An Encounter

Nahuli ako ng MMDA sa Ortigas last Wednesday night. Nasa Eastbound lane ako nun pa-Northbound. E ang bagal ng sinusundan kong sasakyan kaya hinde ako nakatawid ng EDSA dahil inabutan ako ng red light. Ayun, naharangan ko yung isang lane ng Southbound. Actually, dalawa kaming sasakyan ang humarang sa lane na yun. Hinde naman ako makaatras kasi tinutukan naman ako ng sasakyan na nasa likod ko. Dedma na lang sana hanggang makita kong kinakawayan na ako ng isang MMDA officer. Natawa ako…huli!

MMDA: Ma’am, may lisensya ka ba?
AKO: Syempre! (Sabay abot sa kanya ng lisensya ko)
MMDA: Mam’am obstruction ang ginawa mo dun a!
AKO: E alanganin na ako e, hinde naman ako makaatras kasi nakabuntot sa akin yung nasa likod.
MMDA: E sana Ma’am dumiretso ka na lang.
AKO: Tapos? Kung didiretso ako, ano naman ikakaso mo sa akin? Beating the red light?
MMDA: Kanina pa kita tinitignan dun sa gilid e, obstruction talaga ginawa mo.
AKO: E bakit ka nasa gilid? Dapat andyan ka sa gitna nag-aayos ng flow ng traffic!

(Napipikon na si Manong MMDA..ehehehe!)

MMDA: O sige, titikitan na lang kita ng pinakamababang kaso…Obstruction!
AKO: Ano?? Manong naman! E hinde nga lang ako makaatras kasi may sasakyan sa likod ko. Kita mo nga, dalawa kaming naalangan o! (Nahuli din kasi yung isang oto na humarang din sa Southbound lane!)
MMDA: Kaya nga Ma’am, mababang violation lang naman to, pwede mong kunin ‘tong lisensya mo sa Makati.
AKO: Makati??? Hinde ko maaasikaso yan! Hanggang Linggo may pasok ko. Aregluhin na lang natin ngayon yan. Bilisan mo na kasi male-late na ako sa duty ko dyan sa Crame!

(Actually, pauwi na ko nun, tapos na duty ko…at hinde sa Crame duty ko! Ehehe)

MMDA: May duty ka sa Crame? Baka meron kang kamag-anak na pwedeng mag-asikaso neto.
AKO: Naku Manong, busy silang lahat. Kaya asikasuhin na natin yan. Saka pagbigyan mo na ako, sa tinagal-tagal kong nagmamaneho wala akong nagiging violation, dyan pa sa simpleng obstruction makukuha ang lisensya ko.

(Nagkakamot na ng ulo si Manong MMDA…napipikon na sa akin)

MMDA: Teka, may trabaho ka na ba?

(Napaisip ako? Ano konek? Aba, balak pa akong kotongan ng malaki ha!)

AKO: Ha?? Wala pa! Estudyante pa lang ako no! (Halata naman kasi naka-uniform ako) Saka teka nga pala, bakit kukunin mo lisensya ko?? Di ba pinag-utos ng Supremre Court na bawal na kayong magkumpiska ng lisensya? (Buti na lang, nakakapag-isip pa din ako ng palusot! Ehehehe)
MMDA: O ayan, (sabay abot sa lisensya ko) bahala ka na nga sa gusto mong gawin!

(Kinuha ko lisensya ko sabay harurot. Nakita kong andun pa si Manong MMDA, mukhang naghihintay ng pang-hapunan! Akala nya aabutan ko sya kahit pang yosi ha! Ahahaha! Teka, tama ba yung kinana ko dun kay Manong MMDA na bawal na silang kumuha ng lisensya ngayon? Malamang! E natakot sya e! Ahaha, it doesn’t matter, ang mahalaga, lusot!)

BABY ANN: Ate, talaga bang hinde ka pa nahuhuli kahit minsan?
AKO: Ulol nya, suki ng beating the red light to!

Disgusted

Today is definitely not a good day. Before the start of my class this morning, my Professor told me to drop by the Dean's Office because there was a note posted on the wall of the Faculty Room that I should see the dean today for a one-on-one conference with her. I was surprised and nervous. What would Dean Bulanadi have to say? One of my former Clinical Instructors even joked about it by saying 'baka aagahan ang graduation mo, baka imbes na sa March 2007, sa October na!'

I was thinking of possible things that Dean Bulanadi will tell me. I didn't want to prolong my agony so I went to the Dean's Office while the lecture was on going. Ma'am Raagas, one of my Professors, was so nice to accompany me. Dean Bulanadi was warm in welcoming me in her office. She asked me few questions like what year am I now, if I'm a second courser and from what school I graduated . I answered her politely and she told me the reason why I am there. The Registrar's Office, according to her, is doubting the authenticity of my Transcript of Records that I passed to them. She added that the Registrar is now very strict about school records ( well, they should be!). Fatima College, she further added, has a yellow-colored TOR. Well, the one that I had is a green one. That was what Fatima College issued me in 2000. I don't know what color they are issuing now. The Dean told me that many students coming from Fatima are giving them fake copies of their school credentials. I asked the Dean how could that be a fake copy when that same copy I have given them is the one that I passeed to the Professional Regulations Commission when I took the Board Exam for Physical Therapists last 2000. So to cut the story short, she asked me to get another copy from Fatima College. The TOR should be sealed and she stressed out that they should be the one to open it.

After my conference with Dean Bulanadi, I went to the Registrar's office to ask what seems to be the problem with my credentials. The lady, who I don't know the name told me that I didn't pass my Honorable Dismissal. She told me that I should get a copy from Fatima and then they will be the one to request for another copy of my TOR. I defended myself by telling her that last year, one of their staff told me that I am no longer required to pass that because I am a second courser. I pointed the man who told me that and I was not surprised that he denied it.

I have no problems regarding getting another copy of my Transcript of Records from Our Lady of Fatima College. But what I am mad about is that a few months ago, the Registrar's Office posted a list of 2007 graduates with defiencies and my name was there. The only deficiency I had was I was lacking on a photocopy of my birth certificate and my grade on Health Ethics (which I took up last summer and that was already cleared by the Registrar). If they were doubting the authenticity of the TOR that I passed and they really need an Honorable Dismissal, they could have at least added those to my deficiencies, talked to me and asked me to get those things from Fatima. But what did they do? They informed the Dean about it when they could have talked to me first. I would gladly do their request to get a copy but what has the Dean have to do with this? This was the first time that I was called to the Dean's Office and it was a very bad experience...accusing me of fake credentials. I value my integrity more than anything and Ate Gina could testify on that! Integrity is all I have. That's my greatest wealth (except for my family and Jen of course!). I would just like to say this to the Arellano University College of Nursing Community... that I am always upholding and will always uphold their mission... to produce graduates with values of dignity and integrity.

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Buti na lang birthday ni MAMA MARY!

Walang Magawa

Half day lang ang klase ko ngayon. Wala akong magawa pero actually, madami akong dapat basahin na Nursing Books pero time out muna at may information overload na ko. Wala na akong maabsorb, ahehehe!

Bakit ba ako nagne-Nursing? Well, it was an advice from my ex, Blanche. I despised the thought of going back to school again...you know, stuff like getting up early to attend your classes and staying up late to review for exams ( chus! leche! ahehe). But lately, I'm getting the hang of it lalo na kapag madaming nagsasabi sa akin na mas may financial stability ka pag Nurse ka. Hay, sya nawa! Ehehe! Naeenjoy ko naman ang 2nd course ko eh basta wala lang pressure ha! Sus, sarili ko lang naman ang nagbibigay ng pressure sa sarili ko eh. Tsk, worrier kasi ako. I'm afraid of what's going to happen tomorrow. The thought of 'the future' frightens me. Normal reaction naman yun eh...you're afraid of the unknown! I don't know what the future will offer me but one thing I know is true, Jen is beside me no matter what happens. At alam ko din na andyan ang mga pamilya namin para sa amin though they disapprove of our relationship. Basta, someday, magkakaron din ng acceptance yan!

PMS lang to pramis!

15th