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Desiderata

There’s always gonna be some bullshit. Not your job to chase it, not your job to spread it. Hang out and bliss out. And try not to piss off every last idiot if you can help it.

Say your piece but play it cool. And when they say theirs, listen. You don’t have to like it.

If someone’s got something to prove, let ‘em prove it somewhere else. There'll always be a bigger idiot than you and there’ll always be a smaller idiot than you. Leave the pissing contests to the bigger ones.

Remember the good times and schedule a few more while you’re at it.

Take your job for what it is, which is something. At times it’s all you’ve got. Don’t fall for the long con but remember, not everything is a con. A lotta people just want to help.

Do you. Don’t lead people on. And don’t roll your eyes when someone’s got a crush, especially if that someone is you. Love is real and it’s literally everywhere.

Let yourself grow older. It’s gonna happen anyway. Get strong, not bitter—it’ll serve you better when the shit hits the fan, but don’t stress about shits and fans more than you have to. If things are getting bad, go to sleep or phone a friend.

You know how you call out your friends when they’re being assholes, but you don’t hold it against them forever? Do that for yourself.

You didn’t ask to exist, but here you are anyway so don’t let anyone tell you to stop. None of us know what’s going on, but whatever it is, you’re part of it as much as we are.

Whoever or whatever’s in charge of the universe, let ‘em do their thing. You do your thing too, just make sure you can look yourself in the eye afterward.

It’s shitty out there but remember to get out there anyway. It’s beautiful too.

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eternal-ronance-headache · 4 months

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i care i care i care

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Robin has a tendency to fall asleep at parties…

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eternal-ronance-headache · 4 months

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Tattoo Artist Eddie AU (Part 3.5)

In case you were wondering where Robin is. She's in very good company 🤭

Guess what Nancy’s job at the studio is? 👀

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eternal-ronance-headache · 4 months

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#oh my god

'you're so hot you're hurting my feelings'

ronance in the library lives rent-free in my head so wanted to do photo studies + a smorch that totally happened in my head

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eternal-ronance-headache · 8 months

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hi ame!! just remembered you planned on being a historian and was curious if you had a top five Philippine history books you recommend people to read. i really need to brush up on my fil lit, and i thought this was the best place to ask haha

omg ok so. i have many history books BUT i have not read any of them yet bc of time constraints, BUT i will try my best to recommend some based on what i've heard/what i've skimmed. also sorry this exceeded 5 HAHAHAHA

rizal without the overcoat by ambeth ocampo - a comprehensive analysis of rizal. not to out myself but i gained the privilege to have ambeth ocampo as my history prof last schoolyear, and his explanation for the title is very intriguing? because overcoats aren't generally worn in the philippines, they're worn in european places that are cold. so removing the overcoat from rizal attempts to view him deeper within philippine contexts.

and on that note, ANYTHING by ambeth ocampo! he has a cheap book series about ph history called "looking back" that have many topics and variations. each book is just 150 pesos and i hoarded all of them when i saw it sa nbs HAHA

some are smarter than others by ricardo manapat - a book about the marcos' "crony capitalism". if you check the cover, it looks like a xeroxed document, and it's because it is! the book itself began during martial law and it recounts all of marcos' expenses and capitalistic faults. this means you're reading directly from people who were experiencing martial law in real time. i skimmed through the pages of it and there are actual like. lists of all of the shit the marcoses bought + its prices alongside comprehensive information about it.

a question of heroes by nick joaquin - this is like the history bible for your luzon-based national heroes. i have not read it but it's supposed to critique how contemporary filipinos view heroes, so go give it a read!

barangay by william henry scott - it's a big bummer that a lot of records on indigenous filipino culture were written by our colonizers, but still, give this a read if you want comprehensive descriptions on the indigenous period!

^ and on that note, go read the journal of magellan's voyage by antonio pigafetta. you don't need to read all of it, but read the portions about their experiences with filipinos (march 16 1521 onwards)

the philippine revolution by apolinario mabini - THE WEBSITE OF THIS GOT DELETED UGH but if you manage to find a copy, it covers his exile by the americans onwards, and it was a pretty interesting read!

^ and on the topic of books written by filipino historical figures, READ ALL OF THEM! LIKE, ALL OF THEM! DIRECT SOURCES! aguinaldo has a book, gregoria de jesus had letters, rizal had letters- all that! good shit!

and i mean. read your noli and fili that one's self-explanatory KJGLGKJ. dekada '70 too! my brother read it and he enjoyed it so i trust him

and i'm gonna end on a special gold mine. the philippine islands by blair & robertson is an interesting index filled with western research/records of idigenous filipino culture. disclaimer, a LOT of it is biased, but my god there is a lot of resources to look up on. check volume 54-55 for a table of contents, then work your way from there!

big tip for searching on your own- you won't get far googling stuff because a lot of these aren't easily searchable. the most it can give you, which is helpful, are comprehensive lists of history books written by filipino historical figures. but, if you want good shit, PLEASE GO TO NBS/FULLY BOOKED!! GO TO THE HISTORY SECTION!! even if you can't buy them, you can google pdf's of the title (hopefully) or you can go to any nearby library if you have one!!

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eternal-ronance-headache · 8 months

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World Literature Series: Noli Me Tángere

Friday, December 30th, is Rizal Day in the Philippines!

TITLE: Noli Me Tángere (Touch me not, translated from Latin)

AUTHOR: José Rizal (José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda)

DATE: 1887

COUNTRY, REGION, OR PEOPLE: Philippines

TYPE: novel

BACKGROUND: Noli Me Tángere was written during the end of Spanish rule in the Philippines. Spanish laws had created a nation ready for revolt on the other end of the planet. A system of mass deportations, human zoos, and educational brain drain led to a strong Filipino community in Europe, including strong Filipino nationalists and educated Ilustrados.

Among these Ilustrados was José Rizal, now considered a national hero in the Philippines. Rizal was bright from a young age and grew up to be an accomplished writer, astute political thinker, and ophthalmologist. He finished writing Noli Me Tángere while abroad in Spain, to immediate controversy. Rizal was sentenced to death for rebellion, sedition, and conspiracy and excuted by firing squad on December 30th, 1896, largely due to his two books..

Noli Me Tángere, along with its sequel El Filibusterismo, is an important book in the birth of the Philippine nation. The Rizal Law (Republic Act No. 1425) mandates the teaching of Rizal and his books in all “public and private schools, colleges and universities”, though Catholic authorities were unhappy with this.

SYNOPSIS: Noli Me Tángere centers on Crisóstomo Ibarra, a young Filipino man returning home after studying in Europe. Seeing the difficulties of those in his community, Ibarra resolves to help by building a private school to provide a more secular, modern education.

Before the school can be completed, Ibarra is caught up in the politics and oppression of his country. He is set up as a revolutionary instigator by a sting operation and arrested.

Ibarra tries to make his escape, and those around him try to live in a town attacked on all sides by self-serving policemen, corrupt governments, and hypocritical clergy.

THEMES: Colonialism, Phillippine history, power, religion, education.

[A black and white copy of the original front cover of the book Noli Me Tángere. It has the name across the cover, diagonally, over faint patterns and the silhouette of a woman. The impression is that it was carved into stone.]

Noli Me Tángere can be read in its original Spanish here An English translation of Noli Me Tángere can be found here A Tagalog translation of Noli Me Tángere can be found here

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Setting boundaries doesn't mean you're selfish and unconcerned about people's needs. It doesn't make your heart too hard, it doesn't make you a colder person. It means that you care enough for relationships to go smoothly by setting your limits and making it clear so that other people understand it. No one has a right to possess you and to do whatever they want with you. It is okay to say "no".

Notice the red flags when people cannot accept "no" for an answer and disrespect your boundaries while trying to manipulate you into thinking your boundaries are too harsh and hurt them too much. The hypocrisy is that they do not care if they are hurting you by infringing those limitations. No amount of emotional manipulation should make you give up on your boundaries and put up with whatever people want you to.

Recognize the red flags and walk away, because those flags will keep getting bigger and bigger, their behavior will keep getting worse as they push into doing things for them that you are not comfortable with. Boundaries are meant to be respected, and if they aren't, don't give up on your own comfort and safety just to make someone else happy.

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eternal-ronance-headache · 1 year

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Let’s skip the “talking” stage. We sword fight and if you win, you get to keep me.

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eternal-ronance-headache · 1 year

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the talking stage

There’s always those moments when you first start talking to someone where you give yourself a pep talk telling yourself to not get too attached, to not get your hopes up when first getting to know someone, cause it could easily fall apart within a matter of days or weeks.

But i can’t help but to get excited when i find those rare humans that you instantly feel connected to. That instant banter where it’s just so damn easy you almost don’t even need to try. You don’t have to worry about basic small talk cause you’re already listings each other’s beauties and flaws without ever being mean or judgmental but simply to break down those walls of vulnerability. If you can be so vulnerable in a matter of days, if it comes easy to the both of you i don’t think that’s a bad thing. I don’t think you should let go of that. Even if it doesn’t work out in the long run i think it’s important to live every day in the moment and appreciate the small moments you have with people and the connections you make. It’s when you ultimately learn the most about yourself!

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eternal-ronance-headache · 1 year

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Fast fashion and crochet

While we're on the topic of crochet:

Please know that, unlike knitting, crochet cannot be manufactured by machines. This has a few consequences.

Labour exploitation:

Labour exploitation is rampant in the fast fashion industry: without it, the industry simply would not exist.

This means that if you see a genuine crocheted piece in a fast fashion shop, it was made by hand by someone who was paid peanuts for their labour, if paid at all.

Fibre crafts are very labour-intensive. This is why crocheted/hand-knitted items by indie designers are priced the way they are: you're not just paying for the materials. You're also paying for the hours that were needed to design and make the item. Even if the designer were to price those hours at minimum wage, they still add up.

Fast fashion strives to manufacture items as cheaply as possible. A lot of different things make up the final price you pay at a shop, such as design, materials, shipping, packaging, marketing,... Labour is only a fraction of that price, and garment workers rarely get paid a living wage as to keep the prices down.

Take this seven part TikTok breakdown of a crocheted Target bikini top by Drea's Hook, for example. After replicating part of the top, she estimates it would take about 3 hours to crochet the full item by hand (and it was crocheted by hand). That doesn't even account for the materials, the labour needed to sew the lining and the tag, the design, shipping, stock photos,... Yet it only costs $22. If the person who crocheted the top was paid at all, it can hardly have been more than a few cents.

Stolen designs:

On top of labour exploitation, there's been multiple scandals regarding fast fashion brands stealing designs by independent crochet artists such as Knots & Vibes or Loupystudio, among others.

Design theft not only profits off the work done by the original designer without any form of compensation in return, it also devalues the work needed to make an item.

The average person doesn't know how much work goes into making clothes. When fast fashion brands knock off original designs and sell them for a fraction of the price, it propagates the idea that the original item was priced unfairly. After all, why would someone charge €250 for a sweater when you can buy a similar one for €15 at H&M? This way, the industry keeps getting away with exploiting its workers while indie designers struggle to get by.

Can everyone afford to pay that €250? No, of course not. Even that €15 sweater can be a big financial hit if you're on a budget, and we all need clothes to keep us warm in winter. But practical issues aside, I think we can all agree that everyone deserves fair compensation for their work.

Conclusion:

People often assume their clothes have been made by machines. This is a logical assumption given the average fast fashion price tag, but unfortunately it's a wrong one.

Sure, we've got sewing and knitting machines and all other kinds of mechanical helps, but someone still has to work those machines. When an item has to be made by hand, like crochet, it will take longer. If the price tag doesn't reflect this extra labour, then neither will the worker's wage.

This blog will never shame anyone for buying fast fashion. Even if you're aware of the problems within the industry, there's plenty of valid reasons why quitting just isn't an option for most of us. We're stuck in a broken system that we cannot change overnight, and not everyone has access to alternatives.

That doesn't mean we can't chip away at it. Educating yourself about these issues is a big first step. It makes us more conscious about the clothes we wear and the labour and resources that went into making them, which in turn motivates us to take action. If more people were aware of these problems, the industry would be much less likely to get away with them.

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eternal-ronance-headache · 2 years

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