Mag-aapat na taon na akong nagtatrabaho. Dalawang taon ako sa Pinas at dalawang taon na dito sa ibang bayan. May trabaho naman ako pero naisip ko nalang parang may kulang.

#Adulting Hindi pa ako handa.

Hindi pa ako handang sumuko sa trabaho, pumasok sa buhay may pamilya, magkaroon ng bagong responsibilidad. Bukod sa pagiging breadwinner, main source ako ngayon ng aming pamilya. Ang  focus ko lang ay makaraos sa pang araw-araw.

Bakit hindi pa ako handa? Isa lang ang sagot ko, wala akong ipon.

Lumipas ang apat na taon na halos hindi ko nalang namalayan. May naitatabi naman pero may pinaggagastusan din ako. Bumibili ako para sa sarili at kapag may extrang pangangailangan handa ako magbigay. Hindi yun mauubos ubos. Laging may dahilan para gumastos.

Ngayon ko lang naisip ano ba talaga ang kahalagahan ng tinatawag na Savings.

May mga nag-advise naman sakin na mag-ipon. Pero pakiramdam ko kapag sinasabi nilang "Huwag kang bigay ng bigay, gastos ng gastos mag-tabi ka at mag-ipon ka." feeling pakialam niyo ba at mas lalo akong hindi nagiisip sa pera.

"Nak, mag-aral kang mabuti at pagnakatapos ka na sa pag-aaral magkakaroon ka ng magandang trabaho".

'Yun lang talaga ang nasa isip ko noon. Magtapos at magtrabaho sa mga kumpanya, sa ibang bansa. Ng makapagtapos at makapagtrabaho, I became busy saving for short-term goals, bakasyon, bili at bigay. Pag dating ng sweldo ay gastos naman.

Mga linya dati sa isip ko kung bakit hindi ako nag-iipon for long-term

• Pag may pera may pang-gastos
• Darating din ang sweldo sa kinsenas, katapusan
• May pera pa ko anung gagawin ko dito.

Money comes, money goes but we should save to make it grow and invest. Ngayon ko lang naisip ang value ng long-term savings, mga goals para paghandaan ang kinabukasan. Hindi na talaga ako pabata, hindi ko na maibabalik yung time na sana ay nakapagtabi na ako ng para sa sarili ko pero hindi pa naman huli ang lahat sabi nga nila "its' never too late to start".

Sinisimulan ko na ang pag-iipon ngayon. Nakatagpo din ako ng mga kaibigan na nagpapayo sa akin. Hindi pa man ako handang-handa pinaghahandaan ko na ito.

Happy Working Life!

August 1 namin maagang isinelebrate ang kaarawan ni EJ. Kasama namin ang mga kaibigan na naging kaklase namin nong high school. Parang kelan lang ng kame ay mga high school pa sa New Era at ngayon ay magkakasama naman naghahanap buhay dito sa SG.

At ngayong August 2 birthday na ni EJ koy. Agahan namin ang natirang spageti at lumpia kahapon sayang at hindi ko nakunan ng litrato ang mga pagkain ganundin ang mga cakes na regalo nila April, Emz at Jessica. May mga pictures naman ngunit nasa phone at medyo may kalabuan.

Nag vegetables and fish naman kame kaninang dinner at sinurpresa ko si Jey ng cake from Breadtalk. Meron akong munting regalo kay Jey pero sikreto na muna ung naging regalo ko sa kanya dahil wala din akong litrato sa UNIQLO ko nabili. Hihi :)






















Here's my short prayer wishes for EJ.

Dear God,

Please bless EJ, for today is his birthday.

Please protect and guide him as he continues along the path You’ve chosen for him. Give him the courage to follow in your light, and feel your love wherever he goes.

Make him strong and give him the strength to make good decisions in the coming years. Keep him free from illness and sadness, bless him for he is a truly good person who deserves happiness and success in all aspects of life.

He's been more than a boyfriend, soulmate and a perfect partner to me. Not everyone is as lucky as we are to have good and strong relationship. With him I feel beautiful, comfortable and very happy. We are going 8 years now and I thank you God that we met and we are together now.

For all EJ's families, relatives and friends God I thank you for the time they gave for greetings and messages.

God, may You continue to bless EJ now on this day, and in the future.

In Jesus name I pray.

Amen.

My sister booked us at Villa Gracia Lemery Batangas and because it's holy week all the cottages with rooms are fully booked so we choose to stay in small cottage.

The price is Php 1,500 (cottage only) and we paid Php 20.00 per head the driver is free of charge. The resort has two swimming pools and the entrance is Php 50.00. The children pool is 3 ft and the adult from 4ft - 6ft deep.We also rent videoke for Php 1,000.00.

How I wish that we plan and book earlier so we can reserved the cottages with rooms for overnight swimming.

The place is not so far in Metro Manila. Total travel time from Quezon City to Lemery Batangas is 3 hours (without traffic). Please be careful driving around 5AM as roads in Tagaytay towards Batangas is very foggy. Fog is very scary. We can't see the road and I even used our phone for additional flashlights.

I thanks God for a safe travel and enjoyable bonding time with my family.

Below are the pictures taken in the resort.









Pros: Budget wise - affordable price, friendly staffs, videoke rental, clean beach, two swimming pools, lifeguard, fine black sand, sari-sari store, grilling areas, all cottages have bathrooms
Cons: Common toilet not clean

I received a wonderful gift today from Auntie Zarah. She gave us keychains from Marina Bay Sands Singapore. I love these keychains. 2013 is year of the Snake, it's my year! :)

Thanks God for all the blessings you give.