Old Dilemma
Jun 10, 2008 Buzz, Daily Blurbs, Work
My mom and I are not in good terms for the past few days. I really hate the fact that we are fighting over money. I mentioned that I received my first salary last Friday and I was happy that I will be able to contribute something at home. I gave my mother my share and I was surprised by her reaction.
We never talked about the amount of cash I will contribute at home, but she expressed how disappointed she was when I gave her the money. Her exact words were, “Kulang pa ito, ha!” (”This is not enough!”) It felt like a sharp echo in my ears, and I was hurt. I gave her 1/4 of my salary, which is already a big fraction because 2/4 is budgeted for my 2 weeks pocket money to and from work, and the remaining 1/4 is my extra money.
I was am really hurt and disappointed. Until now, she isn’t speaking to me properly. She acts like I do not exist. When I talk to her, she wouldn’t answer, or would act irritated. I tried to talk to my father about it and he just said that I should ask God for guidance and talk to my mother. God knows I’ve tried to talk to her, but she treats me like a leper. I even wish I never started working again. This isn’t a new scenario. This has happened before. My salary before was twice as much as I earn now, and I gave her 3x as much money compared to now, but even then, she would tell me it’s not enough.
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Tags: MathSecret, money
Feeling Busy
Jun 4, 2008 Buzz, Daily Blurbs, Work
Someone’s been busy. I didn’t want to post an entry talking about work all the time. I think that’s just boring, since I can only say that I do the same thing everyday but I enjoy it. My boss is really nice, too. I asked for a flexible schedule and he approved it. That means I get to leave 30 minutes earlier so I can avoid slow traffic. It actually saves me an hour, which is great. 
I will be receiving my first salary this coming Friday. I am quite excited. My coworkers are taunting me to buy burgers for them, but, there’s this one guy at work who’s yet to fulfill his pizza promise, so I am off the hook 
Anyway, a new puppy will be arriving this coming Saturday. My cousin will give us a new dog, since we are in need of a watch dog. It’s a mutt, but, we’ll make sure she’s going to be loved. I will post pictures, of course. I was looking forward to getting a male puppy, but sadly, the male puppy seems to be really weak. 
Tags: dogs, MathSecret
In A Jam
May 29, 2008 Buzz, Daily Blurbs, Work
I am on my fourth day at work. I do enjoy work, I guess the only thing I don’t rave about is the trip home. I always get stuck in a traffic jam, no matter how early I get out of here. I don’t know anyone who loves traffic jams. I think, even the traffic enforcers hate it.
The people I work with are really nice and accommodating. I believe I am the youngest by a mile. My constant companion on my rides home is Doreen. She lives about 30 minutes away from my house. Like me, she doesn’t like traffic jams, too. I like the fact that I don’t have to ride home alone. Having a chat with someone kills time.
I think I will be able to get a new digital camera soon. I am looking to buy the Olympus 1030. It is both shockproof and water resistant. I looked online and found someone who sells it as brand new at a much cheaper price. I talked to my sister about it and she may donate half of the expenses. It’s really to cool to have a sister whose salary is three times higher than what I get. She recently bought a PSP Slim for my brother, which became for family use because we all use it. Too bad for my brother because my sister said it’s not his property but ours (the whole family). The only game I play in it is Luxor and I am on level 14 already. I play about 30 minutes a night when I get home from work. I think my score is more than a million already.
Don’t be bored just yet.
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Tags: booboo, MathSecret
