11/05/2024
Malayong malayo pa, pero malayo na din sa dating ako.
Naalala ko dati, umuutang lang kami sa tindahan when my parents decided to migrate here in Manila to start over again para sa amin na mga anak nila.
I remember those days na uutusan ako sa tindahan para umutang ng sardinas, misua, kamatis at sibuyas para maulam namin. Sasabihan pa ako ni ante "oh di pa nababayaran tong last week niyo na utang ah, bibigyan kita ngayon pero sunod di na kapag di pa to bayad". 😆
Way back working as a Site Engineer, Engineering Aide, or kung ano paman work ng engineer diyan. Sure ako lahat ng engineer on site jan alam na magkano sinasahod naten monthly. So dapat ang grocery ko di aabot ng 500pesos tas titipirin ko na yun ng 2weeks until may next sahod. Yung breakfast, lunch, dinner ko isang ulam lang hahatiin ko na yun para umabot hanggang dinner. (sure my parents, especially my mother don't have any idea ganto yung situation ko dati kasi I always tell her i am good, I am happy, importante sakin may work at may maipadala sa mother ko pag tingsahod na dahil ayaw ko sya mag-alala) 😁
Since, mataas talaga pangarap ko para sa parents/family ko so inaral ko paano ako kikita ng mas more pa sa 16k na sinasahod ko monthly. Freelancing career was introduced to me by someone very closed to me, at first I didn't take the first step, up until I saw a training course with feedback earning $$$. Sabi ko, hala dollar to ah? Until I tried, and I never stop learning, it's Allah's destiny and blessings for me talaga, na di ko pa tapos course ko I got hired with my first ever client before, especially when I decided na umuwi na sa hometown namin, kasagsagan pa ng COVID tas dami din nawalan ng work nun kahit mga ibang Virtual Assistant, pero napakabait ni Allah sakin nun kumikita padin ako and masasabi kong nabibili ko na lahat ng gusto ko, I can do grocery and get whatever I want, I can treat my family, sometimes my friends (🤭🤣😂) I can share the blessings to others, I can support my family. Alhamdulillah 🤲
Now, been a VA for almost 5yrs and naaamaze ako sa self ko, sulit yung less sleep, sulit yung mga iyak ko na ako lng nakakaalam, sulit yung mga sacrifices ko, pagsisikap ko, yung dumating din sa point na zero client ako, pero I didn't stop. I thank Allah (SWT) and especially the person who motivated me. Alhamdulillah 🤲🤲 for where I am today, it's from Allah's blessings. The most forgiving, the most merciful, the most powerful. 💪💪
Tips: never stop learning, keep learning, knowledge is something that could lead you to a better version of you.
