Men and their Superheroes
I was browsing the Cosmo site a while ago and stumbled upon this interesting title, “What His Favorite Superhero Reveals”.
Well, the article is really about the correlation between men’s fave superhero and the kind of personality that they may have. Too bad, there were only 4 superheroes in the list.
Here’s the verbatim version of the-guy-and-his-superhero analogy.
Who he worships: Superman
What it reveals: Superman is the quintessential “nice guy” — he’s loyal, believes that people are inherently good, and is always ready to save the day. A guy who digs the Man of Steel usually has the same traits. So, while you may not need your man to save you from a burning building, he’ll love it if you ask for his advice or help in mini-crisis — whether it’s changing a flat or settling you down after a fight with a pal. In other words? Score! But his desire to rescue people might not stop with you. He’s the type to fill his days helping his mom and doing favors for friends. If you feel like his time is monopolized by being a little too good to others, just pipe up and he’ll be responsive.
Who he worships: Spider-Man
What it reveals: Spider-Man is the underdog of all superheroes. As Peter Parker, he’s sensitive, completely responsible, and a bit nerdy. And his Spidey alter ego is pretty much the same — except for the fact that he also swoops from building to building to rescue damsels in distress. If your man relates to this cobweb-flinging fella, chances are he’s emotionally open, never late, and always feels the need to the do the right thing. The only downside: Just like Spider-Man, your guy may get so caught up in being responsible that he has a hard time being carefree. You’ll just have to show him how to loosen up…
Who he worships: Batman
What it reveals: Batman — aka Bruce Wayne — drives a badass car, dates supermodels, and is rolling in dough…so, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why he appeals to your dude. But the Caped Crusader also has a darker side — his parents were killed by criminals, and that’s why he has set out to fight the bad guys. Batman avoids getting close to most people and is sort of a loner. So, your guy may share his dangerously dashing appeal, but you may also have to work a little harder to get him to open up.
Who he worships: The Hulk
What it reveals: This superhero goes from the quiet, reserved Bruce Banner to the big, green Hulk whenever he gets pissed off. Scary, right? But no worries; this character means well, he just lets his feelings overwhelm him. A guy who tells you that The Hulk is his favorite is likely to be the type who gets caught up in emotions and may even have the occasional outburst. Here’s the bright side: You’ll never have to guess how he feels. That said, if you do sense him worked up. it may be best to give him some space until he calms down or figures out his emotions.
If you want to read the full script of the article, just click on the link below:
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/dating/his-favorite-superhero
I got interested in one of the comments posted by one of the readers: My superhero is Wolverine, so what does that tell ya?
LOL! I want to analyze this one but it may not result to a clean and wholesome analogy. As we all know, Wolverine is a bad a** superhero! LOL!
Well, how about for us girls? I wonder if they also have a female version for this. Hmmmm… my fave is not a superhero… she is in fact a super villain. She’s no other than the famous shape-shifter…. MYSTIQUE! What do you think this means? LOL…
Don’t mess up with my singlehood, ok?!
Early in the afternoon today, I received a text message from a high school classmate asking for confirmation of our kitakitz. I simply replied my regrets as I have other more important events to attend to this weekend.
The kitakitz confirmation then transpired into personal updates. This HS classmate told me that his wife has left the country some months ago and is now working as a nurse in Europe.
He then commented, “Pero malungkot din pala pag wala si ****. Lalo na siguro pag kinuha na ang mga bata… mahirap din mag-isa lalo na pag nasanay ka na may kasama ka sa house. At least ikaw, sanay na! Hehehe!”
I (again) felt different about the last statement. And (as always) my reply got clouded by my “sungit” nature. So I replied back, “Salamat sa insulto ah! Isa kang tunay na kaibigan.”
Then he texted back, “Ahahaha! Joke lang po! Peace tayo ah! Mabaliw-baliw na kasi ako sa house.”
And I replied back, “Just don’t mess up with my being single at peace talaga tayo. Besides, one good thing about being single eh wala akong pinuproblemang asawa!”
Gosh, I’ve gone overly sarcastic with my last reply. My apologies to all married people. 😦
I don’t know if I got too sensitive with my classmate’s statement or just simply growing old and grumpy. Hahaha! I guess, the latter is a more approriate answer. Hehehe!
Well, this simple incident reminded me of some experiences I had with other friends in the past. Apparently, one was with another HS classmate who threw me this question, “Hindi ba kayo (also addressed to other equally-single and unattached friends) naiinggit sa amin? Masaya magka-asawa at anak?”
So, what would you expect? I got pissed off! Knowing that this HS friend is too darn scared of her hubby, I sarcastically replied, “Alam mo hindi ako naiingit. Una sa lahat, wala akong kinatatakutang asawa. Pangalawa, nakakapunta ako sa lahat ng gusto kong puntahan nang wala akong pinagpapaalaman. At pangatlo, 8250 ang cellfone ko!” This happened some 8 to 10 years ago, so my 8250 was a top-of-the-line gadget. And my HS classmate had 5110 back then. Bad ko noh?!
I have some other experiences similar to this but let’s limit the story to these two for the meantime. I don’t want to completely showcase my overly sacrastic side… Hahaha!
So again, I have a simple request… please don’t mess up with my being single, ok?! Or else, I wouldn’t think twice throwing a sarcastic reply on you… LOL!
Christmas won’t be the same without you…
Hmmm… some mushy title eh!
Well, I just heard that Martin Nievera song over the radio hours ago while in a bus from Glorietta to home. It’s the start of “ber” months so it’s really not surprising to hear Christmas songs in September.
I really did not get sentimental at all nor thought of bringing some old romantic Christmas memories . I just got a bit refreshed to hear that sweet familiar Christmas song for the first time once again.
So, I just want to greet everyone an overly advanced MERRY CHRISTMAS!
And for those of you who’d love to here the song or can relate to the song in one way or another, consider this clip I got from youtbe as my advanced Christmas gift for you:
It’s the time of year
When good friends are near
Trying hard to find a quite moment
Sharing love and joy
Children with their toys
Sadness fills my heart to see you go
Christmas won’t be the same without you
Christmas won’t be the same if you go
All I need to see standing by my Christmas tree
Christmas wont be the same without you
I remember when
The times we used to spend
Walking hand in hand until the sun sets
Then came Christmas Eve
The wish you gave to me
How I wish I tried to make you stay
Its been a long long time
I need you by my side
Hold me tight
Don’t let go
Let go
Christmas won’t be the same
Christmas won’t be the same without you.
Cno c Daday?
I’m really not in the habit of forwarding text messages except for times when I have lots of unused SMS credits. I would usually send funny ones to give some close friends an instant smile or probably put a lighter mood on their faces 🙂
Last night was one of those moments. I checked my text balance and learned that 55% of my text allocation was still unused. So, I browsed my inbox and checked a less serious, or rather, a funny SMS that is worth sharing. And so, I found one.
Ironically, the original sender was a friend from the religious circle, Rev. Jhoen.
I instantly hit the forward button and sent to some friends in my contact list. The text message said:
"Hi! Invited daw tayo sa wedding ni Daday
next Sunday, St. Jude, 4pm…"
And after 30 seconds or so, I received these replies:
Connie: Cnu Daday?
Mina: Cnu un, Neng?
Jimmer: Ate, cno si Daday? Tnx.
Liza: Te, sino po si Daday?
Janice: Cnong Daday?
And the most classic reply of all:
Ghie: Ate ni Gary?
I literally laughed out loud. I almost fell off the sofa laughing. I replied them all with this:
"Hahaha! Obvious na di kayo nag-scroll down! Hahaha!"
So I guessed, they all tried to re-read my message and scrolled down. Here’s the complete message:
"Hi! Invited daw tayo sa wedding ni Daday
next Sunday, St. Jude, 4pm…
… kilala mo cya?
Ako, hindi eh! May nagsend lang sa akin nito.
I-forward mo para marami tayong pumunta. Hehe!"
Obviously, I got some of them furious as I received the following messages:
Ghie: Kainis! Grrrr…
Jimmer: Hahaha! Nakaisa ka sa amin ah! Galing mo, Ate!
Mina: Ngeks! Kala ko kung cnu un. *smile*
Janice: Leche, nabiktima mo ako! Hehehe!
Liza: Bad ka, Ate! *smile* Hahaha!
And this time, the most classic reply was this one:
Connie: Hahaha! Tadu ka!
How about you? Want to attend Daday’s wedding? RSVP yun ah! Hehehe!
September Calendar
I Thirst
Pogi Boy comes from Violago near Payatas; he sells empty bottles of mineral water. I chanced upon him in a kiddie party whre well-to-do children intermingled with poorer ones. IT was a potluck party with ice cream, cakes and spaghetti galore. The poorer kids also brought their won food-to-share. I noticed Pogi Boy pathetically mingling with the better-off kids snub Pogis’ wided-opened recycled paper bag of bischotcho. Helplessness engulfed me as I felt the boy’s sadness. I asked Pogi Boy if he brought coffee along to down his biscotchos. He smiled. I will never forget that outstretched arm, offering…
– Joey Velasco
Yey… WATER BILL!!!
So, you think I’ve gone nuts for being ecstatic on receiving our water bill, eh?! Well, I don’t normally jump for joy whenever I see bills on our tv rack. But our water bill is a different story.
I really can’t remember the last time I saw a water bill. But if my memory serves me right, I was still in high school when I last experienced water dripping from our faucet. That’s almost 2 decades ago!
I know you’d be surprised to hear or read about this. And I know some of the questions that run through your mind right now like:
“So, where the heck did you get your water supply?”
“How can you manage without water supply that long?”
“Do you take shower everyday?”
I want to answer the last one first. YES, I NEVER MISSED TAKING MY DAILY BATH! Hehehe!
Well, I really do not know how our entire community started having problems with water supply. The word NAWASA somehow rings a bell though. Ahhh ewan! I guess I was too young and ignorant back then to keep myself busy or informed about things like this.
And so, our entire community endured being waterless for the longest time. Good thing there were some houses at the end of our street with minimal and scheduled water supply. We would get water from them and keep stocks (read: drum, timba, galon, pitchel, coke 1.5ml plastics, baso, atbp.) for our daily use.
Until last quarter, people from Maynilad conducted an occular inspection and informed us of their plan to install new water line for the whole community. Heaven must have heard our fervent prayers!
So, we immediately applied for a line of our own. I instructed Mommy not to share it with any relatives. I really hate sharing as it will only lead to possible money and family disagreements.
And after a month or two… water started dripping our faucets! YEY, MAY TUBIG NA KAMI!!! Pwede na ako maligo araw-araw! Di na kailangan mag-igib at magpuyat kakahintay ng tubig! Yipeee!!!
So, here is our first-ever Maynilad water bill…
I was even happier to see the amount due… P96.15! Beat that! Hahaha!
Katawa noh?! Mas mahal pa ang isang baso ng Starbucks Mocha Frap (tall lang ha!) sa one-month water consumption namin! Hahaha!
Certified Cosmo Chick
I went to the malls today to check out some stuff (read: possible shopping). I was accidentally invited kasi to a wedding this weekend. So panic agad ako! I thought of buying new outfit.
Since the month has just started, it’s normal for me to head the magazine stand to get my latest issue of Cosmo magazine. The first magazine stand I went to told me that they are already out of stocks. My gulay, August 2 pa lang out of stock na agad? Anong meron? Sino ba ang nasa cover???
So, I went to Book Sale to try my luck. Oh yes, they have stocks!
Si Angelica Panganiban pala ang cover. But still, I’m confused bakit out of stock dun sa kabila. Well, here’s the cover for your viewing pleasure:
But my dear friends, Angelica Panganiban is not my topic for today.
When the magazine sales attendant handed me my copy, I hurriedly opened the magazine. And when I turned to page 14, this is what I saw:
It may seem a regular Cosmo page. But not for me. If you would notice, I put a yellow mark there. And if you try to zoom it in, eto ang makikita nyo:
Yeserieeeee!!!!! My picture got published in Cosmo’s August issue. 🙂
Eto po ang details ng caption slash write up:
Have Cosmo, Will Travel Contest
Hong Kong Holiday
Winkie Argamaso, 32, product officer, wrote to us and shared a photo of her recent trip to Hong Kong. She says, “I always make sure that I take the latest Cosmo magazine with me whenever I travel; it really makes a good travel partner.” Her cute, Cosmo-chick-goes-to-Ocean Park photo wins her a Nokia 6300. It’s a slim, tri-band beauty with MP3 capabilities, FM radio, and two-megapixel camera. Congratulations, Winkie! Enjoy your spankin’ new phone!
Ang taray di vah?! Hehehe!
I can never be a Cosmo cover, but still, I made it to Cosmo! *wink*
August Calendar
Cast All Your Cares Upon Me
The hospital became my second home. I was totally dependent on the help and benevolence of my caregivers. I befriended each of them and knew about their own life stories too. Curiously, I asked one of the nurses if she was praying to go abroad. “Definitely,” she said, in as much as her family depended on her income. But, yes, she said she’s praying more for my healing because I have a family – four kids – who depend so much on me. She was checking my pulse rate and I felt the blood of Jesus flowing. The highest gift of the Holy Spirit is not the grace of healing; it is the gift of love. Healing happens the moment the eyes of the caregiver and those of the sick person meet. The assurance. The humbling acceptance of dependency. The joint effort to gain strength each day. Love heals.
– Joey Velasco
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A happy and blessed August to all!
My DC in RP
Title Translation: My David Cook in Pinas
You’ve probably read it in the local papers today, David Cook will be heading Pinas on January 27, 2009 for a post-idol show. This was personally announced by DC in an interview over Chum FM.
Apparently, I first learned about it when I visited DC’s myspace site… yeah, we’re myspace chummies, hehehe! At first, I didn’t believe that he would actually consider having a gig here in Pinas so I immediately checked it in youtube. And it’s true!!!
Well, here’s the proof:
What does this mean, my dear friends? No Christmas gift for y’all… I have to save moolah for DC’s concert!
Excited na ako!!! *kilig on the side*
Ikaw, wala ka bang planong…
Late this afternoon, I received this business slash personal call from an old-time acquaintance. Initially, ang tema eh query on personal loans. Well, yan naman talaga ang pakay ng kanyang pagtawag sa akin. And after quite a while, we segued to personal kamustahan at tanungan ng mga iba pang kakilala.
Di naman kami masyadong close (eh kaya nga acquaintance… ano vah?!) kaya semi-light lang ang kumustahan galore.
Syempre, may I bida ako ng mga kakilala na recently ko lang nakita. Sobrang recent, as in kahapon lang. Oh well, common friends namin are those from the church. Oh yes, taong simbahan po ako… dati!!! Hehehe! Taong simbahan pa rin naman ako, kaso mejo on the side lines na lang muna 😦
Anyway, tuloy ang wento… may I bida nga ako ng mga old-time friends who I saw yesterday. I attended kasi my inaanak’s 7th birthday celebration in Pansol, Laguna. The father of my inaanak, who is apparently one of my closest friends, is the brother of an ex-seminarian na kaibigan nitong si Ms. Acquaintance. Getz ba? Clear naman explanation di vah? Oh so, dyan nagsimula ang aming personal kwentuhan.
The usual kumustahan conversation transpired to updates about our common friends’ careers, children and plans of getting married. And then, Ms. Acquaintance threw me a personal question… a question which sounded very familiar to me, “How about you? Wala ka bang planong…”
I stopped and tried to listen very carefully to the next words that she will utter. Parang nire-ready ko na ang sarili kong magreact sa di kanais-nais na paraan.
And she continued her statement with, “… wala ka bang planong mag-abroad???”
Para akong nabuntan ng tinik sa dibdib. I was really expecting to hear that familiar annoying question, “Wala ka bang planong mag-asawa?”
I replied with a funny laugh and told her, “I never expected that question. Kaiba sya, in fairness! I was waiting for the usual ‘kelan ka mag-aasawa’ question. Ready pa naman ako sanang sumagot sa ‘yo.”
And she replied, “I know how it feels to be thrown with questions like that. Nakakasawa di ba? Kaya naman abroad na itinanong ko sayo. You might ask me back that ‘when are you getting married’ question.”
Well, Ms. Acquaintance is also in singleton and too darn busy with her career. She’s a bit older than me and way too nice and pretty. But do I get confused why she’s still single at her age? Of course not, I am equally single myself.
We made a promise though to update each other whenever something romantic comes both our ways. We agreed it’s better that way than to ask that one silly and annoying question.
So next time you talk to a single lass like me, think of better questions to ask. There are a lot more things that are worth knowing than our plans of getting hitched.
Don’t worry a single bit, we’d be more than glad to shout to the whole world that “Oh yes! I finally found the One!” statement.
So ikaw, wala ka bang planong… ???
A Quick Peek into Winkie's World 