This month’s Ask PHlemmy: What life tip do you wish you'd figured out sooner?

Nalimutan ko na Feb na pala! New thread, phlemmies!

Bakit kaya puro assholes na lang naiwang mag-mod sa Philippines subreddit? I made a huge mistake trying to engage again with that conmunity. Yung isa, kailangan pang iproject ang sariling insecurities pero magpopost lang naman ng CNY celebration niya sa Chinatown.

For the nth time, hindi kailangan ng pulis na may abs at fit. Would it be nice if they all were? Sure. But to say that they suck at their job kasi obese is 1) falling for the security theater that the higher-ups say, and 2) being the same judgmental body shamer that you despise from your aunties and relatives.

Unang una, they're fat kasi the job isn't as glamorous as you see in the movies. Depending kung san toka nila they're either nailed to a desk taking cases or sitting idly in a patrol car. They very rarely (if not never!) get into situations wherein they have to chase criminals. Heck, the chases you often see consist of them going after them in their cars and pinning them down or doing hot pursuit house to house searches.

Yung mga chiefs na nagsasabi sa interview na dapat ganito waist line achuchuchu are lying out of their asses and telling you what you want to hear.

"kAiLaNgAn iPaKiTa nA DiSiPlInAdO SiLa aT MaGiNg eHeMpLo" — What the fuck is this boomer bullshit??? Hahahahaha! Your body has nothing to do with whether you're disciplined or not. You could be some parkour expert and benchpressing 585 for starters pero pulpol ka naman sa trabaho mo e di wala rin. Si Nuezca, yung tatlong pulis na pumatay kay Kian, at yung 13 cops na nag-resell ng drugs na nahuli sa Pampanga, or karamihan nung pumatay kay Jemboy, matataba ba sila?

"sO NiNo-nOrMaLiZe mO YuNg hInDi mAgInG HeAlThY?? CiNa-cAlL OuT LaNg nAmIn pArA AyUsIn nIlA KaTaWaN NiLa!" — Weh? Ulol. Wala ka pinagkaiba sa mga tita mo na kunwari may pakialam pero sa totoo asshole lang at mean-spirited. And nope, I'm not normalizing anything. I'm being realistic and putting everything into perspective. I have the same mindset when it comes sa mga pulubi na tinatawag nyo "choosy beggars" kasi ayaw kainin yung tira tira mo (they probably have teeth or digestive issues so hanggang cup noodle types lang kaya nila makain).

You're also ignoring the fact that not everyone is built the same. May mga tao na mabilis talaga tumaba, meron naman slob kumain pero payat. Meron din mga obese na wala naman health conditions and are functional and agile, may mga payat na may sakit at mabilis mapagod.

TW: Another rant. Pasensya na sumusulpot sa social media e, lmao.

Dami na naman pakialamero at matapobre about glutathione and using its alleged illegality para mang-shame ng mga tao.

First of all, the treatment isn't illegal. What's illegal is injectable glutathione, mostly because it's performed by unlicensed clinics. Not because there is definitive proof that it's harmful. "May lead to liver damage" daw. So does alcohol and creatine, banned ba mga yun??

DOH is fine with glutathione procedures as long as it's done by an accredited facility. But of course for PR reasons they're going to outright oppose its skin whitening use.

Walang pera karamihan para sa fucking St. Lukes BGC or to bribe those in NKTI to have it done (since you need to have a good reason for it beyond skin whitening), so they go to haoshao clinics instead. They figured sa dinami dami ng mga naga-avail ng procedure, there’s only 1 or 2 known casualties in the last decade. Those are good odds similar to liposuction and other risky cosmetic procedures.

Bakit gumagamit si Mariel nung IV if they're rich? I have no idea. Vit C daw (which goes in hand with the procedure), idk and don't care. What she and every single wannabe Ivana Alawi/Yassi Benitez do with their skin is none of my business. If madisgrasya sila because of it, then that's on them. Pera nila yun, buhay nila yan.

Society glorified yung Westernized look, and we're all guilty of perpetuating that cycle today with kids looking for SOs na kasing puti at kinis ni Jungkook o Sullyoon. The rest of the country is just trying to be noticed and satisfy your (and everyone else's) needs and expectations.

sa mga mahilig sa libre at mahilig sa movies, UP Diliman is one of the screening venues of the Japanese Film Festival 2024 that runs from 22 Feb - 02 Mar.

i have watched 3 movies so far and am planning to watch more. they have 7pm screenings, perfect as an after-work pre-uwi transition.

it just occured to me am I the only one that used the same username from when I was on reddit?

also grabe mag charge yung eleven labs AI dubbing software by character yung charge nila granted na 0.000125 usd per character pero still

Hi @decadentrebel this is nothing important but you might help me clear this trivial thing out.

I'm on a Dragon Ball groove recently, and tried looking up online when it first aired on GMA7. Two of your YT uploads (this and this) indicate 2000, which is the year I remember. Pero based sa isang uploader (vid) as of Dec 7 1999 may DBZ na sa GMA.

I'm around 90% sure that Dragon Ball (not Z) episode 01 first aired on GMA back in Jan 3 2000 based on memory, pero no hard evidence online backs it up. I want to ask ~~2~~ one question:

1. ~~Do the VHS sources for your 2 uploads indicate the exact dates of recording?~~ I just read the description for this, mid-2000s pala
2. Is it likely that I'm misremembering the first air date, and the other uploader is correct after all?

2024 na at andami nang mga prueba na bulok ang mga Marcos at Duterte, may mga hibang na trolls pa din sa social media na nagrerebut ng kabobohan.

Me and my roommate's honest reaction:

Update: may bobong duwag ding nag haha nung ni pin kong "bayan bago sarilli" post smh

ANUBA PILIPINAS AAAAAA

Trillanes rallying the pinks to stand behind Hontiveros. Ginawa na nila yan before (remember 1Sambayan??) but since in the end gusto nila si Leni yung magiging pambato outright (instead of a fair basis), it never got anywhere.

That being said, I do like Hontiveros. If Leody runs again, I'd still back Hontiveros. Pretty much the same platform but much more winnable and she has fans on all sides (I know BBM and DDS that like her, just not Leninists and center-lefts).

I don't understand what's wrong with Ivana Alawi hooking up with a politician? For clout daw, so ano ngayon? Pakialam nyo? Haha.

may nakasubok na ba ng ube cream liquer? if yes what's the taste like and bagay ba siya sa coffee?

Musta mga ka-phlemmy? Ano plano sa valentimes?

Just got an email from Reddit (being an ex-mod and all) that we get a chance to buy stock at the same price as institutional investors. Yun nga lang it's only available to US residents.

I mean I hate Spez and all but if there's one thing I learned from the blackouts, people (the backbone of what makes Reddit great) will continue to go and post there. So if this was an option for us, I'd definitely invest lalo na if the IPO is cheap.

I think their stock will go up once Spez eventually sells it to some conglomerate who will then maximize ads and squeeze every potential dollar out of it. Ngayon pa nga lang he's already making moves by selling Reddit content to an AI company. Wag nga lang si Elon bibili, lmao.

Nababaliw na ako magbasa sa reddit text posts sa reddit. Parang ai generated karamihan. Kala mo fb page confessions, financial problems, acads, slutshaming stories. Kahit yung mga most upvoted comments paka generic.

This one post saying she was slutshamed at the airport. Halatang troll post and these muthafuckin kids are falling for it. REEEE

Pesteng copyright strike, meron din pala sa FB. Huhuhu.

@the_yaya personal kana maxado bpi ah

have you ever stopped to consider how much your own motivation relies on other people being incapable of doing certain tasks? how the output can only feel gratifying if no one else can do something like you do, despite requiring minimal effort? 🤔🤔

Dominic Roque's condo owned by male politician, alleged reason for breakup with Bea Alonzo — Cristy Fermin

Si Harry Roque ba itech? Lmaoooo