Those Were The Days...

Those were the days...

1. when 500 pesos-worth of diesel or gas can last you the whole week...NOW- 500 bucks is what you need to get your car moving for just a day.

2. when more than half of your monthly salary go straight to your savings account and leave it untouched for months...NOW- with a truckload of bills and monthly amortizations to pay, you barely have a decent amount left for savings.

3. when pigging out on your favorite food or sweets doesn't necessarily mean "bilbil" the following day...NOW- you have to be extra conscious because the reality is, your metabolism is getting slower, that to shed off the calories of a tall starbucks coffee latte and a caramel waffle would mean a half day of hard work in the gym

4. when friday or saturday nights are spent on some fun gimik time with college barkada...NOW- you barely have time to go out because you'd rather spend time at home to rest, that is if you have the luxury of time, or better just be with your family who often miss you even on weekends that you are at work.

5. when you can max out your credit card to spend on your indulges and not be guilty about it, you own your money anyway...NOW- you, or i for that matter, don't even keep a credit card anymore to limit myself on unnecessary expenditures and to simplify my life period.

6. when after work, instead of heading home, you still hang out and get your air polluted by your smoking friends, chika galore either with beer or starbucks coffee...NOW, life has definitely more meaning having found yourself always in a hurry to go home to be with your kiddo and hubby.

7. when friends can immediately drag you to anywhere, in other words "kaladkarin" ka pa no'n, catch the latest movie every week or play billiards until 5 am...NOW, going home at 5am usually meant you overworked or did "raket" for extra earnings.

8. when you hardly look at the price of your grocery items...NOW, i still don't compare prices, but i am starting to master the skill of pre-calculating my purchases so i won't go over the budget.

9. when you can go to your friends' house and sleep over...NOW, my little boy is the one asking me to bring him to his friend's house to play with them, and probably sleepovers aren't far behind.

10. when petty quarrels with your boyfriend make you already feel it's the end of the world...NOW, even when marital and parenting issues are becoming more and more complicated, still, it's business as usual! (which is a good thing huh!)you may argue or fight over something but at the end of the day, you two are still inseparable.

The list can actually go on and on! dami pa...next time ulit!
yeah...those were the days! gone where those days!
when life was way simpler...problems were less complicated...
BUT life for me is definitely happier NOW. more fulfilling. more meaningful. more reasons to say, I love my life! thank GOD!