It's All About Me

Today was a day well spent. I believe this is the first shopping session that I had since I started doing better on managing my finances (oh how I love to say that). But please scale down your thoughts when you hear me say the word shop. Since we weren't taught to live an extravagant life, and because since we do not have that kind of living in the first place, my family only used to do this once or twice a year. The first one before the school starts, and the next one during Christmas season.

Now that I'm earning, and that I have never asked money from my parents, and since they do not give me Christmas money to spend anymore boohoo, I buy once a year, and I usually have more or less three thousand to spend. Imagine a shirt, pants, new socks, a pair of shoes perhaps, a new book, whatever. All of these has to fit in. You might say that this is just another problem for a first-world kid. But this isn't. I don't even live in a first-world country (though that's not an issue). It is an issue for me, because I have plans (too wonderful to share now), and I want to say to myself that I can buy the things because I deserve them, either because I worked hard at work and/or I manage my finances well (oh how I love to say that again).

Can you recall an experience when you were still a kid, where you used to roam through the department stores with your mom and dad? Not sure about your exact experience, but my eyes go on all directions, with matching whoos and ahhs and this feeling where I want to contain my excitement. Up to now, I still do. I just walk along stores, and I feel full of all these things, even though I can't buy them all. I am always indebted to the malls for giving me that feeling. That feeling keeps me coming back.

This afternoon was a really good experience. I failed to buy an umbrella, but I bought a few good stuff. And I know these things will come a long way. It was a good me-time. A very good one.

And I forgot to mention, I also bought mama an oversized feminine wash (around 250mL of feminine wash is big for me). She was so delighted. I think it's good to give small, nice things to parents, especially if they're the things they do need but they do not allocate finances to buy, just like this thing. I asked her if she has cologne in her drawer. Now I have another thing to buy next time.