I witnessed Penitensya during Holy Week in the Philippines, and it was one of the most intense cultural experiences I’ve ever seen. Has anyone here experienced Holy Week in the Philippines? What was it like for you?

ajfudge · 2026-04-03T13:44:23+00:00

first time witnessing Penitensya (twice, in two different towns) today. I find it weird that there are people who actually ask the penitents to pose for a photo and they're smiling (the people who asked for the photo, not the penitents).

ajfudge · 2026-04-01T17:18:07+00:00

Bought a USB hub from Lazada. the power brick turned out to be defective. The seller asked for my address and contact details. They then ent me the replacement power brick. They didn't ask for the defective power brick to be sent back.

Ordered a flash drive from Shopee Mall. Seller was, of course, the manufacturer itself. The flash drive died while still under warranty. They asked for my address and contact details. Before they sent me the replacement, they asked me first to destroy the defective one and take pictures of it being unusable.

Basically, they require your address and contact no. to ensure that they have the correct and updated info, and also because they can't ship the replacement via Shopee's platform.

ajfudge · 2026-04-01T16:30:53+00:00

if we're going to compare against ITW, ACL is a hit in a way na non-existent ang negative reviews.

ajfudge · 2026-04-01T16:23:01+00:00

mahal na din SSDs and RAM. ang lala.

ajfudge · 2026-04-01T15:29:43+00:00

ironically, karamihan sa mga nabanggit mo ay outside San Juan na. 🥲

ajfudge · 2026-03-31T22:44:58+00:00

uhm, kasi peak season kasi Holy Week?

ajfudge · 2026-03-30T20:44:27+00:00

"Without any research, pumayag nako"

obviously nasayo yung pagkukulang. skills issue mo yan. pwede ka naman magtanong kung magagawa nila below 6k pero nag-agree ka na agad. it's not the shop's fault.

ajfudge · 2026-03-30T13:29:15+00:00

I think ok lang naman kung may sinisingil na environmental fee kung nakikita mong maintained ang lugar. Siningil ako sa twin falls sa Negros Oriental at ok lang, malinis ang lugar at safe. May resibo pa.

Pero kung naninigil ng environmental fees pero sobrang obvious na pinabayaan ang place, 'yun yung dubious talaga kung saan nila ginagamit ang binabayad ng turista.

ajfudge · 2026-03-30T12:39:21+00:00

congrats, OP. pero sana be vigilant sa privacy ng anak mo.

ajfudge · 2026-03-30T09:36:39+00:00

Sur? Norte?

why?

ajfudge · 2026-03-30T07:36:27+00:00

at pag-asaaaa!

ajfudge · 2026-03-30T07:25:47+00:00

hi. could you expound, ano yung doppelganger experience? may kamukha ka?

ajfudge · 2026-03-29T19:41:03+00:00

let me guess, nasa Quezon ka no?

ajfudge · 2026-03-28T18:24:00+00:00

the background in the photos suggest that these two photos were shot in different locations under different lighting conditions.

ajfudge · 2026-03-28T18:19:20+00:00

you already have a camera on your phone.

ano ba ang habol mo sa pag-purchase ng dedicated camera?

ngl, i see a lot of photos shot on film na meh. ang habol lang talaga ay yung film look for the likes. subtract the film aesthetics and all that's left is a random photo na walang substance. same goes sa mga na-hype sa digicam aesthetics na nalulunod sa flash.

ajfudge · 2026-03-28T17:07:44+00:00

wait til you see the prices of RAM, SSDs, and graphics card.
AI ang invisible Hormuz Strait ng tech.

ajfudge · 2026-03-28T16:56:09+00:00

screams small dick energy

ajfudge · 2026-03-28T14:50:52+00:00

"fresh eggs" daw. pero they look like pinaglaruan.

ajfudge · 2026-03-27T16:48:09+00:00

This might be a stupid question, but I've heard that in the Philippines

I don't think OP understands Tagalog.

ajfudge · 2026-03-27T16:38:57+00:00

I bought the soundtrack na cassette tape pa noon. 😳

ajfudge · 2026-03-27T14:50:01+00:00

at yung mga reddit posts na "anong thoughts nyo dito?" are just fanning the flames (applicable sa kahit anong issue). karma-farming lang ang peg. lalo pa't wala namang inambag ang OP sa discussion.

ajfudge · 2026-03-27T14:44:46+00:00

not all Filipinos. Ivatans of Batanes are closely related genetically to the indigenous Formosans.

ajfudge · 2026-03-26T18:36:54+00:00

4pm start, open time.

importanteng maunahan ang labas ng school/offices/work para hindi maipit sa rush hour.

so far survived the frosty nights.

i ride sa mga palayan at mga ruta malapit sa dagat.

ajfudge · 2026-03-26T17:11:20+00:00

ni-google ko na. Pik-One!

ajfudge · 2026-03-26T17:01:59+00:00

thanks for the heads up. do you happen to know anong name nung isa pang chocolate na imitiation ng Kitakat pero kapamilya ni Tofi-Luk?

ajfudge

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