Pinoy Community v. 18

[raDar]

I'T'S HAPPENING!

I'M GONNA KISS SM CINEMA'S SEXY ASS RIGHT NOW.


Original Facebook post.

 

[baboysai]

/shock.

@Imp:

Chinese here in the Philippines are one of the wealthiest.

Surprisingly, the Ayala and the Lopez groups didn't make it to the top ten (and maybe Villar??)... neither did Gokungwei for that matter. I wonder if they dispersed their assets so as to keep on the lie-low...

 

[Imperium]

Chinese here in the Philippines are one of the wealthiest.

I did do some wiki-researching about it after hunt's comment. I thought he was over exaggerating, I was all like "psssh hunt, come on ". Then I began reading. How is it seen over there? Is it considered a problem? Or not an issue?

 

[baboysai]

I don't think it's a problem or issue. They're Filipinos, pretty much. They just have Chinese ancestry but born here and struggled here. But being the purist Chinese, about half of their population still try to keep to "pure bloods" and marry only Chinese. But I know a lot who marry into "halfies" or totally non-chinese, and it's fine. I have a Chinese last name myself, and I'm pretty sure some great great grandfather of mine was Chinese who made it here.

If you read up on the stories of those rich people we mentioned, their stories are pretty tough and inspiring. Maybe the newer generation may be spoiled (like any other race of rich people, i would assume) but those guys made it to the top with real hard work.

Henry Sy, for one, started with a shoe store. Hence, SM (which used to stand for ShoeMart). And my parents still remember when it was but one building in the entire country. Now his malls are in every fucking train stop and corner. Two in some. >.>

etc. etc.

 

[mangadictus]

Chinese here in the Philippines are one of the wealthiest.

Surprisingly, the Ayala and the Lopez groups didn't make it to the top ten (and maybe Villar??)... neither did Gokungwei for that matter. I wonder if they dispersed their assets so as to keep on the lie-low...

i think so too. pretty smart move if you ask me.

I don't think it's a problem or issue. They're Filipinos, pretty much. They just have Chinese ancestry but born here and struggled here. But being the purist Chinese, about half of their population still try to keep to "pure bloods" and marry only Chinese. But I know a lot who marry into "halfies" or totally non-chinese, and it's fine. I have a Chinese last name myself, and I'm pretty sure some great great grandfather of mine was Chinese who made it here.

If you read up on the stories of those rich people we mentioned, their stories are pretty tough and inspiring. Maybe the newer generation may be spoiled (like any other race of rich people, i would assume) but those guys made it to the top with real hard work.

Henry Sy, for one, started with a shoe store. Hence, SM (which used to stand for ShoeMart). And my parents still remember when it was but one building in the entire country. Now his malls are in every fucking train stop and corner. Two in some. >.>

etc. etc.

i knew it. bb looks chinese to me.

and yes, the chinese are among the most hard-working and determined-to-succeed people in the world.

 

[hunter71485]

anyone can be "the most hard-working and determined-to-succeed people in the world", you only need the right amount of ingredients: a creative mind, a skillful hand, knowledge of your trade, an unbreakable will to survive, and the right attitude to that makes one so likable, despite how he/she looks.

so, i don't count among those people. xD

 

[Paper]

The list says one thing, reality says otherwise. The only reason to why the "Peninsulares" did not make the "top 10" is because they re-invest most of what they earn in order to dodge tax and to make their money earn for them. Another "tax dodge" trick is to hire yourself in your own corporation. This means that you can set your salary to a low enough amount to reduce personal tax, while you use a corporate expense account for misc spending (the same goes for cars and other high ticket items; you can buy them through your corporation and write them off as company assets).

re: marriage- If my dad wasn't part chinese, my grandparents would never have allowed him to marry my mom.

 

[Faust]

I'm excited to watch Django Unchained

 

[mangadictus]

anyone can be "the most hard-working and determined-to-succeed people in the world", you only need the right amount of ingredients: a creative mind, a skillful hand, knowledge of your trade, an unbreakable will to survive, and the right attitude to that makes one so likable, despite how he/she looks.

touche.

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The list says one thing, reality says otherwise. The only reason to why the "Peninsulares" did not make the "top 10" is because they re-invest most of what they earn in order to dodge tax and to make their money earn for them. Another "tax dodge" trick is to hire yourself in your own corporation. This means that you can set your salary to a low enough amount to reduce personal tax, while you use a corporate expense account for misc spending (the same goes for cars and other high ticket items; you can buy them through your corporation and write them off as company assets).

wow, didn't know this. nice one, l4pb.

where have you been?

re: marriage- If my dad wasn't part chinese, my grandparents would never have allowed him to marry my mom.

in most cases, yes.

 

[baboysai]

I'm excited to watch Django Unchained

showing na ba?

anyhoot, I'm off to Thailand tomorrow. bye-bee.

 

[Faust]

showing na ba?

Sa March 13 pa!

anyhoot, I'm off to Thailand tomorrow. bye-bee.

Ingat!

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[Paper]

re: Django Unchained- the HD screener has been out on TPB since Jan.

@MD- Internship, Mass Effect 3, D3, GW2, job hunting, back to GW2, D3, GW2, erratic internet connection, then back to ME3. I also played a bit more LoL since they finally released Dominion here, but the lack of coordination in pick up groups soon wore me down.

 

[baboysai]

hahahaha panalo talaga yang Manzano duo na yan.

what's with the "You don't do that to me" meme? nawala ako sa passing e.

 

[joshua019]

I have several dota 2 invites pm me if you want

 

[Faust]

A project we made in school.
I think this is for our midterm
I was the one who created and designed the original characters
while my two other groupmates edit the videos, made additional characters, shoot the panels and draw the panels
PS: We intentionally used the CORNY South Border Song for fun

 

[mangadictus]

you don't do that to willie.

 

[hunter71485]

what's with the "You don't do that to me" meme? nawala ako sa passing e.

there was this backstage altercation between ethel booba and willie in willie's tv show way back in february. so willie being willie, he ranted onscreen.

I have several dota 2 invites pm me if you want

i have 20+ dota 2 invites and counting. jeez i've run out of people to give them to.

you don't do that to willie.

you don't do that to willie.

 

[mangadictus]

there was this backstage altercation between ethel booba and willie in willie's tv show way back in february. so willie being willie, he ranted onscreen.

the rant was actually a self-description monologue.

you don't do that to willie.

no, you don't.

Spoiler: THE Team

 

[hunter71485]

the rant was actually a self-description monologue.

LOL. Like I said, you don't do that to Willie.

Spoiler: THE Team

he's quite comfortable in his position then.

 

[mangadictus]

he's quite comfortable in his position then.

i think he is, but we're still pushing for him to get a better job, so that lahat kami EX na. LOL

got to see a good friend of mine from my sykes cebu days, back when i started here in MH. man.. its been 6 long years.. so good to see him

Spoiler: Another Thousand Pounds Work