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Filipino talents are making a big boom here in the United States of America. Each has their own expertise. I love watching TV and amongst my favorites are reality shows and talent shows. It makes my heart filled with happiness and pride whenever I hear a celebrity mentions "Philippines". Yes, I am a Filipina and I am always proud to be a Filipina. It is so uplifting to know that Americans, celebrity or not are acknowledging my beloved country. Also, my husband, who is an american, loves the Filipino people so much ( that's why he married me).
In one cooking show, I don't know how many times did the chefs mentioned that they were inspired by filipino cuisine. In a reality show I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, Lou Diamond Phillips mentioned the Philippines. Lou Diamond Phillips was born in the Philippines and his mother was a filipino-born, so Philippines is so dear to his heart.
How many of you loves to watch Family Guy? I love that cartoon, too. Stewie, the football-head baby (he always make me LMAO) once mentioned the Philippines. He said in one of his crazy punchlines, "send the spoiled foods in the Philippines". It is nice to hear that the Philippines starts to "dominate" even the cartoon world. What is sad was, "Stewie" thought of the Philippines as a "garbage bin". It's because of what had happened in the past, when some countries are shipping expired goods in the Philippines.
But, the filipinos are strong and tough. We can stand up no matter how hard the storm may hit us. Manny Pacquiao proves the world that filipino people are a great fighter. Manny "PACMAN" Pacquiao is a boxing superstar. He is well-known here in the US. His name has always been mentioned in a reality show.
There are so many filipino talents who started to make their own names in the US and in other countries, as well.
FILIPINO TALENTS WHO'VE MADE IT:
Here are some artist who has a Filipino blood and proud that they are a filipino.
I am always proud to be a Filipino, successful or not. And, like these talents, I reached my own milestone. I am here in America and living my own dream. To be a loving and truthful wife to my beloved husband.
I'm proud to be a Filipino, too. I would say the reason why we have beautiful people and talented individuals here in our country is because of the paradise-like location of our beloved archipelago. Our dear friends from other countries love to visit our place. After which, they are captured by the charm of a Filipina. What do you have next? We have the collaboration of two great genes. That dear child will surely have that adorable and beautiful face. What more if that child has a one of a kind talent? Boom!!! We now have just created a star in the making.
Kaya hindi umunlad ang pinoy, maliit na accomplishment ay tuwang-tuwa na. Aside from boxing, ano ba ang success ng pinoy world-wide? Puro record sa guiness book!!! Even in boxing, parating sinasabi natin na IBA TALAGA ANG PINOY. What??!! Bakit kailangan nating i-generalize ang talent at success ng isang tao sa kakayahan ng lahat ng pinoy? Karangalan natin ang magtagumpay si Pacquiao pero hindi ito ibig sabihin na magaling ang pinoy. Parati natin sinasabi na iba ang pinoy sa pagtutulungan sa oras ng kagipitan. Example ay noong bumaha kamakailan. Yes. Magaling ang pinoy sa tulungan. Pero naisip ba ninyo na hindi mangayayari yun kung hindi kurakot and karamihan sa atin? Kung ginastos ng tama ang pera ng gobyerno para iayos ang mga drainage,linisin ang mga ilog, at itayo ng maayos ang mga tulay at roads, hindi mangyayari ang ganoong kalaking sakuna. Magaling tayo AFTER THE FACT. Kapag gipit, mahusay tayo. Pero hindi tayo nagtatanda. Kapag natapos ang problema, balik sa dating gawi. Kurakot at walang disiplina. Maliit pa ako, parati ko nang naririnig na magaling ang pinoy. 45 anyos na ako, nasaan ang pinas? Nalampasan na tayo ng Singapore, Thailang, Indonesia, etc. Ang masaklap pa nito, isinisisi natin ang problema natin sa iba lalo na sa america. Pinatanggal natin ang mga US Bases. Galit tayo sa america. Pero tingana ninyo ang mga tinatangkilik nating produkto, mostly US, hindi ba? Ang problema sa atin, puro salita. Wala sa gawa hanggat hindi nagigipit. Kaya hindi tayo uunlad kahit kailan. Puro porma, wala naman tayo binatbat. Konting success ng ibang tao, magaling na agad ang pinoy. Mahiya naman tayo. Success iyon ni Pacquiao at hindi ng pinoy. Nakikisakay tayo parati. Isa na lang ang masasabi ko, ANG ITIM AY MAGIGING PUTI pero ang pinoy, hanggang diyan na lang parati...magaling sa maliliit na bagay.
@ jo - Salamat sa comment. I respect your opinion. Pero proud pa din ako sa mga nabanggit na tao, kasi nagsikap sila para maabot ang kinalalagyan nila ngayon. NIrerespeto sila ng mga dayuhan at kinikilala. At kung marami ang galit sa US, hindi ako yon. FYI: hindi lang sa pinas may naghihikahos, mas malala dito. Mentalidad na ng pinoy ang tumangkilik ng gawang America, maliit na kaligayahan na yun. Pero tinatangkilik naman dito ang mga pinoy, hindi ba karangalan un?
No one is denying the accomplishments of the people you mentioned. I'm proud of them as well. They have talent and they are successful. I just hate hearing people saying that "PINOY IS WORLD CLASS". Lalo na kung sinasabi ng karamihan na magaling ang pinoy. Magaling ang mga taong binanggit mo pero hindi ibig sabihin na magaling ang pinoy. At huwag nating angkinin ang mga taong laki at trained sa amerika. Tulad nina Rob Schneider, Lou Diamond Philips, Natalie Coughlin, etc. Ni hindi marunong magtagalog ang mga iyan. Meron silang dugong pinoy pero hindi ibig sabihin na magaling ang pinoy. We always take credit for the success of other people. Mga kulang sa pansin. Hindi ibig sabihin world class ang pinoy. ANG ITIM AY MAGIGING PUTI PERO HINDI KAILANMAN UUNLAD ANG PINAS!!! I HATE TO BE PINOY! I WISH I AM NOT PINOY! IKINAHIHIYA KO MAGING PINOY!
EXCELLENT EXAMPLE. Merong nag-post dito (see above) tungkol kay Felino Dolloso. Felino himself said that he was raised in Australia. Felino is a graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts. How is that a credit to pinoy? Kung hindi pa merong mag-interview sa kanya na pinoy, hindi niya babanggitin na meron siyang pinoy blood. Tigilan na nating magbuhat ng sariling bangko. Nakakahiya. Let these people acknowledge thenselves that they are pinoy. Hindi yung pinagduduldulan natin na pinoy ang mga iyan. Kung sakali na magkaroon ng break ang tulad nina JudyAnn Santos, Sharon Cuneta atbp, doon tayo magmalaki.
Puso mo. :) salamat pa din sa comment, appreciated.
Ang balita ko po ay si Felino Dolloso is a very Proud Pinoy and very proud of his heritage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9WiD5tzSPs
I agree with jo, BUT, denying yourself of being one and even regretting that YOU are even one, makes me sick. So what? If most filipinos are happy of being proud with our bretherens abroad, would you deny them of that? If you denounce being filipino, then you hate everything filipino as well. The thing is, nagsisikap ang mga tao dito, di sumusuko despite of any walls we run into, filipinos are very resilient and adaptive. No personal attack here, but, have you yourself accomplished anything? We filipinos are proud of our kind who succeed in another ones land, the face that those people made it there is proof enough that we can make it anywhere when we set our hearts and mind into it, oo nga ganun din ang mga ibang lahi, pero what makes us distinct is that we strive, we adapt, we improvise, and we apply, being filipino is all about being ourselves. May mga posers, may mga impostors, may mga "gaya-gaya" pero hindi ba masarap maging pinoy just because you are one and that ang mga nakakapag paligay sayo ay mga pinoy din? Simple lang maging pinoy, pero masaya at fulfilling. Yun lang po :)
Is it a crime to be proud of a filipino who made it abroad? Personally, I feel happy whenever I see filipinos make it big in other countries, don't be too focused on the Philippines problems, nagiging political ka masyado e, more than 80% ng problema dito sa bansa natin is caused by the government, it's nothing to be proud about, in fact, I detest it. But the thing is, have you seen the filipino people give up?
The purpose of this article by Theresa is to mainly point out the success of our brothers and sisters abroad. Look at it this way, people in other countries start to think when they know famous people in their own land are actually filipinos, we get recognized, other people in the Philippines follow their footsteps, make it big, and we get recognized again.
Some pinoys in the states are managers, heads of companies, inventors, singers, writers, actors, actresses, some even not well known but hold notable positions in their own right. Is that not something to be proud of? Hindi ba tayo puwedeng maging masaya para sa success ng iba kesa mainggit?
I have foreign friends as well and half-blooded relatives saying na they're very proud to be pinoy, and some of them foreign friends say that they wish they could be filipinos instead. Jo, di ka nagiisa sa mundo, may mga foreigners din na gusto maging ibang lahi, di lang nila masyadong naaapreciate kung anung meron nila kaya ganun. Kaya ba kinahihiya mo maging pinoy dahil sa mga gulo at iskandalo dito at baka ma-stereotype ka na maging isang pinoy?
Try to make it big in the states or any other country for that matter, and when your employers or fellow employee recognizes that you are a Filipino and gives you merit for that and sees that Filipinos are really a force to be reckoned with, hindi ba masarap sa pakiramdam?
Thanks, huh! Agree with you. Hindi man lumaki sa Pilipinas ang ibang nabanggit na panagalan, pero cla naman ay saludo na cla ay may dugong Pilipino. May kaibigan ako dito, awarded sya as Employee of the Year ng Macy's, nag-iisang pinay sya dun. Proud ako sobra, natural! Hay... basta ako ay natutuwa sa tuwing nababanggit ang bansang Pilipinas dito sa Amerika. Ipagmalaki ang dugong Pilipino. =)
Check out Pinoy born actor FELINO DOLLOSO who is carving a solid career as an actor in Australia.
With both feature films in a Leading role "Callabona Red" and "The Devil's 6 Commandments" in line for screenings in Film Festivals around the world, Dolloso should create interest for more work to come his way.
He has already been cast in a support role in soon to be filmed Hollywood film "Point Break 2".