When I decided to vie for the Chairmanship seat a month before the campaign period, my only desire was to give our neighborhood a "complete face-lift" ( vanidosa's term for beautiful, joyous and peaceful place). Isn't it nice to belong to a community of closely knit and cooperative people living in a clean and harmonious place? Never did I realize that my willingness and dedication to serve would not be appreciated by a few green-eyed monsters and critics who still have grudges being defeated during the last election. There is truth in the saying that "You cannot please everybody".

In the span of not even a month that I took oath and sat as the Punong Barangay, there came a time when I thought of giving up the crown because of pressures, stress, tiresome trips to this and those offices to submit documents for a smooth transistion, council meetings, paper works and even using up my personal money "katakut-takot na abono" to make sure our Barangay copes up to all the requirements not to mention the foul comments of the chismosas around. But then hubby and daughter advised me not to quit since the barangay is just half in number of our male employees whose operational needs I head and further told me that no matter what ddecision I'll come up with, I'm still the Chairman! Sorry sila!

Sad to say, I'm missing my usual activities, my friends, vanities and beautification (bwaaaah..), posting and updating my blog entries and campaign ads, visiting my links, and doing my pending tags. I haven't even shopped for Christmas presents yet.

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HOW WILL I TAKE THIS?

One time after my appointed Treasurer and Secretary came from the National Treasury to fix some documents with regards to our Fidelity Bond told me "Madam, may trademark ka na! One lady Chairman who was also working on their bond asked who our Chairman is and we told her si Chairman Vergara po yung pumalit kay Chairman Beltran. Sabi ba naman, ah yung magandang, suplada na maputi? Siempre protect and defend po namin kayo and told her di naman po yun suplada."

You see how people can pass judgement? Grabe! Buti nalang may consolation ako hearing the words maganda and maputi! Bwaaaaaaahhhhh......again!

Labels: Community Service, Politics