FRIDAY
I had my longest interview day evaaah. I was scheduled at 8:30 and then I took 3 batches of exams with four exams in each batch so hello 12 exams. I finished answering everything a little before 12 noon so the receptionist told me and the other applicant to grab lunch and come back at 1:30. We had lunch together. Turns out it was the other applicant's first time in Eastwood that's why she wanted to come with me for lunch. Usually pag ganto, I don't want to mingle much coz shempre mejo naiilang ka pa and then competitor mo siya for the position and also, basta spell AWKWARD. Yun yon. Hassle pa. Anyhooo, we got back to the office at 1:30 and then guess what...I GOT INTERVIEWED AT 3 PM. Buti nalang the interviewer, the marketing director was super cool. After that, I was asked to stay for another interview with the HR manager. OMG barok. I vividly remember her saying "So why did you said that you are fit for this job?" And I just had to faint inside. hahaha
After the interview with the HR manager at 4 pm, I literally rushed to the cinemas to catch the 4:30 showing of Angels and Demons with Fa. I loved the movie. We then drove to The Fort to meet up with Oracle Group- Punky, Dianne, Vicki, Pat, Kyle, Vicki plus Cheska, Steeps and Mark Go. Super mega lamon at Red Kimono. Late birthday treat of Punky. hehe We talked about so many things- including the Hayden-Katrina scandal. hahaha After that crazy dinner, we walked around Boni High Street and played at Timezone. We decided to grab some drinks thanks to Jave's prodding so we went to Attica at A Venue in Makati Avenue.
I got home around 3 AM and fell asleep quickly. I realized I'm getting old and hindi na ako party person. HAHA Iba na ang focus ko in life. chos!
SATURDAY...the something else
We went to SM today to do some major grocery shopping before my parents and brother leave for Iloilo tomorrow. The lined up for a counter. In front of our big cart was a lady with a basket only. Tapos mom notice the SUPER BIG CART lined up in the lane next to us (you know in groceries they have this basket with a special cart, the normal cart and the big cart na usually pang sari-sari store shopping or fiesta level of purchases). Tapos anak pala nung manang sa big cart yung babae sa harap namin. So ang intention was ipinila niya yung small cart sa lane namin, ipinila niya yung big cart sa lane na isa tapos since mauuna sa amin, isisingit niya yung big cart sa harap namin. BASTUSAN. My dad objected to what the manang wanted and she argued back. Sumali na rin yung anak niyang dambuhala. They kept saying isang bayad lang yung mga yun at hindi sila sumisingit. Sabi ng daddy ko ipipila jan, pipila ka rin dito, tapos sisingit ka, nanlalamang ka eh. Basta she kept battling to put her huge cart on our lane so my dad called the guard nearby and said "Guard, ayusin mo toh. Ipinila niya dun at ipinila niya dito, tapos isisingit niya." Well, the manang gave in (but she was really mad) and pulled her daughter to her original lane. TAPOS CAN I JUST SAY??? YUNG DAMBUHALA NIYANG ANAK NAG SALITA PA. She said a word which I didn't hear but she followed up by saying 'that's the simplest way to define it.' SHE EVEN SAID TO MY MOM 'STOP!' PARANG PUTANGINA* MO DON'T YOU DARE TALK TO MY MOTHER THAT WAY. In fairness to her mother, sinaway naman siya na stop na but both of them were mad. Tapos ang nakakatawa, lumipat rin sila eventually sa likod namin. Ayun lang daldal pa ng daldal yung anak niya. May tinawagan pa sa phone para magsumbong. Siguro di niya kinaya yung embarrassment. Kami naman nila Daddy, we were very calm. Our voices aren't raised. And as for me, I even said 'Sumisingit PO kayo.' I was very respectful. PASALAMAT SIYA HINDI KO PINATULAN ANAK NIYA. HELLO. BAKA GUSTO NIYA MAKATIKIM NG SALITANG UP CBA?
Anyhoo, I will avoid making it a personal issue and will try to avoid calling the daughter dambuhala but here's my two cents on this. Think of the line in the comfort rooms. In civilized places such as in Shangri La Mall, there is a single line in the banyo so everyone stays there. It's like you're getting equal chances in any cubicle coz you're technically lining up in all cubicles. Now in banyos like SM... You line up on the door which you think will open soonest. YOU CAN'T LINE UP BETWEEN TWO DOORS and then pretend to line up in door #1 when it opens first.
One: Konting breeding naman at civilization diba? Isang entity ka lang, therefore you are entitled to a single space in a line. If you have two karts but will be paid in one transaction, then you stay in a single line!
Two: When you are caught in an argument and then it gets settled, SHUT THAT BIG MOUTH ALREADY. Stop dropping comments and 'parinigs' kasi ang loser loser mo. NAPAKA WALANG BREEDING.
Three: Magcocomment ka nalang, pa English-English ka pa. Thank God for a UP CBA education, I was intelligent enough not to stoop down to her level. Hindi ko siya papatulan. I won't make a scene inside a supermarket or elsewhere for that matter. Malay ko ba saang school siya galing. I would have bragged and said UP AKO, IKAW? Nothing beats the UP brand. But in case she was from UP, well I'm sorry but I am from CBA. Nothing beats CBA culture-wise.
Four: Common sense. Have some consideration. Kaya kami pumila sa lane na yun kasi inassume namin mabilis lang. Tapos isisingit mo ang isang malaking cart sa harap namin? You should be decent enough to respect other people's time and effort. Shempre naiistorbo rin kami kahit papaano. Di mo ba naisip yun? Well, I can't blame her if she didn't think of that.
Fifth: Respect. This boils back to breeding again. The way you talk, argue and act shows your culture. And I can really say I did a better job than her daughter. I argued with respect. She raised her voice and acted as if napaka respetado niya. I did not raise my voice while talking to her mother. So can I just say PUTANGINA* MONG DAMBUHALA KA. PAG NAKITA KITA HUMANDA KA TALAGA. YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER ME BUT I WILL REMEMBER YOU. I'M THE CRAZY BITCH AROUND HERE YOU KNOW.
*I don't curse in my blog entries but this super pissed me off. Excuse the profanity this time.
