i was telling my officemate i'm so happy.
she asked who it is, PP or PG?
me: huh?! who's PP?
officemate: Poocha, ang Pangit...
me: haha... and PG?
officemate: Poocha, ang Guwapo...
oh... the ugly one... yiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!!! ; )
it matters when
we were trying to cull lessons from a totally unexpected event so there i was making these general recommendations. guess what, this guy who was supposed to be on top of things but somehow faltered during the critical period kept on explaining himself. eh?! defensive, yo! guilty much? ; )
i resorted to prefixing my statements with, don't take it personally, nothing personal, and still the guy would go on to explain why he did or failed to do certain things. i was a combination amused and annoyed.
so that is our framework, huh?! i can do that. game. from general i shifted to specifics. boy, did i touch a raw nerve. the guy went on to say he actually did this, he actually said that.
really?! when was this? i was literally an arm's length away from that person that time. what time did you say that?
oh, this time. oh, that time.
gee! there was this certain period when action was most needed. actions within this period would decide the direction the situation was going to take. how come the times you're mentioning do not fall within that?
stop bandying about what you did or tried to do before or after the critical period. the truth is, you failed to deliver. test of mettle and you failed miserably. someone else had to step in. an unfortunate consequence was averted not because of you but in spite of you. not everyone knows that. but there are those who do. at least a roomful of them, some now scattered all over the place. deal with it. learn from it.
i resorted to prefixing my statements with, don't take it personally, nothing personal, and still the guy would go on to explain why he did or failed to do certain things. i was a combination amused and annoyed.
so that is our framework, huh?! i can do that. game. from general i shifted to specifics. boy, did i touch a raw nerve. the guy went on to say he actually did this, he actually said that.
really?! when was this? i was literally an arm's length away from that person that time. what time did you say that?
oh, this time. oh, that time.
gee! there was this certain period when action was most needed. actions within this period would decide the direction the situation was going to take. how come the times you're mentioning do not fall within that?
stop bandying about what you did or tried to do before or after the critical period. the truth is, you failed to deliver. test of mettle and you failed miserably. someone else had to step in. an unfortunate consequence was averted not because of you but in spite of you. not everyone knows that. but there are those who do. at least a roomful of them, some now scattered all over the place. deal with it. learn from it.
angry me
yesterday, i was angrily recounting irresponsible actions by this fair-weather, absentee, long-distance species of a supposed top dog when the one i was talking to remarked, "galit na, nakangiti pa." (mad but still smiling)
oooops... i've gotten that so many times before! as in, there i'd be, boiling mad, and someone would point out that my tone is still so soft (c'mon!) and there still is a smile on my face. ugh! insane!
this quirk has almost cost me a leg, literally. i was boarding the backseat of the car with my brother on the wheel and he thought i was already inside so he was going to drive on. my left leg was actually still outside and it got caught under the tire. i was yelling out, "bill, bill, naiipit paa ko." (you're squeezing my leg.) still he was trying to drive on. good thing he eventually stopped, not sure whether because of my pleas or because he thought there was something under the car.
there were tire marks from my ankle to the middle part of my leg. fortunately, tires are round and the curve of the tire fit in to the angle of my leg. my brother was telling me he did not realize my situation as he could still see me smiling from the mirror. eh?!
i've even been told this quirk might have been contributory to the breakdown of my marriage. (ouch!) a friend of my mom's was telling me the hubby probably thought there was no issue as the magnitude of the things i was saying was not coming across given the tone of my voice. my, my, my!
maybe when i'm mad, i should not express it face-to-face but rather just vent it out over the phone. that way, the other party would not be confused by my facial expression.
but then i have this habit of starting a phone conversation with a greeting. i'd commence with "good morning," "good afternoon," or "good evening" and then 'twill be followed by a rant, hahaha. crazy!
maybe next time i should just vent out in e-mail...
oooops... i've gotten that so many times before! as in, there i'd be, boiling mad, and someone would point out that my tone is still so soft (c'mon!) and there still is a smile on my face. ugh! insane!
this quirk has almost cost me a leg, literally. i was boarding the backseat of the car with my brother on the wheel and he thought i was already inside so he was going to drive on. my left leg was actually still outside and it got caught under the tire. i was yelling out, "bill, bill, naiipit paa ko." (you're squeezing my leg.) still he was trying to drive on. good thing he eventually stopped, not sure whether because of my pleas or because he thought there was something under the car.
there were tire marks from my ankle to the middle part of my leg. fortunately, tires are round and the curve of the tire fit in to the angle of my leg. my brother was telling me he did not realize my situation as he could still see me smiling from the mirror. eh?!
i've even been told this quirk might have been contributory to the breakdown of my marriage. (ouch!) a friend of my mom's was telling me the hubby probably thought there was no issue as the magnitude of the things i was saying was not coming across given the tone of my voice. my, my, my!
maybe when i'm mad, i should not express it face-to-face but rather just vent it out over the phone. that way, the other party would not be confused by my facial expression.
but then i have this habit of starting a phone conversation with a greeting. i'd commence with "good morning," "good afternoon," or "good evening" and then 'twill be followed by a rant, hahaha. crazy!
maybe next time i should just vent out in e-mail...
ugly not
my officemate was asking who the source of my joy was.
i replied i am not going to tell.
officemate: 'tell me, tell me. promise, i'm not going to say he's ugly.'
huh?! hahahaha... this one's good-looking! for a change... LOL!
i replied i am not going to tell.
officemate: 'tell me, tell me. promise, i'm not going to say he's ugly.'
huh?! hahahaha... this one's good-looking! for a change... LOL!
happy
i was at my parents' place last night. i was lazing around on the sofa when my niece blurted out, 'you're smiling by yourself, tita...'
i went, 'was i?!'
my niece said yes, mimicked my smile, ribbed me about it and then amusedly asked for the reason for my smile.
hmmm... honestly, i wasn't aware i was smiling. i came up with something about taking only so many muscles to smile while it takes much more to frown. i told her you get less wrinkles smiling than frowning.
she pointed to her forehead and asked, 'wrinkles like this?'
i told her those are pimples (ooops!) on her forehead not wrinkles.
she didn't know what wrinkles were! oh, the blessings of youth. i therefore explained.
anyway, i tried to recall what it was on my mind that time that could have triggered a smile. well, the song two less lonely people in the world crossed my mind that time:
i guess it brought a smile in my heart which crept up to my face, haha.
i dunno but i've just been really happy lately. (nope, i don't have a boyfriend yet.) simple things have been bringing me so much joy. out of proportion, actually. oh, well, happy state. i won't complain... : )
i went, 'was i?!'
my niece said yes, mimicked my smile, ribbed me about it and then amusedly asked for the reason for my smile.
hmmm... honestly, i wasn't aware i was smiling. i came up with something about taking only so many muscles to smile while it takes much more to frown. i told her you get less wrinkles smiling than frowning.
she pointed to her forehead and asked, 'wrinkles like this?'
i told her those are pimples (ooops!) on her forehead not wrinkles.
she didn't know what wrinkles were! oh, the blessings of youth. i therefore explained.
anyway, i tried to recall what it was on my mind that time that could have triggered a smile. well, the song two less lonely people in the world crossed my mind that time:
♪ in my life where everything was wrong
something finally went right
now there's two less lonely people
in the world tonight ♫
i guess it brought a smile in my heart which crept up to my face, haha.
i dunno but i've just been really happy lately. (nope, i don't have a boyfriend yet.) simple things have been bringing me so much joy. out of proportion, actually. oh, well, happy state. i won't complain... : )
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