I is not an idiots…
March 2, 2008Before going to the Ateneo, I studied in an exclusive school for boys. And in a world full of teenage boys, teasing and name callings are normal. In fact, I consider myself good at name callings and senseless bashing. I come up with unique, funny, witty insults and insults thrown at me seem to have no effect. Others can call me fat, smelly, Mr. Clean, Uncle Fester, raging bull but there is one word that I never want to be associated with, and that is the word “BOBO.”
I don’t know. This word always hits a nerve everytime someone uses it to insult me. I lose my temper, my cheeks tremble and my ears turn red (like they do when I see my crush) and I just totally lose it. I may scream at the one who insulted me or even physically harm him. “BOBO” is a very very very harsh thing to say to someone. Aside from the way it is pronounced (very harsh indeed “BO-BO”), it means stupid, idiot, dunce and even worthless.
I really hate that word specially when it is used to describe me. For one, I am not an idiot nor am I worthless. I do good in academics (talking about Highschool here) and I was even included in our batch’s top ten overall. In fact, I always used this fact to defend myself from being called “BOBO.” If a person in school would call me “BOBO” I would instantly comeback with a hurtful answer to him: “PATAASAN NA LANG NG RANK!” I don’t like to brag but the situation demanded it. I also think logically and therefore I am not stupid. I always think before I act and certainly that is not a doing of a stupid person.
I am a kid at heart. I don’t take some things seriously (or I take them seriously but I hide my “seriousness” behind my foolish acts) because I always want to play around and have fun rather than be serious. That may be the reason why the word “BOBO” could be possibly used to be associated with me. But being a kid at heart is certainly different from being a stupid-idiot.
Since I am in college and I am about to be an official adult in 20 days, maybe I should take life more seriously. I should act my age and lessen my kid-like (hyper kid-like) actions and antics. Maybe by doing these things, there would be absolutely no chance that I would be associated with the word “BOBO”.
Then again, being a kid is fun, more fun than being an adult. If I get called “BOBO” I would just have to kick their butts. 
sam
vince
Nicko V.
Christine
Noel
jessblacklock
Summary:
For Noel, one word that he doesn’t want to be associated with is the word “BOBO”. He feels that this word is very insulting and he could lose his temper and he could do something to the person who would call him that word. Noel despises the word because he does good in his academics and he always thinks before he acts. Noel thinks that his being playful and a kid at heart could possibly be the reason why someone might associate it with him, but he believes that this is not a valid reasoning. For him, being playful is certainly different from being stupid. In order to make sure that this word is not associated with him, Noel thinks that he should take life more seriously and lessen his kid-like actions.
Comments:
The sentences were organized in a clear manner and the flow from paragraph to paragraph are smooth. The sentences in each paragraph are coherent. Noel was able to explain clearly why he didn’t like that word to be associated to him, the possibilities and how he can avoid the possibilities of that word being associated to him. The examples he used made his beliefs clear.
madalas kong ginagamit yung word na yun–bobo. dati kasi normal lang na expression yun samin e. pero ngayon kelangan ko na iclarify na sarili ko sinasabihan ko pag napapasabi ako nam bobo kasi minsan natatamaan yung mga tao. haha.
i dont really post here, but yeah, bobo is a really harsh thing to say. just to share, when i was in highschool, my friend ordered chicken and rice. of course, chicken comes with gravy, right? anyway, he said “miss palagay nung gravy sa chicken.” but the tindera didn’t hear her, so she poured the gravy on his rice. what’s my friend’s response? “tangina bobo!”
heartless? maybe. but the way he said it, it was full of passion and distaste. i guess that’s why we call him “nemesis”, in honor of the bad guy from resident evil 3: nemesis.
Summary:
Funny names or witty insults have no effect to Noel. But wait! there’s one word he really doesn’t like to be associated with, and that word is “BOBO”. It is because for him calling someone “BO-Bo”, which also means stupid and senseless, is a very very very hash thing.He thinks logically and does well in class, so why call him “bo-bo”?Nevertheless, his super-hyper-mega kid-like acts could be the reason for him to be associated with the term. But then again, being child at heart is certainly different from being stupid. He ends his essay by saying that he should take life more seriously, especially that he’s now in college.
Comments:
-the details were arranged in a logical manner which makes the essay clear and easy to understand.
-I felt the EMOTION of not really wanting to be associated with the word, but the way he expressed it was just right for the essay to be not too personal.
OOps..I forgot.. You have a nice title!..HAHA!
My lit teacher in freshman year called me an idiot — it changed my life for the better!
Great title! At first, I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. I thought, “Oh my! That’s so ungrammatical! And I’M the English teacher! Nooooo!”
Yun pala it’s deliberate.
ooooh, just like in “You’re a loser, Cunningham”
HAHAHAHAHA nice