Mayaman Kasi Ako... I Don't Have Smaller Bills

I woke up so early before my alarm starts to ring. I made some push ups and had some sit ups while playing City Harvest Praise and Worship Songs, well since our radio suddenly stop to work last week and that made me furious that I cant hear my fave radio dj's on RX. Im also happy while cooking my breakfast; meatloaf, egg, Gardenia Bread (its now expensive huh) and Milo (the Chocolate drink not the Milo, one of our close kalbong friend in college hahaha) So take a bath, and put on some perfume (i bought in Oxygen), putting my two days old shoes which I just bought last Saturday at Shoe Salon hehehe and I am so ready for the trip to the office.

Wow, a nice and well air-conditioned FX that makes me sleep for a while travelling to Cubao. 

Everything is totally great, to arrived at the office with a great smile and early as I am always.

I checked my wallet and wow, I only have 1000 peso bill and 4 peso coins. I have a thought already that the Bus that I will ride onto will not have the change. 

So I saw a BDO ATM machine. I was thinking to withdraw a smaller amount of money. So I inserted my card, The Machine said : to begin your transaction please get your card (huh what?) So I get my card but the machine still giving instructions like withdraw, balance inquiry, so I press the withdraw, the machine instructed me to enter my PIN So I did. Then  enter the amount, I enter 500 pesos, then the machine displayed on the screen, cannot be process your transaction. (I have this thought already that how come still have these instructions without my card. Whew.)

So I make para to an air-conditioned bus with a crossed finger that the bus conductor will change my 1000 peso bill. So when he approached me, I just said, "Sorry po kuya ito lang po ang barya ko, dyan lang po sa Luzon tapat ng Puregold" while showing my 4 pesos coins. The fare is just 14 pesos. The Bus conductor sarcastically said "SIR, ANG YAMAN NIYO NAMAN, WALA AKONG PAMPALIT DYAN, BUMABA NALANG KAYO" So without hesitation I jumped out of the bus and I found myself at BPI Near SSS. I almost have a hope but while approaching the ATM machine, I saw a note on the ATM Machine "OFFLINE" Whew. What the heck, why they have to be offline now, I really really need a small amount of money. 

So I try to find another ATM Machine, then I saw a KFC and thought of buying one Krusher so that my 1000 pesos bill will be changed. Unfortunately while ordering my drinks, the service crew said, "Sir mga 10am pa pwede ang Krusher! Whew. So I found myself walking again and looking for ATM Machine.

I then approached a security guard at SSS which he said they have the PNB Bank. So happily I went to the ATM Machine.

Because of the rushing and thought of getting late, while Im having a transaction I chose the wrong transaction which is Checking Account. I just put 300 pesos. The machine displayed a note: The amount is not multiplied by 500. so I have to change the amount again. So I put 500 pesos. Waiting for the machine to respond, I thought why this ATM Machine so slow to respond, then a note displayed : Theres no Checking account. Whew. So I had to change and restart all over again, the transaction process. So thought furious now, I am happy with the 500 peso bill. 

I jumped up onto an air-conditioned bus again, and whalaa! The bus conductor again said " Sir wala kaming pampalit dyan, anlaki ng pera niyo. Sa ordinaryo nalang kayo sumakay, dun madaming pamalit. Baba nalang kayo" So he stops the bus, and I found myself again outside the bus looking for a hope to change my now 500 peso bill. Then looking again for a possible ATM that will give me less than 500 pesos. So I saw again a BPI ATM machine, and guess what? It was OFFLINE, WTF for the 2nd time! I just told to myself "Bwisit na BPI yan, lahat ng branch Offline"

So I saw a Jollibee and decided to buy a 39ers meal and upgrade it to float. The amount 64 pesos only. Then while giving it to the the cashier, she said " Sir, wala po ba kayong mas maliit liit dyan, anlaki ng pera niyo. I don’t want to speak any word anymore, so I just nodded my head saying no. Whew. Then she said again maybe jokingly "mas malaki sir, cguro meron" then she giggles. 

Rushing to the office on running feet, I am so late. Whew. 40 minutes.

Whew. Hirap pala maging mayaman. Lesson learned, magbaon lagi ng barya sa bulsa.