Curiousgeorge

Curious but never spurious

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

Hardwork never killed anyone 😅

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I hear you. The wealth of experience and portfolio should speak of the person’s capability. Plus there is the interview where you get to see the person’s mature perspective based on experience, brand/category knowledge, consumer, creative process, etc. Design test are better suited for junior creatives as you need to assess the craft. And senior creative is way beyond that. Im actually wary of these kind of assessments as they may just be harvesting ideas.

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So kapag high profile, diplomatic ang approach. What does this say about our justice system? Na hindi patas mag enforce ng batas.

Di ko maintindihan itong gobyernong ito. They talk about doing what is right but they have been so tentative in their actions. Makes me think may pinoprotektahan din sila.. they cant go full on battle with the dds camp kasi they did things together as unithieves 🤣

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SEC. REMULLA ON POSSIBLE ESTRADA ARREST

Nakipag-ugnayan na umano si Interior Sec. Jonvic Remulla kay Sen. Jinggoy Estrada kaugnay sa posibleng pag-aresto sa senador dahil sa kinakaharap nitong plunder at graft cases sa Sandiganbayan.

"Talked to him already. I gave him options and he said he will think about it," sabi ng kalihim. | via Philippine Star/Manny Tupas

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Great read

[radar PH @radarph_media]

A Filipino seafarer’s brutally honest social media post about simulating his retirement for 60 days has gone viral online, resonating with many OFWs and breadwinners confronting the frightening realities of life after overseas work.

The post, written by a cruise ship finance controller Julius Borginia Corral or “Controller JC,” documented what happened after he imposed a strict ₱75,000 monthly household budget during his vacation leave to see whether his family could realistically survive on his projected retirement income.

“For 2 months, we live like I retired. No dollars. No padala. ₱75k/month,” he wrote.

What began as a seemingly disciplined financial experiment quickly evolved into a painful realization about money, family dynamics, and the emotional cost of spending over a decade working away from home.

JC, who has spent 11 years working onboard luxury cruise ships, explained that the ₱75,000 figure came from his retirement spreadsheet — the amount he believed would allow his savings to last if he finally stopped going back to sea.

“On paper, it works. But we don’t live on paper,” he admitted.

During the first weeks of the “test run,” the family appeared to be adjusting well. They avoided mall trips, skipped food deliveries, and stuck to home-cooked meals. His wife even posted online about finally having a complete family again after years of separation due to work abroad.

But the emotional and financial strain slowly surfaced.

One turning point came when JC declined his teenage son’s request to join friends on a trip to Enchanted Kingdom because the ₱3,500 expense was too large relative to their monthly budget.

“He didn’t shout. Worse — he just said ‘Okay, Dad,’” JC recalled.

Another moment that deeply affected him involved his wife quietly returning grocery items to the shelf after realizing how expensive basic goods had become.

“I manage million-dollar budgets, but I can’t manage the look on my wife’s face when she puts back the ₱220 na cheese at Puregold,” he wrote.

By Day 45, the family had exceeded their projected budget by more than ₱40,000 despite already owning their home.

However, the viral post struck many readers not because of the numbers, but because of JC’s reflections on retirement itself.

“I know how to close the ship’s books. I don’t know how to close the distance between me and my 17-year-old son,” he admitted.

The post sparked widespread discussion online about how many OFWs and seafarers spend decades preparing financially for retirement but rarely prepare emotionally for permanently returning home.

JC eventually concluded that what he truly needed was not immediate retirement, but transition.

Instead of quitting work entirely, he revealed he would sign one final contract to strengthen their emergency fund and build passive income streams through an agricultural project involving kalamansi farming, native pigs, and free-range chickens.

More importantly, he said he wanted time to “practice being Dad.”

“I used to think retirement was the destination,” he wrote. “It’s not. It’s a new project.”

The post has since resonated strongly among Filipino workers abroad, many of whom admitted in the comments section that they had never truly computed how much retirement would realistically cost once the regular dollar remittances stopped.

Others said the story exposed a painful truth many OFWs quietly fear — that after years of becoming providers first, they no longer know how to simply be present at home.

In the end, JC described the failed retirement simulation not as defeat, but as an audit.

“We failed the test run,” he wrote. “But failure is just a variance report. It tells you what to fix.”

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

Bilang malabo ang mata at dim lit ang reception nila, i have never noticed the item on position 🤣 even after several sessions. Not until someone told me about it. I asked same question, what is the purpose? Apparently, the type of massage, especially when you avail of the sensual menu, varies slightly depending on the preference— like if you tick B, therapist can do some sensual techniques on the groin or something 🤭maybe i should tick one next time to experience 😂

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Huwattt?!? 75 na ang regular pocari? the effect of inflation to my drink 😂 65 lang ito last week ah or sadyang overpriced dito kay manang. Nevertheless , kebs im soo thirsty.

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

Muscles glistening from sweat… just how sexy can you get 😂 Things you see on a 10k night run.

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

💯 alone and calm…there is a diff between being alone and being lonely 💪

[jumjum🦄 @omotodun_]

Serious question: Do people actually exist who genuinely enjoy staying home all day, completely alone, without seeing anyone?

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😂😂😂

[Stan Islaw 🇵🇭🎗️ @itstherealTing]

Unlike Loren Legarda na dinis-own ng mga Assumptionista. 🙈

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

@teatoofmanila Parang headline ng mga starlets lang 😂

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

@teatoofmanila Naku pati malacanang …Kunwaring babantayan.

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

Sa dami ng drama, nakatakas pa din… comedy 🥹

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

@teatoofmanila Only goes to show we have never progressed. Ka cheapan itong rotational brownouts na to. I thought this only happens in far flung areas.

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

Boo.. kasi hinayaan nyong makatakas. Haay what a farce of a government we have.

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PALACE: DELA ROSA NO LONGER INSIDE SENATE

WATCH: Malacañang says sources have confirmed that Senator Bato dela Rosa is no longer inside the Senate building.

Palace press officer Claire Castro says authorities are still verifying Dela Rosa’s whereabouts. | @TristanNodalo

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

@_k_1nut5 Only goes to show we haven’t progressed 🥲

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

@PitikHubad Uyyy joke lang yon..

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@Calipornicashun 👍 then kumaripas pagkatapos 😅

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

@PitikHubad Out of bed or out of the night’s passion? Hahaha charot lang po. The disheveled hair says it all paps ✌️

[Curiousgeorge @Curious6506]

@_k_1nut5 Yeah early morning…kakabangon from the brownout look hahaha..and I was thinking Friday na.

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@joefranc Haaay nakakalungkot na hindi pamantayan ang integrity sa pagpili and this is despite the massive corruption in the government. Di ba nila ramdam or tanging mga nagbabayad lang ng buwis ang nakakaramdam?

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@coupletopml Normally nakakatuwa pag ganyan kababa but nowadays, i feel bad paying that low given the surging fuel price so i add some tip sa amt na kaya.