Summer Job 3 (Last Edition... siguro)

kanina ko lang naalala yung tungkol dito. nasa gateway ako kasama mga kabarkada ko para kumain ng lunch. surprisingly kahit na malapit na mag 1:00pm ang dami pa ring tao. so naghanap kami agad ng upuan dahil marami ring naghahanap. nung nakahanap na kami, naghintay muna kami nung isang kabarkada ko habang yung iba bumili. nung turn na namin napaalala sa kin ni derv(co-worker/kabarkada) yung tungkol sa spoon dispenser(paumanhin.. hindi ko alam kung tama ba ang pangalan nung machine na iyon).
*flashback nung summer job*
yes there was a time na kahit yung dispenser nagamit namin para sa aming mga kalokohan. after a few a hard day's work, pumunta kami agad sa canteen para kumain. yung isa pang kasama namin, si wilson(kabarkada ko rin), linagay isang kamay sa carinderia area at ang kabila naman sa dispenser and *poof* na ground siya. at first hindi ako makapaniwala pero nung sinubukan ko *poof* na ground rin ako. pagpatak ng immersion ng class namin *devilish laugh* sinigurado naming maranasan rin nila yung experience at least once.
at diyan nagtatapos ang kwento tungkol sa summer job *bow*

Quote for the Day:
when everything seems wrong and there is nowhere left to go, I'll be there at your side, to make sure everything is alright.

Summer Job Part 2

Today i continue my experience at the SM Supermarket, the struggles, the joys and becoming a father for a few days. yes, its true, naging tatay ako for one week siguro. this started when we encountered an auction within the employees. they were selling cereals for the price of at least 40php per box. utilizing the opportunity, my friends bought a lot and just to try it, we decided to eat it for breakfast at the market. in order to do so, we needed to buy milk. during our break, we went to the market and bought milk and once the milk was finished we bought other flavors just to try it out. with the frequent buying of the milk, one day while i was buying the security guard asked why i constantly bought milk and my friends told her that "para sa anak niya". the following day, while i was working some of the baggers approached me and asked "may anak ka na?". hearing this, i was shocked and it only meant one thing.. pinagtripan ako ng mga kaibigan ko. but thats all right, at least masaya pa rin.

*Today, ako ang dakilang kamote sa Math =(*

Quote of the Day:
we all exist for a purpose, my purpose is to be your friends.

Summer Job

today i seem to have recalled my summer job at SM Supermarket in Megamall. it lasted 5 weeks but before official work there was of course training...
our training was held at SM Makati, surprisingly during the first training session.. nasabon ako agad ng customer. this is how the conversation went:
customer:boy baka pwedeng i doble yung plastic mabigat kasi.
me: sir bawal po i doble ang plastic kung gusto mo hatiin ko na lang ang bigat
customer: o sige sige
* after dividing the weight load*
customer: paki doble naman, baka masira
me: sir bawal po.. may extra charge kung idodoble ko yung plastic
customer: ano!? tawagin mo ang manager mo...

Ang saya ng first day ko grabe :) after that we had a role playing on how would we react if a customer would approach us asking for some item. i recall one person say this during the role play: "sir, ano ba problema ninyo?"

Yes, those were the days indeed when working was fun at the same time tiring. in times like those, we would eat nerds to revitalize ourselves. we sure were hyper but the moment we carried heavy loads of grocery, the sugar rush would quickly wear off and we'd be very weak.
In the end, it was worth it; we got our salary which would mean more funds for the summer.

Quote for the Day:
When a customer starts to rant or get angry just smile and say " yes Ma'm/Sir"... it usually works

Innovation or Evolution

awhile ago, i was walking at shoppersville to get my glasses. after acquiring it, i headed to the tiangge area to go out. while i was walking, some pedestrian suddenly asked "dvd?". knowing that this was more or less a custom there i simply swayed my head saying no. this brings back memories when viramall was still alive.
back then they were just hangin at the stair area or the escalator and waited for their customers. when someone would come near them they would go "dvd, vcd", and whenever you would ignore them they would resort to saying "x, x".
that was back then, a month ago i was amazed at what i heard when i was theatre mall walking with a friend. while we were both talking, somebody approached us and said enthusiastically "hello my friend! would you like some dvd?". once again, we ignored the person and as a last resort within sounds reach he said the magic word "x?". with that it was clearly seen how things have truly changed. i no longer know if they are getting more innovated or evolving their techniques...

Quote for the day:
God does not hate you, he's just messing with you =)
- the meager

twice in less than a month? or once a month?

i could not recall the exact date that i broke my glasses the first time. all i remembered was that me and my friend were on our way to the Moro Lorenzo when the accident happened. we got on a tricycle, we hit a very big bump, and *poof* my glasses were broken. my grade is merely 25/25 but without them, my world starts spinning around. the try outs was not a success, and that sunday i had it repaired for around 200+.
the second time happened this afternoon while i was playing with some kids i just met(Note: today first day ko sumali sa weekly activities ng acil). we played "agawan" base... there was some running... and then *poof* i broke my glasses again. after the event i went to greenhills to have it repaired. this time it cost me around 900+. with my allowance dwindling to nothingness, i resorted to use the credit card... it was the only way.

Lesson for the Day:
when engaging in physical activities, make sure to keep your glasses in a very safe place.