Almost At The End

We are almost done with our practicum. Aaaawwww. :(

In our four weeks of training, we have really learned many things. Yes, I know that for the past three weeks I have been saying this again and again, but can you blame me? It's really true. Our every day of going to the office has taught us a lot. Well, I won't be narrating in detail the things we did there because I believe I have already done so in my previous blogs. Allow me to just give you the highlights of our fourth week of training.

Incident wise, this week was quite, for lack of a better word, peaceful. Unlike the past weeks where we had to file incident reports almost every day, this week, we’ve only had very few. Few, at least, during the day. The night schedule is a different story. Well anyway, as I said, there were only few incident reports on the flights. However, there was a very interesting thing that happened during this week. There was a citizen of the People’s Republic of China or PROC that actually tried to bribe one immigration officer. Too bad for him, she did not even budge. She immediately reported him to the supervisor on duty and he was questioned several times. Apparently, he cannot speak English and so he had a misunderstanding with the immigration officer. However, upon careful inspection and checking with the airline, he was proven innocent and so was granted entry. Apart from that incident, there was also another passenger from PROC that was almost denied entry because he was suspected of being under Section 29 (A) (5) or likely to become public charge. But again, upon careful inspection, he was also granted entry to the country. Apart from those incident reports, there was also a very crucial issue that was tackled by the officers. However, since I am not at liberty to divulge that information, I will just say that it was a very simple incident that could make or break our national security.

Aside from these incidents, we have also dealt with paper works in the office. This week, we properly arranged and filed all those BIR forms that I photocopied during our second week. It was quite funny since it was the day of the deadline itself and so all of the people inside the office helped us. Papers were scattered all over the possible space that you could occupy.

This week, I felt how our bonding, both with the regular employees and the other trainees, have strengthened. There are more laughs and more chats with our fellow employees and I can feel the strong sense of family. There are only a few days left before we complete our required hours and I will be leaving that office with a heavy heart from now on.