Saturday, May 2, 2009

The Sum Of All Fears

Raft3r is no chicken.

But if I come across a frog, I run the other direction.

Yes, I am not afraid to admit I act like a high school chick every time I see a frog.

Seriously, frogs freak me out. They are vile and disgusting.

Sorry, Kermit. But you are one of them. I don’t like you either.

It’s not just the live ones that get into Raft3r’s nerves. I can’t stand looking at pictures of frogs in magazines. Even their television images scare the bejesus out of me.

Imagine my shock when I came across these stuffed frogs made into coin purses in a public market in Baguio.

My American boss loved them so much. He bought tons of them for pasalubong (souvenirs). Raft3r, as a sign of protest, transferred to another department right away.

Raft3r needs to go now. I can't bear looking at the photo that accompanies this post.

31 comments:

Judayski said...

bwahaha remember sa tapat ng wendys when i said "frooog" (which is my substitute for the cuss word) sabi mo, "asan?!asan??!!" hahaha that was effing hilarious!

pero pati ba naman si kermit...hindi ba too much? =)

eden said...

ang cute ng photo..:)sorry nalang kay froggy di nagugustuhan ni rafter..hehehe

I am not scared of frog but i cannot dare to touch them with my bare hands.

have a good and relaxing weekend, my friend.

Raft3r said...

judayski, Nyahaha. Lalo na sa Beda, dami palaka. Hehe

eden, Exempted nga ako pag dissection n frogs sa school, eh, Hehe

aj tiu said...

i love horses, puppies, video games, golden retrievers, zoo, lions, dinosaurs, movies, fishing, iPhone, tv, swimming, drawing, splash, laptop, bouncing, and that's it.

Raft3r said...

aj tiu, You're so adorable! Thanks for the comment.

pixie27 said...

bwahahahha...kadiri naman kasi talaga ang palaka kahit ako pag nakakita ako nyan dyan sa pinas kinikilabutan ako sa pagkadiri lol..

Danny said...

ranidaphobia hehehe

Wendy said...

chicken, chicken, chicken

i can understand why you hate frogs. ang pangit-pangit talaga nila. tsaka di ba carrier sila ng warts? Ewww.

Coriander Dreams said...

yun pala weakness mo ha! In my High School one of the barkadas named themselves Froggies! Hehe. Happy weekend!

Raft3r said...

pixie27, My last encounter sa palaka ay sa Matabungkay. Pucha inaantay nila ako sa pintuan ng kwarto namin. Di ako makapasok. Hehe

elyong, That's the technical term for it? Hehe

wendy, Galing nga. Never ako nag-dissect noong nag-aaral pa tayo. Hehe

coriander dreams, I wanna meet Froggies. Hehe

Anonymous said...

i understand your pain but kermit doesn't even look like a frog raft3r, are you kidding me?

ar-dee-see said...

Dats a movie. and a game.

Punk, how come you didn't answer my question on the last go. ;-)

could you wear a frog t-shirt?

trust me, I'd love to be over there.

Raft3r said...

prinsesamusang, Mukha na syang palaka sakin. Hehe

ar-dee-see, That has never even entered my mind. Hehe

escape said...

"My American boss loved them so much. He bought tons of them for pasalubong (souvenirs).">>> hahaha... dahil wala siguro sa kanila ang ganun. hehhee..

Raft3r said...

the dong, Tama ka dyan! isang bayong nga binili nya, eh. Hehe

Visual Velocity said...

Frogs are definitely gross. But frog purses? Those are beyond gross: they're bad fashion accessories. Ehehehe.

Visual Velocity said...

Yari ka sa boss mo pag nabasa niya 'tong blog mo. :p

Raft3r said...

andy briones, Hehe. I'll take your word for it. Ikaw ang fashionista, eh. Hehe. Wala na ang boss kong yon. Nasa Washington DC na! Hehe

hitokirihoshi_kawaii said...

oi same tau, nagkaroon me fear sa frog because yan daw ang cause ng kulugo. eh nagkaroon ako nun nung kid pa me. tapos yung jump nila at paglabas-labas ng tongue, para kang lulunukin. gaya nung sa commercial na parang nilunok ng frog yung airplane. tas alam mo dati napapanaginipan ko yan, kalaban ko raw isang giant frog, so scary talaga grabbeeee!

nga pala favorite kong damit nung grade 3 & 4 ay yung kerropi t-shirt ko. hehehe

Raft3r said...

hitokirihoshi_kawaii, Nyahaha. Ang kulit mo. At kolehiyala pa ang arrive mo ngayon, ah. Hehe

len said...

When I was a kid, would you believe that I ate the meat of frogs. My grandparents call it palakang bukid. Parang chicken lang ang lasa. :p

I don't know if I can it something like that again if it finds its way to our dinner table. hehe

len said...

When I was a kid, would you believe that I ate the meat of frogs. My grandparents call it palakang bukid. Parang chicken lang ang lasa. :p

I don't know if I can EAT something like that again if it finds its way to our dinner table. hehe

Raft3r said...

len, Everything tastes like chicken. Yun ang sabi nila. Hehe

hitokirihoshi_kawaii said...

kulit ba me? no naman it's just - farrrang na-scared ako nung na-remember ko yang mga kokers na 'yan. hehehe

hirrapp pala magpakaganito KOuya... wahhhh

Raft3r said...

hitokirihoshi_kawaii, Kitam. Ikaw din ang sumuko. Hehe

Jerick said...

kokak. kokak. kokak. kokak. (baka naman pati yan ayaw mo rin?)
kokak. kokak. kokak. kokak......

Raft3r said...

curbside puppet, Horror yan! Hehe

atticus said...

weeeeh. i love kermit. i love kermit. i love kermit.

Raft3r said...

atticus, Good 4 you. Hehe

abie said...

ay alam ko yung frog na yun...baka mag baguio ako sa june, pasalubungan kita ng 10 non...hehehe

Raft3r said...

abie, Nyahaha. Solian na ng kandila! Hehe