Allowance!!!

"Eight digits can turn your onshore life from bad to good"

I'm talking about my personnel number. I was just assigned one which means now I can charge my per diem allowance!

Finally...

• Hindi na lahat ng groceries ko "Jewel" ang tatak. Jewel paper towels, Jewel laundry detergent, Jewel butter, Jewel pancakes, etc etc... (side note: Jewel-Osco is a grocery and the Jewel brand is very much like "Bonus" ng SM Supermarkets". If di nyo pa rin na gets, tawa ka na lang kunwari then read on)
• Hindi na lahat ng shampoo at sabon ko "Bridgestreet" ang tatak. (side note: BridgeStreet is this company that handles our housing in the US. They provide free stuff especially toiletries when you first arrive in your place. Madami pinamana si Glenn sa kin noon bago siya umuwi).

(Kailangan ko pa ba talaga i-explain lahat ng jokes dito?!?)

• Hindi na lahat ng damit ko galing sa Old Navy (specifically sa clearance section)
• I can stop drinking my "will expire in one week kaya naka sale" milk by the shot glass
• We can stop ending up in parks. Free eh. And we need the fresh air. (plus we're cheap)
• We can stop eating at the Atrium Mall (Thompson's) and mutter after paying for our meal na "alammo... sa Jewel magkano lang ito...)
• I won't go straight to the clearance section when shopping at Old Navy and Gap.
• After minutes and minutes of deliberating where we will have our dinners everynight (McDo, Portillo's, Singha, etc...). I won't end up eating a ham and cheese sandwich on stale bread.
• I can now go big time in McDo!
• I can stop using that useless $1.69 gloves I got from White Hen. It's as useless as a solar powered flashlight