The Baggage Counter: Millennial Survival Guide

Episode #17 | Kasal Namin O Reunion Niyo? The Intimate Wedding Playbook "Kailan ang kasal? Saan ang venue? Sino ang mga imbitado?" The moment you announce your engagement, your wedding suddenly becomes everyone else's business. Before you know it, you are planning a massive family reunion for relatives you have not seen since you were seven years old. - Welcome to the intimate weddin...

Episode #16 | A.I. NAKU!: Why Do People Believe Fake News? -- You wake up, check your phone, and there it is. Another forwarded video in the family Viber group about a fake health cure, an AI deepfake of a politician, or a completely fabricated news headline. You type, "Tita, fake news yan." And suddenly, you are the bad guy. Welcome to the "A.I. Naku" era. In Episode 16 of The...

If you post an achievement, you’re arrogant. If you stay quiet, you’re lazy. If you hustle, you have no work-life balance. If you rest, you have no ambition. So, how exactly do you win a game where you can’t control the rules? In this episode of The Baggage Counter , Joshua and Daniel unpack one of the hardest truths of adulthood: If you have haters, congratulations. You're actually doing some...

Episode #14 | The Slow Fade: Why 90% of Your Friendships Don't Survive Adulthood Why does leaving a classroom, a college campus, or an office floor suddenly mean losing a best friend? In Episode #14 of The Baggage Counter, Joshua and Daniel unpack the uncomfortable truth about adult friendships: most of them are entirely built on proximity. We look back at the different stages of life, from el...

It is incredibly easy to jump on social media, point fingers at your ex, and play the innocent casualty of a toxic relationship. But if you are genuinely ready to drop the victim card and grow up, hit play right now. In this highly uncomfortable episode of The Baggage Counter, Joshua and Daniel are holding up a mirror to the hardest truth about failed relationships: you were part of the problem to...

“Ang tanda-tanda mo na, ginagawa mo pa yan?!” If you are a millennial geek who is absolutely tired of the judgment, hit play right now. In this episode of The Baggage Counter , Joshua and his brother Daniel are unpacking the heavy mental weight of adult hobbies, pop culture obsessions, and why society expects us to kill off our passions the second we get a job. We are dropping the shame, confronti...

One of us is a dad actively navigating the daily pressures and heavy responsibilities of parenthood. The other intentionally chose a completely child-free life. In this episode of Baggage Counter, Joshua (Galactic Shark) and Daniel (Chairman D) sit down to unpack the ultimate millennial crossroads: Do you follow the traditional family timeline, or do you rewrite the script? We are stripping away t...

Episode #10 | Heavy Baggage: Dealing with Things You Can't Control This is officially our heaviest episode yet. Joshua (Galactic Shark) and Daniel (Chairman D) are stripping away the filters for a raw, straight-to-the-point chat about life’s worst plot twists. We are talking about the massive screw-ups, bad luck, and heavy hardships that you can’t predict, can’t fix, and just have to face head...

What baggage are we still carrying from high school? In this episode of The Baggage Counter , Joshua (Galactic Shark) and Daniel (Chairman D) take a trip back to one of the most formative and awkward chapters of our lives: high school. We unpack what life was really like when we were 13. The insecurities, the immaturity, the pressure to fit in, and the lessons that quietly shaped the adults we bec...

Episode #8 | Nostalgia Baggage: Would Our 10-year-old Selves Be Proud of Us Did we really have a better childhood... or do we just miss the people we used to be? In this episode of The Baggage Counter , Joshua (Galactic Shark) and Daniel (Chairman D) take a trip back to the 90s and early 2000s to unpack the childhood memories that shaped who they are today. From after-school anime and Saturday mor...

“Is your degree a life sentence or just expensive wall decor?” Joshua (Galactic Shark) and Daniel (Chairman D) unpack the chaotic journey of their careers. Most of us were told to pick a path in highschool and never look back, but life usually has other plans. From childhood dreams to the high-pressure reality, we are exploring why the "perfect" career path is often a myth. This episode...

Galactic Shark and Chairman D talk about why parenting is the hardest job on earth. The guest is Daniel’s sister, Tria, who shares her experience of becoming a mother at a young age. She discusses the personal reality of raising four kids and how parenting as a teenager is different from being a parent in her thirties. The conversation includes her story of surviving as a mom while her daughter ba...

Galactic Shark and Chairman D discuss the millennial transition called the TITO-MORPHOSIS. This podcast episode explores why we stop choosing things that look cool but cause physical pain. Many people in their thirties move away from tight jeans and flat sneakers. We now prioritize comfort by wearing shoes with arch support like New Balance. This shift happens when you realize your body needs bett...

Sidequest #1 | Is It Time to Give Up Gas? EVs, Chinese Cars & MIAS 2026 - Welcome to the very first episode of The Baggage Counter: Sidequests. No schedule, no set formula, just raw, straight-to-the-point conversations about what is happening right now. With gas prices hitting absolute record highs this week, we had to hit record and talk about the reality of driving in the Philippines today....

In an unpredictable world, hobbies are the one thing millennials can actually control. This week on The Baggage Counter, we dive deep into the realities of adult hobbies and why having a personal outlet is essential for keeping our sanity. Whether you are new to car culture and fixing up a 2004 Nissan Sentra, a Vespa enthusiast riding with your club, or spending your free time building Legos, coll...

It’s Holy Week, and we’re at The Baggage Counter for our most personal episode yet. Joshua (Galactic Shark), the grandson of a Bishop and son of a former Pastor, and Daniel (Chairman D), the son of a Pastor, are finally unpacking the weight of being a PK (Pastor's Kid). We dive into the stark contrast of our current lives: Daniel is still active in the church, while Joshua chooses to maintain...

Episode 2 | Split Screen: Same Game, Different Players Is being 33 actually playing life on hard mode? This week on The Baggage Counter, Joshua aka Galactic Shark and Daniel aka Chairman D are diving into twenty years of friendship and why being a millennial in 2026 feels like a constant battle against gas prices and exhaustion. We are breaking down how two people can stay best friends for two dec...

Episode 1 | Safe Mode: Loading the 30s Survival Guide Welcome to the first shift at The Baggage Counter . In this episode, Joshua aka Galactic Shark and Daniel aka Chairman D unpack the invisible weight of being 33 and tired. After a 20-year friendship, they compare the contrasts of being a married man over 30 - balancing the 24/7 "algorithm anxiety" of a content creator with the high-stakes press...