Getting shorter

I realized my attention span is getting shorter as I grow older. I think, according to the very minimal knowledge I have of psychology, it should be other way around. Older = longer attention span.

How did I came to this realization of a reverse "growth" of my attention span?

1. I only view the first page of my Multiply Inbox page. Beyond that, I'm oblivious.

2. I don't even view all those posts on that page.

3. I only view the first ten or so update in my Facebook Home page. (I used to click "Older Posts" until I was able to see every new thing.)

4. I only view selected friends Profile pages to, err, save time(?). I used to check all my friends Profile pages when I feel like it (which, then, was almost always).

5. I'm taking less Facebook quizzes. Before I used to take at least three a day.

5. I stalk selected people. (I use/d Facebook because it has no "Who viewed me?" um, feature, for stalking purposes. I used to stalk every person I feel like stalking. But now, I stalk only a couple of friends. Haha)

6. My entries are getting shorter, less dramatic, less adjective-ish and is frequently bordering on the concise (meaning: they are well-thought of, and the points are numbered--such as this one--or highlighted.).

7. I rarely watch Audrey Hepburn movies, which I used to review religiously.

8. I rarely watch and review any movie/TV series.

9. I easily get tired of a song. (I used to listen to one song the whole day. But these days, I
readily click the "Next" button on my iPod--and the song hasn't even reached the 2-minute mark.)

10. I don't watch any reality show--which I used to love. (ie, Survivor, Amazing Race, etc.)

11. I don't watch TV.
12. I've stopped downloading new music. (I used to download 20-30 tracks a day--suggestions from friends and some from OSTs. Now, I haven't downloaded a thing despite having a "new" list of songs to listen to.

13. When listening to someone who's delivering a class report, it's either I doodle or have a chat with my seatmate after five minutes or so of listening (or trying to).

14. I don't get excited with the thought of Internet. (Before, my eyes used to sparkle--parang Aha! moment--at the sound of the word "Internet" now they just glimmer with wishful thinking.)

15. I don't bother to watch the Hayden Kho+Katrina Halili sex video/scandal (kahit na napanood na ng buong pamilya at kapitbahay ko) even if everyone around me is talking about it or raring (haha) to watch it.

So, I think, I'm bored and... basta. I miss Batanes. Simpleng buhay, simpleng problema.

Pacquiao-Hatton Game Sidelights

Because of the brevity of the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton East vs. West match (May 3, 2009), my relatively short attention span focused on other things. I noticed:



1) Brits are not the most talented people. Pinoys are! I have never blogged about a Manny Pacquiao fight because despite being a big fan of sports, I don't like boxing. It's too..violent. Ha ha. When Hatton went down in a breathtaking fashion, I thought he fainted--or worse, dead. My previous assumption that being a Brit, being English, is like being part of the best race in the entire world--actors, singers. Name it, they are the best at it. (And I say this with pride) Not anymore. Ha ha



2) EAST won! Goes to show you that Orientalism sucks. :) And so do Occidentalism ;-)


3) The ads. Since the Manny-Ricky (Hahaha, close?) fight was just two rounds, GMA Network had to cramp in all the paid advertisements in less than ten minutes of boxing action. And they did that well, I think. Bulldog Super Glue, Alaxan FR, Revicon Forte, WaterStop sealant, that Pioneer ElastoPaint sealant (see number 4), Solmux..name it, that game got it all. Even election-wannabees' ads were present--yet no one is charged with early campaigning/electioneering. I bet that Kuya Efren guy will run for something next elections. As with that akomismo thing, party-list 'yan, promise!!! And of course Gilbert Teodoro of Department of National Defense has declared that he will run for the Presidency--add to that, he is the cover story of today's (May 3 2009) issue of StarWeek. I fearlessly forecast him to be just another Raul Roco: There will be people voting for him because he looks credible but these votes are not enough to make him win.

4) That ElastoPaint sealant ad is a perfect example of the phrase "commodification of women." I am not a feminist nor am I part of Gabriela (Reminder: Gabriela is not a feminist org sabi ni Elaine.) but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that TV ad. I couldn't express my sentiments toward this in English. So to use Tagalog: Grabe lang ha, hindi mo na alam kung ano ang tinitinda niya, sealant o sarili niya!! Aakyat ka ba ng bubong para mag-ayos ng butas nang naka-ganu'ng damit?!?! Kamon. (Rough translation: The ad was so "sensual" that the viewer wouldn't know what the girl/lady was endorsing the sealant or herself. Come on, will you go up on the roof to fix a leaking roof wearing a flimsy shirt?")