Ang Propesora quibs

Have you taken the time to look around you? Or while you're walking down the street, you see people with particular mannerisms (this may mean observing the same lot for a couple of minutes or hours on end and they wind up doing the same idiosyncrasy )? Watching people has been my.. hobby. I always thought you could write a short novel about them. Each individual, by way of looking, has so many things to tell. Their stories might even resemble Hollywood films or may go beyond comparison.

I had brought this up to my husband. Or was it one time when he was so fed up watching soaps he blurted out a unique idea. "Directors should consider this style of narration. I'd be a taxi driver and would often overhear passengers talk about their life. With my big imaginative brain, my mind would wander off to that piece of story I heard from my passenger. The story would snow ball from there!"

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Observing people. This reminds me of some incidents I and my other half have experienced. Bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan fangit.

Transporter. This is not about Jason Stratham and his wild action flick, "Transporter." But rather, refers to people who are carriers of diseases in close compartments or space. I've been commuting to school via LRT. I liked it very much (who wouldn't?) except for the fact that most people are careless. They do not bother covering their mouths whenever they cough or sneeze! I shouldn't over react but I can't! After watching a documentary (from discovery) about the spread of diseases (like wild fire), I have become somewhat paranoid. A person who sneezes and unfortunately, forgets to cover his nose or mouth becomes an instant Transporter. He hastily spreads the diseases from point A (where he is standing) all the way up to the last coaster of the train! Eeeks!

Tampons. For lack of a better word to describe, tampon (yes, you know what I mean here) is about a person or group of people who usually follows a crowd in a general direction suddenly stops walking and blocks the flow. The symptoms are any of the following:
1. Slow walker yet occupies too much of a space.
2. Texting while chatting to mates.
3. A sudden quib with a loved one (a manifesto of love, like a guy embraces the girl at the center of path way or shattered love where couple not only breaks their hearts but each others' faces).
4. A group of old people who suddenly realized they wanted to go the opposite direction (meaning, do a counter flow).

Narcisiticus Salamin-ae. I am guilty of this 'crime' and so is 98% of the population (data need not apply). Narcisisticus Salamin-ae (like 'hey' without h) are individuals who are too conscious of how they appear even though they know exactly how they looked like before they left for school or some place else. You can find them anywhere provided there are mirrors or glass panes (like windows or cars).

Exorcist. It refers not to individuals who are the actual exorcists but rather their mannerisms comparable to misbehaved and benighted spirits. Exorcists have eyes that resembles that of the devil and can even rotate their heads 360 degrees. In real life, these are people who are pissed off at others. The sharp mean look on their eyes tells you not to stare back. As the exorcists walk past the poor beings, the former quips incomprehensible words and rotate their heads 360 degrees. Scary!!

to be continued.. or maybe not.

Cheerio!