Wish List

It's the time of the year wherein employees are rich from receiving their monetary benefits, from 13th month pay to leave conversion and to bonuses and other cash gifts. With money at hand, most of us are thinking of what we would do with it.

Here's my wish list:

1. DSLR camera
2. Laptop
3. New mobile phone
4. a loooonnnggg vacation in a far-away land

But then, most probably i will end up just saving the money. Why? Manghihinayang ako gastusin yun pinaghirapan ko. Months before i get hold of those monetary benefits, i window-shop, surf the net and do research on the things that I like. And when I have decided to buy, my frugal side will tell me not to buy it and I end up following it. As of this writing, i am still undecided on whether to give in to my splurge urge or not.

Pissed off!

That is what I am feeling right now. I am pissed because Officemate "O" was asking our timekeeper (T) with regards to the last time we were allowed to go home early (half day) kasi nga All Saint’s day the following day. Umuwi ako ng mas maaga (before 2:30). This has been a tradition in our office na kapag management ang nagpauwi sa amin ng maaga, we could go home earlier than the 2:30 (say 30 mins before that). Acceptable yun kasi nga matrapik na at Holiday pa the following day.

Sabi na nga ba at malakas ang kutob ko na sisilipin iyon ng kasama ko. Kasi daw nag antay sila ng 2:30. Kasalanan ko ba na mag-antay sila? Kung umuwi din sila nang maaga nun araw na iyon, sigurado at hindi nila sisilipin iyon. Sige, ganyan ang gusto nila. Kinausap ko din si T at sinabi na tingnan niya din ang oras ng OT na fina-file nila. Dapat bawasan din sila dahil madaya sila kapag nagfa-file sila ng OT. 9:30 – 6:30 ang oras namin dito sa office. Kapag dumating ka nang 9:40, dapat kapag gusto mo ifile ng OT, 6:40 onwards ang dapat na ilagay mo sa OT form at hindi 6:30!!!!! Ang alam ko sa OVERTIME is in excess of 8 hours of work. 8 hours ba yung 9:40 – 6:30????? HINDI diba.

Matagal ko na napapansin yun. Pero dahil sa pakikisama, sige, hayaan ko. Pero ngayon, hindi na pwede yun. Nagulat nga daw siya kasi nagreklamo si O at bakit daw ako lang ang sinilip niya samantalang maraming umuwi ng maaga nun araw na iyon. Kakaiba. Sana bago nila silipin ang iba, tingnan muna nila ang sarili nila.