tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15501969.post5341390639476946485..comments2023-05-17T18:29:37.249+08:00Comments on Bryanton Post: Now, for the real "bad" newsHector Bryant L. Macalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093479917560880855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15501969.post-24165627626495131172007-12-27T16:07:00.000+08:002007-12-27T16:07:00.000+08:00Thanks for the comment Sir Caloy.So what did you w...Thanks for the comment Sir Caloy.<BR/><BR/>So what did you write in the form regarding your occupation?<BR/><BR/>I remember being stumped for quite a while when the loan officer told me that the fact that I am a journalist in this country where the high number of journalist killings remain unsolved made her hesitate in approving my friend's loan application. <BR/><BR/>Hmm. Come to think of it, I have not received any response ever from all the credit card applications.Hector Bryant L. Macalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093479917560880855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15501969.post-19838252926094912002007-12-27T08:12:00.000+08:002007-12-27T08:12:00.000+08:00Hi bryant. actually, being a journalist in the phi...Hi bryant. actually, being a journalist in the philippines carries with it another risk, the financial kind. i remember when i took out an insurance policy about four years ago (when the killings were not as rampant as today), the agent told me not to specify in the form that i was a journalist. i asked him why. he said because being a journalist is a high-risk job in this country. i couldn't, of course, argue otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com