Billionaire Me

"I wanna be a billionaire so freakin' bad" goes that famous song by Travie McCoy.

This song has been playing on and on in my head then I began to ask myself why do I wish to be a billionaire.  So now I'm listing down the things I'll do if granted a billion dollars.

-  I'd tithe devotedly.  And not only 10%, perhaps even more.

-  I'd build hospitals in the poorest barrios.  I know how expensive it is to get sick, and most of the time, laboratory tests and high-end facilities are only available in big, expensive hospitals.  I'd want the poor to get access to proper medical care also.  My brother-in-law once experienced waiting in long queue in the Philippine General Hospital's charity clinic.  He said some would even stay there for days just to get themselves checked for the free by a doctor.  How sad.

GK Botocan Sagip/Sibol kids

- I'd like to build a permanent school for the Sibol kids.  In Botocan, every start of the school year, the Gawad Kalinga volunteers would build the Sagip classroom because the room used the previous year is no longer available.  GK only rents the room for the Sibol kids, I'd really love to buy a parcel of land somewhere accessible to them and convert it into a school.

The Sibol kids with the GK volunteers from Singles for Christ

-  I'd like to send orphans to school.  I am an orphan myself.  But my Mama joined the Lord when I was old enough to take care of myself.  How about the kids who lost their parents at a very young age?

-  I'd like to build a compound for my relatives.  I have some titos and titas who don't own a house.  I would really want them and their kids to have a permanent place to stay, a place they can call home.

-  I'd like to support the renovation of the church in Manggahan, Gen.Trias, Cavite.  In a very industrialized town, the parishioners here are so poor that their church has a poor sound system, unfinished choir loft and no convent at all.  I once attended a Mass there and found it very disappointing because if you are seated at the back, most likely you won't hear what the priest is saying in the homily.

- I'd be a great supporter of the arts.  I'd sponsor art classes for the poor and small theater group productions

UST Teatro Tomasino's production Wanted: Chaperon.
Teatro Tomasino quenched my thirst for the performing arts.

I always believe that we are where we should be, as intended by God.  If I'm not a billionaire now, maybe because He wants me not to be complacent and hence, strive more.  But really, there are things I'd like to get myself once I had that much money.

-  I'd send my kids, nephews and nieces to the finest schools, say, Harvard or Julliard if they can make it in the entrance exam.

-  I'd send myself back to school for masters, a  short course in makeup or culinary arts, a degree in music major in strings (wow!!!).  And with that, I might get myself a really authentic Germany-made, handcrafted violin and accessories

-  I'd book myself the best seats in the concerts, musicals and plays (How about Broadway?!)

- I'd love to renovate the house.  I'll turn one of the rooms into a grand closet, better than Carrie Bradshaw's and fill it with the finest dresses, shoes and accessories in the planet.

- I'd buy an estate where I can retire when I reach my old age

- I'd buy me and my sister the gadgets we covet.

Aerial shot of Huvafen Fushi, Maldives

This is where we'll stay during the grand vacation. Ah, this is Bliss! :)

- I'd bring my entire clan to a grand vacation.  Maldives, anyone?

- I'd turn my dream wedding into reality

Hmmm... My dreams aren't that big after all.  Maybe I can achieve these even if I won't become a billionaire overnight.

loving Boy Bawang, the best-tasting cornick in the universe

But even if turn into a billionaire, I'd like to remain anonymous. Though I'd frequent high-end restos, I still want to be seen in Jollibee and McDo or Order-Order.  I'd still eat Boy Bawang, Mr.Chips and tuyo in olive oil.  I'd still love to visit tiangge and ukay ukay.  I guess, it runs in my bloodstream.  Even if I become the richest gal, I'd still be the the same down-to-earth person and compassionate person this planet has known. :)