Last year pa naming pinaghahandaan ang tourist visa application ng nanay ko. Sabi ng sister nya, sagot nya ang gastos. My aunt has been in the US since 1971. Gusto nya sigurong makatikim ng bakasyon grande ang nanay ko.
April 14, di na ako pumasok sa office. We met at Wendy's at 10am. Kasama nya si HO, bitbit ko naman si Vince. She had this huge bag where all her documents are contained. Aside sa mga required docs, may dala rin syang pictures nilang magkapatid (including a big one black 'n white picture taken when they were younger), yearbook ng school (meron syang isang maliit na elem school), certificate of appreciation for the schools participation in a town activity, etc.
12:30pm pa naman ang sched pero nandon pumasok na kami sa embassy ng 11:30. Sa may gate, I noticed that the guard has our last name on his name plate. Pamangkin pala yon ng tatay ko. In fact, inaanak pa nga sya ng nanay ko. Dahil dito, I was able to enter the premise. Sumama ako dun sa mga initial steps. Pagdating sa interview area naghiwalay na kami. Sa tantsa namin, mga 3pm pa sya matatapos. Kesa maghintay sa labas sa pagkainit-init. HO, Vince and I went to Robinsons Ermita.
Nung bumalik kami sa embassy, naghihintay na si mommy sa labas. From a distance, I could see sadness in her face. Oh no! Tama ang kutob ko, denied sya. What made us really upset is the fact that it was her hearing problem that caused it. May mga tanong na medyo di nya marinig kaya pinauulit nya. On the second time, sinabihan sya ng "I don't want to be repeating myself." Ang taray! On the third instance, she was told that she's not eligible. What!!! Just because she was hearing impaired she could not travel to the US. I think that is so unfair, very non-sense. We couldn't do anything. Di naman kasi right ng pinoy ang makapunta sa US. It's their prerogative.
My mom is determined to give it another try. Next time, sasama na ako para mas may laban. You just wait, she'll have her "revenge".
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