Enough of the angst. Here is my happy list. Inspired by the commercial and a blog by the Simple Dollar, I listed down the things which make me happy and are free. Or at least, with a negligible price tag.

1. long talks with friends
2. reading borrowed or library books
3. hugs
4. walking along the edges of the Sunken Garden with a breeze ruffling my hair and the setting sun making everything around me glow
5. sleeping for 12 hours straight
6. sleeping at night
7. a sincere compliment
8.  word of appreciation for a job well done
9. really quiet Quiet Times
10. the sound of kuliglig in the provinces
11. watching a sunset, sunrise, or the stars
12. catching a glimpse of fireflies
13. getting a text message or a call from an old friend
14. the smell of freshly brewed coffee
15. snuggling into freshly laundered and sun-dried bedsheets
16. when I get off the elevator at work, that blast of natural cold air at 6am in Febuary
17. getting a sale, preview or decent completed call
18. walang pasok! (no classes)
19. hearing them sing or play musical instruments
20. singing with the choir
21. a cold shower after a hot, humid summer day
22. walking along the beach and letting the waves wash sand off my feet
23. napping in a hammock on our roof top
24. being prayed for
25. answered prayers
26. having a great hair day
27. free meals (especially Dennis’s pasta)
28. playing touch ball on a grassy place
29. teaching English and having my student go “aha!”
30. break time with officemates
31. changing into rubber slippers after wearing closed high heels
32. power naps under my desk
33. my brother’s laughter when I sing his favorite commercial
34. joining in a lively and humorous discussion
34. free back or foot massage
35. writing in my journal and reading past entries
And more!

So…Joni, Rhiza, Carmi, Chuza, Normi etc… your turn. =)