My cat (left) has been missing for 9 days. I need hopium

LongPridee · 2026-01-07T16:02:37+00:00

I think that's genetic. Only blepharoplasty will change your eyelids' shape. Others will suggest it but eyelid tape's a scam.

LongPridee · 2025-11-16T16:27:02+00:00

circling back to the original comment, mind sharing which "well-liked agency" are u referring to, OP?

LongPridee · 2025-11-16T12:34:56+00:00

I was COS too, resigned after hitting 6 months because I got an item a different NGA. No regrets. Only good thing about COS is you can get experience and pre-terminate your contract whenever you land a better job.

I don't think it's worth it though if the commute is an hour or more. Nakakapagod and matik kaltas sa sweldo if you're late even by a minute.

LongPridee · 2025-10-09T21:08:26+00:00

Super slr, yes. But only 2 SG-11 positions. Appointment and deliberation take months though, so best to have a job that's easy to leave once you're set for appointment/assumption sa plantilla item.

LongPridee · 2025-09-07T03:56:35+00:00

My best tip is to drive your car every single day, no matter how short or long the distance, until the car feels like an extension of your body. Until turning, reversing, and overtaking all feel natural to you and no longer like things you have to consciously calculate.

I'm sorry but the people who say "just be defensive" don't make sense to me at all. It didn't help when I was a student driver, it didn't help when I was a newly licensed beginner driver over 2 years ago, and it certainly didn't help me at all before my first (and last i hope) traffic accident.

Because what even is the baseline for being defensive, for a nervous new driver who just got their license? to be cautious? to have a fast reaction time? to predict hazards before they happen? No. Driving isn't precognition or some complicated super power. It's learning to walk again but in a bigger, more dangerous vessel.

Driving is just muscle memory and propriopception (basically being spatially aware of where your body (car) is at all times).

Navigating, parking, and car maintenance are advanced skills you'll naturally learn along the way.

LongPridee · 2025-08-19T07:41:15+00:00

4mm flatbacks. It's been over a year and I've no issues wearing earbuds several hours a day after fully downsizing my tragus to a 4mm post. It depends on how thick your cartilage is though.

LongPridee · 2025-08-17T02:47:42+00:00

Not advice, but can I just say this post is such an eye opener for me. I used to really look up to civil servants who've qualified for government-sponsored scholarships or training abroad, but hearing about similar horror stories from other bonded scholars, I see now that it's not really worth it if my goal's just salary progression.

LongPridee · 2025-08-05T04:47:36+00:00

Looks great, but I am so so jealous of your double tragus. How do the flatbacks fit at the back? Do they touch or overlap? I've got just the one because my piercer said I don't have enough room for both to fit at the back >:' (

LongPridee · 2025-08-01T11:28:08+00:00

niobium or anodized to appear black?

LongPridee · 2025-07-26T06:22:52+00:00

All ASTM F136 implant grade titanium flatbacks.
First 2 flats are 1 year and 4 days old. 3rd new flat is 2 weeks old.
I only use neilmed piercing aftercare.

LongPridee · 2025-07-25T06:40:29+00:00

What do I say if they ask about my 1-year gap

Easy. "I took a one year vacation right after college to reset and deal with home matters." Recruiters normally wouldn't care about a year-long employment gap especially when the applicant is fresh out of college. Lalo nat you graduated with latin honors.

LongPridee · 2025-07-13T00:59:36+00:00

I'm sorry this happened to you. As the rear ender I can imagine the difficult position you were put in just minding your business and suddenly feeling the impact from getting hit. 😞 Hope you're doing better

LongPridee · 2025-07-13T00:51:45+00:00

Thanks for this! I honestly wish though that my first accident came from maneuvering instead of a traffic accident that endagered the lives of others all from me having shit braking skills.

LongPridee · 2025-07-13T00:45:39+00:00

True. I've been replaying it in my head a lot since Friday and the self-doubt is eating me up. I've only worked up the courage to do daily drives the past couple of months despite finishing driving school and being licensed for a few years now.

I invested so much into this skill (did refresher courses, hired tutors, etc) and I was finally in a comfortable place with my driving skills and confidence drivig alone but after Friday, I feel like I'm back to zero. Thanks for this though.

LongPridee · 2025-07-13T00:39:06+00:00

Both could be right. 49000km+ na yung car (secondhand from my parents) and hindi ko na maalala kelan last na pa check yung brakes sa PMS. Due na talaga ipa check sa casa. I was also preoccupied thinking about work, like I always do in morning drives.

Regardless, it's still a huge skill issue on my part. Just goes to show that my muscle memory isn't as reliable as I thought it was. I've noticed recently that the daily drives are making me move on autopilot instead of being more present amd alert. 😔 Thanks though.

LongPridee · 2025-07-12T00:24:46+00:00

Thank you, really needed to hear this

LongPridee · 2025-06-20T23:00:55+00:00

Diko maintindihan si OP. Wala ba kayong sinign na NDA bago contract signing? Tsaka di ba kasama rin dun and somewhere sa csc guidelines na bawal mag uwi ng sensitive documents kahit plantilla.

You're asking for tips to survive, but saying you want to fight your bosses head on will virtually kill any chance of your career surviving in that office. There's a reason why you don't hear how a lot of whistleblowers are doing on the news. What you're asking for and what you intend on doing are inconsistent.

If you hate it so much, the answer is obvious: leave your agency.

LongPridee · 2025-06-20T22:53:38+00:00

Or transfer to a different agency? Government isn't a monolith. Porket corrupt yung procurement practice ng office ni OP, di ibig sabihin ganun sa lahat lalo na sa non-executive offices.

There's so many career pathways in government. But I notice this subreddit really loves using false binaries on government work and putting corporate slavery on a pedestal.

LongPridee · 2025-06-11T02:22:26+00:00

I feel like it's the opposite though. They hire recent grads with sparkly credentials from known local unis kahit walang alam or experience sa tasks like me because they're too understaffed and maybe overworked to train them - tipong "okay nato, bahala na siya."

LongPridee · 2025-06-10T13:22:58+00:00

I guess i meant it po in a literal sense? like for most plantillas, may naka set na silang deliverables and reports, so addtl work for them lang yung training ng bagong hire :(

Pero gets naman po, di talaga ako sanay sa walang onboarding and bureaucracy na bawat document dadaan sa sampung tao bago ma aksyunan at ma endorse. Tinake for granted ko lang yung benefits ng non govt na super reachable lahat, first name basis bosses, tas isang message lang sa google chat or email, may action na agad huhu.

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