Category: Random
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Choosing godparents in the Philippines
Filipino trait that needs to be addressed: Stop forcing people to be godparents, and stop pressuring parents/couples into choosing someone they barely know. Admit it or not— it’s a common reason in the Philippines to assign someone as a godparent with the assumption that they’d be giving money to said couple or child. And that’s…
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“Are you going to stay there?”
It’s like having a balance (scale) in your head, rocking back and forth. You try to weigh both sides. On the one side… It feels really nice to be proud of your accomplishments without being called “mayabang.” A place where you get to tell people you love your job and be told “You deserve it…
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How to budget your annual beer budget
Sharing my budgeting system that has worked for some of my friends, and may work for you, too. Disclaimer: I am not a finance expert. This system helps you stop yourself from spending money that you don’t have (it did for me, at least). Here are the three steps that I started with: – Do…
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I am in my late 20s and my mom still had to hold my hand with applying for a bank loan under my name.
There is no manual on how to be an adult. We were never formally taught how to do taxes, how to apply for loans, how to behave and answer questions in interviews, how to write attractive resumes, how to write formal letters like letters of interest, letter of authorization, how to function at work, management…
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I love telling stories on Philippine-Catholic norms to people of other culture.
One story I love telling is “I don’t want to get married because we don’t have divorce in the Philippines,” and the shocks on their faces are just pure entertainment. “Why?” they ask. “Even if your spouse abuses you, cheats on you, or even simply if you fell out of love – you’re not allowed…
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Things happening for a reason
10 years ago, I never planned on going to University of Santo Tomas, or staying in Journalism, or becoming a Marketer, or going abroad, or moving to Calgary, or even working with apps and prototypes. They were all unstable ideas and rash decisions that all just happened at the heat of the moment. But today,…
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I’ve been seeing many posts about the generations today pointing out that children aren’t meant to be retirement plans. This is true, and I stand by this. Do not have kids if you only plan to squeeze out their wallets once they’re able to produce income. But I do hope that people also realize where…
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Gameloft: Joining the Game
Gameloft is a video game company based in Paris, and has been developing and publishing games since 1999. Since the release of smart phones, Gameloft has successfully released 190 games worldwide. They gained international recognition when Despicable Me: Minion Rush was released in 2003—reaching over 100 million downloads. The company currently has 19 studios in…
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It baffles me how rude Filipinos can get. I was on my way home, and I was walking through Robinsons Galleria. There was a person who was wearing a really long skirt, I’m not sure what it’s called but the type where the front is short and it gets longer at the back– floor level.…
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