u/ashley_keepswimming

Hi, I'm living alone in a small 2BR apartment in Makati. This place is a steal, and please don't ask me to find another place, kasi I can't yet. :((

When I got this place, what I didn't know, magkaka-issue ako with pests. I made sure na walang ipis na makakasama sa 'kin from my prev condo bedspace. But I found that there are ipis (malaki and maliit)--which I sort of resolved using gel paste and it's way less of a problem for me than rats.

I'm used to living alone and masipag ako mag-resolve ng mga house issues. Pero nagawa ko na lahat dito. Nasabi ko na rin sa landlord ko, pero tinakpan lang yung ibang mga butas--which I also did na rin and when I did, it kinda helped pero nakakakita pa rin ako ng mangilan-ngilan. Btw, they learned how to get out of sticky traps too. (I'm sorry pero wala na akong pakielam if this is bad for them. Grabe na yung pagod and stress sa quality of life I have because of them.)

Recently, I left my apartment for almost a week. Pagkabalik ko, nakakita ako ng mga butas sa cabinet. May nalalaglag na stones or smthng pag open ko kaya ko napansin. It seems they chewed the cabinets din. I feel defeated. Gusto ko ng magandang bahay pero 'di ko mapaganda kasi everyday makakakita ako ng rat droppings, and I always have to put everything in a lagayan (minsan nabubuksan pa nila). It's making me depressed kasi I really don't feel like I can control or fix this issue anymore. I'm coming home to rat droppings and rat pee too.

Tired, and lost. What should I do

Ang baba ng sahod. Pagod sa trabaho. Mas lalong pagod sa byahe. Pagod na mag-budget at walang oras sa sarili. Graveyard shift pa. Tapos habang naglalakad paopisina, may lalapit sa 'yo, alam na agad--scammer. Grabe galit sa loob-loob ko.

Naalala ko nag-aaral ako, na-scam ako ng matanda kasi need niya raw pera para makauwi sa Laguna. Sobrang gipit ko non pero binigay ko na baon ko. Nagtira na lang ako pamasahe. Sabi ko kaya ko naman magtiis ng ilang araw. Paguwi ko, nabanggit din ng kapatid ko na may matandang lumapit sa kanya. After ilang araw, lumapit ulit sa 'kin, 'di man lang ako nakilala.

After ilang taon, nagtatrabaho na 'ko, may nakasalubong din akong matanda. Na-recognize ko na agad ang intensyon. Napakasama sa loob. Pagkalagpas ko mura ko nang mura sa galit. Pagod na pagod ka sa trabaho tapos mga ganong tao, lolokohin ka pa para nakawin pinagtrabahuhan mo.

Masaklap dito, alam mong sindikato. Nakakalungkot. Matandang babae talaga kukuhanin kasi mas bumababa guard ng tao. O kaya nakadamit estudyante.

Takeaway sa buong statement na 'to: Mag-invest ng oras sa pagpili ng iboboto. Maging mapagmatyag kasi 'di mo lang alam, alam na alam ng mga politiko ang kahinaan mo bilang tao. Akala mo may pakielam sa 'yo, pero truth is, deliberately, pinagmumukha kang tanga. Don't fall for words, false realities, promises, or kinship. It's always in ACTIONS. *Sahod nila more than 300k per month.* Kung tayo, ginagampanan natin ang trabaho at tungkulin. Dapat nakikita rin natin sa kanila 'yon.

Hi everyone! I just want to know where I may be able to buy a watch here in Makati? I don't mind if it's second-hand or brand new.. my boyfriend gifted us a trip to Taiwan for our anniversary, and I want to gift back a watch and a dinner or buffet.

He's looking for something simple and lightweight. He looks good in silver. My budget is 8k, but I can probably add more.

I don't have knowledge about watches. But he always checks Seiko and Orient (one I saw was Bambino).

Please help me out 🥺

This is way out of my usual spending, but after all these years, he's been good to me, and he deserves this.

Thank you in advance 💜