My Pet Peeves

What annoys you? What irritates you? What will make you flare up?

I have listed my major pet peeves in the hope that I could get over them and learn that some things are just not worth sweating about. Note, this is in no particular order..


* hair strands on the bathroom floor
* visible dust on my computer keyboard
* delivery trucks that block our driveway
* a missing button on my shirt and school uniforms
* bad hair day
* reckless and inconsiderate drivers who text right in the middle of the road
* loud people who intentionally bother those who obviously want some peace and quiet
* people who take five centuries to answer a text message or a phone call
* passengers of public transportation who are downright insensitive to the needs of others (mga sobrang ingay, mga naninigarilyo, mga may putok, mga nanghihipo)
* Mondays (need I say more?)
* being asked when I will tie the knot
* an empty tissue holder in public restrooms
* people who cuss
* too much PDA
* women who dress like hookers
* misspellings in public signs (eg, COSTUMER parking only)
* kids running around while the holy mass is underway
* men who brag about their fat salary
* people with bad table manners
* noisy eaters
* using speaker phones in public areas
* finding the perfect pair of shoes, only to realize that my size is not available
* people who interrupt me when I'm telling a story and then they tell their own
* people who take forever to order food while I'm in line
* people who get as many as 5 items in a fitting room, obviously insensitive to the long queue of people waiting at the door.
* when something I've been into for a long time becomes popular (e.g. a song originally sung by an unknown singer, then revived by April Boy)
* people who invite me out somewhere then at the last minute, they cancel the plans
* Caps Lock in text or in email (parang galit!)
* salesladies who follow me around as if I were a thief
* people who give unsolicited advice
* people who wear sunglasses indoors
* people who love to name-drop
* a tiny rip on my favorite shirt
* being unable to find what I'm looking for, be it a receipt, a scotch tape or my passport

ANNOYED

A pet peeve is defined as "a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than others may find it."

Lately, my boyfriend and I seem to be at odds over petty things -- food choices, weekend plans, phone call schedules, footwear issues, to name a few. To a certain extent, I attribute it to our opposing personalities. He is straightforward, I am indirect. He is calm, I go ballistic most of the time. He is outgoing, I am a homebody. He is logical, I am emotional. He is patient, I am intolerant.

We may have been born poles apart and we may argue quite incessantly but we value each other's uniqueness. Initially, I wanted him to change for me but I soon realized that since I made a choice to be with him, I might as well accept him, including his eccentricities. Because surely, I couldn't imagine how he could put up with my own insanity.