WHILE ON our way home, my co-teacher and childhood friend, Sir Rolando, and I talked about some things we wanted to have back in grade school. He said he wanted a raincoat. Childhood memories then flooded my head.

So, I looked for the picture of the thing I wanted to have.  I am sure you have seen one before. I liked it because of its many features. It comes with a combination of the following: a sharpener, magnifying lens, thermometer, compass, mini calculator, and it also has plenty of compartments for other things you want to keep like NBA cards and stickers or cards showing your favorite animé characters.

YES I am and, I bet, so are you. In fact, everyone is.

I know you are going to deny it and you are going to say you are emotionally mature, but I believe that each one of us has, at one point in our lives, tried to catch someone or some people’s attention.

In my case, I do it all the time. I couldn’t just teach without getting my student’s attention. There is a circulating text joke about teachers being persons who could go on talking even if nobody listens. I can’t do that. Why would I waste my energy by doing that?

I USED to know her as the Queen of Mean. But after meeting her Tuesday night, I have affirmed that she really isn’t mean. In fact, she is among the nicest girls to spend an evening with.

I have known Cors online, about three years ago. She once commented on a blog post in my old blog. She used to blog, too. Exchange of comments ensued and we’ve become friends in different social networks.

ARE YOU overly dramatic? Do you believe that your relationship with someone you love is more intimate that it really is? That could be a mental health disorder!

I found this information from The Composed Gentleman’s blog. Such a disorder is called Histrionic Personality Disorder. It is characterized by the following symptoms:

• Acting or looking overly seductive – Not guilty. Whatever I do, I could never be seductive. Haha.
• Being easily influenced by other people – Not guilty. I’m hardheaded and I usually take the path less taken.

I BROWSED the files from my old cellphone’s memory card the other night and had great fun reminiscing memories that each photo brings back. It’s a wonder how happy memories make you teary-eyed, while sad ones elicit a smile.

I had a good laugh after realizing what these three pictures have in common:

Same Face

Sir Nerpy is very like Kaiser and vice versa. They are alike in many ways that students can’t help but notice. Looking and dressing alike is one amusing fact. Kaiser’s impersonation of Sir Nerpy is icing on the cake. Seeing them together in almost the same shirt color and wearing a mailman’s bag in a similar fashion is worth taking a pic.

EARLIER TODAY, I had a conversation with a college friend who now works as a florist in Jeddah. We talked about work and he said that he envies me for choosing teaching as a career. We took up the same course in college but he ended up in another field.

Image from aclworld.wordpress.com

A few minutes ago, Aethen asked me to view his wall post. He wrote something about taking roads. It said:

HOW WOULD you react when people correct you when you make a mistake, like mispronouncing a word or committing a grammatical error when you speak? Would you be offended? Me? I would just laugh and be thankful; it’s better to be a fool for five minutes than be a fool forever.

A signage along National Highway, GenSan

Let me share some insights I have learned from being a stickler for perfection.

Lesson #1: Do it only to close friends.