Impaired
Technological advancements have been greatly affecting our lives. Whew! I've become so dependent with my mobile phone. This afternoon, I had to meet my friend because we're set to go to Quiapo. I didn't expect that mobile communication will delay all our plans. We were set to meet at 1:30 pm. Before leaving the house, I informed her via text that I was on my way to our meeting place. I've been waiting for almost an hour and I haven't received any text from her. I tried to text and even call her but all messages failed and all the calls dropped.
Our mobile communication was okay before I went to the mall. Apparently, there was some sort of network error. It could be due to two things: (1) after-effect of the storm or (2) the place was simply overcrowded with people busy with mobile communication.
Looking back, when we were in high school, we didn't have a problem in terms of meeting our group mates or friends. We just had to set a meeting place and time. Then, we had to give an hour grace period (well, matagal na ito) in case the group wasn't complete yet. We didn't have mobile phones then but meetings seemed to be easier and people were somehow more punctual. Now, mobile communication has created some disadvantages in terms of "flexibility.
It's now easier to advise our friends or workmates that we might arrive late. We could easily tell them to move our meeting time a little later. This will work if we always have the access to technology. However, in times like what we've experienced this afternoon, this will never work. It'll cause too much delay in all our rendezvous and activities.
Machismo
Guy Passenger: "Ang gara namang magmaneho nito. Parang timang. Babae siguro iyong driver."
We often hear men deliver these lines. I really couldn't understand why they'd associate bad (little stupid) driving to a female driver. During my FX ride on my way home this evening, the guy beside me was quite irritated with the car in front. He finds the driver "walang diskarte" and quite stupid. Then he easily assumed that the driver was a lady. I couldn't help but to react. (Lekat talagang nakakainis!) Not that I'm a super feminist, the judgment is simply unfair.
Lalah: "Baket, babae lang ba ang puwedeng maging tanga?"
3 comments:
The "katangahan" that irritates male drivers is the general lack of aggression that female drivers exhibit.
I understand that female drivers (most) lack that agression that male drivers have. Magkaiba nga siguro talaga ng diskarte ang lalaki at babae pagdating sa pagmamaneho. Yet, it's still unjust (I think) to assume that anyone who's driving stupidly (i.e. katulad nung kotse sa harap namin na wala na sa tamang lane as in alanganin, paudlot-udlot pa ang maneho na hindi mo talaga maintindihan) is a female driver. Hindi ba pwedeng ang isipin na lang ay baka student driver ang nagdadrive?
Another problem would be the way lines are usually delivered. It's okay to show irritation (nakakairita naman talaga iyong palpak na diskarte). Pero iyong mayabang na comment na parang natatawang naiinis habang sinasabing "baka babae iyong nagmamaneho" eh talagang nakakainis.
Oh well, masyado lang siguro akong na-apektuhan.
Nope, you're right. It is unfair or, at the very least, rude for anyone to assume that the stupid driver in question is a woman. I'm just saying that there's a basis for the assumption. I'm not sure if it will hold up statistically but I'll probably bet on it.
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