luified:the luiboi experience

Tuesday, June 01, 2004

Just as what I’ve previously posted I got a job last weekend. I was a court marshall at San Miguel All-Stars Hoopsfest at SM Southmall. Basically what I did was be an assistant to the facilitators, get this, do that, guard this, tell that are some of the things assigned to me. I admit it was a tiring job, standing almost the whole day under the heat of the sun, man, talk about being toasted! Good thing I was in the atrium area inside SM Southmall the first day. My friends told me that I was lucky enough because it was really like hell out there! Well, aside from having my hard earned 600 bucks, I was able to see PBA stars in the flesh. Naming some are Alvin Patrimonio, Benjie Paras, Ronnie Magsanoc, “El Presidente” Mon Fernandez and other more. I was amazed that I was just passing by in front of them; I was a bit starstrucked to say the least. Also, Eric Altamirano (ex-Purefoods head coach) just happens to be one of my bosses. Though I was just a court marshall these stars treated my peers and me nicely. The one whom I think is the nicest of them all is Richie Ticzon. He even helped me out in putting up streamers. I had a wonderful experience but honestly if I were to do it again, I’d think twice coz my body (especially my legs) almost gave up. Now I know how hard it is to earn money. I even taught that what I earned wasn’t worth of my hard work. I now fully realized that how blessed and priveleged I am. I don’t have to work so that I could eat and study. I have a family that provides for me but someday I, myself for to provide for my own family. Im also thankful that I was able to study so that when I graduate I may land a decent job, I have nothing against blue-collar jobs but hey, your doing manual labor and your earning just a little as compared to the people who work in offices but earn twice ot even thrice these people earn. Before I never taught about these things but now I am starting to think about it. Hopefully, a year from now I’ll graduate and be part of the working force of this country. I don’t know what fates hold for me, I just hope that I’ll be able to have a job which I can earn something from and at the same time have fun and be proud of my job and the things I do.

I sent an S.O.S tonight