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nag paka abnoy ako kahapon

Kahapon, nag punta nga ako aming OPS concerning my ID. I had the necessarry forms filled up, my passport and the "quittung" that I got in exchange for my ID which was confiscated the previous night. I went to the personnel in charge and told her the problem. I also told her the time until when the ID office is open that day so it faster. Kesa naman, mag hagilap pa siya sa mga folders niya sa loob ng kanyang kabinet at lalo pa akong mapa tagal. I knew her style, marami pa siyang mga pasikut-sikot. Dagdag mo pa ang malaserena niyang kulot na buhok, na sa pag hahawi pa lang, ubos na ang kanyang oras para mag trabaho!...

"So, Hannahlou, do me a favor, since you have everything else ready, bring all these to the Ausweistelle and request for a new ID", sabi niya. Tanong ko naman, "do I need to show them anything else aside from what I have with me now?" Sagot niya, "I don't think so, you should have everything now. Just go there and show them your documents". Lakad ako papunta nga sa nasabing lugar. I probably just did not think about it, pero, do you know Murphy's Laws? Ayun, kahapon eto na nga. Pagdating ko, unang tanong sa akin, sino ang magbabayad nito, ikaw o opisina mo? SAbi ko opisina po! KAilangan namin confirmation. Tanong ko, pwede bang tumawag na lang tayo sa kanila? Internal naman iyan. OO daw. Pag katawag, confirmed na nga. Punta na ako sa loob na kuwarto kung saan kukunan ako ng piktyur. Hanap sa akin na naman noong isang empleyado, asan ang confirmation letter na nagsasabing opisina mo ang magbabayad nito? SAbi ko, by phone lang namin ginawa doon sa labas, kasama ko ang kolege mo. Sabi niya, hindi pwede ang by phone. Sabi ko na lang, okay, bayaran ko na lang at ipapa-re-imburse ko na lang sa opisina namin yan. Kasi male-late na ako pag pinahaba ko pa ang istorya. Pumayag siya. Tsek nya ulit ang documents ko, sabay hingi sa akin ng Work Permit ko. Shock ako. Extension lang naman po ang kailangan ko, naka pag submit na ako ng Work Permit the first time I applied for an ID here. Wala naman po expiration ang work permit ko. Sabi niya, kailangan ko ulit ng copy. Okay, in short hindi na nagawa ang Id ko. Umabot din ako doon ng mahigit 45 minutes at naubos na ang extra time allowance ko, bago ako mag start ng trabaho. Bumalik ako sa opisina namin at sinalaysay ko ang nangyari.....

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BTW, 10 araw na lang lilipad na ako pauwi sa ating bayan, yipeeyyyy!.... this thought is keeping me on cloud 9!

Sinagot ba naman ako ng CSM na: "Regarding your ID, our assistant told me that you are aware that the ID is expiring since you came here sometime in August to inform her about it. Now it is your responsibility to get it extended. About the ID fee, you will have to talk to the head chief about it".

Pag kasabi niya nito, ay, nag explode ang beauty ko! SAbi ko sa kanya, " I am going on vacation middle of this month until middle of October. In my ID it says expiration date: 09/04. This to me, means that the ID will be expired end of September, hence, pag balik ko galing bakasyon, invalid na siya. Kaya ako nag punta dito at ipina alam ko ito sa kompanya. When I came here, sabi ng napaka efficient mong assistant may panahon pa naman ako. She also believed that my ID will expire only end of this month. She anyway told me to fill up the form that she gave me, to get it all done earlier. I said I would do it. I was not aware at all that my ID expired first of September. Anyway, what is your point here?"

Sagot niya: "I am not trying to make a point". Ngekkk!!! hello?????

"If it is about the payment for the ID, Fine I will shoulder it, but don't tell me that I am to blame for what happened to my ID just because you are not doing your job here. You yourself hired me, you have all the my files here which you requested prior to my employment. You requested for the ID last year and submitted all the documents there. You are supposed to take cake that your agents are allowed to wander about the Frankfurt Airport with proper ID's, uniform and all. That is your job and that's what you are paid for."

Sabi niya ulit: "Oh no, I cannot check every passport or record to see if your ID is valid." Hello ulit! Wrong number ka na naman, iha! To this sabi ko na lang sa kanya; "Of course that is your duty. That is what you are paid for. Hindi lang pag papa beauty at pag release ng uniporme ang trabaho mo." Tapos, iniwan ko siya.

The thing is, hindi naman ako talaga palasagot. I usually just say, okay, it was a mistake. We can try to get it fixed. Pero kahapon, sa inis ko talagang magpabalik-balik sa opisina sa init ng araw, plus may PMS pa ako. Aba, wala yatang tricycle dito. At hindi naman ako pwedeng mag daan sa Transit area kung saan may mga puno at buildings kaya medyo mahangin, dahil wala nga akong ID. Ay, sinagot ko siya ng walang pakundangan, sabay walk out sa mukha niya. Sige nga, subukan niya ang Pinoy galitin. Buti nga mild pa ako. Although, naging abnoy nga yata ako kahapon! Hay, bad trip ulit!!!

Posted by missP at September 8, 2004 09:46 AM