I have seen so many posts about rejection in LinkedIn ad I think I deserve to share my own experience in rejection. When I was 1st year in university, I wanted to be a TV Presenter, Broadcaster and dreamt to become a CNN Reporter. When I was in my 2nd year, I wanted to become a literature geek. I wanted to write poems and study … Continue reading How Rejections Cause Dreams To Turn To Ashes
“He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish.” – Jose Rizal, Philippine’s National Hero.
Have you ever been a country where no one speaks your language? Have you even been in a country where English is not that popular? Have you ever had a conversation with someone who doesn’t completely speak your language? Were you able to understand them or you end up choosing to speak with someone who would understand what you exactly say?
I was born in the Philippines and my mother tongue is Kapampangan, it’s one of the many dialects used in our country. Our national language is Tagalog. We use Tagalog to understand all the Filipinos all over the country regardless what their dialects are. I was taught Tagalog in school because in our house, we use Kapampangan. It is essential for a Filipino to learn the language because it is what we use to communicate to each other.
But throughout the years, I have noticed that children who were naturally born Filipino are well-versed in speaking English rather than Tagalog. I have met people who was never taught Tagalog in their household just because English is more appropriate to learn because it is used as universal language and well, in my country, speaking English gives you lots of advantage. English makes a Filipino sound smart.
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“Masturbation is insanely amazing but the gift of giving orgasms and receiving orgasms from another human is invaluable.” ― Helen Edwards, Nothing Sexier Than Freedom
At 28, I’m never opposed to talk about sex, however, due to other circumstances, I was silenced and yet to advertise what I know and feel about it. I was never the angel kind of friend, I always have this evil stuck in me, waiting to be unleashed. I said evil yes, but it’s not the evil you are thinking about. I grew up thinking sex is a form of evil that was lying around tempting people, well, ask my religion about that. It’s never the religion, actually, it’s the people who is making it sounds so bad.
Considering we are in the 21st century, where women are already in the same level of men and sometimes exceeds society’s expectations too, I was wondering why Sex Education is still a topic for debate. I was from a country where teenage pregnancy
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Netflix has became a part of every household nowadays; with all the quarantine and work from home, our go-to for movies is Netflix and other streaming apps available. And just this year, Netflix has released new movies and TV Series and that includes Emily in Paris.
Emily in Paris is a story of a marketing staff, Emily Cooper which is played by Lily Collins, who was sent to France to fill the position of her pregnant boss. Her job is to give an American perspective to the marketing aspect o the company called Savoir.
However, living in a foreign city with a foreign language has ups and downs. Emily has to start learning the language and learning the culture in order to fit it. And for an American who only speaks English and know bonjour in French, Emily has to strike harder to
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