Living in one of the big cities here in Mindanao, Philippines, I have always been an employee. Making ends meet with the salary that I receive. But, several companies have and will be laying off employees. My company already had several layoffs, lucky as I was not one of them. But this has been a wake-up call to me. Knowing that my work can be automated anytime soon and I won't be needed. Now I'm trying to learn to grow my own food, hoping that this would at least feed us when the time comes. I'm still not good at it and have had several failed attempts, but I'm learning. By the time my job is automated, I hope I would be able to make growing vegetables a business that can support us.