Finally, our house is done with all these renovations. Well, we haven’t painted the exterior of our house yet but at least the most important parts of the house were fixed. I am happy because I got my dream color for my room which is PINK. Even my brother and sister finally had their rooms modified. I remember whenever a typhoon visits the country my parents were really worried because our house was made of wood and it might collapse anytime. The termites made themselves full because of our house. So when they were able to save enough money for the renovation, they had it fixed right away.

The reason why I am blogging about this is because I want to share what I learned or realized during our house renovation. I feel so grateful that our family is lucky and blessed. Whenever I see our workers sweaty and all that, I pity them. They have to work realllllyyyyy hard even if the sun’s burning their skin on a hot humid day just to earn money for their families. Sometimes, we see the construction workers as maniacs or disrespectful jerks whenever we pass by a construction site and hear them say, “Hi miss!” Yeah, it’s irritating. I know. But at least, they don’t kill or steal. Their job is described in Tagalog as “malinis at marangal na trabaho“. You know when I heard their stories, I felt guilty with all my whines. A construction worker even told my mom that we are very lucky because our parents were able to send us to good reputable schools. There were so many guilt-causing stories that I’ve heard and it made me appreciate their hard work. It made me appreciate my life more.

It’s really true that sometimes those unexpected people, those we call strangers, are the ones who would teach us great lessons in life.

Thank you kuya’s and manong’s for making our house beautiful. :)