Natupad na rin ang pangarap kong maging ballerina!
Diba, kaloka ang parting words ni lola sa isang milk commercial! Added to the climactic moment na tatalon si lola na paisplit sa ere with the white tutus, accented with bulging bilbils, tapos biglang liyad, kabog to the nth level si Mamita! Magreresign si Liza Macuja kapag nakipag-showdown kay lola. Isang inom ng gatas, tuwid bigla ang baluktot na likod ni lola. TAAAARRRAAAYYYY!!!!
Parang si Tatang Arthro ang level.
“Ang lakas ko!” tapos biglang atras. Kalokang commercial.
Pero isang commercial talaga ang never kong makalimutan. Kapag naalala ko yun, mapapangiti na lang ako, kahit ako’y mag-isa.
Ang eksena. Ipropromote ang isang project ng isang city dito sa
Ang linya. “Araw-araw, bumibili ako ng tubig, apat ng piso kada container. Sa isang araw, nakaka-apat ng container ako.
Nosebleed ito! Nagmalfunction ang utak ko kakaisip ng equation na ginamit ni Manang!
Ang final words: “Ang tubig naging bigas.”
Anyway, konek ang aking topic sa climatic na linya ni Manang.
Kahit na hindi natin mahanap ang equation ng mga bagay-bagay sa buhay, minsan, may namimiss lang tayong part ng equation. Kumbaga sa mga adik sa math, we tend to miss some variables ang constants that’s why the equation never balanced. Because the derivative of x raised to the nth power is equal to the n times x raised to n minus one. And the integral of x raised to n times the derivative of x is equal to x raised to n plus one all over n.
Charut lang.
What I’m trying to say is, sometimes we tend to forget the simplest things in life because we are focused more on the complixities. We tend to deny ourselves the simplest pleasures because we drown ourselves to the hard part. Ayun, tabingi ang buhay. Walang katuturan. Walang kabuluhan.
For example, sa isang business, minsan, we tend to focus more on how to earn money. To the point that sometimes, we tend to sacrifice quality and customer satisfaction to preserve income. Ayan tuloy, kakaipon ng pera, lalong nawalan ng customers.
I’m happy because I’m working in an environment where the people truly puts its thrust to quality customer service. Kahit na most of the consultations are in kind bilang part ng promo, bawi naman sa advertisement. One satisfied customer spawns more. At nakakatuwa talagang makita na nagiging mabuti ang mga customers. Kahit na mangarag lahat ng mga nasa clinic, ok lang, basta we can do great service to the patients. And in fairness naman, very good ang feedback sa company. May mga rewards talaga coming from patients na talaga namang hindi kayang bayaran ng pera. May biglang magrerefer na ibang clients, may magdadala ng pagkain, may makikipagkaibigan. Even the simplest “Thank you!” means so much, not millions can pay it.
Kaso minsan, hindi maiiwasan ang mga mishaps. Also, may mga patients talaga na magpapasaway, minsan may masyadong atribido, meron din minsang maldita. From every experience, whether good or bad, all of us are learning from it. In group kung pagusapan, hindi yung kumpulan na nauuwi lang sa chismis. Ika nga, “To err is human, to forgive divine.”
One time, isang patient na naoperahan ang biglang nadala ng dessert sa clinic. Super sarap ng dessert, promise! According to her companion, it’s her way to say thank you, kasi hindi na sya nakakapagsalita. At from 20/200 vision, she was able to reach 20/20 after the operation. Ang saya diba? Talaga namang priceless ang luhang tumulo sa kanya nung makakita na sya ng malinaw. Touching ang moving ang eksena. Kaya muntik na akong mahulog sa upuan. Priceless din na may darating na patient saying na nirefer sya nung girl na inoperahan, try daw magpatingin sa clinic dahil maganda ang serbisyo.
Minsan, kahit na stressed ang buong maghapon sa dami ng mga ginawa, with matching boldyak sessions with the bosses, ok lang. Ang mga patients ang nagiging inspiration ko to strive harder. They are the ones that makes me strengthen myself despite all the frustrations that I’m going through.
At kapag may time ako, I’d spoil myself with the simplest pleasures I can give myself: Buy my vanity items and use it for facial advertisement, buy some quek-quek, dipped in sweet sauce and eat while strolling the street, watch DVD’s alone, listen the Madz’s immortal choral version of Filipino ballads, cuddle the pets (Panget and Muning) create an entry for the blog (kasama yun shempre) and so much more. Doing some of these things in a day would satisfy a strenuous day of work.
Something that makes me complete. (Sounds familiar…)
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