Space Out/ In Retrospect
I normally operate on space out mode whenever I walk or travel alone—that is, my mind retreats into a world of its own and everything around me is just one big moving blur. This makes for the need to get jarred either bodily or verbally just so I would recognize the friends and acquaintances I meet. I feel I have to give out a warning though: my reflexes are working on double defense during these times.
Anyhow, the point: at certain instances of my usual walking-in-a-daze state, snippets of scandalous remarks manage to pierce through. The last most astounding I’ve heard was from this man who was talking to his friend beside me:
MAN: ‘Di bale nang bumaba ang pagkatao, ‘wag ka lang magkaroon ng kaaway.
Ayos. I felt like butting in to say, “Uy manong, alam mo ba 'yang sinasabi mo?” But then I thought this ignorance was nothing compared to some people who are supposedly intelligent but live a transmuted version of this philosophy. Politicos for one. Some (or should I say most?) would sell their souls just to please the right people and stay in power. "Mababang pagkatao" and "Midget in the Palace"? Oh, what uncanny resemblance.
***
Just how different am I really from the three year-old kid I once was? I still cut my bangs without strategy and get the same exasperated look from my Mom every time she sees my disaster of hair. So much for growing up, Des. And to think I'm actually hoping to survive a sudden drastic change in my life come Monday. Hah. Goodluck na lang talaga.
***
It's been a couple of months since I've last gone to a gig. That's pretty peculiar for someone like me who usually goes out of my way to see at least one a month. Still, even if I may have started out late this year, at least I started it out right. Here, pictures I stubbornly took despite the bad lighting, unpredictable functioning of smoke machines, and a photographer's inability to refrain from singing along with so much gusto while taking photos. Rockstars kung rockstars!
-=URBANDUB=-
-=let's rahk en roll!=-
-=why oh why [the uber-slow shutter speed made me miss a good capture, demmet]=-
-=diyosa=-
-=stinging with them strings=-
Anyhow, the point: at certain instances of my usual walking-in-a-daze state, snippets of scandalous remarks manage to pierce through. The last most astounding I’ve heard was from this man who was talking to his friend beside me:
MAN: ‘Di bale nang bumaba ang pagkatao, ‘wag ka lang magkaroon ng kaaway.
Ayos. I felt like butting in to say, “Uy manong, alam mo ba 'yang sinasabi mo?” But then I thought this ignorance was nothing compared to some people who are supposedly intelligent but live a transmuted version of this philosophy. Politicos for one. Some (or should I say most?) would sell their souls just to please the right people and stay in power. "Mababang pagkatao" and "Midget in the Palace"? Oh, what uncanny resemblance.
***
Just how different am I really from the three year-old kid I once was? I still cut my bangs without strategy and get the same exasperated look from my Mom every time she sees my disaster of hair. So much for growing up, Des. And to think I'm actually hoping to survive a sudden drastic change in my life come Monday. Hah. Goodluck na lang talaga.
***
It's been a couple of months since I've last gone to a gig. That's pretty peculiar for someone like me who usually goes out of my way to see at least one a month. Still, even if I may have started out late this year, at least I started it out right. Here, pictures I stubbornly took despite the bad lighting, unpredictable functioning of smoke machines, and a photographer's inability to refrain from singing along with so much gusto while taking photos. Rockstars kung rockstars!
-=URBANDUB=-
-=let's rahk en roll!=-
-=why oh why [the uber-slow shutter speed made me miss a good capture, demmet]=-
-=diyosa=-
-=stinging with them strings=-
posted by hija_giovanna at 7:19 PM
4 Comments:
Des: Hahaha, I know how you feel! Sometimes, after I've spoken to my folks on the phone, I begin sobbing from homesickness. So much for being 22. :p
peachy!:-)
hay naku, here we go again with nostalgia hehe. speaking of which, are you up for a reunion some time soon? it's been almost a year, imagine.
i'm in UP na pala. but i'm still with ABS; i just "report" at UP 8:30am-5:30pm (hehe). guess it would be easier to meet up now;-)
Yeah!!! Actually, Ned texted me around 2 weeks ago, and we wanted to set up something where we could all meet up, but I have no cash yet, so that'll have to wait.
If you feel like hanging out in the area, text me - I'm a free bird, baybeh!
oh that's right. congratulations nga pala!=)
tama, let's all meet up--maybe just in time for our "anniversary". grabe, exciting!=)
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