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Friday morning, I went to the city to activate my latest visa card (that one from LBP because when I tried to withdraw last Sunday, apparently the system was not available). My sister left ahead of me at 9AM while I left at 9:45AM. Going to the bank was my only reason to go out. There was a very long queue. Two out of the 3 automated teller machines of the bank are functioning properly. The bank is located a kilometer far from the city proper, and the line was outside the bank building, so you can imagine me standing under the sun but with my umbrella, and the big trees were providing shade. Then I reached the 5th. There were some amusing instances that I saw: 1. A young lady withdrew PhP12k from the machine, but then her request was not processed. I told her, “P10k is the limit for withdrawing cash”. She tried P10k, and it was successful. Then she tried punching in another P10k. I told her, “Why not P2k only so you will have the P12k?” She did not listen, still tried P9k to no avail. The man after her said, “Why don’t you go to the bank and inquire why you cannot withdraw the P9k?” I butted in, “Why don’t you check your balance? Maybe it is below P9k now.” She did, and her remaining balance was only P1k left. She withdrew the P1k. 2. The person before me inserted the ATM card and withdrew, but we at the back, were so surprised why it was taking this person too long to get the cash from withdrawal. I talked loud, “Sir, how many ATM cards do you have?”, and the man waiting in line behind me told me, “Ma’am, she is a female”. Hahaha! The person was a female. She had short hair and was in loose tee shirt and shorts, and she had 10 ATM cards for withdrawal. It took me just a minute to do my errand. My ATM card is still active, and I withdrew a thousand pesos only. Then I went to the city proper to print a school requirement of my son but alas! There was power interruption just as when the flash drive of my son is to be inserted in the computer. I went home. I left the house at 9:45AM, I arrived home at 12noon, and my sister was not yet home. Do you get bored while queuing? Do you have some amusing incidents too while in a queue?