14 Random Peeves
1. Don’t pronounce my surname as "Jao", ever.
2. Yes, I’m a vegetarian. That doesn’t mean I’m ignorant as to be
unaware that there’s no such thing as a "Chicken Flavored Ice Cream".
You’re neither clever nor original in being able to come up with that
"joke", because I’ve heard it a billion times, and it wasn’t funny the
first time.
3. No, I don’t hate you, but I’m not applying to any Igenportals or
other pyramid/"networking"/insert-vogue-jargon-synonymous-to-pyramiding
companies. That’s final.
4. When I ask hard questions (take, for example, "What is the source
of suffering?") I want to hear well-composed thoughts and cases, and
not easy answers. If that should take time, then use all the time
necessary. Just don’t feed me with platitudes. And security blanket
(statements) MUST go to the laundry.
5. I can handle expletives, but I hate guys who cuss misogynistic remarks in the presence of women.
6. Emotion is not a fashion statement. Stop feeling so special when you get all depressed and suicidal.
7. You’re not a writer just because you’re an eventologist. For that
matter, you’re not an -ologist just because you specialize in something.
8. Stop pretending you’re so sharp, panache-y, artistic and elite just because you know a few French phrases, monsieur.
9. When in movies and formal occasions, dammit, put your phone on silent, whippersnappers!
10. For the last time, Starbucks is not a techie expo!
11. Don’t lecture me on how in watching a movie, instead of
analyzing, I should just sit back and En-JOYYYY. That’s the laziest
justification, ever.
12. Don’t send me any cheese-spirational or "cute" SMS’s unless you’re absolutely sure it’s witty.
13. When I say I don’t watch MTV, I don’t mean I don’t like music. I
don’t like watching someone flashing their bling-blings, pimping their
ride and scoring strippers. I don’t like watching someone grudging on
some sort of garage while jumping around and wearing angst-y
trash-everything facial expressions.
14. Those tight tanktops F4 wears are yucky. I can’t stress that enough.
