Rome Learns to... Podcast: Recent Episodes

Rome Juanatas

Started as a side project in the midst of the COVID pandemic, this is now a personal audio journal where I share my thoughts, learnings, and random musings as I experience and learn various things while living my life as a regular human being and while creating content. There might be guests from time to time, but it's mostly going to be just me talking to my past self, my current self, my future self, and to you (my favorite listeners).

The past 17 months had been really interesting and I enjoyed all the hours I spent producing episodes for this podcast. But now, this podcast has reached its end because it has already fulfilled its purpose. Anyway, below are the questions I answered in the episode.

What are the top three qualities you look for in a friend?
What simple gesture have you recently witnessed that renewed your hope in humanity?
What is your favorite smell?
What recent memory makes you smile the most?
In one word, how would you describe your childhood?

This might be the last episode for this podcast, but I am still producing episodes elsewhere.
You can find me in the following podcasts:
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Spoiler alert! I don't talk about Santa in this episode. Meanwhile, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

In one sentence, how would you describe your relationship with your mother?
What was the most defining moment in your life during this past year?
What’s the number one change you need to make in your life in the next twelve months?
What makes you feel secure?
What is your favorite sound?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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To me, skincare is... I'm not the best person to ask about skincare but I'd just leave this episode here so I can refer back to it in the future to remind me of my thoughts about taking care of my skin. Meanwhile, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

How many hours of television do you watch in a week? A month? A year?
What is the biggest obstacle that stands in your way right now?
What do you sometimes pretend you understand that you really don’t?
What do you like most about your job? What do you dislike most about your job?
What’s something new you recently learned about yourself?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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Improv has made a lot of impact in my life in the past year and I thought I'd share about it tonight. 2020 is the year I decided I'd do improv again and it's one of the best decisions I made that year. Anyhoo, below are the questions I answered today:

Whom do you secretly envy? Why?
In twenty years, what do you want to remember?
What are you most excited about in your life right now – today?
What experience from this past year do you appreciate the most?
What is the most enjoyable thing your family has done together in the last three years?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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I have just finished watching all of How to Get Away with Murder tonight and I have enjoyed everything about it. It's worth the 4000+ minutes my family and I spent on it. Anyhoo, below are the questions I answered today:

Who has had the greatest impact on your life?
Are you happy with where you are in your life? Why?
In one year from today, how do you think your life will be different?
How have you sabotaged yourself in the past five years?
Other than money, what else have you gained from your current job?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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I'm doing artsy stuff again recently so I think I'm kind of rediscovering art in a way. Anyway, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

At what point during the last five years have you felt lost and alone?
What is one opportunity you believe you missed out on when you were younger?
What do you want more of in your life?
What do you want less of in your life?
Who depends on you?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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Nope, this is not about the Netflix Original. Just some quick thoughts about my love for sweets and my surface level memories about dental care. Anyway, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What has fear of failure stopped you from doing?
Who would you like to please the most?
If you could go back in time and change things, what would you change about the week that just passed?
When you meet someone for the very first time what do you want them to think about you?
Who would you like to forgive?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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This is not a tech podcast and I'm not really reviewing Apple Music's Dolby Atmos in detail. I'm just blurting out my thoughts in an unorganized manner. I also shared some life updates, and below are the questions I answered in this episode:

Which one of your responsibilities do you wish you could get rid of?
What’s something you don’t like to do that you are still really good at?
What type of person angers you the most?
What is missing in your life?
What is your most striking physical attribute?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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I know it's too early for reviewing how I've fared toward my goals this year to call it a half-year review, but I'm doing it anyway. Better to do it early and realign things as soon as I can. I shared a bit about my goals in this episode, and you don't have to if you don't feel like it. Anyway, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

If you could live forever, would you want to? Why?
If you had to be someone else for one day, who would you be and why?
What positive changes have you made in your life recently?
Who makes you feel good about yourself?
What is your biggest regret?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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This idea just crossed my mind because of a video about Schopenhauer's take on reading books in general. I thought I'd piggyback on the idea and share a few thoughts about consumption of other people's ideas and taking the time to refine one's own. Anyway, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

When should you reveal a secret that you promised you wouldn’t reveal?
How would you spend your ideal day?
What is the one primary quality you look for in a significant other?
What do you admire most about your mother and father?
What is the best advice you have ever received?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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I am not proud of it, but I'm now starting to forget the names of people I used to know and some terms whenever I try to speak spontaneously. This is normal, right? No reason to be worried. haha Anyway, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What do you understand today about your life that you did not understand a year ago?
Whose life have you had the greatest impact on?
What did life teach you yesterday?
Who impresses you?
What have you done that you are not proud of?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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I didn't have a specific topic prepared today, so I decided to just read a page on my journal and reflect on it for a bit. It's nice to do this from time to time. Anyway, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

If you could relive yesterday what would you do differently?
What do you do over and over again that you hate doing?
Would you rather your child be less attractive and extremely intelligent or extremely attractive and less intelligent?
What white lies do you often tell?
What is the biggest change you have made in your life in the last year?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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This is not a well-articulated thought. I'm just processing it while talking about it on the podcast, so my views and my opinions on the topic might have already changed when you get to listen to the episode. Well, does it matter? Anyway, the questions I answered in this episode are as follows:

What are you uncertain about?
What do you think about when you lie awake in bed?
What’s something most people don’t know about you?
When you have a random hour of free time, what do you usually do?
What makes you weird?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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This episode is more of a stream of consciousness thing and I spoke of some thoughts regarding podcasting solo. It's challenging, nerve-wrecking, and disorienting at times. But it is also fulfilling in a way.

Below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What was your last major accomplishment?
Through all of life’s twists and turns who has been there for you?
What or who has been distracting you?
What are you looking forward to in the upcoming week?
Who is your mentor and what have you learned from them?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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We're all living amidst the hustle culture where sleep depravity is glorified. I no longer subscribe to this idea and I am now sleeping much better. How are you sleeping these days? And speaking of sleep, you should check out my Korean ASMR podcast.

Below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What are you waiting for? How are you writing your life’s story?
What makes love last?
What good comes from suffering?
What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned in the last year?
Based on you current daily actions and routines, where would you expect to be in five years?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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I did a buzz cut in September last year and decided to let my hair grow indefinitely. After seven months of keeping it and caring for it, I decided to go for another buzz cut. Hear me speak of my hair and wishy washy manner and then hear my answers for today's five questions.

Below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What would you like to change?
How many people do you love?
What’s the best decision you’ve ever made?
What’s your favorite true story that you enjoy sharing with others?
Right now, at this moment, what do you want most?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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Do you regularly check your Facebook memories? I don't, but today I decided to take a look at it and share a note that I published 11 years ago. It's a way to reminisce the people I used to cherish back then. I still do. They are (or were) my friends after all.

Meanwhile, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What’s the best part of being you?
When you look back over the past month, what single moment stands out?
What do you do to relieve stress?
What is your happiest memory?
What is your saddest memory?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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Do people still write journals these days? I do! On paper, on my note taking app, and on my voice recorder apps. Oh, this podcast is some sort of a journal, too. What works for you? What are your thoughts on journaling?

Meanwhile, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

If you had to move 3000 miles away, what one thing would you miss the most?
What worries you about the future?
What one ‘need’ and one ‘want’ will you strive to achieve in the next twelve months?
What life lessons did you have to experience firsthand before you fully understood them?
Do you like the city or town you live in? Why or why not?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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If you're looking for self-help tips on how to find your voice, you're in the wrong place. This episode won't teach you how to find your voice (your message for the world). What I offer are just my musings about my changing voice and how I'm trying to find a voice that will deliver what I want to deliver.

Meanwhile, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What will you never give up on?
When you look into the past, what do you miss the most?
How would you describe the past year of your life in one sentence?
What is the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?
What makes you uncomfortable?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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Trigger warning: There's a liquor ban and I talk about staying sober and not drinking in the first half of this episode. Skip that part if you need to. ;)

Meanwhile, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

When was the last time you lied? What did you lie about?
What made you smile this week?
What do you do with the majority of your money?
What motivates you to be your best?
When was the last time you lost your temper? About what?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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It's my first year anniversary as a podcaster! Yaay!!! Updates about the podcast and my plans moving forward plus the usual 365 Questions with Rome segment. Below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What chances do you wish you had taken?
Where else would you like to live? Why?
What motivates you to go to work each day?
What do you wish you had done differently?
What is your greatest strength and your greatest weakness?

If you're interested to hear me elsewhere, please check out:
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200 questions answered! I can definitely I know myself better than before I started answering the first question on this list. It's a really good exercise. You should try it, too! Meanwhile, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What’s the biggest lie you once believed was true?
In your lifetime, what have you done that hurt someone else?
What’s the best part of growing older?
What’s been on your mind most lately?
What do you think is worth waiting for?

If you're listening to this podcast and you're still not on my other two podcasts, please also check them out at:
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It's the first day of March and I'm publishing this later than my usual schedule. Anyway, it's good. It only means this episode is as fresh as it can be. Below are the questions I answered in this episode:

Excluding romantic relationships, who do you love?
What is your earliest childhood memory?
What book has had the greatest influence on your life?
What three questions do you wish you knew the answers to?
What is the greatest peer pressure you’ve ever felt?

If you're listening to this podcast and you're still not on my other two podcasts, please also check them out at:
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Oh! Valentine's Day is over but the question "What is love?" came up and it seems like I've answered it with the same answer I gave last year. Is my view on love not changing? Can't really tell. Below are the questions I answered for this episode:

What does love feel like?
What are your favorite simple pleasures?
If you could go back in time and tell a younger version of yourself one thing, what would you tell?
What do you do to deliberately impress others?
What will you never do?

If you're listening to this podcast and you're still not on my other two podcasts, please also check them out at:
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Happy Valentine's Day! Single or not, you're hot! We all are, especially since we're nearing the summer months in the Philippines.
Corny? Oh well, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

Why do we idolize sports players?
What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you?
What do you see when you look into the future?
What makes you angry? Why?
What is the most valuable life lesson you learned from your parents?

That's such a gloomy question to feature as the episode title, but don't mind that, the answers in this episode are not glum at all. Below are the questions I answered today:

What are the primary components of a happy life?
How would the world be different if you were never born?
What is your favorite song and why?
With the resources you have right now, what can you do to bring yourself closer to your goal?
What are your top three priorities?

It's February! What are you excited for this month? I'm excited about a lot of things, but first, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

Is the reward worth the risk?
For you personally, what makes today worth living?
What have you done in the last year that makes you proud?
What did you learn recently that changed the way you live?
What is your fondest memory from the past three years?

Hey there! It's the final Monday of the month and while this is an episode that is recorded a week ahead, I still stand with my answers in this episode. Below are the questions I answered for this episode:

What is the number one thing you want to accomplish before you die?
When is love a weakness?
What has been the most terrifying moment of your life thus far?
Who is the strongest person you know?
If you could take a single photograph of your life, what would it look like?

I hope not, but if it were, you're still going to hear my answers for the next questions:

If today was the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?
If today was the last day of your life, who would you call and what would you tell them?
Who do you dream about?
What do you have trouble seeing clearly in your mind?
What are you looking forward to?

How's the 1st week of January 2021 treating you so far? Mine has been quite good, I guess. I've been pretty much a good boy and I'm trying to keep my youthful energy everyday. Anyhoo, below are the questions I answered today:

How have you helped someone else recently?
What is your greatest skill?
Do you see to believe or believe to see?
How are you pursuing your dreams right now?
What’s the next big step you need to take?

Happy new year! I'm still here and here's a new episode. Below are the questions I answered tonight:

When does silence convey more meaning than words?
How do you spend the majority of your free time?
Who do you think of first when you think of ‘success?’
What did you want to be when you grew up?
How will today matter in five years from now?

If you're also interested to check out my Korean ASMR and K-Drama podcast, please check the links below:
Subscribe | 별자리 // Constellations - Korean ASMR for Language Learners (transistor.fm)
Subscribe | 킹카 King of K-Drama - A Podcast for Language Learners (transistor.fm)

If you want to reach out to me, feel free to send me a tweet @RomeJuanatas

It's the final Monday of 2020 and I'm sure you're as excited as I am to welcome 2021, but here I am answering these 5 questions as if it's the most important question in my life. Below are the questions I answered today:

How short would your life have to be before you would start living differently today?
Is it better to have loved and lost or to have never loved at all?
What would you do if you made a mistake and somebody died?
Who do you trust and why?
If you were forced to eliminate every physical possession from your life with the exception of what could fit into a single backpack, what would you put in it?

If you're also interested to check out my Korean ASMR and K-Drama podcast, please check the links below:
Subscribe | 별자리 // Constellations - Korean ASMR for Language Learners (transistor.fm)
Subscribe | 킹카 King of K-Drama - A Podcast for Language Learners (transistor.fm)

If you want to reach out to me, feel free to send me a tweet @RomeJuanatas

It's the week of Christmas! Can you feel it? We're all feeling different emotions right now and it's all valid.
Anyhoo, below are the questions I answered today

Is there ever a time when giving up makes sense?
What makes you proud?
How do you find the strength to do what you know in your heart is right?
Where do you find peace?
When have you worked hard and loved every minute of it?

If you're also interested to check out my Korean ASMR and K-Drama podcast, please check the links below:
Subscribe | 별자리 // Constellations - Korean ASMR for Language Learners (transistor.fm)
Subscribe | 킹카 King of K-Drama - A Podcast for Language Learners (transistor.fm)

If you want to reach out to me, feel free to send me a tweet @RomeJuanatas

I guess I'm day dreaming more often these days and well, the bgm for this episode is making me speak slower as compared to those in the previous episodes. Anyhow, below are the questions I answered today.

What’s your definition of heaven?
What is your most prized possession?
How would you describe yourself in one sentence?
What stands between you and happiness?
What makes a person beautiful?

If you're also interested to check out my Korean ASMR and K-Drama podcast, please check the links below:
Subscribe | 별자리 // Constellations - Korean ASMR for Language Learners (transistor.fm)
Subscribe | 킹카 King of K-Drama - A Podcast for Language Learners (transistor.fm)

If you want to reach out to me, feel free to send me a tweet @RomeJuanatas

Christmas is almost here. Do you feel it? Well, whether you feel it or not, I'm still doing this segment and I'm still going to also refer to my answers here in the future. Below are the questions I answered in this episode:

How have you changed in the last five years?
What are you sure of in your life?
When you think of ‘home,’ what, specifically, do you think of?
What’s the difference between settling for things and accepting the way things are?
How many of your friends would you trust with your life?

If you're also interested to check out my Korean ASMR and K-Drama podcast, please check the links below:
Subscribe | 별자리 // Constellations - Korean ASMR for Language Learners (transistor.fm)
Subscribe | 킹카 King of K-Drama - A Podcast for Language Learners (transistor.fm)

If you want to reach out to me, feel free to send me a tweet @RomeJuanatas

Happy Monday! I'm still here and below are the questions I answered today:

What makes everyone smile?
What do you owe yourself?
What would your ‘priceless’ Mastercard-style commercial be?
Can you think of a time when impossible became possible?
Why do you matter?

If you're also interested to check out my Korean ASMR and K-Drama podcast, please check the links below:
Subscribe | 별자리 // Constellations - Korean ASMR for Language Learners (transistor.fm)
Subscribe | 킹카 King of K-Drama - A Podcast for Language Learners (transistor.fm)

If you want to reach out to me, feel free to send me a tweet @RomeJuanatas

My voice is still a bit hoarse. Or it still doesn't feel normal to me. I need to do some vocal care, but it's Monday today so here's another episode for this segment. Below are the questions I answered today:

If you left this life tomorrow, how would you be remembered?
Beyond the titles that others have given you, who are you?
If you could live the next 24 hours and then erase it and start over just once, what would you do?
Is it possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
What word best describes the way you’ve spent the last month of your life?

If you want to answer them yourself, or if you want to respond to my answers, send me a tweet @RomeJuanatas

I'm wrapping up the 3rd season with this episode and I will be doing what I'd like to call as podtrimming. It's not Podfade because this podcast show will definitely still be available for another year until I finish all the 365 questions. To know more what's going to happen, listen to this episode and you might just find out when I'm going to launch my new podcast show.

01:00 concept of podfade
02:45 Season 3 closer/ender
03:39 concept of podtrim
04:23 my recent challenges in podcasting
06:50 what's going to keep appearing
08:09 the origin story of this podcast and how podcasting has helped me
14:00 wanting to talk to friends outside of podcasts :)
14:51 Korean ASMR podcast and another show I'm launching soon, plus other stuff :)

Talk to me @RomeJuanatas on Twitter

Hello! There's been a lot of stress in the past weeks for most of us, but here we are still, doing the things we believe we have to do.
Below are the questions I have answered for today's episode:

If I could grant you one wish what would you wish for?
What have you read online recently that inspired you?
Why do religions that advocate unity divide the human race?
If you could live one day of your life over again, what day would you choose?
What can money not buy?

If you also want to share your thoughts, feel free to tweet to me @RomeJuanatas

I'm back after a week of not doing this segment. Did you miss me? No? That's fine! I'm asking and answering myself. Anyhoo, below are the questions I answered in this episode:

What do you wish you spent more time doing five years ago?
Do you ask enough questions or do you settle for what you know?
Who do you love and what are you doing about it?
What’s a belief that you hold with which many people disagree?
What can you do today that you were not capable of a year ago?

If you also want to share your thoughts, feel free to tweet to me @RomeJuanatas

Trisha Albay is currently an MS Asia-Pacific Student in the Thammasat University in Thailand. She has an experience working in international relations and has since been very interested in industries related to this.

In this episode, Trisha shares her learnings from her previous work experiences and how she became interested in pursuing further education in her current field. She also shared about how she is currently adjusting to her student life in Thailand and her experiences during the pandemic. This includes cultural ang language hacks we've learned or discovered.

Toward the end of the episode, she also shared tips on how to get scholarships abroad.

Follow and connect to Trisha Albay through her Instagram @trishaalbay

TV Shows mentioned: Brooklyn 99, The Good Place, New Girl
Languages mentioned: Thai, Spanish, Korean

Hello! Happy Monday to me and to you! How are you doing? I'm doing just the same. Listen for more info :D

Below are the questions I answered in this segment:

When was the last time you tried something new?
Who do you sometimes compare yourself to?
What’s the most sensible thing you’ve ever heard someone say?
What gets you excited about life?
What life lesson did you learn the hard way?
If you'd like to answer the questions above or send me a message, feel free to answer the anonymous google form here: https://forms.gle/xha4VSjKx9t62mXB6

What's going on? It's Monday! Yep! Starting today, podcast release episodes both for the main segment and this bonus segment will be on Mondays. How about that?
Anyway, below are the questions I answered today:

When you help someone do you ever think, “What’s in it for me?”
How do you know when it’s time to continue holding on or time to let go?
How do you define success?
If someone could tell you the exact day and time you are going to die, would you want them to tell you?

If you'd like to answer the questions above or send me a message, feel free to answer the anonymous google form here: https://forms.gle/xha4VSjKx9t62mXB6

Robert Joshua San Luis is a theater and screen actor and also a performing arts educator/teacher. He has done a number of films and has recently performed in a virtual theater in a show called "Silang Walang Tahanan". In this episode, Joshua shared bits of stories about how he got into acting, his experiences in performing during these trying times, his recently found fascination about BTS and more. You can find some of the performances of Joshua through the following: 1. Screams from Afar on Viddsee - https://www.viddsee.com/video/screams-from-afar/m09dm?locale=en2. Paglisan (C1 Originals) - https://youtu.be/dC7auG8P6oE3. Silang Walang Tahanan - watch out if they'll ever have a rerun ^^

Are you blue? It's been raining a lot during the weekend and just moments before I recorded this segment so I decided to use a somehow appropriate background music. Anyway, below are the questions I answered:

What are three moral rules you will never break?
Who or what do you think of when you think of love?
If your life was a novel, what would be the title and how would your story end?
What would you not give up for $1,000,000 in cash?
When do you feel most like yourself?
If you'd like to answer the questions above or send me a message, feel free to answer the anonymous google form here: https://forms.gle/xha4VSjKx9t62mXB6

Arnila Geronimo is currently working as a legal assistant in a government office and also an aspiring artist. She was one of my classmate/friend from high school and has actually already joined this podcast as a guest in the earlier seasons.

In this episode, we talked about learning how to do art by self-studying, doing self-assessments, experiencing self-discovery, and some bits about TikTok which I've no idea about. (Yeah, I don't use TikTok and it never crossed my mind to download the app. I'm still not.) Anyway, this episode is more interesting as I originally thought it would be, so give it a listen and see for yourself :D

You can find Arnila's artwork on her IG: arnilajamine

This episode is also available in video format on my YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/romejuanatas/

This segment is now audio-only. Happy? Well, I am. It saves me time while still enjoying myself answering these questions. Below are the questions, I answered in this episode:

If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
What is your number one goal for the next six months?
Would you ever give up your life to save someone else?
Are you happy with yourself?
What is the meaning of ‘peace’ to you?

If you'd like to answer the questions above or send me a message, feel free to answer the anonymous google form here: https://forms.gle/xha4VSjKx9t62mXB6

Simon Cho is a native Korean who is recently taking his MBA in the Ateneo de Manila University. He spent a significant number of his youthful years in the Philippines while also having studied and worked in Canada, South Korea, and the US. While he already speaks English and Korean so fluently, he is also learning Mandarin (now at an advanced level) and is quite interested in improving his Tagalog.

In this episode, Simon shared some tips on how to do well in the Test of Proficiency in Korean (T stands for Test in TOPIK so TOPIK Exam sounds a bit redundant then LOL). He also shared how he thinks everyone could write better Korean essays and how to overcome language learning plateaus. There's quite a number of language learning tips spread out through the interview so pick them up and see what works for you best.

Simon also teaches Korean so if you're interested to learn by having him as a tutor, feel free to reach out to us and we'll get you connected to him.

This episode is also available in video format on my YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/romejuanatas/

This is the final 365 Questions with Rome segment that will be available on YouTube. Upcoming episodes will be back to being audio-only. Below are the questions I answered in this episode:

If you haven’t achieved it yet what do you have to lose?
What three words would you use to describe the last three months of your life?
How would you describe ‘freedom’ in your own words?
What is the most important thing you could do right now in your personal life?
If you could ask one person, alive or dead, only one question, who would you ask and what would you ask?

Raei Baccay is a BS Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of the Philippines - Diliman and is currently working as a Data Analyst while also exploring future possibilities with Data Science and Data Engineering. She gained her interest in data science while crunching numbers related to a water fiasco that occurred last year and has since delved deeper into the industry. In this episode, Raei shared how she found out about data science, the resources she used and how she is currently learning further. She also shared some tips for remote work as the nature of work for this industry is usually remote. Raei also recently started a podcast together with her boyfriend, Kix. If you want to listen more from her, be sure to check their podcast using the link below: http://anchor.fm/yaaan You can also follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/raraei/ The video version of this episode is also available on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/romejuanatas/

First episode of Season 3 is OUT!!! Meanwhile, here we go again with the weekly 365 QwR segment. Below are the questions I answered in this episode:

Why must you love someone enough to let them go?

Do you ever celebrate the green lights?

What personal prisons have you built out of fears?

What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?

Why are you, you?

Don Lawrence Carl Fernando is a BS Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of the Philippines - Diliman and is currently studying MS Nuclear Engineering at Université Paris-Saclay in France. He is currently about to start his second year and aims to specialize in nuclear reactor physics & engineering. In this episode, Don shared how he has gained clarity in his career path starting from when he was studying in the university. He also shared about his work experiences which further lead him into becoming more interested in nuclear energy engineering. There might be different sentiments about nuclear energy, but here, Don has helped me understand better how nuclear energy could be of help to climate change problems. This is such a wonderful opening for the 3rd season of the podcast, right? :D Video version is available on my YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/romejuanatas/

The first episode of season 3 is launching this week. But before that, here's another episode of 365 Questions with Rome. Below are the questions I answered in this episode:
Would you rather lose all of your old memories or never be able to make new ones?

How do you deal with someone in a position of power who wants you to fail?

What do you have that you cannot live without?

What sustains you on a daily basis?

What are your top five personal values?

Are you waiting for the third season? I might have given the date in this segment. Meanwhile, below are the questions I answered today:

Where would you most like to go and why?

Is it more important to do what you love or to love what you are doing?

What do you imagine yourself doing ten years from now?

What small act of kindness were you once shown that you will never forget?

Do you own your things or do your things own you?

Happy listening and see you again next week!

Hello! This segment is now back to being recorded in English. I pulled off an entire month of doing this in Filipino for the month of August and it was quite challenging. Moving forward, all the 365 Questions episodes will be recorded in English. As usual, below are the questions I answered in this episode: Is there such a thing as perfect? To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken? What does it mean to be human? If you looked into the heart of your enemy, what do you think you would find that is different from what is in your own heart? What do you love most about yourself? This episode is also available in video format on my YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjXZRwNs9ievTWu7r-hLPg

Yep! That's what this is. It's my finale for the season and I don't have any guest today. It's just me talking about my podcast experience in the past six months. It's been a wild ride like all the things we call a wide ride. lol If you prefer to see me on video, this is also available on my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjXZRwNs9ievTWu7r-hLPg). Happy listening and see you in the next season!!!

This is part of a challenge which I'm doing on my podcast - to answer 365 thought provoking questions impromptu. This month, I'm trying to answer everything in Filipino. --------- Ang episode na ito ay nasa wikang Filipino (sa abot ng aking makakaya) dahil nga sa Buwan ng Wika ang Buwan ng Agosto. Ito ang mga tanong na sinagot ko sa episode na ito: Who do you think stands between you and happiness? What is the difference between innocence and ignorance? What is the simplest truth you can express in words? What gives your life meaning? Can there be happiness without sadness? Pleasure without pain? Peace without war? What’s the one thing you’d like others to remember about you at the end of your life?

Ang episode na ito ay parte ng ilan sa Buwan ng Wika Special podcast episodes sa aking channel. Ibinahagi ni Wesley Satira ng Wreview Podcast ang ilan sa mga rekomendasyon niyang pelikulang Filipino na swak na swak para ngayong Buwan ng Wika. Pinag-usapan din namin ng bahagya ang ilang mga pagbabago sa industriya at kung ano ang maaaring maging ibig sabihin nito sa hinaharap. ----------------------------- For my English-only speaking subscribers, you may skip this video :) ----------------------------- This episode is also available on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrC_s_RN6Yo

Ang episode na ito ay nasa wikang Filipino (sa abot ng aking makakaya) dahil nga sa Buwan ng Wika ang Buwan ng Agosto.

Ito ang mga tanong na sinagot ko sa episode na ito:

What is your most beloved childhood memory? Is it more important to love or be loved? If you had the chance to go back in time and change one thing would you do it? If a doctor gave you five years to live, what would you try to accomplish? What is the difference between falling in love and being in love?

Available din ang episode na ito in video format sa YouTube channel ko: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjXZRwNs9ievTWu7r-hLPg

Ang episode na ito ay parte ng ilan sa Buwan ng Wika Special podcast episodes sa aking channel. Kasama si Ecclaire, sinubukan naming pag-usapan ang pagsusulat online at ang aming mga karanasan sa Wattpad, Medium.com at iba pang platform para sa mga manunulat online. Hindi pa man ganoon karami ang mambabasa at manunulat sa wikang Tagalog online ay sinusubukan namin kasama ang Pluma Manila upang palawigin pa ang sakop ng mga sulatin sa mga wikang Filipino online. ----------------------------- For my English-only speaking subscribers, you may skip this episode ----------------------- This episode is also available in video format in my YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjXZRwNs9ievTWu7r-hLPg

Ang episode na ito ay nasa wikang Filipino (sa abot ng aking makakaya) dahil nga sa Buwan ng Wika ang Buwan ng Agosto.

Ito ang mga tanong na sinagot ko sa episode na ito:
In the haste of your daily life, what are you not seeing? If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do? Have you ever regretted something you did not say or do? Has your greatest fear ever come true? Why do we think of others the most when they’re gone?

Available din ang episode na ito in video format sa YouTube channel ko: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjXZRwNs9ievTWu7r-hLPg

Andrew is a friend with whom I can talk about books and ideas for hours. He is Taiwanese and we've only met over two years ago. We don't really talk often, but when we do we'd usually take hours talking about the different books we've been reading, the ideas we have in mind, our curiosities about progress and development, and so on.

In this episode, we talked about our reading habits, the books we've recently read, some ideas that fascinate us and more.

This episode is also available as a vodcast on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjXZRwNs9ievTWu7r-hLPg

Thank you very much for listening! See you around :)

Hello! Thank you for checking out my podcast. This is a weekly segment (kind of a bonus episode) that is based on the 365 table talk questions. I'm answering 5 questions a week and it might not be of interest to you unless we actually know each other. You're free to listen if you want to keep going. If not, please note that my full episodes (usually with guests) are being released weekly every Saturday. Happy listening!

It's August and it's Buwan ng Wika in the Philippines so this segment will be in Filipino throughout the whole month.

Below are the questions I tried to answer:
Where do you find inspiration? Can you describe your life in a six word sentence? If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake? What impact do you want to leave on the world? What is the most defining moment of your life thus far?

Charlie is currently studying and doing research in Hong Kong. He used to be an instructor in the Department of Chemical Engineering in the University of the Philippines Diliman and I've been lucky to have him as my instructor in one of my majors. In this episode, I asked him about his motivations for pursuing a career in research and in the academe. He mentioned a bit about his current studies (water viruses), the joy he gains from teaching, and his recent experience of cooking adobo. There's a lot more fun stuff we talked about. Watch/Listen to know more! This episode is also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBS6lrzm2Uw

Hello! Thank you for checking out my podcast. This is a weekly segment (kind of a bonus episode) that is based on the 365 table talk questions. I'm answering 5 questions a week and it might not be of interest to you unless we actually know each other. You're free to listen if you want to keep going. If not, please note that my full episodes (usually with guests) are being released weekly every Saturday. Happy listening!

What is the most desirable trait another person can possess? What are you most grateful for? Is stealing to feed a starving child wrong? What do you want most? What has life taught you recently?

I invited a stranger-turned-into-friend from a language exchange app called HelloTalk to become my guest in this episode. We haven't really talked much on the app. We've only had a number of conversations going and when I posted an invite for podcast guests, he volunteered and so we have this episode! In this episode, Alex and I talk about the app where we met (HelloTalk), a number of things about language learning, and the Korean social networking sites that are popularly used in Korea. Brands and apps mentioned here are not sponsors. They're just things we use and know. :)

Hello! Thank you for checking out my podcast. This is a weekly bonus episode that is based on the 365 table talk questions. I'm answering 5 questions a week and it might not be of interest to you unless we actually know each other. You're free to listen if you want to keep going. If not, please note that my full episodes (usually with guests) are being released weekly every Saturday. Happy listening!

These are the questions I answered: When was the last time you listened to the sound of your own breathing? What’s something you know you do differently than most people? What does ‘The American Dream’ mean to you? Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton? If you could instill one piece of advice in a newborn baby’s mind, what advice would you give?

Macey Mapanao is my college friend and batchmate from the Department of Chemical Engineering in UP Diliman. She's now nearing her third year working in Australia and we haven't seen each other since our university days.

In this episode, Macey shared her experiences in relation to obtaining a special Australian visa which can be availed by UP Engineering graduates and graduates from all other recognized institutions. She also shared how she prepared physically and emotionally for the move.

Other things we discussed in this episode include

Filipino communities
Covid situation
Work culture and lifestyle adjustments
Work-life balance
Public transport
Renting and utility fees
Acquiring citizenship

and more... in Australia.

Hello! Thank you for checking out my podcast. This is a weekly bonus episode that is based on the 365 table talk questions. I'm answering 5 questions a week and it might not be of interest to you unless we actually know each other. You're free to listen if you want to keep going. If not, please note that my full episodes (usually with guests) are being released weekly every Saturday. Happy listening!

If the average human lifespan was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?
What do we all have in common besides our genes that makes us human?
If you could choose one book as a mandatory read for all high school students, which book would you choose?
Would you rather have less work or more work you actually enjoy doing?
What is important enough to go to war over?

Garett Maralit, RFP is a licensed chemical engineer and a registered financial planner. He is also the co-founder of The Bright Millennial (a Facebook Page promoting financial literacy to hundreds of thousands of the Filipino Youth).

In this episode, Garett shared the top three skills that brought him to where he is today and also the top three skills he is currently learning to become the Garett Maralit which he envisions himself to become in the years to come.

He also shared his thinking process on which skills to focus on, how to find a mentor, and how to have the right mindset in learning.

You can follow Garett Maralit and The Bright Millennial using the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/garettmaralit/

https://www.facebook.com/thebrightmillennial/

If you still haven't, please also follow me on Facebook where I share updates regarding this podcast.

https://www.facebook.com/RomeisinManila/

My first try at doing a Korean ASMR. I am still unable to whisper in Korean without becoming very inaudible, so this is the softest voice I can use (for now). These are just my thoughts whenever it rains. I also shared a few remarkable memories I have with rain and rainstorms. I am thinking of creating more content like this in the future. This has a video version on YouTube as well - https://youtu.be/liXNyCs2AwE. Check it out and let me know what you think

Yza was my batchmate in college. We both studied chemical engineering. I invited her to appear on my podcast and discuss the following topics: 1. What is the most important thing you learned during your college days which you find as still very relevant now? 2. What are the things you wished you learned before joining the workforce? 3. What would be your advice to college students or recent graduates who are now transitioning to "adulting" and will soon become part of the workforce? We also talked a lot about random stuff. For those of you who'd like to go right away into the discussion, start at timestamp 14:00 Follow me on my socials: https://www.facebook.com/RomeisinManila/ and send your precious anonymous feedback http://bit.ly/2BaGFbG

Throughout June, I answered 30 out of the popularized 365 questions to have some introspection and to also test and improve on my spontaneity. I came to know myself better after answering all these 30 questions and I might do this again (hopefully not alone next time). Tell me what you think! Follow me wherever you may find me. I'm on Facebook, IG, Twitter, LinkedIn. And yes, I'm in Manila, but please don't go around following me physically. That's just not the way this works! See you around the internet!

This episode is recorded spontaneously without any preparation. Below are some of the topics I've touched:

Improvised episode (everything I said in this recording is done spontaneously)
Using voice notes on Evernote
How to have a deeper-sounding voice
The way we speak English
The idea of mirroring
A book called "The Worst is Over"
Review of this month's episodes
Listening to podcasts while doing something else
Running (I actually love running)
Being qualified to talk about something and our prejudices
Learning Mandarin
Expanding Limits
Trying to be forgetful of feelings and emotions (Basketball players are usually like this, too)
Personality isn't Permanent (a book by Benjamin Hardy)

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This episode is 90% English, 10% Filipino. Listen at your own risk :D J Villanueva is a high school science teacher, a trainer, a theater actor and an improv player with so many years of experience (despite him being super humble). In this episode, we talk about improv concepts which people may find helpful in navigating through our day-to-day lives. Listen to know more! You can also follow J on FB and IG using his social media handle @baldguyscience. If you haven't followed me on my FB page yet, now's the time: https://www.facebook.com/RomeisinManila/ If you want to give anonymous feedback and suggestions, you've got it here: https://bit.ly/2BaGFbG

A bonus episode on a hypothetical topic. Listen to me lazily reading an article I wrote just this week. Or read along. The article can be found here: https://medium.com/@RomeJuanatas/what-if-i-won-6-million-usd-via-lottery-today-1142f0cbd9d8 You can give me claps on the article, comment your own plan, or send me a message on my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RomeisinManila/ If you want to give an anonymous feedback, comment, or suggestion, use this https://bit.ly/2BaGFbG Thank you!

Four friends recall their experiences and share realizations from doing a provincial theater production over 10 years ago, me included! This is more like an online catch-up date amongst friends with a twist. If you know the four of us, it'd be easier to relate. But even if you didn't, it's okay to sneak in and eavesdrop. We won't mind! If you have anything to say, you can reach me out through my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RomeisinManila/ Thanks for listening!

Bonus Episode on Time Management. This is a reading + commentary on my best performing article on Medium.com. You can find the article here and read along: https://medium.com/the-ascent/what-if-i-only-had-24-hours-a-day-d0f1262588e4 If you have a Medium account, you can also give the article a clap, or even write comments. If not, please remember that you can always reach me out through my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RomeisinManila/

This is the beginning of a new season! What to expect? A more energetic ME! I'm trying. For this season, I'll be discussing (sometimes with guests) about creative and technical stuff while also adding in a few mental models here and there.

Special mentions - Chris Williamson and George Mack (Modern Wisdom - Mental Models 103), Alan McLucas (Decision Making)

Find me where you can:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RomeisinManila/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/romejuanatas/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/RomeisinMNL

Hear from you soon!

Do you know why carrots are orange? Nah, that's not the topic we're having here. Instead, we're looking to discover what the orange carrot in the language-learning universe is. This is also the final episode for the season and I probably won't be talking about language learning for a little while. For comments, feedback, and suggestions, please reach me out on my Facebook page: http://facebook.com/RomeisinManila

How to just chill and learn languages? Netflix? Play music? What else? What else is there for us to learn efficiently while just having fun? Find out more by listening to this episode. For comments and suggestions, please reach out to me on http://facebook.com/RomeisinManila

Still on language learning, how do you encounter words and make them stick in your brain long-term? Here I share two techniques which I find helpful - the missing key and the island technique. Listen to this episode and try it out for yourself. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to reach me out through http://www.facebook.com/RomeisinManila

This month of May, I decided to share more about language learning. This episode is about the first steps one need to take when learning a foreign language or learning anything actually. Listen to this episode and let me know your thoughts. Find me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/RomeisinManila

BGM - Lamb Drop by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.

We're all naturals at learning foreign languages and adding a foreign language in our skill set adds so much value to us as people. Here's why I think the Filipino Youth should pay more attention to improving their language skills. What are your thoughts on this? Drop us a comment at http://facebook.com/RomeisinManila

BGM: Glass Beads by Blue Dot Sessions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.

This is a story on productivity and survival during these trying times. I share about how I keep myself productive while keeping my sanity. We're probably experiencing the same things. Share your own stories. Find me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/romeisinmanila

This is not a sob story. It's simply a retelling of two memorable moments of when I got lost and my recent realizations about finding ourselves rather than waiting to be found. Plus, this is the first episode where I'm introducing myself not as Ando but as Rome. Enjoy listening!

Here's a message for my fellow podcast enthusiasts. I also share a few things I've learned from starting a podcast and being a part of a podcast community in the Philippines. I also mentioned about my future hopes. I'd like to know yours as well. Share it!

When I was six, I had three classmates who made me believe I had superpowers. In this episode, I share more details about that story and a few of the things that I learned about myself. Did you have any similar experience? If you did, I'd love to know about them. Reach me out on Facebook or through my email.

In this episode, I share four poems which I wrote about four women whom I have come to know from my childhood until my teenage years. I think these stories have somehow formed how I view women in my life. And toward the end, I also mention why I write poems or write stories in relation to creating physical files/artifacts for memories. You can find my old poems on my Facebook page called "Lyrico Hijo".

This episode is in full Korean. Here I share another four-word or four-syllable proverb which I learned in Korea. It's about not forgetting one's first heart. I also wrote a song with the same title and if you're interested to listen to it, I have a video posted on Youtube. You can use this link to watch it: https://youtu.be/i9cRW5c4Qr0

This is a four-word proverb that I learned when I visited Busan for something that's totally not related to learning Korean. For me, in a few words, it means consistency and persistence. Find out more by listening to this episode.

I recently came across a video by Nathaniel Drew wherein he created a video message for his future self. While this concept is not really new and I have been doing this by actually writing letters on paper for my future self (I don't know where those are right now), I just thought this method can be a way to remind my future self to look back on my journey to becoming the person I am yet to become. (PS. I am forgiving myself for mispronouncing "patreon")

"Ang currency na gamit ko ay kuwento!" Here I am sharing my raison d'etre for podcasting - my new found passion project. I also share a bit about my first few exposures to acting and what I've learned about acting on stage and acting in real life. This is my contribution to the world for now - stories. What's yours?

Hello! Here I share my story about introversion in a different language and in a different light. For everyone who saw the Korean version and didn't understand me completely, this is for you. This is not a mere translation and there are some stories here and there that don't appear in the Korean and vice-versa. Hope you get some bits of wisdom here!

Do you like reading books? I do! This is in Filipino and I share about some of the books I've recently read and my views on reading and learning.

Are you an introvert or do you identify more as an extrovert? I usually identify myself as an introvert and here's my story. This episode is in full Korean, but I plan to release an English version (not translation!) next week. So if you don't speak Korean, don't worry but just watch out!

This is my first full-length episode and here I try to remember fond memories of how I got to learn the languages that now makes me whole as a person - Pangasinan, English, Filipino, and Korean. In this time of Covid-19, it's a little hard to just stay at home and do nothing so I decided I'd look back at these memories and share them with you. Listen to this episode and you'll get to know me better and perhaps you'd also pick a few language-learning tips scattered here and there. Thank you!

Here I am introducing myself and this podcast channel in Korean. I didn't realize I'd get my tongue twisted for trying to do introductions in three language. See you next week for my first official full episode!!!

Here I'm introducing myself and this podcast channel in Filipino.

This is not the first episode of my podcast. It's just a way of me introducing the podcast and myself before I officially produce episodes from the following week. This intro is in English. I'll have another two - one in Filipino and the other in Korean.