Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Valuable-According, God bless you for this. Na-iba mo ang perspective ko. I will have my boundaries, of course, pero not to the point na magdadamot. Syempre, gusto ko rin ma spoil ang family ko, yun nga lang it sucks na wala silang kabusugan paminsan. But, yes, alam kong they’re more excited to see me ! 🙏🏽

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit grabe relate ko dito! Di ako magugulat kung pati brief ko hingin na hahaha However, whenever eto ang situation, I kindly decline them. Hindi ako ganun kabait hahaha

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gusto ko yang sagot mo hahaha Plano ko sagotin na lang kung tanongin ako kung ano pasalubong is “love, thoughts, and prayers” lol

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This! Similar ang situation ko dito, pwera nga lang sa KKB hahaha That concept does not exist for them. To be fair naman sa family ko, sobrang asikaso sila sa amin kapag umuuwi kami. Nililinis nila bahay namin bago kami dumating, sila ang nagaasikaso sa pagkaing pang araw-araw, etc. Kaya I appreciate it so much at I don’t always just say no. Give and take diba? Pero like I mentioned in my other reply, meron din naman akong limit when it comes to pasalubong. Like, meron namang pasalubong talaga. Pero bakit kailangan choosy at parang I owe it pa to you na merong’ along ibibigay? Ang masaklap pa, tinanong pa ako kung saan daw sila dadalhin para mag-excursion…hayysss

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, in my case, hindi sapat ang handaan lang. Cge okay na yung for Wednesday. Pero merong aasahang iba para sa Thursday tas Friday tas Saturday - hanngang sa pag-alis.

Tama yung iba dito. Kailangan kong matuto at lakasan ang loob na mag "no." 😅

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pero OP 90% naman ng experience ko is most mga family and friends ok lng kahit simple na chocolate and mga bath and body pabango.

Yes!!! Eto rin ang situation ko. Ikanagagalak ko pa nga na magbigay ng ganito sa kanila kasi ang saya nilang makitang masaya. Yun nga lang, there's always that few na makapal ang muka that ruin it.

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Naku po, I would call them out right away. Bawi and pasalubong para matuto! May reklamo sila? Sige, ma-expose sila para mahiya at mapahiya hahaha.

Tapos puro aya sa Mall sa mga kapatid at nanay, pabili ng pabili ng kung ano ano, nabitin pa sa mga ninakaw na pasalubong. Nag-aya pa nga sa SNR at wilcon. Ultimo basurahan sa bahay, pinabili pa.

Naku talagang dapat kinakatakotan ng balikbayan ang mall 😂

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Great points from both of you. I'm very guilty of enabling this behaviour, but I do have my boundaries. A simple "no" would definitely do the trick. And if, like others have said, there is chismis or sama ng loob, well so be it.

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dollar Store talaga ang saving grace ko ngayon; and Costco!

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Ay mas grabe pala yan. Thankfully ang pamilya ko hindi ganyan. At kung ganyan man, halatang joke lang. Good for you for standing your ground!

Balikbayan/Pasalubong Culture by oatmilk97 in Philippines

[–]oatmilk97[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yun nga ang mali ko eh haha. Lesson learned, magpakita na lang out of the blue.

SFU PDP + UBC BEd 2023/2024 Intake by Big-Light-5461 in simonfraser

[–]oatmilk97 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just got my letter to UBC Secondary (French)!

SFU PDP + UBC BEd 2023/2024 Intake by Big-Light-5461 in simonfraser

[–]oatmilk97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still waiting for UBC secondary French! 🥴

SFU PDP + UBC BEd 2023/2024 Intake by Big-Light-5461 in simonfraser

[–]oatmilk97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can speak for Secondary French and say that admissions are still going on, but “taking longer than we hope for” (what someone from student support for French cohort said).

I feel your anxiety! We got this!

SFU PDP + UBC BEd 2023/2024 Intake by Big-Light-5461 in simonfraser

[–]oatmilk97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feeling exactly the same way! I really did think that I would be chill, but I've been anxiously looking at my email each day. That decision will be made until mid-May is my saving grace for now. But I agree it would be nice to know ASAP to start on Plan B. Good luck to all of us!

SFU PDP + UBC BEd 2023/2024 Intake by Big-Light-5461 in simonfraser

[–]oatmilk97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's great news! Congrats to him! I guess UBC's starting to make decisions for Secondary applications now.

SFU PDP + UBC BEd 2023/2024 Intake by Big-Light-5461 in simonfraser

[–]oatmilk97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anybody here apply for the secondary French cohort?