Funny Guy Mikey Bustos on Filipino Stuff

Okay, for those of you who don’t know who Mikey Bustos is, he’s the Filipino-Canadian guy who makes fun of the things that is distinctly Filipino (if I may say so myself). The good thing here are the jokes are not offensive even if he’s making fun of a certain group of people.

Oh, and by the way, he also sings well and was a contestant in Canadian Idol.

Here are some of my favorite videos of him:

Some are a bit corny, I admit. But most of it are pretty funny.

I’ve arranged them in a chronological order according to the time they’ve been uploaded. :)

Enjoy!

 

 

I Miss My UPLB life

I had no responsibility other than to pass my subjects.

UPLB's environment is so laid back and relaxed. I remember everything was affordable. My allowance always went to requirements and booze and food.

My best years were my junior and senior years. I had a boyfriend who loved me very much, I had a great set of friends and I had more freedom. My landlady had died and soon after, my dorm wasn’t so strict with the rules anymore. I came and went as I pleased. I lived in my boyfriend’s apartment and would only come home to the dorm if or when we had a fight.

I suppose this was when my “alcoholism” started. But don’t take me seriously. I’m a social drinker and I only allow myself to get drunk if and only if I’m comfortable with the people I drink with. Besides, getting drunk then wasn’t a problem. Boyfriend would come pick me up wherever I was to bring me home. But I would usually be drunk at boyfriend’s place since our common friends would meet at his place.

I miss college life because I felt like I had money even if I didn’t have money. Everything was damn affordable.

I miss college life because I got to choose what time my day would start each semester. I was always cancelling classes that would start at 7 or 8 am and would always opt for classes that started at 9 am at the earliest. Back then, I didn’t have the realities of life that I have now. I didn’t have responsibilities. I could skip classes and sleep if I didn’t feel like going to class as long as I knew I could still pass the class and I hadn’t used up the maximum days for absences. I could show up to class drunk, smelling like a chico and no one would care. Try that in the office and see if you won’t get talked about behind your back. Try skipping a day of work and you end up with more work when you get back.

My last sem consisted of three subjects and I had classes twice a week only. I remember my friends and I would start drinking after lunch on either a Tuesday or a Wednesday and then again on a Thursday or whenever we felt like it.

Sigh. College was so much fun. I wish I could go back to college with my friends.

I definitely would trade my stressful work days for stressful thesis or exams weeks. Gladly. I would trade in my car for long walks with friends. I would give up my OT time and pay for time to eat proven and/or isaw with friends over at the Raymundo gate. I miss having Doner Durum for breakfast, Ihaw Express for lunch and that sweet little tapsilog place near Ihaw Express that we used to call “Hell’s Kitchen” for dinner.

This is probably not making sense to most people. But my rant is over.

I miss UPLB life.

 

 

Rango

I got bored. But great animation and great voice talent.

The Adjustment Bureau

A pretty simple concept made complicated.

I didn’t like it despite having heard positive reviews about it. Maybe I because I was expecting more action…like maybe “Bourne Identity” but instead got a complicated love story.

Anyway, that’s just me.

 

Avalon High

Average tween movie.

The twist surprised me a little.

The King’s Speech

Based on a true story.

Deserves all the awards it got. The story was great, the cinematography superb, the actors moving.

Colin Firth did a good job in acting the parts where the King stuttered. Great, great movie.

Watch it.

Toughest Place To Be…

Manila, Philippines.

It can be tough to be here, especially when you’re poor. But then again, it’s tough to be anywhere especially when you’re poor.

So when I saw Jim Paredes tweet about this show, I had to check it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thoughts:

There were funny parts. It’s very funny to me when foreigners are so amazed/stressed at something that’s become so ordinary to Filipinos, i.e., the traffic and the “crazy drivers”. I think foreigners (especially the ones who come from first world countries) are so sheltered that they don’t know anything else.

Anyway, this was an eye opener for me too. Made me thankful for the blessings I get and how and where I was born. Josh West told Rogelio that if he were born here in the Philippines, he’d probably end up in a situation similar to Rogelio, working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week and still poor.

But as you can see, Rogelio and his family are a resilient bunch of people, like most Filipinos are. Pinoys, well most Pinoys make do of what we have. We’re mostly eternally hopeful people. We’re hardworking. Honest. Welcoming. Adaptive. Resilient. Tough.

We have to be tough in order to survive this tough world.

I was happy about Josh’s experience. He got to be a little more aware of the world. He better be damn thankful for what he has. And by the way, he does have a good heart. In the last bit, the narrator mentioned something about Josh organizing a run with proceeds going to Rogelio and his family.

To Josh West: great job on the jeep, man. I’m so proud of you.