Pinoy Community v. 18

[baboysai]

ts. just when I thought I had him!

 

[mangadictus]

ok lang yan. eto nlang, i trend natin.

damn. intoxicating na talaga sa office. siguro, by the end of this year, burned out na talaga ako.

#Paper

Spoiler: DYAC

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[baboysai]

It's five in the morning, still awake from watching kdramas, and I AM FRIGGIN CRAVING BURGER STEAK FROM JOLLIBEE RIGHT NOW!!!!

 

[hunter71485]

my problem now that the kids are all done with their classes is they fucking fill up all the seats at fastfood restaurants here in Daet. Sadly, all the fastfood chains here are brands owned by Jollibee.

Yesterday I had to stand for 30 minutes just to wait for my take-out. STANDING FOR A TAKE-OUT. FUCKING LAME.

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Oh hey it's bb's birthday!

 

[Paper]

@babs- HBD! I'm a bum right now, since i don't even know if i want to continue being a cook. I have a lot of allergies that prevent me from working effectively in the hot line, and I abhore show pieces since they're just a waste of food, money, and effort.

 

[hunter71485]

tried being a food critic?

 

[baboysai]

@babs- HBD! I'm a bum right now, since i don't even know if i want to continue being a cook. I have a lot of allergies that prevent me from working effectively in the hot line, and I abhore show pieces since they're just a waste of food, money, and effort.

Well... that may certainly be hard to handle. I'm so blessed that I don't have a single allergy. I can raze anything. some friends of mine would just itch at the slightest touch (not even ingesting) of shellfish. They didn't continue to be cooks either but- they had conflicted motivations, I can tell you that. One became a front desk receptionist (so Front Office was really her style- not the back burner), and the other a web designer. >.>

tried being a food critic?

I had, for a time, dabbled in that line of work. Or, almost. I was my second month of unemployment, getting desperate, but open to new ideas. I actually tried out for one of the major magazines and got a position, yeah. But I had hoped with that kind of job i could work from home, but they didn't permit it- they wanted me to come to work on a daily basis, etc. etc.

I'm sure it could have been great, as being a food critic is awesome with so many perks and so many chefs panic at the sight of you, let alone working for any magazine instantly gives you "status". You get "in" on the A-list.

...and I turned it down. I cried about that too- because that time many opportunities presented themselves at the same time as this, and I was just so confused, lol.

Now that I think about it though, it was really not the right job for me. I would have only been frustrated in the long run because I couldn't learn hands on- I would just be an onlooker, and not really in the battle that goes on everyday for cooks, you know?

But it took some deep soul searching, PB. like, deep emotional shit. Finding a job, let alone the right path, is one of the hardest shit a person has to go through in life. Because it would have to be something you'd live with for the rest of your life, something that will keep you alive, and eventually, your own little family. You have to spend time thinking what that is that will keep you going.

 

[Paper]

@hunt- I'm allergic to ALL seafood (touch, eat, and smell...the smell bit is from shellfish and mollusks only, and only when being cooked), so i can't be a food critic...also, my nose bleeds each time i eat mangoes.

@babs- it's actually depressing, since I've spent my entire teenage and adult life in the kitchen...it's all i know...

 

[baboysai]

something will turn up, PB. but it's going to be tough waiting it out.

the longest I was unemployed for was 10 months. At the time, I'd attempted on R&D, vegetarian product presentor (NO WAY!), lechon..., fastfood (by the name Company C!!!!), kahit ano na lang! walang may gusto sakin- either because I was overqualified for the entry-level dirt jobs, or because I was a woman (yeah, it's the way of the probinsya).

Pero sige ka lang, I'm sure the people who love you will really support you as you go through this ordeal. My parents were very patient and *cough* supported me *cough* through every whim that I tried out. Including the "entrepreneur stage" where I asked them for capital (through text, and not answering their calls afterward- what an ungrateful child)...

 

[hunter71485]

i found that a change of environment lends some clarity to what a person really wants in life.

 

[baboysai]

by all means. kaya nga soul searching

so what clarity have you come up with yourself, hunt?

 

[hunter71485]

That the simple news of a manga adaptation of Steve Job's life leads to hilarious comments in this article.

Seriously? That I'm not fit for the corporate culture. One of the wise men here said "broaden your base while sticking to your guns." And added, "lower your playing time" but I think I'm misremembering the last part.

 

[Paper]

Honestly, I want to do standup and possibly some Adult Swim shows (as a writer)...sadly, the crowds at comedy clubs here in the ph only find you funny if you're gay and do crowd work, which i do not consider comedy. any asshole can stand up on stage, pick out an unfortunate audience member, and bash them for cheap lolz...

 

[hunter71485]

any asshole can stand up on stage, pick out an unfortunate audience member, and bash them for cheap lolz...

I find that funny. You can make a living bashing "comedians" who bashes an unfortunate audience member for cheap!

 

[Paper]

Nah, i self deprecate.

 

[baboysai]

That the simple news of a manga adaptation of Steve Job's life leads to hilarious comments in this article.

what's weird is that it's josei... so I can't imagine how the story will pan out. I mean, literary-wise.

Honestly, I want to do standup and possibly some Adult Swim shows (as a writer)...sadly, the crowds at comedy clubs here in the ph only find you funny if you're gay and do crowd work, which i do not consider comedy. any asshole can stand up on stage, pick out an unfortunate audience member, and bash them for cheap lolz...

you know... My friend is a flash animator for some adult swim shows...

 

[Paper]

cool. my folks are insistent on me working in a kitchen, though...since they've invested a lot of money on my culinary education already. gah... things would have been easier if my allergies came out while i was young.

 

[baboysai]

yeah you'll have to make them feel like they've got something out of what they paid for, lol.

I also kind of felt that way after finishing architecture and not really practicing it- at least i kinda owe it to my parents that I make them their house(s)... and family members thereafter. But that's as far as I can go. May nagpapagawa nga naman sakin ngayon, i turned it down because really, I... don't... i mean... there's a reason why I didn't take the board exam, or why I'm working as a chef now you know?

so maybe you can compromise with them. like say, ikaw sagot sa lahat ng parties nila. or rumaket ka minsan for small parties (like say, 30pax) para maramdaman nila na you're still into it- and you still are, right? Except that working "industrially" is too much for your body to take. At least ito sideline, then you can focus on the more pressing stuff that earns you money on a regular basis...

 

[Paper]

I was actually supposed to cater for my friend's wedding (50pax), but I had to decline because they wanted seafood... I can't serve something that i can't taste.

 

[mangadictus]

LOL those Stevo Joba comments are hilarious!