Mood: energetic
Topic: New
Last night, I was supposed to take an exam in one of the call centers in Makati. Unfortunately, because of the sucky EDSA traffic and a noise barrage against oil price hike mob in Bicutan interchange, I was not able to make it on time. So there it was--a night and a taxi cab fare all gone to waste. It was not all bad though. I was told that I could come back on Monday evening to take the exam. I called up our house and told our maid what happened. I thought my night would end there, but it didn't.
I was with other two guys in the office that night. Apparently, both of them are late comers like me. But their case is not that simple: it was their last chance of getting the exam. One guy, the pale one, was talking to the officer. It seemed to me that he was asking for another chance for them both. The other guy, who just sat beside me, was just listened to what the officer had to say. After talking to the officer, I trudged towards the elevator and started to call it a night. It didn't take long before the two followed. Knowing the sad fate that we had, I started a conversation. What we all know is that we were all frustrated (at least in some sort). Later on, I found out that we all go to the same university. It was ten that I realized that the pale guy looks very familiar. I asked some more and confirmed and learned that he is actually the one that I had in mind--a guy that my friends used to call "the vampire" or "Lestat". He had long hair back then and very pale skin which resembled a model for vampires described in most books and in movies. Since I had nothing to do, I decided to just stick with them for the night.
They were a pretty interesting duo. We began talking about common friends and acquaintances as well as topics ranging from "capitalism and call centers" to "finding no value in money". The conversation was fun and insightful. It was, at least to me, what we just needed--a distraction from our stressful experience at the office. In a short span of time, it felt as if they were my friends all along. But the night didn't just end there. We were already in front of SM Makati when one of them received a call. It was from the call center. It was the call that made our night. They were given the chance to take the exam and start on Monday if ever they get hired.
The night wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, it was all good. Though I was not able to achieve what I had in plan for, I had other good things that came my way. I got to meet new friends plus the good news that they were still given the chance. I just hope that we'll all be hired and end up on the same account.