All those switches in languages left me grasping for words.
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I finally recieved my salary this afternoon, which I used to pay for bills I postponed paying last week. I thought we were really a goner this time, since the household is just dependent on whatever it recieves from my dad's security agency.
However, what is left of his holdings may not be there tomorrow. I've heard that they were facing some huge financial problems - like those we see in the publishing company. At the same time, I have never seen those companies being that stable ever since.
I never believed that businesses and companies are stable in the first place.
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After I recieved my salary, my first impulse was to separate my expenses for 15 days from what I can enjoy as my personal money. As I remembered and calculated all my dues, it seems like nothing would remain from that sum of money.
Not even for kikay expense, if there is any...
But before I let go of them, I decided to buy a pair of shoes in Avenida to replace my old one, which has a sole as thin as paper. Don't ask me how much did I bought it... but I have always been known as a cheapskate.
Probably, you'll get an idea on how I spend things for myself with that.
Anyway, I am hoping that the money I lent to the publishing company two weeks ago would be returned to me this week.
If ever that happens, I am pretty confident that I would get out of the red next month.
Good luck to me.
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Have you ever wished of waking up one morning with the news that someone had deposited 5 million pesos in your bank account?
What would you do with the money? would you tell the world that you're a millionaire, or keep it as a secret until it's too late for people to react to the life changes you had experienced?
Because I've been harboring this thought since last night, after mom and I watched the grand finals of that singing competitions in ABS-CBN, in which a former construction worker from Bohol was declared the champion.
In fairness to him, I rarely appreciate pop idols. But when I heard his voice, I became suddenly awed by his performance.
Pero what if you were in your shoes, what if you wake up one morning 5 million richer than you once a day before? how would you live your life?
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Perhaps, the main impulse of people would be to splurge here, there and everywhere. Perhaps they would give some part of the amount to charity or balato relatives and close neighbors in the community. I think this is the Filipino culture, this is what typical pinoys would do with such huge sums of cash...
No wonder, in less than three years most of the money you've got from some prize show or something were all gone, thanks to those endless splurging and giving assistance to others.
But for me, I think I know by now how would I spend it... probably I know how would I put it on something so that it would grow and prosper, not just get out without having something in return.
You see, when you know how to keep money, you would never simply splurge on things that would give you any return.
If I knew one morning that someone deposited 5 million in my account, I'd most likely keep it a secret so that no pesky relative, or neighbor would ask me for a balato or something. Probably, I'd tell it to my mom's sister, who is the most affluent and most practical in the family to have some sound financial advises on how I would use that money... but like I've said, I won't tell anyone. If I am gracious, perhaps with our workers, they would just recieve an envelope with probably 3k on it as balato - but of course, I won't tell them that I am an instant millionnaire.
Instead of diverting those funds to my dad's ailing companies, I would secretly buy a house and a car, which I would probably name to my sister to secure my mom of a future we never have today. Forget all the creditors that pursues my dad, this time they would get nothing from us.
Lastly, probably I won't splurge that much to charity. I might give some, but not too much for people to notice. I think silent and sincere prayers of thanks would be enough. There would never be any fanfare, celebrations, or PR of some kind if ever that happens.
Whatever remains from all those security-building measures I did with my 5 million would be deposited in several banks to ensure ourselves that we would have something to run into in case of emergencies. After all, nothing is certain so at least, we would have something to prepare in case of some unforseen things that would pose a threat to our quiet lifestyle.
Ang sarap rin mangarap minsan, kahit na gising...
... But yeah, it's just a daydream and nothing else.
Back to the real world joms. There are a lot of things to bum around for tomorrow.
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I finally recieved my salary this afternoon, which I used to pay for bills I postponed paying last week. I thought we were really a goner this time, since the household is just dependent on whatever it recieves from my dad's security agency.
However, what is left of his holdings may not be there tomorrow. I've heard that they were facing some huge financial problems - like those we see in the publishing company. At the same time, I have never seen those companies being that stable ever since.
I never believed that businesses and companies are stable in the first place.
---
After I recieved my salary, my first impulse was to separate my expenses for 15 days from what I can enjoy as my personal money. As I remembered and calculated all my dues, it seems like nothing would remain from that sum of money.
Not even for kikay expense, if there is any...
But before I let go of them, I decided to buy a pair of shoes in Avenida to replace my old one, which has a sole as thin as paper. Don't ask me how much did I bought it... but I have always been known as a cheapskate.
Probably, you'll get an idea on how I spend things for myself with that.
Anyway, I am hoping that the money I lent to the publishing company two weeks ago would be returned to me this week.
If ever that happens, I am pretty confident that I would get out of the red next month.
Good luck to me.
---
Have you ever wished of waking up one morning with the news that someone had deposited 5 million pesos in your bank account?
What would you do with the money? would you tell the world that you're a millionaire, or keep it as a secret until it's too late for people to react to the life changes you had experienced?
Because I've been harboring this thought since last night, after mom and I watched the grand finals of that singing competitions in ABS-CBN, in which a former construction worker from Bohol was declared the champion.
In fairness to him, I rarely appreciate pop idols. But when I heard his voice, I became suddenly awed by his performance.
Pero what if you were in your shoes, what if you wake up one morning 5 million richer than you once a day before? how would you live your life?
---
Perhaps, the main impulse of people would be to splurge here, there and everywhere. Perhaps they would give some part of the amount to charity or balato relatives and close neighbors in the community. I think this is the Filipino culture, this is what typical pinoys would do with such huge sums of cash...
No wonder, in less than three years most of the money you've got from some prize show or something were all gone, thanks to those endless splurging and giving assistance to others.
But for me, I think I know by now how would I spend it... probably I know how would I put it on something so that it would grow and prosper, not just get out without having something in return.
You see, when you know how to keep money, you would never simply splurge on things that would give you any return.
If I knew one morning that someone deposited 5 million in my account, I'd most likely keep it a secret so that no pesky relative, or neighbor would ask me for a balato or something. Probably, I'd tell it to my mom's sister, who is the most affluent and most practical in the family to have some sound financial advises on how I would use that money... but like I've said, I won't tell anyone. If I am gracious, perhaps with our workers, they would just recieve an envelope with probably 3k on it as balato - but of course, I won't tell them that I am an instant millionnaire.
Instead of diverting those funds to my dad's ailing companies, I would secretly buy a house and a car, which I would probably name to my sister to secure my mom of a future we never have today. Forget all the creditors that pursues my dad, this time they would get nothing from us.
Lastly, probably I won't splurge that much to charity. I might give some, but not too much for people to notice. I think silent and sincere prayers of thanks would be enough. There would never be any fanfare, celebrations, or PR of some kind if ever that happens.
Whatever remains from all those security-building measures I did with my 5 million would be deposited in several banks to ensure ourselves that we would have something to run into in case of emergencies. After all, nothing is certain so at least, we would have something to prepare in case of some unforseen things that would pose a threat to our quiet lifestyle.
Ang sarap rin mangarap minsan, kahit na gising...
... But yeah, it's just a daydream and nothing else.
Back to the real world joms. There are a lot of things to bum around for tomorrow.