“Why are you there (Canada) then?” My cousin retorts when I told her that I don’t dream big.
I don’t really dream big. When my mother asked me what I want to be when I grow up, I was in grade school that time, and I told her I want to be a teacher.
But honestly, I don’t know what I really want to be. I have never thought about that, it’s just that I felt that my mother was waiting for my answer so I replied with no hesitation.
And wanting to be a teacher is not big either, at least in the Philippines.
When I was still in Tondo, I always see this house every time I buy vegetables for our meal. If you know the common ‘tao’, they buy common needs when they need it, so I get to see this small house two to three times a day. Their house is probably smaller than ours, or I just thought that it is smaller because it seems that they have these appliances tucked in their living room. Since it is small, the living room might also be their dining room, just like us.
What I like in that house was the organ in one corner and the phone (we have no phone yet at that time) and the organ seem to grant my wish to learn to play any musical instrument. Guitar would be fine but, it won’t give me the glory of having a small but appealing house.
Still, not a big dream. I could wish a big house and lot in one of the richest subdivision or condominium in Makati but I didn’t.
I never thought of leaving Tondo.
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September 16th, 2008 at 3:28 am
got this from my college prof, “shoot for the moon, at least if you miss, there are thousands of stars left.
but i guess it really depends on how people measure success and the amount of happiness they want to get.
to each his own…as for me, i prefer a simple, happy and sheltered life with enough resources to keep me from starving and enable me to splurge a bit every now and then on the things i love and with the people i care the most.
sorry i got carried away…haha.
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September 16th, 2008 at 3:37 am
however big or small our dream is, we still need to act on it to make it come true.
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September 16th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
pangarap ko non maging tambay at natupad naman.ahehehe
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September 16th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
edel eto tissue oh!ahehehe
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September 16th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Naku ate, pareho tayo. Sa totoo lang, di ko pinangarap ang malaking bahay o magarang buhay. Tama na sa akin yung pangarap na maging financially stable. Yun bang kahit anong mangyari lang may madudukot na pera. Alam mo na. Pero never na maging super mayaman talaga. Tama na rin sa akin yung bahay na kahit sumigaw ka sa taas dinig ng nasa baba at mabilis marinig utos ko! hahahah
Gudluck sa mga pangarap natin
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September 16th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
I don’t dream BIG!
Hmmm, relative ang “Big.” Yung big ng iba small sa iba, and balikataran. Off hand di ko maala-ala kung ano o kung meron akong big dream noon. Ngayon di ko na sunusuri ang panaginip o pangarap(wish) ko. Ang akin ngayon is to be happy. Hinde hapi-hapi, but just happy.
So, tanong is, ano definition ng happy para sa akin? Teka, Melai, ano happy sa iyo?
September 16th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Dreaming is every person’s prerogative. No matter how small or big it is, what’s important is that achieving your dream will bring you happiness.
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September 16th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
sino nga namang magaakalang nasa Canada ka na ngayon ate..
teacher Melai.. pwede.. ^^, ako, ni minsan di ko pinangarap na maging teacher, feeling ko kasi, walang matututunan ang mga estudyante ko sa akin.. hehehe..
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September 17th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Pag BIG na ang DREAM ko NAGIGISING na ako whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!
September 17th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
mahirap maghangad ng big dream kasi pag di natutupad nakaka disapoint. dream, believe, survive nalang
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September 17th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
nakakatuwang basahin ang entry mo today kunichiwa hahaha! ako? BFF ko si Donald Trump. Sabi nya AIM HIGH! Wez! eh di Aim High! kaya pag manager position ina-aplyan ko, oramismo pinapalitan ko nang President. ewan, kaya siguro ako nahihirapan mag-hanap nang work. grrr!
pero teka, si Charice? di ba? si Arnel?
kaya lang mahirap naman yung eto ngang mga kebigan ko walang sinabi saken “Keep on dreaming Reynz!” hahaha
September 17th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
pareho tayo ate bebe, ako din di ko pinangarap ang malaking bahay, ang gusto ko lang ay malaking lote para sa gardening, swimming pool, basketball at sa mga aso ko haha. ang bahay kasi namin dati ay tabing kalye, hindi ako nakapaglaro nung bata ako sa mga parang, at ang aso namin nakatali lang sa ilalim ng bahay kaya siguro mas ginusto ko ang malaking lote kesa sa malaking bahay kasi enjoy ako pag may bakuran ang bahay which is wala kami noon.
ang hirap kaya ate bebe ng malaki ang bahay kasi nung naiwan ako dito sa amin magisa ng pumunta parents ko dyan sa tate, di ako nakakatulog ng mahimbing kasi ilang kaluskos lang nagigising ako, tinitingan ko kung may magnanakaw ba or what. tapos pag magsasarado ka ng bahay lilibutin mo lahat at ichecheck kung lahat ba ng pinto at gate nakasara. timano naging security guard ako noong mga panahon na yon haha
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September 18th, 2008 at 2:25 am
Ako naman di nangarap maging tambay pero yun ang nangyari! Saklap ng kapalaran!
September 18th, 2008 at 2:29 am
When I was younger di naman pumasok sa isip ko yung mga big houses, beautiful cars etc. Basta gusto ko lang masaya. Nun lang tumanda ako pumasok sa isip ko ang mga yan. Natupad naman pero di lahat.
BTW, gusto rin noon matuto mag-piano and organ. galing kasi ng mga pinsan ko eh, syempre inggit ako. Natuloy yung sa piano kaso ibang organ ang natutunan ko! LOL
September 18th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
ok lang mangarap wala namang bayad di ba
we are lucky that we are here abroad.
have a nice day dear.
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September 18th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I don’t know if I have read that somewhere or I already knew that because I’ve read your comments a few times lol!
I’m sorry. My mind was so busy thinking of nothing instead of replying to comments. So you started it (happiness), that’s why all comments are about happiness.
I didn’t even mention that to my post :p.
We don’t differ actually, it’s just that I wasn’t thinking of sheltered life with enough resources to keep me from starving, because I know my parents were there lol!
September 18th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
ako man pahingi
September 18th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
The problem is I don’t have a dream, that’s why I cannot act lol
September 18th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
hehehe magsasawa ka rin sa pagiging tambay..katulad ko
September 18th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Hehehe! natumbok mo kapatid, ganyang ganyan ang bahay namin sa Tundo, walang nasesekreto dahil sa sobrang liit kung ano pinag-uusapan sa baba maririnig mo sa taas lol!
September 18th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
sana nga dumating na right job for me.gusto ko kc e CEO o COO!
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September 18th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
MK,
I don’t know lol! isa yan sa mga tanong na nahihirapan akong sagutin e lol!
Lagi kong sinusukat yung happiness sa mata ng bata e, para maging ganun kasimple lang ang buhay. Kapag sa edad ko kasi e parang masyadong kumplikado ang salitang happiness lol!
September 18th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
hehehe! yung mga tao sa tundo lol!
September 18th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
E di napuputol na yung panaginip mo?
September 18th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Sabing ganun, kapag inisip mo daw na magkakatotoo yung dream mo..magkakatotoo
September 18th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
mwahahahaha! wag ka ng mangarap e REYNA ka na naman e lol! mas mataas ang Reyna kaysa sa presidente ano lol!
September 18th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Iba ka kapatid…kami noon masayang masayang nakakapaglaro sa tabi ng kalsada…sa mismong kalsada pa kamo. Wala kasi kaming mga likod bahay sa tundo e, lam mo na dikit dikit ang mga bahay kulang na lang maging patong patong pa e lol!
Wala rin kaming playground, mga nakapadlock..ewan ko ba.
Kaya ang playground namin e yung mismong daanan ng mga sasakyan. Kami ang hari ng lansangan bago lumabas ang mga pedicab.
Nakita ko yung place nyo sa pictures, iyon ang talagang kapanga-pangarap..pwede mo ba ko ampunin? lol!
September 18th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Kaingget ka nga monaco e, may sasakyan ka e. Naalala ko 2 years old lang yung anak ko, sabi ko sa friend ko in 5 years magkaka kotse ako, pero sabi ko lang yun lol! Hanga naman yung friend ko kasi sabi nya wow! galing mong mangarap Nalen..ako di ko naiisip yan!
Lol!
Hehehe! curious ako kung anong klaseng Organ yang natutunan mo
September 18th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Have a nice day din Shiela
September 18th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I experienced eating only once a day, and going to college with only one way fare. I also sold newspaper (peoples tonight) in buses, and kalamay in barangays.
My dream is only to make sure my kids will not experience what I went thru, and give my parents some space to enjoy life.
kaso ang bata pag di lumaki sa hirap maangas at mayabang, I have to double time molding them.
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September 18th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Sonny,
Oh! I experienced going back home from school without money at all, but that’s my fault. I used all my baon for food, pero I shared it naman with other tibak lol!
I sold some gulaman and bibingka too in our barangay and some street food, I also helped my nanay to sell sea foods in Ongpin sidewalk. Pero I think, you experienced a lot of hardship than I…tignan mo naman ikaw ngayon… Kudos to you! Keep it up man!
September 18th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
hongaE, kaya dapat sakin eh … ang napuputol kong big dream… LOL!
September 18th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
para mo na ding sinabi na mababa si … you know who… LOL!
September 18th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Hi friend,
Mukhang suplada ka email inbox mo a. I sent you 2 messages via Entrecard and it is about my first interview ever. Yes, yours truly was interviewed by a fellow blogger I won from a contest 4 months ago.
The interview was a personal one since I revealed almost all my experiences during childhood, from a 10-year old child laborer to where I am now. Actually, this is a two-part post that’s why I send you 2 messages.
Anyway, I do not also dream big. Being raised in a broken family and living in slum areas in different places in Metro Manila should make me dream to be rich someday, but I did not. This is because the first problem that I mentioned is the one that hurt me most.
Now, I only have 2 simple dreams - to have the same wife until I die and to inspire others. To get rich will be a very big bonus to me, but of course I am working hard to sustain the needs of my family.
Miss you na e…
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September 18th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
lol! hehehe sayang naman… tsk tsk tsk!
September 18th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
hay naku..talagang mababa si GMA ano lol! mababa sa rating lol!
September 18th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Friend,
I saw your messages, di lang nakakareply and I already visits the interviewer’s blog souls meet souls right? di pa lang nakacomment and sorry kung di nakakareply, Ngayon lang din po ako nagreply dito sa post ko e …sensya na po..di kita nakakalimutan pramis.
Honestly, I have no rights to post about poverty and all that hardship because, well my parents, even though they are not rich, they gave us everything that we needed during those days.
Walang wala yung experiences ko sa experiences mo at ni Sonny. Kaya taas ang kamay ko sayo friend
Yung to have the same wife…nasa yo na yun lol!
September 23rd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
inisip ko maging presidente ng pilipinas d naman nagkatotoo
wahehehehe
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September 23rd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
lol! tanda ko yan ang sinabi ko sa teacher ko sa PE noong fourth year high school ako, sabi ko gusto kong maging presidente ng pilipinas..sa awa ng Diyos, sampung beses lang yata kami nagkita nung titser ko, muntik pa kong di makagrad ng high school lol!.