Unleash Your Big Ball of Positive Energy Today
I think I really get easily irritated. I'm not going to justify or qualify. 1+1=2. The sun sets in the west. It doesn't take much to irritate me.
1. I'm so busog. I'm so gutom. I'm so antok.
Why don't people just say "I'm so full," "I'm so hungry," or "I'm so sleepy"? I don't like it, even if you're Kris Aquino and I'm a fan.
2. It was freakin' awesome. He's tryin' his best. He's fuckin' pissed though.
Was the letter G sent to jail? How much does it cost to use this letter? Only Sylvester (Looney Tunes) is allowed to say "sufferin' succotash."
3. It's purpose is unknown. Its here to stay though.
It's = It is. If you've written "it's," ask yourself if you can replace it with "it is." If not, you made a mistake. Its, even if possessive, should have no apostrophe, unless there's a gun pointed at you. All together now:
A possessive its has no apostrophe.
A possessive its has no apostrophe.
A possessive its has no apostrophe.
4. Their everywhere with they're promises.
They're = There are. Their is possessive.
5. Your sure about you're conclusions?
You're = You are. Your is possessive
6. Advance happy birthday! I already sent the stuff toy. It's suppose to arrive tomorrow. Wow, you don't look matured for your age.
The letter d feels lonely for not being where it's supposed to be. It doesn't want to be somewhere it's not welcome too. Use: advanced, stuffed, supposed, mature.
7. I swear I'm gonna change. I'm gonna make a 360 degree turn.
Nice. 360 degrees will just bring you back to where you started!
8. Sila Lucifer, Beelzebub at Azazel ay nagalak sa dami ng mga kaluluwang pinahirapan ngayong araw sa impiyerno.
Ang "sila" ay panghalip (pamalit sa pangngalan), kaya hindi dapat sundan ng mga pangngalan. Ang pantukoy na dapat gamitin ay "sina."
Tama: Sila ay nagalak sa dami ng mga kaluluwang...
Tama: Sina Lucifer, Beelzebub at Azazel ay nagalak sa dami ng mga kaluluwang...
9. ERAP ESTRADA.
Ano ang point mo? Ano ang silbi mo sa mundo? You always said you won't run if the opposition would unite behind one candidate. Yet in the same breath, you'd say it's almost impossible for the opposition to find a unifying candidate. Well, you know what? I'm going to give all my friends a thousand dollars each. There's one condition though. A blue unicorn has to magically appear and teach my students calculus this Monday. Get it? A unicorn is not a real animal. And even if unicorns existed in our reality, it would have to be smart enough to know how to find the derivative of a function. So, how can I be morally obligated to give my friends a thousand dollars each if unicorns who know calculus don't even exist? Hahaha! Did you get that, Erap? Did you understand my point, Erap? You want me to explain further Erap?
10. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquno III. Manuel "Mar" Roxas II. Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro. Manuel "Manny" Villar. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Puno.
Look, I don't need to be friends with these politicians. I know their nicknames already, so I don't need to be reminded each time I read the dailies. If you want, call him Sen. Kiko Pangilinan or Sen. Francisco Pangilinan.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm happy to introduce our special guest, Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan. Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan as you well know is the husband our our Megastar Sharon "Ate Shawie" Cuneta. Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan started out as a lawyer giving free legal assistance. The career of Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has been a testament to his belief in active citizenship.
Irritating, right? The person introducing doesn't know how to use pronouns. It's doubly irritating with "Kiko" everywhere.
11. Kidnapping public school teachers in Mindanao
Why? What do these kidnappers hope to achieve? Get ransom money? From the teachers' families? Are you kidding? Really? Like they're rich? What do they want to do next? Get a sperm sample from Cinderella? Ha. Ha. Ha. Not funny.
12. Arnel Pineda, Charice Pempengco and Lea Salonga are world class performers. They make me proud to be Pinoy.
Seriously! Okay, I'm not here to bring these talented people down. I have it in me to be happy for them. Instead, the statement I'm making is about how a lot of us have seemed to anchor our national pride on people like them. I don't think that's healthy. I don't think we even have to go out of our way thumping our chests shouting we're Filipinos. We just have to be who we are, and do things to the best that we can. The game is in our minds. One inane YouTube comment I saw on a Lea Salonga clip: "You speak English so well. That's such an achievement. I'm so proud of you." Lastly, what's the big deal about Pinoy pride? I should be proud to be Pinoy because I'm Pinoy? Hey, all of us with two nostrils, let's all shout together, "I'm so proud to have two nostrils! 2-nostril pride, yeah!"
13. Worshipping foreigners with Filipino blood
A Cebu Pacific inflight magazine (last August, I think) made my blood curdle. I turned to the page for their article on Pinoy heroes, only to find out that their 4-person feature was on Batista, Vanessa Hudgens, Apl.De.Ap and Pacquiao. Okay, I don't have any difficulty putting
Apl.De.Ap and Pacquiao in the hero box. But Batista and Hudgens JUST BECAUSE they are part Pinoy? Oh, this reminds me of David Archuleta when he was just starting out in American Idol. His being Filipino even made it to his Wikipedia page (which was thankfully edited eventually). The YouTube comments evolved this way:
(1) Is he Filipino?
(2) Guys, somebody asked if he's Filipino.
(3) He could be Filipino.
(4) Hey, it's so cool. He is Filipino!
(5) David Archuleta is Pinoy! Yeah! Filipino pride! Brown pride!
(6) OMG, I'm so proud to be Pinoy! Mabuhay ang Pinoy. We're so talented and we're so world class.
14. TV show hosts interviewing foreigners who don't speak Filipino
Stop it with the Filipino innuendos which they don't understand - it's so impolite. It's old and it's not funny. And please stop asking them what they think of Filipinas and Filipino food, or whether they would come back, since we already know what they're going to say. Would they say Filipinas are ugly? Would they say they wouldn't even approach Filipino food with a 5-foot stick? Would they say they wouldn't come back to the Philippines if it was entirely up to them? Noooo! Their favorite Pinoy dish is adobo.Their favorite beach is Boracay. Balut is
really something.
15. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking nation in the world.
Says who? Us? I'll be willing to change my mind, if someone could pull out an official record.
16. Asia's Songbird. Asia's Queen of Soul. Asia's Nightingale. Asia's Queen of Songs.
Says who? Us? I just find the use of titles so pretentious. No, it's not Regine Velasquez, Jaya, Lani Misalucha and Pilita Corrales I'm calling pretentious. It's our usage I'm calling pretentious. Let's take the case of Regine. She was given this title after winning a singing contest in 1989. That's 20 years ago! In fourth grade (1989), I was part of the team that represented my section in a spelling bee. We won. Now, all kneel and address me as Fourth Grade's Magnificent Emperor of Awesome Spelling. Continue addressing me as such for 20 years hence. Fast forward to the year 2020. "Final call for passengers of flight NW71 bound for Manila. Calling passenger Fourth Grade's Magnificent Emperor of Awesome Spelling. This is your last call."
17. One plus one is equals two. Why does women not know how to please men?
The laws of subject-verb agreement are not legally binding. Sob.
18. Posters of politicians
Why do we need to see your faces in posters and billboards of government projects? What is the point? Will the projects become more important if we can see your faces? Yeah yeah yeah, these are really rhetorical questions. We already know why their faces have to be everywhere. Let's do an experiment.
Show poster with politician's face. Ah, I'm sad.
Show poster but block out politician's face. Ah, now I'm happy! Weeeee!
19. Opposition to the Reproductive Health Bill
People who shouldn't will continue frakking around. Sadly, a lot of them cannot support their already big families. The RH Bill already explicitly says it is against abortion!
20. WILLIE REVILLAME
Ano ang silbi mo sa mundo? Ano ang point mo? Nakakairita ang boses mong para kang binagsakan ng refrigerator. Nakakairita ang mannerisms mong para kang si Willie Revillame. Ay, ikaw na pala yun. Hindi ko alam kung mas inis ako sa iyo o kay Erap. Ay, madali lang pala aregluhin ang isyung ito - mas inis ako sa iyo. Hehehe. Hate you.
Cute little girl: How much do you love me.
Jesus: (stretches out his arms) Thiiiis much.
Willie: How much do you hate me.
Me: (stretches out my arms) Thiiiis much.
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This is not a complete list. Note that I haven't listed down Ronaldo Puno, Lady Gaga, and made-up words like chorva. This is merely a sampling of some of the things that irritate me.
My shrink was right. That felt good. I'm ready to go out of my room now to spread some positive energy. I might go look for #8's Lucifer and his gang to torment some souls.
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PS: My not liking something doesn't mean that that thing is wrong. I'm just saying I don't like it.
posted by ubermensch14 @ 4:41 PM
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4 Comments:
1-8 = I can tolerate. Not!
9-19 = My blood just boils.
20 = Aaargh! Need I say more?
Honorable mention: bullfrog-like pop "singers" made in the Disney toy factory.
What's wrong with being called Asia's Songbird, Nightingale or Queen of Songs? And what's wrong with people HUMBLY giving these titles for those who EARNED IT?
If u will go back to the time of Pilita and review her achievements and recognitions here and abroad you would know why she got the title. Regine, on the other hand, didn't just get the title after winning the Asia Pacific Singing Contest in HK though it paved the way for her to be known in the east. She's the only Filipino who was given multi-platinum certifications for the 3 albums she released in the region.
Never underestimate Regine's popularity in the Asian Music Scene. She is known for being one of Asia's TOP SINGERS. Coco Lee even dubbed her as Diva of all Divas during the MTV Asia Awards. Not ot mention other "Chinese" (hk, taiwan, china) superstars who expressed their familiarity to her music and admitted that they are fans of her.
Finally, in one TV Show in Singapore the host mentioned that they stopped getting Pinoy entries in their Japan singing contest coz we always dominate in that department.
So I think those "ASIA" title must be taken as an appreciation to Filipino Talents who really excel in singing.
Pretentious??? NOT.
^sorry for the double post.
(note: The singaporean show was hosted by Najip Ali. The confession was made when they guested Kuh and Regine in 2003 who were also present during the Mosaic Festival in that country. I forgot to mention the CNN interview somewhere in early 2000 where Regine was featured in CNN Talk Asia. And last 2008, KBS Korea also made a documentary film about the angel voices from the Philippine.)
We became widely known when it comes to singing because of the contributions made by Asia's Songbird and Queen of songs. Title from the late 60s and late 80s WE STILL FEEL UNTIL NOW... :)
double post deleted :)
Maybe there's nothing wrong. I just don't like it.
So why don't I like it? I just don't like titles, that's all. Everybody knows Jackie Chan. Okay, maybe my grandmother didn't know Jackie Chan. But a lot more definitely know who he is than Regine, for example. But no one's calling Jackie Chan any title.
I have friends from Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. They don't know Regine. They also don't know Pilita.
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