Older Doesn't Necessarily Mean Wiser

Since January 2009, we have been living in my parents' house in Pampanga. Jay and I opted to give up our tiny apartment in Bulacan for two reasons: 1. because my dad is always out of the house and always asking us to house-sit that we thought that it will be less stressful to just live in the house than to just come spend the night and lug everything everytime that happens and 2. my mom asked us to just move in because of reason number 1. Today, Dad again is out of the house because he has to attend to the anihan in our farm. Jay was supposed to go but work prevented hinm from doing so (and who will be with me in the night naman diba?). Anyway, so I go to work today commuting. Our office is inside a big compund and so we have to take a tricycle to go there. In the jeepney ride, a woman of 40-50 years old in mint green uniform is apparently working in the same compound as I was and so she alighted the jeep with me. In can be seen that there are no tricycles available in the terminal and there is a somehow line formed in it. Somehow because the line was so crooked that you can't distinguish who follows who really. The only thing distinguishable is the end and first of the line. And so I take the my place in the end of the line knowing it is the right thing to do. And what does this woman do who came AFTER me? Take her place BEHIND THE FIRST ONE ON THE LINE! I can't believe the gal! You will think she could have known better being a woman of her age but no, she doesn't care if she is stepping on some toes as long as she won't be late. I wanted to tell her that there is a line but the people she overtook are not saying anything so I kept my mouth shut. Later I found out that this 40 something woman in a mint green uniform works at The Department of Education. And that, my friends, is what made it worse. Imagine our kids' teachers being taught values by someone like that. No wonder a lot of people don't have good manners these days!

OMG! She Said What?

Okay, I just have to blog about this.

I'm a vendor. Meaning, I refer people to call centers and get paid when they get hired. A lot of people know this business of mine and hubby's. Heck, a huge chunk of our wedding money came from this. It's a good business.

Now, a certain person availed of our "help" last year. She got in because she is good. Unfortunately, we didn't get paid for that transaction because of some glitch in the contract. Fast forward to 2009 and that person became unhappy with the company. She wanted more salary for her skills thus she again availed our "help." The other company we are handling has an account for experienced and really good agents that pay more than twenty grand and she is targeting that account. She went through the process and got it. Again, no surprises there. She is a doctor after all. But now comes the part wherein she made me drop my mouth in disbelief. She texted me this lunch:

"Hi, good pm. Nabigay naba ang referral fee mo from (call center)? I DO DESERVE HALF OF IT, sis. MAHIRAP SYA IPASA..."

Say what?!!

She knows I'm a vendor; I get paid for sending her there. So she intended to mangumisyon from the very start? And what's with the I deserve half of it? She DESERVES? What does she mean by that? Didn't she need a job that's why she went to my client? It's like she worked hard to pass the application process so she can get the half of my fee. She WORKED HARD to get half of my fee that's why she DESERVES it?! Is that it?! I'm still shaking my head in disbelief here! Makikita mo talaga ang tunay na kulay ng tao sa pera! Magkakasubukan talaga!I To think haven't even billed her damn application yet!