One Moment, Please Hold

One Moment, Please Hold

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  • Episode 2.5: Wedding Traditions, Part 2

    Continuing on part 2, Karizza & Linh deep dive into the Vietnamese wedding traditions and explore some differences between weddings in Vietnam and Canada, including ceremonies, guest RSVP, dress codes, and even first night! 

    Tune in and support us on IG at One Moment, Please Hold

    39 min
  • Episode 2.4: Weddings Traditions, Part 1

    Boy meets girl, boy falls in love, boy proposes, and then girl plans the whole wedding.....Is that how it goes in Western cultures? 

    Things are a bit more interesting in Vietnamese and Filipino's cultures. In the first of this two-part series, Karizza and Linh talk about the wedding traditions and the cultural significant of weddings, just in time for Linh to plan her big day. 

     

    45 min
  • Episode 2.3: Shameshelf

    In this episode Linh and Karizza talk about the books on their "Shameshelf": 

    1. Twilight
    2. Confessions of  Shopaholic
    3. Manga
    4. 7 Days of Eternity
    5. Princess Diaries
    6. Royal Diaries
    7. All American Girl
    8. Emily Griffin novels
    9. Confessions of Georgia Nicholson

    Please note that these are books they thoroughly enjoyed in highschool and they should not be judged by them now! 

    42 min
  • Episode 2.2: Snack Time!

    In this episode Linh and Karizza try all the North American snacks! 

    In order of consumption,  they are: 
    1. Lunchables
    2. Crackers and cheese that come in a packet
    3. Hawkins cheesies
    4. McDonald's Jr. Chicken with sweet and sour sauce
    5. McDonald's "Chocolate" milk shake
    6. McDonald's Big Mac and fries
    7. McDonald's Apple pie
    8. Dunkaroos
    9. Wagon Wheel

    P.S Apologies for the quality of the audio, it was a very excitable day and the mic kept moving!  

    47 min
  • Episode 2.1: Welcome Back Updates

    Hello!! 

    The girls are back and ready to chat about their fave topics. In the first episode of season 2, Karizza & Linh catch up on all the things each of them have been up to since the end of season 1, including new sports, books progress, and new trashy shows. 


    39 min
  • Episode 1.15: Season Wrap Up!

    In the last episode of the season, Karizza and Linh reflect on their podcast journey, share their favourite highlights and look into potential topics for season 2. Tangents on trashy shows and live updates included! 

    As we head into a busy summer, thank you for having joined us in this journey and for supporting us through listening and rating! Please continue sending us your love through our IG: One Moment, Please Hold! 

    Until next time, bye!! 

    36 min
  • Episode 1.13 Willkommen in Kanada

    In this episode, Linh and Karizza explore what it's like moving to Canada from Germany. 
    They are joined by Mo, a close friend of Karizza's and they discuss all things German, Canadian, and Asian including different barbecue styles! 

    58 min
  • Episode 1.12: Beauty Standards

    In this episode, Karizza and Linh talk about the beauty standards that they've seen in Asian cultures growing up, and discuss how it is similar and different in Canada. They went way back into the 90 styles with the tanning and the thin eyebrows! But moreover, they talk about how their own body image and beauty standards perception have changed over time, and about social media impacts on these standards nowadays. 


    47 min

About One Moment, Please Hold

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A casual chat between friends discussing differences in perspective and culture. Karizza and Linh both moved to Canada from Asia in their early adulthood, and the years experiencing cultural…