define 'SERVICE'

went to the bank this lunch break, requested a new atm card, a new bankbook and changed some of my personal info - all in all, it only took me less than 30 mins ... bagal pa yun ha kasi bago yata yung teller na natapat sa kin saka may pagka-chismosa, daming tanong tungkol sa buhay-SG ng isang pinoy, pati brand ng damit ko inalam, kulang na lang itanong pati brand ng brip ko. Sa tin kaya? I remember when I processed my passport, nakupo, para kong dumaan sa butas ng karayom. First requirement was the NBI clearance, which took me a day. Tapos ang madugong pagkuha ng birth certificate, muntik na nga kong umayaw na mag-abroad dahil lang sa pag-process ng birth certificate, gusto mong alamin kung bakit, punta ka sa census, hehehe. At ang passport processing na ewan ko ba kung saan kinuha ang kayabangan ng mga public employee (yung iba lang) sa tin at kala mo hawak nila ang leeg mo pag may kailangan ka sa kanilang requirements. sabagay minsan di mo masisisi ang init ng ulo ng mga empleyado dahil di naman ka-modern ang work place at gov't facilities sa tin.

next week will be my nasal polyps surgery, it will take 2 weeks including wound
rehabilation if it's done in Pinas while i can go back to work in 3-4 days if i do it here, that is why my 'amo' gave me a 'pahulugan', so I can afford the expense here - she is really a 'parent' -'ma-GULANG' in tagalog. It's better though because the medical expertise and facilities is way much modern here (modern equals expensive). I've been to the hospital's pre-surgery orientation, health screening including the medical fee computations. The procedure will only take 2-3 hours and I'm pleased to know that I have a benefit as a tax payer to choose my ward type. There was so much diffence between the private and subsidized wards fee. Think - I have to pay 3 times the TOTAL EXPENSE (read:TOTAL) if I want to stay overnight in a 4-bed airconditioned ward with own tv set. The hell, no way! I will be contented to sleep with my 5 fellow frankenstein wardmates...anyway, I don't think the public wards here are comparable to ours in pinas. This will be my first time to be in a surgery room (except for my circumcision) and i can damn feel the tsunami in my chest. shit, ganito pala feeling ng virgin sa unang karanasan. Hik!