When I grow up, I want to be...
Due to insistent Damiana (yes Paul, that’s you… haha) demand, I am about to go on an adventure to the past in hopes of remembering what I wanted to be when I was a kid. But then again, I wanted to do it anyway so I guess here it goes.
When I grow up, I want to be a... (And when I say grow up, I don't mean my height because it seems that I have never grown for the past 4 years... Haha)
1. Policeman - Crap… I hate this phase. When I think about it, I just want to go back in time and tell my younger self that he has just chosen such a lousy job. Anyhow, I remember the time when I was still in kinder and each of us were asked to pick an occupation that we want when we grow older. So for some sort of reason I chose to be a policeman. Hey, kids did want to be a policeman or a fireman at that time. My cousins and I even played ‘baril-barilan’ in my lola’s house everytime. I would always pretend I am the policeman. The most embarrassing part of the game was when we would do those scenes in Filipino movies where they had to talk endlessly until they shoot. ‘Isang bala ka lang’ or the like. But it was only until I grew older that I realized why my aunts and uncles laughed at the job I chose.
2. Gymnast - Another crappy choice. Why am I even doing this entry? It seems to me that I am just embarrassing myself. The story on why I wanted to be a gymnast was because when I was 6 or 7, I used to jump on my bed and do tumble turns non-stop (Nothing stopped me even if I hit my head or back on the wall or floor). The fun part of this was I used to have that bed which had springs on it pa so I could really jump high when I’m on it. Then, I asked my dad what job I could have where I would just go on and on tumbling. His reply was a gymnast. So there, I wanted to be a gymnast only to realize that I had to wear tights to have that job. Ummm… No thanks!
3. Superhero - Well, anyone would attest that at one point in their lives they have wanted to be superheroes. I have always wanted to be either a Power Ranger or a JLA member. Wahahaha. I would always daydream and imagine that I was gonna be a superhero one day. The funny thing about this was, I used to experience this sort of ringing in my ears at random moments. Then, I would tell myself that I was being called for my superhero duties. Like batman’s bat signal. Only in my later years did I learn that it was something else. It was for some sort of medical reason... not a superhero signal, unfortunately. And I have to admit that even when I was already 15, I still daydreamed about being a superhero. Embarassing but true.
4. Boy Band member - When we were kids, the backstreet boys were so popular that my cousins and I pretended we were the backstreet boys. Basta each of us picked who we wanted in the group. Then, we would watch MTV then sing parts of the member we pretended to be. Hahaha. Those were the good old days. We even had times when we would go on top of the bed (pretending it was the stage) and sing. This entry has to be the most embarrassing entry I wrote. Anyway, moving on.
5. Chef - Wow, now this was a better choice. I started to want to become a chef when I had watched to many food shows on the TV. Actually, when I was a kid, I would go to the kitchen and watch the maids prepare the food then I would ask them if I could help. Later on, they taught me how to cook and from that point on, I wanted to cook and cook. But I have to admit that when I was 11, I tried making pancakes for merienda and ended up making weird looking pancakes. They were not round but they were just weird looking. Some were even burnt.
6. Marine biologist - This has been my dream. I wanted to become a marine biologist because I watched those discovery channel shows and I admired the hosts. Specifically, I wanted to be just like Jeff Corwin, funny and informative. I didn’t want to be the crocodile hunter though. Anyway, I would go inside my room with the TV tuned to the Discovery Channel and have it on mute. I would then pretend I was the host and I’m talking about those animals. But of course, I was just saying stupid stuff because I didn’t have an idea on what these animals did. Hehehe.
So there you go: all the things that I have wanted to be. I don’t think I have to put in what I presently want to be. If you don’t know it, you probably just happened to pass by and got chismoso so you decided to read it na. Haha. I just remembered the movie Mr. Deeds where there was a scene asking people who among them never got what jobs they wanted as a kid. I guess that’s the magic of humanity, we change. And most of the time, it’s for the better.
When I grow up, I want to be a... (And when I say grow up, I don't mean my height because it seems that I have never grown for the past 4 years... Haha)
1. Policeman - Crap… I hate this phase. When I think about it, I just want to go back in time and tell my younger self that he has just chosen such a lousy job. Anyhow, I remember the time when I was still in kinder and each of us were asked to pick an occupation that we want when we grow older. So for some sort of reason I chose to be a policeman. Hey, kids did want to be a policeman or a fireman at that time. My cousins and I even played ‘baril-barilan’ in my lola’s house everytime. I would always pretend I am the policeman. The most embarrassing part of the game was when we would do those scenes in Filipino movies where they had to talk endlessly until they shoot. ‘Isang bala ka lang’ or the like. But it was only until I grew older that I realized why my aunts and uncles laughed at the job I chose.
2. Gymnast - Another crappy choice. Why am I even doing this entry? It seems to me that I am just embarrassing myself. The story on why I wanted to be a gymnast was because when I was 6 or 7, I used to jump on my bed and do tumble turns non-stop (Nothing stopped me even if I hit my head or back on the wall or floor). The fun part of this was I used to have that bed which had springs on it pa so I could really jump high when I’m on it. Then, I asked my dad what job I could have where I would just go on and on tumbling. His reply was a gymnast. So there, I wanted to be a gymnast only to realize that I had to wear tights to have that job. Ummm… No thanks!
3. Superhero - Well, anyone would attest that at one point in their lives they have wanted to be superheroes. I have always wanted to be either a Power Ranger or a JLA member. Wahahaha. I would always daydream and imagine that I was gonna be a superhero one day. The funny thing about this was, I used to experience this sort of ringing in my ears at random moments. Then, I would tell myself that I was being called for my superhero duties. Like batman’s bat signal. Only in my later years did I learn that it was something else. It was for some sort of medical reason... not a superhero signal, unfortunately. And I have to admit that even when I was already 15, I still daydreamed about being a superhero. Embarassing but true.
4. Boy Band member - When we were kids, the backstreet boys were so popular that my cousins and I pretended we were the backstreet boys. Basta each of us picked who we wanted in the group. Then, we would watch MTV then sing parts of the member we pretended to be. Hahaha. Those were the good old days. We even had times when we would go on top of the bed (pretending it was the stage) and sing. This entry has to be the most embarrassing entry I wrote. Anyway, moving on.
5. Chef - Wow, now this was a better choice. I started to want to become a chef when I had watched to many food shows on the TV. Actually, when I was a kid, I would go to the kitchen and watch the maids prepare the food then I would ask them if I could help. Later on, they taught me how to cook and from that point on, I wanted to cook and cook. But I have to admit that when I was 11, I tried making pancakes for merienda and ended up making weird looking pancakes. They were not round but they were just weird looking. Some were even burnt.
6. Marine biologist - This has been my dream. I wanted to become a marine biologist because I watched those discovery channel shows and I admired the hosts. Specifically, I wanted to be just like Jeff Corwin, funny and informative. I didn’t want to be the crocodile hunter though. Anyway, I would go inside my room with the TV tuned to the Discovery Channel and have it on mute. I would then pretend I was the host and I’m talking about those animals. But of course, I was just saying stupid stuff because I didn’t have an idea on what these animals did. Hehehe.
So there you go: all the things that I have wanted to be. I don’t think I have to put in what I presently want to be. If you don’t know it, you probably just happened to pass by and got chismoso so you decided to read it na. Haha. I just remembered the movie Mr. Deeds where there was a scene asking people who among them never got what jobs they wanted as a kid. I guess that’s the magic of humanity, we change. And most of the time, it’s for the better.