A snot-nosed look at the dead end of Pinoy pop culture.Tumblr (3.0; @plopculture)http://plopculture.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xkixUHka1qb3waoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>21K away from the damn point. </strong>NatGeo Earth Day Run participants run for irony, among other things. Classy.</p> <p>[<em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3833873410363&set=a.1078351764044.14134.1383758317&type=1" target="_blank">from this Facebook account</a></em>]</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/21642312316http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/21642312316Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:42:00 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvggb2STxM1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Somewhere, in a corner, Kuya Bodjie is weeping buckets.</p> <p><em>**Author’s note: Pretty much the exact same reaction I had the day I found out about <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/tth" target="_blank">this</a> (<strike>NSFW</strike> NSFL).</em></p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/13531713454http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/13531713454Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:57:02 +0800role modelsBatibotIglotBudoy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq4kw1ilWP1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Little Ninoy’s rithmetic is outstanding. His riting, on the other hand, needs some improvement.</p> <p><em>**<a href="http://socialchanges.blog.com/2010/07/06/the-filipino-is-worth-dying-for-ninoy-aquino/" target="_blank">Delivered before the Asia Society, New York, August 4th, 1980</a>— one of the few spoken greatness each and every Filipino searching for, teaching, learning, or has forgotten the true price and meaning of freedom, should be acquainted with. </em></p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/9078621876http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/9078621876Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:16:00 +0800Benigno Aquino, JrThe filipino is worth dying for<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm5fwpzRmT1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Even in the monster world, Flips still can’t take a little joke.</p> <p><em>**Author’s note</em>: <em>Thanks, Jayvee, for the punchline. Here’s to the best Pinoy horror film that was never made.</em></p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/6100002686http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/6100002686Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:12:25 +0800Aswang<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkai33X0WY1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>If such courses exist, call me <em>Dean</em>.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/4974359203http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/4974359203Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:40:15 +0800College<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljku0u5eqy1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Anyone who objects to this union, say <em>neigh</em> (<em>or forever hold your peace</em>).</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/4574269580http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/4574269580Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh5oxp6fKs1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/01/24/34915_hpnews.html" target="_blank">Context <em>[ca.2009]</em></a></p> <p>“I disapprove of shaking your hand, but I will defend to the death your right to offer it.”</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/3496916365http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/3496916365Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:39:00 +0800tabotoilet paperFilipino hygiene<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfywqfA9KQ1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>As a more appropriate banknote design feature, truly, <em>no other mall comes close.</em></p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/3059406410http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/3059406410Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:11:03 +0800tourismbranding<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le4frrfPkE1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Maligayang kapaskuhan sa inyo at mga tanging ina ninyong lahat.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/2492745201http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/2492745201Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:43:00 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lc9r9kJmp11qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Old school beat <i>is</i> old school.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/1644926736http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/1644926736Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:32:07 +0800balagtasanFliptopold school rap battlepoetry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9le1iM8Js1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Deck the malls, was it?</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/1219802116http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/1219802116Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:36:54 +0800yuletide<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8d3y7GJAK1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Guy educates thousands of children through a pushcart for thirteen years and media deem it more important to report about how he isn’t good enough for <a href="http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Article/8524/Efren-Pe%C3%B1aflorida-on-Angel-Locsin-Not-on-my-priority-list-.aspx" target="_blank">Angel F. Locsin</a>. Go figure.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/1079646238http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/1079646238Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:44:31 +0800herofilipino pride<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7dta865tK1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Lapu-Lapu City aside, the fish is still a step up from the namesake of that other, lesser known Datu and leader of the ten original Pinoy founding fathers, <a href="http://fil.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Alamat_ng_Sampung_Datu_ng_Borneo" target="_blank"><em>Puti</em></a>.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/975487171http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/975487171Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:18:00 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6ipwrQJYK1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Taglish grammar nazis, please spare.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/892497319http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/892497319Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:19:39 +0800linggo ng wikataglishmalansang isda<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5fiz1PxaZ1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Pepe is just bitter about his Deutschland getting screwed over by a frichen calamari.<span xml:lang="de" lang="de"></span></p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/800775718http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/800775718Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:23:00 +0800FIFALa furia rojaWorld cupfaux pas is faux<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4j0hdpXTm1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Come to think of it, a lot of people also cannot afford to drink beer. Ergo, never ever spill your drink.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/731678290http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/731678290Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:49 +0800leftovers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3scs3OvaL1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Think different. Just like everybody else.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/682782003http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/682782003Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:31:00 +0800AppleiPadThink different<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3dbl3qExB1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t even get me started on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VDv4aMEvIM" target="_blank">this</a>.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/655368935http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/655368935Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:41:27 +0800Asian popmusic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2lms3o6Wv1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Photoshop killed the chemical bath star.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/609100595http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/609100595Tue, 18 May 2010 12:50:27 +0800photographydigital photographyfilm photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2jxqnHpqy1qb3waoo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>I have my own rule of turds: If you use your camera as <em>bling</em>, you’re a turd.</p> <p><em>**Author’s note: This is a direct homage to a</em> Pearls Before Swine <em>strip I came across some time ago. Plagiarism. That’s how I roll, bitch</em>.</p>http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/606232047http://plopculture.tumblr.com/post/606232047Mon, 17 May 2010 14:51:00 +0800photographydslr