In
addition to sharing with the goating community in general the lay of
the pasture in these here parts this “ old goat “ will also from
time to time be posting articles that are of a more “ every day “
living variety in the form of questions and answers , but mostly
questions .
Goats bred in foreign pastures tend to accumulate lots of
questions through the years in regards to their current pasture
locations . Roaming
about i got to wondering about a number of things about these here
pastures that i suppose all fit within that politically correct box
called " culture " or " social milieu " . We will just call it - " who would of thunk it " . :-)
Most
of these head scratchers tend to revolve around simple everyday
issues that the domestic goat seems to take for granted and the
foreign goat tends to experience as unusual or even downright weird
if you know what I mean . Some will reflect cultural issues of a
national nature and some just local pastures.
Can
start about anywhere but a piece in the news lately comes to mind .
Newspaper says only about 4 out of every 10,000 local or domestics
have a bank account . Now , I know this is known as a cash based
society but how is it that bank lines can have the entire quota of
account holders for a city all in the bank at the same time ?
Well
, maybe because half of them aren't there to actually bank but to pay
a bill . And , it ain't just the bank . I have gotten ticket # 123
before when stopping by to pay the power bill or # 62 to pay the TV
cable when the cable office couldn't hold 62 people . :-) Speaking
of bills why does it take longer to receive a PLDT bill from Manila
than one from half way around the world ? :-)
Seems
part of the answer is it might sit in the local post office for days
waiting for the motorbike or bicycle dude to ride out . Maybe
something to do with conservation . Maybe the carrier pigeon from
Manila decided to stop over somewhere cause by the time I get my
notice it's already “ past due “ . On the other hand , PLDT can
threathen to cut off my service within 24 hrs so at least something
moves faster here . :-)
Ever
wonder why some businesses shut down for 2 hr lunches and everybody
goes at the same time ? I mean this ain't Mexico where siesta is
mandatory or Egypt where the bong brigade starts up . Then
there is that wonderful experience known as “ Philippine Time “
where everybody seems to have a bad watch or else have slipped into a
parallel universe . :-)
And ,
while we at it how come the manger is “ never in “ ? Or , one of
my favourites “ sorry sir , out of stock “ or “ no change “ .
Always thought running a business meant you had to have change or
being out of stock meant you lost sales . How is it that a grocery store chain owned by a billionaire never has centavos ( like a penny ) and they want to know if you can go without . Well , maybe that's one of the reasons the owners a billionaire . :-)
Ever been to the grocery , had the bag boy roll your cart out and refuse a tip ? Ever just dropped it on the payment and said " wait till the cab pulls off " . When is the last time someone actually pumped the gas into your vehicle , even if it was only $ 2 worth ? Or , put air in your tires for you while sweating like a stuffed , well you know . See , here you was thinking it was only gonna be bad stuff .
As Porky used to say... " that's all folks " , for now . But we just getting started so drop back by and sit a spell .
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