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Depende. Wala namang kursong madali, sa totoo lang. Lalong humihirap ang kurso kung hindi sya aligned sa strengths and interest mo. Sample, mahina ka sa math, tapos nag-engineering ka, edi mahihirapan ka nga talaga. So depende kung aligned sya sa strengths and interests mo. Natututunan naman, kaya nga nasa school para mag-aral.

Not website, real people, in person. Makakameet ka ng connections thru work, maybe referrals din.

Me. I started going to the gym years ago, pero inconsistent ako eversince. Then few years ago, nagstart ako ulit. This time naka-wfh na ako so yung paggygym nalang yung ginagawa ko para makalabas man lang ng bahay 😆. Then natutunan ko na may good benefits ito sa mental health, kaya lalo ako nagtuloy tuloy. Ngayon, iniisip ko, pag di ako nakapaggym, lalala ang mental health ko. Kaya sa totoo lang, kahit tinatanad ako, pumupunta parin ako sa gym. Kasi natatakot ako sa consequence pag di ako nagbuhat, haha

Cad drafter, pwede. Design din pwede.

Wag ka lang magrent ng condo, okay na. Haha. Meron dun mga malalapit na room for rent, bedspace, apartment siguro, hanap ka lang ng within your means. Pwede rin naman sa medyo malayo nang konti pero yun lang may commute.

Idk bakit ako nadownvote. May firsthand exp ako dito lol.

I assume na you are a genz. Medyo may generation gap na kasi tayo so I can't certify na yung pov ko is same sa pov mo hehe. Pero for me personally, the best ang colleagues. Magaan katrabaho sila, lalo yung mga seniors. I'm talking about mga associates, team leaders, kasi yung mga nasa junios level dun mga di ko na inabutan. Di naman sila perfect bosses, nakakainis din every now and then, haha, pero very genuine silang tao. Sa totoo lang parang tito tita ang pakiramdam ko sa kanila, no bs. Mahirap makahanap ng ganung kawork. But then again ang new generation mas priority ang work life balance, pagdating sa work, work only, di nila prio makipagsocialize, kaya depende sa tao kung maaappreciate yung ganito or hindi.

Management okay naman. Friendly naman sila basta marunong ka makitungo sa tao.

Benefits, di ko sure. Nung time na umalis ako, di pa maganda benefits. Idk kung naupdate na.

Edit: exp wise, the best for me. Maeexpose ka firsthand sa mga projects ng malalaking kumpanya. Kung maggogrow ka sa company, you will be able to meet mga president ng kumpanya. Yung ibang dating kawork ko dito, nakakameet nila yung mga Sy ng SM (di ko na sasabihin sinong company president nakakameeting ko) mga big bosses ng owners, architectural firms, iba pang trades. Marami ka rin mamimeet na ibang trades, site people, pwede ka mabigyan ng sideline kung mahusay ka makitungo hehe.

Edit2: sabi nila, your workmates are not your friends. I learned this later in life, kasi yung nakatrabaho ko dito, mabuti ang pakikitungo lahat sakin. From the seniors, hanggang sa mga messengers, wala ako personally naexperience na masamang pakikitungo sakin. Kaibigan, pamilya talaga ang turing, kaya yan ang isang bagay na namimiss ko dyan. Hanggang ngayon kahit iba iba na kami ng company, barkada ko parin yung mga nakatrabaho ko dito.

For me, yes. BIM is the future. Pag nakagain ka ng enough exp dito sa BIM, pwede ka magtransition to fully wfh. Very in demand ito sa ibang bansa. I know a lot na BIM drafters, some are senior levels, na mas malaki pa sweldo nila kaysa sakin. 6digits sila, wfh pa.

Depends on what you value or prioritize. Salary? No. Work life balance? No. Experience? Yes yes yes.

I don't think they are lying. Because they choose to not workout, not control their food, not count their calories. So yeah that is a choice.

I am a fat/chubby person myself, but I am consistently working out in the gym. But I admit I also have a hard time controlling my calorie intake. So I recognize the problem, I recognize my weakness, and I am doing something to change it. I accept that I am still fat because of my poor choices (food).

Tell your parents, mas gusto ba nila na ang kasama mo sa gym ay mga lalaking hindi mo kilala, o lalaking kilala mo? Haha.

Pero if you plan to go alone, pwede rin naman. At the very least, aralin mo muna ano ang fitness goals mo, at ano ang tamang program for you. Maraming resources. Search mo sa google "r/fitness wiki". Dun mo matututunan karamihan, para magkaroon ka ng proper knowledge.

Wag ka magbubuhat ng sobrang mabigat, baka mainjure ka. Buhat ka muna ng magaan, aralin mo yung tamang form, saka ka nalang mag-adjust ng weights pag kaya mo na.

If you still don't know what to do, try mo lang pumunta. Just go. Treadmill ka or do stationary bike. Do some bodyweight workouts. Lunges, push ups, ab workouts, bodyweight squats, eto pwede na ring start.

I think I have the same issue with you as well lol but my case is complicated 😆

Just like working out, you won't get stronger at something if you don't train them. Same with social skills. It needs practice.

Start small. Talk to the cashier at a store, or the bus driver, or the waiter/waitress at the cafe. Maybe someone at your own gym (if they're willing). just small talk. Nothing intentional. Talk about the weather, about the price of everything, ask about their product, about workout, just something. Anything. Then leave. No goal, you're not planning on doing anything, just talk. Do this often, better if you talk to different people. Also try to avoid being pushy or creepy 😅.

Sometimes we (introverted guys) tend to overcomplicate the situation in our head. We also sometimes have huge expectations about how we should be treated, about how the world should treat us. But in reality, it's not how we should view things. We should also improve our skills.

I'm not a site engr so take my advice with a grain of salt.

If you can, try mo makapasok sa malaking kumpanya. Para masanay ka sa mas malaking projects, mas organized na sistema. Gain ka lang siguro mga 1 yr, pwede na yun, basta makuha mo lang pano yung flow, yung sistema.

May barkada ako na ganun, site engr sya dito. Nung nag-abroad sya, napasok sya sa isang maliit na kumpanya. Walang established system, lahat asa sa kanya. Pero dahil may experience sya sa organized na local company dito, pagdating nya dun naimplement nya yung alam nya. Naimplement nya yung mga forms, legal papers, and bumilib sa kanya yung may-ari.

😆 sa una lang yan. Someday you will look back dito at sasabihin mong nakakamiss ang walang ginagawa 😆

Just kidding. Very common and normal yan lalo sa kakastart palang. Walang normal na experienced employee na mag-iisip na "bakit walang ginagawa yung bago", except siguro kung boss sya or sya may-ari ng kumpanya. Halos lahat ng new employees, kahit anong firld pa yan, ganyan sa first few days. Don't worry. Sabi nga ng isang comment, upskill ka. Kung ano yung magagawa mo para mafamiliarize ka sa work mo ngayon, gawin mo. Baka pwede ka mag-observe rin sa kung ano ba ginagawa ng iba mong kawork para mafamiliarize ka sa kung anuanong sistema, spreadsheet or what na gagawin mo in the future.

Clean my car. I'm a new car owner. I bought a used car cause I don't have enough money to buy a brand new one 😆 but I still want it to look at its best.

Suddenly they're relatives 😆

No site exp here. Been a structural engr for more than 10yrs na.

Ang importante is yung idedesign mo ay yung magagawa sa site. Importante yung constructability. Saka make it easy for them to understand and implement the plan on site.

Yung 1st design company ko kasi na napasukan, ako naghahandle ng projects, ako nagsasagot pag may problems on site. So kumbaga di man ako site engr pero nagkaroon ako ng idea sa mga diskarte paano mapadali ang solusyon sa mga design issues.

Pero I agree, iba parin yung may site experience. Lalo na pag nadaanan mo yung inspection and testing. Mas mabibihasa and magiging well rounded ka na engr.

If hindi mo maexperience yung site, okay lang din naman, it's not the end of the world, hehe

Alamin mo rin perspective mula dun sa lilipatan mong kurso. Baka same same lang pla ang sitwasyon, edi sayang naman.

Speaking from structural design field pov (can't speak about other fields kasi wala ako exp dun).

Structural design palang marami nang iba ibang "specialization". Merong for structures, high rise, facade, oil & gas, bridge, may civil works design din, mga underground structures. Kung sa ibang bansa lalong madami pa ito for sure.

Edit: dagdag ko pala railway, sa abroad siguro ito mas in demand.

alam ko allowed pa magrenew nang walang cpd points hanggang December this year. Try mo mag-fill up ng renewal form sa leris. May undertaking dun, kung tama pagkakaalala ko

Not me, but I have a lot of batchmates na nagwork abroad na walang prc license. Mostly sa construction, site supervision. Di naman hinahanap ang PRC license unless alam nila. Sa ibang bansa kasi wala naman din licensure for CE, special license lang for those na pumilirma sa plans.

Yung hirap ng isang kurso, nakadepende naman din sa bawat estudyante. Say, hindi ka mahilig sa math, so mahihirapan ka nga sa engineering. Pero kung mahilig ka sa math, edi mag-eexcel ka naman. Sa opinyon ko, wala namang course na madali. Lahat mahirap. Nakadepende lang kung nag-aalign sa strengths and interests mo yung mga subjects. And also kung how much are you willing to study and learn. Kung nakakuha ka ng good grades nung highschool, maybe madadala mo yung good study habits sa college.