Me and my family joined a birthday party of my friend's daughter held in one of the picnic grounds in Camp John Hay, at the Scout Hill area yesterday. We set up the food on 2 picnic tables, same tables that we rented when we had our picnic about a year ago... as if these were our favorite tables, huh? And, while we were enjoying the food and cracking jokes, there came this lady-collector with an umbrella in tow. Gate-crashing into the party, she counted the tables that we have occupied and asked how many tables we were renting. We said we only rented 2. Like we were little children, she scolded us for settling our cute butts comfortably on the extra bench and landing our full plates to the empty table nearby.
She demanded we pay for another table! Naughty and wise as we have always been, we explained to the lady-collector that we asked the permission from the other group nearby that we "borrow" for a while one of the tables that they rented since they aren't ready with their food yet. True to our explanation to the lady-collector, the friendly other group really allowed us to use their table while they were waiting for their Tilapia to be cooked char-broiled.
Annoying as she can be, this lady was a leopard lurking behind the pine trees ready to devour us unnoticeably while we were having fun. Like it was a deja vu for us, she seem to enjoy catching preys who get to her territory. Oh yeah..now I get it! The picnic ground is her territory and she must protect it from invaders!
The rent is P113/table. We were willing to pay for 3 tables but all other tables were taken so we got only 2. I wonder how many picnic-goers this lady has quarrelled with because of her rudeness.
Gate-crashing is embarrassing more for us guests than this lady-collector could take to her skin! She left the party hosts stunned by her lack of manners. She should be courteous and cordial to her "customers" so that the party event wouldn't become a mess with her presence. Doesn't she have any office so that we can transact business with her privately, away from the eyes of the party guests? Or, can she make her "territory" more orderly by setting up a reservation booth/office and have us book our "favorite" tables a few hours before the party starts? Sigh...this lady-collector should not remain a predator lurking at her prey to defend her territory. Instead, she should display nobleness, an attribute fit to a queen because she can also be "queen" in her own domain...the picnic ground.
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Hah! I know what you mean! I too am one of the numerous victims of 'THE GATE CRASHER!" (emphasis mine). But, I give her credit too. As stubborn as she is, she gets the job done - but gets much more than the fee she was set out to collect - she makes new "friends"; get's to partake of the food (after pestering the occupants to pay up) She even told us to talk to PGMA if we objected to paying the required amount. Onli in d pilipins!
You're right digitalchain! Oh, that poor lady is just doing her job. I will look for her boss and share my suggestions to him/her.
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