Saturday, September 17, 2005

CATCH-22 (no-win situation) – PART TWO

STORY:

I was so busy – as in, very very hectic - doing my final requirements when somebody texted me. It was already 10pm. He knew me and he even said my name. I don’t know him, so I replied with: “Cno ‘to?” the next day because of that f*cking signal. Then, suddenly I was dismayed to what he had replied later on. These were the exact words:

“kw nga una txt den u ask kng cno ako! Ok k lng!
- September 14, 2005 @
5:47:11 am

My temper began to rise! Ok lang sana kung maganda ang pagkasabi niya na hindi niya ako kilala. Kaso, namilosopo pa. Pwede ba?!! Naka-line ako so counted lahat ng tnetext ko! Bakit ako magsasayang ng ganon kung ang intension ko ay manloko! Damn! Busy pa ako! Feeling ko binabaliktad niya yung sitwasyon...

What happened next was really, really a shit! Aaaaaaaaaaaa!! Nakakainis talaga!

English pa siya ng English! I was into ending the whole absurd thing so I said: “Let’s end it here”… with a final message: “s ssunod wag k nang maeenglish, andami mong wrong grammar..”

I’m not a connoisseur in English, but I know how to correct one’s grammar. I came from a good and well-known school that requires / encourages every student to speak in English. Worst, I had a position in that school, meaning I was forced to speak in English as often as possible especially when dealing with teachers and important people. In some way, I have a right to tell him that, aside from the fact that we’re in a democratic country. It may sound rude, but my point of saying those words is to let him know that I’m serious; I don’t kid around and to really end the conversation with him FOREVER.

After I sent that test message, I didn’t reply anymore to everything that he text. Still, he didn’t stop, and begun texting in deep English and with unusual, overwhelming words. PERO MALI PA RIN!!! Wrong spelling, wrong grammar, not connected! Sabihin na nating kaya siya naro-wrong spelling dahil sa text, pero if he really had the intension of embarrassing me and making me believe na magaling siya at ma-intimidate ako, spelling mistakes should not be evident! Hahaha….

FINAL JUDGEMENT:

My friends told me to just ignore him. Ang sabi nila, naghahanap lang ng kaaway yun. Ang nasa isip ko naman: una, kilala niya talaga ako: either, kursunada niya akong asarin o galitin ; pangalawa, may nagttext kasi sakin dati na hindi ko na pinapansin at inaway ko pa. Baka eto yung way niya para sumagot sa mga text niya at mapilitan akong kitain siya para awayin.

Hayy…bakit ganon? Hanggang ngayon nagttext parin siya…pero ko na ako nagrereply. Yung iba nga, masyado nang “distructive” yung words na ginagamit…pero pinipigilan ko pa rin yung sarili ko. Magsasawa din siya. Sana…

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

stupid naman, dapat hindi na pinapansin ang mga taong ganyan. pero minsan masaya din mang-away. dont take it seriously lang ha. Wag sayangin ang load. Stupid ang tao na yun, he was just trying to show off.

Bat andami mong stalker sa text? Feeling ko may namimigay ng number mo.

Ahhh, yun pala meaning ng catch-22? ok now i know.

Haha, first time i heard you say/write an obscenity other than sh%t. Hala bad! Pero ok lang. Hehe.

Miss you! Ingat ka always.

Anonymous said...

/* Papunta sa school ng mga kapatid ko, la ako magawa sa jeep. So... */

Me: Pre ano trip ta subong?

/* Ilonggo para d maintindihan*/

Kaaway: Pre ano trip ta subong? -MISCENT PO, cAre 2 txt.

/* Scent, la naman smell to ah*/

Me: Ay, sori po. Mali send. ASL nyo po?

/* Mabait effect muna*/

Kaaway: saan m b nkuha # ko?

/* Hmmmm, medyo nahalata ako cguro*/

Me: Bka mali lang na save ko. Or maybe your just fooling me? Paul ikaw ba talaga to? Lam ko ito num mo eh. Im xur.

/* More kaartehan, Bestfrend ko si Paul sa UST, xa una kong naisip. */

Kaaway: paul?Do u knw wat r u talkn aBout? im sorry but ur barking at d wrong 3,i dnt knw u... bye

/* Barking "at" the wrong tree? cliche na nga mali pa*/

Me: Haha, you sound gay! Whats with the cliche?

/* Parang bading eh*/

Kaaway: Please dont buthered 2 text! u wasted ur time on frivulous matter...Besyds i dnt have time chasing rainbow, en i won't entertain those stranger like you!

/* Ginamit naman ulit ang frivulouse kahit wrong spelling ulit. limited lang tlaga cguro vocabulary nito. he/she's using all her brainpower. Tapos ano to ang chasing rainbow? maybe he/she means "looking for a pot of gold." Pero d pa rin relevant */

Me: Whoa Boy! I dont know if anyone told you already, but your english sucks! Did you even finish high school?

/* Away time*/

Kaaway: Who da hell r u?Im Not stUpid dnt ever trit me like dat! R u txting jaz 2 argue with me? Cm0n? Wat i did 2 u?Para unsult2hn m ako?

/* Medyo sira2x pa rin ang english pero ok na. Defensive xa, parang guilty na dito pa lang*/

/* i was still typing my reply when another msg arrived. */

Kaaway: i Jelosy does crazy thngs 2 people i dnt wnt 2 encounter sme flipant worts fr. a person who learnd CODE OF ETHICS dnt u? N besyds im nt a nit picking person i knw how 2 pigeonhole thng.(If u cnt b urself n smting u eprnce 2 mch of urself u hve 2b able 2 escape d intolerable clutches of reality.

/* Dito wala na talaga akong naintindihan, patay na si webster at si miriam at si oxford. Hehe. Na iimagine ko xa na parang ang lalaki sa latest commercial ng pancit canton, ang "we are but specks in the universe" thing. Basta */

Me: Huh? Gutom lang yan!

/* Pancit Canton Commercial: eto ang reply ng lalaki na naglalaro ng PS. Tpos gutom na rin ako 2pm na d pa ako naka lunch. */

Kaaway: Thnx 4 d compliment... bye

/* Compliment ba yun? Boboness! Pero nag play along ako.*/

Me: Sge po. Txt u later. Kain muna ako. Thnx sa time. U

/* Kakain na talaga ako. */

Kaaway: cn0 kb kc tlga. mskt k mgsalta TNX 4 doing gud bAck 2 ME.wla k mari2ng skn.

/* Ano? I cant understand! Masakit ako magsalita pero pinasalamatan ako for doing good? */

Kaaway: cn0 kb kc?

/* Mmmmm, sarap ng chicken at beef stew*/

Kaaway: pliZ sbhn m na?

/* Ahhh, sarap ng mountain dew*/

Kaaway: kLA2 m b ako?

/* Yes busog na, ano to? andaming text! */

Me: Hndi po kta kilala. Stranger lang me na la magawa sa buhay. Dnt wry d kta kilala. Im just barking "up" d wrong 3. Dnt col lng po sis.

/* May konteng correction dun sa mali nya kanina. Tpos tawag ko xa sis kasi d ako sure kung bading to or babae. Basta Im sure na d to lalaki. */

Kaaway: ok, wud u do me a favor 2,please lng ayaw ko ng gulo ng my kaAWAY so gf u have noTHning 2 do wg ako pgtripan m ha,mataln0 ka pero,sayang...

/* Tinawag ako na "girlfriend"! AY!!! sge po girlfriend!!! */

Kaaway: ok, wud u do me a favor 2,please lng ayaw ko ng gulo ng my kaAWAY so if u have noTHning 2 do wg ako pgtripan m ha,mataln0 ka pero,sayang...

/* Uy, inulit nya, may correction na. She's reviewing her sent items na cguro. */

Kaaway: Whoa Boy! I dont know if anyone told you already, but your english sucks! Did you even finish high school? -learn frm ur words! god knows u...U

/* Nag forward pa ng msg ko kanina. D pa rin relevant ang sinasabi. Pinasok pa si God sa usapan. D ko pinansin to. */

Me: Haha! Nagka typo ka pa pala. Kala ko u called me "gf". Ganyan ka rin ba mg english sa real life? Poetic mo ah.

/* Sarcastic reply ko sa msg nya kanina, pero kala nya compliment ulit. */

Kaaway: d man ako ganyan kagalng mgenglish at least in a simple words naiilaBorate ko?E kw matalino ka NGA pero... mayaBang!

/* In a simple words? Tonk! Tpos she's flattering me pa*/

Me: In simple words po. Hindi in *a* simple words. Subjct vrb agreement mo mali. Sory po. Jst trying 2 help.

/* Editor at work*/

Kaaway: s pgka2alam k ang mga taong matalino d ganyan umasta! kya masa2bi k lns s 1 2lad mo blang araw mada2Pa ka rn!

/* Phew, at least wala na english. Natakot na.*/

Me: Ey hav u hrd of d word "coherence?" Ksi i cant understand ur msgs.

/* Kasi parang walang relation mga sinasabi nya eh.*/

Kaaway: Db matalino k? y u dnt get my point? Simple lng PALAWAKN M PANG unawa mo!

/* I have an open mind pero kung wala talaga sense ang sinasabi nya la tayo magawa dyan. */

Kaaway: Help! Huh! dkta kailangn ur insulting me den sb m ur trying 2 help?

/* Bgo palang cguro nabasa ang msg ko na nag correct sa "in a simple words" nya. */

Kaaway: kng kaibigan k ng taoNG ngaAWAY skn s tnx sorry pero wla akng panahn mkpgaway at para s kaALAMAN mo i won't compete with u.

/* Defensive! Halata na ako.*/

Kaaway: nki2usap ako tigilan nyo na ako ayaw k ng magulong pamu2hay at ayaw k ng my kaaway.

/* D pa ako binigyan ng chance na amg rep*/

Me: Kaya mo yan. Bobo lang ako. Galing lang ako sa public high school.

/* Actually Humility, Integrity, and Loyalty ang core values ng Phil. Sci. (shet d pa ako sure sa loyalty, nakalimutan ko na kung ano ang core values namin.) hehe. */

Kaaway: alm m kng cnusubukan m lng ako pliz lng tglan m na ako hnd ako ang ta0ng INIEXPECT m na matalino,na magalng s lhat,nku2ntento ako ng an0ng mern at kng anung nla2MAN ko.

/* Medyo surrender na */

Kaaway: pero ngpa2slamt ako s mga ta0ng cuncucorect kng anNg mali ko, i learn frm dem ur a clever i saluTe ON U,DAKO ANG KALINYA Mo NGAaral palng ako madami pa ako d nala2MAN

/* Humility! Yes! Im starting to break her resolve. Then nag text si cam something about grades sa psycho. I told her na inaaway ko frend ni reign. then...*/

Tumawag si cam, sabi daw wag na awayin kasi medyo d ko na alala reasons basta) sabi parang tapos na daw ang away. D lang ako sure, cam comment ka nalang para e clarify.

/* Medyo d ko na gets tawag nya kasi andaming foods na binibigay si mama sa akin. Nalagyan pa ng vinegar ang shirt ko! Argh! */

Me: Sge sory sory sory. Il stop na. Sory Sory. Babae kba? Frends nalang tayo.

/* Sge stop na nga... feeling ko hurt na hurt na xa*/

Kaaway: o0

/* Babae nga!*/

Me: Sory na po ha. Pis! Y(",)

/* Nahihirapan ako awayin ang isang babae. */

Kaaway: ok

/* Pis na kami*/

Me: Yey.

/* Pa cute effect*/

Kaaway: taga saan kb?

/* Bakit pupuntahan mo ako?*/

Me: Frend ako ng inaway mo. I told them na inawaayaw kta pero they said stop na. Pis na pala kayo. nahuli lang ako sa balita. Sory!

/* Umamin na ako at last*/

Kaaway: ah ok,hnd k cla kLA2 ngkar0on lng ng micommunication, d ako masamang tao kya pala... Cge my pu2nta kc ako bye.

/* Cguro uwian na nila. Or surrender lang xa talaga*/

Me: Bye. Sory ulit.

/* Mabait ako.*/

Kaaway: wla na skn un, cge...

/* Mabait din xa? Haha! Forgiving? or d lang talaga kaya? Kayo na mag decide. */

Kaaway: Palt ako ng # ko dami umaAway skn at lm u b dEy insulting me cguro dey clever dan me bt its ok i won't cmopete 2 dem infACT ive learn gan2 pala ang feeling ng mga taong na do2wn now i found out.. At same i realizeD.U

/* Naawa ako sa kanya dito. She repeated the idea na "i learned my lesson" three times. Redundant-ness! Haha. */

Me: Sis sory po ha. I think theyr going 2 stop na. Dnt wry. "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a claw." (tama ba?) Inaway ka lng dhil inaway mo frnd namin. Pero kng pis na e d frnds na tayo. U

/* I used a cliche too, if it makes her feel better, d lang ko sure kung tama word for word ang sinabi ko. */

Kaaway: its ok, dEy spilLed da beans cried over da sPiLled milk....

/* Natawa ako, bka nga ito lang talaga alam nya na sabihin! Tpos wala pa rin relation sa usapan. So...*/

Me: Ey d to insult ha. Dnt use that. Pinagtawanan namin yan. Kasi spiled d beans mins 2 spoil or divulge a secret and cried ovr spiled mile means to be sad 4 no gud reason. Prang lang relation sa away ksi. D na ako ngaaway ha. Comment lang po.

/* Editor at work, pero gusto ko isipin nya na frend ako. Naawa ako eh. She's so stupid. I want to help. */

D na nag reply.

/* I hope ok lang xa, pero i think she got what she deserved. She tried to mess with us. Haha. Ikaw pa ang pinagtripan, ang founder ng Reign's fans club. D na yun cguro uulit pa. Tell me lang pag nag text xa ulit. */

Anonymous said...

hmmnn...
buti pa si ean naging txtmate si stalker #3 ni reign.. hehe.. ayaw akong replyan nun eh. ewan ko ba, nakikipagtxtmate lang naman ako kay stalker #3 pero never sya nagreply... sayang... hihihi. gusto ko lang kilalanin kung anong klase ng tao si stalker #3..harharhar...
geh bbness... ilaro na lang ito ng gb..
CAMILLE GARCIA po ito..hihih