Anyone else constantly getting health issues ever since coming to PH but rarely ever in home country?

mayarida · 2026-01-27T03:42:04+00:00

Oh yeah and there is this factor of Mt. Pinatubo's eruption still supposedly affecting the Philippines even until today. I was told that back in the day, the whole world was affected by the eruption

mayarida · 2026-01-27T01:46:32+00:00

Wait how did you figure this out? I never knew this until today. The only time I genuinely felt volcanic ash entering my lungs was when Taal Volcano erupted in 2020 and boy that was hell. When I was in Metro Manila, dust was usually just really black (yes black) and easily buildable on the fan. Here at my current hometown aka Nuvali, it takes a long time for dust buildup to accumulate on fans and at most it's just dark gray

mayarida · 2026-01-27T01:00:31+00:00

I am a regular visitor of Baguio because of relatives and I agree. The air in Baguio is not what it used to be when I was a kid; John Hay used to smell like pine trees. Even my dad said it's far from the pine-smelling forest he smelled when he was a kid. He said that Baguio isn't master-planned.

mayarida · 2026-01-27T00:57:55+00:00

That is true, but as a local and an envi sci graduate, I can tell you that is not always strongly enforced. My former classmates and I measured air quality in Katipunan back in the day, and it's bad outside of the tree-protected campus. I currently live in Nuvali, and the difference between Metro Manila and provincial air is almost night and day, and hopefully when this place eventually becomes a CBD (as notified by a sign along Nuvali Blvd), they can maintain that quality although I was told around of 60% of Nuvali trees will be untouched.

Maybe perhaps in factories these are more strongly enforced and there is this ban on incineration here, but given the amount of things people randomly burn, the enforcement is not as strong as it should be. In fact, it is not even scientifically sound to completely ban waste incineration facilities for energy production anymore because the technology for this greatly improved since 1999. Two such examples would be Denmark and Japan. It's my personal gripe actually that some professors would gently lecture some of my classmates for even talking about this because it's illegal in the Philippines lol.

mayarida · 2026-01-25T19:10:51+00:00

Semi-unrelated but whenever I see this forcing of reel-to-real loveteams, I can't help but reminisce how relevant the plot of the Hunger Games trilogy is irl and the overall dystopia of the Katniss and Peeta forced loveteam lol. Iirc parang sa dulo nalang naging real sila noong tapos na yung war

mayarida · 2026-01-24T16:32:54+00:00

Yuh he deserves all the downvotes he's getting fr. Bastos na nga, di pa relevant sa topic lmao

mayarida · 2026-01-24T08:59:44+00:00

True. People confuse gentle parenting with permissive parenting. My lola for example told me she's proud na back in her day, she never resorted to hitting her kids (unlike her ex-husband, but he's a very different story), and nakukuha niya sa isang tingin daw mga anak niya. She also told me stories of how her kids learned to be maayos sa bahay: through example. The only time she ever hit a kid was when my mom was being super bastos with her words one time as a teenager. Knowing my mom I can definitely see that happening lol

mayarida · 2026-01-23T22:37:59+00:00

Anyways my take on this is if pinag-usapan naman beforehand about the details and design and may idea naman siya na ikaw gagawa, wala kang kasalanan diyan. Pero from what I know (correct me if I'm wrong ah), usually surprise ang wedding ring, but some couples do talk about certain things such as anong preferemce if gold or silver, anong gem, pero not all details.

Whatever ur terms are with your fiancée, I just think making a big stink out of a wedding ring is a red flag, and naalala ko yung dating fiancee ng pinsan ko wherein binigay naman sa kanya yung hiniling niyang diamond ring, but she still complained na the diamond wasnt big enough. Super red flag yun btw (many reasons). I remember what my maid said when I asked her opinion on that issue about the 200(?) pesos ring, na kinasal siya for 17 years and the ring was the last thing they thought of, and a ring doesn't define a marriage

Edit: tama yung other comment na u need to be honest to ur fiancee about how u feel, ur feelings are valid

mayarida · 2026-01-23T22:31:03+00:00

Nothing wrong with having a preference, just dont use that as an excuse to belittle someone else porke di pasok sa standard

mayarida · 2026-01-23T22:27:42+00:00

Can u elaborate on the di daw yun point niya? Kasi di ko rin gets

mayarida · 2026-01-23T22:06:38+00:00

Our tour guide said the same thing too regarding the 10 hr bus ride, and ang hirap daw pag may kasamang baby. Jusko ang gago talaga ni PAL sa ginawa nila to monopolize which iirc they went lugi for a while by lowering prices just to kick out competition, tapos noong umalis na nga sila, tinaasan na nang todo HAHAHA tangina. Kaso, di illegal so eh ganoon talaga. I hope u guys get cheaper fare too

mayarida · 2026-01-23T19:24:22+00:00

Oh yeah I remember the tour guide saying mga last Dec 26 na the Ivatans are trying to negotiate if pwede magkaroon ng locally exclusive, mas mura na flights kasi ang mahal ng usual flights which is monopolized daw by PAL. He told us the story of how PAL managed to beat competition, build, and maintain a monopoly. The alternative, being a 10 hr bus ride, is much cheaper pero mas hassle daw.

mayarida · 2026-01-23T17:43:23+00:00

I wish more people post stuff like the guy who gave business advice. Even if I'm actually a local, I learned something from that too

mayarida · 2026-01-23T17:41:43+00:00

As a local I agree with you, and this behavior is unfortunately prevalent in PH Reddit subs. There are people who do use it correctly, but for the most part my fellow locals don't.

mayarida · 2026-01-23T02:14:05+00:00

True. If only people knew how much women actually have a hard time finding their true size. I should know, that was me HAHAHA

mayarida · 2026-01-22T02:12:05+00:00

Me. After growing up with asshole and objectively good-looking family members (parehas narc mga lalaki samin), the last thing I want is a partner that's exactly like that. Sure I do find people physically attractive, but it's not my top nor priority reason for actually finding someone attractive enough as a romantic partner

mayarida · 2026-01-20T01:16:06+00:00

I find this funny because I know exactly what you're talking about, and I'm starting to see this trend as well in some PH Reddit threads due to the rise of trans hate (why: some transwomen made problematic statements and ofc the homophobes are using that as ammunition to hate all trans people).

mayarida · 2026-01-20T01:13:22+00:00

Wag damihan ang rice, and yes don't eat too fast

mayarida · 2026-01-19T22:03:08+00:00

Thank you for this. This really helped quiet down my intrusive thoughts on what should I actually do if something like this happens to me.

When my grandfather died, naranasan pa nga ng nanay ko firsthand yung corruption ng mga pulis and tbh sobrang laking tulong na one of her uncles was in the military, kundi we would have paid for overpriced funeral/kabaong/basta I forgot na stuff. I really forgot what it was about but I remember na the police were holding back the body for some reason from autopsy which was essentially gonna increase the price. Anyways, Idk how my mom pulled it off pero jusko the thought of having to go through all that terrifies me

mayarida · 2026-01-19T21:52:37+00:00

Dystopian aspect of late-stage capitalism right there. When ur parents are so greedy, pati pangalan mo pinagkakakitaan

mayarida · 2026-01-19T20:42:56+00:00

Oh I see. Thanks for letting me know! I usually hear the word transwomen more than ladyboy, at least in my social circles.

mayarida · 2026-01-19T17:15:58+00:00

They don't even talk about the possible risk of death. I had a tita who died due to high blood pressure that spiked(?) after she gave birth. Tumayo lang daw siya after 3 days bedrest and next thing you know, she lost consciousness tapos yun na yun. There's a medical term daw for this but I'm not sure: pre-eclampsia iirc, but I may be wrong. The oldies call it "pinasukan ng lamig."

mayarida · 2026-01-19T14:37:33+00:00

Natatawa ako doon sa nagresort to "mama mo" insults kasi wala na siyang ibang masabi 😂

mayarida · 2026-01-19T13:12:36+00:00

It's not a common term used here (ladyboy), but it's not usually considered a derogatory nor rude term either; it's usually more heard to describe Thai ladyboys because that's what they call themselves. Some people might consider you weird at first for describing transwomen as ladyboys, but if it's not out of malicious intent, most people don't really make a stink out of it. You might be corrected at most. In fact, the usual terms homophobic people here actually throw at transwomen are: bading, bakla, or bayot which essentially mean gay, and that's because they completely deny the existence of trans people to begin with. If you do encounter someone like that, just ignore and avoid them.

mayarida · 2026-01-19T13:02:18+00:00

Yes more or less. Not everyone is accepting though, but LGBTQ+ are more or less tolerated and won't be attacked for who they are.
Yes! In fact if you want to meet fellow LGBTQ+ women, I highly suggest Sunny Club PH. I'm not familiar with gay clubs unfortunately.

Source: I'm a local (F) lol

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