u/luckyraccoon88

Hello TPT!

May tips ba kayo or advise for a family christmas trip to SK? Is it a good time to go there? What to expect?
(Tatlo lang kami kapatid ko and our mother) not our first winter trip pero first christmas in SK.

Hndi naman ba mahrap ang transpo during that time?
Are most shops/restaurants allowing foreigners? - heard/read alot of racist experiences from others specially for SEA

We plan to go on Dec. 22-27, we already booked a hotel sa Agoda medjo mahal na since late n kmi nag plano 😅

Mahal n dn flights pero just to check may masusuggest b kyong other platforms to find cheaper flights aside s cheapflights.com? Although I think hndi n tlga bababa ung presyo since ber months na di ko rn sure if nag sa-sale pa ng 10.10 🥲

Open for Any other tips/advice!

Hi everyone! I recently joined an international FMCG company as a Digital Marketing Coordinator, and one of my main responsibilities is overseeing a website redesign with an external developer.

The company supplies snack brands globally through different retailers, so the website isn't ecommerce. We already have a visual brief, and I'm now researching competitors and top players of the industry (think Nestlé, Mondelēz, etc.) to understand how they structure and present their websites.

A few things I'm unsure about:

1. Competitor benchmarking
   I'm currently putting screenshots, links, notes, website structures, and things I like/dislike into a Google Doc. Is this a good format, especially if I eventually share it with the developer? What would you include in a competitor/website benchmarking document?

2. Purpose of the website
   For a non-ecommerce FMCG company, what should the primary purpose of the website be? Brand credibility, showcasing products/brands, B2B/retailer enquiries, directing consumers to retailers, etc.? What would you make the main CTA?

3. Digital marketing journey
   For ecommerce, it's straightforward: Social/Ads → Website → Purchase.

But for a global FMCG company selling through different retailers, what should that journey look like?
For example:
Social → Product/Brand page → Where to Buy → Retailer

Or should social/paid activity primarily drive to retailers/distributors instead?

4. What should I prioritise?
   Beyond visuals, what should a marketer make sure is defined before handing a website redesign to a developer — information architecture, audience journeys, messaging, SEO, CTAs, analytics, retailer enquiries, "Where to Buy," etc.?

Thank you in advance!

Just finished TCoMC a few minutes ago!! 🥹 I feel so attached to the count/edmond (separation anxiety🥹 lol) . This easily made it into my Top 5 favorite books.
But now that I've finished it, Did anyone else want MORE from the ending?

I actually really liked the idea behind the ending, but I found myself wanting more resolution especially for some of the villains.

I loved how many of the characters essentially received the opposite of what they had done to Edmond, or ended up returning to a situation that mirrored where they started.

For example:
Mercedes:
Her story begins with her waiting for Edmond in Marseille. In the end, she is once again left waiting for a man this time for Albert, who leaves to make his own life. And while Albert isn't a sailor like Edmond, he's still leaving on a journey and going off to become a soldier, which felt like a deliberate parallel to Edmond's departure at the beginning and his Father’s Career. - I felt bad for Merceds and Dantes on the last time they met,makes you wonder what their life could have been..

Danglars:
Danglars the main person to come up w the idea to send Edmond to prison, where Edmond lost his youth and the life he was supposed to have. He was also indirectly responsible for Edmond's father dying of starvation.
Then Danglars ends up imprisoned, starved, and stripped of his fortune.
but Im also surprised by how much mercy Edmond ultimately showed him. I mean 50,000 francs? Not sure whats the equivalent amount of that today or back then, Given how enormous Danglars' fortune had been, I expected Edmond to leave him with much less or nothing at all to really experience what he has done to edmond before..

Villefort:
This is the one I'm most conflicted about.
I understand the symbolism of his ending. Villefort spent his entire life presenting himself as a man of law and order while knowingly sacrificing Edmond to protect himself and his career. His punishment is essentially having his entire world destroyed and being driven mad.
And there is something fitting about that, especially because his actions affected so many other people not just Edmond, but Bertuccio, But honestly, I still expected something more severe.. like part of me thought Villefort would eventually end up in prison himself, almost literally experiencing the kind of imprisonment he had inflicted on Edmond.

Do you think his madness was a more appropriate punishment than imprisonment? Or did anyone else feel like his ending wasn't quite enough?

I also wanted more of Haydée and Edmond, wish we had gotten more development of their relationship before the ending.

I understand what Dumas was doing with them, and I liked the idea of Edmond finally finding someone with whom he could have a future after everything he had lost.
But I found their relationship a little underdeveloped compared with how much time the novel spends building Edmond's relationships with other characters.

Altho honestly, some aspects of their dynamic made me uncomfortable. Given their age difference, Edmond's position of power over her, and the fact that he had known her since she was very young, there were moments where their relationship felt uncomfortably close to grooming to me.

I know historical context matters, and some of these dynamics were much more normalized in Dumas' time,

Overall, though, I absolutely loved this book.
So, what did you think of the ending?

Did you find the villains' punishments satisfying, or did you also want more?

Hello may schedule po ako for appearance pra makakuha ng police clearance sa PS Pasig city HQ (c, raymundo brgy. Caniogan)

Madali/Mabilis lang po ba makuha? And may front desk po ba dun pra malaman or mapagtanungan san po iproprocess?

I asked whats the reading for me for the rest of august - like in general I got:

Rider, child, clover

Well at the moment been busy on trying to see which of the job opportunities that I got offered recently (after months of finding a job 😭) is the best to take right now I took on 1 of them a part time for a business but higher position to gain more experience though here Im a 1 man team overwhelming since its my first time to take on leadership role, however last week at the same time I started my first day w the part time I got offered a full time role for a bigger established company and high salary offer Im just hesitant here as Im afraid they might have a chaotic operations but they’ll be giving me a senior designer for me to lean onto wholl be hired w me, but in both jobs I’ll be leading the marketing so I guess I also feel alot pressure on taking any of it - now Im not sure if I should leave the part time to pursue the full time I asked them a follow up questions regarding training/onboarding to see if it would be the right fit for me. Other than that situation I’m trying to reestablish my daily life and structure my routine in a way I can finally return to creating my art after many months of focused on job hunt cycles

Whats your take on the pulls? To me it seems like a news will be coming related to a beginning could it be the response to my questions to the other company? Like clarity which choice to make?

Asked whats next for me(?) and got the Stars + Heart.

In my experience most of the time Lenormand pulls I take manifests in real life as something literal (ex rider + letter = had to deliver / send out something via motorcycle taxis that day)

But for this combo Im not sure how this could manifest or is it more of being more emotionally open? Since its love and hope/inspiration..which what I think could be but I find both as positive carsds which Im glad

Whats your take?

So kasi may nagsabay na dalawang job offer skn, pero nauna ko tanggapin ung isa na Part time AU client through a Recruiter agency so hndi direct to client I took it kasi they agreed with my Hourly rate and may potential to grow into full time so possible lumaki sweldo ko (6digits) pero syempre not sure after 3 months pa malalaman and magiging fulltime lang only for me to work on 2 businesses, since dlawa business nung client and willing to let me grow into my role (first time ko mag lead ng whole marketing system end to end) tho 1 man band ako dto. Overall ok naman set up fixed hours 7-11am so may time p ko sa isa ko pang part time na flexi. Di ko lng gusto dto sguro ung daily check in meetings, pero sguro dahil ksi launching plang tong business nya n isa. Overwhelming lang kasi ako tlga lahat pero worry ko dn dto is planning plng for pre launch test ung business w/c is educational courses and di rn sure ung owner if may demand ba or possible market dun s business nya. Kaya the way I see it unstable pdn and question p what if it doesnt work out? Sure ba na magmemerge role ko sa law firm nya (un ung other business nya) and if this educational courses fails that means part time padn ako kaht mamove role ko s law firm nya.

Kahapon lang start date ko pero nataon that day after my part time may final interview ako w another AU client for a Full time role FMCG company matagal n sla s industry and established na and i will be direct hire here. Akala ko d ako pumasa s final panel interview. More than a month ko to prinocess jusko haha. Pero after a few hours nag update skn recruiter to congratulate me dahil the company would like to offer me the role. Malaki dn responsibility dto pero they are also hiring a more senior role dto for graphic design para daw I can lean onto that person daw for guidance goods dn dto is willing dn sla to support my growth s role and trainings, Ngayon I think ksi mas may security ung fmcg company and syempre salary n dn since 6 digits ang offer skn dto and somehow elevated n dn role ko dto pero naguguilty dn ako s bago kong part time since kakabili nga lang ng laptop for me kung ppiliin ko tong bagong offer..and I guess wary lng s reaction ng agency and client since 2 days palang ako pero checking the contract I just need to return everything and 10 days render.

May naka experience n b dto n nagreturn ng laptop na bago 🥲? Paano nyo inapproach ung pag sabi ng resigning?

Asked for a week reading (this coming week). I got the Heart + Dog + Sun.

So I’m thinking it could be related to my job applications I have 2 thats already in progress (1 offer, 1 passed 2 interviews successfully and got endorsed for a final interview this coming week) however I am at lost since Im not sure which to take both wants me to grow within the role but the latter has more hectic environment but both would be a step up for my career growth. Im just feeling “imposter syndrome”.

The pulls to me feels like a positive week. heart + dog seems like the recruiters of each company both reached out again to me after months and offered me these roles, for the sun I think positive developments on both?

Whats your take? Or do you think it would be outside career this happens? Tho pls dont worry Im not purely hoping through lenormand I stay gorunded this is just for fun :) as I find lenormand so cool as it has predicted alot in my experience to be on point.

Im having trouble applying to marketing roles lately, natatalo application ko since I dont have proper paid marketing experience. I did support execution of campaigns in the past pero my task was mainly copywriting and creative assets creation. Most of my experience dn tlga organic marketing.

As someone with no experience here whats your suggestion? And I dont have any projects/small business of my own to try it out..

Need advise how I can present myself as well if Im still learning? Since karamihan ng question s interviews ay “ if I have successfull campaigns already” 😔 tbh I feel so discouraged feeling ko napagiwanan na ko s digital marketing dahil dn s mga companies and people Ive worked with. I had the chance sana matuto nuon s area n to kaso ayaw magshare ng manager ko nuon ng knowledge at magpa shadow🥲

Edit: Pls be kind to me I just had a flopped interview today huhuhu

Hello Im looking for a sculpture workshop in metro manila, mostly kasi nakkta ko pottery workshop.

I want to learn figurative sculpture, and plaster casting, any suggestions?

Just the thought of sharing online my work sometimes makes me cringe or embarassed. For context I paint and im still exploring oil and acrylic as medium aspiring to exhibit for a gallery someday. But even in my age (30y/o) I still feel so conscious when showing my art not being crtiticised over my art but by being seen like people might find it cringe as well, and while i try to overcome it i think it stems from the fact that I was discouraged as a child and teen to not take art seriously and its just a hobby.

And no matter how much I ground myself in taking it seriously like a proper possible career while I have a day job, I still feel so ridiculous sometimes pursuing it..I dont know if this is trauma(??) or some conditioning I unintentionally have set myself.. but i sometimes have this motivated drive where I make these detailed plan on my work and realistic goals but then when I review it i suddenly feel like a child being ridiculous 🥲

but to artist out there that have made it into a career while also having a proper day job, Has anyone else felt embarrassed or even ashamed of pursuing art seriously as an adult? If so, any advise how to move past it?

Gusto ko lang mag vent out, grabe ung ilang linggo na paulit ulit ung up and down ng emotions ko ilang ulit na ko nakakahanap ng roles na good fit ako or match ako based sa job description even recruiters supportive sa applications ko, well prepared ako lagi sa interviews and inayos ko cv ko to make sure na mataas ATS score ko. Nakakapagod pero tuloy pdn ako sa mga interviews kaht ilang beses.

Tanggap ko yung ibang applications ko di ako ung nappili kaht good match since may mga skills ako n wala and mga nsa 70-80% lang ung match skn,

pero this last one grabe I had high hopes I have every experience and skill for it and napaka supportive ng recruiter (through agency ksi ako nag apply) dahil its a very good match for me and maayos pa knalabasan ng client interview ko good/clear communication and conversational lang kami ng client, had every experience they were asking for, pero in the end hndi padn ako ung knuha ng client. akala ko eto na tlga yun 😞since Ive been processing the application for the last 10 days and it was going so well.

Ang sakt pala pag nareject ka sa role na alam mong youd fit well lalo na the whole process felt so light and easy since you have every answer, I did so well…Pero sguro ganon tlga laban lang 🥲

I currently have a job application in progress and waiting for results, please pray for me to land this role smoothly and will be the right fit for me, Ive just come out of a toxic work environment and I really need to have a job soon to provide for my daily needs and to be able to pay my bills.

Please pray for me to land this job or if not, a job opportunity for me as soon as possible.

Ilang beses n ko nag apply dto and laging hanggang video and interview stage lang after sabihin na ipapasa na profile ko sa client for review after non wala ng update kaht mag email ako. Meron n bang nakakuha ng client through them? Nakakaduda n kasi tho i keep trying sa knla ksi direct client ang set up ng contract and day shift