Chloe’s Inbox – Hard work will be paid off

August 5, 2019

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  Dear DJ Chloe,

  I always liked listening to your segment since aside from your calming voice, you also give pieces of advice that are truly usable and applicable to the struggles of your listeners. Now I’m wondering if you could give one to mine. I’m a second-year college student who is trying to just keep my head and my family’s above water by working graveyard shift in a call center company. Saying that it’s hard is an understatement. I’m always torn between either sleeping or eating during my lunch break. And I’m not surprised if I get kicked out or receive a notice of dismissal because of the tons of over break and over lunch because I wasn’t able to wake up on time and my phone’s not doing its duty of waking me up.

  I feel shy asking my co-workers to wake me up on our designated sleeping quarters even though they offered to do so. I just don’t want to feel like a liability since in the first place, they didn’t apply for this job just to wake a co-worker up. Nowadays, I consider sleeping with a full stomach a luxury. The scholarship in our school is already a huge help, but not a full one. They only took away the tuition fee but everything else is still on me. During my first year I already felt like it’s a burden to my parents, especially my mom since her work and my dad’s mini store is what’s keeping us afloat. But when my mom decided to quit her job and seeing the toll it took on her, I figured somebody else must do the heavy lifting. I decided to look for a job and a BPO is where I landed. Since elementary, I made sure that my parents won’t pay a single cent to my education, so I went to an elementary public school, a science high school and for my senior high school, a full scholar in a private school. When I got the news that I didn’t get a full scholarship for my college, my goal was shattered. I hope this doesn’t make me sound ungrateful for what they granted me but at the end of the day, it’s still not a full scholarship. Jobs aren’t a new concept to me since I’ve been doing summer jobs starting years ago. For my personal use during the summer I do small “rakets” because my mom always say that money doesn’t grow on trees, I mean science already told me that but thanks mom.

  Lately I feel like I’m a human version of a pizza for being divided to pieces. There’s a piece of me for work, for school, for my family, and for my special someone. I’m just wondering if you have an advice or tips to times that I feel like I’m drowning with all my obligations. And to the times that I’m having troubles accepting and dealing with the fact that this will be my life for the next years to come? Whether you answer nor read my letter or not, I would still be an avid listener. Love and support from Taguig!

  Hi there!!

  You are one hell of a kid!! And I can truly say you’re making your momma proud!

  Not all kids your age thinks the way you do, when others would be asking for money from their parents (like theyre entitled to it), there you are working, making sacrifices this early alam mo na gaano kahirap kumita ng pera.

  You know, you are already having a taste of what it’s like to be a parent, believe me when I say that this life you’re having is preparing you for something great in the future.

  Everything that’s happening to you right now is making you ready for what God has planned for you, you may not realize it now, or you may not see it yet, but in time you will come to know that all your sacrifices, all of what you’ve learned, all of what you’ve done is a preparation for what God will call you for, or for what God has in store for you.

  One thing I’ve observed, those people who didn’t have things easy, sila ‘yung mga nagiging successful sa buhay, ‘yung mga nahirapan, ‘yung mga nakaranas magutom, nakaranas hindi magkaroon ng mga bago at usong sapatos at damit.

  Anak, tuloy mo lang ‘yan, naka-two years ka na sa college, what’s another two years?

  Though you feel tired and you feel like life is not fair, you are still blessed in so many ways. You got a scholarship; you’re working in a BPO and I’m sure okay naman ang sweldo mo. Some people don’t even get a chance, you know. I know of someone, umiiyak siya sa akin, kahit man lang daw sa call center sana magkatrabaho siya, kahit hindi siya tapos ng high school kaya niya daw pero wala daw magtiwala sa kanya. See? Some people don’t even have a chance.

  Ang buhay ay isang malaking pakikibaka. Nakakapagod, yes. Pero pwedeng magpahinga.

  The times you’re not working and you’re not in school, use it to get more sleep, time management lang ‘yan.

  You have to eat well, that’s basic. Nakatapos ka nga, namatay ka naman ng maaga dahil sa sakit, and make sure you hydrate and take vitamins and supplements.

  Mind-set that after college, matatapos ka na and you’ll be working full-time. And that is another challenge. Mani na lang ‘yan sa’yo, dahil ngayon pa lang praktisado ka na.

  Lastly, do not forget to always pray and seek God’s hand in every situation in your life. He will give you the direction and WILL SUSTAIN YOU no matter how hard and how tiring life will be.

  

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