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šŸ„­ Filipina in Dunfermline, Scotland šŸ“Š Digital analyst šŸ“š Attempted BolaƱo & Auster completist šŸ’¬ Posts in EN & FIL šŸ¤ Promoting local history, events, & community initiatives where I live (she/they/siya) ā€¢ Views my own https://mastodon.scot/@pats
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Shout out to the guy next to me on the plane who put my backpack in the overhead compartment AND took it out for me also. U a real one
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I thought it was very good! A very heavy but necessary read :)
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Delaying elections during a war doesnā€™t make a country a dictatorship. Silencing dissent, dismantling opposition, disregarding the rule of law, and declaring a leader 'king'ā€”well, now thatā€™s another story entirely.
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I think of this classic Tweet at least once per day.
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Instructions unclear - I am now dousing my eyehole with boiling water
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An article from 2016: ā€œThe Philippines' forgotten 'comfort women'ā€ ā€œOf the 1,000 Filipino women who were forced into sexual slavery only about 70 are still thought to be alive - and because of their age there is a sense of urgency.ā€
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Anyway
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I just wish the creators of Valeria had the courage to do what the SATC writers couldnā€™t - end the series with Valeria being single & content, happy in her own company & that of her friends. Her situation with Victor could have been left ambiguous, but with her in control - similar to how S2 ended.
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But Valeria wants me to believe that not only does Victor magically get over his commitment-phobia through realising that Valeria is his āœØone true loveāœØ , he was also decisive enough to lock it down with her & have 2 kids in 5 years? Total BS fairy tale ending.
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For all its flaws - and trust me there are MANY - one thing SATC got right with the first movie was showing that Big didnā€™t just magically get over his fear of commitment.
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Iā€™m also really tired of media that depicts toxic, anxious-avoidant men as the heroineā€™s ā€œone true loveā€. Being addicted to that hot-and-cold dynamic isnā€™t love!!!
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Also I ordered a Cosmopolitan coz I wanted to feel like a āœØSex and the CityāœØ girlie & Iā€¦didnā€™t like it šŸ˜­
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Meanwhile someone here with no ties to Italy beyond having an Italian grandparent can still refer to themselves as ā€œScottish-Italianā€ with no issue. Make it make sense
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Hold the vermouth too. With extra olives
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Itā€™s a Southeast Asian thing šŸ’… (minus Singapore! šŸ¤­ jk)