Only in the Philippines...

only in the Philippines, where almost every street has a basketball court...

only in the Philippines, where even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed..

only in the Philippines, where doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad...

only in the Philippines, where a school is considered the second home and the mall considered the third..

only in the Philippines, where call-center employees earn more money than the teachers and nurses...

only in the Philippines, where everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition...

only in the Philippines, where almost everything can be forged..

only in the Philippines, where the personal computer is mainly used for games and FACEBOOK...

only in the Philippines, Where 4 AM. is not yet considered as bedtime yet...

only in the Philippines, where everything and everyone is spoofed...

only in the Philippines, where floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during rainy season

only in the Philippines, where the definition of traffic is the "non-movement of vehicles"...

only in the Philippines, where everyone wants to leave the country...

only in the Philippines that there’s a Mexican tele-novela on every channel and all of them are named Maria...

only in the Philippines that the sales clerk staples your bag 20 times...

only in the Philippines that when you buy tapes and cd’s, everything is mixed up...

only in the Philippines that when girls dress like guys; jeans and a polo shirt...

only in the Philippines that when balikbayans (Filipinos from abroad) show off...

only in the Philippines that there’s a tagalog version of a popular English song or Chinese song...

only in the Philippines that all action stars wear leather jackets...

only in the Philippines that there are too many sales ladies in a store. 1 sales lady for every fixture...

only in the Philippines that the biggest shoe size for men is 10...

only in the Philippines that when you buy something for P50.25 and the sales lady asks if you have 25 centavos...

only in the Philippines that TV stations don’t put parental guidance on the news when they show dead bodies...

only in the Philippines that a taxi driver has a rosary on the rear view mirror, then tries to rip you off...

only in the Philippines that people are almost always late...

only in the Philippines that an XL shirt fits like a L...

only in the Philippines that when you buy something for P100.05 and the clerk doesn't give you your 5 cents becuase they don't have 5 cents...

only in the Philippines that people think that the whole United States is like Beverly Hills 90210...

only in the Philippines that when your mail gets lost stolen and ****ed up.

only in the Philippines that when you spend 1 hour in traffic, then your teacher doesn’t show up in class...

only in the Philippines that there are too many different sized coins. (Then the government makes them invalid)...

only in the Philippines that sales ladies follow you around the store...

only in the Philippines that when you need a sales lady; she’s busy making chismis (gossip) with her co-workers...

only in the Philippines that people pick their nose in public (oh, in China too. so nevermind)...

only in the Philippines that men lift up their shirts to scratch expose their big belly...

only in the Philippines that a clerk at the counter to stamps your receipt and checks it with a pen...

only in the Philippines that people walk in the middle of the street...

only in the Philippines that it takes forever to fix the road...

only in the Philippines that there are pot holes in the street... actually, there are streets in the potholes...

only in the Philippines that a garbage cans are too small...

only in the Philippines that the bus ticket guy asks you how many tickets you want when it's obvious that your alone...

only in the Philippines that when you own land in a prime spot and 300 squatter families live on it...

Filipino Facts - Part 2 (All about Filipino Movies)

(In Filipino)

Signs That You Are Watching A Filipino Made Movie:

1. Sasayaw ang loveteam sa likod ng puno ng buko kapag nasa beach ang eksena. Alternate na lalabas ang ulo nila from behind the puno.

2. Ang kontrabidang babae yayakap sa bidang lalaki, sabay taas ng kilay at ngingisi.

3. Ang pansit, nagdadala ng malas. Uuwi ang bida na may dalang pansit para sa kanyang nanay na si Anita Linda. Tatawagin ng bida ang mga bata para kumain at kukumustahin niya ang pag-aaral ng mga bata habang kumakain sila. Biglang may titigil na sasakyan sa harap ng bahay at pauulanan ng bala ang pamilya. Mamamatay si Anita Linda at sisigaw ang bida ng “Inaaayyyy!!!” at mangangakong ipaghihigante ito. Moral of the eksena: Ang pansit ay nakakamatay.

4. Kapag may magkaribal na babae, ‘yung mabait derecho ang buhok at may bangs. ‘Yung salbahe, laging kulot.

5. Sa Pinoy action movies, ang bida hindi nauubusan ng bala.

6. Sa Pinoy action movies, kapag tumakbo ang bida, sa lupa lahat ang tama ng bala ng kalaban.

7. Kapag may mob na pupunta sa bahay kubo ng manananggal, si Vangie Labalan ang laging lider.

8. Alam mong moment of truth na kapag sinabi ng bida ang title ng pelikula (sample: Isang Bala Ka Lang or Kapag Puno na Ang Salop).

9. Ang tawag ng kontrabida sa kanyang mga goons, “Mga bata.”

10. ‘Yung nakababatang kapatid ng bida habang naglalaro, mabibitiwan ang bola at mapupunta sa gitna ng kalsada. Pagkatapos, may darating na sasakyan at itutulak ng bida ang bata at ‘yung bida ang papagitna ng kalsada. Naka-cross ang arms ng bida who is covering his face. Sisigaw ang bata ng, “Kuyaaa!” Next scene: Nasa ospital sila. Simula na ng drama.

11. Kapag bakbakan, hindi nasasaktan ang bida pero umaaray siya kapag ginagamot na siya ng leading lady. Next scene: Nagla-love-making na sila.

12. Kapag sinabi ng kontrabida sa bida ang masama niyang plano, sasabibin ng bida, “Hayop ka!”

13. Ang bidang babae, kapag katulong ang role siguradong iri-reveal ng amo na anak siya nito.

14. Ang nanay ng mayaman ay laging may pamaypay na pang-mayaman at ang nanay ng mahirap ay laging naka-duster.

15. Ang hideout ng kontrabida ay parating mansyon na may chicks na naka-hilira sa paligid ng pool.

16. Ang mga bida sa drama, kapag nakatanggap ng masamang balita laging may pinto sa likod nila para puede sila sumandal habang nag-i-slide dahan-dahan pababa, todo iyak at kung minsan with matching uhog.

17. Kapag hindi nahuli ng mga goons ang bida, sasabihin ng boss sa kanila, “Mga inutil!”

18. Laging nakakapulot ng baril na may bala ang bida kapag kinakailangan niya.

19. Laging mas maganda ang yaya ng bida kaysa sa kontrabidang anak ng amo niya.

20. Kapag ang ending ng movie ay song-and-dance number sa beach o sa resort, ang huling frame shows the cast na tumatalon, sabay freeze.

21. Pang-harang ng mga kontrabida ay L300 o kaya ay owner type jeepney.

This is a better film - Filipino made, uploaded in youtube. (This is a series type of mini-film wherein you decide the next scene)

Watch It Here