From: sobejana@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com (Regina Sobejana)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Bakit maporma ang mga Pilipino?
Date: 29 Aug 92 03:49:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: hplabsz.1992Aug29.034921.1718
Distribution: soc.culture.filipino
Organization: Bill & Dave's Garage

panlilio@acs.ucalgary.ca (Victor P. Panlilio) writes:

[...]
: I happen to like dressing casually, but for me casual does not
: mean unpresentable or humdrum (i.e., no nondescript sweatpants
: and ratty jeans). Casual can be stylish - I happen to favor the
: kind of stylish-casual stuff that I can get from Eddie Bauer,
: Lands' End, and L.L.Bean. I also like the stuff I see in the
: J.Crew catalog, but so far haven't ordered from them.
: 
: So right now as I sit here typing this in an empty office on a
: Friday afternoon, I'm wearing my Izod shirt, very soft cotton
: sand brushed twill L.L.Bean slacks, cotton Dior cable-pattern
: socks, and classic Timberland boat shoes in brown, and my specs
: are in a blue-accented metal-rim Benetton frame. I'm wearing a
: casual brown-leather strap Seiko analog/digital watch in a retro
: style (black numerals, white face, chrome case). My hair's short.
: I'm wearing Grey Flannel. Does this make me "maporma"?
: 

Yes, your middle initial say's so  -- Victor "Porma" Panlilio ;-) ;-)
(you aren't humor-impaired, are you?)

Ben, 'didn't know you got cousin in Canada :-) :-).

: If it does, that's too bad. I'm not trying to impress anybody. I
: just happen to like wearing what I wear - quality clothing that
: happens to be stylish. If it draws favorable attention, what's
: wrong with that? I happen to care somewhat about my appearance!

Well, being "maporma" doesn't have to have a negative connotation on it.

One can be trendy and stylish without wearing famous brand or label names.
I think it has something to do with the person's taste and color coordination
of his/her clothings/accessories that makes him/her "maporma" - noticeable,
eye-catching etc...

Then there is that 'kilos-maporma', or arrogant look.   The way how s/he
carries her/himself in conjunction with the quality of her/his style  
(maybe trendy) will make her/him 'kilos-maporma' or just 'maporma'

: 
: On the other hand, I think there are people who are either too
                                                             ^^^ 
: obsessed with what they wear or how they look that it seems that
  ^^^^^^^^
: they have to impress the hell out of everyone they meet. Are
: these the people who order $2500 suits from Dunhill and $1200
: brogues from Lobb's? Or if they wear off-the-rack, the ones who
: strut around in Armani and Boss and Zegna and would never dream
: of wearing anything but Sea Island Cotton shirts and silk boxers?

Unfortunately, there are Filipinos (and others) like you mentioned above
that do exist. People as such probably live to impress or doesn't know
what to do with their money.  Sad, but true.  I know a few.   

[...]

: 
: If that's being "maporma," well, it's all relative. People who
: like to wear labels on the outside are terribly insecure about
: how others perceive them. It's what's inside that really counts,
Amen...

: and some of the best people I've met are "bakya" by the standards
: of the "maporma" Filipinos. I tend to get lumped in with the
: latter group, but I don't think about it much, really.
And what do call Filipinos who're caught in the middle?
Hmmm... 'haven't figured out that one yet...

: Hugs to all!
: 
: 8^)

--Ginnie
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