Textmate

The advent of text messaging here in the Philippines definitely had an enormous impact on my personal life.

I was really engrossed to text messaging and had several textmates in a row back in high school. Bad thing is, I didn't have my own phone that time and I was only borrowing from Nanay. Obviously, I was often scolded when she discovers i used more than 50 pesos of her load for petty conversations with anybody anonymous. That was really stupid!

Not until year 2000 when somebody introduced me to a girl who is from the Panay Island. Her personality reflected on the way she replies, on what messages she shares, on how she gives advices, on how she explains things in the Biblical perspective and how she gives reminders. Yes, through that I knew who she is. She's God-fearing. Smart. Diligent. Prayerful. Optimistic. Loving. Thoughtful. You name it!

She was worth every peso and every minute I spend with her through text until I already had my own phone. She has been there sharing her insights on life, love, optimism and Christ-centeredness. She taught me priceless lessons - though I am a year older than her. Gradually, she helped me unfold the realities in my life. She inspired me to pray even more stronger and more often and she encouraged me for several times whenever I'm down. She silently made me recognize my immaturity. We shared laughs, we shared sadness, we shared prayers.

Everything was through text.

But God was so wise to provide us a way to meet. And I was able to know her even better, meet her friends, meet her classmates, meet the church where she's part of and also meet her family.

As I reminisce, I can't imagine those times that I was able to attend my 'textmate's' graduation day in high school where she graduated Valedictorian of her class with other cool academic awards. I also attended her thanksgiving party Sunday after her grad day. I also attended her debut and all I can say was 'awesome'.

Imagine I was across a vast sea but still managed to attend few of the most important events in my 'textmate's' life. Do you think I'm in love? Yes, I am. But waiting must still be the game.

Now we are texting for nearly 6 years.

Turn off the 'textmateship'. We're good friends now and if you would ask me who among my friends who had a great impact on my life? She's one of them. (Here's another one.)

An insane, freaky and paranoid college student

I got this from the friendster bulletin Gracy posted.

It's a sort of an expose. Please read.

Anak,

Naipadala ko na ang 50 thousand pesos na tuition fee mo, pinagbili na namin ang mga kalabaw natin.

Ang mahal pla ng kursong DOTA, wala na din pla tayong baboy naibenta na din para dun sa sinsabi mo na project nyo na NOKIA N75, ang mahal naman ng project na yun.

Kasama din ang 7 thousand dun para sa field trip nyo sa MALL OF ASIA, anak malayo ba yun? Mag ingat ka sa pagbibiyahe mo, isasanla pala namin ang palayan natin para mabili mo na ang iyong instrumentong I-POD na kinakailangan mo sa laboratory nyo.

Anak komportable ka ba jan sa boarding house mo? san ba kamu yan...? sa VICTORIA COURT - maganda ba jan? di ba mainit jan? Anak kamusta na pala yung group project nyo na SANMIG LIGHT? Napailaw nyo na ba? mataas ba nakuha nyo na grado dun?

Anak sana bago pa maubos ang lahat ng ari-arian natin ay maka gradweyt kana, walong taon ba talaga ang kurso mo sa SECRETARIAL?, sana pag gradweyt mo makakuha ka ng trabaho kaagad kagaya ng manager ng kumpanya para mabawi natin ang mga ari-arian natin sa sanglaan.

Ay sya nga pala anak diba sabi mo sa JOLLIBEE / MAK DONALD ka palagi kumakain? Ok ba naman sayo ang mga ulam dyan? baka hindi masarap kawawa ka naman. Eh yung school bus nyo na TAXI sabihin mo sa driver mag ingat sya sa pag da-drive.

Anak hanggang dito nalang at sa susunod ay ipapadala ko sayo ang pera na pambili mo ng ALTIS na gagamitin mo sa VACANT SUBJECT mo.

Ang nagmamahal


Itay at Inang

P.S. Anak mag aral ka ng mabuti.

Phone prostitutes?

S.O.P Life has become convenient since the invasion of cell phones. As I've observed, most of the young people these days can't end up a day without sending messages to there kakosa, kaklase, kabarkada, katong-its or kamahjong. The technology has been incorporated in Pinoy's culture.

Today, cell phones manufacturers keep on upgrading. Cellular technolog breakthroughs upgrades it on the next level every now and then. In the Philippines, 3G phones take frontline displays in the market and Japan's on 4G already and now we got Apple's iphone.

Immense developments come fast in this generation. But as things keep on changing and improving, people keep on abusing it.

I'm sure you are familiar with SOP right now. I'm not talking about Standard Operating Procedure here or GMA7's entertainment show on Sunday's noon. Today, SOP is SEX ON PHONE.

Survey reports that the most commonly discussed topics in the internet since the invasion of the internet developments in the world, are all about sex. We got 'cybersex' and 'escort services' on line. Several bloggers and web servers create porn sites showcasing 'their gurls'.

Getting worse, people talk about it through phones now. And not just talk about it to break the ignorance, but titillate each other through it. They pursue each other and try hard to be kinky in their messages though they are total strangers from nowhere who collided in the midst of electronic 'can you be my textmate?' messages. Later, textmates become 'sexmates.'

Obviously, it's improper. Well, some people opine that it's just for fun and its not perversive since there is no physical contact.

However, I believe these people are culprits and at the same time, victims of paranoia and spiritual adultery. They deliberately foster lewd-and-dirty imaginations and it's possible to get more severe.

I'm afraid many young people right now make themselves 'phone prostitutes'.

Degrading their own integrity.