In My Opinion

The mental health balance: are you crazy or just brilliant?

I have this friend who posted about mental health awareness. She mentioned she has a mental disorder in which she cannot process stress the way other people would seamlessly do. She breaks down in panic and have anxiety attacks whenever faced with triggering events — like a car accident in the middle of a busy street.

She called-out people who would claim that this is just a so-called “sakit mayaman”. No! This is mental disorder, people! And mental health is real! “Hindi ako baliw”, she said. And then she began to mention her incapacity to handle stress.

What should we learn from COVID-19 Pandemic

Preparedness

Were you prepared when COVID-19 started? You were probably not, at least for the specific disease. But you could have prepared for a pandemic like this if you didn’t stick to just one plan.

So far, we learned that health is not the only thing that this pandemic has affected. It has also affected industries, the economy, the stock market, maybe your source of income, your food supplies and other personal home supplies.

If you weren’t prepared enough, you could be one of those people worrying about how to survive a long duration quarantine or worse, a lockdown. Do you have enough cash to keep yourself fully stocked? Do the grocery stores, pharmacies, and shops for other essential stuff still have enough supplies to meet your neighborhood’s demands? What if the answer is no?

How to pay toll fee using GrabPay on a Grab ride?

If you thought you always had to pay cash on every toll plaza when you’re on a Grab ride… Surprise! this is for you.

The kind of cars you can book in Grab Singapore

If you’re short on cash, want to utilize the GrabPay system, or simply just don’t want to take out any cash from your wallet, worry no more. Book a ride using GrabPay. Ask the driver that you want the toll fee to be charged via GrabPay. In case the driver isn’t sure how this is done, walk them through with these simple steps

Once you’ve reached your destination, driver must do the following:

Hypocrisy and Irony: Is it the government’s fault or its citizens?

When people pile up beside a no loading and unloading zone sign, and PUVs still stop to pick up and drop off passengers there anyway… When footbridges are too mainstream so people prefer patintero on the road… And the list goes on…
In My Opinion

The view along the riverside in Hulo, Mandaluyong

I once rented a condo unit near the pasig river in Mandaluyong City. The residents beside our building is used to throwing used diapers, inside a plastic bag, on the river – and God knows what other trash they throw there. It’s the same river where people go fishing. The river walls have big painted signs asking people to keep the river clean, and yet I personally witnessed a man threw a diaper to the river like a discuss thrower. Is it truly the government or the citizens? I rest my case.

My favorite ulam, a Bopis urban legend

Dati talaga paborito ko ang bopis. Noong una ko itong matikman ay sarap na sarap ako dito. Masarsa, malinamnam, kapanapanabik, at lubhang kaaya-aya ang taglay nitong bango.

Photo not mine. An edited version of someone’s photo online. Thank you and credits to you if you recognize that this is yours.

Isang araw, sa labas ng aming paaralan, ay sadya akong nagpunta sa isang sikat na karinderya na itatago natin sa pangalang “Ate Emmssssy”. Aking nasumpungan ang napakabangong luto ng bopis sa kanilang hapag-pilian.