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Tried to learn two things today. This has officially been my most productive day perhaps ever since my vacation started!

It's vacation time once again! At least for me. Summer came in kinda early for me and the rest of my GBF YYP mates! And yes, as usual, I went home here in Naga. Wanted to. Had to. People see me here and they get shocked. They say, "Kei, akala ko bumalik ka na sa Manila?" And so I go ahead and tell them, "No tito/tita, I'm on vacation now.." and they say, "why? anu na ginagawa mo ngayon?" and instead of me answering, my mom says, "wala.. waiting for their departure." So tito/tita says, "Saan ka pupunta? For what? Akala ko ba nag masters ka?" and the list of questions goes on and on and on.. But no complaints here! I love my titos and titas to bits! Read: mom's friends and our relatives. I feel so lucky to have them. They add a little more fun and chica factor to our lives.

But the thing here is, there are also those whom you don't feel sharing with kasi. Because, deep inside, I know and I feel that they are asking to judge you. Reason: because they think they know what is right for you. Because they think they know what you should do so you can be happy. People often do this. Not only titos and titas. Sometimes, even your age-mates do this. They talk, and you are left with no choice but to make salo all their talk. But let us all remember please, that talking is easy! Never feel that you know what is good for another or that you know his current disposition in life because truth is, you have no idea! Truth is, there is always two ways on which people can look at it. And yes, people will always talk. That's what they love to do!

So to pass the time, I decided to help my mom around the business. She needed help, I had nothing to do. Today I learned how to encode payroll forms. Something I did na for her before but stopped doing when I went to college. Behind me, are loads and loads more of papers and files to sort, compute, encode, and file. All before I leave for Shanghai! So help me Lord!

And just when I thought that I was doing mostly computer work in the house as our office is in the house also, she brought me with her to one of her ongoing projects. The market. She had to do on-site inspection, I was there meddling, looking around, trying to absorb and learn everything. How inspiring!! I thought to myself: "Forget my school, this is what I wanna do ata.." Later on, I told my mom: "Mom, it's kinda fun and inspiring din pala doing this.. as long as the projects are kinda big." Her reply: "masaya lang yan tingnan ngayon.." But who cares right?? I am not about to bash her field of work. And I am definitely not against it. Because whatever happens, fact will always remain that this is what made me afford to live the life I have now. This is what gave me my education and the little I have now. And so, yes, you got it, I love it! Someday, I wouldn't be surprised if I find myself in this road too. After all, I love flexi time! and oh yeah, being boss.

Then comes learning no. 2. How to operate a restaurant. In short, how to make bantay. When I was little, I was never given the chance to take charge in the family bakery as I had cousins who were older than me. They were the bosses everytime it was peak season. We were merely their tinderas (but with our own cash registers, mind you). And so with my recent cancellation of my trip to Bangkok (maybe another post), my oh so awesome of a mother volunteered me to take charge of my cousins resto for the time being! I have to admit it was kinda tiring absorbing everything after coming from the project site but it was fun. It was actually exciting. Now at least I have something to look forward to in lieu of my Bangkok trip.

My mom told me, "kung may mag ooffer lang sa stocks, ivvolunteer pa kita because i want you to learn a lot of things in various fields." And yes I cannot agree more. I personally want to try them too. And see perhaps, where I can find what I truly, truly wanna do. Coz' let's face it, I don't think anyone's ever really contented and happy with what they are doing. Sometime, somewhere you will want to try something, everything. And so I believe that it's better to try them all while we're young pa! Then later on, you can truly say that "yes. I have tried them all. And I know this is what I wanna do. This is what I wanna be doing today, tomorrow, and until that next exciting, interesting thing comes my way." At least alam mong hindi ka maninibago at mapapawala ng landas at a time when hindi na bagay sa age mo!

And so yes. I do what I feel like doing. Applied for GBF after I resigned. Dropped my masters when I got GBF. Trying construction while on break from GBF. And who knows what I'll do in Shanghai.. It's a journey. And I can only hope that the going will continue becoming better at this time when I can ride it pa!! One day, someday, I know I'll find my place knowing to myself that I have lived a life that I wanted for myself!

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