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I wish to share these memorable Q&A’s I had in the past—bloopers or what have you.

UPLB Debate Tournament
Opponent: Did you watch Hirayamanawari?
J: Sorry, no, I don’t have so much time now.
O: No, did you watch Hirayamanawari? When you were young (asserting himself)
J: When I was young? No, we didn’t have TV then (the crowd grew wild)

Mr. IRRI OJT (I won first runner-up)
Q: Jaime, what makes a man complete?
J: what makes a man complete is a woman… or another man

Job Application (In a popular magazine)-- 2006
Q: Wow! This is great. You wrote here that you wrote an article about Haydee Yorac, how did you write the article? (the man was a bit tired).
J: Sorry? (bewildered)
Q: Did you interview Haydee Yorac?
J: Sir, she’s already dead.

I love those moments. They happened spontaneously. I couldn’t believe that I could whip off those answers given extreme circumstances. They say it’s logic.

But there are aspects of my life when I just let things happen. I have made lots of decisions without so much thinking,and yet I ended up very happy in the end. I think this one’s simple--not all aspects of our lives can be rationalized. While logic is important, some things are better left to take their own course. A lot of blissful moments in my life were the product of me preferring to leave my wits behind.