u/zui-meng

Hi! I'm a 25 yo who has been out of college for almost 3 years now and has recently started working in the academe. Since working in this field, I've come to realize that I want to pursue higher education -- specifically, abroad because I've been thinking about migrating (for a lot of reasons, but generally for better quality of life). I am just torn right now because I want to get all my medical procedures done here first, especially my teeth.

I'm planning on getting braces again but I know that'll take me 2-3 more years, meaning I'd have to stay here to be compliant with my dental visits. But that would mean my masters would have to be put off. I just want to ask what would be a good age for -- generally -- moving abroad / accomplishing a master's degree? I'm quite torn right now and I would like to know if 28/29 is too late ? Or would it be, if ever, a better age for adjusting to a foreign country?

EDIT: Its such a silly reason I know but I just generally need advice since I’m torn 😆

Considering wearing leggings para mas breathable considering Mt Makiling is very humid. Although Im seeing some posts abt how nakakapasok mga limatik HAHAHAHAHA what would you recommend?

As someone who passes by the terminal every week, it frustrates me how PITX feels more like a mall than it does a terminal. Its a design NIGHTMARE. The walkways for commuters are narrow because you have all these restaurants and stores on both sides (even food stands o mga tiyangge in the middle) and so at one point I got pissed off realizing they allotted more space for business establishments than for commuters. This makes the place feel sooo crowded with the little space for walking being shared with the rows of chairs for the commuters to wait in.

Now when it comes to the bus gates, they didn't even decide to provide a clear label for what buses are lined up on each gate. Imbes na nakapaskil sa taas beside the gate number, its printed on a stand on a piece of paper. Tas minsan wala pa. Nakakainis kaya tuloy palaging may mga nagtatanong sa mga guard/kailangan bumalik sa reception to ask where their bus gate is when this could easily be resolved by proper signages.

Don't even get me started on LRT-1 PITX station. Who in their right mind designs a station na iisahan yung lugar ng entrance, pilahan ng beep card, pilahan ng beep loading machine, train ticket gates, STAIRS, elevator, and waiting platform for the train??????????????? Sorry pero napakabobo ng design! Tas maglalagay sila ng cheap na harang so that people don't fall on the train rails? Its so frustrating because Filipinos deserve better.

Also, what's the point of segregating people who have and don't have a beep card? Its not like they can prove if you own one anyway? Why would you choose to line up in the longer line? Again, stupid design. Just make it mandatory for everyone to have a beep card or rather, don't segregate them. Why are they doing this when other stations don't even do this? Its stupid.

Lastly, I hope the Filipino habit of the guards checking your bag upon entering ends. Ano tinitignan nila? Yung baon ko sa isang pocket? Pano kung may bomba sa isa pang pocket na hindi naman nila nacheck. This is a performative, useless, Filipino habit among malls/establishments they need to abolish. Unless they really check it thoroughly, they should just stop doing this because it further leads to congestion.

I hope Filipinos raise their standards when it comes to public establishments, particularly those of public transportation. You see all of these terminals from other countries and you realize how important and intentional design should be. Design is political. You can see if they cater more towards the public or towards capital in design.

Provided that this terminal moves thousands of people a day, I hope this doesn't become the lasting layout for PITX. I'm not proud of this. They should do better.