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“Wala Lang.” Whether we admit it or not, we Filipinos do not like confrontation because we are emotionally sensitive and insecure. It is better for us to keep things to ourselves and stay quiet instead of speaking out. Because of the force of evolution, our ancestors (like Piolo Pascual, or probably those who existed earlier) were able to come up with a discreet way of expressing their feelings without getting hurt. The phrase “wala lang” (wala= none, lang= just/only, wala lang= nothing) is uttered at the end of a statement.
I started to write “Wala Lang” out of my desire to post comments on selected articles found on the Siyanga Naman blog by Monsignor Ruben Dimaculangan. My high regard for Monsi’s writings made me feel that my comments are not worth to be posted. Because of this, I included the phrase “wala lang” at the end of each comment I made to express the following message: “This comment is from me, someone with a simple mind, but here I am, giving my personal insights. Read me.”
To continue my story about the short history of “Wala Lang”…
One day, when I woke up from a beautiful dream, I decided to write more seriously (write more seriously=write longer than one sentence). So here is the first edition of “Wala Lang”. I hope you will like it and acquire little wisdom from it.
Nanny Diaries. “Nanny Diaries” is not a story of a girl during the time of Hitler just like Ann Frank. This is about a fictional character named Annie Braddock. She turned down her mother’s ambition for her to be able to work in a firm in the field of finance. Instead, she chose to work as a nanny in the Upper East Side of New York. The part that I will never forget was when her best friend Lynette delivered the words: “You know the path of least resistance? Sometimes they can lead to a minefield.”
Many of us evade the dirt road. We become afraid whenever we become vulnerable. It doesn’t matter if we miss an opportunity as long as we don’t stumble and get hurt. Is it right to manifest this kind of attitude towards life? I think not. Let us do things with our utmost abilities and learn to trust in God’s plan for us. As stated in Psalms 56:11-12, “God I praise your promise; in you I trust, I do not fear. What can mere mortals do to me?”
Let us not get too busy searching for the path of least resistance. Let us accept the road that God is offering us for, in our obedience, we will be transformed. This renewal will give us the satisfaction that is beyond compare to any wealth in the world. Wala lang.
Parallel Synchronized Randomness. The term Parallel Synchronized Randomness (PSR) was mentioned in an interesting film called ‘Science of Sleep’. PSR occurs when two people who do not know each other comes up with the same decision at the same time. Just like what happens when we end up dancing ‘cha cha’ to those whom we bump into on the streets.
Two people walking. They meet face to face. They collide.
Both will step to the side. One will go to the left, and one will go to the right.
They will look at each other. And realize they are still on each other’s way.
Again they will make a step.
Still they are face to face.
The process will repeat itself again and again. Again and again.
PSR is interesting because the process is a bit like when we meet someone we feel comfortable with. Two strangers will bump onto each other. They will make a decision at the same moment and their decision is parallel to the decision of the other until they are unable to part from each other.
But PSR moments do not go on forever just as we cannot keep the special people whom we have discovered. In life, each person will find a way to go on walking and reach their intended destination. It also happens rarely, so we have to savor our “PSR moments”. Let us learn to value the people we meet and learn to cherish the times we spend with the special people in our lives. Wala lang.
Solitaire. One night, I thought about playing the game of solitaire installed in my pocket PC. Before I started playing, I began thinking about my deceased grandmother who likes playing this card game. Before she starts a game, she would silently think of one wish. If she wins a game, it would mean that her wish would be granted. That night when I played the game, I didn’t think of a wish before each game. Instead, I thought of one question per game. The mechanics goes as: if I will win a game means the answer to my question is a YES, if I lose a game it means that the answer to my question is a NO.
Questions like: “Will I pass the board exam?” and “Does [censored] love me?” played on my mind. I lost. Every game I lost. And because of this, I ended up with more questions… hoping I will win. But I lost every game.
Sometimes because of the uncertainty of life, we are able to do things that no sane person would ever do. What I did was silly. The YES and NO’s of life should not depend on the game of solitaire. Before I let go of my pocket PC, I thought about asking one last question. “Pampalubag loob [Just to make myself feel better]" I said to myself. I won. At last, the answer was YES.”
Oh by the way, the last question I asked was: “Does God love me?”
Wala lang.
Prof. Flatulence. [I wasn’t around when this happened, but this is based on a true event.] One of the unforgettable stories my schoolmates told me in high school is the one about our teacher who farted while giving a lecture. After releasing the lethal gas from his system, he turned and told the class, “I’m okay. I’m okay.”
I would laugh every time I remember this story. But there exists two moral lessons in this story. First, when we bother or hurt others, the right thing to say is, “I’m sorry” (Okay when one farts, we all know that “excuse me” is not enough). Second, when we bother or hurt others, the self doesn’t come first. Let us learn to be concerned about others and say, “Are you okay? Are you okay?”
Wala Lang.
“Wala Lang”: Ang Panimula. Aminin natin at sa hindi, tayong mga Pilipino ay ayaw ng confrontation dahil tayo ay emotionally sensitive at insecure. Mas mabuti pang tayo’y magtiis at magkimkim ng nararamdaman kaysa magsalita. Dahil sa kapangyarihan ng evolution, ang ating mga ninuno (tulad nina Piolo Pascual, o siguro yung mga mas nauna pa) ay nakabuo ng discreet na paraan ng pagsasalita o pagtatapat ng hindi nasasaktan. Ano ang paraan na ito? Ito ay ang pagsasabi ng “wala lang” sa dulo ng bawat mahahalang kataga na ating sinasabi.
Nagsimula akong magsulat ng “Wala Lang” sa kagustuhan kong makapagkomento sa mga sulat ni Monsignor Ruben Dimaculangan sa kanyang blog na Siyanga Naman. Dahil sa aking high regard sa mga akda ni Monsi, pakiramdam ko ay walang binatbat ang aking mga komento. Dahil dito, naisip kong lagyan ng katagang “wala lang” sa bawat dulo ng aking mga komento para iparating na “Ito ay mula sa isang taong may simpleng pag-iisip, ngunit heto ako’t naglakas loob magbigay ng personal insights. Read me.”
Para ipagpatuloy ang kwento ng maikling history ng “Wala Lang”…
Isang araw nang ako ay nagising mula sa isang magandang panaginip, ay nagpasya akong magsulat ng mas seryoso (magsulat ng mas seryoso= magsulat ng mas mahaba pa sa isang pangungusap). Kaya’t heto ang unang edisyon ng “Wala Lang”. Nawa ay magustuhan ninyo ito at kapulutan din ng kaunting karunungan.
Nanny Diaries. Ang “Nanny Diaries” ay hindi istorya ng isang babae sa panahon ni Hitler tulad ni Ann Frank. Ito ay ukol sa isang fictional character na si Annie Braddock. Tinalikuran niya ang pangarap ng kanyang ina na siya ay makapagtrabaho sa isang kumpanya sa larangan ng finance. Imbis ay nagtrabaho siya bilang isang nanny sa Upper East Side, New York. Ang hindi ko malilimutang parte ng istorya ay nuong sinabi ng kanyang best friend na si Lynette ang linyang ito: ”You know the path of least resistance? Sometimes they can lead to a minefield.”
Marami sa atin ang umiiwas sa masukal at lubak-lubak na daan. Natatakot tayo kapag tayo ay nagiging vulnerable. Hindi na baling lumipas ang mga oportunidad huwag lamang madapa at masaktan. Pero ganito nga ba dapat ang ating attitude sa buhay? I think not. Gumawa tayo ng mga bagay sa abot ng ating makakaya at matuto tayong magtiwala sa plano ng Diyos. Sabi nga sa Psalms 56:11-12, “God I praise your promise; in you I trust, I do not fear. What can mere mortals do to me?”
Huwag tayong maging abala sa paghahanap ng path of least resistance. Tanggapin natin ang daan na ibinibigay sa atin ng Diyos. In our obedience, we will be transformed. Ang renewal na ito ang magbibigay sa atin ng kakaibang satisfaction. Satisfaction na higit pa sa kahit anong kayamanan sa mundo. Wala lang.
Parallel Synchronized Randomness. Nabanggit sa interesanteng pelikula na pinakamagatang ‘Science of Sleep’ ang Parallel Synchronized Randomness (PSR). Ito ay nangyayari kapag ang dalawang taong hindi magkakilala ay nagkakaroon ng parehong desisyon sa parehong pagkakataon. Tulad na lamang ng nangyayari sa atin sa kalye kapag nakikipag-’cha cha’ tayo sa nakabanggaan natin sa daan.
Dalawang taong naglalakad. Nagkasalubong. Nagkabanggan.
Sabay hahakbang sa gilid. Ang isa sa kanyang kaliwa, ang isa sa kanyang kanan.
Titingin sa isa’t isa. Malalaman na magkatapat pa rin sila.
Sabay hakbang muli.
Magkatapat pa rin.
Paulit ulit. Paulit ulit.
Nakakatuwa ang PSR dahil parang ganito ang nangyayari kapag nakakakita tayo ng taong nakakagaanan natin ng loob. Dalawang estranghero ang magkakasalubong. Gumagawa ng mga desisyon sa parehong panahon, at ang mga desisyon ng isa ay katapat ng desisyon ng isa. Hanggang sa hindi na nila maiwasan ang isa’t isa.
Pero ang PSR moments ay hindi permanente. Ganun din ang pamamalagi ng mga nadiskubre nating mga taong nakakagaanan natin ng loob. Sa buhay, ang bawat tao ay makakaisip ng paraan upang sila ay makapagpatuloy na sa kanilang paglalakad at upang makarating na sila sa kanilang paroroonan. Bukod sa di ito permanente, ito rin ay madalang mangyari. Kaya’t ating namnamin ang ating “PSR moments”. Matuto tayong magpahalaga ng bawat taong nakakasalamuha natin. Atin ring pahalagahan ang panahong naibibigay sa atin na makasama ang mga taong ito. Wala lang.
Prof. Flatulence. [Wala ako noong nangyari ito, pero ito ay based on a true event.] Ang isa sa mga unforgettable stories sa akin ng mga schoolmates ko sa high school ay ang tungkol sa aming guro na biglang umutot habang nagtuturo. Matapos niyang pakawalan ang isang nakakamatay na gas mula sa kanyang sistema, siya ay lumingon sa klase at biglang sinabi, “I’m okay. I’m okay.”
Tawa ako ng tawa kapag naiisip ko ito. Pero ang istoryang ito ay may dalawang moral lessons. Una, kapag tayo ay nakaperwisyo o nakasakit sa iba, ang tamang sasabihin ay, “I’m sorry” (Okay when one farts, we all know that “excuse me” is not enough). Pangalawa, kapag tayo ay nakaperwisyo o nakasakit, hindi dapat mauuna ang ating sarili. Matuto tayong mag-isip para sa iba at magsabi ng, “Are you okay? Are you okay?”
Wala lang.
Solitaire. Isang gabi ay naisip kong maglaro ng solitaire sa aking pocket PC. Bago ako nakapagsimula ay naalala ko ang aking yumaong lola na mahilig maglaro nito. Tuwing siya ay maglalaro ay tahimik muna siyang mag-iisip ng isang wish. Kapag nakakabuo siya ng isang laro sa solitaire, ang ibig sabihin nito ay maaring magkatotoo ang wish. Nuong gabing ako’y naglaro, hindi ako nag-isip ng wish bago maglaro. Bagkus ay nag-isip ako ng tanong. Ang sistema ay ganito: kapag ako’y nakabuo, ibig sabihin nito ay YES at kapag natalo, ibig sabihin naman ay NO.
Ang mga tanong na tulad ng: “Papasa ba ako sa board exam?” at “Mahal ba ako ni [censored]?“ ang naglaro sa aking isipan. Talo. Lahat talo. At dahil dito, dumami ng dumami ang aking tanong… umaasang mananalo rin ako. Pero talo talaga.
Minsan, marahil dahil sa uncertainty ng buhay ay may mga nagagawa tayong bagay na hindi gagawin ng isang matinong tao. Kalokohan ang aking ginawa. Hindi dapat nakasalalay ang YES at NO ng buhay sa larong solitaire. Bago ko binitawan ang pocket PC, naisip kong matanong ng isa na lamang na katanungan. “Pampalubag loob,” sabi ko sa sarili. Nanalo rin ako. Sa wakas, YES ang naging sagot.
Syanga pala, yung huli kong katanungan ay ito: “Mahal ba ako ni Lord?”
Wala lang.
Hello! kung nagustuhan ninyo ang Part I, heto ang karagdagang 15 signs.
16. Ang pangalan niya (o kahit anong pangalan na ina-associate mo sa kanya) ay iyong naririnig kung saan saan. Minsan nakikita mo pa ito sa mga TV, graffiti, street signs, sa decorasyon ng dyip o sa karatula ng mga sari-sari store. Halimbawa, kung siya ay taga-Mindoro, marami ang may suot ng Puerto Galera souvenir shirts, o bigla mo na lang malalaman na duon itatanghal ang WOWOWEE, o kaya naman ay makikita mo na ito ang featured na lugar ng banner ng WOW! Philippines. Kung ang pangalan naman niya ay Dong, bigla mong makikita sa grocery ang "Ding-Dong" o kaya naman ay makikita si Dong Puno sa TV o maririnig si Ding Dong Avanzado sa radyo.
17. Kung matalino ka at eloquent speaker, nawawala ito kapag andyan na siya. Parang lahat ng nasa isip mong sabihin sa kanya ay non-sense.
18. Hindi mo mapigilang maging available para sa kanyang mga requests. Kahit ano ay puede mong i-cancel para lamang makita o makasama o mapagbigyan siya.
19. Ang "Filipino time" (laging huli) o kaya ay "Indian time" (hindi dumarating o nang-i-indian) ay wala na sa iyong diksyunaryo. Napapalitan na ito ng "American time" (dumarating sa eksaktong oras na itinakda) or kaya naman ay "Military time" (mas maaga pa sa sikat ng araw).
20. Handa ka nang magbasag ng piggy bank para makapagbigay ka ng espesyal na regalo. Kung hindi naman ay para may panggastos ka pa habang nang-i-i-stalk ka.
21. Hindi mo alam kung maloloka ka na kasi hindi ka makagawa ng ibang bagay. Ang kaya mo lang gawin ay ang isipin siya.
22. Parang ang bagal ng oras kapag hindi mo siya nakikita. Kapag magkasama naman kayo ay parang mabilis ito (ang oras).
23. Para kang nakahithit ng droga. Nahuhumaling. Ang mundo ay makulay, ang gaan ng pakiramdam, sobra ang saya, lahat ng makita ay maganda, kahit ano ay maaaring gawin. Minsan naman parang naka-inhale ng Salbutamol o Ventolin. Nanghihina, nanginginig, malakas ang tibok ng puso.
24. Ang espesyal na tao sa inyong buhay ay parang si Benny Hinn (isang charismatic healer). Ang inyong mga sugat ay nahihilom at ang sakit ay nawawala.
25. May nararamdaman kang force na nagdadala sa inyong dalawa para magkita. Parang laging may pagkakataon o nagkaroon ng dahilan para kayo ay magkasama. Kung wala ang force na ito, I am sure i-fo-force mong magka-force (pero ang tawag sa iyo nyan ngayon ay "stalker" -- please seek medical attention).
26. Ang text message nya ay kayamanan. Kahit "k." lang ang laman ng text, hindi mo ito buburahin sa inbox mo. Kung may pagka-sentimental ka, isusulat mo pa ang lahat ng kanyang messages sa isang kwaderno (with time and date).
27. Hindi ka makatingin sa kanya. Kahit gusto mo. Natatakot na matunaw kapag nasilayan ang kanyang mata (o labi).
28. Tila kayo lang dalawa ang nabubuhay sa mundo. Ang ibang nilalang ng Diyos ay nagiging "background" na lamang. Hindi mo na ito napapansin. Para kayong nasa loob ng isang vacuum.
29. Maliban sa kaligayahan ay nagkakaroon ng takot. Minsan, hindi mo matukoy ang pinanggagalingan ng takot na ito. Iba't iba ang nagiging takot. Depende sa kung anong klaseng tao ka. Takot na ma-reject, takot na masaktan, takot na pagsawaan, takot na iwanan, takot na maloko... jealousy, paranoia, dependence, obsession. Gamot para dito: kilalanin ang sarili para mabawasan ang insecurities at mga takot. Pag-ingatan ang puso at isip. Hinay hinay lang.
30. Ang alter ego mong si "Scrooge" o "Shrek" ay naglalaho. Natututo kang magbigay sa iba. Nagkakaroon ka ng abilidad na maging masaya para sa kaligayahan ng iba... lalo na para sa kaligayahan ng taong iyong tinatangi.
Habang ako'y naglalakad isang gabi ay napadaan ako sa grocery store. Lumaki ang aking singkit na mga mata nang masilayan ang isang brand new na scooter na naka-display sa entrance ng grocery store.
May nakapanalo na pala nito :(
Agad akong nag-connect sa Diyos.
Ako: Lord, bakit naman po hindi niyo ako binigyan ng pagkakataon na makapanalo ng scooter? Nagsisimba naman po ako... hindi naman ako mamamatay tao... nagbabasa ng Bibliya... tumutulong sa kapwa... eh bakit hindi akong kasing-swerte ng ibang tao? Ang lupit niyo naman po sa akin. Hirap na hirap na po ako, pero bakit tila hindi niyo dinidinig ang aking mga dasal?
Sumagot si Lord...
Lord: Anak, ano ba ang inirereklamo mo diyan? Eh hindi ka naman naghulog ng raffle ticket.
Napahiya ako.
Ako: Sorry Lord, wrong mistake.
Minsan talaga tayong mga tao laging sinisisi ang Diyos sa mga bagay na wala tayo. May ginagawa ba tayo para makamtan ang ating mga pangarap at mga pangangailangan? Sabi nga nila, "nasa Diyos and awa, nasa atin ang gawa". Hindi maaaring hingi lang tayo ng hingi. Hindi maaaring sisi tayo ng sisi. Ang aksyon ay magmumula parati sa atin... at ang prutas ng sipag at pawis ay matitikman lamang ng mga taong marunong gumalaw, manampalataya, at maghintay.
Isang araw, ako'y sumakay ng bus kasama ang aking inay para pumunta sa bahay ng lola ko. Dahil medyo boring ang trip, ay sumilip na lamang kami sa bintana para i-entertain ang aming mga sarili. Dahil sharp shooter at talagang keen observer ang nanay ko, may naispatan siyang interesting na poster ng isang kandidato. Ang hirit ni inay sa akin:
Inay: Anak, tingnan mo o, sino kaya ang boboto sa kandidatong iyon?
Nagtaka ako, kaya't hinanap ang poster na kanayang sinasabi...
Ako: Nasaan po?
Inay: Ayun o... "High-blood" ang kanyang alias.
Hindi ako makapaniwala pero ito'y totoo. Nakakatawa naman tayong mga pinoy mag-isip ng alias ano?
I spy with my little eye... what do you see?
Habang ako'y naghihintay sa airport ay nagulantang ako ng makita ang sight na ito. Kaya't agad ko itong kinunan (nagpapakita kung gaano ako kasama) para mai-share ko ang experience na ito. Hindi ko na in-edit ang litrato para hindi pansin ng mga taong hindi malinaw ang mata.
Moral Lesson: choose your pants well. Okay lang hindi masyadong maporma basta't kayo ay kumportable at safe sa mga paparazzi na tulad ko.
Ang ganda nito. Simple lang.
Isang gabi ay inutusan akong bumili ng cake sa isang coffee shop malapit sa amin...
(nalito ako kung ano ba ang dapat bilhin kaya't minabuti ko nang magtanong kung anong flavor ng icing nung isang mukang-mega-delicious cake)
Ako: Ahm kuya, ano ba ang icing nito? [biglang turo sa cake]
Kuya: Ah, all-purpose po.
I was expecting that he'd tell me kung butter or sugar icing ba iyon at dagdag na rin kung anong flavor nito. Bagkos ay sinabi niyang all-purpose ang gamit sa icing. Binulong ko sa aking kapatid ang tungkol sa tugon ng waiter. Sinabi sa akin ng aking kapatid na baka ang ibig sabihin ng all-purpose ang icing ay puede rin itong ipampahid sa mukha bilang moisturizer.
Nung isang araw ay bumili ako ng french fries sa McDonald's. Paborito ko talaga ang french fries bagamat hindi ito ang dahilan ng pagbili ko nung araw na iyon. Naglalakad kasi ako nang bigla kong maramdaman ang tawag ng kalikasan. Dahil hindi na makakaabot ng bahay ay pumasok na lamang ako sa McDo at duon nakigamit ng "CR". Dahil iniligtas ako ng "CR" ng McDo sa kapahamakan, ay bumili ako ng large fries.
Cashier1: Hi ma'am may I take your order?
Ako: Uh, isang large fries please.
Mabilis ang pangyayari. Sa sobrang bilis ay nakalimutan ng babae na bigyan ako ng ketchup. Marami ako kung humingi ng ketchup. Sa isang large fries ay nakakaubos ako ng 6 na sachet ng tomato ketchup. Wala na si cashier 1 kaya't pumunta ako kay cashier 2. Mukhang trainee si cashier 2.
Ako: Hmmm, miss puede pong humingi ng anim na ketchup?
Cashier2: Ilan po?
Ako: Anim. (nakangiti pa ako.)
Cashier2: Ha? eh... (mukhang dismayado.) Sandali lang po ma'am ha (tinawag pa akong ma'am pero ang tingin sa akin ay parang pulubi na nanlilimos ng ketchup.).
Nakipag-usap si cashier 2 kay cashier 1.
Cashier2: Ma'am humihingi po sya ng anim na ketchup.
Parang napahiya na ako. Feeling ko ay kailangan pa ng court order para makakuha ng paborito kong ka-partner ng aking french fries. Unti-unti nang lumalamig ang fries kasabay ng paglamig ng aking mga kamay at pagkatuyo ng aking lalamunan.
Cashier1: Naku sorry po ma'am pero hindi ko po kayang ibigay sa inyo ang gusto ninyo.
Ito ang kanyang exact words. Hindi ako makapaniwala. Para akong nanliligaw at hindi kayang ibigay sa akin ng aking iniirog ang kanyang puso. Para akong Mt. Pinatubo na gustong mag-erupt muli. This is what I get for asking for 6 sachets of ketchup.
Cashier1: Ma'am 2 lang po ang maibibigay ko sa inyo.
Hindi masaya ang ending. Umalis ako ng McDo ng may 2 sachets ng ketchup. I thought hindi magandang makipagsabunutan over a simple thing.
Hay buhay.
Alam niyo ba na ang Oktubre ay ang buwan ng Santo Rosaryo? Hindi? Well, ngayon alam niyo na :)
Si Fr. Stephen Cuyos, MSC and Jun Asis ay nag-combine ng kanilang powers para makapag-record ng Tagalog version ng Santo Rosaryo. Inilagay nila ito sa internet para maraming tao ang makapag-download nito ng libre.
Dahil uso ang ipod ngayon, magandang mailagay rin ang file na ito sa inyong mga portable media players. Habang kayo ay nasa dyip o kaya naman ay sa MRT ay magandang pakinggan ito sa umaga. Para sa mga OFW's kung gusto ninyong magdasal sa inyong sariling wika ay magandang mai-download ang file na ito. Sa mga may pamilya na sa abroad, kung spokening dollar, yen, o kahit anong denomination pa ang inyong mga supling -- i-download ito at iparinig sa kanila para matutong magdasal sa sariling wika. Para sa may sakit o mga taong naka-confine sa ospital, hindi ba't magandang may naririning na nagdadasal kasama ninyo?
Maikling komento:
Sabi ng iba, paulit ulit lang naman ang dasal ng mga Katoliko. Huwag kayong magpapadala sa ganitong mga salita ng discouragement. May rason kung bakit paulit ulit ang ilang mga dasal na sinasabi nating mga Katoliko. Sa paguulit-ulit ng mga salitang ibinahagi sa atin upang magdasal sa Diyos, natutunan natin i-internalize ang mga ito.
Nakakalito ba? O ito example: Kapag kinakabahan ka... anong ginagawa mo? Hindi ba sinasabi sa sarili mo na "relax! relax!" -- at hangga't hindi ka kumakalma ay hindi ka titigil ng pagsasabi nito sa sarili mo.
I-download niyo na ang file. Click the link below at i-share sa mga kapamilya at kaibigan:
Holy Rosary (Tagalog Version)
May our Mother, Mary, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary watch over you and intercede for your concerns.
Sa grocery/pagkain:
1. Kumain muna bago mag-grocery. Minsan kapag gutom tayo, iba ang ating paningin. Lahat ay masarap kainin, kaya kapag nasa grocery marami tayong gustong bilihin. Kung kakain ka bago mag-grocery, tiyak ang bibilihin mo lamang ay ang nasa number 2.
2. Gumawa ng grocery or "to buy" list bago pumunta sa supermarket. Mag-inventory ka muna sa iyong kusina (at kung ano pang parte ng bahay mo na kailangan ng supplies mula sa grocery). Bukod sa paglista ng mga items, makabubuti rin na ilagay mo sa iyong listahan kung ilan (quantity) ang kailangan mo. Kung bibili ka ng patis... ilagay mo kung ilang bote... kung isang bote lang... ilang milliliters? 500 ml or 1000ml ba?
3. Huwag ka na sa imported. Marami na ngayong magagandang produkto na galing sa Pilipinas. Kung mapapamahal ka sa imported at sa tingin mo ay pareho lang naman ang kalidad nito kumpara sa isang Pinoy product, bakit ka pa magdadalawang isip kumuha ng produktong Pinoy?
4. Mas matipid bumili sa public market kaysa sa mga supermarket at malls. Kung may oras ka rin lang at makakatiis sa kaunting inconvenience, pumunta at mamili na lamang sa palengke.
5. Matutong magtanim ng mga halamang malimit mong gamitin sa kusina tulad ng kamatis, sili, basil, pandan, kalamansi, etc.
6. Magbaon ng pagkain sa opisina o eskwelahan. Huwag na pumunta sa mamahaling kainan during ordinary days. Punta ka na lang kapag birthday mo.
7. Huwag na mag-order ng drinks sa fast food. Mag refill ka na lang sa bahay ng tubig at yun ang gamitin kung kakain sa labas. Nakatipid ka na, healthy ka pa. Hindi maganda ang softdrinks sa katawan and definitely, hindi rin napapawi ng softdrinks ang uhaw mo.
8. Mahilig sa siopao, siomai o fries? May mga nabibili sa grocery na ready to cook siopao, siomai and fries. Huwag na bumili sa fast food ng mga ganito.
9. Matuto kang magtimpla ng sarili mong kape. Huwag ma-addict sa Starbucks o kung ano pang coffee shop. Maraming masarap na kape na galing sa Pilipinas at marami ring coffee recipes online. Proud ka pa sa sarili mo kasi you are your own barista.
Sa telepono/internet/communications:
10. Gumamit ng mobile phone card at huwag nang mag E-load. Disiplinahin ang sarili kung magkano lang ang puedeng gastusin sa call & text per month. Maganda ang 300 or 500 na load dahil may mga free texts din naman ito. Isa pa, tumatagal ang mga cards hanggang 3 buwan. Kung magaling ka magtipid ng load, ay maaring abutin ito ng mahigit isang buwan hindi ba? Hindi tulad ng E-load, kapag nag expire na ito ng 24-72 hours, disconnected ka nanaman sa loved ones mo.
11. Enough chatting ka na sa text dahil may instant messengers naman sa internet. Andyan ang Yahoo!, Google, AOL, MSN, at iba pang services. Puede rin naman kayong magkita na lang... may personal touch pa!
12. Kung may kamag-anak sa ibang lugar at gusto mong magtext, i-try mo ang CHIKKA services. Free texting ito. May limit lang ang texts per day. Puede ka rin magtext sa local mobile phone numbers through CHIKKA. So kung tatagal ka sa internet i-open mo na ang CHIKKA at dito ka na muna makitext hanggang sa mag-log off ka na sa internet. Reminder: P2.50 ang reply sa messages mo kaya't sabihan ang loved one na huwag duon mag-reply :)
13. Kung Dial-up ang internet mo, ito ang paraan para makatipid: Mag-connect ka sa net to open your mails. Buksan ang Microsoft Word o ang Notepad. Kopyahin ang mensahe sa email account. I-disconnect ang internet. Basahin ang mensahe sa Word or Notepad. Kung magrereply, mag-reply ng offline. Mag-connect ka na lang kung ipapadala mo na ang ginawa mong reply sa email.
14. Kung mahirap ka lang, huwag makiuso sa mayayaman. Kung alam mong wala kang pera, huwag ka nang mangarap na palitan ang cell phone mo na one year old pa lang. Mabilis ang palit ng mga models ngayon dahil sa mabilis na pagbabago sa technology. Normal itong pangyayari sa mundo... pero hindi normal ang mamulubi dahil sa telepono. Basta nakakatawag at nakakatext, okay ka pa dear.
15. Enough non-sense. Kung magpapacute ka lang naman, eh huwag ka na magtext. Kung manliligaw, mag-set na lang araw at oras para makipag-date. Kung makikipag-bati sa kaaway o kung makikipag-away, pakiusap huwag nang iparaan sa text. Bukod sa tumataas ang probability na masisira ang keypad mo, sayang din ang load.
16. Huwag ka na sumali sa mga promos! Ilagay ang pera sa stocks, bonds, investments, etc. at huwag nang mangarap manalo sa raffle. Huwag na rin mag-download ng kung anu-anong ringtones at wallpapers. Nakakatuwa itong gawin dahil sa maliit na halaga ay may nakukuha ka. Pero hindi ito ang mentality ng mga taong marunong sa pera. Ang paglabas ng pera ay dapat may magandang rason... eh kung ilagay mo na lang kaya yung 15 pesos sa simbahan, makakatulong ka pa...
17. Kung mahigpit ka na sa text, aba'y dapat mahigpit din sa calls. Tumawag lang kung emergency o tuwing life and death situations.
18. Ang mga katagang "la lang", "kumain k n b?", "'no, gwa mo?", o kaya naman ay "k" ay walang lugar sa texting world.
19. Kumpletuhin ang mensahe sa text para hindi na kailangang magtanong ang kasama mo na nasa kabilang linya. Kung makikipagkita sa kaibigan sabihin kaagad sa text ang lugar, oras, pati ang iyong isusuot. Kung may ihahabilin, please be specific and complete. Sagutin na ang who, what, where, when, why, at how.
Sa transportation:
20. Matutong maglakad lalo na kung malapit naman sa paroroonan.
21. Sa mga may sasakyan, huwag magpapagasolina kung kaka-refill lang ng oil company truck sa gas station. Ang gas ay hindi gulay na mas magandang bilhin kapag sariwa. Mas mainam ring di magpagasolina sa umaga (kapag malamig) dahil ang gas kapag malamig ay "makapal" o dense pa... kaya't kapag ilalagay ito sa inyong sasakyan, kaunti lang ang makukuha mo. Gets?
22. Kung may sasakyan, huwag ka na mag-aksaya ng pera sa accessories. Sa mga may motorsiklo, huwag nang mangarap gawing automatic ang pag-start ng XRM o Shogun mo. May mga cases na bigla na lang tumitigil ang motor (habang umaandar) kapag pinapa-alter ang ignition nito. Kaya't para safe at tipid, huwag na magpa-modify.
23. May mga second hand tires na pinagbibili. Kung luma na ang iyong gulong at hindi ka naman car racer, sa second hand ka na muna bumili. Ang iba, bumibili ng 2 bagong gulong para sa rear or front wheel (depende sa preference mo, but I heard it's better to have good rear wheels) tapos second hand na yung natitirang 2 gulong.
Sa kuryente:
24. Isipin mo na lang, kapag malaki ang appliance, malaki ang consumption... so ang malalaking TV ay out. Kung marami kang TV, gamitin ang maliit sa panood ng regular programs. Ang malaking TV mo ay reserved para sa panood mo ng DVDs.
25. Ang electric fan na mabilis ang takbo ay mas malaki ang konsumo kumpara sa mabagal ang takbo. Para makatipid, huwag full speed ang electric fan.
26. Kung bibili ng aircon, dapat alam mo ang sukat ng kuwartong papalagyan mo. Dapat angkop ang horsepower sa sukat ng iyong kuwarto dahil ang pagtaas ng horsepower ay sya ring laki ng konsumo sa kuryente.
27. Aircon pa rin: gamitin ang timer ng iyong aircon. Paandarin lang ito ng ilang oras. Kung walang timer ang aircon, orasan mo ito manually o kung medyo malamig na ang iyong kuwarto, patayin na ito. Huwag umasang magkaka-snow sa kuwarto mo. Kahit anong galing ng aircon mo, hindi ito mangyayari.
28. Hinaan lang ang freezer. Kung may yelo na ang freezer, i-defrost ito. Kung nakakatuwa para sa iyo na mukang maliit na U.S. ang freezer mo, hindi ka matutuwa kapag natanggap mo ang bill mo. Ang freezer na puno ng yelo ay isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit mataas ang binabayad mo sa kuryente.
29. Ang ilaw/bulb o kahit anong appliance na marumi at maraming alikabok ay mas maraming nagagamit na kuryente. Punasan ang mga ito kapag marumi na.
30. Orasan ang paggamit ng TV, computer, electric fan, aircon, atbp. Patayin ang mga appliances na hindi naman ginagamit. Orasan rin ang pagcha-charge ng cell phone.
31. Patayin ang water dispenser (hot and cold) sa gabi. Wala namang iinom diyan habang natutulog ka. Buksan mo na lang ulit sa umaga.
32. Hulihin ang mga nagnanakaw ng kuryente. Sila rin ang dahilan kung bakit mataas ang binabayad mo sa kuryente. Ikaw ang nagbabayad ng kanilang ninanakaw.
Sa tubig:
33. Gumamit ng baso sa pagsisipilyo.
34. Huwag gumamit ng shower. Pail and dipper ka na lang.
35. Mag-dilig ng maaga. Huwag sa tanghali o hapon... kasi mag-eevaporate rin lang naman yung tubig na ginamit mo... nag-aksaya ka na, kawawa pa ang plants mo dahil lalo itong malalanta.
36. Marami na kayong alam sa pagtitipid ng tubig kaya ito na ang huli: Patayin ang metro ng tubig kapag aalis ng bahay lalo na kung sa tingin mo ay may butas na ang tubo ninyo. I-report din ito agad sa water district para ipaayos.
Iba pang paraan ng pagtitipid:
37. Huwag ilagay ang lahat ng pera sa ATM account. Sa ATM, nagiging "fluid" ang pera. Ibig sabihin, madaling kunin o i-withdraw ang inyong pera... ibig sabihin ulit, madali itong maubos. Kapag nangyari ito, baka hindi mo mamalayan sa kaka-withdraw mo ay wala na ang ipon mo.
38. Kung may ipi-print ka sa computer na hindi mahalagang document, i-print mo as draft ang document lalo na kung bago pa ang ink cartridge mo. Puede ka rin magpa-refill o bumili ng murang cartridges sa CD-R King imbis na bumili ng bagong ink.
39. Mag "good bye" na sa mga bisyo. Sa pagtigil ng mga bisyo tulad ng pag-inom at paninigarilyo, malaki ang matitipid mo. Kung magaling ka sa math, do the calculation. Kung nasira na ang brain cells mo dahil sa bisyo, ipacalculate mo sa iba.
40. Maging mapagkumbaba at matutong makuntento sa kung ano ang meron ka. Ito ang pinakamahalangang paraan upang makatipid. Hindi natin makukuha ang kaligayahan sa mga material na bagay. Ika nga nila, "happiness is a state of mind". Ang kaligayahan ay hindi nahahanap sa labas ng ating mga sarili kundi sa ating kalooban. Ang kaligayahan ay nananahan sa atin... naghihintay na mabuksan.
1. Napapatid ka kahit walang bato sa harap mo.
2. Tumatawa ka mag-isa at hindi mapigil ang pag-ngiti. Tapos sisilip sa paligid kung may nakakakita sa iyo dahil alam mong mukha kang sira ulo.
3. Tingin ka ng tingin sa cellphone mo para malaman kung may message na siya... take note, naka high ang volume pero chini-check mo pa rin to be sure.
4. Sini-search mo ang pangalan niya sa internet... tinitingnan mo kung may additional bang information tungkol sa kanya sa Yahoo! o sa Google.
5. Kapag nakikita mo siya kahit mula sa malayo, natataranta ka na.
6. Kapag kausap mo siya, nakakalimutan mo ang pangalan mo.
7. Kapag hahawakan ka niya nanlalambot ang mga tuhod mo.
8. Feel na feel mo ang mga love stories kasi parang nakaka-relate ka.
9. Panay ang tingin mo sa salamin kapag lalabas ka kahit wala kayong date... gusto mong maganda o pleasing ang itsura mo just in case magkita kayo sa daan kahit alam mong hindi naman siya dumadaan sa may area niyo.
10. Hingi ka ng hingi ng sign na siya na ang "the one".
11. Kapag hindi dumating ang sign na sya ang "the one" sa itinakda mong oras, humihingi ka ng ibang sign. Yung sign na most likely mangyayari.
12. Kapag may love song or theme song kayo na malimit mong marinig sa radyo ng jeep, feeling mo mukhang sya na nga ang missing link sa buhay mo.
13. Tigil ka na sa bisyo. May urge na maging mabuting tao. Ang mga taong may atraso sa iyo ay maluwag mo nang pinapatawad.
14. Suddenly, conscious ka na sa timbang mo.
15. Lagi ka nang nagsisipilyo. Alam mo na yun kung bakit.
Ito ang theme song ng mga taong napapatid dahil in-love:
Song lyrics | Clumsy lyrics
My brother who is an emerging visual artist will start posting his (and his friends) work on blogger.com! Please check out his blog site "Naruto Art Gallery" at http://www.narutoartgallery.blogspot.com/ -- in this piece i think he used craypass.
Naruto is a Japanese anime by the way. I think kids are crazy about this nowadays :) It's about a group of youngsters in a Ninja Academy.
Common scene at the grocery/department stores and fast food chains:
Cashier: "Ma'am do you have smaller bills?"
Ako: "Sorry po wala eh."
Cashier: "Kahit po sampung piso?"
Ako: "Naku, wala talaga po, sorry."
Cashier: "Ma'am wala po talaga kayong barya?"
Ako: [Ilalabas ang pitaka at babaliktarin para i-demonstrate ang ibig sabihin ng "wala"]
Ako: "Miss eto ho o, wala. Kung meron akong barya ibinigay ko na sana kanina pa."
What's up with these people? At bakit ba nauso ito sa Pinas? Minsan may ganito pa:
Cashier: "Miss ok lang po ba kung kulang ng 25 cents ang sukli?"
Ako: "May choice ba ako?"
Cashier: "Eh ma'am wala po kasi kaming barya eh."
Ako: "Eh kung ako ang may kulang sa bayad, pinapulis n'yo na siguro ako o pinalabas dito kasi walang pambayad..."
Cashier: "Ah eh, sandali lang po ma'am ask ko lang po."
Hmp! meron naman pala pinatagal pa dahil sa katamaran.
Hay, onli in da Pilipins...
Have you noticed the ladies who patiently punch in the codes of your grocery items?
They look tired, do they?
Have you noticed the stools they are sitting on?
No?
That’s because there isn’t any.
These poor employees working early in the morning until the evening… their short lunch breaks are not even enough to give their aching legs a break. Tsk! Tsk!
“Eh kung kyo kayang mga administrators,/supervisors/managers ang patayuin maghapon, ano kaya ang mararamdaman nyo?”
I sent a complaint regarding this, unfortunately, they didn’t take it seriously.
Please provide the ladies with something to sit on. I think they will be happy, they will work with increased efficiency, and you will prevent them from getting varicose veins.
I am a long-term client of LBC not because they offer the best delivery service in the Philippines but just because their branches are everywhere (like fungus, they say)!
Here is a short list of things I don’t like about LBC services:
The LBC staff does not ask their clients for permission to open and inspect the packages or documents to be delivered.
Why is this so? I feel like a criminal everytime I go to LBC. As if there is marijuana in the box I am sending or if the documents I have contain information on the next terrorist attack. If sometimes I don’t feel like a criminal, I feel like a merchant. They just “check out” my stuff as if they are buying it. “May paalog-alog pa at pabukas-bukas ng mga nilalaman ng box!”
Please can anyone teach them manners?
Sometimes I am not in the mood to get into a heated discussion… so I let them do what they say they have to do – including almost tearing the wrapper and/or box apart! “Walang pakundangan nilang sisirain and ballot ng ipapadala mo!” All they have to do is grab their LBC cutter and heartlessly cut the wrapper of the gift or package I handled and wrapped with care.
They don’t always weigh the package. They just look at it and suddenly they will know the price you will pay to send it!
One day, I sent electrical cords thru LBC. The cords weren’t functional anymore… and it looks like it! I just had to send it so it can be reused in the garden as cords to hold plants. Anyways, the LBC staff opened the box (without asking for permission) and told me it was for P250 when in fact it can be lesser than that. I should know because I sent functional cords for a camera before and it was for a lesser price. I asked the guy how it happened. He simply said, “eh electrical cord po kasi eh.” Whaaaat!!!! I was so pissed that I paid them without questions… “pambayad sana sa continuing education.”
Before I thought that you have to declare if your package has commercial value and that you have to pay for a more expensive price for the insurance. Now, the staff will do the declaring for you. He didn’t even ask me about the package. Well, he was too busy humming a song.
Why can’t we send two mobile phone through LBC in one box? Dapat daw tig-isang box kahit na isa lang ang destination. Explain this to me please.
And singil sa “document” ay iba sa “letter.” So they will READ your documents/letters and determine the price you will pay to send them thru LBC. Huh? What about respecting my privacy? What about respecting the contents of my documents? And how is a document different from a letter that you are charged with different fees to send them?
They even told me that I am sending a “document” (and asked me for a higher fee) when in fact my so-called “document” starts with the word “Dear”.
Does this happen to every LBC branch in the country? Or am I featured on a candid show everytime I go to LBC?
Are you familiar with the term “hari-harian”? Well to me, that is how LBC will be if they do not upgrade the quality of their customer service.
Hi. I just want to share this with you.
Do you know the shop called CD-R King? They sell inexpensive blank CDs, mp3 players, memory cards, inks, and other computer accessories.
I went to one CD-R King shop the other day to look for a cheap EPSON Stylus C43UX ink cartridge instead of going to an ink refilling station. I realized that you pay for their ink cartridges 40-50% less than having your ink cartridges be refilled.
Below is the picture of the ink cartridge box. I bought a “promo pack” where you get a T038 and T039 (black and colored cartridges) for a price of P230!
I had to choose from this product and another one called EZ Ink. But I found this on the side label (and maybe you should look for these labels when buying cartridges for ink cartridges for various brands):
2005 Best Printer Ink Replacements (National Awards)
Didn’t want to believe at first but I had to try. So I did. And it worked! I got good print outs.
Have you just recently broken up with the love of your life? Here are 30 simple ways to get over him:
1. Bury his pictures on the ground. Declare that your eyes shall never peep nor stare at them again!
2. Remove his contact details from you mobile phone, e-mail, wallet, refrigerator door, cork board, lecture notebook, etc.
3. Watch a TV series marathon with a cold lead character like House, M.D.
4. List all the things that you didn't like about him while you were still together, rip the pages of the list and throw them (burn if you can).
5. Open a blogger.com account and get busy blogging
6. If you can't do number 5, just read someone else's blog like Mind, Heart, and Mysteries.
7. Meditate. If you see him while doing so, open your eyes and then start again.
8. Have you tried cross stitching?
9. Learn T’ai Chi, Kung Fu or any other kind of martial art. During free sparring, express your emotions! Beat your opponent!
10. Watch Amazing Race. Observe how couples are when under stress. Be thankful you are single.
11. Learn how to bake. If you have a low budget or have not baking oven, try no bake recipes like tortillas!
12. Download games from GameHouse or PopCap -- I recommend Diner Dash or Granny in Paradise – if you are up for a more challenging game, download Sudoku.
13. Gather the CDs you always play when you were together. If you two had a soundtrack, take it out of the Shire and bring the CD in the land of Mordor -- it must be destroyed with the fires of Mt. Doom!
14. Go food tripping. Try to order food you have never ordered/tasted before. I recommend jelly beans (vomit or swamp flavors are the best!). Do this with a muggle friend.
15. Don’t drink or smoke when you are trying to get over someone. It will prolong the suffering. Instead see number 16.
16. Try to stay healthy and beautiful. Let not the broken relationship break you. You may feel like trash, but you are not trash.
17. Make a "break up" song (I did this!) and if you have an innate musical talent, you might even earn big bucks!
18. Go to the beach. If you need to bury your entire lower extremities, do it. Just don't bury yourself.. and remember to put on sun block.
19. That shirt he gave you, wrap and keep it in a box! If you want to donate it, don't give it to someone you always see.
20. Clean your bathroom using a toothbrush.
21. Wipe your floor using your non-dominant hand.
22. Invest in stock market.
23. Get a pet animal to love and cherish >> suggestions: horse or rhinoceros (if you have a spacious room) and iguana or boa constrictor (if you have a small room)
24. If you don't like animals, get a Venus fly trap.
25. Re-paint your flat/house with a Chinese brush
26. Watch Tomb Raider , Ultraviolet, or Elektra -- be empowered!
27. Get yourself busy with friendster (and add me as your friend!). Just in case your “ex” tries to view your account, let him see that you are unavailable -- indicate in your profile that you are "in a relationship"
28. Watch The Matrix and realize that your “ex” is not real. He is just an image. A stimulus which sends electrical signals throughout your nerves interpreted by your brain as a hot, lovable, cuddly, and irresistible man.
29. Make a list on how to get over you guy, print it out and stick the copy on your mirror. Make it your mission to do everything on the list. Cross out the ones you have accomplished.
30. You may do anything in this list just remember that you don't have to commit to another relationship. Allot a "mourning" period for yourself (you may even listen to Josh Groban songs during this time). It is okay to get hurt and to miss him for a while. But know that it will only be for a while. Be happy that you had the chance to love and be loved, but accept the fact that the only permanent thing in this world is change.
Give yourself a while and move on.
Good luck!
I met really interesting (and young!) people during the event. I enjoyed every moment I spent at the party. As usual, we had a very good meal... and received really cool prizes! I encourage Pinoy Bloggers (who have not been to any of these events) to watch out for the next event!
Dami ng pagkain!
Fer, Gharry, Arlene, Cathie 
Si Gharry pagod na po.
Check nyo na din blog ni Gharry na bago: http://remedian.blogspot.com/
Sayang wala kaming picture ni Kirby
Try the Jelly Beans Recipe. This is a good way to have fun with your taste buds. Tried this with my cousin Nikki :)
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Don't pity the insane
For they are blessed.
They are blessed
because they have an excuse not to be "normal".
There are some instances in our lives when we don't make ourselves understood despite our need to be understood... the reason for this is because we are aware that being understood just won't make a difference.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for giving me a sincere and loving friend. Thank you for the gift of his/her being. I pray that we continue to find in each other a piece of You, a hint of joy, a sense of peace, a serving of inspiration and a bucket of overflowing love. May each of us be a source of hope and enlightenment when one is down and troubled. Finally Lord, may we face more adventures together... may both of us remain good friends as ever... and may each of us remain an angel of the other...
You are truly ever-giving, most powerful, my all in all.
Amen.
I bathe in the stream of God's abounding love and I long to stay afloat,
sustained forever in His hands.
Saan ka mas excited, papasok o palabas ng simbahan? Isipin mo.
Ang makulay na mundo ng pamamasada
Para sa mga feeling lost"Happiness (like winning) is a matter of right thinking, not intelligence, age or position. Our performance is directly related to the thoughts we deposit in our memory bank. We can only draw on what we deposit." Charles Swindoll
I found this on my Animal Behavior notebook. I forgot from where the idea is exactly from. My professor was Dr. Pablo Ocampo (a generous teacher! brilliant too!) from the University of the Philippines -- I found this really interesting:
"The main evolutionary problem for males is to attract females in the face of competition from other males. The main evolutionary problem for females is to attract sexual partners that will endow their offspring with the greatest chance of survival and reproduction.
Courtship involves a contest between male salesmanship and female sales resistance. Coyness helps the female to assess the suitability of the male as a potential mate and may also encourage the male to invest in the future offspring."
I have these big boxes (before they were carton boxes, but now my mother bought me plastic ones... for the purpose of you know what) where I place my old projects, scratch papers, written thoughts, Mc Donald's french fries cartons (yes, believe me ladies and gentlemen), and other memorabilias. Now I am opening them up once more to read random thoughts I have written before. So now, I present to you a special label in this blog called "From Old Carton Boxes"! If you see posts categorized with this label, most probably I have typed the posts with cobwebs in my hand :)
Here are a few examples:
"If you really want something, it will happen. If not, you'll make it happen." (May 2003)
A simple random thought, right?
By the way, I will put thoughts by some of the people I know too... I will just put a name in the end of every quote/poem/etc. so you will know, okay?
How about a verse I wrote when I was in love? (For some people who knows me or who wants to know me this could be interesting!)
My heart speaks of a love that's sincere,
It is you and no one else I find so dear.
In your arms, let me leave no stone unturned,
With time, let our feelings be nurtured.
Hear my lips say your name under you breath,
With you, my life has never been the same.
I wasn't able to finish this, and I don't think I will be able to...
'Til my next post!
An Escape from the Objective World
Have you ever explained your point to someone and he/she just don’t get it? Have you ever thought that it is not because of plain stupidity but something else.. like intentionally choosing not to get it?
Mary O. Howard, in her article on SELECTIVE PERCEPTION to explain its use in advertising, wrote that during the 1950’s, Donald E. Broadbent created a model of human perception which emphasizes that due to limited capacity we process information selectively. Our brain works in astounding ways where every stimulus that is received by the body is sorted. Howard added that due to the restrictions on our individual perceptual systems, we tend to process only that which is believed to be most relevant. This may be affected by factors such as the type of channel used and the method at which the information was delivered.
Four stages of cognitive processing is involved when a stimulus or information is received from the environment through our senses. These four stages are: stimulation, registration, organization, and interpretation (Anil, 2000). As we progress through these four phases, the role of true facts gathered from the stimulation diminishes while the role of garnering meaning from the stimulation increases.
People respond or does not respond according to how well the stimuli makes it through the four stages of processing. The process of choosing what will make it through these four stages is what we call “selective perception.”
Selective perception from a psychological standpoint is how we view our world to justify or create our own reality (Sherif and Cantril, 1945). In other words, the world is how one sees it thus the information processed is in accord with his/her current beliefs.
Our perceptions may be selected at one of two levels: low-level (perceptual vigilance) or high-level (perceptual defense) (Assael, 1985). Howard explained that the low-level or vigilant perception is primarily concerned with physical safety where our senses filter out what is not needed to achieve a task at hand. A good example for this level of perception is when we drive. In driving, we see a lot, we hear a lot. The brain could not accommodate all the stimuli available so it tends to sort out sensory data to focus on those which are important for one to be able to safely get to the destination.
On the other hand, high-level perception or perceptual defense is more withstanding and long-term. It acts as the grounds for interpreting “facts”. Howard emphasized that it is at which we choose to perceive the world on which we live and relate it to our belief systems and ways of being. It is at this level of selectively perceiving that we likely don’t even realize we are the ones selecting. Over the course of time, the meanings we have created become routinely imbedded in our pool of knowledge.
We may habitualize both low-level and high-level ways of selectively perceiving. It is interesting to note that the reason we make our ways of perceiving, including the very act of perceiving, into habitualized actions is that such actions carry with them the psychological gain that we receive when our choices are narrowed. According to Howard, it frees us from the burden of numerous real decisions life gives us .
Thus in selective perception, we are able to distort reality and the truth. It may be destructive in instances when one imposes their false ideas into what they believe they perceive.
Would you still dwell on futile, “non-negotiable” conversations? Well, it could still be worth the try.
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