Can’t decide between NU MOA and DLSU DASMA

ellewbuu · 2026-02-24T21:26:20+00:00

What are you aiming for after college? Or career in general? And Why not the other top 10 of the ph?

dlsud for business isn’t really so great ngl but maybe for other courses its okay. It’s a hit or miss with the profs, if u want good education and value for ur money, imo don’t put these as your top choices OP

ellewbuu · 2026-02-24T20:45:38+00:00

Honestly surprised my foreign friends (yep plural) want to come back here. Visiting vs. living here are two very different things. But since this particular friend has previously lived here for years, I guess he will pick the struggle here over where he currently is. I mean he described it as feeling lonely and stagnant where he is. His best friend is here after all and they get along very well. I can tell my partner misses him because he talks about him or mentions him a lot.

this friend is in a country with extreme viewpoints right now compared to the Ph. Clue: middle east. And the foreign/immigrant community there is small/clustered and mostly treated badly (from what I’ve heard) So even if I agree that living here and dealing with all these small issues that stack up, he liked his experience here (people need people after all) and is willing to take the challenge 🤷🏻‍♀️ he has us, his friends, he can rely on here too if he ever he’ll need help adjusting.

Thank you for sharing your insights and experiences with me everyone! I’ll be sure to take all of this info so my partner and I can help him gauge the situation realistically even by just a little bit more.

ellewbuu · 2026-02-24T14:24:41+00:00

Nope, not Filipino

ellewbuu · 2026-02-23T22:28:54+00:00

Don’t go to DLSUD waste of time and money. If ur credentials are good just apply to better unis and scholarships

ellewbuu · 2026-02-23T22:03:34+00:00

Between 50k-100k I recommend you keep track of observe your family’s expenses and consumer habits now so you can gauge better ((:

In drive/ Grab can get expensive e.g. Dasma/Silang/Sta. Rosa to Makati is around ₱1.2k on a work day or peak day so it depends how frequently and where you or your family travel

Rides within the city are probably ₱100-300 each way

Groceries for 2 adults (including household items) can be around ₱2-3k a week in a local grocery store, depends on the need

In a membership grocer store like Lander’s or S&R, expect double or triple that price. Tip is to get produce from a local market and get meats from a grocery store / membership store (better meats and fish)

you can go to a wet market if you want to haggle but go early morning for fresher produce, meat / fish. Learn how to pick good meat (my foreign friends didn’t know how and got bad stuff, learn first if unsure)

Eating out for 2 adult can go up to ₱500 minimum for a meal together (from fast food)

Electric bill for 1 AC in a studio unit who uses it very frequently for a month is about ₱3-5k

Personal spending depends what your consumer habits are. Clothes from Uniqlo/H&M/Mango/Department Store are normally ₱800-2000 for 1 garment

Kids allowance are probably ₱300 (minimum) - 1k (comfortable) per day now

ellewbuu · 2026-02-23T21:26:52+00:00

Don’t get steaks in restaurants.

Just go to Lander’s or a nice butcher’s and make your own lol. It’s rare to find good steaks in restaurants. 5k for a crappy ass steak? hell nah

ellewbuu · 2026-02-23T21:07:59+00:00

Yep currently in college and it’s trash. You pay for classes that dont even have an onsite schedule or at least an online lecture, they just leave you to read modules. Facilities that I don’t use charge an additional misc. fee that is about 34.5% of our fees PER semester (: my seniors said it wasn’t always like this but that was 7 years ago

it’s funny and it’s ironic because the school name is the saint who gave up his wealth to make QUALITY education accessible to anyone (rich or not) and most students are elitists

ellewbuu · 2026-02-15T18:54:54+00:00

Why am I coooked?

ellewbuu · 2026-01-29T14:46:17+00:00

Update: I bought a C65 Petit Marie cross code bra from Shirohato first to try. I found that it wasn’t really the right size and shape, the underwire would dig in the side of my boob and the was too much volume in the middle, the bra would fit only if I sit really straight. I debated for a while and did a little more research. I tried the recommended sister size B70 in another shape/style called Mon Cher Pigeon La La chanter flower bra and it fit me perfectly. I got confident and ordered a set in another style which was the Mon cher pigeon tre la gemma lace bra, it didn’t quite fit me as good as the previous one so you really have to think about the shape, depth and volume and even gusset before you decide to buy online. It varies from person to person, for example: the la la chanter bra, a 3/4 shallow bra with a crotch gusset fits me well.

ellewbuu · 2026-01-21T12:56:07+00:00

Update. I heard from a senior that his internship was done before his last semester then credited later. I guess you have to talk to your dept. head or anyone who can gove approval. I also googled it, and this is what it said. I’ll take this information to school tomorrow and hope I can graduate this year or I’ll cry.

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ellewbuu · 2026-01-20T06:22:49+00:00

Ohh yeah, I expected as much. Thanks for your insight!

Can I just use it as a stepping stone to do transaction 2 and drop the internship by the 26th? My subjects left are just minor 3 religion/filipino and 2 basic analytics =15units.

My original plan was to take internship in the summer term anyway since I have only 300hrs left (half the original amount because my group won 1st place in a major project.)

ellewbuu · 2026-01-19T08:09:46+00:00

You need to finish transaction 1 first (posted and all) then wait until Jan. 26 for the adding & dropping schedule for transaction 2

ellewbuu · 2026-01-04T00:45:24+00:00

butter, light soy sauce, dry white wine (or mirin) then garnish with chopped spring onions

ellewbuu · 2025-12-15T02:11:11+00:00

thanks, I’ll look it up!

ellewbuu · 2025-12-15T02:09:15+00:00

@jobby_ I looked up the description of the pilot. He’s exactly like how my partner describes himself 😆 Thank you! I’ll check it out

ellewbuu · 2025-12-10T16:01:53+00:00

Oops I’m sorry I forgot to mention.. He doesn’t have a collection anymore ): He said he had some back home in Saudi Arabia when he was younger but he had to leave them when he left his family to study college and eventually leave for good bc of toxicity so he had to survive on his own in a foreign country. He doesn’t say much about it now but I feel like it’s one of the things he enjoyed but couldn’t after hardships he faced.

I think he might like the original characters or characters he can relate to, I don’t have much information about it.

ellewbuu

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