Verbal Climax
I was molested last night.
I was in an Internet Café silently playing my favorite online game when I noticed that someone sat beside me. He seemed to be harmless so I went back playing again, minding my own business, and allowed myself to lose track of time when all of a sudden, his saliva-spitting mouth started screaming beside me.
“What the f*ck! P*ta ka! Push sa gitna! Push!”, he blurted.
Since I also consider myself as a professional gamer, I understand how he felt. So I thought.
Online gaming somehow gives a natural high to some people. It’s like a drug that gives a sudden burst of adrenalin rush and sends your body to uncontrollable jerks, utter profanity, and unconsciously makes complete disrespect to whoever you are with.
So, I wiped my face, resumed playing, and hit my iPod to maximum volume.
Minutes later, the café was again filled with more and more shouting and this guy, who was by the way only 1 foot away from me, started shouting again. It was like he was screaming for pain and at the same time of excitement and you can just imagine that his tonsils were vibrating rapidly, violently releasing those emotions all at the same time.
And yes. More bonus saliva included, too.
It was at this point that I thought that the guy reached his verbal climax. More profanity. More shouting. More howling. And tears literally flowed out from this guy’s eyes. The café attendant was even shocked when she saw and heard the guy.
Then I said to myself and shook my head, “He’s nuts.”
It was my cue to go home and went home I did.
I left the place feeling molested by someone else’s indecency.
If I consider myself as a professional gamer, the guy that was beside me completely went off the scale! He was so engrossed with the game that he totally forgot he was even in an Internet café.
To the guy who molested me, if you’re reading this, I can only say one thing.
“I think you have a serious case of throat cancer. F*** yourself off and get a life, jerk!”
Reasons why most of us hate Mondays
I have to admit that I am not a Monday-person. I hate Mondays. Who wouldn’t? For some, it’s the start of the work week (well, at least, for those who are employed). For others, it’s not an ordinary day. They are bloody forced to get out of bed early to go to school. All of these aren’t always too much fun. Sometimes, we wish that weekend starts from Tuesdays.
I took time to ask my friends around why they hate Mondays. These are top three probable reasons.
- Hang-over from a great weekend. In my case, I unwind during weekends. Fridays is when most of us yuppies go out with our friends or sulk inside a movie house and watch a good movie.
Saturdays is when most of us wake up late (especially those who got drunk the night before) and just be lazy.
Sundays is when most of us go to church or spend quality time with our family.
Work is set aside for a moment. Problems with your boss and with your pesky office mates are temporarily forgotten. Weekends also give most us a break from irritating customers and clients.
- The f**king weekly routine starts all over again. Our unfinished work loads start haunting us again on Mondays. In my case, I face again the problems from the previous week which were not resolved. And since this is pretty much a weekly routine, you sometimes know what to expect for the week, which is boring at times.
- Too much waiting. Whenever I look in the calendar, I usually count the number of days left before weekend. Mondays is just a long wait to a possible great weekend.
How about you? Do you dread Mondays? If you have your own reason/s why you hate Mondays, leave it here.
Thoughts about Text Speak
Today, the Philippines is considered to be the Texting Capital of the World because of the billion text messages Filipinos send over six telecom networks. I can still remember way back in high school that only a handful of people have cellular phones and since then, the number grew and grew. More and more people began to appreciate the advantages of having cellular phones and in text messaging, in particular. Back in college, the prices of cellular phones began to drop and I started seeing some jeepney drivers and even sidewalk vendors having cellular phones.
Since then, everything seemed to change. It changed people, too – how they interact, communicate and even how they speak. Messages became shorter and shorter. People’s messages seem to fit in the 160-characters limit. Spelling, punctuation, and even the arrangement of the words changed.
Lo and behold, text speak was born.
Let me present to you a common day-to-day conversation with text speak.
Packer 1: “Wer na u. Hir na si me intay me 4 2 hrs.”
Packer 2: “OMG. I 4g0t. Cming c me. Go me banyo 2 ligo”
In this example, Packer 1 sends a message to Packer 2 asking him where he is right now and that he is waiting for him for 2 hours already. Packer 2 replies with a surprised response that he forgot and that he is going to the bathroom to take a bath. The first text message is just 40 characters long – shorter than writing it the proper way with long sentences using the correct grammar, syntax, and punctuation.
As a teacher before, I was also a victim of this crazy language. I had students who talk and write text speak. I even had a student who sent me a text message using text speak asking me if I will be around in our class. I also had a student who answered my essay question in text speak. Much to my dismay, her manner of writing it in text speak was devastating to her essay. Her essay was very good, though. All the important points were thoroughly discussed. Clear. Concise. Just grammatically wrong.
Not everybody understands text speak. Not everybody even likes text speak. I personally get annoyed when people speak and write text speak to me. Quite frankly, people who use text speak don’t sound cool. They sound stupid. They sound chimay.
The more people continue to use text speak, the more chances they will use it unconsciously in day-to-day conversations. Tolerating it doesn’t even help! If we want to raise our literacy rate and be at par with other countries, change should start with ourselves! For the love of God, train yourself not to use text speak so others may follow.
The Rose Detective
If you happen to visit Seawall in Davao City, watch out for a detective who will embarrass you in public if he/she sees you “uprooting the rose plant”. IT IS ILLEGAL AND IS PUNISHABLE BY LAW. You have been warned.
I just so love the creative thinking of Filipinos. Again, mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
Blogger’s Note: Before leaving the place, I asked around for the English translation for the convenience of my foreign packers. “Do not uproot the rose plant and others and do not pluck the flowers because there is a detective. It is illegal and if you are caught will be apprehended by the police and you will be embarrassed.”
Ateneo Blue Eagles soars with UAAP crown
The long-running rivalry between Ateneo and La Salle in the basketball court ended last night when Ateneo grabbed the UAAP crown, 62-51, led by Chris Tiu in the offensive side and Nonoy Baclao in the defensive side.
This is probably one of Ateneo’s best season after 11 straight victories and only one loss from Far Eastern University during the season.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles last held the championship trophy last 2002.
However, it was not in Ateneo’s offensive aspect that helped them win the series. They missed a lot of free throw attempts and made some crucial turnovers. Although the Eagles soared high when they led by as many as 15 points, it was their defensive man and finals MVP, Nonoy Baclao, that helped them win the series despite getting only 6.6 points in the series but had a marvelous average of 8.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks.
Whenever La Salle missed the basket, Baclao was always there to grab the rebound.
Season MVP Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Ateneo bench player Jobe Nkemakolam also helped Ateneo with a combined 16 points from both players.
Meanwhile, La Salle Green Archer JV Casio scored 18 points in the game despite having foul trouble in the second half. Also, Rico Maierhofer was ejected in the game with 1:29 minutes left in the 3rd quarter of the game after a controversial technical foul when he supposedly flashed a dirty finger. This enraged La Salle’s head coach Fanz Pumaren.
Maierhofer only had 7 points.
In an interview with the Inquirer, the disappointed Pumaren said, “It’s a crucial game and you’re going to call a technical foul when the player is not doing anything.”
The Archers never had the chance to lead Game 2. The closest they had was 3 points when Ateneo led 50-47 despite having a 12 point run at the close of the 3rd quarter.
Can the Eagles still defend their crown and continue to soar high next season without their senior and star player Chris Tiu in the game? We’ll find out next season.
Samantha’s Birthday
So my friend just turned twenty something today and since I do not have something for her, I decided to write about her today as a gift. I hope she’ll be able to read this blog today or some time in the future.
Over a decade ago, she looked like this.
Now, this is her.
Thirty years from now or more, I don’t know what she will look like. In spite of this uncertainty, I just hope that she will still remain the same. She’s one of the best of my friends so I just hope she won’t change. Put in mind that the secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat and drink slowly, and lie about your age and do remember that aging is all in the mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body.
Happy birthday, Samantha! See you tonight!
UAAP Game 2
UAAP Game 2 between Ateneo and De La Salle will start this afternoon at 4pm. As expected, tickets were already sold out as early as Game 1 ended.
My friend, Denise, bought a ticket for Game 2 for 200 pesos and sold the other ticket, which she got for free, for 2,500 pesos.
I guess I’m not the only die-hard basketball fanatic in this country. There are others who are willing to do almost anything just to get their butts glued in Araneta’s seats this afternoon.
My bet is still for Ateneo. Go Ateneo!
China Scare
My cellphone is made in China. My laptop is made in China. My lamp, shoes, MP3 player, and even my underwear are made in China. There’s even a saying that “God created the world. The rest was made in China.” True enough, almost everything is made in China — electronic gadgets, kitchenware, toys, food and drinks, appliances, automobiles, etc.
Recently, the global community was scared when China recalled milk and dairy products in their country and in some parts of the world. This was after it was proven that some of their milk products have melamin – a toxic substance that attacks the kidney and is fatal especially to infants. I can still remember when the same country also recalled millions of toys that were found to have a similar toxic substance – lead.
I began to wonder when China will consider quality rather than quantity and consumer confidence and satisfaction rather than profit. I don’t hate China or the Chinese. I just hope that the Chinese should put security, consumer satisfaction and product quality into consideration in order for their products to be continuously patronized.
Hanging out with college buddies
After two years of separation, some of my college buddies, who are still based in Dumaguete City, decided to meet and have a mini-reunion. We hit off immediately and went to Hayahay Restaurant and had a blast.
We updated each other with news about ourselves and our classmates. Sadly, we never saw some of them after graduation. Two of our batch mates are already married and are happy with their married lives right now. Another classmate of ours is already in Malaysia working in an IT company. Surprisingly, Autessa, who was very silent in class, is now pregnant with her first child. These are some of the pictures we took that night.
This is the entire group. Ian and Samantha are standing at the back. That's me in a red and white striped shirt. Sitting beside me is Dara, who is now a college teacher in Dipolog City. At the far right is Lisa, who is also a college teacher in one of the schools here in Dumaguete.
Ian watching some porn videos.
Again, a picture with the girls.
Sweethearts Ian and Lisa shocked with the porn video.
He fried but got fired
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej
A week ago, I heard in the news that the Prime Minister of Thailand got fired from his public office because of cooking. For seven years, ex-Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej hosted a cooking show, “Tastings, Complaining”. He left two months after he was sworn into office. Unfortunately, he was accused of collecting over $2,000 for appearing on four shows of the cooking show. Thus, he was removed from power because this was a violation of their constitution.
Unlike in some countries where leaders were overthrown because of scandals, big-time corruption, and other technicalities in their respective constitutions, this is probably one of the weirdest in political history.
