Filipinos in Umbrella

i'm a filipino and i use an umbrella to protect my skin everyday upon going to my work at the construction site. Today a lot of news are spreading across the continents about skin cancer and using an umbrella to protect your skin from direct sunrays is the best preventive action.

funny? i don't think so...you should look at youself when you laugh and then tell me if there's something funny

maybe bubbly will make a new post on it..."umbrella nightmares"...

umbrellas chasing you...

umbrella-people telling you to shut up...

plates turning into umbrellas...

the sky looking like a giant umbrella...

canes, pencils, cellphones look like umbrellas..

instructors only teach "how to use" an umbrella..

geez...

not all.. maybe in your case.. go for gold girl!

now it's getting funny, bubbly!

"umbrella nightmares?" nice (making a funny smile!).

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when in the funnies section, DO LAUGH!

geez, some people just don't have any humor at all...

give the lady a break!

after all the 'rotten-banana-peelings' thrown at her, maybe miss saigon having "umbrella nightmares" now..

don't let them stop you from having a good laugh, miss saigon...

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lol, doha suicidal map...

Vivo Bonito needs the map...

thx for idea! :)

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that photo's really odd, dracula! btw, i liked your doha map for suicide. kudos! :P

i thought i was reading a funny section post, guess it's being hotter in here than outside.

guys, it's in funny section just get the humour ok? whilst make another thread explaining your point.

ms. saigon, it's not funny thought seeing one with that but i too would make an initial reaction of putting a smile on my face not for being "fun of" but seeing it as "cute" scenario.

umbrella anyone, it's getting hot in here!?

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for sun and dust!

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you from the sun and one thing more here in doha its really hot its make you burn a lot or maybe you dont know what is umbrella thats why its not the point if youre using umbrella you dont want your skin to be burn or etc... ''You can't put the same shoe on every foot''('',)...

have you ever use an umbrella? i will teach you how, so that the next time you see using an umbrella you will not be ignorant. mabuhay!

if the poster say it seriously, yes maybe your interpretation! Filipinos are typically a jouyous person and although we are fun of toilet jokes, this kind of posting will just give you a smile in your lips! But if you still insist on the negative interpretation, be my guest!

"Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship"

"dgoodrebel is not plastic"

he's trying to make a pass to the poster. got it?

Miss saigon, laugh till you drop, its your democratic right to do what you want to do, but i'm sure if that guy saw you're laughing at him, you can't laugh again in your whole life, i'm sure of that.. so its better next time bring umbrella , not for the purpose of escaping from the sun rays, but for the purpose of covering yourself upon laughing to someone....

"Knowledge is best used when shared."

dmightysolomon,how could u say we misread the mind of the poster?????????

with these!:

> "lo & behold........ i really had a good laugh

> i found it funny bcoz its seldom for a filipino guy to be tall & on heavy side with umbrella

> i have seen 1 asian guy..... n Micheal Jackson billy jeans black pants,etc..... again i found it funny

> the unsual people makes my boring life in Qatar worth living"

sounds to me more like making a laughing stock.......

true! Filipinos very preoccupied with smelling nice...males usually hace a spare fresh shirt when out... ironically tho, we love the pungent- tinapa, anchovies, dried squid, LOL

fans and umbrellas as very much filipinos.... just hate getting perspired and smell not nice hehehe thats why we like umbrellas and fans....hhmmm ang bango bango... :)

"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies."

husband uses one of those cuties...people stare at him and then smile when they see him use the fan to cool me and son...

WHAT exactly do you mean filipinos falling "ON" their work??? you mean falling ON TOP of their work? if i was a court stenographer i would fall ON TOP of my typwriter??? if i was Radio anouncer i would fall ON TOP of my MICROPHONE? if i was a writer i would fall on top of my BOOKS???

african skin designed for the heat??

how about lebanese hair? also designed for GREASE?? and POINTED peter pan shoes? just asking??? mean no harm...

if u dont know..there are lots of cases of filipinos falling on their work just because of the heat of the sun.

I have seen ladies using this cute Japanese fan...

so what? whatever turns you on...

iit depends on the ytype of skin...

phils. is a tropical country, thoughits hot ther..still filipinos are using umbrellas, not only being afraid of having darker complexion..

why africans are used to high temp? coz their skin is designed for that weather..

if u dont know..there are lots of cases of filipinos falling on their work just because of the heat of the sun. or having nose bleed or high fever at night after a long day exposure to the sun!!!

one for summer, one for the rainy season, one BIG one if I'm going out with my kids. And i do keep a 3-fold umbrella in my bag...just in case. :P

I do find it quite funny that people do make a fuss whenever they see someone using an umbrella here in Qatar. people do have different thresholds on what's funny, amusing and what's not.

The guy with the umbrella was described as Asian.

Others made their own opinion though the OP meant no offense.

Some mentioned the fear of getting skin cancer...??????

Asian or any other brown (or dark)skinned race should not be worried about this coz we have far more MELANIN PIGMENTS in our skin compared to the fairer skinned races.

Melanin provides a natural protection against the harmful effects of these rays. However, it does not provide complete protection from the sun, and individuals with darker skin tones are still at risk from the sun's damaging rays.

Generally, those with darker skin tones and more melanin are able to tolerate exposure to the sun for hours without getting sunburn.

By contrast, a person with lighter skin may get sunburn after spending only minutes in the midday sun.

in umbrella?

"Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship"

"dgoodrebel is not plastic"

umbrellas would do little help against heat stroke...

let the man be...

upsi, i thought i was in fil-ex....LOL

Correct...

review your post and reread it again... you had a lot of reactions because you missed a lot of points. You posted in the funnies but it seemed you did a lot of explaining before people saw the point of your joke... actually till now it doesnt seem like a joke.

bravo

thanks,

expect nothing, do more, love lots, smile often, cry sometimes but continue living....

when she said funny, she meant it put a smile on her lips. The description was not to belittle or put the situation in bad sight but more on to lighten the discussion. If you find the thread offensive, I think it was not meant to be. Knowing how Pinoys thinks, this is just a case of putting some smile on our lips and make things a little bit brighter! Don't think negatively!

"Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship"

"dgoodrebel is not plastic"

dont lol

may ganoooooon

ha ha ha ha

expect nothing, do more, love lots, smile often, cry sometimes but continue living....

der is nothing wrong bringing umbrella's with u, as long as u will use it for the right purpose.. lolz.

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doham, English only in main forum, you may want to edit your post po....TY

skin cancer, blah blah blah. it is just a case of people who are afraid of, PLEASE DON'T LET IT HAPPEN, no it would be such a curse, the agony of.....................

their skin being a little darker. OH WHAT A HORRID THOUGHT!!!

My friends, the umbrella carrying in the summer is just a reaction of the many brainwashed people of color who are bombarded with media of images that white is beautiful.

You don't get skin cancer from day to day travels outside such as going to work, going shopping, etc, etc. You get it from REPEATED extended long stays outside.

If an umbrella was really needed for such short day to day excursions as a way to fight skin cancer, then I think it should be common knowledge that skin cancer rates would be much higher than they are!!!

someonew.. you will NEVER look dignified when you are suffering from heat stroke.. you would look horrible.. :P

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agreed someonenew, with this heat today, one can die of heat stroke..this morning, my driver called me to tell me not to wait for him and just get a taxi, and i went ballistic... standing on the road even so early in the morning is so not me.. even at 6 am it's already scorching hot..

Dude u picked the wrong race to make fun of! I'd rather hold an Umbrella and save my self from a heat stroke than look dignified without one.

"Ali Baba and 40 thieves" are now "Ali Baba and 30 thieves" ; 10 were laid off.

and dont lol.

hmm, just wondering:

"more concern on how they looks rather than where they can be comfortable" --- how so?

UMBRELLA?.....hmmmmm...again typical Filipino attitude...more concern on how they look rather than where they can be comfortable...tsk tsk tsk...pathetic..

wow . . . really . . . lol

expect nothing, do more, love lots, smile often, cry sometimes but continue living....

umbrella! ella ella ella eh eh eh!!! lol!

it's warm ok, nothing's wrong with it..

if your talking about machismo image.. sorry my dear you can't get it..

i too must sport an umbrella to protect my skin from scorching heat of sun in Qatar than to protect my image or a male ego. gone are the days that this and that for male and female only. grow up...

there is no permanent thing in this world. except change.

"Adda ti adal na, ngem awan ti sursuro na."

-that guy wasn't worried sick about his skin at all. He was just shielding the heat againts his face-that explains the shirt over his head..and if you look at construction sites around you you will see other labour races sporting the same outfit-

and you could have termed him as a NINJA rather than a BANK ROBBER. And you don't label him or people as "it".

whats wrong with a guy using an umbrella? its not that he or she doesnt want to burn his or her skin, EH KUNG SA MAINIT TALAGA EH! whats so funny? its not about avoiding to get our skin burned, maybe they are avoiding to spend a lot of money to buy whitening soaps and lotion to get a fair skin!!!! hehehehehehehe.

siguro kaya ka natatawa kasi yung balat mo eh makapal, hindi gaanong tinatablan ng init ng araw.

AZILANA eh ano naman kung mahaba ang kuko ng isang lalaki sa pinkies nya? yung iba nga eh nagpapamanicure at pedicure pa. take note lalaki yun at isang katerba ang anak at anak sa labas. u view them as bakla?

eh anong tingin mo sa akin na ayaw magpahaba ng kuko sa kamay at paa, ayaw ng manicure or pedicure (pero malinis ang paa at kuko ko ha) and you think i'm a lesbo?

maybe some are conscious coz they want to be fair-skinned but not all...

Umbrella is designed to protect against the sunlight and rain. Different countries using this device not only filipino, its that filipinos are very conscious about their skin color they wanted to get white not dark, and did u know that here in middle east you cant get out without umbrella or sunblock, you'll got burned quickly. Funny here i have white skin and i want to get dark so i am happy if the summer is coming so i can get dark color of my skin (love it). But ofcourse i know what time i should go under the sun. And Did you know that Umbrella can be held as fashion statements in the twenty first century for some men and women and are sometimes seen as simple accessories that complete an outfit.

Does it funny also if a man having long nail in pinkies for toothpick hhahhahhaha... peace man....

Cheers!

Enjoy Life!

I guess it's REALLY a funny scene for a burly hunk of a man walking across the street with a cigaretter in one hand and holding an umbrella with his other hand...I'm thinking of it in ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE.

I wonder if you also noticed if ONE OF HIS "pinkies" (small fingers---in case some folks don't know what a PINKIE IS) were up? Or if his stride is somewhat effeminate (sp)?

Coz we all know that MEN could either be a METROSEXUAL or a member of the federation. Some are OPEN and some are still CLOSET QUEENS.

Just wondering, though...hehehehe

You can't teach experience...

Now, I have to agree that one is real funny! A guy with an umbrella while smoking....scared to having skin cancer but not to having lungs cancer???? :0

In MidEast most people thinks umbrellas are only use to shield yourself from the rains. But it rarely rains in Qatar...and I want to show up my cute umbrella, then... :)

arecel, your umbrella, your fan + your bottled mineral water....next time ;)

I am agree with your comment...

"but as i read further i understand what the author meant. she's not really laughing to ridicule or whatever you call it. i think she's laughing at an appreciative manner coz of the uniqueness of the scene... or should i say in a sentimental way??? only us Filipinos do it here... "

Thanks mallrat, you understand the context of my post it was like a gang out there waiting for somebody to say something bad about filipinos and hoola, I love my country you’re a traitor attitude…..

I found it funny because its seldom for a filipino guy to be tall ( I am expecting another outburst here) and on heavy side (careful, careful) with umbrella.

Everybody was saying about skin cancer etc etc etc … . but then again lesson learned I have to be précised with my post “the guy was smoking” so he will die of lung cancer first before skin cancer will kill him.

I think it was vanity more than ever that’s why we uses umbrella, we don’t want to get darker than the color that we have now, aside that sun makes our skin mature easily, skin cancer is least of my concern,

I have seen one asian ( generic now) guy near gulf cinema in a Michael Jackson billy jean black pants and a green sequined thriller jacket minus the white gloves, again I found it funny,

These unusual people makes my boring life in Qatar worth living.

expect nothing, do more, love lots, smile often, cry sometimes but continue living....

i'm using umbrella not only to shield myself from the sun but also to swat rude boys.

apple, i could not agree more. everytime im using an umbrella, the people stare at me as if i had just landed from planet mars. everytime that happens, i fish something from my bag that could be used as fan and fan myself away, pretending that i am surveying my royal subjects. lol..

kadaut...

bring some spare :P

shame

the first time i opened it, 2 fridays ago, the strong wind blew it inside out :(

I always have my umbrella in my car and used it during summer, you know for some works outside....Some people stares & smiles when am crossing the road w/ my umbrella its like WTH she is doing? So I stares back & smiles its like WTF you think am doing? Fair enough, lol! :P

ms. saigon.. tagalugin mo kaya???

what's so funny in it to laugh at? more so the author is of the same nationality as the person she's laughing at. but as i read further i understand what the author meant. she's not really laughing to ridicule or whatever you call it. i think she's laughing at an appreciative manner coz of the uniqueness of the scene... or should i say in a sentimental way??? only us Filipinos do it here... had she posted it in the FilExpat group page and in tagalog she could have explained it clearly... (whew! posting my interpretation itself here is nosebleed for me :(

those are cute to the eyes, but not funny, really......

ooops mallrat...

she meant as big as the bouncer :D

apple did she say over weight?

And your point is?.....I mean what's funny with an overweight Filipino guy using umbrella?

Or,.. is it also illegal nowadays in Qatar? :0

cynie, you have a point but...

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the ish is like like this....

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filipinos uses umbrella.

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male indians wear skirts.....

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so what???????

what a shame! it's just lyk laughing at ur own face/reflection @ the mirror,to note that her profile says Phillipines...............Could have been more appreciative,that for a mere construction worker,he's sensible & wise enough to protect himself from further direct exposure to the sun's harmful effect (UV rays).

You can't teach experience...

yes definitely hot,.. that time, i so wished i had brought an umbrella with me...

using umbrella to protect themselves from burning heat is not bad

MJ i still rmember when we went to the beach... even as early as 7 or 8am it's already hot... i feel like i'll suffer from heat stroke or dehydration... i think 11 am would be extremely hot...

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sometimes it became funny to see others using umbrella but it's much funny to be a hypocrite not to use an umbrella under the extreme heat of the sun...afterwards, applying whitening things to make oneself fairer skin!!!

da oi! keber! :)

hi sai.... long time heheheh..... i'm gonna get my umbrella soon ella ella eh eh eh, under my umbrella... seriously, it's really unbearable now to walk along the road with this extreme heat, and it's gonna get worse...

Why take the piss???

What is so f*cking wrong with a (to quote her) an over weight man carrying an umbrella. Would she laugh and be so horrible if she saw somebody walking in the rain without one??????

Take shade when you can.

I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!

it's normal to use umbrella to protect yourself under the extreme heat of the sun...

(hi MJ....)

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as rare as it is, still nothing wrong with people trying to protect themselves from skin cancer right... that's all...

What has his height/weight got to do with anything?

I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!

in arab countries when there is not that much rain, using umbrella is a rare scene...

but for most tropical countries....

umbrella serves two purpose... for rainy days and sunny days...

to described that the man crossing the street was as big as a club bouncer. . . . so please try to visualize .. .

i dont use whitening products and i have umbrellas, i even give it as christmas gifts.

expect nothing, do more, love lots, smile often, cry sometimes but continue living....

says in her profile she's from the Philippines as well.. strange... laughing at your "kabayans" for doing something that's not even funny.. so they use umbrellas, big deal? i dont think so... that's all...

i think hes the one laughing now miss saigon. everyone here find it normal for a filipino to use umbrella under this burning sun except you. we even use umbrella from our country when its not as hot as here.

try a heated iron or walking stick. That way we can hobble over and iron your head. (Only joking) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!

Just about everyone gets sunburned..

Great objects umbrellas.

You can use them to keep out the sun..

Use them as walking ticks.

Use them to hail a Karwa cab.

Use it to defend yoursef from the wife..

The list goes on and on..

I didnt get the point why you had to laugh at the guy... as you've said it was past 11am which mean almost noon, when the sun is in its peak. He was wearing construction attire, which probably mean he's been under the sun since the morning. I see nothing wrong with someone trying to protect himself.

Before you even think that everyone protecting themselves from the sun is taking some whitening product... get your facts right... the sun can cause pre-mature ageing, cancer, and heatstroke to say the least.

I use one as well. Anything to keep the glare of the sun of my lilly white skin. In Oz we are very aware of the harmful effects of the sun rays. Damn sensible idea to protect yourself all the time.

I will hoist that up the flag pole and see who salutes it!!

To protect themselves from the sun? Pretty good reason enough for me. lol. I see people on malls and parks at night wearing sun glasses... lol

yeah... i wouldn't mind being laughed at by using umbrella than to suffer the heat of the sun, heatstroke, or skin cancer.

an umbrella is pretty smart right?

nothing wrong with it...

So what is wrong To each his/her own

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Its difficult keeping an umbrella steady in Doha

Its too windy to use an umberella...