I still don’t have my car! … that’s right … it’s been two weeks since I so excitedly updated everyone that my car loan is on sign loop and that I can see the end of my car-less struggle … and it’s still not here … and not for lack of trying though … my story is just plain not-so-good luck story!
I got the much-awaited ‘APPROVED’ comment on my car loan … approved at the highest level … our GM no less … in record-time … 2 weeks instead of the committed 3 weeks! You can just imagine how ecstatic I am (hmmm … maybe you can’t imagine … if you don’t know me that is! ;=) … I was bugging everyone in the cubes and informing everyone who cares to listen and who gave me the time of day! (hehe … that’s me … I bug everyone! ;=) anyways … I digress … so there I was … really excited that I can finally get the letter of guarantee (er … document needed to get the car before they even disburse the check) … and I called the guy who needs to write it up … I called and called and no answer … which was weird because they’re supposed to be a helpdesk sort-of and should be available the whole day (yup, I can be very demanding! ;=) … finally, impatient that the guy was not answering my calls … I went over to his cube only to find a note that their whole group is out that day on teambuilding! (there was actually a mail blast that they will be out … er … I didn’t read!) … so there … I won’t be able to get the car anymore … Monday then!
Monday came and still no call from the guy (hmmm … I’ve never been so anxious for a guy to call me … hahahaha!) … maybe it was hard to write a one-page document, huh! (but it’s a template!!!) … I decided to wait so as not to appear over anxious … Tuesday then.
Tuesday … I decided that patience is really not one of my strongest virtues … I decided to call the guy! (hmmm … okay, his name is Paul) … I called Paul and he said the letter’s ready and that I can get it! So I rushed to his cube … got the letter … faxed it to Toyota … called my agent that it’s on its way and asked her if I can get the car that day … yes, I can!!! Cool! … and then I got an SMS message from her telling me that I have to re-fax the letter since it was attentioned to Toyota Pasong Tamo Inc … it should be Toyota Dasmarinas Cavite … hmmm … didn’t really know that there’s a difference … I mean … it’s still Toyota, right? … but no … it will create a problem when Intel release the check, intel system will have a problem with the wrong address, etc … why was it Toyota Pasong Tamo Inc to begin with? Plain and simple oversight by Paul! ;=) … I had to bring the letter back to Paul … for him to re-type and route for one signature again … which on my calculation should take about an hour … but Tuesday 4pm came and no letter … Wednesday then.
Wednesday … by now pissed that one signature is taking a loooong time … I called Paul again. Still no letter. Wedneday 4pm came … still no letter. Thursday then.
Thursday (today!) … went to Paul’s cube again (hmmm … I have a new friend now … don’t know though whether the feeling is mutual! :=) … he said letter is still with his boss (again … I do not understand why one signature takes so long … on a re-typed document … I mean, does she need to revisit my loan application again now that I’m not buying a car in Pasong Tamo … but rather in Dasmarinas, Cavite???!) … by now, I’ve been calling Paul pretty much every chance I get … and then around 11am … he told me that his boss has my envelope … and that she’s reviewing it already … but there’s one minor problem … she’s telecommuting from Makati … so even if she signs … I wouldn’t get the letter anyways! … (hmmm … maybe it’s not part of God’s plan that I drive my car today … maybe it’s all part of a grand plan for me to get the car on Friday … because the other days were just bad days for driving! ;=)
It’s 12:36AM as I am writing this … Friday – oct 7th! I’m still hoping that this is the day! I think I’ve waited long enough and I have bugged people (read: Paul) enough! I told Paul that I would understand and I can accept the delays if it was really major (like the car loan was not approved because I just didn’t have enough money from my salary left to pay for it … yeah … that I will understand! ;=) … but a wrong address … and 3 days just to get a document (again, it’s a template!!!) signed? it really sucks!!! And I guess, that’s what life’s little nuances really are … they suck!!! ;=) but you have to live and deal with them from time to time. It will be nice if we’re free of that … but then again … where’s the fun in living?
