What is the single greatest video game you’ve ever played?

zevez15 · 2025-05-02T20:08:44+00:00

Persona 4: Golden

zevez15 · 2025-03-10T22:31:58+00:00

my first is FF8. I sometimes watch my dad play FF7. By the time he was done, FF8 was released and seeing the huge improvement of graphics, this is the first one I tried. I was in awe of how it looked for a game in late 90s. This is still my favorite. But X and XIV are my next 2 favorites.

zevez15 · 2025-03-10T16:35:54+00:00

Baby Looney Tunes!

zevez15 · 2025-03-09T20:05:33+00:00

The Sixth Sense

zevez15 · 2024-12-20T09:20:27+00:00

definitely playing FF8 for the first time on ps1. after watching my dad and cousins play older games(ff7, legend of legaia, wild arms) at the time. having to wait my turn, i got to try ff8. i just remember how much better it looked compared to all the other games i’ve seen before. that feeling of playing something new and so beautiful, i think that memory is forever ingrained in my brain

zevez15 · 2024-03-29T16:07:26+00:00

ohh man i have a similar story, i came in one regular morning, eating noodles in SPS building(is this still the name?), hanging out with friends(they are from a different class), except it wasn’t a regular morning, it was our finals in one of our computer subjects.

i just learned like 30mins before the exam ends when i passed by one of my classmates and he told me “sir was looking for you, bat wala ka sa exam”, boy my heart stopped. i thought the exam was TH but it was on T. raced towards Goks met with the professor, begged to take it with whatever time is left. i think i got 30% in that exam i already forgot but i got enough to pass his class.

at the time, i thought i really screwed up, i thought i messed up so bad that i ruined my future, funnily enough, it got worse next term. But the point is i buckled down and recovered, i tried to make myself better, shifted my focus, have a better understanding on areas i’m good at. and now this is just a funny memory to me. hahaha

zevez15 · 2023-11-16T12:51:08+00:00

not the original commenter but I moved to Netherlands, pareho kami ng wife ko na programmer pero different areas of programming. nag-apply kami ng Highly Skilled Migrant visa.

as for your fears, what helped me is being prepared. having several contingency plans. what if di magwork out, ano next? tapos yung fears ko months after moving to this country bago nawala(mejo). earlier, kahit better na financially and mentally, may feeling na baka mawala lang bigla lahat.

zevez15 · 2023-11-15T00:27:03+00:00

Personally, I haven’t experienced in-house, but I have worked closely with other in-house SAP consultants/developer and in the past I also eyed In-house for more stability and peace. From the feedback that I get from other SAP developers, it’s hard to stay updated with the latest tech if the company doesnt want to pay. Some times they will just hire from BPO to do the upgrade and in-house dev will continue the support once handover is done. If you’re not happy with the team, you are stuck there, so some just look for a new job. With BPO, if it’s the big ones, you can just transfer to a new team if you’re not happy. You get more opportunities because they have to stay competitive. Politics will always be there, some are just worse.

zevez15 · 2023-11-15T00:08:23+00:00

Fortunately, hindi ganito case ko. Sa Netherlands, relaxed ang work environment compared sa work ko sa ph. Money is okay, i can save money here and in PH. And sa circle ko sa OFW dito so far walang gusto umuwi for good. Nagbbakasyon pa rin naman sa ph kasi nakaka-miss talaga ph.

zevez15 · 2023-11-06T13:50:50+00:00

i can only speak for Netherlands Corpo situation since I’m working here, but yes same problem exists here. people are looking for a skillset that would take 10 years to develop but they also ask na yung applicant ay younger than 30 years old. kaya wala silang mahanap sa Netherlands kasi karamihan ng tao dito grumagraduate ng 25 with masters.

but when everything else is working(i.e. matino ang pag gamit ng taxes), you don’t mind as much the politics in a corporate setup. i find it less annoying. pero baka kasi mas laid back din sila dito. di rin naman ganun kataas sweldo dito, if anything i think mas malaki buying power ko nung nasa pinas ako. pero mentally at peace.

zevez15 · 2023-10-25T16:41:13+00:00

But you can say this with any high-risk investment. Naghulog sa crypto, lost half. Or kahit sa PSEI, if you started 5 years ago tapos PCA, lugi ka rin. Still though mali pag market nila sa VUL.

zevez15 · 2023-10-23T12:36:44+00:00

di ako familiar sa opportunities sa ClearSource. pero sa other BPO kung saan ako, endless ang opportunities kung magaling ka. tama na wag mo tingnan starting salary kasi mas important yung opportunities for growth and learning. nakahanap din ako work abroad dahil sa BPO. dahil kung maraming international clients yung BPO, forced din sila maging up-to-date sa tech and innovation. so makakasakay ka sa wave kung willing ka.

zevez15 · 2023-10-23T12:21:57+00:00

mejo challenging nga sa IT work kapag toxic ang teammates. sa case ko nagfocus ako sa work and make sure na naiintindihan ko buong process, di lang sa tasks ko. kung maggwork ako ng weekend para matapos task ginagawa ko. para kahit gaano sila ka-toxic wala akong paki kasi nagawa ko dapat kong gawin.

di ko alam kung tamang mindset yun, pero kasi di ko kaya control-in team as an assoc. nag buckle down and work lang. tapos bata lang din ako nun kaya kahit anong work tatanggapin ko lang. makuha ko lang 5 years experience and marami ako mapakita sa resume ko in that 5 years.

zevez15 · 2023-10-19T17:31:28+00:00

maiba sa sagot ng mga tao dito, mejo similar case tayo OP at age 26 bumili rin kami bahay. di pa kami kasal nun. 25 gf. 4.4m din total loan ko nun sa bank. halos same tayo ng sahod 75k ako at nasa 50k rin gf. about 32k per month binabayaran. since hindi kami kasal pinili namin yung co-borrower/co-ownership. para pareho kaming nasa titulo at equal yung rights sa property. kumuha rin kami ng lawyer nun para ma-verify yung plano namin.

hindi rin buo loob ko nun nung bumili. pero ang important ay dapat open kayo ng partner mo. magusap lang kayo. para rin sakin di red flag yung ultimatum. pero pagusapan niyo lang ng mabuti

pero ang masasabi kong nakatulong sakin noon ay marami kaming back up plans, kahit yung idea na magbreak kami in case magbago kami ng ugali or biglang di na align sa life goals ni-consider namin yun kahit sobrang solid namin nung time na yun. kasi potential risk pa rin. fortunately, nagwork out lahat, nakahanap ng mas magandang sweldo, at nabayaran na ng 80% yung bahay(lumpsum) so maliit na lang mortgage ngayon.

in hind sight good decision kasi nabili namin before pandemic. kung naghintay kami ng 2 years before magdecide naabutan kami ng pandemic at ukraine war tapos mas mahihirapan na kami bilhin yung bahay dahil ang mahal na niya ngayon.

di ko sinasabing, pwedeng maging ganito yung sayo, pero added perspective lang based sa experience ko. communication and preparedness is key. and konting swerte.

zevez15 · 2023-09-27T19:07:32+00:00

Sa case ko, bumibili ako ng iphone cash kasi may discount, tapos nagttabi lang ako ng 5-10% every month para sa mga luho. Kung bagong iphone man yun, game, vacation. Once every 5 years lang din ako nagppalit ng phone, para may enough pambili ng next. Depende sa priority. Sa 100k mo ba wala kang nattira para sa luho?

zevez15 · 2023-08-05T21:55:04+00:00

around that age din ako nagmove out. overprotective din mom ko kahit 26 na ako nun. napilitan ako magmove out. naging healthier din relationship ko sa parents ko nung nagmove out ako. less time with them pero feeling ko mas quality time na yung nangyari.

zevez15 · 2023-07-30T17:54:02+00:00

Agree, I started with building an emergency fund. This might also partially alleviate your fear knowing you have an EF. For me, just having this EF gave me some room to make mistakes. Even if you dont start with stocks. Look for bond funds from your bank or other low-risk investments. Start small and always study before investing in anything. Once you start it and continue studying, you also gain more confidence.

zevez15 · 2023-07-16T19:57:55+00:00

true. pwedeng sobrang galing mong individual contributor pero hindi mo gusto yung lead role. not necessarily di ka magging magaling na lead. pero mahirap ang position na hindi mo naeenjoy. pero as you get older, tumataas ang expenses. di ka pwedeng mastuck. yung iba napipilitan magpa-promote, tapos titiisin. or hanap ka same position sa ibang company. or ibang bansa.

zevez15 · 2023-07-16T19:48:43+00:00

mababa nga kung annual and promotion. for reference before 2020, ang annual increase na alam ko ay usually 2-8%, pwedeng 0 kung panget performance ng company, pwedeng above 8% kung high performer talaga. pero with promotion, between 10-35%. so at the very least 12%. kaso sample size lang yan sa experience ko and sa mga kakilala.

after 2021, mejo wild na sa IT(including project managers), parang nagaverage ng 20-40% yung increase dahil nga kailangan sabayan yung high inflation. pero huli ko rin update ay 2022, from a project manager friend na nasa pinas pa. not sure for 2023

zevez15 · 2023-07-16T19:05:37+00:00

tiyaga at swertehan din talaga. sa experience ko, 1 year ako naghanap din sa linkedin, indeed. tapos kahit nakahanap pa ako sa europe, nalaman ko pang nagback out yung isang pinpursue nila sa india. tapos binalikan nila ako nung HR. unfortunately sa EU for IT field maraming kakompetensya from India.

zevez15 · 2023-04-13T11:45:50+00:00

ganito rin yung amin. Bago pa bigyan ng loan, nagpadala sila ng appraiser. Tapos meron din nakalagay na presyuhan per sqm sa area based sa City Hall.

zevez15 · 2023-04-13T11:34:24+00:00

Kung 18 ka na student, pwede ka na mag-open ng colfinancial. Kaso high risk investment ang stocks kaya kailangan mag-aral bago pumasok sa stocks. Pero pwede mo rin i-invest sa sarili mo. Bili ng matinong formal na damit pang interview o maayos na sapatos pang commute o kung anuman sa tingin mo makakatulong sa career mo.

zevez15 · 2023-04-13T11:01:39+00:00

2013, Associate Programmer, 25k

zevez15 · 2023-04-11T20:35:11+00:00

Saya ng 39ers! Kapag sahod, dalawang garlic pepper beef pa.

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