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we live in A society
September 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
we live in A society
asking my TX-native friend about NYC politics
June 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
asking my TX-native friend about NYC politics
Timofey Šamalov from Hamilton Heights
May 27, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Timofey Šamalov from Hamilton Heights
literally bought this used copy today and finally got to see the "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" gag reel. man, Val Kilmer truly was a charismatic SOB. RIP.
April 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
literally bought this used copy today and finally got to see the "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" gag reel. man, Val Kilmer truly was a charismatic SOB. RIP.
everyday, a new Conner O’Malley character comes to life
March 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
everyday, a new Conner O’Malley character comes to life
we’re so fckked chat
March 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
we’re so fckked chat
woah! they're selling Elon-style 🍑plugs now!
November 22, 2024 at 3:04 AM
woah! they're selling Elon-style 🍑plugs now!
found bootleg charli xcx
November 21, 2024 at 11:05 AM
found bootleg charli xcx
my life, no context
November 2, 2024 at 10:11 AM
my life, no context
what do you mean you're too busy travelling across Malaysia for work so you couldn't really do Halloween but you ended up Disney-bounding as Shortround?
October 28, 2024 at 3:28 AM
what do you mean you're too busy travelling across Malaysia for work so you couldn't really do Halloween but you ended up Disney-bounding as Shortround?
nobody:
Jamie Lee Curtis in Borderlands:
Jamie Lee Curtis in Borderlands:
October 16, 2024 at 4:41 AM
nobody:
Jamie Lee Curtis in Borderlands:
Jamie Lee Curtis in Borderlands:
(10) the term “Pinoy,” a slang endonym for Filipinos, was first recorded in the 1920’s by immigrant laborers mostly of Ilokano descent in America known as “manongs.” it was later adopted back in the Philippines during the 60’s during the psychedelic rock movement.
October 1, 2024 at 2:29 PM
(10) the term “Pinoy,” a slang endonym for Filipinos, was first recorded in the 1920’s by immigrant laborers mostly of Ilokano descent in America known as “manongs.” it was later adopted back in the Philippines during the 60’s during the psychedelic rock movement.
(9) the first Prime Minister of Spain with “Indian blood” is Marcelo Azzcaraga, the son of a Penisulares that owned a book shop in Escolta, Manila, and a Mestiza mother from Albay. Marcelo himself is a graduate of UST, the oldest university in Asia.
October 1, 2024 at 2:28 PM
(9) the first Prime Minister of Spain with “Indian blood” is Marcelo Azzcaraga, the son of a Penisulares that owned a book shop in Escolta, Manila, and a Mestiza mother from Albay. Marcelo himself is a graduate of UST, the oldest university in Asia.
(8) the famous Filipino desert halo-halo was introduced around the 1920s by Japanese confectioners in Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world. it was was based off of the popular Japanese shaved ice treat, “Kakigori.”
October 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
(8) the famous Filipino desert halo-halo was introduced around the 1920s by Japanese confectioners in Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world. it was was based off of the popular Japanese shaved ice treat, “Kakigori.”
(7) Ferdinand Magellan actually battled against inhabitants of what would be known as The Philippine Islands. 10 years before landing on Mactan, he encountered “Luzonians,” which were mostly warriors from the Kapampangan Empire, during the conquest of Malacca with Portugal.
October 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
(7) Ferdinand Magellan actually battled against inhabitants of what would be known as The Philippine Islands. 10 years before landing on Mactan, he encountered “Luzonians,” which were mostly warriors from the Kapampangan Empire, during the conquest of Malacca with Portugal.
(6) the coconut species in the western coast of both Americas are descendants of the coconuts from the Philippines. from Mexico up to the US in California came via the Manila-Galleon trade, while the ones found in S. America came from ancient Austronesian-speaking travelers.
October 1, 2024 at 2:24 PM
(6) the coconut species in the western coast of both Americas are descendants of the coconuts from the Philippines. from Mexico up to the US in California came via the Manila-Galleon trade, while the ones found in S. America came from ancient Austronesian-speaking travelers.
(5) “champurrado” is a traditional drink that inspired the popular Filipino chocolate rice porridge, “champorado.” in a fun twisty coincidence, the terms are derived from the Spanish “champurrar,” which means to mix, which they got from the Portuguese who got it from the Malay “campur”
October 1, 2024 at 2:21 PM
(5) “champurrado” is a traditional drink that inspired the popular Filipino chocolate rice porridge, “champorado.” in a fun twisty coincidence, the terms are derived from the Spanish “champurrar,” which means to mix, which they got from the Portuguese who got it from the Malay “campur”
(4) at one point, when coming up with names for what would become the Republic of the Philippines, Jose Rizal proposed “Malaysia.” this was also considered and debated upon by the Philippine senate in 1962.
October 1, 2024 at 2:20 PM
(4) at one point, when coming up with names for what would become the Republic of the Philippines, Jose Rizal proposed “Malaysia.” this was also considered and debated upon by the Philippine senate in 1962.
(3) singer and actor, Enrique Iglesias, is a distant relative of the current head of the Brunei government and ruling royal family, Sultan Hussein Bolkiah. this can be traced through his matrilineal heritage, as his Spanish-Filipino mother has royal Kapampangan heritage.
October 1, 2024 at 2:18 PM
(3) singer and actor, Enrique Iglesias, is a distant relative of the current head of the Brunei government and ruling royal family, Sultan Hussein Bolkiah. this can be traced through his matrilineal heritage, as his Spanish-Filipino mother has royal Kapampangan heritage.
(2) almost four decades before Rizal’s birth, an insulares with radical ideas after studying in Paris during the French Revolution named Manuel Luis Rodriguez-Valera was exiled by colonial officials. He was colloquially called “El Conde Filipino” (“The Philippine Count”)
October 1, 2024 at 2:16 PM
(2) almost four decades before Rizal’s birth, an insulares with radical ideas after studying in Paris during the French Revolution named Manuel Luis Rodriguez-Valera was exiled by colonial officials. He was colloquially called “El Conde Filipino” (“The Philippine Count”)
(1) the term “Filipino” was originally reserved for “full-blooded Spaniards” born in The Philippines, the only colony in Asia that was administered by the viceroyalty of New Spain, whose power was mostly located in what is now southern or central Mexico.
October 1, 2024 at 2:14 PM
(1) the term “Filipino” was originally reserved for “full-blooded Spaniards” born in The Philippines, the only colony in Asia that was administered by the viceroyalty of New Spain, whose power was mostly located in what is now southern or central Mexico.
Happy #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth. in this post i thought I’d do a thread about TEN (10) common misconceptions and little known facts as a way to celebrate the nuisances of, and relating to Philippine culture. Salamat/Mabbalò/Magsukul/To-siā/Thank You! #FAHM2024
October 1, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Happy #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth. in this post i thought I’d do a thread about TEN (10) common misconceptions and little known facts as a way to celebrate the nuisances of, and relating to Philippine culture. Salamat/Mabbalò/Magsukul/To-siā/Thank You! #FAHM2024
Sean Combs? The New York entrepreneur? Sean Puffy Combs?
September 22, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Sean Combs? The New York entrepreneur? Sean Puffy Combs?
"babe, what's wrong? you've barely touched your LGBTQroissan+."
June 26, 2024 at 2:55 PM
"babe, what's wrong? you've barely touched your LGBTQroissan+."