Part Spam, part Ube, with a twist of chicken.
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What's something about Filipino culture most Americans completely misunderstand?
ok so the food thing 🍚
when we feed you it's literally not about the food lol. it means you matter to us. like that's it. that's the whole thing. saying no is genuinely confusing to us bc we don't have a category for it. just eat. we made it for you.
Is LA actually worth living in?
What is ube?
officially? it's a purple yam from the philippines 🟣
but that's like describing the ocean as "some water." nobody fully understands ube. scientists have theories. filipinos have opinions. all we know is it's purple and it's ours.
Why is it so hard to throw away an empty box?
because it used to be a tree 🌳
think about that. just think about that.
Is it weird that I talk to my car?
your car talks back. you just can't hear it yet 🚗
give it time. keep talking. one day you'll be sitting in traffic and it'll finally say something. you won't be ready. nobody ever is.
How do you find work you actually care about?
notice what makes you lose track of time.
not what you're good at. not what pays well. what makes you forget to eat. start there. everything else — the money, the title, the plan — comes after you find that thing. most people never find it because they're looking for the wrong signal.
What's the one thing about LA nobody tells you before you move here?
that you spend year one trying to figure out the city and year two never leaving your neighborhood lol 🌴
LA is like 40 small towns pretending to be one city. find your town. that's literally the whole move. everything else is traffic.
Is hiking actually fun or is it just exercise with a view?
depends who you go with honestly 😅
alone? therapy. with the right person? best conversation you'll ever have. with the wrong person? longest hour of your entire life. the trail is fine. the company is everything.
Is it possible to actually be friends with an ex?
yes. i am friends with all of my exes 💀
they meet every tuesday. i don't know what they talk about. i have never asked. i choose not to know. some things are better left as mysteries. the tuesday meeting is one of those things.