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.

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.

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.

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. 

We're back with our Season 2! Kumusta kayong lahat?(How are you all?) Sana mabuti naman! (Hopefully doing well!) Last season we covered topics and issues that we faced as Pinays in Hongkong and our struggles to maintain our roots. For our newest season, we will be having guests on our show to impart their own stories and experiences to help us discover what makes us all similar and different at our very core.

We started this podcast with a question, and we end the season with several! For this episode, we take a quick look back at our past episodes and answer questions from our listeners! We have serious questions that could be straight from the Miss Universe Top 10 judging panel, for example, (I thank you for the question kumare Mika by the way)  "Humans are social beings by nature, what are your thoughts about rampant anxiety/depression amongst people (not just the youth) and does this correlate to the “strong, independent, man/woman” mindset that we have built as a society?" to asking us to choose between our booty and our boobies (those words exactly and we had no problem at all answering with straight faces).  Stick around till the end to hear us try pinoy tongue twisters. And ooh did they get twisted! Disclaimer: This was recorded live on our Instagram page so we apologize for all the background noises and fluctuating volume, but also for the randomness, losing our train of thought and long-winded stories, you know the usual. This is our special thank you and kamusta (How are you doing) episode to our kumares and kumpares across the globe.

Have you ever compared and picked apart the differences between the country you're currently residing in and the one where we all originated from? Do you find any similarities? Do the changes frustrate you or make you feel lucky to be somewhere else? In the second part of our "Mars, Ano Meron Dyan?" Lifestyle series, we continue from where we left off starting with our differing experiences regarding Courtship or Dating as Adults, on to maintaining religion outside of the Philippines as well as exploring the new normal of Covid.

Have you ever compared and picked apart the differences between the country you're currently residing in and the one where we all originated from? Do you find any similarities? Do the changes frustrate you or make you feel lucky to be somewhere else? In this two part episode, we discuss our two home countries and the major lifestyle differences. We get down to nitty gritty going from serious topics to our typical long kwentos (stories) regarding (Education, Transportation, Dating and other events).

What do you think of when you think of Food? Do you remember the food of your childhood? The food that your mother made that no matter at what age would transport you back to simpler times. Pagkain (Food) it's in every experience, the very thing that bonds families, the lifeblood of our culture, showcasing the vast history of the filipino people. In this episode we tell stories about our first Filipino Food memories, our attempts at recreating dishes away from home, Food that we hated and loved and other memories along that way that make the Filipino Food experience.

Do you sometimes find it hard to own your distinct beauty? To love your natural skin color or your not so prominent nose, to hate on the very attributes that we connect to our Pinoy roots? Do you find yourself comparing every aspect of yourself with someone else? Sadly it isn't at all that uncommon/surprising with all the unrealistic standards and expectations placed on us by the Media, Culture, and even enforced by our own families. This episode covers our own experiences, the insecurities that we have struggled with growing up surrounded by such pressures to conform to a certain look or standard of beauty expected by an ever judging Filipino society. We cover how we deal with negative feelings, such as learning to manage our thoughts and ourselves and distancing ourselves from toxic family members. Join us as we reopen old wounds and attempt to heal and learn.