Hi everyone! I am currently writing a term paper, titled Examining Filipino family heritage expression in family tree mapping. This study is a term paper to be submitted in my PS 215: Special Course on Filipino Heritage course at the Asian Center.
My paper hopes to answer the question "How is family heritage expressed in the work of Filipinos who conduct family tree mapping?"
If you are someone who's done family tree mapping or any sort of genealogical research on your ancestors, then be part of a mini FGD for my study. This will be done remotely, via Zoom. I am looking for 3-4 more participants.
If you are interested in the study and would like to participate, feel free to send me a message here, Facebook (Jericho Daniel Igdanes), or through email (jdigdanes@up.edu.ph).
Trending in the #Philippines : Most confusing mall.
a. SM North / SM West
b. Trinoma
c. Alabang Town Center (a.k.a. ATC)
d. Glorietta
e. Robinson's Galleria (a.k.a. Galle)
f. Robinson's Place Manila/Ermita
Within my own circles, we agree that the most confusing are Trinoma > ATC > Robinson's Galleria > Robinson's Place Manila, in that order.
SM Malls, at least those they designed directly (not bought), are mostly generic. (Note: SM Mall of Asia, still the largest mall in the Philippines & 6th in the world, is currently confusing because of the major on-going overhaul.)
Ironically, Ayala-owned malls are generally confusing, with the exception of Glorietta (the layout is like a spiderweb). Trinoma and ATC are both Ayala-owned.
How about you? What do you think is the most confusing mall(s) for you?
@youronlyone@pilipinas@philippines@pinoy@pinoy I don't find ATC confusing, but that's probably because I grew up visiting it often. I personally find SM North the most confusing because of "The Annex" and "The Block"
I've given myself time to digest the new #TaylorSwift record. I think if I were to rank it alongside her other albums, it would somewhere be in the bottom half...
That being said, I feel like most of my problems with the record are the track listing. While Taylor has excellent songs on every album, she could really curate the tracklist a bit better.
I made a 13-track playlist version of the album for when I get too overwhelmed by the real one.
About halfway through R.F. Kuang's "Babel" and I think I chose the best book to get back into my reading habits. The writing style is accessible, the setting and atmosphere are gripping, and the themes are relevant.
I think this is my sign to purchase The Poppy War trilogy and Yellowface. I bought my copy of Babel a few weeks ago, when I was visiting Malaysia for a debate tournament.
The 'dark academia' vibe and the colonialism discourse make it the perfect read during my off days.
This is my first time using Mastodon. I'm guessing the learning curve is going to be lengthy...
Hello to you all, I'm Jco---a grad student from the Philippines. Currently, I major in Philippine society and culture. I also teach public speaking and persuasion.