Pinoy Guinness

Just when you think Filipinos can't excel in many fields (we never have any world record in sports, though Paeng Nepomuceno is certified to be the best bowler of all time!), not so fast buddy. The Philippines and the Filipino people have something to be proud of, courtesy of Guinness Book of World Records.

Largest Aerobics Class
The largest aerobics display involved 48,188 participants at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta Park, Manila, Philippines on February 16, 2003.

Most Couples Kissing Simultaneously
A total of 5,327 couples kissed simultaneously for 10 seconds on February 14, 2004, as part of the Close-up Lovapalooza festival in Manila, Philippines. The kissing began at the strike of midnight to celebrate Valentine's Day, led by the Manila Mayor Lito Atienza and his wife Evelina.

The 30,000-strong crowd that gathered for the "kiss fest" occupied a two kilometre stretch of Roxas Boulevard, causing serious traffic jams for a couple of hours. After the romantic fireworks, the record breakers celebrated with an actual fireworks display.

The count was conducted by marshals from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

Longest Snake
The reticulated python (Python reticulates) of southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines regularly exceeds 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in). The record length is 10 m (32 ft 9.5 in), for a specimen shot in Celebes, Indonesia, in 1912.

Smallest Freshwater Fish
The smallest freshwater fish is the pygmy goby (Pandaka pygmaea), a colorless and nearly see-through species which swims in the streams of Luzon in the Philippines. Males are 7.5 - 9.9-mm (0.28 - 0.38-in) long and weigh 4 - 5 mg (0.00014 - 0.00018 oz).
Shortest Adult Actor In A Leading Role
Filipino paratrooper and black-belt martial arts exponent Weng Wang, who starred in Agent 00 (Phil 1981) and For Your Height Only (Phil 1979), measures just 83 cm (2 ft 9 in) tall. Wang performs all his own stunts.

Most Widespread Computer Virus
Unlike previous headline-grabbing bugs, the "I Love You" virus was able to forward itself to every entry in a computer's address book. It was able to write itself over existing files, and to send valuable information - such as passwords - to its home site in the Philippines. Six months after it hit, more than 50 variants of the virus were still circling the globe.

Largest Shoes
There was an old lady who lived in a shoe… and this super size-753 brogue would make a good home for her and her many children. Filipino shoemaker Marikina Colosan Foot-wear needed over 244 m (800 ft) of leather (from about 30 cows!), 50 buckets of glue, 1 km (0.6 miles) of thread and 200,00 stitches to complete the world’s largest pair of shoes. The fab footwear is the equivalent of 250 normal shoes, and can fit at least 30 people inside – or one person measuring about 40 m (125 ft) tall!