So that the World may know
The sudden proliferation of surveys and lists has left me with no choice, but to join the bandwagon. This incident has rendered me helpless and hapless, so to speak. I always retort that I do things in the name of Camaraderie. Certainly not a name of a woman.
Anyway, here's my version of the Weird Things survey.1. My brother, Randolfh and I, share an unusual ugali. Whenever we see something funny on the boob-tube, we would suddenly blast each other with out-of-this-world antics. Say, whenever we see Alice in wonderland series (currently our fave show) being shown on QTV11 every 9:30am, weekdays, we go into an instant stupor and howl like some wolves. We mimic sound produced by animals. Probably brought about by the show's genre. The type in which you dont have to think of anything except breathing and occasional drooling over. We also punch each other. Sometimes I hurl the broomstick. Or hit him with the tabo. Or splatter him with hot water. He would retaliate by punching me back. Or slapping my nape.
2. The rain brings me joy and contentment. The recent Church-wide praying is a work of a genius! How I wish everyday is a raining day. It not only uplifts my spirits, but the cool air soothes my body, and promptly invites me to go on an early snooze. And what better way to celebrate life lying on the bed, eating champorado, watching news or playing LAN warcraft.3. Sundays are ought to be spent with going to mass in the sked. I like it when I go to mass on an early Sunday night. I get to walk 2 to 3 kms. Or more. I usually walk when I need to think things over. My mind is at its best when my legs are on a trek. Walking is also leisurely done. And of course, when frugality sinks in. Or merely when I'm penniless.4. Lately, I have this fascination on billboards. I'm most pleased when I'm aboard a vehicle along EDSA. I get to see lotsa billboards. Gigantic ones, along guadalupe are such things of beauty. I always wanted that big CLEAR ad near MRT-Guad. And not to mention the Bea Alonzo picturesque and John Lloyd post in Magallanes Interchange (...). I wonder if there's a term for this kind of wanting.
5. My day could be consumed just by reading books. Sometimes, I spend hours staring at the screen of the PC, just browsing Wikipedia. General Info supplies me with so much energy it could pass for a multivitamin. Or probably Bloomberg. Economics interests me much as well. Nikko and I have the same propensity: Junior economists of UPManila. We just need to be tapped.6.Up until my being a 15-year old, I was not accustomed to taking in medicines. I would always reason out that my body could handle sicknesses, and I was really, really afraid I'd develop some kind of tolerance. Buti na lang, I overcame that notion. Although I still do them in moderation.7.I usually follow a ritual whenever I bathe. Recently, I oblige myself to count 5 washes before hitting the soap. And then 5 again. All in 45 minutes. And I added another ritual afterwards. Haha.8. Whenever I go into an outburst, I usually divert the anger towards inanimate objects. I hit them with all my might. I usually associate objects with people. I hope the pain I inflict ricochets to them. Less violent.Labels: List, Survey
Arrested Development
Eto na naman ulet. Everytime I plan something good, everything turns sour. Tsk. Seems like I've got no inborn talent or skill at planning. I should be throwing away already my organizer and other scrap pads. I should be happy. Pero hindi. And this is not good. Definitely not good. Bumabalik na naman. Napaisip tuloy ako. Sayang.Labels: Confusions, Thoughts
An Untimely Demise
No more dirty sleeves, with pawprints. No more nose to pinch. No more funny moments brought about by standing on hind legs. No more brown furs.The other day, I couldn't leave the house for work because my pet dog was ailing. Seriously afflicted with a disease. The Vet clinic I know in town was already closed, and I just had to suffice the whole dredging moment with having my dog drink as much water, eat as much food, and take-in supplements just to probably alleviate the pain she is enduring. I had to fan her for almost an hour because she was having a shortage of air, and I was stroking her intact fur for comfort. She also had some sort of fever, and I know something is wrong, she's been coughing out blood, my mom told me. We've been blaming her probable fondness for rusty metals, for the last few days. We should have taken measures then.Upon reaching home, I learnt of the death. At the very instant, I felt a part of me has just left. Truly devastating. I was expecting two dogs to welcome me on my arrival. Apparently, one had gone away. Goodbye,Anubis. That's Anubis for me and my brother. Lassie to my mother, and Tuta to my other brother. All were pertaining to one and the same canine. Anubis
Outlived by 4 brothers, Mother and Dad
and Hatshepsut
Labels: Death, Pets, Sadness
Wow, Your Brain looks better at Nighttime!
With the current string of suspension of classes, after the triumvirate of typhoons, the Philippine Congress is again looking at the possibility of having the current June to March duration changed to September all the way to the summer month of May. The main contention of the agreeing party is to lessen the danger and risk of having those students attend the classes despite the rain, and the discontinuity of learning. These have all been looked upon for the past years, and studied with intensity, but has anyone seriously thought of having the classes shifted at nighttime? This may prove to be stupefying, but according to Herald Journal, just recently, a team of researchers from the University of Adelaide found out that the part of the brain controlling the body's muscles, the motor cortex, learns best in the evening. This discovery may have implications for the traditional school day. According to physiotherapist-turned-scientist Martin Sale , "When you wake up in the morning, your brain is less responsive to learning new skills," he said. "So naturally the potential to revise children's school hours is a popular way of looking at our research and could be investigated down the track." There is, of course, special logic to this study, especially now that the Philippines is being again touted as the dim-witted capital of the region, apparently because of the low-scores gotten by our students in basic Math and Science. We seem to have lost our gleam as one of the destinations for better education. The discovery would of course be irksome at first, with the thought of study competing with sleep at night, but it wouldn't be tolerable to have this one junked right there and then. It would be good to put this one under a serious review.Labels: Discovery, News bulletin
Syrupy Exhortations We All Succumb To
I came across this Carla Montemayor's column Delusionada. It actually features a glossary; that is the compilation of artsy words we unknowingly coin during conversations. Maybe due to hormonal surges or just excitations, or sheer eccentricity, or merely just the works of our creative self. Or just alienating someone looking over our shoulder. The reasons for their conceptualizations are endless. Bottomline is, feast on them. And btw, I'm just as glad that someone had the initiative to make this one. Certainly not a waste of time. Anyway,------------------------------------------
Aargh Exasperation. Primal scream
Acheche Mock surprise. Introduced by Joey de Leon on Eat Bulaga.
Ahaha Wry, ironic laughter. Usually follows self-deprecating remarks.
Ahem Follows self-conscious remarks, as in when bigging oneself up. (Ex. I graduated with honors, ahem.) Note: When used verbally, ahem becomes a meaningful clearing of throat to indicate discomfort or announce someone's (unnoticed) presence.
Ahihi This, I don't get. Why not just 'hihi'? Why the 'a' at the beginning? (See hihi below.)
Bwahaha Thigh-slapping, side-splitting, saliva-splattering laughter. Pinoy version of LMAO (see below).
Duh. Stresses the obviousness of something or the idiocy of someone.
Dyaran! Presenting something. (Pinoy version of English drumroll.)
Eeee! Eeek! A girly shriek.
Er Hesitation. Meaningful pause.
Ewww. Eughh. Kadiri.
Grrr. Anger. Or an animal's growl.
GSOH Good Sense of Humor. Typical in British personal advertisements, though it took me a while to figure out what it meant. Example: I'm a gent with GSOH, own hair and teeth, aged 68 and aging disgracefully. (No, I have not contacted him to explore an LTR, see below.)
Ha! A bit of gloating.
Ha? What? In American English: "huh?" In British English: "Eh?"
Hahaha Genuine laughter.
Haller Pointing out the ridiculous in a situation or someone's actions. (Derived from 'Hello?!' but
delivered in a mock-Brit accent. See also 'Duh'.)
Harhar. Hardeharhar. Sarcastic laughter. Gloating.
Hay A sigh.
Hehe Gratuitous laughter. You've just put one over someone.
Hehehe Obliging laughter at a corny joke.
Hep, hep, hep A Pinoy caution not to jump to conclusions or rush to judgment.
HHWW Holding Hands While Walking.
HHWWPTP Holding Hands While Walking, Pinky to Pinky.
HHWWPSSP Holding Hands While Walking Pa-Skip-Skip Pa.
Hihihi Coy laughter.
Hikbi Sobbing, genuine sorrow. Stifled weeping. (Again from komiks.)
Hmmm Suspicion. Deeper consideration of an idea/situation/fact.
Hohoho Santa Claus laughing.
Huhuhu Someone crying (not Santa Claus).
Hwek hwek hwek Pinoy version of sarcastic laugh. (See Hardeharhar.)
ITALY I Trust And Love You. If you don't know this, you never had a slumbook as a child. (Good for you, no one can use it to embarrass you now.)
KKB Kanya-Kanyang Bayad/Baon. Dutch treat.
KSP Kulang sa Pansin.
LMAO Since I have to spell this out for you, this means you are of a certain, um, generation. Either that or you grew up in a forest and were raised by chipmunks without an Internet connection. Laughing My A** Off.
LOL Laughing Out Loud.
LOLZ Laughing Out Loudz? Irritates the grammarian in me. Acronyms are supposed to be exact. Here the z is totally superfluous. I think this was coined by the same people who add "h"to their names.
LTR Long Term Relationship. Also from British personal adverts which I have NOT been reading too much, by the way.
MU Mutual Understanding. Or Mag-Un. When a couple (usually still in puberty but not always) gets together but doesn't want to make it explicit or official.
Mwah Air kiss.
Mwahaha Diabolical laughter. (So add 'aha' to 'mwah' and a kiss suddenly turns sinister.)
Ngek Follows a minor, though embarrassing, mistake or mishap. Also a Chinese nickname.
Ngii Comical fear or surprise. Mock disgust.
Nyahaha Maniacal laughter. (Add 'nya' to 'haha' and plain laughter becomes threatening. Cool.)
OA Overacting. An ancient, though still popular, term in Philippine slang.
Pa-LL para I Pa Lonely-Lonely para Ibigin. Acting the mysterious loner to attract attention.
PARANAQUE Please Always Remain Affectionate Nice And Quiet Under Emotion. (From an e-mailed joke in the early years of 2000 featuring a sassy agony aunt called Manang Letty.)
PDA Public Display of Affection. Being all smoochy with someone beyond the boundaries of decency. (HHWWPSSP is too cute and doesn't fall under this category.)
PHILIPPINES Pumping Hot I Love It! Please! Please! I Need Erotic Stimulation. (From the same e-mail that gave us Paranaque.)
ROFL Rolling on the Floor Laughing.
SWAK Sealed With A Kiss. Written on the flaps of teeny-bopper love letters. I had a classmate in high school who wrote this on the cover of his biology notebook along with "Smile Before You Open". Our teacher hurled it back to him.
TH Trying Hard. Someone who exerts excessive effort at something. Very uncool.
TL True Love.
Tsk, tsk. Regret. Mild disapproval.
Tsup. Komiks kiss. (See Mwah for posher version.)
Ugh Mild disgust.
Uhaaa Infant crying.
Um Polite pause.
Uy Wow. Also a Chinese surname.
Waaaah Comical wailing.
Wapak The sound of a whip.
Woohoo Yehey.
WTF What the f***. Incredulity. Shock.
Yahoo Yehey.
Yay Yehey.
Yehey All-around Pinoy expression for triumph, joy.
Yo. Hoy.
Yuck. Yeucch. Kadiri.
Zzzzz I wonder why sleeping is spelled like this in English. Does snoring sound like this? On the other hand, how would you spell a snore?
Let's add more to this one, shall we?
Padaplis-hangin
Ang mahirap sa mga pasaring, o padaplis-hangin, madami, kung hndi lahat, tinatamaan. Kahit hindi para sa kanila yun. Pero maigi na din siguro na ganito. At least, mukhang hindi magmimintis. Sasabihin ng iba na kaduwagan din 'to e. Pero kanya kanyang diskarte lang yan. Hindi naman lahat ng naglakas-loob nagtagumpay e.
Kung sinuman ang nakaisip gumawa ng ganito, I highly commend you. Nga pala, ginaya ko lang tong entry na to. Ayun. Syempre, for continuity, 20 din sila.
1.Kaibigan kita. Pero, kakaiba. Natatakot ako sa'yo. I mean, sa inyo. Hindi siguro takot. More of, ilag. Nangingilag. Simula nung sambitin mo yung apat na salitang iyon. Tas ginaya pa nung isa. At nung isa. Ayus lang sana e. Kaso hndi naman kelangan sabihin. Kung alam niyo lang ang mga pangyayari.
2. Ikaw naman. Dati naman ayus e. Pero siguro hndi magandang vibes. Tas lately, may ginawa ka pa na karumal-dumal. Dapat di nalang ngyari yun. Tgnan mo. Hndi na ata kita mapapatawad. For now.
3.Mabait ka naman. Yun lang. At napagod na lang ako bgla ng laging may initiative ako. Pero ayus na din naman. Eto na yung pinakakahintay ko e. Bumalik na lang sa normal.
4.Hindi talaga tayo dapat close. Kasi magkaiba tayo e. Kumbaga, dulo dulo tayo. Ubod ka ng bait. Andun ka pag gusto kita kulitin kasi may ikokonsulta ako. At hndi ka naman mag-aatubili. Tsk. Given different circumstances, malamang, sa ibang anggulo kita nakita. Tsk. Mahina pa naman ako sa ganyan sitwasyon. Vulnerable.
5.Ikaw naman. Tsk. Isa ka pa. Pero masaya ako andyan ka lang. Mangangapa ako pag wala ka. Nasambit mo dati na malamang madami kang hndi magagawa kung wala ako. Tatapatan ko yan. Malamang hndi ko malalalaman na madami pala akong magagawa, kung wala ka.
6.Aliw na aliw ako sayo. Pag kasama kita, parang ibang tao ako. Tas natatawa ka pa. Uy ha, hndi yun sadya. Medyo takot ako sayo. Pero siguro, kaakibat na talaga yun. Ayus lang. Nahuli ko na ang loob mo. Tiwala akong kahit ganyan naman, sa akin lang ang ganyang trato.
7.Simple lang. Galit ako sa'yo. Yung tipong nabubuhay, resurgent. Matindi. Sobrang tindi na you are worth a more lengthy column.
8.Masaya ako pag kasama kita. Parang obligado akong tumanda beyond my age pag kasama ka. Kasi alam kong I wouldn't keep up kung andito lang ako. Ayus naman, nagpapang-abot tayo. Kaya lang, takot din ako sayo. O siguro respeto. Whatever man yun. Siguro dahil hndi ka nag-aatubili sabihin ang totoo, kahit masakit pakinggan. Nakakatakot. Pero, anlaki ng itinulong mo sa pagkatao ko. Sobra. Natakot din ako. Parang bigla kong iniwan ang pagkabata.
9.Iniiwasan kita lately. Kasi madami din akong iniisip e. Gusto ko muna magconcentrate sa iilan. Guilty ako dahil hndi kita kinakausap. Kasi kilala mo ako. Kahit hndi mo obligahin, puproblemahin ko yan e. Kaso hndi ako handa talaga ngayun. Eto yung mga panahong gusto ko munang samahan ang sarili ko. Hayaan mo, lagi naman akong nagmamasid. Konting panahon lang naman to e.
10.Natatawa ako sayo. Pag kasama kita, carefree lang. Wala lang. Magaan ka naman kasama e. Pero ayun, hanggang dito lang to e. May nagawa ka sa akin dati. May nagawa din ako sayo. Pero ayus lang naman.
11.Grabe, kung alam mo lang. Tagal na nating di ngkikita ah? Isa ka pa. Gusto na din kita makakwentuhan e. Alam kong madami kang masasabi. At kadalasan, nagkakasundo tayo. At gusto ko na din ng ka-debate.
12.Alam kong alam mo. Nasabi ko ata dati 'to e. Gusto ko talaga. Pero alam mo na, masaya naman e. Nadala na din ako talaga. Kung pupunta dun, e di pupunta. Isipin na lang: mahaba-haba pa ang biyahe. Take the backseat, and enjoy the journey.
13.Ikaw. Malaki kang badtrip. Pero hindi naman ako galit. Medyo inggit lang. Maswerte ka. Ngayun, alam mo na na paborito ko ang mangga at mansanas. Kaso masama ka. Pinabayaan mo yung mansanas e. Tas ngayun may hawak hawak na naman na mangga. Sana kainin mo naman. Isama mo sa sistema mo. Hindi yung inuulit mo yung ginagawa mo. Sana maramdaman mo na hndi lahat may pribilehiyo ng parehong prutas. Baka naman saging ang gusto mo.
14.Pinagkakatuwaan kita minsan e. Pero hindi mo alam yun. Pero malaki talaga respeto ko sa'yo. Kaya lang, sana lawakan mo naman yang konsiderasyon mo. Kasi hindi lahat kaya ang pinagagawa mo. Tas demanding ka pa. Hinay-hinay lang ha. Kaya naman e. Wag ka lang manulak masyado.
15.Sana wag mo ako sandalan masyado. Kasi dapat ako ang gumagawa nun sa'yo. Kala mo malakas ako. Gusto ko din magpahinga minsan. Nalulungkot ako pag nakikita kitang parang nauupos na kandila. Kaya kailangang saluhin muna ang lahat. Pero inaaalalayan lang kita. Gusto kong makita na isang araw e maayos ka na. Mahirap humugot ng inspirasyon sa ganyang nangyayari.
16.Pasensya na talaga ha. Hindi ko masabi. Kasi pinapangunahan ako ng kung anuman. Siguro someday, magagawa ko naman. Malay mo bukas pala. Dapat ikaw ang nakakaalam nito e. Pero natatakot akong isama ka sa magulong mundo. Pero kung ipipilit mo naman, malamang mabago ang takbo ng desisyon ko.
17.Sana pag nalaman niyo ang lahat lahat, hndi kayo magalit. May rason ang lahat e. Kailangang gawin. Kailangang magsakripisyo. Intindihin niyo na lang. Malaking bagay yun, kung tutuusin.
18.Hindi ko makakalimutan nung kinausap mo ako habang tulog ang lahat. Sabay ata nating hinintay yung bukang-liwayway. Andami kong naisip nung sandaling iyon. Malawak ka mag-isip. Parang tumigil ang mundo nun. Naalala ko tuloy nung tinignan kita nung isang beses na tulog ka din. Hindi ata ako makahinga nun e. Mga 5 minuto.Tama nga sila lahat. Mabait ka. Ubod ng bait. At nag-emanate outward.
19.Kahit pa ako minsan ang nakakalimot, ikaw ata hindi. Lagi kang nagpaparamdam. Kahit pa nalaman mo ang isang bagay, wala kang ipinagbago. Kakaiba ka din e no. Pero masaya ako. Hindi lang halata. Sana mabigyan kita ng atensyon paminsan.
20.Wag ka na lang umalis. Yun lang muna. Hindi naman ako nagmamadali e. Eto lang muna ang gusto ko. Natatawa ako na may ibang mundo tayo na walang ibang pwedeng sumingit. Kahit pa pinagsabihan ako ng iilan na ding nilalang diyan. Sa totoo lang, ng gumulo ang lahat, at the end of the day, eto lang ang naiisip ko na perpektong nagawa ko.Labels: List
