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jikodesu

@jikodesu@mastodon.social

Trying out Mastodon. Part of 2022 Twitter migration

Duolingo user: Nihongo, français

Fan of Ph volleyball team Creamline Cool Smashers.

Fan of BINI. Bias for Maloi

I still wear a mask to protect myself and other people, even if I hate them. Public health is more important than the inconvenience of wearing a mask.

Seeing dogs, especially puppies, makes me happy.

LGBT+ rights are human rights. We are all people

Warning: I boost a lot

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jikodesu, to random
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With this weather, telling people "I'm hot" is no lie. 🌡️🥵🔥

luthien1126, to random
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It drizzled for less than five minutes, so I now I bet the humidity is going to get worse. 😭

jikodesu,
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@onat @luthien1126 @mylastsenbei @pixiecata

Hinay-hinay lang sa J&J baby powder.

"The company's powder was sometimes tainted with carcinogenic asbestos and that J&J kept that information from regulators and the public."

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/johnsonandjohnson-cancer/

jikodesu, to Philippines
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South Korea to receive 100 Filipino domestic workers in July in the midst of the Asian country's shrinking labor force.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/04/113_372996.html

jikodesu, to Philippines
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Record breaking temperatures of 38°C to continue in Metro Manila until May.

#Philippines #Asian #Filipino #TootSEA #ClimateCrisis #Weather #HeatIndex

https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/04/20/2349016/metro-manilas-382-celsius-hottest-1915

faticake, to random
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Crazy how there are Filipinos who still buy skin-whitening products. It's a level of racism that's just so sad because you're being racist against yourself

jikodesu,
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@teacherbuknoy @faticake

Brown people want to have white skin. Meanwhile, the white people want their skin to be brown. Can we please stop changing what we look like and just be our natural beautiful selves?

eeyam, to magASEAN
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As a Tagalog speaker, I never really thought there was a big difference between the two Tagalog sentences 🤣

Tiktok creator, wordsat work, talking about austronesian alignment in Tagalog grammar

jikodesu,
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@eeyam As a Tagalog native speaker, I can tell the difference between the two Tagalog sentences. However, I cannot explain it properly like he can. Just goes to show that a native speaker (think English) does not necessarily make a good teacher.

jikodesu, to Philippines
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TIME Magazine noted PH President Marcos Jr. attempts to rehabilitate the name of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., and that his win in the elections was thanks to the "whitewashing" of his family's plunder of the country.

https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/632629-marcos-time-s-100-most-influential-people-of-2024

jikodesu, to Philippines
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In the PH, hellish heat to continue through May. The country's weather agency warned that "temperatures could reach over 40 degrees Celsius in the coming weeks."

The most affected regions are Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Zamboanga peninsula, Soccsksargen, Cordillera Administrative Region and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/04/18/2348561/pagasa-warns-hotter-days-ahead-may

jikodesu, to Philippines
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The PH military alarmed by the "more than 4,600 Chinese nationals have reportedly enrolled in a private university and rented homes in various locations in Tuguegarao [Northern Philippines]."

Who needs spies when you gladly welcome them as 'students'?

#Philippines #Asian #Filipino #TootSEA #Espionage #PhilStar #Cagayan #Tuguegarao #SchoolsPH #StudentsPH #Luzon

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/04/17/2348302/afp-checking-chinese-students-influx-cagayan

jikodesu, to internet
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People still staying on X is proof that toxic relationships are not easy to leave.

jikodesu, to random
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Someone please build a laptop OS without this AI bullshit. Oh wait, there's already Linux...

teacherbuknoy, to random
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I came across a revelation just now. Now that I'm living alone, I realized how much I enjoy actually cleaning. Cleaning dishes, the sink, brushing the toilet, brushing the bathroom floor, sweeping the entire apartment, wiping the windows… I love doing them, it turns out.

Maybe it's got something to do with feeling my stewardship of things that I own. Like, this place is mine. This is my home. I wonder how long this will last, but I will be capitalizing on it; my apartment is squeaky clean.

jikodesu,
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@teacherbuknoy Awesome! Congratulations. That feeling might not last though. 😄

jikodesu, to Philippines
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Hey Filipinos, my mother needs to open a 2nd bank account. I'm choosing among Union Bank, Security Bank and BDO. Which should we pick?

jikodesu,
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@gowin Thanks. We'll include Security Bank for consideration

jikodesu,
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@onat
@gowin
I've checked the Security Bank app on the Google Play Store. It has a terrible rating at 1.4. Union Bank's is 4.6. My mom does more banking online than in person, so a good app UX is important.

Anyway, thanks for your suggestions 🙂

jikodesu, to Health
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Wearing masks helps prevent the transmission of CoVid-19, TB, Pertussis and other airborne diseases.

Do your part to protect the health of your family and community.

Wear masks.

#COVIDisAirborne #Masks #COVID19 #PublicHealth #Diseases #Health #WorldHealthOrganization #TB #Pertussis

teacherbuknoy, to random
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It's Sunday evening, and I have survived my first week of living alone! I'm still afraid of ghosts when I go to sleep at night, but nonetheless my body has adjusted really well to the new environment.

jikodesu,
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@teacherbuknoy If you're trying to save money, try having instant oats f

jikodesu, to Philippines
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I doubt the PH, the world's top importer of rice, will achieve rice self-sufficiency under a president who failed to deliver on his promise to bring down the price of rice to PhP20 per kg.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/04/06/2345679/philrice-95-rice-sufficiency-2028-possible

jikodesu, to Philippines
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There are many white sand beaches in Coron but this one is my favorite. It feels like paradise.

Malcapuya Island, Coron, Philippines

youronlyone, to asia
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From 2010 to 2017, there was a thing called that we Aseans started as a grassroots movement. We were all bloggers from across, well, or South-East Asia.

Some of us joined together to produce one of the best multi-authored regional blogs. We talked about our cultures, write about what makes the region awesome. As well as, try to address the oftentimes silly and sometimes heated debates.

It's all gone now. Forgotten. The blogs dead or offline. We all grew up, got busy with our personal lives, and moved on separately. And the important reason? We lost interest in it as we started to see ASEAN was, is, and will never be for the grassroots.

That was the end of what was once a vibrant grassroot ASEAN Citizens effort. We did it all voluntarily. Without a single recognition from the top-down organisation that is ASEAN.

I had friends from , , , , , , , , and yes, even from (). (I'm from the .) It was fun. It was not tiring at all. It was because we saw a bright future for ASEAN, and we believed in it completely.

But today? ASEAN is still a top-down organisation. They kept trying to get the grassroots involved, but they are always failing. Why? Because it is a top-down organisation, as simple as that. They will never understand until they shift their mindset and approach to bottom-up.

Who is ASEAN really for?

(P.S I want to restart this grassroots movement, but I just no longer have the spark. Give me a very good reason why I should give it another chance. Or, at least, guide the new generation.)

@asean @pilipinas @philippines @pinoy

jikodesu,
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@youronlyone @ubi @goblin Malaysians are also pretty good in English

jikodesu, to Japan
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ASEAN leaders trust Japan more than China and even the U.S. A survey "showed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' trust level in Japan was at 58.9%, up from 54.5% last year, beating the U.S., China, India and the European Union."

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-most-trusted-by-ASEAN-despite-low-influence-study-shows

18+ DocCarms, to random Tagalog
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I love Filipino brands and try to support them.

But recently, I’ve been loving SEA brands too!

(Loving = looking at their stores online by not buying anything because no money 🤣)

jikodesu,
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@pixiecata @DocCarms ASEAN brands?

Tofi Luk by Gandour
Kopiko
Beng Beng

jikodesu, to Philippines
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PH's biggest bank BDO thinks charter change is not necessary to attract foreign investments. The move is also unpopular among Filipinos with 74% saying the Constitution should not be amended. Others believe that the real motive of charter change is to lift the one-term limit of the president.

https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/foreign-investment-even-without-economic-charter-change-bdo/

jikodesu, to Philippines
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Filipino athletes who switched nationalities

Yuka Saso, golf, PH to Japan
Jaja Santiago, volleyball, PH to Japan
Alex Pagulayan, billiards, PH to Canada
Wesley So, chess, PH to United States
Maxine Esteban, fencing, PH to Ivory Coast*
Jericho Cruz, basketball, PH to Guam*

*not mentioned in article

https://www.onesports.ph/more-sports/article/9285/volleyball-star-jaja-santiago-and-other-top-filipino-athletes-who-switched-citizenships

jikodesu, to Philippines
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One reason why the PH is more expensive as a travel destination than Thailand or Malaysia: the high value added tax.

Philippines – 12%
Indonesia – 11%
Cambodia – 10%
Vietnam – 10%
Singapore – 9% (goods and services tax)
Thailand – 7%
Laos – 7%
Malaysia – 6%
Myanmar – 5% (service tax)
Timor-Leste – 2.5% (import sales tax)

https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/money/108513/the-philippines-has-the-highest-vat-rate-in-se-asia-a5229-20240402

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