immediately! HOW UNFAIR!
2. The government puts projects into realisation only if it benefit them. (Talk about having the chance to corrupt!)
3. Aren’t policemen supposed to protect it’s people?! Because on December 2014, I went to the police station with a friend to file a report on some stolen items. Instead of helping out, these senseless men asked me questions like mobile number, do I have a boyfriend, where is my boyfriend and other personal information not relevant to the reason we sought their help in the first place! That turned me off big time! What a shame!
4. Most businesses like to capitalize. Example over the top prices of commercial foods. To be specific, a known gourmet restaurant uses SAW DUST in spaghetti sauce in the hopes of a bigger profit and so much more similar things go around everywhere in the Philippines. I have once had my Nomad Diner and it didn’t matter at all to me if I get a minimal profit in exchange for serving high quality, healthy meals.
5. I could start writing so much — but I’d rather put my anger and frustrations in a nutshell to shorten this.
In my purest opinion, I think the reason why Pinoys come across as people who think of themselves only is rather a reaction for survival in essence rather than a characteristic.
I have known other Filipinos who are kind in spirit, but because we are all products of circumstance, the actual situation of our country has pushed it’s people over the cliff.
The government who is placed in position to think about it’s people’s welfare is selfishly concerned about personal gains. Consequently this act has switched on the survival mode of this country’s people. This is a fact at least for me, which I think politicians will never – ever understand!
Nonetheless, I will relentlessly pray that Philippines will have a chance further in the future to be a home capable of fulfilling the dreams of its inhabitants and their children.
did you go to a really good american school? i think you should’ve come back here and learned very good and better stuff. i think you know what im talking about chulo.
Nasty what you say is true but i don’t think you should have said those words in that way.. what if i told you family to die because (for example) you jaywalked on the streets (not the best example but you get the point right?) there is nothing wrong in sugar coating thing didn’t your mom or dad tell you something about respect? and i understand because you comparing the U.S. to the Philippine but be reminded that the U.S . is a first world country and the Philippines is a 3rd world i mean… It’s obvious that the U.S. is better that the philippine that’s the fact but it’s not even worth comparing HELLO try comparing the philippines to other 3rd world countries… because comparing it to a 1st world country is completely different… I just want to tell you that you NEED to learn RESPECT i don’t think just because you became an american citizen you’ve lost it. I’d doubt that… and fyi —-> i know a canadian citizen who ADORES the philippines and he wants to be a citizen… Kyle Jennerman search him in youtube and you’ll know the whole story
So you want him to sugar coat it?
A round of applause for mr Nasty!!! He is f******* right! Nothing good will ever happen to this shitty country. N-O-T-H-I-N-G!!! I’m so tired of working my ass off so I’d get a higher salary, but what pisses me off is the tax that is being chopped off from my pay. Yes, it’s mandatory. I know that and I’m willing to pay. But with all the politicians using it all up for their own interests sickens me to the bone. I worked hard for that money, but what did my country ever gave to me in return? Z-E-R-O… Well, not really. Just projects that are “half-cooked” if not, “badly cooked”.. I guess you, guys, know what I’m saying. This country is very disappointing and I’m tired of it. Well, Mr. Nasty is just very fortunate that he’s one of those few Filipinos who can work their way out of the country. Perhaps, mr Nasty could sponsor my stay in the States cause I badly need it as Im working my way out of this crappy country LOL im kidding but seriously of you can hahaha I kid.. Well, good luck to me getting out of this place..
Well congratulations and thank you Mr Nasty, you seem to have successfully “jump ship” but is obviously still very much concern about our country that you took the time to write that piece and point out our areas of opportunity.
You miss one thing about what you think you did good with choosing to be an American though. You may live more comfortably than we do, but you will never be truly be accepted and cared for there no matter how much you delude yourself. To Americans, you will always be this little brown Filipino guy who’s heritage surpasses whatever documents he acquired. Being born as a Filipino is not something that you can wash off, it’s in your blood and everyone will be able to see it through.
Oh and one last thing, you’re not merely stating facts in your letter. It’s dripping with sarcasm and hatred and facts that are tainted with emotion is bias. So what you say might be “all” true but it’s only your opinion, and being an American, it doesn’t mean much to us. So thanks but still go f$*% yourself.
I applaud you Mr. Nasty for being brutally frank, I feel a deep sense of pain you are hiding behind your rudeness, Thank you.
haha! lmao i like the not interested to know his problems.
There’s no need to rub it in our faces you arrogant piece of turd. What you are doing is no different from all that you’ve said. You say too much but do so little. Just help with actions and stop your blabbering because we already know everything that you’ve written.
Why so butt hurt? He doesn’t have to do anything, he doesn’t live there. But if you do live there, then why not get the sand out of your vagina and start doing something? You said you already know about everything he’s written. What’s stopping you?
STFU you faggot. Stop whining nonsense. Place your brain in your head and not on your dick so your conversing skill will be better.
Uh oh! I think I might have struck a nerve right there.
Are you one of those starstruck ignoramus the email described? You must be if you’re feeling so strongly about it.
I like how you just went straight for a personal attack instead of actually addressing my comment. That is such a typical Filipino thing to do.
faggot 🙂
“Hoy mga “Kumag”, kulang na lang ninyo, ipako sa Krus si “Nasty””…tama naman ang sinasabi niya. Bakit hindi ninyo aminin na may mga Filipino na ganyan: dumb, dull, stupid, star struck ignoramuses”…”Bato bato sa langit, ang tamaaan ay huwag magagalit”…
Isa ka na dun.
@missanonimity:
“Kasama ka rin…dalawa tayo”…
Mag solo ka. Nandadamay ka pa ng iba eh post more naman yun. Tanga.
@missanonimity:
Mas tanga ka…ayaw mong aminin, nasakyan pa ang kumag…
haha.. walang kwenta. ititigil ko na to 😉
Because that’s the Filipino way, is it not?
When a problem is pointed out, receive it as an insult and focus on being butt hurt instead of actually doing something about the problem.
If all those replying expressing their outrage on the internet instead did something like picking up a piece of garbage from the street, imagine how much better your place will be.
But no, it’s better to just show your butt hurt online while looking away from the real problems.
100% with what u just said dude.whenever our “filipino pride” gets hurt most of us go online with “puppy-dog-eyes” for pitty..shame..
P.S. – love your name dude 😉
I agree with you. I love my country but, good Lord, their ultranationalism is misplaced and misguided. Being keyboard warriors, they even throw down, asking me to come over to their place for a fist fight. For me, that’s asking for trouble, for I’m sure they’ll shit their pants when faced with an actual situation. And I agree with my older brother when, at some point in the past, he once said, “yan ang sakit ng pinoy. they get all butthurt at dinidibdib nila, instead of acting on it, and do their part to solve the country’s problems.”
True, agree to that!!
Its all true, agree to that!
Kudos to Nasty for having said what needed to be said in the best way I have seen. No sarcasm. He cussed and criticized a lot but what he said was not entirely bullshit.
Hundreds of similar articles like this have been written, all screaming to the Philippines, “WAKE UP”. sadly, it seems all that those articles have accomplished is for highly opinionated netizens/readers to give everyone a piece of their minds. They would type away furiously with not-so-logical arguments, send said comment and pat themselves on the back feeling like they have accomplished something. I myself am very well guilty of this despite knowing that the job doesn’t end there. That was only step 1: Recognizing the problem. I don’t see anyone excited to get to step 2 and start to remedy these situations.
I am often bothered by a question which I know everyone of us should ask ourselves more frequently: What can I do about this?
ummmm okay? And? I don’t care if you’re effing related to the US president, but I’m paying my taxes too so you ain’t all that coz you’re a whiny little kid who hasn’t been laid in so long that’s why he’s acting up and moody. He just needed some head too but no one wants to give him shit coz I know he’s ugly as fuck. Nobody likes nasty attitude Das why this nigga can’t get hot chicks. He has tiny weenie and again that’s why. Y’all wonder why he actin up. Well the best thing about being a Permanent resident in the US is not needing to go do lame boring jury duty. Y’all should know this bitch nigga’s ass be having kalyo (callous sorry if I misspelled that in Filipino, I haven’t taken Fipino subject in almost 9 years) every dang year. And his Weenie gets tinier errrrr dang ass year. And….That’s why nobody wanna get this bitch nigga laid. This “Nasty” kid having BIG nasty attitude. He ain’t real American -___- wth. Aiight home dawgs…. Let’s chill our heads and just go island hopping coz I miss going to beach it’s freaking 47 degree Fahrenheit in Texas rn and I’m missing the balut, isaw, kikiam, fishball, toknene, halo-halo, Jollibee, Chowking. Hay naku naglalaway na ako. I can make some toknene but I miss the days eating by the alley, at streets chatting with random peepz. I miss the happy Filipinos as if they don’t have problems when they laugh lol. Philippines is unique that’s why I miss her so much even the things I used to do. The mountains even though I only see them in pictures. The cakes over there are suuuuper delicious! Idk how y’all make em but ughhhhh I just miss my Philippines y’all.
How exactly is Nasty not a “real American,” as compared to yourself? Just asking.
Lol. Chill nikka. I’m not saying I’m all good and perfect and all that sort. I know I’m being hypocrite for those iffy words I said about him. He He’s fake coz his blood isn’t even American blood. That’s just by law and what not. His moral etiquette is zero. He’s a barbarian who doesn’t know his moral values. See, I shouldn’t have said anything here about him I’m being a hypocrite but come on. He’s so yabang and full of himself. What’s different between him and i. Well I have forgotten that quote Jose Rizal said before about being worse than a malansang isda. We both have experienced the American life but the difference between him and I is that my love for my country and him being a hater of my country. My fellow Filipinos DO NOT deserve those trashy words. I don’t need to know those things that I already know. Give me guidance on how I should improve myself. All of my fellow Filipino and I know dang too well about those things. They know more than this nasty guy and I know about the life in the Philippines. The Philippines had its glorious days back in the day. I’m just a student and you can be my professor. You and I respect each other and that encourages me greatly for me to make you proud as your student. Guide me through all the things I have yet to know about the field of my career. Of course you would pin point about the things I’ve done wrong, you would do it with love, empathy, and encouragement. A great professor won’t find time to put down his student with harsh words, yelling cuss words. He will waste every second relentlessly encouraging me, teaching and guiding me. Pushing through and being a good example of who I should be like. There’s a quote that says A student is a reflection of the professor hopefully I jotted it right but it’s something like that. I know I didn’t answer your question. But I wish everyone should know…..no one deserves these harsh put downs. it’s unnecessary.
Oh oh! Hold up….one thing more,…. the difference between me and him is that I’m prettier and sexier and he’s an ugly ex-Filipino
Texan, good you know you’re a hypocrite. I suggest you read the entire article again.
Borrowing Nasty’s words. Good luck! (You need it.)
quaintrelle……sweetheart baby chicka bow wow bae…you may be perfect and shit but…..look i don’t have time to read those nasty words coz i know i have nastier words than he does. i don’t want to waste my time saying those shitty stuff plus i know they’re not important if you love negativity and shit so be it go make you some sandwhich coz there’s no room for negativity. i’d rather sit in class and listen to people with righteous minds. be influenced by their justifying ideas and then hopefully be able to share them…i don’t need your luck and i don’t need his shitty blah blah blah words okay coz that would be bad idea. i’d rather sit and listen to Obama’s boring speeches than read nasty words just to bash people down to the lowest level. that’s not right. talk down on people? what for? i’d rather go miles to find answers to problems. you need nasty words? hell nahhh! im not you to need that shit. you probably do coz you’ve got so much time for negativity
;D
“You think barangay, not national. Hello, everybody else around the world is thinking global! Europe is unshackling her national boundaries while you are building fences around your nipa huts” I like this part, it shows how individualistic we are, yeah why do we even need barangays anyway? as a matter of fact it’s not really even effective, only few of the barangay officials are really dedicated and hardworking, most of them just want to make a lot of money from the people, and the local police depends their jobs on the tanod, same with tanods depending their jobs on the police… we must remove our individualistic mentality because that in the root of our poor life
Wasn’t it that Asian countries were scared of the Philippines during Pres Marcos’ regime? It doesn’t take over night for the Philippines to just change or make 360 degree looking very good. It was once a very great country and I still do believe it is a beautiful country. Instead of putting down other nations, it should be encouraged. The people don’t deserve to slapped with those words. Each and everyone of them know too well more than what he knows. I’ve lived in the Philippines I still remember how hard my family’s life was. I’ve been a backslider Christian. My Mentor, she’s white and a native in Texas has never a single time did she ever talked down on me. She never slammed all the bad things I’ve done in face. She remained relentless in encouraging to walk in my faith, read my Bible so that it will guide me. Put downs on others are not important. Why waste your time writing super long description of all sorts when those seconds should’ve been used to encouraged other Filipinos. I don’t know. I think he’s put downs were not important. Those hateful words were unnecessary. I may look hypocrite for saying stuff about him but see, someone who may be sick shouldn’t be discouraged that he/she will no longer have a chance to get well. I wish he should’ve been humble because he’s been blessed to be able to live a better life than others who shouldn’t be blamed because they’re unemployed and live off of dump site.
Take his words as encouragement in the form of a reality check.
i agree…but there are other ways to encourage others. of course tell about the bad results that an idea may lead to and the good results it could also…..having options will be good but don’t stay negative all the time to the extent of bashing nasty words people don’t need to know and should’ve be wasted time and effort for.
I agree! Kudos to u. Nasty will eat his words when time comes.Grey hair on his head will come and his filipino root will hound him. BABALIK KA RIN!
Most of what he said were “Nasty”, sad but unfortunately true. To some extent I do agree, However him denying his pinoy roots and upholding his American citizenship, shows one of the most pinoy characteristics… balimbing. Again, sad but true.
“Nasty” reminds me of The Walking Dead’s The Governor. A smart fellow but a total douche. That one guy you’ll love to hate. That one guy who’ll say what you don’t WANT to hear but you NEED to. My Zen master says, “a hurtful truth is better than a comforting lie.” I agree with his factual observations but completely disagree with the elitist diva attitude (*snaps* na-ah, you din’t!). I wonder, what if he landed on Canada’s soil instead, eh? Um okay, maybe except Quebec, French-Canadians can be nasty too and we don’t want baby doll Nasty speaking hurtful truth in French 😛
Love you Nasty:) You read my mind — thoughts I could have written myself, had I the talent for it:)
“One cannot easily see the dirt in one’s eye.” – YES INDEED!!!
Ronald Reagan – actor and former US president
Clint Eastwood – actor and former mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Arnold Schwarzeneger – actor and former California governor
Al Franken, Ben Jones, Fred Grandy and a lot more. They are artors turned politicians of US of A.
One of the most profitable illegal drug market in the world.. Applause to the USA! clap! clap! clap!
American engineering companies hire Filipinos to design their infrastructures because w3 are more efficient than their engineers.
How many times has he visited the Philippines? And how much dud he spend? I have visited USA for so many times, spent my money there, well, they owe me for helping their economy as well?
Matandang mayaman madaling mamatay.. oh, i was the youngest in our team and gave directions to old american engineers, yup!!!
There are lots of areas in LA that are stinky, crowded, and poluted with rowdy gangs. Have fun. Crimes in LA has been the major problem of SoCal. Hope that he will not become the next victim.
He might only able to visit Metro Manila and never get the chance to visit other parts of the country. Just let me know if he needs more budget to travel other beautiful places, I will be so willing to give him.
The thing is, there is no perfect nation. Even 1st world countries like the USA are facing problems. His words serve as wakeup call to all of us, but hey, he should face the mirror so he could see the dirt in his eyes.
Haha! I like this….
I like ur response…#bullseye
Seems like you’re a very accomplished individual. Bet you can’t do that here with our palakasan system in everything.
Irrelevant. The post is in-regards to the current state of the country and not how it fares with others.
irrelevant? lmao uhhhhh. go make me some sandwich Jose!
why were you all fighting over this? instead of arguing over this why don’t we try to be a better person first. if we want progress then we should start with ourselves. come on, will all of your rubbish words do any good to anyone? or even to yourself? come on, stop… it’s not going anywhere…
And all he did was to go abroad.
so let’s see… a guy who wants nothing to do with the Philippines gets to criticize?
1 what has he done for the philippines? he’s talking as if he’s attempted ANY public service for his ex-countrymen.
2 what has he done for the US? admittedly the US is a better financial state, has more economic growth, better TV and entertainment options. but what has he actually contributed over there? right now it just seems like the most he did for his new country is to file for a green card, but he acts as if he was the one who made that country into what it is. all i see is a freeloader who got a free pass to a more financially rewarding country.
3 if he had any balls to stick to this country and made it as good as he thinks it could have been, then we wouldn’t be in these dire straits. but like many like him, just an “american junior”, i see someone who has quit on his country. he talks about crab mentality, and that’s exactly what i see from him and people like him.
What i can say to any Filipino who’s ever criticised the philippines is – What have you done for your country? This is not something where you just throw money at the problem and it’ll go away. this is something that needs total effort to be solved. we don’t need Filipino quitters who leave at the first sign of discomfort, we need someone who will stick it out through the end. We need people who will help build the nation, not someone waiting for a free handout.
i’ll tell him this, though. he’s welcome to leave anytime. the less people like him are in this country, the better.
Does one need to have actually-physically done to the Philippines in order for them to complain about the situation in the Philippines?
I have not served my country in a way you implied. I have, however, paid my taxes, follow the rules of this country, shared some of my blessings to the needy, and helped some who aren’t really needy. But what I’ve done is besides the point really. I am, by all means, even if I didn’t pay any tax at all because, probably I am unemployed, a Filipino – and, therefore, subject to all rights and privileges of being a Filipino. And last time I know, this country is supposed to protect the right of free speech. He did not slander anyone. He spoke facts.
Contrary to your own opinion, people who speak their mind — like Nasty — is what this country needs! We are too meek. We allow these damn politicians and government officials trample our rights. The problem is that there are few people like Nasty who speaks their mind… as a result, people who would like to speak their minds think twice of doing so in fear that the person they referring to will get back at them.
Take the EDSA revolution for example, only when a small number of brave people gather to oppose the Marcos regime, did it become to a full scale revolution. As all revolutions go, it starts with a few brave souls.
I am not brave enough to start a revolution. Probably when someone braver than me will take charge and the numbers will start to grow, then I will most probably muster up the courage in me to join in on the revolution. Because that is what we need. *speaking hyperbole, of course*
In order for us to change, we need people who actually wants change — even if they don’t have actions to speak of, but at least they started with words. Revolutions didn’t happen on a whim – it started with people not happy with the current regime/system. It starts with mere mumblings/rants.
great that you pay your taxes! it is your duty after all. but just paying taxes obviously does not solve our problems, it’s like saying you’ll be a magna cum laude because you pay tuition.
my point is, he admitted to turning his back on the Philippines.That makes him NOT FILIPINO.. instead of helping this country, what does he do? leaves it and joins the US. well, the US, France, Singapore, those countries did not just happen. People had to work for it. instead, people like him tell us we’re so bad, but he is nothing but a visitor to the philippines now, and not one of us, like a rude house guest saying that your living room is ugly. Very american, i suppose.
the point of my statement is, EVERYONE knows that we have problems here. it takes no genius to understand that. I experience this traffic all the time, I can talk as much crap as him about this country if i wanted to. I’m just so dumbfounded why some are so at awe with his honesty, as if he’s the first person to say anything bad about the country. but he’s someone who’s “severed his ties” with the Philippines. I don’t like him, NOT because he said all of those things, but because as a citizen he turned his back on this country despite knowing that we need all the help in the world.
“like a rude house guest saying that your living room is ugly”
Looking at the issue on this light – yes, you have a point. I certainly wouldn’t want that to happen in my own house. 🙂
If you think about it, he probably cared about the Philippines. Cared enough that took he took the time to think about things that are wrong in the system.
My only guess is that his declaration of “severing his ties” is caused by the events before this reply of his was published. He probably gave up when the author publicly decried foul and Nasty was publicly (via online anyway) bashed and ridiculed. I think that’s the tipping point. Who doesn’t complain about the situation in the Philippines? After all his complaints were published here and he was lambasted by most (if not all) Filipinos for doing so, when his intention was for him to be heard — and probably someone to act on it? Not sure really. There could be reasons not known to us that lead to his action.
Granting it was not a patriotic move at all. He does NOT have the right anymore to give his opinion about our country, our situation. The fact remains, crap is still crap. Even if we hang Nasty upside down and drain every drop of his blood from his body. The situation did not change.
I don’t think people are awed by his honesty. I think those people, including myself, don’t think much about the messenger but the message. He said things we already know but it was still a great reminder to us all that we can do better. We have so much to do to change as a nation.
Let’s put this to a test: if it was your friend (100% Filipino – born and raised in the Philippines) said those comments, how do you think people would react?
My guess is that most of the people here would react the same way we reacted over Nasty’s comments with a little variation. The naysayers would most likely say:
1. Kung ayaw mo dito, umalis ka sa ibang bansa!
2. Ano nagawa mo sa pinas?
3. … and so on, and on, and…
My point really is that we could just take it as it is. Let’s be man enough to take a hit. It hurts but let’s all suck it up. Let’s try to change for the better. I can start on myself but I know I can’t do it alone. We need to act as a nation.
Someone (or something) has to be a catalyst to make that dream come true. I know I don’t have that answer. I am that strong of a person. But I recognize that these are problems that I am wishfully and desperately hoping that this will change soon.
nough said! i like that djv…. idk why nasty spent so much time with all those nasty words….when i should’ve used it to make an encouragement to my fellow Fiipinos….waste of effort tsk tsk tsk….I have not lived in the Philippines for almost 9 years but to severe my ties is just like taking a shit with all my guts inside coming out too. dang! i can talk shit about shitty stuff but it’s not worth it. id rather encourage….i can pin point some iffy things done…..instead of being negative just to purposely hurt someone isn’t worth the effort….i haven’t heard put downs from anyone in Texas, i mean they correct me & stuff but not to the extent of saying “you fucking shitty asshole! you’re dumb! don’t do that again you prick!”. No one needs to be talked down on like nasty’s. everyone knows very well how bad it is…the problem is there, now do the math and find solutions rather than waste time and talk down all.
Contrary to your own opinion, people who speak their mind — like Nasty — is what this country needs!
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Umm, I don’t think so. We have enough of Nastys in our midst. In this blog alone, those who have a ‘Nasty-like’ viewpoint are a dime a dozen. I would even hazard to guess a ratio of 10 to 2 in favor of people who have Nasty-like mentality. Even in the country, lots of Nasty-like people abound and most of them even have answers or solution to the problem.
Bottom line, what we need right now are people that have a lot to share in terms of what to do, what steps to take, what to avoid, what idea makes sense and what options do we have vis-a-vis the problems.
Umm. I think our frequencies are different about what I meant there.
Ok, that’s not the point anymore. But I do agree with you, Nasty or not, we do need people who can not only share ideas on what to do, but actually has the will to do it.
Maybe that someone is reading the blog now, who knows? I just hope that someone is already born and will start the wheels moving in the right direction as soon as possible. When that person comes, I will definitely support him/her.
I dream of a day when that comes.
YOu’re right Stinky….the leaders of the country are the ones who should start it….or not our generation can. A strong government system or strong execution of government policies can maybe a good start. im still hopeful for my Philippines.
I totally agree! Nasty, someday you’ll come here AGAIN and you’ll eat your words!
Look, someone here is butthurt and still wants to keep the status quo.
D ako stupid and dull so I won’t be affected by this
righteuos.
Hey Nasty, there’s more to add, “mayayabang”,”mapang-mata” ang mga Filipinos not like Singaporeans, Chinese and other asians I have met. Heavy traffic is everywhere because of “kayabangan ng mga pilipino na may sasakyan”. In terms of job, “mapang-mata ang mga pinoy sa kung ano ang trabaho mo”, not like in western. Superficial ang mga filipinos, mababaw ang kaligayan in short.
At sa america wala lahat ng sinabi nyo?
At least America had a better government system and even a good economic system and even better standard of living. At least they care for their own people and not playing victim to say the least.
kala ko governorr ng cali si Terminator….
Former, I think. At least he’s more…. competent.
As the other guy said, you’re comparing US celebrities turned-politician to our lawmaker (kuno) celebreties, some of whom list their honorary degrees as an educational accomplishments? That’s dumb.
Yeah right! your looking for credentials. What kind of educational background are you looking for??So you have nothing against the former and incumbent President because as far as Im concern they’re educationally qualified. Yah hail the United States of America as if they never experience a bad economy. Try to widen your scope of readings. They maybe way better than us but those American actor turned politician serves American and its different from us. American is different from Filipino in countless ways.
Do some research about the American economy and tell me if they never experience corruption there.
There’s plenty of corruption in America. The difference is America’s corrupt politicians aren’t as blatant when they do so. They actually have to try not to get caught because if they do, their political career is over and depending on their actions, face real prison time.
Then there’s the Philippines that had a president resign from corruption charges and years later gets voted in as the mayor of it’s biggest city. Seriously, what the fuck is that all about?
Dear Dumber (WinterSoldier),
Some, but not all… At dito sa Pinas LAHAT di COMPETENT? wow… Nageneralized mo agad lahat ng artist/politician… Kilala mo lahat? talino mo..
better… 0 jobless, 0 crime rate, and 0 corruption… ano mga kababayan, lipat na tayo sa tate… para may ipagmalaki tayo…
Ika nga ni George Carlin:
“Pride should be reserved for something you achieve or obtain on your own, not something that happens by accident of birth.”
Kumag ka rin, ‘no? 😛
Kumag ka lalo, haha… Sarcastic
Sarcasm i introduce to you WinterSoldier son of starstruck ignoramuse…
WinterSoldier this is Sarcasm…
LOL
dumber…. comparing u.s.a with Philippines. as if EVERY toilet there in your glorious has tissue paper and EVERY toilet here in PI has none… hmmm, have you been to every toilet of each country…? And EVERY Artist turned Politician is better there than here? so you know them all?
Sarcasm…
Dear Nasty, dami mo sinasabi at alam.. eh di ikaw na! Don’t worry we will never miss you.. You are just one less arrogant bwisita to our Country anyway.
PPPPS : Mabubuhay kami! Kami pa? (resilient ata kami)
PPPPPPS: Magdusa kang mag isa! bcoz though you claim to be an American? I doubt that very much that you will ever be accepted as one! brown monkey ka din whether you like it or not! 😀
PPPPPPPPPS: Proud to be Filipino! and I will say it over and over again.. sorry if it flips you to nuts everytime you hear that…
PPPPPPPPPPPS: Try going to India, or Pakistan or Syria next time! Kabye! 😉
Relax, Grace, Nasty is just true to himself, he’s just saying his piece of observation on what’s happening in our country although with sarcasm, but try to read between the lines with open mind and you will appreciate the message he wants to relay.
The comments before me are some of the reasons why I avoid watching the shows from our country.
It contains so much sugar coating and false assumptions of superiority. The people don’t even accept their own faults. It’s like they feed off of this “false” pride.
Thankfully not everyone in my generation has deteriorated to these “keyboard warriors”.
To the graduates this March, never listen to people like these two previous comments. These are the ones that spend 80% of their time on Facebook. This are the ones that “Nasty” are pertaining to.
WE can still make this a better country.
If only these last 200 or so replies/posts are directed towards a solutions to issues and problems pointed out by Nasty (14 years ago)… we will be half way solving or improving upon what ills these great nation!
But instead…look at what you’ve said and written. Did it make any difference?…. C’mon people!!!
If only Nasty Pendejo’s article talked more about possible solutions to problems that would be nice chulo! -____- wth
A solution? Okay, then. how about this? we start with something smaller than the whole country itself.
clean up tourist spots like the ones in Baguio City, have the mayors/whatever you call the leaders in charge of such cities spend tourist spot revenues on maintaining and improving such important places. Spread out more business districts (on the bright side, I think they’re already working on it).
Drive out the squatters from important cities, maybe make them work in provincial farmlands, have them cultivating/mass producing actually sellable crops like rice, vegetables fruits. (the Philippines was originally an agricultural country, yes?) (about the part where I said )
Focus on building a good economy like Arroyo did (before anyone says anything, I still hate her for spending all that government money on a five star hotel overseas)
sounds like too much, right? like everything i just said is wrong in every level?
To some extent, I think Mr. Nasty’s ranting is better than him (or anyone for that matter) trying to come up with a solution. I’m not saying that solving this nation’s crisis is wrong, but what’s the point? even is someone offers some solutions to such problems, the only thing filipinos will do is shout out something like ‘Pinoy Pride!’, and do pretty much everything that supports the “Me First/Ako Muna” mentality, or just loaf around.
my apologies, i forgot to finish that comment.
(about the part where i said ‘actually sellable crops’, who among all you filipinos have come across street vendors selling fruits that are either rotten or still unripe, while trying to convince unwary motorists that they’re selling top of the line produces at “reasonable” prices)
That’s a good start Kevin, let’s hear more of the same……
Sana the government can give out the people like a ‘foodstamp’…it’s a support ng government for poor families with not very good source of income here in the States. There are qualifications….if one is unemployed and they base it on the income ng couple within the family. I’m guessing that yung nga foodstamps come from sa mga taxes that the government takes away from our checks lol. I’m not sure where they come from honestly lol. Wait, meron ba sa Philippines something similar ng foodstamp? Sana meron….
tbh….I’m still hopeful if only the Philippine leaders are more righteous in spending the people’s money and the people aiding these ratchets in taking some sum too.These leaders, just because they love power so much, they would do anything, to the extend of killing. Everyone should protect each other….become selfless, righteous and true…. I mean US has corruptions too but if it would be done, it should be done incognito and make sure that you’re smart enough that the FEDS won’t find out or else people in suits and guns will be appearing in the front doorstep without mailed notice. I’ve heard so much corruptions by owners of private agencies and then later on they’ve already flown to Nigeria or wherever to hide from the FBI. A strong government system is a dream i wish i’d see for the Philippines. US is not perfect, in fact it has so much glitches but still Obama and the leaders are not the main bosses, they just make sure these they implement the laws properly or they just gotta do their job they’re intended to do which were pondered by the people. it’s the people who are the main bosses of the country not the president or the politicians…..i will not blame the citizens for these nasty things….the government leaders should stop stealing the people’s money and put them in good use so that maybe someday, Nasty will come again and enjoy cute restrooms with hightech papertowel thingie thing, cute faucets, cute streets, wide roads, very good traffic lights, lesser homeless & hungry people, more employability. i barely see homeless people unless i go to this one area in Fort Worth, TX where they’re actually there(we do have homeless people in the US too). but you know….. i wish Philippines would have great honest leaders and government system…..Oh i wish all of my fellow Filipinos could experience this life i have right now if only the government starts to be honest to its people and stop being greedy with power. These leaders gotta be firm in implementing strict policies. start from the leaders and government people then use these policies or laws to guide the people….
As an American citizen, born and raised, I feel it my duty to enlighten this ex-Filipino about a few things. 1) Though I hear “Nasty” is a common Pinoy nickname, it sounds ridiculous to born citizens. It’s a frat boy nickname, given to the dullest of the dulls who can’t think of a clever one. I’d shed it if you’re serious about turning your back on the Philippines. 2) You sound like you feel superior over those you left behind, because you have an American passport and make American dollars but, to born citizens, especially those who grew up in parts of the country where people don’t immigrate to, you will always be considered an immigrant, not a true American. As an American, I’m telling it like it is: this is a country fraught with racism and the odds are more people than you think look down on you, passport or not, like you look down on other Filipinos. 3) if you don’t see the irony in extolling the USA for not being a celebrity obsessed culture then you need to consult your zen master about removing the rose colored glasses from your eyes. We in America worship our celebrities every bit as much as in the Philippines and even vote them into political office. 4) I do want to applaud you on your condescending, racist jingoism. As a true born American I haven’t even mastered that yet. When I went to Manila and sat in traffic or saw the downside of the corrupt government, I couldn’t take pleasure in the knowledge that I made American dollars and not cheap pesos. I wanted to somehow help the people, but how does one topple a corrupt government? Growing up in a country where you can only get elected if you have a political legacy, a country where presidential elections can be bought and renewed with fear of brown terrorists, and more money is earmarked for senate pay raises than education, I had no answer. Your glorification of US has little to do with this country and more your own ego. You are not better than the people you’ve turned your back on and your view of this country is warped and skewed in
A way which shows you still share the colonial mentality you seem to look down on.
I LOVE THIS!
this is awesome! yes that’s true! though as a Filipino (born and raised-haha) I know for a fact that these kinds of articles are just excerpts of why, what, and how people should do and work for – people who should be reading these to wake up from there illusions are not reading these- not until it would become viral and the President and people in the mansion will read this and take actions-this will remain as just one of the many “articles” being written by writers and commented by “the people” -Philippines has its own faults – however don’t forget that Philippines is one of the many countries that struggles enough to survive despite all the “nasty” things that are happening –
-still proud to be pinoy
Very well said
thank you for this. personally, what i can’t stand about him is just because he is an obnoxious and condescending prick. I agree with you, his immigrant status does not make him superior to local residents. the way he distances himself from this country makes him even more of a jerk.
Well at least, even as a second class immigrant, he got to inherit something from the US – Americans are some of the worst tourists in the world, and most likely because of behavior like this.
arning dollars does not mean earning more class.
But the irony is with all of the arrogance and negativity he has shown towards his ex-countrymen, in the US, just because of the color of his skin, he will ALWAYS be associated with the Philippines. Americans will never consider him to be a real american.
Yes, the Philippines is a very easy target for criticism. everyone knows and can identify the symptoms. it’s so EASY. You think we cannot see the slums lined up in Manila? you think we’re not frustrated by idiots running this country? but to actually do anything about it and not just run your mouth, that’s where the challenge lies.
Though much of what he said is true, how can you blame people for loving their heritage? Unless you’ve been a victim of some very unfortunate circumstances, how can you hate your childhood, your family, your traditions and culture? But what is to be said about a “little brown American” who tries so hard to belong elsewhere that he spits on his own past. A racist to his own kind.
All his observations were true. Its just thay Filipinos sometimes are melodramatic and onion skinned , we hardly accept criticisms.we label this guy as arrogant for merely stating his factual observations but our reactions are more than arrogant itself…if we don’t want comments such as his’, then we should do something of ourselves to start change in our community….
Haha! Ummmmm okay? Pendejo
Actually there are MANY valid points he makes. And I believe his style, a bit poignant, IS the only way to get thru the MANHID brain of the Pinoy. It takes a huge does of controversy to get the Pinoy to think.
JeSuisCharlie!
As long as you are not white, you will be American by papers only. You will never look like a real american. Even if you are born in america, You will always look like a short brown american. You can never change your race. As to the Pilipinos in the Philippines, you deserve the life and government you voted to have or shall i say the poor uneducated vote sellers of a majority who voted for what you have now. I am still praying for the Philippines for i was born there but never become a citizen because corrupt immigration officials were asking for all my money, even the money i still have to make then. I hope one day to see a Philippines run like heaven by Pilipinos, or maybe prove ML Quezon wrong that Pilipinos will run the Philippines like hell.
Some points he said are dead on.
I was only hoping that he whine all of these to the people he refer to (people working in the government).
I know we have lots of things to improve, but whining will not help. Helping will.
One small act of random kindness, will lead to a lot.
I have seen other places, but Philippines is not behind other countries, in terms of technology, industry and development. I can surely tell and be proud of, that we are somehow ahead with some other countries.
The Philippines is unique, are all but cluster of Islands. The reason we have not yet developed a system of united culture, one language, one people.
If a household has internet, you can be sure, people living there are somehow placid, because they are already aware. But people who have only televisions (take note a CRT one) – most parts of the Philippines are still remote, that can only access channels 2 and 7, can get easily excited. Dahil nga sa Starstruck, mababaw ang kaligayahan.
We, are still young, we are ignorant because we are young and we are in a learning process, and we are now learning, and we are learning more.
People are now, more engaging than ever. We participate to be free, we participated to crush people who are taking our money. We exposed people who are corrupt, we make examples of people who have bad attitudes (remembering ‘Amalayer’ – I am really sorry for her).
It will take more time, and next generation, to see our progress, but I know we will progress.
I am sad for Mr Nasty, because he failed to see our potential, worse, he turns he’s back and decides not be one of us, and he is somehow, one of Heber Bartolome’s living example;
“Bakit nanggagaya, mayro’n naman tayo
Tayo’y mga Pinoy, tayo’y hindi Kano
‘Wag kang mahihiya kung ang ilong mo ay pango”
Mr Nasty,
Wait till you get old, and let us see, where will you retire. Hope not in the Philippines, because we will not accept you here.
😉
I know we can never suppress or simply reprimand people for being so negatively critical about our country and then they will just simply stop. They will never stop. That tendency is ingrained in their psyche because of their upbringing and their need for attention. They will not stop and they will breed and produce more like them. But there are also people who choose to look at the hopeful side of things. All I can say is that whatever a person focuses on, his or her experiences and gains will be based on what one’s attention was given to. Those who are negative will always see and reap the negative things. Those who are positive will definite see, work for and reap the positive things. Identifying the problem parts for the sake of solving them is different from looking at, criticizing and simply be just exasperated by the negative things. It seems that there are more people who are all talk through criticism because that is the easier thing to do. In other words there are a lot of lazy but opinionated people. With that said, I would like to be part of the segment of the population that looks at the positive, speaks about the positive, does something to make things positive and then reap the fruits of all of it. A country will never be purely positive no matter what we do. So let those negative segment of the population remain in their part of the country if they want to. Unfortunately for them there is a part of the country that has developed and keeps on developing in spite of their negativity. Everyone is welcome in that positive part just as long as each one cooperates in being positive. The positive people will keep on going. The negative people will keep on gooing. Both groups keep on reaping what they are sowing.
well said Tino Castillo…
on the positive note, Nasty’s letter give the “positive group” more reasons to be more positive and work more…
for the “negative group”… well, i really don’t like to spend thoughts for what they think…
I think we’ll get along well Thed. Let’s continue being part of the positive segment of the population 🙂
Nice article “Nasty” saludo ako at my lakas na loob kang sabihin yan!yes tama ka tungkol sa mga sinasabi mo pero hindi ko itatakwil ang aking pagka pilipino.
You Filipinos saw, from the news, what happened during the Translacion earlier today, right?
To those who still firmly believe in this Pinoy pride and the “More Fun in the Philippines” mantra, I have only this to ask: Is that the image of the Philippines that you wanted for this country?
P.S. I don’t hate this country entirely. I just despise what it has become
ito naman ang pananaw ko dito, alam naman nating lahat na hindi bago ang lahat ng ipinunto ni NASTY sa rebuttal nya sa isang artikulo, lahat ng ito ay “open-secret” naman sating mga filipino hindi na nga nating mabilang kung gaano na katagal ang mga isyung binanggit nya dito. hinahangaan at naiinitindihan ko sya sa pagiging honest at prangka mas gustuhin ko ng prangkahin ako kesa magpaligou-ligoy pa. kung ako tatanungin mo tanggap ko lahat ng sinabi nya pero hindi natin maiaalis na brutal ito sa pandinig ng iba. obviously hindi nagustuhan ng iba ang manner ng pagbibitiw nya ng pananalita, wala naman akong nabasang kumontra sa kanya sa mga isyung pinunto nya aminado naman ang lahat na tama talaga ang mga sinabi nya.
para sakin hindi naman ang manner ng pagsasalita nya ang issue dito, ang tunay na isyu ay ang katotohanang bulok ang ating kinalalagyan na sistema noon at magpahanggang ngayon. pero imbes na magtalo-talo tayo dito ngayon gumawa na lang tayo ng kanya-kanyang maliit o malaking mang kontribusyon na para naman kahit naman papano mabawasan yung mga suliranin ng ating inang bayan, ika nga eh ichannel na lang natin lahat ng ating enerhiya sa pag-isip at pag gawa ng konkretong solusyon imbes mag-way away tayo dito. sabi nga ni Michael Jackson ang pagbabago ay nagsisimula sa “Man In The mirror”.
imbes na magturuan tayo gumawa na lang tayo ng aksyon. gawin na natin itong panata na simula ngayon dapat talaga may gawin tayo para may mabago, mahigit na labing-apat na taon simula ng isinulat nya ang bagay na ito pero hindi nyo ba nahalata halos walang nagbago? wag na tayong ulit mag-antay ng labing-apat na taon pa, para na rin sa mga mgiging mga supling natin. mahirap man bilang isang ordinaryong mamayan na baguhin itong nakakapanglumong kinasasadlakan natin pero naniniwala naman akong sa katagang iniwan ni Edmund Burke na “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
tandaan natin na lahat ng malaking bagay laging nagsisimula sa maliit. “one act of small thing will do wonder”, walang hindi kaya pag gusto, maraming dahilan pag ayaw nito. magkaroon na sana tayo ng sense of urgency, gawin na lang nating motibasyon lahat ng mga pinuna nya sa ating bayan, gusto kung dumating ang araw na sabihin sa kanya na nagkamali sya ng sukuan nya ang ating pinakamamahal na inang bayan.
para sayo to MR. NASTY, oo ngat sumang-ayon ako sa lahat ng sinabi mo ang hindi ko lang matanggap yung maling mensahe mo na ipapamana sating mga kabataan sa susunod na henerasyon, na kapag feeling helpless ka na sa suliranin ng ating inang bayan ay itatakwil at ipagpapalit muna ito para sa pansariling interes at karangyaan sa buhay. walang duda maraming mapagpipiliang bansa ang makapagbigay ng karangyaan satin, pero anuman ang dahilan mo at kahit gaano man kalaki ito hinding-hindi dapat ginagawa ng isang mamayan ang itakwil ang sariling bayan. walang sino mang matinong tao ang itatakwil ang kanyang inang bayan! kaya MR. NASTY maaring bilib man ako sa tapang ng pananalita mo pero hinding-hindi sa pagkatao mo.
Hi Mr. Nasty, i appreciate very much how you mock the issues of our motherland, because that’s the truth and nothing but the truth. That’s the reality, and reality bites, that’s why it gained so much reaction.
I would have appreciated you more if you have stayed in our country and be a part of the change that you want, because the change will start in ourselves, in you, in me before it will proliferate in the outside. However, you are a part of your criticism. You have contributed in the brain drain, but it’s really good though that you left the country, maybe because people like you don’t have a place here. Remember the lines of Dr. Jose Rizal? “ay higit pa ang amoy sa malansang isda” I know you know the first line of that. You never loved our country, that’s for sure, otherwise you shouldn’t join the community of little Brown Americans who never wants to come home.
I’m pretty sure, life there is not heaven, because that’s what my relatives who are there say so. Sobra ka ring nagbabanat ng buto, laging naghahabul ng oras. Unlike you, my relatives have to spend their hard earned dollars just to come home because they long to be home here in the Philippines. They still miss the life here in the Philippines but they are prompted to keep on going back there because they have to work, they have to work to help the Philippines, i’m very sure of that because their hard earned dollars are invested here.
You may earn dollars but you spend dollars too just to catch up with the standard of living you have there just as we are here in the Philippines. In short, we’re just the same.
Napag aralan mo rin siguro nung nasa elementarya ka pa na “Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan.” Kung tatanda man kami dito ay nakakasiguro kaming ang mag aaruga sa amin ay kapamilya namin, sariling dugo na ang pag-aalaga ay may kalakip na pagmamahal. Sana hindi ka pulutin sa Home for the Aged kung may pupulot pa sa yu kasi sigurado ako na kung ganyang pag uugali ang itinuro mo sa mga anak mo hindi ka nga papansinin pag uugo ugod ka na. “To hell with that stinky old man” baka sabihin pa nila.
Ang Pilipinas ay hindi kabuuan ng Maynila at ang mga tao dito ay hindi kabuuan ng Abu Sayaff, kagaya rin ng pag-uugali mo na hindi yan ang kabuuan ng pag-uugali ng mga Pilipino kaya naniniwala ako na mayroon pa ring pagbabago tungo sa kabutihan. Ika nga sa Ingles na wikang sukdulan mong yinayakap, “Nothing is permanent except CHANGE.” At yang pagbabago ay nasa sarili natin, tayo na bumubuo ng komunidad at sangkatauhan.
To you Mr. Anastacio, i’m thankful that you left the Philippines.
Salamat Paul Yambao……naway dumami pa ang katulad mo.
We may not find the “solution” during our lifetime, we may not even see it turning the direction we all desire for, but if together we focus our minds and energy towards our common cause, we will have a better chance that someday :”na sabihin sa kanya na nagkamali sya ng sukuan nya ang ating pinakamamahal na inang bayan.”
Let us not aim for a homerun everytime we’re at bat, focus on hitting the ball and getting to first base…….”tandaan natin na lahat ng malaking bagay laging nagsisimula sa maliit. “one act of small thing will do wonder”.
How would you summarize into three main categories the problems that beset our country?
….i will give a shot, let me know yours:
1) Morality
2) System of Government
3) Population
theres no need to summarize the problems that beleaguered our beloved country, we are all old enough to know them all. most of you might not admit that we are part of this mess in our own little way, na alam natin na isa tayo sa mga dahilan kung bakit ganito ang nangyayari ngayon sa pinakamamahal nating bayan hindi natin napapansin iyon pero sigurado ako alam nyo kung ano ang tinutukoy ko. we as citizens of this country should be part of the solution not the problem itself, lets be man enough to admit na may kasalanan tayo dito. dahil ito ang unang hakbang para sa rehabilitasyon palitan na natin ang nakasanayang MINDSET, it always have to start within us, wag na tayong mag antay sa iba. malay mo tayo pa ang maging inspirasyon nila balang araw, its not too late and never too late to do good.
i do agree that we might not find the solutions in our lifetime it doesnt matter we should give it a try, we have to give it a try. i may not have the chance to tell that in MR. Nasty’s face but im not too concern about that, i rather focus my energy planting the seeds now than wait for another years to come and more importantly lets just focus to find new ways of solving this problem maybe the old way isnt working.
one thing’s for sure education will always have a big a part of the solution, ika nga ni Gat, Jose Rizal na ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng ating ating inang bayan, lets not only educate our children but we have to educate them properly. hindi kataksilan ang sagot sa problema ng ating bayan, hindi mo kelangan pagtaksilan sya para may magbago para sakin maling kaisipan ito. hindi ba dapat the more na nahihirapan ang ating inang bayan the more na dapat mahalin at tulungan natin syang lumaban? hope na sana hindi kayo mawalan ng pag-asa tulad ni MR. NASTY dahil inaasahan tayo ng ating inang bayan, walang ibang tutulong, magmamalasakit at lubos na magmamahal sa kanya kundi tayo-tayo rin.
All we need to fix our country is maturity of the people. look and see why first world countries are first world countries. A politician who makes one wrong step in these first world countries gets stoned (not literally) by the masses. we allow corrupt officials to steal and pillage everything from us because we allow them. the regional director of region 1 gets 3 million a month from all the bribes so that gambling rings and the like can operate. that is just one example of corruption.
as for people like nasty. all i can say that he is a Filipino and not the best kind. Its people like him who should lead the way because he see’s things most people don’t. he knows what’s right and wrong in our country but he himself is selfish for ditching our country and not helping. all the educated people are leaving while all the idiots are left running the country. Nasty fails to see another problem which is himself along with other OFW’s like him. they are the solution for leaders but are not nationalistic or brave enough to make change so they ditch our country
I agree. Hindi lang mga galing sa Tate. ‘Yung mga galing din sa ibang bansa pa po.
Mabait lang tayo talagang mga Pinoy, in other countries, that is tantamount to treachery.
I could not imagine a Frenchman – if ever he changes citizenship – would visit Paris again and start trampling down on Gallic culture!
What are the solutions so the next generation may work for it.
I think the main problem is OUR government and our Justice/judiciary… Politicians making laws to protect their general interest, kulang na lang gawin nilang legal ang corruption… eg. si Senator Jinggoy, nung makukulong na siya, nagpasa pa ng bill about sa mga nakakulong ano para magkautang na loob sa kanya ang mga namamahala ng kulungan?… Judiciary sa pagiging mabagal at lenient sa mga high profile na tao… eg. Napoles and Ernile have a free pass whenever they feel ill/say they are ill, but no free pass to the daughter of NPA leader who’s about to give birth (unfortunately her child died because she was not give a proper medical attention). maybe it will be good if someone who could do something about it
Outnumbered ng corrupt ang mga makabayan opisyal sa government.
the biggest problem that we are facing as nation is we are indenial until such time na marealize natin that we are in some way or the other guilty and part na nagcontribute in our own little way kung bakit ganito ang kinasasadlakan ng pinakamamahal nating bayan mahihirapan tayong mabreak ang vicious cycle, sa pagiging walang disiplina sa simpleng pagtapon ng basura, pagbigay ng mga lagay sa kinauukulan, sa paghinga ng pabor sa mga opisyal para sa pang sariling interest etc… napakarami pang iba na mahirap ng isa-isahin pa.
baguhin na natin ang maling nakaugalian o nakasanayan kelangan natin magbago hindi lang sa salita kundi sa gawa ika nga nila “talk is cheap”. wag sanang magdalawang isip ang bawat isa satin na gumawa ng kahit na maliit na pagbabago, we have to remember that “rome wasn’t built in a day” kapag iyon ay ginawa nating lahat at nagkaipon-ipon hindi mo masusukat kung anong positibong bagay ang kayang ibigay nyan para sa bansa natin. just imagine kung patuloy na gagawin natin yan sa mahabang panahon pa.
sana maging panata natin ang maging magandang halimbawa hindi lang sa ating kapamilya o kaibigan sana pati na rin sa iba kasama na ang kanilang pamilya at lalong-lalo na sa lahat ng kabataan. at para sa pag-asa ng ating bayan ieducate at gabayan natin sila ng maayos piliting maging huwaran sa kanila sabi nga nila we have to “practice what we preach” dahil hindi nila tayo paniniwalaan kung hindi nila satin nakikita mismo yung pinapangaral natin sa kanila.
Thank God my family moved so I didn’t have to grow up in this hell hole. What I don’t understand is why a fellow first world citizen would even bother to write a message. The people there don’t want to be told what to do. Leave them be. This is a survival of the fittest kind of world. Evolution always ensures the best survive. I personally don’t care what they do with their 1 life as long as they don’t bother me.
“what hurts your brother hurts you, too.”
-Nasty
Well honestly Nasty has a point but I do believe that if you have nothing good to say then shut the freak out.
If you take no action to improve a thing then zip that big hole on your face.
Nobody likes a loud mouth anyway.
Certainly it will take a long time for the Philippines to improve and for that to happen we need doers not whiners.
Pabayaan ninyo na lang sila magcomment. Mas lumalabas pa nga pagkapinoy nila. Dahil puro kwento na walang aksyon. Kung magaling sa komento, bat di ka magsilibi sa publiko at tignan mo kungnkahit isa sa suggestion nila magawa nila. Basta ako turo ng magulang ko na pasalamat kami at may kahirapan sa paligid dahil napapaalala da min ang mga biyaya ni Lord.
Isang malaking check kay Nasty! Kapag ang ofw/balikbayan ay umuwi sa Pinas at magcomment ng negative comments, iisipin na nang iba na lumaki na ang ulo nito.
Sa totoo lang, mas maganda pa siguto kung hindi ipinairal ang nationalism/patriotism. Sana gaya tayo ng guam
Nasty was right although he used (harsh) words. I think if gusto nating mgbago ang Pinas, we need to change ourselves and the way we think.
We migrated few years ago and where i live now people are practical, they accept critism and try to change. Ang mga artista ay never pinupuri (they even take public transport with us).
We should take nasty’s criticism as a wake up call. I Always want the better of our country and i hope we make a progress..
Kaya naming mga Pilipino ‘to. 🙂
Truth be told. WE do not like anyone criticizing us, albeit the truth being pointed out. WE always say..” ang galing ng Pinoy this or that.” We do not like to listen to anyone on how we should do things. WE always have a better solution, and that we should never look at other countries in the region to see how they lifted themselves from the poverty. WE can, and we will do it ourselves..Question is WHEN. Everyone who commented says we need to act. Who needs to act, and who the hell do we follow. WE must first get over the denial stage, the blame game..and look at ourselves and pause before we get to the next election. Who the hell should lead this country? Should we allow the oligarchy to push another Know nothing like Pnoy or ERAP on us?
Bravo, Sir Nasty!
Lahat po ng nangyayari sa pinas nangyayari din sa america! At sa ibang bansa yun pinag mamalaki mong LA ay para ring syudad sa pinas! Mag ingat ka! Kailangan mo yan sa LA,..! Pinoy ka anastasio nga pangalan mo! Sana pinalitan mo! Tulig ka pala eh! Passport mo lang nag iba ng kulay hindi kulay ng balat mo! Umayos ka nga, pati mga taga LA dinadamay mo! Taga LA po ako mamamayan ng America proud to be filipino..!
Applause Applause!!
Bongga!
All I can say , the truth hurts !!!
I love our country but cannot imagine going
Back there to live.
Wow, imagine what Nasty could have written if he was from India…
Typical complainant, doesn’t have a clue how to fix things, just keeps on blabbing even if they are already miles away from the issue. Grow up will ya?!
Imagine this guy begging to go back to our land coz of perhaps an economic collapse of US just like in the 1930’s. I mean it’s not that far-off right? They have enough poverty, illiteracy, racism and religious conflicts to bring the country into its tipping point.
He can tell the obvious, I give him that, but this is a guy who’d be the first to fold at the first sight of danger. How can you expect such a man to help others or make a difference at all. He’s just too weak for this Pinoy Life or any other.
Pustahan tayo diskarteng pinoy din yan pagdating sa LA e. Dun ka kasi aangat. aminin!!!! 🙂
I just finished my shift and this is what I’m reading. For someone working very hard to give Filipinos recognition inside a multinational corporation, this hurts. Not because its true ( that’s who we are di ba? It’s nothing new) but because its coming from someone who’s so starstruck by his Zen Master. Isn’t zen supposed to be a way to live life in harmony/peace? And some even came to agree with this Nasty like it’s a much awaited commentary to awaken the country.
We in the working class are doing what we can. We are aware. Progress might be slow but we’re doing something about it. This Nasty has already given up his right to say anything negative about this country and its people so he should just shut up.
It might be shit but it’s MY shit. I know who I am and I know what I can do. I don’t need some zen master or a dumbass who doesn’t know brown from white to tell me what I should be thinking.
That “Nasty” guy’s comments are true but doesn’t make him any better than any other Filipino or half breeds.That’s just the way he thinks. I am an American citizen, but my thinking and feelings are still filipino. And still longing to go back home no matter what.I am a proud Filipino and an American.
Naintindihan kaya ng mga politicians ang mensahe ni Pope Francis? Social equality. Human dignity. Keywords.
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you know what bothers me? is what Dero was saying about what he thinks of Nasty (from reading that article) in the first part of this post then at the end he agrees. can you honestly think of someone as arrogant for writing the truth if you agreed?
Now that he thinks he’s no longer Filipino since he’s now a citizen here in the state. I’m guessing he’s now a Mayweather fan and not Pacquiao fan. Lol! What a sell out?
Kungmkpgsalita ka naman Nasty Pilipinas na ang pinakamasamang bansa sa mundo. Hindi man perpekto buhay namin dito sa pilipinas.masaya kami dito. Simple ang buhay namin kaya kahit sa isang artista n mkitannamin masaya kami. Hindi man mayaman ang Pilipinas pero hindi ibg sabhin nun bulag kami sa katotohanan n kung ano man ang mali sa pamamalakad dito. Wala kang krapatan dahil hindi mo nmn nranasan ung pghihirap ng mga tao dito. Kung masaya buhay mo jan pwede ba manahimik k n lng. Kesa dami mo sinasabi jan eh npkaperfect nom isa kang Anak ng Dyos! Hindi ko ipagpapalit ung pagiging Amerikano para lang sa cnsv mong kayamanan. Alam ko buhay jan ng mga Kano lalo ng feeling Kano. Hindi ko ipgppalit ang buhay sa Japan US or kahit sa Middle East. I HOPE YOU EAT UR WORDS SOMEDAY. ur a jerk. Godbless you.
Hoy 2nd class citizen Nasty! ( the name perfectly described your mouth & mind) manirahan ka sa Brooklyn or Queens, then have your boastful comparative analysis from your native nation…just my 2 cents.
Para kay Nasty,
Siguro kung buhay lang si Andres Bonifacio, pinugutan ka na niya ng ulo. Tama nga, na maraming pagkukulang sa Pilipinas, pero yung katotohanan na isa kang Pilipino at ganyang kababaw ang pagtingin mo sa sarili mong bansa, sobrang nakakadismaya. Pasensya nga pala, sabi mo hindi ka na Pilipino, isa ka ng American citizen. Pero sana, kahit kaunti ay nagbigay ka man lang ng respeto sa dati mong bansa. Kung tutuusin, nakakahiya ka. Bakit? Dahil mas pinili mo pa na magpalit ng nasyonalidad kaysa gawin ang responsibilidad mo bilang isang Pilipino. At nakakatuwa kung paano matratuhin ang sarili mong lahi. Sana ay maalala mo na kung walang Pilipinas at walang mga Pilipino ay wala ka rin.
At sa mga kapwa ko Pilipino, sana ay mas mahalin natin ang ating bansa.
It’s unscholarly Filipino shitheads like you who has raging amounts of blind patriotism that make the country worse.
Very well said my friend anastacio, I love the part “this isn’t a wake-up call, it is the final alarm…
Nasty, kahit na kaming mga Pilipino any namumulobi, at kahit na kung ang mga leader namin ay garapal at mahalang ang bituka, pero mas masama ka pa kay sa kanilang lahat. Alam mo kung bakit? kasi isa kang duwag dahil tumakbo ka sa laban ng ating bayan. pinili mo na maging estranghero sa sarili mong kadugo and pinagmamalaki mo ang iyong pagiging amerikano. Pero tanong ko sayo ay ito: Kaya mo bang mabuhay na tunay na Pilipino at magtiis para sa kapwa Pilipino. Alam ko na hindi kasi duwag ka dahil tumakbo ka sa laban para sa Inang Bayan. Huwag ka mag hambog na meron kang US Citizen, eh hindi ka naman sino diyaan diba. sampid ka lang nga dyan and nakikisaw-saw ka sa yaman na hindi kadugo and kalahi mo ang nag hirap para ma abot nila. Totoo mahirap and karamihan ng Pilipino, tama ka nag sawayin mo ang mga kakulangan ng mga Pilipino pero ano ba ang nagawa mo para sa mga Pilipino para kutyain mo? Hindi kanam cguro ganon ka yaman diyaan sa America. Eh bakit mga kapatid ko at pinsan ko na nandyan sa America at sila ay cugoradong mas mayaman sa iya ay hindi sila hambog ang mapagmalaki. cguro talon ka rin diyan sa Amerika kaya ang tindi mong mang alipusta sa kalahi mo. Sana ikaw din ay mamulat sa katutuhanan na ang buhay natin ngayon ay lilipas din at sa laonana at mamatay tayong lahat, pati ikaw, din tanong ko sayo, madala mo ba sa kabilang buhay ang paka American citizen mo? cgurado ka ba na sa pag alipusta mo sa mga kababayan and kadugo mo as nagbibigya ng ngiti sa ating Panginoon. Dapat isipin mo yan. Dariting ang araw ay maliwanagan Karin at maintindihan mo rin na ang kalahi mo ay aahon din and ma ipagmamalaki. Maybe not in our generation and/or not in our lifetime but it will come. Lastly, our nation is what it is today due to the exploitation and influence we suffered from the Spaniard and the Americans. Look back in history and be re-educated of the fact the our ancestors were honorable, honest and decent people and were forced to adopt Western and European culture that espouses corruption and greed. Lastly, our tourism does not need you or your money. Our mother country is a beautiful paradise made up of its natural wealth starting its people but the same does not include you for now until you accept in your heart that your roots and the blood the flows in our body is a Filipino blood.
Of all the comments in this article, yours has got to be the most imprudent one yet. Really? You’re blaming other countries for all the failures of the country? Did that so called president of yours stick the Filipino flag up your ass so deep that you started seeing singing the national anthem? Oh right, you’re uneducated cause the government over there won’t spend a single penny on education. Keep sucking your country’s dick and let’s see you end up like shit.
Dear over-the-top nationalistic people of the PH, OPEN YOUR EYES! Don’t you see? The country is getting worse! Hindi na kayo nahihiya sa mga sarili niyo na ibang tao pa ang makakapansin sa kalagayan niyo? Babaan niyo ang pride niyo! Walang perpekto. Kahit sa ibang bansa may kapintasan din! Pero hindi nila sinasawalang bahala. Gumagawa sila ng paraan. Pinaparating nila ang pangangailan sa kinauukulan. Oo, malaki ang puso ng mga pinoy. Madaling maawa,madaling pukawin, sobrang daling lokohin. Mas madami na ang ignorante sa mga pinag gagagawa ng mga otoridad, ng mga hinalal ng mga “avid fans”. Imbes na magpaka obsessed kayo sa mga artista na yan, pagtuunan niyo ng pansin ang sarili niyo. Ienhance ang talents at kakulangan. Make your selves better without stepping on others. Help the world. Simpleng pag tapon lang ng basura sa basurahan malaking tulong na. Isipin niyo, kung magtatapon kayo sa dati ng tambak ng basura, nakatulong ba kayo? Pag binaha kayo sisisihin niyo ang gobyerno? Ang mga kapwa niyong litter-people? Take responsibility! Grow up! Wag magpapa api! Wag magpapa talo
Nasty, I LIKE YOU! Your sentiments do reflect the corrupted side
Of my beloved country.
Nailed it. This country have no hope if most of the filipinos never learned.
And to all commentators who hated him, truth hurts.
Whatever side you are, I respect your arguments. In fact, this will go on and on, but who are the losers, really. I didn’t see any good in this article. And I didn’t see any bad either. All I can see are all truth, nothing but the truth, so help us God. To Nasty, I like your kind of Nasty-ness. You’re nasty man…
Hands down nasty, all true. D lng matanggap kya ganyan ang rant. 99% are blind now a days. Ma pride lng tlga pilipino, d kayang lamunin. Hahaha.
Bawat isa po sa kanila ay tama, sa kani-kanyang paraan.
But for Mr. “Nasty”
Sir,
I, as one of the Filipino citizens that you hate, will not leave my country because of its “kapintasan”.
Hindi po ako kailan man tatakas sa problema ng aking bayan para pumunta sa ibang lupain para ipagmayabang ang mga bagay na sa simula’t simula pa ay wala naman akong naiambag.
Thank you also, because your letter will surely inspire the Filipino people to do better. 😀
True to life observation of Nasty about poverty and inconveniences going on in the country. Blame them to the corrupt politicians; the pork barrel billions pocketed by the guilty for one was the worst. That money could go to projects, you name them that would improve living condition where they’re needed.
On the other hand, Nasty could have been more sympathetic, ranting more than any foreign tourists. My question, what would you do for the Philippines to alleviate the miserable condition you’ve noticed. Your complain won’t do any good, but just aggravate those who heard your complain. Did you hand at least few cent or a dollar to the street children who are starving to death? If you haven’t done it, please do so. God will love you for that.
Ok everyone, now that we have said what we feel about Nasty’s commentary, who wants to move on and actually do something about it? Who wants to make a difference towards a better Philippines? Netizens, after the Pope’s visit, we need to heed his call to leave our mobile phones, other gadgets and actually DO, DO, DO. What can we do to better the Philippines? Let us talk about that. Then let’s DO it! Who’s with me?
for one who has just recently returned from a 3 month tour to Singapore, Malaysia, Canada (Vancouver,Toronto) and the US (NY, Maryland, Washington DC, , LA, Las Vegas and San Francisco) I dont have anything but praise to everything that Nasty has written here. He has definitely hit the nail in it head by accounting most if not all that we failed as a nation and the improvements that we need to implement to be globally competitive. Unfortunately we place pride more than the need to do something about our shortcomings. I hope there is indeed time and not just an awakening but a need for heroic deeds be done by each and every Filipino to change every aspect of our life here. Seeing the difference and knowing why has definitely changed my perspectives about our country even when I knew then there is so much wrong that needed to be corrected.Its not just about our government and how corrupt it is. It is about a collective attitude and behavior that has brought us all down as a nation. One’s shame is every Filipinos debacle. No Wonder I and many others would want to migrate in the US or other developed country.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/diane-yang/on-love-for-the-pinoys-and-nz-/1397512540552368?pnref=story
Its very easy to judge when you’re far away, and its so easy to spew solutions when you don’t consider the situation. Wow, Nasty lives in the great USA, and you earn the almighty dollar. Good for you. What, you think you’re perfect? Lets see you walk up to a white cop with a hoodie on. How is it that a 400 pound man can get free food from the government (I know cuz I once volunteered in a shelter when I studied in the US). Don’t act like the USA is perfect. The world is still reeling from GW Bush’s decision to invade Iraq. You idiots elected him. (disclaimer I am pro-Republican but that was just a really really stupid move)ANd its so easy to say we need to educate our all our citizens (I just did!) and get rid of corrupt officials. It isnt so easy to do in real life. Lets see you change the mindset of 90+ million people living under the poverty line. How many teachers will it need, how many schoolrooms, how much money, etc. Why cant white cops stop killing unarmed black men? Its so easy to say, but it isnt so easy to do in reality. There are concerned people who are making the effort to do so, so why dont you put your money where your mouth is? Which brings me to my final point, Nasty, one shouldnt forget their roots. Im assuming you were born here but moved to the US. I have met several Little brown americans who pretend they have no connections to the Philippines and are so much better than us, but whose grammar isnt worth dirt. Where did you put the money together to buy a plane ticket? Where did you go to school? Or if you were born there, how did your parents put together the money to move there. I get it, you now live in a first world country, you left a third world country, its better there, all true. But you dont disrespect your roots, or disrespect your elders. You are a ungrateful little spoiled brat.
I totally agree with you Joy, specially the part where you said ” but you don’t disrespect your roots or disrespect your elders. You are an ungrateful little spoiled brat.”
Bottomline is that they may be considered ‘American Citizens’ but they can’t change the fact that the blood that flows in their veins is still FILIPINO BLOOD!!!
Sad to say but the truth of the matter is most of them still choose to retire here in the Philippines, the country they have forsaken.
Metaphor… U can say to a man with a dying father na ” buti nga mamamatay na tatay mong walang kwenta”… OR say… Things happen for a reason my friend”… plain n simple
What is “FILIPINO BLOOD” anyway? Is it not the same stuff that everyone else in the world have in their veins? Is this better than all the other blood in the planet? Is this even something to be proud of?
Blood is blood, people are people. It’s what people do that matter, not where the blood in their veins came from. But hey, Pinoy Pride, right?
Thank you for saying this, Jay. Fine, a lot of Filipinos are ignorant and uneducated. Our government is crap. Our very mindset as people continue to degrade and impoverish us. I cringe every time Pinoy netizens go “Pinoy pride” for the smallest or most pathetic of reasons. But for the life of me I can’t figure out why Nasty glorifies America so much. In case you don’t realize half “your” country despises your President supposedly for his poor governance but truthfully just because he’s black. While we Filipinos glorify foreigners like idiots Americans discriminate them, particularly Asians (East and Middle East especially). Yes, the poor get handouts and shelters but they’re not any less poor, any more educated, or any more likely to live a decent life in the US than in the Philippines. Bullies riddle your schools. Children (mostly those sick of being bullied or beaten) get their hands on guns and wreck havoc at school or at home. I get that the Philippines is no haven but YOU, Nasty, don’t get to insult it, especially not with one eye closed trying hard to convince yourself that you turned your back on this hellhole for paradise. P.S.hard to respect your all-American-pride when I know I have better English than you.
Well, I have to say I agree with “Nasty”. I am a Filipino who was born, raised and is living in the Philippines. And it is true, for most Filipinos, the truth hurts. That is why most find it difficult to accept. Filipinos hate that people are saying bad things about them but they like it a lot when they say bad things about others. When someone who is either Filipino or half-Filipino becomes famous or well-known internationally, Filipinos need to bring it up and say “Proud Pinoy”. seriously? do we always have to do that? it’s so shameful. This is why we have something we call “Filipino Pride”.And honestly, there are times it’s not right anymore. And I have to agree, too, that we shouldn’t give celebrities a spot in politics. Look at what’s happening to our country. It’s becoming worse and worse. I feel hopeless for change. But it’s also true that people who grew up in America are straight forward people because they learn that not speaking up will not put them anywhere. I know because that’s how my mom is and she’s from Washington D.C. He just stated his observations when he came here. It’s his opinion, why get offended when we all know it’s true and it’s just difficult for most of us to hear that. I admire “Nasty” for speaking up. Time for change. When will we ever learn? Why not do our part in the society to make it better than always attack people who say rude remarks about Filipinos or the Philippines. I love my country and it has a lot of good qualities. It’s just that we need to let go of the bad things so we could evolve. We used to be a 1st world country so it means if we just learn to accept our weaknesses and learn to put the right people in their positions, we could go back to becoming a 1st world country.
I love my country philippines…kahit andito n ako at buong pamilya ko s amerika lagi ko p rin naalala ang pinas at kamaganak at kaibigan. Pero sa totoo lang lahat ng sinabi ni nasty ay totoong nangyayari s pilipinas naawa ako s mga kababayan natin at susunod pa mga generation. Sana makonsensya ang mga taong ( politiko) nag tatake advantage sa mga pilipino… Maawa nmn kyo s ating bansa. God Bless Philippines
Nasty, dear, I do hate the sugarcoating but I’m a bit thankful of it as well. People have turned blind with pride and greed as the ship continues to sink and I watch, waiting for everyone and for me to drown. All of the above could be experienced everyday and we have grown used to it (Not like that helps at all). As an immature person, Why can’t people stop looking up to celebrities? Thy’re are people like us, nothing special about that. Well, you were right, but I don’t want anybody to be ashamed of anything.
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Well, yeah, world peace is impossible if everyone would keep they’re prides up and create a hierarchy using money and stupid popularity. Hah, I’m useless as well, browsing the internet and not doing anything but complain.
Funny how people still talk to ‘Nasty’ even though it’s clear that he’s no longer around to respond.
Nasty is no more but a scarecrow. He’s just an effigy now being wave by some people who saw in his statement what they cannot express by themselves.
Listen up fella’s. I’m a FILIPINO-AMERICAN, BORN in the USA. I”m NOT FLUENT, but am learning. and I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the PHILIPPINES. I understand, that Im’ not actually embraced as a true Filipino, like a kabayan, but rather an american with Philippine ancestry. THis is why I want to move to the PH, back to my roots.
NASTY’s email, is ACTUALLY VERY VERY PINOY. That is the attitude of a stuck up, arrogant, WEALTHY pinoy, whether or not he is actually successful. NOt to say all wealthies are stuck up, not at all, but there are those that who think their shit don’t stink.
Is that to say what NASTY said is all bullshit? Nope, not at all either completely. Yes, most, if not all he said was true. But there is nothing wrong with that, EVERYONE, even AMERICANS have room to improve. Nasty talks about the street children and beggars. HERE in US, we have homeless and beggars too!. Crooked politicians? SHOW ME AN HONEST ONE! Maybe its more prevalent in PH, but US we got major problems too. We got traffic too, just not as crazy as PH, but its part of what makes the Philippines experience to me.
Let me tell you how a true american, born and raised in the US, born to a Nurse and a 26 yr US Navy Veteran ( both from PH) see’s any foreign country, including my LOVED PHILIPPINES.
NO ONE SMILES as big and pure as a Filipino. The smile is pure, and that I’ve never seen in any 1st world country. We’re Humble. Look at Manny Pacquaio and Efren Reyes, they’re the greatest at their craft and the world loves them! FILIPINO’s are very hospitable. FILIPINO’s are very talented, resourceful, and we take care of our family. There are so many balikbayans I know that send money back to their siblings, or family still in PH, or pay for a relatives tuition.
As Filipinos, we do not need to have any self hate or shame, as NASTY apparently has. From his comments, and the arrogant he displays, that is a man insecurities and issues that is covered up with pride. Yes, Philippines could use some improvement, adjusting, etc, but there is no country that couldn’t use a little improving. ” My Zen Master” say to see things whole. good, bad, ugly, the whole picture. People don’t see things the way they are, they see things the way “they” are, their own life lens perception. I may not be fluent in tagalog yet, I may have only been raised with half pinoy culture, I may have only been born in the US, but I still refer to the Philippines as ” home” and filipinos as ” my people”. It may not be my country, but I know it’s where my parents came from, and I value that. Love more, judge less. Recognize the good that everyone has, and the bad that everyone can improve upon.
Nasty you piece of shit. Go look at your country first
Al Franken (Democrat) (U.S. Senator, Minnesota; incumbent)
Alan Autry (Republican) (Mayor of Fresno, California)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) (Governor of California)
Ben Jones (Democrat) (U.S. Congressman, 4th District of Georgia)
Ben Stein (Republican) (Speechwriter for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford)
Clay Aiken (Democrat) (unsuccessful nominee for U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina’s 2nd congressional district, 2014)
Clint Eastwood (Republican, but describes himself as libertarian) (Mayor of Carmel, California)
Frank Britton Wenzel (Mayor of Malverne, New York)
Fred Grandy (Republican) (U.S. Representative, Iowa)
Fred Thompson (Republican) (U.S. Senator, Tennessee and unsuccessful presidential candidate)
George Murphy (Republican) (U.S. Senator, California)
Helen Gahagan (Democrat) (U.S. Representative, 14th District of California)
Jack Kelly, mayor of Huntington Beach, Calif.
Jerry Springer (Democrat) (Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio)
Jesse Ventura (formerly Reform; currently Independence Party of Minnesota) (Governor of Minnesota)
John Davis Lodge (Republican) (Governor of Connecticut)
John Gavin (Republican) (U.S. diplomat; Ambassador to Mexico)
Kal Penn (Democrat) (Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement for the Barack Obama administration)
Nancy Kulp (Democrat) (unsuccessful nominee for U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania)
Raj Bhakta (Republican) (unsuccessful candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania)
Ralph Waite (Democrat) (unsuccessful nominee for U.S. House of Representatives)
Robert Montgomery (Republican)
Ronald Reagan (Republican) (Governor of California, President of the United States)
Sheila Kuehl (Democrat) (California State Senator)
Shirley Temple Black (Republican) (U.S. diplomat; Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, Chief of Protocol of the United States)
Sonny Bono (Republican) (U.S. Representative, 44th District of California)
Stephen Peace (Democrat) (California State Senator)
what Nasty has said are all true.. but travelling the Philippines makes me say he only see that side of the country. And it saddens me to know Filipinos like to move somewhere else than help fix the country’s issue. I hope our American dream doesn’t swallow and changes who we truly are.
People move out of the country out of necessity. You can’t do much for the country without cash in your pocket anyway. Saying otherwise is pure hypocrisy.
Just because they moved out, doesn’t mean they don’t care. On the contrary, it’s the OFWs who has been keeping the country afloat with their remittances.
screw your hope.
Very true. But I love this country. If we Filipinos cannot love this country, who else will? Let’s accept these comments, observations, and realities as a challenge. I say to myself, “challenge accepted”. Will do the best with all my knowledge and experiences to make the Philippines a great country whose citizens love each other with a sense of belonging to a family….God willing. Help us God. Sabi nga ni Rizal, andito ang laban at wala dyan sa Espanya. Kung nais mong tumulong dumito ka at harapin ang lahat ng katotohanan!
i agree
What Nasty said is true it’s just laughable how stupid the masses in the Philippines are. My family is one of the most well known and influential here in the Philippines and it’s true we have a retard for a president and a stupid army of Aquino defenders. Not to mention that whenever a Filipino artists does something the masses go crazy. Pfft pathetic. People here idolize celebrities such as Anne Curtis and Sarah Geronimo gross!
If your family is one of the most well known and influential families there, then you might be the answer we are looking for. Use your power to educate the masses. Start a community service. Don’t look down on these people worshipping Ann Curtis and call them gross! Empower them. I challenge you.
I go to charity and donate old but nonetheless still good condition clothing to orphans. Sometimes I just spend a day with them,their stories sometimes can break the coldest of hearts. But aside from that I find it gross how Filipinos (and I’m one but now I live in California) cling to celebrities like they’re the answer to their problems. And it also frustrates how time and time again the people vote for the candidates with shady record or worse no records of doing anything good at all (Here’s to looking at you Noynoy and Cory)
I rarely comment on articles I read on the web. But this is just so sad and pathetic (even the comments) that I just couldn’t keep my silence. I think the way we criticize and bicker about our nation speaks more about how many of us are still oblivious to what goes on around us.
How can these so-called American citizens point out such specific maladies of the Philippines as if there is no such thing happening in their beloved US of A? They talk as if there are no homeless people in the US or as if they have not been reading how Obama is getting bashed everyday in the media. They talk about the Philippine debt as if the US economy has now recovered from its slump that reverberated worldwide. Have they no idea of how much debt the US has now incurred? Fed rates are still low and the US unemployment is not improving significantly. Even the value of the US dollar has not yet recovered. Maybe there are less businesses closing down compared to what was happening 4 or 5 yrs ago, but the US is still not out of the woods.
And we are star-struck ignoramuses?? I think millions of Beliebers will beg to disagree. Even serial killers have fans in the US. I am a Filipino and I love my country. I have nothing against people born and raised in the Philippines who prefer to be American citizens. I respect their choice. But I only hope they will at least have the courtesy not to embarrass the rest of us in public. No matter what a piece of paper or card says about their citizenship, the blood that flows in their veins are still of Filipino descent and the rest of the world will not forget that because of what their green card says. That green card will not make you privy to the secret handshake of white men. You can worship the US all you want and claim to be an American. But in the white man’s eyes, you are still nothing more than an American wannabe. So, please shut up and stop embarrassing the rest of us with your stupidity and delusions. I only agree with one thing you said — we need to educate our people better.
The truth hurts…and it sets people free from whatever. Yup…it would take a lot of generations to make changes in the Philippines if people are willing to take the challenge!!! Truth sets us freee!!!
Nicely said. I am a Filipino currently residing in France and I would love to go back home.
Faith You Deserve A Big Hug And A Thank You! I’m an American 100% Born And Raised, My Wife is Filipino 100% Born and Raised. Our Home Is The Philippines, Our Daughter Is 9 Now, We Moved Here When She Was Born so She Would Not Be “Americanized” As It Were. I Wanted Her To Be Humble. God Bless You For The Truth, Take Care Always.
Mabuhay ka Faith 🙂
This article has been published 15 years ago but it feels so palpably current and the sting that it resonated is so throbbing and troubling that I can’t help to throw in my two cents worth. I am, after all, a migrant here in the Land of Milk and Honey, like Nasty, and I can feel his pain, but I am not throwing in the towel yet, like he did.
I am a Filipino, and despite swearing in as an American citizen 5 years ago, it did not turn my my brown skin to white, alas, it was a mere formality for me to secure my future and that of my family. It also vested us the privileges accorded to any US citizen that we justly deserved. I have embraced it but I know that my Igorot blood will always run through my veins till kingdom come.
I agree with Nasty on so many points, his rhetorics are valid and well thought of, and it will do us more good if we take it constructively and not as an insult, albeit expressed condescendingly. I cannot blame Nasty, first and foremost, he is just living up to his name or monicker LOL. Second, he speaks the truth. However, I strongly disagree with his notion that the current turmoil in our country ( I mean the Philippines) is a payback for its huge Karmic debt. History dictates na tayo ay aping-api na noong sinauna pa. We have been colonized by Spain, America, Japan and up until now, the Philippines is silently controlled by the Chinese, don’t get so excited, but even the current president is one- he is a Cojuangco- his ancestors are originally from Zhuangzou, China FYI.
Tayo na nga ang inaapi-api, tayo pa ba and kakarmahin?
If there’s one collective mistake that has been committed by the Filipinos, it should be in the choice of their leaders. Por que sikat at artista, iboboto na. I remember voting for Raul Roco in my last participation in the Presidential Election in May 1998, won handily by Estrada in a landslide victory. Only to be impeached a few years later due to the jueteng gate.
History has validated Nasty’s sentiment. Tama naman si Nasty, di na natuto, binoto pa rin mga artista, O nasaan na si Jinggoy at Bong.? And also, I can’t fathom, until now, how a certain religious entity’s choice in the election can make the difference?, but that will be another story.
This should be a glaring lesson for us all, but I’m counting on the youth to be more careful and fastidious especially in their choice of the future president. Man or woman, they should choose a president who has the balls, period. One who has the ball to eradicate corruption in all its forms. One who has the ball to increase the minimum wage to a decent living wage to entice workers to be more productive and dissuade them from earning through extra-legal means. One who has the ball to accept responsibility when he knows the buck stops at him and to humbly say sorry when he errs. One who has the ball to punish the miscreants and to extend justice where it is due. One who has the ball to walk the talk. And finally, one who can juggle all this balls while he is in office.
Philippines is a promising nation.We, Filipinos, are resilient, it is a trait that makes all Pinoys stand out wherever they may be. Other countries are known for different commercial brands all over the world, but do you know what is the Philippines greatest contribution to the world? It is the Filipino hospitality and exceptionally reliable human resource. I am proud that we are scattered all over the world in service of humanity: Filipino maids in the middle east and all over asia who are known for their exceptional housekeeping skills and superb child-rearing abilities, Pinoy seafarers and those on board cruise ships providing excellent contribution in the entertainment and food service industry. Pinoy nurses in Asia, USA, Europe, Australia and all over the globe providing extraordinary, quality, professional health care service to their sick and ill patients, the highly skilled pinoy engineers, architects and computer programmers who dont mind leaving there families temporarily back home in search for greener pastures abroad.
Can’t agree with you more. I’m an American citizen and lived in the US for about 15 years. I live in the US because I could provide better for my family than if I work in the Phippines because I was not born into one of those privileged families. But inspite of the situation in the Philippines in my heart it will always be my home. Some of these brown Americans got their brains so fried that they don’t know what they are giving up. If they had become so privileged by now why don’t they start giving back to their former country maybe like try feeding the hungry and building homes for the homeless. Everything starts with oneself before pointing fingers at the government or at the actors and actresses I know some of them are very active in helping the masses.
at least they are always moving forward
WELL SAID! BRAVO! YOU ARE A LIVING PROOF THAT WE ARE NOT TOTALLY HOPELESS. JUST BECAUSE MOST ARE NOT EDUCATED, DOESN’T MEAN WE ALL ARE.
I couldn’t agree more with your comments Faith. Yes, these reality bite but as Filipinos we should love our country with all its perks and foibles. Wherever we are, we are still Filipinos. It’s just disheartening to say that these things are indeed happening in our country. But to be able to observe these realities in just one day is quite amazing. You should have stayed there for a longer time so that you can also see the beauty that lurks behind every corner of the country. Nevertheless, I am still proud of being a Filipino.
Very well said. I too is proud filipino and patriot working abroad (which I really don’t like but forced to go away from my country due to unemployment). And I have seen a lot of cultures from different nations. I can say that wherever you go there are advantages and disadvantages, good or bad people or things. So it is not right to generalize things. All we can do as individual is to start the change in ourselves.Humiliating others, cultures, gender, races is not just right. There are better words to choose from rather than criticizing.
Kudos for hitting the bulls eye! we all have met a “nasty” one way or another. Shame that they all have to spend their beloved dollars on plane tickets to travel back to Pinas just to make all the lousy comments about the place that they long to see… I’m pretty sure its not the american side of them that made the choice. Pinoys will always be pinoys no matter how hard you try to cover up. I agree that the crises we are facing now are deeply rooted in history but making a mere commentary would not make a change. What have we done in ourselves to change our ways as Filipinos? God bless our Pilipinas.
Sad but true…cultural revolution is a must!
Indeed, reality strikes,.. I am not ashamed of being Filipino but I gotta say I am not proud of it either… we are moved by vanity and it is utterly ridiculous to worship actors and actresses just because they provide thrill or somewhat temporary sensations on television, yes we laugh, we cry, we get moved by fictional and seemingly real situations on television but isn’t it about time that we open our eyes and take responsibility of our own lives!?… what changes can be done to our nation? stop the crab mentality, “mamaya na and ako-muna” attitude…. it is better to acknowledge real extraordinary heroes like the fallen SAF who gave their lives for our welfare!…
Wow, what a book to sell. You’ve explained the details of the surface of what you saw about the Philipines. You wrote as if no one knew about the junks we have in our country. I can see how much time and energy you have put into expressing what you saw and feel about the country, but it only reminds me of so much hate. I’m a native filipino, but did you’re opinions hurt me ? No, because I know the depths of truth about this Country. Philippines is blessed with a heart of gratitude, patience, hospitality, and countless richness in good character. When the world experiences economic crisis, did you know that Filipinos are one of the strongest nation to survive, because we are equipped to go through hardships. We don’t complain to small things like you did. I think that the way you think is very very naive, arrogant, and ignorant, you think you know it all but you have not seen nothing yet. The best is yet to come for the Philippines, you will be surprised in the end.
I just want to wish Nasty well. You are in a good place with your Zen master. True, you are better off in a first world country. You won’t be able to survive in a third world country anyway.
Really, you are doing our country a favor by never visiting here again…panindigan mo yan ha!
Have an “awesome” life in your so-called first world country 🙂
Ituloy mo ang pagdudura sa kalsada at paninda sa sidewalk at jaywalking ha. Drive like a maniac pag may time. Make sure that the ones who want to follow rules will be the last ones to finish ok?
I respect Nasty’s opinion, but I strongly disagree. You compared the philippines(3rd world country) to America(1st world)… We have our own culture, personalities, beliefs… You literally went on with the negative side of our country. We have flaws, I’m pretty aware of that.. But that will never outgrow my pride as a Filipino citizen. You went here to have vacation right? Well I don’t think so.. I’d like to conclude that maybe you came here just to condemn our race and tell us how americanized you have become.
PS: don’t ever go back here if you’ll do some compare-and-contrast thing between the Philippines and America. This is not a Thesis!!
PPS: you are a shame to this country. American tourists always express their admiration for the country and its people. How could I possibly believe you?!
PPPS: you’re not sorry? Well me too, I will never make an apology for this… Pinoy ka, wag kang mayabang.. Di porket malamig diyan e marami ka ng kuda sa pinas.. Wag kang mapagpanggap, alam kong trying hard ka lang na maging isa sa kanila. Hope you rot in hell!
PPPPS: ang bitter mo!! Ano ba kasalanan namin sayo?! Hahahaha
PPPPPS: magdusa ka rin sana!!! Tandaan mo.. Bilog ang mundo, maaaring ngayon nasa itaas ka, pero darating ang panahon na yung tinalikuran mo, yun yung babalikan mo.. Pero punyeta di ka namin tatanggapin hampaslupa! Isusumbong kita kay Senyora Santibanez!!
I wish Nasty never had the chance to move to America, kung nagkataon, aba baka siya na sana ang presidente ng Pilipinas ngayon. Baka anlaki-laki na ng nagawa niya para sa bansa, kasi nga sobrang galing niya sa tono ng pananalita pa lamang di ba?
Gusto ko po sanang magkomento sa wikang maiintindihan ng lahat ng Pilipino. At oo alam kong maiintindihan din ito ni nasty kahit slang nya pa itong basahin. Itatanong ko lang po sana kung saan nagmumula ang matinding pagkasuklam na iyan. Ilang taon ka po bang nanirahan sa Pilipinas? Ano po bang nagawa ninyo para sa bansang ito? Kasi po mahusay kayong manalita, alam ninyo ang lahat ng dapat gawin sa nakikita ng bukas ninyong mga mata na mga suliranin at kakulangan sa bansang ito. Pero nasaan po kayo? Nasa isang bansa na binigyan kayo ng kkapirasong papel na magpapatunay na kayo ay lehitimong mamamayan ng bansang iyon. kapalit ay ano? Ang talikdan ang bayang sinilangan at magpanggap na puti gayong ang tunay na kulay mo ay kayumanggi? Nakatutulong ba ang ginagawa mong pangyuyurak sa bayang pinagmulan ng iyong mga ninuno sa pag unlad nito? Ginoo, sa aking palagay ay isa kang duwag. Tumakas ka at tinalikdan ang bansang nagbigay sayo ng buhay. Kung mahusay ka pala ay bakit hindi ka nag-isip at tumulong sa ikabubuti ng bansa mo? Bagkus nkiapid ka sa bansang kailanman ay di magiging iyo. Oo at ngtatamasa ka ng mga bagay na higit sa tinatamasa ng karaniwang mamamayang pilipino, ngunit mas higit ang nawala sa iyo. nawalan ka ng ninuno. Kung kaya mong talikdan ang sariling bansa kapalit ng kaunting karangyaan sa tingin mo ba ikay pagkakatiwalaan? Oo tayo ang pumipili ng buhay na nais natin, at ako maging sa aking ikalawang buhay nanaisin ko paring maging pilipino kung ganyan din lamang ang magiging ugali ko. Salamat.
typical Filipino reaction to criticism…WTF…somebody points out what is wrong with the Philippines and instead of accepting the painful truth that we are a fucked up nation that needs to start getting our act straight you go on and shoot the messenger…never mind who delivered the message…it’s the message that’s important…what nasty said are all true…truth hurts but shouldn’t that make us search for the cure to remove the pain…i spent 23 years of my life outside this country and i chose to come home, but everyday i see a reason to regret that decision..ang tagal na natin sa denial stage..dapat nasa acceptance stage na tayo para we can move on..deny ng deny pa rin kayo na may problema tayo sa Pilipinas
Hindi naman sa hindi natin tinatanggap yung problema, pero hindi pa ba natin to natanggap? Hindi naman siguro kailangan ng isang Ex-Filipino na magsabi nitong lahat na to, Tayo yung nandito, tayo yung mas nakakaalam. Pwede naman natin ipositive yung mga negative diba? Uhm,Pnoy,Pnoy is also a human,we should respect it. Yung mga politics na kurakot at galing showbiz, it’s not their fault, it’s our fault din nman. tayo yung nag-elect and we can’t blame them if masilaw sila sa pera. Kaya next time, pag naag elect tayo, dapat yung hjindi lng sa vote buying or fame. Tayo nmn tlga may problema, but the thing is, nobody’s perfect, we can still change, hindi lng dapat minamaliit ng isang Pilipino ang kanyang bayan kasi once minaliit naniya ito,wala nang saysay ang buhay niya. Sino ba tutulong sa isang Pilipinong nangangailangan? Isa bang dayuhan? Hindi! Ang kapwa din niya, sa sitwasyon kasi ni Nasty, namulat siya sa Problema pero tinakbuhan niya ito. That’s something wrong about him. Lahat ata ng mga pilipino na nagbabasa nito may mga opinion and understands in what he said. The real problem is not the way we can’t accept it, but the way he can’t accept the country. Minsan din siyang naging Pinoy, tinakbuhan niya, namuhay ng maganda, bumalik sa Pilipinas, nandiri dahil sa Realidad. Tapos ano? Umalis nga siya sa Bansa how much more kung tayo pang lahat mag think kagaya ng inisip niya.
I share the same sentiments as this guy.
Filipinos just can’t handle the truth!
I am a Filipino and I take Nasty’s comments to heart. I agree to most of it. I saw what he saw. True we cannot be compared to the Americans economically, politically, etc. or to any other country for that matter, in fact, it is unfair. Try to read the spirit of Nasty’s comment. It is an appeal to all of us that in addition to our collective good qualities, put a little more of discipline.
We have too much TV time? I say let’s limit that to just a few hours and move on to the next important matter to attend to. Are we starstruck? Apparently. I suggest therefore that you applaud (or scream of you want) but after the show, move on and do something else productive (kids, house chores are plenty and waiting). I bet those who you applauded have moved on to their next schedule anyway (and don’t care about their fans).
Our political preferences have been tried and tested over the years. Let’s adjust the pattern. Let’s be more like a strict applicant interviewer to a candidate. Let’s put them in the hot seat, grill them for hours and make them sweat (and bleed) to prove that they deserve to be our servant. Our livelihood, national stability and even our lives sometimes, are at stake here!
Most of us are so starstruck that we fail to notice the more important issues in our country. China is slowly creeping our shores so instead of watching every morning’s KrackTV (such an overexposed lady!) let’s monitor that us a united country and extend our support to whoever is standing for us there. That is just one of the important issues I am pointing to. There are still a lot to name.
In addition to move on, don’t bother taking autographs of your favorite celebrities. In a few years, it will not matter anymore. Not only will you just shelf it you might even regret spending time idolizing a mere human being. Instead of waiting in the studio for your “demigod”, go to your Barangay Hall and volunteer any service in your community.
nasty…or whatever the hell is your name…you’re damn right. your straightforward observation is being felt by millions Filipinos who have struggled thru the years to have a Philippines worthy of a decent Filipino.but to put down a country like mine(yours too if you f****ck*n want to) and make comparison to your city now is un-manly. you sound like those people you criticized who are uneducated, uncivilized, corrupt. I hope you won’t set foot in our beautiful country again. i’ll smash your f****t face to hell
True, I may like his Article but he’s being rude to his Ex-country. You’re not putting the country down and other Filipinos reading but you’re putting your hope down. If you’re born to be Filipino, then so be it. You don’t have to run away because of the Physical Appearance of the Country. Hating the country and Filipinos is like Hating yourself, the true you, your conscience. I don’t know what to say but God Bless you. If the new country and nationality affects in you Nasty, the you should be aware of it, it’s taking you at the negative side, I’ll tell you.
I agree with most of what Nasty said: The Philippines is a place where corruption is rampant, lack of discipline exists, and ignorant voters lives. That is all true, and I, as a Filipino citizen, acknowledges that. I even agree with what you said that we need to ‘tell it as it is’. But the thing is, the Philippines is ready for reformation, has been ready for a few years now. We’ve been taking steps in the right direction, slowly but surely. Maybe in your visit before, you haven’t seen that, that in your haste to criticize, you forgot to dig deeper than the surface. You have judge the book by its cover.
True, we may be a ‘country cursed with a huge national karmic debt’ for being unable to fight off our three major colonizers as well as the minor ones, for being weak-willed, heck, why dwell in the past? It can still be seen today, every time we chose a leader, we always, always, chose those that are bad for our health, that today, our leader is still a puppet for other nations. Uncle Sam may not be a victim of this situations, because as you imply, yours is a peaceful, educated, and beautiful country that can do no wrong.
Most of our celebrities do dabble in the world of politics. When their time as stars runs out, it seems a logical thing to go to politics. That may be because they are puppets, they are not human beings that have their own brains, they don’t have the intelligence nor the will of a normal person, ergo they don’t have the rights to run for political seats themselves without being directed to. What use is human rights anyway to those puppets? I mean Al Franken, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Jesse Ventura, et. al. surely are puppets too that can’t direct themselves and doesn’t have the brains to run for any positions in the government.
Again, I applaud you for your directness, your take no prisoners attitude that you adopted together with your American ways. The delikadesa that your former country tried to instill in you has been lost, together, surely with your love for the pearl of the orient.
You have opened my eyes that has been closed far too long with your remarks. Thank you Mr. Nasty, and may your love for Uncle Sam be forever, not diminishing like your love for the country that you’ve abandoned.
Starting off, Zen Master is wrong, when fighting forest fires and oil drilling fires which are the biggest most unpredictable and intense fires you Do Use Fire to fight fire.. However back to the point…being an American and having travelled abroad I realize how many Americans take the comforts that we are Privvy too for granted. I also realize that Nations with great dispair one cannot blame the people,a Country such as the Phillipines which is Rocked with Corruption at it’s highest levels can be blamed on those in leadership of the country. American Politicians are no better however America was founded by people’s refusing to accept governments keeping them suppressed . Some may say things have not changed and to a degree they are correct, my wife(a Filipino) referred to a main road in one of the Wealthiest areas in our area outside Washington DC. As like being in the Philippines, truly I don’t understand how the roads can be so bad with the High Taxes we pay, and there is a friend of hers that has received free legal, free medical, free hospital for the birth of her child, free services that even I as an American Citizen cannot qualify for though my taxes from my Working Hard Pay For and like many from other country’s that come to America Forget once here is where they come from and had Nothing and feel they are better than those still living in the life they once lived,moreso leaving family behind and looking down on them.Shame on those from anyplace or any position believing they are Above another Human we all must Breathe we all must Eat we all have the same Bodily Functions and we All Die so remember treat everyone equal just because you make more money or Now have a better life someday All will Die with you
I thought he resigned all claims from PI. Why state..i came “home”…
He can be less emotional next time I might take everything seriously.
ALL I can say, Yes, this is true, but don’t you even look at the brighter side? Maybe The unity of Filipinos are bigger than any fame or cleanliness you are having in your new country. Look at the bright side, how can you stay positive if you’ll just look at the negative one? Tsh,You are created to be a Filipino,why hate that? why change that? why change your nationality? Why not proud of being a Filipino? Face the reality, What really is great about us, we handled all problems in to a positive way not like you running away. Just like Mayweather
If you’ve been aware of the ex-country’s negative side. You should be aware of what your new country and countrymen is influencing you. God bless
Alam mo Nasty. Pagbagsak ng dolyar malamang sa hindi ay uuwi ka sa Pilipinas na itinakwil at nilait mo. Kasi ang mahirap ka pa sa daga kapag nagkaganun na ang eksena sa amerika na malapit na mangyari. Antayin mo at malapit na yan. Akala mo ba walang korapsyon sa mahal mong Amerika? Nakakatawa ka. Ang 9/11 ay pakana ng gobyerno na ibinoto mo para palakasin ang pananakot sa mundo at bawasan ang kalayaan ng bawat amerikano. di ba’t nanalo si arnold swarznegger diyan bilang gobernador ng California? Alam mo ba na ang Nestle ay tinutuyo ang mga aquafers na sakop ng indian reservations para makatakas sa Pagsisiyasat ng gobyerno sa kanilang mapanirang opersyon kung saan milyones ang kanilang kinikita? Alam mo ba na ang kumpanyang Monsanto ay hinahayaan ng gobyerno ninyo na lasunin kayong mga Amerikano?
Baha ba kamo? Eh nung katrina tumama sa inyo ilang lingo bago nakapagpadala ng tamang ayuda ang gobyerno ninyo?
“MENDICANTS”? ang dami ninyong bum sa kalye dyan sa L.A. di ba? Sa las vegas eh sangkatutak ang bihis na bihis at nanlilomos sa kalye!
dollars nga kinikita mo dyan pero ala ka namang kasambahay kamukha dito sa Pilipinas. Ikaw anh nagluluto. Naglalaba. naglilinis ng bahay. baka hindi pa kayo nagkikita ng asawa mo at pareho halinhinan kayo sa pagaalaga ng mga anak ninyo at kailangan ninyo kumita para merong pambayad ng kotse, bahay, mga luho ninyo na walang saysay.
yung 401 malamang halos ubos nung pinabagsak ng mga manunuba na bankero ang ekonomiya ng Amerika. Kanya malamang eh 70 ka na eh kayod ka pa ng kayod at di pa bayad ang bahay na binili mo ng 300k na ngayon ay 100k na lanh dahil sa korap na pamamalakad ng gobyerno ninyo.
malamang sa hindi mauuwi kayo na parang USSR na naubos ang pera kakagasta sa military.
antayin na lang kita ditp sa airport kapag wala nang halaga ang dollar mo.
trabaho ka sa akin taga hugas ng puwet ko.
Sorry man. Only a person who truly loves his country will be able to write something like this. So you’d best listen to what he’d like to say.
Sorry my man! In your dreams man! The only person who thinks that way posses a mind similar to Mr. Nasty’s! We hate Steak Commandos!
“Ang hindi marunong tumingin sa pinanggalingan ay masahol pa sa malansang isada” . So Nasty this speaks of you spot on. Makasarili ka din Naman. Good luck to your mortal life and beyond.
Great. And Nasty’s solution wss to leave the Philippines. Well done!!! 😀
Great. And Nasty’s solution was to leave the Philippines and forget about being a Filipino. Well done!!! 😀
No his solution is:
1. Don’t be starstruck. Artistas are lowlives who don’t make good role models and politicians.
2. Educate the masses of the same
3. Electpeople to government who are elect intelligent leaders with a pure heart and who genuinely love the common tao.
His solution was not to leave the country. Though admittedly, he was only able to achieve the courage to write such a damning and scathing review by not being in the country. Definitely, his observations of his host country have influence the way he looks at the Philippines and thats a good thing.
Anyway, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
holy mackerel…ganoon na ba talaga ka balat sibuyas ang mga Pinoy? hindi ba totoo lahat ang sinabi ni nasty? so ano ang gagawin natin? patayin ung mensahero dahil pangit ung dala niyang balita. typical butthurt reaction. masakit talaga ang katotohanan. so deal with it. kahit ano pa sabihin ninyo the truth is may kapangitan talaga ang Pilipinas. let’s do something para wala nang masabi ang mga katulad ni nasty
“hindi ba totoo lahat ang sinabi ni nasty?”
Sa iyo?! (Di naman puwede na iba kasali at ikaw ay hindi!)
“masakit talaga ang katotohanan.”
Papatulan ba kita Nasty…nakakahiya naman sa akin. Hala magpakaligaya ka sa iyong opinion na walang kwenta. Christians that we are, sige we will wait for you here pagbagsak ng economy ng America mo, and we will provide housing for you in Tacloban. See ya! At saka nga pala handa na namin ang noodles at sardines for you.
Hoy Nasty nga pala, may I introduce you to your sister here, si Mrs. Veloso, nanay nung muntik ng bitayin sa Indonesia!Pareho mo yon, INGRATO sa iyong lupang sinilangan. Labs you!
(Please read this article.)
I agree: Philippines needs a better education and Philippines should not let those Primetime Bidas meddle with the Politics. As Anastasio’s Zen Master said, ‘give unto Caesar what is due to Caesar, but keep Charlie Chaplin on the silver screen to make us laugh.’
But Unlike Anastasio, I love my country. Instead of cursing my fellowmen for their lack of whatever America has that Philippines does not have, I will not leave my dying Perlas ng Silangan. Instead of being a coward, I will take his challenge-I will help Philippines rise again. ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’
good for you keye…that’s the right attitude..acknowledge what is wrong then do something to correct it..23 years abroad and i came home to find exactly what nasty noticed…but i did not go back out again hoping things will change, eventually…maybe am just being optimistic, hoping against hope that this country of ours will change…not for myself but for my children
Nasty makes sense in the way he suggest changes in us Filipinos. What doesn’t make sense is his arrogance about his declaration of abandoning his Filipinohood! I am presently living & working here in New York & true manliliit ka sa mga kaugaliang Pinoy & the way they do things. Here you have to mean what you say & say what you mean.Hindi uso ang bolahan dito! Filipinos truly are a different breed! New York is a melting pot of nationalities & in my experience I always find it difficult to deal or talk with Filipinos. Everything Nasty declares are true. Hwag na tayong magiging balat- sibuyas! Totoo naman ah! Just look around you!
This one caught my attention so far, The way he generalized all the Filipino people in all negative aspects surely has a purpose in each and every one of us who still live here in Philippines, you now guys! this is a challenge for all of us to prove him wrong. Hi! Nasty! I just want to tell you that I love my country Phillipines and maybe not all the people who live here but surely most of the people who live here, coz we, Filipinos are known in the world for being hospitable, family oriented, and very religious people, and by that I will always be proud to live in a country that possesses those kind of values and fyi as much as we love our family is enough reason to take care of them even they get old someday, and we will never put them in any nursing homes because we love them, for that again I am always proud to be a Pinoy no matter what, I hope your aggravating opinions will put you somewhere in the the world, because at the end of the day! Filipino blood is within your roots as much as your ancestors and relatives who still live here in beautiful Philippines, I hope you wouldn’t end up finding yourself alone living in one nursing home who is fragile and weak, who don’t have family to call because that is the culture and values you already embodied right? Have a good day! Nasty 😉
Look, all third world countries act upon poverty.
LOL, He sounds schizophrenic and the voice in his head is Mr Zen eh.Let him go,Philippines is over-populated anyway. We to have start thinking ways to reduce our population, either adopt the one child policy or send the nasty Filipino away.
Anyway, this should served as a lesson to GRP bloggers. If you want to be taken seriously, refrain using foul language, be objective and have fun!
A lot of “little brown Americans” are surely eaten up by arrogance just because they carry blue passports. Whatever “we” do, we still are Filipinos. What have you done to help “our” country, the Philippines, to improve its situation before you criticize? STOP being hypocritical! The U.S. Government is full of corruption too, only people are more ignorant to notice. We keep helping other nations when we cannot even help our poor fellow Americans. A lot of homeless people in the streets, a lot of uneducated people because they cannot afford the horrendous tuition fee. And people, especially in California, have to work two jobs to make both ends meet. A lot of people relying on food stamps and social security even if they are still able to work. Don’t make it sound like people here in the U.S. Are in a far better place, because as far as I have observed, poverty here in the U.S. Is just masked by nice houses and cars that in reality are DEBTS! Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful for the life I have here as I have a good job and not live in a debt-laden state like California. But I want you to open your eyes Mr. Nasty. Anywhere you go, whatever passport color you hold, it is the same situation. Instead of being arrogant and ignorant, just help the country that gave you the opportunity to become the smart-ass that you are. Afterall, you cannot deny your roots and you children’s grandchildren will have carry Your Filipino blood!
funny how we can easily point out the faults in our government but can’t realized if we had done anything at all. i want to quote Anastacio’s Zen master: “One cannot easily see the dirt in one’s eye.”
did Anastacio do anything to help the Philippines aside from “pointing out the obvious”? did he try to feed one hungry street kid?
Look who’s starstruck now?
http://getrealphilippines.com/2015/06/ferdinand-alexander-sandro-marcos-a-star-is-born/
Sigh…
When will I ever see a more set of Filipinos who analyzes criticisms first regardless of its tone and form instead of instinctively defending pride on the grounds of… pride. This is like wanting to hurt a doctor who diagnosed one with a terminal ill instead of discussing the solutions or asking for a second opinion.
I agree and share the same views to a lot of what Nasty said about the Philippines and Filipinos in general. I dislike though the manner he expressed his views. It comes across as ‘sagad-sa-butong kayabangan’ by a coward who hides behind the authority of a Zen Master to mask the unpalatibility of his unproductive whinings and own brand of escapism. I’m well-travelled and have met a lot of Filipinos abroad who act in the same way. Nasty doesn’t realize how much of a Fiipino trait he showed expressing his views this way. Nakatuntong ka lang sa kalabaw, kala mo mas mataas ka na.’ It’s not candour that I see in his action, but insecurities. He, being an American now is as much ignoramus as the Filipinos for not seeing how badly and deeply in debt America is. At least the Philippines has an excuse, however lame, to be a third-world country; whereas America is considered first-world. Yes, the Philippines government officials and workers are mostly corrupt, but that doesn’t mean American officials are not; they are just more polished at committing crimes. Anyway, forget about being Filipino or American, from me to you, Nasty, soul to soul, may you realize who you truly are and learn to be grateful of all the blessings in life, whether they are in negative form or positive. If you don’t understand what I mean, ask your Zen Master.
P.S.
I’m glad you decided to become an American. It’s one less more sh*t of a Filipino in the Philippines now.
What Mr. Nasty has said is known to all so there’s nothing really enlightening or revealing on what he said. His demeanor only reflects his lowly upbringing and represents the worst traits inside of a Filipino. Every word he utters only paints his putrid character and crass personality. He represents all that is vile and repulsive that can be found in a Filipino. I doubt if America would accept such a person if they knew his true character. Most of what he reviles about Filipinos is within himself. Thank God that we have exorcised such a being from the Philippines. This will make our efforts to improve a little easier. However, I am shocked that other readers are even thanking his insults (definitely not an advice!!).
You hit the nail hard there…
Who is Anita Linda? sorry not keeping up with actors and actresses
Who said anything that actors and actresses are royalty?
Wow, what a long thread of discussions/varied opinions! I tried to read all but wasn’t able to, very long indeed!
We are so thankful to GOD that miracles still happen. Who would have thought that “Change,” real Change was and is coming and now real “Changes” are happening in our country and how fast! That Tatang Digong would have such a number of voters turn-out that cheating him out of his unprecedented lead was impossible? And that right now his base support amongst our people is so big and is still going strong?….Those things that Nasty nastily pointed out, many of them now addressed?
You see, I have never given up on our country. Many times I nearly did. I have been working in the grassroots almost all of my employment life, happy & satisfied that I have helped in so many ways but I also have my feet rooted on the ground – that when you help people, don’t expect that all would appreciate you or remember what you did……. that others are just out to take advantage of you….
There was time in my life when there was a government project and we had no logistics as counterpart. My direct Boss and our Local Chief Executive did not help me so all the responsibilities fell on my shoulders. I remember feeding our staff from my own pocket and accommodating the infra engineer in my home, giving her my bedroom as we have no extra room for visitors, waking up early in the morning and waiting for the PUJ at our street corner at 5:30 in the morning to catch up with our Congressman and Governor in their home so that I could solicit their assistance to finish all the 5 barangay projects. We requested from supply of sand & gravel to free gasoline for the dump trucks which delivered such supply to the designated barangays. I was just thankful my family was supportive but I felt like a Committee of One and fell into depression which lasted around 5 to 6 months even after the whole project was finished. But accomplished it we did – 5 infrastructure barangay projects But you know what? I just had the feeling that the Punong Barangays did not appreciate my help because not any one of them thanked me personally nor showed their personal appreciation. That was also the time that I knew that for the last 14 years that we were implementing the project, some higher up people in our municipality took advantage of the project and had high-handedly derived monetary gains all through the years. I felt so used and cheated.
So during the last project (hopefully the last) I physically removed myself from the project, not attending all their meetings, conferences, fora and psychologically willed to remove myself from the project (which was harder). I focused on our walk-in clients who needed emergency help but my Boss tried to quell my enthusiasm by all means which were many times below the belt and cruel.
Thankfully, I am now on vacation leave (but without pay) for 3 months already because I take care of my bedridden 91 year-old mother. I asked personal advice from the Civil Service Commission regarding this matter. There are certain upheavals in our office, our high ranking officials being involved in drugs and I’m glad I am not there.
Now you might ask why I am giving this narrative. It is because I want to tell you that I love our country. Yes, corruption was and is still rampant. So is poverty. And so is drug-addiction. Nevertheless, our present government is doing something to alleviate us from all these and if possible, totally eradicate drug-addiction. Yes, our people have so many kapintasans it might take another 100 years to fully change them, my lifetime not being enough even as to have dented the negative aspects of our socio-cultural-political life, perhaps not even for another period of my lifetime, or another…… but nevertheless, I tried/am trying. I always remember the one line from my university’s alma mater song: “dito maglilingkod sa ating bayan,” which is an every reminder of an every iskolar ng bayan – to which Winnie Monsod “ginawang tagubilin” during her last class in Economics at the State U. before she joined the Mediang Dilaw. Nasty must be so proud of the USA but I can conclude now that even their electorates are not as wise either, that their society is so racist, and there are big scandals in the higher echelons of their government, that there is also corruption, that even an affluent society could also have its failings – thus, the economic downturn in 2008 sending many big international American companies into bankruptcy.
One time, I was able to talk to my niece and her son in the US. Her son, who was a happy, outgoing, very intelligent kid became very shy (I surmised, maybe changes in behavior as his age progresses) but when I asked him again: “are you still an American?”…to my surprise, he answered: “no, a Filipino.” When he was smaller he used to readily answer “me, an American.” I concluded that maybe somebody among his friends, classmates or schoolmates pointed to his skin color or his total physical appearance that made him aware of his not being white at “di matangos na ilong” now he has once again “become one of us.” My heart ached for him & I wanted to comfort him but did not know how. My niece asked me what would she do with his shyness. I told her: “oh, in time he will get over it.” It is so sad that at an early age, he has learned what racial discrimination is all about and has withdrawn into himself, very intelligent that he is. I often tell my niece: “whatever happens, always remember you have a country to come home to.”
The rude comments looks like she landed in America as an ignorant being and had a good life that changed her life. Not all people came to America ignorant and most are miserable having a 24hr job bec they need to pay out their truck load of loans although – I don’t want to talk about America. The funny part of this article -she just mentioned “Manila” which is one of the thousand cities of the Philippines. Lady, you can’t judge a person by judging her nose (I’m sure you’re stuck with a small flat one – had a surgery? Coz the blood that runs into your veins whether you like it or not American blood, it is a FILIPINO blood).
I don’t want to talk about your narcissistic comments bec Im sure you don’t have enough money to tour around the Philippines that’s why you landed in Manila, the cheapest one to visit – it is where the airport is LOL People that are schooled in America and landed with high paying jobs will never sound like trash and will never have that kind of attitude towards another’s country. Anyways, Philippines is a great country and full of resources that’s why YOUR countrymen and your FAMOUS celebrities always go visit here and love Philippines, I’m sure you don’t realize bec you are way to bitter to talk about the cheap issues that lies above the beauty of our country and people like you is definitely no better than the attitude of the people you mentioned. And yes, never come back coz your mouth of full shit is not needed here.
Educated American
Not defending Philippines here, Anastacio mentioned that he was living in LA…well, back in 2000. To be honest, Los angeles is a bad example. Because this 2019, Los Angeles has deteriorated into third-world city.. Skid row homeless people has gotten worse,l ocal government taxing everything, illegal immigrants flooding LA making it look like a literal sh*thole with plenty of crimes everywhere…kinda looks Manila on a good day.
THIS WHAT HAPPENS IN A DEMOCRATIC CITY RUN BY LIBERALS … homeless people flocks to Los Angeles because the liberals allow it … you cannot call them ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS because that is insensitive they are now called UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANTS, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. These unauthorized and undocumented immigrants flock to California because the Liberals allow it.
Liberals believe if an American kills they are innocent THEY JUST HAVE MENTAL ISSUES.
GANG-BANGING is not illegal it is just an alternative life-style ….
THANKS A LOT LIBERALS !!!! THANK YOU !!!!!
WHAT IS SICK ABOUT LIBERALS is they live in beach cities like Malibu, Huntington Beach, NewPort beach (oooops! They are die-hard Republicans. Wait-a-minute they just voted out the Republicans in Orange County)
McDonalds are were Filipinos-down-on-their-luck hobnobbing with homeless people to practice their English can be found. This is where they hang-out.
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