Good morning guys!!! It's already Friday. . . . Another week is almost done, and halos matatapos na ang buwan ng Abril. . . Time flies so fast. . . . I remember a year ago, nung sobrang problematic ako dahil nawalan ako ng work. . . . . Imagine, I just got started sa new company that time (eto ung finally nagdecide akong iwan ung previous company that I've work for for more than four years), and better opportunities will come, but then the pandemic strikes. . . . Ayun, don ko naramdaman ung first WFH set-up, then after a while, the company decided to cut down their expenses. . . So unluckily, the department I'm working with got dissolved, and they paid us for the services we provided to them (kahit na bago lang ako nun, nakatanggap ako ng separation pay). . . . It was so devastating at that moment, kasi hindi ko na alam what will happen, tapos lockdown pa dahil sa pandemic, hindi ka pwedeng lumabas, hindi ka pwedeng makipagmeeting sa mga kakilala mo for possible job vacancies. . . Truly sobrang umikot ang mundo na ginagalawan ko. Everyday akong paranoid, tahimik, at puro pangamba, kung san ako dadalhin ng kapalaran ko. . . . Pero sa kabila ng mga un, kelangan kong maging matatag. . .
Deep inside, naramdaman ko kung maging isang dakilang BUM. . . . Araw araw, wala akong ginawa kung manood ng TV, kumain, matulog, managinip nang gising. . . . Siguro sasabihin ng iba, "Bakit d ka gumawa ng paraan?" o "Look for alternative way of making money". OO, dapat nga ganun ang ginawa ko, dapat humanap ako ng ibang alternatibong paraan para magkapera kahit papano. . .Nagtinda ako ng mga pagkain galing sa bayan na aking sinilangan. . . gamit lang ung bike ko na halos 3 years ko ng hindi nagamit, pick up ko ung mga orders then deliver. . . imagine, for 1.5 hours akong magbike papunta sa pickup place ng pagkain then another 1.5 hours to get back to my place and prepare the orders. . . Well sulit naman ung ganung pagod. . . nagkakapera kahit papanu at nakakatulong ako sa pang araw-araw naming gastusin ng misis ko. . . . Though ung mga monthly mortgage ko, I talked to the bank that time to request for reconstruction of payment terms, which is granted naman (thankful ako dun). . . .
Luckily, very supportive ang parents ko (especially my mom). . . . Kahit walang trabaho ang mom ko, she made sure that I'll still be provided with food and stock. . . . So everytime na dadalaw ako sa bahay, laging may mga pamili na bibigay sa akin (pang-ulam). . . Sabi ko sa sarili ko na, balang araw babawi ako sa kanya. . . . . My dad lend me money to survive the pandemic, and also while looking for job. . . Very thankful talaga ako sa kanila. . .
Then luckily, a former colleague of mine offered me a part-time job (for 10 days or less), but with good pay. . .. Though I wasn't able to finished the agreed duration, I still got paid since He offered it first hand. . . Thankful pa din. . .
Moving forward, ngayon I'm doing WFH job for an Australian company. . . and still do. . . And planning to have my own company (together with my former workmates). . . . My wife and her cousin is starting to have their own online business, selling high-end bags and purses (may benta na kahit hindi pa established). . . So when you lost something, better things will come, even more. . . God will truly provide what is really for you. . . . .
For those who still struggling, don't lose hope. . . . . Do whatever you can, until you have nothing left. . . the rest will be in God's own way to provide. . . Babush!!!
