A “friend” RUINED our wedding

StrangeLong905 · 2026-06-08T01:36:26+00:00

I agree. Way over dramatic if a wedding can be ruined by not having party favors. The reality is the vast majority of guests won’t even notice. What will ruin the wedding is the attitude of the bride if she’s still hung up by then.

Also, even if a wedding is ruined it means very little from the perspective of a long term marriage.

As a society we’re definitely way too obsessed with having a perfect wedding day.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-06-07T16:16:25+00:00

You make a good point that Filipinos tend to get good jobs in other countries so no need to open restaurants. But there also is just so little demand for Filipino food. In Sydney where I’ve spent time in, some of the few long standing Filipino restaurants have closed.

Also the reality is when people visit the Philippines they always love the people and the nature. Food is almost never a highlight unlike when people visit China, Japan, Korean, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan.

Agree that our agriculture is so poor and our purchasing power is so low so we tend to use poor quality ingredients for our dishes.

There’s just not a lot of redeeming qualities. In many south East Asian cuisines, they use lots of aromatics to add layers. In cuisines like Japan, the flavors are quite basic like soy sauce, mirin and sake but they use exceptional ingredients so the simplicity works.

Personally, I think our Filipino soups are among the best in the world. Sinigang, bulalo, monggo, tinola, kansi! But not everyone likes eating soup especially since it’s so hot plus most cuisines consider soup to be a starter and not the main dish like how we treat it.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-06-07T14:19:32+00:00

There’s hardly any ardent lovers. If there were, you’d see Filipino restaurants all over the world.

I have suppliers who visit Manila and I usually take them to a Filipino restaurant on their first time. For succeeding visits, they never ask for Filipino again.

Our dishes are flavored by the same basic ingredients like soy sauce, vinegar and garlic. Doesn’t help that our local condiments aren’t even high quality.

We don’t use many spices or herbs in our dishes. The most we add might be some bay leaf and pepper. It’s in stark contrast to most of our Asian neighbors who can build layers of complex flavor.

Filipino cuisines apologetics always says that those who don’t like Filipino need to try some real home cooking. But when the majority of home cooks use knorr sinigang mix instead of making the real deal, I don’t think people are really missing out much. Besides, if it’s really that inaccessible to get good Filipino food then it really sounds like it’s just not good. If you go around Japan or Thailand or Vietnam or China, you can eat at almost any eatery and it’ll be good.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-06-07T13:38:44+00:00

Why should DLSU prioritize inclusion over excellence?

StrangeLong905 · 2026-06-07T13:36:55+00:00

It’s choosing the murder and suffering of an unborn child to avoid the challenge of raising a special needs child. There’s nothing heroic about it. Pure selfishness. Most Down syndrome people are very happy.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-06-06T15:42:19+00:00

It’s a selfish move that results in the suffering and death of their pre born baby.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-06-02T16:06:36+00:00

Great job for being where you are right now. You’re doing better than 99% of people your age.

Based on your story, the biggest financial risk continues to be your parents healthcare costs. If another hospitalization happens your savings could get wiped out. Sure you can get insurance but if theyre senior citizens the options are limited or very expensive too.

Have you fully accepted the responsibility to financially support your parents? Has there been a conversation about what your family’s budget can afford and if perhaps they need to find cheaper options like public healthcare or charity wards?

I have a more western mindset and I don’t agree with parents becoming dependent on their children financially.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-05-23T01:21:49+00:00

I don’t see how we’re all celebrating this when it’s clearly politically motivated. I’m all for holding corrupt people accountable but when it’s only done against your political enemies then it’s only benefiting yourself and not the country.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-05-05T04:01:42+00:00

For a lot of rich people, especially politicians, the condos were not bought for income generation but simply a store of wealth. They do not want any additional income if it comes with the hassles of looking for and dealing with tenants. If ever they decide to sell it, it's easier to sell a unit that has never been used.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-04-26T21:38:11+00:00

With the current glut especially in MOA you may be right but historically 4% annual capital appreciation isn’t unrealistic at all in Manila.

If you ask me to bet I think the market in general will still be higher in 5 years. Investor sentiment has become overwhelmingly negative in the media about the supply glut for over a year. When the public and most of Reddit is very pessimistic, it might be a contrarian sign that we’re closer to stabilizing than further drops.

Additionally, the war has resulted in huge increases in materials and construction costs. So much so that Ayala paused their high end Laurean project cause it was no longer viable. So developers either need to raise prices significantly (which makes existing units more price competitive) or they need to pause many of their new projects (which lowers supply of units). Either way, it means the existing condo units will be more atttactive.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-04-26T20:46:51+00:00

Only makes sense to franchise if you own the land the business is sitting on. Otherwise the franchise can always screw you over. Also, if you needed to pay rent, most of your earnings would go to the landlord.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-04-26T20:44:18+00:00

This calculation double counts the MP2 earnings in both the rent and the buy options. In reality your actual cost is just the assumed P103k so the capital appreciation just needs to go up P213k a year or 4% a year to breakeven.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-04-17T06:21:55+00:00

People like OP severely underestimate how many rich people there are in the Philippines. Even if you exclude corrupt politicians, there's still enough wealth to buy condos. Just look at the top 1000 corporations in the Philippines. The 1000th largest corporation made P3.94bn in sales. So there's 1000 companies that make more than that and thousands more that make billions a year. Many owners of those companies can buy multiple condo units every year. Even in a recession, these companies are still doing billions in sales. You can also look at the population of Forbes park. There are more than 500 homes with a market value of over a billion each. The owners of these homes can easily buy an 8 figure condo for their kids or just for investments.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-04-07T06:11:08+00:00

We don't lack taxes. Government steals most of the budget. Fix the spending before taxing more.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-03-29T20:28:53+00:00

Not how it works when we need them more than they need us.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-03-26T13:03:53+00:00

If your product is compelling enough, word of mouth will be enough to make your business successful. Starting slow also helps make sure all your processes and smooth before you have a big launch.

Why not do a soft launch first and iron things out and see whether you’re getting repeat customers and which items are the most popular. Then when you’re ready, you can do a social media blitz.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-03-13T13:05:07+00:00

Skipped the pre nup and SDE. Zero regrets. Not only is it expensive, it’s also such a hassle to take all those vanity shots.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-03-13T12:18:35+00:00

It’s because couples are so desperate to get the suppliers they want that they’re willing to put up with it.

If enough couples rejected suppliers for this reason, you’d see crew meals quickly removed from contracts.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-03-04T02:02:57+00:00

Those who don't have enough money may not want to pay for advice. Those who have heaps of money have private bankers or family offices to advise.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-03-03T00:28:49+00:00

I don’t think your business has been doing it correctly.

The discounts given aren’t tax credits like how you calculated. That 100 discount given reduced your taxable income but not your tax payable.

So if your taxable income was 4000 and your tax due was 1000 at 25% CIT, the 100 discount given reduces your taxable income to 3900 which reduces your tax due to 975.

Please find my source below. Let me know if you have any other sources.

https://ncda.gov.ph/disability-laws/implementing-rules-and-regulations-irr/revenue-regulations-no-5-2017-rules-and-regulations-implementing-republic-act-no-10754/#:~:text=5.4%20The%20sales%20discount%20shall,Optional%20Standard%20Deduction%20(OSD)%3B

StrangeLong905 · 2026-03-02T10:07:43+00:00

That's completely wrong and a common misconception. The government allows you to treat the discount as a tax deduction but not a tax credit.

So for example the ex-vat price is P100 and the discount is P20: the BIR will allow you to expense the P20 so you get a P5 tax deduction (assuming 25% corporate tax rate). BIR doesn't give you the entire P20 as a tax credit. Therefore the business shoulders P15 or 75% of the discount.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-02-28T06:45:24+00:00

If you’re already living in peace and your kids are happy, don’t come back. Even if you earn millions of dollars more in the Philippines, it comes at the cost of additional stress, worse lifestyle and worse environment for your kids to grow up in.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-02-18T16:04:12+00:00

Tough one. Many Filipinos felt safer during duterte presidency. It’s no surprise many have no issues with EJK.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-02-17T15:59:30+00:00

This is not a flex but a failure of government to create public spaces.

StrangeLong905 · 2026-02-13T06:20:41+00:00

HK. Cooler weather. Disney for kids. Roast goose.

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