
05/08/2025
Noong bata pa tayo, ang saya mangarap maging “independent.”
Sahod? Exciting!
Bills? Hindi masaya pero kailangan.
Groceries, rent, insurance, panggatas, kuryente, tubig… lahat may katapat.
Adulting is waking up one day realizing ikaw na pala ‘yung nagpapasan ng lahat.
Nakakapagod. Totoo. Pero may kakaibang saya sa bawat bayad na ikaw mismo ang kumayod.
Pero heto rin ang reminder:
Don’t just survive, LIVE.
Magbayad ng bills, oo.
Pero magbayad din ng sarili mong joy.
Order that coffee. Go on that short trip. Spend time with people who recharge your soul.
You deserve both responsibility and rest.
Both goals and gratitude.
Both bills and breaks.