i got this off liz' blog and since i was tagged, i am obliged to answer. i normally consider myself a weird person, but be that as it may, it still took some time for me to look back and reveal the weird things about me. so, in no particular order, here goes:

1. i love the smell of gasoline – well, not as much as before, but i still enjoy the scent that fills the air as i stop to have gas pumped into my car. i would roll both front windows down and inhale (read: sniff) the aroma of unleaded gasoline. i guess i picked up this weird habit one day when i was still a kid while my dad pulled into a gas station.

2. i absolutely find spongebob squarepants creepy – i see him as a mascot for zombies. i mean c'mon, that f**ker has two enormously large eyes which match his huge front teeth… ugh! creepy, if you ask me. if you want me to throw things at you, give me anything spongebob for christmas or my birthday.

3. i sometimes don't consider professional wrestling as "scripted" – the thought never occurred to me that this form of "sports entertainment" could be just that, entertainment until the late 90s. nowadays, everyone in the world knows that it's just one big play, but for me, watching it doesn't stop to surprise me at times. i guess that's why i'm such a big fan.

4. i haven't watched a filipino movie inside a theater since herbert bautista's "puto" in the late 80s – weird but true. i catch most of filipino movies when it's aired on tv, yet i don't even finish it. basically, what i realized is that every plot is the same. and why do comedy filipino movies always have to have a song and dance segment? i mean, WTF? i promised myself that i won't be watching any, and i mean any filipino movie unless it's in english. meaning the script, dialogue, everything should be in english. if countries like singapore that have their native tongue produce films in english, why can't we? it all boils down to the sad truth–filipino actors can't speak–heck, even pronounce–english well.

5. i usually go out to the mall, watch movies, and eat alone – typical for a guy like me to solitarily wander out into the world, but i always get surprised reactions when i tell friends that i usually watch movies alone. i guess it's my way of enjoying the movie itself. my attention being glued to the big screen and not thinking whether my companion is enjoying the movie or not. don't get me wrong, i also like going to movies with friends or with a significant other (yeah, right, as if i have one!), but if i really want to enjoy a blockbuster, i'd rather watch it alone.

6. i sometimes still have the fear of cockroaches – i guess i haven't outgrown it ever since i was a kid. though would eventually end up getting rid of them critters by hitting them with my slippers, it would take a good five minutes for me to do so. i believe that's weird because for a big guy like me, i shouldn't be bothered by those things. hey, to each his own, right?

well, there you have it. hmmm, it would be interesting to know the six weird things about brew and erlyn. i guess this marks my first time to tag someone with an entry. i know there are more weird things about me, maybe i just can't separate being weird from odd. if you know something that i may have missed, let me know. =)