The World

Why Nursery Rhymes Are So Violent

July 21, 2008 by Yoshke 35 Comments

A few months ago, I was teaching my 4-year old nephew some nursery rhymes with a DVD. After a lot of singing, he slowly digested the story that the rhymes tell. And then he began asking rather uncomfortable questions. One of the first rhymes I taught him was Humpty Dumpty. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses, And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again! He might have finally understood the rhyme when he gasped and said curiously, "Did he die?" "Well," I replied, "he's an egg. Who cares?" "I like eggs. Did they cook … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conversations, History, Humor, Public Affairs, Trivia Tagged With: asheq, Family, flash fiction, History, nursery, parenting, promil kid, Public Affairs, rhymes, Trivia, violence

Power Makes the World Go Sicko: Top 10 Craziest Leaders in History

May 26, 2008 by Yoshke 22 Comments

Note: This entry was written for Crunkish.com, a site that our team put up. It is still under construction but if you want to take a peek, knock yourself out. Throughout history, we have witnessed the rise and fall of countless rulers. Many of them did a really admirable job that their names are written in countless history books. Others still linger in our consciousness today not because of their delightful contributions to mankind but their crazy, twisted ways. “Crazy” is a very vague word. It can refer to someone mentally ill, utterly evil or just plain ridiculous. Whatever your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Humor, Lists, The World Tagged With: History, Humor, Lists, mass murderers, serial killers, The World

Laugh then Follow: Top 37 Most Ridiculous Laws in the World

May 10, 2008 by Yoshke 31 Comments

NOTE: I only have used several websites that compile absurd laws as my references. There's no way I can verify if these laws actually exist. Read at your own risk. Laws are highly dependent on the culture of the jurisdiction. Laws in one country can be seen as idiotic by others. Differences in cultures result in differences among national and state laws. History also plays a major part on the reason for the existence of some laws. Something might have happened in the past that led the lawmakers to come up with such policies. However, as times change, some laws fail to evolve and cope with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Humor, Lists, Public Affairs Tagged With: Add new tag, animals, crazy, Humor, jokes, laws, Lists, nations, Sex, stupid, The World

I’m Famished. And So is the World.

April 16, 2008 by Yoshke 18 Comments

Right now, I'm hungry. It's almost 7pm and I still haven't shoved anything into my esophagus in the past five hours --- which reminds me of the moment I arrived at my mother's house in Batangas last weekend. And the first thing that got my attention? The two sacks of rice lying on the floor. Hmmm. Someone did some panic buying, I thought. My mum said it would last for four months, which means we won't be worrying about the "rice price rise." When I came back to the city, I dined at my favourite carinderia near my apartment. It didn't come as a surprise to me when the waitress told me that a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Affairs Tagged With: current events, food, hunger, philippines, rice, society, The World

A Tale of Two Aussie Farmers. Or Two Tales.

August 19, 2007 by Yoshke 3 Comments

After getting stuck in the capital city for more than two weeks (I don't have cable TV there), I'm finally back here in my hometown where I get to have my daily dose of HBO, National Geographic, and the most important channels for me right now, CNN and BBC. And it's not just because of their hot correspondents. (Oh don't get me started with that, I can talk about it all day. Max Foster. Colleen McEdwards. Hotness. And John Vause, marry me. Hehehe.) Of course, I need to be completely aware of the going-ons in the international scene for my Foreign Service career path. Anyways, besides the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Affairs, The World Tagged With: australia, cable, cnn, News, Public Affairs

My Eyes and Nature Drive Me Crazy

August 7, 2007 by Yoshke 5 Comments

It's been a crazy week. And everything's driving me crazy. But first, I would like to apologise for my unannounced week-long hiatus. I have a pretty good explanation. Last Friday morning, I woke up and realised that my left eye was sore. And it was itchy. And teary. And sooo red. And it dawned on me: OH.MY.GOD! I got a "sore eye," or pinkeye or bloodshot eye! What's the medical term? Aha! Conjunctivitis. Whatever. And that simple realisation marked the beginning of a terrible week for me. The next day, both my eyes were infected. (I'll be posting pictures soon. Hehehe). I officially became … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emo, Health, Public Affairs Tagged With: argentina, bulgaria, conjunctivitis, environment, global warming, Health, nature, News, Public Affairs, sick, tornado, volcano, weather

Protected: Arrogant. Anti-Poor. Whatever.

July 16, 2007 by Yoshke 15 Comments

This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Affairs, Rants Tagged With: anti-poor, arrogance, charity, poverty, Public Affairs, Rants

Fact of Life: Boobs Sell

June 23, 2007 by Yoshke 8 Comments

No, I'm not encouraging you to go to that Maxim party. (It'll be in New York, hello!?) I want you to look at the woman on that poster. She's one of the female (former) Israeli soldiers to grace Maxim's cover this July. (Yes, she's a soldier. Really. I swear.) There's nothing controversial about it really EXCEPT that it is sponsored by the Israeli government itself. And why the hell is Israel doing this? Well, they say, to promote a positive image of the country. Hehehe. You think it's absurd? Welcome to the club! The rationale: the Israeli Consulate in New York found out that, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Public Affairs, The World Tagged With: boobs, israel, maxim, Public Affairs, soldiers, The World, women

Blame Tinky Winky

June 19, 2007 by Yoshke 3 Comments

I know this issue is so not new especially here in the Philippines and also in the US, but I would just like to talk about it now that Europe is finally noticing what we've been laughing about (/ at). Anyway, are you aware that the Polish government tries to ban the hit television programme for kids Teletubbies? Why, you ask? Because they say that this show promotes homosexuality. Poland's government has always been conservative when it comes to gender issues (to the point that it's been dubbed homophobic) so this did not come as a surprise to me when I first heard about this on CNN about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics, Public Affairs, The World Tagged With: america, elections, hillary clinton, poland, Politics, Public Affairs, teletubbies, The World

I Understand Now Why People Don’t Volunteer

May 17, 2007 by Yoshke 3 Comments

Thinking of the most dignified way to kill yourself? Try volunteering for PPCRV as a Poll Watcher. But surprisingly, I'm still alive. (But I didn't intend to kill myself, I just wanted to help.) Yep, believe it or not, the ever arrogant Yoshke made a humble and noble choice of volunteering this election season. And after almost 30 hours of no sleep and sagging eyebags and new sets of pimples, I was completely a different person. My mum asked me when I got home, "How was it?" And all I could reply was, "Traumatic." I knew it was gonna be tough and rough but I never expected it to be that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics, Public Affairs Tagged With: batangas, elections, lemery, Politics, ppcrv, Public Affairs, vilma santos