I look like a woman?

Don’t get me wrong. She’s pretty. You’re cute. But it’s either she’s a woman who looks like a man or you’re a man who looks like a woman.

These words spoken without a second thought from my trainer at Convergys threw the class into a laugh trip. We were doing a small exercise to get ourselves more comfortable with English when she commented that I looked like her co-trainer… who was a woman. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t take offense to what she said. It’s just that this is not the first time that I’ve gotten that kind of remark. First occasion was that time at a YFC meeting where a fellow YFC told me I looked like her best friend… who was a girl. Since then, she calls me ‘Ate Sonya’ once in a while just to spite me. I never took it seriously and dismissed it as some sad delusion she probably has. My trainer meant no harm and intended it as a joke. But often times, jokes are half-meant and bear a certain amount of truth to them. So I intend to uncover the truth.

Is it my lack of facial hair? Although I shave, I only do so to prevent looking like a catfish. Yes, when my ‘mustache’ grows, it seems to grow faster at the ends. As far as I know, I have no Chinese ancestors but we’ll leave the mystery of my facial hair for another blog post.

Is it my youthful appearance? I know that I don’t have wrinkles yet but then again, many others my age don’t either.

Maybe that co-trainer just looked like a guy. Some things in this world are a complete mystery to me. I’ll get around to blogging about the mysteries of the universe. But until I find out the truth (aka, meet this co-trainer or at least see her), I will continue to feel conscious about looking like a chick. Perhaps this is a reason why I used to get the ‘gay’ first impression. It’s not very comforting but hey, it’s a step to looking more manly.

…so I don’t look manly?

Re-Writing

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything at all. Except for a few short poems, I haven’t really been in to writing for quite some time. Which is probably why despite my current training at a call center, I am making an attempt to compose a rather amateur piece of literature called fanfiction. For those who aren’t aware of this, fanfiction is simply making another form of literature based from something that currently exists that is not of your own original content. An example of this would be making ‘what if’ scenarios for your favorite TV shows and the like.

So what am I writing? Well, you could say that I’m going back to my roots since I’m writing a fanfic about the PS game ‘Harvest Moon: Back to Nature’. It’s a farming game with a bunch of side quests such as having to get married to one of five girls from the village. Apparently, I won’t tell you what the story is about and instead, I will simply refer you to the website that hosts my story: fanfiction.net

What else have I been into these days? Not much, actually. I’ve already begun training at the call center I applied for and I will hopefully pass the training and become a productive agent. This would most likely be eating up a lot of my time since I will not be studying this semester. It’s a bit of a waste, really. But I haven’t much of a choice on the matter since money is something that I have no real control over. At least the money that I’m supposed to receive.

I hope to be able to pay my debts in due time. Then, resume my studies. It sounds so ‘nice’, ne? Pray that I don’t squander my income.

Updates!

Life has been terribly busy. Hehe…

• Final Exams
• Systems Analysis & Design
• Job Search
• Flights
• New Poem! Windswept Sonata