Ideas of Reference

Tanong ni Dingdong Dantes sa Family Feud segment "A G uess To Win Promo": "Sa Pilipinas ... ang suspek na inaaresto ay sinasakay sa A. Police Car  B. Eroplano.

The post drew flak from covert Fans of Digong (nagpapretend na apolitical ... pero Dedeez pala,)

"Naku may pinaparinggan na naman" sabi ng fan ... who interpreted it as an allusion to the way Duterte was arrested at NAIA.

Ako may tanong din sa mga taong salo ng salo ng mga issue na hindi naman sila ang pinagusapan? Katulad ng sitwasyon sa itaas ano ang tawag natin doon?

A. Ideas of reference

B. Referential thinking

C. False interpretation of causal incidents

D. A delusion where a person believes that a TV or a radio is speaking about him.

E. All of the above

Imagine pati game show questions pinagdiskitahan ninyo na kayo ang target? Matindi naman ang tingin ninyo sa sarili ... na napakaimportante ninyo!

Kidding aside ... ang sagot sa tanong ay All Of The Above. Ideas of reference are a psychological phenomenon where individuals perceive normal, unrelated events or occurrences (in this case, a game show question) as significant and directly related to themselves. In Tagalog feeling nila sila ang pinaparinggan.

Laro lang ito mga tol. Pero kung ang reaksyon mo ay over the top at something beyond ordinary ... aba eh may "ideas of reference" ka na. Isang paligo na lang "paranoid ka na?

OK granted na ang arrest ni Digong ang pinapatungkolan ng sabihin ni Dingdong ang eroplano ... what is that to you at halos maglupasay ka na diyan sa galit or kaiiyak? It was simply a harmless game question.

Anything na hindi naman ikaw involved pero and reaction mo is something out of extraordinary, Red Flag yan ... Aba masamang simtoma na yan.

Multiple Choice

 Ano klaseng ampalaya ka ba?

a.  Yong pag magkahiwalay na ... lasang walang kasimpait.

b.  Yong ampalayang may split personality ... minsan gulay ... minsan ikaw.

c.  Yong ampalayang consistent ... bitter sa una ... bitter pa rin sa huli

d.  Yong ampalayang nagpapaubaya kahit masakit. Anong tawag sa kanila? Ampalaya-in ka!

Sino Ba Ang Immature

 

Matanong nga ... Sino nga ba ang immature?

a. yong mahilig magpatama or magparinig sa Twitter

b. yong salo ng salo sa usapan eh wala naman ang pangalan niya.

c. yong feeling niya bawat issue siya ang pinag-usapan.

d. yong sawsaw ng sawsaw sa pagcomment kahit hindi niya kilala ang pinag-usapan.

e. yong comment ng comment just for the sake of commenting

f.  all of the above

Multiple Choice

 Which of the following statement describe the picture above?

a. If at first, you don't succeed ... try and try again.

b. Grit is a consistent sustained effort to reach the goal even when we struggle.

c. The attitude is perseverance and resiliency.

d. Skill and intelligence can grow with effort.

e. Constant practice ... makes perfect.

f. All of the above

Multiple Choice

From out of the blue .... a friend asked me this question: If given this chance ... what would you like to have from a friend, your parents, or your partner?

a. the key of his room

b. the land titles, bank accounts, and pieces of jewelry in his locker

c. the password of his email ad, google or Facebook accounts

d. the one-time PIN number of his credit card or ATM

e.  his thumb access for his Android or iPad

f. his numerical code in his electronic financial transactions

Personal Identification Numbers (PINs), passwords, and usernames are undisclosed and confidential ... and anybody who has these sensitive pieces of information can access somebody's financial account, cellphone messages, and private emails. 

Once illegally obtained, the information the hacker has fished will serve as a snapshot ... providing a comprehensive picture of one's financial situation.  Or the cyberpunk will know the juiciest gossip there is in somebody's personal life.

What is worse is when he upgrades his activities when he engages in identity theft ... a crime when impostors obtain key pieces of personal information (driver's license, passports, Social Security) to impersonate somebody else. And then later, he uses this opportunity to steal money and drain the victim's savings account with lots of money.

Aside from theft and fraud, the philser's invasion of privacy can also have a tremendous impact on the victim's privacy and safety. For instance, if an individual's log-in access is compromised, someone will have an open-door policy to their personal messages, Twitter accounts, and other intimate and classified information.

I almost sound like a broken record reminding everybody how imperative it is to keep and not share our PINs and passwords with anybody. Passwords need to be unique and strong. This can be done by using an alloy of letters and numbers ... or a hodgepodge of uppercase and lowercase letters and characters. You should be creative in choosing a unique passphrase and don't succumb to one password-fits-all mentality when you have multiple accounts. This way, if one of your accounts is compromised, your other accounts remain secure. It is also a good habit to change your password routinely.

Lastly ... you always have to be on guard with suspicious emails and messages especially those soliciting money. It is just a ploy to steal from you ... personal and financial information.

Multiple Choice

Sana ol! Ang sarap mag-iwan ng resibo sa ATM flaunting that you still P6 million in your balance ... tapos pinagusapan ka pa pagkatapos.  Masarap sa pakiramdam ... may malaking pera ka na ... tapos it brought about a rainbow colored emotions sa mga nakakita ng resibo - pati na ang mga nakabasa sa lahat ng multi-media platforms - jealousy, resentment, suspicion, distrust, envy and self pity (a self-absorbed unhappiness thinking na mamatay ka na lang ... there is no chance na makahawak ka perang ganoon.)

Pero hindi mo ba tinanong ang psyche ng nag-iwan ng resibo ... where he is coming from? For sure may motibo ito ... Alamin ang mga posibleng mga rason. O kitam ... sa gusto niyang mapag-usapan siya ... let us suck it to them hard.

a. The guy na nag-iwan ng resibo is "nouveau riche". It can be inferred na pinangangalandakan niya ang resibo para matuwa, magselos, mainggit ang makakita nito.

b. Nagmamayabang siya.  If you have it ... flaunt it ika nga.  Katulad ng kaibigan ko who has the temerity to count his money for everybody to see (to their delight or disgust).

c. When people flaunt their wealth they want to show everybody their status and their position in society.

d.  They want to feel better about themselves as he tries to appear very successful on social media.

e. they may enjoy the rush of positive feelings that can come from likes or comments.

f. talagang makalimutin siya.

g. it was an honest mistake.  Nagmamadali lang siguro.

h. gusto na niyang magbathroom ... sira ang kinaing pinakbet (pang mayaman ba iyon).

i. nakahalata siyang pinagmasdan siya ng kasunod niya ... kaya iniwan niya ng resibo.

Definition

a. Overthinking is when you can't run straight ... it becomes a destructive trait when the only available solution is to go off the road.

b. Overthinking is when you repeatedly mull over and be preoccupied with the same issues that kept on popping out despite the individual's effort to repress them.

c. Overthinking is when you linger over, and brood about the same obsessed thoughts ... making it your favorite subject of the day.

d. Overthinking is when you dwell over and muse on the same old tired concerns and matters in question that make you be paralyzed by worries resulting in an inability to make decisions or plans of action.

Muitiple Choiice

Para saan ba ito?

a. Para sa mga pandak

b. Para gamitin sa baha

c. Para gamiting duty shoes ng mga ER nurse

d. Pang bad girl (deadly weapon) epek sa campus

e. May beauty pageant sa school

f.  Fashion statement ng elevator shoes
 

Multiple Choice

 Ano nga ba ang istorya sa larawan?

1. Mga asong ulol ... mahilig sa morenang legs.

2. Gusto mag-join ng mga aso sa marathon.

3. Siya si Pied Piper ng Pilipinas.

4. Kung hinahabol ka ng aso ... have fun and smile!