Basta Utang, Binabayaran

Let me ask you this: What do you do when you come across someone who borrowed money from you and has not paid you until that moment when your paths crossed? Hmm, let me guess.

letter a. You say hi and pretend as if you forgot his debt to you?
letter b. You say hi and ask him when he is going to pay you the money?
letter c. You say hi and concoct a story about someone who borrowed money from you then never bothered to pay back hoping your story would make him remember his duty to you?
letter d. You say hi and ask if the money he borrowed from you really helped him a lot?
letter e. You say hi and you ask him how your money he borrowed from you helped him during his dire need (putting emphasis on the word "dire")?
letter f. You say hi and slowly emotes and tries to shed tears hoping he would remember how his face looked when he was borrowing money from you (ala Christopher de leon)?
letter g. You say hi and tell him to consider the money he borrowed from you as you "donation"?
letter h. You feel ashamed to approach him so you do your best to avoid him by diverting to another path?
letter i. You feel ashamed to see him eye-to-eye because he might feel that the way you are looking at him is simply saying: "Hoy, utang mo.. magbayad ka na!"?
letter j. You ignore him and make him feel you are angry about his continued silence and seemingly lack of intent to pay the money he owes you?
letter k. You approach him, grab his chin, pulls it down and rubs his face onto the floor then you tell him "quits!"

hay buhay, there could be so many creative ways to approach this situation: someone borrowed money from you and debtor gives you this "ni ha, ni ho" attitude.. Sadly, when I cross paths with him, I could not even look at him eye-to-eye because I feel ashamed to approach him because he might think I am already that poor to get back the money from him. But seriously speaking, patuloy akong nagtataka sa sarili ko na why do I feel so uncomfortable when I am faced with this situation samantalang ako na nga ang nahiraman ng pera at sya yata ang may obligasyon.

I remember for several times now na debtors even become more creative. Nakakasuya. nakakainis. Nakakapoanggagong pakiramdaman pero ala akong magawa. Siyeeett na malagkit.


Minsan, papangakuan akong magbabayad na saken sa ganitong araw. SO here I am naman nagpabola so expect naman ako. Wait for that day to come only to find out na di naman magbabayad. Pero, ayos na rin yung ganito kasi I know that that person has not forgotten his obligation to me. AT least, di dedma, b d? Pero, kainis pa rin.

Minsan din, hihingin sakin ang ATM savings account number ko. Tas itetex akong on the way na sya sa bank to deposit the money. Yun lang. So, expect na naman me. Go sa Gaisano tas saving account balance inquiry. POweeh! Puta! P12.00 pa rin ang account balance. Waaah, how do I go back home. Buti na lang, may nakaipit na ninoy sa aking mejas.

Minsan din, pupunta sa tinitirhan ko. Tutunog ang door bell. Lalabas ako to see who just rang the bell. Wow, to my eyes' delight. Weee, magbabayad na sya. Papapasukin tas aalukin ng drinks newei magbabayad na. Kwentuhan. Kwentuhan and more kwentuhan tas bigla syang mag eemote. Luluha ang kanyang kaliwang mata tas sabay sasabihin " jonjon, pwede pa ba akong makahiram ng pera sayo kasi...." ayun, di ko na naririnig kung ano pa ang mga sinasabi nya. Bigla akong natulala. No! No! Nehypnotize siguro kasi bigla ko na lang nakita ang sarili kong kinukuha ang wallet ko sa likod ng pantalon ko, binubuksan, at kumukuha ang dalawang libong piso -- apat na pirasong ninoy -- sabay sabing " cge, eto o, sana makatulong ito. Pay when able na lang." Sabay bigay sa kanya ng pera at agad syang tatayo at magpapaalam. Waaah! Dumilim ang paningin ko., Hinimatay ako!

Minsan din, daratnan ko na lang sa tinitirhan ko yung may utang saken. May dalang bayabas, saging, duhat at kung ano ano pa. Tengk yu agad ako. Sya namang sabay sabing: "Wan tawsand por hundred pipti pesos ang halaga ng lahat ng yan, ibawas mo na lang sa utang ko sayo." Hay, kaya nga I do not wonder anymore why there are some people who can kill.

Marami pa sana akong kwento kaso masyado ng mahaba itong blog ko about utang. Kasing haba ng listahan ng taong may mga utang saken. Eh, kayo, anung experience nyo? E Blog nyo rin tas i text mo yung blog site mo dun sa mga may utang sayo hoping na pag nabasa nya eh maramdaman nyang ang utang ay binabayaran at higit sa lahat na sya yung unnamed subject mo dun sa blog mo... Bato bato sa langit! weeee.... hekhekhek

ey, dragonfly, naalala kita nung Lunes..