THINKahead!
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
July 5, 2018 8:25pm CST
Good Friday morning to us all from this side of my world, my fellow mylotters, how is everyone?
It was a very good day for me yesterday because I have the great news about my son’s teaching application in the school where I am employed as a part-time clinical preceptor.
Now, my sister… she was not in her best mood when my son broke the good news. It was just a nod, and a smile, and no ‘congratulations’ uttered from her.
Since my son did not have his dinner at home and only I and my sister dined, I pointblankly asked her if she was happy my son has an offline job. She said yes she is happy.
Thinking ahead, she said ‘she should schedule her work time at home, she will feed the dogs in the morning and not in lunch time, thought about leaving us and go to the capital city with her daughters’, and all those stuff.
So immature! I told her we could find somebody as household helper, I will go for 2 days duty only, and I can have my duty at 3PM-11PM shift. There should be no problem at all, but she is pessimistic about my son working outside our house.
“Advance ako mag-isip”--- or thinking ahead, is the latest expression of the Filipino netizen community. My sister apparently, is a big fan of this expression.
How about you, my friends, do you think ahead too?
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8 responses
@rakski (156372)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
yes, thinking ahead is good but being pessimistic is not.
I think she is just again 'jealous' that she will be left alone at the house. Older people does not like to be alone.
another thing, I think it is hard for her to adjust her mind that your son, her help anytime of the day will not be there for her. It is a feeling of not having someone with her.
So she have daughters?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
that is true. you hit it on point. although she wants to leave us, she wants to be' lambingin' to not leave, and that is not my cup of (green) tea, definitely.
@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
Yeah, I am thinking ahead but for the best thing. Not the one like this.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
yes, and the 'advance ako mag-isip' is the latest netizens' comment on FB.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
6 Jul 18
The future is unpredictable. I don't like to think too much about the future. I just want to cherish what I have now.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
6 Jul 18
@ridingbet Most of the teachers around me are basically teaching in one school until they retire. My current school is good.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
yes that is right, but won't you think ahead of your future? maybe teaching in a bigger school with more students?
isn't it you are also a teacher?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
i think you two can manage without her.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
@ridingbet try a stay-out helper first, like once or twice a week
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 Jul 18
@hereandthere i decided, and my sister approved, that i take 2 duty days only (Mondays and Tuesday) 3PM-11PM shift. that way, my sister has somebody at home while she is alone.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
i can if i have no duty. yes maybe it is possible that we love without her but it cannot be. she will worry much about my health
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
6 Jul 18
yes, I think ahead, but sometimes try not to
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
thanks. thinking ahead for our future also makes us more ambitious in life.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
it is still not possible that she does not live with us because she appointed herself as the sole caretaker of our ancestral home. besides, nobody will man our house if i and my son are at work.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
@JustBhem of course. it could be a blessing living with her after all. the only problem with her is her attitude.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
6 Jul 18
@ridingbet
That's the sad thing about it. Well, I guess you have no choice but to live with her.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
as of now, we are in better speaking terms again and hoping there will be no more shouting, ranting, animosity at home with her.
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