Are You Boring?

I was on a shuttle bus in San Francisco going to the airport when the shuttle picked up two of the most BORING people 

at the Intercontinental San Francisco Hotel. They were sitting in front of me, and they were talking too loud; they don't 

need a megaphone. 

They are just too BORING. their conversation, despite being dull and mundane, made my neck crane as if it was one of 

the most riveting conversational pieces ever. I was even most eager, so I listened for more as I was intrigued by how 

they would end a boring conversation!

First Person:  That was a big balikbayan box you have there.

Second Person:  That is really BIG.

First Person: I am sure that is heavy too, to think how BIG it was.

Second Person: Yes, I bought a lot from the dollar store. I fill it in, and there is still enough space.

First Person: A dollar store?

Second Person. You bet. Even my son said I could get another round of purchases in the dollar store to fill up the space.

Second Person: Your son said that?

And they continue their repetitious exchange, feeling like they own the shuttle bus. The problem is that some people are 

oblivious that they sound too monotonous and stale. Boring people don't realize they are boring. In fact, no offense intended ... even YOU can be boring.

Have there been instances when you are in the mood to talk, and you see people who are too uncomfortable - they want to rush to the next available exit? Do your friends cover up and feign excuses just to get away from your stories? And did you feel this is happening while riding in a lift going to the 12th floor and people want the nearest door on their way out?

But even if friends are wide-eyed with their mouths open, giving you the illusion that they are engrossed and involved, 

it is not 100% sure that you are not BORING. Have you heard of the word pretense?

When BBM made his first SONA address, some people bluffed him by putting a brave face that they were enthralled, even 

though he had not said anything compelling. Even though you are not BBM, people can always pretend you are engaging and interesting because they want to sell something to you afterward, or they have a mutual understanding connection with you, or maybe because you have some bargaining power over them.

If you feel you make people doze to sleep, one rule of thumb is to ward off the conversation from BORING TOPICS. Although nobody knows what topics click and what conversation piece ticks, there should be a conscious effort to stay away from 

"downers".  Although it sounds like a myopic view, some topics can be boring to some ... but definitely very interesting to others.

"History is like tsismis" is boring but not to the trolls out there who can give you an " eye for an eye" retaliatory and retributive vengeful justice. Historical revisionism and historical denial are boring, and so is Marcoleta's nearsighted view of ABS CBN's franchise and operations.

Pinoy Idol is a nursery for budding singers in the Philippines, but singers elbowing each other to give the much-needed "kulot" or the dangerous "bali" is putting the much-needed tranquilizers on my beer.  

Darryl Yap's political lovefest with the powers-that-be is making headlines, but his quick transition from a neophyte director to a petulant and testy wannabee made his critics recoil to deep sleep.

The State of the Nation address is important but boring.  And so are the daily pronouncements that Maid in Malacanang really made a killing at the box office?  The fact that your child made it to the honor roll is boring, so don't you dare bring that topic up.

The car chase in movies is boring, except maybe when the car is flying at the speed of 150 miles per hour and is headed in your direction. 

Going fishing is tedious ... unless, of course, you catch Dyesebel for lunch.

Debates and elections are boring except maybe when Robin Padilla holds tight to his position as the number one senator ... or when candidates jump ship like Marcoleta running out of gas at the finish line.

Women love Korean movies, especially if it is a marathon four-hour movie with subtitles to squint their eyes. Women love romance, but men abhor that. Men have limited endurance for a four-hour yearning. and as such, they want everybody to disrobe right away. And, of course, they want to spice up the movie with gory scenes to keep them on the edge of their seat.

I still have a lot of examples to make, BUT I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THIS TOPIC. I am out of here!