Arriving Ormoc From The Sea
Never feel the urge to answer nature’s call when you have already passed the guard at that terminal’s arrival area and you are already at the big parking lot. Why? Because this story might happen to you…
One time I was already seated on a Grand Tours van headed for Tacloban. It was still waiting for more passengers (near area B) so I told the driver to reserve my seat no. 2 as I will just go pee. I asked the porters where the comfort room might be and they told me to go back to the terminal. Naturally, I traced back to where I came from (C), but the idiot of a guard (black arrow) would not let me in anymore. I said I just arrived from that boat and needs to visit the “CR” urgently.
His advise was: I must walk to and enter at departure area (A) to be able to use the CR. I protested that I was not departing but just arrived, His reply was still I must go as he just described (that's the yellow line in the photo). So I went forth running as I felt I was already involuntarily peeing my pants. Guess what?! At departure area, despite my explanations that I needed to visit the comfort room urgently and that I just arrived showing my ticket and that the guard at arrival won’t anymore allow me back, all these idiots there still demanded that I go through the ceremonies of lining up, have my ticket inspected, have my body frisked, my backpack searched by another idiot before finally putting it into another line for the dog to sniff! That's the little red dot on the photo.There were something like 30 or more passengers in line waiting to pass by the guards (boarding has started). My insides were already exploding! Solution? In a combination of frustration, anger and panic that I was already wetting my pants, I dropped the backpack in front of all of them and ran for it! Yes, I ran for it since the toilet is at the end of the whole pre-departure area, just a thin wall away from where we arrived at. Some of them guards shouted whatever, one even attempted to catch me. But I was just faster with an exploding pantog!
Relieved, with a better composure, I went out of the toilet and back to the guards to get my backpack. No one was saying anything but most were looking at me as if they wanted to crucify me! So I said “bakit ganyan ang tingin nyo sakin? Hindi ako magpapasalamat na naka-ihi din ako dahil hindi nyo naman ako pinayagan at pumuslit lang ako". I continued with "Now, I am ready to face each and everyone of you, sige kasuhan nyo ako, bring me to court if you wish”.
None of them said anything. I was already grabbing my backpack to get out of the place when somebody (friend) who I did not notice was watching said something to the guards in my favor. But let us not delve into that. I just know he told them "I will be his lawyer" hehe!
Anyway, except for the comfort room thing, this Ormoc fastcraft terminal is nice and easy to be at!
Let’s talk Ormoc next! It’s another wonderful city!
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Kawawa ka naman :(
ReplyDeleteBut I will remember about that CR thing. :)