Tamang Kwento Lang

For the record, I never enjoyed being late. It’s not fun, and I never wanted to be late; my problem with punctuality is not intentional. I am late because…

Every night, starting at about 9 pm, I usually tell myself that I have to start sleeping early, so that I’d have enough sleep and I wouldn’t put my alarm on snooze many times before I actually get up from my bed in the morning.

But I never went to bed as early as 9 pm. There were many times that I have brought some work from the office so that I could finish it at home. Reports, researches, journal lay-outs, presentations, anything that is urgently needed in the office the following day. The piling up of work never stops! That’s not an exaggeration, that’s an understatement. So doing those keeps me up usually until 12 mn or 1 am.

At nights when I do not bring work at home, I spend my time watching tv. Gosh, why do my fave shows have VERY late timeslots? Why do best movies in cable channels start showing at 11 pm?! I hate it when that happens. But many times I linger watching tv until I feel sleepy, or until it’s 1 am, because I feel I should enjoy and relax a little bit. Because I feel I deserve that.

And then, my sister decided to move to our house so that my mom could take care of her daughter while she’s at work. My niece was so cute, cuddly, playful —- so adorable! And then the not so good sleeping pattern of that child! Sleeps at 12 mn to 1 am! Now I have another reason not to sleep early. Awwww!

Another culprit is the internet! I know you can relate to that one so I don’t think I have to elaborate.

I cannot sleep without reading a book first, so when I go to bed early, that’s what I do. I love reading novels, and many times I can’t seem to stop myself from reading. I usually forget the time and by the time I remember to check, it has eaten up a lot of my time for sleeping.

Every morning, I start my day by drinking coffee. I love coffee and my day is incomplete without it. I enjoy every sip of my coffee and while drinking it, that’s when my mind drifts to somewhere else. I’m a day dreamer. I know you already know what happens next. Haha!

I don’t have a car, and of course you know how hard it is to commute from home to work. The traffic is usually caused by enforcers who are supposedly there to help ease the traffic! It’s so frustrating. And then the jeepney drivers love to stop at gas stations especially during rush hours! Argh! I keep asking myself why they didn’t think to gas up before they start fetching passengers. Why?!

Those are just some of my reasons. Good thing my boss doesn’t know I have a blog here, haha. I didn’t make this blog to justify my shortcoming, I just want to share what’s really happening why I come late.

Maybe it would be fun if you’d share your reasons too! ;)

Dec 26 pa lang ngayon pero nakakabadtrip nang bumili ng yosi sa tindahan. Nung una tumaas lang ang presyo. Ngayon, wala nang mabili. Pumunta na ko sa ilang malalaking supermarket, pero ubos na rin “daw”. Hindi ko naman masabing super addict na ako sa yosi, pero siguro kailangan ko kahit 3 sticks lang sa isang araw. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit napaisip ako ngayon tungkol sa sin tax bill.

Sabi sa balita ang objective ng sin tax bill ay para makadagdag sa tax collection ng bansa. Naisip ko lang, ito ba talaga ang solusyon?!
Oo, masama sa kalusugan ang pagyoyosi at pag inom ng alak, at kahit papano, mababawasan ang bibili ng yosi at alak dahil mahal na, at sabi nila ang collection mula sa tax na ito ay may mapupuntahang magandang programa ng pamahalaan. Pero sorry, I disagree na ang pagtataas ng tax sa kahit anong product ang natitirang solusyon para lang tumaas ang pondo ng gobyerno. Kahit pa may magandang programa yang pupuntahan KUNO. Lagi na lang ang mga consumer ang apektado.

Lahat na lang may tax! Sa totoo lang nakakainis na. Okay lang sana kung sobrang liit lang ng tax sa sweldo, sige lagyan na ng tax lahat ng binibili ng pinoy.

Ang dami daming tao at establishment na nandaraya sa pagbabayad ng tax. Sana nasolusyunan muna ng gobyerno ito bago magdagdag na naman ng tax sa ibang product. Magkano ang uncollected taxes ng gobyerno? Di ba sa estimate billions na? May nagawa bang paraan para mahuli at magbayad yung mga nandaya sa tax?

Ang natutunan ko sa book ni alex lacson, author ng 12 Little Things a Filipino can do for His Country ata yon, importante na humihingi tayo ng resibo. Kasi bawat bayad natin inclusive of tax, kaya pag di tayo binigyan ng OFFICIAL receipt, binayaran natin ang tax, pero di naman nire-remit sa gobyerno. Nahuli na ba ang mga tindahan na hndi ng i-issue ng official receipt? Sa malls lang ang daming stalls na hindi nagi-issue ng receipt, pero walang nagche-check na taga-gobyerno. Yung bilihan ng super murang computer gadgets, nagtry ako humingi ng resibo, ang binigay sa akin ay cash invoice. Nalaman ko sa pagtatanong na pag ganung sales or cash invoice, hindi yun kasali sa nire-remit na tax sa gobyerno. Kaya nga official receipt ang hinihingi dapat.

Sa ospital, di ba pag nagpa consult tayo sa doctor, hindi naman sila nagbibigay ng official receipt hangga’t hindi humihingi ang pasyente ng kopya? I wonder kung lahat ng doctor tama ang dine-declare na income.

Nakakainis lang pag naiisip ko yung kaltas ko sa sweldo dahil sa tax. Kung inipon ko yon, ang dami ko nang nabili na gusto ko, or napasyalan na ibang lugar. Tapos malalaman lang natin sa balita palpak yung program or nawawala na ang pondo ng gobyerno dahil nakurakot na. Nakakalungkot. Minsan gusto kong maniwala na may pag asa pang mag improve ang Pilipinas. Pinipilit kong maniwala, pero nawawalan na ko ng pag-asa.

Well, ang haba na ng sinabi ko, ang point ko lang, sana before ngdecide na itaas ang tax, nagtry muna ubusin lahat ng other options para tumaas ang pondo ng gobyerno. hulihin ang di magreremit ng tamang tax, magcost cutting ng operational expenses! Magrecycle ng papel sa opisina, magtipid ng kuryente, magtipid ng gas na libre para sa gov’t vehicles! Ang daming paraan, pero sa dami, ang naisip lang eh magdagdag na naman ng tax. Haist!

So true.

And it’s so hard when you got what you wished for, then realize that you don’t want it anymore.

Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, lets you grow, or makes you happy. ~searchquotes.com

(via norilynnn)