Turning 24

I just turned 24 and to tell you honestly I really don't feel like it. I guess it's because I have no clue what a 24 year old person should be or should look like. Hell, I have no points of comparison. I do know that most of my relatives from the father side, got married or bore a child before they turned 24. The uncle that I lived with growing up was not yet finished studying at 24 and the other one was in Manila working at an agency that sends Filipino entertainers to Japan.



I have no clue what a 24 year old person should act, speak or even think. Well they say that by now I should already have a girlfriend. They say that by now I should have a stable job or by now I should be enjoying my life travelling or doing whatever is under the category of "great"

Truly, one of the biggest challenges of being my age are the expectatioins set by the people around me. When am I going to get married? When am I going to have a girlfriend? Am i going abroad? Will I be stuck in my job forever? What do I do for a living? These are the usual questions that I get whenever I meet people especially the older relatives. Well probably, they mean well but getting all these expectations from people can be really overwhelming.

Right now though, I am hopeful and amidst all the expectations, I amtrying to enjoy where I am and what I am right now.