hurrah!

When I was young younger, I used to tell myself that I'll buy my folks a house before I turn thirty. At that time, I was oozing with optimism. Yeah, my level of optimism was so high it was probably at par with the rate of an average Filipino's weekly mall visits. Being able to live in our own house was was something that everyone (me, the Little Sis and my folks) have been aiming for since like, the 80's (remember Miami Vice?).

Well, I was wrong with the "I" part. As it turns out, the "I" is a "We". WE, poured all our meager resources and managed to buy ourselves a house. The construction took around five months and we spent our first night at the newly built house last Saturday (insert a very huge smiley here).

It's actually quite a humbling experience for me. Back then, I was so caught up with doing it all by myself. I forgot all about them folks and the Little Sis. It's good that I snapped out of it. Knowing that it wasn't an individual effort is much more uplifting. I guess "We did it!" is way better than "I did it!".

And you what? It's still two years before I turn thirty. So... mission accomplished and Hurrah! for me, the Little Sis and them folks.