Today I am wearing black slacks, white polo and a blazer. I do not have a hearing and I'm pissed.
Nasanay kase ako sa pormang UP: tattered maong pants, tsinilas (Hindi Havianas or Ipanema ang pinaguusapan natin dito. Usapang Spartan ito.), t-shirt na maluwang and ligo is optional.
Naligo naman ako ng Sabado pero lumang pantalon ang suot ko may punit pa, nakatsinelas at ang T-shirt ko ay kumukupas na. Akala ata ng client ng Tatay ko tambay lang ako sa opisina, tiningnan ako head to foot.
Thus the full battle gear porma today. Naisip ko lang kase hindi naman ako kilala ng lahat ng tao na pumupunta sa opisina and as much as I would like to defy the superficiality of most people I can not do that overnight. So I am going to conform with the stereotypes of people.
I opted not to go into alternative lawyering and opted to go into the traditional one -where clients think that a lawyer is someone who constantly wears polo barong or a suit. Dapat may magarang sasakyan. May driver at may bodyguard.
Fine paninindigan ko to as to sa porma. The car, bodyguard and driver wag muna. Hindi sya sound financial decision for a new lawyer.
Pero kung papalalim ka talaga ng isip ang mapormang abogado needs to charge more para mamaintain ang lifestyle na ganyan.
Pero iba ang stereotype e. So for now I will build a reputation na matinong abogado ako so that a few years from now I can go back to wearing slippers, tattered jeans and ill fitting clothes at hindi na ako i-head to foot dahil alam na nila na magaling akong abogada regardless of the porma. :)
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