#istilldontgetit

I was going home one evening when I was reminded by someone about my epic hashtag question in facebook months ago. The epic question which raised hostilities was of course, why put hashtag in places not inside twitterverse where the hashtag function won’t work? In that sense only paraphrased. That episode although shows I’m not the only one pissed. It was over though. I was an hero.

It was annoying. Like you write a sentence (with no limit to the number of words, of course) in notepad remove all the spaces in between the words then add the number sign at the beginning. Never mind if the reader will understand the shit coming out of the thing. Let's try that with a tongue twister:

#sixsickhicksnicksixslickbrickswithpicksandsticks

Fucked up isn’t it? It’s really up to the reader what the fuck is written. Worse than trying to read a drug prescription or connecting the dots of the words of Boy Pickup. I even went too far by comparing then to the jejemons. Using the words of the then great Lourd DeVeyra from his spot.ph blog like it is an underrated version of that phenomenon. I still think the similarities are pretty slim.

Still, I am still seeing shit like that everywhere like this how I met your mother episode where Barney keeps saying imaginary hashtags: Hashtag burn, hashtag your tie is still dumb, hash tag refill!

When news appeared in Yahoo Philippines about Andi Eigenmann naming his baby daddy, she released it through her blog then media kinda picked up from there. For the love of the internet,  all her blog titles are in hashtag form (e.g. "#welliwasneverreallytheconventionaltype"). Fuck that. So I guess she wants the blog entry to be a trending topic in twitter which it did of course. But what about the other stuff? I mean come on! Its either a style or she feels like she should always trend.

Scam: The "Philippine Anti Drug" Phone Call

Earlier this morning about 10 A.M. the phone rang. I was playing with my niece and she normally would like to answer the phone first thinking it would be an overseas call from her aunt. My mom answered the phone. The guy on the other line is looking for an Eduardo Altares. He said he is a Dr. Serrano. My mother who answered the phone asked which "Eduardo Altares" is he looking for then she gave me the phone. Dumbfounded because I don’t personally know a Dr. Serrano I asked him where is he from (I routinely go to Medical City and St Luke’s so maybe I got an issue somewhere). He told me he is from "Philippine Anti Drug". I thought this is crazy because I don’t know of such an agency. What I know is PDEA which I am trying to fit "Philippine Anti Drug" to the acronym which is very different. I was already reflecting of a recent drug trade that I’ve been an accomplice to but of course there would be zero. I was also thinking of a drug addict, dealer or drug lord to whom I will be a witness to. There will also be zero. I had a drug test six months ago because of a city ordinance but that was cleared. Why the hell am I having this conversation?

  

The doctor on the other line might think he can’t fool me told me that he is from the office of a certain police or military official. I forgot the name and the rank of which he passed the phone to. That was of course to cause more intimidation. My mind was quickly browsing the bill of rights in my mind because of which this may come down to. He told me that they want to invite me to their office.”Pwede ka ba naming imbitahan dito sa opisina”, I only hear that in the movies. I’m trying to connect the dots when I thought that maybe, I’m not the one this guy is looking for. I called my father, I shouted, “Pa, sa iyo yata to sundalo ata yung hanap”. Then the guy said, “akala ko ikaw na yan kaibigan” then he hung up. I was waiting for the guy to call again but they didn’t so we ascertain it to be a scam. Hahaha. They got nervous I guess.  The guy’s voice does not sound like a military official. My father is in the Armed Forces so I know the way how an officer speaks. If they would have called again then I guess I can tell them to talk to my attorney, I don’t have one but I can easily get one. My high school classmate is one and another is a barista who will surely know lawyers. 

I guess it was lucky that I was suspicious on what is happening and is thinking rational at that time. If I was not the one who was answering the phone then I don’t know if any of my family would fall victim to these criminals. I was also thinking where could they possibly get my phone number. I googled “Philippine Anti Drug” when i got to the office then I found this which I think verifies the scam.

Walang Kwentang Long Weekend

Ito ang yung declared long weekend kasi national heroes day tapos last day ng Ramadan.  Pumatak sila ng monday ay tuesday kaya solb ang mga empleyado. Nagkataon pa ng kasal ni leklek ng august 26. Nag-leave na ako para super long weekend na. Solb sana, limang araw kaso wala ding kwenta. Andyan pa si Bagyong Mina.

Yun nga, Friday nasa bahay na ako. Yung kasal, Malabo yung invitation. Hindi ko alam kung anung isusuot ayoko naman kasing overdressed o underdressed sa occasion. Naghintay ako ng may magtext kaso nakatulog na ako buong araw wala dumating. Nung gabi may nagtext, nagtanong kung pumunta ako. Wala na. Gabi na yun. Wala ako ginawa nung unang araw.

Mayo pa lang may nakaplano na kaming lakad sa long weekend na to. Maghihike dapt kami sa Famy. Apat dapat kami kaso nung last week na plano, tatlo na lang kami. Hindi kami pwede lumakad ng Sabado kasi may checkup yung nanay ni Lady. Naging Monday ng hapon na yung huling plano kasi may symposium si Karlvin ng Lunes. Naging Martes nav yung last plano. Yung family ni Lady luluwas dapat ng Linggo. Nung Sabado kanselado na yung plano. Malakas kasi yung ulan.

Sumunod na araw,sabado nanood ako ng lumang Joey De Leon – Rene Requiestas na movie ng umaga tapos natulog ulit kasi umuulan. Ginising ako ng kapatid ko mga 10am kasi may bisita daw ako.classmate ko na nakita ng nanay ko sa palengke tapos nikwento na nagleave ako pero di naman ako nagpunta sa kasal. Tapos yun nga. Nasa labas kami ng bahay kahit umaambon kasi may mga aso sa loob ng gate. Nakipagkwentuhan yung mga nangyari nung reunion na wala ako kasi nasa Corregidor ako. Tapos nagplano kami na maglalaro kami ng basketbol kinagabihan. May schedule kasi kami sa Marikina Sports Center 10pm-12mn.  Pagalis nya, natulog ulit ako.

Nung hapon ipapacheckup namin dapat si nanay. Nung nasa Marikina valley na kami, wala pala yung duktor. Maling schedule pala yung nakuha ng kapatid ko.nabasa pa tuloy kami ng ulan. Paguwi naming bumili kami ng mamahaling cassava cake tapos nagwithdraw na ako sa atm sa sm masinag. Nalaman ko na may Tutti Frutti yun, nilibre ko sila. Kaso yung nanay ko ayaw. Paguwi nilalagnat na ako kaso hindi ko na sinabi sa nanay ko kasi kakabahan nanaman yun.

Kinabukasan ng Linggo, ayun may sakit na nga ako. Mild pa lang pero meron na. Buong araw din ako wala nagawa. Nung lunes meron pa rin. Nagdecide na ako magpacheckup. Yung nanay ko bongga. Sabi sa St Lukes na daw. Yun nga. Nagpunta kami mga 10am. Angdaming tao sa ER. Maraming bata. Ganito pala kahit mamahaling ospital kapag panahon ng Dengue. Siksikan pa din. Kinuhaan ako ng dugo para icheck yung platelet count kung dengue. Normal naman. Ang reseta sa akin pagkalipas ng 3 oras naming nagstay dun paracetamol at nafarin lang. Ayun na yung lunes, wala na naman nangyari.

Martes wala na yung bagyo, medyo umaaraw na kaso syempre mabinat lang ako.