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PILOT EPISODE: Mic Test, One-Two-Three
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Sabi nila, "The best things in life aren't planned, they simply just... happen."
If that was true, then this episode might just be one of the best things we ever did. Or not. We don't really know yet, ang alam lang namin, kinabag kami kakatawa sa recording na to.
With the help of a random topic generator, watch us (or listen, rather) as we *try* to have a decent conversation in this unplanned and on-the-spot test recording where we talk about-- *cue in drum roll* PLANNING. How ironic, do you think? Chariz.
So ayun, eventually this became our pilot episode-- cuz that's how we roll-- you know, az adults.
At siyempre, bilang mic test episode to, i-appreciate din natin ang mic change sa may bandang huli nung isang host jan. *eyeroll* Char.
P.S. You may want to lower your volume for this one. Or not. Your choice, malaki ka na. Chz. Sunget yarn?
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Transcript
The Uncertainty of Adulting
00:00:03
Speaker
So, how do we start? What are we doing with our life? Well, like adulting in the Philippines, we do not know how to start this thing, but we are doing it. That's what adulting is all about. Exactly. You plan something, it fucks you up. Yeah, so better not plan it at all, right?
00:00:29
Speaker
Anyways, I'll see you guys in the next one!
Podcasting Doubts and Learning
00:00:39
Speaker
So yeah, again, this episode, this very first recording that we'll be doing, we don't really know if we're going to publish it or not. But this is pretty much just so that we can, you know, get the hang of talking in front of a mic. We don't know if this will turn out good. It might turn out awful. Most likely so bad. Most likely. But I think we can practice.
Planning for the Future
00:01:09
Speaker
Okay, so I pulled up my Google and I Googled random topic generator.
00:01:24
Speaker
And the topic that I got, exactly, so fucking adult. By the way, we will be cussing a lot in our podcast, so we apologize in advance. Okay, so the random topic that I got for this episode would be, are you ready?
00:01:44
Speaker
I'm not. Of course, I will still tell you what the topic is. Random topic episode. Okay. So the topic is, how much do you plan for the future? Oh my gosh. Daryll, how much do you plan for the future? Oh my god. That hit them like a dump truck.
00:02:08
Speaker
guard because like I thought this I thought that this was supposed to be like a comedy. Why are you triggering the trauma? Grabing a man future. Oh, hi. Can you repeat the question together? Okay, so that is how much do you plan for the future?
The Disruption of Plans
00:02:38
Speaker
um i believe as an adult in the film okay we were always thought that we should plan to always plan for the future and so we did um but eventually secret to cut the story short life just fucks us up that no matter how hard and how well we plan our future i'm
00:03:05
Speaker
I'm in that point where, you know, it doesn't make sense to, like, plan, plan. At least for the future, future. Plan, plan for the future, future. Plan, plan for the future, future. Probably a plan for this weekend, plan for, like... Short-term plans, La Mona. Correct, correct. Have you ever planned for something before and it didn't turn out?
00:03:30
Speaker
I was like looking just looking at myself just you know
00:03:40
Speaker
I don't know what to do with this video.
Impact of COVID-19 in the Philippines
00:03:43
Speaker
I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video. I don't know what to do with this video.
00:04:04
Speaker
But these are the terms. Loan mortgage purchase. I don't know how to pronounce it. Mortgage, mortgage. What the fuck? I mean, anyway, so it's so many numbers. What's your name? What's your name?
00:04:25
Speaker
So, but I don't know how to say it actually. I don't know how to start a lockdown. Because they've all worked from home, they've all been confused. But I don't know how to say it. And in fact, I'm getting excited. But then COVID hit home. It hit my family, and you know, living in the Philippines.
00:04:47
Speaker
without proper health insurance and COVID. True. And getting COVID will hit your wallets and, you know. Everything around. Everything around. Everything around your wallet. And your sanity. True. To cut the story short, I think it's really important to cut the story short.
00:05:22
Speaker
Oh, it was expected to be expected as Filipinos. It was expected to be expected as Filipinos. It was expected to be expected as Filipinos. It was expected as Filipinos. It was expected as Filipinos. It was expected as Filipinos. It was expected as Filipinos. It was expected as Filipinos.
00:05:32
Speaker
We will talk about these kinds of traumas.
00:05:43
Speaker
I don't know if it's the biggest plant or not. I don't know if it's the biggest plant in the world. I think it's the best plant in the future. I think it's the best plant in the world. One arch. I think it's the best plant in the world. One of many plants that didn't happen for me. I think it's the best plant in the world. It's the 180 degree shift from you.
00:06:12
Speaker
So, I went to high school and I was planning on going to the Bible.
00:06:20
Speaker
Oh my god, we're bringing back conversation here. We're bringing back conversation here. Okay, okay, okay.
Growing Up Religious
00:06:31
Speaker
So I was brought up as a born-again Christian. My family, my parents, my dad's a pastor. Another topic to talk about.
00:06:45
Speaker
But yeah, my father is a pastor. My mom is the female version of a pastor. This is a denomination. I don't know if it's a pastor or not, but it's a Bible woman. Women. Bible women. I don't know if it's a Bible woman, but I don't know if it's a Bible woman.
00:07:05
Speaker
like the Nabilion Foundation, the Intersco, basically my whole life revolved around it, so during that time I felt like I was called to the Ministry, which was very sincere, like mine.
00:07:29
Speaker
That was my destined path before. I couldn't see anything else for me. And that was my passion. But my father, actually, my father, my father.
00:07:48
Speaker
Going back to that, you know, point. So I think it also mattered to them. secular meaning in the Bible school. And to have a job, a paying job, basically. Because you can't be a Bible woman without a job.
00:08:10
Speaker
Yes, because that part of the fact is that when parents attend a college, to get a degree, to be able to get a job before going into the ministry. Also, my mom told me, because my mom was a Bible woman, and she told me,
00:08:30
Speaker
I think she kind of discouraged me in a way, not, but it was a little bit different, a little bit different. It was more like, I don't know if I'm going to go to college, because it's much easier, but it's difficult in life. So,
00:08:54
Speaker
You would need a degree to have a good job. So they really pushed me towards, you know, going to school first. I mean, going to college first. Never would have imagined I would have passed. But I did. I feel like a divine intervention.
00:09:24
Speaker
God destined you. Oh yeah, God destined me. But I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it.
00:09:51
Speaker
I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say.
00:10:02
Speaker
No mallejes para en vina man. Ní que no me né la pina le mallejes, a sabi, an order né la maga a relca, you know, an order né. Y ti ní, que se guerito yo, a sabi cógu sóta laga magbible school. As in PDP, lí cún un magbible school. Tá posan sabi não tá te co. Y cóvanga aga vana decísho naya. Pero sabi não babol, dá patío, no re muyo, parents.
00:10:27
Speaker
At the end of the day, when I have choice, choice is small, but not really. I mean, to start my turn on life. Whoa!
00:10:59
Speaker
For again, that's for another topic.
00:11:15
Speaker
Like in hell? In hell, char. I literally cannot imagine. But at this point in my life, if it was a different path that I took from there, I cannot imagine.
00:11:38
Speaker
I have a feeling about my character and my personality. But yeah. But yeah, I'm happy. I'm happy.
00:11:52
Speaker
Or are you really? That's a very prideful of our use. No kidding aside, I think, I think, I think I'm happy. And then I'm happy, I'm happy.
00:12:12
Speaker
Of course there are ups and downs, but I'm happy at where I am at. I'm glad that you are happy.
00:12:40
Speaker
Don't drag me into this. I don't want to go more. It's a church, right? I mean, the whole journey was happy. We all need our support. We need constant people.
00:13:00
Speaker
My other question is, do you have any plan for your future? Long term or short term? What do you have in store for yourself? What do you have in store for yourself? What do you have in store for yourself? What do you have in store for yourself? What do you have in store for yourself? What do you have in store for yourself?
00:13:22
Speaker
I still get to live a regular life as much as possible.
00:13:43
Speaker
And that's why I like stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress, stress,
00:14:08
Speaker
Transition lines, guys. Fillers. Fillers, okay, okay. We have to, in our state, you live each day as is. For short-term planning, and a lot of adults would say otherwise, but it's a rational thing for me.
00:14:39
Speaker
I have a plan, but I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it,
00:15:16
Speaker
That's a very controversial and brave thing to say. But I respect that. I am happy about that decision. At least for now. You might as well take control over that aspect of her life.
00:15:35
Speaker
I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.
00:16:00
Speaker
Here's the thing about me, I'm very good at planning, conceptualizing. I don't know that. But execution, I'm like, the fucking worst. Not just execution, finishing it. So there is a very big possibility we start this podcast. And we don't continue it. This episode. No, no, no.
00:16:27
Speaker
You know this, I always wanted and planned to do a podcast of my own. And I already have the concept, I have the topics, I have supposedly, you know, the concept.
Challenges of Podcasting
00:16:40
Speaker
And it was a good one. However, no execution.
00:16:53
Speaker
You want to be perfect for the execution to be perfect. So you think of all the possible things that it could go wrong and at the end, you stop halfway because you don't want to be half-assed.
00:17:12
Speaker
But I don't know, I don't know what to do. So I'm now learning to like, you take things one step at a time. Also, like one thing I've learned in my reading, reading, reading, you speed, use your face.
00:17:31
Speaker
And then like, I've seen somewhere, I've read somewhere now, the first or the second of whatever you want to start will probably be shitty, you know? And you know what? That's okay. That's okay. You can never make the perfect first episode of something or you always got to start somewhere at least. But if you are not satisfied with the outcome of, you know, the first time you try it, you have to try again, you know, instead of just stopping there and saying,
00:18:00
Speaker
Oh, I'm not good at this. I'm not cut out for this. I'm never going to do this again, instead of doing that. You know, you make it better, right?
00:18:08
Speaker
So that's what I'm trying to do now is to continue this podcast with you, basically. That's my short term plan. Well, my long term plan is to go back to schooling because I never really finished like going to college. I'm a college dropout. So the reason why I am is a very, it's another episode.
00:18:32
Speaker
The reason why I am is a very long story, but I still hope when my priorities change, it's going to open the opportunity for me to go back to school. That's my long-term plan, goal at least. I don't know if it's a plan because basically I don't have a plan on how to do that yet, but it's a goal. That's a start, I guess.
00:19:02
Speaker
and not closing the door on that goal. That's never going to happen anymore. No, I am trying to not do that. How about for a change, you come up with another question. Last question for this episode. In the future, you've mentioned that you have long-term plans actually, and you have your goals.
00:19:25
Speaker
I love that. I actually do that. Don't motivate myself.
00:19:37
Speaker
Well, of course, my children, whenever I see... My mom posts that they graduate with their children and I'm like, oh, who knows? Maybe that's going to be what's going to happen for me.
Parental Expectations and Life Goals
00:19:52
Speaker
Now I'm going to graduate alongside my children. And that's okay. No shame in that, right? No shame in that.
00:19:58
Speaker
My husband, hopefully, we're still around. I mean, if we're still together, but he's been very supportive of what I want to do in life or in the future. He's also encouraging me, one of the people who are encouraging me to go back. We don't know how yet, but he tells me not. I should. So yeah, my husband, you guys, of course, you're first on that list of my friends or there. I hope you're still there.
00:20:30
Speaker
My parents, I guess, because one of the reasons why I want to reach that goal is for my parents as well. Because my dad had big dreams for me. And I thought before I would be able to reach them right away. Like, at some point, I don't think I'm going to be the president of the Philippines. I don't think I'm going to be the president of the Philippines. I know.
00:20:56
Speaker
Of course, he had big plans for me or he had big aspirations for me and he really believed that up till now he still believes I can reach them if given the opportunity, given the chance. So one of the people that I hope would still be around when I do reach that specific goal
00:21:15
Speaker
would be my parents, would be my dad, because if that goal was not for me, it would be for my dad. For my children, not so much anymore. And I'm sure they would be very proud of me if I did that for myself, right? But more for my dad. Yeah. Because it's just a heartbroken life because of, you know... From religion. Yeah, that one too.
00:21:45
Speaker
I remember I said the batteries and why I couldn't continue school anymore. And that's another story, too. That's another episode, too.
00:21:56
Speaker
I don't know. It was sad big time. I don't know. It was sad big time. Those were one of the things. One among many, many things.
00:22:26
Speaker
But he wanted me to become a lawyer. I wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted that for me too. But he wanted to be a lawyer and he wanted that for me too. But he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted that for me too. But he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted that for me too. But he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted that for me too. But he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and he wanted to become a lawyer and
00:22:54
Speaker
I don't mean I think Paddini and Ur from I know, it's death variables and we're not even in our 30s now we're starting an adulting podcast and we're not even in our 30s it's the perfect age because we don't know shit yet we still don't know shit at this point our 30 plus listeners would be like they're there
00:23:22
Speaker
You poor creature.
Living in the Present
00:23:24
Speaker
You in your 20s, thinking that life is that hard, no?
00:23:32
Speaker
We're in our late 20s. We want to make the most out of what we can in our 20s now. Apparently starting a podcast is one of them. But yeah, why not? Nothing's wrong with it. We're just seizing the moment.
00:23:54
Speaker
We're just, time is something that you can never get back. I mean, money, probably energy too. But yeah, time is something we can never undo or take back. So we're just doing the most out of what we can at this given moment.
00:24:15
Speaker
Yeah, that's actually true. But given everything, given that we've unearthed a surface of so many things we could talk about, what can our listeners, if we have any, expect in the next coming episode? At least for you. What are the topics? What can you expect? Expect nothing.
00:24:40
Speaker
She's really just talking about shit here. Stop it. Stop it. We will talk about a lot of things. We basically cannot make a podcast about something that we don't know anything about. And as much as we have so much to learn about life, about adulting, there are some things that we've already dipped our toes into or, you know, up to that level.
00:25:06
Speaker
We're wading through waters that are still unknown, but oh, we have an idea. So we have a lot of topics, love life, taxes, which I don't know.
00:25:23
Speaker
What else? Religion. That's also a big thing here in the Philippines. I think that's one of the topics that we can talk about, at least if not religion in general, our specific religion that we had past things.
00:25:40
Speaker
We were able to experience. Yeah. The religion that we have. We have. Or the lack thereof. What else? Family, friends, friendship. Our government. Our government, definitely. Because whether we like it or not, whatever the government does will affect us in a personal way. That would be nothing.
Preview of Future Topics
00:26:09
Speaker
But then again, those topics are a lot.
00:26:22
Speaker
to digest in of course one sitting and that's what they can expect from us.
00:26:49
Speaker
Actually, we can talk about anything under the sun. Yeah, we can talk about anything that we like. Because being an adult... Being an adult is... So we're actually recording this after our graveyard shifts, so please forgive us if. Yeah.
00:27:14
Speaker
If we start sentences and we don't finish them, please forgive us. But yeah, I think this podcast is something that's going to be really... I don't know. I don't want to say exciting, spreading Hindi. Yes, I think we don't put adjectives for example.
00:27:32
Speaker
I won't put that down. This podcast is planned. This podcast is gonna be fun at least. I'd like to think about it as just two random friends who decided to record and think that what they have to say is to be heard. Is relevant. Is relevant.
00:27:52
Speaker
We have had a lot of conversations before, and I think it was weird that we had a podcast. Maybe, I don't know. Topics that we can bring other people into the conversation. Yeah, that too. I mean...
00:28:15
Speaker
Something that you didn't even realize until you talked about it. Whenever we have those kinds of conversations, it's like if I heard this conversation from somebody else before when I was in a different time in my life, this would have helped a lot.
00:28:37
Speaker
So the hope is to become relevant and to be helpful. If we can help somebody, why not? I'll twist him. So guess again, let's put our hopes onto that level. So now for our closing remarks, I would like to request Narel to lead the closing prayer.
00:29:07
Speaker
Anyways, we're gonna be ending our first episode. How did that make you feel? I'm just excited for the next recordings or recordings for the next episodes. Yeah, so how do we end pod? How are podcasts being ended?
00:29:25
Speaker
So yeah, that was our first episode. We hope you guys loved it. We hope you guys liked it. So as I was saying, we hope you guys liked it. If you didn't, we will take constructive criticism.
00:29:55
Speaker
I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it. I don't know how to say it.
00:30:10
Speaker
Sorry guys! Sorry guys! Wait a second, but... Wait, I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is. I don't know what the context is.
00:30:42
Speaker
I don't know how to say that in English. I don't know how to say it in English. I don't know how to say it in English. I don't know how to say it in English. I don't know how to say it in English. I don't know how to say it in English. I don't know how to say it in English.
00:31:05
Speaker
But that's our first episode, guys. I don't know how to pronounce it. I don't know how to pronounce it. I don't know how to pronounce it. I don't know how to pronounce it. I don't know how to pronounce it.
00:31:35
Speaker
We accept your feedback. As long as it's five stars. We need the ratings, guys. Guys, I don't know. Five stars? I'm not sure. I don't know. Actual comment. Five stars. Five stars.
00:31:55
Speaker
I think it's really easy for a worst-case scenario, for a pano pano pano. I think it's a good thing that I'm not expecting this to happen to me. I think it's a good thing that I'm not expecting this to happen to me. I think it's a good thing that I'm not expecting this to happen to me. I think it's a good thing that I'm not expecting this to happen to me. I'm not expecting this to happen to me.
00:32:27
Speaker
So again, but then again, I would like to reiterate that this is our first episode.
00:32:39
Speaker
I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.
00:33:02
Speaker
Let's compose ourselves for like five fucking minutes. I think this could be it. This is the energy we would want to close the frickin' episode. No, we love... We are a new one. We love you.
00:33:20
Speaker
Anyways, at the end of this episode, I have a lot of attention for you guys to follow us on social media. Happy coming, happy coming. Updated gifts are available. Refer to our show notes and follow us.
00:33:44
Speaker
I'm not done yet, I'm not using your name. I'm going to follow you on Facebook. Guys, I'm going to tell you something. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
00:34:20
Speaker
I can't believe it's a spot if I find a shed and then it's this thing. I can't believe it's a gmail. I didn't even know what to say. This username is already taken. Okay guys, forgive you for following me on my social media. But I can't believe it's a different username.
00:34:30
Speaker
I don't want to know your coffee. Stop us. I don't want to know.
00:34:44
Speaker
I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it! I can't say it!
00:35:15
Speaker
Actually, oh my god. So it's a ponquetto. So, depending on how I publish it, I'm a trailer. That's why I'm not a friend in an exhibit. And I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to publish it. I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it. So I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it, but I don't know how to say it.
00:35:38
Speaker
So much for uniqueness and creativity. We just really wanted to keep you engaged and excited for our next episodes. Speaking of next episodes...
00:36:06
Speaker
If you'd like to follow us on our social media accounts and Instagram and Twitter and Facebook, we would love to hear from you guys if you have any comments or negative reactions.
00:36:24
Speaker
But yeah, we would love to hear from you guys if you have any suggestions on what we could talk about next. In our next episodes, we would definitely love that. So we would love to get some ideas from you guys.
00:36:51
Speaker
With that being said, thank you guys and see you next time.
00:37:24
Speaker
We'll see you again next week. It's like impossible. Oh my god. Alright, so we'll see you again.
00:37:51
Speaker
Thank you! Because you were like... Alright! Transition night! Transition night! Sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Alright, so again, we'll see you again next week. And this is...
00:38:20
Speaker
Is this thing on?