The most unexpected thing happened.

I filed a one-hour-leave in the office to have my right eye checked out because it was irritating me to no end. I couldn’t concentrate on my work because my contact lenses kept moving and it was disorienting.

So there I was, having an eye examination, fully expecting to receive a prescription and a pat on the back as the doctor sent me back to work.

That’s when things changed.

Oh, the doctor prescribed my medication all right. What I didn’t expect was for him to say I had a case of sore eyes and that I had to rest and skip work for a few days. I wasn’t expecting that. At all.

The next thing I knew I was in the office filiing for a few days leave and sickness reimbursement. Went down to the clinic several times to have my doctor’s signature. I was moving in a sort of haze. I never knew I would be taking a forced vacation. I was feeling giddy the rest of the day.

And then I received a most heart-stopping text message on my cellphone.

But that’s for another post entirely. =) I’m a terrible tease. ^^

I had a strange experience yesterday. I boarded a jeepney on the way home and happened to sit next to someone who scooted over to let me get a better sitting arrangement. I thanked him since I knew he didn’t have to do that, but he did so anyway.

The next thing I know, he was smiling at me and saying, “I often manage to ride the same the same jeepney as you. Where do you work?” I told him the name of the building where I worked and then he asked, “In a call center?”

I bristled. I really did. In this country, call center employees are rarely regarded seriously, mostly because they aren’t really graduates of any specialized field; they’re just college graduates.

I shook my head and threw him the name of the company I worked in. He did a double-take once he heard it, disbelief clearly showing on his face, and repeated the name to confirm it with me. I nodded. And proceeded to ignore him the rest of the journey.

I smiled wryly. Despite the many management errors our company has, it still holds a certain level of respect within, and even without, the engineering field. The irony.

In truth, I didn’t know if the stranger was surprised because of where I worked, or what that implied. It irritated me to think that he didn’t think I’d be a part of the engineering field. Is it hard to accept a woman can graduate from an engineering course and get her professional license early? Because I’m a woman?

My alter ego is rolling her eyes at me again. She says I’m trying to go crusading for women rights in this post. Oh well.

I certainly don’t want to see him again. Imagine trying to hit on a girl inside a jeepney.. Urrg.

It was our annual physical check-up earlier today and it seems that not all the medical horrors of last year were repeated.

Last year I was poked, prodded and mashed.

This year, I was just poked and mashed. An improvement at least.

The whole procedure took just about an hour, compared to last year’s half a day. No psychology test on this one too, unlike last year. I guess they’ve figured we’re insane enough without having to prove it to the whole medical community.

The doctors refused to have my eyes tested. They refused because I was wearing my green contact lenses. So they asked me to come the next day without my contact lenses. How I am supposed to travel on being blind without my contact lenses, I don’t know.

And worse of all? The number of times that I was asked if I am still– I mean, if I was ever intimate with anyone. *rolls eyes* Someone save me.