i was attacked by a rich old fart
i was at the mall last saturday just doing some window shopping. at the department store, there was more than the usual traffic of customers because of the end-of-summer sale. as i was making my way to some funky skirts some racks away, i felt something push against my right shoulder that made me miss a step, almost throwing me off balance. puzzled, i glanced back and saw this short, fair-skinned old lady. she was angry and she told me "you almost stepped on me! you should have said "excuse me!" then, she carelessly dismissed me as if i were just some annoying little bug, not even waiting for my reply; taking her eyes away from me, she continued looking at the skirts. then she sermoned, "you young ladies nowadays have no manners".
at that point, i was getting irate and began to see her as a bitch rather than a shopper. how dare she scold me, and then generalize, and then refuse to hear a single word from me. so i told her that i had said "excuse me" but she didn’t hear me. we were arguing then, right in the middle of curious shoppers who were now enjoying our little catfight. i think she said that i shouldn’t have passed in front of her but the other way where there was wider space. i asked her "why did you have to elbow me?" she vehemently denied ever touching me and then to my shock, she cursed me "Bullshit!"
in my mind, i was thinking she’s old enough to have some manners. but maybe due to my anger, i was only able to say "you’re old enough"… and then, listen to this, she said, "i’m old but i’m rich. you, are you rich?" then she started walking away.. i came after her and said, "oh my god! does being rich make you have the right to hurt other people?"… then she pointed her fan at me and said, "stop it lady!" and then she said something like "…bastos!"
after our encounter, i was shaking with rage and i thought of a million things i should have said to her. i should have told her, "if rich makes you lose your manners, then i’d rather be rat-poor"… or i should have told her, "if you’re rich, then why are you shopping here at sm? why don’t you shop in singapore or hongkong or paris?"… or i should have grabbed the item she was holding and inspected the tag if it was an expensive one….or, i should have announced to the public that this lady claims she is rich so walk on tiptoes….or, as my boyfriend says, i should have just laughed at her face when she bragged about being rich….
i felt really bad at what happened. first of all, if indeed it was my fault for not looking carefully where i was going, nicer people would have handled the situation better. i would have apologized instantly but she didn’t give me the chance to. and who likes to apologize to somebody who starts lecturing you like some grader and who starts branding her english when she can speak filipino or cebuano? personally, i don’t mind when somebody speaks english because i’ve been school-trained to speak it. i’m not as fluent at it as native speakers are, but my english is excellent. but nevertheless, it was offensive. just because i looked so "bisdak", she felt she could intimidate me with her english and her being rich. clearly, how easily the word "bullshit" comes out of her mouth shows how full of shit her character is….
at least, next time, i already know what to do when i get attacked by a rich old fart.
May 21st, 2006 at 6:04 pm
hehehe…k ra na sam…=P feeler ra toh cya…that’s why she walked away when she figured out you could speak english just as well (or better) than she could…hahaha…=P
May 22nd, 2006 at 8:32 am
haha charms.. actually, she speaks really good english. i think she walked away because she didn’t expect i would argue with her. she thought i’d just be intimidated
May 22nd, 2006 at 8:50 pm
nka relate jud ko nin. i felt angry because i had the same situation last nyt before i went out of the office. ni ulbo jud akong kaspa sa kalagot sa security personnel. i knew it was fault. the moment we get into the office we are to leave our phones and get a corresponding numbered card and we have to get our phones by giving back the card in exchange of ur phones. but what happened last nyt was, my card fell off my side pocket and i didn’t notice. when i approached the security personnel i asked him if i could still get my fon without the numbered card since i also had my name with my signature, the phone typ, the time i came in and the number on the card in the log book. he said i needed to have a certification signed by my supervisor. i said since i’m still on training i don’t hav a sup yet. he said “AMBOT LANG, PROBLEMA NANA NIMO”, ulbo jud daun akong kaspa. i hated his reply because not only na it was stupid it was also in a very sarcastic way when he said it. kalma ra jud kau ko bec i knw it was my fault ky danghag ko. he could’ve just said it nicely. i wanted to teach him some manners but then again i thought “i’m a level 2 travel consultant,top of my training class and his a security guard, just keep it cool fritz”, so i took a really deep breath and i turned to him, smiled and said kagwapo bya nimo nong oi, nyt2x, don’t sleep on duty while naghagok ko sa amo… hehehe… then elevator door closed. d nuon as grabe sa imu but pag read nako sa imo i felt every word… naglagot na nuon ko sa secu ug balik. THE END.
May 23rd, 2006 at 2:57 am
hala chi, nagkatawa jud ko sa imong gisulti sa guard, as in…hehe.. igo jud siya ato… maluoy ra ba jud unta ko ug security guards but ngano man sad jud ang uban nila uy nga mga kagwang sad gyud!
May 23rd, 2006 at 7:13 pm
well, nakit-an nasad nako c manoy secu. malooy mn jud ko ug mga in.ana pero naa lang jud uban nga sukdon imong patience. good thing i don’t generalize.
June 6th, 2006 at 4:31 am
sam galagot lagi ko nagbasa.. nahan ko awayon ang tigolang!! hahahah.. nahan ko magdebate mo.. patalbugay mog inenglis beh.. bidah oi!! haha