I start with the day-to-day reality of heat, humidity, and trying to organise a yard full of plants while learning which care advice actually works in the Philippines.
Things escalate fast into a rat-in-the-house story, then I pivot into why I don’t trust loaded headlines and why Hollywood adaptations like Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey are starting to feel like ideology first.
• Summertime weather in the Philippines and how rainy season shifts the routine
• Organising a messy plant setup and learning sun and watering needs by observation
• Using plant identification apps and running into r...