If you monitor the comments on this site, you may have noticed a long and passionate message from Bi-manila. It deserves to be a post. Here it is….

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No wonder white people don’t trust our doctors!

The group of Trillanes and Lim marched with about 50 people, including armed men in military uniforms who wore the Magdalo insignia on their arms, the Manila Peninsula Hotel also in Makati.

Blah, blah, blah, read about this shit

OK, I get that the Dinosaur was found in Niger (Africa) but can’t these dumb scientists come up with a better name? Are they that out of touch?

A PALEONTOLOGIST has unveiled a 110-million-year-old African dinosaur with a weird anatomy, including a mouth that powered through greenery like a vacuum.

The fossilised sauropod dinosaur, found in Niger, has been dubbed Nigersaurus taqueti.

Stretching more than 13m, the Nigersaurus was a younger, smaller cousin of the North American Diplodocus.

Source

Anyway, I would like to hear from some Christians out there. What is your explanation about Dinosaurs and the bible?

I was reading my daily dose of news and LOL’d (can you say Desperate Housewives?) when I saw this….

Right under the “ABC reaches out to Fil-Ams, to hire Pinoy scriptwriters” was “Pinoy doctor sentenced to life by judge in Georgia”

BRUNSWICK—Jurors returned a guilty verdict for Filipino doctor Noel Chua on Saturday, and the judge sentenced him to life plus five years for the overdose death of one of his patients.

From Manila Standard Today

*UPDATE*

I received an email from the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) regarding this issue. Here’s their statement….

We are deeply disappointed with the guilty verdict on the Dr. Noel Chua murder case. We will continue to support Dr. Chua’s exercise of his rights to due process, including his right to appeal.

We thank the many friends and supporters of Dr. Chua who stood by and prayed for him and his family throughout his long ordeal. They were vigilant in making sure that Dr. Chua gets a fair trial, and that his legal rights are protected. We continue to believe in our country’s justice system, which affirms the due process rights of every individual.

Let’s say Dr. Chua is guilty, are we still supposed to show “support” just because he’s Filipino?

Coverage of the Desperate Housewives issue here, here , here, here and here.

I woke up this morning to another slew of emails expressing the violent rage of Filipinos (especially Fil-Ams) about the Desperate Housewives Philippines remark.

I noticed that most of the outrage are coming from Fil-Ams and rational though coming from Filipinos living in the Philippines. After reading hundreds of reactions, I find it strange that mostly Fil-Ams are complaining about the remark made. Why? Because they left the Philippines for a better life. They knew there were problems in the Philippines, that’s why they got the hell out. Perception is reality for many. When the average American thinks of the Philippines, they think of poverty, Imelda Marcos, typhoons, terrorism and coup d’états. They do not know about the booming urban life. They do not know how great Greenbelt, Eastwood or The Fort is. We cannot expect them to know just like the average Filipino isn’t expected to know about the fine details about the US. Poverty = corruption & poor education.

In the latest Philippine News paper, there’s a photo of a bunch of Fil-Ams protesting at the Disney Store. Disney is the parent company of ABC Studios. What I found amusing was along with the protest photo, you will notice the following headlines: “U.S. names 3 Abu Sayyaf financiers in Saudi Arabia”, “3 Filipinos in $80-M loan scam”, “Klutzo the clown arrested for child porn”, “Case bankrupts lawyer for Sentosa 27″ and “Officials receive cash from Palace”.

Out of 6 front page stories (not including the Disney story), 5 are negative. 2 of the stories play on the world perception of our country. While I understand that negative headlines sell, terrorism and corruption are much bigger issues that we need to fight.

Again, I’m all for the right to protest and all but don’t forget about the real/root issues. Who says entertainment has to be nice anyway? If you can sue a network for making a remark of what many perceive, then why not sue the news stations for showing the “bad news” of the Philippines that shapes the minds of the American public. I’m sick of all this politically correct crap. You cannot do anything without offending someone or something. Don’t talk shit about whales since they have feelings too. For another interesting/good view, check this out.