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Pet peeve
Do you have a pet peeve? When I was in elementary grade, I used to stumble upon these two words...pet peeves, duh? But I was only a grader what do I know about real pet peeves? And it was from a slum book for crying out loud! Not until I was in college that I started using it as an expression every time someone or something ticks me off. Here are some of my pet peeves:
Pet Peeve Number One. Is it possible for a person or persons to be always critical of anybody or anything that is around him/her? That nothing seems to be right or even look good to them? For people who like to criticize, they only see the bad side of everything, that fault-finding is a master's degree of some sort to them. It is not to say that criticisms are always bad. There are in fact, good criticisms. However, criticism to put down a person is totally a different ballgame. There are people though who enjoy criticizing for the sake of I don't understand why. Is it not true that to say good things about a person is better than saying bad things about him/her? That if there is nothing good to say, better keep the mouth shut. However, there are people who live, breathe and take pleasure in putting down other people. Isn't it better to just make love and peace instead of wanting to live in a hostile world? I believe in the saying that everything sort of catches up on you and if you do something good to others it will come back tenfold or more. But if you did something bad, in the end, no matter how long it will take, it catches up on you or it simply backfires! But what if the person who fault-find is not aware he/she is doing it? Is that possible? Jeez, perhaps for a seven-year old but not with consenting adults! To top it all and what really gets my goat is pretending it never happened. Pet Peeve number one is a fault finder.
Pet Peeve Number Two. How about being Pontius Pilate? I chose him as an example because remember he is famous for washing his hands of the alleged sin of Jesus against the people of Jerusalem. Also, he did not want any part in the people's decision to crucify our Dear Jesus so he washed his hands too. He just didn't want to be part of it period! Oh well, this kind of person is my super pet peeve. Just to save one's ass (pardon my German), forget about principles in life. Or just to save one's ass, forget about friendship or family or simply people who love and care for you. Of course, if one is a Pontius Pilate of some sort then it follows that this person likes to point a finger to someone just to save his/her arrss! And of course, this person pointed at gets to be blamed when his/her only fault is to be friends with Pontius Pilate. Pet Peeve number two is Pathetic Pontius Pilate!
Pet Peeve Number Three. Oh jeez, nothing beats a pathological liar. Lying is like second skin to this person. White lies not included of course but no excuse for it because it is still a lie though harmless for we try not to hurt anybody when we white lie. Do lawyers and politicians fall under this lie to the teeth category? Can we call them professional fibbers? No offense, just asking. Pet Peeve number three is a big liar!
Pet Peeve Number Four. Jeepney drivers here in Iloilo! Grrrr...just writing about it makes me really upset. They stop wherever and whenever they want. They have no respect for pedestrians crossing the pedestrian lane and they don't stop short of running over me one time #+~#@!!! To top it all they have the gall to smirk or be upset because you crossed the street. The nerve! They have none whatsoever respect for signal lights, car hooting because they are obstructing the streets. They have no respect for hospital and church entrances, they block them! I don't know if that is being inconsiderate or just plain stupid! Gosh, I could go on and on about these PU drivers but I better stop because my blood is rising like hot lava from Mt. Pinatubo. Pet Peeve number four is inconsiderate and annoying jeepney drivers.
Pet Peeve Number Five. Video Karaoke bars cum carinderia in the morning. I told you guys, I am going to write about these annoying makeshift video karaoke bars again until they hopefully stop it. I know that would be shooting the stars but nothing is impossible. I am actually tempted to go or call a TV network that has this segment on citizens reporting irritants of the society. Almost there, my patience is really running out. What with the noise every night and as if they sing very well, jeez, it is like a death sentence to my already irritated ears because of them. These past few nights, there is this woman who sings like she is reading a line from the holy week pabasa book. I almost choked her to death if not for the guests in my house that time. She was still lucky! But pleassssseee...tama na, sobra na! Pet Peeve number five is a lousy singer from this makeshift video karaoke bar cum carinderia in the morning!
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