twenty-eight
9th june 2026; 9:02pm
and here we go again, 365 days later; i am here; older. but guess what? after years of jaded entries; written griefs and pessimism salvaged by a speck of hope, i finally have more than half of my odds in my favor.
i didn't see it coming, but here i am:
i have a solid income; got promoted to a bid and proposal manager: was able to build a positive rapport in my career: authored two proposals that won: earning beyond six digits: rejected jobs with offers up until 190k?! (this is still wild to me btw) turned into a not-so-bad provider for my family. i was part of the crowd of the historic first professional tennis tournament finals in the philippines: saw wendy live and took a pioneer experience of listening to day6 through going to their concert: been going to the cinemas on a good interval to rest: bought a sht ton of toy collection! i got to experience having cats! no matter how little time we've spent together, i'll always remember chocolat: met botchog! it's not easy to be a pet owner lol i am just semi-terrified of bills now- my paycheck can somehow finally fit the bill. it's a foreign feeling, not having to grovel, not having to relish in anguish, not having to draw silver linings, not having to count small victories to not feel entirely defeated, not having to bury the grief and makeshift in order to go on. up when you've reached a certain point of summit, you have finally room to breathe; but the long years of running; of surviving- leaves a permanent trace of doubt; of asking: what if tomorrow, i'm back right where i started? so i never let up, but i don't want to put all the liberty from the respite i've worked so hard to earn go to waste either. anyhow, it's a privileged problem to have. hah, look @ me lol.
eight years after turning twenty, i finally had a tiny breakthrough. none of the 20s jaenen would actually believe where i would be right now,
i can time travel at any point of my twenties, and i could tell myself, it's eased up before i turned 30 without having to be a lawyer; and honestly, i would go: tf are you lying for lol
this has been the best pre-june 10 i've had in as long as i remember, i was able pull out all my chase on popmart, i had financial margin to enjoy, yoshinobu yamamoto had good 4 straight outings, i got myself a yoshi ws 2025 mvp funkopop! i upgraded my work equipment and station, family's all healthy! i've broken the chains of feeling 6/10 on 6/10. i am now a 6.8/10!
anyhow, bye twenty-eight, you were cathartic at its best. and finally, the start of my era of course correction
i'm becoming, i'm almost there,
by this time next year, here's what i'll be singing joyous praise of: šya girlie is debt-free šstable upper middle class provider šBOYFIE OF MY STANDARDS?! hahaha š250k salary?! šABUNDANT IN CA$H šdoing so well in my career štraveling with family!!! šmaking mama & papa proud. š thinner; lord pls lol šclearer skin, thicker hair; and š safe and healthy family!
thank you, lord. thank you, mama mary. cue in, all i am all i ask tenkyu lord lol š¶ nothing with heaven's grace, i know that. anyway, cheers to twenty eight! this is just the beginning of my broken bones mending, the only from here is up and there's more to come. a lot more than i imagined, i ever thought of. i will be rich af lol off to another meeting, see ya!










