Being nice for convention’s sake; trying to be pleasant though my blood is boiling; keeping a smile on my face though my eyebrows are threatening to lift; saying what others want to hear instead of what I really want to say; denying my own convictions for the sake of peace and quiet – these have all become so tiring that I’d rather be called a bitchy than nice. Voicing out exactly what I think and feel is very liberating.
Just recently, somebody asked me for advice. Being brutally frank, I told him what I thought about the whole thing. Then I found out that he got hurt by what I said. Well, if he wanted sugarcoated words, he should have asked somebody else. Sympathy is only given to those who deserve it. And as they say, truth hurts.
Others may call it being mean, tactless or bitchy but hypocrisy it is not. Life is too short to spend it feigning something that is not.
Just recently, somebody asked me for advice. Being brutally frank, I told him what I thought about the whole thing. Then I found out that he got hurt by what I said. Well, if he wanted sugarcoated words, he should have asked somebody else. Sympathy is only given to those who deserve it. And as they say, truth hurts.
Others may call it being mean, tactless or bitchy but hypocrisy it is not. Life is too short to spend it feigning something that is not.
(Summarized and translated in Ilocano, as requested: Makapauma ‘ti aginsisimpet. Mas nasyaat nu ibaga iti pudno, uray nu nasakit; uray nu kita da kinyak ket natangsit.)
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Domo arigato, Angeli! For the Ilocano summary.
Nasaem!
Iie, kochira koso. Anata wa Nihongo o hanashimasu ka.
I know Halloween is around the corner. And I am scared, very, very scared. What did you just say?
you are so funny.. you started it! i said that i should be the one thanking you and i asked you if you speak Japanese.
This week while I was driving to work, domo arigato Mr. Roboto, was played on the radio. Later, I learnt from Japanese-American girlfriend (female friend) what it meant. I decided to impress you and oh boy did I get in the face. ;) Have a nice weekend, Angeli.
Naranggas!
thank you, daddo (is that your real name?) i had a nice weekend. how's yours?
Weekend was shot! Participated in a major SAN upgrade. 12:00mn-5:00pm (17
straight [EXPLETIVE] hours). *sigh*
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