TOP TEN WAYS TO PREVENT YOUR iPHONE 6 PLUS FROM BEING BENT

September 24, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Cupertino, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – In response to viral posts and videos showing that the new iPhone 6 Plus can easily bend when pressure is applied to it, Apple issued the following guidelines to its customers and potential buyers when using the 5.5-inch smart phone:

Don’t put them in your front pocket if you’re wearing tight pants. Really tight pants.
Don’t put them in your back pocket and sit on it. Duh!
Don’t try to be a smart ass by posting a video of yourself on YouTube forcefully bending your new iPhone 6 Plus. Even your Apple Care subscription will not cover the damage.
Don’t be a bully by using your phone to beat up other people.
Drinking and texting with your iPhone 6 Plus don’t mix.
Leave your phone at home when you go to the gym. Especially when you’re into lifting weights.
Never ever get into a debate with Android phone owners (Samsung, Nexus, HTC , etc.) on which phone is more superior.
Always keep your phone at least 10 feet away from a barbecue grill. Especially during tailgate parties where alcohol is served.
Don’t ever lend your phone to an angry wrestler.
If you have tiny hands, make sure to wear traction gloves when using your phone . That will prevent the phone from slipping off your hands.

International, Politics

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO VERY NERVOUS ABOUT CHINA

September 24, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

New York, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) – In a recent interview with The New York Times, Philippine President NoyNoy Aquino admitted that he was very concerned about China.

Aquino, who is in New York attending a United Nations summit on climate change, said that the Philippine government is getting mixed messages from China with regards to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, as well as the territorial dispute over islands in the South China Sea.

But in an exclusive interview with The Adobo Chronicles, the Philippine leader expressed his worst fears regarding China.

Chinese Filipinos are one of the largest overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Filipinos with at least some Chinese ancestry—comprise 18-27% of the Philippine population. That’s more than a quarter of Philippines’ 100 Million population.

Aquino said that if China succeeds in laying claim to the disputed islands, it may also lay claim to the more than 25 Million Chinese Filipinos, including Aquino and his family. Aquino, by virtue of his mother Cory Aquino’s heritage, is among the Chinese Filipinos living in the Philippines. Cory comes from the Cojuangco family, one of the richest and most influential Chinese Filipino family dynasties in the country.

“I am afraid that 25 Million Filipinos will be claimed by China as Chinese citizens and that real estate, property and businesses owned by Chinese Filipinos in the Philippines will be sequestered by the Chinese government,” Aquino said.

The beleaguered Aquino said this will result in a divided Philippines and a dual government – one democratic and one communist. He suspects that if China succeeds in establishing partial rule in the Philippines, Manila could lose its Chinatown as it would become the seat of the Chinese govenrment in the Philippines. Manila’s Chinatown is one of the biggest and the oldest of Chinatowns in the world.

Aquino refused to answer questions regarding what might happen to Hacienda Luisita, the vast agricultural land in the Philippine province of Tarlac owned by his family. The land has been the bitter subject of the decades-long agricultural reform movement in the country.

Business, Food, Politics

CASTRO RESTAURANT OWNERS HIRING ASIAN CONSULTANTS TO COME UP WITH A NEW NAME

September 23, 2014 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

San Francisco, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – It’s called Fork Café, a restaurant smack in the middle of San Francisco’s gay Castro Street. It has not been in business for long, but because it wasn’t doing very well, its new owners have decided to switch it to an Asian noodle place, serving a variety of noodle dishes from countries like Vietnam, China and the Philippines. It also plans to adopt a new name to reflect its menu offering.

Not too long ago, a new Mexican restaurant in the Castro was bullied into changing its name from ‘Bandidos’ to ‘Hecho’ because a small group of politically-correct Castro residents protested, saying that the original name (which is Spanish for outlaw or criminal) was offensive to the Mexican American community.

The Fork Café owners are not taking any chances. They are hiring for consultant positions to help them come up with a new name that will not be racist, offensive, discriminatory or insensitive to the Asian American community. The owners said they are an equal-opportunity employer and are encouraging as many people to apply. Applicants don’t have to be gay or lesbian but they must be Chinese, Vietnamese or Filipino.

“Initially we were thinking of the name ‘Chopsticks,’ ‘Slurp,’ or ‘Pancit,’ but we were told these names could be offensive to Asians. That’s why we decided to enlist the expertise of community consultants,” they said.