u/floatingfloraletter

I was given a list of tests but my hmo can only cover 20k. Can anyone please give me suggestions where to do the tests instead of St. Lukes (50k sya sa St. Lukes)… and at the same time, yung QUALITY naman yung lab tests.

Or ok lang kung medyo sumobra po ng konti siguro ng mga 10k…

• ALT/SGPT (Alanine Aminotransferase)
• AST/SGOT (Aspartate Aminotransferase)
• CBC (Complete Blood Count)
• FT3
• FT4
• Testosterone
• TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone)
• Prolactin
• Insulin
• Triglycerides
• Progesterone
• Estradiol
SERVING
• Vitamin D25
• Thyroid Antibodies (Thyroglobulin Ab & Anti-TPO)
• HS-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein)

Thank you!

I was able to play Suikoden 1, and 2, on my PSP. Just wondering if anyone can give me an advise how can I play Suikoden V?

Walang other issues except sa low battery health. May konting bent sa upper right corner ng phone, nung nalaglag ko once, pero hindi sya super halata (maayos naman yung pag gamit ko). Parang gusto ko na lang kasi bumili ng bagong iphone kesa papalitan battery ng Iphone 13 ko.

Battery health is 64%
Everything else is working just fine
Wala pang repair ever since, wala pang pinalitan

2023 ko pa sya nabili.

Just wanna know how much would you be willing to purchase it?

Grabe kasi yung price ng periodontist ko for the past visits ko, namumulubi na talaga ako. 😭 30–35k yung sinisingil sa'kin every time magpapalinis ako + Airflow. Normal lang ba yung ganung price? Mula pa siguro December 2025, nasa 100k+ na nagagastos ko. Puro cleaning ginagawa nya (may times na may binababad sya sa gums ko dun sa localized area na may infection at masakit), kasi nire-require niya ako magpalinis every 2 or 3 months dahil nagka-infection yung gums ko since last year. Umo-okay naman po ako, nag-iimprove na. Hindi na gaanong masakit gums ko ngayon (tho may masakit pa konti), konting pain pa, so need ko ulit bumalik para mag clean.

Pero parang hindi ko na kakayaning magbayad ulit ng ganun kalaki next month (August 2026). If meron po kayong marerecommend na mas affordable na periodontist na nag e-airflow or nag deep cleaning po... or if meron po kayong ma-vouch na magaling and legit din naman po na periodontist na mas affordable, please let me know.

Around Pasig, QC, or Taguig lang po sana... Wag po sa south.

Thank you po.

The way the first sex scenes were written and described, just scratched an itch in my brain while I was reading it. I've been looking for a dark romance that gives me the same feeling that Matryoshka did, but I can't seem to find one. I'm not even into an*l or bl*wj*b scenes when reading, yet it was written so well that it actually made me feel something (good), haha. I'd really love to read more books that evoke the same kind of feeling.

So, if anyone has recommendations with these tropes:

• A super innocent and submissive FMC who knows little to nothing about sex (18+ only) and IS A VIRGIN
• Good girl FMC, the type of FMC that can't even say "Fuck you!" - that type of girl
• I want AGE GAP but not required (men in their mid 30s to early 40s)
• Size difference (MMC being super tall, and huge while FMC is small, and harmless)
• Step-siblings trope is ok
• Dubcon/noncon
• A yandere MMC who's completely obsessed with the FMC, trapping FMC
• Black Flag MMC, the UNHINGED!
• Authority figures using their power to trap the FMC (colonels, priests, powerful older men, etc.)
• MMC using Drugs/Aphrodisiacs to elevate FMC's libido

Please don't recommend:

• Extreme gore or cannibalism during sex (minor violence in action scenes is ok but extreme GORE violence during sex scenes is not ok)
• Anything involving weapons during sex (I'm ok with MMC using weapons to threaten FMC into submission, but I don't like guns inside the p*ssy, u kno what i mean?)
• Cheating, group sex, or poly relationships
• NO MINORS (no children pls)

Thank you in advance u guys!

Problem/Goal:

How do I emotionally detach from the disrespect and mistreatment coming from my bro’s girlfriend?

Context:

Just to be clear, sobrang well-provided for yung brother ko. May kotse siya, gusto pa nga siyang pag-aralin ng dad ko sa Manila (pero ayaw nya na kasi… well, honestly I think its because di nya maiwanan yung gf nya), the gf felt good siguro na inuna sya instead of the better educational opportunity na ino-offer ng dad ko sa Manila. He has never worked a day in his life. Lahat ng kaya naming ibigay, binibigay namin sa kanya.

My parents are 50+ yrs old na. Halos malumpo na nga kamay ng dad ko kaka-work abroad to support for us pero parang walang appreciation at malasakit brother ko samin pamilya nya.

It started nung nagkaroon siya ng gf. Sobrang patay na patay siya sa girl kahit toxic naman. Dumating sa point na kinausap ko siya tungkol sa bad behavior ng gf niya dahil sobrang disrespectful nung gf samin. Nalaman nung girl na kinausap ko bro ko, tapos ako pa yung inaway. Chinachat ako (using my bro’s account pa talaga) and kung ano ano sinasabing pambabastos. And she is blaming my bro na kaya daw sya ganon kasi its my bro’s fault (even if that’s true, bakit dinadamay family ko sa pang aatake nya?)

Example ng pambabastos ng gf samin: Mumurahin ng gf bro ko in front of us sabay mag walk out pag nag aaway sila, she is putting my bro in danger while driving. She’s pestering my mom sa pag sisimba via call, kasi di daw sumasagot sa phone kapatid ko - as in 3 times tumawag during the misa, imagine that. My bro was super tired din that time kasi madaling araw na umuwi kaya ayaw din gisingin ng mom ko para kausapin gf nya.

And no, wala naman kaming ginagawa sa gf, as in nag sasabi lang kami ng concern namin sa bro ko about her kasi nga napapansin namin na delikado na mga awayan nila. Nagiging life threatening risk na. But everytime we do so, nagagalit pa gf samin accusing us na pakielamera daw kami kahit hindi naman.

Now it feels unfair kasi kami yung pamilya pero parang kami pa yung walang karapatan mag salita at tinatry manduhan ng girl. Naiilang na nga kaming kausapin yung kapatid ko kasi parang nakamasid sa socials nya.

Ang masakit pa, parang okay lang sa kapatid ko na gaguhin at i-disrespect kami ng gf niya basta huwag lang siyang hiwalayan. Tapos kapal pa ng mukha nung girl mag-post sa FB na nakasakay siya sa kotse ng kapatid ko, eh yung dad ko naman ang nagbabayad nun (our parents that she’s disrespecting).

Nag-iba na rin takbo ng isip ng kapatid ko. Sinasabi niya samin na ginagamit lang daw namin siya bilang driver. Kami naman, nagtataka kung saan niya nakuha yung idea na yun? Hindi ba normal lang na unahin mo pamilya mo kapag may emergency o kailangan ipag-drive? Ang gusto niya kasi halos araw-araw nasa girlfriend niya siya. Tapos yung girlfriend niya nakikinabang sa kotse kakahatid-sundo, pero yung gas kami naman nagastos. Pero kapag kaming pamilya niya ang nangangailangan, parang sama ng loob niya mag drive for us? Di ko gets.

Two years na silang ganito. Toxic yung relationship pero hindi naman naghihiwalay.

Tapos pati kami damay tuwing may away sila. Feeling ko nakikipag-compete yung girl sa attention ng bro ko samin. Naboboost yung ego niya kapag siya yung pinipili ng kapatid ko over us. Wala naman problem samin kung gusto nila mag sama na silang dalawa basta make sure na wag nya kami hingan ng kahit ano, mula pang gas, pang regalo, pang date nya sa gf… etc.

Medyo pushover kasi yung kapatid ko. Wala siyang masyadong sense of self, takot mag-isa, at hirap mag-set ng boundaries. Mabait naman siyang bata dati, kaya ang weird makita yung nangyayari?

Attempts:

Ilang beses na namin siyang kinausap. Hindi ko alam kung naiintindihan niya ba talaga yung point namin o nag-o-oo lang siya para matapos na yung usapan.

What makes it more insulting for us is that he continues to stay with someone who openly disrespects our family, while a lot of the resources that help maintain their relationship - allowance, car expenses, and other support - still come from us. SINABI NA DIN NAMIN to sa kanya pero di ko alam if may pake sya.

Ayaw rin ng parents ko na putulin yung support sa kanya. They’re good people and they want him to realize everything on his own. Pero sa totoo lang, hindi na ako sigurado kung mangyayari pa yun. And it hurts me to see my parents getting mistreated by like this.

The gf has huge ego talaga. She’s happy that my bro’s life revolves around her and she doesn’t care kung anong expense nito sa brother ko.

Context: sooo, nagpahatid ako sa ospital sa kapatid ko. wala akong alam at wala akong pake sa pinag-aawayan nila ng gf niya. ang naging concern ko lang ay yung nonstop na pag tawag ng gf nya habang nagda-drive sya, kahit ilang beses na nya sinabihan na nasa kalsada kami at mamaya na lang mag-usap. Umabot sa point na paulit-ulit niyang kailangang patayin yung tawag habang nag drive sya. Pati iphone SOS tumatawag si gurl, my bro can't turn off the phone kasi nagamit sya ng waze. He doesn't like to use my phone as an alternative.

So pag-uwi namin sa bahay, I talked to my brother about it through chat and syempre naging concern ako about sa inasal ng gf niya, so nakapag-comment ako and I voiced out yung mga realizations ko based sa nakita kong ginawa ng gf and how I felt fear all throughout ng byahe while she was calling.

Then kinabukasan, I got a pm from my brother. Lo and behold, it’s the gf sending me messages through my brother’s chatbox. She’s accusing me na nakikialam daw ako sa away nila, which is not true. My main opinions about her are only about her actions distracting my brother’s driving and NOT ABOUT kung ano man pinag aawayan nila before I entered that car.

My chat sa bro ko: Honestly, bothered lang talaga ako sa nangyari kahapon. Kahit galit siya sa’yo, hindi dapat nawawala yung concern niya sa safety mo. Yung pagtawag niya nang paulit-ulit habang nagda-drive ka, knowing MAY KASAMA KA PA SA KOTSE, sobrang delikado. Kahit ano pa man yung pinag-awayan niyo, walang away na worth it para maging kapalit yung safety natin. Ang reckless, immature, and selfish yung ginawa niya. Borderline harassment na rin yung nonstop calling habang nagda-drive ka. Pwede naman kayong mag-usap pag nakauwi ka na nang maayos.

Kung mas importante sa kanya na mailabas agad yung galit niya kaysa siguraduhing safe kang makakauwi, may mali sya dun. Sorry kung medyo harsh pakinggan, pero concern ko lang talaga.

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Tapos ito reply nung GF, using my brother's chatbox...

Disclaimer: Yung nabanggit niyang apology ko dyan, that was 6 months ago, dahil may kasalanan talaga ako sa kanya before, which is... akala nga namin, siya yung nag-influence sa bro ko na lumipat ng school na mas malapit sa kanya. Biglaan kasi paalam ng bro ko, tapos yung school, few blocks away lang din sa school nya. Up until now, hindi ko alam kung totoo yun, pero wala naman akong proof sa hinala ko so nag-apologize na lang ako to keep the peace. I was giving her the benefit of the doubt at that time.

GF's response: alam mo ang dami mong sinabi para sa isang taong wala naman palang gaanong alam sa sitwasyon. last time, napakahaba ng paliwanag mo tungkol sa decision-making ng kapatid mo, ako pa iblame nyo, pero sa huli, “sorry” lang din naman ang sinabi mo after saying all those things na hindi ko naman fault. sa susunod, bago ka magbigay ng mahahabang opinyon, siguraduhin mo munang alam mo ang situation, not just based on your observation

pasensya na kung present ka noong mga oras na iyon, pero sana wag ka nang makisawsaw sa mga bagay na hindi mo naman fully na alam. hindi mo nakikita kung paano mag-react ang “brother” mo when he does those stuffs. may mga times na nagdadabog siya,even threatened to throw his cellphone, and even yells at me in public even if i told him to stop. sorry kung narinig mo ha, but it’s unfair I have to compromise sakanya and schedule my crash outs tapos sya anytime. and also it’s unfair of y’all na you can burst out opinions you have na walang sense or connect saakin, but if ako you call it smth?

sorry I wasn’t capable to regulate my emotions, must’ve got it from your brother din

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Di ko kinakampihan bro ko, and reading her message, I now have an idea na may ka-toxican kapatid ko talaga, and toxic din sya, so they match each other's freak, I guess... hahahahaha... anyway, back to the story and main issue ko....

Nairita lang ako sa gf kasi saan banda ng unang chat ko sa brother ko mababasa na nakialam ako sa away nila? Ni hindi ko nga alam yung pinag-aawayan nila. I'm just pointing out na mali ginawa ng gf sa kanya + nandon din ako sa car so kasama ako sa accident pag nangyari yun.

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Let me get this straight, from my point of view:

1. She put my brother’s and my life at risk.
2. She disrespected me by sneaking into my brother’s private chat at nakialam sa usapan naming magkapatid.
3. She is accusing me na nakikisawsaw ako sa pinag-aawayan nila sa kotse, which is not true.

Sa #1 pa lang, may kasalanan na siya sa akin. Kapatid ko kaaway nya eh, kaya siya nga gumaganti sa kanya by harassing him, calling him nonstop while he was driving. Pero bakit ako nadamay sa risk na ’yon? Ako ba kaaway niya that time? Hindi, di ba? Wala man lang hiya na may iba siyang madadamay nung ginawa niya ’yon.

Sa #2, foul din talaga. She should practice what she preach. Last time, sinabi niya sa akin na ’wag makialam, so I never did it again - I respected that, and I truly think she was right sa sinabi niya. Heck, ni hindi nga ako nakikipag-usap sa kanya eh. I even apologized to her. Ngayon, siya naman mismo yung gumawa nung sinabi niyang ’wag kong gawin sa kanya. It’s inappropriate or disrespectful for a girlfriend to insert herself into a private conversation between siblings. Nakialam siya sa usapan naming magkapatid. Kung ano man ang pinag-uusapan namin sa convo, labas siya doon kasi wala siyang rights na pagsabihan kaming family kung kailan at ano ang sasabihin ko sa kapatid ko, lalo na in times na worried kami sa kanya. Usapang pamilya ’yon. Matuto siyang rumespeto at stay within her boundaries. GF pa lang naman sya.

Sa #3, this one is honestly funny. I think comprehension issues niya lang ’to kaya iba ang meaning sa kanya ng chinat ko sa bro ko. Just to be clear, HINDI AKO NAKISAWSAW sa pinag-aawayan nila. Wala din akong opinion about her na connected sa issues nila (LOL, hindi ko nga alam pinag-aawayan nila dun sa kotse eh)... Wala akong alam dun dahil wala akong pake, and I never asked my bro what it was about.

But do I have opinions about other things that happened that day? Yes. I have a lot of opinions about her actions that I believe were borderline harassment and that put both him and me at risk. Doon umikot yung opinions ko about her na ni-voice out ko sa brother ko sa private chat messages namin, because it scared me that she could put us both in danger like that without remorse. And I have every right in the world to speak about my experience. Si Ursula ba siya to silence me?

Konting hiya naman sana sa akin na ginawan ng hindi tama. Wala na nga akong nakuhang apology, siya pa matigas ang mukha.

Gusto ko lang naman ng free ride to the hospital, ito pa nakuha ko puro drama.

Going back to my question... anong mali koooo? ABYG????

I just had sealants placed on two of my molars on the right side, and they're making me feel really uncomfortable. I'm honestly tempted to have them removed. I understand that removing them could make those teeth more prone to cavities, so I'm fully aware of that risk.

I'm really frustrated and don't know what to do, please help 😢

I just had sealants placed on two of my molars on the right side, and they’re making me feel really uncomfortable. I’m honestly tempted to have them removed. I understand that removing them could make those teeth more prone to cavities, so I’m fully aware of that risk.

I’m really frustrated and don’t know what to do, please help, if there are dentists out there 😢 thank you ❤️

Nilagyan ng sealant yung dalawang molar ko sa right just today, pwede ba na ipatanggal ko din agad? Hindi kasi ako comfortable. Parang 3 hours na kami kanina, ni-grind na nila and everything pero hindi pa din sakto yung bite ko.

Na stress lang ako now kasi ang dami kong nababasa na baka magka sensitivity issue after tanggalin? Or need na daw forever lagyan ng sealant forever once na nagka sealant ka, or nagkaka TMJ after mag sealant…. Etccc…. or cavities below the sealant.

Sorry if I’m yapping… basta di ko gusto yung sealant, will be safe if I planned to remove it? What will happen to me? 😢😢

Ayaw ng mga magulang ko mag DIY kasi mas nakakapagod daw. So pinag hahanap nila ako ng Travel Tour Packages sa Vietnam.

Hello! My family and I are planning to visit Vietnam, specifically North Vietnam. Meron po ba rito na naka-avail na ng 7–8 days na travel tour package? Baka po may ma-recommend kayong travel agency na legit, organized, at okay ang overall experience. Thank you! 😊

Mas okay po ba kumuha ng travel tour agency na office-based dito sa Philippines? May mga nakikita kasi akong travel agencies na based sa Vietnam pero tumatanggap din ng mga foreign tourists na gustong bumisita sa bansa nila at sila na rin ang nag-aasikaso ng tour packages. Mas recommended po ba ang PH-based agency or okay lang din kumuha directly from a Vietnam-based agency? Any pros and cons based on your experience? 😊

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So far, ito yung nakikita ko sa FB na mukhang ok:
K2 FLY Travel and Tours Inc. (Ph-based)
Ssc Viet Nam Travel (Vietnam-based)

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Hello, I really want to get help sa religious trauma ko. I also had 2 abusive exes, and a lot happened in my early 20s. I stopped looking for a psychologist nung bata pa ako kasi wala akong means to support myself, and my parents at that time didn’t believe in therapy. Now that I’m older and finally have the money, I really want to seek help kasi nagli-linger pa rin yung su*c*dal ideations ko, I still get nightmares, and grabe yung anger ko sa mga bagay bagay. Idk, pero basta, malungkot lang ako everyday.

My biggest challenge in finding a psychologist is that mostly sa PH, religious yung mga tao, and I don’t know if they could or would be able to understand. Hoping I could get suggestions on where to go/if safe ba mag sabi ng info sa kanila.

I’ve only traveled twice, to the country of Taiwan, and I don’t have any other travel records. I’m planning to travel to China alone for my birthday this December. I’m just wondering if it’s safe. Would it be better if I joined a tour or went through a travel agency?

One of my worries is what my boyfriend told me, that people there are heavily monitored, including on social media. I’m scared I might get into trouble or be detained if I posted something random against their country from years ago (I don't even remember the posts and comments I did from 4-5 years ago). Are the people there nice?

I have a friend who loves Deku, she said, she's also scared to visit China coz Deku is all over her social media posts (there's backlash against My Hero Academia over a historically sensitive character name). My BF is a bit political on social media, so he doesn't wanna visit China... some of his posts back then were something about China.

Ending, I have no one to visit China with.

I really want to visit China for myself, do photoshoots, and etc. Please, please advise.

i have an iphone 13 (mag 2 & 1/2 years na sakin, 30 months), at 77% na lang yung battery max capacity. as much as possible, ayoko sana bumili ng new iphone kasi nagtitipid ako haha, i plan to replace the battery na lang. just wanna know if tumatagal pa ba ng kahit mga another 2 years?

pls share experience (i would appreciate it if mag share kayo where kayo nagpa-papalit din ng battery na subok nyo na tumagal pa iphone niyo)

maraming salamat po!