Friday, August 24, 2007

Its Better to Give... If You Can Afford to

Its been 2 weeks now that i've been feeling down. I first i couldn't place what was bothering me. Now i must be feeling sorry for myself.

I'm not happy with myself particularly my financial status. I have a post-graduate degree and i still don't earn enough to be on my own.

What really gets to me is I still can't buy things for the people I close to me. Call me materialistic but its one way I show them I care.

I want to buy a gift for my mom, an ipod for my sis, a psp for my brother, a camera for my boyfriend, and something for myself too. At my age i should be able to do that but i'll hve to decide who goes first... Then i'll feel guilty because I spent all my savings on one person =( and feel bad coz i have nothing left for myself.

Daybyday4-2day:
I think my parents know but i'm not sure. I think i've always known but i only realized it when i was 19.
Its more accepted nowadays but not like in some parts of the US.

I was brought up speaking english.
For me, its important that my partner has a sense of selfworth... Aside from the usual understanding, romantic & handsome of course :)

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5 comments:

  1. mayAugust 25, 2007 at 7:26 AM

    this is exactly the reason why doctors become nurses and leave our country. imagine if you have your own family on top of your parents and siblings...your income is definitely not enough to shower them with gifts. although of course, love and attention will always be appreciated, i can totally relate with you wanting to shower them with material gifts, because it gives the giver a different kind of high.

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  2. Bar L.August 25, 2007 at 7:49 AM

    Sorry to hear you've been down. Its understandable to feel that way when you work so hard and still can't do what you want to do. I am also a giver and I know what you mean about being able to buy gifts for those you love.

    No answers here, but plenty of empathy.

    (I went way over my budget this week to send a kid I don't even know a gift, but it was so worth it)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 29, 2007 at 9:21 AM

    I'm sure that things will not always be this way, have faith that it will change. Why not think smaller and give gifts that don't cost so much this time around. Then when your money situation is higher then you can think bigger. Big things come in small packages.

    Day

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  4. efrenefrenSeptember 2, 2007 at 5:17 PM

    one gift for me too. :D

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  5. efrenefrenSeptember 2, 2007 at 5:21 PM

    put ads in your blog. you can earn a lot from it because you have a lot of visitors. :D

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