Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Got our Invites!!!
Just got our invites from C2 this morning...i thought this supplier will not give me any worries...i was wrong. Yesterday, we were supposed to pick up the invites, so I checked first over the phone if they are okay na. Raquel, the AE we have always been talking to is still on-leave, so a certain Meanne asked me if it is okay to give them until Saturday coz there was a problem...i thought..Uh-oh...what seemed to be the problem...guess what she told me? "Ma'am, ang hirap kasi gawin ng invitations nyo kc mahirap i-ribbon ung wrap-around parchment...malambot kc ung ribbon nyo...2 lang kami gumagawa..." I said, anong mahirap dun? You offered to do the tying of the ribbons, we just have to provide for them....Her reply that really pissed me off: "Eh mam kasi sinisingit lang namin ung invitations nyo eh....tapos 2 lang kami gumagawa.." I was not able to control myself and shouted at her: "WHAATTT? Alam mo ba ang sinasabi mo? Wag mo sabihin sakin mahirap gawin ang invitations namin kasi napaka-simple na yan...and how can you say na sinisingit-singit lang gawin ang invitations namin? We're paying you for that...you promised us that the invitations will be ready for pick up May 10...tapos ngayon sasabihin mo mahirap gawin yan...na sinisingit-singit nyo lang ang paggawa? I want them done today or else I won't pay you!" Talagang I was really freaking mad over what taht girl told me...grabe!! I was still sick last APril 30 yet we still went to their shop to have the final check on the layout...tapos ganun ang sasabihin nung girl? hay naku mga sisters! Na-high blood talaga ako! Eh sino ba naman di maiimbyerna dun? Kaasar pa kasi di pa nya alam kung san ilalagay ung RSVP card...hay naku! eh kung anong tino kausap ni Raquel, eto naman me pagka-shunga-shunga ung pinagbilinan nya...hay!!! kakaloka...
Tapos eto na funny thing...in the afternoon I received a text message from this Meanne telling me that the invites were ready for pick-up! ABa!!! Ang galeng!! Just that morning nahihirapan siya gumawa at sabi eh ita-try pa nila tapusin by Saturday pakasi sinisingit nila, tapos biglang natapos agad! Tawang-tawa mga officemates ko...gusto pa yata nila eh ginagalit ang customer...
SO this morning, before going to work, we passed by C2's shop to get the invites...mejo nagtalo pa kami ni John kasi ayaw niya magdala ng sasakyan, eh katwiran ko naman, super init pag nag-commute and baka super-duper late na ako pagpasok sa office...siya na lang daw kukuha...I said "Gusto ko ma-check lahat!"...Ayun...wala na cya ma-say...hehe! Pati daw ba si John eh sindakin! ;-)
When we got there, I was very formal...just checked the invites, paid the balance and left. Said thank you naman...pero all the while I was very pigil na pigil...naawa lang ako dun sa Meanne...pero I reallly want to complain sa owner...para masabihan siya na she should be careful in talking with customers...napaka-tactless nya kasi...imbyerna for sure ang kakausapin nya. Siguro pagbalik na lang ni Raquel, I will tell her my complaints. Ayoko ko na lang uminit ulo ko ng ganun kaaga. I'm also trying to control my tempers na rin...esp my being supladita. :-)
Okay na we already have the invites...nothing fancy...very simple lang. Importante may invitations...hehe! ;-)
joy [10:51 AM]
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uy may invites na! great! =)
pasaway naman yun nakausap mo... kung ako din yun, nagwala na ko! tama yan, sabihin mo na lang kay raquel para masabihan.
Huy Joy!
Alam mo bilib din ako sa patience mo! Kung ako yun, naku.....excuse me, Ill rant and rant b.c the customer is always right! Hahaha!
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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Stories for the past 2 weeks...
It’s been two weeks since I’ve updated our blog…so many things have happened since then…I was too busy with my work as QMR for our ISO Certification that I barely check other W@Wies’ blogs…too busy to reply to other emails…even too busy to make updates for other June brides…haayyy!!! I guess stress had taken its toll on me. Friday, April 29, I still reported for work even though I felt weak already Thursday night. I ignored the signs of an impending sickness…shortness of breath (always the case as I have asthma), sore throat, mild cough and eyes that seem to throb heat… I should have heeded my mom’s warning not to report for work anymore. Even John told me not to go anymore…he probably sensed I was already too weak. Before noon, my cough was getting terrible I started to have asthma attack and my eyes were blazing hot. My officemates were one in saying I should go home asap! I had to call John to fetch me in the office…pinagalitan tuloy ako kasi ang kulit ko daw! Na-miss ko tuloy EB ng June brides that afternoon...
I rested the whole Friday afternoon coz we have an appointment with our invitations supplier in the afternoon, not to mention 2 of my FGs were scheduled for measurement with Winston. SInce wala na me fever, we went to Winston's shop ...Minor setback: Winston asked for an additional 10k for the gowns...haayy!!! Feeling yata ni WInston ang yaman namin...reluctantly I agreed na rin...still weak to argue and haggle with him...basta I made him promise na lang na dapat super ganda ng gowns namin...especially mine! Sumakit yata lalo ulo ko sa gastos...buti na lang we just got our "B"...not big as we hoped for, but still that's a blessing to be thankful for. Winston consoled me a bit..."Di bale, maraming blessings and darating pag kasal na kayo..." I had to agree...God has given us so much blessings...and never ceases to give more...
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Staurday afternoon...after we finalized our invites layout with C2, on our way home, John and I just stopped by for a quick merienda of hot beef mami. John asked me if I want to go to to his uncle's birthday, but I still was not feeling very fine and so
we went home agad around 5pm. We were watching TV when we heard my cousin's frantic shouts "Sunog! Sunog!" John leapt from the sofa where he was lying and immediately went outside. I hurriedly went to call the fire station, as John went back inside. The fire was at the factory located just outside the subdivision gate...around 100~150 meters from our house...I heard my mom panicking "Joy! May sunog!" I told my mom not to panic..I surveyed that even though the fire started to get bigger (from our house the orange flames wer very visible and the thick black smoke rose heavily in the air), the chances of our house catching fire was not that big, but I made a silent prayer that the fire won't spread to neighboring houses. It was a blessing in disguise that I was still not feeling very well...or else John and I would have gone out for dinner or might have gone to his uncle's birthday party...leaving my mom alone in the house, as my elder sis was out on a date with her bf. Both asthmatics, my mom and I watched as the black smoke loomed larger in the sky, and the flames kept getting bigger...should we start packing things? There is big house at the corner of our subdivision, across the factory but very near it...if that house caught fire, we're in big trouble...but God is truly very good. The wind at that time was blowing towards northwest...had it blown northeast towards the subdivision...it would be panic time for our block, the nearest to the factory in fire. Great, too, that a fire station was located near the barangay which was a block away from the factory...firetrucks came within minutes. At least we were able to stay calm...around 8pm, the fire was contained. Thank Lord no one was hurt...thank Lord that despite the hardships in life, there is always something to be thankful for...and that day...that night, I'm sure our neighborhood was very thankful we were spared from that blaze...
joy [11:33 AM]
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Yippee! at last, an update! c",) I hope you are OK na. Lapit na natin Joy! Tan tan tanan!! Heehee, hope we can schedule another EB pala...sama na tayo dapat!
hi joy! good thing nothing happened re the sunog.. gash! isa sa mga phobia ko yan eh. anyway, like aggie said lapit na! kaka-excite! =D
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