New hire po ako last month for a “Marketing Staff” position and this is my first job, so I really appreciate any form of guidance. Gusto ko sana humingi ng legal advice or clarification if pwede ba tayo mag complain if hindi na related sa applied position yung tasks natin?
I did my best kasi to avoid CSR Voice or Sales positions. Few days in pa lng, nalaman ko na required pala ako tumawag ng customer, when hindi nmn yun linagay sa job description— so nag apply ako, especially that walang minention na need tumawag ng customers, at walang din quota.
Parang wla din akong autonomy pra gumawa ng tasks related sa applied position ko, like, managing social media pages and creating images for the brand. Kaya eto, feel ko na para lng akng assistant ng Operations Manager namin, which is Head ko. Panay assist ako sa kanya, kahit wla din sa job description nka state na need ko mag report or coordinate sa kanya. Although, nabasa ko na may "oversee sales operations" sa job description ng Head ko.
Weird din, kasi hindi readily installed yung supposedly needed application (Photoshop) na tinanong ako about sa skill rating ko from the CEO during my interview— tapos sabi ng Head ko, na hindi dw pwede mag download ng kahit anong application. With this, it made me think na parang CSR Voice or Sales na yung role ko.
Also, I'm directly working with our Chinese CEO, but mostly with his wife, and my Head. Na sa Autoparts Sales industry kami. Minention ko nlng din to baka may work culture related sa kanila.
Thank you for reading. I appreciate your responses!

Mukhang dito sa subreddit na ito ko ipopost kasi may mga same posts tungkol sa warranty issue.
I bought an Asus Router (Chinese firmware) sa isang local shop last 2021, then ayun nagkaproblem ngayon pasok pa naman sa warranty based sa Asus website, tinawagan ko yung Asus pero sabi dapat yung dealer daw kausapin ko since local warranty niya is sa China pala.
So binalikan ko yung seller pero sabi sakin wala na daw warranty sakanila 6mos lang daw, so ayun anyone tried contacting China/Taiwan para sa RMA pag ganto? Thanks
Edit: Hindi ko alam na CN firmware nung binili ko kasi wala sa product description and hindi ko na nasoli since may translation naman na yung panel and pandemic restrictions pa

Please recommend ug school aside sa USC south. Mag Montessori na sila next school year so akong ibalhin. Preferably sa south area lang kay naa rami sa may pardo and aircon unta ang rooms kay dili madala ang kainit oi. Louy ang bata. Budget 80k max ang tuition. Mao ni schools akong na inquire so far:
Bethany: 70-80k pero need ug chinese. Mag summer pa daw.
South hills international: 70-80k. Ok ra daw ang school pero murag gamay raman na school. wala kaau koy review nakita.
Philippine Christian Gospel School: 90k- need mag summer for chinese
CEC: 40-50k- no aircon ang room sa elem. Dba murag saba dha dapita no?
USJR: 50-60k- so far mao ni akong first option. naa muy kaila from this school?
Don Bosco: 50-60k ok ra sad daw ni na school pero murag dili man kaau ko ganahan na all boys gud. Dili ko ka decide. tagae ko feedback if naa mu kaila graduate didto sa ilang elementary.
Salamat sa makatubag. :)

Two clips lang naman napanood ko. so in both clips may may half chinese na guest sa showtime and every banat nya as joke sa dalawang tao na yun ay "alam mo ba kung saan bahay ka pinanganak?" or "nasaan birth certificate mo?" like eto na ba lagi magiging punch line nya everytime may singkit na mag gguest sa show nila? it like racism to sa mga pinoy na may chinese lineage or kahit mukhang chinese. na baka pagmulan ng samaan ng loob between friends. i dont know baka ako lang to.

Got a big hole, want a smaller one (giggity), could use chinese coins, but would prefer something easiecheaper. Is the ol "put a plate on it with self-tappers and drill a hole in the plate" up to code?
If not, I have never used reducing washers before, how would I get them to stay in place when using a bunch of them and then fastening EMT?
Could I use a KO filler plate and drill a hole in that?

Hi po. I’m a VA and I also take on the task of recruiting and hiring talents for different job openings where I’m currently employed.
We’re using OnlineJobsPh to source candidates.
Kahapon may nagapply sa isang job opening namin na Product Sourcing Specialist. He’s Chinese and based sa resume nya he graduated sa Chinese univs and sa cover letter nya he said he’s from China. Ang weird kasi as far as I recall, sa Discord server lang namin at OLJ ako nagpost ng job description. Afaik OLJ is for Filipinos lang diba kasi they would require you to verify your identity using IDs that are issued in the Philippines. And chineck ko rin, they only allow Filipino citizens to use the site and register as a worker.
He confirmed that he saw the job posting sa OLJ but when I tried searching for his name and his email, walang match. Idk if napaparanoid lang ako pero alarming ba to? Lalo na sa recent issues ngayon.
Any similar cases?

I just want to share my story and share the good vibes. Sa dami ng problem sa mundo, we sometimes need a reminder that there are still good things happening around us, may it be small or big.
I was supposed to get married last year. My ex was Singaporean Chinese and I’m based sa UK as an OFW (pure Filipina). Met thru mutual friends. LDR from the start. Was in a relationship for 8yrs. Got engaged Nov 2021. Then out of the blue, he told me that he wasn’t ready to be a provider, told me not to wait for him, but still wants us to have communication. I begged him to stay, not to cancel, pero wala talaga. So we officially broke up after a week of trying to fix things. No communication at all.
After 5mos, i decided to try online dating. I met somebody, and he is an ofw in sg. Yes, sg na naman and ldr na naman! Haha lapitin ata talaga ako ng ldr. 1st ex ko ldr rin e 🤣
Anyway, this guy that I met, he ticked all the requirements na pinag-pray ko ke Lord. He was really genuine. Constant with chats and video calls despite the distance and time difference. I decided to meet him after almost 2 mos of communication. I knew i was falling in love with him before meeting him in person. And we became official last Dec. Mabilis po ako mag-move on lalo na if sinaktan ako. Idol ko si Taylor Swift, the Patron Saint of Moving On kaya! Hahahaha (i sometimes wonder if minahal ko ba talaga ex ko sa bilis ko mag-move on from our 8yr relationship 😅)
So why the red string? 1. My 1st ex bday is in Oct. He is a Libra. He’s name starts with E. — my bf’s bday is Oct, also a Libra, and name starts with E. i only noticed this months after we became a couple. Di ko na kasi naiisip tong 1st ex kong serial cheater until pinaalala nung friend ko 🤣

1. My ex fiancé works as an IT engineer, wears glasses. — my bf also works as an IT consultant, also wears glasses (i like nerd guys btw). Found out about his line of work during our talking stage.
   
2. Both of us like Pokemon.
   
3. We both like IU. We only found out after talking for a month. We have a lot in common. I feel like i am dating myself.
   
4. Sakanya lang ako naging comfortable. He won’t believe that i’m an introvert kasi ang daldal ko sakanya 😂
   
5. We share the same core values and beliefs. We work on the same wavelength.
   
6. We started chatting on ig on his birthday. Kaya i always joke that i’m his best birthday gift ever 😂
   

I still believe in love kahit na grabeng pagpapaiyak ang pina-experience saken ni Lord last year. I learned a lot as well. We’re getting married next year! Now i know the reason kaya pala di tinuloy ni Lord ang kasal ko last time. Sa ibang tao pala kasi ako nakatakda 🥹
Ps: my current partner is still consistent with his efforts since day 1. Video call pagkagising nia at pagkauwi from work til bago matulog. fineflex rin ako sa social media, na never ko na-experience. Ako rin wallpaper nia sa gadgets nia, kahit profile pic sa work whatsapp nila 🥹

I think daghan na diri kanang na approach sa IT Park na either mangayo og kwarta or mabaligyan kung unsa².
Last night naa mi sa IT Park, on my way home. Nag tambay sa ko gamay diha likod sa Mendokoro kay nanakop pako og pokemon😂. Naay 2 caucasian ni agi... But after that naka tutok nako sa phone but i heard the conversation.
Well, he was basically asking for money. Wala nako nakit-an if gihatagan siya or anything... But after sa akoa na siya. Pag "hello my friend lng niya sa akoa", i mustered the chinese accent i can and told him "sorry no english". Then ni direcho na siya... Naa siya ka sugat na mga employees from mga BPO, abi nako pangayoan pud nya, pero wala. Na curious ko so nag stalk ko gamay... Pag abot niya sa corner sa coffee bay, naay mga (i think) koreans. Nangayon pud siya sa ila, but murag wala siya gihatagan pud.
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Ang laki ka murag middle eastern iyang nawong, he didnt sound like Indian pud. Naka Tshirt, shorts, belt bag and slippers lng siya, and mu tan-aw lng og video sa iyang smart phone while walking if walay kasugat.

While nasa mahabang pila sa canteen kanina lang lunch, I overheard a workmate na galit na possible maalis si Mayor Alice Guo sa pagka-mayor because of her nationality issue. I think taga-Bamban si kuya sabi n’ya lahat nalang daw ng “matino” inaalis. He was citing na kapag walang tubig or kuryente mabilis daw lapitan si mayora. Umayos daw Bamban dahil sa kanya, so what daw if Chinese s’ya? Kaysa naman daw sa mga kurakot na Pilipinong nasa gobyerno. Lol.
Hindi ko masyado nasundan itong issue na ito pero, ‘yong mindset nila (ni kuya) na parang ‘di sila takot sa possible invasion ng China? Basta okay bayan nila? Hehe.

Ang hirap mong mahalin, pinas! Naiinis ako. Isa ako sa mga tao na ayaw mag abroad kasi sobrang close ko sa family ko (and relatives). Never ko naisip mag migrate kasi nga ayoko na malayo sa kanila totally. Pero ang nakakainis talaga, ang hirap magstay sa bansang to.
During the pandemic, sobrang active ng advocacies ko about good governance and environmental issues. Maingay din ako nung elections. But after elections, nawalan ako ng hope. Medyo nadepress ako nung time na yun, and my only way out is to let go of my worries. Syempre tuloy pa rin ang buhay pero matagal ko sinantabi yung pakialam ko. Kahit papano, may kaya naman kami kaya naisip ko bahala na kanya kanyang survive na lang to. Nagfocus na lang muna ako sa sarili ko, sa career ko, sa mga bagay na may control ako.
For the longest time, I stayed away from these social issues. Aware pa rin naman ako pero di na lang ako masyado nakikialam or di ko masyado dinaramdam. Pero these days kase hindi ko na kaya. Nakakainis ang tatanga ng mga Pinoys. Bakit may mayor na chinese? Ang init init na nga wala ba ginagawa ang govt for climate change? Magiging masaya ba ang mga sobrang yayaman na tao kapag sila na lang natira sa bansang to? Bakit ganito ang gobyerno ni hindi na sila mag effort itago ang kagaguhan nila and pinoys still love them!!!
Ito na naman ako nakikialam at nagpapaapekto. Nakakairita. Ang tatanga ng mga tao. Nakakalungkot. :((((

Yung mga nababasa ko and nababalitaan about mga sleeper cell kuno and silent invasion ng chi sobrang nakakabother. Knowing kung ano yung military leverage ng chi tapos di hamak na andami na talaga dito mga chinese. Idagdag mo pa yung mga nababalitaan na mga pogo near military bases. Ako lang ba or parang sobrang nakakabahala dagdag mo pa yung thought na ang incompetent ng gov ngayon lalo sa pag harap sa ganitong issue. Nasa isip ko na if aabot ba ako ng 30s na buo pa rin ang Ph or what huhu naiiyak ako oa na kug oa pero nakakatakot sobra.

The season is over! Looking into next season (the pre-Olympic season), some fan favorites will be guaranteed Grand Prix spots, while others might miss out.
Starting off, the top 10 at Worlds are each guaranteed two Grand Prix spots each. These teams are:

1. Chock/Bates
2. Gilles/Poirier
3. Guignard/Fabbri
4. FeaGibson
5. Lajoie/Lagha
6. Reed/Ambrulevicius
7. Carreira/Ponomarenko
8. Lopareva/Brissaud
9. Fournier-Beaudry/Sorensen
10. Turkkila/Versluis

The top 6 teams are seeded, meaning that the top 3 teams won't face each other directly at any of the Grand Prix events, and they will only face 1 other team in the top 6 at each of their Grand Prix events.
Moving out, the ISU states that teams in the top 24 season's best list and the top 24 in the world standing's list will also be guaranteed at least 1 spot. The current World Standing's list includes world standings points earned in the 2021/22 season, but once the list is reset, those points will be removed and the points from the 2022/23 season will be scaled to 70% of their value. Once the world standings gets reset, it will look like this (someone correct my math if it's incorrect).

1. FeaGibson - 4150.6
2. Guignard/Fabbri - 4091.6
3. Chock/Bates - 4024
4. Gilles/Poirier - 3648.4
5. Fournier-Beaudry/Sorensen - 3255.3
6. Lajoie/Lagha - 3166.6
7. Lopareva/Brissaud - 2989.9
8. Reed/Ambrulevicius - 2956
9. Carreira/Ponomarenko - 2800.2
10. Turkkila/Versluis - 2859
11. Demougeot/Le Mercier - 2656.5
12. Green/Parsons - 2356.1
13. Taschlerova/Taschler - 2313
14. Lauriault/Le Gac- 2206.7
15. Lim/Quan - 1905.5
16. Mrazkova/Mrazek - 1885.8
17. Zingas/Kolesnik - 1795.1
18. Pinchuk/Pogorielov - 1659
19. Van Rensburg / Steffan - 1635.4
20. Pate/Bye - 1592.4
21. Orihara/Pirinen - 1582.6
22. Neset/Markelov - 1571.7
23. Fradji/Fourneaux - 1543.9
24. Kazakova/Revia - 1559.4

In practice, teams which are on both the top 24 season's best and world standing's lists will generally get 2 Grand Prix assignments. The 8 teams on both lists are:

• Demougeot/Le Mercier
• Green/Parsons
• Taschlerova/Taschler
• Lauriault/Le Gac
• Lim/Quan
• Mrazkova/Mrazek
• Zingas/Kolesnik
• Pate/Bye

The teams that are only on the season's best list are:

• Davis/Smolkin (12th)
• Brown/Brown (19th)
• Bratti/Somerville (21st)
• Smart/Dieck (24th)

The teams that are only on the world standing's list are:

• Pinchuk/Pogorielov (18th)
• Van Rensburg/Steffan (19th)
• Orihara/Pirinen (21st)
• Neset/Markelov (22nd)
• Fradji/Fourneaux (23rd)

The medalists at Junior Worlds will also be considered for Grand Prix spots, the three medalists are:

• Neset/Markelov
• Tkachenko/Kiliakov
• Grimm/Savitskiy

Of these three teams, Neset/Markelov will almost certainly go senior, and Tkachenko/Kiliakov mentioned in an interview that they plan on going senior. Grimm/Savitskiy are almost certainly staying junior. Neset/Markelov will almost certainly get 2 Grand Prix assignments at the reigning Junior World Champions. Tkachenko/Kiliakov can be penciled in for at least 1 assignment.
There are 19 teams which are guaranteed two spots each (top 10 + 8 teams on both lists + N/M), which equates to 38 spots. After that, teams which high season's best scores are prioritized. I would be very surprised if Davis/Smolkin, Brown/Brown, and Bratti/Somerville didn't get 2 Grand Prix spots considering their high season's best scores. That then leads to 22 teams with 2 assignments and 44 spots. The remaining team (Smart/Dieck) on the season's best list will get 1 spot to start, leading to 45 spots being filled.
After that, Pinchuk/Pogorielov, Van Rensburg/Steffan, and Orihara/Pirinen will probably get 1 spot each, which then leads to 48 spots out of the 60 being filled. Neset/Markelov have already been included in the list and Fradji/Fourneaux are unlikely to go senior. Adding in one spot for Tkachenko/Kiliakov leads 49/60 spots in use.
The ISU also carves out rules around returning skaters who have previously been seeded (placing top 6 at Worlds) to guarantee them two Grand Prix assignments. This rule would apply to Papadakis/Cizeron (if they choose to return). However, a Papadakis/Cizeron return has looked more unlikely in recent months. If the Russian ban is lifted, this rule could also theoretically apply to Stepanova/Bukin. However, Stepanova/Bukin would likely have a pretty hard time appearing as politically neutral athletes because they have attended several war-related events where Putin was present, and are sanctioned by Ukraine.
The 11 remaining spots will likely be host picks.

• Skate America: 1 spot (Wolfkostin/Tsarevski or Flores/Desyatov)
• Skate Canada: 2 spots (Fabbri/Ayer and ?)
• GP France: 2 spots (Dupayage/Nabais and ?)
• NHK Trophy: 2 spots (Tanaka/Nishiyama and Yoshida/Morita)
• GP Espoo: 1 spot (Orihara/Pirinen)
• Cup of China: 3 spots (???)

USFS typically reserves 1 host spot, which will likely be fiercely fought over between Flores/Desyatov and Wolfkostin/Tsarevski. Skate Canada had 2 host spots last year. One of those will almost certainly go to Fabbri/Ayer as the highest placing team at Canadian Nationals who won't get guaranteed Grand Prix spots. The other will be very up in the air, and will probably be decided at a summer competition. FFSG will use either 1 or 2, with one of those spots all but guaranteed to go to Dupayage/Nabais. Finland will use 1 host spot for Orihara/Pirinen to give them their second assignment. China used all of their host spots last year, and I would expect them to use all of their spots again. However, Chinese ice dance is currently a mess of splits and new teams, so who knows which 3 teams will be showing up at Cup of China. Despite the retirement of KoKo, Japan still have 2 ice dance teams who will likely be in fierce competition for the one Worlds spot.
Accounting for all these host spots leaves exactly 60/60 spots. Of course, this is still subject to change. My original draft of this post included Kazkova/Revia and KoKo, but KR have split and KoKo have retired. Any retirements or splits could give opportunities for Grand Prix spots that otherwise weren't available.
Here are some very, very preliminary Grand Prix predictions, mostly accounting for the seeded teams and host spots. The teams in italics are almost 100% guaranteed to be at the specified Grand Prix, while the others are more of an educated guess on my part. These are not complete rosters, since the teams in the ice dance midpack are kinda interchangeable as far as Grand Prix assignments go, with the only caveat of max 3 teams per country at each event (really only applicable to USFS and host nations)

Skate America	Skate Canada	GP France	NHK Trophy	GP Espoo	Cup of China
Chock/Bates	Gilles/Poirier	Guignard/Fabbri	Chock/Bates	Gilles/Poirier	Guignard/Fabbri
Reed/Ambrulevicius	FeaGibson	Lajoie/Lagha	Reed/Ambrulevicius	Lajoie/Lagha	FeaGibson
Carreira/Ponomarenko	Fabbri/Ayer	Lopareva/Brissaud	Yoshida/Morita	Turkkila/Versluis
TBD host spot (Flores/Desyatov or Wolfkostin/Tsarevski)	TBD host spot	Dupayage/Nabais	Tanaka/Nishiyama	Orihara/Pirinen

With the increasing tensions with China, POGOs in the countryside, and the ongoing investigation around Alice Guo, I've been seeing a trending post/comment in this sub lately, essentially: "Ano statement ng mga FilChi? Bakit parang tahimik?"
Ay, di ko pala alam public figures pala kami na kailangan ng official statement at press release?
Kailangan ba ng pledge of loyalty sa soc med?
Take attendance na ba kami dapat sa rally sa Chinese embassy?
Livestream ng pilgrimage to BRP sierra madre?
Yung mga "pure-blooded" Filipino (if there is such a thing) ba may statement or pledge ba not to turn traitor and do the usual backstabbing sheenanigans this time around?

• Despite British endorsement during the Seven Years' War and a promising start to the revolt, Diego Silang was assassinated by his own close friends.
• The KKK was discovered prematurely because of a Filipino traitor who exposed it to Spanish.
• Bonifacio was betrayed, arrested on trumped up charges, and executed by Aguinaldo, a fellow Filipino, over a power struggle.
• The true motives behind General Antonio Luna's assassination may be lost to history, but whether it was due to resentment from his own troops, political rivals, or allegedly a direct order from Aguinaldo himself, a Filipino was definitely behind his death.
• Aguinaldo and his advisors would eventually betray the revolution in exchange for money and exile in the Pact of Biak-na-Bato.
• Ironically, it would be Filipino Macabebes who would be instrumental to Aguinaldo's capture during the war with the Americans.
• The notorious 'balimbings' and repeat turncoats Pedro Paterno and Felipe Buencamino.
• The MAKAPILI for the Japanese.
• Willing or unwitting, Ramon Magsaysay was either a CIA asset or puppet.

I could go on and on with most recent examples being the Davao Mafia and the other corrupt bureaucrats and politicians who let POGOs take root and fester.
It just seems ludicrous for the FilChi community to be singled out and put on the spot with demands to show loyalty and allegiance to a state and people who have spent the past century shooting themselves on the foot and stabbing each other in the back.

I will be graduating this June and I really want to have a lunch out with my family and my BF.
Medyo on a budget kasi maraming gastusin lately and we’re not really the type to splurge for food lang since may other plans pa kami.
Context: My family and I don’t really go out much kaya wala talaga kaming idea where to eat huhu. Ang budget lang namin for 7pax is maximum 10k. Any cuisine naman pero preferably asian (Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, etc) Around Manila lang sana since we will be coming from UST. Ayaw din namin na maysadong casual and maingay na place since we want to hear each other since i will also be formally introducing my bf sa family ko (with my lola!🫶🏼)
So far, I’m looking at these two palang since kakastart ko lang maghanap today🤣

1. Lugang (Prolly MOA branch) I’ve tried eating here and bet ko naman yung food nila and for sure my family would like it here din. For sharing din yung serving which is a big plus. Convenient din yung place. Kaso maraming tao 🤣 ang hirap magusap kapag maingay. So if may idea kayo kung nagooffer sila ng private rooms please lmk(or kahit may marerecommend kayo na nagooffer ng private dining rooms)
   
2. Romulo Cafe (BGC, Taguig) Found this lang sa tiktok and it was from 2023 pa so idk if same parin ang rates. Pero it says na 7k lang ang private dining room and it’s consumable na. No idea sa serving sizes and how the food tastes so baka alam nyo pls lmk if recommendable!
   

Some na I saw pero haven’t researched much:

1. Tim Ho Wan
2. Manam

We initially planned na buffet nalang kaso yung buffet sana na hindi masyado chaotic? Pass sa yakimix and vikings too casual kasi(isn’t buffet causal naman talaga😭)
So ayon im vv overwhelmed kaya yan palang nalilist kong cinoconsider talaga namin.