03 June 2011

#onlyinthephilippines





twitter users can have totally random eureka moments. and i had one yesterday.

i tweeted something about pedestrian etiquette yesterday afternoon, to which my good friend @luckymanzano replied, "only in the philippines are cars more important than pedestrians." suddenly, i had a flashback in my head of how many times i've actually used the phrase "only in the philippines" and at the same time, had a vision of the amount of slack the DOT has been getting for their taglines to promote local tourism, ie. pilipinas, tara na.

so, i decided to post this tweet..



instantly, i got a wave, no, a tsunami of replies and retweets saying they agree, and please allow me to quote my friend and amazing artist @ricoblanco's comment, "brilliant"! (coming from him, pumalakpak tenga ko.) this has got to be one of my most retweeted tweets ever since i started tweeting. 420+ RTs and counting. (thank you to those who liked my tweet!!)

later in the day, i decided to post statements of what i think tourists would love about our country, that is unique to us, that is found #onlyinthephilippines..



here are some of the #onlyinthephilippines statements other proud pinoys posted on twitter!






















i also liked this statement from a proud pinoy who lives abroad. :)



and just for fun.. iba talaga pagka-maabilidad ng pinoy! hulog piso internet!





i want to know.. what is your proud to be pinoy #onlyinthephilippines statement?

28 comments:

Kurog said...

Base!?! Hehe

I am #onlyinthephilippines. Lols

Totoo po yung hulog-barya na internet. hehe. May nakita na akong ganyan before.

Miss M said...

Aw! Eh yung naluha-luha pa daw ako habang binabasa 'to! Filipino pride! #onlyinthePhilippines

Mel said...

#onlyinthephilippines mo makikita na brownout na nga, nageenjoy pa mga bata maglaro sa labas kahit madilim #mychildhood

CountOcram said...

Hulog piso internet is for real! Very common here in Cebu! Samahan pa ng ATM (Automatic Tubig Machine) hulog piso din :D

McDreamer said...

#onlyinthephilippines where Pinoy celebrate All Souls Day at the cemetery, an overnight affair complete with food, drinks, and sleeping paraphernalia!

♥ inahcruz ♥ said...

#onlyinthephilippines is where you'll find amazingly brilliant artists and celebrities that has a purpose in life: not just being in the limelight, not just being famous, and not just for the money.. these artist/celebrities do their best to help the less fortunate and be a blessing and inspiration to others, and you're one of them, ms. bianca.. good job! *salute* :)

gail said...

i am proud to be pinoy because we take care of our old parents lovingly and not just send them to some home like in other countries. =)

Jodel Tanael said...

#onlyinthePhilippines makikita at maririnig ang pagmamano at pag gamit ng po at opo for our elders, though hindi na makita sa iba, buhay na buhay pa rin sa family namin.^_^

Anonymous said...

i am a proud pinoy doctor to be :) and we have this statement shirt at school which says: 'Made in RP; 100% Filipino Doctor. Not for Export' service for the Filipino people, indeed :)

ja said...

only in the philippines where you can find people with "UTANG NA LOOB" i.e flood victims last 2004 in St.Bernard, Leyte lining up to give their donations for the victims of the Tsunami in Japan.

nyabach0i said...

where every home is mother-centered. awwww. my mom is my ultimate weakness!

Yish said...

Only in the Philippines... bumibili ng mga bagong bedsheets/blankets para may magagamit ang mga bisita. :D

Anonymous said...

soon. Philippines will be the only country in the world with no divorce. :)

patsuyLB said...

ang traffic na sobrang heavy at ang ibang klaseng amoy ng basura are only in the philippines =)

patsuyLB said...

oooops! idagdag ko lang,,Ms. Bianca "the supergirl" Gonzalez is ony in the philippines =)


i soo heart you miss Bianca G.
idol! =)

Uninteresting Girl said...

This is one of the most interesting post of yours Miss Bianca and I love it so much. Hehe. I'm quite surprise with your new domain. I didn't know that it's already "www.iamsuperbianca.com" na. I was still typing "www.iamsuperbianca.blogpsot.com" and then Google gives me different results. Pero, this is much better. Less characters to type just to visit your website whenever I'm at work. God bless.

Unknown said...

letchon...only in the philippines :)

jovi said...

there is another one pa poh miss bianca. . .mountain and beach sa loob ng campus only in the philippines :)

Rea Alducente said...

where the Filipinos are worth dying for :)

and..

only in the philippines -- kahit gano ka sira ng isang bagay, kukumpunihin pa rin.

super like this post!

Anonymous said...

dear miss bianca, this comment is out of the topic. Gusto ko lang pong iextend ang gratitude ko sa inyo kasi im super inspired. You know the times when you're super down? Yung times na kahit sa mga friends mo wala kang masabihan? I pray of course, pero iba pa din yung may nakakausap ka. I tend to back read your entries. Hehehe Basta. Yung confidence parang biglang bumabalik. Hindi po ako maganda, and not as wealthy as you are, but proud po ako na we are both morena! Ha-ha! Saka keep on inspiring people. I don't know how but I would love to have a conversation with you. Keep on dreaming. Hehehe Thank you for being so positive. It's true that being positive is contagious. God Bless Miss Bianca. :)

mymy said...

kahit mahirap ang buhay..all smile p rn..:)#onlyinthephilippines

iba mag-alaga at magmahal ang pinoy..tagos sa puso..:)#onlyinthephilippines

mymy said...

i love ur new blog design...it's awesome!!!super like it..:)

Sales on Heels said...

where you can buy everything "tingi"-style!;p

where almost all family members still opt to live together even though each has a family of his/her own already.;p

only in the philippines! i love it here! can't imagine growing old anywhere else!;p

Anonymous said...

onlyinthephilippines where a motorcycle (originally made for 2 people) can accommodate 10 and we call it tricycle! usually works in barrios.

adam said...

Ok din talaga ang mga pinoy dati meron ganyan pero yung mga video games lang ngayun since faced out na ang video games ito naman ang ginawan nila ng hulog barya. :-) Cool.

moniquenathaliecias said...

not to mention malunggay pandesal, fried kangkong, and BALOT. (I remember the series Drop Dead Diva, mentioning balot from the Philippines!) :)

Anonymous said...

basahin nyo to ms bianca. only in the philippines din ang drama ng tourism marketing niya.
http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awesome/2010/11/wow-only-in-the-philippines.html

gelai said...

people,culture,cuisines and everything......THE FILIPINO ITSELF!!<3 :))) #onlyinthephilippines