Correction. It was not a Big Cosmic Push that happened today. It was more like Relentless Cosmic Poking, and it was annoying as hell. The day did not agree with me, not one bit. Not exactly a good way for one's life to go when it hits a curve.
It started at around 7:30 AM, I woke up when I heard a loud *blag* outside my room. Immediately I heard the groans of my brother, just waking up, apparently fending off our nephew Josh from depriving him of sleep hours. The voice to follow was my sister's shrill "Josh, wag dyan!" ("Josh, not there!") A cacophony of baby giggles and grunts followed suit and I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep anymore.
Head still tubthumping, I got up to do my dailies and print out my resume. Right on cue, the friend whom I was applying with called me up and we talked about how we'll be meeting up later. We agreed on the usual place and time and then we talked some more about the job we are applying for, what we are doing, and if we really wanted to do it. Again, we agreed that we didn't really want to do it, but with the cosmos' insistent pushing, it's pretty difficult to just stand and weather it out. So might as well just let it do its magic.
At around noon, I was already on my way out to meet with my friend so I got my anti-social device ready. But something was wrong. I could not lock the keys. The thing you push at the top doesn't work. But I didn't panic. I thought maybe if I restart, it would work fine again, so I restarted. After booting up, I tried locking the keys one more time. It still didn't work!
And then the memory came rushing into me like a reverse explosion. The noise I heard in the morning was actually my iPod falling down from its perch beside the TV.
Oh. My. G--!
My iPod is broken! After taking care of it and being good to it and pampering it like something that came out of me, it was broken! OK, the sound still works and it still plays songs, but still! I haven't tried connecting it to the computer yet... I hope no other damage was done...
I knew then. I KNEW THEN that this day was not going to agree with me. I trudged over to the meeting place with my broken iPod and waited for my friend. I was hoping to get things over and done with and get home right away after doing what we needed to do, but my friend being one hour late didn't really help my mood at all. (Don't worry, I forgive you. LOL. My day just had a nasty start.)
I tried to ignore the battery acid in my throat when my friend arrived and just focused on getting to the office. Sure it was raining and sure my hair was not at all cooperating but I was close to not caring anymore! I just wanted to get it over and done with.
Thankfully, we got to the office dry and fairly presentable. We immediately talked with the person we needed to talk with and took the test, which was fairly easy. After which, the person told us that we needed to go to the main office to take another test, and if possible, an interview.
Again, it was not in the day's plans but sensibilities won over whining. My friend and I decided it would be better if we get things done right away. So we grudgingly went to the main office.
Now maybe it was just my mood, or maybe a lot of things were coming at me from all sides, but my mind blacked out and I forgot where the main office was located even if I knew, I knew, I KNEW where it was. We ended up getting down at the wrong stop and walking a few blocks back to the building.
So FINALLY we got there, and we got to talk with the person in charge. We were given another test -- which was a lot harder than what we were made to take in the other office. I was only able to answer 6 out of 10 questions actually, which I knew wasn't enough to get me in. After the exam was done, the person who administered the test told us she would be tallying the results and depending on how we did, she'd call us up and set us for an interview the next day. We thanked her and left without lingering anymore.
Getting home, the two of us are now fretting about the following day. I'm pretty sure there's very little chance of me getting in, so I won't be surprised if they don't call. I might even be relieved. Sure I'd be disappointed, but not because I didn't get in... but because I put too much trust on the cosmos, and I knew some of my friends were expecting me to get in.
Hey, I screw up too.
