Category Archives: Human Interest

Business, Human Interest, International

WORLDWIDE SURVEY: IN THE PHILIPPINES, WOMEN ARE THE BOSS

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Nearly a third of all businesses around the world are now owned or managed by women, according to a new study by the International Labor Organization (ILO). The Philippines is among the top countries where women are the boss.

Even in the world of politics, the Philippines is among the handful of countries that have or have had women heads of state (the late President Cory Aquino and the incarcerated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo).

The ILO survey showed the Philippines in the No. 4 spot, next only to Jamaica, Colombia and Saint Lucia. Forty-seven percent of workplace managers in the Philippines are women.image

In a local household survey conducted by The Adobo Chronicles, the results are even more impressive.

In the poll, conducted among 100,000 married Filipino women,  85 percent of respondents said they were the boss in the home, not their husbands.

The poll results give credence to the revered Filipino saying, Under the Saya (underneath the skirt) which refers to husbands who are submissive to their wives.

Oh dear. Yes, dear.

Arts, Human Interest, Politics

THE WHITEWASHING OF LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL

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Bobby Jindal, the Caucasion, left, and Bobby Jindal, the Person of color
Bobby Jindal, the Caucasian, left, and Bobby Jindal, the Person of color

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Republicans seem to have a problem with their skin color.

House Speaker John Boehner continues to amaze his colleagues, constituents and the media about his year-round orange tan.  During the last State of Union Address, images of Boehner showed him darker than Vice President Joe Biden and,  yes, even President Obama.

Now the spotlight turns to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, an Indian American, whose “official” portrait shows him in an elegant pose, albeit  with a whitewashed skin.

Many political pundits are speculating that the whitewashed portrait will serve as the official campaign image when Jindal makes a bid for the Republican presidential nomination for the 2016 elections.

A South Asian surname and a white photograph would be a perfect combination to lure both mainstream voters and the emerging minority voting block.  What a brilliant strategy!

 

Business, Health & Medicine, Human Interest, Technology

NEW STANFORD STUDY SAYS CUSTOM BREAD TOASTER CAN CURE SELFITIS

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imagePALO ALTO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Researchers at Stanford University Medical School have found an unusual cure for selfitis, a mental disorder defined by the American Psychiatric Association as “the obsessive-compulsive urge to take photos of one’s self and posting them on social media.” It is estimated that 250 Million people worldwide suffer from selfitis.

The new cure is in the form of a ‘selfie toaster’ which imprints personalized selfie photos on bread slices. The kitchen appliance is manufactured and distrubuted by Vermont Novelty Toaster Corporation. The Vermont-based company is the same manufacturer of the ‘Jesus toaster’ and the ‘Virgin Mary toaster.’

For just $75, you can now order a custom image toaster that will brown your face, or any other image you submit, into toasted bread, said company owner Galen Dively.

The Stanford researchers  studied 500 individuals suffering from chronic selfitis and provided them with customized selfie toasters. After just six months of tracking the study participants, researchers found that 75% were cured of selfitis and have totally stopped taking selfies.

“We believe that the daily routine of ‘consuming one’s self’ for breakfast creates a subconscious resolve to keep the ego in check,” the researchers concluded.

So much for the saying, “You’re toast!” Now we can say, “You’re cured!” Of selfitis.