together at a price

these similar items from the same store in shopee,

fee shipped together, P226;
fees shipped separately, P100 each.

some things are better apart 🤭

beyond price

i stood up on my bed and, trying to avoid my laptop, almost stepped on my external drive.  uuhhhh! 😨

i have three laptops and only one copy of the thousands of photos in that drive.

the laptop is way more expensive than the disk.
the disk, however, is priceless.

price does not necessarily determine value.

because of you

3:07 a.m., my phone sounded off.

i got up to check.  'twas a whatsapp message.  i replied.

the sender went:  "whoa!  she's still awake!  it's already late."

uhm...  you woke me up 😴 👀😪

it's not me;
it's you. 😉

double-edged

i messaged my niece asking whether she'd like milk tea.

her response was, "okay lang, tita..."
~ it's just okay, auntie

hmmm...  i wasn't sure what that meant.  "okay" is normally an affirmative reply.  but the addition of the vernacular "lang" can make it go either way.  the intonation and context would give you a sense of what it means  ->  'it's okay' as in yes or 'it's okay' as in no.

i can't hear her tone on text.
context-wise, sometimes she says yes to the food i offer her; sometimes she says no.

wahaha...  something so simple yet i'm confused?! 🤦‍♀️

i don't wanna assume.
i therefore asked to clarify.
well, 'twas a yes.

whew!

now i'm thinking, when is okay not okay?
🤔🤭😂

full view

looking for my phone on my queen size bed.  i've just been sitting on the bed, my back a meter away from the headboard.  my laptops and my disks were in front of me, food to my left, pillow to my right.  i couldn't find my phone!

finally i stood up.  the phone was right behind me!

hmmm...  yup, you don't just look forward.  you also have to look back.