Lads and Lasses, the Shamisen, a Japanese three-stringed instrument derived from the Chinese Sanxian. A.K.A. the boss music maker.

This instrument is SCIENTIFICALLY* guaranteed to make any activity (getting on a crowded Jeep/Bus/Train/Elevator) turn into an epic boss fight/one on one situation.

Hell, even this Geisha looks bad-ass, and that's not even a .GIF.

Appropriate BGM .

*Eh, not quite scientific.

I wasn't afraid of the dark, nor was I afraid of aswangs, manananggal, etc.

No, my young dumbass was afraid of this (first 5 seconds pa lang tangina I was scared shitless (literally would cry sa first 5 seconds pa lang ng music). Never stayed to finish the intro, never even waited to find out what the hell this game was... until like I was 16 (ish).

I was really furious to find out SEVERAL YEARS LATER that this was not even remotely close to a horror game, but a fucking Mahjong game (Dragon's Eye Plus Shanghai 3). Really glad that no one really remembered from my circle of friends, or else they would have NEVER, ever let me live this shit down LMAO.

This was my #KidsAreFuckingStupid moment.

TIL of Silbo Gomero (informally called Silbo), a whistling language originating from La Gomera, part of the Canary Islands under Spanish rule.

Silbo/Sylbo language in action (link).

While the community of La Gomera speak Spanish, Silbo is a required subject for La Gomera students, and considered a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. They had to resort to such communication as the terrain (mostly ravines and valleys) usually made direct, face-to-face communication inconvenient and impractical. Think of it this way: going to your neighbor the next mountain over for some juicy Maritess time is tiring, so might as well whistle it instead!

The Silbo language was almost made extinct due to advancements in technology, but thankfully, government intervention has kept the language alive and well, albeit a small fraction of the whole Spanish population only using it (Canary Islands).

The whistled language replaces each vowel or consonant with a whistling sound: two distinct whistles replace the five Spanish vowels, and there are four whistles for consonants.

Although the Silbo language is basically Spanish converted to whistle, according to the teacher in the youtube video linked above, theoretically one can use their own language. Just apply the necessary phonetic/audio rules (sorry don't know the exact term) and you're golden.

Absolutely fascinating language based on sounds alone!

Have a great weekend mga Phlemmings.

whistles Magbalik intro in Silbo

EDIT: Holy Shit, Turkey also has such a language! It's called kuş dili literally Turkish Bird Language.

Vice has a mini-documentary on the subject. I've gotta say parang ibon talaga.

Absolutely fascinating.

Please do note that some of these options have a bit of a high price point.

Workshop type dates:

I Did It Myself Bakery sa may Megamall. Basically you both can make a cake from scratch in their kitchen. I do believe they accept walk-ins, but not sure on this.

BakeBePH sa may SM Aura/BGC area. Same concept as IDIMB above, but in BGC area.

Sip and Gogh - you paint, and you can drink wine while you're painting as a couple. Can't see anything wrong with that lmao.

Wood Academy and Craft MNL- woodworking workshops (bit pricey)

Tahanan Pottery and Wabi Sabi Studio - If you want to get your Patrick Swayze rizz on (wink), pottery classes are the way to go. I believe there are more pottery studios.

More Physical/Movement oriented dates:

If you have time to plan ahead, why not try doing a walking tour around manila, preferably with this guide - a bit pricey sa shopee, but it's a nice plan that you can follow either to the letter, or have happy little couple moments along the way.

Writers should at least get a fair share of the residuals (iirc residuals are profits from streaming services). South Park, late night shows, Daily Show, Mad TV, and SNL are few examples of how huge an impact a good writing team can have on a show, and I'm still only talking about comedy.

Imagine all of your favorite series' going the route of GoT's last season. That's what will happen when you remove humanity out of the equation for writing a show. Though, tbf, the writers were still human, just were not perceptive enough at the consequences of rushing the storyline at the time of the last season.

I'm guessing all big production companies are going long on AI, thinking that although writing will be terrible, it will learn and improve in the future. At least, that is my (wild) speculation.

AI may be perfect but it ain't human, and human is just how I like my shows to be.

Love the pixel art by Paul Sabado. Checked their IG, awesome photos as well.

Good call by the mod team to tap local artists. Unlocks a rabit hole to look at (and maybe purchase prints).

I wouldn't say I'm a fan, but I've watched a few videos of Ma Lin, Waldner, and Ma Long. Nakakaaliw tignan specifically yung Ghost Serve ni Ma Lin. Was a really mind blown moment to see high level Table Tennis plays sa YT. Tabletennis is fascinating!

While we're on the subject of logos, Please vote on which logo will be the next winner of 3 million pesos.

In the true spirit of ~~laziness~~ , ~~finger pointing~~ creativity that certain government agencies are known for, please note that ~~some~~ most visual elements are blatantly copied from here.

If any controversy is noted in the above images, automatic response to all controversy is:

Eh kasi this is a "mood ~~video~~ board with the intention of exciting super mega duper internal stakeholders with ~~lots of money~~"

Please tell me they didn't spend a fortune on this, because if they did, parang lugi ata sila. First the Love the philippines then this.

A man and woman on discussing the font to be used for an invitation:

Man: Smth smth about font being too cursive, try a simpler straighter font for more readability.

Woman: Straighter? Baket? Di din naman tuwid ung [REDACTED] mo a.

Dayum that was a good clapback and got a good laugh out of that.

Magandang umaga mga Phlemmings!

LMAO, the Taliban endorses Twitter over Threads - LINK

Two Taliban officials even bought blue verification check marks after Musk started selling them in January.

Zuckerberg is clearly the Mullah Omar of this situation,” Shabanian said, referring to the founder of the Taliban and previous ruler of Afghanistan.. “You may not like him, but at least you know what you're getting. And it's uniform across platforms and districts. Unlike going with Musk, who represents a lawless, profit-driven society. Musk is all balls, no shaft, as the ancient Armenian proverb goes.

Aram Shabanian, some OSINT dude (open source intelligence aka publicly availavle info) dropping some 🔥 lmao

Make sure the mesh is made of the roughest grit sandpaper that one can find.

The fucking is theoretically exponentially more painful, which at Meta's expense, is good.

I just hope Zuck's penis ain't a t-800.