Comments on: Does Anyone Remember the Movie “John & Marsha sa America”?

By: Gejo

Gejo — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 00:28:59 +0000

I certainly remember the movie John and Marsha sa America, where John Purontong joined a TV quiz show, almost won a million pesos ( worth much more during those 70s years), worried the quiz show producers (shades of Slum Dog Millionaire), then eventually missed the final question because he made a mistake with the last digit of his “cedula”, or residence certificate (how could he even remember the rest of the number?!). He and his family were given a trip to the US for his family as consolation prize by the relieved producers.
Prophetic joke huh.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:43:10 +0000

Glad to hear it is “warming up” a bit, though I always hated the “dirty slush” phase. Natie, yes, I actually occasionally miss the snow and crisp cold New England winter days, and could use a dose of winter (say a week) every other year, but I don’t envy you guys right now, it is roughly 70F and “cool” by Manila standards right now as I type this and it’s perfect for me. :) JSmith, I can understand the attraction for some (my father was an avid fisherman) but ice-fishing is NOT on my bucket list. :)

By: Lou

Lou — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:32:46 +0000

We’re having a heat wave. It was actually 41 deg. F tonight. If not for the rain it would have been a pleasant evening. Now the rain will wash out all the snow and will cause flooding.

By: natie

natie — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:46:23 +0000

MM, I’m sure you remember the blizzards in Manhattan and the New England winters. I think you have winter clothes here still, for those winter travels in the East. You must be glad there were no plans for these months.. Brutal cold. I stayed indoors..

By: JSmith

JSmith — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:22:07 +0000

I lived in Minnesota by the Canadian border for several years. Minus 40 degrees F does not prevent the people there from doing their daily life activities – going to work, school, grocery, church, etc. Only when there’s a snowstorm that most people stay inside their homes. I remember going to a Catholic Bible Study at -60*F windchill and it’s business as usual. People even go ice-fishing at any minus degrees as long as there’s no snowstorm. (Snowstorm can cause whiteout wherein you can’t see your sorroundings). I have experienced ice-fishing in Lake of the Woods at -20*F but of course, I was inside a nice cozy fish-house.

By: linda

linda — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:14:01 +0000

Here Downunder starting Monday the weather forecast says we’re having a 5 day heatwave…..over 40 degrees C and I’m not looking forward to it. :(

By: lynn v

lynn v — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:46:42 +0000

Currently, I am living in MN where the polar vortex is an annual reality. I have tried the boiling water trick and it makes me smile on how something that seems ridiculous is true.

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:10:04 +0000

EJ, you sure you were in a public loo? Hahaha, was in mainland China couple of months ago and boy, the things they do there in public, unbelievable! Saw a boy pooing at the entrance of a village market, a man peeing near a shrub in the middle of a busy highway, spitting and hacking in all public places (including airports) and let’s not get started with their whole-in-the-floor toilets. In one of the airports, I saw a maintenance worker mopping a toilet and using the same mop to mop the vanity around the sink! Sorry, for the digression, MM.

By: MLA

MLA — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:59:35 +0000

I was speaking to someone a couple of days ago who actually lives in Fargo, ND, where it was minus 60F — thats’ 60 below 0. Colder than the North Pole some days.

By: EJ

EJ — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:32:36 +0000

I remember having to do the business in a public loo while in the open antiques market in Beijing. As it was -10C, warm steam resulted ;-)