Jason Rodriguez

Freelance writer from PH 🇵🇭 Bylines: @gamespot @epicgames @digitaltrends @pcgamesn @polygon
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[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@macronikki Oh, so that’s what those accounts are for. Akala ko na-algorithm ako kasi madalas kami mag-visit sa Japan, baka kako mga traveler or curious sa PH culture. Guess I’ll just mute/block ‘em if they pop up.

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@PhilippineStar Guess he means he's The Walking Dead since he peaked over a decade ago and he's already had his series (senate presidency) finale.

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@ABSCBNNews Ladder match na for the Undisputed Senate President Championship

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@AltStarMagic Unexpected Chiz Escudero face turn?😮

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@LTYokota This is true. In the Philippines, most Filipinos cross the street any time they want. We’re a nation of jaywalkers.

In Japan (and most other countries that we visit), we look for the pedestrian lane. We become very law-abiding upon leaving our lawless country.

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@chungkingroan @grnpointer This is a bit misleading. Sorbetes/dirty ice cream can be made from CARABAO milk, coconut milk, or a combination of both.
Most Filipinos don’t care about the ingredients because most Filipinos don’t approach street vendors to look for vegan-friendly options.

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@grnpointer Filipino here. Think of ube as a contestant in local singing competitions = “It’s ok… moving on.”

Ube’s recent popularity as a foodie trend, though, is akin to a Filipino contestant winning American Idol or The Voice = “OMG UBE MADE IT BIG! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! PINOY PRIDE!”

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

Ewan ko ba dito kay Marcos. Nakausap na si Takaichi. Nag-kantahan pa.
Pero di binanggit ang 3 months waiting time ng mga tourist visa, kaya dapat gawing visa-free entry na lang. “Oh the Filipinos are just here to sing, rent kimonos, buy anime figures, and take care of old folks.”

[NewsWatch Plus PH @newswatchplusph]

MARCOS SINGS ‘HEY JUDE,’ ‘WONDERFUL TONIGHT’ WITH JAPAN PM

WATCH: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shared the highlights of President Bongbong Marcos’ state visit to Japan, including moments of the two leaders singing along to The Beatles’ “Hey Jude.”

The video also showed Marcos singing a few lines of Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight.”

During the visit, the Philippines and Japan elevated their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. | @TristanNodalo

🎥 Japan Prime Minister's Office

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@Califoroh7m @JoblessVince I'll have you know that, before I eat Leche Flan, I baptize it on the beach where Magellan died. 🤣

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@yinyang_yo_ Very few Filipinos in the Philippines like ube anyway.
Even an anime from the 90s is more culturally significant than ube.

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

Normally, telling people about how we Filipinos put banana ketchup in our spaghetti is just a "random trivia" thing.
But mentioning it in the context of this whole ube ice cream discourse is the worst time and place for it. I can't help but laugh. 🤣

[geo sustento @geosustento]

The invention of Filipino spaghetti is closely tied to American history, btw. And this person is American.

This just proves that American schools don't teach their children their own history.

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@redbtkn Even as an ice cream flavor. Ang gusto ng taumbayan cookies and cream, coffee crumble, rocky road, mango, chocolate… pero ube? Really? Kahit mga taong ayaw sa queso royale pipiliin yung cheese kesa ube.

Kaya nagtataka talaga ako sa mga “UBE IS OUR BELOVED CULTURE!” na posts. /2

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@redbtkn Ako nagtataka rin talaga kasi relatively new “classy foodie trend” ang ube. It’s literally just ube—that one dessert/kakanin na marami pang pwedeng iuwi na leftover dahil mas trip ng mga tao yung buko pandan, biko, at leche flan. /1

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@auef__ @Nagaimo_777 Yeah, man, gets ko naman yung point niyo as someone who grew up in a farm din. But Twitter really isn’t the place for nuanced discourse.
The guy people dogpiled on (even told to kill himself) is just an employee rin.
So this whole Twitter thing isn’t helping farmers at all. 👍

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@kristinemuslim May prayer kami sa school nun kabataan. “Bless us O Lord and these Thy gifts, which we’re about to receive… from Japan, Indonesia, China, USA, and Italy, by way of Vietnam and Saudi Arabia… through Christ our Lord, Amen.”

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@HeyItsSinko64 This is why my people will never get visa-free entry to first-world countries. Sigh... 😢

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@PapistPiastri Well mahilig naman ang mga Pinoy sa joke, so ang pwede na lang nating sabihin:
"Sorry, we didn't know what you meant by the word 'develop' because our country lacks development." 🤣

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@LunnyMoonMoon Mahirap ba ma-grasp yung context?
AAPI Month celebrates Asian-American culture (which includes Fil-Ams) and, by extension, a part of Filipino culture, hence ube ice cream.

Magalit ka kung yung ube ice cream is for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Anong malay ni MLK sa ube?

[Jason Rodriguez @JasonR_EG]

@DEHINSMASALANG @l0tswife It's actually true.
There have been confirmed reports--from households, classrooms, and offices--of countless people who were disappointed because someone brought ube ice cream instead of cookies & cream or coffee crumble.