my activities today are really tiresome, travelling from one place to another for job hunting.. anyway, before getting deeper into my activities today, i just want to start my day right.. as my ideal morning routine, i woke up with an obviously big smile, immediately switched on my mp3 with loudspeaker turned on playing six consecutive spiritual-inspirational songs.. i always want to remind myself about the existence of God in my life so i am trying not to break the chain of morning routine i started way back when i have my distressing-thesis-days early this year.. meanwhile, when im already in downtown, i decided to visit the cathedral and so i stayed there for 30 minutes – 30 minutes talking to God alone.. such a very refreshing thing to start my day! i like the feeling of leaving everything to God, trusting Him that everything will work out fine this day, just reminding myself that He’s there, He really exist! after that 30-minute conversation with God, of course, as planned, i, together with my two friends, went to PESO to inquire for some job vacancies here in the city.. yes, we found lots of job hiring suitable for our degree and skills, we listed them down and waited for our turn to approach the PESO staff-in-charge.. after 20 minutes or so, my friend was called for an informal interview and followed by my other friend, same thing was done.. anyway, after them, it’s my turn! unexpectedly, when i was about to sit in the chair in front of the interviewer, i was suddenly told she can’t interview me since i was wearing a slipper, i made a little frown in my face and was confused how to react. im not wearing a slipper anyway, it’s a white-and-brown sandal without heels, to think of it, it’s not a ragged type of sandal unlike the one weared by the person interviewed before us.. i don’t like arguments so i better stepped out the room.. outside, i realized how that situation brought shame to me, it’s not only me who heard the words thrown in me, there are some waiting applicants inside aside from me.. well, i murmured to myself some bad words against that woman and later talked loudly some funny backbites just to release the little anger growing inside.. i hate it when i am being embarrassed, and that woman embarrassed me in front of people i don’t know.. what a pity on me! anyway, waiting for the referral sheets to be released for my two friends, i am silently asking God about the thing happened, how my early day turned out that way! i was expecting a very good day because i know from the start of the day i have God with me but why?! encouraged by my friends, we went to the other PESO branch and see my luck there, i’ll try if they could give me the referral sheet i need for my job application in a certain company since they’re not that strict as the main branch.. but then again, unfortunately, they still don’t have the updated list of job vacancies i could use and is needed to ask for a referral sheet.. so obviously, nothing happened! i decided not to push myself in getting that referral sheet today, instead, i will just accompany my friends in their application.. jump to the end of the application process undergone by my friends this day, after waiting for them ALONE to finish their exam and a little interview for FOUR HOURS, they finally came out the testing room.. (never expected their exams take that long, my friends left their things to me, so no choice but to really wait for them to finish) by the way, there i found out how difficult the exam was, as how they descibe it “an extremely nosebleed”.. a very long and brain-drain exam! actually i can see it in their faces how regretful they were for taking the exam, not to mention the contract and the salary if ever they’re hired. it’s actually a three-year contract with only P150/day salary.. oh, i guess it’s not a good idea working in this company, working eight hours, six days a week! a tiresome job with unsuitable salary! geeezzzz! heard about the information, i just realize maybe God have prepared something better for me.. my brain was saved from being too used up with the 2 sets of long exams and efforts were saved from applying with that company.. i thought i was the one unlucky this day, but having seen the negative facial expressions and stressed-frown-faces of my friends after the exam and the interview, i just realized God is really with me.. how fortunate this unfortunate me today! prayers were really answered! so i was walking home alone with an obviously big smile just like how i started my day from the time i woke up! guessed i forgotten my friends in my little prayer! hehe.. charge to experience guys! we’ll continue our job hunt next time around!
