Netizen Shares Inspiring Story After Improving His Financial Situation
A male netizen shared his achievements after improving his financial situation, saying, “Nakakabili na yung dating taga salo lang.”
Recently, Aggressive-Log-1802, a Reddit user, shared a post about his life journey. The post immediately circulated on social media and garnered various reactions from the internet users.
Growing up, the netizen was used to wearing second-hand clothes, faded, a bit loose or tight, but always enough. Back then, there was no room for complaints. It was his reality, and he learned to embrace it.
Today, he walks into clothing stores like Uniqlo, choosing and buying what he wants without hesitation. Before, a simple keypad phone was all he had, while smartphones remained a distant dream.
Now, he have his own smartphone, but he’s also been able to buy one for his mom and sibling. Even simple things like Chuckie, the chocolate drink many kids enjoy, used to be out of reach. He would see others sipping on it, wondering what it tasted like and wishing he could have some.
Now, he can buy it in liters if he wants. What was once unattainable has become part of his everyday life.
Here is the full post:
“Nakakabili na yung dating taga salo lang.
Dati, sanay akong maging tagasalo—ng mga pinaglumaang damit, ng mga lumang cellphone na may keypad, ng kahit anong kaya lang naming makuha. Hindi ako nagreklamo noon. Alam kong gano’n lang talaga ang buhay namin, at natutunan kong makuntento.
Naalala ko ‘yung mga damit na ilang beses nang nagamit ng iba bago mapunta sa akin. Medyo kupas na, medyo maluwag o masikip, pero sinusuot ko pa rin. Ngayon? Nakakapasok na ako sa Uniqlo, pumipili ng gusto ko, at binibili ito nang hindi na nagdadalawang-isip.
Dati, keypad lang ang cellphone na nahawakan ko. Ang smartphone, pangarap lang. Pero ngayon? Hindi lang ako ang may sarili kong smartphone—nakabili na rin ako para sa mama at kapatid ko. Iba ‘yung pakiramdam na nakikita mo silang masaya, na hindi na lang kami nagtitiyaga sa kung ano ang meron.
At ang Chuckie—oo, Chuckie. Dati, hindi ko alam ang lasa n’yan. Nakikita ko lang ‘yung ibang bata na iniinom ito, at iniisip ko, “Ano kayang lasa nyan? Balang araw matitikman ko rin yan” and finally dumating na din ang araw na ‘yon. At hindi lang isang maliit na pack, kaya ko nang bumili ng litro-litro kung gusto ko.
Para sa iba, simpleng bagay lang ‘yan. Pero para sa akin, isa ‘yang patunay na ibang-iba na ang buhay ngayon.
Bawat hakbang, bawat maliit na panalo, patunay na sulit ang pagsisikap.
Sa mga patuloy pang nagsusumikap, laban lang. Gaganda rin ang buhay mo. Darating din ang oras mo.”
The online community expressed their reactions to the post:
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