I finally got a haircut yesterday matapos ang halos 2 months na hindi ako nagpapagupit. Wala na kasi yong long-time suki kong barbero and the last one na napuntahan ko eh hindi ako satisfied sa gupit na ginawa sa akin. This one, recommended ni Ricky. And it was one good recommendation dahil natuwa naman ako sa ginawa ni kabayan sa buhok ko. In short, one satisfied customer ako kahapon. But that’s not what I’m writing about. Aside from the gupit, something happened kahapon. Yon ang gusto kong i-share sa inyo.
In the short conversation namin ni kabayang barbero (na hindi ko man lang naita
nong kung ano ang pangalan), natanong ko sya kung tulad sya ng ibang barbero na boundary system ang laban sa kanilang sponsor. Yong tipong nagbibigay sa sponsor nila ng agreed amount isang buwan at kung anoman ang sumobra, yon ang kita nila.
In his case, hindi raw ganon. Employee talaga sila nong hotel and they are being paid a fixed salary which means lugi sya dahil sa ganong klase ng trabaho, mas maganda ang chance kumita ng malaki kung boundary system. At kahit hindi ko tinatanong, dahil siguro sa frustration ni kabayan, sinabi nyang SR 600 lang ang sweldo nya. Plus 200 daw na food allowance and 200 fixed overtime pay samantalang 12 to 14 hours daw ang trabaho nila everyday. I-total mo man yon, that’s SR 1,000 monthly pay lang – approximately US$ 265 or Php 11,000. Medyo maliit sa isang nag-aabroad lalo na ngayon at mahal na kahit NFA rice.
For a while I struggled for words. Hindi ako makapag-comment kay kabayan. If I say something to commiserate, baka magatungan ko lang kung ano man ang frustration na nararamdaman nya. However, sya na rin ang nagtuloy ng conversation by saying na tatapusin lang nya yong contract at maghahanap sya ng ibang opportunity.
Kagabi, just before na makatulog ako, yong conversation namin ni kabayan ang iniisip ko. It had such an impact on me dahil sa sitwasyon ko. Na-realize ko na yong conversation na yon gave me a different perspective of my situation. A situation na ilang buwan nang naka-store at the back of my mind.
Close friends know kung ano ang nararamdaman ko sa trabaho ko ngayon. I wouldn’t elaborate pero nandon na ako sa point where I have seriously considered making another major decision. Something that, in my younger years, eh madaling gawin. Noon, pag sinabi kong that’s it, yon na yon. Whatever I have to do, I do it right there and then. No hesitations, no considerations.
Pasalamat naman ako dahil kahit ganon ako ka-impulsive noon, wala akong major decisions na pinag-sisihan ko. Nothing that led to some life-altering situations. Pero sabi nga, as we grow older, we should grow wiser. And this time, I think I've learned to control my impulses. Paunti-unti, natutunan ko kung paano yong sinasabing think twice.
Kaya yong problema ko sa trabaho, hinayaan ko lang. Whatever ngitngit na nararamdaman ko, I learned to deal with it. At sabi ko, I’ll just make the decision whenever the right time comes. Meantime, sabi ko sa sarili ko I’ll just let it be. Baka maka-kita ako ng solution or even a single clue kung paano ko ireresolve yong sitwasyon. At yon nga, mukhang yong usapan namin ni kabayan ang isang clue na hindi ko
inaasahan, dumating.
I pity kabayan for his misfortune. Obviously, hindi maganda ang napuntahan nyang trabaho. Oo nga at may choice naman tayo pag nag-aaply sa Pinas, but I wouldn’t blame him na kumagat sa ganong klase ng sweldo. He must have his own reasons na hindi natin alam. At wala tayong karapatang kwestiyonin.
Pero hindi sya ang punto ko dito. Ang mga sinabi nya ang gumawa ng impact sa akin. Kaya wala man syang kaalam-alam, pero natulungan niya ako na i-appreciate kung ano ang sitwasyon ko ngayon. He was such an eye-opener for someone like me who has forgotten to appreciate things, good things, that have been coming my way. Things that I've been taking for granted for the longest time.
Hindi na-solve ng conversation naming yon ang problema ko. The fact remains that I still have a problem to face and resolve. But what that conversation did is that it reminded me of something I should have been doing all along. Na dapat pala, I should be looking at the situation from a wider perspective. Mas madaling mag-decide, at mas tama ang decision na mararating mo if you do that.
And that one, I owe to kabayang barbero. I promise I’d give him a bigger tip next time na magpagupit ako sa kanya.
In the short conversation namin ni kabayang barbero (na hindi ko man lang naita
nong kung ano ang pangalan), natanong ko sya kung tulad sya ng ibang barbero na boundary system ang laban sa kanilang sponsor. Yong tipong nagbibigay sa sponsor nila ng agreed amount isang buwan at kung anoman ang sumobra, yon ang kita nila.In his case, hindi raw ganon. Employee talaga sila nong hotel and they are being paid a fixed salary which means lugi sya dahil sa ganong klase ng trabaho, mas maganda ang chance kumita ng malaki kung boundary system. At kahit hindi ko tinatanong, dahil siguro sa frustration ni kabayan, sinabi nyang SR 600 lang ang sweldo nya. Plus 200 daw na food allowance and 200 fixed overtime pay samantalang 12 to 14 hours daw ang trabaho nila everyday. I-total mo man yon, that’s SR 1,000 monthly pay lang – approximately US$ 265 or Php 11,000. Medyo maliit sa isang nag-aabroad lalo na ngayon at mahal na kahit NFA rice.
For a while I struggled for words. Hindi ako makapag-comment kay kabayan. If I say something to commiserate, baka magatungan ko lang kung ano man ang frustration na nararamdaman nya. However, sya na rin ang nagtuloy ng conversation by saying na tatapusin lang nya yong contract at maghahanap sya ng ibang opportunity.
Kagabi, just before na makatulog ako, yong conversation namin ni kabayan ang iniisip ko. It had such an impact on me dahil sa sitwasyon ko. Na-realize ko na yong conversation na yon gave me a different perspective of my situation. A situation na ilang buwan nang naka-store at the back of my mind.
Close friends know kung ano ang nararamdaman ko sa trabaho ko ngayon. I wouldn’t elaborate pero nandon na ako sa point where I have seriously considered making another major decision. Something that, in my younger years, eh madaling gawin. Noon, pag sinabi kong that’s it, yon na yon. Whatever I have to do, I do it right there and then. No hesitations, no considerations.
Pasalamat naman ako dahil kahit ganon ako ka-impulsive noon, wala akong major decisions na pinag-sisihan ko. Nothing that led to some life-altering situations. Pero sabi nga, as we grow older, we should grow wiser. And this time, I think I've learned to control my impulses. Paunti-unti, natutunan ko kung paano yong sinasabing think twice.
Kaya yong problema ko sa trabaho, hinayaan ko lang. Whatever ngitngit na nararamdaman ko, I learned to deal with it. At sabi ko, I’ll just make the decision whenever the right time comes. Meantime, sabi ko sa sarili ko I’ll just let it be. Baka maka-kita ako ng solution or even a single clue kung paano ko ireresolve yong sitwasyon. At yon nga, mukhang yong usapan namin ni kabayan ang isang clue na hindi ko
inaasahan, dumating.I pity kabayan for his misfortune. Obviously, hindi maganda ang napuntahan nyang trabaho. Oo nga at may choice naman tayo pag nag-aaply sa Pinas, but I wouldn’t blame him na kumagat sa ganong klase ng sweldo. He must have his own reasons na hindi natin alam. At wala tayong karapatang kwestiyonin.
Pero hindi sya ang punto ko dito. Ang mga sinabi nya ang gumawa ng impact sa akin. Kaya wala man syang kaalam-alam, pero natulungan niya ako na i-appreciate kung ano ang sitwasyon ko ngayon. He was such an eye-opener for someone like me who has forgotten to appreciate things, good things, that have been coming my way. Things that I've been taking for granted for the longest time.
Hindi na-solve ng conversation naming yon ang problema ko. The fact remains that I still have a problem to face and resolve. But what that conversation did is that it reminded me of something I should have been doing all along. Na dapat pala, I should be looking at the situation from a wider perspective. Mas madaling mag-decide, at mas tama ang decision na mararating mo if you do that.
And that one, I owe to kabayang barbero. I promise I’d give him a bigger tip next time na magpagupit ako sa kanya.
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