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24 Things that are way scarier than Halloween for Pinoys

1. Attachment, commitment, relationship—everything that involves engagement or obligation.

via Giphy

 

2. All the responsibilities in life that we all want to ignore.

via Giphy

 

3. Basically, adulthood in general.

via Tenor

 

4. This includes workload and emails you get even on weekends and holidays.

via Metro

 

5. The impending due date of all the bills you have to pay.

via Giphy

Alma Moreno be like: “BILLS!”

 

6. Your bank account balance “ghosting” you.

via Joel Legaspi / InqPOP!

 

7. Your life hanging by the thread every “Petsa de peligro”.

Screenshot from YouTube / Star CInema

Kapit lang, bes.

 

8. Everything in your Nanay’s “Pamalo Starter Pack”.

via Facebook: Naic Vaper’s Club – NVC

“I’m sorry, Ma! Yoko na.”

 

9. Whenever your mom texts you: “Asan ka na? Bat wala ka pa? Umuwi ka na!”

 

10. When you receive a text message in ALL CAPS!

https://twitter.com/itsnicoleyyy/status/924430170919858176

Intense.

 

11. Or when she’s starting to shout your full name!

https://twitter.com/joshbiona/status/910752336653336576

Must be so difficult for Dr. Jose Rizal’s mom.

 

12.When your crush is typing too long on a chat.

https://twitter.com/PhibzMonilla/status/919206878046859265

Reply ba or novel yung tina-type nya?

 

13. “Sorry, wala na pong thigh part”.

Willing to wait po ba sila?

 

14. Every time your mom tells you to wait for her at the counter and she still hasn’t come back yet when you’re next in line.

via Giphy

“Ma, titira na ba ‘ko dito?”

 

15. Seeing all the “SALE” banners at the mall right after you got your sweldo.

via Know Your Meme

 

16. The horror of looking at your TAX on your payslip…

…and knowing that it’s used to pay for undeserving government employees’ salary.

 

17. People in MRT/LRT rushing towards inside the train like the zombies in Train to Busan.

via Zirev

 

18. The traffic in EDSA not moving at all like a dead person.

via YouTube / Quantum Films

Commuter: RIP me

 

19. When Waze is not working and Sarah G starts singing to you:

via Giphy / YouTube / Viva Records

Me to driver: Haha Kuya san na us??? I cri.

 

20. Classes and government offices’ work getting suspended and private sector employees are supposed to be immortals.

via The Telegraph

Ano ba naman ‘yung hanggang tao na baha, diba? Maliit na bagay! *cries in Tagalog*

 

21. Realizing there’s no “Undo” in real life

via Tumblr

Kahit “Refresh” or “Reload” na lang pls.

 

22. Finishing a TV series you’ve waited for so long and realizing there’s nothing left for you to watch.

via Tumblr

You’d have to wait for months or years for the next season!

 

23. When you’re working on your thesis and you’re not sure if you saved the file before Microsoft Word crashed.

via YouTube / Star Cinema

“And now we’re starting over again…”

 

24. Going outside at night and knowing you suddenly might end up dead.

You know the drill.

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