October 26th, 2009
Furniture
This is based on Chompy’s mom, who has the carpenter on-call 24/7.
That’s 24 hours a week, 7 months a year.
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Total Voters: 36
Loading ...This is based on Chompy’s mom, who has the carpenter on-call 24/7.
That’s 24 hours a week, 7 months a year.
October 26th, 2009 at 10:36 am
I wonder if there are mags where folks like Boopey copy furniture designs.
If there aren’t, I guess there’s Ikea.
October 26th, 2009 at 11:19 am
my mom does that too i’m embarrassed to say
October 26th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Boopey is nationalistic. She only replicates local designs.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Why should we be embarrassed? The reason Ikea can’t get a foothold here is because, one week after they open shop, we would have replicated every single design, and all of them would be more durable and cheaper too. While you see it as a reason to be embarrassed, I see it as a testament to the skill and craftsmanship of our local workers.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
psychocow true that, i withdraw my embarrassment.
October 26th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
WOOOHOOOOOO!!! that’s reason enough to cement our reputation as pirates! AARRRRRHHH!!! Matey!
October 27th, 2009 at 2:26 am
stick to metal and plastic furniture
my wooden cabinet and office desk here are about to collapse next flood. btw beerkada books all dry now only one book lost its cover but there is a lingering smell of amag 
October 27th, 2009 at 2:28 am
forgot to mention fixed furniture na lang din
cement benches cement tables XD
October 27th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Ariel: I’m talking about our craftsmen. Craftsmen here, as well as abroad, have no need for creativity and artistry. That is not their problem or concern. For them, a chair is a chair, noting more. And that’s okay.
Our designers and artisans, however, are more than capable of matching vision with vision. Goggle up Kenneth Conbonpue and Movement 8, just for starters. I also bet you didn’t know that Filipino furniture is regarded as among the world’s best, and is our 4th biggest export. We obviously cannot compete with the likes of China in terms of quantity and price, so we’re doing it with quality and artistry.
So before you make any general comment about us as pirates, take a good look at yourself and ask yourself how you really see your people. Do you really believe we’re a nation of pirates? Or is that what they taught you to think back in school?
Shame on you.
October 27th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Sorry, it’s Kenneth COBONPUE, not Conbonpue. And I meant “nothing more” on the first paragraph, not “noting more”. My bad.
But the “shame on you” bit? I meant that 100%.
Yes, this country is flawed. Yes, we as a people are flawed. But every single nation, people, and race are flawed as well. So what’s the difference? In this country, we delight in pointing out the flaws and laughing at it. It’s like a scab; what happens to scabs when you pick on it? It gets bigger and deeper.
So maybe we would be better off not picking on our collective shortcomings and just focusing on our positive traits. And we can start with not posting stupid, empty, negative statements on comment threads.
Besides, not everybody here has the same bad traits? Are you a copycat? Are you lazy? Do you exhibit crab mentality? Do you hate your country and wish you were white? If not, why should you allow yourself to be lumped with that ugly demographic?
In the end, it’s all about affirmations. If you keep telling a people they’re good for nothing, they might just believe you. But what if you told them the opposite?