My Turf

Weird Me

1. I (probably) scratch my eyes and nose in a most amusing/ scary way, judging from the way other people are always horrified whenever they see me do it.

2. When you receive an SMS from me, expect it to be a 2- or 3-part message. I don’t abbreviate when I compose SMS, and I think the predictive texting technology is one of man’s greatest inventions. 

3. I pour plenty of rubbing alcohol on my feet and arms before I go to bed. The fumes weirdly lull me to sleep.

4. Much as I love reading, it takes me 100 years to finish one book.

5. I get jealous very, very easily (friends, relatives, romantic prospects, attention…you name it!). Even as an adult, I still I constantly struggle with fits of jealousy. This is one characteristic I truly despise about myself.

6. I sound angry even when I am not. This frustrates me a lot, especially when my passionate manner of speaking is mistaken for anger or being pikon. “Eh baket galit ka?” I am often asked when I excitedly discuss something. Of course, I’ll answer, “Di ako galit no!” Unconvinced, the person I’m speaking with would still insist, “Weehh, galit ka eh!”

Aarggh. Di nga eh! (ayan, kahit sa pagsusulat, I come off mad kahit hindi!). 

7. I’m sorry to those who love her, but I cannot stand watching Kris Aquino. The moment I see her face flashed on the screen (or hear her shrill voice!), I just have to change the channel. Watching and listening to her for over one minute is excruciating torture for me.

Jobert Sucaldito and Cristy Fermin take the 2^nd and 3^rd spots on my “Persons I Cannot Stand Seeing” list. Obviously, hindi ako nanonood ng The Buzz.

8. I am your classic geek: I am great at Minesweeper (does anybody else play this ‘til now aside from me?). This is something I am equally pleased and embarrassed about. Nerdy, nerdy me.

9. My first two or three hours in the office are spent checking my mail and reading other people’s blogs. This somehow gets me in the groove. To sum it all up, you really cant expect decent output from me in the morning. I’m truly at my prime come nighttime.   

10. When I eat fried chicken, I flake all the meat first (the way we do it when preparing a kid’s plate), set aside the skin and eat it last. It’s a good practice in delaying gratification.