You have not known what you are.
You have slumbered upon yourself all your life.
Your eyes have been as much as closed most of the time.
What you have done is already in mockeries.

The mockeries are not you.
Underneath them
And within them,
I see you lurk...


-Walt Whitman



8.10.08

my wall of weird


THE WORD WEIRD, as defined by Oxford, means uncanny or supernatural. weird as i understand it, describes something that’s unconventional or different from popular sets of ideals or beliefs. but almost everything in the world is subjective. we see things in our own eyes. we sense and perceive things as we see ourselves. our individuality differs from each other because of numerous factors; hence, we tend to have different perception on things. what i consider normal for me maybe peculiar to others and what i consider weird maybe normal for others? so what’s weird for you? here are some facts about myself i categorized as weird. fifteen out of gazillion weird facts! hehe!

  1. i usually drink a large mug of creamed coffee at night and complain of having insomnia the next day. crazy is more appropriate word for this, not weird.

  1. i eat with one on foot on my chair. it feels like my intestines are much more aligned when i eat in this position. but i only do this at home of course. hehe!

  1. the first thing i’d do upon entering a bathroom would be to pour water on my feet. i don’t know why exactly, but i have a theory that it helps my body adjust to cold water before taking a bath.

  1. i couldn’t defecate with a shirt on. i am sort of cautious that i might stain my shirt with my poop, so i go topless. hehe!

  1. when i feel like singing, i lock myself in the bathroom, turn on the faucet and sing my lungs out in front of the mirror (that’s after pouring my feet with a dipper of water), and get out after 10 minutes of singing my favorite last-song-syndrome songs.

  1. i think i’m suffering from short-term memory loss. one time, i was looking for my id comfortably hanging around my neck. ice said it’s a symptom of being corrupted by perverted anger. i wish not.

  1. when i eat fried foods like hot dogs or scrambled eggs, ketchup is a necessity. but if i am so angry and there’s no ketchup around. i pour three tablespoons of soy sauce on my rice and sprinkle a couple pinches of salt.

  1. i read the harry potter series with background music---soundtrack inspired by the movie adaptations. reading novels with sound effects is like watching movies. i have a pretty good imagination.

  1. i watched harry potter and prisoner of azkaban at a movie house six times. i watched the first one with friends, and the rest with just myself. i usually go solo when watching movies i highly anticipate.

  1. my imagination scares me sometimes. i was planning to write a horror story for a time now but the images were so vivid i couldn’t translate them into words plus the fact that i usually write late at night. i guess i have to detach myself. i find the kitchen and mirrors creepy especially at night when our cat meows like a weeping child.

  1. i am not really a fan of shopping or doing grocery stuff. i easily get bored. when i am with my friends or my family, and they decide to shop, i either go to a bookstore, an audio store or a video store.

  1. i cut apples horizontally in halves. i find it easier to eat apples this way. did you know apple seeds contain cyanide? i love apples. perhaps i’m a death god like ryuk! hehe! death gods or shinigamis do hand stands when they don’t eat apples for a long time.

  1. when i’m doing something important or savoring a major daydream, bellowing my name won’t work. you should consider shaking me or say the word ‘glad’.

  1. i am very particular with details. i actually consider myself obsessive-compulsive perfectionist especially with stuff i’m interested in like in visual arts, academic reports, power point presentations, written articles, music that should be on my mp3 player, etc…

  2. i am a conspiracy buff. i love conspiracy theories and mysteries. i have to give dan brown (currently rereading angels and demons) and national geographic channel (my day is not complete without natgeo) credit for this. these are some of my favorite conspiracy theories and mysteries: (1) the 911 myth by zeitgeist, (2) did man really landed on the moon? (3), secret brotherhoods i.e. illuminati, priory of sion, masons (4) the gnostic gospels, (5) mystic places and structures i.e. bermuda triangle, atlantis, the nazca lines, the stongehenge, the pyramids.

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rule: each player of this game starts off with 15 weird things / habits / little known facts about yourself. people who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 15 weird habits / things / little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. at the end, you need to choose 10 people to be tagged and list their names.
no tag backs!

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off the record, the voting is now open for the e[kwento]mo: emo writing contest. i almost forgot that i passed an entry—lamentations of a withered tin can. if you liked it, don’t hesitate to drop by this site and vote. voting will proceed until october 17 (friday). there are 15 entries from 15 aspiring emo bloggers. so if you have time, it would be nice if you check us out :)






38 comments:

Anonymous said...

gosh ron! nanonosebleed talaga ako pag nagbabasa ng mga posts mo.. define deep meaning.. kudos sayo! i hope that one day you make a compilation of your posts into a book.. parang ganun! =)

PS: inuman kami later kaya tagay na! hahaha! vi-a-v!

kalansaycollector said...

masasabi kong parehas tayo sa number 15 as in! sobrang love ko ang mga misteryo at conspiracy. haha. may novel akong dapat isusulat na may mga misteryo at conspiracy kaso dahil sa writer's block hindi ko masulat. pft. though nasa utak ko na ang plot and all...

there is something scary nga sa kusina sa gabi. i think parehas din tayo run. hehe

Anonymous said...

naku! ganun ba? di ko nga alam yun. ung stories na nagandahan ako, binigyan ko ng 3. :) shungaers ako. forgot about the rules. :)

Kape Kanlaon\ said...

we're the same pala sa 1,2 and 3...
but now i don't drink too much coffee...pag next day is day off, then magcocofee ako but not if may duty pa the next day..
hehehe..ngayon ko lang nalaman weird nga ang magbuhos ng tubig sa paa before maligo.ganyang ganyan din kasi ako..hehe

KRIS JASPER said...

I watched that docu about man landing on moon thingy, and yeah, half of me (or 1/8 maybe as not all functions) believe it.

hope you were not punched. Ive read it in your comment in my current post.

the spool artist said...

wow, those fifteen weird things about you just revealed so much about you and your personality! now it seems like we've all known you all our lives...

cheers!

Abou said...

ha ha mas na eenjoy ko ang pelikula pag ako lang mag isa he he

The Dork One said...

haha i love the poop thing

Unknown said...

I didn't know why but when you asked me to tell weird things about myself, I wasn't able to give you anything. Haha...


Maybe that's the weirdest thing I did! LOL

. said...

Lakas mo sa akin, sabi ko hindi ako boboto sa emo awards na yan, nung nakita ko na kasama ka, binoto kita. Hehe.

Anonymous said...

may kakilala din ako hindi makakain ng fried food without ketsup... di ko ma-take yung toyo and asin sa kanin... hahaha.

baliktad tau... pag umiinom ako ng kape mabilis akong nakakatulog... pambihira dba?

ang hate ko sa sarili ko is yung short memory gabi... minsan bago ako umalis ng room ako... 5 times i check the door kung nai-lock ko.

the spool artist said...

ron, i did cast my vote on your story on e[kwento]mo already!

xxxborgexxx said...

awh, maan. didn't know there was a blog write up contest or something. i would've wanted to send an entry. anyhow,,, about three of those 15pts tumama saken. i'll write my own oddities list bukas pag may time. antok na'ko. g'luck sa contest and thanks for hopping by sa dimension ko.

Kris Canimo said...

we see things in our own eyes.

i agree. in most ways and situations, the personal is always political.

hindi ko pa napapanood yung zeitgeist things, but friends told me that it was a great docu. (or if it really is a docu).

mahilig din ako manuod ng sine mag-isa. :p gusto mo nuod tayon ng sineng mag-isa. hahaha

..... said...

wicked blog !! lovin it

Dabo said...

hahhaha.. at least yung isang paa lang ang nasa chair...mahirap pag nasa mesa naman yung isa.. heheh corny

i think paa rin ang una kong binabasa ng tubig..

Dabo said...

bumoto ulet nga pala ako... i saw joms voted too

Anonymous said...

hi ron, ganda ng entry mo..nag-vote ako sa yo!

RedLan said...

due to power interruption yesterday, I was not able to comment here. Buti na lang na-print ko siya and here it goes:

one: i usually drink a large mug of creamed coffee at night and complain of having insomnia the next day. crazy is more appropriate word for this, not weird.---->'yan pala ang reason kung bakit 2 am eh nasa labas ka at sinusubdan ang babaeng naka-black gown.

TWO: i eat with one on foot on my chair. it feels like my intestines are much more aligned when i eat in this position. but i only do this at home of course. hehe!-----> Buti na lang sa bahay mo lang ito ginagawa. Half korean ka ba? hehehe

THREE: the first thing i’d do upon entering a bathroom would be to pour water on my feet. i don’t know why exactly, but i have a theory that it helps my body adjust to cold water before taking a bath.----> cool 'to ah. naninigurado ka baka mainit yung tubig at least paa mo lang ang mapapaso.

FOUR: i couldn’t defecate with a shirt on. i am sort of cautious that i might stain my shirt with my poop, so i go topless. hehe!---> ito ang weird! haha. I can imagine you.... just like a kid.

FIVE: when i feel like singing, i lock myself in the bathroom, turn on the faucet and sing my lungs out in front of the mirror (that’s after pouring my feet with a dipper of water), and get out after 10 minutes of singing my favorite last-song-syndrome songs.---> haha, video mo nga 'to.

SIX: i think i’m suffering from short-term memory loss. one time, i was looking for my id comfortably hanging around my neck. ice said it’s a symptom of being corrupted by perverted anger. i wish not.----> Nakarelate ako sa situation na 'to. Ako laging may memory gap.

SEVEN: when i eat fried foods like hot dogs or scrambled eggs, ketchup is a necessity. but if i am so angry and there’s no ketchup around. i pour three tablespoons of soy sauce on my rice and sprinkle a couple pinches of salt.----> isa rin itong ka weirdohan. Maawa ka sa kidney mo.

EIGHT: i read the harry potter series with background music---soundtrack inspired by the movie adaptations. reading novels with sound effects is like watching movies. i have a pretty good imagination.----> Now I knwo harry potter fanatic ka.

NINE: i watched harry potter and prisoner of azkaban at a movie house six times. i watched the first one with friends, and the rest with just myself. i usually go solo when watching movies i highly anticipate.----> six times grabe! Isa lang ang napanood kong series ng harry potter.

TEN: my imagination scares me sometimes. i was planning to write a horror story for a time now but the images were so vivid i couldn’t translate them into words plus the fact that i usually write late at night. i guess i have to detach myself. i find the kitchen and mirrors creepy especially at night when our cat meows like a weeping child.-----> Aha! i-draw mo na lang kaya. Alam ko kung nagsisigaw ang pusa sa gabi. Bastos yan. hehehe

ELEVEN: i am not really a fan of shopping or doing grocery stuff. i easily get bored. when i am with my friends or my family, and they decide to shop, i either go to a bookstore, an audio store or a video store.----> Aha, may yaya ka.

TWELVE: i cut apples horizontally in halves. i find it easier to eat apples this way. did you know apple seeds contain cyanide? i love apples. perhaps i’m a death god like ryuk! hehe! death gods or shinigamis do hand stands when they don’t eat apples for a long time.----> I love apples too! pati balat kinakain ko.

THIRTEEN: when i’m doing something important or savoring a major daydream, bellowing my name won’t work. you should consider shaking me or say the word ‘glad’.----> Hindi ka maawat ha. Mantikang tulog? Bakit "GLAD"?

FOURTEEN: # i am very particular with details. i actually consider myself obsessive-compulsive perfectionist especially with stuff i’m interested in like in visual arts, academic reports, power point presentations, written articles, music that should be on my mp3 player, etc…----> Postive 'to. I mean, the result. Kaya pala RN ka na agad.

FIFTEEN: 15. i am a conspiracy buff. i love conspiracy theories and mysteries. i have to give dan brown (currently rereading angels and demons) and national geographic channel (my day is not complete without natgeo) credit for this. these are some of my favorite conspiracy theories and mysteries: (1) the 911 myth by zeitgeist, (2) did man really landed on the moon? (3), secret brotherhoods i.e. illuminati, priory of sion, masons (4) the gnostic gospels, (5) mystic places and structures i.e. bermuda triangle, atlantis, the nazca lines, the stongehenge, the pyramids.----> Kaya pala naka-attach palagi ang mystery sa mga posts mo. I believe walang taong nag-land sa moon.


o siya iboboto muna kita.

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RedLan said...

ay malas ko, bukas pa ako makaboto. under maintenance yung site ng emo. bukas na lang

Denis said...

ayos ang bagong header.

voted for you na EMo you. =)

theNOTcrack said...

haha, i also eat with both feet on the chair sometimes.

"the first thing i’d do upon entering a bathroom would be to pour water on my feet" --- i do that too!

pusangkalye said...

weird ka nga talaga mate....

I think you drink coffee so that you can complain the next day. you love the idea, not the coffee.lol

and you are the only person I know who splash water on his feet before anything else. di kaya pasma abutin u nyn?

And maybe your shirts are expensive so you don't want those dung to ever set on them....

Anonymous said...

*ako ayoko ng ketchup at gravy.

*pangarap kong maging race car driver katulad ni gaby dela merced pero hindi ako marunong magdrive dahil takot ako. ni hindi nga ako marunong magbike eh.

*i hate pizza and chocolate.

*mahilig sa coffee shop pero hindi masyadong nagkakape.

*hindi marunong tumawid sa kalsada.

*biyahilo kid. pag sumasakay ako ng bus, taxi o van dapat lagi akong may dalang maxx candy, ponkan o kaya vicks vaporub.

*hindi marunong magcommute nang mag-isa. hindi ko rin alam kung magkano talaga pamsahe sa jeep at sa bus.

*kaya kong magreview ng lessons while listening to alternative music.

*ayoko ng air freshener. nahehelo kase aku dun. hehe.

pusangkalye said...

I voted n nga pala uli mate----diko kasi nagets nung una kasi medyo inaantok nako so slow na ang pasok ng dugo sa brain you know....hope this time it works. good luck

lucas said...

Bena: ngayon lang ako makakareply sa comment mo... thanks! xenxa naman kung nagnosebleed ka... balak ko talaga yun. hehe! inuman??? sayang hindi ako makakasama. hehehe! ang layo ko eh. peace out!

Kalansay collector: conspiracy buff ka din pala! sana masulat mo xa... ako unang unang magbabasa! hindi mo ba xa pwede i-post dito???

creepy nga ang kusina namin. kasi nagmumulto daw dun yung lola ko. hehehe!

Joshmarie: salamat nga pala for taking time in revising your vote i appreciate it very much! keep writing, i'll read :) thanks for the very comprehensive comment, mate :)

Lance: wow..cool! pareho pala tayo sa mga yun... bloody cool! yung pagtaas ng paa sa upuan nakuha ko yun sa papa ko. hehe!

KJ: UTITS CARIS-MECAK---is this an anagram of some sort or something made up like dolaleeland..hehehe! I tried to decipher it but I failed. Hehehe!
When I watched that docu I remembered cursing NASA! Hehe! I’m all fine. Buti dumating yung mga guards ng subdivision to restore order… iba talaga epekto ng sobrang alcohol..hehehe!
Wala ako sa beer house. Sa net shop naganap. Hope all is well. Thanks for voting 
Spool artist: thanks for supporting me, mate! i appreciate the gesture alot!
now you know 1/1000 of who i am. hehehe!
Abou: wala kasing istorbo kapag magisang nanonood ng sine. hehehe!
Alex: huh? You love poop? Hehhe! Joke!
Reyn: meron yan… ayaw mo lang sabihin sa akin! Hahahaha!
Mugen: thanks, alot joms for voting :) i really appreciate it. i hope all is fine with your life now... :)
Roland: ahehe! hindi mo kaya yung asin at toyo sa kanin? ang sarap kya. meron nga toyo at mantika eh. hahaha!
talaga? baliktad effect sayo ng kape? bawal pala kape sayo sa work. hehehe!
5 times??? hindi kaya OC ka at ayun ang ritual mo??? hehehe!
peace out!
Borge: nako sayang hindi ka nabalitaan... malakas ang chance mo by the depth of your thoughts and how you were able to translate them into words... sige i-post mo. linked you up :)
Prostetitute: maganda yung docu na yun ng zeitgeist. kung totoo man yun, sobrang nakakadisturb especially bcoz the arguments were well backed up :)
sana mapanood mo! peace out! :)
mr. style: thanks for dropping by, mate
dabo: ahehe! ang lpangit namang tignan kung nasa mesa yung isang paa. hehe! goodluck na lang. sana walang alipunga. hehehe!
yeah. he voted too... thanks again :) it's nice to know 'THE' KICK-ASS BLOGGERS supported me :)
peace out! hope you're doing fine.
Eli: wow.. thanks, mate :) salamat ng marami sa pagsuporta... nako wala akong pera ngayon. tag-hirap pa. di bale kapag nakaluwag ako...suki mo naman ako dito sa site mo eh..
peace out!
i'll wait for your next masterpiece :)
redlan: salamat sa comprehensive comment! at maraming salamat sa boto! :) i couldn't thanks you enough...
peace out!
Denis: maraming salamat sa pagboto, mate. i highly appreciate it :)
Journicler:
talaga? you eat with both feet on a chair? baka ikaw si 'L' ng death note! hehehe!
it's cool to know na nagbabasa ka din ng paa pagpasok sa CR. hehehe!
peace out!
Salingpusa: i told it's crazy not weird! haha!

hindi lang ako. si lance at journicler at dabo ganun din! hehehe!
i wear 'rags' at home. hehehe! nasanay lang ako na ganun. hehe!
thanks, mate for voting..again! :) i really appreciate it :)

pusangkalye said...

pakiramdam ko kabilis mo mag-type o ganado kalang lagi o galit sa keyboard..mga anung oras kaba online ha at mahanap nga kita sa YM.....

onatdonuts said...

ako rin umaga at gabing nagkakape...

kung yung iba, takot sa ipis...ako tuwang tuwa sa ipis...pag may ipis, hindi ko sila pinapatay habang nasa pader...gusto ko lumilipad sila saka ko hahampasin. haha

nung bata ako, mahilig akong mang-comatose ng ipis, yung papaluin sila ng tama lang, pero hindi sila mamamatay...tapos ilalagay ko sila sa nakatihayang tansan, tapos pupunuin ko yung ng gaas...at saka sisilaban ng buhay hahahaha

lucas said...

Saling pusa: Galit lang siguro ako sa keyboard! Hahaha! Mga 6 pm upto 10 ako online..hehehe! but I’m warning you, lousy akong ka-chat! Hahaha!

Onat: Hahahaha! Sa lahat ng comments sayo ang panalo! Hahaha! Kawawa naman .pala talaga ang ipis sayo! Hahaha! Gawin bang baseball ang mga ipis? Hahahaha!

Gosh you have a really troubling childhood! Hahahaha! Buti na-outgrow mo nay un… o pati ngayon ginagawa mo pa??? hahaha!

Unknown said...

Hey Ron- cool blog!

I think we are all weird in someway...there are things we do that we think is normal, but for some it could be weird :) I'd say be what/who you are and be happy :).

Thanks for the comments. I am not a photographer, but I love taking pics :) and Im glad you liked the pics :)

Yup, letting go is an art and honestly, it's the hardest thing. Sometimes, I question the saying "if you love him, set him free" - why set free someone you love and leave yourself miserable?

:)

Oh, well...sometimes, we have to be miserable to be able to find the best in us...and to see how much we can take in :)

~kinesics

onatdonuts said...

ahahaha


dyahe naman yun, ang laki laki ko ng mama tapos sinisilaban ko pa rin yung ipis? hahaha hindi naman troubling ang child-hood ko, masaya naman...talagang nakahiligan ko lang na makita ang mga galamay ng ipis na gumagalaw habang nasusunog sila ng buhay. haha alam mo buti nalang talaga at lumaki akong mabait joke haha kasi naisip ko, ngayon ngayon lang, haha na may tendency pala akong maging masamang tao...haha base yan sa mga trip ko nung bata pa ako. haha

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nga pala, naku kelan ba ang deadline ng botohan..paano ang proseso niyan? naku kailangan na kitang iboto for President hahaha

Unknown said...

ikaw lang binoto ko sa emo awards.. sana manalo ka katukayo!

lucas said...

Kinesics: yep...let's be weirdos. hehehe!

hays..i'm a frustrated photographer, if i could only have a decent camera. hehehe!

"why set free someone you love and leave yourself miserable?"---hmm..good question. i guess love is sacrifice. it's never selfish :) but it's cool to know you're optimistic. that's a good sign.

peace out!

Onat: lahat nman tayo may tendency na maging masamang tao but good thing we have a choice. people are not divided into black and white. we just have to make sure the dark side stays at bay :) hehehe!

sa 17 pa deadline :) punta ka lang sa link na to---http://kundiman.net/ekwentomo-entries/

thanks, mate :)

ron: salamat mate sa pagboto! katukayo talaga kita! hahaha!

odin hood said...

nyahaha habit ko rin yung pagbuhos ng tubig sa paa... di ko rin alam bakit ko gnagawa yun eh

Myk2ts said...

i cant poop with my shirt on din. para kasing may sagabal. i know its weird, but yeah, topic naman eh :)

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congratulations in advance!

lucas said...

odin: ahehe! at least di ba laging malinis nga paa natin. hehehe!

myk2ts: aehehe! ganun nga rin pakiramdam ko parang di ako mapakali kapag may suot habang jumejebs... eehe!!

congatulations? para saan? sa ekwento mo? parang aga pa para dun... hehehe! but thanks :)

kendi said...

i had fun reading this simply because we have a lot in common. such as eating at home with one feet on the chair, the conspiracy theories, coffee cups (but i go for espresso doppios), daydreams, short term memory loss, and this: writing in small letters (but i don't do that in my blog, in my other sites, i do). haha. :)

lucas said...

hey, ms. candy. it's really cool na napadpad ka sa yungib ko. but anyway thanks for the compliments. and you're right. words are overflowing when i'm glum. hehehe!

nakakatuwa naman at ang dami pala na nating similarities. makes, the 15 weird things just common. ahehehe!

you write really well. and your vocabulary is way beyond my understanding. ahehehe! dalawang beses ko pa talaga xa binasa. ahehe! uhmm... are you a visual artist?