I Got Them Gifts.

When I came here in Metro Manila to work, I don't have any money with me. My plane ticket and allowance were all given by my Aunt, and it was reimbursed by our Boss when I arrived here. My daughter was just 8 months old when I left and she was still drinking milk along with eating real foods. It's so costly and I don't even know that read.cash exist back then. I get stressed every month about how to manage our expenses to fit my monthly wage. I don't want to borrow money from my Aunt or apply for a loan from my Boss because I know that I don't have anything to pay them back.

We went through all the ups and downs just get by every month. There was even a time when my mother has to sell vegetables to other places just to have additional money to buy my daughter's needs. Since we broke up, the father rarely comes to give support since he got into an accident that stopped him from working regularly, so I don't pressure him to give. I shouldered it all until now. Even my siblings and my father bought the other needs of my daughter sometimes.

Though we are not on good terms when we were kids, I'm very thankful that they are always there when I need help. That's why when I discovered this platform, most of my earnings here were sent to them every month. For treating my daughter good and loving her, I thank them by paying all their debts at home. One of them was the mortgaged rice fields which I also paid for about Php 15,000 or $300. Now, the only debt they have is the one that they borrowed when my grandfather died last month. Although I paid for the services of the funeral homes which is about Php 17,000, not all of it was from me, thanks to a lot of users here also that contributed a lot from paying it.

More than 2 years have passed since then. Just a month left and I will be coming back home to them. As a tradition of us, Filipinos, there will be always a pasalubong, right? So, I decided to bring them one. My Mom suggested that I don't need to buy expensive things for them. Things from Shopee or Lazada will do, as long as it comes from the heart. Wew.

So, let me share the things that I buy on Lazada and Shopee for them.

The sling bag is for me. I don't have one right now to use when I will be going out. Surely, I'll go out with my daughter for checkups and maybe sightseeing somewhere, so I buy a bigger one. It's convenient to put a lot of things that we need along the trip.

The Black Jeans is for my sister if she will like it. I haven't ask her yet about it. I always saw her wearing denims and those stretchable ones. I always prefer to buy black jeans since it's pairable to any colors of your shirt. If she doesn't want it, then maybe it's for me.

This Cargo Pants is for our eldest brother. He always takes care of my child, so I buy his request. The clothing store in our place is far from our house. It takes 30 minutes or an hour travel to be there and some are expensive, so he doesn't want to go there. He just do when he needs one.

I got this on Shopee as a starter kit gift. I have vouchers for the shipping fee, so I will only have to pay Php 8 on delivery. I read the reviews and checked the ratings. All of it is positive, so I grab it. I'll be giving this to my other brother. He longs to have one when working, then it will be perfect for him.

I have shared this on my previous articles but since it doesn't fit me, I'll just give it to them. Whoever that pair of shoes fit, then it will be for him/her. Now I know what kind of sizes to buy. Lesson learned from that one.

It's not that much but at least I'll put smiles on their faces when I get home. Compared to what have they done for me and my daughter, those are nothing. I plan to help as much as I can while my parents are still strong. At least, they can enjoy all their efforts that is paying off from raising me.

This is the end of my blog. Thanks for reading!

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