Mars, What Na? | BUNK Collective

By Mars, what na? | BUNK Collective

You've got your kumares Michelle and Bethany, talking about the What Na's of life. Join us as we share stories together w/ our fellow Pinoys outside of the motherland, & rejoice in the similar exp... more

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The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.

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September 21, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Kumpare/Tito Jay Hong Kong - Radio DJ
In a city always on the go here is a man who is a self confessed jack of all trades. Primarily known as a Radio DJ he gives the voice and insights to the many on goings keeping our HK Pinoys updated on the news from back home. Travelling from the Philippine during a poignant part of history he has only known Hongkong as his home but still he feels compelled to give back to his fellow Pinoys. Let's hear the story of Kumpareng Jay or DJ the Big Jay.
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1h 23min
September 14, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Kumareng Charmagne, Canada- Creative Collaborator
Canada the land known for ice sports such as hockey, the beautiful national parks and for poutine. The locals worship at Tim Hortons and people are too polite for their own good, ey. These are all stereotypes, but Canada still holds allure for the many Pinoys who want to find their homes outside of the Philippines, the perceived friendlier alternative to it's neighbor, USA. We travel there to the city of Winnipeg with our guest kumareng Charmagne. Moving at a later age, she recounts how her move wasn't much of a transition since the country has a huge Filipino population. She grows closer to the locals who welcome her with open arms. Listen to her story of acceptance, and finding kinship outside of your own race.
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1h 7min
September 07, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Kumpares Mike and JM (Father & Son), Hong Kong - Musicians
Filipinos are natural born performers, may it be singing or dancing. You'd be hard pressed to find a filipino who didn't enjoy belting out at a karaoke or willing to join in on a jamming session. We are world class talents known for our versatility, our ability to pick up any genre or belt any tune. For that very reason a job in the music field or being a musician was once the most popular profession in Hong Kong. As early as 1950s there was a drove of imports of talents from the Philippines. Filipino Musicians were treated like celebrities, they played with the likes of Jacky Cheung, Anita Mui etc. But years have passed since the golden age and musicians and live performances have become a rarity in this pandemic world. Join us as we hear the highs and the lows of a father and son trodding similar paths.
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1h 19min
August 31, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Kumareng Maria, New Zealand - Student, Part Time Teaching Assistant
This episode we travel to an island country in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand. A place well known for it's great quality of life where family time is as important as work which is guaranteed from 9 to 3. We have the story of a young Pinay who grew up in a pretty sheltered existence having to relearn all as she joins her husband as a new wife in a new city. She articulates dealing with changes, going through inward growth, having to step up and become independent as she continues her education as well as music pursuits and finds herself connecting with a completely different culture.
Disclaimer:
We experienced some technical difficulties with the recordings so forgive the less than stellar audio quality
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1h 20min
August 24, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Mama/ Tita Klean, Hong Kong - Retired Flight Attendant
Air Hostesses, Flight attendant, F.A, Cabin Crew; they are known by many names and have many expectations and responsibilities attached to them. We've explored this very profession before not too long ago but this time we go further back to the golden ages of aviation when a certain company was just starting to expand and a young lady from the Philippines decided to try her luck and make her destiny in a different city. We cover her career spanning thirty-plus years and the changes that came along with it. We hear her journey, her struggles growing into her own and finding herself and yearning to make a life elsewhere, and yet wanting to remain close by to what is familiar all set in a different time period in history.
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1h 11min
August 17, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Kumapareng Ron, Hong Kong - Zumba Instructor/Banker
You ever met someone and think you know what they do for a living but actually what they're doing is merely a hobby, a passion that they do well but they have a completely unexpected day job or occupation? That's how it was with our next guest, Ron. We first met him in his role as an energetic fireball of a zumba instructor on the weekend, but later transformed into a serious professional banker during the week. We have him regaling us with his tales of finding work in hongkong and building a community for pinoys as well as other nationalities within his Zumba events.
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48min
August 10, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Mars Rae, United States Nurse
One might be hard pressed to find a job more associated with Filipinos than nursing. It's become a sorta stereotype on it's own actually. Thousand upon thousands of hopefuls in the Philippines train to take on the profession and set their sights abroad. Why abroad? Nursing is a very in demand profession but more so in foreign countries. As early as the 1960's the US had started to import Filipino Nurses after a shortage of nurses following WW2- and even earlier at the beginning of their occupation they had them trained in the American curriculum. So for many years now it was a given for Nurses to spread their wings and make the leap to greener pastures. For our newest episode we have Mars Rae who was raised in the states and found Nursing all on her own. She shares her experiences-the long hours, the risks that come along with it-and the ways she has taken the stereotype in stride and made it her own. She shares tales of finding connection with her Filipino side thru old teleseryes and the Pinoy community in California, and of coming home to meet her relatives and adjusting to seeing a land were you had hailed from but barely know.
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55min
August 03, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Mars Joey, Hong Kong Flight Attendant
We take to the skies with the story of Flight Attendants! They are the crew of the air, they are there to welcome you aboard the plane, to hand you your meal, offering the choices between chicken or beef, all these served with a smile. Their lives look effortless and glamorous on the outside but there is more to this profession than meets the eye. With our next guest, Kumareng Joey, we explore the ins and outs of such a career. We see her journey, what it took to achieve the dream of many, how she arrived at this chosen profession of hers and how she has evolved and what she has learned and gained from it.
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1h 16min
July 27, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Kumpareng Jho, Thailand Teacher
Teaching is one of the most important professions. They are superheroes called to serve, they are the force that shape the minds of tomorrow's leaders. Sadly, they are not as appreciated or paid appropriately in the Philippines hence why many leave in search of greener pastures. The story of our guest is one of the many who has found a better opportunity in a land almost similar to our own.
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1h 5min
July 20, 2021 Mars, Kwentong Pinoy w/ Mars Richel and Fher, Hong Kong Domestic Helpers
Domestic Helpers make up a whopping 5 percent of Hong Kong's 7 million-plus population.
In an ever-efficient society that demands both parents work hard and earn more for ever-increasing rent, Domestic Helpers step in to be the help at home. They are the unsung heroes of the busy non-stop city life that is Hong Kong. They are the caretakers, the second parents, the cleaners, the cooks, the very backbone of Hong Kong families. We know of them and what they do, but do we know who they are, their stories?
We have two Filipinas, Richel and Fher, two very different individuals with one shared life story, the dream of going to a foreign land, and bettering their lives and the lives of their loved ones back home. Join us as they impart to us their Domestic Helper experience.
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1h 10min

FAQs about Mars, What Na? | BUNK Collective:

How many episodes does Mars, What Na? | BUNK Collective have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.