Warla and the Philip Morris Event

Philip Morris Event @ North Club in Bacolod. By invitation only, yan ang rule. So we were all thrilled because we were given invites to the party. We were thinking, how saya naman of this vacay, we get the chance pa to attend this kind of event. Coming from Moravia for Marie’s gig, we all decided to meet up nalang sa North. On the way there, I was with Cuz, Meg, Ping and Carla. All the others kasi, nauna na. When we got in, Kat texted that they were at the VIP lounge. So I asked, how do we go there? Kat asked for us to wait because si Mor is on his way down to get us na daw. We saw Mor, but I don’t think he saw us. Why? He was busy talking to the bouncers who were pushing him. I was wondering na, what’s goin’ on kaya? Mor went out of the VIP lounge then he started naman talking to this girl. By that time, mejo exhibited na sa face ni Mor ang pagkainis. So, pinuntahan namin si Mor. Sa wakas, he noticed us na! We went out of the venue muna (as in sa road ha) so he can make kwento what happened. The girl claims daw it's her party so walang magagawa si Mor to go back to the Lounge.

Sa super pagkainis, we all decided to leave the event nalang then head back to Sorrento. The plan was to go back lang inside as in quickly to properly say goodbye to the rest of the gang and tell them that we’re drinking nalang someplace else. Okay, so on with the plan. We were all inside ulit except for Meg and Ping. I was nagtaka of course! They were refused entry daw by this girl (as in the same girl Mor was talking to earlier). So shempre, I politely asked the girl ha,

Trina: what’s the problem?

Girl: I can’t let your friend in.

Trina: Ha? We were inside na kanina pa. We just went out to get something.

Girl: I can’t let her in because she’s wearing flipflops.

Trina: So?

Girl: We’re trying to control the crowd. We don’t allow flipflops.

Trina: Like what I said earlier, we were inside na kanina pa. And she was wearing the same flipflops when we got in kanina, so bakit now, you won’t let her in?

And there, this girl, with a very sarcastic facial expression and tone ever, told me E nahuli ko sha eh. Pasensya Ka!

I snapped. But I was still trying to be as composed as ever. I walked slowly towards her, stared at her and then ayan na ang mga maaanghang na salita lumabas na….pero in a composed manner pa rin ha. Then I tried my very best na mag walk-out nalang. I know that if may sabihin pa kasi sha and marinig ko, baka hindi na maganda ang kasunod. I was not drunk then so I really had control pa. At that time, i realized it was better to just go away.

We left the place na. Salamat!!!!

And so I found out who she is. Okay fine, so she may have organized the event. So what?! That doesn’t give her the right to say This is my party! Ah talaga? Look, Philip Morris had an event obviously for promotions/marketing purposes. What a marketing strategy naman if their staff would treat guests that way, right? I know, there are rules. Please lang, I know rules. I may transgress itsy bitsy pieces of rules every once in a while, but I know rules and appreciate the same. I mean, fine, okay, rules about black or blue badges before you can get in, no flipflops allowed, etc. OKAY LANG YON! What infuriated Mor and I was the fact that she was so rude to us. There’s a nice way of saying things, hija. She could have simply said, I’m sorry Ma’am, we have rules here, we don’t allow flipflops, maybe kanina, the one in charge just didn’t notice that she was wearing flipflops that’s why she was able to get in. Pwede namang ganon! You don’t have to be rude to get your message across. And when Mor asked what he can do to be able to go back to the lounge as his friends were still there, she could’ve said nalang, "I’m really sorry sir, there’s nothing we can do about it" instead of saying Nothing, because this is my party!

I just hope people in marketing and promotions do realize that the way they deal with guests/customers matters! I don’t care if she’s an executive. She was so rude to us. Baka mas okay pa to deal with yosi vendors than to deal with her. Aynaku girl, I just hope we don’t cross paths ever again…haynaku if ever man, Pasensya Ka!

Kaingit!!!!