Secrets no more
Posted on 09. Feb, 2007 by dimaks in Life
I have been seeing this meme for quiet sometime. Now comes my turn to do it – being tagged by kathy 
It tackles about 5 infamous secrets. So let’s see what 5 secrets we can dig.
1. Back in high school, I joined a theater arts guild to shed off some of my stage frights
Ever since, I have been the shy-type guy especially when it comes to public speaking involvements. When it comes to school activities that involve recitals in the class, school competitions and the like, I just can’t control my knees from shaking and voice from trembling. I even regarded the introduction of myself during every first day of the class in my high school days as torture.
As my ultimate dose, I joined a newly organized local theater arts guild in our school. There I learned the things about conquering one’s stage fright. Of course I had to undergo the torture but, I had no choice, it’s really the way how things should go. So I went on and here comes our first local show. Guess what, my role was being a robot – hidden in a mask we made out of scrap paper boxes 
“Do I have to be shy inside this costume?” I told myself. Anyway, the show went on and at least, the tidious rehearsals made a big difference to me, until now.
2. I enrolled grade 1 when I was 5&1/2 years old
I took the very first step to schooling in one of the remote provinces in Mindanao. In that locality, parents had this improvised system of determining wether a child is eligible to enroll or not by asking them to touch their left ear with their right hand, from across the top of their head. I was able to do this and went to the school the next day for enlistment. So what would you expect? My mother went to school with me the whole year round She even writes most of my class writing exercises because I write slow and I always finish way far behind my classmates. I always end up crying. Poor little boy, lol.
3. Walked my way from school to our house
I was in grade 4 when this happened. I and the kids who live within my neighborhood were about to go home. Accidentally, I could not seem to find my 1 peso coin in my pocket. I turned it inside and out for so many times but there is still no 1 peso. Until I realized, maybe the money fell through a small hole in my pocket. So there I started to worry. I asked my neighbor kids to lend me some but they just laughed. They went on ahead of me, rode the jeepney and left me in front of the school’s gate. My last resort? I had to take about 2km walk from school to our house. It was already dusk when I arrived home.. ‘saw my mother waiting, teary-eyed.
4. I am a frustrated paint artist
Since my high school days, I have been joining art contests, usually poster and collage. I was able to get the artist of the year award. My first course of choice for college was Fine Arts but there was no single school nearby that offers it except in the Luzon and Visayas regions, which seemed to be not an option since my family donot want me to venture away from our beloved Mindanao So I had to stay and take Engineering course instead, in a catholic university – Notre Dame. With the intention of nurturing my painting passion, I joined art clubs in college, participated in regional as well as national contests. Won some, lost some. Then everything stopped when I went to UP for my masteral study, sometime in 1997. I miss my water and oil color brushes ..and my color palette too.
5. Like kathy and her sister, I also rode a jeepney without paying the fare
I did this out of curiosity I used the same strategy as used by kathy and her sister. ‘sat right at the back of the driver, reached and handed over other people’s fare to the driver and get off at my destination without paying. The driver did not notice Those were the days.. as part of relieving myself from conscience, I randomly give some extra coins to old men and women I see begging on the street and sometimes, to street children too.
Ok, you are too lucky to get a bonus, because I am adding one (1) extra:
6. I can move my ears and also, fold my tongue
Due to watching old shows of the late actor-comedian Chiquito (used to do this moving of the ears in one of his movies), I developed the passion for a day that I can be able to move my ears too. After like 2 months of trying hard, I finally did it. Now I can move both ears, alternately or together at once. I can also fold my tongue, like Dine’s daughter but she’s just amazing to do it many folds. And Dine can move her ears too.
Who to tag? I do not know really. Because it looks like, all of the people in my blogroll have done this meme already. So, sorry to cut the meme from my end.
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kathy
Feb 9th, 2007
Very interesting!
Thanks for doing this meme, Dimaks.
OH, I thought we were evil…but at least we didn’t purposely ride PUJs for free…lol
Next time we see you, may we see your Chiquito ears? Pretty please?
I Didn’t Understand This Meme Stuff « Looking Through
Feb 9th, 2007
[...] my good friend on the blog-o-sphere, Dimaks, was talking about these secrets stuff and, though, I’m not ‘tagged’ or anything, I just thought it was cool to share my [...]
Elaine
Feb 9th, 2007
Ooh. There’s my trackback.
Thanks for bringing on this topic because it has reminded me once more of my silliness. 
annamanila
Feb 9th, 2007
Aww I can imagine the little boy that was Dimaks walking the 2 kilometers home … all because he didnt know yet to jeepney-ride and run.
P.S. You can still take up your art later. Why dont u do digital drawings and share with us?
P.S. 2 I still have stage fright.
Wil
Feb 10th, 2007
I also walked home from school when I didn’t have any money for the jeepney. I must’ve spent it on junk food or something.
Jonell Estillore
Feb 10th, 2007
ang kulit ha.. parang ako lang.
Leah
Feb 10th, 2007
Hi Dimaks,
oks naman pala ang test para magumpisa sa school ha, just touch the left ear with rt hand…that’s cool.
As for your art, i’m sure you’ll find the time again to do it again. Being an artist never ends. Would love to see a post of your work.
dimaks
Feb 10th, 2007
kathy,
You’re welcome. Haha, you know what, most people who see my ear moving find it weird. But yeah sure, i can show it sometime. I’m even planning to make a short clip of it and post
dimaks
Feb 10th, 2007
Elaine,
Welcome. Now let’s see that side of you
dimaks
Feb 10th, 2007
annamanila,
Thanks! and yes, stage fright is always there I think, it’s just a matter of conquering it when you’re at it at certain moments.
Masyado po kasi akong “naive”. Mabait po akong bata noon, lol. Shy lang po talaga. I might entertain my artist’s calling perhaps when I finish my phd. Or who knows, I can track back along the way
dimaks
Feb 10th, 2007
Wil,
Junk foods or maybe toys? Once we were kids
dimaks
Feb 10th, 2007
Jonell Estillore,
So what’s your side of the story bro?
verns
Feb 10th, 2007
Hello Dimaks!
Regarding the tongue rolling and ear-moving…wow! They say na only one child in the family can do that daw. But I don’t know coz my siblings and I can’t do it hehe Can’t really control our muscles I guess
Anyway you have an amazing childhood…maraming puwede e-share sa blogosphere hehe I admire you
dimaks
Feb 10th, 2007
Leah,
Pag naabot mo raw ang tenga mo, that means 7 years old kana, pero nagkamali sila sa akin, lol.
Hello there! Until now, di ko pa rin alam ang logic kung bakit ganun ang naging sistema nung matatanda sa probinsya namin
I’ll do my best to track back with my arts then. I usually paint landscapes and abstracts.
dimaks
Feb 10th, 2007
verns,
He got interested out of his amazement when I showed it to him. I think its a matter of determination to learn something. Praktis lang verns 
Really, well my brother can do both too
My childhood …most of the times they bring me to tears
Thanks …and i like your new avatar.
tina
Feb 10th, 2007
ako din. I walked when I dont know what to ride. bwhaha. Long walk talaga. rawr.
Nagawa ko na rin ang number 5 mo. Yun talaga eh nakasakay na ako tapos na realise ko naiwan ko ang wallet ko T_T as in terrifying moment!!! I walked out nonchalantly. i made it naman. nyahaha
NUmber 6 din. I can move my ears.. but not fold my tongue.
dimaks
Feb 10th, 2007
tina,
It would have been creepy when right after you stand up from the jeepney seat, may sutsot kang narinig at sabay sabing “miss, mis, bayad mo!” hehe.
Sino naman ang naka-impluwensya sa’yo sa pagpapagalaw ng tenga?
herb
Feb 10th, 2007
awwwww… most of time we forget that we were once little and helpless, and passions lost and gone.
nice entry!
pining
Feb 11th, 2007
Hi Dmaks:-) Ay pareho tayo sa #s 3 & 5; ako umuwi mag-isa when I was in nursery, I think I was 6. My mother was late, can’t remember why though, so I walked home. And it wasn’t a short walk either! Lucky me, nothing bad happened.
And I didn’t pay the fare because I forgot. When I got home, I realized I still got the change (coins) intended for the fare. No guilt there, though
Jaypee
Feb 11th, 2007
First grade at 5 and a half years of age? Wow! you must be a genius!
No wonder you’re taking that course in Japan right now. You really are a smart man! 
Bout the jeepney fare, I’ve never done it on purpose. The times that I didn’t pay for it was when I forgot about it and the driver also didn’t notice. Hehe
angelblush
Feb 11th, 2007
It would have been creepy when right after you stand up from the jeepney seat, may sutsot kang narinig at sabay sabing “miss, mis, bayad mo!†hehe.
I was anticipating that. Bwahaha. Pero.. wala naman.. nyahaha. nasa dulo kasi ako.. kaya baka di na notice.
Sa earthing? Hehe. wala lang… i was bored one time.. tapos i saw the nagaraya ad before… haha.. and then i went to the mirror… trying to make my ears move… then a few moments.. success!! bwahahaha
rhodora
Feb 11th, 2007
#3 – Your classmates naman are so salbahe. O baka akala nila siguro, nagbibiro ka lang.
dimaks
Feb 11th, 2007
@herb
but i guess its not yet too late to patch up things together again.
True.. now all i can say is, “How I wish”
@pining
ako wala.
Buti ka pa may sundo noon
@Jaypee
Hindi pa kasi uso ang kindergarten noon, o kaya hindi pa available sa napaka-remote na area namin na ‘yon. Kaya deretso ako sa grade 1.
@angelblush
Lakas ng guts ah, lol. At ang bilis mong natutunan yung pagpapagalaw ng tenga, siguro promil kid ka
@rhodora
Mga anak po sila ng kapitbahay namin at alam nila na hindi ako nagbibiro kasi umiiyak na ako noong nanghihiram ako ng pera
Shai
Feb 12th, 2007
As for me, I entered grade school when I was 6. And I had voice lessons to overcome stage fright
dimaks
Feb 12th, 2007
@Shai
So I bet you can also sing very good
Gina
Feb 14th, 2007
HI Dimaks! That day you trekked from school to home, you became a man
! I bet from then on, you made sure you didn’t have a hole in your pocket , or have kept your money somewhere really safe. O, di ba , you learned something from that experience, and became the wiser for it.
Oh, I do remember the “chiquito ears”! I think he did that when he was about to kiss his lady love in a movie! I have been trying to do that move, but all I manage to do is arch my eyebrows ^0~
dimaks
Feb 14th, 2007
Gina,
That experience became my grandest stepping stone to do things on my own, to test my guts, take a chance and put utmost trust in HIM.
Hello there! thanks for dropping by. You are absolutely right on the lessons learned on that hole in the pocket. Since then, I have become the person who checks his pocket from time to time to check on things if they are still there or not
Chiquito ears! yeah, that was the exact movie where I saw the moving ears. If I remember it right, his right hand was bitten by the bees hanging by their hive by the tree branch
sexy mom
Feb 14th, 2007
you were shy? i can’t believe it. had there been an ear-moving show way back then, you would have stood out among the crowd! there in japan you can show them japanese how to move your ears, in exchange for some japanese art lessons!
happy valentine’s day, dear!
dimaks
Feb 14th, 2007
sexy mom,
and I think i got so much time to learn many things about Japan and Japanese, since I will be staying here for the next 3 years or so.
When I showed it to them, they were so much amazed
To a wonderful and blessed family, greetings too!