Failure

I don't know how to start this entry, its very embarrassing to say that the should have been "Achievement" became a "Failure". It all happened yesterday and I didn't have the guts to write it, but upon further thinking and further scrutinizing the details I guess I have to write it.

Yesterday was supposed to be the day that I will be so busy fixing up all the permits that I will be needed for the internet cafe that I have acquired. Well, yes that half day was a bit tiring to think that we were already in DTI (12th floor trafalgar bldg makati) at around 7am. So yes I was able to get my DTI certificate, left the building at around11am to travel back to caloocan to fix the BIR, City hall and Barangay permits. Upon arrival at caloocan we went to the internet shop that we will be acquiring. Wasted a few minutes chit chat with the owner about how did we go in DTI and also what we will be needing in the city hall. So! after the chit chat, we headed to the brangay which is right accross the street from the building where the internet cafe was, passed the requirements.... the secretary of the barangay chairman asked us to come back at around 5pm. We were devastated and asked why.. the secretary simply said that the Barangay captain is on lunch break and will not come out of his office until 2pm! (what a bitch!!!). I was really angry.. due to the fact that its pass 12pm already.. I'm very very hungry!. So we told the secretary that we cannot wait that long and need to finish all permits within the day due to our busy schedule at work... So she told us that we just tell the city hall that the barangay permit will be "to follow". So we had lunch.. went straight to the city hall... got an application form from licensing department, the licensing personnel told us that we should secure a clearance from the Zoning department since there has been a memo regarding internet cafe's operating near shools. We headed to the zoning department (this is where it all began...), the zoning department guy asked us certain questions like where will be the shop located, nearest school?, new applicant? we answered everything, then the zoning guy said.. "pasensya na... hindi ko to ma-approve, i-rereject ko to. May memo na kasi na lumabas na dapat ang mga bagong internet cafe eh 200 sqm in radius away sa school kasi maraming magulang na nagrereklamo na yung mga anak nila na elementary palang hindi na pumapasok... asa internet cafe nalang at naglalaro. Nagalit si mayor kaya eto.. wala akong magagawa." My God!! all our efforts are just wasted.. damn! the zoning guy just said that the only suggestion he could give is...

1. use the old permit with the old owner's name as the owner of the shop for 3 months, and upon renewal of the permit by january the zoning guy will ask (maki usap) the licensing department to allow us to replace the owner's name.

2. Back out.

So we have no choice, we rather back out than face future problems that would arise using the old owner's name in the business permit. We are not comfortable with the fact that there will be no trace of my name in the business permit. We are just avoiding future problems that will arise.

So we talked to the owner and told her about the situation, she said that she has a fixer in the city hall that will help us get the permit. We told her that we don't want any problems to arise due to this. in 2010 there will be a new mayor, what if that mayor has found out about our situation. It would be a little harsh on our part.... So we told her that we are sorry for the inconvenience that this may have caused. :(

I know some of you may say that I am stupid in not allowing the fixer do his work. Well, we just wanted to have a business that is legal with no problems. With the current order of the mayor being executed, not following it would be a crime. We just wanted the business to be clean... :(