Have you ever grown a pimple inside your proboscis? I have one now and it hurts like hell even with the slightest touch. I have a relatively high tolerance for pain, but this one really hurts bad. When I accidentally hit my nose with my hand, I close my eyes in pain, not opening them until the lingering pain subsides. That’s how painful it is. 
It’s my first time to get this, and again, I’m advised to see a doctor. Oh not a doctor again. Hahaha! 
Anyway, an online discussion with my college friends today highlighted the fact that I’m the only one in our group who still lives with his parents, like it’s big deal in this third-world country. My friend Bismuth didn’t mince any word: “He can’t be 28 and still living with his parents. It’s just not right.”
Alright, some of them got married (in paper and in principle) so they moved out of the house. Others decided to live in their own condo units. I neither have a wife nor a condo unit; I couldn’t even afford to buy either of these two. 
My office is only 20 minutes away from my parents’ house. I have my own room anyway. And I pay the Meralco bill. And I bring home one sack of rice monthly. And I buy the toothpaste. Everything is just so convenient today at my parents’ house I don’t think I’m ready to give that up. Not yet, at least.
But man, peer pressure; I feel like a weakling. Okay, maybe it is big deal today to be 28 and still living with your own parents. Now that officially makes me ‘the garrulous hooligan who, at 28, still lives with his parents.’
I’m such a loser.
nah, do not cave in to the peer pressure barrycade…you are not a loser just because you are still living with your parents–nothing tops the comfort of home w/mom and dad if you still do not have a family of your own, or not up to living independently as of yet –oh well, just my 2 centavos k…
anyway, good luck nursing your pimple…
rebecca: haha! i want to live independently but i can’t afford it yet. soon maybe haha!
and the pimple. damn, it really hurts. i’d rather have one on the face than inside the nose. hahaha.
ey barry, we’re in the same situation but i have friends who are even older than me and are still single. my plan is to marry in the early 30s and im not worried.
living with your parents is something to be admired in one way because you are helping them and has made yourself available to them.
natatawa lang ako dun sa toothpaste. hehehe…
i just turned 28 so we’re on the same track. losers? nah!
don’t move yet if you don’t feel ready. i had no intention of moving, but as you know, my dad and i don’t see eye to eye anymore so i decided to leave my house. so now i’m in shock…not fish-out-of-water shocked, but kinda oh-no-i-don’t-have-bottled-water kind of shock. i know this insecurity will eventually pass, but it’s a scary thing nonetheless. whether this moving-out thing was a good or bad idea, i have yet to find out. i’m thinking it’s a good thing…at least i can safely say i have tried it. but no - you shouldnt move if you’re not ready.
that was me, mussolini, btw. hahaha i use ‘marxist’ in another forum, so i got confused.
how nice to be mentioned, even under the guise of being a married person by principle. and i don’t think you’re a loser because you’re a nice person who will treat me to dinner coz i don’t have food in my ref.
donG hO: besides the toothpaste, i also buy our supply of mouthwash and floss. LOL!
ey, belated happy 28th birthday!
marxist mussolini: somehow i feel moving out is healthy for young people; it’s like moving out of a company after another. but i think, too, that one should only do it if there’s a compelling reason (like yours) or when you are mentally (like illyria) and financially (like tintin) ready.
{illyria}: my apologies for that generic term. also, i think that the line should be “on paper and by principle.” i really learn from you. anyway, i hope you don’t …(scans the room to see if kimmyk is around)…kell me with my grammar lapses.
Nothing wrong with living with your parents if you are saving money and working on your independence
People cave in to peer pressure and that’s just normal in life.
However, if you’re in the marrying age, it could be a drag as there are women out there who are very particular about that independence factor in the man they want to marry
Some women also don’t care if they live with their in laws, esp if they’re well off hehe 
bw: marriage would definitely mean out of your parents’ house, even if some women don’t mind living with in-laws esp if they’re well off haha.
i’ve seen and heard many horror stories of newly weds living with or near their in-laws; the set-up almost always leads to disaster, doesn’t it? ;P
my god, i died laughing. because you kelled me with your comment.
dahhhling, ‘nothing wrong with being 28 and living with parents. lol.
p.s.: get well, pimple! hehe.
acey: ahh, look who’s talking? the girl who hates staying home. LOL!
pimple’s gone in 2 days. my nose is now business as usual
oh no, i didn’t mean to insult you or anything bro. but, yeah you should start preparing yourself for moving out. you are moving out before you hit 30, right? don’t get married without experiencing the liberating feeling of being on your own. it’s so scary at first. and the money problems will always haunt you but it’s like peering into an abyss, scared of falling but knowing that you won’t really fall.
bro, no pressures. but don’t you turn 30 and still living with your parents. don’t get married without experiencing the liberating feeling of standing on your own. it’s scary as hell- like looking into an abyss only that you know you won’t really fall despite the constant money problems. the mundane stuff like buying bottled water or which takeout to have for dinner will keep you pre-occupied. and in the many quiet moments alone (ah such treasure)- when you stare at your very own ceiling and imagine painting your walls fiery ferrari red, you will hug yourself and feel tingling feeling in your spine- you’re making it on your own.
bismuth: i believe you. i do.
ok, ok. lol!!! haha. ^_^
subukan mo lang…kahit bedspacing lang muna. mahirap na masaya pero kailangan talagang gawin ‘yon hindi dahil sa peer pressure kse ‘yon ang dapat at tama.
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rinka: i’m not comfortable with the idea of bedspacing; sounds so college to me. hahaha! i’d rather wait when i can afford a place of my own than force the issue and settle with bedspacing. But i know what you mean; all these talk about moving out is making me think and soon i know i’ll come up a decision.
thanks for dropping by.