Archive for the ‘Controversy’ Category
15 Jul
My “Eternal Moonwalk”
Me in front of the window of our shop in Serafi Mall (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
I uploaded my Moonwalk video on “Eternal Moonwalk” , as you can see in the photo above (Yes that’s me) and I’m not in Manila as what you will see there because I’m in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. To see my whole video and the videos of people who uploaded their moonwalks, go to www.eternalmoonwalk.com, and at the bottom left side of the screen type my name, J.Villanueva Cabrera (or the name of the person you would like to see), click on the “GO” button then click the “arrow sign” and wait for the video.
30 Mar
Chip Tsao’s Article in HK Magazine
The following is the article of Chip Tsao in HK Magazine in it’s entirety, dated March 27, 2009, which sparks controversy among Filipinos world wide.
But hold on—even the Filipinos? Manila has just claimed sovereignty over the scattered rocks in the South China Sea called the Spratly Islands, complete with a blatant threat from its congress to send gunboats to the South China Sea to defend the islands from China if necessary. This is beyond reproach. The reason: there are more than 130,000 Filipina maids working as $3,580-a-month cheap labor in Hong Kong. As a nation of servants, you don’t flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter.
As a patriotic Chinese man, the news has made my blood boil. I summoned Louisa, my domestic assistant who holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila, hung a map on the wall, and gave her a harsh lecture. I sternly warned her that if she wants her wages increased next year, she had better tell every one of her compatriots in Statue Square on Sunday that the entirety of the Spratly Islands belongs to China.
Grimly, I told her that if war breaks out between the Philippines and China, I would have to end her employment and send her straight home, because I would not risk the crime of treason for sponsoring an enemy of the state by paying her to wash my toilet and clean my windows 16 hours a day. With that money, she would pay taxes to her government, and they would fund a navy to invade our motherland and deeply hurt my feelings.
Oh yes. The government of the Philippines would certainly be wrong if they think we Chinese are prepared to swallow their insult and sit back and lose a Falkland Islands War in the Far East. They may have Barack Obama and the hawkish American military behind them, but we have a hostage in each of our homes in the Mid-Levels or higher. Some of my friends told me they have already declared a state of emergency at home. Their maids have been made to shout “China, Madam/Sir” loudly whenever they hear the word “Spratly.” They say the indoctrination is working as wonderfully as when we used to shout, “Long live Chairman Mao!” at the sight of a portrait of our Great Leader during the Cultural Revolution. I’m not sure if that’s going a bit too far, at least for the time being.
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“Sensible people accept good advice. People who talk foolishly will come to ruin”. – Proverbs 10:8
Links: GMA News.TV, HK Magazine Criticized for Anti-Filipino Article, Cheap on Facebook 1, Cheap on Facebook 2.