Filipina Spotting

[Ako Si Jamie]

Train Spotting - My dad was crazy about trains so I became a train spotter as a kid. Quite interesting actually despite what people say.
Eddie Spotting - Not really my cup of tea.
Plane Spotting - I've never been interested in planes until taking regular long haul flights so I might take this hobby up one day.
Bird Spotting - I'm talking about the feathered type here :wink:. I've done this as well when I was younger. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

So what about Filipina Spotting? :biggrin: (nothing sordid intended btw)

Apart from the Barrio Fiesta's and hospitals, I rarely come across any I don't know in close proximity when out and about on foot, although I did strike up a conversation on a park bench with a Pinay from Cebu a couple of years ago. I also mistook a Thai lady for a Filipina and received a funny look when I said hello in Tagalog. :icon_lol::doh

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I was in a small town with a population of a few thousand. I entered a shop and was served by what I thought was a Filipina. Again I used Tagalog to say hello, and bingo, she was from Mindanao. Been back a few times and she always speaks to me. Very nice lady indeed. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Do any of you guys, if you're out on your own in the UK, just out of interest, speak to what you think maybe a Filipina, if you see one?

[Tawi2]

Loads - and I mean LOADS - of Pinays in my neighbourhood, the European HQ for Iglesia ni Cristo is a stone's throw away. Big building, ram-packed with Pinays 2 days a week. I speak Visayan - which is helpful, as I encountered 2 very nice Pinays from Cebu in Poipet, Cambodia a couple of weeks ago. Spent a few days with them in Siem Reap. I bump into Pinays in the most unlikely of places.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Loads - and I mean LOADS - of Pinays in my neighbourhood, the European HQ for Iglesia ni Cristo is a stone's throw away. Big building, ram-packed with Pinays 2 days a week. I speak Visayan - which is helpful, as I encountered 2 very nice Pinays from Cebu in Poipet, Cambodia a couple of weeks ago. Spent a few days with them in Siem Reap. I bump into Pinays in the most unlikely of places.

Where do you live Tawi? Tell me quick! :icon_lol:

[Terpe]

Romantic relationships and marriage outside the INC church membership is a very BIG NO,NO, Jamie! :biggrin:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Romantic relationships and marriage outside the INC church membership is a very BIG NO, NO, Jamie!
:icon_lol::icon_lol:

I've spoken to a girl on a dating site who follows INC but as soon as I found out I took it no further.

I wonder, though, do INC followers mix with other Filipinas or do they keep to their own? If they're in a different country maybe there are non-INC in that area too. :Erm:

[Ako Si Jamie]

I've found out where the European HQ is, and it's not the country I guessed it would be.

[Terpe]

Jamie, do you ever get to visit Langley ?
No HQ but plenty of members

[Ako Si Jamie]

Jamie, do you ever get to visit Langley ?

Langley in Birmingham? It's not far from me, but I haven't been there for a while. Why?

[Ako Si Jamie]

Jamie, do you ever get to visit Langley ?
No HQ but plenty of membersI'm not interested in a Filipina who follows INC whatsoever. I just thought there maybe other Pinays who may live near them.

[Dedworth]

I've found out where the European HQ is, and it's not the country I guessed it would be.

It's Sunbury on Thames (actually in the shadow of the M3 at Junction 1)

[Michael Parnham]

I'm not interested in a Filipina who follows INC whatsoever. I just thought there maybe other Pinays who may live near them.

What is INC please? :Erm:

[Tawi2]

INC is Iglesia ni Cristo, but it could also stand for INCorporated, as it seems to be a business generating loads of cash. I recently rode a motorbike from Davao to Compostela valley and passed I think it was 7? of their churches all brand new and gleaming. I think they are gaining ground a bit like Quiboloy! :Erm:

[Rosie1958]

Plenty of Filipina in my area, I often say Kumusta and they then smile very broadly and launch into full blown Tagalog! :yikes: I then have to explain that I only know a few words ....... what a let down for them, but a good ice breaker! :icon_lol:

[Anne2014]

Plenty of Filipina in my area, I often say Kumusta and they then smile very broadly and launch into full blown Tagalog! :yikes: I then have to explain that I only know a few words ....... what a let down for them, but a good ice breaker! :icon_lol:

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Would love to talk to fellow Filipinas I see in shops here in Glos. It turned out very awkward smiling at them but ignoring you instead. :cwm25:

[Ako Si Jamie]

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Would love to talk to fellow Filipinas I see in shops here in Glos. It turned out very awkward smiling at them but ignoring you instead. :cwm25:That says more about these snobs than it does about you Anne. I bet these types of Pinays are in this country for one thing only.
:REGamblMoney01HL1:

[Ako Si Jamie]

It's Sunbury on Thames (actually in the shadow of the M3 at Junction 1)From what I read the European HQ isn't in the UK. That may be the British HQ.

[Tawi2]

Nope, it's the main European Office. I passed it yesterday. I'm sure its got 'European Main Office' on the outside of the building. I have just googled it, and the building is on their website as the European HQ. It's the only place locally you can see a couple of hundred Pinays going in or sitting eating across the road in KFC. :smile: It's like being back in Hong Kong on a Sunday in Statue Gardens! :icon_lol:

[Terpe]

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Would love to talk to fellow Filipinas I see in shops here in Glos. It turned out very awkward smiling at them but ignoring you instead. :cwm25:

Similar behaviour, in many ways, here in Philippines from many ex-pats I run in to either on the street or supermarket.
Maybe they're too busy or just want to keep themselves to themselves. It just strikes me a bit odd. After all we have a number of things in common having travelled half way round the world to face a new culture and new environment.
I'd have thought that alone would generate a kind of common bond but it seems on occasion to be quite the opposite and it can feel like I'm invisible.

Maybe it's only me walking around with a permanent grin feeling so blessed to be here and wanting to share the bond.

The locals will always respond to a smile and a nod and even a few exchanged words of greeting.

Don't you give up Anne, it's their loss not yours.
Besides, you're better off avoiding those types.

[Tawi2]

I've met a few guys abroad who don't want to chat with a fellow countryman. They are normally hiding something! :icon_lol:

[Ako Si Jamie]

It doesn't cost anything to be polite. At least they should manage to say hello even if they don't want to have a conversation.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Nope, it's the main European office. I passed it yesterday. I'm sure it's got 'European Main Office on the outside of the building. I have just googled it, and the building is on their website as the European HQ. It's the only place locally you can see a couple of hundred Pinays going in or sitting eating across the road in KFC. :smile: It's like being back in Hong Kong on a Sunday in Statue Gardens! :icon_lol:

According to an INC site, Rome in Italy is HQ. :anerikke: I'll try and find the link.

[Tawi2]

Google European HQ Iglesia ni Cristo, that's the building in Sunbury, the BIG one. I can only go by speaking to people in there and seeing the building countless times itself. I'll pop in next time I am over there - probably tomorrow - and ask if it is the European main HQ.

[Tawi2]

Check out Iglesia ni Cristo in Wikipedia, scroll to the bottom to see the picture of the European Headquarters.

[Dedworth]

According to a INC site, Rome in Italy is HQ. :anerikke: I'll try and find the link.

KFC Sunbury Cross is a tad closer for UK Spotters/Hunters, there's a Simply Marks & Spensive, Subway, Farmfoods & Multi Storey Carpark adjacent :biggrin:

[Tawi2]

KFC Sunbury Cross is is a tad closer for UK Spotters/Hunters, there's a Simply Marks & Spensive, Subway, Farmfoods & Multi Storey Carpark adjacent :biggrin:

Not forgetting dozens of Pinays at a time crossing over from INC to queue in KFC :icon_lol:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Check out Iglesia ni Cristo in Wikipedia, scroll to the bottom to see the picture of the European Headquarters.

Not sure how accurate this is. Second paragraph at the bottom.

http://what-when-how.com/religious-movements/iglesia-ni-cristo-religious-movement/

[Tawi2]

I would say it's inacurate, there's 100% definitely a BIG sign outside the offices here that says EUROPEAN MAIN OFFICE. Google it and see :anerikke: or check out the Wikipedia. :smile:

[Ako Si Jamie]

I would say it's inacurate, there's 100% definitely a BIG sign outside the offices here that says EUROPEAN MAIN OFFICE. Google it and see, :anerikke: or check out the Wikipedia. :smile:

If it's got a sign like that, I'm not going to argue. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Perhaps Italy was HQ at some point because I think the passage on that site is an extract from a book, but then again :anerikke: not all books provide the correct facts.

[Tawi2]

It has got a sign like that a BIG one that says EuMo (European Main Office) Iglesia ni Cristo's first foothold in Europe was in the UK in 1972.

[Ako Si Jamie]

KFC Sunbury Cross is is a tad closer for UK Spotters/Hunters, there's a Simply Marks & Spensive, Subway, Farmfoods & Multi Storey Carpark adjacent :biggrin:Sounds like you know it well, Ded. A lot closer than Legazpi. Could have saved you a trip. :wink:

[Dedworth]

Sounds like you know it well, Ded. A lot closer than Legazpi. Could have saved you a trip. :wink:

Mrs D has family, friends, ex workmates in Surrey once upon a time we used to drive that way quite often :wink: In the interests of fuel economy I've now got the sat nav fine tuned

[Tawi2]

Has she got family here Ded? Locally or further down? Plenty of Pinays around. Guildford has a healthy population, loads of them there shopping on a Saturday. I'll tell you where I saw dozens last time I was there - mostly nurses - as I chatted to a number: Gunwharf Quays down in Portsmouth. Loads in London as you know, in Earls Court - AKA Little Manila! :icon_lol:

[Dedworth]

Tawi - yeah, got her bruv & family over that way. We chatted to a few at the Gunwharf before Christmas - prime spending destination. As you know, there're loads around Kingston, Chertsey, Camberley, etc., with all the hospitals. Funny you should mention Earls Court, she came back last night with a haircut & bags full of Magic Sarap, Pan de Coco, Skyflakes & other essentials.

[Tawi2]

I like Skyflakes, and Earls Court is a Pinay mecca! :smile:

I passed the Iglesia ni Cristo HQ earlier. There were maybe 10-12 dark-suited Pinoys emerging from the main entrance as I waited at the lights. They always remind me of Pinoy Mafioso in those suits. I was surprised to see a white guy with them (also suited and booted). I think INC accept "foreigners" in their ranks, as I have also seen an African guy; looked Nigerian - certainly that part of West Africa - with a Pinay, going in once.

[Terpe]

.......I think INC accept "foreigners" in their ranks as I have also seen an African guy; looked Nigerian - certainly that part of West Africa - with a Pinay, going in once.

It's strange you mention that.

We have an INC church within a few minutes walk from our house. I recognise a few folks there and often wave and just a few polite words.
Anyway tonight I was just off to the market to buy some Marang when I got beckoned over by some familiar faces and invited to take a look around inside before the service began.
I didn't accept as I was rushing to get some decent Marang.
But they did say next time they would show me inside.

I told my wife and she said she was glad I didn't go in :xxparty-smiley-004:

I'm going to have to curb my curiosity and not get trapped into going inside somehow or other.

[Anne2014]

Similar behaviour, in many ways, here in Philippines from many ex-pats I run in to either on the street or supermarket.

Don't you give up Anne, it's their loss not yours.
Besides, you're better off avoiding those types.

Thanks for pointing that out, Terpe. :smile:

[Anne2014]

That says more about these snobs than it does about you Anne. I bet these types of Pinays are in this country for one thing only.
:REGamblMoney01HL1:

:gp: ... or too tired to speak English. I always approach Filipinos in English but they still speak to me in Tagalog. :Erm:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Has anyone been to Cheltenham? It's fuuuuulll of Orientals. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I even met a Pinoy working as security. He was taken aback when I guessed he was Filipino. Furthermore his missus hails from the same place in Pampanga as my ex. Small world.

[Anne2014]

Has anyone been to Cheltenham? It's fuuuuulll of Orientals. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I even met a Pinoy working as security. He was taken aback when I guessed he was Filipino. Furthermore his missus hails from the same place in Pampanga as my ex. Small world.

Been to Cheltenham twice but haven't 'bumped' into any Kababayan :smile:

[Tawi2]

I have just been to a tapas bar in Twickenham for lunch with a mate. Pincho's - the one in Church Street - right next to the river. Few office bods came in from the local Council building, but when we were in the middle of our meal four pinays came in and were seated. Loads of them around. I normally don't even notice them anymore.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Cheltenham's expensive. I had a bacon roll today and it set me back £3.50 and it wasn't even freshly made. The service was good though and I was served by an oriental girl who at first I thought could have been Filipina but on closer inspection her eyes were different. I asked her anyway and it did start off an interesting conversation. She turned out to be the first Mongolian I've met.

[Dedworth]

Cheltenham's expensive. I had a bacon roll today and it set me back £3.50 and it wasn't even freshly made. The service was good though and I was served by an oriental girl who at first I thought could have been Filipina but on closer inspection her eyes were different. I asked her anyway and it did start off an interesting conversation. She turned out to be the first Mongolian I've met.

£3.50 :yikes:! Probably the same place this idiot gets his bacon rolls from

https://theknifeandme.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/ed-muppet.jpg

[Tawi2]

That's cheap for a bacon roll. My sis and her partner went to the Burj when they were in Dubai and had a non-guest breakfast. Came to just under £100.

I don't know if they had bacon rolls though, considering the location. :Erm: I never had bacon in Mongolia, but I did have yak. :smile:

[Dedworth]

That's cheap for a bacon roll. My sis and her partner went to the Burj when they were in Dubai and had a non-guest breakfast. Came to just under £100.

I don't know if they had bacon rolls though, considering the location. :Erm: I never had bacon in Mongolia, but I did have yak. :smile:

No pork pies or saveloys :biggrin:

[Tawi2]

No pork pies or saveloys :biggrin:

Money talks though mate. I am sure they aren't adverse to the odd sausage :cwm25:

[Longweekend]

In Dubai they serve beef bacon in hotels, and you can buy pork bacon in certain supermarkets....

[Tawi2]

In Dubai they serve beef bacon in hotels....

Bit like the McDonalds in Delhi. My beefburgers were really chicken.

[Ako Si Jamie]

I've never paid much more than £2 for a bacon roll around my way. You can get one in Spar for about £1.30 but they're nothing special.

[Tawi2]

I just went to Taplow to the Nike factory store to get a couple of bits'and'bobs and there were 3 pinays at the costa there I could hear them having a chinwag as soon as I walked in :smile:

[Anne2014]

I just went to Taplow to the Nike factory store to get a couple of bits'and'bobs and there were 3 pinays at the costa there I could hear them having a chinwag as soon as I walked in :smile:

Funny I have to Google what 'chinwag' means. I found out it's a British informal translation of 'chat' :biggrin:

So have you tried talking to them??

[Tawi2]

Did I talk to them?Ann i chinwag with EVERYONE :icon_lol: I am never backward in coming forward :smile:

[Anne2014]

Did I talk to them?Ann i chinwag with EVERYONE :icon_lol: I am never backward in coming forward :smile:

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Anne2014]

Did I talk to them?Ann i chinwag with EVERYONE :icon_lol: I am never backward in coming forward :smile:

I've seen you're from South Cotabato. My hometown is part of it :Wave:

[Tawi2]

Where are you from?I normally bounce between Polomolok and Davao,i spent last christmas in Polomolok :smile: I will be there soon :smile:

[Anne2014]

Where are you from?I normally bounce between Polomolok and Davao,i spent last christmas in Polomolok :smile: I will be there soon :smile:

I hail from the tuna capital of the world :smile:

[Tawi2]

I have been to the Tuna port a few times,they always loan me a pair of wellies :smile:

[Anne2014]

I have been to the Tuna port a few times,they always loan me a pair of wellies :smile:

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

I was there last Tuna Festival. The port quite holds a record for the biggest tuna display and catch.

[Tawi2]

I just went past the iglesia ni cristo,about 10 ladies going in,i said maligayang pasko sa lahat,they started laughing and giggling,there was one really pretty lady,about 25 years old with a western guy who is about 60,i think he had something extra nice inside his christmas stockings :Rasp:

[Tawi2]

My sis went to spain last night for a holiday,i just came to her house to feed her cat,theres a STUNNING pinay moved in two doors away,single parent,was married to an english guy,she is in her mid 20's and lives with her 2 daughters and her mum has came over to stay,pinays are everywhere.

[Ako Si Jamie]

You to seem to know a lot about her Tawi. Did you feed the cat? :biggrin:

[Slip]

You to seem to know a lot about her Tawi. Did you feed the cat? :biggrin:


euphemism

the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt

:Erm::biggrin:

[Michael Parnham]

You to seem to know a lot about her Tawi. Did you feed the cat? :biggrin:

:laugher::laugher::laugher:

[Tawi2]

You to seem to know a lot about her Tawi. Did you feed the cat? :biggrin:
I fed the moggie,the filipina and her mum told me their full story in about ten minutes,shy kids get no sweets as my old nan used to say,and i was NEVER one for being shy :smile: