The first time i spotted something related to a Jejemon post was when i was browsing Facebook and came across with the shortened URL post from ChesterTam, i did not bother to click the link but somehow it has left a mark in my ram(rather memory lolz!) because it has a subtitle something about Gibo (candidate for president on Philippines' 2010 elections). At that time i'm still clueless what the heck is that word.
Then Days passed, i was checkin' my GoogleReader and checkin' out ChicoGarcia's blog when my vision caught the term Jejemon again. This time, the RXmonster jock has blogged about Jejemon in full detail. Only then i came to unravel the truth about that word.
The train of thoughts in the past suddenly flashed cuz i was a text addict back in the early 2009 with the aid of my Smart simcard, and i could vividly remember replies from some of my friends such as...
- "je je je je je"
- "eOwH! muzhtahhh kha nha powh!!
- "sL33ph t!ghhhht
At first, i got irritated by those messages, cuz im the guy who uses T9 on my old Nokia phone. Seldom i reply text messages through Tagalog cuz i find T9 very useful, the predictive text input is amazing cuz it speeds me up in typing, elsewhere, it's my way of enhancing my spelling skills. And i swear, i think i replied rudely to one of the text regarding "je je je je je", saying WTF is that "je je je je"? and i got a message conveying.
He he he he.
Now, to make it in full circle, i came to realize that the Philippine government is quite serious in eradicating this Jejemon mania nowadays.
I've no objection to that. However, it seems like the feedback i'm getting about Jejemons are too much harsh and discriminating. Imagine, some bloggers and some peeps are tagging these Jejemons as low-IQed individuals and profiled as expressing idiocy over the net.
IMHO, i feel that there's nothing wrong with being a Jejemon(clicking this link will take you to a fictional story about jejemons) . In my perspective, it's their way of expressing their creativity. It's like understanding the meaning of their words in another level. Trying to challenge the norm in thy mind of the ordinary person who is not a Jejemon, or a person who is a first time reader of the Jejemon language. Somehow, if that first time guy, was able to decipher the content of the Jejemon language, prolly he has that same level of thinking to the Jejemon message sender.
I know a friend of mine, who's an internet gamer aficionado. And back in the Philippines he was using the Jejemon language whenever he's texting (back then, Jejemon is unknown to me). I never considered him as a low-IQ guy, infact, i've a big respect for gamers. I know, i know... logic that is, not all gamers are Jejemons. But the thing is, these guys/gals who are using the Jejemon language shouldn't be tagged as low-IQed peeps. Everyone has the right for the freedom of expression. If for some reason, you have a friend like one, and you cannot stand their way of conveying their thoughts through the Jejemon style, then give feedback or criticize.
..and take note! "Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots" - Frank Clark
yes dude everyone has the right for freedom of expression, it only shows how narrow-minded people are for tagging in that regard... i always say, it doesn't make u less of a person being a jejemon, well i have to admit that reading a jejemon text is really annoying and irritating, but its just a trend... pauso ba in tagalog... let them be... don't be so judgmental, right... and one thing, this jejemon thing has reach the government's pakikialam, it only means that its worth their time and this jejemon grows humongously. and for them its contagious and infectious that grows like a disease that they can't treat... ann
ReplyDelete@mac: i agree with you.. to add up, did u know that Jejemon is the "Ondoy finalists for Word of the year"? Chk this link http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/05/28/10/jejemon-ondoy-finalists-word-year
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