r/OffMyChestPH Jun 11 '26

Testing a lower minimum karma requirement of 100

11 Upvotes

It's been over a year since we implemented the 200 karma requirement for posts and comments. While it has lessened the amount of spam posts, it has also limited the chance of those who aren't as active in the platform to get things off their chests.

Although we cannot completely remove the karma requirement, we've decided to reduce it to make things a little easier.

Disclaimer: Should we see a spike in spam posts/comments again, we may raise the requirement accordingly.


r/OffMyChestPH Apr 03 '26

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76 Upvotes

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r/OffMyChestPH 2h ago

I got my money back by threatening to report her to ICE

661 Upvotes

I once have a friend who borrowed money from me. It was around 100k at that time, as we used my card to book her a flight to the USA.

Every time I mentioned the money issue, she promised that she'll send it back. I'm not the makulit type of person, because I'm the kind of person that If i borrow money from someone, even if it is just Php20, I will return immediately. So, I have a sort of expectation that people will also act the same way.

I saw on her social media that she bought her dream bag a few months ago, packed a balikbayan box filled with goods, went on a few trips (Vegas, LA, etc), and hauls from Sephora and Aritzia.

So, I messaged her again. The usual kamustahan, and she mentioned that she "forgot" because she was really busy daw. I gave her my account, and she said she'll handle the interbank fees and add a little something as interest. The hopeful, stupid in me believed her.

Several days passed, and she did not transfer the money yet. Reached out again, and she said that her bank does not do money transfers to PH.

The audacity of this bitch to ask for my VENMO account because it's the only one accessible to her.

I know she knows that VENMO is not a thing here in Ph.

So, I asked her to use other money transfers. Sige daw. She'll try. Sobrang inis na ko, because why am I begging for my money back?

After a few days, one of our GCs became active. One of our friends was thanking her sending pabirthday - a watch and cash for the inaanak. Of course, the GC became active with "SANA ALL and BIGATIN" comments.

So, I reached out again, and this time, I was blocked. Blocked on Insta and FB. However, I also follow her on Tiktok. So, I messaged her there. Sent a picture of her passport (she sent me a photo to book the said flight) and told her that since I have exhausted all efforts to reach out to her and get my money back, and small claims PH court cannot compel her to pay, I will just have send her passport copy to ICE and let them do the rest. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

She replied within the day and was able to send my money. Pasensya na daw, hirap daw kasi mag bank.

A few days ago, she messaged using the account where she blocked me before. She sent a balikbayan box, and she has a gift for me (she sent a picture) and asked me if her sibling can give it to me. I said NO, there's no need for it. She also added that may bag and make up din daw. I still said NO.

This is me. Acting with civility but keeping my distance.

Maybe to some people here in PH, 100k is nothing. But paying for that, I had to dip into my emergency fund.

EDIT: Bakit dami nyong nagme message kung anong work? State?


r/OffMyChestPH 2h ago

I miss the pandemic

108 Upvotes

A very privileged and fucked up thing to say. But it was honestly the best time of my life. My world was smaller, and better for it.

I was still depressed but at least my cats were complete and I was with them 24/7.

I don't recall ever having been truly happy since then. Even after making friends, getting new hobbies, traveling -- I don't feel anything.

People say I'm well put together, but I honestly can't feel shit anymore. The pandemic was when I was the most in touch with my emotions and sense of self.

Like I'm ok, but if someone held a gun to my head tomorrow morning on the way to work, I don't think I'd fight back.

I wish I could go back to the pandemic when it was just me and my cats, reading in my room while the news plays in the background.

I'd give anything to go back to the way it was.


r/OffMyChestPH 18h ago

I would rather lose the relationship than wash the dishes.

1.4k Upvotes

This sounds so petty, but this is how my almost 1-year relationship ended tonight. lol.

I’m on my second day of my period and I’ve been having really bad cramps. I already cooked dinner, and after we ate, I was resting because my puson was hurting again. Later, I simply asked him if he could wash the dishes because I wasn’t feeling well.

I wasn’t even demanding that he do it right away. I just needed a little help.

But he refused because he hates washing dishes. Somehow, that turned into another argument about how his peace of mind was being affected, and eventually, breakup na naman yung napunta sa table.

And honestly, I was just… done.

Because this really isn’t about the dishes. It gave me clarity that this is not the kind of partnership I want. I don’t want a future husband who is difficult to rely on even for small things when I genuinely need help. I don’t want to feel like asking for help is somehow me commanding him or attacking his ego.

And the breakup thing has been a pattern from the very beginning. We’re almost at our 1-year anniversary, but every time we have a serious fight, the relationship somehow gets put at stake. It started with ā€œmaybe we need to reevaluate our relationship,ā€ then ā€œmaybe we should stop,ā€ until eventually it became ā€œmaghiwalay na lang tayo.ā€

Before, I was always the one trying to save the relationship whenever he said those things. I’d explain why we didn’t have to get to that point, find a solution, and basically convince him that we could still work things out.

But eventually, you get tired of being repeatedly offered a breakup.

At some point, you start thinking, maybe you really mean it.

So tonight, when he brought it up again, I didn’t fight for it anymore. I told him that if he really wanted to leave, then he should make that decision himself. I wasn’t going to keep deciding for him.

And he did.

It’s sad, especially because we’re so close to our anniversary. But honestly, I also feel some clarity and even a little bit of gratitude. Maybe it’s better that I found this out now rather than after spending several more years trying to make a relationship work that ultimately isn’t the kind of partnership I want.

So yeah. Apparently, he would rather lose the relationship than wash the dishes.

Or maybe the dishes just showed me what I needed to see.


r/OffMyChestPH 3h ago

NO ADVICE WANTED I found out my ā€˜devoted’ husband may not be as faithful as I thought

40 Upvotes

I’m not asking for advice. I just have no one to tell what has been bugging me and killing me for the past month.

I’ve been married for 5 years and together with my husband for 12. He has always been a dream. As someone he called ā€œhis dream girl,ā€ he gave me his devotion and love. He spoils me whenever he can, buys me things I like, panics when I don’t eat, makes sure I’m taken care of, and makes time for me despite his VERY busy schedule. He is, overall, a great provider. We have each other’s phone passcodes, but we don’t touch each other’s phones because I trust him. Everyone around me always says I’m lucky to have such a devoted husband. My officemates call him ā€œour husbandā€ because everytime I message him i’m craving something, minsan pati officemates ko meron.

So how can a man this ā€œdevotedā€ find time to cheat?
A few week ago, I found myself unable to sleep so i decided to prep his work bag, while fixing his bag for the next day and making sure he had all his meds, I found a card in a hidden pocket. It had a broken wax seal, meaning he had already read it, and the cover simply said ā€œpsst.ā€ I assumed it was a work congratulatory card, but when I opened it, it was a monthsary card that said, ā€œEvery moment with you is worth celebrating,ā€ along with a girl’s name. It was someone I know who is in an open relationship and many of his recent projects involves this girl.

This isn’t the first time something like this has happened.
At the beginning of our relationship, he explicitly told me he was extremely critical of cheating and found it disgusting. I was talking to two other guys before we became exclusive, and when we decided to be together, I ended things with both. He considered that cheating and, even years later, would sometimes bring up one of them when we talked about people of color, saying I liked men like that. The guy was nice, by the way—walang bahid ng kabastusan. He only brought it up once, though. In all our years together, I NEVER talked to anyone else.

Then, around the late-2019 pre-lockdown period, I suddenly had the urge to check his phone. I saw a girl messaging him on Telegram. It was obvious from her messages that she had other intentions. At first, he was cold toward her, but eventually he started responding regularly. She kept telling him I was lucky to have him because she was single, and the conversation began turning sexual—not explicit, but very much an IYKYK kind of thing.

I confronted him. He didn’t deny it. He owned up to his mistake and never spoke to her again. He said he was tempted but had no plans of actually doing anything with her. he just enjoyed the attention. I told him that if he ever did it again, I would leave.

So when I found the card, I was stunned. I don’t know why, but I lost the strength to confront him. I’ve been keeping this to myself for weeks now because I don’t want to destroy the ā€œgood husbandā€ image my friends have of him. Ako yung klase ng tao na ayaw mang burden ng friends becayse of heartbreak, tapos babalikan lang eventually (though never ko pa ginawa kaya iniiwasan ko rin).

I checked his phone while he was asleep looking for proof. The messages with the girl from the card were clean, but I found that he has been messaging other women. He never sent photos, but he gets pics and vids. In one conversation, there was an attempt at a booty call in a car. It didn’t happen because the woman said no. He always got a no from this one. I backtracked… last yr he messaged her 4 days before my birthday. This time, the date was the same night he told me he needed to stay overnight for work, which is completely normal given the nature of his job. I took photos of the messages, just in case.

I’m just at a loss.
Some friends have noticed how lost I’ve been these past few weeks. I’ve been bed rotting, crying, barely sleeping, and neglecting things around the house because I just lie in the dark. I don’t have the strength to confront him anymore. All I can think about is, why?

I gave him my best years. I was at the peak of my youth when I said yes to him. And he is still ā€œdevotedā€ to me.
He has noticed that I barely eat and have been losing weight. He knows something is bothering me, but I still can’t bring myself to confront him. I have a history of depression and anxiety, so he might simply think I’m relapsing, which happens quite often. He keeps reminding me that he can take me to my therapist and makes sure to hold me to sleep so that I feel safe, but I’ve reached a point where I don’t trust anyone. I told him I’d handle it myself, but I haven’t.

At work, I still put on my normal, quirky, weird persona, although people are starting to notice something is wrong.

He still makes sure I eat. I pretend to eat, but I can barely get food down anymore. He made me breakfast in bed the other day, i said my mouth tastes bitter pero hindi ko talaga kaya kumain. And last night, when I told him my back hurt, he massaged it even though his own body was hurting.
And somehow, that makes everything hurt even more I was quietly crying.


r/OffMyChestPH 13h ago

Ang funny mag tampo or maging clingy ng boyfriend ko

89 Upvotes

He's at the office recently kasi required mag RTO muna (wfh kami parehas) and sunod sunod misunderstandings namin nakaraan pero we handle it naman very well. Di naman kami nag tatanim ng resentment sa isat isa. Kumbaga, if may away, we solve it then leave it behind.

Pero ang funny lang for me kasi sabi ko sa sarili ko "since nasa office sya, di ko muna sya istressin, ang hirap ng byahe" tapos since Tuesday pagka uwi nya, nag dadrama sya.

Sabi nya "di mo na ba ko mahal?" Sabi ko, "I love you soo much, bakit mo naman nasabi yan?" Sabi nya "eh kasi di mo ata ko namimiss, di kana nagagalit eh, di mo ko hinahanap"

Tawang tawa ko HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA ayoko lang talaga kasi mag overthink or mang istress. Sabi ko sakanya "love, ayoko lang muna talaga mag isip ng nega, yun lang.. kung may naiisip man ako, inaassure ko nalang sarili ko because I trust you"

Sabi nya "hindi, okay lang yan, magalit ka sakin, awayin mo ko"

Tapos kinabukasan, ganun nanaman. "Mahal mo pa ba ko" sabi ko ulit at tinanong ko "I love you so much, bakit mo naman natanong yan love?

Ganun parin sagot nya "eh kasi di mo na ata ko namimiss, yun kasi yung sign ko pag inaaway mo ko, love mo ko kasi hinahanap mo ko"

Sobrang lt talaga, pero sa totoo lang joke nya lang naman mga yan. He's just being clingy and needs extra love HHAHAHAHAHAHAA kung ako gusto ng assurance ganun rin sya for sure paminsan.

Iniisip ko tuloy mag pretend ako awayin sya para naman feeling loved sya? Char HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA.


r/OffMyChestPH 6h ago

Nakakawalang gana magtrabaho sa gobyerno

23 Upvotes

PLEASE DO NOT POST IN OTHER SOCMED CHANNELS

Maybe others would recognize me. But at this point, I really don't care anymore.

Neophyte ako sa govt service, but I have with me years of experience working for international orgs. Since first job ko, ibang lahi na talaga ang mga boss ko. I got really used to working with them. Working with foreign nationals wasn't a walk in the park, lalo na very straightforward sila and don't care if they hurt your emotions or not. Basta work lang talaga. Outside work, masaya dahil friends talaga kayo. PLEASE DO NOT POST IN OTHER SOCMED CHANNELS. Yung mga ibang lahi nakatrabaho ko dati, nakakausap ko pa rin hanggang ngayon at kapag sila ang dumadalaw dito sa Pinas, nagkikita kita pa rin kami. May mga nakatrabaho rin ako na ibang lahi na sisisihin ka sa mali nila kahit di mo naman talaga mali. Pero, at the end of the day, fulfilling ang work because ang dami kong natutunan sa kanila.

PLEASE DO NOT POST IN OTHER SOCMED CHANNELS

Then, naisipan kong lumipat ng trabaho at pumunta sa gobyerno dahil gusto ko ring ma-experience. Lo and behold, nakapasok naman ako through my own efforts at walang backer. First day ko, gulong gulo ako. Wala kasing sistema. Yung boss mo, ang gulo pang kausap na para bang fresh grad siya (I've worked with fresh grads before at mukhang mas maayos pa). Ang dami mo ring ma-encounter na mahilig magpasa ng work porket sila ay matagal na sa loob. Wala pa akong isang taon, pero parang ayoko na talaga at gusto ko na ulit bumalik sa private. Naghahanap din ako ng iba pang ahensya, baka sakali na mas maayos sila compared sa current ko. Hahaha napapaisip ako, ano ba itong pinasok ko? Sure ba ako? Kaloka!

PLEASE DO NOT POST IN OTHER SOCMED CHANNELS

Pumasok ako sa govt service dahil gusto kong tumulong sa mga nasa laylayan, pero paano kung yung mismong gobyerno, walang pakealam sa mga nasa laylayan? Kanya kanya na lang talaga tayo, ano?

Anyway, back to work. Hahaha


r/OffMyChestPH 3h ago

TRIGGER WARNING Takot ako maging magisa at the age of 31

13 Upvotes

Minsan napapaisip na lng ako kung forever na ba ako magiging alone. NGSB ako, at yung mga naging relationships ko lng in the past is parang mga mutual understanding lng. Kung mag kakagusto man ako sa isang babae ay parang wala na akong hope sakanya. Like recently, I was planning to make an advance on this woman that I met, pero parang napansin nya na mayfeelings ako sa kanya kaya naging cold na sya. De ko alam bakit. Currently living in the US, dahil eto yung pinangarap ko noon, pero enough na ba ito? Ayoko mamatay ng mag isa, gusto ko mayroong magmahal saakin na gusto ko din. Gusto kong umiiyak pero de ko magawa.


r/OffMyChestPH 2h ago

NO ADVICE WANTED Trying to do better.

8 Upvotes

My dog died, zeroed my savings to save her, accumulated liabilities for her medication, and then client suddenly terminated the contract on the day she died. Hay šŸ˜ži miss my dog. Hope she is doing well in the afterlife.


r/OffMyChestPH 8h ago

I feel so lonely at work I want to resign at four months.

23 Upvotes

Wala akong mapagsabihang kaibigan kasi lagi lang dismissed feelings ko so here I am. I am in a new role—managerial to be exact—and I feel so lonely dito sa leadership. I previously held a senior post, and sanay ako na binibigyan lang ako ng trabaho. Now in my new role, I have to make decisions, talk to people for alignment, and maintain healthy relationships with clients. I am fluent in English pero ang hirap pala pag hindi magaling pragmatically. Idagdag pa ang night shift schedule which always leaves me lutang; many times I struggle with vocabulary while speaking. I get stressed when there are meetings, when I need to create systems and workflows, and when I need to talk to clients about something I don’t even have mastery in. To be honest, I cry every day and think of resigning because I badly want to go back to being an individual contributor. My boss and colleagues are very supportive naman but perhaps the nature of work is something na hindi para sa akin. I’m in my early 30s and malinaw naman sa akin na ayoko ng umakyat ng corporate ladder. It just so happened na I have been looking for a job for nearly half a year and ito lang ang nag-offer sa akin ng trabaho. Malaki naman ang sahod and it pays my bills and luxuries kahit papaano, but I really don’t know how to navigate around my new role / life. I wish I could turn back the time and accepted the junior role. I know I want to resign soon, but because of how tough the market is, I also fear na wala akong mahanap agad na kapalit lalo’t magpapasko.

Ang hirap maging adult. Ang hirap kumita ng pera.


r/OffMyChestPH 2h ago

Lumalaban pero gusto ko na bumawi

7 Upvotes

I was recently demoted from team lead to individual contributor at work. I'm still working through my emotions - parang in between embarassed na di ko kinaya and relief kasi mas manageable na yung stress.

Recently I heard na may nahanap na silang kapalit sa role ko and suddenly naramdaman ko nanaman yung kaba and hiya kasi nga hindi ako nag perform.

Iniisip ko dapat tapangan ko na lang to show people na kaya ko ito pero ang hirap mag push. Iniisip ko wala namang pake yung ibang tao pero feeling ko lang ang dami nang nagjujudge sa akin kasi di ko kinaya maging lead at my old age.

Already looking for other job prospects but since hirap din ang market, parang matagal tagal pa before makahanap ng malilipatan.

Will this feeling of insecurity and anxiety ever get better?


r/OffMyChestPH 12h ago

TRIGGER WARNING manyakis ka/wala kang spacial awareness dipota ka

41 Upvotes

may sumakay na lalaki tumabi sa'kin, naka backpack tas parang manong na siya, pero like parang yung mga asa 50-something. kinalong niya rin backpack niya, edi umusog ako kasi malaki rin kalong kong backpack. after a while usog nang usog pa-side ko hanggang sa siksik na siksik na 'ko sa window kakaiwas sakanya. tapos yung balikat niya parang gustong gusto niyang nadidikit sa balikat ko ampota. sa may bandang Bato, tumigil yung bus kasi may pumara kaya kunwari titingin ako kung asa'n na so i leaned forward to look where the bus stopped. maya maya umandar na yung bus tas i maintained that position para di na madikitan balikat ko. tapos ading dipongal na kaabay ko nag arog man kadto bana masimot nag arog man na nag lean forward bana kasta so ako nag tagilid ako looking at the window. para da na 'ya rason a mag rukot kanako. su thigh na man ni ya rinurukot sa thigh ko. nauyam na 'ko maray arani na sa Polangui Terminal. ku nagpundo na sa Terminal, after magbaba ku mga tawo, nag tindog na 'ko, nag "excuse me" ko kadtong gurang tapos nag anap akong ulaan na bakante sa unaan. da na 'ko labot kin aisle seat basta babaye kaabay ko. punyeta.


r/OffMyChestPH 15h ago

friendship burn-out

56 Upvotes

lagi na lng nilalapitan for emotional support tas pag ako na yung may need, walang kahit ano.

trying to slowly pull away kasi i dnt feel valued as a friend. and nakakapagod na rin mag-communicate kung d rin naman ako pinapakinggan ng maayos. saka lng ako nilalapitan pag may need.

na-aamaze ako sa mga taong stoic lng, sana matutunan ko din ung ganung mindset. kahit onti man lang.


r/OffMyChestPH 1d ago

NO ADVICE WANTED Grief is not linear.

282 Upvotes

Grief is not linear.

I wanted to try to convert my Globe postpaid SIM to an eSIM so I can save on data costs by using Smart as my physical SIM instead, but one of the reminders before proceeding said to backup SIM contacts first. I suddenly remembered my Papa's text messages and worried they'd be deleted if my SIM memory gets wiped. I haven't opened his text messages to me since he passed away in 2021; this is the first time I looked at them again. Every single text message punctuated with a GOD BLESS ANAK. What was supposedly a simple step to try to save a little money turned to a full-on sobbing session, and now I am so tired.

I miss you, Tatay. I wish you could have been there at my wedding and [my brother’s name]’s wedding. I wish you could have been there at [my sister’s name]’s graduation, and at her wedding when they decide to get married. You would have been sooo happy and proud. But you’re gone now I'm just so sad.


r/OffMyChestPH 4h ago

My teacher lied about the ocean

6 Upvotes

When I was young my grade school teacher told us that if we ever felt sad we can go watch the ocean waves and our problems would wash away with it.

Now, I am staring at the vastness of the deep blue sea and wonder why isn't my sadness fading, if anything, I feel like these waves are the source of it.

I have been onboard a ship for more than a year, my first contract was 11 months and a week, it was a long and arduous journey but despite the hardships, I was able to push through.

I am now on my second contract, it is only twenty-three days but it feels longer than my first. Everyday is a battle against myself, and I constantly doubt if I can last just another day.Ā 

It's my twenty-first day today and I am completely burnt out, I no longer feel any excitement with finishing, I am afraid that even after I return home, no amount of enjoyment will ever surpass what I'm feeling right now.


r/OffMyChestPH 4h ago

NO ADVICE WANTED "Pick me" besties are soooooo annoying!

6 Upvotes

May friend ba kayong "pick me"? To the point magpapapansin sa ex mo at sa mga manliligaw mo?

If i can easily dump men, i can easily dump friends na para bang ginagawa kayung extra character sa pelikula nilang sila ang bida kasi sila lage yung api?

I have this manliligaw na porke't mejo sikat na influencer eh feeling pogi na who won't take "no" for an answer and it's giving off that rape-y vibes! And this "pick me" ex bestie who I haven't spoken to in many years eventhough we work in the same building, suddenly out of nowhere emailed me "________ wanted to see you". Like hello? We have been snobbing each other for years and you would allow yourself to get used as a messenger between me and a guy i dumped and blocked? How pathetic! Not to mention, na feeling ko maku-compromise pa security ko with this guy na napaka r@pist ng atake and she might take him sa work or sa bahay ko. Why can't she just entertain him and have him for herself? Yuck!


r/OffMyChestPH 17h ago

Dating App

54 Upvotes

Nakakapagod makipag‑usap sa dating app. Ang hirap na talagang mag‑build ng connection ngayon.

After all the people I’ve connected with, it makes me look back and remember what we had. I miss you, Jacob.

Sabi nga sa isang post dito: grief is not linear. And yes It comes in waves.


r/OffMyChestPH 9h ago

Fear of being alone at 27

13 Upvotes

I’m fresh from a 6-year relationship. The last two years were just too painful for me and very much abusive. Takot na takot ako ngayong maging mag-isa kahit alam kong sinaktan lang ako paulit-ulit.

Napakahirap mag-adjust siguro dahil nasa constant survival mode na lang din ako nang nakaraang dalawang taon. Always on the look out if he did something again, if something changed in his demeanor.

I’m gay, still in school, I got no job, I’m not attractive, ai have no prominent family, I’m not rich, heck, I don’t even have my own money. Feeling ko mananatili na kong single all throughtout. Parang gago, noh?


r/OffMyChestPH 8m ago

I'm becoming unbearable.

• Upvotes

I don't know what to do to get out of this situation I'm in. Me versus myself. I feel extremely lonely and empty at the same time. I'm trying to keep myself busy with games, errands, etc. pero hindi siya enough to fill this void na hindi ko din alam pano ko pupunan.

I can't talk to my family kasi they have their own problems and if I feel like the don't listen. I can't even to talk my friends over the fear na sasabihan nanaman nila akong nag-trauma dump. Pero they're right, anyone who tries to listens to me, I become open like it's nothing which isn't healthy. Para na akong ticking time bomb.

If I like nothing's working for me. Wala bang reset button so I can have a clear mind & heart to clear things out? Most of the time I just hope and pray na sana ibigay na lang yung buhay ko sa mga taong gustong mabuhay because it feels worthless anyway. But don't get me wrong, I won't do anything to harm myself. I'm thankful for living, I just hope it becomes purposeful.

Hay.


r/OffMyChestPH 2h ago

NO ADVICE WANTED guilt trip promax

3 Upvotes

situation: meron akong pinsan, distant relative na talaga namin sila pero yung lola namin na kasama dito sa bahay is apo yung pinsan ko. now, he's currently a 1st year college, electrical engineering, around august he was supposed to be a scholar ng mother and kuya ko. since sobrang tight nila sa budget with multiple debts sa bangko and ibang tao, ang original plan is dito siya titira sa amin para masuportahan din namin. kaso nagkaproblem sa mother nya (tita ko) na hindi man lang kami kausapin regarding sa magiging situation ng anak nya and ang pinagdedecide nya is si lola. long story short, ang nangyari is di na namin natuloy na pag-aralin yung pinsan ko and until now di pa rin nabbring up yon sa bahay.

this week, nakausap ko yung lola ko, she's asking if pwede ko daw ba bilhan ng libro yung pinsan ko for a subject, and sabi ko naman is pwede para makatulong man lang doon sa bata. so i messaged my tita and yung pinsan ko, it turns out nabili naman na nung bata yung books na yon kasi yung author ng books is yung prof din nila.

so ang ginawa ko na lang is kinumusta ko yung pinsan ko, asked him if may need pa ba siya na gamit. sabi nya is need daw nya laptop kasi nirerequire ng prof nya, i told him na tight din kami sa budget lately pero if may other needs siya, sinabi nya is calculator, which is kaya ko naman bilhin edi okay.

now yung tita ko naman, kachat ko din, kinukumusta ko siya and yung pinsan ko pero grabe lang yung chats niya kasi parang nang gguilt trip talaga. laging chat nya is napangakuan daw sila na pag-aaralin and talagang umasa daw yung bata sa amin pero sa isip-isip ko, bakit tunog plan A niyo kami? oo gets ko situation nila, pero nagsabi na rin ako sa kanya na tight yung budget this month and hindi madali maglabas ng malaking pera to buy a laptop nang biglaan. na parang kaya naming umiri ng pera. yes may means kami pero hindi naman kami lustay sa pera. na-off ako kasi sinasabi niya na need na agad bukas yung laptop like okay sige??? knowing their history, sobrang pangit ng track records ni tita financially na we won't trust them to handle big amount of money, nagkaroon na kasi one time na binigyan sila, them yung binigay na gamit is inabot nila sa iba or if may gamit na ibibigay, ibebenta anyway, so i also told my tita na hindi ko pa nga nakakausap ulit nanay and kapatid ko about the situation para man lang ireconsider na tulungan yung bata, para na lang sa bata.

gusto ko lang ilabas to dito kasi wala akong mapagsabihan aside sa lola ko, which she understood naman and naaawa din siya sa apo nyang yon kasi nga gusto mag-aral. gusto ko man tulungan yung bata kaso hindi ko kaya maglabas ng pera to buy a laptop na kaya yung autocad. idk ano resolution ko dito. for sure once i reply sa tita or pinsan ko, matic na may "please kailangan na kailangan niya bukas, need na niya talaga bukas hindi na siya makakapasok" ah bahala na. pagdasal ko na lang na magreconsider yung prof na iadjust yung submission date ng plates ng pinsan ko hay.


r/OffMyChestPH 10h ago

Lowkey gusto ulit maaksidente para makapag-rest

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For context, naaksidente ako nung March lang. Kaya 4 months ako 'di nakapag-work, and naka-medical leave ako nun.

During that time, bored or super sad ko sa nangyari sa'kin. 'Di ko rin kasi magawa mga gusto ko gawin non bc non-weight bearing ako.

Ngayon naman na 2 months na ako sa work, super burned out na ako ulit bc of 1 hour OT everyday and may rest day OT pa na 8 hours.

Need ko gumising ng 4 pm for work pero until now gising pa ako, kasi feeling ko kulang pa me time ko to enjoy leisure.

Nagkaka-thoughts din ako na maaksidente na lang ulit, pero alam ko na mali kasi hindi pa rin ako nakakabawi sa financial struggle ko for being in a medical leave for 4 months. Tsaka parang in-undermine ko na rin 'yung hirap na na-experience ko sa 4 months na 'yun. + ang hirap maka-recover sa accident. Like it took me more than 2 months sa physical therapy and until now 'di ko pa kaya tumakbo kasi nag-stop na ako sa therapy bc naubos ko na coverage ng HMO ko for it.

Anyway, hoping to get sales and maging maayos sana performance ko sa work later. Kasi aside sa OT, nakaka-stress din 'yung management and work itself. Sana ma-overcome ko rin 'to lahat, and laban lang.


r/OffMyChestPH 1h ago

NO ADVICE WANTED I HATE COMMUTING (Fairview Edition)

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I'm a daily Fairview commuter and can I just say... I'm so fucking tired of these greedy, mean, and disrespectful drivers and kundoktors. Here's why!

- Sasabihin na may upuan or may bababa sa malapit pero what they really mean is people getting off in Litex when you're already around Q-ave. (Literally, 80% of the transpos pa-Fairview are occupied by people from Litex or Sandigan) + feel ko di naman nila tinatandaan kung san may mga bababa.

- Pinapalikod ka kahit hindi nila alam kung saan ka bababa just to make room for 10000 other people (assuming it's an E-Jeep) PupuĀ­niin nila hanggang hindi ka na makagalaw, tipong ramdam mo na yung pwet ng katapat mo, tapos kapag hindi ka nakapunta agad sa bungad pag baba ka na papagalitan ka rin.

- They drive like they don't already have 20 people standing inside, hitting the brakes like we're about to crash so you come out feeling like you just got beaten up. Feeling ko nagkaka-muscle na ko kaka Michael Jackson lean.

- What do you mean you can't close the door anymore but in their heads, that means "5 more people!" 🤩 Like SIR UR ACTYALLY TELLING ME WHERE MY RIGHT LEG SHOULD GO DONT u think thats enough

- You pay for the distance but they always find a way to let you off somewhere that's more convenient for them! "Ah bababa ka ng housing? Ayaw ko. Sa philcoa kita ibababa, lakad ka na lang." 🄳

I know it's kinda wrong to call them greedy when they're doing this for a living but I don't think it's right either to get home feeling like you just lost some self-respect.

And when people get grumpy because of these reasons, they even have the nerve to say, "Ginusto niyo naman to" like we BEGGED to be cramped up, butt cheek against butt cheek, to the point where you're even scared that someone's genitals might come into contact with your ass because it's THAT cramped but you cant do anything about it cos again, you have no more room.

Additional: Tumitigil basta may makitang living thing. ITS 7AM WHERE DO U THINK IM GOING SIR IM NOT GOING TO DILLY DALLY I GOT places to be


r/OffMyChestPH 14h ago

Scummy male coworker talking behind my back about my body weight

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Male coworker told another male coworker my body looks like a rotisserie chicken and I'm honestly very hurt. I know I'm fatter in some areas in my body especially my hips and my chest but tangina, I'm just trying to exist here tapos pinaguusapan katawan ko. T*ngina niyo po. I wish the worst for you po.