NI BETH GELENA
DISMAYADO si Coleen Garcia sa experience niya bilang first time voter.
Ayon sa.misis ni Billy Crawford, maaga siyang gumising para makaboto ng maaga.
Na-disappoint siya dahil nung ipapasok na niya sa VCM ang kanyang balota, nag malfunction na ito at matagal daw siyang naghintay.
Umalis daw muna siya at bumalik bandang hapon na, pero di pa raw ayos ang VCM kaya muli siyang naghintay.
Kwento niya sa kanyang social media account: “I wish I looked fresh in my selfie. I wish I could also say it took me 5 [to] 10 [minutes] to vote but [to be honest], yesterday was [sh*t].”
“The frustrating part is we rarely got updates. Kawawa ‘yung mga nagbabantay even though they were left in the dark. They were told at 12 noon that the SD card was being brought in from Laguna, then silence. No one was replying to them for hours [and] they were stressed [as f*ck].”
Dagdag pa ni Coleen: “People were slowly giving up, leaving the venue in tears [and] frustration, [and] how can you blame them?”
“It’s like being worn down. Waiting is one thing, but being kept in the dark is another.”
Kaya kahit para sa kanya ay hindi ideal na ipagkatiwala ang kanyang balota, iniwan na lang daw niya sa mga incharge dahil kinakailangan na niyang umuwi dahil sa anak niyang si Amari na kailangan na niyang i-breastfeed.
“I can’t explain the feeling but it was so heavy. I left with my head hanging low, feeling not only frustrated but also defeated [and] that’s just me. I could only imagine all the others who stayed until God knows what time,” kwento pa niya.
