NOSTALGIA

 Once in a lifetime you get disrespected by annoying uneducated humans but sometimes you get annoyed, mistreated and disrespected by educated unprofessional humans. 

For once, in the workplace, when suddenly employer reprimanded their workers in front of the other employees and that's totally humiliating especially if the employer is younger reprimanding and scolding an older woman. That's fowl. The best thing an employer should do whether the fault is on that older woman they should both talk about indifference in a private room where no one could hear what the situation is. But you know some people are bossy and abusive. They want all the people to know so that humiliation is public and scrutiny is reached in all circles just to impose that she or he is the boss. They want to show that they are the "boss and she's the lead. Point is sometimes that backfired and some workers would take it as the best right moment to be "unionized." that's a story that happened to my friend. 

In my kind of work, where all of a sudden pressures are applied I would rather move out. I have other options. I stayed for a week babysitting niece Catherine instead, she's my Sister's baby. It's okay I've been waiting for other opportunities. That opportunity came sooner than later. I was recruited at the military camp C.A.S. where new officers are trained and schooled. There were the next Lieutenants, Captain, Majors, Colonels, and Generals. I was given a room with two soldiers they were ranked Private & Sergeant. They said that room was the Captain's room. What? So why I'm using the Captain room and his desk and chair? The two soldiers said the Captain was on  vacation and I can use that room. So I was there on the job training while the Captain was away. I have a very old typewriter with missing keys (2 keys missing) I mean you have to type hard enough so that those two keys (2 letters) would appear on paper. LOL. That's very puzzling and challenging. Why they don't fix it? OMG! This is more like a mystery to deal with. 

I decorated my table rather desk with thick cellophane because I don't like the texture of the wooden desk. I brought a chair pad on that wooden chair too because its hard on the bum. I was working from as early as 8 am to 4pm. I don't take merienda time just lunch break, one hour  at the barracks where my sister in law and her mother used to have their break. They worked there as civilian clerks for many years. 

Many days and weeks passed by I was curious when the Captain is coming back and take the room from me. No captain arrived and one day, it was calisthenics time or PE Day for soldiers and civilian employees I did not bring my pair of shorts and T-shirt didn't attend that but because told myself I was only on the job training. It's terribly hot outside. I hate hot weather I might collapse. I was left alone in the room. An Army officer came with a test paper (original copy) for me to type for those students in training. The Army Officer looked like the actor in TOUR OF DUTY television series.  Kamukha lang. After I typed the questionnaires (for mimeograph)  he said the CO wants to see me. Oh, I wonder why. We went outside of my room turned out the Admin has no other workers because they were having their PE. The hallway  going to the CO was dark and so strange. When the Officer opened the room I was shocked beyond shock but because who do you think I saw? He was General Schwarzkof. is that the correct spelling? In my thought " Sir! What are you doing here?" I first thought you are in Desert Storm?  Well truth is I was speechless. He asked me questions. such as where I graduated. I answered him FEU Sir! "Oh I first thought you were a graduate of UP. Wow! I wished.  

I passed the UPCAT Test but I was not accepted in BS Psychology because its full and I was told to take Veterinary Course because that's Non-Quota course. NON QUOTA! Then he asked me if I know COBOL. I told him, I heard about it Sir. Then he asked if I have a computer. I almost laughed. Nobody has computer in the Camp. FGS! Who can afford computer in Philippines before the 90's? OMG! Then the Army Officer told him that I'm the sister of William. (my brother been in Maryland USA for certain highly specialized skilled training/schooling) "Oh, okay now I know, the General just sighed and the General let me go free from further questioning. 

Nagtataka ka kung bakit nandoon sya? Me too! That was so shocking! Then knowing too many Filipinos work in the US Armed Forces & US NAVY and maybe he was recruiting the best of the best! 

And that happened so fast. The VISA arrived and I was alone & free once again. Actually that work visa was for my Mother not for me but she changed her mind.  

Sometimes there are people who cannot believe true stories. They would say that's unbelievable or product of fiction. You can always laughed at them. Then when its fiction they sometimes believed it is the truth. So many weird people you know. I have stories in FICTION in another page blog ( LA TAVERNA)  BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Believe it they are humans. Those actors are humans and you can see them with your own eyes. My question is DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD WITHOUT SEEING "HIM?" Is God a woman or a man?