Forty Dollars

While waiting for the hall to fill, I made usyoso the Malachi booth that had already been set up.

They make all organic products.

My heart jumped when I glanced upon this tarpauline that had the word MIGRAINE. I am one of the unfortunate human beings that suffer from migraine so any information or a hint of cure gives me hope.
Parang cure all ito ah

I inquired from these two pretty sales ladies manning Malichi’s booth. Parang si Bianca Gonzales ang profile nung isa.

Me———- Miss, ano ito? Laser?
Girl #1—– O o mam, (she enumerated the sicknesses…)
Me——– How does it work?
Girl #1—- Itapat lang dun saan may sakit ang problem
Me——– Asan, do you have a sample?
( They don’t have a display or sample, they pointed at the photo)
Me—— Saan ito galing? Saan gawa?
Girl #1– US mam.
Me——- O US.

I looked at the price. Girl #1 sensed that I probably found it expensive.
She tried to convince me.

Girl # 1— Mura na yan mam. Forty dollars yan sa US.
Me——— Forty dollars?
Girl #1—- O o mam, forty dollars. Dito mas mababa.
(Is P16,000 cheaper than $40?)

(Girl #2 was more knowledgeable with the price,
she corrected Girl #1)

Girl #2—– Four dollars!
Me———- $4 ?
Girl #2—— four dollars
Girl #1—— (She looked at Girl #2). Forty
Girl #2—– Four dollars!
Me———– Baka four hundred dollars.
Girl #1—- Hindi mam, forty dollars.
Girl #2—– Hoy, four dollars.

Me again— Siguro $400 kasi P16,000.
Girl #1 realized she made a mistake in the dollar price. She corrected her earlier amount of $40.

Girl #1—– Forty thousand dollars yan mam sa US.
Me———- Ha? $40,000?
Girl #1—— Oo, forty thousand
Me———- Ha? Ang mahal naman.

Girl #2 corrected Girl #1. Four thousand. Four thousand.
Girl #1—– Forty thousand.

Girl #1—- P30,000+ talaga yan, diniscount sa P18,000 tapos binaba pa para dito, kaya P16,000 na lang. Kuha ka na Mam.
Forty dollars sa US yan.

Naku, nabalik na naman kami sa $40.
Parang lalo akong magka ka migraine sa dalawang ito.
Buti na lang hindi ako buntis kundi, baka duguin ako.
Dyos ko ang gulo nyong kausap. Buti na lang hindi ako ang amo nyo kundi makukurot ko kayo!