Yapping About Stuff

My friend, Trang, returns to yap about how miserable life is given her current work and the pandemic. Of course this devolves into complete chaos towards the end where we take many weird detours. 

My friend, Eir, and I discuss an ongoing debate in the gaming community of who the "real" gamers are. If you play more casual games, are you still considered a gamer? It's a debate centered around discrimination and gatekeeping in the gaming community and also makes for a fun and interesting podcast. 

A lot of "stuff" happened in the past year since the first episode I ever did with my friend, Bona. In short, the long-distance relationship we discussed in last year's episode has ended and we talk about how she has been dealing with that. She asks me for advice as I have dealt with a break up before, and I am the wisest person she knows (quote may not be accurate or have been said at any point). Also, paragliding. 

To celebrate my 1 year anniversary doing this podcast, I talk with my very good friend, Yuri, about how the last year has been since he first came on the podcast. We talk about our mental health and dealing with being stuck at home. We also delve into the upcoming Philippine presidential elections that can determine whether our future has some hope or we're all screwed. We share some laughs, discuss some important things, and express our feelings about the future of our country.

I share funny and beautiful drinking stories with my college friend, Joy. We reminisce about our drinking sessions in college and how deeply ingrained drinking is in Filipino culture.

My college friend, Gail, tells us her stories about moving to Australia, pursuing a Master's Degree, and dealing with her quarter-life crisis during this pandemic. She shares many insightful lessons that I relate to. 

My second cousin, Yanta, yaps about her new relationship, how she broke our "relationship curse", and her long term plans of moving back to New Zealand. She is a wonderful person who I love dearly, and I am glad to talk to her and catch up and learn about her new-found happiness in life.

Welcome to the podcast within the podcast: my Filipino episode series, "Usap Tayo". My first guest in this new series is an old friend, Earle Castillo. In this episode, Earle shares his life story from college dropout to champion stock trader to music producer. Full episodes of "Usap Tayo" with English subtitles will be released on my Youtube channel, "the awesomecactus" in due time. Have fun!

My high school friend and former barista, Nik, shares his love for coffee, the best Philippine coffee sources, his life as a barista, and his sexuality (this was recorded on June 29th for those wondering about the Pride Month reference). It's great to catch up with old friends and learn about the amazing lives they are living.

Esports caster Dathan Rosales yaps about his experiences in his career with games like Overwatch, Valorant, and Starcraft. We discuss his love for these games, and what the Philippine esports scene is like.  If you're interested in these games, check him out by searching "Daks Casts" on Facebook and Twitter to see him in action.