Pinay Ako!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

After you ladies asked us Kanos why we married Pinay, it is time to define yourselves, for the Kanos you love, and the rest of the world, who may not understand you.

My father-in-law, after drinking some Red Horse, told me, "We Filipinos are great imitators! We can copy anything!"

My wife asks me if we can send some of the things we don't use to Philippines. I tell her, "Honey, that won't work in the Philippines. We use 110 and they use 220."

"Don't worry! They can make anything work!"

I spent some time at the Mall of Asia, and I think she is right! Everything you can think of is there, and it is Pinoy made! I can't tell the difference.

So ladies, tell us about yourselves.

--Bullwinkle

hmmm simple question u asked and we gave u the history huh?aint that nice hehhehehe...filipinas? we are sweet,love to laugh,likes telling jokes bad and good ,we smell good (hehehheh...) and hey u love us..u have a filipina wife noh?

--Bullwinkle

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Yeah, I concur with you that it is a shame this thread is now dormant. Even if there was only a handful of us history buffs who were regulars on this thread, we enjoyed swapping historical tidbits and expressing our own lore of the living past. I don't fancy this thread being revived as the interest of the originator, Mr. Bill, has apparently faded away.

My interest has not faded, it is just I don't want to interfer with what I think is a good thing: The Pinay have claimed the forum, and made it their own. Much of the past drama is gone. And, you have a new Moderator to keep the peace.

[muñequita linda 0]

I was in the Philippines last month to say “I do” to Señorita Tessa and after the Davao wedding we spent some precious time in Manila. This 6-day sojourn in Manila was the most I had since leaving for America 36 years ago. While in Manila, and being crazy and avid history students and buffs and regular contributors to this thread that we are, Tess (now Señora Bonita for VJ purposes) and I went out of our way to visit some of the places with historical significance and we were reminded once more that our Philippine history and the rest of the living past are still vivid in our memory. Yeah, the history and the living past that were the main entrées of this now idle thread.

We shot some pictures in some of these places with historical connotations and here are some of them:

By Dr. Jose Rizal's Monument.

At the memorial dedicated to Padres Burgos, Gomez & Zamora at Bagumbayan Field.

At Aguinaldo's revolutionary headquarters.

Exploring Intramuros by horse drawn conveyance. Almost everything in the old Spanish town has been rebuilt or renovated.

With Gen MacArthur's statue in Intramuros' "Top of the World".

At Fort Santiago with the Rizal Heritage House in the background

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Hi AJ & Tess,

Greetings from the Sonoran Desert! Nice of you to post pictures with historical backgrounds. I wonder if you had a chance to visit Corregidor, an integral part of Philippine history. You know what, I had so much fun contributing to this thread when it was on. It's too bad it's now inactive, but I wish for its revival to spruce up the PI forum a little bit and to supplement the current trivial and mundane topics and the on going intramurals among some members.

Hi Linda! Adda kan gayam dita Arizona? Congrats. How's life treating you so far there in the Grand Canyon State? I hope the weather is not too toasty yet. Well, to answer your inquiry, we were unable to visit Corregidor because the waters of Manila Bay were very rough when we were there as it was raining almost everyday. The boat ride and my seasickness could have embarassed me and pestered the rest of the boat passengers.

Yeah, I concur with you that it is a shame this thread is now dormant. Even if there was only a handful of us history buffs who were regulars on this thread, we enjoyed swapping historical tidbits and expressing our own lore of the living past. I don't fancy this thread being revived as the interest of the originator, Mr. Bill, has apparently faded away.

Umay cayo agpasiar ditoy ah. It's only 4½ hours drive from Scottsdale to our place. Our county, Riverside, is next after the stateline (Colorado River) from Arizona. Tell your husband to bring his golf clubs.

Wen manong. I got here last week and I feel fine; my husband, as you know, is Filipino and that makes my life so much happier. It's a lot warmer here in Phoenix than in Baguio. Yeah, when it reaches the 110's, we'll visit you in Southern California to cool off. We have Disneyland, Universal Studios and Sea World in mind. My husband also dreams about Torrey Pines Golf Club, maybe you and him can play there.