Guilty???

Felt guilty I was not able to offer the guy my cousin tagged along with him, to stay for the night since my cousin already left for the province. But he seemed so decided on what he was gonna do, the moment he learned that my cousin's gone home already, and I was torn between "what am I gonna do and I don't know him too well" to offer him to sleep at our place....Sigh....
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A little guilty that I bought a pair of flip flops on impulse and realized that I don't have a need for it, when I reached home...
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Until now, I have not given my Christmas gifts to my best friend's kids...Eeeew..
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Spent an ample amount of cash on a salon to have my hair blow dried..But I was happy with the result though, so not so guilty anymore.....lol!
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And guilty, that this post has been on my drafts for 24hrs., because I had a hard time finishing it...lol!

Thank heaven's I'm ready to post this!

"Hate These Taxis"..only in the Philippines

What's with these Manila taxi's?? The moment the rain starts pouring heavily, and you're trapped in a mall or somewhere, these taxi's that has been going around everywhere, suddenly disappears or worst, tends to get choosy on the route they want to take. ...I swear, the moment it starts raining and you try hailing a taxi, all the empty taxi's that passes you would already have a hand signal, as to which direction they want..If you're not going that way, they won't let you ride. And if you're lucky enough and some taxi would stop in front of you, if you see that their windows are down, be ready for a lot of negotiation and this conversation...

Taxi Driver: San kayo? [Where are you headed?]
Passenger: San Juan
Taxi Driver: Magkano binabayad nyo haggang doon? [How much do you pay for a trip going there] or Ay, baha ho kasi doon [The area is flooded], or worst you get to see the driver shaking his head.

Now, under the norms, this should not be the scenario because taxi's are supposed to accept passengers and bring them to their destination, safe...And aren't these the same drivers who keep complaining that they are no longer earning enough for their families? The same driver's who when the sun is up and nobody cares to take a taxi, would stop right in front of you even if you never called for them. Now I am confused and more furious....because with this kind of attitude, I do not see why these drivers and their operators still ask for increase on their flag down rates, when the reason why they consume a lot of gasoline, is due to the never ending rounds they do choosing for the passenger who just want to be brought to an area that is close enough that you can even walk going there....I'm thinking, if it's through their passengers where they get their income, and they have the nerve to shoo away passengers, then maybe these drivers do not need money anymore....So, what's the point in requesting for flag down rate increase? And still they ask their passengers for additional money other than what has been reflected on their taxi meters......that's CORRUPTION....only in the philippines...haaay!

Rants...

Last night I got a phone call from a good friend of mine, and she was telling me about her job hunting experience. She is about my age, so that makes her 30..lol!, and she was trying to apply for a job that has a more fixed schedule. For quite some time she has been working on shifting schedule and she got tired of it. Like she would tell me - "it's hard working on night shifts". I felt for her, when she told me that she was having a hard time looking for a regular office job, because apparently most of the companies prefer younger people, or fresh graduates. It's either she goes beyond the age limit or she's over qualified. Now, the age limitation got me bothered. Seeing a friend not given a fair chance on a particular work because of the age made me feel bad. I feel that one's capacity to handle a particular job shouldn't be judged because of her age, and the only chance these companies give you to prove your worth is a very short initial interview and that's it. I wish this kind of practice should be stopped, because there's still a lot to learn in the more mature people.

We Might?

It's mid-week and I still don't know if plans for this Saturday would push through. I was supposed to meet up with two long time friends but apparently one of them has yet to check her schedule. Would want to move it to next week but I won't be available...Got to attend my nephews first birthday.....Now, I'm not sure when we can all meet up but I'm still hoping my other friend can make it this weekend...Oh well, there's about two more days to decide. :D

The Blow

I haven't updated my blog for days, because I have been busy the past week. Started on a job training but unfortunately on my third day, I was told that I was not able to meet the standards of the said position. The person who told me, has been very nice in breaking the news to me but other than the terrible feeling of being booted out of training in just three days, there was one question that was going through my mind the whole time - What was their basis for booting me out?...And their answer was because my output for the written exercise that they gave us did not pass their standards. The more I became confused...In my mind I was trying to remember what we did in training the last two days, and all I could recall was on the first day, we had an orientation with the company policy, then we had some introduction with the new trainer and we were asked to write about something. Then we were sent home. The next day, we had a new trainer,introduced ourselves, a short discussion, video presentation and we were asked to write about a certain topic again. We had two writing exercises after our break and an hour before the shift ends, we were given a folder containing Korean words and it's meaning. The trainer advised us to read them and try to remember as many words as possible and left. She came back to dismiss us and that was the end of training Day 2. I knew I have written and explained the topic they assigned, the best way I can but if it did not pas s their standards then so be it. I know I was booted out not for that reason alone but I did not bother to ask anymore. It's hard trying to compose yourself while a lot of things are going through your mind. I had a feeling that I was not treated fair, however in that particular company nobody dare question the boss. I remember, when I was asked about my expectation from the company, I felt like I was grilled by the trainer when I said " I expect that the company would have an open door policy"... So, after that blow, I went home and told myself..life goes on.....

Of Plastics and Rubbermades

I'm glad I have a stack of friends who stick with me in good times and in bad. Friends who even when we don't see each other in months or years, the moment we start talking, it's as if the last time we saw each other was yesterday. The friends I keep, are those I met since childhood, from previous employments and from school. But finding friends at work proves to be the most challenging.

I've had my share of pretentious people in the number of work places I've been to. It seems like, even when you are nice and try to make friends with everyone, still there are people who would talk bad behind your back. Those who are laughing and joking with you, but are making out issues about you when you're not together. Get real!n If you don't wanna be friends with me tell me straight. You don't need to charm me with your so-called nice attitude when in fact you don't like me...I wouldn't mind staying away from you....Geez...that felt good....I'm able to blurt it out....Now, let me have a bite of my choco chip cookies.... :)