41 Centavos..

41 centavos. That is the present balance in my checking account. Sad but true, I am in my poorest nowadays. I don't get to eat 3 times a day, I just sleep whenever my stomach is asking for sustenance. I attend a lot of events lately for free cocktails, at least that could pass for dinner. The other day, Pepato by Gaita Fores was the caterer of a designer's store launch in Greenbelt 3, not bad, at least the poorest of the poor don't get to feast like me. After the cocktail, Randy Ortiz, Tweetie De Leon, Bianca Valerio, Phoemela Barranda, Robbie Carmona, Grace Parma and others decided to go to People's Palace, we joined them but I just ordered water. For breakfast, I started munching on stale food on the cupboard, oatmeal by Quaker Oats has become a staple, for lunch, I wait for invitation from well-meaning friends, and if lunch is not on the menu, then banana cue (that's banana fritters for the uninformed about street food) is the next best thing, at least it has sugar and banana is good for one's health. I have lost already 10 pounds. My eBay account has been suspended for 3 weeks and it has been recently reinstated. My dogs is running low on dogfood since the supply I won from a dogshow in Boracay is almost gone. I have started feeding them carrots and leftovers from a restaurant downstairs. My mobile phone provider is regularly reminding me to settle my overdue bill. I always say to myself, "This too shall pass...", and just like Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O' Hara in "Gone With The Wind", i utter, "As God is my witness, I will never get hungry and poor again..". If poverty could be glamorous like my life, I should start attending more events for free food...at least I get free photo ops and exposure in the magazines or newspapers.