Just got back from our team's outing at La Luz Resort in Batangas. It was a fun-fun filled vacation. We took off from the office at 8 am, Friday and from there we were laughing all the way to our destination. It was a ride filled with kalokohan, kulitan, chibugan, asaran, stopovers, CR break, change positions, tuksuhan, batuhan ng jokes, saluhan ng banat... and this all happened inside one van for F I V E hours (and I thought I got "kabag" from eating all those chichirias, haha!).
One of the games we played during the ride was to guess which person in the team will be acted out by a teammate who is good at copying a person's habits, expressions. We were not able to finish the game, got distracted somehow. During one of our stopover, I learned from a teammate that they had difficulties identifying a habit that is "me". All they had is a laugh that they cannot copy correctly. Which made me think.
In a story, the protagonist will always have his/her/its eccentricity. This is what makes the character interesting, well-rounded. Kahit bida ka pa sa isang fairy tale, prinsipe man o prinsesa, your creator will give you your own brand of quirks and "weirdo-ness" so not to make you dull. And I have few of these. Because one of my fears in life is to act and appear ugly, weird, abnormal, unacceptable in public. Expressive pa naman ako. But if someone reacts strongly to the expressions I make and I feel that it does not look good, subconsciously I let go of the habit... gradually.
These distinct body movements, strange facial expressions adds a layer of intrigue to our being. I will have to abandon some of my inhibitions and enjoy life more. May it be ugly or beautiful.
Just a thought ;-)
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