Oct 28, 2024

Today started with me still being in VHH and playing Supermarket Together with someone. Our playthrough eventually ended at around 1 a.m. and we both went to sleep after that. In the morning, I thought that today would seem like any other day, honestly. I woke up at 8 a.m., got started on work, and my day was going to continue as it usually would. I did my morning tasks at work and finished a task. I even ordered taho as a pick-me-up for the morning. Everything was seemingly going fine and normal until I received an envelope around lunchtime. That envelope contained my new BPI credit card and I immediately started organizing my finances and getting everything in order. I then checked the feasibility of getting a new iPhone today, right now, and factored in the amount. Originally, I was going to go for the iPhone 16 Pro model, but after checking some comments on Reddit, I decided to swing for the Pro Max model instead. To be honest, I wasn't quite sure if I had enough money to even afford the Pro Max model, but whatever, I just decided on it. Since I wanted to get the phone today, I eventually prepared to leave at around lunchtime and timed out for work at around that time. I headed straight to Glorietta and immediately began to get a grasp of the current state of my finances. I asked the store and it was around 91,990 for the phone and I would be paying in credit installments for it. They said that I could pay in cash for some of the amount, and then the rest would be in credit. So I decided on it and eventually withdrew some cash. I was short of the amount that I needed and I was contemplating on taking out another loan for the amount, but thankfully my sister had let me borrow 9K for it and I would eventually pay her back. After getting the cash, I went straight to the store to actually buy the phone. I eventually paid for the phone and swiped my credit card in for the installments. I was then directed to a lady who managed the setup of the phone and she unboxed it for me, which was a surprise. But I needed it to be tested and to make sure that it was fully working, so it was fine. I then had to reset my Apple ID because my password was too damn long but it all eventually worked out. I walked out of the store with the bare phone in my pocket and I had never been so scared. Thankfully, I was able to find a store nearby that sold a case for it and then got tempered glass on it. Still, I was scared to carry it so I immediately booked a ride home. I eventually told someone that I got an iPhone and they sounded so excited for me. After getting home, no one was thankfully looking for me at work and I got home at around 3 p.m. or so. I even had enough spare time to go and play Supermarket Together and I gushed to them about the new phone and stuff. While I was playing, I couldn't wait to set up my new phone afterward and we eventually stopped playing at around 5 p.m. For the evening, I did nothing else other than enjoy my own iOS device for the first time and set it all up. It was really nice and I can't believe this day happened.