you know you're getting old when...

1. ...your birthday gift to yourself is a new set of pillows (and you're excited to "test" them). zzz. zzz. zzz. "matanda ka na nga. namimili ka na ng unan." - papa
2. ...you bring a director's chair to the UP fair because you have no desire to mosh with a bunch of emo kids who are skinny enough to look good in skinny jeans.
3. ...you're thankful when your mother sends a message that "it's time to come home" because this allows you to save face in front of your little sister (who was moshing with the emo kids).

remarkable because a) you were actually paying attention to your phone during the concert, b) you didn't feel like your parents were tyrants whose sole mandate was to suck the fun out of your life, and c) you were happy to obey (see number 1).

(from an e-mail i wrote a day or two after my birthday)