Hehehe, weird title. More on that later.

Ever since this week started, I've been thinking how different things have been for me since summer started.

Over these past cpuple of months, I've learned to talk to people, mostly over the phone. As outgoing as I am with people, I still get uneasy with having to deal with strangers. During my first week at the office, I kept stalling whenever I was asked to call certain people or to talk to prospective sponsors. I was also afraid of saying the wrong thing to people who would call to ask questions about the show.

Hahaha, now I can easily answer the phone (even both at the same time) repeatedly and suppress any laughter when something funny comes up. There was never a day when we never crack up laughing before or after a phone call, and we still manage to keep a straight face and a steady voice.

As for the very persistent callers, yeah, I keep my cool, but sometimes I couldn't help but make snide comments upon hanging up, hahaha, most probably because Ate Sally would ask what the phone call was about.

But because my patience has been tested with the persistence of other people, I've also learned to be a little more mataray. Just the other day, I almost lost my patience and was ready to snap at a couple of friends just because of a minor delay.

I've also learned to use my instincts more. Hahaha, I used to be such a slow person. I think too much before moving. Commuting to places to do a certain errand made me think faster, easily learning where to go and easiest, fastest or cheapest modes of transportation (because I don't have a car and I don't even drive).

Which leads us to the errand I was tasked to do today, picking up wigs from our wig sponsor, somewhere along Emerald Avenue in Ortigas. I had no idea how to get there, so I asked Teena for directions. She did so, and asked what I was to do there. When I told her, she offered a ride to the place. Thanks, Teena! That way I don't have to waste time getting lost, hahaha.

Teena dropped me off at the building, and off I went. I couldn't help but notice that the sky was dark and it was drizzling. And to think that all I had with me was my cellphone and wallet. Anyway, up to the 14th floor. 10 wigs in their boxes were put in this huge shopping bag that I could barely grip together in one hand. The girl at the receptionist's desk even asked if I needed any help bringing it to the ground floor, but I said I could manage. When I reached the lobby, to my dismay, the rain was pouring in buckets. Oh well, don't worry, Hogi. Just wait 15 minutes and it'll let up. So 15 minutes later, it was only drizzling again, and I hopped into a jeepney headed for Robinson's Galleria. And when I got there, the weather instantly changed. It was sunny again! Nyak. Boarded a bus to Makati, then took a jeep to the street of the rehearsal venue. I was tired and sweaty by the time I was walking down the street.

I got a huge surprise when I walked inside the rehearsal hall. Lea was sitting at the director's table with Bobby! And there I was, sweaty and totally out of it, with my ponytail all in tangles. And she was the first one who noticed me and said hi! Holy kamote, hahahaha! So I nonchalantly walked over to the production manager and set down that darn shopping bag of wigs. I never even thought of fixing up before walking in the rehearsal hall. All I was thinking was that I should deliver the wigs to the building and get back to the office right away so Ate Sally can leave early to go to her doctor.

Lesson, expect the unexpected people to drop by when dropping by yourself, hahahahaha!

I'm out for now. I'm getting uber hungry.