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| Smell like perfume medicine |
It's past nine in the morning. Even though people around me seemed extremely active regarding someone else's mistakes from editing the orders, I, on the other hand, busy, gathering my thoughts. Suddenly, it hit me. Last time, while I was engaged looking at myself in the mirror inside the men's comfort room, a buddy of mine asked this... "Dave, sino sa inyo sa LPI ang may amoy gamot na pabango?". I was flabbergasted! I was saying it to my colleagues the whole time... amoy pabangong gamot! (smell of "perfume medicine"). Imagine a perfume, visualize it smelling like a Neo-Aspilet, with alcohol compound and baby cologne, mixed with an aroma of a common cough syrup. Now do you have a clear smell of that? Nasty isn't it?! (That tingling smell will kind'a linger in your brain the whole day). What do you call that person? That's right, T.H.. A Filipino slang for "Trying Hard".
Well, it isn't just the perfumes these T.H. are trying to imitate. From hair, to clothing style, and even to the way they talk! Man! The way they talk in English is excruciating to my ear.
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| A "ngiting-aso" style. |
Could somebody tell me what and why does an office-rank should have to do with english-speaking? You're just a member of the commonality before who only spoke of "hi", "hello", "how are you", 'nuff said. And just because the title went up (did it really went up along with the dignity?) you'll suddenly shift to an english-speaking bastard? (with four words or more!).
It's alright for a Filipino to speak in english if you have the right accent and may not sound like a trying-hard person. But what if a socio-over-confident trying-hard bastard try to speak in english? Imagine an American, trying to impersonate an English man. The American might sound like an American-English-Scottish with Texan accent! Same goes for us. If one T.H. Pinoy tries to speak in english, it may sound excruciating and unbearable to hear if the accent is a mix of english with an Ilocano accent. (No offense to my Ilocano brothers. I'm an Ilocano too. Just trying to make a point here.).
If you wanna sound like a pa-sosyal, just try not to sound like a T.H. too. If you're saying "meron" before, suddenly shifted to "mern", does that sound like a T.H. to you? The word "para" like "pa-rrrrra", now "ph-ra". Aight? These sudden shifts, are these the effects of an over-confident, self-assurance, ego-boosting, paranoid-android? (scoffs).
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An old officemate, slamming hands on her face saying like ... "in your face!" (No offense to the girl in the picture) |
Let's go to the clothing style. Should I say style? I'm not a fashion police or something but could you imagine a yellow shirt, a maong pants and neon yellow green sneakers? Looks like another T.H. to me. Probably not...err...not being T.H., but baduy!
Well, this brings us to our conclusion for today. A piece of advice, don't try too hard...please...I'm begging you. Just be simple and...try not to speak in english if you wouldn't mind. No offense but, it just sounds nasty and awkward to our ear...it's not a music. Be simple on wearing your clothes. Don't imitate somebody else that doesn't fit your style or personality. It just ain't right. About the hair-style, well, nuff said. I think you're geting my point.
Until next time. But for now I say adieu. Tomorrow I'll strike again. So, Adios!
