His story over mine his story will be his story And my story is a waste of time (aaaah-aah-aah) (You know it's just a waste of my time) They're gonna believe His story over mine So what you gonna do Don't let it take over you (hey) My story is a waste of time- TLC
Here is a letter that I received from Buboy, a friend of mine working as a waiter in Saudi Arabia. Last month he emailed us about this coworker of his who is obsessed with him. This is their story. (Names have been changed to protect their identities.)
Dear Sir:
My problem all started when I first came here to Saudi Arabia to work. Anal, a Filipino, was my roommate. Anal began giving me food which he said was for free, stating that he just wanted to extend his help to someone like me who was just new and was still adjusting. He said that he is doing it in his own good and free will, and aside from giving me free food, he also was giving me other things such as clothes. Thinking that his intentions were clean and good, I accepted these things. I always said "thank you", nothing more, nothing less. I constantly reminded him that he did not really have to do that, but he kept on insisting that I did not have to worry about a thing, and that he was not demanding anything in return.
But as time went by, I began realizing what his real intentions were and they were not good, and so I began keeping distance from him. When he was already demanding too much from me, I decided to transfer to another room. This time, Ibram and Jami, two Filipino Muslims became my roommate. I thought that this will end my problem, but I was completely mistaken since Anal was still constantly visiting my room giving me food and other things. When I politely refused to accept them, he got angry and he was threatening to call me in my extension number in Almarai.
Since then he was always calling me in my extension number in Almarai. He was demanding that I return to him all the things that he gave to me, which I did. I returned to him all the things he gave to me which included paying him back the three (3) Sawwa recharge vouchers (load card) he previously gave to me. By doing that, I am free of all debt from him. Again, this did not end my problem. He still was disturbing me, and he was again giving me back the things which I already returned to him. He will apologize for his actions, saying that he was just overtaken by anger whenever I refuse to accept his things. He will again offer friendship to me, making explanations that all he wanted for us is to be in good terms with each other. I said to him that after all the threats and disturbances that he has done to me, I am not just ready yet to make amends with him. He just could not accept that fact, and he began threatening me again that he will call all my family and friends in the Philippines and he will tell them false, malicious and degrading things about me. This fact is not known to me alone. Almost everyone in the Villa, including other nationalities, knows the threats and other actions Anal is doing against me.
When all of it had just become too much for me to handle, I turned to my last resort which was to transfer to Al Foadia's other accommodation which is in Azizia. But he still came to the villa and he was demanding that I return to the villa in Batha. This time I neither wanted to talk to him nor to face him, and it was Vin, a coworker in Almarai who talked to him asking him to leave and disturb me no more. He always makes false statements to the people in the villas at Azizia and Batha that he has the "power" to turn the tables against me, to put me into a bad and regrettable situation, and to make me pay him 1000 SAR which I do not even owe him. All of these things are known to Ric, Mans, Jami, Ibram, and Jana, just to name a few. Once Jana spoke to Anal and told him to keep away from me because I am now in Azizia but he still won't stop from bothering me.
I want to tell you how all these things that have transpired have affected me in my work. I confess that I could not work well at my best whenever Anal tries to call, because I am thinking of his threats and lies. Much as I have tried to shake it off me, I have become apprehensive because I do not know what is inside his head, what other lies and derogatory statements he will concoct just to pull me down. I have always tried to be at my best at work, and I intend to maintain my performance or even surpass expectations for me. But all these unpleasant things have truly affected me both personally and professionally.
He said to my foreman Vin that he has all the reason to chase me since, according to him I owe him 1000 SAR. He won't stop until I come in terms and be friends with him. Otherwise, he won't cease until I have been repatriated to the Philippines. This prompted Vin to call our supervisor Nadi. Nadi called the foreman and supervisor of Anal to tell Anal to stop calling my extension number in Almarai. For a short while, he stopped calling me.
But after a month had passed, here he goes again. We met yet again last pay day (June 9, 2005) at the Office. He was asking for my mobile number which I refused to give. He then asked me again to pay him back 200 SAR for the load card I owe him, which of course is another one of his lies since I do not owe him anything anymore. I have no idea where he gets his accusations of me owing him money. He again threatened me that if I do not pay him 200 SAR, he will give my extension number in Almarai to a certain person named Nory where Anal gets his load cards from. And true enough, this Nory keeps on calling me again in Almarai. Now, this person is threatening me that if I do not pay him what I allegedly owe to Anal, he will call the Police to arrest me. I know that Anal is again at the back of all this. He will try every means to pull me down even if it takes that he will use other people to do it for him.
This is my statement which I confess is true, and I have tried to narrate everything that have happened to the best of my knowledge. All I want to happen is for Anal to stop making any form of communication with me. After what that he has done against me, I do not wish now to make any form of friendship with him. I have tried once to reconcile with him; to once and for all put all those things behind us, and let bygones be bygones, if and only if, he won't give me anything, he won't ask from me anything, and he will just be a plain acquaintance. He consented to that at first but then he began giving me things again, which I refused to accept, and then he threatened and disturbed me again. I am telling you that this Anal will not stop until he gets what he intends to get, even if it will cost me greatly.
I would like to ask your help regarding this. I know that you are in the right authority to do what you deem is the best action involving this matter. I have high hopes that all this will come to an end very soon.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Respectfully yours,
Buboy