I paid my bills and got a ticket.

This is the time of the month that we need to settle these things.  And to save a few pesos, I just pay the electric and phone bill in one place, at the Western Union at A. Regidor St., where Mam Lina heads the polite staff of the office.

Just in case you didn't know, they accept payments for Meralco and PLDT bills.  With PLDT though, there's an extra charge of Php7.00.  That's just fine with me.  With Meralco, there's no extra charge to do the payment.

And this time, I get to have two free raffle tickets.  The grand prize would be Php100,000.00 and there were consolation prizes.  Mam Lina says it's their way of giving their Christmas gift to their patrons.

There.  That's two tickets and two chances to win some loot.  I'm crossing my fingers.

Then, I'm off to the public market to get some stuffs when I felt like playing lotto.

This is how long I have to wait before my turn.  When I got to the window and placed my bet and paid, the guy returned my extra Php5.00.  He says it's just Php10.00.  Oh, I didn't know that.  I thought it was Php15.00.  Then, I found out it's 6/45 today and not the elusive 6/55.  But still, the pot today is about Php20 million.  It's worth waiting before 20 people on this line.

Now, I have two reasons to cross my fingers.