Buhay Callboy

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"i have a dream last night, we drove to see Las Vegas...."

Yan ang alarm tone ng cellphone ko tuwing sasapit ang ala una ng madaling araw, gigising na naman at haharap sa mga pagsubok ng buhay. Una kong bubungkalin ang kaldero at aasa na may natira pa sa aking kanin at ulam. Buti naman may kanin pa, bubuksan ko ang ref. at makikita ko ang nanlalamig na adobo... Sabay sa pagbukas ng kalan bubuksan ko rin ang TV at manonood ng PBB o kya CNN. Pagkatapos kumain, sisindihan ko ang yosi at mauupo sa may pintuan. Magmumuni muni habang nag-aantay ng oras o kaya naman ay itetext ko ang aking minamahal. Isang malalim na hininga ang aking bibitawan bago ko ibuhos ang malamig na tubig sa aking ulo, simula na naman ng bagong araw.

Paglabas ko ng bahay may mga naghihintay ng trycicle papuntang EDSA, parang virac lang... pero mas mura ang pamasahe galing gogon hanggang state. Isang sakay ng bus, isang sakay ng jeep at sa wakas andito na ako sa EastWood City,hihilain ko ang ludib na nakatali sa loob ng jeep.. automatic... tigil agad ang jeep - hindi ko na kailangang basahin pa ang karatula sa likod ng driver na ang sinasabi "Full the string to stop"... mali kasi ang spelling nya ng "Pull" o mali lang ang grammar nya (kung hindi sana nangamote si manong nung elementary o kung may pera lang ang magulang nya, siguro na-spell nya ng mabuti and salitang "Pull")

Bago umakyat sa building namin dadaan muna ako ng 7eleven para bumili ng yosi at ng tsokolateng inumin. Tamang pampa-hyper, bawal kasi ang inaantok sa trabaho namen. Pagpasok sa building makikita mo si manong guard sa may reception area, aakyatin ko ang ikalawang palapag ng building gamit ang hagdanan (nahihilo pa rin kasi ako sa loob ng elevator). Sa likod ng aking I.D. may nakalagay na barcode, itatapat ko ito ang I.D. sa pulang ilaw na lumalabas sa barcode machine. Hi-tech... sa mga tindahan ko pa lang nakikita to. Bago ka makapasok sa loob ng opisina kailangan gamitin mo ang magnetic proximity card para mabuksan mo ang pinto, super cool... kung ganito mga pinto natin sa bahay, gudlak na lang sa mga akyat bahay. 12 degrees celcius, yan ang temperatura sa loob ng buong bay. Bago umupo sa station ko kailangan isuot ko muna ang makapal kong jacket.

It's 4 o'clock... 1 p.m. sa telepono ko, log-in time sabay pindot ng auto-in. Simula na naman ng bakbakan, muli haharapin ko ang mga problema ng mga Kano sa kanilang mga computer at internet connection, *toot* (biglang tutunog ng telepono after a 10 minute wait). Babanatan ko ang aking opening speil "thank you for calling *******, this is nhel with agent number ****, i'll be your support engineer for today,is this you first time calling?. Akala nyo ganun kadali ang trabaho ng isang call center agent? No.. no..no.. nagkakamali kayo jan... Wait until marining mo problema ng costumer ko. "Yeah, hi nhel... this is joe. I got your device right here with me, it was working good but suddenly it stopped working (with alabama accent)"... sabay sagot ko naman "i see, so it stopped working... Anyway, don't worry about it - i'll be happy help you solve your issue joe(californian accent gamit ko para cool)"... within 15 minutes, maayos ko ang problema nya.. and the rest is history.

Ganito lang parati ang sitwasyon kadalasan, mga Kano na nagpapanggap maging hi-tech (pero hindi naman), akala natin magagaling talaga sila pagdating sa technology. Napaka-advanced kasi nila pagdating sa technology pero hindi nila alam gamitin, mahirap kasi sa kanila hindi nila binabasa yung manual ng devices. Not like pinoys, tatawag lang sa support center pag sira na yung device (ahehehe). Sometimes, sobrang hirap makipag-usap sa kanila pag galit sila, yung yung tinatawag na iRate customers. Pero infairness sa kanila, when I tell them that I’m from the Philippines wala silang maikutya o masabi sating mga pinoy. We do speak good English and higit sa lahat masisipag tayo (uhm… I guess?) . Actually kayang kaya natin makipagsabayan sa mga countries like US, UK and Japan; yun nga lang takot tayo, not knowing that we are better than them.

After nine hours of non-stop talking, uwian time na. Sarap (hehehe) ito yung good thing about working in a call center, hindi mo kelangan dalhin outside the ofis ang mga problema… wala kang iisipin pag pauwi ka na… calls are calls, pag end na ng shift mo ala ng prob. You just have to go home and do your stuff.

One and a-half hour later nasa hauz na ako, after the traffic sa libis and yung siksikan sa loob ng MRT na sa sobrang siksikan hindi mo na kelangan humawak sa mga hand rails (hehe). Magluluto muna then kain habang nanonood ng TV. Yosi after my early dinner and watch TV again… Maya-maya aantukin na ako… and suddenly it’s time to go to bed na. Ipipikit ko ang aking mata, natapos na naman ang isang araw. Bukas ulit…

Kng igwang Callboy igwa man oripon ning tekno

bulod's picture

Ako tga bulod napadpad sa ciudad mla pra maging oripon ning tekno...alas dos ning hapon ga poon ardaw ko kng sain oras sa london ang pga sunod.Gasakay man jeep asin mrt from taft to ortigas na kng sain malaog sa trbho,Gasakat ako pirmi sa bulod ang kaibahan lng ta hi tek mna pag pindot ko ning 24 malagpag n lng ako opicina ko na,ma swipe man sa pinto un nka automatic log in ka na sympre dai man ako gapa l8 masakit n mbawasan ang sahod,pag abot ko p lng opicina gatagbo na ung ibang emplydo dai pa ako nkatukaw sa pwesto ko igwa n gareklmo ajan na ang mabgal internet nla,dai mka log in sala man sna pyan ang password ako pa ung ma prblma ano..hehehehehe....( bihira man to pro ta pag cnbi daw na tek cge lng daw tukaw sa server room (diit na trivia pra sa sa gabos - ang server room anjn mo mahihiling ang mail server ,application server etc...kng ano ano pang server...ung daragkulang kabinet bga na makusog ang tanog garu pirmi gauran.Ang beniposyo man ning tek ta full access kmi sa internet,kya gahapon gadamyag akong nka log in sa catanduanes forum...sympre dakul man gadukot sa mga gwapong tek anjn n ang mga collboy nd collgirl magka igwa lng cindang access sa net,,saro man pa-o s trbho namu eu ang i monitor mga pga browse nla,so pga lock namu anf Facebuk,friendster at kng ano2 ano pang site na baku man related sa work...Pag ang sked k nmn pang alas dyes ning bangi,pag abot mga alas 4 ning aga gakaturog n kmi bsta dai man mail hare sa UK,Sarong beses pga hnap kmi ning saro sa supervisor ning production ta nag ka problma sa aplication sympre pwerti na ang nanok ko pati kaibahan ko....palibhasa barkada ko man ung supervisor na pag aram ninda na turog man kmi na pag igwa prblma un pga pukawan man kmi,,,Malinas bga buhay ning tek,gatukaw,gakaturog lng sa server room...Sa otro man ung iba,dakul pa akong kwento 2ngkol sa buhay ng tek,,,,

" C Bulod pasiring sa ilaya "

call boy man ako dati

nonoytukawsabato's picture

Hey NB wazz up bro? hehehe karaniwang batian sa loob ng production floor or call center floor. Minsan nauringot na ako ang iga simbag ko sa hapot na ini " My forehead man!", "What's yours?" hehehe. I've been with the call center industry for almost 2 years.Nakasawa man pag burubangui iyo ini ang trabaho mo. Bako talaga iyan ang linya ko kaso nanawa man ako sa dati kong trabaho sa bangko eh sabi nin agom ko mag call center ka na lng ta sayang man ang pag uro ingles mo pag pigapangiturugan ka.Dakul na taga catanduanes ang nasa call center, duman sa account na kapot ko 3 kaming taga catanduanes.High speed internet troubleshooting ang account ko dati sa sarong sikat na telecoms sa US pero bago yan nag billing na man ako sa kakumpetensya kaidtong company na ito.Pinaka dipisil sa gabos ang billing ta ang kliyente sige sanang hagad nin "credits" or adjustment maski ginamit na ninda.Tama c NB dai pano gabasa nin mga rules boda policy kaya pag nasasala aburido pero sainda man sanang kadangagan.hehehe Sarong sample po nin call center bloopers....ring ring....thank you for calling _ _ _ high speed internet services, my name is NB, how can I make your day better? hi buddy my internet is not working, can you help me? sure mam/sir, can I have your account number please?(sop ini verification process), pagkatapos nin verification ratsada na..Sir can you please click the start button on the bottom left corner of the screen? sabay banat un kano...okay buddy tell me, your left or my left? hahahaha walastik talaga. Hay naka miss man ang pagiging call boy lalo na un red horse sa pamahaw.

call boy

Dave's picture

you haven't seen ours yet as a secondary teacher here in the US. if you are a call boy, i'm a battered if not abused boy.

Dave

that's life

man-uukag's picture

well... ganyan talaga ang buhay... kanya-kanya tayong role sa isang malaking pelikulang ito bro, pagbutihin na lang natin. minsan naging callboy din ako sa morayta noon (b'yaheng morayta - blumentrit), pero nung muntik na akong masagasaan ng dyip tumigil na ako, ano ako bali??...

' "... Pagirumdum sa dai nakasiguro: Mor tok, mor mesteyk; Les tok, les mesteyk; No tok, no mesteyk..." '

ouch

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hahaha,... mayad nani ta dai na nasagasaan ning jip MU... ako twice ng natutukan ning kutsilyo buda badil... pero sa hilak ning diyos.. sa tuwing mahoholdap ako.. pamasahe lang ang dala ko... haha.. dai alam ning mga holdaper na nakasuksok sa pantalon ko ang cellphone buda atm card ko... malas lang ninda.. madunong kitang mga bicolano.. hehe

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

Colboy

eman's picture

Pirmi kong nadangog na pagmaluya daa ang sarong tawo sa numero maurag o batid mag-ingles (maluya pano ako sa math maski haputon mo si sir abundo ning math dept. sa stayt) kaya pagkatapos kong magradwar sa stayt naisip kong magporba sa call center. Alas otso ning aga ning June 2005 nagpunta ako ning people’s support sa igwang kanto ning ayala avenue buda gil puyat sa Makati para magapply. Natapos so mga surat, tapos patara-tara alas onse na siguro ang sabi samo aapudan na sana para sa panduwang screening - ang exam.
Sarong semana ang nakaagi inapudan ako magpunta daa sa aga Magdala Ning mahib-og na jacket ta ma-exam na. Dae pa ngani pigababa Ning kaulay ko ang telepono nagdalagan na ako sa sm fairview para magbakal Ning pang-eskimo na jacket para sabi ko dae ako takigan pagnagexam.
Kabanggihan dae na ako Nanood Ning tv ta baad mapuyat pa dapat sabi ko condition ako para sa exam sa aga.
Nagabot ang pagkaaga ala singko pa sana bitbit ko ang pang-eskimo kong jacket duminalagan na ako sa ayala sempre excited buda medio harayo pano ang fairview sa makati. Asa cubao pa sana sinukat ko na so jacket kong mahib-og na sa hiling ko sanggatos na tigre buda lion ang ginadan para sana makagibo Ning jacket na arog kaito Sahib-og.(hehe)
Pag-abot ko Ning people’s support pinapunta kami sa kwarto na puno ning computer magtig-sararo daa kami ta duman kami sa computer ma simbag sa mga hapot duman sa exam. Inabot siguro Ning duwa o apat na oras so exam sabi kaso gapa-exam halat sana Ning diit na minuto para sa resulta. Halat man kami munan ajan na so gapaexam aapudon nya daa ang mga makaparibod na ang kahulugan so mga dae nakapasa. Medjo naawat man na bago ako inapod kahuna ko ngani naswertehan pero siguro por dahil lang sa “R” ang puon Ning apelyido ko.hehe

Pero pasalamat ako sa arog kaitong experience ta kong pigswerte ako duman dae ako nakapunta sa cubao Ning limang bulan, sa Cavite Ning duwang bulan buda uya lampas tolong taon na. Siguro swertehan sana pero ang pinakamagayon MAG-ADAL dae PIRMI MAMAYAWAS.hehehe

Nakainspire man

nhellieboy's picture

ayos ang istorya mo eman, nakarelate akong grabe. sa piglaogan kong call center bako lang kaipuhan batid ka mag-english.. kaipuhan mo pang maisihan ang gabos na technology pag-abot sa computers... hardware software o maski ano pang ware... hehehe...

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

anti-Coal boy

bordigos's picture

No to mining tayo! Kagsing kan tawong para-uma, para-hag-ot asin mangingisd*.

"In God we Trust"

Daing mamina sa Catanduanes - titigbakon ko

nhellieboy's picture

tama ka jan bordigs...

nagulat ako nung pagparibod ko sa virac may mga streamer na "no to mining"

napaisip ako...

Mining? Seryoso kamo?

pagkasinaday na ngani ning catanduanes, halos aboton ako ning 20 times na zoom para mahiling ko sa google earth. Tapos babawasan pa ninda? Baad mga naka-drugs ang gustong magmina sa catanduanes.
It's not about "pag-asesnso"... iyo ngani kung may coal mine dyan, pwedeng magdala an ning dakol na imo buda trabaho. Pero it would risk our health and the health of our island. Gabos na bagay pwedeng makontamina, COAL? salo sa mga highest producers ning gas na nakauyag ning ozone layer, kaya lalong galala ang global warming. Smell the concrete dude!, kung sisay man magpayag na magkaigwa ning mining dyan... think about it first.. think about it a million times.. gusto kong mapreserve ang catanduanes, as simple as it could be.

so if someone, someone... who would let those people na magmina sa catanduanes kaipuhan tawan muna ako ning 50 million good reasons. or else i'll kill them. i'm serious.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

pahaldatan

kurahaw's picture

ayaw man pagadana pahaldatan mo sana!! he he he..

Go ahead

Jorge O. Macenas's picture

I am for responsible coal mining in Catanduanes. Go ahead, kill. I will be in Cavite Nov. 27, and in Catanduanes Nov. 28 - 29. You can have your days by then.

Good luck ! !

galladanan@coal FOUL!

Dave's picture

I agree that NB may not mean it that way, but I find the comment inappropriate.

Let me reiterate, this site TALKS ABOUT ISSUES. We have differeng ones, there will always be majority and minority on issues. No matter which side, they have to be respected.

I would like to see us talking about issues and not even mention nor insinuate who the persons are, because in any intelligent discourse, what matters is the resolution of issue and not the persons.

Please observe proper decorum.

Dave

I apologize

nhellieboy's picture

To some of the ones who have read about my comment, i apologize if you have misinterpreted the words that i have used.

The word "kill" i have used is referred to "stop","cease", or "void" not take someone elses life.

Try reading the dictionary more often. You will learn a lot.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

Apology accepted

Dave's picture

You are only kidding when you say we misinterpreted you, aren't you? Nevertheless, apology accepted.

But did we really misinterpret you? Well, let me remind you of what you wrote which I quote:

"so if someone, someone... who would let those people na magmina sa catanduanes kaipuhan tawan muna ako ning 50 million good reasons. or else i'll kill them. i'm serious."

I took note you were also serious! Should I take that seriously?

I do read the dictionary every now and then and I think many more do and to me "someone" means a person! "...people na magmina sa Catanduanes" there you go, I take that as person. "...i'll kill them" them clearly refers to "...people na magmina sa Catanduanes."

Kindly educate us if "them" refers to the machines. And oh, by the way try reading dictionaries through and you will find out these which does not only include ""stop","cease", or "void", but yes, include taking someone else's life.

Kill
1. to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay.
2. to destroy; do away with; extinguish: His response killed our hopes.
3. to destroy or neutralize the active qualities of: to kill an odor.
4. to spoil the effect of: His extra brushwork killed the painting.
5. to cause (time) to be consumed with seeming rapidity or with a minimum of boredom, esp. by engaging in some easy activity or amusement of passing interest: I had to kill three hours before plane time.
6. to spend (time) unprofitably: He killed ten good years on that job.
7. Informal. to overcome completely or with irresistible effect: That comedian kills me.
8. to muffle or deaden: This carpet kills the sound of footsteps.
9. Informal. to cause distress or discomfort to: These new shoes are killing me.
10. Informal. to tire completely; exhaust: The long hike killed us.
11. Informal. to consume completely: They killed a bottle of bourbon between them.
12. to cancel publication of (a word, paragraph, item, etc.), esp. after it has been set in type.
13. to defeat or veto (a legislative bill, etc.).
14. Electricity. to render (a circuit) dead.
15. to stop the operation of (machinery, engines, etc.): He killed the motor and the car stopped.
16. Tennis. to hit (a ball) with such force that its return is impossible.
17. Metallurgy.
a. to deoxidize (steel) before teeming into an ingot mold.
b. to eliminate springiness from (wire or the like).
c. to cold-roll (sheet metal) after final heat treatment in order to eliminate distortion.

18. Ice Hockey. to prevent the opposing team from scoring in the course of (a penalty being served by a teammate or teammates).
–verb (used without object)
19. to inflict or cause death.
20. to commit murder.
21. to be killed.
22. to overcome completely; produce an irresistible effect: dressed to kill.
23. Slang. to feel a smarting pain, as from a minor accident; sting: I stubbed my little toe and that really kills.
–noun
24. the act of killing, esp. game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
25. an animal or animals killed.
26. a number or quantity killed.
27. an act or instance of hitting or destroying a target, esp. an enemy aircraft.

Dave

Someone

nhellieboy's picture

Yes sir, someone refers to a person.

if someone would let those people mine in catanduanes, i will kill them.

KILL

(transitive) To stop, cease, or render void.
The editor decided to kill the story.
The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

someone@NB

Dave's picture

so when you said you will kill that someone, meaning the mineros, you will stop, cease or render them void?

he he he... you make my day...

mari ta mamanggi kita nin balaw. Makaon ngon'a ako.

Dave

From Wiktionary.org

nhellieboy's picture

Verb
Infinitive
to kill
Third person singular
kills
Simple past
killed
Past participle
killed
Present participle
killing

to kill (third-person singular simple present kills, present participle killing, simple past and past participle killed)

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.
There is conclusive evidence that smoking kills.

(transitive) To render inoperative.
He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

(transitive) To stop, cease, or render void.
The editor decided to kill the story.
The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it.

(transitive, figuratively) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
That night, she was dressed to kill.
That joke always kills me.

(transitive) To tell off severely.
My boss will kill me if I'm late.
When she finally got home her dad just about killed her.

(transitive) To use up or to waste.
I'm just doing this to kill time.
Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.

(transitive, figuratively) To overpower or overwhelm.
The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.

(transitive) To force a company out of business.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

from wiktionary.org@NB

Dave's picture

Yep, so there are really lots of meanings not only "stop","cease", or "void" you told us earlier.

Dave

Halani lang ako sa Cavite Mr.Macenas

Halani lang ako sa Cavite Mr.Macenas, sain ka dapit sa Cavite ta kadinakula nin Cavite?

kilay

eman's picture

ang bilis uminit ning taringa buda magitaas ning kilay ni sir jorge baging dating katipunero ini kang panahon pero allog daa kaan ang galuya ang tuhod gakusog ang boot... hehe jok jok jok

Cool JOM

nonoytukawsabato's picture

Hehehe chill lang kita JOM. I think NB's comment is just some kind of methaporical rhetorics. Dai man siguro sya manigbak nin tawo ta sala baga yan maski ano pa ang dahilan. Sa heling ko lang medyo mainit lang ang payo kan aki ta malang kasadit sadit na isla bubungkalon pa. Pero come to think of it, bukong pag nadagos ang mina sa isla posibleng ikatigbak nin buhay ang epekto kaidto? Buko sanang buhay nin tawo ngudi buhay nin salog,sapa,mga hayop asin mga tinanom na aagihan kan pag mina. Gabos kita digdi magturugang, sa sarong isla lang kita hare kaya ngani baga may Catanduanes Forum para paghurun hurunan an mga diprensya nin atong opinyon,ta kun dili kita maga hururon huron baad talaga madiretso sa tiligbakan, ay iparayo man lamang.

I was ANGRY with my FRIEND:
I TOLD my wrath, my wrath did END.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

Hale po ini sa tula ni William Blake na "The Poison Tree", yang 1st paragraph ga paheling sana na pag ang atong mga diprensya pig hururonan ta o ang atong kabaldean sa amigo ta ipinaisi o sinabi mo sa amigo mo iyan minalipas sana o nawawara ta "what are friends for" baga. Gabos kita digdi magkaaramigo kaya ano mang diprensya napapag ulayan sana.

LEAD,FOLLOW OR GET OUT OF THE WAY.

The Kill

nhellieboy's picture

So pathetic.
How can i be so rude?

So pathetic.

I can't take anyone's life. I'm not a heartless person.

Not like those ones who are being hit in the head by stones from the heaven.

So pathetic.

I'll kill you with words to bring you back to your senses.

So pathetic.

I just say what's on my mind. I don't care what's on yours.

So pathetic.

I'm just a poor boy, naive, and helpless.

So pathetic.

If you don't get what i mean, blame your teacher in literature.

Just so pathetic.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

Pathetic

Dave's picture

My teacher taught me to review the words I use. I still commit mistakes many times, but I become very careful.

I am sure for example that "someone" refers to people.

Yeah, pathetic, indeed.

What I only hope on this site is to avoid potential misunderstanding. So may I reiterate, i knew what you meant, but I would be happy if we can talk about issue.

Dave

Yes Sir

nhellieboy's picture

Yes sir.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

Yes Sir @ NB

Dave's picture

Thank you.

Mari na ta mamanggi baya kita nin balaw. gullsok na ako.

Dave

Pamahaw @ Dave

nhellieboy's picture

pamahaw kami uya sir Dave... agap man pamanggi mo jan... hehe

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

dai kaiyan...

man-uukag's picture

makulog daa an matigbak dai kamo kaiyan. mas magayon agihon ta na lang sa kawat na dama...
an manggana iyo an magpainom... iyan kun pwede man sana...

' "... Pagirumdum sa dai nakasiguro: Dakul talam, dakul tala; Diit talam, diit tala; Dai talam, dai tala..." '