whimsical and impulsive

in the last 24 hours, i was...well, whimsical and impulsive and it was costly. yesterday afternoon, after staying home on a saturday (something which rarely happens recently because im usually out somewhere during weekends) i suddenly felt like buying some pizza. i wasnt really craving for it but i just wanted to eat something good enough to assuage my craving for samgyupsal. so i told my mother that instead of cooking dinner, im going to buy us some pizza (well, i asked my siblings to buy it and if there's any change from the money i gave them, they can use it to buy a liter of soda and if there's still change, some chips for me because i was in the mood for something salty). when my siblings were out buying the pizza, i thought maybe it was better to just get a KFC bucket instead. that would piss off my brother since KFC is on the other direction from Pizza Hut (and like me, they prefer walking rather than riding a tricycle). anyway, i convinced myself to get a KFC bucket the next time i have some food cravings.

then this morning, i was still craving for samgyupsal. instead of just getting it at Kwon's Kitchen, i convinced my brother to just eat at Yakimix for lunch. if that wasnt whimsical enough, i just bought a printer (a Canon Pixma MP287). usually i do some research on gadgets and computer stuff before buying them but well, today, i just felt like buying a printer (at least i have a brand in mind). there's no gadget sale or anything and there's no immediate need to buy a printer. i just bought a printer for the simple reason that we currently dont have a useable printer. the other canon printer we have, a late 90's model and 14 years old (Canon BJC-255sp), is still working but unfortunately, canon no longer sells cartridges for models that old and its slot/cable is no longer supported by new motherboards (i upgraded our PC last year). our other printer is an HP printer-copier-scanner and its bonkers. because of that printer, i absolutely became a non-fan of HP and other HP products. thats why when the salesperson was trying to do a sales pitch for an HP printer, saying the cartridges are cheaper, i simply replied, "i want a Canon printer". i sounded determined to get a Canon printer when i wasnt even thinking of getting one yesterday. i just thought about buying it today while having lunch at Yakimix (although ive said earlier this morning im going to buy a printer, my brother thought i was going to do some canvassing first and buy it...maybe next week. i only decided to buy the printer today half-way through our lunch).

these stuff i did lately wouldnt be a problem if i had enough money to spend. i need to get a better paying job. being this whimsical and impulsive leaves a deep wound in my wallet.

if i just gave in to my samgyupsal craving, i would have spent P170. but i didnt. and i spent thousands.

actually, last night, i was thinking of buying another pair of running shoes. well, i ended up with a printer and an expensive lunch instead (i paid for my brother's lunch since its me who really wanted to eat at yakimix. actually my brother tried to talk me out of it by saying, we dont really need a printer at the moment and yakimix can wait some other time. but well, i just wanted to spend like crazy today).