It’s Not About the Price

From phones to clothes to cars, price tags shine loud. But when the glitter fades, what’s left worth holding on to?

We chase things.

Phones, watches, cars, clothes, cakes, beds…

We always think: the more expensive, the better.

But life has a way of humbling us.

Because the truth is:
More costly doesn’t always mean more valuable.

A ₱3,300 phone and a ₱141,000 phone can both stay silent when no one calls.

A ₱1,600 watch and a ₱300,000 watch? Same time.

A ₱455,000 car and a ₱33.5M luxury car? Same traffic, same road.

A ₱1,200 mattress and an ₱86,000 bed? Useless if you still can’t sleep.

A ₱200 cake and a ₱25,000 cake can both taste empty if there’s no joy in the celebration.

A ₱2,000 camera and an ₱80,000 camera make no difference when there’s no moment worth capturing.

A ₱300 book and a ₱5,000 book? The same if you never read or understood it.

A ₱200 pair of sneakers and a ₱20,000 pair can both protect your feet just the same.

A ₱100 shirt and an ₱8,000 branded shirt both cover the same nakedness.

You get the point.

There’s a limit to what money can give.

And beyond that, what matters is rarely found in receipts.

So before you chase the next big thing, pause.

Ask yourself:
Do I really need this?

Or is it just a prettier version of the same emptiness?

When the glitter fades,
it’s not about how much it costs.
It’s about how much it means.

𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙾𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎 • 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗆.𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼.𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀

Underplayground

Unggi discovers a hidden playground under a tree—but learns that magic fades when it’s not cared for. What he finds instead lasts longer.

One quiet afternoon, Unggi found a strange little door under an old tree.

It wasn’t like any door he’d seen before—it was round, rusty, and covered in vines, as if it had been hiding there for years.

He touched it. Creeaak!
It opened.

Carefully, he stepped inside and saw a spiral staircase going down, down, down into the ground.

He took a deep breath… and went in.

Beneath the Ground, he found something amazing—a secret playground!

There were glowing slides, soft swings, and tunnels filled with twinkling lights. In one of the Calm Corners, he lay down and looked up. The ceiling sparkled like stars.

He smiled.

There, his thoughts floated like balloons. Deep Dreams danced in his mind—stories, games, adventures he’d never tried before.

“It’s perfect!” Unggi said. “And it’s all mine!”

Every day, he came back. He ran, he laughed, and he played.

But after a while, Unggi stopped being careful.

He threw candy wrappers on the ground.
He drew silly faces on the glowing walls.
He even wee-weed in the river water by a dark tunnel—Hidden Rivers flowing under the playground.

“Hehe, no one will know,” he said, giggling.

But things started to change.

The soft echoes faded.
The swings didn’t swing as high.
And the lights… got a little dimmer.

Then one day, Unggi came back, ready to play—but the strange little door was gone.

He looked behind the tree.
He checked the ground.
Nothing.

He sat under the tree, hugging his knees.

“I thought it would last forever,” he whispered.

He looked around. The place was quiet. Still.

He thought about everything he had done.

Then he stood up, brushed off the dirt, and said, “Next time I find something special… I’ll take good care of it.”

And from that day on, Unggi started picking up trash when he played.
He shared his toys.
He listened when someone said, “Please don’t.”

He even planted a tiny seed by the tree—something to remind him that Growing Roots takes time.

And when he looked at the winding path home, he smiled again.

Because even if the door was gone, he had found something else—a new kind of trail.

A Found Path to becoming better.

He never found the secret playground again…

But he found something better—how to be kind, how to take care of things, and how to make every place he played in… a little bit magical.

The End.

Underplayground, the album—now streaming on Apple Music, Apple Music Classical, and YouTube Music.

“Underplayground” evokes mystery and hidden exploration, a journey through unseen and overlooked depths beneath the surface, reflecting subconscious thoughts, underground cultures, and unconventional perspectives. Themes range from dark and introspective to playful and avant-garde.


𝚃𝚢𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙾𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚎 • 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗆.𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗂𝖼.𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀