tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173901752011-06-08T14:32:46.350+08:00A real-time journal for anything and everything that pertains to cultural issues, sports and entertainment in Lapu-Lapu City. Everybody is invited to send comments which may be posted subject to the editorial privileges of review and editing. [Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed is the sole responsibility of the member-author]mactanmannoreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1161060507665091162006-10-17T12:42:00.000+08:002006-10-17T12:48:27.676+08:00

Here's a glimpse of the firestorm:This Art Bell is sick, demented, ignorant, racist and totally prejudiced!!! May he rot in you know where!The Philippine Government should take an action regarding this matter don't let this man step-on our territory, unless otherwise He will do public apology. eto po cia!!!!! Here is the man! A devil look-alike! Mr. Art Bell.This is a hate letter coming from a

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1159103183244393922006-09-24T21:02:00.000+08:002006-09-24T21:13:48.306+08:00

[This is the final segment of the infamous email attributed to Art Bell - Mactanman]Do the parents of these young filipinos know what's going on? Would they accept this? I believe that they would and do. This is the natural "Trash" element in filipinos manifesting itself.Nothing good has ever come from Philippines and I don't believe anything good ever will.Recognizing your Roots (A Message to

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1158907025271285042006-09-22T14:33:00.000+08:002006-09-22T14:37:05.273+08:00

Anonymous said...i missed this show..heard it was great especially for the "not so young" crowd who were reminded of the good old days gone by...hehe!Fri Sep 22, 12:51:53 AM PHT Anonymous said...hey, i was wondering myself what happened to Dr. kelly..am glad you "found"him after all these yrs.thanks to the "Lettermen"?Fri Sep 22, 01:00:42 AM PHT kelly pilones said...i know this comment is quite

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1158906573775000642006-09-22T14:27:00.000+08:002006-09-22T14:29:33.786+08:00

Anonymous said... ...and that's the 1st part yet!!Could the sequels be more insulting that that? The guy deserves a broken jaw or any bone.

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1158832382127392262006-09-21T17:48:00.000+08:002006-09-21T17:57:19.516+08:00

...(continuation)Now we've come down to this fact...and it is a fact.Nothing in Filipino Culture can be seen as Asian. They have no architectural, artistic, or cultural influence which is in ANY way, asian. Thinking of the great countries in Asia such as Japan , Korea , and China there is no way you can possibly connect the Philippine Islands.This assault by filipino americans to connect

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1158829268532334822006-09-21T16:59:00.000+08:002006-09-21T17:01:08.540+08:00

Hmmm... interesting. Is he still alive? Still on the air? I hardly think so. Stupid people have a short life span. Either Mother Nature took him out (she's embarassed an anomaly found its way into humankind) or someone else helped her.

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1158654582855313342006-09-19T16:28:00.000+08:002006-09-19T16:29:42.866+08:00

tinna said...hhhmmm.. that sure left a very bad taste in my mouth. On the otherhand, everybody has the right to his own opinion and if the writer thinks of us that way, then I would like to think that he needs light to see things more clearly. He is definitely living in the dark. :)

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1158629827558290812006-09-19T09:25:00.000+08:002006-09-19T09:37:07.646+08:00

[This is a multipart article related to an open email attributed to Art Bell, a very popular talk-radio host in the USA. This is apparently about 10 years old but has resurfaced in the last few days and got passed on from Filipino computer to Filipino computer worldwide, creating a firestorm... a microversion of the Pope vs the muslim world. Read on and don't miss the surprise ending a few posts

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1152321105408899472006-07-08T09:07:00.000+08:002006-07-08T09:11:45.420+08:00

Hello there! Here is one cool website, all about Visayan Songs! As you all know by now i am an avid fan of our very own culture. It feels it is asn integral part of me.Since childhood, i always get enticed with Visayan folklores, norms, dances, games, tales, poems and music. Everytime a relative came in for a visit, i always find it comforting to jive with them even though they were twice ot

Ms.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427143952861341386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1147616351589996232006-05-14T22:07:00.000+08:002006-05-14T22:19:11.600+08:00

Today, the news media are full of articles, announcements and programs related to Mother's Day.Just like everything else, copycat exercises of the US holiday. But, Mother's Day in the US is a celebratory holiday, extolling the virtues of motherhood in a mature society. Mature society we are not!With all due respects to Luz, my better half, mother to Karen, Lynn and Algin, I say Philippines

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1144150030017016052006-04-04T19:21:00.000+08:002006-04-06T12:39:23.340+08:00

When I opened my mails today, I noticed an email from Perry Lee in my Inbox. Thinking that it was a comment about my clever blogs...SURPRISE!! It was a notice from him about a new novel that he just published.Judging from the excerpts, When Sparrows Stop Singing is a mix of current events weaved titillatingly with plots and subplots.It is available through the internet. Those who can, get it. And

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1138686199432595032006-01-31T13:36:00.000+08:002006-02-01T10:15:25.323+08:00

[With this post, I welcome Dr. Kelly Pilones to Lapu-Lapu Times. Kelly is a long lost buddy from my CSJ-R (Yes! That long ago) and CIM days. Welcome, Pards.]Last night was truly a beautiful voyage down memory lane as the Lettermen belted song after song from the sound track of the 60's and 70's - When I Fall In Love, Theme From A Summer Place, Our Winter Love, Goin' Out Of My Head / Can't Take My

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1138081826708422892006-01-24T13:50:00.000+08:002006-01-24T13:50:26.713+08:00

The Philippines is...    50. Where the most happening places are not where the party is. Instead it's where the gang wars happen, where women strip and where the people overthrow a president.    49. Where even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.    48. Where everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition    46. Where everything can be forged.    44. Where Starbucks coffee is

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1136120175031806692006-01-01T20:21:00.000+08:002006-01-01T20:58:38.780+08:00

Fifteen minutes before the stroke of midnight, it all started! The usual - firecrackers in singles and judas' belt, whistle bombs, kuwitis, sparklers, and the modern fireworks (smuggled from China). Then it came to the peak of the crescendo at exactly midnight, soon as the ships in the Mactan Channel started blowing their foghorns.New Year's Eve, Lapu-Lapu City - A View from My Roof TopAbove.

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1135511179865421542005-12-25T19:46:00.000+08:002005-12-27T22:01:33.566+08:00

My Christmas “Day” began on Christmas eve at our traditional party at the Amores ancestral home in Kamalig. The following is a pictorial:The girls at the Christmas Dinner. It was Nice's (front) birthday, too. So it was like a Christmas cum Birthday Party After dinner, Luz and I handed cash gifts without prior announcement. So, it was announced: "All kids from 16 years old and below, line up!".

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1135417637271429542005-12-24T17:47:00.000+08:002005-12-24T17:47:17.276+08:00

Lapu-Lapu Times wishes youHappy Holidays!

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1134633016870599842005-12-15T15:50:00.000+08:002005-12-15T15:50:16.876+08:00

A Professor of Sociology from UP was a guest on ANC the other day. She was asked what she thought about the goings on in the different congressional hearings. Her comment: “…painfully annoying, listening to people lying through their teeth”.When people do this (lie through their teeth), they assume that the intelligence of the listener(s) lies between imbecile and moron.This reminds me of a

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1134276206250488072005-12-11T12:43:00.000+08:002005-12-11T14:08:39.010+08:00

The Philippines takes pride in being the over-all champion in the just-concluded SEA (South East Asian) Games with its total of 291 medals: 113 golds, 84 silvers and 94 bronzes. The last time RP was crowned over-all champion was 28 years ago.Antonio "Gagâ" Gabica, the pride of Lapu-Lapu City, contributed 1 gold and 1 silver medal. He won the gold along with Dennis Orcullo in 8-Ball Doubles, and

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1133666690705397492005-12-04T11:20:00.000+08:002005-12-04T11:49:44.253+08:00

A time for giving, and surely a time for forgiving and for loving as well. Christmas season has come! For me it is the best time of the year. Even better than my natal day! Indeed, the Lord's birthday is the most precious of them all! As an avid believer of the Catholic faith, i consider these season very Holy. And this is the best time to forgive and forget. Let us just be happy and contended,

Ms.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427143952861341386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1132970134438832302005-11-26T09:54:00.000+08:002005-11-26T09:55:34.446+08:00

Sir,Guided to the blog Lapu-Lapu Times from the blog with poems from Ms. B. I happened to read the posts, or articles, of both Ms. B. and thee on the subject of poverty on the blog Lapu Lapu Times. To read the articles was enlightening. I plea, however, excuse being a Christian telling thee I, a foreigner, was a bit worried by the questioning of Beauty in thy text. The questions raised had no

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1132726992436270752005-11-23T14:35:00.000+08:002005-11-23T14:25:43.250+08:00

I took a stroll at 6:30 AM on Fiesta day to indulge in my favorite pastime - observing people. This blog issue is dedicated to those unfortunate enough to not be physically here during Fiesta time.The balloons (1) proudly proclaims: "Viva! Birhen sa Regla". Even at 6:30 in the morning it is elbow-to-elbow leading to the church entrance (2). The streets around the church are already teeming with

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1130862300396983482005-11-01T23:46:00.000+08:002005-11-02T00:49:22.176+08:00

November 1st - Kalag-Kalag. By far, the biggest holiday in the Philippines. Everything virtually stops. People in this one time of the year do their own house chores because the househelp has gone home to the provinces to honor their dead. Even the multinational companies at EPZA and MEPZ send their local employees home.I of course closed my practice today and took time to visit the cemeteries.

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1130815720980099202005-11-01T00:03:00.000+08:002005-11-01T12:23:21.306+08:00

The hero in the great "Battle of Mactan". He was the ruler of the tribesmen in an island near the center of the Philippine archipelago called Mactan. He reigned most of the islets sorrounding it when the Spaniards came to the Philippines. He is considered the first hero of the Philippines. A statue was erected in his honor, which now stands proudly near the shores of Mactan where the actual

Ms.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427143952861341386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1130749539377255792005-10-31T17:15:00.000+08:002005-10-31T17:09:27.196+08:00

Yes Ms.B, poverty is here to stay...and getting worse! Us, as a society will not survive in this age of globalization where survival as a nation relies so heavily on people creating rules and obeying them. Our representatives are good at making laws but we, as a society are dismally poor in obeying them. Anarchy rules!When anarchy rules, production effeciency plummets. That's why we smuggle rice

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1130327562400279592005-10-27T11:19:00.000+08:002005-10-26T20:25:52.263+08:00

Has it left already or is it still here?The word itself sounds low as if regressing deeply down. You can call a thing nice or ugly but it would not matter much to the particular object. So does with the word “poverty”. It is a condition, a situation, a state of being. It is not some kind of a thing which one needs or somebody whom one can rely upon. In short, it does not have any life! It is a

Ms.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427143952861341386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1130165247108814542005-10-24T22:41:00.000+08:002005-10-24T22:47:27.113+08:00

I caught on TV a couple of days ago a report on foreign overseas workers. It stated that: "The Philippines is the number 1 source of CPA's in the world". This got me totally excited since my late father was a true pioneer in the CPA field - he being the first CPA in Mactan Island, he being a professor in Accounting at the now University of San Jose - Recoletos and so therefore has trained untold

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1130056426624282642005-10-24T07:41:00.000+08:002005-10-23T17:23:43.990+08:00

Filipina: Lakambini, Dalagang Pilipina, Maria Clara and so on and so forth. These are but few of the connotations of the word Filipina before. I say before because presently i noticed a lot of new meanings of this word. Take for example, i saw a write-up like this and i quote: ..."somebody spotted one time as listed in the Greek dictionary that the meaning of Filipina was 'domestic helper' ... ".

Ms.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427143952861341386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1129853986517311152005-10-23T09:21:00.000+08:002005-10-22T18:24:13.793+08:00

Quite ironic, isn it not? Well, it simply means Heritage conservation.As an architect, I have observed that preservation of our Culture has enhanced me in design conceptualizations either intellectually, morally and religiously- in the ways i incorporate them in my creations thereby giving recognition to those old but historical edifices which are now on the verge of extinction due to wear and

Ms.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427143952861341386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1130046401004554232005-10-23T04:44:00.000+08:002005-10-23T13:52:43.550+08:00

I would like to thank Ms. B on this beautiful lesson on Heritage Preservation.Here are some things that pertains to Mactan:The destruction of the old church to make way for the current one still leaves a bad taste in the native Oponganon's sensibilities.What is the real story in the burning of the old Municipio?We have precious little left from the past. Should we do something to ensure

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1129954570606722202005-10-22T03:13:00.000+08:002005-10-22T12:16:10.606+08:00

Our friend, John Melendres, one of the anchors of coastal ecology movement here in Mactan, has now been appointed General Manager for all of Scuba World - Cebu. Scuba World is one of the biggest diving equipment and accessories supplier in the region. It also has many dive shops in the area.Congratulations John! More power!

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1129954031701489442005-10-22T03:10:00.000+08:002005-10-24T21:45:30.330+08:00

[The following article is related to the original letter written to SunStar (but never saw print). All rights and responsibilities are solely that of the author].A REVISIT TO A PASTBy Pepe B. BeridoMarigondon CrossingLapu-Lapu CityOnce more November 1st is up close and again the livings are preparing to honor their deads at where they have been laid to rest.One place in Lapu-Lapu City is the old

mactanmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17390175.post-1128316070090200072005-10-03T13:06:00.000+08:002005-10-17T14:51:12.156+08:00

Greetings, everyone!For a modern crowded city of more than 265,000 souls, Lapu-Lapu's lack of a newspaper truly stands out. Other than the usual LOOSE gossip, nobody really knows what the actual day-to-day pulse of the city is. True, we have a section dedicated in one or two regional Cebu newspapers, but the items are inadequate and mostly deal with killings, drugs, robbery and rape.We in

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