Category: Realizations

Before I tried to make a “20 things about me” but I think there’s nothing much about me so I had a hard time making it up to 20 and was not able to finish it. But let me try it again but this time only up to 15. So here’s the 15 Things About Me:

1. I love eating spicy foods. If you would order me a chicken on a fast food, please do choose the spicy one.

2. I am not a fan of anime and cartoon shows. When I was a kid I was not really fond of watching animes and cartoons on TV unlike other kids at my age. I know some of it (like dragon balls, Inuyasha, Slam Dunk etc.) but I don’t know really their stories.

3. I have diaries. Yes diaries. With an S because every year I change it. I was in high school when I found myself writing on a diary. I don’t write on it every day, only when I feel like writing or something memorable happened to me.

4. When walking on a public place I don’t look at people’s faces. I have this perception that if I would look at them, they would look at me also. And it’s awkward. (Weird right?)

5. The only movie series that I followed is Harry Potter. Oh yeah. I’m did watch it all.

6. I’ve got more than 5 major embarrassing moments. I will share it here one of these days.

7. No to horror movies. Let me watch a romantic-comedy movie but not the horror one (though I’ve watched some).

8. I talk to my mirror. Really. Mirror. I would talk to a mirror as if I’m talking to someone and would speak in English (mejo echosera).

9. I’m not good on hiding common emotions. When I’m mad, you would really know it. My face expressions would tell you. When I’m happy (really happy), my laugh is overpowering.

10. Not so friendly. I’m not choosy on people who I talk to but I find it uncomfortable to mingle with people who I just met.

11. If you’re close to me, I would greet you at the first minute of your birthday. I would love to be awake until 12 midnight just to greet you a happy birthday. I know the feeling of being greeted on exactly 12 midnight. That’s why I also want to let some people feel that also.

12. I’m not into ketchup. I don’t like putting ketchup on my fries, eggs, hotdogs etc.

13. I stock candies at the office. Sometimes, it is my “pantawid gutom”.

14. I don’t know how to swim. Our house is not near the beach, we don’t have swimming pool at home, and I did not take swimming on PE during college.

15. I’ve got ball pens with different colors. I’m not a collector but every time I go to a bookstore I would really buy one.

Every time na tatawid ako ng EDSA hinihintay ko munang mag green yung traffic light. Hindi ako sumasabay sa mga taong tumatawid na pag nakita nilang walang parating na sasakyan kahit hindi pa dapat pwedeng tumawid. Maliban sa sumusunod lamang ako sa simpleng traffic rules, natatakot din akong madisgrasya dahil alam ko walang ibang sisisihin nun kung hindi ang sarili ko. Kasi nga naka red ang traffic light. Meaning, hindi pa pwede. So pagnagkataon na madisgrasya ako wala akong karapatan na sisihin yung driver kasi ako nga naman ang pumiling ilagay ang sarili ko sa alanganin.

Katulad lang yan sa pag-ibig. Alam mo namang hindi pwede bakit mo pa ginagawa? Pag nasaktan ka ba sino sa tingin mo ang may kasalanan nun? Bakit mo naman ilalagay ang sarili mo isang bagay na hindi ka sigurado?

Pero may mga tao talagang handang i-risk ang sarili nila kahit hindi sila sigurado sa mangyayari sa pagtawid nila na yun. Siguro nagmamadali lang sila. Siguro nakisabay lang din sila sa ibang pang tumawid. Siguro kailangan na talaga nilang tumawid.

Nasa sa iyo naman yan kasi. Siguro depende sa prinsipyo mo. Minsan kahit ilang ulit nang nasaktan ang isang tao, pipiliin niya paring itaya ang sarili niya. Kasi at least sinubukan niya.

Pero ako, takot ako. Ayaw ko ng hindi sigurado. Hindi ako ganun katapang katulad ng iba na itataya ang sarili nila sa isang bagay na walang kasiguraduan. Pero hindi ko alam kung hanggang kailan ako mag aantay na mag green ang traffic light bago tumawid.

Malay natin balang araw, bago ako tumawid may nakahawak na sa aking kamay at sabay kaming tatawid kahit hindi pa naka green ang traffic light. Sasabay ako sa kanya kasi alam kong hindi niya hahayaan na masaktan at may mangyari sakin na masama kasi nasa tabi ko siya. Alam kong poprotektahan niya ako. At baka masabihin ko na sa sarili ko na “He’s worth the risk”.