Barrel Man

Recently I wrote a note on Annietown about how I love Tiki (as my few but faithful readers know), even though I realize that Tiki mugs are white people's bastardization of an ancient culture.

So without further ado, and to even the score, I present you with the Barrel Man. This fine example of Filipino culture is kitch and hilarious, but at the same time embarrassing for the 2nd generation Filipino who has to explain its presence to his white friends. And as Bizarro will tell ye, only the "bakya crowd" (Filipino hill billies) pander in the Barrel Man. This, according to Mrs. Mom Bizarro.





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"Debut"

Last night Bizarro and I went to a screening of Debut, a coming-of-age film about a young Filipino-American man's issues with his culture and his father. It was a fun film to watch with plenty of "inside" references to the Filipino culture, most of which I got. Some of the dialogue is jerky and awkward, but the performances were strong. Unlike "American Adobo," which was just horrid on all counts (bad writing & Filipinos mugging for the camera, as my husband described it). He actually bought that DVD just to get it off the shelves of the video store so no one would see it.