Nowadays, I only go out if it’s really necessary, like going to the grocery, bank errands, picking up school requirements, or if there’s an emergency. And when I do need to go out, naka-plan na talaga ang agenda ko for the day. Para hindi sayang ang paglabas di ba… Anyway, ang pinaka-challenging lang naman sa to-do list ko is bank errands. As much as possible, I don’t want to line up inside banks… with this pandemic, ayokong mag-stay sa loob ng establishment with a bunch of people waiting for our turn.

The other day naglambing si Nanay, she asked if I can send her money kasi hindi pa raw nagbabayad yung renters nya. Usually, I will deposit money to my brother’s account and then he withdraws tapos bibigay kay Nanay. They prefer to have cash on hand, si Nanay pa rin kasi ang nagbabudget at namamalengke sa kanila kaya gusto nya laging siyang may hawak na cash haha. Senior citizen na raw sya, anong alam nya sa mga online payments, sa palengke daw, kailangan cash ang bayad. Ang hassle lang kasi my brother will commute pa to withdraw money in ATM. Pero not anymore because I learned an easier way to send and claim money thru Smart Padala.

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