infinitepossibilities

April 1
Robinson’s Place Cebu

seething. fuming. seeing red.

vet never knew she had the temper.

well, at least not until now. she’s had glimpses of her temper flaring. she denies this side of her, despite the visible shaking of her hands. vet knows she’s NOT her temper. thus, she exerts her damnedest [effort] to shrug it off. she usually walks it off, shoot balls at timezone, and let the steam pass. in her mind, succumbing to it definitely could ruin relationships. hurtful words could be thrown here and there. besides, succumbing to it makes her hate herself. she loathes the idea of letting control slip out of her hands. giving in to one’s temper is a clear indication that the person has lost it, that she lost it.

being the psych grad that she is, she is aware of man’s capacity to do evil and malicious things towards each other, especially if the person allows his temper to get the better of him. that beneath every man’s pleasant exterior lies a wild beast, waiting to be unleashed. whether that beast will be set free in the form of wild display of temper is up to the person.

as for vet, she chose to grab hold of her pen and let words flow through her fingers and out on the back of a restaurant or national bookstore receipt. the prospect of later hitting on the computer’s keyboard somehow lessens her frustration and dismay over one of man’s invention - the cellphone. admittedly, this piece of gadget has its many uses, especially to poverty-stricken Filipinokind. on the minus side, this piece of gadget has become an accomplice to people’s seeming disregard for other people’s time. many, myself included, have failed to arrive at set time and place as they/I take comfort in the handy, though not-so-reliable cellphone.

society today has become tolerant to this apparent disregard for other people’s time. currently, it has become widely accepted not to show up on agreed meeting place and time. one only needs to follow a simple protocol; that is — "text" the person… the protocol leaves the impression that "it’s okay to delay-cancel at the last minute, so long as you send an SMS to the other party." just inform the other person of the hitch that prevents you from making it to the meeting place and time. end of story — now, what’s sadder is the message sender goes scott free without remorse, the sender gets away with this by uttering incessant apologies for coming in late. oh, well — smile vet^^