"Sweat, Scars, and Self-Growth: My First Steps Back into the Working World"

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant"— Robert Louis Stevenson

"The future depends on what you do today"— Mahatma Gandhi

They say working is very hard to do, especially if you're not very skilled. Yes, I agree. Based on my real story, I want to tell with you my experience at my new work.

Annyeonghaseyo, good day, hivers! It's me again, your lovely @laizelly. Holla how are you? hope everyone is doing well. Sorry for my late upload in Hive because of very busy days. You want to know what happened to me when I fully recovered? Let's go, and let's begin. HEHE.

It's been 4 weeks before I fully get better; my pain in my chest and stomach disappears. The medicine is totally effective.

A few weeks ago I decided to work again because it was boring to be at home all the time. So now I'm working at a carinderia ni Jean. It's very simple and unique, many customers come here not because delicious food but also affordable price. My coworkers there are kind and caring of me, especially the boss.

I woke up at 5:30 a.m. because my work starts at 7 o'clock, and then my time out is 4-5 o'clock. My job now is easier than before. Sometimes a cook, sometimes a server, sometimes a washer, depending on who is assigned, because in our work now we need to help each other. It's tiring, yes, but it can be done, right? There's no easy job. We'll definitely go through hardship before we get what we want.

Sometimes I can't help but unexpectedly I cut my hands with scissors or knives etc. It's so very painful you know huhu, especially when I wash dishes. No matter how careful I am to myself, if I get hurt, I'll get hurt talaga. Do you know that in the part of house, I like the kitchen more? I'm happy as long as I'm cooking because my mom taught me. So when the chef cooks, I help him. I don't take a photo because of very busy.

In the kitchen I also peel, cut, and grate vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and papaya.

It's tiring, but that's okay because we also have rest time when there are no customers because we have more customers just because they're having lunch. Other students and teachers also eat there with us and those who work at the barangay hall, so our carenderia is always full. Every day it's busy; there are a lot of drinks for the customers. I'm happy every time I help mom and dad. Every time I come home tired, it disappears every time we talk and laugh with my family.

After working for two days, sir immediately gave me my salary because the next day was a holiday. When it was almost 5 o'clock, we were ready to go home and my dad picked me up. My first salary, of course, should be sosyal, charot HAHAA.

So I decided to take my mom to buy "Baliwag"-like grilled chicken because that's what they call it. We also went to Vista Mall. We were going to buy kojic soap shampoo etc.,

and then I saw some beautiful makeup. To be honest, I don't really know how to use or to do makeup in myself, but sometimes I attract because it looks beautiful.

Working is really hard, especially since I've only just started working, but it's okay because I can see how far I can go. I need to learn from small jobs first so that I can handle the next big jobs.My sister Bebie told me that parents should be the ones providing for the needs of their children, but I think that's wrong. Yes, parents should be there when we are little, but as time goes on, we learn that we don't have to be there all the time. We should also learn to give back, not just in studies, of course, but also in our needs. When we are at the right age, we don't need to always lean on our parents or always ask them for things, and we can also learn to stand on our own feet. Over time, we learn what we need to understand, not only in our family, ourselves, at work, of course, in other things as well.