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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 Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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Vice Ganda’s entry, captioned "Lagi kitang pipiliin, Pilipinas," that has got the internet abuzz, has gained 4 million views in just 16 hours since posting Saturday night.

One scene takes Vice "to the disputed West Philippine Sea, where she takes on a Chinese vessel's water cannon—a reference to China’s recent worrisome incursions."

https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/trending/108893/-

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Another unique(?) trope in land is this:

When a character is about to reveal something important, like their true identity, they will be interrupted with either:

  1. An emergency.
  2. They're summoned by someone higher.

^_^;;

You eventually get used to it, and expect it is going to happen.

@kdrama @kdrama

jikodesu ,
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In romcom K-dramas, the couple is often portrayed as having met during their childhood. It feels so forced to me

youronlyone , to Random stuff
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Yey! I was accepted in the Korean Cultural Center's course. I'm taking Class 1A-1 first.

I love how they have official (and legal?) certifications for each level.

jikodesu ,
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@youronlyone Congratulations! How much does it cost?

coffeewithbren , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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I've been planning my first solo travel/workation this year and I can't decide where to go this August. La Union, Zambales, or Baler?

La Union is at the top of my list but since it's a workation and as an introvert, I won't be into parties and large crowds. I want a more peaceful vibe. I wonder which among those three is better for digital nomading?

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It is definitely more quiet in Baler compared to San Juan, La Union.

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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Another day of living with the bully

China attacks Filipino ship with Telegraph reporter on board

https://youtu.be/OOd_agh5j_c?si=Nb9k5o9ticKkoJXN

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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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'?

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

jikodesu , to Random stuff
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Dear Filipino journalists, we don't care about yellow alerts and red alerts in the electricity grid. We don't give a shit about these terms.

We want to know if we're going to have blackouts. If so, where is it happening? And for how long?

Please do your job properly, instead of repeating what the government officials are saying.

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@luthien1126 Yup, if the PH journalists can't be bothered explaining these terms, then they shouldn't be mentioning them.

They do the same bullshit when they report about fires "reaching the 3rd alarm." Are the PH journalists just lazy or incompetent?

StellaArnaldo , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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Data provided by the Philippine Retirement Authority showed 77,481 foreign retirees in the Philippines, of whom mainland Chinese accounted for the largest number at 29,3356.

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/04/07/nancy-urges-pra-anew-be-careful-on-retiree-visa-grants/

jikodesu ,
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Chinese citizens 'buying' PH retiree visas to commit crimes?

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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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, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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I'm starting to think that PH offshore gaming operators (POGOs) are synonymous with Chinese criminals.🤔

"Fugitives Wang Tao, Cao Junpeng, Jiang Ling, Zhou Binbin, Wang Dechao, ang Shi Xiangling allegedly committed fraud, illegally crossing the national border, running a gambling house, aiding information network criminal activities, and creating disturbances."

https://www.rappler.com/nation/luzon/chinese-fugitives-tarlac-pogo-raid/

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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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 Mod , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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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

youronlyone , to Random stuff
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How do people laugh online?

  • Westerners: LOL, ROFL, LMAO, ROFLOL, ROFLMAO
  • Japanese: (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠), jajaja
  • Koreans: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ, ㅋㅋㅋ, kekeke
  • Filipinos: ᜑᜑᜑᜑ, hahahaha
jikodesu ,
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@Erzbet @youronlyone

Really? Filipinos use "~~~" to laugh online. I only know of "hahaha"

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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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, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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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

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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You can now hire a driver to DriveYourCar on th Grab app. "This innovative offering allows customers to hire a professional driver to navigate their own vehicle through the city."

https://www.noypigeeks.com/automotive/grab-driveyourcar/

jikodesu , to News from fediverse
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Your Mastodon home feed is populated by:

The people you follow
The boosts of the people you follow
Replies of the people you follow
The hashtags you follow
Replies to the posts of people you follow

Is this correct?

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An :osm: contributor wrote 📝: "AlayData @ Intramuros, celebrating Open Data Day in Manila"

💬 "Yesterday morning, our OSM community in Metro Manila, conducted an AlayData event for the quarter. We gathered to celebrate Open Data Day, focusing on open geopsatial data from OpenStreetMap, and give ..."

🎋 Read it in @osm 👉🏼 https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/GOwin/diary/403675

jikodesu ,
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@OSM_diaries_bot @osm I would like to volunteer for "Galugad" in Metro Manila. How do I sign up? Is there a webpage for volunteers I can read to know more?

youronlyone Mod , (edited ) to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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To everyone in the , especially foreigners and those planning to visit our beautiful country, make it a habit to:

Bring a liter of water at all times.

The heat index (or feels like) is now at 38°C (I don't know what it is in °F we don't use that). This is still, actually, cool for us locals.

In the coming weeks, and months, it might go up as high as 45°C, like it did in the last few years (even without ). 42°C – 45°C is what we locals consider very hot, and there are locals who collapses, or die, because of heat exhaustion. (Watch out for announcements of heat waves too.)

Now, if you're a foreigner who came from colder countries, you definitely are not accustomed to this weather. So, don't even dare assume "you can do it". Bring water with you at all times, especially if you have existing conditions.

Mineral water is highly recommended, preferably between pH8 and pH10 (alkaline levels). Distilled/purified water are below pH6 (acidic levels). Of course, if your doctor said you can not drink alkaline/mineral water, then don't. Especially people who can't process minerals.

If you do it right, you'll discover that @pilipinas

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@youronlyone @pilipinas

Or always bring small bills or coins because ubiquitous sari-sari stores sell bottled water

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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The PH hosts US and Japanese foreign ministers to discuss defense cooperation to address threats from China.

https://news.tv5.com.ph/breaking/read/trilateral-meeting-philippines-japan-and-us-hold-security-and-economic-meeting

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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In the PH, up to 70% off on items im Digital Walker, Trinoma Mall, Quezon City.

"For example, the Nothing Phone (1) 256GB in Black went from P29,990 to P17,990."

https://www.spot.ph/shopping/shopping-sale-alerts/108346/digital-walker-demo-sale-at-trinoma-branch-a5109-20240313

jikodesu , to Cybersecurity
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When we think of tracking or surveillance, we often think of Facebook, Instagram or Google but Viber (chat app) and Canva (photo editing) also do some tracking.

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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Mirroring China state propaganda, TikTok account posts lies on the West Philippine Sea. Filipino Redditor calls on others to mass-report the videos.

Good luck with that considering TikTok is a Chinese app.

https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2024/03/12/271873/pinoys-flag-tiktok-dubious-west-philippine-sea/

youronlyone , (edited ) to Random stuff
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To security experts: Do you use for services that are already end-to-end encrypted? Or, you add their apps in split-tunnelling mode?

Or, to rephrase it: is there any usefulness in keeping end-to-end encrypted apps behind a VPN?

This is under the assumption that all things are equal (no ISP issues; no need to bypass any network set up; end-to-end encryption is enabled by default).

jikodesu ,
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@youronlyone

I'd also like to know the answer to your question. For example, should I exclude the Signal from the VPN (via Split Tunneling) since it is E2EE?

I use a VPN primarily to make it hard for government and the ISP to snoop, especially from identifying my IP address.

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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In this San Juan bakery, there is "a new Matcha Strawberry Frozen Brazo de Mercedes; a refreshingly earthy, sweet, and slightly tart treat that highlights creamy matcha ice cream, matcha custard, and a layer of fresh strawberry compote."

https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/food-drinks/matcha-strawberry-frozen-brazo-maria-makes-san-juan-bakery/

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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Brunch Bureau and other breakfast spots in Alabang. For Southies who take their morning meals seriously.

https://www.spot.ph/things-to-do/the-latest-things-to-do/107804/guide-breakfast-and-brunch-spots-in-alabang-a3412-20240120

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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In the PH, civilians can now own semi-automatic rifles. What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/03/05/2338127/pnp-allows-civilians-own-semi-auto-rifles

jikodesu , to Random stuff
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The feud between TikTok and Universal Records drags on. Last week, TikTok began stripping music from all artists connected to Universal's vast publishing catalog.

Along with royalties, TikTok is "refusing to respond to our concerns about AI depriving songwriters from fair compensation, or provide assurances that they will not train their AI models on your songs," Universal said.

https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/music/2024/03/03/2337780/more-songs-come-down-universal-tiktok-feud-escalates

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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I've been playing this song so many times over the weekend. The melody is so catchy and the beat is so fun to dance with. 😊❤️

🎵...Sa QC, sa UP, sa kalsada ng BGC...🎵

"Saan?" by Maki

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rdgnp916zNE&pp=ygUJTWFraSBzYWFu

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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This year's commemoration was not included in the list of special non-working holidays.

“They do not want to commemorate the EDSA People Power because this will remind them of the day that people the overthrew them from Malacañang,” said award-winning director and martial law survivor Joel Lamangan.

https://www.bulatlat.com/2024/02/26/groups-commemorate-38th-year-since-toppling-of-dictator-marcos-sr/

pixiecata , to Random stuff
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Remembering the EDSA Revolution of 1986 today. They've removed it from the holidays list, no surprise because of the current administration. But I won't forget it, because my family and I were there. We were tear-gassed at the intersection of Katipunan and Santolan Road, behind Camp Crame. /1

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@pixiecata

I was also on EDSA in Feb 1986 with my mother but didn't have much trauma about it and I was too young to understand what was happening. (I just remember people walking on the highway and being able to eat ice scramble for the 1st time.) I only realized its significance several years later.

In the 2022 elections, I felt betrayed by 31M Filipinos who voted for the dictator's son Marcos Junior. If that's how I feel, just imagine how the families of people who died in Martial Law feel

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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Make no mistake. This country is not a friend of the Philippines.

"China has destroyed at least 21,000 acres of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea"

"The damage of coral reefs to Chinese activities such as dredging and landfills to build artificial islands, as well as clam harvesting."

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/02/24/2335793/china-destroyed-21000-acres-west-philippine-sea-coral-reefs

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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Filipinos have a strange custom of putting water around a bottle of peanut butter to keep the ants away. I wonder, do other Southeast Asians do this? 😊

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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Filipinos love following influencers and watching vlogs.

Top countries that watch vlogs or influencer videos

  1. Philippines: 50.7%
  2. Morocco: 32.7%
  3. India: 31.9%
  4. UAE: 30.9%
  5. Indonesia: 30.4%
  6. Taiwan: 30.1%
  7. Brazil: 30%
  8. Malaysia: 26.6%
  9. South Africa: 26.3%
  10. China: 25.7%

https://www.noypigeeks.com/spotlight/pinoys-1-following-influencers-experts-watching-vlogs/

jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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What can 15 million Leni Robredo supporters do, if 31 million Filipinos love the former dictator's son Marcos Junior.

Gone are the days when politicians were achievers: bar exam topnotchers, oratorical spellbinders and eloquent writers. Now we have college dropouts, murderers, gun-totting misogynists, actors as presidents. We have not learned from history.

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I dont know if the rest of the peeps here agree. This is just too funny 🤣🤣🤣

jikodesu ,
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@DocCarms

The PH is indeed a "typhoon shield" to most of ASEAN and, to a smaller extent, Taiwan too. 😄

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Repping the nusantara salad bar post-morning market.... this is gonna be here the whole day btw so really the only part of my body that gets regular workouts is the intestinal flora so shout-out to those folks 🤣

(calling it a salad bar feels wrong, but having a Kelantanese restaurant display an ulam station is itself already wut but that's what living in diaspora is ehhhh -- east coasters' raw salads ie kerabu tend to be more similar to Thai cuisine logic so prepared mixes)

A display chilled table of 9x9 sections of various types of raw greens, with even more trays to the left, while to the right you see tiny pots of dips, in this case tempoyak or fermented durian paste. I don't know the names of all of them, but they're all dressed or sliced ready to eat, and includes leafy herbs, crunchy beans, little pods etc. With exceptions they're all raw, if not maybe lightly blanched.
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    • jikodesu ,
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    @cendawanita What does "ulam" mean? It means "viand" or "meal" in Tagalog (Philippines)?

    davidho , to Random stuff
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    I’m sure this is fine.

    https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/privacy/each-facebook-user-is-monitored-by-thousands-of-companies-a5824207467/

    jikodesu ,
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    @davidho

    Yes, Facebook tracks as much. Here's a screenshot of someone's phone with DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection enabled. See how many tracking attempts it has blocked.

    jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    I don't understand Filipino parents who only speak to their children in English. My parents only spoke to me in their native Tagalog language. I only learned English in school but I think my English turned out fine.

    Did they really think making their children monolingual (instead of bilingual) is an advantage?

    jikodesu , to Random stuff
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    Ch|na is a surveillance state.

    "Police check your phone looking for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram — any app not made in Ch|na."

    "Almost every police (officer) has [ ] equipment they connect to your phone with a USB where they can scan everything on your phone, all your photos, everyone you’ve ever spoken to. They transfer everything to their own system, iPhones only take about three minutes to scan — other phones can take hours."

    (Published on 3 July 2019)

    https://www.news.com.au/travel/destinations/asia/china-forcing-tourists-to-install-textstealing-malware-that-hijacks-phone-when-they-cross-border/news-story/6294d14196da877e18961c71eb170df1

    jikodesu , to Korea
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    Papago is a better app than Google Translate for Korean, Japanese and other Asian languages. Developed by Naver, Papago has access to vast amounts of data on the Korean language and is good at deciphering restaurant menus.

    https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-01-02/business/industry/2024-TOP-PICKS-Start-2024-off-right-by-downloading-these-essential-apps/1947288

    jikodesu OP ,
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    I wonder though if Papago translates Nihongo well too.

    jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    The global population grew by 75 million people to make 8 billion by the end of 2023. The United States population will be 335 million people while the Philippines will reach 115 million.

    https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/12/30/2322260/world-population-hit-8-billion-2024

    moonwalkerwiz , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    Don't really know much about chocolates, but I ended up researching the best -made chocolates because we needed to find something good to give relatives for our party. Tigre y Oliva was on that list, and their were in the range of our budget, so we purchased some. They're really good. 👌

    Also, I didn't know there's a growing number of local artisanal chocolate brands now. If we can make chocolates this good, it's an industry that needs more support.

    A box of bonbons made by Tigre y Oliva, a chocolatier from the Philippines.

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    Where can we buy these local chocolates? Do they have websites?

    jikodesu , to Asia
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    I didn't have a pleasant experience riding buses in Tainan, Taiwan. No.1 and no.3 happened to me too.

    "The offenses reported in November included drivers [1] skipping bus stops on the route, and [2] being unkind towards elderly passengers. In another instance, a driver [3] closed the bus doors too quickly as passengers were boarding, causing a passenger to be struck and pinched by the doors."

    https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5060374

    jikodesu , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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    Another person made famous by Duterte's deadly war on drugs.

    Rappler journalist Patricia Evangelista's book "Some People Need Killing" has been named The New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023.

    https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/literature/patricia-evangelista-some-people-need-killing-new-york-times-best-books-2023/

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