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I have had a lot of setbacks, yes. As of today, I collect disability, yes. But I will say that I have had a hell of a ride with both positive and negative experiences.

• Held 25 jobs in a span of 15 years
• Was certified as an Emergency Medical Responder at age 17
• Was a recruit in firefighter academy as a senior in high school
• Was a fire explorer most of high school
• Worked as a lifeguard in high school
• Voluntarily participated in clinical and EMS ride alongs my junior and senior year of high school
• Volunteered with a county rescue squad at age 18
• Drove to Colorado by myself at age 19 for EMT school and achieved my Advanced EMT
• Worked in EMS for 2 years, even while attempting university. I worked 24 hour shifts, sometimes even 96 consecutive hours. I started intraosseous infusions, IVs, drove lights and sirens through heavy traffic congestion while parting the sea of cars, transported patients to different states at times, loaded patients onto helicopters, and all sorts of kick-ass experiences
• Was kicked out of a college program and showed up there shortly after in a security uniform, making the program's president's mouth drop (a funny experience and a reaction to remember). I was hired on there after I was kicked out of class. I only lasted a few minutes before I was fired, lol.
• I was hospitalized involuntarily over 20 times
• I was arrested and later convicted of stalking at age 21 trying to pursue a romantic interest at that time
• I have been to the Mayo Clinic (top hospital in the nation) to see the top psychiatrist for my mental health problems
• I have corresponded with state legislators to proactively advocate for certain issues
• I became a self-taught fullstack developer, skilled in a wide array of different technologies
• I worked on projects for some big-name, reputable companies, including Daimler (Freightliner/Western Star), Zoetis (veterinary pharmaceutical company), and McCain Foods
• Now, I finally found the love of my life and happily married

The weird mix of the Philippines gives it less culture shock value also because of westernization and the lack of artistic fusion, it makes everything "familiar" and just direct imports losing it's culture shock value. Pre dominantly a Christian nation, the identifiable Spanish influences with obscured diversity suppressed and stereotyped by capital cities. That's why a lot feels unmixed and with Christianity and westernization being the dominant culture. But still, we get plenty of historically Chinese and now Korean migrants and investors, many Islamic groups from the south even moving to the north, Asian style street foods, wet markets, diverse outfits, Asian style sky scrapers, poverty, noodle dishes and rice everything with people generally looking like Austronesians also the dense city crowds, and loud motorcycles everywhere. That's why it gets plenty of mixed opinions every time. But either way, don't mind. They're all cool.

Hey everyone,

I think everyone whom enjoys food has at least had a conversation about this topic at least once or twice in their lives.

What sort of dining establishments do you think are better considering the cost and the quality of the food?

I will list some of the common types of establishments off the top of my head.

A) Fine dining estalishments: Think Pétrus, Alinea or L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (This restaurant in Hong Kong was hands down the best food I've ever eaten 😂😂😂)

B) Casual Dining- Think nice steakhouses, sushi or ramen spots, Indian food and so on.

C) Mom and Pop Shops: Think neighbourhood places like Delis, Pizzarias, Chinese food etc. (Been to Spain and Italy. Mom and pop shops there were mindblowing)

D) Street Food: Think food trucks or Thailand/Taiwan.

E) Fast Food: Throwing this in here for fun.

Although I've been to quite a few fine dining establishments with L'Atelier being my favorite restaurant of all time (I think I'm just biased because I love the guy 🤣🤣), I generally feel that; given also the region that I'm from, street foods and mom and pop shops are sometimes able to produce food of comparable quality at a fraction of the cost.

What are your thoughts?