The Best Incident Of My 2007.*
January 6, 2008
There were five minutes left before 10 o’clock when I squinted at the numbers on my phone’s clock. I was running late for work! Moments later, the bus I was riding reached EDSA Ortigas. I jumped out of it and started practicing my brisk walking techniques I learned in college (as I always left my apartment exactly the time my classes started) until I got to the steps of pedestrian overpass.
Realizing I still had 15 minutes before office could declare me a sluggish employee, I decided to forget the time pressure and relaxed a bit; wishing my calculation of distance and time between Megamall and our building fits well in real life. And besides, there was a cute guy ahead of me whom I didn’t want to lose sight of. Thought I could be a stalker for one morning. So, I enjoyed the walk, with music through my headset, while I was crossing overpass. I also played random things in my imagination and even came up with a hypothetical notion, what if, in some unexplainable earthly manner, you slip in front of people who are unknown to you? That’s barely possible, I thought, answering my own question. I continued walking and entertained other things in my head, including the guy ahead.
I then reached the other end of overpass and descended the stairs along with hundreds of people, who maybe were just as late as I was. I used my legs’ muscles no differently when I descend any other staircase. But roughly six steps away from the level ground, I shook hands with mr. gravity. My body suddenly refused the standard vertical position and landed on my butt. OMG, I stumbled! At a public place! In smart casual clothing! At that time of the day… when the sun reigns powerfully in the sky!
For a second or so, people kept on running down while I am still in an uncomfortable position. They didn’t seem to pour attention on me, though I know they were seriously biting their tongues to not let a single laugh escape their mouths. In next to no time, I got up with ruffled dignity.
As I continued walking to office, I felt amusingly funny; that is, of course, while my body was exploding adrenaline. I was feeling funny more than ashamed. To make me be in a normal mood again, I groped my phone in my pocket and changed the music I was listening to. I scanned the track list and played Nothing in This World. It was alleviating, a bit. Wasn’t my fave song, but its feel-good tune helped. I yet craved for more comfort. So, I ran to 7/11 and bought myself a Big Uhaw of Mountain Dew with lots of ice. I arrived at the office even before the music ended. I was late, but I didn’t mind. I put down my things and ran straight to my officemate’s cubicle and narrated to her the hilarious experience.
-–> I cleaned my face with oil control film just before I started my work that day and wasn’t surprised with the result.
And oh, the guy aforementioned? I lost him. Obviously.
* Took place on Aug 13, 2007, Monday.
I Am An Idealist.
Out of purposelessness this one lazy Saturday midnight, I just decided to surf the internet and visited a number of my friends’ blogsites. In one blog, I saw a link of a personality test site, which I clicked out of curiosity. In that test site, I saw a list of outrageous personality tests like what’s your pizza personality, how much is your life worth, what does your favorite color say about you, and what are the chances you’ve been abducted by an alien. Anyway, found one that sort of stirred my interest, it’s called the three question personality test. Obviously, the test only consists of three questions, which I answered frivolously. In all fairness, the result truly says a lot about my personality, in one way or another.
Your Personality Is
Idealist (NF)
You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.
You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.
You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.
Your heart tends to rule you. You can’t make decisions without considering feelings.
You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.
Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.
In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.
At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.
With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.
As far as your looks go, you’ve likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.
On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.
Idealist (NF)
You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.
You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.
You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.
Your heart tends to rule you. You can’t make decisions without considering feelings.
You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.
Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.
In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.
At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.
With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.
As far as your looks go, you’ve likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.
On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.
Although the last sentence is non-existent in my life, should I have the money, or had I born as Henry Sy’s daughter, I would really do charity work, particularly help orphanages.
On the other hand, I can say that paragraph two and six are the strongest descriptions. I’m sure if my close friends will read this, they’ll agree.
