A Talk with a Mr.Manong Guard

Good day to all, I got the chance to interview one of our very own manong guards last friday. He’s a custodian of peace, order and discipline, a security guard who was patrolling at his JSEC post when we met him. Even though he was busy ensuring that peace and prosperity was reigning in the campus, he still was kind enough to share a fraction of his time with us. He was friendly and accommodating. Throughout the interview, his friends and his fellow guard were cheering for him. We got the chance to pick up some fresh insights about being a security guard.

Although some of you wouldn’t believe it, he doesn’t find fun in catching people who violate the rules. This guy loses his usual smile when he sees someone who forgot to bring or wear his ID. He’s forced to catch the culprit, any sort of culprit, because he’s just doing his job. He is saddened when people don’t follow the rules, but his loyalty and belief in justice and morality would give him the courage to do the very painful act of punishing the offenders. So I guess that this tells all of us that we should always wear our ID’s. We shouldn’t emotionally hurt our guards by making them see us being emotionally hurt by them.

Guards at this post must be truly skillful. There are 2 security guards present in the JSEC area during our visit. The area is a very valuable place in our school. The extra presence and alertness of the guards would be vital to protect various things. Their courageous efforts keep the students’ businesses, the ATMs, and specially the students safe from harm. The stalwart guards scare away the thieves and all the other evil people, and prevent them from getting near the students, from getting near their hopes and dreams. This guy is one of the two guards who watch the JSEC area.

This guy is guard at school, but he’s also a husband at home. Not yet a father, but he’s also quite a performer. His singing voice enchants his wife. His guitar skills make his guitar sing. His name is not Rain, his name is Edgar O. Valdinar. Oh yeah, he’d prefer you call him Gar when you see him around :D .

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Like Gar . . .

… I don’t smoke

… I play the guitar

… I go to Ateneo everyday

… I am male

… I am a Filipino

… I am a Christian

… I am born on the first half of the year

… I value my morals

…1989 is a memorable year in my life

… I wear an ID in Ateneo

Unlike Gar …

… Ateneo is my school and not my workplace

… I do not have a job

… I don’t have a wife

… I am not 38 years old

… I do not catch people who don’t have their ID

… I am a Catholic

… I am not a security guard

… I don’t have a uniform

… I don’t carry police batons

… my name is Kenneth

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Even before the interview, I already knew that security guards were human too. I knew that they caught violators, they could have found it fun or not, and they definitely have a whole lot of things to do before, during and after their working hours, as guards, as a son, a brother, a husband, a father. However, knowing is not enough, the interview made me understand them more. Their being human was humanized by the human itself. The biggest thing perhaps that I learned is that we shouldn’t blame the guards for catching us when we have no IDs. They’re just doing their jobs. Just in case we forget our IDs, just don’t get caught so that there would be no problems at all :D .

~ by oro on February 17, 2008.

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3 Responses to “A Talk with a Mr.Manong Guard”

  1. Summary: The author talked to one of the guards patrolling the JSEC area. He is a married man but has no children. He likes music! (guitar and singing). And yes, he does not find happiness whenever he cathces someone not wearing his/her id. He actually feels sad everytime he cathces someone not wearing his/her id. Then the author stressed the point that guards are REALLY important in school. Then the author compared himself to the guard; pointing iut some similarities and differences. The blog ends with the author’s refelection. The author wrote that after the interview, he better understood the ordianry security guard. That they are only doing their jobs and not picking on students. The the author gave a tip for the students :) .

    Comments: The introduction was good and smooth. “Good day to all” could have been removed. The blog was smooth and easy to read. The comparing part could have been written in a paragraph form so you could have written some “reaction.” But bullet style is more easy to understand. Good reflection. I was surprised when i learned that guards are actually saddened everytime thay catch students. I thought that guards liked to pick on students. Makes me appreciate the ordianry secueity guard. :)

    Rogue said this on February 19, 2008 at 5:59 pm | Reply

  2. hahaha…galeng ng relfection paper mu

    your bestfriend said this on February 19, 2008 at 7:02 pm | Reply

  3. Manong Gar(kidding. hehehe.) is a security personnel in JSEC. He has a wife but no children. He is a loyal security personnel and does his job, even though it hurts him to see students not wearing their IDs. Manong Gar likes music. Aside from his life, he likes music. :D

    The essay shows thought and effort. But the realization that IDs should not be forgotten is obvious. One doesn’t need to interview a guard to realize this. There must be a deeper realization than this.
    The essay was clear and organized. The ellipses were helpful. It is easier in this manner to compare and contrast the interviewee and the author.
    The essay was interesting and substantial. The information given was helpful. But as stated earlier, there must be a deeper realization.

    Batman said this on February 19, 2008 at 10:02 pm | Reply

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