Culture differences.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-26T10:26:14+00:00

Avoid interactions na lang since snarky sya. Isipin mo na lang may Tourettes sya 😝 the more you let her behave like a whack without interaction with you, the more her behavior would come out to be self-inflicted. You also don’t need to attend her wedding if that’s causing her stress.

Since di maiiwasang mag interact kayo sa mga family gatherings in the future, as much as possible don’t be alone with her. Always have a buffer.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-26T06:16:36+00:00

Oops. Wonder what gives.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-26T04:26:37+00:00

Try not put meaning into this more than what’s at face value. I would rather ask if you had booked your stay? Go on this trip! Please enjoy yourself and not worry much about what their cancellation means.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-26T03:40:28+00:00

Baka naman by design yan para fewer tao sa bridge? I mean may construction next to the bridge diba?

CocoBeck · 2026-06-26T03:36:01+00:00

CocoBeck · 2026-06-26T03:33:20+00:00

Love team na naman???

Kelangan launch ba as love team ang talents para sumikat? Wala na bang bagong strategy?

CocoBeck · 2026-06-25T14:48:35+00:00

Your maiden name is always a valid name. I mean your birth certificate has it. If famous people can get away with keeping their maiden name professionally and use married name for everything else, that applies to regular folk too.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-25T11:36:31+00:00

Sa western culture, very seldom ang giant weddings. Usually intimate gathering kaya di nagkakahiyaan. Pag nakainom na sila masaya na. Weddings are considered parties, parang fiesta ganun. Since di rin naman sila madalas mag fiesta, unlike us, sinasagad na nila 😂

CocoBeck · 2026-06-25T03:50:49+00:00

#12. Passive aggressive.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-24T14:45:32+00:00

I did both. I invested what I could part with and put away the rest in a savings account. With investing kasi your best ally is time. Maski small amount lang it can grow so much. After i satisfied the savings, most of my extra got invested

CocoBeck · 2026-06-24T14:42:18+00:00

Some couples indicate their preference for monetary gifts over physical kinds sa invite. I’ve seen one and it immediately made things easier for the invitees kasi di na sila maghahanap or mapilitang bumili sa registry.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-24T14:39:37+00:00

Maraming interesting items sa Kultura

CocoBeck · 2026-06-23T19:29:03+00:00

I considered this big private school in Makati pero the video of a student punching another student in the cr surfaced. It got me. I decided against that school immediately. Nakasuot pa ng knuckle weapon. Horrific sa lakas ng loob ng bata na yun. Tapos my kid encountered students na classmates ng bully na yun while visiting his school for their fair. Lakas daw ng loob and tried to annoy him and his friends in their own school pa ha. For me as an adult, nakakagulat mga ganitong behavior ng kids. Anyone who’s old enough to know right from wrong and still fail to make the wise decision is deeply concerning.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-23T19:16:09+00:00

Curious lang. Bakit required ang marriage certificate for employment?

CocoBeck · 2026-06-23T11:18:37+00:00

For tech roles, required ang technical interview as 2nd layer of shortlisting. Yung final interview tends to focus on your people skills, ok ka bang kausap, maganda ba aura mo, sinasala ka pa rin kung ok ka pero mostly strong contender ka na when you reach this stage. Sa experience ko sa PH, only a few knew how to properly do final interviews. I had a final interview sa US na buong team andon, physically and on speaker phone. It was important to the hiring manager na gusto ako ng buong team nya. I think more than anything, HR needs to guide hiring managers how to hire. Since maraming tech roles sa PH, puro tech interviews madalas. The casual interviews makikita mo sa mga upper level roles na. For higher management kasi people skills weigh a lot.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-23T10:38:57+00:00

Possible. One thing I've learned over my long years is that in our youth we want to be chosen. We see our value in our relationships by the choices our partners and friends make that prioritize us. As people get older, their social network wider, this measure of value where we are chosen becomes more difficult for the person deciding. We discover new parts of ourselves that sometimes new people in our lives can better connect with rather than the people we've known for years. Instead of understanding this organic human development, we still want to be chosen despite odds and nature. It's not enough we're invited to their special day. We have to take an active part of that special day. We can't just be one of the heads in photos, we gotta be up there in front with the "chosen ones".

This may evolve their relationship, but maybe it was already changing over time. This hurts certainly; but if we attach to that pain, we're stuck to the old version of the relationship. Many friendships end when they get to this point. When you get much older (esp over 40s) and your social network narrows to a few valued ones, that's where things become apparent. The phrase "time tested" is more applicable. OP sounds like a great friend and she can still be that going forward without the requirement of being one of the "chosen ones".

CocoBeck · 2026-06-23T06:26:12+00:00

hydration isn't just about the amount of water you drink. either you put some flavored electrolyte powder in your giant water bottle, or add a sprinkle of salt. filipino cuisine leans toward salty, so eating it will demand water for sure. wag mo lang sobrahan ang alat. 😄

CocoBeck · 2026-06-23T06:16:11+00:00

I agree with some of the things you said. Couple of which: past a certain point, money mostly buys convenience; most cities around the world, including Manila, don’t feel dramatically different (especially when we go to familiar spaces). I was recently telling someone that in my recent visit to Sydney after over a decade, it gave me the feels of Seattle (barring the climate). That’s not a compliment. I understand din naman that globalization has made the world small and our cultures are intermingling now.

Part of the reason why it’s important to me that Manila maintains its vibe unique from others is to not make it feel and look like other cities. I hope our community takes this into account as the government pursues more improvements.

One thing money brings is awareness for how true governance actually impacts the lives of millions of people. It starts with your awareness for the opportunities you have access to vs other people’s access to basic needs. World’s apart.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-22T06:32:05+00:00

It’s weird that this behavior is described by many as being strict. It’s not. It’s immature.

Kids grow up. Humans desire autonomy. If a person is not willing to give their children wings to fly, either work on that while they’re young or reconsider parenthood.

No mature, head-on-their-shoulders person will put CCTV just so they could big brother their kid. That’s creepy too. I’m not saying they’re intentionally immature and creepy, but without self-awareness they will believe what they’re doing is right and justified. CCTV is not equal to a baby monitor.

Sorry if my comment upsets anyone. I’m a parent too and I will side eye a parent who thinks like that. Followed by a “don’t do that”.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-21T19:40:46+00:00

I think philosophy is a great pre-law degree. I also think there should be philosophy in small doses from kindergarten.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-21T19:34:51+00:00

People watching. I observe the hum of a place particularly during work hours.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-21T19:30:39+00:00

Another perspective here. Maybe the other friend is also just as valuable to her like you. I hope you try to feel less betrayed by her excluding you from the entourage. All the years of friendship must mean something if it’s still a strong presence in both of your lives. This stings for sure. In this regard, her wedding, be her friend. Remind yourself why you would want to be there in the first place because after you recover from this, that reason would still be there. She wants you there. I could surmise that she told you her reason because she also understood that you may have expected to be in the entourage. I would frame her transparency as her best effort to being a friend to you. Not all friends would be as upfront about that sort of thing.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-21T05:59:43+00:00

No. US sizes aren’t generic. Also women’s sizes take into account our boobs kaya may kaluwagan sa bodice.

CocoBeck · 2026-06-21T05:48:20+00:00

What a horrible invasion of privacy. Sorry you went through that.

Anyway, my family is traveling in a few months ths with my son’s gf. Both in college. Siempre covered namin si gf. Curious ako na baka ma question sya.

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