Celebrity endorsements, dramas and dirty politics around the 2022 Philippine Elections campaigns and Malaya, Chito and Arvin has a lot of points to discuss. Is social media really a big factor on how people decide who to vote for in the upcoming elections? How is lack of media accessibility affecting Filipinos that have farther reach to technology and information? How truthful and reliable election surveys are and what to expect with these tools? Why Filipinos vote for the popular and winnable candidate instead of voting for who they believe and support to? Are there gender preferences when electing a candidate in the Philippines? And why do women candidates need to portray a stronger personality to convince people to vote for them? Let's hear what the Engineering Club has to say about the upcoming elections.

Lets go to the land of chocolates, Heidi cheese and Swatch which is Switzerland with Dominique in the episode. How is it like to be in one of the most expensive countries to live in? What would you do if all of a sudden, you learned that you and the whole family is going to live somewhere far away such as Europe? How do you restart your life in a place and environment you never been to and how do you find your interests in a very different culture you never experienced with? And why is it that Filipinos coming from other countries might look like very rich people back in our country but it is not what it is in reality? A lot of preparation, migration and living stories in Switzerland you might not want to miss from Dominique in the podcast.

The Engineering tropa is back with their own sabaw moments during their student life. Arvin got really drunk on a Sunday midnight while having a scheduled examination on early Monday morning. Chito is attending as a panelist in a thesis defense Saturday morning when the group decided to drink out the boring Friday night before the defense. Malaya had an all-nighter to finish a report due Saturday morning but after getting very tired staying awake, he escaped the laboratory class to sleep somewhere convenient. Noel just finished an examination but he heard the topnotchers discussing a different answer from what he got. Vanessa had the greatest adventure going home from a very disastrous moment during typhoon Ondoy. Really crazy episode you would not want to miss.

Another newcomer in the podcast with student and traveler Ellie, based from Turin, Italy. How is she able to move to Europe from the Philippines to do her study under limited resources? Why is it we need a lot of adjustments when studying on a different environment and different countries? What are the challenges of studying while in the midst of the pandemic where there are restrictions all over the place? How does the typical challenges for local Filipino students like us molded us to act quickly and deliver everything even in frustrating times like the pandemic? And how to look forward and still hope for the things you dreamt of even when everything are starting to look badly? Let us hear the struggle story that brought Ellie traveling across Europe to discover life and live the student dream.

The episode for today is about the dreadful Filipino habit of being late. Why being late is generally acceptable in our culture? What is the most common reason why people are late in meetings and appointments? How managing time differs between Philippines and European cultures and what can we learn from their practices as well? Why is it really a bad habit that we need to change? And why we need to make an effort not to be late and start valuing our time? Let us hear different stories from Arvin and Lui and a deep discussion about the very Filipino problem of managing our own time.

Another newcomer in this podcast coming from Ontario with Joan of Kumu Canada and this episode to share her experiences from the Land of Maple Leaf. How do you make sacrifices to engage in another study so much different from what your interests are so that you have better working opportunities abroad? Why is it so hard to make huge career mistakes when you are in a foreign land? How to keep pushing forward when every opportunity given to you is on the line? Is it that hard to make the first step going inside the plane and leaving Philippines behind in search of better life? And how does it feel arriving to a place you never been and to a cold weather you have never experienced before? Let us hear Joan's story and her early struggles migrating and settling in Canada.

In this episode, we go back to Bay Area with Lynette talking about how she was able to get the job on her own without the help of others. Why should we hesitate to network with Filipinos with a very different mindset from ours? Why Filipinos try to speak fluent English to pretend to be someone that we are not? How to handle discriminatory remarks when you look younger and different? And how to handle unsolicited advices and suggestions especially when it crosses the line of issuing medications and therapies? Let us hear Arvin and Lynette when they talk about different issues regarding Filipino culture, traditions and practices that are very concerning at these modern times.

Kumu Nordic is back to talk about looking for opportunities in the Nordic region. How are we able to end up in the job we have right now? How do we handled a lot of rejections and "ghosting" by the hiring managers? Are the academic credentials we had in the Philippines enough to compete in this ever evolving and competitive industries? How important for us to learn the language and integrate to the society before getting the job? How are they treating us in the workplace and how thankful we are for having such great opportunities in the Nordic region? A lot of experiences, struggles and success stories with Bytz, Charlese and Meg in this episode.

Tensions ongoing around Europe as of this moment and the topic for today is the relevance of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine to Filipinos around the world. Do we really have to join the ongoing war that is thousands of kilometers far from our place right now? What are the effects of the war to our region and internally to our country? Why do Filipinos feel that we have to always fight back and be stronger even if we are miles away from being at par with the military might of other developed nations? What should we do to address the repercussions of this war in our own backyard? And are we really prepared to undergo a full blown war at the moment if something happen around our region as well? Let us hear the thoughts and opinions of the Engineering Club as we talk about the ongoing war and very Filipino conflicts.

Another newcomer in the podcast today with Chito Lapitan in the episode. Today's topic is about the rampant vote buying during the Philippines election. Is accepting money during election period acceptable or immoral given this are obviously coming from our own taxes anyway? How will you respond if you are not offered money but position in the government? And if there is a certain amount that likely you will agree to sell your vote, by how much? Let us hear this timely discussion that put us in question during election times with the Engineering Club giving their own opinions and key takeaways.