Magandang kwento
Isang bagong-saltang kaluluwa ang umakyat sa langit ang ngayon ay nakaharap kay San Pedro. Namasyal silang dalawa sa langit. Magkahawak-kamay silang naglakad-lakad sa isang malaking silid doon na puno ng mga anghel.
Huminto si San Pedro sa harap ng isang lupon ng mga anghel at nagsalita, ‘Ito ang silid-tanggapan. Sa silid na ito, tinatanggap lahat ng mga kahilingan sa panalangin.’
Pinagmasdan ito ng kaluluwa, at nakita nitong abala ang lahat sa pag-uugnay-ugnay ng mga kahilingan na nakasulat sa bunton ng mga papel na galing sa buong mundo.
Nagpatuloy silang maglakad hanggang madaanan nila ang pangalawang lupon ng mga anghel. Ang wika ni San Pedro sa kaluluwa, ‘Ito naman ang ‘Packaging at Delivery Section’. Dito, ang biyaya at mga pagpapala na hiniling ng mga tao ay binabalot at dini-deliver sa mga tao na humingi noon .’
Nakitang muli ng kaluluwa kung gaano ito kaabala. Maraming anghel doon ang talagang subsob sa trabaho sa dami ng mga pagpapalang hiniling at dini-deliver araw-araw sa lupa.
Hanggang sa dumako sila sa huling lupon, sa pinakamalayong lupon. Huminto ang anghel doon sa isang maliit na lupon. Sa kanyang pagkamangha, iisang anghel lamang ang nakaupo doon, walang ginagawa.
‘Ito ang ‘Acknowledgement Section,’ sabi ni San Pedro.
‘Bakit tahimik? Wala ba silang ginagawa rito?’
‘Nakakalungkot,’ sagot ni San Pedro,’pagkatapos makatanggap ng sagot sa kanilang mga panalangin ang mga tao, kakaunti ang nagbibigay ng pasasalamat.’
‘Papaano ba magbibigay ng ‘acknowledgement’ ang mga tao sa Diyos?’
‘Simple lang. Sabihin mo lang na ‘Salamat po Panginoon.’
‘Ano bang pagpapala ang dapat nilang ipagpasalamat?’
‘Kung may pagkain ka sa iyong hapag-kainan, damit na sinusuot, may bahay na tinutuluyan at kamang tutulugan, ikaw ay mas mayaman sa 75% sa mundong
ito.
‘Kung may salapi kang naiipon sa iyong pitaka at may natitira pang pambili ng pagkain, ikaw ay isa sa 8% na may mga kabuhayan sa mundo.
‘Kapag nakuha mo ang mensaheng ito sa iyong computer, bahagi ka ng 1% sa mundong ito na may ganyang oportunidad.
‘Kapag gumising ka sa umagang ito na walang sakit, mas pinagpala ka sa milyong tao sa mundong ito na hindi na makagising dahil sa hirap ng buhay.
‘Kung di mo nararanasan ang takot sa gitna ng giyera, ang kalungkutan sa loob ng piitan, ang pasakit ng mga pagsubok, at ang pangil ng pagkagutom, mas malayo ka nang milya-milya sa 700 milyong tao na nabubuhay sa mundo.
‘Kung buhay pa ang iyong mga magulang at nananatiling magkasama sa bisa ng kasal, kakaunti lang kayo.
‘Kung naititingala mo pa ang iyong ulo nang may ngiti sa iyong mga labi, hindi ka kasama sa karamihan. Naiiba ka kaysa sa kanila na puno ng kapighatian at mga kagulumihanan.’
Tanong ng kaluluwa, ‘Kung gano’n, papaano ako magsisimulang magpasalamat?’
‘Kung nababasa mo ang mensaheng ito, nakatanggap ka na naman ng dobleng pagpapala, dahil may isang nagpadala sa iyo na iniisip na espesyal kang nilalang, at mas pinagpala ka kaysa sa dalawang bilyong mga tao sa buong mundo na hindi marunong magbasa . . .
‘Pagpalain ang araw mo, bilangin mo ang iyong mga pagpapala, at kung ibig mo, pagpalain mo rin ang mga tao sa iyong paligid upang malaman din nila kung gaano sila pinagpala ng Panginoon.
ATTN: Acknowledgement Department: ‘Salamat po, Panginoon. Salamat po sa pagbibigay mo sa akin ng abilidad na ibahagi ang mensaheng ito at sa pagbibigay mo sa akin ng mabubuti at magagandang tao na babahaginan nito!
‘Salamat po !!!!’
Filed under: Forwarded, Opinions, Reviews | Tags: Budget Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Customer Service, OFW, Pinoy
Well, I’m not really sure if the statements below are true, but we recently went back home and got a taste of Cebu Pacific’s customer service. Sad to say, I wasn’t pleased with it.
There’s this one case where an elderly woman was inquiring about her booked flight and was confused about the difference in the departure time stated in her ticket and in the actual flight schedule.
So of course, given that the woman wasn’t versed in this online booking and seems like it’s her first time to fly, you could sense that she’s crossed with the way how Cebu Pacific works.
Then in her anger, she said “Bakit naman ako pupunta ng ganitong oras kung alam kong ngayon ang flight ko. Ano ba naman ako? Tanga?“
So the customer service officer said “Wala naman pong gamitan ng ganyang salita. Hindi naman po tama yan.“
The lady said “Oo nga, pero ano ba ang sinabi kong hindi tama?“
And the young lad said “Wala nga ho. Pero wag nyong gamitin sa akin yan.” Then gave the lady a very impatient look.
When you think about it, the lady didn’t said anything wrong about the young CS officer. She was simply referring to herself.
What just went wrong here? Is it Cebu Pacific’s personnel training? Or has Filipino service fallen off to the scale of excellence?
I use to believe that Filipino customer service has always been top-notched. Good in communication, fast, and always with a smile. But often I notice these traits only when Pinoys service foreigners. Pero kapag kapwa Pinoy, there’s a sudden shift in approach.
That’s why then, I couldn’t wait to get back to Singapore.
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Hi Guys,
I just want to share this link to you
http://wehatecebupacific.webs.com/
DON’T BE A VICTIM
FREE TICKETS FROM 5J. IS IT REALLY FOR FREE??
Sunday, Sep 21, 2008
It was a like a vacuum that suck all my friends to fly out to a destination where flying is for free. It was the grandest promo perhaps in the history of avaition as 5J gives out free tickets online. People went crazy, booking tickets from luzon, visayas and mindanao. Then it was sold out.
Come October we’ll see and witness the clutters and inconveniences this airline will create.
If you’re holding a ticket, think twice before flying. You may get a free ticket but it’s not. More charges will come your way. You may find that out yourself or look through this site.
Here are the possible/expected services that you’ll receive if you’re holding a free ticket:
“Sir, sorry if di niyo alam na cancelled po yong flight nyo today. Bakit hindi ho kayu tumawag para magreconfirm? Alangan ba naman kami ang tatawag sa cellphone nyu. Added gastus yon sa cebupac and take note na wala kayung ginastos so kami di rin kami gagastos.”
“Sir, we’re overbooked today. Since your ticket is for free, i-rerebook nalang po kayu namin bukas or sa days na may avail. Since wala kayong binayad sa amin hindi kami makaprovide ng hotel o pantaxi.”
“Ma’am delay po tayu today kasi yung isang eroplano namin ay pinapaayus pa. Hindi po namin alam kung anung new departure time nyo. Pro mag-antay lang po kayu at magbakasakali na may eroplano
na darating.Punta muna kayu sa canteen at mag-order ng gusto nyo. Kayu rin naman ang magbabayad eh.”
“Sir LOW COST CARRIER lang po kami. Sana maintindihan niyo na if walang eroplano eh hindi kayu makakalipad ngayun. Wag kayung mag-alala. Wala kayung binayad so dapat wala kayung reklamo. Di nga kami nagreklamo na wala kayung binayad. Yung binayad niyu sana sa amin ay ipambayad niyo nalang sa bagong ticket nyo sa PAL or Asian Spirit.”
“Ma’am wala po ang manager namin. Naglunch pa po at di namin alam kung babalik pa yun. Kung gusto niyong magreklamo eh tumawag ho kayu sa 7020888 o 2308888. Please po huwag niyo kaming isumbong sa MEDIA. Pasensya talaga kasi Low Cost Carrier lang kami.”
“Sir, I understand po na upset kayo. Sana maintindihan nyo po na business is business. Hindi po naman nami kayu pinwersang magbook online. Sana naman wag nyu po kaming pwersahing magbigay ng service na inexpect nyo. Kung magwala kayu diyan eh wala na
kaming magagawa.”
So if you heard this statements at the airport I hope you’ll stay calm and focus. I need you to prepare your lines too. IF not then SHOUT & be IRATE. We’re all helpless prey in this game of Cebu Pacific. Better stay home. If you need to travel fly with somebody else and not 5J.
heheheh cute
totoybeebo
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Some more:
Well I hate them also sagad to the bones!!!!!
I send my wife and son the other night sa airport supposedly to go home for a vacation. Nag mag check-in na kami, sabi ng Pinay Staff sa amin, Ser may problema sa ticket ng wife nyo po. Nag tanong ako kung ano ang problema. Ang sagot, May nakalagay na “suspicious transaction” sa booking ng ticket nyo po ser, sabay sabi ser punta nalang po kayo sa Customer Service para ayusin nyo po eto.Actually ser di lang po kayo ang may problema na ganyan, since last week pa po ser meron na rin po na lagyan ng suspicous transaction. May problem po ang system ng Cebu Pacific Dagdag pa nya.
Pag dating namin sa customer service, nakausap ko si LIM TAU YONG. Ang sabi, Sir, your wife’s ticket has indeed a problem thus we can not issue her a boarding pass! Ganun???
Ang sabi pa ni LIM TAU YONG, you can pay as in CASH equivalent of the amount of your online ticket then we will issue a new ticket for you. By the way, you will receive your refund after 2 days, dagdag pa nya. Ganun????
Pagkatapos kung mag explain and all, ang sagot lang sa akin ni LIM TAU YONG ay, I’M SORRY SIR, WE ARE JUST FOLLOWING WHAT CEBU PACIFIC – PHILIPPINES IS TELLING US TO DO! May hirit pa sya, actually this problem has been going on since a week ago or so and we tell the same thing to the affected passengers!
Nakaka high-blood talaga ang ganitong sitwasyun. Hindi man lang tumawag o nag email ang cebu pacific sa amin na may problema pala ang ticket, Masaklap nito, suspicious transaction daw ang booking namin pero pumasok naman ang bayad namin sa systema nila. In fact sabi pa, “YOU WILL BE REFUNDED AFTER 2 DAYS!”
- jikoyb
Filed under: Forwarded, News | Tags: Dubai, Help, OFW, Pinoy, Rashid Hospital
Subject: Fw: pls. pass around as a favor to a hospitalized Filipina who up to now is unidentified
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Please pass around.
Just a favor that would not cost u anything… Please send this to everybody u know. These pictures are given me by a concerned colleague. This Filipina has been in Rashid Hospital
(Dubai) for almost a year now. She did not have any identifying documents when she was rushed to the hospital. Now, this is her current picture taken at the hospital. If you would care to know, she could not talk yet. Her accident may have harmed her locomotors.
A few days ago, something came up. She was identified as Baikan Musa. Just a hunch, this girl may be from the southern part of the Phil. Guys, please try to pass this around that it may eventually end up in the inbox of someone who personally knows this girl. Hopefully we could make a difference in her fate.
Sana naman….
Rick Salud
rixalud@yahoo.com
Fwd: PINOYS AND PINAYS
Meron akong gustong ibahagi para sa ating lahat na mga PILIPINO.
Simple pero parang mahirap gawin ng karamihan sa atin.Hindi ito makukuha sa puro daldalan lang or walang kabuluhang pagtatalo,kumilos tayo ngayon na.
Sa ibang bansa: Pag nagkasala ang Pinoy, pinarusahan siya ayon sa batas.
Sa PINAS: Pag nagkasala ang ang Pinoy,ayaw niyang maparusahan kasi sabi niya mali raw ang batas.
Sa ibang bansa: Pinag-aaralan muna ng Pinoy ang mga batas bago siya pumunta roon, kasi takot siyang magkamali.
Sa PINAS: Pag nagkamali ang Pinoy, sorry kasi hindi raw niya alam na labag sa batas iyon.
Sa ibang bansa: Kahit gaano kataas ang bilihin at tax sa USA okey lang, katuwiran natin doble kayod na lang.
Sa PINAS: mahilig ka sa last day para magbayad ng tax minsan dinadaya mo pa o kaya hindi ka nagbabayad. Rally ka kaagad kapag tumaas ang pasahe at bilihin imbes na magsipag mas gusto natin ang nagkukwentuhan lang sa munisipyo o kahit sa alinmang tanggapan.
Sa Singapore : Kapag nahuli kang nagkalat or nagtapon ng basura sa hindi tamang lugar, magbabayad ka na 500 Singapore dollars. Sabi ng Pinoy, okey lang kasi lumabag ako sa batas.
Sa Pinas: Kapag nagkamali ang Pinoy katulad nang ganito, Sabi ng Pinoy, ang lupit naman ni Bayani Fernando , mali naman ang pinaiiral niyang batas eh akala mo kung sino. Ayun nag- rally na ang Pinoy, gustong patalsikin si Bayani Fernando kahit na alam niyang mali siya.
Mga igan, ilan pa lang iyan baka may iba pa kayong alam.
Bakit ang PINOY, pwedeng maging ‘law abiding citizen sa ibang bansa ng walang angal’ pero sa sarili nating bayang PILIPINAS na sinasabi ninyong mahal natin, eh hindi natin magawa, BAKIIITTTTT? ????????
ETO PA, ‘Ang Pilipino NOON at NGAYON’:
NOON: Wow ang sarap ng kamote (kahit nakaka-utot)
NGAYON: Ayaw ko ng kamote gusto ko French Fries (imported eh)
NOON: Wow ang sarap ng kapeng barako
NGAYON: Ayaw ko niyan gusto kong kape sa STARBUCKS (imported coffee 100 pesos per cup)
NOON: Bili ka ng tela para magpatahi ng pantalon like maong
NGAYON: Gusto ko LEVI’S, WRANGLER, LEE (Tapos rally tayo ‘GMA tuta ng KANO ‘) Di ba tuta ka rin naman.
NOON: Sabon na Perla OK ng pampaligo
NGAYON: Gusto mo DOVE, HENO DE PRAVIA,IVORY, etc. may matching shampoo pa
NOON: Pag naglaba ka batya at palopalo ok na,minsan banlaw lang sa batis pwede na
NGAYON: Naka-washing machine ka na plus ARIEL powder soap with matching DOWNY pa para mabango Alam ko mas marami pa ang alam ninyo tungkol dito, pero mangilan-ngilan lang iyan para bigyan ng
pansin.
Mga Pilipino nga ba tayo? O baka sa salita lang at E-Mail pero wala naman sa gawa.
My Fellow Filipinos,
When I was small, the Philippine peso was P7 to the $dollar. The president was Diosdado Macapagal. Life was simple. Life was easy. My father was a farmer. My mother kept a small sari-sari store where our neighbors bought sang-perang asin, sang-perang bagoong, sang-perang suka, sang-perang toyo at pahinging isang butil na bawang.
Our backyard had kamatis, kalabasa, talong, ampalaya, upo, batao, and okra. Our silong had chicken. We had a pig, dog & cat. And of course, we lived on the farm. During rainy season, my father caught frogs at night which my mother made into batute (stuffed frog), or just plain fried. During the day, he caught hito and dalag from his rice paddies, which he would usually inihaw. During dry season, we relied on the chickens, vegetables, bangus, tuyo, and tinapa. Every now and then, there was pork and beef from the town market.
Life was so peaceful, so quiet, no electricity, no TV. Just the radio for Tia Dely, Roman Rapido, Tawag ng Tanghalan and Tang-tarang- tang. And who can forget Leila Benitez on Darigold Jamboree? On weekends, I played with my neighbours (who were all my cousins). Tumbang-preso, taguan, piko, luksong lubid, patintero, at iba pa. I don’t know about you, but I miss those days.
These days, we face the TV, Internet, e-mail, newspaper, magazine,grocery catalog, or drive around. The peso is a staggering and incredible P47 to the $dollar. Most people can’t have fun anymore. Life has become a battle. We live to work. Work to live. Life is not easy. I was in Saudi Arabia in 1983. It was lonely, difficult, & scary. It didn’t matter if you were a man or a woman. You were a target for rape. The salary was cheap & the vacation far between. If the boss didn’t want you to go on holiday, you didn’t. They had your passport. Oh, and the agency charged you almost 4months of your salary (which, if you had to borrow on a ‘20% per month arrangement’ meant your first year’s pay was all gone before you even earned it).
The Philippines used to be one of the most important countries in Asia . Before & during my college days, many students from neighboring Asian countries like Malaysia , Indonesia , Japan and China went to the Philippines to get their diplomas. Until 1972, like President Macapagal, President Marcos was one of the most admired presidents of the world. The Peso had kept its value of P7 to the $dollar until I finished college. Today, the Philippines is famous as the ‘housemaid’ capital of the world. It ranks very high as the ‘cheapest labor’ capital of the world, too. We have maids in Hong Kong , laborers in Saudi Arabia , dancers in Japan ,migrants and TNTs in Australia and the US , and all sorts of other ‘tricky’ jobs in other parts of the globe.
Quo Vadis, Pinoy? Is that a wonder or a worry? Are you proud to be a Filipino, or does it even matter anymore?
When you see the Filipino flag and hear the Pambansang Awit, do you feel a sense of pride or a sense of defeat & uncertainty? If only things could change for the better…… . Hang on for this is a job for Superman. Or whom do you call? Ghostbusters. Joke. Right? This is one of our problems.
We say ‘I love the Philippines .. I am proud to be a Filipino.’
When I send you a joke, you send it to everyone in your address book even if it kills the Internet. But when I send you a note on how to save our country & ask you to forward it, what do you do? You chuck it in the bin.
I want to help the maids in Hong Kong .. I want to help the laborers in Saudi Arabia .. I want to help the dancers in Japan .. I want to help the TNTs in America and Australia .. I want to save the people of the Philippines .. But I cannot do it alone. I need your help and everyone else’s.
So please forward this e-mail to your friends. If you say you love the Philippines , prove it. And if you don’t agree with me, say something anyway. Indifference is a crime on its own.
Juan Dela Cruz
Filed under: Forwarded, Humor | Tags: Filipino Cuisine, Funny, Pinoy, Tagalog
Pinoys Favorite Food:
THIS WAS POSTED IN ONE RESTAURANT NEAR NAIA AIRPORT, so, maybe next time you are around the area, you may as well dine-in there, and check out their menu; AS YOU GO ON, IT’S BECOMING INTERESTING AND MORE FLAVORFUL!!! (this is based on true facts…)
1. TAPSILOG – Tapa, Sinangag, Itlog
2. LONGSILOG – Longganisa, Sinangag, Itlog
3. HOTSILOG – Hotdog, Sinangag, Itlog
4. PORKSILOG – Pork, Sinangag, Itlog
5. CHICKSILOG – Chicken, Sinangag Itlog
6. AZUCARERA – Adobong Aso
7. LUGLOG – Lugaw, Itlog
8. PAKAPLOG – Pandesal, Kape, Itlog
9. KALOG – Kanin, Itlog
10. PAKALOG – Pandesal, Kanin, Itlog
11. MAALOG NA BETLOG – Maalat na Itlog, Pakbet, Itlog
12. BAHAW – Bakang Inihaw (akala ninyo kaning lamig ano)
13. KALKAL – Kalderetang Kalabaw
14. HIMAS – Hipon Malasado
15. HIMAS SUSO – Hipon Malasado, Sugpo, Keso
16. HIMAS PEKPEK – Hipon Malasado, Kropek, Pinekpekan
17. PEKPEK MONG MALAKI – Kropek, Pinekpekan, Monggo, Malasado, Laing, Kilawin
18. DILA – Dinuguan, Laing
19. DILAAN MO – Dinuguan, Laing, Dalandan, Molo
20. BOKA BOKA – Bopis, Kanin, Bokayo, Kape
21. BOKA BOKA MO PA – Bopis, Kanin, Bokayo, Kape, Molong Pancit
22. KANTOT – Kanin, Tortang Talong
23. KANTOT PA – Kanin, Tortang Talong, Pancit
24. SIGE KANTOT PA – Sinigang na Pige, Kanin, Tortang Talong, Pancit
25. SIGE KANTOT PA IBAON MO – Sinigang na Pige, Kanin, Tortang Talong, Pancit – Take out
26. SIGE KANTOT PA HA – Sinigang na Pige, Kanin, Tortang Talong, Pancit, Halo-halo
27. SIGE KANTOT PA I BAON MO PAPA – Sinigang na Pige, Kanin, Tortang Talong, Pancit… Take out with Ketchup
28. PAKANTOT – Pandesal, Kanin, Tortang Talong
29. PAPAKANTOT – Papaitan, Kanin, Tortang Talong
30. PAPAKANTOT KA BA – Papaitan, Kanin, Tortang Talong, Kapeng Barako
31. PAKANTOT SA YO – Pandesal, Kanin, Tortang Talong, Saging + Yosi
32. PAKANTOT KA – Pandesal, Kanin, Tortang Talong, Kape
33. PAKANTOT KA HABANG MATIGAS PA – Pandesal, Kanin, Tortang Talong, Kape, Inihaw na Bangus, Maruya, Tinola, Ginisang Aso, Pancit
34. SUBO – Sugpo, Bopis
35. SUBO MO – Sugpo, Bopis, Molo
36. SUBO MO PA – Sugpo, Bopis, Molo, Pancit
37. SUB O MO PA MAIGE – Sugpo, Bopis, Molo, Mais, Pige
38. SUBO MO TITE KO – Sugpo, Bopis, Tinola, Teryaki, Kochinta
39. SUBO MO TITE KO BILIS – Sugpo, Bopis, Tinola Teryaki, Kochinta, Bihon, Tawilis
40. SUBO MO TITE KO BILIS, HAYOP! – …same as #39, minura mo lang yung waiter kasi ang tagal ng order.
NOW, YOU BELIEVE, FILIPINO CUISINE MENUS CAN BE SO APPETIZING, SERVE WITH SIZZLING LIBIDO… ENJOY YOUR MEAL, BON APPETITI!!!
