I was happy and content for a while. The food business seemed to be an industry that's more essential to life. It was a totally different experience for me - running a store, managing people. I learned so many skills at McDonald's. I made sure that people got their burgers perfectly. That was customer service skills. I taught my crew to cook and serve the perfect burgers - coaching skills. I thought of ways our store can sell more burgers - marketing. I counted left over burgers in the freezer - Accounting Inventory. I reported to head office how many burgers we sold - Financial Accounting. I tried to find lost burgers - problem solving skills. Until after 3 years I got tired of burgers. I hated it. I could smell it on my skin and hair even when I was not at work.
di ko na matagalan. binabangungot na ako kahit gising. naiisip kong pagtingin ko sa salamin ay kulubot na ang mukha ko, kuba na ang likod ko, at ito pa rin ang trabaho ko. tama na. kailangan ng malaman ang dapat kong gawin sa buhay ko. alam ko naman ang gusto kong gawin. magsalita sa maraming tao. magsulat. hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit di ko ito ginawa noon pa. nasa lahi naman namin ang pagsusulat. parang di ko makita ang sarili kong mabubuhay sa pagsusulat. pagsasalita, ano naman ang kikitain ko dun. san ako magsasalita. sino ang makikinig?