Thursday, December 20, 2007
A list of things I am thankful for
1. Being alive & happy
2. Looking forward to every day, not knowing who I will meet and who I will talk to (even conversations which I wouldn't want to engage in, in the first place) (There was one time that I received a call from an annoyed person, a man, who says that he's calling from the USA, and he talked to me like how an irate caller would call a customer service person and enumerate his complaint over a bad product or service. He said that he purchased a brand of HDD that we're manufacturing, and that it did not function as expected. So, he is asking me to whom he can claim back the value of his purchase.....Initially I thought he is someone I knew, and who's just calling me as a joke, but then there's no air of familiarity with his voice so I tried to ask him a few questions:
"Ah, may I know your name please?" - he told his name, which I cannot remember even just right after he mentioned it, for I was so engrossed to hear and examine the tone of his voice and the twang....is he for real? Amerikano ba to o ano? Kilala ko ba to? Joke joke joke ba to?
"Where did you buy the HDD?" - he mentioned an establishment-sounding name so I presumed that it's a dealer of techie products "Why don't you call or go back to the store where you bought that HDD?" - he gave me answers that I cannot comprehend, and so he started saying blah blah blah
"While it's true that we're manufacturing Fxxxxxx HDD, but ours are not consumer products, and we don't sell directly to individual customers, so I'm pretty sure that we're not in the position to answer your complaint. Why don't you go back to the store where you bought the item. I'm sure it is still covered by the warranty" - at this point he seemed displeased with my response and so he mentioned something like searching our company's website and writing a formal complaint letter (as if threatening me)
kala naman nya matatakot ako......eh sa totoo lang natatawa ako
3. Discovering old friends that are online ....Tracking down my elementary & hs classmates through friendster (There was a time that I received a friendster message from my former classmate who tracked me down, trying to verify if I am really the classmate he had in elementary, for he got confused that my name has changed from the nickname that I was known for since elementary.....oh wag nio ng itanong kung anong tawag sa akin noong elementary pa ko ha ha)
4. Gaining new friends (I met a very interesting person just this last quarter of the year, and "that" seemed quite interesting) - notice the "that", which I intentionally used to refer to the person
5. Learning new things (just by surfing the net)
6. Discovering that I am appreciated and that there are indeed people who believe in what I do and what I say
7. Expressing myself (my thoughts, my talent <ehem meron ba>, my beliefs, my opinion) to others and making them realize that "hey, this person is unique and interesting" (at least I get to hear their impressions of me)
8. Saving money (oopps bawal umutang)
9. Having this chic bag which I discovered online (thanks to tsoknat)
10. Bonding with friends
11. And of course having this cute little girl and her every day hugs and kisses
2. Looking forward to every day, not knowing who I will meet and who I will talk to (even conversations which I wouldn't want to engage in, in the first place) (There was one time that I received a call from an annoyed person, a man, who says that he's calling from the USA, and he talked to me like how an irate caller would call a customer service person and enumerate his complaint over a bad product or service. He said that he purchased a brand of HDD that we're manufacturing, and that it did not function as expected. So, he is asking me to whom he can claim back the value of his purchase.....Initially I thought he is someone I knew, and who's just calling me as a joke, but then there's no air of familiarity with his voice so I tried to ask him a few questions:
"Ah, may I know your name please?" - he told his name, which I cannot remember even just right after he mentioned it, for I was so engrossed to hear and examine the tone of his voice and the twang....is he for real? Amerikano ba to o ano? Kilala ko ba to? Joke joke joke ba to?
"Where did you buy the HDD?" - he mentioned an establishment-sounding name so I presumed that it's a dealer of techie products "Why don't you call or go back to the store where you bought that HDD?" - he gave me answers that I cannot comprehend, and so he started saying blah blah blah
"While it's true that we're manufacturing Fxxxxxx HDD, but ours are not consumer products, and we don't sell directly to individual customers, so I'm pretty sure that we're not in the position to answer your complaint. Why don't you go back to the store where you bought the item. I'm sure it is still covered by the warranty" - at this point he seemed displeased with my response and so he mentioned something like searching our company's website and writing a formal complaint letter (as if threatening me)
kala naman nya matatakot ako......eh sa totoo lang natatawa ako
3. Discovering old friends that are online ....Tracking down my elementary & hs classmates through friendster (There was a time that I received a friendster message from my former classmate who tracked me down, trying to verify if I am really the classmate he had in elementary, for he got confused that my name has changed from the nickname that I was known for since elementary.....oh wag nio ng itanong kung anong tawag sa akin noong elementary pa ko ha ha)
4. Gaining new friends (I met a very interesting person just this last quarter of the year, and "that" seemed quite interesting) - notice the "that", which I intentionally used to refer to the person
5. Learning new things (just by surfing the net)
6. Discovering that I am appreciated and that there are indeed people who believe in what I do and what I say
7. Expressing myself (my thoughts, my talent <ehem meron ba>, my beliefs, my opinion) to others and making them realize that "hey, this person is unique and interesting" (at least I get to hear their impressions of me)
8. Saving money (oopps bawal umutang)
9. Having this chic bag which I discovered online (thanks to tsoknat)
10. Bonding with friends
11. And of course having this cute little girl and her every day hugs and kisses
