I know you’ve had enough of me suddenly sending you messages saying, “I’m in Palawan; I’m flying to Cebu; Ma, I’m at the airport going to Davao; Yow, family I’m going to…” and I’m so sorry for visibly surprising you everytime; but please do not worry if I travel too often.

You never have to worry about my safety net, I’m too talkative and cautious that even strangers might find me funny if not daunting. You know I befriend people easily and although I suck at following Waze and Google map, I excel a lot in asking people where to head next.

Please do not worry about my [future] career; I’ve been long working hard, though by all reasonable accounts, others [still annoyingly] think that Mass Communications graduates don’t get paid a lot; but family, please believe me that I am not making ends meet yet. I know better than to save for my (our) future.

That being said, please do not worry about me spending too much when I travel. I don’t, okay, lol, I do but I only spend what I saved. Do not worry about my bank accounts, they are not suffering yet.

Do not worry about my money. You know that I am an avid fan of promo fares and I book my trips beforehand. I save for my trips, albeit sometimes impulsively, but please know that the Ilocano blood runs deep through my veins. I spend too little on luxuries.

Please don’t get mad at me when I say I’m travelling again, which by now comes no surprise for you, because I have readied the money I’ll be spending long beforehand. Please do not think that I travel because I begrudge the people my age who also enjoy such freedom. Family, I certainly don’t. Travelling and solidarity have been my escape since high school, remember? You know better that there are more times I’ve attended contests, summer camps, and conferences than I have been in my grandmother’s house in damyanan put together.

Please do not lecture me to save. I saved and am saving, perhaps more than the people my age. Please know that when I say “I’m broke”, it’s because I do not want to spend any more of my savings. Also, when I say I don’t have money, it only means that I have to pay for my graduate studies tuition fee and other personal adulthood expenses.

Dear Mama and Papa, please do not worry about me travelling a lot. I may not regularly send money just like a normal Filipino eldest child does but please know that I am saving more for our future. I am still able to buy my brothers expensive basketball shoes, you know.

Dear family, do not worry about me spending every penny I have; do not worry about me travelling alone; do not worry about my safety; please do not worry about my future. Just please trust me. I am a big girl now and I can take good care of myself, although adulthood plus graduate school drain me a lot lately.

Dear family, I have two insurance policies. Do not worry if I travel a lot too often. I couldn’t express enough that I know how to look after our future.

Also, I booked a flight for all of us this year. *hihi*

Please do not worry about me.