badzky's own little cyber corner: From Multiply: A Hissing That Irritates (2008)

Sep 23, '08 10:11 PM
for everyone

irritants abound.
i had a eureka moment while driving to work today. i realized that i get so irritated by the hissing sound of a vehicle whose driver is pushing the pedal to the metal to the point of waste. you know, that sound when the rpm is so high because you're putting too much gas on the engine but you're not really going any faster? (i think it's because you're not on the right gear or speed or whatever. i have very general knowledge about how cars work. all i know is that when your rpm is more than 2000 and your engine starts making that hissing sound and you're not accelerating as much as you should, you're putting too much gas on it to be efficient. so either shift up a gear (for manual transmission) or put in less gas because you're just wasting gas.)
anyway, i usually don't dwell on the things that irritate me because it'd just stress me out. and i tend to forget about them after i get annoyed, so i'm not really very conscious of them. but this morning, i just dwelt on it uncharacteristically. and it got me wanting to write about it. they are wasteful, they need more gas, more demand, limited supply, higher prices. (*eco geek alert!*) as everyone knows, when the price of oil goes up, the price of almost everything else goes along. wages, however, are sticky. which means that when prices go up, wages don't adjust to the increase right away. it takes a while and a lot of pressure before wages are increased. and usually they don't increase as much. so if, like me, you are a wage earner, there will always be a period of time when you become poorer. when prices go up, our wages remain stagnant for a time, and we can afford less than what we can before prices increased.
okay, stop. this is turning into a lecture.
i also noticed that most inefficient vehicles are (but not limited to) taxis, jeepneys, buses and trucks. and they use their size and/or tin-can-ness (i.e., you would incur greater damage if you bump a jeepney because they are "tin cans" and you are not. do i have to explain?) to bully other vehicles into giving in to their swerving and bad driving. (to clarify. i think the jeepney is vital to our economy and it is stupid to say that all jeepneys must be wiped out because it would cripple us. what i am against is how jeepney drivers are inconsiderate of other vehicles. and most jeepneys, not the drivers, smoke-belch.) anyway anyway, because i have been irritated with them for a while, i have unconsciously developed a habit of subtly blocking these vehicles. when i hear that hissing sound approaching, followed by the vehicle's nose on my periphery, my instincts tell me to subtly block them so that they can't overtake if they're trying to. hihi.
does this entry even look like it has a point? haha. anyway, i just don't like them. and i believe that i have the right reasons not to.

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badinebadz wrote on Sep 24, '08

brattybiatch said

you should write for a parenting magazine or something. haha. for some reason, i find this blog entry very funny. i agree though. but one day you are going to get hit by such "kaskaseros" with your subtle blocking. haha.