this has been on my drafts for more than a year. i started writing, but didn't get to finish it.
tonight i decided to wrap it up. para naman may bago akong post dito.
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today was a regular working day. by "regular," i meant:
- a series of meetings
- reading and responding to some emails
- noisy-bordering-on-crazy conversations over lunch
- phone calls, work-related and otherwise
speaking of phone calls, i received a call from a certain rhia, a credit card outbound agent. i recognize her voice instantly, so when she gave her name, i knew it was her. this was the third time she called me, in two weeks. she was so persistent.
the first time that she called, lahat na ata ng promo ng cards na kine-carry niya, diniscuss na niya sa akin. cash advance, balance transfer, credit insurance, free supplementary card. the ever polite that i am, i just let her do her thing, while i'm saying "uh-huh," "ok," and "alright" from time to time. nung matapos sya, saka ko na sinabi na hindi ako interesado.
pero sabi niya, "sige na sir, kahit i-try nyo lang."
so i said, "sige, padalhan mo ako ng sample computation for balance transfer, tapos pagiisipan ko." then we agreed that she'll call me back 2 days after.
honestly, tiningnan ko naman talaga yung sample computation na binigay niya. i was just not interested.
so when she called me back, as agreed, i told her i'm not availing. at least not now. end of conversation.
today, tumawag na naman sya. this time, i really cut her spiels. until:
rhia: how about yung supplementary card sir, waived yung annual fee niya for the first year.
rodel: hindi talaga. wala naman akong bibigyan.
rhia: bakit naman sir? yung wife niyo, ayaw niyong bigyan ng supplementary card?
rodel: wala pa naman akong wife e.
rhia: ay ganun ba sir. how about yung parents niyo, or kapatid niyo?
rodel: no. they won't need it. besides, nasa province sila.
rhia: ah. yung girlfriend niyo sir, pwede niyo ring bigyan.
rodel: yun nga e. wala rin akong girlfriend ngayon.
rhia: ay ganun. bakit naman sir?
rodel: anong bakit?
rhia: bakit wala kayong girlfriend ngayon, eh parang ang bait-bait niyo naman.
rodel: di ko rin alam e. baka hindi ko pa natatagpuan. ikaw ba, single ka pa?
rhia: yes sir, single pa ako.
rodel: ilang taon ka na?
rhia: 24 na ako sir. bakit sir?
rodel: may boyfriend ka na?
rhia: ngayon sir? wala. single and available. *laughs*
rodel: ah. gusto mo ng supplementary card?
hahaha. i think i just sounded like a DOM!
so ayun, ang ending...
wala pa rin siyang benta.
at wala pa rin akong girlfriend.
