Yvette Tan
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Horror writer. Paranormal researcher. She/they. Like = will read later.
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My new collection, Seek Ye Whore and Other Stories, is available on the Anvil website. Get your copy now!
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So mad about the doctor who died because a patient lied about their travel history. That's a death that could have been prevented if people weren't so selfish. It's a pandemic and people would still rather infect someone else than risk embarrassment. How selfish and dangerous.
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A death in line to get food from a community pantry isn't the fault of the community pantry but of a system that forces people to line up for food from a community pantry to begin with.
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Please stop thinking of farmers as old and poor. How are we supposed to attract people of any age into agriculture if we keep perpetuating this stereotype. I know farmers who look like they live in BGC. Tilling the soil should not mea poverty. It should be the opposite!
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If you’re mistaking Dionysus for Jesus, you must not be a very good Christian because the imagery is very, very different. You also probably failed your Western literature class.
The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.
#Paris2024
#OpeningCeremony
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I’m sick of people who don’t take agriculture seriously because it’s not glamorous. Honey, starving is not glamorous.
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I work with the guy whose family owns Chocnut. He said they actually had a giant bar before but stopped making it because it tended to fall apart.
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So glad that the Filipinas dominating current headlines don’t look like beauty queens. In a culture where you aren’t worth anything if you don’t adhere to a certain physical standard, it’s inspiring to see women celebrated for their talents and abilities, not for their looks.
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Any country that relies on “diskarte” to make it through the day is not a country that’s friendly to its people.
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I hope they also do one where the reporter also has to carry a bag, and one where they make a person with mobility issues roam the metro. Metro Manila is so unfriendly to able-bodied pedestrians, what more to the disabled.
“Ay, ump!” Walkable nga ba ang EDSA?
Nilakad ni
@michael_delizo
ang ilang spot sa EDSA para malaman ang karanasan ng mga pedestrian.
#PatrolNgPilipino
Kaugnay na balita:
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🧵of some of the things I saw at the anting-anting (Filipino folk talisman) exhibit at the Ortigas Foundation Library:
(Entrance is free and the exhibit runs till Aug 25, 2024)
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There's a Filipino (I think) superstition that says that if a pet dies for no reason, it's because it exchanged its life for its human's. Some people believe that this is what's happening in my sister's cat's case. It literally took a bullet (well, pellet) for one of us. 😢
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Filipinos who have trouble using they/them, just think of it as an English version of siya. You’re welcome!
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Go see a therapist. If your family is againt seeing a therapist, go in secret. That's what I did, and I don't regret it. Also, don't be afraid to try meds. Didn't like the idea of meds until I tried it, and it's changed my life for the better.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
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Some people mistake my wanting to ride the MRT as a financial thing. They don’t understand that I like taking public transportation and every time I do that is me making a wish and a prayer for a walkable Manila with an efficient, vibrant, and accessible public transport system.
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Now that I have everyone's attention, please read this book! Also, put your money where your mouth is and support farmer-led initiatives and environmental advocacies. Hwag hanggang Twitter lang ang outrage.
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All these able-bodied people taking videos of themselves walking around the metro to prove that it’s either walkiable or not, depending on who you’re talking to. The real test would be to have a mobility-challenged person walk the city.
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Please continue to clamor for the release of Jade Castro and his friends. They have been arrested without a warrant and detained for days now. There has been sufficient proof that they were not the perpetrators of the alleged crime and yet the police refuse to back down.
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I have been told to watch Captain Marvel because it's a superhero movie WITH NO ROMANTIC SUBPLOT WHATSOEVER. TAKE MY MONEY!!!
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You can tell that the admin is scared of what VP Robredo can do because they’re attacking her personal life instead of her professional one.
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I have a friend who was born in the Philippines and grew up here yet doesn't identify as Filipino because they're ethnically Chinese. I'm also ethnically Chinese and that offended me so much. Like, everything you have is because of the Philippines. How can you be so ungrateful?
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Visited the anting-anting exhibit at the Ortigas Foundation Library. Drop by if you can!
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This is blowing up so here goes:
Please donate to the NCMH. There are about 3500 patients, all clumped together, so if one gets infected, it'll spread easily. They're running on a skeleton staff. They're not a major hospital so aren't top of mind but also really need supplies.
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Now that we've realized how important the frontliners in different sectors are, I hope this means we'll be pushing for higher wages for them. This includes health workers, farmers, grocery workers, deliver guys, etc.
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So many Pinoys interested in the occult but very few who will take up local traditions. Is it because it’s not as glamorous as Western magic? I’m not casting stones here, I use tarot and pendulum divinations myself.
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Someone shot our cat. Thankfully, the bullet missed all vital organs though it got lodged in his back and needs an operation to be taken out. Whoever did that is an awful person. Our cat is sweet and kind and trusting. He was probably an easy mark for a coward.
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I feel like it’s my duty to post this once in a while. Feel free to share to all your tito and tita’s Viber groups, char!
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Nobody tells you that part of self-care is believing you're worthy of self care.
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Good news! He’s out of surgery and seems to be doing okay! :D
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The police say CCTV recording—a literal recording of what went on—is not enough? That's s new level of gaslighting.
EXCLUSIVE: Kita sa CCTV na nasa katabing bayan ng Mulanay, Quezon ang grupo ni film director Jade Castro na inaakusahang nanunog umano ng modern jeep sa Catanauan.
Hindi naman kumbinsido ang pulisya na inosente ang mga suspek.
Buong ulat:
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If the law makes it illegal for PWDs to buy alcohol does this mean someone with thick glasses cannot purchase alcohol but someone with a history of violence under the influence but hasn’t seen a professional for it (hence no diagnosis) can? How does this help anyone?
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Apologies, this post made it seem like we lost him. He's still alive and is stable enough to undergo the operation to remove the pellet from his neck. He's old and immunocompromised, so it's a risk,. but we're hoping he pulls through. Thank you for your concern.
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Free Jade Castro!
Their group wasn’t even in the town where the arson happened!
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Apparently, there are Chinese Filipinos who, despite having the Philippines to thank for their prosperity and freedom, still do not want to be associated with it. I cannot.
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I dislike people who have pretty priviledge. They don't have to actually be good looking. They just have to be told that their whole lives so they think that they have to be treated better than other people.
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Not your grandmother’s liniment. Apparently, White Flower changed their packaging to appeal to a younger market. This is their lavender variant. Not a hint of purple!
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Grabe naman yung mga taga UP, parang di sanay matalo sa basketbol.
(Please don't revoke my diploma! ✌️)
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It’s been 34 days since Jade Castro and his friends were wrongfully arrested.
#freejadecastro
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It used to take 30 mins to get to UP Diliman from San Juan in the 90s, and around the same time to get from Diliman to Makati (I know because I had a friend who'd go to Italianis in Greenbelt if she had three hours free in between classes). Now? Hahahahahahaha. *chokes on coffee*
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In the Phil, one way to soften the edges of a harsh message to make it palatable to people who don't want their vibe ruined is to add 'char' at the end.
Ex. If we don't start worrying about our farmers and agriculture systems, it'll be bad for our nation's food security, char.
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It's been a week. Jade Castro and his companions still languish under police custody despite being arrested without a warrant and evidence that they were in a different town from where the crime happened. This is a guy with connections. Imagine what happens to those without?
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Some lawmakers want to make it illegal for disabled people to buy alcohol?! What’s the logic behind this? What a way tell PWDs they’re leas than human.
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When will we realize that by putting the welfare of our farmers first, we are securing everyone's, including out own, future?
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How is this accessible to the disabled and elderly? It’s barely even accessible to anyone who isn’t a professional athlete or gymbro.
DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR MRT STATION 7.
Siguro kung habang pumipila ka sa mrt7 nanonood ka ng KDrama, pagdating mo sa tuktok, tapos mo na yung 16 episodes 😂
From
@KakanTuring
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Since a lot of people are taking my badly worded tweet wrongly, all I wanted to say is this: most of our farmers are old and poor, but telling young farmers they "don't look like farmers" because they aren't old or in abject poverty isn't doing the industry any favors. 1/2
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There are some friends who you can be vulnerable with because you know you will be supported, and there are some friends who cannot wait for you to trip so they can magnify your smallest weakness just so they feel better about themselves.
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@TanginaTibs
Grabe ang misogyny. Some gay men even go so far as to use their not being attracted to women as a reason to hate them. I've seen it in action but I'm still shocked that people will act that way during Pride, of all times. But also, not surprised. 😞
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I used to work for a guy who didn’t believe in menstrual cramps. Said it was an excuse by lazy women to get out of work. Why yes, he’s a boomer. How did you know? 🫠
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Been following the graphic novel since it started so it's pretty wild to see it as a top rating animated series. Congratulations
@budjette
,
@kajobaldisimo
,
@mihkvergara
,
@zigmarasigan
,
@typix
, and everyone else! You've made everyone proud!
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@EngineerDoctora
It wasn't designed by Eiffel, but it is crumbling because of rust, among other things, and needs massive restoration. The San Sebastian Basilica Conservation and Development Foundation could use some funding. Thank you for calling much-needed attention to this cause!
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Not only is a vaccination center a bad idea because of the big probability that the crowd it will draw will hasten the spread of the virus, cutting down a forest, especially in an urban area desperate for greenery, is dangerous for the environment.
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By mobility-challenged, I don’t just mean a disabled person. Could be a senior. Could be someone with a kid. Could be someone with a heavy bag. Could also be someone with a dog. Even an able-bodied person temporarily in crutches will find it difficult to walk anywhere in Manila.
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I'm disabled but I love walking. Unfortunately, Manila isn't pedestrian friendly, even to abled people.
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We’ve been forced to literally wear the products of corruption in front of our faces every day.
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Working in agriculture is an eternal quest for relevance.
Nobody thinks agriculture is important until they've run out of food.
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So many good laws being approved! I hope they get properly implemented. Onward and upward, Pilipinas!
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I said this because I know rich people who spend all their time complaining about the Philippines without bothering to give back to the country that nurtured them or try to solve the problems that bother them. That they think I’m the wrong one when I point it out makes me livid.
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If you're against contraception, don''t use it? Why deny it to people who need it? What have they ever done to wrong you?
#ImplementRH
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The FDA has declared all contraceptives sold in Ph as non abortificients, so abortion is not an issue.
#ImplementRH
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@Punongbayan_
We asked a psychic that around 2015-2016? She said that a soul chooses the life they live on earth, and those who chose to be Filipino at this time did so because they need/want to experience injustice, either to atone for something in their past lives or just to experience it.
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There's a very strong connection between horror and agriculture. For example, the grim reaper, one of horror's most frightening icons, wields a scythe, an agricultural implement used for harvesting. The dictionary defines reaper as "a person or machine that harvests a crop."
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Changed my profile photo to one of me holding a rooster so that when people ask which profile is mine, I can say “the one with a huge cock next to her face.”
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An anting-anting undergarment from the Katipunan period. Such garments were believed to render the wearer impenetrable to, depending on how it was programmed, knives and/or bullets.
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OMG Pahirapan kumuha ng PWD card. Very anti-disabled ang proseso.
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Why do people think that saying 'pasensya' automatically means everything needs to be okay? A sorry without an action to make up for the wrong isn't an apology.
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Guys, I'm not the Yvette Tan who wrote the BBC piece on Trese. What a coincidence, though!
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I used to hate the holidays. Then two things happened:
1. I saw a therapist, confurmed that I had depression, and now manage it.
2. I worked so much I missed all the Christmas parties.
If anyone wonders why I love my job so much, it's because it's saved me.
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The stereotype is keeping young people from going into farming and it's an unneeded aggressive that young farmers get. But just doing that won't solve anything. There are systems to fix and fight that go back generations. Our farmers shouldn't be poor and yet they are.
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It's been 15 days since
@castrojade
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Here’s hoping that justice prevails and thay they are freed soon.
#FreeDirekJade
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Sex education doesn't mean learning how to be promiscuous; it means learning to keep oneself safe.
#ImplementRH
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@Watdahel_MarceI
I don’t think it counts as culture to him unless it’s Instagrammable pretty.
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Sentaors JV Ejercito & Sonny Angara, privleged scions of political families making light of the concerns of the people they claim to serve.
Dumami ang mga constitutionalists and security and defense experts dito sa Pinas nitong mga nakaraang mga araw.
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A whip made from what I think (couldn’t find the exhibit card) is the tail of a stingray, said to deter aswangs.
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Nice does not equal kind.
You can be a nice person but it doesn't mean that you are also kind or compassionate.
Nice, most of the time, just means socially acceptable.
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Learned over the weekend that Mike Dizon (Teeth, Sandwich, Pedicab) has a popular food vlog called “Nagsimula sa Patikim-tikim.”
Hoping there’s a drinks vlog called “Pare, Shumat Ka Muna.”
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You know I love a good horror story - and Trese After Dark is just the thing if you’re looking to find out more about the story behind Trese. Now streaming on Netflix.
#TabiTabiPo
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Luckily for the government, the public (myself included) is easily distracted by hot men.
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Philippines approves Daylight Saving Time bill, aligning with global time practices. The new legislation will impact nationwide time management.
For details, see:
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I am super grateful that this wave of feminism has given me the vocabulary to label my experiences. Patriarchy. Mansplaining. Ladysplaining. Gaslighting. Toxic masculinity. Fragile male ego.
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While people are discussing alternative modes of transportation, can we talk about making the metro PWD-friendly as well? We can start by making sidewalks and walkways accessible.
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Drinks at Mayari, a Filipino myth-themed bar along the restaurant and bar-lined Ventura street in Angeles City, Pampaga.
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Heard on the radio:
Caller: I have three daughters.
Young-sounding female DJ: Three daughters? Who’s going to carry your family name? You should try for a son.
Women can be the worst flagbearers for the patriarchy.
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As someone who was told not to pursue a master's degree because it would mean never finding a husband, I'd have to say... madami?
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You can say whatever you want about Carlos but I will tell you this: he was always kind.
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