02/12/2025
True as A Licensed Medical Doctor Sa Private Practice as Private MD CONSULTATION IS NOT FREE
Bakit kapag ba nagpunta ka sa Lawyer, Architect, Engineer? It's Free? Ang bnabayaran nyu sa amin is The Knowledge, Skills, Expertise. As a Private MD,may mga bnbyaran din po kami na bills, Rents,Pinag aaral.Yes there are times,we have free consultation like joining Med Missions or kapag employed ka sa public hospital. And often times pag walang- wala pede p**i usapan ang doctor .
A few days ago, nagpatulong kami magpacheck ng washing machine.
May naririnig kasi kaming kalampag sa loobโฆ parang may nalaglag na turnilyo. As in hindi na pang โquick spin,โ pang โconcert tourโ na talaga yung tunog.
So we called a technician. Pagdating niya, sabi ko,
โKuya, pa-check naman po. Baka may natanggal na screw.โ
Binuksan niya yung machine, tinanggal yung ilang parts, tapos sinilip nang maigi. Mga 15 minutes din siyang nagkalikot.
Then may hinugot siyang maliit na bagay.
Pagharap niya saโkin, medyo kinabahan pa ako kasi akala ko major sira.
Pero sabi niya, โSir, eto po.โ
Hawak niyaโฆ isang bente pesos na coin.
Napakamot ako.
โAh, coin lang palaโฆ siguro mura lang to.โ
Pero ngumiti si Kuya at sabi niya,
โOpo, Sir. Coin lang siyaโฆ pero pag ganitong kailangan kalasin para makuha, 1,500 po talaga ang service.โ
Napakunot-noo ako nang bahagya, pero mahinahon kong nasabi,
โKuya, coin lang talaga? 1,500?โ
He smiled again and explained... calmly, professionally, walang yabang:
โSir, hindi po yung coin ang binayaran ninyo. Sa inyo po yan. Ang binayaran po ninyo yung paano ko malalaman kung saan napunta, paano ko siya kukuhanin nang hindi nadadamage, at paano ko ibabalik yung washing machine nang ayos lahat ng pyesa.
At sir, kung hindi po natanggal yan, pwedeng magasgas o mabutas yung drum pag tumagal. Tingnan nyo po halos pudpod na yung coin.โ
Tahimik ako after that. As in yung tahimik na tipong napahiya nang konti, pero natawa rin sa sarili.
Kasi doon ko na-realize... ang bilis nating malito between effort and value.
Akala natin pag maliit yung nakita, maliit dapat ang bayad.
Pag mabilis ginawa, mura dapat.
Pag โcoin lang,โ dapat โcoin lang din ang presyo.โ
Pero hindi natin nakikita:
Yung oras na ginugol para magkamali nang paulit-ulit.
Yung tools na pinag-ipunan.
Lahat yun para maging โmadali langโ sa mata natin.
The truth?
It looks easy only because someone practiced long enough to make it look easy.
And this applies to everyone...
other technicians, artists, freelancers, carpenters, designers, marketers, photographers, writers, consultants, etc.
So next time we say,
โMadali lang โyan.โ
โMabilis lang โyan.โ
โGanyan lang yan?โ
Remember:
Youโre not paying for the minutes it took.
Youโre paying for the years it took for someone to do it right, safely, and confidently.
At yung napudpod na coin na โyon?
Simple siya, oo... pero the lesson behind it?
Worth every peso.
