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Our first #PpopWednesday #OPMwednesday song today: 「Ang Bayan Kong Sinilangan」 by #Asin. (#Marawi #Philippines)
• https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OkR27KXg7LY&si=OXuZ50W66d4ikFBD
• https://open.spotify.com/track/1a46Qum0L6lcKRmw1VWpeh?si=ZZgC8tJdSbmdDClJtc4yZg
#Ppop #OPM #PpopDay #OPMday #Pilipinas #ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔ #PMusic #Music #YourOnlyOne
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First time I joined a #JumpingRope group activity: #JumpManila.
I'm just a beginner.
My frustration is that when I was a kid, I can do the advance steps. As an adult, I'm struggling with the basic steps. 😅
I did 680 jumps.
Oh, before the jumping meet up, I also ran 5K.
#Philippines #Manila #YourOnlyOne #FaithfulAthlete #ActuallyAutistic #Running #5K #Health #Fitness #OpenlyAutistic
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Equally important GOLD #Philippines Medalists in the 19th #AsianGames
* 1st G: Pole vault by EJ Uy Obiena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTbc4jxDrzI
* 2nd G: #JuJitsu by Meggie Ochoa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DII2mDdz-bU
* 3rd G: Jujitsu by Annie Ramirez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CijUFC0R5g
Rare moments when the Philippine flag, and the National Anthem “Lupang Hinirang” (#ChosenLand) was raised and played over at #China.
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Watch as the #Philippines National Anthem entitled “Lupang Hinirang” (#ChosenLand) is played and the Philippine flag raised over at #China in the 19th #AsianGames #basketball championship!
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It's definitely not easy to be #OpenlyAutistic. Yes, publicly there's less discrimination today than 10+ years ago. But in work and applying for jobs, you cannot deny it still exists strongly.
#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Autism #YourOnlyOne #Philippines
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Friendly tip if you are in the #Philippines and want to use mobile Internet.
Use a #VPN to make the connection faster.
Mobile Internet operators here in the Philippines are constantly monitoring connections, even #HTTPS / #SSL connections (see: https://im.youronly.one/techmagus/philippines-isp-hijack-connection-2021206/ ). It is causing a slowdown. Another thing they're doing is they're throttling mobile Internet connections.
If you use a VPN, they won't be able to monitor you, and they won't be able to throttle your connections. (Unless you consumed your daily limit, or the signal is bad.)
I personally recommend (in no particular order): #ExpressVPN #OVPN #ProtonVPN #Mullvad #VPNac
Note: VPN, by itself, will not increase your connection speed. The reason it gets faster is that your ISP is already throttling you and routing your connections through their monitoring software, but a VPN bypasses most, if not all, of those.
For example. If I am not connected to a VPN, everything is slow. SSL certificates are incorrect—but browsers can't detect that it's using the ISP's certificates. There are URLs / IP addresses that are either too slow or inaccessible (even though they are not questionable).
But when I am behind a VPN, everything is fast and smooth.
Another example. If I am not connected to a VPN when playing Guild Wars 2, there are parts of the game (like news and Trading Post / Auction House) that fails to load. But if I play through a VPN, it works.
Lastly, VPNs will provide you increased #privacy and #security. So, that's a plus.
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In your country/state, or where you live currently, do local networks (TV/cable/radio) engage in “self-validation”?
Some examples:
* We are the #1 6 o'clock news program.
* {Program_here} is the most watched investigative program in July.
* Our new TV series beat this and that network on the same time slot.And so on.
Here in the #Philippines, I actually do not understand why local TV/cable networks are doing it. We've heard it from them for 20+ years now.
Psychologically speaking, does it have any effect at all?
How about in your country/state, or where you are living currently, is it the same?
If not, what is that one thing that local TV/cable/radio networks are frequently doing that doesn't make any sense for you?
#Culture #CulturalExchange #BringingDownBorders #Grassroots #YourOnlyOne
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I'm a Xennial. It is the ‘modern’ label for those of us who were born in the overlapping years of GenX and GenY (GenY is called Millennial today).
Those born between these years are Xennials:
* 1977–1985 according to Business Insider
* 1977‒1983 according to The Guardian
* 1977‒1982 according to SlateThe years of each generations:
* ???‒??? - The Ancients
* Anything between “The Ancients” and 1945 have different names, and is usually based on different Western countries.
* 1946‒1964 - Baby #Boomers
* 1965‒1985 - #GenX
* 1977‒1985 - #Xennial
* 1981‒1996 - #GenY a.k.a. #Millennial (or #GenM in South Korea)
* 1997‒2012 - #GenZ
* 2013‒2025(?) - #GenAlphaThere is also what is called #GenMZ. It is a combination of Millennials and GenZ, that is 1981‒2012. “GenMZ” is more commonly used in South Korea than anywhere else.
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I highly recommend #LynnKurland's novels, in particular, her #dePiaget and #MacLeod series. Here's the kicker, the two series have a lot of crossovers, too!
What is the genre of the two series? It depends on the novel.
1. The most common is #romance and #romantic (the romantic “genre” isn't necessarily romance per se). Now, we are not talking about romance as most people assume, a girl is head over hills on a hunk guy who is a secret villain or a vampire. (aside: Nothing wrong with that particular sub-genre, I read those, too.)
2. #TimeTravel
3. #Historical
4. #Paranormal
5. #Fantasy
There is also a touch of #family and #relationships here and there.
The first book I've read was #DreamsOfStardust. It was so good, I bought every copy of it I saw and gave away for free to friends and colleagues. I recommend starting with it if you are new with Lynn Kurland's works.
You don't have to worry if you start in the middle, or the latest book. Each book is stand-alone. In some, you'll get hints of the greater universe, in some, you wouldn't even know it unless you read, or have read, the other novels.
For example, you can start with #OneEnchantedEvening and #OneMagicMoment. These are two are like twin books but at the same stand-alone.
Lynn Kurland is an American #author, and the de Piaget and MacLeod series are both set in the United Kingdom. The former is around England, while the latter is around Scotland.
Lastly, if you do want to read the books in an order suggested by the author herself, check out: https://www.lynnkurland.com/books/reading-orders/ #ReadingOrder
But, trust me, don't look for a chronological order. The entire universe involves time travel here and there with paranormal, too. It is hard to have an anchor. Read the novels in any order you want.
That's it for this week's FridayReads and FictionFriday!