Single mom, nawalan ng job opportunity dahil umano nabasa sa San Juan
- A single mom’s dream of getting a job abroad crumbled down because of the “Wattah Wattah” Festival in San Juan City
- A Facebook user shared screengrabs from an FB group featuring a lengthy post made by a member of that group
- In that post, the said member narrated her harrowing experience with the city’s “basaan” tradition, which led her to lose the chance to be considered for a job
- The heartbreaking story has since then been carried by major news outlets, including GMA Interaskyon
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A single mom’s dream of getting a job overseas came crashing down due to the “Wattah Wattah” Festival of San Juan City.
Source: Instagram
A Facebook user that goes by the handle ‘Rod Lina’ shared on his own page some screngrabs taken from an FB group showing a lengthy post made by one of its members outlining what she went through at the “basaan” tradition of the city last June 24.
Major news outlets like GMA Interaksyon has since then carried the story.
“Halos gumuho mundo ko,” wrote the single mom in her post.
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In her post, she said she decided to seek an overseas job because she’s the only one supporting their family.
She then said that she’s applied to many agencies in the past and after almost a year, she received an email telling her to come for an interview on June 24.
The single mom then said that she has secured all requirements needed by an agency that sends manpower to Europe, which include the National Bureau of Investigation clearance, her school transcript of records, and many other official docs.
She revealed that she borrowed her outfit and shoes for the interview and placed all her original docs in a brown envelope.
The single mom then said that she didn’t realized that day was San Juan’s Fiesta.
“’Di ko naman sukat akalaing Fiesta ng San Juan,” she said in her post.
“Nagulat ako na may grupo ng mga kabataan na nasa bente katao, pinaikutan ako. May hawak na mga timba. Water gun. Tabo. Hose. Ilang beses ako nakiusap na, ‘Wag po, may interview ako, pleasseee! Nanghiram lang ako ng damit,’” she narrated.
“Pero [hindi] sila nakinig. Pinasiritan ako ng tubig sa mukha mula sa hose. At ‘di pa sila nakuntento. Binuhusan ako ng ilang timbang tubig. Kaya halos basang-basa ako. ‘Yung hawak ko na envelope kung nasaan original requirements ko ay nabasa din. Halos mabura ang mga details ko kasi basang-basa,” she said.
“Halos umiyak ako noon kasi two hours ako nag-byahe tapos hindi rin pala ako makakapunta sa interview,” the single mom continued.
When she arrived at the agency, she appealed to them to move the interview to another day as she needs to secure another set of original docs and also a fresh change of clothes.
Unfortunately, the agency told her there were no other dates available as that was the only time the employer would be available to interview applicants.
“Kaya sinabihan na ako nang, ‘Sorry, but you are considered FAILED.’ Halos gumuho mundo ko. Pati mga requirements ko basang-basa,” she said in her post.
“Ngayon, nababasa ko sa GC naming mga applicant na for Medical na sila lahat. Gumuho ang pangarap ko. Ang tagal ko naghintay. Walang sidlan ng saya nang makapasa ako sa initial interview. Pero ngayon, bumagsak ang mundo ko,” she further said.
“Nakiusap ako. Nagmakaawa. Pinagtitinginan ako sa bus nung pauwi ako kasi basang-basa ako. Ayaw tumabi sa’kin ng ibang pasahero kasi basang-basa ang damit ko. Malala, pati mga docs ko ay basang-basa na at hindi na sa tingin ko maisasalba kasi halos mabura na ang mga salita,” she also said.
Near the end of her post, the woman wished those living in San Juan a “happy fiesta,” saying that their one day of festivities resulted in her lifelong dream to crumble down.
“Sana napasaya namin kayo. Napakalaking bagay po na makaka-alis ako ng bansa dahil solo ko na binubuhay mga anak ko. Nakiusap ako. Nagmakaawa. Pero hindi kayo nakinig. Umiyak, pero nagtatawanan pa kayo. Happy Fiesta. ‘Yung isang araw na fiesta ninyo, isang buong pangarap ko po ang naglaho,” the woman concluded in her post.
Posts, such as photos or videos, that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people.
An example of this it the recent post of a Latin honor graduate, Khastria Ruezel Sevilla Caballe, who took to Facebook to vent her frustrations. She revealed that she felt so pressured from her family, with regards to when she will be taking the board exam despite herself having a job. She also shared how she would hear "sayang pinag-aralan mo" if she would not be teaching. The graduate simply wanted to let everyone know that she already makes her decisions and that she has her own timeline as well, and it may not always be aligned to what her relatives see or feel.
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