Friday, February 29, 2008

Fractured memory

I have a story to share... it never ceases to make my husband laugh:

We were in our LA home when I found myself feeling cold, so I got out of bed to go downstairs to the thermostat in order to turn up the heat.  When I got to the bottom of the stairs, for the life of me I couldn't remember why I went down in the first place.  So I started fixing up the living room, neatening the space up... went to the kitchen to check on things and get a snack... the dining room to tidy up the table... then I started feeling cold, so I went to the thermostat to turn up the heat.

That's when I remembered why I went downstairs in the first place.  Picture the lightbulb suddenly appearing above my head.  Aha!

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My hubby's memory isn't so great either.  Here's a recent exchange:

In the car, he asks me what the word "masalimuot" meant.  I told him that I didn't know, so he said, "it means complicated... I learned it at the office today."  I then nodded my head and said, "okay."

The next day at the dinner table, he asks me, "Hon, do you know what the word masalimuot means?"  I said, "yeah, it means complicated."  "How did you know???" he asked, looking mightily impressed with me... finally with an exasperated tone in my voice and a droll expression on my face, I replied, "you told me yesterday in the car."

He then busted up laughing, tears welling up in his eyes.

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One more story that I just remembered:

I was just finished with rehearsal at my brother's studio... I always carry an orange water jug with me, dangling usually from one of my fingers.  As I headed out the door, I went frantic, looking for my jug.  I went back into the studio... not there.  I checked outside in the reception area, nothing.  So I asked around, "where my orange water jug?"  The security guy pointed to my hand, and there it was, dangling from my pinky.

Welcome to my world.

51 comments:

arkitekfhc . said...

That's funny. Same goes here with the memory lapse.
Can Rob speak tagalog now?

Soleil NYC said...

Lol! That is awesome. What are you doing in Guam? PS Did you get my post for you about Grateful?

lily lily said...

omg that happens to me a lot, where i go somewhere, and then i'll suddenly forget why I even went there!
I also do the thing where I tell people things, and I've forgotten who I've told it to, so i end up repeating it to some of the same people.
But I'm young! How can this be happening to me?!

Jocelyn Drapiza said...

that was so funny..did you finally find out the meaning of the word "masalimuot"?

Roy del Valle said...

Hahahahaha... Masalimuot ang iyong 'world'... good story. good times...

tin samson said...

LOL!!! does rob know a lot of filipino already?

agnes del rosario-cortez said...

hahahaha!!! your funny stories really made my day!!!

Lana Chun said...

That really is a great story, Lea! I'm sure both of you will never forget what masalimuot means now!

Chinky Fuentes said...

He he he! So many stories to tell with the same situation. I thought ako lang ang ganyan :)

Ria O. said...

Naku this happens to me a lot too..

Annabelle Malibago said...

It started happening to me after I had my daughter - someone told me the kids take some of your brain cells!!! Must be the memory ones :)

Guy Gustafson said...

:-) Stories like these always make me laugh! It's more than just memory that goes...at least twice I've stood at my front door to my home and pressed the unlock key for my car expected to just turn the knob and walk in!

But another good memory story is...my 85+ year old aunt (at least she has her age as an excuse) was in her living room while I was washing dishes in the kitchen when she called out, "Guy, I can't find my glasses. I had them on before, but I don't know where I put them. Check my bedroom and the bathroom." After looking around those two rooms, I called out that I couldn't find them and checked the two other rooms before going into the living room to search there. My aunt was starting to panic and getting frustrated by saying, "But where could they have gone? Are you sure they're not in the bedroom?" I looked at her and said, "Um, you're wearing them."

Raquel c" ) said...

haha..masalimuot nmn kasing tandaan ung word..so complicated!!!

anne mendoza said...

i can so relate! in the mall where my gym is located, it is always a challenge for me to remember where i park. i go there almost everyday so the guard knows me and most of the time, when he sees the confused look on my face he tells me where i parked.

Franco L. said...

Ha ha ha, I liked this one! :-)

Ronald Manaron said...

I've had those brain farts where: I'd pay for my groceries, then walk out of the store without my bags; I'd get up from my desk with my telephone headset on, dragging the apparatus behind me as I walked away; I'd travel abroad then leave toiletries or clothes behind at the hotel. I no longer spend more than $6 on sunglasses since I've lost track of how many I've lost or sat on. On the other hand, I can clearly remember specific events in my life 20 or 30 years ago, as if they occurred just yesterday. Strange, isn't it?

Li'l Dove Feather said...

Don't worry, you're not alone :D

red & day nuestro said...

memory gap commercial hehehehe. bawal ang pork, ang beef. Dont worry di ka po nag iisa

dianneLouise ♥ said...

hahaha :))

Edmundo Lee said...

I remember the last story from one of your older posts. =)

Manette Bermudo said...

oh at least my husband is normal..... hehehe! thanks for sharing gave me a good laugh....

JANE AREJOLA said...

ha ha ha!!! nakakatuwa naman..pero you are not alone...:D

Chinky Fuentes said...

I have two eyeglasses, one with green rims and the other rimless. I would sometimes go out of the house with the green on top of my head and the rimless one on top of my nose. I looked like one of those village fools who wears anything on top of everything else.

ARIEL REONAL said...

Hehehe! Oh my, nangyayari na rin sa kin yan. Forgetting things you're suppose to get or do.

Michelle S said...

your senior moments are hysterical...=)...i couldn't help laughing at myself when i get those as well, ie: calling someone and completely blanked out, forgetting my debit PIN number, etc. etc. hay nakow! hehehe....keep smilin' =)

Denise Linsangan said...

haha! early "senior moments"? happens to me too. a lot...lately...hmmmm....i should get myself checked!

bing ♥ said...

here's one...my sis was about to pay for her jeepney fare, instead of saying "bayad", she said "TAYA!"

carlito hermoso said...

those are hilarious...here's one...my sister and i came out of a movie around 10pm and for the life of us, neither of us could remember where we parked, there was miles of parking lot with hundreds of car...it was almost midnight with only a handful of cars left before we finally spotted the stupid car..whoever said two heads (and four bespectacled eyes) are better than one?....funny now, but back then we were so exhausted and a little scared (carjacked?) to laugh.

E FEDAK said...

One day, I was 8 months pregnant with my daughter, I came home from CVS pharmacy with a gallon of milk in one hand and the other a jug of fabric softener. First stop was the refrigerator then the laundry room in the basement. I was exhausted from work so I decided to rest for the night. The next morning, I got up hungry for breakfast. I reached in the refrigerator for milk to my surprise I got fabric softener !

Yie Yin Foong said...

Lea, as you can see you are not alone. We all have these moments. I always leaves my keys in the door or forget to have my metrocard for the subway. Its all part of teh magic of teh brain

Yie Yin Foong said...

see i just forgot to spell check, LOL

dianneLouise ♥ said...

LOL :))

Tiffany Guevarra said...

funny story indeed!.. but i thought "masalimuot" means dreadful?..

sugar dizon said...

angiecute9, MASALIMUOT never existed with dreadful as its meaning. it had always been COMPLEX. :)

Kay Tolentino said...

hahaha! i wonder if i'll grow into that...

LA YM said...

I'm not alone pala! :) hehehe...

Tiffany Guevarra said...

wow..and ive been using that word since ever and didnt even know im saying..=D

Tiffany Guevarra said...

wow.. and i was using that word since ever and didnt even realize it's all wrong?! haha.. =D

Li'l Dove Feather said...

Sometimes I say bayad rather than para, and vice-versa, ha ha haaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jojo Terencio said...

ironic no, but you are known to have a photographic memory in memorizing your lines! :D

kristine suin said...

it happens to me also! =)

Rose Dauz said...

you can send this to reader's digest or something. :)

Bon~Bon Quirog said...

yeah... this would definitely qualify for "all in a day's work".. or "laughter: the best medicine"... heheh!... You never cease to amaze me, Lea... talaga nga!

Lloyd de Leon said...

not really surprised with these stories... they happen to me all the time ;( could it be a sign of aging? oh no, i don't wanna know. but thanks for sharing. at least i know i'm not alone. hahaha

Ria Avelino said...

Mall parking lot. Yes... my brother forgot where he has parked the car. We were looking around for almost an hour and a half. We were already thinking it was carnapped. We were so ready to go to the security and rant out our frustrations. Until we found out that the mall has two separate parking bldg (Bldg 1 and Bldg. 2).Our car was parked at bldg 1 we were looking for it at bldg 2. HAY NAKU!

Edrick Bruel said...

i love it! we're human after all!

Guy Gustafson said...

Heard another story that made me think of this blog. A man, I think he's in his 40s, ordered lunch at a pizza shop yesterday, but when he went to the pizza shop to pick up his order they didn't have it ready. In fact, they couldn't figure out what happened to his order. That's because he ordered at a different pizza shop! :-)

Luz Calibo said...

hahaha... Hindi ako nag-iisa (welcome to the club!)

Luz Calibo said...

Hahaha... Hindi ako nag-iisa!

Eleanore Hatta said...

It seems you're a lot like me in that sense. Thank God computers have auto memory or I'd never make it as a writer. I often find myself wandering off to do something else then coming back to my project, sitting down and then staring blankly at the screen saying to myself "I was supposed to do something..."

Still it seems I've managed to fool my clients into thinking I'm competent - they keep sending me work. Tell that to my mom though, she still thinks I'm absent-minded. The bad part is she's right.

Len Baculpo said...

and so like you, mariel58, it's a great relief that I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS WORLD!!! ask my family and friends and they'd say the same thing, i am the queen of this! i have mastered the art of forgetting! a friend actually made a spoof out of the song 'UNFORGETTABLE' on my birthday. patched here and there and came up with the lines - YOU'RE FORGETTABLE, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE... she easily finished it sending all my guests into fits of laughter.
and boy, i will get back to her today saying EVEN LEA SALONGA HAS IT! HAHA.

ps. love you heaps, idol! hope you can perform here in australia, too!!!