In the meantime, enjoy the movie theme video featuring one of the best Filipino songs ever. Nice rendition by the way (I don't know the singers to be honest) and the rap part was a cool touch to a soon-to-be Filipino classic:
Purbida, Asa Ang Mga Dyip?
Karong nibalhin nakog kumpanya, di na nako ni problema. Hapsay na akung lakaw padung opisina ug akong uli gikan trabaho.
Ngano? Tungod kay alas-nwebe na sa buntag ang akung time-in. Kasagaran, mumata kog alas-syete ug muhawa ko sa balay alas-otso. Hapsay na akung biyahe anang mga orasa. Dali nako kasakay ug trisikel. Dali napud ko kasakay ug dyip. Oo, mahulog nga singkuwenta minutos gyapun kasagaran ang ma-konsumo sa biyahe pero di na nako problema ang walay dyip nga mapara padung ug pabalik.
Para lang ma-kumpera ninyo kini sa akung kinabuhi kaniadto, istoryahan tamo sa kasagaran mahitabo sa akua kada buntag katong naa pako sa bangko.
Paolo 4.0
16 February 2014
And so it begins. I'm back.
Last week was my first week with ABM Global Solutions. I met the Davao team and, boy, were they nice. Smiles and laughter abounded and it was only later that I found out I was talking to professionals going through a lot of stress.
How I came to be part of the company deserves a post and a bit of a back story.
Pay Lounge
So. Gaisano Mall of Davao has a pay lounge.
Actually, it's just a glorified comfort room for mall-goers who are willing to pay. It's glorified because it's on par with the comfort room of, say, a five-star hotel. It's meant to be the opposite of the other shabby comfort rooms in the mall.
Back then, I wondered why anyone would pay to use the pay lounge. But I found out the answer last week.
I visited the mall for my dental and had to brush and floss my teeth before going to the clinic. The regular comfort room wouldn't suffice because I didn't want to gag on toothpaste when I sniff the other 'aromas'.
So off to the pay lounge I went. I paid ten pesos to get in and went on my business. A minute or so, a guy went in and rushed to the nearest cubicle. After some time, another guy came and also dived for the nearest open cubicle.
Ahhh. Okay. So that's what this pay lounge is really for and I totally understand. To be able to poop in peace away from prying eyes and in complete privacy is something worth paying for. Payment for the service ensures exclusivity and turns the pay lounge into a semi-private venue for one's 'personal affairs'. Nice.
Security Guards
Last week, I almost caused a scene.
I was visiting PLDT Ponciano for my medical when the nurse of the clinic (who, as I would find out, had almost no bedside manners) told me to photocopy a form outside.
So I went to the front presuming there was a photocopier somewhere in the building. I asked the guard if I could use a photocopier and was immediately rebuffed. He said that only employees can use it. Taken aback, I said I was with AGS, a sister company. He said again that he doesn't know a company by that name.
At that point, my raised voice caught the attention of another security guard who asked what's wrong. That was when I corrected myself and said that I'll look for a photocopier outside the premises. I was no Binay and I sure don't want to become one on the first day of my new job.
On my way out, I was trying to rationalize my reaction. First, the guard was in no position to refuse that courtesy to me since he wasn't a PLDT employee. What if I was a big-shot client who just happened to need a photocopier at that precise moment? I'll probably be pissed also at the perceived inconsideration. Second, it's his job to know the different companies that comprise the conglomerate.
Looking back, the incident is quite minor. But it also reminds me of other incidents involving security guards which struck a nerve:
University of Mindanao, Bolton campus - I exited the embassy campus but, after just two feet, I had to turn back because I forgot something inside. The guard sprung into action and told me to enter through the entrance. I lost my cool and told him he saw me exit just a second ago (I still ended up going through the entrance though. It's hard to win against people who have guns).
Gaisano Mall, Digos - The guards didn't allow me to go inside the department store and the grocery department because I had my laptop bag with me. I tried to explain that I had a laptop and wasn't comfortable leaving it with the baggage counter (Still, I didn't win).
Sometimes, due to their protocols, security guards can be - pardon the word - real assholes. With their power, they can make your day miserable or, at least, make a routine visit unpleasant.
What can I advise then? Nothing except that you play by their rules. Besides, I shouldn't be sweating the small stuff (which sounds contradictory now since I wrote about the topic).
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