Praises! Hosanna!

I was not supposed to go to duty today. I was a bit under the weather for the past two days, but the department said I couldn’t declare a sick leave. So, I reported to sick and all. I only charted a total of six patients. That’s a little below half of my average performance. I didn’t want to tire myself out.

We decided to try ordering our lunch from Hosanna’s. I haven’t tried them before but I’ve seen their dubious flyer before. It only had their menu, very cheap food by the way and their telephone number. No address. I heard they deliver without a minimum food purchase, and even during thunderstorms! Actually, a clerk placed the order for us. However, when the delivery guy came, everyone else was busy so I decided to receive our food and pay the guy. Absent-minded and feeling sick, I counted my money wrong and ended up sending the delivery guy off with an extra hundred bucks. My hundred bucks. I felt devastated. Okay, that was another exaggeration from me, but it made me feel worse about my day. I decided to call Hosanna’s and demanded for my hundred pesos back. Naturally, when I placed the call, the delivery boy wasn’t back there yet, so I had to settle for talking to a waitress. She promised me to tell the delivery boy about it. Fifteen minutes has passed, and I decided to call them up again. The girl on the other line said the delivery boy went to do his job at another nearby hospital. She forgot to tell him about my change. I got angry but I controlled myself. I didn’t make any threats but I told her I’d call again after ten minutes. She said the delivery boy would’ve been back in ten. So I waited for ten unforgiving minutes and dialed their number again. The same girl answered and said that the delivery boy was on his way to me. I asked her if the guy admitted taking my money away with him, she only replied, well you guys talk it over when he gets there.

I knew my money was already gone to the dogs. Who in his right mind would admit he stole a customer’s money!

Today my faith in a Supreme Being higher than all of us was reaffirmed. The guy came back and immediately returned my money to me. No defending, no questions, no nada! I was so happy! Partly because I got my money back (it was my fault in the first place), but mostly because honest and kind creatures still inhabit this land!

Praises for Hosanna and their delivery guy!

By the way, the food wasn’t that bad for a cheap 58 bucks, I had 3 pieces of siomai, pork barbecue, rice, soup and a bottle of Pepsi. J